The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1911, Page 1

B SRR e The Call Has the Best COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE THEATRICAL SPORTING SOCIETY MARINE VOLUME CX.—NO. 153. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 191l PRICE FIVE CENTS. EDICT IS STEP TOWARD NEW CHINA z Imperial Edict Issued by Empcror Hsuan Tung That Marks an Epoch in Chinese History | | THE WEATHER YESTERDAY — Highest temperature, 62; lowest Sunday night, 52. FORECAST FOR TODAY—Cloudy: moderate southwest wind. 66 HAVE reigned three vears and have always acted conscientiously in the in- ““On several occasions edicts have been promulgated as laws, but none of them jully, modifying legislation, promoting the interests of the people and abolishing feresis of the people. But I have not employed men properly, as I am with- has been obeyed. The PBOPIC are grumbling, yet I do not know. . Disasters loom their hardships all in accordance with their wishes and interests. The old laws that out political skill. I have employed too many nobles in positions, which con- ahead, but I do not see.’ are unsuitable will be abolished. The union of the Manchus and Chinese, mentioned After referring to uprisings in various places, the :Jicl continues: by the late emperor, I shall carry out now. Finances and diplomacy have reached “The whole empire is seething. The spirits of our nine deceased emperors are bedrock. 3 3 2 unable to enjoy the sacnficcs prapcrly. while it is feared that the people will suffer “Even if all united, I still fear that we may fcul If the empire's subjects was antagonized. When I urged reforms, officials and the geniry seize the oppor- grievously. do not regard and do not honor fate, and are easily misled by outlaws, then the future le. Much of the people’s money has been taken, but nothing fo ““All these things are my own faull, and I hereby announce to the world that 1 of China s unthinkable. I am most anxious day and night. My only hope is that benefit the people has been achieved. swear to reform, and with our soldiers and people, to carry out the constitution faith- my subjects thoroughly understand.” nes constitutionalism. “On railway matiers one whom I trusted deceived me. Hence public opinion tunity io emb. DARROWAGAIN [Two Jurors in B 1/GAMBLER SAYS '{ To WhomDefense AHAEKS E[]URT, | Takes Exception HNN PR“MISE“ B 5 DRAWINGANGER)® ===~ HIM PROTECTION Admission of Jurors Who Think McNamara Guilty Causes Sharp Clash Bordwell Is Playing to Public| Hints Defense Leader and Retort Follows By ARTHUR L. PRICE al Dispaich to The Call] FIGURES AND SCENES IN THE POLITICAL UPHEAVAL IN CHINESE EMPIRE The boy emperor of the Flowery Kingdom is the central figure. W hen he was born he was named Pu Yi, but on ascending the throne assumed the name of H'suan Tung. At the left is Prince Chun, the regenf, who has been the real ruler. On the right is China’s “‘man of iron,” Yuan Shai Kai, who, when he was suspected of malingering after being ordered to attack the rebels, was plotting the undoing of the Manchu dynasty. GOVERNMENT REVISION THRONE'S PROMISE Emperor Pledges an Immediate Constitution With a Cabinet From Which Nobles Will Be Excluded ; Money Is Paid Through Hamil-| ton and McDonough Brothers for Campaign Funds i Sherifi's Managers Pocket the Cash, but Won't Make Good j Till After Re-election z Rl HE versatility of Sheriff Tom TFinn and his brother in law, Charlie Hamilton, in raising —Clarence | Ethe 3 funds for Finn's campaign for re- — : "M;“:i |etection was demonstrated yesterday NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IS gl when Henry Bloom, a cigar dealer at Ao % GIVEN ROYAL APOLOGY he said Political Offenders Connected With Revolution of 1898 and Also With Present Rebellion Pardoned MANCHU PRESIDENT OF ASSEMBLY IS TO RESIGN | [ lly disallowed the | ." by the defense the defendant was guil me of murder and of blowing ding. on the t it was se,” strong | o s R v attorney to use. He| | A, C. WINTER 1 sinuated that the judge|* —e v FEDERAL RAILROAD ra from ’mfe;r Moves Reported in{; Chinese War Sltuahon\ The national assembly’s demand for a complete constitutional government has been acceded to by the throme. The situation around Peking is becoming tense and temporary fortifications have been erected. Provisional government of Kwan- tung, recently declared by the citizens of Cantom, has fallem, ® man who is op- cting the death penalty ddsaohipat the dis Supreme Court Decision Fore- as fought for Winter o i n and he fought today for shadows ' Elimination of 7. Johnson, whom the | impeach. The prose- State Commissions - 3226 Mission street and former owner that the defense will AT d for these men, d by get- WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Complete of a gambling game at 53 Third street, | according to reports received e box the state has 2 B i i i o told of a contribution of $600 he had at the state department. o . ntrol a the railroads o! e | a able fire of three|cOntrol o made to Finn's campaign at the request Hankow is entirely in the hands peremp c nges. country