The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 25, 1913, Page 1

rigmesy ‘rem ture Yesterday, 64. Lowest Wednes- day Night, 56, I‘;?l:)‘r details of the weather See Page 11. Building Operations The building operations in San Francisco indicate that 1913 will be a banner year. “The People’s Newspaper” WEATHER FORECAN1 . moderate southwest winds. VOLUME 114—NO. 5. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, EkE PRICE FIVE CENTS. RIOTS BAING MILITIA INTO JTRIKE ZONE Michigan Governor Orders 2,400 Armed Men Into Copper Mine District to Quell Disturbances—Sher- iff Demands Aid—Two Counties Will Be Under Guard Before Night Falls 15,000 IDLE MEN DISOBEY LEADERS They Strip Stars From Dep- uties and Drive Workmen From Jobs—Several Per- sons Hurt—Artillery Guns and Munitions Are Sent With Troops Into Region LANSING, Mich., July 24.—Two troops of eavalry, two companies of artillery and all the infantry companies of the Michigan national guard have been or- dered north at once to ald in quelling the disturbances in the Copper coun- try, where 15,000 miners are on strike. Adjutant General R. C. Vandercook, who late this afternoon recelved or- ders from Governor Ferris to rush the militia to the strike zone, expects to have 2,400 men in Houghton and Ke- weenah before tomorrow £ht Adjutant counties General Vandercook has telegrams to all the company com- ers of the state militia, ordering to assemble their men and start at once for the northern peninsula. The provisions which the quartermaster de- them partment had ordered for the annual encampment of state troops to be held | at Ledington next month be shipped north at once. usands of rounds of ammunition and the two field guns of the Lansing, artillery companies, supplied shrapnel shells, will be'included the equipment of the militia ts planned to keep the men amp until the trouble is over. LI:'.ADERS PLEAD IN VAIN FOR ORDER Mich., with in ~Violat- rs of the Federation Miners 15,000 striking miners of the cop- belt Western against violence, many eated enough disturbances o result in the ordering out of By there will includ- tomorrow ni 1400 = fers, in the min- peninsula of and artillery, upper There were attacks on about the persons in- c brawls. So menacing appear to Sheriff he asked Governor Ferris 1y in the day IVES ORDER governor was on his way the no concerted mine property or persons several were tion that to Al- when reached Bay first to think that the sheriff was duly alarmed. Later reports, however, the governor that armed help was needed, and he ordered Adju- request City he un- convinced tant General Vandercook to rush sol- A plentiful two fleld dlers to the strike zone. pply tion and gung with shrapnel will arrive tomor- for the use of the militia. While there were several outbreaks of ammuni in various parts of the mining coun- try, the chief disturbance that set the troops motion was an assault on deputy sheriffs stationed at the mines of the Calumet and Hecla company to protect property. None of the mines has attempted to operate, but the strikers seemed to object to the presence of the deputies. DISORDER INCREASES About 300 strikers, armed steel drills, clubs and stones, and a few with firearms, which they fired in the air, marched to the No. 2 Conglom- erate shaft and stripped the deputies The victorius strikers, meet- Ing with little opposition, proceeded the Hecla branch mine and di- the deputies there of their in- signia of authority. es could not offer much resistance as the strikers outnumbered them, but there were many fights after the stars had been collected and sev- eral persons were beaten severely. Sev- eral men were taken to hospitals. The strikers then surrounded all the surface plants of the Calumet and Hecla company and forced suspension of operations in these plants. The in with of stars. to vested The dep auxiliary machine shops, foundries and other similar industries were closed before the onset of the miners. The company managers asserted that these shops would have been closed later anyway, as there was little for them to do. The stamp mills were not mo- lested, but they shut down today for Jack of ore and because of the general confusion. Among those most seriously hurt in the foremoon riots were: George Danblom, beaten about head; may die. George Unwworth, chief engineer Su- the Tontinued on Page 3, Column 3 of | was inclined at | FILMY ROBES FAIL TO HIDE DANCERS Patrolman Sees Them in Diaf- anous Drapery, Tripping Bare- foot in Moonlit Park (Special Dispatch to The Call) SEATTLE, July 24.