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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
FELONS MUTINY TO
AID DRUG USERS
Score of Convicts in San
Quentin Rebel as Result
of Others Being Punished
FIND MUCH MORPHINE
spEc1AL p1sPATcH ID THE -.


SAN QUENTIN, Jan. 25.-Twenty-
prisoners employed in sack alley in the
4ute mill went on strike yesterday
morning because twenty prisoners Were
thrown into the dungeon on MONDAY
and Tuesday for having morphine on
their persons. The strikers refused u
work until the other men were re-
leased.
Captain Of the Yard Randolph ques
toned the strikers and they reiterated
their demands He replied that the
men would remain in the dungeon un-
til Warden Edgar had investigated the
cases. and advised them to return %
work and save themselves trouble
There was a hurried consultation
among the strikers and they concluded
to return TO work.
Several convicts who at first refused
to join the strike were whipped into
line by the threat, We viii XIII you
II you don't Join US"
Morphine has been hard to obtain
by the convicts since Warden Edgar
took charge Their desire for the drug
has been so intense that they have been
willing to pay almost any price or do
anything to secure the chemical All
watched carefully by the officers, but
lately the drug became plentiful On
Monday and Tuesday every known
morphine user among the cOnvicts was
searched. The drug was found on
twenty convicts and they were placed
in the dungeon
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26

OAKLAND Jan. 25.-The troubles OF
George H Gurnee. president Of the
Suburban Realty Company OF Contra
Costa County, whose beautiful wife.
Lillian Keller Gurnee, secured q di-
vorce a few months ago after he had
fled a sensational divorce Complaint
against her, are not at an end
All his interests in the Suburban Real
" Company were attached today by
Attorneys Langan & Mendenhall, who
conducted the divorce proceedings for
Mrs. Gurnee, and this afternoon the
once Of the real estate company was
placed in charge OF the Sheriff pend
ing q settlement.
BY the terms Of the divorce decree
Mrs. Gurnee was granted $4,000 as
her share Of the community property,
and In the attachment suit filed today
Langan & Mendenhal allege that Of
this amount $1,000, for which notes
were given. remain unpaid.
Immediately after the fling OF the
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
NJ 'CURDY LAWSUITS
NEAR DECISION

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Arguments
were heard and decision reserved by
the appellate division of the Supreme
Court today in the cases of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company against Rich
ard A Mccurdy, former president OF the
company. to recover ss.s7o. 600. alleged
10 have been wrongfulIy expended in a
great variety OF ways.
There are three suits in all against
McCurdy. The object Of one is TO re-
cover from the former president the
amount contributed to political cam
paign committees during his term of
Office This case came before the
Court OF Appeals from an order by
Justice Bischon denying a motion to
strike out as irrelevant and redundant
certain matters in the complaint
Another suit was against Robert A.
Grannis, vice president OF the COM
pany, TO recover $4,000 alleged to
have been Improperly expended, and
another against Charles II. Raymond
Louis A. Thebaud and Richard A Nc
Curdy.
Raymond and Thebaud were general
agents OF the company under the names
OF Charles Raymond & Co. and from
1898 to 1904 they received s1.3s9,sO5 in
commissions IL is claimed that not
less than 100000 of this was without
consideration.
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suit in the Superior Court OF Alameda
County writs of attachment on all
the property Of Gurnee and on his
interests in the Suburban Company
were placed in the. hands of Sheriff
eale, who served them at once at
the Office of the company at Siege. By
this means Gurnee is prohibited from
disposing OF property or interest in
the real estate company until the suit
is settled.
II IS alleged that Gurnee. at the
time he gave the notes for the balance
due his wife. promised 10 give Mrs.
Gurnee as security for the payment
OF the amount, mortgages on Contra
Costa property owned by him. but
that he failed TO keep this promise.
Immediately after the granting OF
the divorce decree Mrs. Gurnee re-
turned to the home of her mother in
New York, where she now resides. but
II may be that she will return to Cal
ifornia TO press her new suit.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
KILLED BY FUMES
Of CHLOROFORM