by the interstate commerce of the imperials, including the powder factory. The American missionary, A. H. Kepler, who was wounded in Friday's fighting, is reported to be in a serious condition. The imperial forces are prepar- ing to follow up last week’s victory by attacking Wuchang. A visit to Sinokan reveals the fact that the imperial losses have been underestimated in reports. Local Chinese allege attempt is being made to split the rebel army with gold. gk o vistoel eRaltnats l of Hamilton. commission, and virtual elimination o Progress Is Made The money was paid for police pro- of the judge's ruling this|the state commissions from such con- tection, according to Bloom's statement of progress. Winter and|trol, is foreshadowed in an opinion Frampton early joined the four men|jpanjeq down today by the supreme passed for cause, subject to nesses, and he was to have immunity i 7 hal e. Samuel Men- CORES, " h o e rer ry ct ,:.xamr:” rA. dt ‘W‘V.;“Pr The court held that hereafter all lo- from ralds as long as e ‘cam! denhiall, (£ SRraier; 0f . SN0 MLUET | comotives, cars, or other: equipment |through.” vas passed by sides d George g d by f““"; :“\. il M‘:'L used on any railroad which is a high-| The initial payment of $100 was made on: v I (e Iy 2" | way of interstate commerce must com- |, pamilton. Two further payments of defense has already o " o 7 1 vith the federal safet; 1 = ertort to tmpeach him. Frani| DY With the federal safety appliance | gyo ..o wors made to Pete MeDonougn | Machine - of Transcontmental i s il ”“’: In its opinion, the court held that|in the back room of McDonough Broth-| Avijator Is Whirled Against , with a predilection for compliance with the federal law is|ers’ cafe and bail bond brokerage office, < Grandstand at Tucson i »“;;_‘: “l'an;l:rak:\r;:\mlnallflfl 'Cc,mpu!sory on a.lll railr:ads engaged opposite the central police station. < ; e ruling of the court that caused -rl:ell:i:t l;’::::o::el ofmé ,:er:::fh:: Saloon Men Fiscal Agents 7 o {1( the Ief{ center is a view of the emperor’s palace in Peking, and at tbreak from Darrow came early : TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 30.—Caught by a | | the right is a view at Hankow railway station, showing foreigners boarding EKING, Oct. 30.—The de- sudden heavy gust of wind, as he was| | frains fo escape from the trouble zone. The lower picture shows the nearing the athletic feld of the Iniver: | | principal gateway in the big wall that surrounds Peking. Sad o the qationsl e sity of Arizona this afternoon, Robert |e— - bly for a complete constitue G. Fowler, transcontinental aviator, on . bt i IMPERIALISTS REPORTED [ smomaen b v dstand, where hundreds of specta- i tors were gathered. 3 ceded to by the throne. An ime TS R e TO BE'BURNING HANKOW |feit s e et e soon quelled when the machine was apologizing for the past neglect seen to stop, tangled up in a barbed of the throne and granting an wire fence that surrounds the stands. Wireless Message From Britsh Warship Says immediate constitution with a No one In the stands was Injured, but cabinet from which nobles shall Fowler's machine had both landing . . o Troops Commit Gross Brutalities be excluded. skids crushed and one of the uprights was smiashed. Fowler again escaped . ket Bt ST e TR : A second edict grants pardon Today's flight was mad. 4 {HALT, Oct. 30.—A wireless mes- burning the native city of Hankow and T i © from Marl-| e from the British warships at Han- that the entire advance of the govern- to. Bapeal Ofiel:lders i kow says that the imperialists are ment forces is marked with brutality. | With the revolution of 1898 and subsequent revolutions and those copa to Tucson, & distance 6f 90 miles, IMPERIAL FORCES PREPARE comfit_alled to join in the present in 105 minutes. Fowler will remain rebellion. in Tucson until tomorrow, when Avia- FOR ATTACK ON WUCHANG The throne promises to organ- tor C. P. Rodgers, on his western trans- continental flight, is due to arrive here, 3 ize ‘a cabinet without HANKOW, China, Oct. 29, via Wuhu, tageous for a stdden attack against forthwith The M nqbles Oct. 30.—The imperial forces are pre- the arsenal at Hanyang. ortawith. he Manchu prince, and the two aviators will exchange said, who assured him that FINn's| greetings. Fowler expects to leave brother in law could “fix” the police | later in fhe afternoon. through McDonough brothers. goE e oom by |EIGHTH WORLD WONDER! : : The protection acco oo Y ‘CHEAP T, AXICAB RATES paring to follow up their victory Over A H. Kepler, the American mission- Shih Hsu, president of the as- Hamilton' and: the McDonquehs ; ek o —_ the rebels 1";1"“1‘"“ an ‘l“ack':: ary who was wounded in Friday’s fight- | sembly, is permitted to resign, short lived. At‘ the end of the second Three Mile R',de for 25 Cents ‘Wueliang, which the revolutior! ing, is In a serious condition. His in-| the Chinese Li Chia Chu suc- week both his games were closed &nd Gi in t have protected by elaborate emergency Jurien: are .l the necls and. arn: He I 4 %Y ; iven Eas fortifications, and Hanyang, which is & ceeding him. The Manchu Kuei he has not been able to open up since. Hod e ; was watching the fighting from the o, MONTCLAIR, N. J., Oct. 30.