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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
COURT
FORCED TO ACT
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING,
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The. case
of George E. Green is perhaps the most
remarkable in the history of the post
Office scandal and almost marks a pre-
cedent in Government prosecutions.
Together with Beavers, Green was
indicted by a Federal Grand, Jury in
Washington on five counts. His attor-
neys procured writs of habeas corpus
to prevent removal to Washington.
Judge Ray delayed the case for more
than year and it was only after the
strongest pressure was brought by Of
ficials Of the Department of Justice
that he finally rendered decision.
Week before last petition was
drawn up at the department here for
an immediate decision of the case, re-
citing the facts of the delay and the
evident attempt to prevent justice tax
ing it's course. This was sent to Dis
trict Attorney Curtis at Binghamton
for him TO sign and present to Judge
Ray. He deferred action and entered
into correspondence with the depart
ment Then two kilograms We're sent
to him from Washington, ordering him
to sign at once. This he did. The pc
tition went to Judge Ray on Saturday
March IL, and on Monday, March 13
Judge Ray rendered his decision
So determined was the Department OF
Justice that this case should not be
longer delayed that preparations had
been made for writ of mandamus to
bring the proceedings up to the Su-
preme Court Of the United States for
the purpose Of having that tribunal
demand a decision one way or the
other.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Loving Friends Send
Many Floral
Tributes.
No One But Relatives and
Old Servants Allowed
Where Body Lies.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March
z2.-The gloom that has pervaded the
campus since the death of Mrs. Stan
ford has become deeper since the ar
rival of the body yesterday from the
funeral train at Menlo Park. Little
knots OF mourning students are stand
Ing around the deserted quadrangle or
sitting in the Memorial Church listen
ing to the hymns that Organist Blodg-
EFT plays every afternoon. There are
no recitations going on and all college
work is at a standstill.
The body of Mrs. Stanford is not
lying in state at her residence on the
Palo Alto estate. There is guard
around the house and only the rela-
tives and the old servants are allowed
to enter. The closed coffin lies in the
drawing-room of the mansion covered
with beautiful flowers. Miss Nora Hop
kins, the housekeeper, has entire
charge of the residence.
The employees of the estate have
raised large sum with which to show
their respect for the memory of their
mistress. They will have made large
floral piece to be placed just outside
the Memorial Church. Probably no
class feels the loss of Mrs. Stanford as
keenly as do these employees of the
stock farm. They were hired by SEN
clOi otdHlOIu dlQ ndNc always tClt
that they were the real protectors of
the mistress. Mrs. Stanford dearly
loved these men because they repre-
sentedN the things that most interested
her husband. They will all attend the
funeral services in a body.
On Friday, the day of the funeral,
the Sheriff of Santa Clara County will
appoint a large force of deputies to
patrol the university grounds. While
the seating accommodations are very
limited. yet the faculty in charge ex-
pect that there will be an enormous
crowd of outsiders and they are max
ing these preparations. so that there
will be perfect order. 1t Is probable
that on the day of the funeral no car
riages will be allowed on the univer-
sity grounds. With the exception of
the relatives and the ministers who
speak, the long funeral procession from
the Memorial Church to the mausoleum
will be made on foot.
Floral offerings for Mrs. Stanford S
funeral have begun to arrive from
friends and from organizations in vari-
Gus parts of the State. The drawing
room of the Stanford mansion where
the body lies Is fairly filled with mag
nificent floral pieces which came to-
days. Hs sf1 IL fta'
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
BEEF TRUST
JURY DRAWN

