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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
DIFFERING ACCOUNTS.
British War Writers Give Versions of
PetroDavIOvsk Disaster.


LONDON, April ia news agency
dispatch from Port Arthur by way of
st. Petersburg says that after a fierce
nght between torpedo boats on the
night of April IL the squadron went out
In the morning to the roads and took
up combat with fourteen large Jap
anese vessels. At 1920 O'Clock in the
morning, as the result of an explosion.
the Dattleship Petropavlovsk sank with
her crew. The dispatch then gives a
partial list of those saved from the
vessel.
The battleship Pobieda. to which
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktonskv had
transferred his flag, the dispatch con-
tinues, is damaged on the water line.
The enemy, the correspondent con-
Guides, attempted to escape an omen
nght, remaining at a distance of forty-
i've cable lengths. The Russian SQUAD
ron ran back into the narbor under
command of Prince Ouktonskv.
The Daily Mails Chefu correspondent
declares that advices from both Rus-
sian and japanese sources indicate thar
the battleship Petropavlovsk was tor
pedoed. By a pretense of an attack
on the harbor by the enemy Admiral
Makaroff, says the correspondent. was
enticed outside for the japanese tor
pedo- boats, which crept behind him and
awaited his return and deart blows as
ne was nearing the harbor on the re-
turn.
A special dispatch says it is rumored
in Brussels that several Belgian and
French bankers have been summoned
to St Petersburg to confer with the
Ministry OF Finance with regard TO ar
ranging a new loan.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
WITHOUT FOOD
FOR -FOUR DAYS
Mrs. John Carter Is Found
Sick and Starving by Dep
uty Sheriff of Haywards
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
111S Broadway. ADril IA

lilo bTOdQWdy, ApTH II.
Helpless and alone, awaiting the slow
approach of death by starvation, Mrs.
John Carter, proprietor of a little res
taurant in Haywards, was found Tues
day evening by Deputy Sheriff Sim
monGs lying on cot in the rear room
Of her establishment, where she had
lain for four days without food. So
weak was the woman from lack of
nourishment that she was unable to
notify the neighbors of her plight.
Mrs. Carter was suffering from cry
sipelas and had she been left without
aid but few hours longer would GER
tainly have perished.
The attention of the officer was first
called to the case by Mrs. Peter Jack
son, who notified him that Mrs. Carter
had not been seen about the restaurant
for several days. Simmonds found the
restaurant front door locked and was
obliged to force his way into the place
Mrs. Carter was in the rear room and
SO weak that she did not recognize
either Mrs. Johnson or the officer.
DR.. Alexander was called and ad-
vised that the woman be removed to
the County Infirmary. She was taken
there yesterday afternoon, but was in
such critical condition that the doc
tors hold out little hope for her recov-
cry. Mrs. Carter is nearly so years OF
age and has lived in Haywards for ten
years. She was deserted by her hus-
band in 1892 and has two sons, who
lived with her in Haywards for some
time, but have since gone away
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
LIQUOR DEALERS
HOLD BANQUET
Members of San Francisco
Association Gather in the
Palace Hotel Maple Room

The third annual banquet ofA the
California Liquor Dealers ABSORPTION
was held in the maple room OF the
Palace Hotel last evening. When the
guests filed in, p. u. Weniger took
his seat at the head of the table with
Mayor Schmitz to his left and Pres
ident Thomas Fl. Lindsay to his right.
After a selection from the orchestra.
Mr.. Lindsay. the newly elected presi-
dent of the association, responded to
the call for a toast
He told of the efforts of the associa-
tion to further good citizenship and ex-
planned why liquor dealers, paying a
license of $780, 900 a year, should be
treated with the same consideration as
men engaged in other lines of bust
ness. Mr.. Lindsay was followed by
Frank w Thompson, who entertained
the assembled guests for fifteen min
utes with comic selections.
"The Lost Chord deserved and re-
ceived abundant applause. Chairman
Weniger then introduced Mayor
Schmitz. who spoke of the efforts of
associations to further the interests of
San Francisco, and dwelt in particu-
lar upon the work of the liquor deal
ers to build up the city. Mayor Schmitz
stated that he believed that the liquor
QedlGIS pl lHt city anu county Ol Dan
Francisco were a body of men who had
the interests of the people at heart
and that their efforts were directed to-
ward the advance of business enter
prise.
He predicted greater things for the
city, and stated that he felt the united
action of the various associations would
in the future, as in the past, lead San
Francisco onward to the goal of great
er commercial supremacy than that
experienced at any time in the past
Hon. M. ]. Hynes, Public Admins
traitor, rendered several vocal selec-
tions, after which Abe Ruef was called
upon to respond to the toast, Benefits
of Organization" He made an able
address, saying that the California
Liquor Dealers Association was or
ganized by men who expected the trade
and liquor traffic of San Francisco,
men who are willing to observe the
law. There are those, he said, "who
would reform the world without first
reforming themselves, who complain
against this organization, but I con-
slider that the better line of citizens
understand that dealing in liquor calls
for no condemnation, but rather for
respect"
Sam Braunhart spoke for the Board
of Supervisors. The gathering was
voted a pleasant affair by the 200
members and guests present.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
STOCKHOLDERS OF BENEFIT
SOCIETY HOLD A MEETING
Affairs of Italian-Swiss Mutual Loan
Association Are i'm a Flourishing
Condition.

