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The Washington herald., 1908-03-05
GUNBOAT YORKTOWN SAILS.
War Ship Leaves MagdaIena Bay for
San Francisco.

San Diego. Cal. March 4.-By wireless
message received to-day from MagdaIena
Bay. it was learned that the gunboat
Yorktown left there this morning FOR San
Francisco. The remainder Of the SQUAD
ron, except the California, viii sail for
San Francisco Sunday. The California
will remain at Magdalena several DAYS.
and through the wireless operator here il
is expected to get from her the first mes
sage OF the arrival of Evans fleet.
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Persian rugs are the finest floor cover
ings in the world. They last forever.
hence are the most economical; ALWAYS
look well and grow more valuable with
ordinary usage as they grow older A
collection Of the finest grades IN all sizes,
colors, and designs IS to be sold at
Sloan s, l40a @ St, to-day at II a. m. and
3 p. m Satisfaction guaranteed TO every
purchaser. Sale absolute.
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1851 ARE DEAD
List of Fire Victims in
Ohio Grows.
PLAN AN INQUIRY
Believed that an Incendiary
Started the Blaze.
TWO TEACHERS DIE
Panic-Stricken Pupils Caught in
Hopeless Trap.
TWO TEACHERS DIE
HEAP OF BODIES AT DOOR

Holocaust in Public School at Col
lingwOOd, a Suburb of Cleveland,
Strikes Nearly Every Home.
Parents Compelled to Stand by
and See Little Ones Succumb to
Flame-Janitor Declares Fire Did
Not Start in Furnace-Students
Think They Are Practicing Fire
Drill Until They See Smoke.
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MANCHURIAN TRADE GROWS.
Statistics from Japan show Amer
lean Business Increase.


Tokyo, March 4-Statistics printed with
the view to eontroverting the assertion
that American trade In Manchuria has
declined. owing to Japan's discrimination.
make it appear that American trade has
remarkably Increased since the war. and
that American goods are now flowing into
Manchuria more steadily than they did
into the old markets of China proper.
These include materials for the japanese
Manchurian railway. American oil has
especially progressed, shutting out the
Russian to great extent. These figures
seem to show that Japan fought Russia
on behalf of American trade, which is
now supplementing Russian trade.
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GERMAN CAR IN CHICAGO.
Last Contestant in New York-to-
Paris Race shows. Up.

Chicago. March 4-The German car,
the last contestant in the international
automobile race, reached this city late
tonight after severe struggle through
the snow drifts Of Northern Indiana. The
Protos, and the second French car win
leave here on Saturday for the West in
an endeaVOr to catch the American car.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District Of Columbia
and Maryland-Increasing cloud
iness to-day, followed by rain at
night and tomorrow; slightly
warmer; light easterly winds.
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Cleveland. Ohio, March An a
horror without parallel in the his
tory of American schools, $50 chill
dren lost their lives this morning
when Lake View school, Colling-
wood, burned.
Two teachers, in vain efforts to
save the little ones, perished. To-
night half the families in the little
suburb are mourning the loss Of
one or more Of their members.
What caused the fire is mys-
tery.
Tonight there are hints that it
was incendiary. There were no
wires TO cross and ignite the wood
work There was no rubbish to
ignite from spontaneous combus-
ton. All that now seems to be
known is that three little girls COM
ing from the basement saw smoke.
Before the janitor could sound
the fire alarm a mass Of flames was
sweeping up the doorway from the
basement, and before children on
the upper floors could reach the
ground egress was cut off and they
perished
1t was all over before the frantic
mothers who gathered realized that
heir children were lost.
With the call for fire engines
calls for ambulances were sent in.
Every ambulance from the eastern
end OF Cleveland was put into serv-
ice. Wagons were pressed into
service to have the dead removed.
Jammed in solid Mass.
Rescuers were present by the
hundreds, but they could not save
the life of one of the children
jammed in a solid mass at the foot
of the stairs.
TheLake Viewschool was three,
story structure. Under the stair
way in the basement, in front of the
building, was located the furnace.
Owing TO the mild weather there
was less fire than usual, and it is
certain that the FIRE did not start
there. On the first floor four rooms
were in use when the fire broke out.
The children on this floor escaped,
with few exceptions. They believed
the ringing OF the fire gong was the
usual fire signal and marched out in
order. The pupils of the second
and third floors became panic
stricken and rushed to death.
OF the more than 100 bodies In the tenn
porary morgue IN the Lake Shore Rail-
road stock house, none have been identi-
fed. Darkness ended the work Of taking
bodies from the ruins tonight. and this
work viii be resumed in the morning.
VIII Fix Blame.
Every part of the machinery OF the
county and State will be set at work to
fix the blame for the disaster Gov. Har-
ris has promised that the State will do
its share.
Coroner Burke VIII begin his official
investigation in the morning. Fire mar
shaIs will also get to work.
Tonight messages OF sympathy are
coming TO Cleveland from all over the
country. They are addressed to the
Cleveland school board, a mistaken idea
having arisen that the disaster occurred
in that city.
ColIingwood is suburb of the citv
This afternoon the State Republican con-
a In Carte Lunch Served Daily
AT Eckstein's from l. to g l412 N. Y. ave
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SoLONS MAY EAT POPCORN.
Legislature Fails TO Pass
Anti-Iunch Bill.