CHICAGO, March 22.-The special
grand jury to investigate the so-called
beef trust" was completed to-day.
Three vacancies left in the panel yes
terday were filled and the huge mass
of testimony available was immedi-
ately attacked.
District Judge j. Otis Humphrey
charged the jury TO present no one
from envy, hatred or malice, nor to
leave any one unrepresented by reason
of fear, favor, affection, reward or hope
of reward"
The charge to the jurors was de-
livered in an impressive manner and
was listened to with deep interest.
Judge Humphrey said:
This body stands between the upright and
honest citizen and the malicious accuser- You
are savers Of regulations, as Wen as the BODY
from which the honest accuser obtains Just in
quiry.
statute which prohibits and fixes penalty
for combinations in restraint OF trade, In the
Interstate commerce law, and their various
While YOU are not selected to try the guilt
or innocence of the accused, In order to justify
a true bill you Will have such evidence as,
IL unexplained and uncontra addicted would sat
isfy your minds of the guilt OF the accused
You are not to disclose to any person or at
Reputation ny is the greatest earthly inheritance
The mere fact that some persons name Is be-
| fore you as being accused or crime would
blachen the reputation, even though you might
not return a true BILL No human being has
a right to know and you are not to disclose to
any human being the secrets of your delibera-
tions. All that shall come TO the light through
the return of indictments. II indictments shall
/, be found.
Among the important witnesses who
will appear before the beef trust grand
jury are Miss NJ. A. -Dinock, private
secretary to j. Ogden Armour: c. o.
Young, general superintendent Of Swift
& Co.. and George F. Morgan. assistant
| to Young.
Two witnesses were examined during
| the afternoon session. The first testi-
fed for almost two hours. when he was
excused and returned to his home in
Philadelphia on a night train. The
second witness finished his testimony
at 5 O'Clock, when the session was ad-
| journed until tomorrow morning. The
! fourteen other witnesses who had gath
! cred in the witness room adjoining the
Grand Jury room were ordered to re-
port for examination tomorrow morn
| ing.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
HER CHARACTER EXALTED.
Sheltering Arms Society Expresses It's
Grief Over Death

SAN JOSE. March 22.-The Shell
tering Arms Society. which is a bene-
ficiary under Mrs. Jane L. Stanford g
will to the amount of $4,000, at a meet
yesterday adopted the following reso-
lutions in respect to the great bene-
factress:
Resolved. That Jane Lathrop Stanford In
her lifetime, by many acts of wisdom, rare
executive talents and broad mind. furnished
TO the world ideal never before reached
in public life by any woman In her sphere.
In her trying position during the dark hours
OF the struggle which constituted her life
work she displayed an exalted character and
singleness of purpose to do for her kin all
that could be done to make better the lives
of those who came within the scope OF her
immense benefactions.
Resolved, That We give public expression
10 our grief In her demise as one who SYM
bolized all that noble in womanhood and
bequeath thed to us such an example OF the
virtues of faith. hope and charity Will leave
to postertty fragrant and imperishabls
memory.
Resolved. That q copy of these resolutions
be sent to Charles c. Lathrop, the press and
be spread upon the minutes.
Mrs. Mitchell Phillips. Mrs. d. d. Brooks.
Mrs. W. L. Woodrow. committee
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
TEST CASE IN MISSOURI.
Antitrust Law VIII Be Tried Upon
the Standard Company.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. March 22.
The first hearing in the proceedings
brought by the State of Missouri to
compel the Standard Oil Company to
show cause why ii shall not be pun
ished under the antitrust law was set
to-day for March 81, before Associate
Justice Marshall Of the Supreme
Court. This case will determine the
constitutionality of the antitrust law.
Judge Marshall also will pass upon
the right OF one Supreme Judge,
while the court Is on vacation, to is
sue an order for the taking Of testi-
mony against the Standard Company.
Should these points be decided
against the Standard the taking Of
testimony to determine whether there
is sufficient evidence upon which to
found custer proceedings will be be-
gun, probably on April s.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
WASHINGTON BABY HOLDS
THE RECORD FOR WEIGHT

CENTRALIA, Wash, March PA
baby Weighing slightly more than Is
pounds was born. here last Wednesday.
sponsible for the statement of weight.
The child, which is in perfect health,
is boy. and is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. w. M. Grafton. Grafton is en-
ployed at the Northern Pacific depot
at Centralia. The local phenomenon
is more than half pound heavier
than the Ballard prodigy. born a week
ago. and slightly heavier than the re-
puted record-breaking Portland baby.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
OFFICIAL MUST
ANSWER CHARGE
Three Jurors Are
Excused From
BdfIotiaq.
Continued From Page i, Column 1.