OAKLAND. Jan. 25.-Unable to over
come a craving to inhale the fumes of
chloroform, OF which she had been a
veritable slave for more than a year,
Mrs Daisy Eddy, whose home was at
1859 Market street met death last
night in satisfying her unfortunate de-
sire Renting a room in q lodging
house at 1863 Franklin street. Mrs
Eddy saturated one OF the pillows OF
the bed with the lethal fluid and. lying
down, breathed the poison until she
passed from sleep into death
The body OF the unfortunate woman
was discovered this morning by H A.
Harris, proprietor OF the lodging house,
who was attracted 70 the room by the
odor OF chloroform. He at once sum
moned DR.. Henry Fine, but the physi-
clan. finding that life was extinct. no
tihed the Coroner. and the remains
were removed 10 the Morgue-
The bottle of chlOroform had been
purchased at the Normal Pharmacy al
Telegraph avenue and Seventeen tn
street. and IL was learned from NJ NJ
Ramiers. the clerk there that the wom-
an had given the name OF R. Weise
and her address as 46s Twenty fifth
street
Mrs. EDDY had been found several
times by the police IN a dazed con-
dition from the effects OF chloroform
and she was well known at the Central
police station as May Roberts, which
name she gave when arrested on
January 3 she was arrested on charge
OF drunkenness, having been found in
a stupor caused by the drug. The re-
mains were identified at the morgue by
Captain OF Police Petersen and later
the family was notified.
The woman was 3s years OF age and
leaves a husband. two children and q
brother, C. Z. Holmes. An autopsy
tonight proved that death had beer
caused by chloroform asphyxiation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
SENSATION MARKS
GWYER CASE
Witness Testifies That an
Effort Was Made to Cause
Her to Change Evidence
COURT INVESTIGATES

OAKLAND, Jan. 25.-The disclosure
that influence has been brought to
bear on MrsseMargaret Jones of s42
Oak street, Alameda, to induce her to
color her testimony in favor of Mrs.
Florence Ruth Gwyer of 1926 Chest
nut street. Oakland. who is now on
trial for numbering Flo Peterson by
means OF criminal operation, was the
startling feature of Mrs Jones evil
dence today. The persons Mrs. Jones
charged with approaching her with the
suggestion that she modify her testi-
mony given at the preliminary eXami-
nation OF Mrs. Gwyer are F. Cornell
who resides at the Gwyer home on
Chestnut street where the criminal
operation on the Peterson girl is al
legged to have taken place, and Daniel
McGlone. who lives at Beulah Park.
Mrs. Jones formerly worked at the
Gwyer home. At the preliminary
examination she identified certain sur
gical instruments as the ones she had
washed after visit Of Miss Peterson
to DR.. Gwyer. This morning in Judge
Melvins courtroom she astonished
District Attorney Brown and Deputy
District Attorney Hynes by stating on
the witness stand that she was no
longer cerain that the surgical tnstru-
ments in evidence were the same ones
she had cleaned. The prosecuting Of
ficers Immediately started on fshing
tour with the witness and drew from
her the admission that McGlone and
Cornell had talked with her about these
surgical instruments and the testimony
she was to give at the trial.
Mr.. McGlone called on me in Ala
media to get me to come over to At
torney Church's office in Oakland to
talk about the case" said Mrs. Jones
on the witness stand today. He sug
gested 10 me that I could not be sure
the surgical instruments l identified
al the preliminary examination were
the same ones I had washed at the
Gwyer home. He also taxed TO me
about Mrs. Gwyer and said she was
a very nice woman"
Mr- Cornell has talked to me in
the corridors of the courthouse since
the trial began. He also told me the
instruments identified were really not
the instruments 1 had cleaned. He
told me to tell Just as little as possible
about Mrs. Gwyer."
McGlone, who was present in court
was called into the office and ques-
toned by the District Attorney and his
deputy as to his alleged tampering
with the witness. He denied having
made the suggestions testified to by
Mrs. Jones and declared that he had
not used influence of any kind to get
Mrs. Jones to change her testimony
Cornell was subsequently found ling
ering in the courthouse corridor and
taken into Judge Melyin's courtroom
by bailfn- When court had resumed
Judge Melvin announced that he would
decide upon what he should do with
McGIone and Cornell on next Monday
morning and they were then permitted
to leave.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
Twelve Year Old Cir
Writes and Stages Play
Gladys Wilson Wins
Amateur HOnors
in Berkeley

