The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1906, Page 2

EXPECT TYREE WILL RESICA Directors of the Continental Life Hope to Be Soon Able to Settle Trouble CALL SPECTAL MEETING iy | Several San Franciscans Are Mentioned in Connection With the Probable Vacancy Whether the expecta- rs of the SHAW BANQUET CAUSES A ROW: ing of in ban- the the the meet of clection nd 1 prefer | Kingdon Gould Sub; its to Operation. ril 6.—Following rgcovery from . the contracted from Mar- d- sister; Kingtion un operation 1d residente at midnight operdtion, and v the - yéung he seven chil- George J. G6uld, & satisfactory rmed a ahd M ess toward r y declared | THRONS LIGHT OO PORTO D, T Governor Winthrop Gives His 1 Testimony Before House Committee on Islands DEFENDS OFFICIAL ACTS| AR S Explains the Pink Palace Incident and Tells of the Executive Methods ‘\\'. HINGTON, April 6.—Governor Winthrop of Porto Rico was heard to- day by the House committee on insula affairs. The Governor replied in part | to the criticism of the administration | of the island by Major Todd and others, | who re heard some time ago. The first subject related to the oc- cupancy of Government: houses in San | is known now occupled ernor nthrop said, was granted to the use of Secretary Hartzell by Presi- dent °y, Who held out this resi- 1 water and lights as an in- nt to Secretary Hartzell to take | to the charge-that native mem- bers Of the executive council were mere heads and were never invited to | meetings, Governor Winthrop members were really t members and nothing but executive business was these meetings, he had never invited the native members to attend . "Of course,” he said, “I have no ob- jection to their attendance -and when- any of them has been in the office e time he was asked Into. the meeting. : Concerning the criticism that the appropriated to advance the cof- eve properly expended, he had appointed Scott Truxton, an ican, to'the place of promotor, and it was difficult to get for a salary 500 a native Porto Rican who un- conditigns in the United States | s local conditions.” Governor | will be questioned further FOLS PNS OF SHUGELERS | =P« IAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. NGELES, April 6.—~Working on fon* secured from- an incorrectly 1 letter, officers of the immigra- au have discovered plans wholesale smuggling of into the - United States. mes of those ' involved have been made public, but it is known a Los Angeles professional man and: discussed at | dustry in the island had not been | the Governor said | Cvm Rainey of 1llinols , in a speech in the House yes- terday attacked the wo-called watch trust and discussed the alleged iniquities of the Ding- -ley tarift law. He declared that American made watches were being sent abroad, re- | shipped here and then sold. Discusses Alleged In- iquities in Ding- ley Tanff. e S Wins the Applause of Democrats in the House. —— ‘WASHINGTON, April 6.—Tariff, raillway mail subsidies, denatured alcohol and en- larged postal facilities for Western cities were the features of the debate in the { House today. ‘What were alleged to be the iniquities of the Dingley tariff law, so far as the | manufacture of ‘watches is concerned, | were discussed by Rainey of Illinois, whose tariff revision speech was listened | to with much interest. The so-called “stand-patters” made copious notes for foreshadowed. Immediately after the House met and the journal had been approved Ralney re- | fumed his speech on the alleged iniquities | of the protective tariff. Using the watch | trust as an object lesson to show how protection works in ‘behalf of monopolies, the lone Democrat’from Illinois in the | National Legislature set up a *kindergar- ten school for standpat Republicans.” Rainey displayed a number of watches | of American make, which he sald had | been bought abroad and are now being re- | s0ld in the United States. “Why does the gentleman continue to speak of the watch trust?” asked Gardner of Massachusetts. “I am a stockholder in the Waltham company, and I have no knowledge that they are in a trust.” “You may have to show that before the ways and means committee,” retorted Rainey. Rainey read a letter from the Speaker to a friend in the ' West fn' which he statea that “tariff revision would come in' the. not distant future:' “How ‘can it come’if the Speaker does | not want 1t?” asked