as the tale related by Merrill They
both testified to having been ap-
preached by Maestretti on the same
subject and having been asked by him
TO go to the front and try to save
Wyman. Podds was the first to offer
his testimony, he having already re-
lated to the Grand Jury several days
ago all he knew about the case. His
testimony yesterday was supplemental.
Silberstefns was an election Judge in
the thirty y-ninth district at the time the
Illegal voting happened He gave the
Grand Jury no information till it had
secured the story from Podd. When
SilVerstein heard of this he forsook his
reticence and told all he knew With
Merrill's tale to back up the other two
statements the jury felt safe in taking
action
Fairfax Wheelan again repeated his
oft-told story of how the stufflng was
carried on in the primaries4 S. II.
Mann, whose name was Illegally, voted
by Wyman, was also present and re-
told to the jurors what he knew about
the case. =
Foreman Andrews asked to. be ex-
cused from voting when the jury had
assembled and was ready to proceed.
He told Judge Lawlor he might be
biased and prejudiced and did not want
dictment attacked on these grounds.
Judge Lawlor excused Andrews and
Jurors Bowes and Speck made similar
requests, which were needed.
Judge Lawlor appointed James b.
Smith 10 take the place of Foreman
Andrews. There were fourteen of the
Jurors in the room when the balloting
was begun and the Indictment against
the president of the Board of Public
Works was returned. by vote of 13
to 1.
RELEASED ON BONDS.
1t was expected that Maestretti
would come to the Hall of Justice and
Immediately give himself up, but when
he did not put in an appearance during
the afternoon no little amazement was
displayed. The warrant was turned
over TO the Sheriff and the latter did
not intrust it to the keeping of the
Police Department. though it is the
usual custom to do so in such cases.
g Maestretti appeared in Judge Law
lor's courtroom at $50. He was ac-
companied by Attorney Countryman,
his counsel, and did not display any
outward signs of emotion. He greeted
those about him with friendly smile
and began TO speak of the case in a
light vein.
We'll, what's all the trouble about ?"
he asked. They tell me you want me
here"
Yes, I've got warrant that I want
to serve on you," said the Deputy
Sheriff, as he approached Maestretti.
The latter smiled again and went into
the chambers with his lawyer, where
the bond was arranged and he was
quickly dismissed. ~ .-
1T is all conspiracy" said Macs
tretti These men who testified against
me are a lot Of weak minded fndivid-
uals and merely tools in the hands of
men who would overthrow me. 1t came
as big surprise to me, but l will be
prepared to fight to the last. They
will have to prove these charges and
they will find out that a difficult job
awaits them"
Judge Lawlor announced he would
call the case on Saturday morning next
at 10 O'Clock.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
soorrs EMULSION.
AS TO COLDS

Feed a cold-yes, bat
feed it with SCOTS Emul-
sion. Feeding a cold in this
way kills it. You cannot
afford to have a cough or
cold at this season or any
other SCOTS Emulsion
will drive il out quickly
and keep it out. Weak
lungs are strengthened
and all wasting diseases
are checked by SCOTS
Emulsion. It's a great
flesh producer.
Wen send YOU sample free
-<<sIT & BOVINE. sss Pearl Streei. Ee~ York
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
NEW YORK HOSPITALS
CROWDED TO CAPACITY
Sickness Spreads Rapidly Throughout
the City, Following the Recent
Thaw

NEW YORK, March 22.-Pneu-
monia. grip, bronchitis and kindred
ailments are so near epidemic in
Brooklyn that the hospitals, like those
Of Manhattan. with two exceptions.
have reached the limit of their bed
accommodations. In some of the
institutions patients are. compelled to
sleep on mattresses on the floor.
Eighteen cases of meningitis are un-
der treatment
The condition of the streets, par
ticularly in the residential sections.
following the recent thaw, is asserted
to be responsible for much OF the III
ness.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

lessly proving how strong the net was
woven about kid" Geucher the father
stood with ghastly smile on his face.
Il have to hold together" he explain
ed. If my wife saw me sdowncast she
would COLLAPSED
Kid" Goucher's shifty eyes watched
the District Attorney furtively while
he spoke The prisoner smiled FREE
quently, apparently to reassure his
mother.
The District Attorney will begin his
final argument at 10 a. m. to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
MANY MEASURES
Are NOW LAWS

