The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 22, 1906, Page 1

R THE WEATHER January vicinity Monda probably showers nCIN I TAMMANY'S 310N CHIEF FACES HARD FIGHT POWDER |, LIVES CLEW Victims Suspected * of Being Safe Crackers. Police Guax:d Two Men | Badly Hurt While | Experimenting. - e | elieved to Have Committed | Robbery of Offices of Trades Council. i1 { - | | -+ i LEADER OF TAMMANY HALL, | WHO BESET BY XX VLIT("AL.AJ. BENEMI ed the atmospher Factions Are| e exy y A at War in the e Organization. = —— EW YORK, Jan. 2L.—Charl Mur- at the in the opinfon of his friends as well ping of n his organized enemies, is now facing e - most serious crisis of his Tammany Hall leadership. No sooner has the pat- | ronage policy of Mayor McClellan re- '€ | stored to him a greater part of the fealty T~ | he iost by his methods in the recent May- oralty campaign than he finds his organ- | ization split into three factions over the question of the gubernatorial nomination. To harmonize these factions and enforce » absolute obedlence to his: will, which is a traditional prerogative of a -Tammany chief, will make heavier demands upon his abilities ana his Immediate coun- | selors than he has ever. felt before. Because of the. internectne war of the Republican party, the Governorship fight appears more promising to the Demo- crats this year than at any time since Odell pecame the dominant factor of that party. The dawn of these bright pros- pects finds Tammany split almost hope- ly. As it stood to-day, there were and his friends in favor. of D. rrick, Timothy D. Sullivan and his followers for William Travers Jerome and a Brooklyn and Queens contingent m R. Hearst. So far as could none favored McClellan, all take him at his word that he never run for another office, - ersonal feeling on part of Murphy wiil make him always unalterably opposed to both Jerome and Hearst. The direct slap 1 at his lcadership by the re-election of the S t the explosive is | District Attorney, that gentleman’'s un- p his inventive gepius and | sparing denunclation of him on the stump . f commercial purposes { and Hearst's steady, systematic campaign jagainst him in his newspapers as well es explained that he and Benson|as on the stump compel him to fight to have gone to the Oakland hills | against the headway made by their fao- tions inside and outside the organization. Hearst is to run for Governor next fall, but he is going to run on a municipal ownership anti-trust platform of his own making. He is awaiting with equanimity legislative action on his move to have the ballots cast in the Mayoralty election counted and if the Legislature refuse this the burden of his campaign is to be: “I was robbed of the election by the Demo- crats of New York City and the Repub- licans connived at the theft.” e WOODRUFF SEES PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—President Roosevelt had a conference in the the hallway of 178 | White House to-night with former e, which leads to a ,Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Wood- tified Policeman | ruff and the four Republican members the box to police head- | in the House of Representatives from some envelopes with | Brooklyn. mainly with the reference to il pri them | which had con- | 0f a successor to Robert Sharkey, the naval officer at the port of New York, — | whom the President has declined to re- ACH | appoint because of the findings of eva- ESS IN NORTH | sions of the civil service law in the administration of Sharkey's office. No conclusion was reached. There also was some talk regarding the chalrman of the Republican State For the pur- | Committee in successorship to former How to Be a|Governor Benjamin B. Odell. Wood- $1000. ruff later took occasion to say that he e new mixture a strength E ned rock quarry W. L. Baneroft hat he might carry eve they have two noto- | Detective O’Connell | arned last night was an ex-convict | is Pidgeon and | rown until r records to-day Harry Hill, who r, stable at 177 the strong made off with the Building ackers of v EAVES SUM T POL 0 1 ¥ nper New Man's Will Provides for | Distribution of Twaln's “How to | 21 ain's th bequ Copies f s 4 ic ’f a gentleman are to | was not a candidate for the chairman- the Young Men's | ship. -His business interests, he ex- r ions of the North, as | plained, required practically all his ey don’t need it in the South.” time and in the present circumstances provided the will of A. W. Carson, | he did not see how it would be Ppos- er known as “Kif” Carson, a vet- | sible for him to so adjust them as to who died here yes- 0 left 4n trust real about $3000 for the take up the burden of the work of the chairmanship of the State committee. The President, he said, did not intend cfit of disabled printers who might | to interfere in the selection of a chair- ¢ sent to the local hospital. The re- | man. The President simply wanted the mainder of his 230,000 estate is left to | Republicans to get together and select his sister, Mrs. Barah E. Hunt of New |a good and satisfactory man for the York City vosition. 2 - G. H. WILLSON Local Forecaster the consideration of the appointment | ton."” | ALHAMBRA—"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. e Hyde.” CALIFORNIA- COLUMBIA- CHUTES— ALCAZAR — “The Admirable Crich- ‘The Yankee Consul. udeville. GRAND—*"Yon Yonson." B Drury. TIVOLI—"‘Foxy Quiller.” Matinee. “Nell o HOT WAVE SURPRISES THE EAST High Temperature ' Records Are Broken. \ Thermometers Register | Eighty-8ix Degrees in Pittsburg. Cold Storm From the Rockies | Is Hastening to Cool the | Atmosphere. Special Dispatch to The Call. PITTSBURG, Jan. 21.