Sulzer of Néw York. “It will come_ because the next House will be Democratic,” " responded Rainey, which brought a round of applause from the Democratic side. Rainey said in 1850 there were twenty- seven watch factories in the United States. Now there are but thirteen. Hel said there were 15 per cent more men em- ployed in the wateh movement factories now than in 18%0. . But there are 600 per ondo man are involved. As a resuied §S8t MATE W fl:,figmm 9; ando 0 per f the exposure the revenue . cutter | SRt fuore Reiney . thought, for McCuBonir h Hoen called to the south- | thE Wfp@fu“{ of the race this condition ern coast and will cruise in.the vicinity | OUEDL.tc be lnvestigated. .Rainey asked an Diego. he ;enrral plan of the combination hl said to been securing from - the Lower California Development . Company, the English syndicate which controls the najor portions of the peninsula, a conces- om for fishing and the operating of flab s to points northward. All these fish which were to rum from Ensenada t an Diego or Newport Bay, were to be manned. by Chinese,.and the scheme. was to interchange these crews while at En- |senada with the excluded Celestials and radually work them .over the border. Inspector Engelcke of San Diego also has ‘documentary evidence to show: that efforts have been made by interested parties to bring from Mazatlan to En- senada a large number of Chinese wom- hered in from various Mexican finally to smuggle them over sh boats to some point in South- ifornia. RIVER’S HEAD ACTS -~ AS WAGON . BRAKE SAN JOSE, April 6.—Frank-Butler, -a rural mail carrier, while en-his route this ternoon near Los Gatos, - fainted and | from the seat of his wagon, , His 1d became wedged between the dash< board and the front wheel and in that | position he was carried along for sev- | eral hundred feet, until his head acting brake, finally brought the horse to-a p. The wheel had to be removed be- | fore Butler’s head. could be Jextricated. | His injuries will probably prove fatal. f h | | rdisf Answers Call SAN E, April 6.-—ExsBupervisor Johm S. Belby,.asploneer and w m)my orchardist,-died’ this evening, nged 2. He was a prominent church man and had occupied with honor several posi- tions of trust in countx politics. He was also president of the Santa Clara County Society of California Ploneers. Continental’s Epigram Contest a Great Syccess Trite sayings by school children coming in great numbers. Wisdom Displayed Worthy Older Heads Miss Isabelle Hague, 1835 Eddy St., 0 open an account before Lent, six per cent. te an epigram of not mor: s at 6 Per Cent” First Ten Prizes Next Fifteen Prizes - Next Twenty Prizes - Fifty-five Prizes Contest says: the Contifiental Building and Loan Association, ugh money to build a nation.” ¢ than forty words and including and “Commental Building and Loan Asso- $5 Each $3 Each $2 Each $1 Each closes April 28—for pupils of Grammar and High Schools. Send your epigrams to Continental Building and Lom’ Association Junction Market, Sansome ‘and Sutter Streets. In the put your savings in the Continental Buflding and “summer time of life,” when money is earned with little effort, n Association. It will be increased at 6 per cent, thereby making the "wuner of ma one , Jong dream of pleasure. | or the year 1906 was ;| the "Republicans if he had been suffi~ ciently” explicit regariing, the watch trust, whethet he satisfiéd the chaitman of the committee on ways and means. He Pcharged Payné of New York. with hay- ing gone about the chamber yesterday. and advided Republicans not to ask any questions. | “You must have been a’' mind réader,’” | réplied Payne. ““There are no leaders on the majarlly side of this House,” continued. Rajney. “The real leaders of the Republican party, are the McCurdys, McCalls and Hamil- torns—the Rockefellers, who skulk behind stone walls to resist service—they are the regl leaders of the Republican. party.” cCavin of Illinois spoke on behalf of larger facilities for the Chicago postoffice. ‘W. W. Kitchen of North: Carolina op- posed the special subsidy for railway mail facilities from Washington to At- | lanta and New Orleans, and from Kansas | City, Mo., to Newton, Kans. He sald 1these special aprropriations were among | the very first to be recammended for @is- continuance by the Postmaster -General. Without. touching the merits of postoffice appropriaticn bill; which nom-« inaily was under discussion, | at~5:15 adjourned until’ noon tomorrow. LEACUE WINS - L SANTA qm,z Apmil §.