The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 10, 1906, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CAL EWS OF TH PRETTY NUASE NIT A MATRON Young Woman Accused of Stealing Boa Denies Being the Wife of J. P. Sullivan SHE PLEADS NOT GUILTY Mystery Surrounds Arrest of Mae Dillon at Oakland on Petty Larceny Charge — i OAKLAND, March 8.—Is the pretty| nurse who calls herself Miss Mae Dillon, end who has been arrested on a charge boa from Mrs. E. J. | of stealing a fea Frut the wite of J. P.| 602 street, San Fran- e- The Osakland young Wwoman cally that she 1s not, while himself insists that she is. livan wishes to pose as the g woman's husband, if he does not that relationship. to her, is more police can fathom. She was ar- | raigned in the Police Court this morning | boa and entered an em- t gullty, but it was not emphatic as her denial that she an’s wife 1 don’t even know the man,” she ire and the suggestion Of tears in “I've never seen him, even.” appeared at police headquar- last night and agaln this morn- { ut he was not present In cpurt| the case wes called. The comely hat Mrs. Schmidt gave her in part payment for her She declares the boa worth $L98, although Mrs. sband claims it i worth $25. has set the hearing SEPTUAGENARIAN IS | TO BE A BENEDICT John P. Eakin of Peta-| Juma Gets a License | Secretly. well-to-do resident ed a marriage li- ot looking for fus: sncluded to give ated | be married this | minister and that | as announced » that he knew. He, the clerk not to ellers get a hold BLAKER IS GRILLED | ON WITNESS STAND| Cross-Examination in Pem- broke Case Lasts Near- Iy All Day. March 9.—George W. sational testimony now on trial mas Cook at 11 most all of | He OAKLAND, v Pembroke, of Tk tvale, was on the g ay under cross-examination maintained story. Attorney Church, however, will take the stand next week that Blaker told him a dif- than the one he now tells. fternoon Sheriff Frank Barnet d and gave testimony con- cerning conversations he had had with Pembroke and the confessions he had mede. His cross-examination took up the remainder of the afternoon and the case was then continued until next Monday. —_————————— PAYS DEBTS WITH BOOKS. March 8.—The magnifi- eft by the late Josephi is melting away in an ef- ate the claims of book- st the estate. Recently a Holdoway & Co. for $15,000 e sta the books, and the amount they to be credited on the claim. W. 8. Leake, as administrator tate and the representative of allace Hopper, the daughter, the court to allow him to compromise ancther claim. This is one of Rika Oesterman, & high-salaried book egent of New York, who sold Mrs. Dunsmuir $4000 worth of books at $10 and $16 a Of her claim $2480 remains unpald, and Leake states that he can settle the claim for $500 if he returms the books, which he has peti- tioned him to do. —_——— ASY™ RAIDED. March $.—A little no- ducted by Mr. and Mrs. t Vine and Rose streets oday by Policeman Leonard, the Bradleys, charging & a “speak easy,” as sold in violation of hich forbids such of business the university ed drinks In ago while at- He carried away in a bottle marked “root dleys were brought be- o Edgar, who fixed their $500 each. Mrs. Bradley was icted of selling liquor in violation several years ago and was She then appeared in court having since been mile rd MEETS DEATH UNDER WHEELS. MARTINEZ, March S.—Henry W. Brown, a laborer, was struck by the Sacramento train yesterday afternoon while walking toward Sobrante and was instantly killed, being frightfully mangled under the wheels. From pa- pers found on the body it was learned that he had formerly worked for W. W. Reeves of Ingomar, Merced County, and that he had money in the Italian Bank of San Francisco. The body was removed to the Morgue and an inquest will be held. S A A MARRIAGE DISPLEASES BROTHER. OAKILAND, March 9.—To punish his sister for marrying against his wishes, Vincento Paoline of 1713 Fifth street kept her trunk containing her clothes in his house and refused to deliver them %o her. Mrs. Susie Panello, the sister, obtained & search warrant to- day to recover her belongings. Judge Smith will try the case Lomorrow. i | | 1 {San Antonio avenue. { cret that had long been guessed by nu- | morning papers, March 9, CRUSADE BREAKS IWBICUOUS LA [KNOCKS WOMAN 'COMPLICATES OFF ENGAGEMENT Poof-Selling Brings 17/ Fortune to E. E. Roberts. | Miss Ellery Changes Mind Because of His Arrest. Wedding Postponed Indefinitely at the Last Moment. ALAMEDA, March 9.