The stockholders of the Italian
Swiss Mutual Loan Association held
their seventeenth annual meeting yes
terday at their office in the Italian
American Bank building. Secretary
A. Sbarboro presented his financial
statement, which shows that the cor
poration has been remarkably success
full in it's long career. 1t has assisted
275 of its members to procure homes
for their families, having loaned them
S635,OO7 81, and 254 of these homes
have already been paid for and their
mortgages released.
The investors who did not build
homes, but used the association as a
means of saving their monthly earn
ings. have received the handsome sum
of $7O6,291 76, including S155,2S4 26
earnings, which gives the shareholders
a liberal rate of interest on their in
vestment
The following officers and directors
were reelected by unanimous vote:
President P. G. Rossi; vice president,
p. Barbieri; treasurer, A. ]. Merle;
secretary, A. Sbarboro; assistant sec
retary, A. e. Sbarboro; attorney, ID.
Freidenrich directors. P. Barbieri, A.
]. Merle, c. A. Malm, A. .Sbarboro, p.
G. Rossi, A. K. Sbarboro, d. Paroni,
G. b. Cevasco, G. de Luca.
The secretary was then authorized
to open his books for subscription to
1000 shares of stock of the eighteenth
series
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
IMPROVEMENT CLUBS
PLAN GRAND RALLY
Public Spirited Citizens of Three Cities
Will Meet and Boost in Ala
media

ALAMEDA, April 14.-Preparations
for the big rally of improvement clubs
of this city, Oakland and Berkeley, to
be held here on Thursday evening. the
21st. are well in hand, and the indica-
tions are that there will be a great
crowd of public spirited and progress
sive residents of the county in attend
ance at the joint affair.
The meeting is to be held in the
West End Wigwam, and extra seating
accommodations are being installed.
Among those who have been invited
to address the assemblage are Presi-
dent J. +. Forderer of the City Trus-
tees, Mayor Warren Olney of Oakland.
Rev. Peter c. Yorke. President Ben
jamin Ide Wheeler of the University
of California and the ladies of the
civic section of the Adelphian Club A
feature of the occasion will be the
turnout of the Oakland Boosters Club.
Before the speech-making there will
be brief musical programme.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
BANGLES BABY
BY ITS HEELS
Mrs. Joseph Enz Taken Into
Custody While Carrying
Her Infant by It's Feet
THOUGHT TO BE INSANE
She Was Among Engines at
Switch Yards and Child's
Head Bumped the Rails
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
111S Broadway, April IA.
Dangling an infant child by its heels
as she walked the tracks leading into
the West Oakland yards of the South
ern Pacific Company, Mrs. Joseph Ems
of 82S Twenty-ninth street was taken
into custody to-day by William Clark
son, a yard policeman, and a charge OF
insanity placed against her. The moth-
er was carrying the child In one hand
by it's heels, it's head occasionally strlk-
ing against the rails. The policeman
says he thinks the mother intended 10
kill her child and possibly herself.
She was unable to give any account
of her wanderings or how she came
to be down on the network of tracks.
Later her husband went to the police
station where she was being held ana
he was ellowed to take her home. He
is a brewery wagon driver, and stated
that about a year ago she was peculiar
for a short time and locked up her
children in the house, and the poIce
had to be called in to straighten out
the trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
TROOPS ARE DUE TO-DAY
FROM THE PHILIPPINES

The Eleventh Cavalry is due to ar
rive to-day from Manila on the trans
port Sheridan. They will go into the
model camp at the Preside for a few
days and then proceed to their diff
ferent posts.
Major Samuel w. Dunning, the new
adjutant general, Department of CAL
ifornia, arrived from the East late
yesterday and is visiting his brother
in Oakland.
Brigadier General Frank M. Coke,
who has been seriously ill for the last
month at the Lane Hospital, has re-
covered to the extent that he will be
moved to his apartments at the st.
Nicholas Hotel tomorrow.
The Filipino constabulary will not
go into camp at the Preside, but will
start for st. Louis Immediately after
arrival here.
Major Albert Todd and family will
depart for Washington early next
week.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
BECOMES BRIDE
OF PROMINENT
COLLEGE MAN
BY Sally Sharp.

