The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 17, 1905, Page 1

n from ! T nt$ More News Than Any E recast-mede at San Francisco for, thirty hours ending midnight, April17: San Franciseo and vicinity—Partly cloudy Monday; fresh west wind. ! G ®. wiLLsox, Local Forecaster. I —¥ = THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—"The Man From Mexico.” CALIFORNIA—"The Crossways." COLUMBIA—"Red Feather.” CENTRAL—*The Corner Grocery." CHUTES—Vaudeville. k GRAND—"Ramona.” ORPHBEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—Comic Opera. 1SCO, MONDAY, APRIL 17 1905. BOLD THIEF MAKES HAUL|) CHANGE OF RARE JEWELS. — e JI rs. Robert Tibbitts Is the Un t of the We ewels belonging a wel g at 563 stolen yester- | | 10 o'clock and | 1 home. | most valuable stones in the arrested two « but me ev | ture has devel- | | € ! minals did not_ disturb e he house overlook: t 31 a «coral | lucky Victim v WOMAN WHO MOURNS THE F VALUABLE JEWELS THAT WERE x p 2 FROM HER HOME YES DAY WHI SHE WAS ENJOYING A ] s D IN THE PARK. s locked the jewels She MAY WHEAT WAR CROWS- EXCITING after an ab- only to find that been pu:loir nt was 1 and Ma Tibbitts and a Chin similar capacity in an sent to the City nvestigation. drive in the cing the key in | rised to find that it T A Powerful - Interests of the coral necklace | made a thorough examin- | at f remises. The doors and | windows were found to be intact and no marke of a Jimmy were found on| any of them. None of the sflverware | was missing and nothing else of value | Arrayed Against (ates. had beer uched. An oid rusty com- | pass was f by the detectives on the | DR S sidewalk front of the house. This | fitted exactly with the marks on the | dresser drawer and is believed to be the | too] used by the burglars. During the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Tibbitts the naman under arrest was the only upant of the house. He and the ot Chinese arrested protest their inno- cence The gems and jewelry, valued at| $5000, were purchased in Europe and were prized very highly by Mrs. Tib- | bitte. She wore the jewels at many | notable socldl functions and they at- | tracted much attention. The following | Minneapolis. - The Eastern men know the list of the missing valuables: | little about wheat, but they believe in box set with rubles and diamonds, | Gates. The Western men hln\'olveg rror and coln purse with the same | know a gerat deal about wheat an e o heavy gbis miai E1% | are ranged with Gates because they at least, Specisl Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, April 16.—John W. Gates | is facing the fight of his life in the | great May wheat deal.- More millions and mystery hover over the big deal than over anything/in the history of grain speculation, not even excepting the Harper deal, when Standard Oil millions were supposed to have been at one time involved. The line-up on Gates’ side is com- posed of wealthy associates and sym- pathizers in New York, St. Louis and oF ie Powder 4 attached to & long heavy gold chain, gold with pear] setting, pearl, rubles and | have believed, until recently, nd set dragon pin, large cluster diamond | that his position was sound. ring. (:x‘rfl;‘h‘»‘nnlfl d?:'a;rn(»)r»<1 cluster Opposing Gates are wealthy men of e Sade ring, e tet i | various sorts. Many have graduated large Alamonds, pearl mounted opera | from the field of grain speculation; glusses, jong heavy goid chain and $50 in | Others are now the greatest factors in srrency lit, the world over, and a few unfa- The detectives are inclined to believe | miliar with wheat are against Gates that the burglary was an inside job, | in the hope of evening up old scores. d the Chinamen in custody will be | The opponents.of Gates are looking fweated by Captain Burnett and Chief | forward to a time when the farmer and Dinan the miller will gather all the wheat 2 available and sell it at the fancy prices that the Gates deal has created. Nature is working overtime against the May deal. Clear and cold weather, following rain and snow, has prevailed for several days throughout the win- ter wheat belt, making it an ideal con- dition for the crop and putting it in a position to withstand the rigors of hot and dry-weather as it approaches the harvest. The markets of the world are giving way under the offerings and are now | very nearly at a level at which they can lay down contract wheat in Chi- cago at a good profit at May delivery Erk‘es. despite the 25 cents per bushel uty. 4 opa e — EDWARD WELCOMED CORDIALLY AT ALGIERS Arrives on His Yacht and Ex-| changes Visits With the Governor. ' ALGIERS, April 16.