The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 29, 1911, Page 1

The Call Has the Best COMMERCIAL THEATRICAL REAL ESTATE SPORTING SOCIETY MARINE VOLUME CX.— SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY SEVEN KILLED, | L0SS A MILLION IN SOUTH STORM Freak Wind Blows 94 Miles an Hour in Charleston, South Carolina Tide Rises Eight Feet and Har- bor Is Filled With Wreck- age of Sea Craft C.. Aug. 28 (via C.)—Seven per- o be dead, many roperty damage of $1,000,000 is the result of the rm w k Charleston Sunday aftern s g that city from the THE DEAD W. H. SMITH, Columbia, drowned MOTORMAN CUTTER, drowned IDA ROBINSON, ROSA ROBINSON, ALONZO J. COBURN, e ed by roof. gineer, by roof. killed EVA MYF TOME DOOLY, Wreckage Fills Harbor number he Wal and are be- drowned. drowned un- 1o Fer- s e missing with oners and la net and eets are strewn with other rs are washed away fences and principal buildings stom house, lls was practically \.ommllnua(mn Paralyzed and | mis- - and telephone a out of cor from r of the new sta- ng the city ng under water. { when the| front | | today EIGHTS AND MEASURES | ORDINANCE ENACTED | Tunnel Bill Passed to Print by“ Supervisors ‘» meast of Baneroft oting agains » the charge to :zwsj res bill was| ra supervisors Cut pervisors len v nspection imposed | should | rdinance to a certain seal, Murdock voted | nce was passed to | providing a method of costs and | ate property in the | The bill was amend- | in certain cases | 50 per cent, of the city over e ommittee was given the Heights e Santa Fe Rail- ompelled to put in the | to thé Nineteenth street also Mark & Co’s for a safety rket street opposite the | hern Im- s dangerous; request ana a petition of resi- ty-sixth street be cut| ork to Potrero avenue. | » buy the Tot of the Mee | y street and Presidio ave- arbarn was held up pending | ‘s examination of some The interior carpenter work of the \ospital ward and esterday by heehy Broth- The cement and com- given to Robert A. Mc- was let LOOK INTO CLEMENT WILL SCHOOL CASE TOMORROW | Auditor Calls Parties to Squab- ble Into Conference r Henning & Burke used infe- | material in bullding the wall | Clen primary scheel Auditer Boyle next | inesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. “The | the Merchants' association's pection, which challenged were notified yesterday by ) appear at that time. en up ditor has held up the $6,000 payment for the job, which the of works and the supervisors in spite of the protest of the and the six samples exam- found wanting by Chemist vesterday he would go aghly into the merits of the mat- fore he passed the demand on the treasury. DEAD MILLIONAIRE’S NIECE CAPTURED BY CUPID Relative of Col. Swope Elopes With Traveling Salesman COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug, 28—Lucy Lee Swope, niece of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, the murdered Kansds City mil- jonaire, who has been spending some time in this ecity, eloped yesterday morning with W. B. Byrne, a former Kansas City business man, now travel- ng salesman, living in Denver. The souple went to Pueblo, where they were married, and returned hara ‘last svening. wreckage | h- \‘ \ { { ; 2 | ‘ i | i | | confessedly eves | city | | Wife Quails at Testimony | miles south of Richmond, Va. The woman, Beulah Binford, in whose com- | pany he has been frequently seen dur- |ing the last two months. The principal { witness against the - -accused his cousin, Paul D. Beattie, who has | sworn that the accused requested him to purchase a shotgun and shells for him, which he says he did. Beattie’s defense is that his wife was killed by a strange man who accosted her on the \road. He has maintained an imper- | turbable silence since making this state- Paul Beattie is an epileptic. is ment. Aug. 28.—Paul D. Beattie, cousin of jenry Clay Beattie Jr.. who stands in- ed for the murder of his wife, tes- tified late today that the accused had | told him 24 hours after the murder how sorry he was “he had domne it.” a cir- cumstance relating to the crime that the witness hitherto had suppressed. Coming as dramatically and as unex- pectedly as the pathetic tale an hour before of Mrs. R. V. Owen, mother of the dead woman, as to the domestic in- felicity of her daughter, the brief but thrilling testimony given by Paul Beat- tie created a profound sensation. Lips Quiver as He Talks Paul Beattie at. the coroner’s inquest, the | church and the | |a nervous wreck, but today strong and determined, poured out ‘a tale which had troubled his mind not only because he purchased the shotgun for Henry, but because he had not until told all he knew of the case. With quivering lips and tear dimmed set forth