—At 4 o'clock this morning Officer Gauntlett, No. 122, en- | tered Volunteer park from Fifteenth avenue north, and five minutes later en- countered the most amazing experience of his career. | He saw— Six maldens They wore, he says, gauzy robes— perhaps the stuff of which dreams are made—and as transparent as a child's e, % They were singing and dancing—all six—barefoot in the dewy grass. “Hey!” he shouted, “hold on.” The maldens halted. “Music,” sald Officer Gauntlett, com- ing up amd wiping his brow, “is for- bldden after 10:30 at night. Go home and put on more clothes.” “O0—00—oh!" squealed the maidens, but nevertheless off they went. PINKHAM IS CHOSEN GOVERNOR OF HAWAII 1 Democrats in Territory, Who Opposed His Candidacy, Express Great Surprise (Special Dispatch to The Call) WASHINGTON, July 24—President Wilson today announced the appoint- ment of L. E. Pinkham as governor of the territory of Hawali. O1d Incident Recalled HONOLULU, July 24.—President Wil- son’s appointment of L. E. Pinkham to be governor of the Hawailan islands was a profound surprise hers, and to none more so than the factions of the democratic party, all of which had united in opposing his candidacy. The princlpal objection advanced against Mr. Pinkham was that when president of the Hawailan board of health he is alleged to have written en insulting letters to the Japanese consul, for which Governor Frear com- pelled him to apologize. RECKLESS CHAUFFEUR CONVICTED OF MURDER Fourteen Years in Prison Is Penalty for Runping Down and Killing Man CHICAGO, July 24—A jury.in the criminal court today returned a verdict of gullty against Fred Hrodek, a chauf- feur, charged with the murder of Patrick J. Condon, who was run over and killed by an automoblle driven by the defendant. His punishment was fixed at 14 years' fmprisonment in the penitentiary. Reckless drivers of automobiles were characterized as being far more dangerous than highway robbers by Assistant State's Attorney Malato in his argument to the jury. HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE WITH BABY IN ARMS Molder, Former San Francis- Says He “Didn't Know Gun Was Loaded” PETALUMA, July 24.—Walter Plow- man, brass molder and former resident of San Francisco, shot and danger- ously wounded his wife, Mrs. Florence Plowman, here today. She had an in- fant in her arms when the bullet, dis- charged from a rifle, shattered her jaw bone. Plowman didn’t know the weapon was loaded, he explained. Petalumn can, HEADLESS BODY IN OCEAN Schoaner's Capiain Reports Finding Corpse of Woman, Which He Sank BOSTON, July 24.—The discovery at sea of the headless body of an expen- sively dressed young woman was re- ported today by Captain Charles White of the schooner Jennie Gilbert upon his arrival in port. To the captain it ap- peared that the head had been skil- fully severed with a sharp knife. Cap- tain White says he wrapped the body tn canvas and sank it. KILLED AT AN INITIATION Electric Current Figures in Rites— Two Are Electrocuted BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 24—Don- ald A. Kenney and Christopher Gustin were killed tonight by an electric shock at the local hall of the Loyal Order of Moose. An initiation was in progress and It is sald that an electric shock was a part of the ceremony. TIn some way not vet explained Kenney and Gustin, it is stated, received too much current. PR Y T S SEVEN DEAD IN EXPLOSION Four Men and Three Girls Killed by Nitroglycerin in Quebec Town BELOEIL, Quebec, July 24 —Seven lives were lost in Beloeil today when an explosion of nitroglycerin blew one of the isolated buildings of the Cana- aian Explosives company to bits and scattered the dismembered bodies of four men and three girls, employes, In every direction. |DYNAMITE SCARES TOWN Man Killed When Basket Full of Gelatine Explodes ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 24—The business section of the town of Honeoye was thrown into a panic to- day when dynamite which John Everett was carrying through the district in a basket exploded. Everett was killed, Ybut no others were injured. FORGERY PUTS REFERENDUM | OF YUAN ROUT |vankee Refugees IN JEOPARDY| REBEL FORCES Hundreds of Signatures on “Wet” Petitions Palpably Faked by Bold Op- erators GRAND JURY ASKED TO INVESTIGATE Registrar Zemansky Makes Discovery Which May In- validate Petitions, Forgerles numbering several hun- dred, which will undoubtedly feopar- dize the efforts of the “wets” to have the 2 to 6 o'clock closing law referred to the people for a direct vote were discovered on the petitions submitted to Registrar of Voters Harry Zemansky vesterday. So daring were the circulators of the petitions that some of them forged the names of Supervisor Fred L. Hilmer and other public officials. In other in- stances the circulators of the petitions literally 1ifted pages of old registers, signing the names of voters who since the last register was compiled have moved to other districts and precincts. Obviously no great effort was made to disguise the handwriting, as the n's, m's, b's and other letters are similar in every respect. SIGNATURES FORGED In his report to the board of election commissioners Reglstrar = Zemansky sald: “I find that a large number of signatures upon the referendum peti- tions are not the signatures of the electors who signed the affidavits of registration.” The report also asked for instructions regarding