—King Edward d Queen Alexandra arrived here to- y on board the roval yacht Victoria and Albert. The French and British men of war in the harbor saluted the roval yacht. Visits were exchanged with the Governor. The populace showed great enthusiasm. King Ed- ward remains on board the yacht. KING — CHICAGO'S CRUELEST AN FINGD Casper Gretch Holds Record as Wite- | Beater. ——e Epecial Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, April 18.—Casper Gretch was described by Justice Fitzgerald yesterday as the “cruelest man in Chi- cago.” Gretch was arrested on com- plaint of his wife, Mary. The woman declared that her husband returned home and demanded money, and, when she refused to give him any, threw her upon a stove. Then, seeing there was no fire in the stove, he choked her, pounded her with his fists and beat her with a razor strop. \ Not satisfied with what torture he had already inflicted, Gretch then took a revolver and, foreing his wife's mouth open, inserted the muzzle and pulled the trigger, but the cartridges failed to explode. Suffering from her wounds, her eyes swollen so she could hardly see, Mrs. Gretch ran to the street and summoned Policeman Conlon, who arrested the husband. . Gretch was fined $85 and cousts. . #8 —_———— ITALIANS REPORTED PRISONERS IN CRETE Two Army Officers Said to Have Fallen lnwmlzfolthe " Insurgent; HOME, April 16.—A dispatch from Canea, Crete, to the Giornale de Italia says it is rumored that among the prisoners taken by the i two Italian officers. Th:.“;‘empan“ ;:: urges the Foreign Office to protect | were greatly exaggerated. There is no! Italian interests in Crete, where, be- side the gendarmerie, which is com- manded by Italians, 4 contingent of Ttalian troops is permanently sta- tioned. 5 s s . | stock. ISTHMUS -~ RAIL RATES Panama Tarifis to Continue as at Fears of Tran:conti- pental Offic.als, —— Government Will Not Enter Into Com- peiition With Liogs in the Unitsd States. Special Dispateh to The Call. CALL BURBAU, POST BUILDING; WASHINGTON, April 16.—If . state- ments made Canal Commissioner Shonts are to relled upon, the Gov- ernment does® not intend to “run amuck” among the trans-continental railroads on the subject of freight rates on the Panama Railroad. This highway will to-morrow pass absolutely under the controi of the Federal Government and Commissioner Shonts, by virtue of his position, will bécome its president. A few sume of the trans-continental railroads hastened to Washington to checkmate any move that would interfere with their dividends. They have been con- trolling rates between the Atlantic and Pacitic seaboards for-so many years without hindrance that federal control | 0f thig short line of road; permitting | all steamships to trans-ship across the as a meneace to the dividend-paying | ington appears to | have been fruitful in. results, for, in a . semi-of terview, Chgirman an; that - the 1 reed. Hiave 0 fear. o0 may say - positively,” said | Shonts, “that Government ownership of the Panama railread will in no way | eficet -the - raflroad business - of the United States. | taken over the Pamama Railroad as & | means of ‘assisting in the construction of the candl, not as an undertaking in competition with the railroads of this country. “I don’t think the rates at present charged on general the trans-isthmian haul will be altered. The Government does not propose to run a railroad in opposition to systems owned privately in the United States. | Control of the line, however, places in | the hands of the Government a power- | ful instrument, which could be used at any time to force down trans-conti- nental rates in case they should be- come exorbitant. No such action at present seems necessary.” NEW YORK, April 16.