The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1906, Page 3

) F< 44 HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, RCH 29, 1906, FFORTS T0 SECURE CONFESSION FROM MRS. EMMA LE DOUX PROVE FUTILE T'here were no developments yesterday in the Le Doux case. The alleged murderess does not appear in any way disheartened and es no sign of weakening. The report of the chemist who is analyzing the contents of McVicar's stomach is expected today. Alleged Murderess Gives No Sign of Breaking Dozwn. CHATS GAILY WITH JAILERS Officials Are Now Awaiting THEORIST STILL BUS YA C Report of the Chemist. Special Dispatch to The Call TON, March 28.- Emma Le | t weakened in the least and rful as she wi he mnight she rree effor a confess! NOT ily exclud tside of the the been placed against y was drawn today and quickly as possible. an that there will be amination and that by ent the Distriet At- the necessity of mak- hearing the possession. ther of the at Cripple les s city. today heard from examining the con- He t so that it would norrow evening. The set for Friday evening, arse, upon the chemist se in reference to the re- THEORY ADVANCED. NEW t new theory has been ad- If we offered you = brand-new piano for 79e, representing it to be wortl 8500, would you buy 1t No ome « ordinary intelli- gence would, for they would kuow the piane was mot worth even that insignificant sum. ured wtiom, and every in- strument plainly mirked—one price to alk When vou buy that piako, get it from ghe | “WISE HOUSE» whete you met 100 cent| for every dollar you (pend. Otlers clalm they can sill you a $20 zold piece for $1333. Do you bdlleve such mon- sense? lark Wise &. Co. EVERETT CALERS, stated that be | | prison, 73 T WORK| o JUDGE T AND WELL-KNOWN OF] E_AN IMPORTANT PART IN MRS. EMMA LE DOUX, THE ALL] PROMINEN TA —h FICIALS OF STOCKTON WO WILL S EXAMINATION AND 7RIAL OF EGED MURDERESS OF McVICAR. vanced regarding the death of McVicar. It is one which the prosecution might have difficulty in combating should the woman choose to adopt it. It is that McVicar, a g el with the woman over Le Doux, and having an | idea that she was going back to Le Doux, took poison with suicidal intent, and that the woman, know! that she would very probably be charged with his death, placed the body in the trunk in the hope of getting rid of it. A woman who gave the name of Mrs. 7isk, and who claimed to be a sister of . Le Doux, arrived from San Fran- cisco this morning, and tried to obtain | permission from the Sheriff and the | District Attorney to see the prisoner. ie was asked for credentlals, but was ble to convince the authorities that she was a sister of the woman, and finally admitted that she was a reporter of & San Francisco evening paper. She refused to give her name, and begged for the privilege of an interview with the woman in jall, but this was denfed, the District Attcrney stating that she was the only reporter who had tried to | trick the officials, and she would be the last person he would permit to see Mrs. Le Doux if he allowed any one to see | her, which is wholly unlikely —_—————— | CANDIDATE ¥OR PRESIDENCY OUSTED FROM COSTA RICA | Maxima Fernandes, With His Family | and Some Followers, Reaches New York. { NEW YORK, March 28 —Maxima | Fernandez, a candidate for the presi- dency of Costa Rica, who was deport- ed from his native land because of his | active opposition to the Government, | arrived here today on the steamship Siberia. He was accompanied by his wife and seven children and by three of his political supporters, who were deported from Costa Rica for thelr work in Fernandez's interests. One of them, Bernardo Soto, is a former Presi- dent of the republic. The others are Abel Acheco and Achevio Garcla. For several weeks prior to their de- | parture from Port Limon Fernandez fand his adherents were confined in having been arrested for con- spiracy. —_— BROTHERS-IN-LAW DRAW Man Who Loses Refuses to Accept the Result and Will Con- test. IDA GROVE, Iowa, March 28.—After agreeing to draw lots for the office of Mayor after a tle vote W. J. Anderson refuses to regard the lottery as fair and will contest. The names were placed In a hat and the first drawn was that of Robert Lipton, the present Mayor. The contestants are brothers- in-law and members of the same firm, their wives being rich beneficlaries of the Fair estate. Social prominence is the real stake. ————————— Pretty Church Wedding at Portland. PORTLAND, Or,, March 28-—Miss Elizabeth Coleman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Coleman of this city, was united in marriage tonight to Les- lie M. Scott, son of H. W. Scott, editor- in-chlef of the Morning Oregonian. The wedding was solemnized by Rev. Wil- liam 8. Gilbert at the Calvary Presby- terian Church in the presence of im- medlate friends and relatives, LOTS FOR MAYOR IN IOWA T WO BANIH CUPID |Favors Measure to Prohibit the Marriage of Officers Below Rank of Captain SRR Epeclal Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, March 28.