the exami- nation and certification of the signa- tures. Zemansky sald that the attention of the grand jury would be called to the wholesale forgeries and that, acting upon a resolution introduced by Com- missioner, Thomas V. Cator, the letter “£” wouldl be placed after every signa- ture which was found to be spurious before the petitions were forwarded to the secretary of state. “In all my experience T have never encountered such wholesale forgery, sald Zemansky, “and I am of the opinlon that it will serfously affect the desire of those In favor of the refer- endum on the closing law, because I don’'t belleve they have many signa- tures to spare. Only 10,000 signatures were gathered In San Francisco and a great number of these are palpable forgeries.” WHO CIRCULATED THEM The petitions on which the greatest number of forgeries were discovered were circulated by Willlam Gans, J. L Williams, L. A. Routier and F. J. Garerghty. Many others contained a few incorrect names. * Comparatively few forgeries were discovered on other petitions, but it is not believed that enough were found to affect the operation of the refer- endum. Should the 9 referendum petition against the 2 to 6 o'clock closing law fall to secure emough certified signa- tures, the law wlill become effective on August 10. On the other hand, if there are enlough over and above the ies, the question of closing the saloons between the hours of 2 and 6§ o'clock a. m. will be referred to the voters at the general electlon to be held In November, 1914. GIRL KEEPS WEDDING SECRET SIX MONTHS I}!u. Gerald Remmers, Married in De- cember, Gives Out News When Going to New Home (Special Dispateh to The Call) SAN MATEO, July 24.—There is one girl on the peninsula who can keep a secret. She is Mrs. Gerald Remmers, better known in San Mateo as Miss Elsie Woollett. Mrs. Remmers was married in Oak- land last December, but the fact be- came known only today, when she left for Oakland, her future home. Mr. Remmers is a prominent young business man of Oakland. Mrs. Rem- mers was one of the malds of honor in a carnival here several vears ago. _—— CIGARETTE .CAUSES DEATHS Seven Men Are Killed When Stub Fires Gas Well TULSA, Okla, July 24—Seven men were killed and several others prob- ably were fatally injured late today when a gas well exploded and caught fire in Lost City, about five miles west of Tusla. The explosion was caused by a cigarette stub carelessly dropped by a sightseer. RS LS ol LORDS FOR PLURAL VOTE Bill Abolishing Ballot Plan Rejected After Commons Favors Measure LONDON, July 24.—The house of lords rejected tonight the biil to abol- ish plural voting at elections in the British 3eles. The vote was 166 to 42. July 14 this bill passed its third read- ing in the house of commions- after a motion to reject it had been defeated, 293 to 222, E 4 iSun Yet i LOVAL T Repulsing Attacks on Ar- senal, Imperial Soldiers Assume Offense and Beat Southrons CHINESE ADMIRAL MAY BOMBARD TOWN ’s Defection ernment to nchise Causes Revoke SHANGHAT, July! 25(2 a. m.)—In the last 24 hours rebels have made a series of spirited attacks om the arsenal, but all of them have been repulsed. The government troops are so en- their econtinued success they have aSsumed the offen- sive and are forcing the rebels back on Nantao, a southern suburb of the Chinese native eity. Admiral Tseng formally has warned the Nantao Chamber of Commerce that uinless the rebels disperse he will bom- bard their position and the forts at the mouth of the river, which also are in the hands of the southerners. Rebels Lose Nanking LONDON, July 24—Dispatches from Shanghai by way of both St. Peters- burg and London report that Nanking is in the hands of the northerners. A Shanghai dispatch to the London Daily Telegraph says: “Looting has begun in the city and the residents are fleeing. Many fires were caused by bursting shells and several foreigners were wounded by stray shots. “Shanghail is so full of refugees from Nanking and Kiukiang that the people are sleeping in the streets. A boatload of southern deserters was sunk by the gunboat fire. The north- erners have occupied a rebel fort mear couraged at that the arsenal” | o . The Shanghai,‘correspondent of th Morning Post -expresses the opinfon that the southerners are not lkely to repeat their attacks on the arsenal, but will abandon Shanghai, and that the revelution speedily will end. Sun Yat Sen Penalized PEKING, July 24—The charter granted to Dr. Sun Yat Sen for the construction of a network of raflways fn China has been canceled. Only one contract has been concluded under this charter, that with an English firm providing for the construction of a line from Canton to Chunkingfu, which 1t s believed the government will rec- ognize, The profect for a great scheme of Chinese rallways was foremost in Dr. Sun Yat Sen's program for the mod- ernization of China. Tt commanded the support of the Peking government and involved a great extension of tfe privileges