The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 6, 1904, Page 37

Pages 37 t0 48] THE SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, OVEMBER 6, 1904. oP LENDID AL LAST WILL COSTLY FOR HER COUSIN Mrs. Watson Is Poorer by Half a Million Because Miss Dolbeer Changed Her Mind in Favor of Miss Etta Warren. NO EFFECT ON CONTEST OTHER FHAN TO AID PROPONENTS | i ] LONDON T0 SEE IERICAN ART | Exhibition of Water Colors Be Made This Winter in the English Metropolis T obable that treated to held, is now + | BERTH I | SED HER MINI | o — | Notwithstanding determined effort to | maintain secrecy, it transpires that Ber- tha M. Dolbeer's will now being con- tested in Judge Coffey’s court was the second testament she had executed. In | her first will it was her purpose to be- queath almost half a million dollars to | r cousin, Mrs. Douglas Sloane Wat- 5 1. But she changed her mind, de-| e Erangements for the stroved this will and made Etta M. | g of table gallery for th Warren, her lifelong companion and se. Sne s populari America most intimate friend, the chief bene- | e f water o nting which | ficiary of the estate, worth more lhan‘ 5 nknown here hief dis- | $1,000,000 5 b in the employ- It has always been suspected that! ment of stiff bristle brushes in place of | 2158 Dolbeer had made another wil, | e onts ikl Sona et s which there had been a different dis- | ; 5 by English | position of her wealth than that set | water ¢ Specially prepared | forth in the instrument she executed in - and the color is laid on | April t, four months before her fatal . e moisture. Bold and vigor- « effects a obtained, which are : found only in oil paintings contrast to the s ment which charac- sh school xhibition here, and at acle in the way of ments being effec I certain that 8- tists will be surprised accomplished in add- of effects attainable limitations have regarded as definitely show them pictures much ald b paint slieve it would be art nost 4 e of go people tc have progress beyond the ed ly American and original lines.” Snell and his wife, who is also a tal- ented artist, have becen spending the | Miss Warren, though the most of it in Cornwall, and when they | was taken from what had originally take with | been intended as Mrs. Watson's share. them many studies of the picturesque | They deemed it right that Miss Dol- summer return to New York will scenery of that region. One of Snell's companions during his sojourn was Tol- man, head of the School. evidence before high-minded people and the action of | with water colors | part of witness to the instrument in mounts to a deal | change of purpose-indicates that he ac- cans themselves K quiesced in the new disposition of the © object of our proposed | estate. His brother, Arthur B. w.tson,i by eliciting the opinions | was the other witness. € here to awaken our own | have entertained no such question of ognition of the fact that | Miss Dolbeer’s mental condition at the in some respects | time as is raised by Adolph Schander, “furopean schools and have | the uncle whose contest of the will is struck out for ourselves on distinctive- | now on trial ) Providence Art | attested to the genuineness of the sig- fall from a seventh-floor window of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. But the persons who were aware of the fact| sealed their lips and the existence of | another will was never definitely known. While the. news of a prior will is| startling, it can have no effect disad- vantageous to the will it is now sought to probate. Douglas Sloane Watson, | husband of the relative who was de- | prived of approximately $500,000, wit- nessed the execution of the last testa- ment, wherein Miss Dolbeer ignored his wife and transferred the bulk of her | estate to Miss Warren. The Watsons have ample means, are | Douglas Sloane Watson in acting the which Miss Dolbeer displayed a radical They could The Watson family had no complaint to make against the large bequest to beer should distribute her wealth as she saw fit. That the Watson brothers nature of Miss Dolbeer’s second will is I | \ | ton, China, | Pistolesi. 5 —ef | DENIES TRUTH OF THE CHARGES Consul Me¢Wade Back From China to Answer Accusa- tions Made Against Him PUERP AT TACOMA, Nov. 6.