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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
MRS. GOULD ALWAYS
ACTED LIKE A LADY,
Elijah w. Sells an Daughter
Testify About Woman's Ex-
tremely Temperate Habits
Tell of Luncheons With Dustin
Farnum and a Visit to
Thomas Lawson's Home

NEW YORK, Oct 3O.-Testimony cal
culated to upset the contention of How
ard Gould that his wife, Katherine
Clemmons Gould, on frequent occasions
drank to excess and conducted herself
in an unseemly manner, was offered
today by. Elijah w. Sells and his daugh-
ter, Marjorie. in connection with
Goulds suit for divorce. Sells and his
daughter, who are distantly related to
Mrs. Gould, gave their testimony be-
fore referee before whom the case
comes to trial, they being about to
leave for Europe.
Sells said he had frequently visited
Mrs. Gould and she had also been a
guest at his home. He had never seen
her under the influence of liquor, nor
he had ever seen her act otherwise than
in ladylike way. Mrs Gould never
drank more than one cocktail, single
pint of wine and two cordials at dim
ner, he said. He had heard that Gould
charged that during the month of June
Mrs. Gould was drunk and helpless at
Castle Gould, he said, while as a mat
ter of fact, she was at his home at
North Castle driving horses and tam
dems and leading an outdoor life He
said he believed Mrs. Gould was griev-
ously wronged woman, and he wanted
to do all in his power to aid her and
put her right before the public.
Miss Marjorie Sells told of frequent
visits with Mrs. Gould and several
journeys, including one to the home
of Thomas w. Lawson in Massachu-
setts, and said she never saw Mrs.
Gould. under the influence of liquor,
never heard her use blasphemous Ian
guage, or act other than woman
should.
Miss Sells said the return trip from
Boston after the visit to Lawson
home was made by automobile. They
stopped at Hartford, where Dustin Far
mum, the actor. was playing. She and
her maid went to see the play. but Mrs.
Gould stayed at home. She told of a
visit later to Philadelphia while Far
mum was playing there, and of several
meetings between Farnum and Mrs.
Gould. Always, she said. there was
some other person present at the time
of these meetings. On one occasion
she and Mrs. Gould, Miss Shackford,
Miss Eleanor Robson and Farnum mo-
tored to Atlantic City on Sunday while
Farnum was playing in Philadelphia.
Miss Sells said she next met Farnum
in Washington that same fall. She
was there with Mrs. Gould and Farnum
lunched with them the day they got
there. After the performance that night
Sells said she and Mrs. Gould occupied
adjoining rooms that night.
When Nicoll began his cross exami-
nation Miss Sells developed a bad MEM
ory on details. However, she remem-
bered that when she and Mrs. Gould
met Farnum in Hartford Mrs. Gould
had luncheon with him alone while the
witness took drive around the town.
This concluded the hearing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
MRS. VIM. ASTOR
CALLED BY DEATH
Reigned as Social Leader Of
New York's Most Exclusive
Set for Thirty Years

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Mrs. William
Astor, who for 80 years has been re-
garded as the social leader of New
York, died tonight of heart disease at
her home in Fifth avenue For nearly
four weeks Mrs. Astor, who was SO
years old, had been in a critical con-
dition owing to the return of a heart
affection that had given her trouble
for years Despite her advanced years
she continued to hold her social domi-
nation up to year ago, when falling
health compelled her to retire into COM
parative seclusion. 1t was in the sum-
mer of 1907 that Mrs. Astor's friends
learned of her i'll health. While she
was abroad last year her son, John ia
cob Astor, made the announcement that
Beechwood, the summer home of Mrs.
Astor at Newport, would not be opened,
and this led to the discovery that she
was in poor health. Word came later
from Mrs. .Astor, while she was in
Paris, saying that she would open her
Newport villa after all. and that she
would make the season there one of the
gayest in years. This promise was not
fulfilled however for when she came
back from abroad she broke down in
Boston and had to return to New York.
She remained at her home since.
The society functions given and pre-
sided over by Mrs. Astor were among
the most brilliant on record. 1t is said
that the ballroom in the mansion in
Fifth avenue would accommodate 1000
people. 1t was Mrs. Astor who estab-
lished the famous 400" her visiting
list being confined to that number of
names. In 1905, however, she was said
to have let down the bars" when she
invited 1900 persons to one of the most
memorable social events ever given in
New York. Mrs. Astor received her
guests at these gatherings seated in a
high backed chair beneath a portrait
of herself painted by Carolus Duran.
The Astor jewels were worn by her on
this occasion. 1t is said the Astor en-
eralds are the finest in the world.
William Astor, who died in Paris in
1892, took little part in the social ac-
tivities his wife enjoyed Mrs. Astor
before marriage was Miss Caroline
Schermerhorn, a daughter of Abraham
Schermerhorn, a well to do merchant.
She was married to William Astor on
September 23, 1853.
John ]. Astor was their only son.
There were four daughters, two of
whom, Mrs. Ogilvie Haig and Mrs. Orme
Wilson, are now living. The eldest
daughter, Miss Emily Astor. who mar
ried ]. ]. Van Alan. died some years
ago, as did Miss Helen Astor, who mar
ried James Roosevelt.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
CITIzfNS WITHOUT
INTEREST IN LAWS
Judge LawIor Severely Rebukes
Attorney Ach for His Sheer
ing Insinuations
Two Men Still Needed to Fill
Box for the Trial of
Ruef