—Secretary of War Taft, who is here to attend the annual meeting of the directors of the | Panama Railroud Company in this city to-morrow, had this to say to-night on the affairs of the railroad company: ““The meeting will result in a complete | reorganization of the company. Tha | Government is now in contrdl of the It is absolutely . essential for the United States to controf the affaire of the company in the work in con- structing the canal. We desire the af- fairs of the road conducted in harmony with the commission which will have charge of the general construction work. With this end in view the di- rectors of the Panama Railroad Com- pany, at the meeting on Monday, will elect Theodore P. Shonts, the new chairman of the Panama Canal Com- mission, president of the Panama Rail- road Company. “With Mr. Shonts at the head of the company it is certain that its affairs His experience as a practical railroad man will enable him to operate this railroad just as the Panama Canal Commission may desire, while the work of construction is in progress. The entire officlal board of the company will be comrrfi!ed of either members of the commission or men who are in- terested in' the work of constructing the canal. By official board I mean the officers and directors of the com- pany. . “We expect to have this road in readiness at the time the work of the canal construction is begun‘and man- aged in a manner so as to facilitate this great task.” e PLAGUE SEENS ON THE WANE TONOPAH, April 16.—There were no terday. Dr. Higgins, who to-day sent eight specimens of blood and sputum to Dr. Donald H. Carey of the marine hospital service at $an Francisco, says the result of the latter's analysis will determine the nature of the malady that has caused so many deaths here during the last few weeks. The town is in charge of six commit- tees, each having a district. The com- mitteemen have been sworn in as dep- uty sheriffs. Their first work was to order everybody to remove filth. The committees worked all day Sunda$ and far into the night. They admit that the death rate for March and April is high, but declare that the reports published danger to persons ol - the or- dinary sanitary rules. Dr. Lee, who was sent here by Gov- ernor Sparks, says there is no cause for ‘a gquarantine, b - Chairman Shonts GalmsI days ago the presidents of | isthmus at identical rates, loomed up, s | The Government has | merchandise for | will be conducted most satisfacterilv.. deaths here to-day, and only one yes- ; FINE ARTS -SCHOOL PROJECTED! Great Institution for Columbia Uni- versity. Hali-Million Dollars to Be Spent in- Erection of Building. Genius of Americans in Painting, Sculpture and Architecture Will Be Fostered. Special Dispatch to The Call. | - NEW YORK, April 16.—Plans for a great school of fine arts, equal to the Ecole des Beaux Arts of Paris, were made public to-day by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presiden’ of Columbia { University, They are based upon the consolidation of the National Academy {of Design and the present art interests at Columbia Universitv Museum. The idea has already received sub- stantial ‘support from public spirited citizens, who, it is said, contributed at least $100,000 to finance the enter- prise, and it is believed: there will be little difficulty in raising the $500,000 necessary . to_insure the erection of a building for the proposed school. It is expected that the site which the Academy of Design acquired at Am- sterdam avenue and Eleventh street, where the temporary school - now stands, will be.sold and the proceeds applied to the maintenance cf the pro- posed institution.. The ‘Academy will then, if present negetiations be ap- | proved, build on the northwest corner of Southfield, opposite the university, {a strueture in.whick will be housed sehools-of painting, sculpture, archi- tecture, design amd archaeology,. -all er the general direction of Colum- bia University. # This plah rests largely upon sugges- | tions made by.. Sir Caspar Purdon | Clarke, the newly elected director of | the Métropolitdn Muséum of Art, who | came here a few weeks ago urging that | the museum must be a living institu- | tion and that the genfus of American artists should be fostered. Under the name of the Academy of Design of Columbia University it is believed plans for the promotion of American art can be rapidly carried forward. The work will naturally di- vide’ itself into three parts. The col- lege will teach esthetics and the phi- losophy of art and the Academy of De- sign will teach technique and instruct the pupils how to create works, while the Metropolitan Museum of Art will sp arrange its collections as to make | them object lessons to the students. NEPOTISM CHARGED 10 ALEXANDER Many Relatives on the Equitable’s ~ Payroll, Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, April 16.