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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
DELMAS CALLS ON
HARRY K. THAW.
California Lawyer Says His
New York Client Is Ger
tainly a Nervous Wreck
TRIAL IN DECEMBER

NEW YORK. Nov. I'D. NJ. Dell
mas. the California lawyer. engaged
as chief counsel for Harry K. Thaw,
said today that he had visited Thaw
in his cell in the Tombs prison and
found him nervous wreck Delmas
said:
Judging from my single interview
with Thaw, which took place yester-
day afternoon. the young man Is lab
oring under great excitement and 10
evidently OF a highly nervous tenn
permanent.
1T is true that some time ago Jo-
seph M. Choate was approached IN
behalf OF Mr.. Thaw by his Pfttsburg
attorney, David B. Watson. Mr..
Choate declined a retainer John z.
Parsons was also approached. but he
declined. to take the case on the
ground that he was too old for such
active service No, so far as I know.
there Will be other New York
lawyer concerned"
E Delmas said he had not been In
formed as 10 when the case would
be called. but believed it would come
up some time in December.
District Attorney Jerome said to-
night that the trial of Thaw would
be moved for the first week in De-
cember. The court which would try
the case had not been decided upon.
but II probably would be heard be-
fore Recorder Goff In the Court OF
General Sessions. Jerome said that
he would conduct the prosecution and
would be assisted by Assistant Dis
trfct Attorney Garvin.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
COMET DISCOVERED
At P[NHAGEN.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Nov. 13-A
comet, which could be seen through a
small telescope, was discovered Satur-
day night by Holger Thiele at Copen-
hagen. according to a dispatch re-
ceived today at the Harvard College
observatory by Professor Kreuntz of
Kiel, Germany.
Two observations were made of the
comet. one at hours IL minutes and
seconds p m. eastern standard
time) in right ascension 8 hours Is
minutes 21.3 seconds declination, plus
IL degrees 16 minutes so seconds. The
second at 11:13:09 p. m. in right ascen-
sion hours 16 minutes 3.3 seconds
declination plus IL degrees 2S minutes
81 seconds
A telegram has been received at
Harvard College from Professor w w.
Campbell at Lick Observatory stating
that Thiele's comet was observed No
vember IL in right ascension hours
21 minutes 81 seconds and declination
plus IA degrees minutes and AZ
seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
MAN o. WARsMEN HURT AND
COOK KILLED IN COLLISION

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Nov IA rail-
way accident occurred this morning at
Tranquille Siding. near Kam1oops, B.
c.. caused by the second section OF an
Eastern Canadian Pacific passenger
train running into the first section.
which was waiting TO meet the west
bound passenger express.
The first section carried a party OF
time-expired naval men going home 10
England from Esquimault, B. c. An
officer in charge Of their commissary
car was slightly hurt and lve Of the
sailors were injured slightly. one sus-
taining a broken rib.
The crew OF the commissary car
Jared worse. as a cook named Rowe
was killed and the chef and waiter
badly injured. Three cars caught IRE
ana were destroyed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
D|sBAND|NG REBELS
STEAL HORSES.
Permitted to Ride Animals
Home, and Their Owners
Never See Them Again


WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Some of
the Cuban generals who have been as
sisting the Americans to disarm and
send to their homes the insurrection-
lists in the late revolutionary move
ment appear to have dignif1ed and
legalized the crime of horse stealing
in the most ingenious manner, accord
ing to reports that have reached the
War Department. When the rebel
soldiers surrendered their arms they
were told that they might keep their
horses until they could reach their
homes. Most of these horses had been
stolen and the individual soldier was
told that he must return the horse to
It's owner II the latter could show
that the animal was registered ac-
cording to the Cuban law. Each Of
the soldiers was given a certificate de-
scribing the horse and the conditions
under which it might be returned to
the real owner
Two facts made this reclamation
well nigh impossible In most cases In
the first place only a small proportion
of the horses in Cuba were registered,
so that no matter how thoroughly a
farmer could identify his own horse
in the possession of one of these
rebels he could not obtain possession
of the animal for lack of registra-
tion certificate: in the second place,
the disbanded rebels. before returning
TO their homes. took care to exchange
horses so that an animal stolen in
Santiago would not be returned to
that province, but would find home
in Pinar del Rio
The state of affairs was made worse.
according to the report, by the action
of some Cuban generals actually issu-
| ing certificates in blank to the dis
banded soldiers so that II was possible
for them to continue indefinitely to
steal horses.
It is probable that a force of 1000
marines will be retained for duty in
Cuba. This is indicated by a letter
| from General Franklin Bell to Briga-
dier General F. Elliott of the Marine
Corps, which also has been sent to the
various marine camps, and which sets
forth General Bells belief that it is
now possible to remove the prohibition
upon officers of the Marine Corps from
| bringing their wives and families to
Cuba.
Certain members of the Agrarian
League which is composed of promi-
nent planters, accompanied by num-
Der OF steamship agents, held a confer
ence with Governor Magoon today or
| the question of the probable scarcity
! of labor in the handling of the matur-
ing sugar crop. The planters urged the
necessity of making use of the $1,000
/ 900 appropriated by the late Cubar
Congress for the stimulation of immi-
grafton. and pointed out that Cuba was
suffering severely from the competition
of other nations seeking immi grafton
Fespecially the republics of South Amer
lea, the United States and Panama. The
sugar crop promises to be very large
and the planters expressed grave fears
that the present labor supply would bt
Insufficient to handle IL. Governor Ma
COON arranged to hold further confer
ences with the planters.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
JUGGLING OF RATES
CAUSES ARRESTS.
Two Men Charged With
Conspiracy and One With
Accepting Freight Rebate
RELEASED ON BAIL