BERKELEY, Jan. 25.-A drama by
a 12-year-old girl, PRODUCED on the
stage of wilkins Hall tonight by a
vided unique spectacle for an audi
ence of college town people Gladys
Wilson. daughter of Rev J. Stitt Will
son, minister of North Berkeley. not
only wrote the play, which is of serious
import and pretensions, but directed
its stage mana cement this evening.
The girl has written two other plays,
which were produced in her father $
home on Ridge road.
Associated with her in the perform
ance tonight were her brother and sis
ter. Gladstone and Violet. precocious
tots who assumed minor parts in the
play A matinee performance IS TO
be given tomorrow afternoon.
Little Miss Wilson once enjoyed a
month of work on the stage of an
Oakland theater as a supernumerary.
but tired of that because she had no
such stellar honors as are easily hers
when she writes and stages her own
plays.
The Light of Mithra." her latest
product, deals with the men and
women of Xerxes' court in Persia and
tells of the Kings love for Jewel, a
dancing girl who is betrothed to a
Grecian exile. Four acts are included
in the drama Miss Gladys played the
part of Jewel Those who assisted her
were as follows: Miss Olivia Freuler.
Miss Thiel Jordan, Miss Alice Freuler,
Miss Violet Rose Wilson, Miss Gene
We've Richards, Miss Antensia Arndt,
Jackson Stanwood. Mortimer Thomas,
Florenton Harrison, Gladstone Wilson.
Charles Seroy, Marvin Richards and II.
Ouphant.
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DISCUSS THE EDICT
AGAINST ''FRATS"

BERKELEY, Jan. 25.-A conference
of fraternity members who are pupils
In the Berkeley High School and are
affected by the recent order of the
Board OF Education directed against
"frats," was held this evening at the
home of Arthur Hayne on Piedmont
avenue. Haynes father, former Town
Attorney Brewton A. Hayne. gave the
fraternity men the benefit of his coun-
sci.
At the end of the meeting Attorney
Hayne said: Nothing definite has
been decided upon. but 1t Is likely that
a determination of the matter will be
made tomorrow night at a second con-
ference At that time information Of
the stand the fraternities viii take
will probably be given out"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
MRS. PLATT BRINGS
LIBEL SUITS

WASHINGTON. Jan. z5.-Mrs. Lillian
T. Plat, wife OF Senator Thomas C.
Plart OF New York through her attor-
ney, II. Winship Wheatley, began
libel suits yesterday in the Supreme
Court OF the District OF Columbia
against the Washington Post Company
and the Washington Times Company
for $500 900 and 100000 damages re-
speccively.
Mrs. Platt brings suit on three counts
against the Post and on two counts
against the Times. The suits against
the Post are based on stories connect
ing the name OF J. X. Hedges, the
Platt family coachman. with that OF
Mrs. Platt.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
VARIOLA ADDS To
FAMINE TERROR

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-The Red
Cross forwarded 10 San Francisco today
for relief work sz45.75o. This was sent
IN accordance with the estimate in Jan
uary OF the San Francisco relief and
Red Cross funds.
The famine Ia China is regarded as
the gravest situation with which the
Red Cross has 10 deal at present Ca
bies received say that the refugees are
driven back into the famine districts
where smallpox IS adding it's terrors.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
CORRESPONDING INvIrED.
san FRANCISCO -.

p
NoTICE Is hereby given thss The ron@-t,s-.
snip existlng between Peter BacigaIupi Ubaldo
Andrea1zt and Guglielno Brocchinf enraraf n
the business of Bacigalupi's New Bn61 5STsto
ksstaqrant AZ 1927 Golden. Gate avenue. san
FRANCISCO California. IS this day dissolved 81
mutual consent. Guglielmo Broccbini vTifhs4-av-s
from the nrm. his interest therein having been
PercnaSed oy Peter Bacigalupi and Ubsldo Al
ore&ezi, who VII eontinue the said business az
the place
PETER BACIGAIUPI TRATr,O A~rr,pEazz4
GUGLlELMO BROCCHTNT
Done IN the presence OF MARTIN STEVENS
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
RECOVER ExPLosION VICTIMS

TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. 25.-Twenty-
three bodies OF the victims OF the
explosion IN the Primero mine OF the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company have
been recovered. One body remains in
the mine. that OF r. J. Lumley. the
only American who met death in the
explosion.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26

Bills OF Lading and Nsgotfable Paper
o. every description replaced BY a Bond
OF The Metropolitan surety COMPANY
9a New York. Contract. judicial and
rlosAly 5ondS. gUDSON BRUSIE.
Manager. room 10. Ferry building ID.
" CARMICHAEL CO. Inc General
AEAnfA- zoos Fillmore street.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
SAN FRANCISCO REAL ESTATE
DEALER SUED FOR DIVORCE
His Wife Alleges That He Treated Her
Cruelty and Beat Her on
Christmas Day
AN RAFAEL. Jan.

SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 25.-Agnes J..
wife of Caesar Rodoni, a San Fran
cisco real estate agent, now residing
at Ross Valley, has sued for a divorce
on the ground that her husband has
not borne affection for her for over
declares that at times he was
absent for several days, causing her
to be lonesome, and also anxious as
to his safety. He invariably replied
on his return that other girls were
more attractive and occupied his time.
She says that on last Christmas he
beat her and called her foul names.
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duty to the Southern Pacific he again
replied in the Affirmative.
The division of the revenue for hop
shipments from Salem was used as
an illustration.
The witness said that the Southern
Pacific got the short haul and 90 cents
per hundred. while the Union Pacific
system received $3.50 and had the long
haul to Ogden.
Miller would not admit that it was
more profitable for the Oregon Rail
road and Navigation Company to
get 60 cents per hundred as its share
Of the haul than for the Southern
Pacific to get 20 cents for the short
haul. He stated that he was not at
all sure that the railroad getting the
long haul had the greater advantage.
The witness admitted that unless
other conditions entered into the mat
ter IL he did not hold the dual position
and was agent for the Southern Pacific,
he would seek to divert traffic from the
Union Pacific to the Southern Pacific.
The agreement entered into some
time ago, whereby revenue from busi-
ness moving from the Willamette VAL
ley TO the East was to be divided be-
tween the two roads was brought up.
"Stubbs, as traffic director for both
roads, acted for both. holding one rail-
road in each hand. did he not?" asked
Severance.
He adjusted matters so he thought
they would be to the best advantage OF
each railroad. did he not?"
Il have no doubt he arranged 1t for
the best advantage OF each" replied
Miller.
At the close of Miller's testimony.
turning to Commissioner Lane Attor-
ney Severance said: I'm view OF the
admissions of Mr.. Miller il will not be
necessary to call any other witnesses.
He has admitted everything we came
here TO prove"
The session was then adjourned until
next Tuesday We will continue the
investigation IN San Francisco" said
Lana
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
Fountagraphs

The best 81 fountain pen ever. made:
i4-karst gold pen. iridium tip. Selling
agents for Waterman Ideal fountain
pens. lie Count Clark & Ormond, 220
Market ST and 3 California st
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
KILLED IN
RUSSIAN FIGHT

GRODNO. Russia. Jan 25--As re-
suit of a general exchange OF shots
between the authorities and a number
OF terrorists in the streets OF GrodnO
today. i've policemen. a prison warden
and one terrorist were killed and
number OF persons wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26

VICE CASE sUBkITTED-The arguments be-
fore Judge Hosrer on the motion OF the at
torneys for Billy Vice for writ OF haheas
corpus were concluded yesterday and the case
submitted Vice IS being held IN custody on
charge OF enbszLlement-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26
t.. Events of a Day in Bay Counties

yet In her mas
written heavy Mithra" and last eNe"s
a of audience
In other plays and shows re-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26

DEATH WAS Oakland. Jan
25.-The coroner's jury in the case OF Thomas
Riley. who struck and killed By train
the First-street bridge. returned a verdict OF
accidental death and exonerated the railroad
company and its employees from all blame.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-26

PROMOTION; The act OF pronotinx ad-
tionary.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-10-03
Caught In n Blizzard.
How Dolls Are Made,

Many big things are needed to make
a small doll. She has her beginning In
q great trough, where workmen knead
up into a dingy paste old cardboard.
even old gloves, old rags and gum
tragacanth. They are great brawny
fellows these men, naked to the waist,
wearing leathern aprons. In an adj
Joining room the paste Is poured into
mOlds for the busts, the arms, the legs
Of dolls innumerable. There Is a spe
cial machine for stamping out the
hands. | should not like to confess
how long | stood In front Of 1t, fas
cinated by the steady stream Of queer
little hands that fell Ceaseessly from
the Iron monster. 1t was awful, I'M
canny, hypnotizing. Indeed, the whole
sight was grim and monstrOus. The
low factory rooms were misty with
steam and lit by strange, red glowing
fires. Always the great steel machines
pulsed and changed, and through the
mist sweaty giants Of men went to and
fro with heaps Of little greenish arms
and legs until you began to think that
some new Herod had killed all the lit
tie people In the world.-Everybody'
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M00RS TIC PAY HEAVILY
THREE NATIONS TO DEMAND CASH
FOR OUTRAGES.
Another Indemnity Will Be Devoted to
Improvement of Harbor at
Casa Blanca