The trouble with this country is
that private citizens do not take suff-
cient interest in. the administration of
the law. which fact should be as pain
ful TO counsel as it is to the court. :"
said Judge Lawlor yesterday afternoon
in rebuking Henry Ach. leading counsel
for Abe Ruef. The attorney brought
the rebuke upon himself by wasting al
most an hour casting slurs on the mo-
tives of Rudolph Spreckels in exposing
tbs rottenness and corruption which
existed while Ruef was in power.
The days proceedings marked step
backward in the securing of a jury,
Timothy r. Hunt, the eleventh man ac-
cepted. being challenged on the ground
that he was not on the assessment roll.
None OF the talesmen examined yester-
day qualified, and the weary task of
filling the remaining two places in the
box win be taken up again this morn
ing.
Yesterday morning the new venire
ordered by Judge Lawlor reported, and
the entire session was taken up in
their preliminary examination.
During the examination of Carl
Kricker in the afternoon il developed
that the talesman was acquainted with
Henry Ach Immediately proceeded to
ask a number of hypothetical questions
in regard 10 what the talesman would
DO under certain conditions. All OF
these questions were so framed as to
cast slurs on the motives of Rudolph
Spreckels in standing behind the graft
prosecution, and covert attacks were
also made on Francis J. Heney.
After Ach had persisted in this course
for some time Heney objected. and this
precipitated a clash. Dozier objected to
some Of the special prosecutors re-
marks, and the court ordered them
stricken out, whereupon the special
prosecutor brought TO the attention OF
the court that the sneering insinuations
OF Ach were improper
Judge Lawlor then took Ach in hand
I have warned you before. Mr.. Ach
that any private citizen has the right
10 come into this court and TO take an
interest in this case without being
made the object of a malignant attack
on the part Of counsel.
The trouble with this country is
that private citizens do not take sufi-
cient interest IN the administration OF
the law, fact which should be as pain
ful 10 counsel as II is to the court"
Following the clash the opposing at
torneys settled down to the same old
grind of trying TO secure men for the
1wo. remaining places in the jury box,
but without success. The talesmen ex-
amined yesterday were: Timothy r
Hunt Carl Kricker. William Grusker.
Richard ]. Glazier. Louis A Kern. Lloyd
c. Dfbert, L. B. Sibley, Richard Nugent
Christopher Merchant, John D. Heise
and Carl Heggard.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
GAY SWEDE ARRESTED
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Carl E. Lunn Posed as a Pro-
moter and Spent Funds
in TenderIOin

The gay career of Carl E. Lunn. a
young Swede, was rudely interrupted
by Captain John Cleary OF Morse's
agency Yesterday. who arrested him on
two charges of misdemeanor embezzle-
ment preferred by E. ]. Young of 1895
Haight street and Axel Jacobson of 1858
Twenty-third street. Lunn had been
spending money with a lavish hand in
the tenderloin, where he had been a
familiar figure for 10 months. Posing
as promoter of a colonization scheme
and the owner of a large tract of land
along the line of the ocean Shore road.
himself into the confidence of the MEM
bers of the Swedish colony and plucked
them of sums of money ranging from
$40 to $50
1t Is said that his victims in San
Francisco are more than 100, OF which
a number are threatening to swear to
complaints.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
INSANE ESCAPE FIGHTS
EXTRADITION IN OREGON
Louis Lux Makes Way North
and Refuses to Return
to ASyIum