of foreigners In the coun- try, and an immense increase in China's foreign trade. Doctor Sun was au- thorized in September, 1912, to estab- lish a railway corporation to carry out a system of national railways cover- ing territory 70,000 miles in extent. Mixed Chinese and foreign com- panies were to be granted concessions throughout China for a period of about 40 years, aftét which time the lines were to revert to China. Similar con- cessfons were to be given to foreigners for the intermediate districts. Presi- dent Yuan Shi Kal was to allow Doc- tor Sun $20,000 monthly to promote his scheme. Favorable to Government PORTLAND, July 24—A private cable trom Shanghai, to Fritz Kirch- hoff, Portland, agent of the China Im- port and Export Lumber company re- celved this forenoon, says: “The revolution is of a very serious nature. A great battle is mow going on here today In Shanghai. The pros- pects are favorable to the government.” DIVORCES BORWICK HEIR American Woman Freed From Son of Titled Englishman LONDON, July 24—Mrs. Mary M. Borwick was granted a divorce here today on ground of cruelty and mis- conduct. Her husband did not defend the sult. The petit.oner is a daughter of D. C. Hasell of New York. Her hus- band s son and heir of Sir Robert Bor- wick. CHILD KILLS BABY SISTER He Bullds Fire Under Carriage While Infant Sleeps GREENSBURG, Pa., July 24.—Mabel, the 4 months old child of Charles J. Powers, was burned to death today when her brother Charles, aged 4 years, built a fire under a baby carriage in which the child was sleeping. RESTORATION BONDS LOST Omaha’s Proposed $250,000 Issue De- feated st Special Election OMAHA, Neb, July 24.—The pro- posed issue of $250,000 bonds for the rehabilitation -of the tornado alstrict | was defeated today at aspecial elec- tion, ‘ (GUAYMAS RAKED BY SHELLS From Front Charles D. Taylor, American consular agent in 'Cucgpma.f. t who arrived here vesterday on the steamer San Jose; his wife, his daughter Margaret and. his son, Charles. S0UTHAMERICA LIKELY T0 BE ASKED T0 JOIN Federals Planted Cannon in Streets of Besieged City to Check Among the passengers wha arrived from Mexico Vesterday on- the Paclfic Mail liner San Jose was Charles D. Taylor, United States consular agent in Guaymas. He was accompanied by his wife and family. For 16 days be- fore they left Guaymas the Mexican port had been in a state of slege. Fed- eral reinforcements arrived the day before the Taylor family Geparted, and the rebels withdrew to a more distant position. Ot the outcome Taylor knew nothing. For 16 davs before leaving Guaymas the Taylors and about two dozen other Americans liyed aboard the United States supply steamer Glacier. The rebels obtained possession of the water supply and left the town de- pendent upon a few ancient wells of doubtful purity which had not been used for years. In addition to this the federal forces had planted cannon in the streets, with which they were firing almost con- stantly at the rebels intrenched on the. surrounding hills. The rebels, less prodigal of thelr ammunition, fired back on occastons, and walking the streets of Guaymas was a hazardous under- taking. Most of the noncombatants in the town took refuge on boats and barges and on the beach. “There 1s no strong anti-American Rebels in Hills feeling in Guaymas,” sald Taylor. “No Americans ‘have been {njured and none killed, and this out of a colony that numbered 700 when the trouble began. American losses in Guaymas have been merely losses due to lack of business. Some Americans who were located in the country around Guaymas lost stock and other valuables. “I went on board the Glacier June 28, when the water supply was shut off, and stayed there until eight days ago, when I obtained passage for myself and family on the British steamer Norung, which is under charter to a Japanese company and which was en- ®aged by the government to carry 1,000 federal troops from Manzanillo to Guay- mas. The other Americans remained aboard the Glacier, as they were afratd they would not be able to get trans- portation out of Mazatlan. “Masson, the aviator took no part in any military operations, as far as I could learn. He made one exhibition fiight. The next time he tried to go up something went wrong Wwith his pro- peller and as far as I know it has never been fixed. “I came out to attend to important personal business and left the affairs of the consulate in the hands of R. W. Vail” Mr. Taylor and his family will de- part for the east tomorrow. LANDSLIDE TIES UP AL TRAINS Battle Mountain Cut Filled; S. P. Open, but W. P. Is Still .Closed OGDEN, Utah, July 24—All trains on the Southern Pacific were tled up for 24 hours ending at midnight to- night by a landslide in a cut near Battle Mountain, Nev., caused by the heavy rains of Wednesday. All of Wednesday's trains from the coast were cancelled. : The landslide occurred in a deep cut between Battle Mountain and Carlin, Nev., about 200 miles west of Ogden. According to the reports received to- day, thousands of tons of rock and airt slid into the cut. Steam shovels were rushed to the place. Tt required nearly 18 hours to clear the track. 