SACRAMENTO, March 22.-Governor
Pardee to-day signed the general
appropriation bill. 1t aggregates
$7,375,O52. The Governor struck out
$4,000. This was for support and sala-
ries for hospitals for the convict in
sane. The bill for the hospital has
been signed, but the Governor conclud-
ed that 1t will be two years before It
is ready for operation.
He signed also Assembly bill 746 re-
garding investment Of the surplus
earnings of insurance companies. He
approved Assembly bill 331. which re-
lates to corporations and their pur-
chase of property outside of counties
where their articles of Incorporation
are filed; to removal of directors. adop-
tion of bylaws, etc. He approved As
sembly bill 400 regarding the compen-
sation of county officers and their dep
uties, and Assembly bill 484. to enable
a stockholder to withdraw and surren-
der his stock. Assembly bill 963, for
the formation of boulevard districts
under consent of Supervisors and by
petition to them and concerning COL
lection of money for construction of
boulevards, also received his signature
Senate bill 295 creating a bureau of
building and loan association supervis-
ors was signed. There are to be two
Commissioners at $240O salary each and
a secretary at $500. The bureau is to
issue licenses to associations, to ex-
anime books, require reports, enforce
compliance, with law, go into court and
secure forfeiture of license to do busi-
ness, prescribe the forms of bookkeep-
ing, etc.
The Governor late tonight signed
Senate bill "a, fixing the compensation
of executors; 1926 executors allow
ances; 1888, corporations acquiring prop
erty; 265, guardian and ward; Senate
bill 174. sale of street railroad fran
chises; 140, State to pay costs of trials
of escaped prisoners; AT, criminal
pleadings; 434, crime against health:
412, sale OF poison; 4s4, criminal pleas
ATS, testimony In criminal case: 4S1,
bills of exception, criminal cases; 1853,
crime against children; 432, setting
woods on fire.
At Has tonight Governor Pardee
signed Senate bill 49S, appropriating
$4,000 for the State Agricultural So
ciety. This is in addition to $4,000 al
ready appropriated, and the erection of
the pavilions, etc, at the new Agricul-
tural Park at Sacramento is approved
so that the. State Fair may be held.
The following Senate bills died in the
hands of the Governor: 233, municipaI
lighting; 566, eminent domain; ISL.
county division.
The following were signed: Short
ridges bill to regulate motor cycles
Senate 5000 and the pilot bill for San
Francisco.
The following bills were ..nocra "a >.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Asks for Change of venue.

SACRAMENTO. March 22.-In the
suit Of the State Of California against
H.. 3. Campbell, formerly superin-
tendent Of the Southern State Hos
pitsl for the Insane, to recover $40. =
414 alleged shortage of funds of that
institution, J. W. Mckinley, attorney
for the defendant, has made a de-
mand for 2 change of venue from Sac
ramento County to Los Angeles
Cnllnfv
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
To Attend Funeral.

The following committee will rep
resent the State Board of Trade at the
funeral services of Mrs. Stanford: N.
P. Chapman, Colonel John p. Irish.
Arthur, r. Briggs, s. S. Booth, J. r.
Emery and II. d. Loveland.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

BOSTON. March 22.-Dr. William T. Coun-
Gilman OF the Harvard Medical school said
to-day that there was no truth IN the report
from Baltimore that he had been chosen to
succeed DIR. William Osler at the Johns Hop
kins University IN that city. He could not be
chosen as Or. Osler's successor. he said. an
he was specialist in an entirely different line.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

WASHINGTON, March 2e-Tbe Presidents e
yacht Sylph has been ordered from Washing
ton 20 Jacksonville Fla. The order came
from the White House aud 1t is supposed the
boat VIII be used by members OF the
Presidents family for cruise in southern
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

sLAwTON.. O.. T.. March 22-B B. McDuf-
he. supposed broker of New York who is
vice president of the defunct Bank OF Lawton,
was arrested here to-night ON the charge Of
having embezzled $12 0C0 of the funds OF that
institution and was held in $3.50 bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Take Laxative Brpmo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money IL it fails to cure.
E. w Groves signature is each box 25c
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
The following bills were ''pocketed: 2,