the story against which his heart and sympathy had for he days been revolting. “I hated to testify against my own flesh and kin” he murmured as the muscles of his threat pulsated, “but my , my child and the duty I owe to my forced me to do so.” Gasp Sweeps Courtroom The gasp that rose simultaneously from the throats of those in the stuffy courtroom was strikingly audible. Peul | Beattie continued “Henry himself told me that he want. |ed me to stick by him, but I said td him ‘this looks mighty black to me, and you've got me into a lot of trouble. “Henry told me, T wisi. 0 God I had not done it, I would not have done it for a million dollars, but she never loved Bealfic Hears Knell Cousin Opcns Hear Alleqed Naver of — Henry Clay Beattic Jr. on the an- niversary of his marriage is on frial for | the murder of his wife, whom he is accused of having killed with a shot- gun while motoring with her about five alleged occasion for the crime is said to be Beattie’s attachment for another CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE, Va., owor cawa SnpeRwooD_ ST TREEERIEen NV &t k. | Henry Clay Beatlx' /r | —— e —e me, she only married me for my money." " Mother Whispers Testimony From early morning, when a mother, Mrs. R. V. Owen, stified her pride and in a choking voice, almost a whisper at times, told the jury the details of Henry C. Beattie Jr.'s alleged physical ailment which cdused his wife heartrending grief and hours of anguish, the prisoner faced the hardest strain thus far wit- nessed in his fight for life. Through the testimony of the mother of the dead woman the prosecution en- deavored to define the motive for the crime, the fear that the news of the al- leged aflment might reach Henry Clay Beattie Sr., and cause a rupture be- tween the son and the father upon whom he depended. “The Girl in the Case” To reinforce its theory of the motive, the prosecution put on the stand also Mrs. J. E. Binford, mother of Beulah, “the girl in the case,” and Henrfetta Pittman, Beulah's chum. Their testi- mony brought to the surface a story of Beattie's four years of acquaintance with Beulah Binford, of alleged numer- ous indiscretions, of the birth and death of the child named Henry Clay Binford, and how, just prior to the murder, this relationship was renewed. The prisoner fidgeted uneasily as he heard Paul testify. Perspiration was on his brow and a flush on his thin face. He buried his fingers into a crumpled handkerchief, almost shoved it into his mouth and bit hard on it. ONCE RIGH MINER DIES A PAUPER | Relatives to Whom He Gave Large Sum Refuse to Aid Him [Special Dispatch to The Call] REDDING, Aug. 28.—Dennis Cronin, miner, aged 81, died in the county hos- pital today, a pauper. Two years ago he gave $10,000 to a nephew and a niece in the east, keeping only $80 to pay his own funeral expenses. Iliness came upon him soon after making the gifts, and he used the $80 for medicines. Ap- peals to his nephew and niece for money fell upon deaf ears, and he was forced to ®o to the county hospital. Cronin was buried today at the expense of the count MAN COMMITS SUICIDE STANDING IN STREET Employe of Standard Oil Com- pany Shoots Self in Heart NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—Standing at New and Beaver streets today, Arthur Veit, employed in the shipping depart- ment of the Standard Oll company, where his father, Richard C. Velt, is one of the managers, committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart. Veit was a graduate of Columbia university and married. His father, who is manager of the marine department of the Standard Ofl company, is on an automobile tour in England. J. R. KEENE'S HEALTH IS REPORTED BETTER LONDON, Aug. 28.—James R. Keene of New York, who has been suffering from a slight recurrence of the illness which he had in New York, was much better today. When inquiries were ‘made this afternoon concerning Keene's health, he was sitting up and enjoy- ing luncheon, EXPRESS COMPANY REDUGES CHARGES Complaint of Shippers Is Fol- lowed by Widespread Cut in Rates Upon the request of the state board of railroad commissioners, Wells-Fargo & Co. has made widespread reductions in its express rates. More than 100 of these reductions have already been made. These adjustments have fol- lowed the discovery that in many in- stances the company has been charging more for the shorter than for the longer | haul over the identical route. 