St Luke's Church was the scene last
night Of an exceptionally pretty we'd
ding ceremony. when Miss May Eliza
beth Wayte, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter John Wayte, became the bride
of Charles Abbott Whitmore of OXnard
The bride, a chic little maid with nut
brown hair, looked charming in her
wedding robe Of white chiffon cloth
with a voluminous veil enveloping heI
petite figure She was attended 10y
Mrs. Brooks as matron of honor, who
also was smartly gowned in white
cloth.
Mr. Whitmore is a clever newspaper
man. conducting the paper at Oxnard
He is well known on the Stanford
campus, from which university he took
his degree.
A large number of invitations were
issued to the church, but only relatives
and close friends were hidden to the
I reception at the home of the bride, al
252s Van Ness avenue.
on the return of the happy pair from
their post-nuptial trip a reception viii
be given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
] Wayte in honor of the young folks. The
future home of MIR. and Mrs. Whitmore
WILL Of course. be in Oxnard,, where are
Mr.. Whitmore's interests.
| Tonight the Entire Nous Club will
give its last cotillon of the season in
the ballroom at the Palace Hotel. A
delightful dance is anticipated. and il
/ is whispered abroad that many stun
ming toilettes will be worn.
This afternoon a reception will be
held at the Franklin Grammar Schoo
in the newly decorated hall, that is al
once the pride of the California Club
/ led by Mrs. J. W. Orr. chairman of the
/ department of education, and of the
Board Of Education. Here are foul
1 bare walls transformed into a pleasing
meeting-rOorn, with tinted walls, cur
/ tains. pictures and plaques of artistic
worth placed therein, thus opening VI
a work of practical worth in cultivat-
I ing in children the sense of artistic
values. This work is in practical oper.
alton in New York Boston, Detroit and
other progressive cities. therefore is the
/ California Club, and Mrs. Orr in par
/ ticular TO be congratulated for liftine
! San Francisco into the vanguard OF
progression. Between the hours of
and o'clock to-day the public is in.
vited TO visit the school, when the Cali.
/ fornia Club viii receive. assisted by
Mr.. Faulkner, principal of the school
Mr.. Langdon, superintendent OF
/ Schools. and members of the Board ot
| Education.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
SEATS FOR BENEFIT SHOW
ARE SOLD AT AUCTION
More Than a Thousand Dollars Taken
i'm at the AIhambra T'heater
Last Evening.

There was quite an audience at the
Alhambra Theater last evening. where
the auction was held of the boxes for
the forthcoming production of His
Royal Nibs." which is to be given for
the benefit of the California Women's
Hospital on next Thursday and Fri
day nights. A large number of So
c1ety people were present, and Will
liam. Greer Harrison, who acted as
auctioneer, soon had the audience ac-
lively bidding for the choice of 1oca-
tioIfs. The premiums realized aggre-
gated more than a thousand dollars.
During the several intermissions that
were declared, instrumental and vocal
numbers were rendered and altogether
the evening was very pleasantly spent
and the novelty of the affair was thor
oughly enjoyed.
Among those who secured boxes at
the sale We're ex-Mayor James ID.
Phelan, Mrs. A. N. Towne. Governor
George G. Pardee. Mrs. W. g. Irwin.
Mrs. Francis Carolan, Henry T. Scott.
ID. Hewitt, Mrs Isaac Hecht. Charles
j. Heggerty. Mrs. Joseph s. Tobirl.
Dr. Vowinckel, Shafter Howard and
Mrs. Walter Martin. Several hundred
seats in the orchestra were also bid
in for a premium
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY, April 14-Owing to the threat
ening weather the Prytanean fete, which was
10 have taken place in Coed Canyon this after
noon and evening for the benefit OF the stu
dents hospital fund. was postponed until Mon
day next Fortunately. the workers OF the
society had not begun to drape the skeletons
of the booths that are to be feature OF the
fair. so that no loss will be suffered on ac-
count OF the little rain that fell
DIR. Lyman Abbott. editor OF The outlook,
and E. T. Earle lecturer for 1904 for the
Pacific Theological Seminary. will occupy the
hour the university meeting tomorrow
morning in Harmon gymnasium. It was az
first INTENDED that Alvord W. Cooley. one u
the two members Of the United states Civil
Service Commission. should speak also. but
this plan abandoned because Mr. Cooley
is engaged to address the students in the
afternoon in the observatory building Dr.
Cooley viii talk upon "Civil Service Reform.
The College Of Commerce Club was adj
dressed by W. W. Bristol this evening IN
North Hall The Commercial Resources of
the Hawaiian Islands
The signatures of forty students have been
secured TO the agreement to go the trip
to the Lick Observatory The party will
leave tomorrow morning at $50 O'Clock and
arrive at the observatory in the afternoon.
II will be In charge of Professor a o. Lsusch-
ner. director Of the students observatory
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
BRUN FOUND HIS LOST
DOG AT THE BENCH SHOW
Owner Secures Search Warrant to
Recover Possession of His
Great Dane.