—Affer gn. " ubprecédented . 167 | bitterness, Colonel V. Vi: Goed. Gqvernment . Schodl Prustee todey -over: thn:(} the candidate 6f Mayor Clark, ‘who is also’ principal: of s eity ;schools, ¢by a plurality-of 52” /The totat ‘Yot& was, 1465, the:largest ever cast in_a. school election vle, tinuation’ in “office” *W ‘schools, & )Gfllla'ln:h:hlc,lt e hasy over 3 years. trustees are for three years and the board has stood «of the for are; elected by Clark in previous fights. The board still by one vote stands {n’ favor of Clark. Several fights took place at the election booth. The school tax to raise $12,000 for im- provements to Branciforte schoolhouse and grounds carried by a majority of 861 ————————— Small Operntors Sign the Scale. KANSAS CITY, April 6.—A large num- ber of small operators in the. several Southwestern coal districts have signed the scale, and several thousand men have returned to work. The big operators are stil holding out, but are not employlng non-union men or attempting to operate their mines. The miners of the Kansas district are.to meet at Pittsburg, Kens., tomorrow, and the miners of Missouri at Kansas City on Monday. The Southwest- ern Interstate Coal Operators’ Associa- tion, to which the large producers belong, will meet in Kansas City Wednesday. PRSI e e S5 T ‘Wealthy Man Plans a Burglary. STEVENS POINT, Wis., April 6.—In order to drive a rival real estate dealer out of business, R. H. prominent and wealthy man here, hlm two burglars to steal valuable indices ‘confessed and Butterfield was convicted confessed and McDonald was convicted of burglary. He was sentenced to prison today. | ——— e Néw Grand Jury Is Selected. SAN JOSE, April 6.—The Grand Jury selected in.Judge Welch's court this afternoon. Coelonel Philo Herzy, a pmn!n‘nt fruit rancher, is foreman. * G R the discussions on protection which are | the | the House’ sucas, nndidq,u of - the Lnélm Tected | ILLINGTS CONGRESSMAN { MADE AN ATTACK ON MANUFACTURERS', TRUST. CRAZED BY FIRE, MY LRSTO0EATH, Continued. From Page 1, Column 7. . egress, men and women. crept out thmugh the windows to thel wide cornices,. where they await- ed rescue. About fifty ‘petrsons, employes and guests, were gath- ered in the . Cominercial . Club when the fire broke out,’ Many of ‘these escaped down the stairs or fire escapes; but perhaps fifteen sought refuge dn the cornice of the northwestern part of the building. : A suffocating smoke swept over'them, hiding the little party from view, and it was. memertarily expected by the breath- colild reach them.. It by. the _mest strenuous work that Fire t)epnnmest ex- tension ladders were got into place, only to find that they were of inadéquate length, which rnecessitatéd ‘the . splicing on of additional sections and the conse- quent loss of valuable tithe., One by one,| the ‘victims were findlly removed from their petilots posttion, séveral almost tih- conselots from: exciément dnd ‘the suf- focatirg heut and smoke. GALLANT RESCUE n?r FIREMEN. When all had appareritly been' rescued a man’s head peering far over the edge of the cornite of the roof was discovered through the smoke, and the ‘firémen once more ascended to the perflous height. It was again found that the ladders ivere too short o reach this vietim, .and yet another ladder had to:'bs spliced on be- fore'the firemen could Teach him. ‘When they finaliy did so he-Was in a state of collapse -and in anothér-minute he would have plunged forward jato ‘the istreet' be- low. When the firemen reached him a tremendous cheer arose from the thou- sands of anxious speetators of the thrill- ing rescue. As the firemen came down the ladder cheer after cheer arose, ending in a tremendous outburst as the firemen placed their fainting burden - on terra firma. The subject of this cpectaeulnr rescue was “Tom” Richardson, manager of the Commercial Club, Who had his privats office in the tower of the bullding and who was _cut off from''escape by the flarhes.” Richardson: was given medi- cal av.termon and wids Soon restored and taken to his home. : LEAPS. T0_HIS, DEATH. A witness to the tragic death of Hal- lock has been found. He.declares Hal- lock did not jump into the light-well, but sought to escape the flames through a window looking out