—Secretary Taft, before the Senate military affairs committete today, strongly advocated a clause in the army appropriation bill pro- hibiting the marrlage of officers below the rank of captain and referred to nu- merous defalcations and financial difficul- ties of young officers leading to trial by courtmartial and disgrace, “Would not the application of your plan tend to race sulclde?” asked Senator Blackburn. Secretary Taft admitted that it might and added that it was with great reluct- ance that he was forced to advocate the clause In question. He sald he couid not sanction Senator Scott’s plan of increased pay for officers of the lower grades. Becretary Taft spoke at some length concerning the necessity for a military cable to Panama by way of Key West. Porto Rico and Guantanamo. Such a cable is provided for in the pending bill by an appropriation of $927,000. Taft also asked an appropriation for a cable ship, which was struck out of the bill by the House. It was restored. Secretary Taft opposed the reduction of the cav- alry arm on the ground that it re- quires two years or more to equip this force. An amendment offered by Senator Lodge providing that the coastwise laws of the United States shall not ap- rly to trade between the United States and the Philippines until July 1, 1909, was indorsed by the Secretary. The Senate adopted an amendment to the shipping bill providing for such an ex- tension, but that bill is tied up in the ; | House with little chance of passage, Senator Scott called attention to a bill he introduced early in the session providing for an increase in the pay of | second lieutenants, first- lieutenants, | captains and majors and askegd the Sec- retary if he would be in favor of that bill. The Secretary said that he did not | know if he would be ready to indorse | it at this time, but he agreed that it was difficult for these officers to support families on their pay. He sald that while there had been a great deal of ridicule of the proposition advanced by General Corbin to prohibit officers un- der the rank of captain from marrying when they had little means, he thought the suggestion worth considering. Secretary Taft said that he thought the non-commissioned officers were the men mest entitled to an increase of pay. He paid a glowing tribute to the “old sergeant” who teaches the young lieu- lenants how to manage men. He sald these men should be encouraged to re- maln in the army, | | | i duties the Interstate Commerce Com- KNOX OPPUSES THE MATE BIL Asserts His Belief That Hepburn - Dolliver Meas- ure Is TUnconstitutional . WASHINGTON, March 28 —Knox made his first set speech in the Senatc today. He spoke on the rallroad rate question and dealt almost exclusively with the legal features of the problem. Knox set forth, by citations from Su- preme Court decigions, the powers snd mission now possesses and performs un- der the act to' regulate commerce, and ceciared that his review showed that the commission had abundant power to seekfond digcover deviations from the gredt purpose of the act to secure cquality for all, but it wholly lacked power to enforce its decrees and orders. After reciting a portion of the Presis dent’s message calling attention to ‘he advisability of expanding the powers of the commission the Senator said that a short and simple law would reach the root of the trouble. He declared his bill Introduced several weeks ago comprehended and dealt with the mis- chiefs for which Congress was seeking a remedy more effectually than any ! measure yet brought to the attention of Congress. Knox sald the theory on which | was drawn was that general words i1 a statute which were sufficiently com- prehensive to cover the evil aimed at made better and favorable legislation than specific prohibition of the evil in the forms in which it had appeared. Recent decisions of the Supreme Court, he said, confirmed the wisdom of this method of legislation. Warm praise was bestowed by Knox upon the men who prepared the pend- ing bill but he said he'was sincerely convinced that as it now stood “it ut- terly falls to accomplish their benefi- cent purposes, and indeed. wholly de- feats them.” He reiterated that he regarded the bill as unconstitutional. Knox asserted emphatically that un- der the pending bill in no way could an order of the commission be brought into court by proceedings against the commission. % “Whatever the intentions of the framers of this bill may have been,” sald Knox, “they have succeeded in pro- ducing a measure which permits an ad- ministrative body to make orders re- specting property rights, give: no right to the owner of the property to test their lawfulness in the courts in a direct proceeding, denles the right to challenge their lawfulness in proceed- ings to enforce them and penall: the owner of the property in the sum of $5000 a day if Dbe seeks a supposed remedy outside of the provisions of the bill by challenging either its consti- tutionality or the lawfulness of the acts performed under its provisions.” Lodge offered an amendment to the | railroad bill, making it apply to pipe lines for the transportation of oil. Daniel presented an amendment mak- ing railroads liable for damage to em- Pl e esolution/calling upon the later- state commerce committee for informa- tion relative to frge transportation, including tickets issued to newspapers in payment fer advertising, was passed without opposition. Compromise on Statehood. WASHINGTON, March 2§.—That the Senate and House Wwill reach a com- promise agreement on the statehood bill which will permit Arizona and New Mexico each to decide for itself the question of joint admission, seems a correct conclusion from present indi- cations. The conferees met today for the second time, and, while the session was devoted to what are termed the minor amendments, there were indica- tions that a basis of agreement on the chlef question was Ssuggesting {itself naturally and would result in restoring Arizona and New Mexico in the bill. e el e Mikado Decorates Schift. NEW YORK, March 28.