Guthrie. Okla, March AFTER two
hours debate to-day a resolution pro
hibiting the eating Of popcorn during
the sessions OF the Oklahoma Iegisla-
ture was defeated
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FRITZ SCHEFF DENIES.
Actress Brands os Untrue Stories of
Divorce SuIt.

Cincinnati. March Miss FRITZ Scheff
tonight, through her manager, Frederick
Latham. declared the stories from New
York that she was suing for divorce 10 be
TOO silly for digniied denial
Manager Latham said: The reports are
lies.
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Senator Proctor Passes Away.
2-David Moore Is Bankrupt
2-Chsmber OF Commerce Meets.
Physician Dies in Ambulance
2-Lumbermen Open Convention.
4-Doings in the United States Congress.
-Explains Recan Of Pulido
E-PUblic Library Needs Money.
i2-SchOOl Board Makes Changes.
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SENATOR PROCTOR
ANSWERS SUMMONS
Member of Upper House Dies
in His Apartments.
CAUGHT A SEVERE COLD
Pneumonia and Pleurisy Then
Rapidly Developed.
CAUGHT A SEVERE COLD

Vermont Statesman Was WeaIthIest
Member OF senate Body, the Total
Value of HIS Holdings Being Esti-
mated at Fifteen Million Dollars.
Owned One Million Dollars worth
OF Property in City of Washington.
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HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TELEGRAPHIf.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIc.
List OF School Fire Victims Now Isl
l-Taft Presented as Ohio's Candidate.
l-Granrs Name Used on Collateral.
l-Chicago Anarchists Watched.
S-Minnesota 10 Boom Gov. johnson.
2-Bryan TO Attend State Convention.
S-New York Official Takes Marked Bills
S-McKee Divorce Suit Is opened
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Every Modern Ranking Facirity

Is. provided by the new banking house of
Union Trust Co, 18th and II SITS. Interest
paid on all accounts. subject to check
Your account is invited. Govt control.
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Exhibition OF Baskets Of Flowers.
Blackstone. 18th and II sts NV.
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TAFT INSTRUCTIONS :
In OHIO IRONCLAD
State Convention Indorses
Judge for President.
FULL TICKET Is NAMED
Platform Praises the Work of
President Roosevelt.

Representative Theodore burton, of
Cleveland. Loudly Cheered Hs Next
Senator from Buckeye State-Har-
ris Is Not Candidate-GOvernOr
RenOminated Longvorth NomI-
mates Delegates; FOrsetS speech.
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Another Reduction. Get Our Price List.
Frank Libbey & Co. 9Th & n. Y. ave. NV.
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Baltimore and Ohio TO Chicaxo.
Two fast through trains. without excess
fare, at 1:22 and $50 p. m Dining cars
serve all meals.
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Get Our Weekly Price List of Lumber.
Frank Libbey & Co. 9Th & n. Y. ave. ~.
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GRANTS NAME USED
Notice Warns Public Not to
Buy Negotiable Notes.
MYSTERY IN ITS PUBLICATION