—Two points were scored by the Hyde faction to-day in the fight for supremacy in the af- fairs of ‘the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Men in sympathy with Hyde declared toflcm that they have abso- lute proof thdt Alexander was not only a member of the syndicate whose trans- actions netted Hyde more than .360.- 000, but that he had placed in escrow with the cashier of the society a sum amounting to about $30,000. which was being held subject to the action of the board of directors. The other point made by the Hyde faction was that Alexander and his close relatives were drawing from the salaries and retainers, James W. Alexander, president. salary $100,000; William Alexander. brother, salary, $30,000; Henry M. Alexandér, son, of the law firm of Alexander & Colby, retainer. $25.000: Frederick D. Alexander. son. of the brokerage firm of Alexander. Thomas & Davies, about $25,000; Dr. Arthur Pell, brother-in-law, medical director, $10,000; Mr. Gilchrist, nephew, head of the securities department. $6000. This list, it was declared. would be presented to Frick as the offset to anv similar list which it may be the inten- tion of the Alexander faction to sub- mit, showing that Hyde was emploving relatives. ——— . ‘Steamship Jupiter Is Safe. HALIFAX, N. 8., April 16.—The Furness line steamship Jupiter. from Liverpool, reached here to-day after a seven days’ passage from St..Johns, N. F. where she touched. Some ‘anxiety has been felt for the secretary, to be aided by | the co-operation of the Metropolitan | vessel.” 6AS KILLS AGTOR AND IS WIFE — e Louis and Maybelle . Heck Victims of Accident. - : Found Dead by San Fran. cisco Parents of the Woman. Tragedy Occurs in Their Rooms inf| a Philadelphia Apartment } | House. —_— Special ,Dispatch to The Call. PHILADELPHIA, April 16—T. W. Eckert, a vaudeville actor, went to the apartments of his married daughter, Maybelle, here this noon and found her and her husband dead from asphyxia- tion. The husband was Louis Heck, for years an acfor but of late leader of the orchestra at Keith's Chestnut-street Theater. Mrs. Heck was an actress. Eckert and his wite, Ahose home is | in San Francisco, own the vaudevilie | sketch, “The Two Moons.” They went | from New York last week, where they | had been playing, to.fill a week's en-| gagement in Washington, and sent| word. that they would visit the Hecks | to-day. Eckert asked that his daugh- | ter and son-in-law meet him at the Broad street station. | The Eckerts atrived at noon, and as neither Heck nor his wife appeared Eckert left his wife at the station and | went to the apartment-house where the | Hecks lived. Failing to gain admit- | tance, he called the janitor and an in- vestigation was made. Mrs. Heck and her said d had taken place fifteen hours previously. Al of “the windows were elosed fightly ‘and. two. of the gas jets of a bracket were open. : Deputy:Coroner David 8. Frame, who investigated thé case, rejects thé theory of double- suicide and says the tragedy undoubtedly was the result of an acei- dent. He could find no reason why the couple should commit suicide. Mrs. Heck was dressed in a pretty house gown. She was lying on a couch, her head resting on a sofa pillow. Heck had removed his coat and waistcoat. He was in ‘a’ sitting position on the floor, with hi head resting on the woman's knee: " Henry T. Jordan, manager of Keith's Theater, says that so far as he knew the coupleé lived happily. Heck was at the - theater "yeésterday afternoon and seemed in good spirits. He did not ap- pear at the theater in the evening. The table in the dining-room was set for dinner and food had been prepared in the kitchen. The gas stove was lighted.: It is believed that the couple were asphyxiated soon after Heck ar- rived home from the theater. One of the policemen advanced fhe theory that when Heek-arrived hémie he found his wife dead, and sitting down to weep over her body was also overcome. Mrs. Heck suffered from heart trouble and was at times despondent over it. Mr. and Mrs. Heck were for years on the vaudeville stage. TARES COIN OF HUSBAND AND ELOPES Los Angeles Officers Catch Runaway Vi 5 Epecial Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, April 18.