The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 29, 1913, Page 1

> Highest Temperature Yesterday, 74. Lowest Wednesday Night, 56. For Details of the Weail THE EVENING er See Page 7. CALL WEATHER FORECAST: Palr; moderately R north winds, changing to west. | The Call on Monday will a | nge from a morning to the S'an\ ra.urlsco mint / | to an evening newspaper. in July was §5, | . VOLUME {1].2\"0 9. G 3 Y SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1913. * PRICE FIVE CENTS. WOMEN, DEAF | TOPLER, STAY INCOURTROOM Thirty-three at Caminetti| Trial, Ignoring Judge’s Warning, Refuse to Re-| tire When Sordid Details| of Escapade in Reno| Bungalow Are Bared‘, MISS WARRINGTON | AT HOME ON STAND| B | y Girl, in Firmer Tone and Steadier Look Than in Previous Ordeal, Repeats| Incidents — Quartet Re-1 ject Vaudeville Offers—| Diggs. for Business Life| érhall tting | w 1 jemands that| 1 expected to| The se to a| of the| e | o girls| coa 1 women of ho were old | ble who at the bun- ng suggestive | and was about when es | TO WARNING great many some of wom i are . to] g | Marsha | | the former | with the| n WARRINGTON AT HOME palf light of more at ease t t ago. She | | re | le‘ a small a) potty hugged her creation eyes a was ge colored | te veil added shades | powdered cheeks. Diggs had a new hat, too. 1 also, with a b algrettes. A W ch of e no | a aupli- | s, save for| s’ mother and the younger | elief. was rrin will resume | She will be | ambers, man- of the ramento Bee; | a reporter, and A. J. | k in a real| Say 1 be closed with story of etti’s companion during | The prosecution Ca teno expertence. night. VERDICT DUE NEXT THURSDAY ng Tuesday and Wednesday of week the case of the defense be submitted. The arguments consume most of the Thursday The jury ought to go out by KIAS [ ; minor details Miss War- y differed from her pre- next related her mother died when years old. She was em- as a stenographer in the of- -_— Continued Page 3, Columa & | recognition wa | street | begun yesterday. Exposition \-ury Improvement Clul Forty Men Countmg Silver Dollars for Uncle Sam’s Mint Tzdimu Job Will Last Three Weeks and There Should Be $61,400,000 in Precious Stack Work preparatory to counting $61,- ] 400,000 in silver dollars was com- menced vesterday at the United States ust 11 the silver coin | ras been removed from an old vault to a more convenient place for count- 8. There are 40 men engaged in mak- ing take three weeks cident to the change in administra- tion when State ator T. W. H Shanahan succeeded Frank Leach as endent of the mint including bullion, In all, there is $216,000,000 to be accounted for be- fore accounts of the mint will be officia cepted anahan. Governor Glynn 0. K.'d by Senate| ALBANTY, Aug. received 28.—The sate senate Acting Governor message commending finan- cial legisiation, thus formally recog- | im as acting governor. Similar s given by the assembly | | 1ast night. Without acting on any of the remommendations of Acting| Governor Gly: the legislature ad- ed to reconvene September 17. SEEK INDICTMENT OF MILLIONAIRE OIL MAN Johm D. Martin of Bakersfield, Ac- cused Before Grand Jury of Fraud by Partmers in Deal An effort was made at the regular meeting of the grand jury last night | ndict John D. Martin, a million- e oil operator of Visalia and Ba- rsfield, on the g ived to defraua H. Rispin and out of valuable oil prop- erted that Smith and himself had bound themselves with Martin to take over certain oil properties controlled by a firm known as Martin, Dudley & Dudley, and that Martin had persuaded an engineer, Robert Purcell, to impersonate Rispin in Martin’s room at the Palace Hotel to :"nn\‘,n"e several other persons that the deal between Martin and them- selves had been declared void took the stand before the jury and denied the allega- pin also was on the stand tted his part in the transac- pin likewise appeared as a Martin was given a week to pre- pare his evidence for a defense. DECORATED AUTOS TO ADVERTISE PORTOLA Elks Wil Go to Sa cation With Festival Stream- ers Wavipg In 50 automobiled decorated with the Portola colors and Portola pen- nants a big delegation of San Frén- | cisco Elks will go to San Jose Satur- day next to attend the dedication of | the new $150,000 home of the San Jose | lodge. Ac for the Portola festival was L J. McCoy, superintendent eet repairs of the board of public conferred with the Portola leaders and notified them of extensive | | plans, which include the resurfacing at made Miss “ar-l of Market street from the ferry to| Seaman Otto Slumpf caught in the ‘*“"“'Van Ness avenue and of the latter|yithering breath of a belch of the street as well. —_— 4| PROTEST AGAI\ST DOCKS | anions were driven back to open atr. Opposes Law Brothers A protest has been filed with the supervisors by the Exposition Valley |Improvement club against the appli- red with & |cation of Herbert E. and Hnrzlnndl Lew for permission to close portlons of streets bounded by the bay, Steiner, ‘W'ebs!