from the: Com- mercial Club’s rooms:into. the light- well. @he eve-witness, who has offices on the sixth floor, says, Hallock climbed through the window and endeavored to find a foothold with the evident desire of making his way to the seventh ficor of the building: Suddealy the :window to which he clung.wobbleds;..as though it had become: loosened, from its fasten- ings. In his desperation Hallock grasped o wire, which gave. way under his weight. Several men tried to prevent Hallock climbing through the window, but were unable.to restrain hlm. ——— Government Reduces Printing Me WASHINGTON;, April 6,—One hundred printers were discharged today by Public Printer Stillings, the réason assigned be- ing the lack of work. "It is expected that as a result of the prisent agitation for a reduction” in the amount 6f Government ' printing work a- number of 'others shortly will be dropped. * The ‘Public ‘Printer also has accepted the resfgnation of Patrick Byrnes, foreman‘of the bfiflery. % Nominations of Pfiw C'm‘ WASHINGTON, /A 6.—The Senate in executive session y tonfirmed the following nominations 'of ‘postmulbn 'Calflorflh——'f C." Béuiain, ¥ c Tyrell, " Grags Valley; W, D ln;un, Lincoln; G. W. Francis, Napa; 8. Inch, Placerville; W. J. Hill, Salinas; K. B. Summerfield, Santa Monica; R. D. Stephens, South Pasadena; M. H “Chit- tenden, Corning. * - * embq:lamut in conriect urc of the Ties NMS,D.C ‘bauk; Veide, Bonrr ‘Blotk-and partriers in the concern, were. ;mlted n Pekn: late’ this- tftermn i Yaquis Are hdn. Arms. ; PHOENIX, April 6.—Governor Kibbey has been notlified by the Mexican au- thorities that ‘: :.l:h@ of aq rms and tw“:m. The. Govemugr‘m 100! Sheriffs of sovthern: m trate, if possible, the flqm 1 less ghousands ofgbeaple belpw . that some | would be o\ercun.,,px’ oke and. heat and 1dse their, hiald, b -the -firemen _ ELKINS CLASHES ST WITH TILLWAN| ON HIS MUSCLE! Sharp Exchanges in Senate During Progress of the Debate on the Rate Bill IS <O NO DATE SET FOR VOTE Galpie West Virginian Offers Many "Amendments and Declares WASHINGTON, April 6.—In making an effort to get the Senate to agree upon a date for taking a vote on the railroad rate bill, Tillman made the important. state- ment that one week more probably would exhaust the general debate on the meas- ure. He failed, however, to secure the consent>of Aldrich, who said that he would not be willing -to agree to vote on the bill until it was more nearly perfect- ed than it nowis. During the day there were three speeches on the rate bill. The first of these was made by Eikins, who, while expressing the opinion that the situation demands legislation, indlcated many de- fects in the pending bill. Gamble followed in support of the bill, and Kean closed in opposition. Bikins was frequently inter- rupted and several spirited exchanges marked the progress of his remarks. No Senator being prepared to speak to- morrow, the Senate adjourned until Mon- day. Elkins announced. at the outset his de: sire to secure legislation that would se- cure to the people a “prompt and ade- quate remedy for the evils, Injustice, abuses and wrongs of every kind prac- tice. by railroads, or in any way growing out of their operation,” but he said that while he favored the pending bill, he wanted to make it “better and stronger.” | He addea: I stani first for the interests of the people of my own State, and After that for the inter- ests of all the people of the United States. . I have no t thdt can dffect my judgment or prevent e dbins niy duty as a Senator as I see it. My desito and highest purpose Is to secure and se e, public interest, Because of my suppos terest in raflroads, it is charged and belleved that I favor the ralroad side of this question. This has been so often Tepeated that I am sure that it will be par- donable if I say;-tn' Jus to-myself, that my interest on the side Of the shipper is ‘ten times greater than on the side of the railroads, and that my interest rafiroads is conflned to those in my own Btage. PROPOSED . AMENDMENTS. He declared his principal objection to the House bill to be that it does not go far enough in remedying he evils and ex- pressed the opinion that, if enacted into law, it wouid prove a general disappont- ment. _He gald that he was in hearty accord with the President on the subject of rate regulation and then {ndicated#tie respects in