—The thermom- eter registered S5 and 86 in the streets | of Pittsburg to-day, while 360 feet in | the air, fanned by the wind, the United | States Weather Bureau's thermometer | registered 74 at 8 o’clock this afternoon. | It was the hottest January day within | the memory of Pittsburg. The = | shone brightly, and even the shady | side of the streets proved uncomforta- | bly warm. Stephen Hymes, aged 63, a | coal miner from Mingo Junctiom, col- |lapsed on the street. When he was | taken to the police station the surgeon | pronounced it heat prostration. He was conveved to a hospital, where the same verdict was passed. He regained consciousness Jate to-night. The parks were crowded to-day and in the teme- ment_districts the fire escapes became | breathing spots. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—A hot wave which scored the highest record in tem- perature since 1890 prevailed to-day throughout the region between the Mis- sissippi Valley and the Atlantic coast. Its crest is in Ohio, where the tempera- tures, as reported to the weather bu- reau, ranged from 70 to 74 degrees. South of the Ohio River it was less warm. because of heavy rains and thun- | der showers. In Washington to-day the weather was spring-like, with a maximum tem- perature oM63 degrees. A cold wave which developed in the night. The weather bureau official report to- | night characterizes to-day's warm | weather as “the greatest general mid- inter warm spell since 1890,” and 's the maximum temperatures in the Ohio Valley have been exceeded by a degree or 8o only once or twice in the last thirty-three years. “In a few localities,” it adds, record has never been exceeded.” SPRING DAY IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—The continued warm weather of the past few days in this city reached its climax to-day, when at 3 o'clock this afternoon the official thermometer at the weather bu- reau station registered 55 degrees. To- night the weather continued warm, a vapor typical of early spring evenings hanging over the water front. The warmth and sunshine of the day brought to Central Park, to Riverside drive and other promenades thousands of pleasure-seekers. The sparrows in the trees, the playing of fountains and numerous small craft dotting the river gave to the outing grounds of the city | the appearance of a day In spring. The church promenade in Fifth avenue was suggestive of Easter day. The warm weather of the morning brought a heavy fog and shipping was seriously delayed. From 8 o'clock un- til “well after noon navigation in the bay and harbor was perilous. The transatlantic liner Umbria was held outside the bar for several hours and it was reported that she touched ground in coming up the bay. This, however, was denied by the officials. Reports from throughout the State in- dicate spring-like weather everywhere, At Albany the mercury went to 68, the highest point reached in January in that city since 1870. Binghamton enjoyed the warmest January day In thirty years, the thermometer registering 70 at 1 o'clock. At Buffalo it registered 69. MAKES BOOK ON THE WEATHER. CHICAGO, Jan. 21.—James O'Leary probably is as much affected by the weather as any person In Chicago, in- cluding the dealers In hard coal. O'Leary, as a general proposition, does not believe Iin bookmaking, as any of his friends In the stockyards district will tell you, but in a spirit of innocent fun two weeks ago he made a'book on the weather. He took the fleld against a lot of sporty persons who thought it ‘was about time for the temperature to drop to zero, and were willing to bet money that it would do so before Jan- uary closed. O'Leary.stands to lose nearly $1100 to them in small bets if the zero mark Is reached—that is, if he hasn’'t hedged. Some of his friends last night thought that he was taking advantage of a “hunch.” “Jim went out an hour ago,” said O'Leary’s barkeeper. ‘“He got a tele- phone message from somewhere and went out looking anxious. He didn’t wear any overcoat. I told him he'd better put it on, and he said something about not needing it to-morrow. Say, what's doing In weather?” NEW ENGLAND THAWS OUT. BOSTON, Jan. 2L.—In the greater part of New England the weather conditions were remarkable to-day. The - official “the thermometer in Boston .m 67.8, :.hlch ‘w;- the warmest for a January y, with one exception, in ‘history of the local bureau. b PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.—With a maximum thermometer of 59 degrees and with the humidity average more than 90 _——— Continued on Page 2, Col. 3 | West is rapidly following the warm | wave and the foreclsts say it will reach the Atlantic coast on Monday |, E MORE IN THE TOILS. Mrs. Adelaide Lloyd Smith, who was so conspicuously identified with the Gray Gander mining scheme She was arrested late Saturday night by Detectives Freel and Bunner on complaint of Mrs. Virginia Mellion, who alleges she lent Mrs. Smith $2140 last June on a nearly three years ago, is again in prison. ——— promise of securing 10 per cent interest. Mrs. Mellion says she is unable to get her money back and wants the police to aid her. g [ 'SECURES $2140 FROM A NEWLY MADE FRIEND — MRS SMITH INTRODUCES MRS MELLION TO SEER Wi Za” N SECURES N THME MONEY NEW SONC BIRD 1S DISCOVERED BY NME. CALVE Voice of a Seattle Girl MRS. ADELAIDE