7 The washout on the Western Pacific west of Salt Lake City had not been repaired late last night. It was re- ported that it will require another 24 hours to complete the work. Storm in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, July 24.—One man was blown from a traveling crane into the Delaware river and drowned, while property was damaged by & severe wind ‘and thunder storm which visited this city today. Eight deaths from the heat were reported at the coroner’s office today. MARGARET WILSON HEROINE IN FIRE President’s Daughter Driven Into Rainstorm From Burning Hotel EAGLESMERE, Pa., July 24—With & high wind blowing showers of sparks from a burning cottage adjoining her hotel,- Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of the president, was forced out Into the driving rain here today. She helped her servants move her belongings from the threateneq build- ing and she was the calmest of the excited throng of summer residents. For more than an hour the daughter of the president, soaked by the rain but evidently enjoying the excitement, watched/the fire fighters and when it became necessary to strip the adjoining house Miss Wilson anq a half dozen other: girls of the summer colony led in the rescue work. She mingled with the local firemen, offering practical suggestions and watching the fight against the flames at close range. Miss Wilson, who is stopping at Baglesmere for a month, taking sing- ing lessons, had just returned to her hotel from a merning lesson and was resting on the porch when she heard the cry of fire.~8oon the flames grew higher and, seeing her own danger, she donned her rain coat and rushed out in the stormr to help where she could. Miss Wilson has become ve‘ry popular with the people here, where she min- gles In-all the sports and social events. INMEDIATION Administration Considering Plan for Tripartite Com- mission, Composed of Rep- resentatives of Uncle Sam and® Two Republics of Southern Continent, That - Would Attempt to Bring About Peace Between Con- stitutionalists and Huerta CITY OF TORREON * REPORTED FALLEN State Department Issues An- nouncement Giving Assur- ance That Americans in Madera Are in No Imme- diate Danger—Force Sent to Chastise Marauders Who Sacked-Yankee Plan- tations—President Awaits Coming of Ambassador WASHINGTON, July ments in the Mexican situation today 24.—Develop- were confined to Informal discussion of suggested plans for a definite policy on the part of the American adminis- tration toward its neighbor reputlic. Every kind of plan has been suz- gested to administration officials, from a mediation board of Americans to ad- just the dispute and supervise the hold- ing of an election, to a tripartite com- mission composed of representativés from the United States and two South American republies, which would at- tempt to bring about peace between the warring factions, There will be no expression of pol- 16y, however, until the conference beé- tween the president and Ambassador Wilson, which may not take place un- til Monday, as word was received at the White House today that the lat- ter could not reach here before Satur- day night. REBELS SCOUT PROPOSAL While the plan of mediation was scouted by the constitutionalist repre- sentatives here as insufficient, as they do not believe the Huerta government now in possession of electoral machin- ery can guarantee an honest election, the idea has been given some consid- eration by members of the senate and by President Wilton as pointing the way to a solution. While nelither side at getting munitions of war from the United States, it is belleved possible that a change of policy might follow the conference with Ambassador Wil- son. It is thought that eventually tha embargo may be lifted and both sides permitted to buy supplies subject to the risks of contraband transactions. HOUSE DEVOCRATS CONFER The democrats on the house commit- tee on foreign affairs conferred today about the Mexican situation, sounded out sentiment among members of the house generally and recorded a de- clded feeling against intervention and in favor of backing up any diplomatic move President Wilson and his ad- visers may feel disposed to make. Discussing the proposals to prohibit the shipment of arms into Mexico from the United States entirely, Prof. Fran- cisco Escuidero, a member of the con- stitutional cabinet, who is in Wash- ington to explain the purposes of the Carranza cause, sald today that his colleagues were satisfled with the idea, but hoped that soon both sides would be permitted to get arms on an equal- ity. Further assurance that Americans in Madera are i. no immediate danger present is Carroll Hats First Flight, of Fall Hats Knox, Stétson and Carroll Hats Ready for Distribution PAULT.CARROLL HABERDASHERY STORE 724 Market, opp. Call Bldg.