—As a result of the war against gambling and the sale of cigarettes In the city of Alameda, Elmer E. Roberts, a popular resident of the “Island City,” who is employed as a clerk in the cigar store of Willlam Zingg, has not only been arrested on charges of mal ing a book on the races and violating the | anti-cigarette ordinance, but he has been robbed of & promised bride as well. Rel- atlves of the young lady, shocked at the disgrace which has fallen on Roberts, had the marriage postponed just as the bells were about to ring, and it is whispered that the postponement will be for an in- definite time. Mise Alice E. Ellery, daughter of Epes Ellery, a retired capitalist and prominent citizen, and a sister of the wife of Justice of the Peace Fred 8. Cone, was to have become the bride of Roberts at her home, 1506 Morton street, last evening. Now the wedding invitations have been recalled, arrangements canceled, and all because the bridegroom-that-was-to-be was ar- rested Monday for violating ..e city or- dinances probibiting the making of a book on the races and for selling cigar- ettes. The notoriety attendant upon the est of Roberts has caused the rela- tives of Miss Ellery, it is sald, to decide that for the present there shall be no marriage. Announcement of the engagement of | | Miss Ellery and Roberts was made a few evenings ago at the Peace and Mre. the home of Justice of ¥red 8. Cone, 2142 The - delightful se- merous friends of the pair was made known in a unique way at a card party | that nad been arranged for that particu- lar purpose by Mrs. Cone. While the | guests of the occasion, about thirty-six in umber, were enjoying the pleasures of | the card tables, a large placard bearing the inscription, “MFr. and Mrs.. Fred Cone ann¢unce the engagement of Mi Alice Ellery and Mr. B, E. Roberts. For further detalls about the wedding see the was placed on a mantel so that it could be plainly ob- served by all present. Then Miss Ellery and her affianced were the recipients of congratulationallaround, and whist and five hundred gave way toa love feast. The time of the wedding was given out before the party broke up as Wednesday evening, March §, at the El- lery residence. Preparations for the marriage had been about completed Monday when Roberts came in conflict with the law.The nup- tial ceremony was o have been a simple affair, witnessed 'by but-a few of the near relatives of the contracting persons owing to the recent demise of Miss Ei- lery’s motker, Miss Ellery comes from an old and re- spected family and is widely known in the local social set. Roberts is an expert accountant, but for some time has been employed &t the cigar store of William Zingg on Park street. His employer was arrested at the same time for the same offenses as was John W. Rew, another cigar dealer, The cases of Roberts, Zingg and Rew were called before Justice R. B. Tappan this morning. The defendants were not in court and their trials were continued to be set. e THIEVES ARE BUSY. OAKLAND, March 9.—A. Simon, a cigar dealer, accepted 2 shining °two- cent plece last night, thinking that it was §5. He complained to the police today about the stranger who swindled him. Harvey Wilson reported to the:po- lice that some one took his silver watch out of his pocket last night while he was walking along the street. The cash register of C. R. Schulz of 518 Seventh street was robbed of $5 last night by a burglar, who obtained entrance to his store through a rear window. Two bicyles were reported stolen to- day One was lost by Miss M. Ingler of §39 Harrison street and the other by W. H. Evans of 1172 Broadway. —————— RINK TO0 BE OPENED, OAKLAND, March 9.—The new Lake- side roller skating rink, which has been installed in the old Dewey Theater, will be formally opened tomorrow even- ing. The fioor, which 1s the largest in the city, is of high-grade maple and is as smooth as glass. Young & Cole- man, the proprietors of the mew rink, have spared no expense in preparations. The feature of the opening tomorrow evening will be exhibition skating by Charles L. Franks of Boston and his lit- tle daughter, Lilllan. Franks and his daughter are rated in the Bast as the finest exhibition roller skaters in the world. — e MRS. HENRY GETS DECREE. OAKLAND, March 9.—Elia A. Henry, wife of George L. Henry, who is inter- ested in banana plantations near Bocas del Toro, republic of Colombia, was granted an interlocutory decree from him today on the grounds of neglect and failure to provide. They were mar- rled here ten years ago, and she now lives at 1166 Washington street. | ) I 1 RABBI SPEAKS TO STUDENTS AT COLLEGE BERKELEY, March 9.—Dr. Jacob Nieto of San Francisco addressed the students and fac- ulty of the university this morning at the semi-monthly meeting held in Harmon Gy nasium on the campus, Dr. Nieto spoke earn- estly of the prime need of the land, which he declared to be strong men, who place the glory of the country and high ideals of life above gold and materfal things. The speaker urged his hearers to study carefully that for whid they might be adapted in the way of life work and to devote their energles to carrying out a plan, based upon such study of their capabili- Ues, Miss Marle L. Shedlock of London spoke briefly at the university meeting on the “Art ul' Story Telling."" burlesque entitled “A Com- or, All's Well That Ends in { Hell” was given at the Macdonough Theater in Oskland tonight to a crowded house. The authors, E. J. Loeb and Richard Farrelly, were accorded an ovation. The cast acquitted itself creditably, the following men assuming parts: Bob Jones, H. K. Baxter; Mephistopheles, Sam Hume; Lady Marguerite, Van Phinney; King Arthur, T. R. Thomson; Sir Launcelot, David L. Levy; Sir Gawain, M. E. Harrison; War- den, O] L. Maisel; Hetney, H. 8 Jones; Mike, o1~ Simpson, G. reity Police, ot C. G. 