, I11e IoI1oWIng pIIls Were pocketed: !"
Assembly blIls.747, ssl, 7a7, 2ss. ss4, $685.
s1S S sss iss sss sss 1873 sss sss ssc is
652. s53i, 582 6SS. gro. i7ss, 973. SOP Az ISL Isl
1852, 800, 40, 42s. 400. Al, IT. ia. fss. I2i.
ia. 272 36. 81. II, 207. 23s, 397 g6s e34
1852 (text book commission). 'o'' VIZ
Senate bills-ass s25. sig. IS, 7es. esq. e45,
SO az Ssp ss go g sIs ssg 4ss 5ss sos
1S2 POS. 1872. 749 $50. GIL. 233 tcomnittee
6e5, 501 632. s21. 762, se2 fSio. 600 for Lick
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

tense silence reigned in the courtroom.
1t was only broken now and then by a
suppressed sob from a woman.
NlhEIrS IIC RIrCT IrIyIHQI2T
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
GIGANTIC
SW INDIES
UNEARTHED
Confined From Page 1. Column 4.

cured an opinion pronounced legal,
which. entitled to use the mails, the
scheme was at once adopted and
launched by this gang under the name
Of The. Storey Cotton Company.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

Wen send YOU sample free
-<<fTT & BOVINE. sos Pearl Street, He~ York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-18

The present transfers strike in Chi
Cago is what is known as a Sympathe-
tic strike Its starting point was the
failure of - garment makers tn reach
terms of agreement with seven ON
rloyei~. These garment workers re-
turned to their jobs some months ago
and are still holding them down. II
Was in an effort to make the seven
employers acccde to their requests that
the transfers boycotted the seven
firms and called IL strike. 1t seems too
bad that II cause primarily affecting SO
few people should be made the occa-
sion for the heavy losses involved in
the extensive strike now on in the
great city of Chicago. Certainly. il
would seem as If u spirit of cOncilia-
ton and fair play on both sides might
have avoided these unfortunate re-
suits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-18

The confession OF the secretary of the
transfers union in Chicago that his or
ganization has hired thugs to assault
and kill the non union drivers who took
the places of the strikers. is the worst
Of many blows which organized labor
has received in Chicago. In view Of
such startling disclosures. there can be
no more public sympathy wasted on the
strikers whose leaders have SO solemn
ly asserted that they we're doing all IN
their power to prevent violence and
bloodshed. The arrest Of the officers Of
this union and their hired assassins
makes IL probable that the COld-blOoded
wrctches will get their just deserts.
'crtaiuly every friend of honest labor
will hope so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-18

IT IS said that peace negotiations are
again In progress between Russia and
Japan. It is reported upon the au-
thority of "a cabinet minister that
unless something. unforeseen inter-
vcncs a peace commission will have
its work cut out for it before the end
Of May. While it is intimated that
Japan will recede somewhat from her
demands of last January it is said
that Russia, in order to secure peace.
will have to agree to the payment Of
an indemnity. Even this will be far
preferable to her than any loss of ter
ritory. 1t is said that leading Rus
sian statesmen clearly recognize the
hopclessness of the struggle which is
being wagcd in the far East. They
know that they are beaten and are
only anxious to secure peace upon
some basis that will enable their coun-
try 70 retire from the conflict with
some remnants of reputation. Ger
tainly any peace that might be made
could not be more injurious to Russian
prestige. than the disasters that have
almost universally attended her forces
in the field since the beginning of the
war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-18
The Slump in Poetry.

Three talented Americans who have
themselves tried their hands at the
manufacture of verse with more or less
success contribute articles to the Critic.
at the request OF its editor. in which
they express their opinions on the slump
in poetry. The writers are Edwin
Markham. Josephine Preston Peabody
and Joaquin Miller and their names are
familiar enough so tina, their opinions
upon this interesting subject will carry
weight. Incidentally. it may be re-
marked that not one of them appears
to take offense at the use of the un-
poetic word slump IN connection with
such a theme as poetry.
Mr.. Markham thinks the trouble is
our training-that the world has gravi-
tated away from the love of beauty
toward the love of business. He sees
no hope unless the poets. accommo-
dating themselves to the new face OF