-.r and Bay streets to allow the | Her | construction of their projected con-|Wilson took under consideration to- |crete fretght docks. The protestants claim that the Law project will not be to the welfare and interest of the | | public, as the application afirms. They ask the supervisors to grant them a { hearing. ACTION BY PARLIAMENT Chinese Legisjatare Demands Trial of Members Under Arrest PEKING, Aus. 25.—Both houses of the Chinese parliament today passed | resolutions requiring the government {to try its members who had been placed under arrest “before the su- preme court in Peking. The govern- ment afterwards hinted that it would | comply with the request, but the deputies representing the southern provinces express their distrust of the sdministration. JAIL SAN FRANCISCAN AS SLAYER IN SYDNEY | SYDNEY, N. 5. W., Aug. 25.—Frank Haynes of S8an Frarcisco was arrested in Sydney today, charged with hav ing caused the death of B. 8. Atkin- som, proprietor of the Minto hotel, whose body was found om the road | near Sydney, August 15. Haynes| came here from San Francisco six | weeks ago. The police say Atkin-| pson’s life was threatened by Hayges. |ment =% | the count and it probably will} The count was in- | d that he had | | Jose to Deai-| e work on resurfacing Market | of | LARGEST - INPERATOR, 15 JWEPTBY FIRE Mighty Hamburg Liner Is Saved From Destruction by Herculean Efforts of Firemen { STEERAGE PEOPLE | IN MAD STAMPEDE | Second Officer Meets Death in Gallant Effort to Check Flames NEW YORK, Aus. ship Imperator, the largest vessel afloat, was swept by fire early today as she lay at her dock in Hoboken with her crew of 1,131 steerage pas- sengers aboard. Second Officer Herman Gobrecht, who led the crew into the hold to fight the flames, was cut off from his men and suffocated. His body was found an hour afterward, untouched by fire, and brought ashore. A seaman, Otto Stumpff, one of the party who went down with Gobrecht into the bowels of the vessel, also perished. A fleet of fire fighting craft, aug- mented by apparatus on shore, sur- rounded the ship and poured tons of | water iato her hold. When the fire was checked at § o'clock the great | vessel had listed 15 degrees. | PASSENGERS PANIC STRICKEN 28.—The steam- | The small army in the steerage, 1 aroused from their sleep by the crack- | ling of flames, rushed panic stricken for the pler. None of the steerage passengers had been inspected by the customs or health authorities. Because of this armed guards surrounded them. The immigration authorities rushed them | to Ellis island this forenoon. | The great ship was dark, with all on board asleep, when smoke, ascend- ing from the proyision room, was dis- {covered simultaneously by s™seaman crackling of flames was heard in the steerage quarters. A quiet alarm was sounded. modore Ruesser, vessel, was among the first to re- spond. The crew of 1,180 men were in their places within a minute. The complex fire fighting apparatus of the vessel was set in motion. Every partment was ordered closed, ex- cept those wl h it was neccessary to leave open for the steerage passen- gers to get ashore. STAMPEDE FROM STEERAGE The stampede of steerage passen- | gers toward the deck checked for a| moment the fight against the flames. The ship’s officers and hundreds of the | lined the route to safety, guided the terror | stricken men and women to the pler. | With the ship clear, the entire force Com- commander of the arew, | turned its hand to extinguishing the flames. For three-quarters of an hour they | fought the fire with only the Impera- {tor's own apparatus. Then, despair- | ing of success, the Hoboken fire de- partment was. notified and a general | alarm sounded. In the first skirmish with the flames | Second Officer Herman Gobrecht and flames, were shut off from the door by which they had entered. Their com- Although they stormed the flames Continued on Page 2, Column 3 Wilsonfor Big U.S. 1915 Building WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—President | day plans for an appropriation for a large government bullding at the Panama-Pacific exposition and will |confer soon with members of con- | gress. | The United States already had ap- propriated $500,000 for exhibits. The president expressed renewed in- terest in the exposition and hoped that any Impression abroad that the {aftair was & sectional one would be' | dlsstpated. {CHAMBERS, SACRAMENTO EDITOR, TAKES NYE'S JOB | Bee Seribe Named by Governor John- son to Fill Vacancy Caused by Death ot Coutroller SACRAMENTO, Aug. 28.