'L. Baxter; Beelzebub, 1. H. Cline; land, Cal. V. ‘79, W. R. Henderso! Grapenuts £ ; Captain Chandeller of E. Barnett; Professor Howlis, : Fido, C. A. Newbery: imps, C. G. A. Randall. The widow of James Tate, for whom the student body is trying to raise $1000 with which to lift a mortgage from her home, has written a letter of appreciation to the college dafly, the Californian, In which she says: “It is hard for me to express my thanks to the students and facuity of the university and especially to Professor Putzker, who have aided a helpless family in time of need. I do not care so much about myself, but I do want to see my dear little children grow up and be happy.' They are much too young to realize the great trouble they are in_ It will v; Captain E. Sudd C. Cunha and | be & great rellef to me when this debt is re- moved and then I will be able to plan for the future and earn my living." The baseball team of the university will play with a San Francisco team tomorrow afternoon on_the campus for the benefit of Mrs. Tate. The university will be the scene of the next annual meeting of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. Professor Wickson has received a letter from President White of Athens, Ga., tir— that the meeting, will be held about August 8. Railroad ratés have been secured enabling del- egates to travel from Bastern points and re. turn for §75, and from points West of the Mis- sissippl for $60. Librarian J. C. Rowell announces that the university library will be open on Sunday from 1 to 6, instead of from 9 to b, during the day. ALAMEDA COUNTY NENWS. ARRESTED BY MISTAKE. Oakland, Murch 0.—Tnomas E. Gllmartin, who was arrested last night on a charge of having to Dan Lewls, < discharged from custody today e it was shown that his act was due to a mistake. DIRECTORS ELECT OFFICERS.—Oak- land, March 9.—The newly elected directors of the Claremont Country Club have elected the following officers for the ensuing term: Presi- dent, ¥. Wilson: vice president, S. A. Tyler Henshaw: secretary, Harry J. Knowles; treasurer, First National Bank of Oakland. DEATH CALLS BUSINESS , MAN.—Oak- land,” March 9.—Sidney J. Hughes, aged 35 years, died yesterday at the' home of his parents in Fruitvale. The deceased was brother of the members of the firm ot Hug! The funeral will be held 2'p. m. to- Bros. of this city. f ihe family residence at morrow. A DEATH OF A. J. CHITTENDEN.—Berke- ley. March 9.—A. J. Chittenden, postmaster of Tehama and a former Sheriff of Tehamsa died today at the home of his d‘“’l!rl;“ o County ter, Mrs. . Morse at 2532 Regent street. Masonic Lodge of Tehama will gonduot the funeral services at Tehama next Sunday. Mr. ittenden was a native of Vermont, aged 58 vears. WIRES TO BE PLACED UNDERGROUND. Berkeley, March 9.—A _subcommittee ~com- posed of members of the conference com- miltee of improvement clubs of Berkeley wait- ed upon President Britton of the California Electric Company in San Francisco today and report having received assurances that the company's power lines on Grove and Rose streets will be placed underground by the end of this year. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, March 9.—The following marriage licenses were is- the County Clerk today: Corridon H. Putnam, 40, Jerome, Ari: d_Anna M. Smith, 32, San Franclsco: Jol . Eakin, Petaluma. and Mary Pingle, 50, Toronto, Canada: Ernest H. Wilkes, 30, and Annabelle Jamiexon, 28 both of Oakland: Ellis Ander- son, 23, and Gertrude M. House, 20, both of Berkeley; Alvin B. Lawrence, and Marie E. Gregory, 16, both of Pinole. SPFAKS ON GREEK _ART.—Oakland, March 9 —President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California addressed the members of the Market-street Congregatlonal Church tonight. the subject of his lecture being “'Grecce the Home of the Greek Arts.’’ A large crowd attended the lecture, every seat in the church being occupled.. Dr. H. G. Chappel acted as chalrman of the meeting, which was opened with an invocation by the Rev_ Griffith Griffiths. An excellent musical programme was rendered. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED, — Oakland, March 9 —The Women's Exchange of Oakland has elected the following officers for the en- Mre. Willlam . Sharon, presi- Willlam Letts Oliver, first vice Mrs. C. W. Randall, second vice M. E. Chadbourn, recording E. C. Morrison, treasurer; Chapman, corresponding sec- retary; Mre. Wallace Alexander, financial sec- retary: Mrs. Lilllan Brown Kverts, Mrs. Os- car White, Mrs, C. R. Brown and Mrs, T. B. Coghill, directors. Mre, Melvin GAMBLING CASES CONTINUED. ALAMEDA, March 9.—The cases of William Zingg, J' W. Rew and E. E. Roberts, charged with violating the bookmaking and cigarette ordinances, were continued by City Justice R. B. Tappan today in order to permit the attorney for the defendants, A. F. St. Sure, to file a brief upon the legality of the ordinances. Attorney A.. P. Leach of Oakland has been retained to assist City Attorney M. W. Simpson In prosecuting the cases. Rebert Benjamin and Willlam Koch- endorser, accused of selling liquor to minors, were also arraigned and plead- ed not guilty. Their cases were also continued. ———————— SURPRISE THEIR FRIENDS, OAKLAND, March 9.—Charles H. Di- mond of ¥ruitvale and Miss Bertha Frances Hayward of Alameda surprised their friends today by slipping quietly away to Stockton and becoming man and wife without announcing their in- tention even to the members of their families. The groom is a well-known She ! pigeon fanefer and.the bride a popular siated that mo white woman had ever { resident of the encinal city, where she been able to live in the climate whers her husband's interests lle; that she hed to come home on account of her ll-health, and that he had refused her further aid. —_—————————— LODGE TAKES HAND IN SEARCH. LIVERMORE, March 9.—The mem- pers of the local Foresters' lodge have taken & hand in the search for William Stoeven, a butcher who disappeared from his home here several days ago. They have had a large number of cir-. culars, on which are engraved photo- graphs of the missing man, distributed throughout the State. Stoeven was a trustee of the lodge, and Foresters throughout the Pacific Coast have been asked to keep a watch for him. . MBEK GBTS BIG LOAN.—Oakland, March ~W. E._ Meek of Haywards ] & a Joan of 375,600 on the L.-wm...':‘.; and a trut deed made by him Charles P. h and A. -y fied for A iived with her parents at 3233 Encinal avenue. —————— HIS SKULL FRACTURED. OAKLAND, March 9.—Nels Thomp- son, an employe of the California Door Company, while coasting down a hill near the Twelfth-street dam, collided with an electric car and sustained a fracture of the skull. He is 46 years of age and lives at 122 Fast Twenty-sec- ond street. e was hurried to the Heceiving Hospital, where Dr. A. Kelly stated that, while there was a fracture, there was no depression of the skull, and that Thompson might recover. R g ity PALO ALTO, March 9.—Plans are perfected and bids will be received here next week for the Masonic Temple, which is to be built immediately, at an | estimated cost of $50,000. The dimen- sions will be 100x100 feet and the build-| & 37k WORRIES JUDCGE - OFF A BICYCLE WATER FICHT Question Raised Regarding|Policeman Underwood Acted |Clinton C. Tripp Lays Claim Legality of Trying Man After Dismissal of Case PROBLEM IS Attorneys Make Point Which Police Magistrate Does Not Hasten to. Decide OAKLAND, March 9.—The ambiguity of section 1387 of the Penal Code, passed by the State Legislature of 1%05, is causing all sorts of trouble to Judge Mor- timer Smith of Department 1 of the Oakland Police Court, and it may save John Rose, a West Oakland saloon-keep- er, from punishment for attacking Dr. | J. F. Rinehart several months ago. ’ It depends upon Judge Smith’s con- struction of the law whether Rose shall | be tried for misdemeanor after the dis- missal of a felony charge, or whether the former dismissal shall act as a bar to further prosecution. Dr, Rinehart attended Rose’'s wife, and ‘when it came to a settlement for the ser- vices rendered, the men quarreled. Dr. Rinehart alleged that Rose struck him on the head with a brick and he had him ar- rested for assault with a deadly weapon. Police Judge Samuels dismissed the charge on the ground that thg evidence was insufficient, and Rinehart then swore to a complaint charging battery. When the case was called today and a jury had been secured, Attorneys A. L. Frick and G. W. Langan, who represent Rose, made a motion for dismissal on the ground that the former prosecution was a bar to the | present proceedings. Judge Smith was so impressed by their arguments that he continued the case till tomorrow, when he will decide the question. He intimated by his questions to Prosecuting Attorney Goodfellow that he would decide in favor of the defendant, although he sald from the bench that the statute was ambigu- ous. The section reads: An order for dismissal of the action, as pro- vided in this chapter, is a bar to any other prosecution for the same offense, If it is a mis. demeanor, unless such order is explicitly made for the purpose of amending the complaint in euch action, in which instance such an order for dismissal of the action shall not act as a bar to a prosecution upon such amended com- plaint, but an order for the dismissal of the action is not a bar if the case is & felony. This is the first time the question has been raised in the courts of Alameda County, and it has attracted considerable attention in legal circles. DESIAES LOWER LEVY OF TAXES Councilman Thurston Be- lieves Assessments Should Be Raised and the Rate Cut KNOTTY OAKLAND, March 9.