LLOYD SMITH, WHO HAS AGAIN BEEN GATHERED IN BY THB STRONG ARM OF THE LAW ON A CHARGE OF EMBEZZLING THE SAVINGS OF A WOMAN RESTAURANT PRO) R. { TRWARTE D ; PLANS | | | Wins Heart of Mrs. Adelaide Lloyd Smith, who caused the lice of many cities st much anxiety through her al- t e aI‘. leged fraudulent oil stock deals nearly three years ago, languishes in the City Prison once more. She was arrested late Saturday night on complaint of Mrs. Vir- ginia Mellion, who charges her with de- frauding her out of $2140 on a promissory note. Mrs. Smith's accuser will prob- ably swear out a warrant this morn- ing. The present trouble that confronts Mrs. Smith does not look as serious as the charges lodged against her three years ago and which she managed to squirm out of after many stormy legal sessions. Interwoven the present deal is the story of a clairvoyant, a vast tract of valuable land which the accused woman says she was promoting and mysterfous rich men from the East supposed to be eager to buy real estate. marvelous voice, and predict a future for | As usual, Mrs. Smith pleads innocence her. After Miss Feurt had sang Gounod's | and bemoans the cruel fates that have “Oh,"T'hat We Two Were Maying,” Mme. | been unkind enough to lead her into such Calve told her that she would formally [ an unfortunate circumstance. She claims adopt her and give her a thorough train- | to have been on the verge of completing a ing in Paris. % '$100,000 real estate deal, but says that now 3 her plans are all thwarted and that she YEAR TAKEN TO ADJUST will have to start all over again. AN ACCOUNT OF ONE CENT She longs to get out of pris- on, but the police seem pleased that Postmaster Recelves the Government After Red Tape Unwinds. z —_— SEATTLE, Jan. 21 — Mme, Calve, the celebrated prima donna, who sang here in concert, has discovered a young girl contralto, Lbis Feurt, for whom she pre- dicts great things. The girl, who {s but 17 years of age, was given an audlence by Mme. Calve in the Lincoln Hotel, and sang with such exquisite charm that the great prima donna, with tears in her eyes, clasped the girl to her breast, say- ing: *“You have the voice, you have the temperament, you have the physique, you will be great.” of Mme, Calve's .The other mem company were also dmazed at the girl's “have her safe behind the bars. She Y ‘she will immediately raise the ‘| money and pay. off Mrs. Mellion if she i BLOOMINGTON, IlL, Jan. 21.—Tllus- | is released, and insists she has done noth- ‘trative of Governmental red .tape was | ing wrong. But her alleged vietim wants the payment this week to H. C. Phares | to know what has become of her $2140, of Weldon of one cent which the Post- [ and unless Mrs. Smith can give a satis- office Department owed him. Phares | explanation she will have one was aster several years, retiring battle to fight. 3 a yi . When the accounts were COLORED SEERESS, checked up it was found that and was due him, and it has taken & small year to-settle the account. . ’ A strange tale she became acquainted with Mrs. Smith last June, when the latter first began to take her meals at the chop- house. .urs. Smith very soon installed herself into the good graces of the pro- prietress of the restaurant, after which she advised her to call upon Mrs. Davi- son, a colored clairvoyant at 510 Post street. Mrs. Smith told Mrs. Meilion that the clairvoyant was a very clever woman, having alded her out of much trouble and showed her how she could become rich. Mrs. Mellion took her friend’s advice and visited the seeress. Davison and the victim, it was Mrs. Smith’s plan to induce the fortune-teller to advise the Frenchwoman to make some speculations. But Mrs. Da¥ison says she refused to comply with Mrs. Smith’s requests. She sald she read Mrs. Mellion's palm and gave her some advice, and a few days later Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Mellfon re- turned again. These visits were repeated several times, but Mrs. Smith never seemed to be able to accomplish her pur- pose. Mrs. Mellion charges that Mrs. Smith began early last June to urge her to part, with all the money she had in bank, 32140. The French: - claims that Mrs. Smith- told her ‘would pay her 10 per cent on the money and would make an investment with it that would bring in U | Mrs. Virginia Mellion Causes Arrest of Woman Who Obtained Money. ROCKEFELLER SES HIS WIC IS A DISCUISE Headpiece Not Worn Because of His Vanity. PRSI SRS NEW YORK, Jan. 2L.—When John D. Rockefeller took to wearing a wig, less than a year ago, he adopted a disguise that has proved almost impenetrable. It was thought then when the black-and~ gray head covering first made its ap- pearance that the ofl man desired to wear it . because of his abhorrence of a bald head. A close friend of Rockefeller, however, says it was not the millionaire’s vanity that prompted the change, but his desire to conceal his identity from an in< quisitive public. Rockefeller because of his hairless head and sharp features was easily recognized when traveling abouj the country. This was vividly impressed upon him during the trip to San Francisco about a year ago, when a porter within three minutes after Rockefeller boarded the train spread the news abgut that “John D." was al On his return to Cleveland Rockefeiler bought a wig and sincé then he has been able to go about unmolested. Rockefeller has made several trips since he bought the wig and has escaped the attention to attraet. that he used His ciosest