—Robert McWade, United States Consul General at Can- was among the passengers arriving this afternoon on the steam- ship Tremont from the Orient. He is on his way to Washington, D. C., to znswer charges of malfeasance in of- fice. Seen on the steamer before he came ashore, McWade said there was ab- solutely no truth in the charges. He was reluctant to discuss the matter be- fore reporting to Washington, but he said the charges were trumped up by certain persons whom he had occasion to have before him. They went over to the Eritish possessions and for- warded the charges from there. On learning of it the American colony and missionaries sent reports to Washing- ton approving the course of Consul General McWade. McWade has been in China for five years and was pro- moted ‘for merit. He s very bitter against the people, who made the charges against him. Republicans Hold Rally at Tiburon. TIBURON, Nov. 5:/—The Repub- licans of Tiburon closed their cam- paign to-night with\a jarge and en- thugiastic meeting. |\ 'Speeches were delivered by Senator \Belshaw, S. H.| Oimsted, E. B. Martinelli and L. C. —_ a fortunate circumstance for the pro- ponents, as it fortifies that document immeasurably. The brothers had also witnessed the first will. Mrs. Watson was the favor- ite of Miss Dolbeer among her kin, and the greatest surprise was manifested on every hand except by Mr. and Mrs. Watson themselves when the opening of the testament revealed that she had been completely overlooked. There had been some small family differences be- tween Miss Dolber and her kinfolk, but the strongest relations of friendship existed with her favorite cousin. And| in the test of that bond of friendship Mr. and Mrs. Watson graciously joined with Miss Dolbeer in her purpose to be- stow her all, virtually, on Miss War- ren, who had been a steadfast com- panion through years of grief and ill- ness, | that part of the — | STONE EXPECTS REPUBLIGANS T0 SWEEP STATE THE State will give Roose- velt from 50,000 to 55,- | 000. 1 The Republicans will | ! elect all their candidates for Congress, They will elect all candidates | for Senator with the possible { exception of two, | They will elect Assemblymen in the following districts: First. Fifty-third. Second. Fifty-fourth. | Third. Fifty-fifth. 1 Fourth. | Fifth. Sixth. eventh. Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh. Twelfth. | Thirteenth. Fourteenth. Fifteenth. Seventeeth. | Eightecnth. Eightieth. | | Nineteenth. Eleven in San | | Twentieth Francisco. | | Twenty-first. Fifty-ninth. | Twenty-second. Sixtieth. i | Twenty-third. Sixty-first. | Twenty-fourth. | All in Alameda. | GEORGE STONE | Chairman Republican State Ct | tral Committee. | Of the hold-over State Sen- | ators the Democrats have oniy | five, and General Stone figures | that only two Democratic can- | | didates for the upper house will be elected. The election of six- ty-seven Republican Assembly- | | n is predicted. According to caleniation the next Legis- | | will stand: | ASSEMBLY. 3 Republican ' Republicans VACHINE SUIT - KNOCKED 0T Action to Stop Payment for Mechanieal Voting Device Not Sustained by Court —_—— The use of forty Standard \'otingr machines at next Tuesday’'s election | will not be interfered with by the suit prought by E. T. Harvey in the inter- | est of a rival device, to prevent the | Board of Election Commissioners and | other city authorities from accepting and paying for the machines under the contract. Judge Sloss yesterday sustained the demurrer of the defend- ants to the complaint, giving the plaintiff ten days in which to amend. The order to show cause -why an in- junction should not issue was dis- charged. In the brief of Reed & Nus- baumer for the plaintiff the question of accepting the machines was not mentioned and it was presumed that action was aban- doned. According to the brief of John S. Partridge for the defense the action remaining was one by which a tax- payer sought to enjoin the Supervisors from passing a demand under a con- tract for payment for goods in ad- vance of their acceptance and before any demand had ever been presented. It had been demonstrated, said the brief, that such a writ would not He. The Supervisors had undoubted pow- er to order payment for voting ma- chines. Having this power, it was for them to determine whether the machines were up to the specifications and comply with the requirements of the statute. Certainly, said