KANSAS CITY, No, Nov. l3.-Davis
H. Kresker, a freight broker. and w. A.
McGowen, local agent for the Nickel
Plate fast freight line. indicted here
today on a charge of conspiracy to
violate the interstate commerce act.
and Henry S. Hartley. a grain dealer
indicted on q charge of accepting re-
bates on freight shipments. were ar
rested this afternoon and arraigned
before Judge Garland sitting in the
United States District Court. They
were released on $4,000 bonds each.
The court will set a date for their
trial
Kresky and McGowen are liable to
q fine OF from $1,000 to $4,000 and i'm
prisonment IN the penitentiary for a
term not exceeding two years, or both
fine and Imprisonment. Hartley is liza
bic to q fine Of from $1,000 to $40, 600.
Kresky, ii is alleged. violated the
interstate commerce act in secur-
ing concessions on export shipments
Of -four sold by the J. A Howard Mill
ing Company of wichita. Kans., to 4.
F. Roberts & Co. OF New York. for
export. and which were shipped from
Wichita TO Kansas City over the Mis-
souri, Pacific. from Kansas City to Chi
cago over the Chicago and Alton and
the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul
railroads, and from Chicago to New
York over the Nickel Plate line
McGowen is accused of conspiracy
with KreskY TO violate the interstate
commerce act in granting concessions
on shipments Of flour from Wichita 10
foreign ports.
Hartley. a dealer in cottoTi-seed meal.
is charged with accepting commissions
and rebates on shipments made from
Ron. l. T, to TarSio. No. and Plano,
Iowa, over the St Louis and San Fran
cisco and the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroads.
Kresky was indicted in this city on
December l3. 1905, Jointly with the
Chicago and Alton and the Chicago.
Milwaukee and St. Paul railways on a
charge similar to that returned today.
On June p last the cases were dis
missed upon the suggestion Of District
Attorney Van Nalkenburgh. who stat
ed that he believed the railroads had
been imposed upon.
As the case against Kresky was
predicated upon that gainst the rail-
WAYS It was useless 70 try him. The
indictments returned against Kresky
and McGowen today were on evidence
worked up by II. B. Duncan of Chi
cago. Of the Interstate Commission.
The Indictment returned today
against Kresky charged him with ma
nipulating the routing of -four ship
ments from Wichita 10 New York for
export in order TO secure concessions
below the tariff rates.
McGowen is charged with making a
concession Of 1-10 cents a hundred
pounds on that portion Of the distance
between Kansas City and Chicago. 1t
was shown that he made q rate be-
tween Kansas City and Chicago Of s
cents when the. tariff rate was Il 1-1e
cents.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
CHURCH ATTITUDE
IS EXPLAINED.