—City Councilman Thurston has introduced a resolution be- fore the city fathers requesting the City Assessor to make a valuation of city property independently of that made by the County Assessor, but using that of- ficer’s figures and those of the State Board of Equalization as a basis. The adoption of this resolution, he claims, would in- crease the city assessment and would therefore reduce the tax rate. The reason the County Assessor does not place a higher valuation on property, he says, is that more money would go to the State, and he would avold this dis- advantage by having the City Assessor make an independent schedule to guide the city Board of Equalization. Thurs- ton’s resolution has been referred to the auditing and finance committes, which will discuss the matter next Thursday night. The City Council has passed to print an ordinance appropriating $15,000 to fmprove the east side of Lake Merritt by continu- ing the boulevard from Eighteenth street northerly. ANOTHER HEIR FOR OIL KING'S GOLD Stork. Again Hovering Over Home of John D. Rocke- feller Jr. Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, March 9.—For the second time the stork is hovering over the house- hold of John D. Rockefeller Jr., today. Mrs. Rockefelier went driving in the park yesterday, but today she did not venture out of her home, and thefe was an air of expectancy there and also at the home of John D. Rockefeller Sr., which is al- most across the street. The Rockefeller physician was in attendance. The baby will be the second born to the voung millionaire and his wife, who was Mies Abby G. Aldrich, daughter of Sen- ator Nelgon W. Aldrich of Rhode Island. The first child was a girl and was named Abby, after her mother. She was born | November 9, 1903. Young Mr. Rockefel- .ler and his wife were married October 9, 1901, at Providence, R. L, and have made their home in this city ever since. Mrs. Rockefeller was the second daughter of Senator Aldrich and was very popular in Rhode Island and Washington society, being noted for her keen wit. ANTHONY COMSTOCK THRASHED IN COURT {Calls Hugh Gordon Miller! a Liar, Which Is Vio- lently Resented. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 9.—Angered be- cause the other called him a lar in the hearing of a case hefore United States Commissioner Shields today, Hugh Gor- don Miller of the firm of Marx & Milier twice struck Anthony Comstock, head of the Soclety for the Suppression of Vice, once in the eve and once on the jaw. Comstock, white with ‘anger, to Commissioner Shields for a it against Miller for assault, but the com- missioner . refused it and referred Mr. Comstock to United States District At- torney Stimson. t : Brutally, It Is Said, in Arresting Mrs. McQueeney CONVEYED TO HOSPITAL Blame for Painful Injuries Placed on Minion Who Was Enforcing Sidewalk Law / OAKLAND, March 9.—Because she had ridden for half a block on the sidewalk in violatlon of a city ordinance, Mrs. Rose McQueeney, wife of Andrew Me- Queeney, who resides at 817 Twenty-first street, was thrown from her bicycle to- night by Policeman George . Underwood and so badly injured that it was neces- sary to take her to the Recelving Hos- pital. Mrs. McQueeney, accompanied by her husband, was riding down Broadway and when in front of St. Mary's College at Broadway and Hawthorn street turned in on the sidewalk, on which she rode as far as the next crossing, half a block away, when she again took the street. When McQueeney and his wife reached | the corner of Broadway and Twenty- eighth street, four blocks farther on, they saw Policeman Underwood standing in the middle of the street and Mrs. McQueeney rang her bell as she neared the officer. Both McQueeney and his wife declare that Underwood did not or- der them to stop, although he saw them and heard the bell, but, walting until Mrs. McQueeney was passing him, he suddenly grasped her wheel and, twisting the han- dle bars out of her grasp, threw her heavily to the ground. Mrs. McQueeney fell across the car tracks and lay for a moment stunned by the shock of the fall, according to the story of the husband, who had dismount- ed as quickly as possible. He says the policeman grasped Mrs. McQueeney by the arm and roughly ordered her fo get up, but she screamed with pain as he touched her. McQueeney demanded to know the reason for the policeman’s