which, according to his opin- ion, the bill falls short in accomplishing }all that should be accomplished by rail- road legislation. Among these were the following: A prohibition against rall- roads producing, selling or shipping their own coal, and other like articles in com- petition with other owners; a requirement that switches shall be built where needed to accommodate business; a requirement compelling interstate roads to make con- nections with connecting lines, and a re- quirement for the fair and just gicwu.wu- tipn of cars among shippers. Coramenting on these omissions, Elkins made reply to the contention that they could be covered by State legislation. He said: In the State of West Virginla and nearly all the States there been legislation on these subjects, but for many reasons the law is not invokeds Now/ in.the first place, o shipper, single-handed and alone, cannot afford to sue & great nterstate railroad. In doing so he is bound to incur large expense and great delay and is sure to incur the hostility of the great through ifnc, which may work irreparable in- jury to his interests. CALLS BILL A DISGRACE. After considering the question of court review at some length Elkins announcasd hig conclusion in the following words: First, that any legislation attempting to confer upon the Interstate Commerce Commis- «lon the power to fix rates will be unconstitu- tional, unless it prescribes ‘‘the standard of charges which shall control” and requires the commission to conform thereto in fixing rates. Second, - that any legislation attempting to fix rates would be unconstitutional whose prac— tical’ efféct is to deny {o common carriers the right to invoke and obtain due time and the protection .of the courts, from being compelled to transport persons-or property at rates which viglage the carriers’ comstitutional rights. There was a general discussion of the Wiest Virginia Senator’s amendment re- quiring a proper distribution of the cars of any given company, all agreeing that such an amendment would be difficuit of enactment. Tillman was among the speak- ers who participated in this controversy. During the progress Eikins referred to the pending bill as Tillman’'s bill. Tillman earnestly disavowed responsibility for the measure, and Elkins responded: ‘ou have got it fastened on you, with alihthe disgrace-attending it “I repudiate the intimation that there is any disgrace attached to an effort to se- cure a reasonable rate bill,” responded Tillman, and after he had entered some- what on his attitude Elkins replied that Tillman had an undue idea of his réspon- sibility to the public.”He said that his an- tagonist acted as if he thought he carried the ‘people in his vest pocket and must take them out every morning to assure them of his continued protection. SHARP REPLY HY TILLMAN, “Oh,” responded Tillman, “I hope the Senator is not disgruntled because some petitions have been sent me from his State concerning railroad conditions.” Kiris declared that he was not in the least troubled over the matter of the peti- tions, but added that he did feel disposed to protest against Tillman's attitude as the only friend of the people. He wanted 1t understood that he, too, was a friend of the people. Elkins took occasion to say that he had meant merely as a jest his remark that the handling of the rate bill was a dis- grace to lll’ one, “I accept the apology,” said Tiliman. ‘When Elkins had concluded Gamble of Soutli Dakota §poke In favor of the bill, predicting that a failure to legislate would result in Government ownership of the rajlroads, Kean also spoke on the railroad rate bill, declaring that Congress should not 'exceed the authority granted by the con- stitution in dealing with the question of commerce between the States. He de- clared that the pending bill transcends this authority, in that it provides for reg- ulation of commerce by Commerce Commission, . “Congress. prescribes nothing, orders nothing,” he said. “It delegates its own authority, and as this i-m aunthorized necessarily will be He said the measure would be so amended #hat he and might unite in the support otk. @ ———— cmm--u-nu. % With optional return by Grand Canyon, seel; w&x*m T s w'" He Is Friend of the People WILSON MIZNER Will Appear in a New York Court T8day to Explain Away a Charge of Battery T00 QUICK WITH FIST| | Young Westerner Is Accused | of Having Blackened the Eye of a Process Server| SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. NEW YORK, April 6.