'These charges have been in direct violation of the state constitution. The commission has called the attention of the company to this condition and the corrections have followed. These adjustments are in no way connected with the general investiga- tion that is to be made into expre rates throughout the state. They are merely incidental to complaints re- | ceived by the commission and a cursory examination of the existing rate sched- ules. The general investigation will fallow. Among the most conspicuous cases have been the charges from Sacramento to points in northern California. In many instances the rate has been higher from Sacramento than from San Francisco, although the haul from Sac- ramento is contained within the haul from San Francisco. The rate on cer- tain articles to Etna Mills from Sa §i mento, for instance, was $4.50, while the rate from San Francisco was only $3.- This has now been changed so that the rate from Sacramento is $2.80. Similar conditions existed in and about Los Angeles. In many cases the charge was far higher for the shorter distance. This was found to be the case from points in the southern part of the | ¥ UMMINS, PEEVED AT TAFT, I3 OUT FORLAFOLLETTE { Has Ideas Which Are Really “Safe and Sane” He’s Opposed to the Presi- dent and Would Work Against Him [Special Dispateii to The Call} ASHINGTON, D, C., Aug. 28.— Word was received at the capital tonight that Senator Cummins of Towa, angered by President Taft's attack on the tariff record of the insurgents, had come out for Senator La Follette of Wisconsin for {the republican nomination for president. | This, at least, is the interpretation that !insurgents at Washington are giving to letter written by Cummins: Personally, I am opposed to Pres- ident Taft. If I had my way he would not be the choice of the re- publican national convention and if it were possible for me to pre- vent it, I don’t hesitate to say I would do so. La Follette stands for legislation that is perfectly safe and sane, not- withstanding the efforts that have been made by his enemies to dis- credit him as unsafe. His judgment on great questions is reliable and the accusation of being erratic and unsafe and radical are made with- out any foundation whatsoever. His views are sound and the intense earnestness with which he fights is the only thing that leads many to the belief that he is unsafe. Cummins an Artful Dodger It will be noted that while this state- ment is subject to an interpretation that will please the friends of La Fol- Jette, the insurgent does not commit himself to the Wisconsin man. He does mot say definitely that he is for La Foilette for the nomination for the preésideney. To those who have talked with Cum- mins it is plain that he has come to the conclusion that there Is mo hope for a compfomise candidate at the 1912 convention. It has been known here for several months that the reason Cummins refused to sign the petition requesting La ¥ollette to become a candidate was because he did not care to put himself in the position of being committed to the Wisconsin man, feel- ing sure that the latter would have no chance. His ideas are known to have been that La Follette's candidacy might have the effect of forcing the acceptance of a compromise candidate, whereupon he would have been found standing with head bowed, expectantly waiting for the lightning to strike. He aid not want to have it said at Such time that he and La Follette were tarred with the same stick. Struggle Will Be Short That there will be a short, sharp struggle In the republican convention there is no doubt. While Cummins has made no statement as to whether or not he will work to send La Follette delegates to the convention, it may now be expected that he will do so. President Taft will have so overwhelm- ing a majority of delegates there is no doubt of his renomination. The chief fight, therefore, will be made over the platform to be adopted. The insurgents will fight for a vindi- cation of the Towan's tariff maneuv- ering. but even on this point it is to be axpected that the supporters of President Taft will prove victorious. Even the states from which the in- surgents came are divided, while the Taft supporters will be united. poh e Vo e g SHIP SPRINGS LEAK, THEN BURNS AND SINKS Second Engineer Is Lost During Rescue of Crew: SEATTLE, Aug. 28.