B. ]. Brun. one of the proprietors Of
the Poodle Dog restaurant, called at
the bond and warrant clerks office yes
terday afternoon and secured a search
warrant to recover possession of a
Great Dane dog valued at $100, which
he claimed was on exhibition at the
bench show in the Mechanics Pavil-
ion.
Brun said he visited the bench show
Yesterday and recognized his dog,
which was lost eight months ago. The
recognition, he said, was mutual and
the dog manifested every sign of de-
light Brun made inquiry and dis
covered that the dog had been entered
by S. Barnett of the College Kennels,
lis Haight street, who claimed that
it belonged to him and that ,Brun was
mistaken.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
SPECULATION
HER WEAKNESS
Police Find That Missing
Lillian Heald Was Given
to Plunging in Finances
MYSTERY is THICKER
Detectives Unable to Dis
cover Trace of Woman Who
Strangely Left Her Home
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, April a.

N-uAAalAL OllNt kod4l 4 lanticNO 1dlls
Ills Broadway, April IA.
Disclosures made to the police cen
cerning past actions of Miss Lillian
Hesld. who disappeared Tuesday from
the home of her sister, Mrs. Sydney
Blanchard, $50 Thirty-seventh street,
cloud the Womans absence in much
mystery. This lapse is not the first
one which has occurred during Miss
Heald's fifteen years residence with
her sister. Stranger still, Miss Heald
/ invariably returned after these uneX-
planned absences with the story of
losses Of money in speculatiOns.
The nature of her investments has
never been revealed to Mrs. Blanch-
her sisters conduct. But this does not
tend to clear the peculiar color of ap-
parent effort to shrOud herself in
deaths garb that has been given Miss
1 Heald's disappearance by the strange
letter sent to the anxious sister. De-
tectives Quigley and Kyle, after care
ful investigation, have satisfied them
selves that Miss Heald wrote the mes
sage which was signed Mrs. William
Raymond, and purported to tell of
the drowning at the foot of B street
of a woman closely resembling Miss
Heald. The police have searched the
neighbOrhood of 3 street and the mud
flats. They are positive that no per-
son could have been drowned at the
locality at the time the letter indi-
Gates, as the tide was out. A gang of
section hands was working close by
the point and none of the men saw
any women thereabouts during the aft
ernOOn.
Concerning her speculating propensi-
ties the detectives learned that once
Miss Heald lost $500 during a period
! Of absence from home. Realizing that
this tendency might have overcome her
sister again. Mrs. Blanchard inquired
as to her relatives bank account and
found that no money had been drawn
since March ,. Among her checks was
one dated February 19 and reading,
Pay TO sister, Mrs. Blanchard, the
balance Of my account" Miss Heald
had a balance Of 1864 i'm bank. She
/ had declared Snat this should go to
her sister in the event anything should
happen. But Mrs. Blanchard had re-
fused to accept that disposition.
So far as the police can learn, Miss
I Head departed without taking any
money with her. Moreover, the woman
/ left home in a light gingham dress
without OVerWraD
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
FACULTY MEN
SAVE A COOK
Professors A. O. IeuscIner
and Thomas w. Page IN
terfere With Tormentors
INSIST UPON ARRESTS
Appeal TO Officers of Ferry
Steamer and One of Gang
X Is Landed in City Jail
Berkeley Office san Francisco CAL
Pas Center Street, April "a.