—A cable dis- patch which was received In this city from Tokio says that Jacob H. Schiff, the banker, was decorated with the order of the Rising Sun while In-audi- ence with the Emperor of Japan yester- day, BLAMIE PLACED ON UNCLE SAM Government Held Responsi- ble for Valencia Wreek by Humphrey of Washington SAD FATE OF A BOY PLL T TR Had Been Kidnapéd and Was Returning Home When the Vessel Met With Accident WASHINGTON, March 28.—Failure of the United States to provide more lights and additional life-saving crews along the Pacific Coast is responsible, in the opin- fon of C. H. Humphrey of Washington, for the death of 16-year-old James Wright" on the {ll-fated Valencia. He has re- turned to the dead boy’'s sister $43.34, which she sent to reimburse the State Department for its efforts to send the boy back to his mother and sister. The boy was kidnaped by a British sailing vessel at Port Tdwnsend, Wash., and taken to Australia. He escaped from his kidnapers there and sailed on a ship which carried him to Callao, Peru, where he was stranded, but was finally assisted through the intervention of the State Department, and worked his passage to Panama. He then salled for San Fran- cisco, where he boarded the Valencia, which sank when the boy was about to be reunited with his family in Washing- ton. His sister, Miss Ethel Wright, ascer- tained the amount the State Department had spent in assisting her brother, and sent a check to Humphrey. He returned the check to the young woman today, and advised Assistant Secretary of State Ba- con that the Government’s neglect in not protecting Pacific Coast shipping Is re- sponsible for the grief of young Wright's widowed mother and sister, but that if the Department of State insists on hav- Ing the money expended in assisting the boy, he will bear the expense and not allow it to fall on the family of the vic- tim of the Valencia disaster. NO ACCORD REACHED IN COAL DISPUTE Miners and Operators Will Meet Again This Afternoon. INDIANAPOLIS, March 28.—The joint conference of the coal miners and operators of the Central Competitive District adjourned until tomorrow at 2 o’clock with no settlement of the wage differences reached, and apparently with none in prospect. A motion to continue the present scale for two years, made by the opera- tors, was defeated by the solid vote of the miners. An amendment to Presi- dent Mitchell’'s motion to restore the scale of 1903, offered by F. L. Robbins of the Pennsylvania operators, that it be made effective for two years, was accepted by Mitchell, subject to rati- fication. by the National Miners’ Con- vention, which will meet “here tomorrow morning to consider the question. —_———— JOHNSTOWN FIRE CAUSES LOSS OF HALF MILLION Blaze Not Placed Fully Under Control Until After Break of Day. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., March 28.—The fire which broke out in the business section of this city shortly after mid- night was not fully under control until after daylight, when it had burned it- self out, after destroying four large business structures and causing a loss of over $500,000. During the progress of the fire William Campbell, a fire- man, was caught under a falling wall, and probably fatally injured. Before ceasing its ravages the fire destroyed five buildings. The Swank building, valued at $125,000; Fisher's wholesale liquor house, loss $50,000; the Journal Publishing Company, $100,000; Louis Geiss, residence, loss $25,000, were destroyed. HEARST SCORED N NEW YORK Called a Political Traitor! by Nicoll of the Demo- cratic National Committee | BRYAN HIGHLY PRAISED Belmont Wing of the Party Denounces the Tacties of | Prominent Newspaper Man | —— NEW YORK., March 28.—De Lancey Nicoll, vice chairman of the Democratic national committee, in a sensational speech last night at the Democratic Club, with August Belmont presiding, denounced Representative Willlam R. Hearst as a political traitor. The at- | tack came as a surprise. Nicoll charged Hearst with accapting the hospitality | of the Demogratic natfonal committee, using the committee’s money and then stabbing the candidates of the party | in the back. At the same time that Nicoll de- nounced Hearst he eulogized Willlam | J. Bryan, describing him as an honor- | able man, and holding Hearst up in| contrast with Bryan. He said: When I recall the treacherous record of thls man Hearst, I am compelled to contrast it with the honorable record of Willam J. Bryan. I know a true Democrat from a false Mr. Bryan did his best with his great elo- quence and the power of his great personality after he was defeated In the convention, to elect the candidates of his party. He could | not control all his friends, and we knsw when he went on the stump that he would not be able to control them, but he did not sneak into | our headquarters with promises of fealty to | our common cause and take our money and pull out his banner under our banner, and then inspire his emissaries to stab the party’s can— didates in the back. | I was talking with Mr. Belmont tonight and he sald I had better not go very deeply into this matter. But I'm not a politiclan. I'm not looking for anything in politics, and can afford to tell the truth, When Nicoll concluded, Belmont, as toastmaster, sald: In the last part of Mr. Nicoll's speech he sald he was speaking for himself, and that I did not prompt him. ~All in favor of that part of his speech in which he says I did not prompt him say “aye.” The ayes were given amid laughter. ——— BIG SMELTING PLANT DESTROYED IN W | OMING Property at Grand Encampment Burned, Entalling Loss of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars. GRAND ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., March 28.