Search Fails TO Reveal the Identity
Of che "U. :. Grant, Jr.," Who Is
Responsible for Notice Printed I'm
New York Papers Gen. Grant
Knows Nothing About IL.
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Sweet yiOIets. &c Bunch.
Kramer. the Florist. GIG T st.
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Look Out: Lumber Prices Much Lower.
Frank Libbey & Co. 9th & n. Y. ave. NV.
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Another Drop in Prices OF Lumber.
Frank Libbey * Co.. 9Th & y. Y. ave. NV
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Everybody Comes TO Us for Lumber.
Frank Libbey & Co. 9Th & n. Y. ave. NV
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VIII Fix Blame.

a In Cnrte Lunch Served DAILY
At Eckstein's from L. to g I4l2 N Y av,
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The Platform.

The Republicans OF Ohio proclaim this
platform of principles CT the campaign OF
1908:
Ii the nation we stand for those ideals Of gov
ernment which mean justice. equality. and fair
dealing among men, brave and impartial en-
forcement Of the law; commercial and industrial
liberty; individuGlism as against socialism; com-
petition as against monopoly; government reg,ila-
ton against government ownership; the promo
tion Of the best interests CT labor and capital and
the unfinching protection Of both; compensation
for injured employees Of the government and re-
enactment in constitutional form Of the employers
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Succeeded senator EdmundS.

Senator Proctor was the successor 20
the venerable George F. Edmunds in ths
united States Senate, and was probably
the wealthiest man in Congress al the
time OF his death, being rated at Sl5.0O0.-
ooo Much has been said Of the wealth
or Senators. Many OF them have been
styled Croesuses, but such millionaires
as are in the Senate looked upon Sena-
tor Proctor as the richest Of their number.
For a while his fortune was topped BY
that OF the Copper King" former Sena-
TOT William A Clark, of Montana. but
since the retirement OF the latter. Senator
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-11
Street Urchin Insults
Mrs. OelrichS
Begs for Pennies and When Re,
fused Turns Abuse on
Prominent Woman
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK. Feb. 1o.-Mrs. Hermann
Oelrichs was being driven up Fifth
avenue in her victoria this afternoon.
and as she approached Forty-second
street small boy with bundle of
Newspapers under his arm jumped on
the step of the carriage.
Paper. lady?" said he
NO. said Mrs. oelrichs.
Well, If you won't buy paper.
gimme me some pennies" said he.
Il have no pennies for you" an
swered Mrs. Oelrichs.
At that the boy spat in Mrs. Oelrichs'
face, then ran to a group of his ragged
companions on the corner and Joined
them in making insulting gestures and
In showering coarse remarks Mrs.
oelrichs was almost speechless with in
dignation
That was the nastiest little beast
ever saw said she. He had sore
eyes,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-11
Outlines Untenable Policy to Be
Adopted in Aid of the
Arch CRATER
Imprisoned Ex-Boss to Avoid
Trial as Long as Legal
Quibble Is Left
Prosecution Files Affidavits Con.
cerning Word Intent"
in Indictments

After a demonstration yesterday
afternoon of some of the deepest and
darkest secrets in the science of legal
obstruction, Henry Ach OF Abe Ruef's
counsel launched into a plea for his
client before Judge Lawlor which out
lined in measure the policy of de-
fense that is to be adopted in behalf
of the imprisoned ex-boss. With no
attempt at equivocation, Ach boldly
admitted that the battle of the de-
Tense was not to be fought out, if he
had his way, on the evidence produced
for the consideration of jury, but on
technicalities concerned with legal
preii.ninaries.
AS long as there is a teehnicality left
on which to base an exception or mo-
tion, Ruef and his counselors will
never give up the effort 10 avoid trial.
4.
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Ach's plea in Ruef's behalf yesterday
was a portrayal of Ruef's wrongs as
Ruef. sees them and as his attorneys see
them. but while it turned principally
OH the history of the famous immunity
contract. it passed nnnoticed the one
essential point Of the controversy-th
fact that it was Ruef's own acts which
caused thatscontract to be annulled by
the prosecution
ACH's DISCOVERIES
There was no argument of any con-
sequence on the motion that has been
made in Ruefs behalf TO have his plea
Of not guilty in. the trolley cases va
Gated. and after several hours devoted
to the unearthing of new subjects Of
controversy the case was put over un-
til 10 o'clock Wednesday morning for
argument. with no possibility OF the
beginning of the actual trial any time
within the near future. Ach has dis
covered several brand new causes of
complaint. and has announced that he
must give them his serious consfdera-
ton and make them the basis of some
new motions in case he does not sue
ceed in his present endeavor to have
the Ruef case begun all over again
Assistant District Attorney Heney,
who returned from Portland yesterday
morning, was only in the courtroom a
few minutes, as he had been called to
attend a case in the federal court of ap-
peals during the morning and had not
time to prepare his affidavit in answer
to that filed last week by. Ruef
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WASHINGTON, Feb. lo.-Senatot

WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-Senator
Foraker of Ohio in the senate today
tired to take the president to task
for his recent utterances refuting
charges that he had used federal
power in the interests Of any candi-
date for the presidency by reading
letters from Representative Douglass
10 an Ohio constituent whose appoint
n1ent as postmaster he had asked.
Douglass reply to Foraker not only
took all the point from the senator's
remarks, but made his cry Of fire a
futile false alarm.
Why did he not read all the let
ters?" said Douglass, who gave out
one in which he had shown his con-
stituent plainly that the Ohio mans
published statements that he was for
Foraker and that Taft could not carry
Ohio had nothing to do with the de-
lay in confirming his appointment.
Douglass letter advised the postmaster
TO come to Washington and learn the
presidents attitude from the execu-
tive himself
Predicating his argument on refer
ence TO the Ohio situation in the letter
of President Roosevelt TO William Dud-
lev Fouiko. former civil service COM
missioner. which was published today.
senator Foraker produced correspond
ence as TO the appointment Of Charles
IT. Bryson. whose nomination as post
master Al Athens, O., was withheld
temporarily. and tried 10 refute the
president by documentary evidence The
Rryson letters showed that IN an in
tervieur while In Washington he had
e~nressed the opinion that Taft was
losing ground IN the Ohio contest. The
correspondence showed that Bryson had
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-11

Cruisers Tubes Blow
Out, Injuring Four
st. Louis Voyage to MagdaIena
Bay Stopped by Explosion
Near SansaIitO

With an explosion that shook the
vessel from stem to stern the boiler
tubes of the cruiser ST. Louis blew out
at noon yesterday while it was cruis-
ing off Sausalito. Four men were
badly scalded. They are:
f. e. Scott, coal passer.
f. Thompson. water tender.
Il. w. Baker, fireman, first class
d. Lewis. fireman, first class.
Though the cause of the accident is
unknown, it is generally believed to
have been due to negligence in allow
ing cold water to run into the red hot
boiler tubes. None of the injured is ex-
pected to die
The st. Louis left the drydock at the
navy yard last week. where it had un-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-11
Judge CaIhoun's Daughter, Who
May Become Servia's Queen,
Seeks Her Estates
Private Fortune Invested in
Rich Lands Is Seized BY
King Peter
State Departments Help in Sc
curing Restoration Is
Requested
Washington Officials Show Con-
SideratiOn and Are Busy
With Case
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
WASHINGTON, Feb. TO-
Within the past 10 days the Prin-
cess Observation-Disclosures,
wife of the claimant to the Ser
Wan throne and Macedonian
leader, Prince Eugene Lazar La
zarovitch-H -Hebrilianovich, has had
several interviews with Secretary
of State Root in regard to her
property rights in Servia.
The princess is an American
and was Miss Eleanor Calhoun,
the actress, daughter of Judge
Calhoun of California, and con-
nected with the Calhouns of
South Carolina.
1t is understood that she asks
nothing of the state department
save that her private fortune, IL
vested in Servia even before her
marriage, and that land estates
given her by her husband under
marriage contract be restored to
her.
In regard to the fight that her
husband is putting up for a union
of the Balkan states, and in which
I it is believed he will ultimately
succeed, the princess naturally
expects this country to do moth
ing.
Some day her husband NAV
succeed and she may be the queen
of the throne of Servia, now oc-
cupied by the peasant king, Peter,
since the assassination of King Ferdi-
nand and Queen Draga.
/ At the state department greatest
consideration is shown her When the
princess reached Washington. 10 days
ago. she was armed with letters that
I Immediately established her prestige.
Since then the department has been
busy with her case.
! AS her marriage portion. it is said,
Prince Eugene settled upon her vast
estates. Since King Peters ascension
| to the throne the estates have been
seized by the crown.
! Not only have those lands that be-
longed to the prince. and which he
/ gave to her. been taken, but the lands
that were hers before her marriage and
in which he never had any interest
have been confiscated- 1t is these
lands, or their equivalent. she wants.
RECENT VISIT To CITY
| Princess Lazarovich- h-Hebrilianovich
visited relatives in San Francisco last
November. She is the daughter OF
Judge Calhoun of san Jose and has a
brother. James. living at Is Johnson
avenue. Richmond district 1t was to
see this brother that the princess paid
her short visit to san Francisco last
year.
At that time she told her friends that
revolution was impending in Servis.
and that the overthrow OF King Peter
and the elevation OF herself and her
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Impairment Question No. 81
When Is it Time TO 90 Home?