Partridge, the court will not presume in advance that the Supervisors are going to vio- late their oath of office and accept machines not up to the contract. If the plaintiff’s rule were adopted every disappointed bidder would seek to en- join the board from paying for sup- plies and compel the court to take testimony as to the character of those supplies. The plaintiff’s attorneys argued that the law was violated in that the ma- chines did not perform certain acts required by the law and that as the question went directly to the consti- tutionality of the law the court alone had jurisdiction. LITTLE GIRL DROWNS IN RED ROCK RESERVOIR Lillie Bridgman, While at a Picnic, Slips and Falls Into Deep - Water. OAKLAND, Nov. 5.—While out on a picnic with her Sunday school class Lillie Bridgman, 11 years of age, slipped into the reservoir at Red Rock quarry, near Blairs Park this after- noon and was drowned before help could be summoned. Her little sister was with her when the fatal accident occurred. The unfortunate child was the daughter of Edward C. Bridgman of the firm of McCully & Bridgman, mill men. Feld at Hlhambra OCheater Where Orators HAddress Cheering Ffosts OF REPUg [GAN Joseph D. Redding and Judge Melvin of Oakland Discuss Personality of Roosevelt and Pay Him Full Tribute + | | | | | | | | | | [ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o+ ~ —_ ; JOSEPH D. REDDING, WHO ADDRE A LARG ING AT THE ALHAMBRA THEATER LAST EV 1 NING ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLICAN CAN A DWELLING AT LENGTH ON THE PERSONALITY OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, WHOM HE HAS KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS — R Joseph D. Redding, lawyer and club- man, delivered a speech on behalf of the Republican party and its candi- dates at the Alhambra Theater night that was out of the rut. Emerg- ing as it did from the maze of tariff and financial theories that have been hurled right and left for the last few weeks it was refreshing. And the audi- ence—a large one—demonstrated its ap- preciation by frequent cheers and out- bursts of applause. Julius Kahn, Republican candidate for Congress in the Fourth District, was chairman of the evening. He was introduced by General George Stone, chairman of the Republican State Cen- tral Committee. Prior to introducing Mr. Kahn, General Stone made an in- teresting prediction. *“1 predict,” he said, “that California will scnd a solid Congressional delegatiop to Washing- ton, that we will have an almost unan- imous Legislature and that we will carry California for Roosevelt by a plurality of 60,000.” The prediction roused great enthusiasm. “I am here to-night to introduce to you a man that has traveled 3300 miles to get home to vote,” said Julius Kahn in intreducing Mr. Redding to the audi- ence. *That is a pretty good kind of a Republican and a pretty good kind | of Californian. I'm sorry he does not live in my district, because I know that if he did he would vote for me with the rest of the ticket, but I have the satisfaction of knowing that as a resident of the Fifth District he will help swell the majority that will place my colleague on the ticket, E. A. Hayes, in office.” MAKES A PREDICTION. Mr. Redding was cordially received. In part he said: “Ladies and gentlemen, fellow parti- sans and, I trust, a few Democrats— I call now for the Democrats, because I knuw that after Tuesday the Demo- crats will be scarcer than Japanese torpedo-boats in the English Channel. After that eventful day I look to find a stuffed figure in the park museum labeled ‘Democratus simplex.’” And I want you to help me establish the cor- rectness of my prediction. “That we should help to scatter our Democratic friends is a duty. hundred and twenty-five years ago a ship drcpped anchor in a harbor of California, a nameless land then, and later the admiral of the fleet, who was Drake himself, filed a report with his Government, that of England, that he had hastened away from this land that as far-as the eye could reach was bar- t | 1ast | But he ata Three | | | | i 1 { 1 ren and forbidding. He had heard that there were stretches of green be- yond the hills that lined the coast and that gold existed far in the interior. not believe the tale and, unfurling his sails, turned the prows of his ships homeward. “About a vear and a half ago