—The sound freighter Transport of the Star Steam- ship and Sound Packet lines, which left Roche harbor last night for Seattle, spreng a leak and shortly afterward caught fire, sinking at 11 p. m. Her crew was taken off by small salmon boats, and during the transfer Second Engineer Wilber Snyder of the Trans- port fell overboard and was seen no more. TWO SEAMEN KILLED IN WARSHIP DISASTER Accident to Anchor Gear Claims Lives on Ohio ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—Word reached the navy department today that two seamen, Willlam A. Creech and ‘Wilson D. Mickey, had been killed on board the battléship Ohio as the result of an accident to the archor gear. The Ohio is in Tangler sound, Chesapeake bay, preparatory to participating in the target practice of the Atlantic fleet. LEHIGH DEATH LIST "REACHES TWENTY-NINE lowan Says the Wisconsin Man, | the following statement contained in a | e T 1 R e e e AUGUST 29, 1911. Dlvorcc 5U|t F‘llcd Smclmrs ———— Frlcndlv Mrs. Uplon Sinclair, wife of Utopian-colonies, were married in 19 There have ably go on the stage. the . author, socialist and founder of defendant in a divorce suit vesterday. The couple been rumors of disagreement between the pair for some time. Mrs. Sinclair says she and Poet Kemp will prob- ’ NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—The marital dificulties of Upton Sinclair and Meta Fuller Sinclair, who havé been mar- ried 11 years, reached a climax today when the author brought suit for ab- solute divorce, naming Harry, Kemp, the poet, as corespondent. While the papers were being pre- pared by Sinclair's attorney for serviée upon the wife today, she and her hus- band and the corespondent poet sat in the assembly room of a large Broad- way hotel and quietly discussed with reporters the problem of marital re- lations and Utopia in_ general. The author and his wife frequently ad- dressed each other in endearing terms and in a most matter of fact way Sin- clair told his wife that his attorney would call later in the day, as he did, with the formal papers. Mrs. Sinclair was asked if she would fight the divorce: proceedings.: “No," she said. “I have not yet con- sulted a lawyer, but my present inten- tion is not to oppose the suit.” ZXuThor His Wife and Kemp Chat of Marital Troubles With Reporfers When informed of the statutory grounds Which the New York law're- quires for the granting of a divorce, she said: “It does not seem to me that divorce should be a disgrace, even diyorce ob- tained upon such grounds as you say must be shown in this state. T believe that an individual is justified in pur- suing his or her ideal.” “I have the misfortune,” she said, “to have a conservative husband. He is conservative by instinct and nature and a radical merely by cholce. A monog- amist ought to be able to act the part of ‘a husband; in other words, he ought to have some time to devote to his wife. He should not be so ab- sorbed in his work that the true pro- portions of human relationship fade into insignificance beside his work.” Mrs. Sinclair said that she expected to go away for a rest, and added that Kemp would not accompany her. She said that both of them might later go on the stage. Sinclair sald that he was going to his home in Arden, Del GANAL WILL BE READY IN 192 Less Than One-fourth of the Big Ditch Remains to Be Excavated [Special Dispaich to The Call] WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—The actual digging of the Panama canal will be completed before the end of the year 1912. There will be a great deal more work to be done, but when the dig- ging is over the worst part of the job will be over. The significance of the announcement that the digging will be completed in 1912 is in the fact that work on the canal has progressed beyond the rosiest calculations and that it will be ready for actual operation before the time fixed for the Panama-Pacific exposition. Less than a fourth of the canal now remains to be excavated. The total excavation for July was 2,518,982 yards, as compared with 2,406,288 cubic yards in July, 1810, and 2,843,260 yards in July, 1909. It is apparent that if the July rate of excavation is kept up about 16 months more will see the dirt all removed. The total for July is rather below the average for the first seven. uwndu ar the current vear. _ The lona at work in t.ht zone is a BACHELORS MAY PAY FOR LIBERTY City Commission Plans to Put Tax on Town's “Mis- guided Men” [Special Dispaich to The Call] VALLEJO, Aug. 28.—Bachelorhood in this community is about to be an ex- pensive as well as forlorn state If the plans of the city commission are carrieq out. Tt is not that the town desires an increase in population or wishes to force felicity upon the misguided young men, but the commission form of gov- ernment is proving expensive, and in casting about for objects taxable the commissioners concluded that if the un- married were not going to support fam- ilies ‘their money might as well help support the municipal undertakings. It was the report of City Auditor George Hildreth, showing the need for additional sources of city income under the commission’s government, which prompted the commissioners to exercise their ingenuity, not the shortage in nuptials, for if the tax were to drive all the unmarried men into wedlock the purpose of the measure would be de- feated. : Another scheme for raising city funds which is under consideration is to im- pose a license tax upon the business men, 8o that there would be more uni- { formity in the taxation and the burden would not be entirely upon the liquor THE. " EATHEF YESTERDAY—Hig lowest Sunday night, 54. 