—The great smelting, concentrating and electric and steam power plant of the Pennsylvania-Wyoming Copper Company was almost completely de- stroyed by fire today, entailing a loss of $300,000, partially covered by insur- ance. The smelter building was saved after a hard fight by the firemen. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The plant has been closed down for the winter on account of the deep snow and improvements were under way. Preparations were being made to resume next month. The fire will bring the business to a standstill for months. The Pennsyl- vania-Wyoming Company handied the copper ores of a large part of the En- campment district in addition to the ores from its own mine, the Rudefha. The destruction of the electric plant has deprived the.city of light and power. _— e You Read Bocks? Every One Does. You can read in comfort in the new Com- | posite Library Club cars which will bs put on the Shore Line Limited April 1. The new Parlor car Limited between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Have you tried it? Ask any | Southern Pacific agent for detalls. . —_———— Sues for Death of Her Mother. LOS ANGELES. March 28.—As a se- quel to a collision between an auto- moblle and a Boyle Heights car on East First street November 4, in which Mrs. Lulu Austin and Mrs. May Tuffres were killed, suit for $40.000 damages was filed in the Superior Court by Edith Myrtle Balcom, the 1l-year-eld daughter of Mrs. Austin and sole heir to the Austin estate. MAY FORECAST MONTH AHEAD Great Stride Forward Now Seems Assured on Part of the Weather Bureaun ANNOUNCED BY MOORE Chief of the Service Tells of Plan Which Government May Soon See Realized st o NEW YORK, March 28.—Willis L. Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau at Washing- ton, announced last night at the dinner of the Maritime Assocfation that the Weath- | er Buteau might soon issue forecasts for a whole month. Moore had been the sub- Ject of jests by Job E. Hedges. when he arose and secured permission to add to his speech, already deiivered. He then said: “The Weather Bureau believes that for the first time in the history of metseoro~ logical science it has within its grasp the scientifioc basis of long-range weather forecasting—that is, forecasts of the char- acter of the month to come. The detalls are not yet complete, and the system will not be adopted for several months to | come. “It may be posaible, and I bellave it will be, to tell you New Yorkers and members of the Maritime Exchange before this time next year what the character of the coming month will be.” Moore said after the dinner that he had not intended to make this announcement at this time, but had planned to give I8 first to the public through the sctentifio publication: OHIO WAGES WAR UPON THE SALOONS New Tax Will Force Hun- dreds of Resorts to Close. CQLUMBUS, Ohio, March 28.—Thou= sands of men may be thrown out of em= ployment by the enforcement of the Alken $1000 liquor law, which has just been passed. According to one authority the 5000 proprietors of the saloons that will close will be out of employment. At least half of them have barkeepers, making 2500 more. Many porters, men who get up the saloon lunches and bakers also may lose their jobs. Browery drivers and other em~ ployes/ at the breweries will also suffer, and it is said today that between 10,000 and 15,000 people In all will be out of em~ ployment. Representative Alken estimates that tha gain in the State’s revenue will be about 3,450,000, three-tenths of wkich will go to the State. It is estimated that 400 saloons will close in Cincinnati, 40 in Cleveland, 350 in Columbus, 375 in Toledo, 200 in Day= ton and 180 in Youngstown, besides many in smaller towns. e — BATTLESHIP NEW JERSEY EXCEEDS SPEED LIMIT ROCKLAND, Me. March 28.—The standardization trip to-day of the new battleship New Jersey, built by the Fore "River Shipbullding Company of Quincy, Mass.,, was considered very sue- cessful. _The contract requirement of 19 knots an hour was exceeded, & maxi- mum speed at the rate of 19.48 knots per hour being attained. The mean of the five runs at top speed was“19.03 knots. ———e—— It's No Trick of Trade that makes our Art Gallery the popular one— it's the pletures. We have the facilities for accumulating a splendid collection at medium prices and_we never had so many nice things as row:- You will be delighted to look_ them over and you'll be welcome. & Co., T4l Market stree . —_——e—————— Entertains Prince Arthur of Connaught. VICTORIA, B. C., March 23.—Tonight Lieutenant Governer Sir Henri Joli de Lotbiniere entertained Prince Arthur of Connaught and members of the Garter mission at a state dinner, at which fif- Sanborn, Val ! ty-six guests were present. 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