PAS center street AllilA -
To save an unoffending Chinese cook
from being pummeled to n Jelly by a
crowd of toughs on the ferry steamer
san Jose last night two university pro-
fessors took the Celestial's part. The
men who had the hardihood TO face
this crisis are Professor A o. Leuseh-
ner. director Of the students obserFa-
sory at the University OF California,
and Professor Thomas ". Page, in
structor in medieval history at the
same institution. As a result of their
interference Thomas Reagan, one Of
The Chinaman's tOrmentOrs. is in jail
in san Francisco and the Chinaman
himself has an unscarred HIDE.
The incident occurred on the San
Iose's Il 80 o'clock trip from San Fran
cisco. Professors Lueschner and Page
were attracted by a crowd on the boat
They saw that ne center Of attraction
Vas the Chinese cook Of II. Morse Ste
phens. professor of history at the uni
versity A gang of tOughs had sur
rounded him and were making his life
miserable When the Chinese could
stand il no longer he struck al one OF
the toughs. This only delighted the
torTnentors the more. and by way OF
retaliation they proceeded TO knock
down the MOngolian.
II was then that the professors inter
fered. Words followed their demand
upOn the tOughs 10 retire. and for a
while they stood in danger of being
maltreated themselves. AS words were
idle the university men demanded that
the gang be arrested. The second Of
fcer was reluctant to act at first, but
when an appeal was made TO the cap
tain he changed his mind. BY this time
the boat had landed and the tOughs
were making for the train when they
were overhauled. Only one Of them
was captured, however, and he was
taken back TO San Francisco.
The Chinaman's assailant gave the
name Of Thomas Reagan and was ar
raigned on a charge Of battery this
morning in san Francisco. He VIII be
tried tomorrow morning. and Pro-
fessors Lueschner and Page viii be on
hand to help prosecute him.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15

OAKLAND, April 14.-The new bell
tower at Mills College was dedicated
to-day, and the fact that it is the only
one on the continent makes the event
one of impressive interest. Hundreds
of people from near and far were pres
ent at the dedicatory services at Lisser
Hall and at the tower.
The chime of bells which has been
given final resting place in the tower
is of historic Importance. The bells
were sent by Cincinnati firm to the
Worlds Fair at Chicago, and being pur-
chased by M. H. de Young were brought
to California for the Midwinter Fair.
David Hewes, a brother of Mrs. Lee
land Stanford bought the bells and
presented them to Mills College, where
they have reposed for several years,
earning from the students the nick
name 1.-The silent ten."
But they are silent no longer for
Mrs. F. M. Smith, at an expense of al
most $4,000, has just completed most
artistic bell tower, which will be last
ing monument to her generosity. The
tower is of old mission architecture
and is built of solid concrete. The door
came from the old mission at Mon
terey. Being the gift of woman and
dedicated to the higher education of
women, it was fitting that a woman
should furnish the architectural design,
a work most admirably done by Miss
Julia Morgan.
The greater part of the dedicatory
exercises took place in Lisser Hall, and
at the conclusion of Rev. G. r. Brown 6
address the crowd formed into process
sion and, led by the students, wended
its way to FL Campanil, as the bell
tower has been named. There the dedi-
catory prayer was repeated by Rev. E.
E. Baker, after which the chimes rang
out in patriotic tunes under the skillful
manipulation of Wallace A. Sabin.
The programme for the afternoon was
as follows:
Organ prelude, Wallace A. Sabin; in
vocation, Rev. Raymond G. Brooks;
psalm one hundred and fifty; hymn,
Joy to the World; statement by Mrs.
c. 7. Mills: address, t'Belfry and Bells
Their Story, Meaning and Message, .
F. NJ Damon of Honolulu; ode by Miss
Julia Tolman Lee, read by Miss F. B.
de Forest; address, Rev. Charles r.
Brown; organ postlude, Miss Zueletta
Geery; dedicatory prayer at the Cam
panil, Rev. E. E. Baker, d. D.; chime
of bells, played by Wallace A. Sabin.
During the course of his remarks DR.
Brown announced that the trustees OF
Mills College had decided to raise the
endowment fund to $1,000, 0e0 and that
already more than $4,000 of the 100000
which they intend to raise every year
has been subscribed George w. Scott
gave the first $4,000 and Edward Cole
man the second $4,000. The Mills
Alumnae Association gave $21, 800
which, together with numerous small
sums of $40 and $40, has started, the
endowment fund well on its way. The
finance committee which has this mat
ter in charge includes George T. Haw-
ley. F. M. Smith, Captain Charles Mel
son and A. J. Ralston. Mrs. Mills and
Professor Lisser have been appointed q
committee on subcommittee, and
Rev. E. E. Baker, Rev. r. c. Brooks
and Rev. c. r. Brown constitute COM
mittee on endowment literature.