—Accused of the theft of more than $3000 from her husband, Mrs. E. Edwards, a ing Southern woman, 40 years old, is held Equitable nearly $200,000 a year inlin the city jail. Mrs. Edwards arrived | as follows: | here from San Francisco on the steam- Efforts are being made to locate Hen- ry Simms, who is said to have per- suaded Mrs. i ] g £ - 2 ir s w g 7 = El £ g 2 : road Miss. PRICE FIVE CENTS MYSTERIOUS WOMAN IS [DENTIFIED Female Who Would Wed Huntington Well Known. —— Divorced Wife of a Promi- nent Merchant of Los Angeles, Her Plan to Marry Magnate's Son Is Regarded as Freak of Dis- ordered Mind. Special Dispatch to The Cai LOS ANGELES, April 16.—The mys- terious woman who took out a license at San Bernardino a few days ago to marry Howard E. Huntington. zeneral manager of the Los Angeles Raillway Company and son of the millionaire street railroad magnate, Henry E. Huntington, has been identified as the divorced wife of E. E. Crandall. a wealthy merchant of this city. The woman called alone Thursday afterncon at the San Bernafdino courthouse for the license. She re- quested it to be kept seeret for two days and wanted to know if it would be good outside the county. Then she asked with an air of great anxiety If a license had been issued to Hunting- ton and a woman named Graves. The engagement of young Hunting- ton to Miss Graves, daughter of J. A. Graves, wealthy ranch owner. corpo- ration lawyer and vice president and manager of the Farmers’ and Mer- | chants’ National Bank, was announced some time ago. Mrs. Crandall is old enough to be the young mnl;;:;iht. T B Torarde as the strange freak of a disordered mind. Mrs. Crandall until recently re- sided In Long Beach, where she has Considerable property. She has long been considered as erratic and several years ago created a nine days’ sensa- tion by suing Crandall's present wife for alienation of his affections. At San Bernardino she registered at the Hotel Stewart as “Mrs. H E. Huntington.” She was plentifully sup- plied with gold, dressed in black silk. wore dianfonds and impressed all as a person of wealth. No one accomva- nied her and no one called on her. al- though she appeared to be expecting some one. Friday night she left omn a westbound train. Howard Huntington has been in San Francisco for the last few days. It is not known that he has any acauain- tance with the woman whatever. G eenpaiitie SRRSO e PUTS CHECK O INQUIRY INT0 FRAL Strange Transier of Federal Special Ayl + Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SALT LAKE, Utah, April 16.—Ord: from the General Land Office. removin| or transferring special agents who ha been working in Utah, have cau much comment in Utah, because the oi ders have come so soon after the ou lic exposure of methods employed by the Utah Fuel Company in getting hold of valuable coal lands of the State. The two agents affected by the order are Colonel Percy Sowers. who com- manded McKinley's regiment durinz the Civil War, and H. K. Love. a mem- ber of Roosevelt's Rouzh Riders. Sowers has been given a furlough for #ix months. Love has been ordered to Alaska. Both men have been busily at work on the coal land cases for months past. They are sald to have gathered a mass of evidence and a general investigation was believed to be at hand when they were called off. Their removal at this time is taken to mean that interested s have succeeded in making rep- that have persuaded that office to order the work of investigation stovped. The Utah Fuel Company is controlied by the Rockefeller. interests. Many coal land entries of auestionable regularly have been made, even sinee the public exposure a few weeks ago. 1In a statement published to-day. a named Sudbury told how he was oal $50. and expenses on a trip to Sevier County for permitting his name to be used in making a coal land Sudbury says he was toid that he the location for the Utah 4] “