—This |regarded as of the utmost importance buildi Chun, minister of constabular The Ellis street game was closed on G ¢ = v op of a building in the Japanese con- y b Y, - city is to haye the cheapest taxicab|on account of the arsenal there. i o y’ the ‘nlght Bloom mads bis sscout pay| servitein the siotld - A compatiy whidh | . Admiral. Sah: Cheng) Ping yasterday S o oy stiay [has been removed and the Chi- : 1 er : ment of $250 for & waelc's proteotion | has ' just ‘obtalned & franchiss has | notified the forelgn consuls that e was p' ot FERIST B UAtied 10 the|nese Chao Ping Chun supersedes in advance and he has since made de: agreed the rate is to be no | ‘higher than | about to begin a bombardment of Wu- tan. him. made yesterday in the presence of wit- ' : Elaborating this, however, it held that| McDonough Brothers are reputed to the morning session. i 5 e Bordwell, in beginning, his|the cars or equipment‘of such roads, ipe tne fiscal'agents for Finn, and Ham- N Rt ok juror | €¥en 1f engaged in transportation |, .. luccestion to Bloom that he pay sald that the blas of a Juror| i, the confines of a state, must be e 1se of conscientious opinion, | o 40 04 as part and parcel of the |the money to them and that they, in to find a verdict of} . .14, therefore, completely under |turn, would “fix things” with the police, ty '8 1 was’ “implied ’ “"_"‘f::: bz s count da.| the jurisaiction of the federal com- |satisfied Bloom, he sald yesterday, and e Butl-of-this guosscn- | he pald $500 in all to Pete McDonough. Members of the interstate commerce, 1 a D commission are jubilant at the ruling| InvoIved In the transaction and pres of the supreme court, which was unan- |ent at the transfer of the money from imous. Referring to the court’s opin- | Bloom to Finn's campaign fund, via Me- fon, Commissioner Lane declared “it|ponough Brothers, was Joe Gleason, a meant, eventually, that there is to be no dual control of interstate carriers.” The decision was read by Justice|the games opened by Bloom under the Vandevanter in a case instituted by the | immunity agreement. government against the Southern rail-| ¢ was Gleason, Bloom said, Who way. The polnt at-issue was whether | g 1509 nim to leave San Mateo county, the federal act applied in the case of a Sincerity Doubted shipment from one point in Alabama | Where he was doing well with & “The challenge to the jurors, Framp- | to another point in the same state, the | over the line near Colma, and enter the ton and Winter, by the defense is not | shipment being -in an improper!y| field in this city. It was Gleason, he because of any desire to have them re- | equipped car. moved from the box on account of Justice Vandevanter said: grounds on which the challenge is Cars are seldom set apart for nased, It is an attempt to dispose of exclusive use in moving either class them for other than the grounds of| O°f trafic, but:generally are used g interchangeably in moving both; ‘hallenge. The ostensible grounds of | 4" "Situation is much the same he defense’s challenge is the supposed| i trainmen, switchmen and like »pposition of the two jurors to the| employes, for they usually, if not -endition of a verdict, based entirely| necessarily, have to do with both ipon circumstantial evidence, in cales classes of traffic. Besides the sev- - where the death penalty may be im-| eral trains on the same railroad posed under the law. are not independent in point of In reality, the challenge has its con- :“e‘:“,’:;;’:en‘::"! ::':v‘:-“fi:r‘;:’ ::. ! ception in a desire to remove these men delay or disaster to one, or results e a juror on the ques- ed blas first, and a fallure 2 waiver of the right to| or that cause. p d out where the de- have saved from challenge Juror Lee, had it called to the court's jon the fact that the prosecu- tion chailenged Lee for implied bias the wrong time. Continuing, the well known gambler and manager of fense might dge sald \ from the jury box for reasons forming | in disabling one of its operatives, that i local hackmen and asked that all forelgners be ‘ \ the basia of & challenge to.these mian || Lisraicilabhe b illyiste siis Uit """":"::" "“:"“"’ “::“mm‘; Shesgedt by jE i o :“‘" ‘:‘ e 2 Friday’s battle at Kilometer Ten was | Peking Situation Tense by the defense, which was disallowed. and imperil ‘the safety of other g a splendia exhibition of gameness and The lines around Peking are ‘ “These men were formally challenged | trains. ~And so the absence of ap- Blackon the pett pr this Yebs! fojoss. Hohtens While ‘there’i for actual blas. These opinions on| apropriate safety appliances from m"‘ |-' W . Although they were outnumbered two | tightening. o ere 1s no any part of any traln is a menace, not only to that trnlu. but to Continued on Page 4, Column 4 others. great panic among the higher “They told me it had ”ufi : Bee Bav, i W_wogemym-swmoumm— w 1 s . classes and the foreigners, there A which these challenges were based were bbortb et sl S b B bt