—Again Wilson Mizner, the young man from the West, | is before the public.” This time it Is not a romance or adventure, but just a plain story of an encounter with a pro- | cess server. Benjamin Freedman, 18| years old, is the process server. This is his story: Freedman is employed by Edward J. Krug Jr. a lawyer. Today he called at Mizner's hotel to serve a summons on Mizner in a suit for $46, brought by Walter Hymans for newspaper clip- pings. There were lots of clippings, Hymans claims. Freedman found Miz- | ner in bed. Mizner got out of bed, jumped at Freedman and gave him a black eye. At least Freedman says so. Mizner could | not be found tonight to get his side of | the story, but as Freedman went to the West Side Court and got a summons for Mjzner to answer to a charge of as- sault and battery and went back with a_policeman, whe served the summons, Mizner will doubtless give his side of the case in court tomorrow. SERIOUS RACE WAR PREVENTED IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES, April 6.—A serious race war impended for an hour tonight at the ¢orner of Santa Fe avenue and Leonard street, where 200 whites lined up in bat- tle form against 100 negroes, the cause of the trouble being a woman who later gave her name as Mrs. Maggle S. Marsh. She is a white woman, married, the mothér of a_weak-minded daughter, and the neighborhood became Informed that she was living with one John Davis, colored. ‘What brought about concerted action of the whites ‘is not known, but they gath- ered in front of Davis’ house to the num- | ber of 200, in'a state of intense feeling, and made threats to take the couple out and punish them. One hundred blacks r 'lied to Davis' defense and prevented an -trance being made to his house. No L lots were fired: A riot call was sent in and twenty po- licemen in charge of a sergeant were rushed to the scene. Meantime, to sauve the life of Mrs. Marsh her brother swore out a warrant for her arrest on the charge of adultery. While the bluecoats held the mob at bay in the street, detec- tives entered Davis’ home from the rear and removed the woman. She was hur- ried under cover to the Central station and locked up. The police then dispersed the rioters. Davis also was arrested and jailed. DEMAND THEIR FEE BEFQRE OFFERING AID STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 6— While horseback riding with a friend Tuesday evening near the university es- tate George B. McLain, a junior from Los Angeles, fell and was seriously in- jured. He lay unconscious for nearly twelve hours. For a time it was feared he could not recover from the effects of | the fall. The young man’s condition was made more serious by the conduct of two surgeons from Redwbod City who were called to attend him. When these men ar- rived at the scene of the disaster, al- though McLain was senseless and bleed- ing profusely, they refused to lend any aid until they were guaranteed suitable pay. McLain's friend gave them all the money he_ had with him, and at that the doctors set to work to restore the injured man, After an all night's work they finally brought the student.back to conscigusness and sewed up his wounds, which were of a very serious nature, McLain, Who is a very popular student, probahly, will be badly scarred. e e ae— = CHANCELLOR VON BULOW IS RAPIDLY RECOVERING BERLIN, April = 6.—Chancellor vén Bulow, who fainted while in the Reich- stag yesterday, slept throughout the night and awoke this morning, fresh and clear-headed. After taking a cup of coffee he asked for the newspapers, but Professor Renvers suggested “if would be advisable not to read them. Professor Renvers and the physicians who are associated with him in the case say no bad consequences are likely to result from the Chancellor’s Illness. Léer in the day the Chancellor seemed so much improved that h dis- posed of some correspondencse wi fl his secretary. With Princess von Bulow the Chan- cellor said he regretted that he felt so badly while speaking yesterday as to be obliged to onfit statements which he intended to make about Germany's re- lations with the foreign powers. 1 GIVES AWAY BIG FORTUNE TO CHARITABLE m!mll'l'mls NEW HA , Conn., April 6.—Lega- cles amounti) to about $900,000 ' were made public when the will of the late Mrs. 