ac- tion and was informed that his wife was under arrest for riding on the sidewalk, Underwood declaring that he had 'been on a car which passed as Mrs. Mc- Queeney was riding past the college and had witnessed her violation of the law. McQueeney alleges that when he asked why the patrolman had not ordered them to stop instead of throwing the woman from her wheel, Underwood told him to mind his own business. Finding that his wife was apparently more seriously in- jured than he at first supposed, Mec- Queeney demanded that the policeman summon the ambulance and have Mrs. McQueeney removed to the hospital. Moaning with pain, the woman was placed in the patrol wagon, and on her arrival at the Receilving Hospital it was found that she had sustained a badly sprained right ankle and: two large bruises on the left side of her body. After her injuries were dressed by Dr. C. A. Willlams Mrs. McQueeney was removed to her home. ‘ The husband of the injured woman was very indignant at the action of the policeman and declared that he would bring the matter to the attention of the Board of Police Commissioners, TUnderwood in his report to Captain Lynch declared that Mrs. McQueeney was riding on the sldewalk when he stopped her and slipped and fell, but his version of the affair is denled by both McQueeney and his wife. ACCUSED MEN ARE ARRAIGNED Moyer, Haywood and Petti- bone Brought Into Dis- trict Court at Boise —_—— BOISE, Idaho, March 9.—Charles H. Moyer, Willlam D. Haywood and George A. Pettibone were arraigned this fore- noon before District Judge Frank Smith at Caldwell under indictments charging them with the murder of for- mer Governor Frank Steunenberg in that city on the night of December 30 last. On the motion of counsel for the prisoners, who asked for time to pre- pare a motion to quash the indictments, further proceedings under the indict- ments were postponed until next Fri- day, when the defendants again will be brought into court to enter thelr pleas. The argument of the application for writs of habeas corpus by Charles H. Moyer, Willlam D. Haywood and George A. Pettibone came up in the Supreme Court this afternoon. J. H. Hawley, senior counsel for the prose- cution, opened the proceedings by ask- ing leave to amend the return of Wa den Whitney, so it would show the men were held on bench warrants, is- sued by the District Court of Canyon County on an imdictment returned against the men there for murder, Fred Miller for the defense objected on ; the ground that the indictment was returned after the writs were applied for and the change would make a new case. The court admitted the amend- ment, subject to objection, with the un- derstanding that the entire matter would be argued later. Hawley then moved to strike out from the answer to the return all reference to the ai rest of the men in Denver and bring- ing them to this State; also to strike out all portions of the answer charg- ing conspiracy between the Governor of Colorado and the Governor of Idaho or by any of the others connected with the case, on the ground that it was irrelevant and immaterial and the an- swer would be complete withows it The court conferred together and an- nounced argument on the motion to strike out would be heard first and Hi v proceeded to give his reasons. He held it made no difference how th men got here, they were here and were under Indictment and were being held on bench warrants. Unless it we found they were lllegally detained h the court would have no jurisdiction over the case. He cited a number of authorities in support of his position. x —_——————————— of Prison Directors will m?lg lumr.g. ular monthly meeting here tomorrow-to transact the regular business and take up "”"'_ “.nt;n if four members are presen e vacancy on the board, caused by the recent tion of X : Folsom, | effectually puts to All Lands for Which Companies Are Battling INTERVENES IN SUITS Transfers Half Interest in Disputed Property to F. W. Lake of San Francisco MARTINEZ, March 9.—Fresh complica- tions have arisen in the battle between the Realty Syndicate and the Contra Casta Water Company for water rights on San Pablo Creek through the filing of a claim by Clinton C. Tripp of & deed conveying a one-half interest in 3500 acres of the Sobrante rancho to Fred W. Lake of San Francisco. This land comprises nearly all of the property claimed by Bd- son F. Adams through a deed from John B. Frisbie and Ramon de Zaldo, to whom the lands were originally sold by the Cas- tros, who held them under title from the Mexican Government. Tripp alleges that the terms of the con- tract by which the lands were transterred to Adams for a consideration of $100,000 were never fulfilied, and that no part of the consideration or the interest thereon was ever pald, and he seeks to recov- er both principal and interest, which now amounts to more than $500,000. This claim is made by Tripp through the original contract between Adams and Frisble and De Zaldo, which, after passing through several hantds, came into posssesion of Tripp in 1885. Adams declares that his title to the land has been sustained by the court and that Tripp has absolutely no clalm on the dis- puted property, but as the latter has de- clared that he will intervene in all of the suits between the Contra Costa and Syn- dicate water companies it is likely that his action in claiming the property will re- sult in a still greater legal tangle than was expected. ————————— CHANGE IN LAW DEGREES. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 9. At a meeting of the academic council of Stanford University certain resolu- tions were adopted that will materially affect degrees in the law department. The resolutions are: That In place of the existing degree of bachelor of laws the degree of juris doctor (. D.) be conterred upon students Who have previously received the academic degree of bachelor of arts, or fts eq: . upon the completion of a three years' professional I course ag defined by the department of law. That the degree of bachelor of laws as at present conferred upon special students in Jaw, upon the completion, with distinguished exceilence, of the required fifteen courses in law, be not granted afu B That_the university lssue upon the recom-— mendution of the department of law, to special students in law who complete the three years' course In law without fulfilling the re- Quirements for any degree, a certificate stating the completion of such a course n such form as may have been agreed upon. —_—————————— FATHER OF MISS BAXTER STRUGGLES TO SAVE HER Fights in Valn to Keep His Daugh- ter From the Path to Ral SACRAMENTO, March 9. —Charles A. Baxter, father of Miss Leta Baxter, 16 years old.®the Sacramento girl who told a sad tale of sin and degradation to the police of San Francisco yesterday, said today that he had done all he could to save the girl from ruin, but in spite of his efforts she had chosen the down- ward ‘path. “I had her placed in the Beulah Home about a year agv,” sald Baxter, “and when she returned I thought she had reformed. She soon began to run wild again, and when her mother upbraided her for associating with an objecion- able young woman, my daughter left home, and the next we heard of her was the news from San Francisco. I have done all I could to save her, but lik thousands of others she has gone wrong. When I heard she was to be placed in an Institution I decided. not to interfere. Baxter's statements are borne out by local policé officers. IVENS' CONFESSIONS WILL BE ADMITTED IN EVIDENCE Chicago Judge Trying Slayer of Mrs. Hollister Rules In Favor of y the State. CHICAGO, March 9.—In the trial of Richard Ivens for the murder of Mrs. Bessie Hollister Judge Smith ruled that the confessions made by Ivens should be admitted in evidence. Three of them, one made to the police, one to Coroner Hoffman and the third to State's attorney Healy, were then read to the jury. Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler testified that he had re- celved a confession from Ivens and the attorney for the defense endcavored to show that the prisoner had been hypnotized by Schuettler. This was dented by the latter, who declared that Ivens made the confession of his own free will. I0OWA STATE SENATORS WOULD ABOLISH PASSES Sweeping Measure Is Unanimously Ap- proved by Upper House of ture. DES MOINES, Iowa, ‘March 9.—The Hughes anti-pass measure, prohibiting railroads, street railways, telegraph Commissioners and newspapers, passed the Senate by a unanimous vote today. The measure carries with it a provision making a violation of the law a misde- meanor punishable by fine or imprison- ment. It has not reached the House. ARGUMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON MONDAY Government Rests Its Case In Packers’ Hearing on Their Pleas for CHICAGO, March 9.—The Govern- ment today rested its case in the pack- ers’ hearing on their pleas fer im- munity. No announcement wus made by the attorneys for the packers as to whether they will introduce any evi- . dence in rebuttal, but it is believed by the Government that they will net. The arguments are expected to com- mence when the court convenes omn Monday. —————— CASE AGAINST EUREKA'S MAYOR DROPPED BY COURT Impeachment Proceedings Thrown for Lack of the Neeces- s EUREKA, March 9 — The che ment proceedings instituted Mayor A. W. Torry of Eureka by the complaint cusations were not verified. The an end to the 5% E COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY . HONOR MEMORY OF BENEFACTOR Students and the Faeculty Observe Anniversary of Birth of Leland Stanford ADDRESS BY DR. JAMES A Professor Indieates Glori- ous Future Possible for the Rising University Special Dispatch to The Call STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March $.