PARIS. Nov. 13.-During the de-
bate in the Chamber of Deputies to-
day on the application of the law for
the separation of church and state
n Denys Cochin. Conservative, sus-
tained the attitude OF the Vatican in
the matter Convinced of the Gov
ernments intention to apply the
separation law finally but without
violence, the Socialists have decided
10 support the Cabinet and join in a
vote Of confidence in the Go<ern-
ment.
The vote Of confidence in the Gov
ernment was taken and gave 416
ayes against 16S noes. 1t voiced the
Chamber belief that the Government
would carry out the separation law
without modification Minister of
Education BRAND then assured the
House that the Government would
not negotiate directly with the Vat
ican. He declared also that there
had been formed under the auspices
Of Cardinal Lecot. Archbishop of
Bordeaux legal and diocesan associ-
tions, which were composed of a
federation OF local lay and worship
societies. and that these associations
would organize the financial arrange
ments for worship In each parish. The
diocesan council. composed exclu-
sively Of members of the clergy,
would have sole control of ali ques-
tions OF orthodoxy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
LIST OF DEAD IS
NOT COMPILE

LAPORTE, Ind. Nov 13.-Coroner
Carson has received no complete list
of the dead and missing in the wreck
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad yes
terday. The list contains thirty names
and il is believed nearly twenty are
yet to be obtained. He believes the
crew of the. first section can sgive some
information as to the signals displayed.
The freight crew insists that the first
section carried no lights, but the train
sheet of the operator at Suman indi-
Gates that green lights were displayed.
The work of clearing away the debris
is proceeding, but nothing further than
a mass of twisted iron with piles of
bones is revealed. AS the charred
bodies are taken from the wreck they
are being labeled and sent to the un-
dertakers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
ITALIAN KILLED ON STREET
BY A FELLOW COUNTRYMAN
slayer shoots Victim in Presence OF
Mott Street Throng and Gives
Conflicting Reasons.

NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-In the pres
ence of scores of men and women
hurryine through Mott street. in the
Italian quarter. Enrico Pavone shot
and killed Nunziato Legato today. Pa
vone. who was arrested. says the kill
Ing was justified, as Legato. who had
represented himself as an agent OF the
Black Hand Society and demanded 5000,
would have killed had he not nred
first.
Pavone later told coroner he shot
Legato because the latter had threat
ened to kill him unless he Nent to
Ellis Island and swore that woman
who was detained there was his wife
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
BELASCO'S NEW DRAMA HAS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PLOT
Presented for the First Time at the
Majestic Theater, Boston, With
Sfrnuu CnAf.

BOSTON, Nov. 13.-David Belasco's 5
drama of early California life. The
Rose of the Ranch" was presented
here tonight for the first time on any
stage and large audience was pres
ent at the Majestic Theater to well
come the new production. The play
Is laid In Southern California in the
early fifties, when the country was
leluged by Americans from the West
and Southwest The many-sided con-
1icts between the newcomers, the
Spanish, Mexicans and Indians, who
were the occupants of the land. form
the basis of thrilling story, which
holds attention throughout In the
cast were Hamilton Revelle, Frances
starr. Grace Gaylor Clarke and Charles
Richman.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
Think THEY HAVE
SMITHS SLAYER.

PITTSBURG. Nov. I3.-The police ex-
press confidence tonight that they have
under arrest the slayer OF Harry r.
Smith, who was killed in his home by
q burglar Charles Buccini, an Italian.
with a wounded hand, arrested last
night, had the bullet extracted today.
1t is OF 32-calfber, the size of the bullet
fired from Smiths gun in the fight with
the burglar. Buccini has also been
identified through people who declare
they saw him IN the neighborhood of
the Smith home.
The rewards for the arrest of the
slayers Of Smith. or James E Mcmillan.
who was murdered a week ago. have
been augmented by one OF $4,000 by the
city. This action was taken by the
finance committee of the Council, fol-
lowing the action OF the Council last
night in proviring for 200 more police
Many hold-ups were reported today,
the criminals in every instance escap-
ing wholesale arrests are being made
OF men without apparent occupation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
WOMEN 5 CLUBS IN
CONVENTION.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