For the most original or wittiest to this ques
tion-and the brefer the better-The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next FIVE answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once. Make
your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE CALL.
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY IS
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY II. 100,
WEATHER CONDITIONS

YESTERDAY-Partly cloudy; west wind;
maximum temperature. 81: minimum. a.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Cloudy; fresh west
winds. Page s
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Princess who Miss Cal
houn seeking federal aid restoration of her private
Serva seized by King Peter; her husband Prince
Eugene, who may be king of Servia, and his three
children.
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Register NOW, Republicans

IF you don'f want Her
rim TO rule you, GET on the
register before April rs.
Old registration has all
exPired-yOu must register
again before April IS or yOu
caH'f vote at the May
primaries.
Registration closes April
IS.
LaSt day on which reg
istered voter can move to
another precinct and not
lose his primary vote,
April 8.
Registrars office In the
old city hall open from g
a. m. 10 5 p. M.
Register NOW, Republicans
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ADJUSTMENTS

ArfHur Cannlasham receives entbusiastic re-
celition AT Princess theater in patriotic opera
When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Page II
In the Bishops Carriage proves q popular
card at the Alcazsr thester. Page IL
Richard Hotaling wins plaudits Of critics in
ds work as Othello at Ye Liberty theater In
Oakland. Page 3
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GRAFT

Attorney Ach admits that Abe Ruef's defense
IS not to lie made on evidence, but on techni-
calities Page
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VOW ON COMMON GROUND

The chief significance of the con
ference last night lay in the perfec
harmony which prevailed and the ex
pressed desire of all the parties to joir
under the Lincoln Roosevelt banner
For the first time since the republican
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REPORTS AT CONFERENCE

The character of the special commit
tees report to the county committee
was announced last night by Chairman
T. R. Martin at a conference held at
the Office of Vice President Byron
Mauzy of the Lincoln Roosevelt league.
Last nights conference was partici-
pated in by the county committees spe-
cial committee, the presidents Of the in
dependent republican clubs and Thomas
E. Haven. president OF the independent
republican central Organization, and the
representatives of the state executive
committee of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league-yice President Byron Mauzy,
Executive Committeeman w. D. Fenni-
more and George L. Center of the
fourth congressional district; DR.. Hugh
Lagan. fifth congressional district, and
Secretary and State Organizer Chester
H. Rowen of Fresno.
The conference afforded but cold COM
fort for those adherents of the Herrin
machine whose hopes of success in San
Francisco depended upon their ability
to maintain the breach between the
antimachine factions created by the
municipal campaign OF last year. The
common purposes of all the antima-
chine forces were freely discussed. Alb
solute harmony prevailed. and when the
conference adjourned the representa-
tives of the county committee had an
nounced with virtual unanimity and
without dissenting voice that they
would recommend the Lincoln -Roose-