— Today was a holiday at Stanford Uni- versity, observed to commemorate the eighty-second anniversary of the birth of Senator Stanford. Special exercises were held In the Assembly Hall, and all recitations and university work sus- pended. Professor William James, act- ing head of the department of philoso- phy, spoke. Dean Hodges delivered an address on “Stanford Spirit.” Professor M. B. Anderson of the English depart- { ment spoke on the personal side of the founder’s life. The large student choir of a hundred voices assisted in making the occasion a success. Dr. James' ad- dress was in part as follows: From the base economic point of view, the importance of geniuses is only beginning to be | appreciated. Who can measure the cash value to France of a Pasteur, to England of a Kei- vin, to Germany of an Ostwald, to us here of & Burbank? One main care of every country in the future ought to be to find out who its first- rate thinkers are and to help them. Cost hers becomes something entirely ifreisvant, the re- turns are sure to be so incommensurable. This is what wise men the world over are perceiv- ing. And as the universities are already & sort of agency providently provided for the detec- tion and encouragement of mental superfority. it would seem as if one among them that fol- lowed this tide most successtully would quick- est rise to & position of paramountcy and dis- tinetton, ahould not Stanford immediately adopt this as her vital policy? Her position I8 one of unprecedented freedom. Not trammeled by the service of the State, as other universities on this cosst are trammeled, independent of student fees and consequently of numbers: utoplan in the material respects I have emu- merated, she only needs a boldness lke that shown by her founders to become the seat of a glowing intellectual Iife, sure to be admired and envied the world over. Let her claim her place; let her expose her destiny. Let her cail great Investigators from whatever lands they live in. She can do this without presumption. for tne advantages of this place for steady mental Work are so unparalleled. those men, following the happy traditions of the place, make the university. The origtnal foundation had something of the eccentric in it. Let Stanford not fear to be eccentric to the end. If need be. Lat her mot imitate; let her lead, not fcllow. Can we not, as we sit here today, frame & viston of what {t may be in a century hence, | with the homors of Intervening years ail roiled up In its traditions? Not vast, but intense: less a place for teaching youths and maidens than for training scholars: devoted to truth: radlating influence: setting standards: shedding abroad the fruits of learning: mediating be- tween America and Asia and heiping the more intellectual men of both continents to under stand each other better. SONS AND DAUGHTERS GET FORBES ESTATE Will Dispesing of One Mil- lion Dollars Filed in Court. Specal Dispatch to The Call SAN RAFAEL, March 9.—The will and testament of Mary Agnes | Forbes, a well-known and charitable lady of this <ity. and peiition for pro- bate were filed with the County Clerk this afterncon. In the petition the value of the real property is given at $10,000 and upward and the personal at the same valuation, although the real value of the estate !s about $1,000,000. Charles Forbes, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Mary Forbes; Willlam B. D. Forbes, her son, and James H. Wilkins and Edgar M. Wilson, sons-in-law, are named as execitors. Wilson has re- nounced his right in favor of the oth- ers. Outside of a liberal lifetime Interest to her brother-in-law, Charles Forbes, the estate is left to the children—Mrs. C. H. M. Bosman, Mrs. James H. Wilk- ins, Mrs. Edgar M. Wllson, Mrs. Edgar A. Neame, Miss Katherine ¥. Forbes and Willlam D. B. Forbes—share and share alike. ————— JAPANESE FEEL AMERICANS ARE NOT BLAMING MIKADO TOKIO, March 10.—There is the warm- est appreciation here of the ald extended by Americans to the sufferers from fam- ine. Beyond its humanitarian aspect it is regarded as an indlsputable sign that the American public is not attaching im- portance to the rumors that Japanese are instigating the anti-foreign agitation in Southern China. ——e————n. RED MEN TO CELEBRATE. PALO ALTO, March 9.—On March the local lodge of Red Men will cele- brate the anniversary of its foundation by initiating twenty-three new mem- bers and by giving a banquet to fra- ternal visitors. The Red Men hers have eed to participate In Independence day celebration at Redwood City. = last —_———————— INTERHIGH SCHOOL DEBATE. PALO ALTO, March 9.—The annual debate for the Sequoia trophy will be held on April 2 at Redwood City, teams from Redwood City and Palo Alto high schools competing. Palo Alto was vie- torfous last year and the loving cup is held by local students. t i