TANGIER, Sept est was Off
cially stated here today that the fol
lowing terms will be imposed upon
the Moors who took part in the re
cent fighting at Casa Blanca and upon
the Moroccan government:
The Chaouias tribcsmcn who are consid-
cred responsible for the attacks on Euro
pcaus at Casa Blanca and the pillage in
that town will be required TO pay special
indemnity OF 100000 assessablc among the
tribes, which sum will be exclusively de.
voted to the Improvement Of the port of
Casa Blanca.
The Moroccan government Will pay France
an indemnity for the damages sustained by
French citizens at Casa Blanca, the amount
to be subsequently determined, Spain Ger
many and other countries Will formulate
similar claims.
The Moorish tribes around Casa Blanca
VIII pay n war contribution, the amount
and method Of payment to he hereafter
determined.
Many Europeans are returning to
Tangier.
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KINGSTON BITTER
AT RISK CONCERNS.
Victims of Disaster Accuse the English
Companies of Delay in
Payment

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. Is
There is bitter feeling against the Eng
fish insurance companies growing out Of
the actions arising from the disaster Of
last January. 1t is charged that the
niCalities
Their latest move is an announcement
by counsel that the companies propose
in one action TO make a counter claim for
the declaration that the loss sustained by
the policyholdcrs was caused by an
earthquake.
This means, if it succeeds, that other
cases cannot be proceeded with because
th" companies would win under thu"
earthquake clause. Merchants think that
local companies should be formed to
carry insurance As the restoration of
Kingston progresses the boycott OF Eng
llsA concerns increases.
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PROBE LUMBER TRUST.
Federal Grand Jury to Begin lnvestiga-
ton in Minneapolis Next Week
Many Witnesses Called

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 2S.-The fed
eral courts will be in session in Mime
apolis next week, aud the grand jury
will begin an investigation Of the so
called lumber trust, which is understood
to have its headquarters in Minncapo-
lis. Witnesses to the number of fifty
have, it is reported, been summoned to
testify. OF this number twenty are from
this state and the rest from Iowa and
the two Dakotas II is understood that
the government has been collecting testi-
mony to show that the lumber trust has
been using the mails for unlawful pur-
poses in its crusade 70 squeeze the indie
pendent companies to exhaustion. The
report of the grand jury on this par
ticular line of law inlraction may be
of a sensational nature.
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Napoleon Trusted His Omenk.

Napoleon always had an unlimited
trust in his prcsontiments. When the
news came to him that one Of the Nile
riyer boats, the name Of which was
Lltalie, had been wrecked and the
crew put to death he gave up all hope
Of ever completing his conquest Of
Italy by annexation. Napoleon belley-
ed that the stars exercised an occult
influence over human destinles. When
General Rapp, at one time his aidde
camp returned from the siege of Dant-
sic he found the emperor gazing with
concentrated attention at the heavens
Look there" shouted the emperor.
ut is my star! The fiery red one, al
most as large as the moon! 1t Is be-
fore you now, and, ah, how brilliant!
1t has never abandoned me for sin
gle instant I see it on all great oc-
caslons 1t commands me to go for
ward; it is my sign Of good fortune,
and where 1t leads | will follow"
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AUKEEAN SUICIDE
Young Russian Found Hanging by Belt
and Two Towels in Grand Trunk
Depot at Montreal.

MONTREAL, Canada, Sept 2S.-
Special. IA man whom it is thought
may be Milwaukecau committed sui
eide here today. Hanging by his belt
and two towels, Russian named
in sitting room of the Grand Trunk
railway station this morning
When discovered life had apparently
been extinct for Il couple Of hours. In
his pocket was found third class ticket
dated at Milwaukee, for which the man
had paid $50 for passage to Liverpool
via Montreal by the steamship Nirginian
Of the Allan line Twcuty-sevnu dollars
and "A few trinkets were also found
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were in the full height of military fash
ion. The uniforms Of our West Point
cadets, strangely archaic according to
army standards Of today, preserve the
memory of the valor of SCOTS soldiers
in the war of 1912. who were clad in
gray simply because the United States
had not blue cloth enough to clothe them
according to regulations. The herring
bone facings and heavy brass buttons Of
the cadet coats come down from 1872
and only a few years ago the govern
lent paid a further homage To tradition
by giving to the West Point battalion
the old-fashioned shake. chin strap and
all, although that heavy hnal-ear had
long been obsolete in our service
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Army Uniforms.

To change a uniform is always more
serious thing than it appears at first
glance to civilians, says the Boston
Transcript. There are so many associa-
tons that cluster about a uniform, it ex
erts such a stimulating influence on its
wearer ana is such an incentive to pro
fessional pride, that governments are
usually very slow to yield in the mat
ter of anything but the most convincing
arguments of convenience. There are
regiments in Europe which wear some
articles of dress modelled on the fashion
of past century in commemoration Of
great deeds done by them when these