'Lucy Boardman, widow of Judge W. W. Boardman, was offered for pro- bate this afternoon. During her widow- hood Mrs. Boardman gave away three- quarters of a milllon dollars to public and charitable institutions, while her pri- vate benefactions were exc: eedingly gen- erous. ‘After bequests amounting to' $120,000 to relatives and friends she gave. $175,000 to the. general hospital, New. Ha- ven; $10,000 to Yale for worthy students; $10,000 to the Sheffleld Scientific School for the same purpose; $50,000 to Trinity College, Hartford, Copn., for a historical museum; $10,000 to the Tuske- gee Institute; $50,000 to the Episcopal Do~ mestic and Foreign Missionary Society, ‘which body will also divide with Trinity College the residue of the estate. Many large gifts are made to local charities. ————————— INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CONGRESS MEETS IN ROME ROME, April 6.—The delegates to the International Postal Congress met in- formally today in the oolohtnod picture gallery of the Palazzo Colonna. . It was decided to maintain the rules and regu- I‘a'uoul of the Postal Congress held at t.dn' to give offense .to France, which has a protectorgte over Tunis. § The -British ce:;?m presen !edu posal to have ony, the pro h o Capé ony, each of which sent delegates, rep- resented by Great Fritain, woich was agreed to. ———'o‘o—- w-n-auu.n.om—mfi-_. T | He was 76 years of age. WONAN'S HAT COMES ASHORE Costl) Apparel and Satehel Found - Floating in Oecean Near Olympiec Club Pier FLOTSAM IS A MYSTERY | Seott Page, While Strolling Along the Beach, Discovers the Objeets in the Water The finding of a costly hat and hand satchel floating in the eocean near the Olympic Club pier yesterday points to a mystery. The articles are the effects of a woman of apparent means, as they are of fore value tHan one in ordinary cir- cumstances could afford to purchase. The discovery was made by Scott Page of 27 Eighth street. About 9 o'clock yesterday morning Page was strolling along the beach near the pier. He noticed the hat afloat and be- lieved it was attached to the head of a corpse. As he reached the end of the walk he noticed 'that the hat and satchel were floating a short distance from each other. The waves were bringing the articles ashore and with the assistance of a stick Page managed to fish them out of the sea/ The hat was made of dark material, with black brald, with a white aigrette and beads. The satchel was of black walrus leather, silk lined. Page took the bag to the Park police station in hope that there might be some- thing inside it that might reveal the identity of its owner. The matter was transferred to the Central station and de- tectives were detalled to solve the mys- tery. Page left the hat lying on the pier and when the police wers sent to bring It back to the station it was not to be found. It is likely, however, that the headgear was blown off the pler into tfe ocean and sank. The police made an investigation of the case and up to an early hour this morn- ing no report had been made of a missing" ‘woman. ————— Treasure Train Robber Confesses. .EL PASO, Texas, April 6.—John Nor- cross, who was_ arrestéd in Northern Mexico, suspectéed of connéction with the recent hold-up of the Dolores miine treasure train, has confessed and given the names of his alleged accomplices. Norcross was wounded in the attack on the train and was abandoned by his companions when the rurales pressed them closely. ——————— Death Calls Librarian. WASHINGTON, April 6.-— Weston Flint, lawyer, journalist, educa‘or and former librarian of the Washington Publfc Library, died in this city teday. He was for- merly United States Consul at Chin- kiang, China. e ———————————— Has a sparkle like the effervescence ‘of champagne, #ad the most original plot of the season. DOUBLE TROUBLE An. up-to-date comedy -novel of manners, in which strange surprises are encountered at every furn. Philadelphia Nortk American This altogether delightfal and. di- verting novel, by Herbert Quick, is s flat contradiction of the saying that there is nothing new under the stn. Buffalo News DOUBLE TROUBLE Anything but troublous. Chicago Jowrnal Double Trouble is s novel that sends the blood bounding through one’s veins at exhilarating speed. . Pittsbarg Times ' THE BOBBS-MERRILL 00, | Pubdlishers, Indianapolis, U. 8. A.