an- other man was here. He, too, made a report upon what he saw. He said he had found two million people living in a higher plane of prosperity than any other similar number on the face of the globe. He said he had found a new empire, a land that faced Western sea, and that was destined to dominate the commerce of the globe. This man, my friends, was Theodore Roosevelt. Stand by this man that knows you and knows your needs. It is your duty to yourselves and to the great State we are all so proud of.” TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT. Mr. Redding next paid a splendid tribute to President Roosevelt, whom he has known since childhood, and told of how he boxed with Roosevelt once and how Roosevelt hit him a “wallop that made him see more stars in a second than he could see at the Orpheum in a week.” As to imperial- ism, he said he was damned if he knew what it meant unless it meant the acquisition of territory, which policy the Democrats first inaugurated by the Luisiana purchase during the adminstration of Jefferson. In con- clusion, Mr. Redding said: | “The character of Mr. Rooseveilt | may be best determined by the opin- fon of foreign diplomats and rulers whose duty it is to study the leaders of the nations, and nowhere in Europe are words spoken of Roosevelt except in commendation of his character and genius. And a, man may also be judged by the character of the com- pany he keeps. Look at the men that surround President Roosevelt. No man in the world’s history has so adroitly made himself the master of the diplomats of the powers as has Mr. Hay. another of the great men the Presi- dent has surrounded himself with. I will say that, in my opinion, the next fifty years will see no such timber as that from which Mr. Roosevelt has drawn to make up his Cabinet. His judgment of great men determines his own greatness.” JUDGE MELVIN SPEAKS. Judge Henry S. Melvin of Oakland was next introduced by Chairman Kahn. He spoke in place of Insur- the | And in Elihu Root we have ! | ance Commissioner E. Myron Woif, who was suffering from a severe cold. +In introducing Judge Melvin, Chair- man Kahn said | “The next speaker, ladies and gentle- men, comes from a county that can al- ways be relied on to give the nation a | good Republican vote. He is conver- | sant with the conditions over there :am I take pleasure in introducing Judge Henry S. Melvin of Oakland.” Judge Melvin first spoke of his semblanee to E. Myron Wolf, and re- | gretted that the Commissioner was un- able to speak. He said he regretted that Judge Par- | ker lost his head in the Jast few days of the campaign and descended from the highly personal esteem Republicans formerly felt for him. He referred to the President’s letter and said that it | gave the nation an excellent idea of the | man. The speaker next attacked the policies and promises of the Democrats | and the ambiguous statements of Judge | Parker on so-called militarism and im- perialism. | On the question of protection he | quoted Parker’'s letter, in which the | Democratic candidate for President | said that he believed the tariff should be gradually changed. Judge Melvin | showed the inconsistency of the state- | ment by asking if the voters would care to have laws passed for the grad- | ual suppression of crime and the occa- | sional punishment of crimina.s. | TRADE CONDITIONS. The speaker then compared the trade | conditions and the workingman's wel- | fare during the Democratic and Repub- | Heap administrations. He quoted sta- | tistics showing the increase in savings | bank deposits during the Republican | regime. He deprecated the Democratic | attempts to stir up sectional animesity | for political purposes and urged Re- | publicans to vote solidly to keep the | Democratic leader on the farm at Ese- | pus. | He ended with a glorious tribute te the Republican candidates, California and the nation. Judge Melvin was heartily applauded at the conclusion of his speech. After three rousing cheers for the Republican leaders the meeting broke up. — e Montana to Elect a Semator. BUTTE., Mon Nov. 6.—With the close of the Presidential campaign in Montana the- various parties in the field are devoting their energies to Silver Bow County, the stronghold of the Democracy. The coming Legisia- ture will name a United States Sen- ator to succeed Paris Gibson.