—Governor Johnson today appointed John 8. | Chambers of Sacramento as state con- troller to fill the vacancy caused by | the death of A. B. Nye. * Ghambers Is managing editor of the Sacramento Bee and president of the | | board of managers of the Napa state hospital. He has been connected with the on deck and a petty officer on the | brigge. | Almost at the same moment the | up In two columns along | | company Bee for 11 years. He took up his new | auties tmmediately, upon his appoint- POLITICS, SAYS MR LILIENTHAL| Any Attempt to Influence Public Opinion Will Be Done Openly in Com- pany’s Name GREAT CHANGES IN BOARD OF DIRECTORS| Sixteen to Ene Is Eight New Men Selected, Only Three Holding Over—Mullally Out With the election of Jesse W. Lili- enthal to the presidency of the United Ratlroads general change in the personnel of vesterday came also a the directors, so that a majorify of the board constitutes a new adminis. tration. Thornwell Mullally, who has been a director and also assistant to Pres- ident Patrick Calhoun, was not re- N Black, heretofore vice president and elected a director, and Charles general manager, was simply named vice president. As the selection of officers is made the stockholders’ meeting yesterday morning was sim- Pl devoteq to the election of the fol- lowing board: Jesse W. Lilienthal, Dr. Washington Dodge, A. W. Foster, Henry T. Scott, A. H. Payson, John A. Buck, J. C McKinstry, Leander Sherman, C. N. Blagk, Benjamin S. Guinness and George B. Willcutt. = Eight of these are new men, the only. holdovers be- ing Guinness, Black and Willcutt. OFFICERS ELECTED ‘When the board met in the after- noon for organization the following officers were chosen: President, Jesse W. Lilienthal; vice president, C.'N. Black; treasurer, Theodore Dah! secretary, George B. Willcutt. As several of the directors were out of town, President Lillenthal deemed it advisable only to organize the board, postponing definite business plans until the next meeting. Mr. Lilienthal gave out a state- ment after the stockholders’ meeting. declaring his desire to improve the relations between the company and the people ana declared that there would be no interference in political controversles. If any attempt to in- fiuence public opinion was made, he said, it would be done openly and in the name of the company. His statement follows: LILIENTHAL'S STATEMENT “I have accepted the presidency of the United Rallroads of San Fran- cisco only because of my amibition to improve the relations between the on the one hand and the public ana public officials on the other. “The people may be assured that it will be my alm to strictly confine the activities of the company to the operation of street rallroads and in a manner that will give full recog- nition to the duties of a public utility. There will be no Interference in po- litical controversies, and If any at- tempt is ever made to influence pub- lic opinfon it will be done openly and in the name of the company. “I have no fault to find with those who favor municipal ownership, but I belleve that 1f. such ownership should obtain the actual operation of the properties can, with the greatest good and with the largest profit to the public, be intrusted to private management under proper public reg- ulation. WILL HEAR GRIEVANCES “I shall always be ready to listen to any grievance either on the part of the public or any citizen, and the public may be assured that my en- deavor will be to operate the road in such a way as to give the people of San Francisco the most efficient serv- ice practicable. “Finally, 1 cordially invite the co- operation of all good citizens to the end that the duties imposed upon the company may be adequately per- tormed.” by the directors, . Notice to o Call Subscribers An{‘ Call subscriber not receiv- CHRDN!CLE uguhrly ease * E":& n Kearny 1041, of - B or 218, or send a postal card, and the CHRONICLE will im- mediately be delivered. It is the intention to discon- tinue the hllan tion :ff :;1; Morning on August 31st, S re jore 5 order th:t-the CHRONICLE may be delivered to you. Phone Kearny 1041 Oakland 318 ‘Mrs. George McCay Makes &artlm Allegations and Bnngs Pretty Accusers In PROVES HUSBAND A GAY LOTHARIO Ratio Maintained in Judge Trabucco’s Court by Witnesses Fifteen pretty candy girls filled the courtreom of Judge Trabucco to give evidence agaifist George McCay, pro- moter and financier of candy stores in Oaklang and San