7 FORECAST FO early morning fog. npderu!a’?&m light southwest wind ‘increasing. st demper , “TOD PRICE FIVE CENTS. RAILROAD'S T0NE 13 HRM Kruttschnitt Defines Its Position in Respect to Demands of S. P. Employes REGARD FOR THE PUBLIC IS FIRST CONSIDERATION Shopmen Give Their Side of Case and Are Hopeful Concern- ing Outcome OFFICIALS AND WORKMEN WILL CONFER THURSDAY PPEALING directly to the judg- ment of the public on the mat- ters at issue between the Harri- man rallroad system and its shop employes, Julius Kruttschnitt, vice president and director of maintenance and operation of the Southern and Union Pacific and allied lines, last even- ing issued a statement covering the company’s position as regards the labor situation. Kruttschnitt, who arrived Sunday evening from Chicago, was in confer- ence all day yesterday with high of- ficlals of the Pacific system, including E. E. Calvin, general manager; J. M. Davis, general superintendent for the northern district, and H. J. Small, gen- eral superintendent of motive power. At the close of the meeting he issued his statement, in which answer is made to each of the nine demands of the fed- erated shop employes. First Duty to Public The reply of the railroad chief calls particular attention to the pelicy « of the Harriman roads in dealing with their employes, declaring their stand to be liberal and just at all times and likewise satisfactory to the workmen. He charges that such an arrangement as the labor leaders are trying toforce upon the company would cripple the service' materially, causing the public to suffer, and finally sums up his whole argument in a statement of his belief that the first duty of a public service corporation is to the whole public. Meanwhile the international officers of the five unions affected are speeding westward and will arrive Wednesday evening, .when they will consult with the local leaders in preparation for Thursday’s conference with Krutt- schnitt. The official has been advised of their intention to meet with him at that time and has announced that he will be in San Francisco until Satur- day. Shopmen Are Hopeful The eastern labor leaders are J. A. Franklin, president of the Boiler Mak- ers’ union; James, W. Kline, president of the blacksmiths; M. F. Ryan, presi- dent of the car workers; M. O'Sullivan, president of the sheet metal workers, and J. D. Buckalew, vice president of the Machinists' union. In spite of the statement issued last night, the San Frangisco shopmen are still of the opinion that Kruttschnitt can be convinced of what they con- sider the reasonableness and justice of their demands. E. L. Reguin. who has been acting as spokesman for the fed- eration in San Francisco, said last night that there was little cause to fear a labor crisis. He said: “All we want Kruttschnitt to do is to meet with us and let us talk. If we can’t bring him to our way of think- ing, then it is up to us. We must prove to him the justice of our de- mands. Perhaps from his viewpoint his objections are plausible, but we may be In a position to makt him see our side of the question. Shopman Makes Statement “As for these demands which he notes in his statement, let me say that our original idea in forming a federa- tlon to handle the business of the five crafts was to save expense, both to ourselves and to the raflroad company. Instead of our payving the expenses of five committees, we would be able to get along with just one, on which all five crafts could be represented. “It would benefit the company, too, for this single committee could meet with the motive power superintendent or some other official and arrange all agreements at the same time. The wages in the different crafts are prac- tically the same, the same conditions of employment as well as the same hourn obtain in all of the five branches, and by settling them all at once the officials would save time and so would we. In Case of Grievance “Another advantage would be the ad- justment of minor grievances among ourselves. For instance, the machinis might feel that they had a grievance. It would be brought before this ad- visory ‘board, composed of one man : from each craft, and after a hearing the board would decide whether to or- der the machinists to drop their com- . plaint or to approach the officials. Fron- the railroad point of view, the only rea- son [ can see for their objection lies * - { {