STOCKTON, Nov 13-The sixth an
nual Alameda district convention of the
California Federation of Women,s Clubs
opened this morning with about sew
enty delegates present from San Joa-
quin, Santa Clara, Alameda, Tulare and
Contra Costa counties.
The convention meets here as the
guest of the Stockton Philomathean
Club. 1t opened with an invocation
by Rev. ]. w. Lundy. Mrs. J. E. Thane
of Napa. the president, made introduce
tory remarks, and Mrs. III. II. Hewlett,
president of the Philomathean Club,
welcomed the delegates to Stockton.
Mrs. Arthur Aekle of Berkeley made a
happy response. Mrs Robert Potter
Hill, State president of the Federation
of Womens Clubs. extended greetings,
and the report of the corresponding
secretary, Mrs. H. A. Mayhem. was read.
Mrs. c. S. Chamberlain. district treas
urer, made her report.
Brilliant women representing tic fff-
teen clubs of the Alameda district sub
mitted short reports of their respective
clubs. The following reports were
made:
Adelphian Club, Alameda. Mrs Thorn
as McGurn; Criterion Club, Alameda,
Mrs; g. B. Bird; Alameda Tea Club, Mrs.
c. B. Connor; Wednesday afternoon
Club, Alameda, Miss Emma Rathgeb
Woman's Club, Antioch, Mrs C. w.
Keeney; Town and Gown Club, Berke-
ley. Mrs. Arthur Aekle: Twentieth Cen
tury Club, Berkeley. Mrs. Annie Little
Barry; Book Club, Oakland, Mrs. or
ace Watson; Country Club of Washing
ton Township, Mrs Grace Huxley; Ebell
Society. Oakland, Mrs. Charles Wood
bury; New Century Club, Oakland, Mrs.
Robert Watt; the Oakland Club, Oak
land, Mrs. Cora Jones; Thursday Read
ing Club. Oakland. Mrs. W. T. Bat
chelder: Woman's Civic Club, Oakland
Mrs. Clarissaa Morris; Philomathean
Club, Stockton, Mrs. II. H Hewlett.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
SAYS GIRL OF is
IS FIT TO WED.
Utah Delegate to Divorce
Congress Fayors the Mar
riage of Young Persons
WOULD CHANGE LAW

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13.-The ma
tional congress on uniform divorce
laws, in session in this city. today
adopted about one-third of the pro
posed uniform bill as drafted by the
committee appointed at the meeting
The portions adopted include seven
causes under which annulment of mar
riage may be obtained and six causes
for absolute divorce.
Delegates from twenty seven States
and the District of Columbia and rep
resentatives OF all Protestant denomi-
nations who attended the International
Catholic prelate, Bishop Stanley of
North Dakota, attended the sessions.
which were presided over by Governor
| Pennypacker.
The important changes in the bill
are the striking out of all references
to proceedings and practice, leaving
| the questions for the various Legisla-
| tive bodies to pass upon. The com
mittee decided that so long as open
| hearings are held and the laws pro-
| vide for direct service on the respond
ent and fix a punishment for collu-
| sion, the measure need not conform to
any fixed rule.
| Governor Pennypacker took excep-
| tions to the clause which provides that
! if either party unknown to the other
| was insane at the time of marriage 1t
! should be annuled. The Governor held
| that the clause not only gave the sane
! party the right to begin suit. but also
to a committee on lunacy- This would
give a committee appointed by the
court the right to begin a suit in the
name of the insane party. even IL the
person not insane did not want a d.
vorce. He argued that marriage was
/ a personal relation and third person
had no rights in the contract.
Seneca Taylor of st Louis and
/ Clarue Monson of Williamsport. Pa,
clashed with the Governor on the SUBJ
/ ject. Taylor said the third party was
the public and 1t had the right to for
bid the propagation of children from
the insane. A question of property
rights, he held. also was involved.
I Munson said the clause was the only
protection for an insane person against
i a designing man or woman He cited
4 a case where relatives and friends were
helpless to protect an imbecile who had
married designing woman. The clause
4 was adopted.
There was opposition to the clause
annulling the marriage of a girl under
the age of sixteen and a youth under
4 eighteen
Ernest Melvin held that a girl under
eighteen years was incapable of max
ing a proper marriage contract and
| Frank II. Kerr of Ohio favored the law
of his State, which makes the marriage
] of a boy under twenty-one and a girl
/ under eighteen void Miss Rachel Sic
! gel of Utah, the only woman speaker
held that sixteen years for the gir
was all right She said: I'VE womer
ought to know" The clause was
adopted.
Though personally opposed to di-
vorce. Bishop Stanley voted for the
sections in behalf of his State because
no other delegates were present.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
ROOT TO ATTEND DEDICATION
OF MEMORIAL TO JOHN HAY

WASHINGTON, Nov 1s.-Secretary
Root has accepted an invitation to at
tend the dedication of a window to the
late John Hay in the synagogue of
Keneseth Israel Congregation In Phila-
delphia on December 2.
Oscar Solomon Straus, who is to sue
ceed Secretary Metcalf as the head of
the Department of Commerce and Labor.
will attend the dedicatory ceremonies
DIR. Krausskopf, pastor of the congre-
cation, said today that the present case
is the first instance where a non-Jew
has been honored by memorial In a
Jewish ediflce.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN
PROBABLY DUE TO MILK
tactical Fluid From Injured Cow
Thought 10 Have Caused Cholera
Tnfanfum.