Francisco, in the suit of Mrs. Anna McCay for divorce. Mrs. McCay declared that her hus- band had treated her with cruelty, that he compelled her to work shortly. before their child was born, and that he flirted with his employes. Several of the girls corroborated the wife's testimony with regard to the flirting and the rest will be in court today at 9 o'clock, when they will be given an opportunity to. express their disap- proval of McCay's business methods. The candy man was on the stand when Judge Trabucco declared adjournment. He denled the charges of his wife and the testimony of the girls, declaring that he was the victim of too much mother in law. THE BEAR THE PLACE The candy store in which Mrs. Mc- Cay sald she bad to work overtime is The Bear, at 211 Church street.| The testimony of the girls showed | that it was aptly named, for most of | McCay's alleged delinquencies oc- curred there. After Mrs. McCay had told how her husband had called her names, and after Mrs. Katherine Schumacher, her mother, with whom she is staying at 156 Chenery street, had corroborated her, Miss Edna Goff, who managed the McCay candy store at Oakland, took the stand. She sald that McCay had attempted familiarities with her and that she was compelled to tell Mrs. McCay of hls conduct. Mrs. Rose Almon followed with tes- timony that Indicated that McCay was not over alert in aiding his wife and would make her work at every oppor- tunity. Miss Emily Clark of 242 Divisadero street declared that McCay seized her hands and attempted to kiss her. ‘WOULD MOP FOR HER 2 “He told me that he would mop the floor for me if I would be good to 22id Miss Clark. Mrs. Eva de 'Bols of 454 Haight street showed that McCay was even more strenuous in his attentions to her so that she was compelled to scream for help. Expert cross questioning by Attor- ney Edward J. Martin falled to shake the stories told by the falr witnesses. He brought out considerable testi- mony showing that Mrs. McCay stayed from home until late hours at night, but the wife showed that she had been to dances with mutual friends. M: McCay salg that her husband's com- duct had made her 111, and Mr. Martin brought out that during the “Hiness” sié moved a plano and a trunk in tront of the door of her room to keep out her husband. Miss Stephens to Wed Lieutenant LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28.—The be- trothal of Miss Barbara Stephens, daughter of Congressman Willlam D. Stephens, to Lieutenant Randolph SHIP. UL, 1S 0UT OF 'DIVORCE HAS_BEAUTY Fifteen Candy Girls Appear in It HORUS Mbs. Anna McCay (left), who accuses husband of fIrri- ing with candy girls; Miss Edna Gof (right), one of the girls mentioned, and George McCay, the defendant, charged } with being a gay Lothario. — PREMIER ONTRIP; JEROME FAILS IN MOVE ON THAW Journey to Quebec, Seeking Order Turning Fugitive Over to Immigration Officials, Is Futile SHERBROOKE, Quebec, Aug. 25— Harry K. Thaw's lawyers, successful 20 far in keeping their cllent in jail, safe from. the immigration authorites, rejoiced tonight when they recefved word front'Quebec that. tie trip of Willlam Travers Jerome to see Sir Lomer Gouln, provincial premier and attorney general, had been in vain. Mr. Jerome, léader of the New York state forces, seeking Thaw's return to Matteawan, accompanied by . Deputy Attorney General Franklin Kennedy, left here last night hoping to lay be- fore the' premler facts that would persuade him to sweep aside the com- mitment on which Thaw s held in Sherbrooke and place him in the hands of the Immigration autjorities. | Presumably Mr. Jerome did not know that the premier had gone to New York to join those paying tribute to Lord Haldane, who Is to arrive there from England tomorrow. “Gentleman Roger” Thompson will be arraigned tomorrow on a charge of aldin gan undesirable allen to cross | the border. If Thompsdn can prove that he is a British subject he can ndt be deported, but he can be fined a maximum sum of $500 or imprisoned for three months. There was talk today of the pos- sibility of Thaw's being admitted to bail pending the long walt for trial before the king’s bench in October. Zane of the United States marine|{JOY OVER PEACE PALACE corps, was announced today. Lieuten- ant Zane is a son of Rear Admiral Zane. AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 28—President Wilson today nominated Henry Mor- mmu of New York uz be ambassa- doz to Turkey. . ~ The Hague, Gayly Attired, Dedicates Carmegic’'s Arbitration Home THE HAGUE, Aug. 28.—The capital was gayiy decorated today in honor of the ceremones incident to the dedi- catlon of the Palace of Peace, An- drew Carnegie’s magnificent $1,500,000 gift as a home for the permanent court of arbitration. . ~- PASTOR INGHARGE OF DETECTIVE 13 TAKEN T0 GOTHAM Officer and Unidentified Companion Leave City for East—Mystery Veils. Trip DQ‘:ecth'e’ Sergeant Redmond left |San Francisco yesterday on a mysteri- York. Around the hall of justice nd one in authority would venture an opinion as to Red- ous mission to mond's trip. ¢ Redmond, it is sald, has in custody a minister_ who is well known to San Franctscans. Chlef White turned & deaf ear on all questions.pertaining to the sleuth and his unidentified companion. From an unverified source it was {learned that the clergyman Is vir- |tually = prisoner and will be care- fully guarded during the trip. It was further intimated at police {headquarters that the minister is men- tally unbalanced. The theory !s advanced that the journey is being made to clear up a New York police mystery case involv- ing the wrong identification of an in- nocent man. APPOINTMENT PROTESTED Democrats Obfect to Lucius Piakham as Hawailan Governor WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 28— Luctus B. Pinkham of Hawail, who on July 24 was nominated as governor of Hawall by President Wilson, received nottfication today while on a visit here that a protest against his con- firmation has been filed with the senate committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico by certain democrats | of California anad Hawail. A hearing | optimi, on the protest will be held at Wash. ington mext Tuesday. Pinkbam will Jleave for Washington Monday, . . i GAMBOA NOT RENEWS HOPE; LIND RETURNG T0 GAPITAL Peaceful Solution of Deli- cate Problem So Promis- ing That Bryan Goes Lec- turing and President Wil- son Goes to See His Fam- ily in Summer Home at Cornish, New Hampshire, Both on Brief Trips QUESTION CENTERS ON HUERTA NOW Two Notes Exchanged by Lind and Gamboa Bring About Sudden Change in Tension of Two 'Nations —Neither Side Has Re- linquished Any Points at Issue, but Disposition to Get Together Is Shown 1 BULLETIN VERA CRUZ, Mex., Aug. 28.—The fact is mow confirmed that General Huerta has notified John Lind that his government is willing to remew the conference and that he is dis- posed to mccept President Wilson terms in order to obtain pemce and future recognition of the Mexican goverament. Conservative Mexicans here express themselves as heping that general Huerta will abide by this determination, as they are anxfous for the pacifieation of the country. BULLETIN VEHRA CRUZ, Aug. ‘—Prfll-. Wilson’s Fepresentative, John Lind, will remain in Vera Cruz for several days. This announcement was made late tonight. Only unexpected hapen- ings or a speclal request from the Mexican government will cause him to return to Mexico City. BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Ang. 2S—President | Wilson received a long message from John Lind at Vera Cruxz Iate tomight, | outltning the prospects of a settle- ment of the Mexican problem In most e terms. While absolute si- lence was maintained at the hite House, there was a well defined im- pression in official circles that the Huerta government and Mr. Lind had reached a preliminary agreement which might lead to peace in the southern republic. There were persist- ent reports current that Huerta had stated be would make public amm- mouncement of his intention not to be a candidate in the coming election, but they lacked confirmation in offi« cial quarters. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—Strong hope prevailed in official circles to- night that the Hierta government and the United States soon would arrive at a mutual understanding leading to a peaceful settlement of the revolu- tionary disturbances in Mexico. President Wilson regarded as hope- i ful the tone of the note sent by Fred- | erico Gamboa, Mexican | toreign afratrs, minister of tn reply to supple- mentary suggestions made by John | Lina before leaving Mexico City last Monday. While neither side, accord- ing to officlal interpretation, ,yields any esseatial point, the method of approaching the difficultles is admit- tedly more friendly and framed with more regard for a practical solution. Offictals foung encouragement, too, in Mr. Lind’s decision to return to Mex- ico City. They had left his return to his discretfon I there was a prospect .. oo SlilibeBiods: Sealietzetetit (Y The new Fall Derbies not a bit like the old styles and Seit Hats also show a marked change of shape and textures. PAUL T. CARROLL Retail Agent for x, Stetsou, Henry Heath, De Lune: Carvotiton ang Carrott Tars HAT STORES: 708 Market St. Opp. 34 St 25 Geary St. HABERDASHERY 734 Market St.. Opp. Call Blag.