LONG BEACH, Nov. 1.-Two small
children of Mr.. and Mrs c. w. Red
burn OF this city are dead and a third
is in danger Of death from what is
believed to have been the result of
drinking the milk Of COW that had
been injured. The animal was hurt
by an electric car about year ago,
but IL was thought her milk was still
ct for use by the family
Mary, one of the children, died last
Sunday and Delbert, another, on Mon
day. Physicians ascribed the cause
TO cholera snfantum. Walter. a third
child, is very low Of a disease of
similar symptoms. ----
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
vALLEJOITEs ASK BoNAPARTE
TO FORCE TRUSTEES TO ACT
Request That He Compel the City
Board TO Reduce the Num-
ber of Saloons.

VALLEJO. Nov. 13.-The Municipal
League, the high license organization
of this city, and the Vallejo Ministerial
Association sent kilograms today to
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte ask
ing that he force the Board of City
Trustees OF Vallejo to take some action
on the Federal Governments request
that the number of saloons in Vallejo
be reduced and that the establishments
be closed at midnight and all day Sun
day.
Both organizations claim that the
board has done nothing as yet in an
swer to the Governments request and
that the board shows very little dispo-
sition to move as desired.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
CHILD KILLED BY HUNTER.

COLUMBUS. Ind, Nov. 13.-Myrtle
the 7-year-old daughter of William
Neal, who resides near this city, was
shot and killed this afternoon near her
home by an unknown hunter. The lit
tie one had gone to the rural free de-
livery box. which is quarter of a
mile from the residence. to see If there
was any mail and while there was shot
in the left temple.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
Orders for Officers Of
Army Issued.

w y ASHINGTON, Nov. Ia
" First Lieutenant Claude.
s. Fries, Twenty-seventh
Infantry, Will proceed to San
Francisco and report to Briga-
dier General John j. Pershing
for appointment as aid de camp
ON the Iatter's STAFF.
Leave of absence, to Include
December Is, is granted to First
Lieutenant Harold e. Chairman,
Philippine Island Scouts. The
resignation of First Lieutenant
Harold II. Chairman, Philippine
scouts, is accepted by the Presi-
dent, to take effect December 10.
The leave of absence granted
Second Lieutenant Franklin t.
HURT. Twenty-fourth Infantry,
Philippine Division, Is extended
fifteen dnys.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
r,rNsroN ASSUMES COMMAND.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1s.-Brigadier Cen
eral Frederick Funston today formally
took command here of the Southwest
ern Division. the headquarters of
which have been moved to st. Louis
from Oklahoma City. The headquar-
ters of the Northern Division have
been transferred to Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
EDWARD HoNoRs KING HAAKoN.

LONDON, Nov. liking Edward to-
night invested King Haakon Of Nor
way with the Order of the Garter at
special chapter held in the throneroom
of Windsor Castle. The investiture
was attended with great pomp and
ceremony.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14

PROMINENT ELK ELEcTED.-Bntte. Mont.
Nov. i3.-Grand Trustee ". D. Haven OF the
Order OF Eiks has been elected State Senator
ran Tar ahead OF the ticket.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14

MEETS MANY ICEBERGS-Montevideo, Ur-
ugay. Nov. 13.-The British steamer Oronso.
from Valparaiso reported having traversed 300
miles of icebergs IN the neighborhood OF the
Falkland Islands
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1906-10-05
OFFERMAN FIRST
TO MAKE OFFER
WILLING TO GIVE STATE FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

oferman, Ga, Oct. i.-Offerman is
the first town in the Eleventh con
gressional district to make the gov
ernor a big offer for the district
agricultural college.
Acting upon the suggestion Of M
j. A. Strickland, trustee for the Coz
lege from Pierce county, the citizen
of Offerman held meeting last night
and subscribed over five thousand
dollars in land and money to sen
the college for this place and for
Pierce county.
A committee was appointed CON.
aisting OF Messrs. Silas Thomas. j. M.
Foster and J. w. Greer to canvas
the county for additional subscriptions
and it is hoped that five or ten thou
sand dollars more can be secured %
locate this school in Pierce county.
G!crman is almost In the geogra-
lbical center of the Eleventh district:
the idea of community farming is be.
'S "'Ah|' ""' HVlVt VIC hi9I an
only town OF its kind liz the south;
1t Is the crossing of two trunk lines
OF raj road, making IL easily accessl-
BILE from all points, and the soil IN
the vicinity is the typical wiregrass
land gently rolling and perfectly
drained so that there is nothing to be
wished for in the way of advantages
II the school should be located at this
point.