NAPA.e Oct. 3o.-Word was received
today by the authorities of the Napa
state hospital that Louis Lux, a patient
who escaped from the institution sew
eral weeks ago, is fighting extradition
from Oregon to California Lux is con-
sidered insane and dangerous to be at
large, and is feared by members of his
family. He managed to escape from
the asylum by shrewd scheme and
made his way to Portland, Ore.
Supervisor John Mclaughlin of the
asylum went to Portland to get the in
sane man and took no extradition papers,
as they were not thought necessary.
Lux hired lawyer, however, and COM
against being brought back to Cali
fornia. The asylum authorities will
now take steps to secure extradition
papers from officials of this state at
Sacramento. Lux has relatives living in
Oakland and has Sthreatened to injure
them on several occasions.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
NEGRO SHOOTS AT
RIVAL; HITS YOUTH
Angry Mob Threatens to Lynch
Assailant, but Police Finally
Rescue Him
M. Johnson Fires Load of Buck
shot at Man and In
jures Lad
srEcIAL DISPATCH no THE GAIL


SANTA BARBARA, Oct. SO.-En-
ragged by the shooting and probable
fatal wounding of 10 year old lad
this afternoon by ]. w. Johnson, ne
gro barber, when he attempted to kill
Charles de Hart, a negro second hand
goods dealer, a mob charged upon the
assailant. Prompt action by Policeman
James Hoque prevented lynching.
Tonight the little victim, John Abadie,
lies at the point of death. De Hart is
in the Cottage hospital with his abdo-
men riddled with buckshot. Johnson
is in jail He admitted the shooting
and says he is sorry he didn't kill De
Hart, but is anguished over little
Abadie's condition. This is the third
attempt Johnson has made upon De
Hart's life.
This afternoon as De Hart passed
Johnsons place he sneered and winked
derisively at him. Johnson said he
had been praying for strength to keep
from killing De Hart, but when the
latter taunted him he saw red and
couldn't help killing him." He took
shotgun and fired upon De Hart. The
victim dropped at the first shot and a
second load of buckshot passed over
him, hitting John Abadie, so feet away.
Johnson reloaded the gun just as Po-
liceman Hoque arrived and disarmed
him. Johnson made no resistance A
crowd instantly gathered and rushed
toward him with cries of lynch him,
get rope" and he begged protection
Jailer Janssens grabbed the shotgun
from the policeman and helped to keep
the crowd away and safely landed the
negro at police headquarters.
Young Abadie was rushed at break
neck speed to a doctors office Three
buckshot passed completely through
the boys body, in his abdomen
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
GREAT SUCCESS
Curing Cancers
ANY Lump in WOman's Breast Is
Cancer

Any tumor, lump or sore on the lip,
face. or body six months is cancer
The many remarkable cures OF
cancer in wOmen's breasts by Dr.
S. r. Chamley, 696 McAllister ST., San
Francisco, have long been the sub
ject OF comment by leading news
papers and magazines throughout
America 1t is universally conceded
that he publishes the best 13O-page
book ever printed on Cancers cured
without knife or pain, sent free to all
who describe their cases. The reader
may save a life by clipping this out
and sending it to some one with can
Ger.
The Doctors =, confidence in his
ability to cure every case he treats
is illustrated by his offer to give $1,000
if he fails to cure any cancer he treats
before it has poisoned deep glands.
and that not a dollar need be paid
until cured.
ANY lump in woman's breast is
cancer" is an astonishing assertion,
but it has been proven by DIR. Chamley.
who has devoted thirty-fiye years to
the study OF cancer and it's cure.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
EDNA CLARK MAY
HAVE GONE EAST
Pretty Art Students Family
Gives Out Statement as to
Her Disappearance
Unknown Man Is Said to Have
Been Seen in Her
Company

The continued absence of pretty Edna
Clark. the 10 year old art student OF
Hopkins Art Institute. and the fact
that the mother, Mrs. Mack, is on the
verge of mental collapse at her home
at 91S Chestnut street, Alameda, have
prompted thes family to make state
ment encompassing all the facts or the
case. This statement was given out
yesterday by A Bruce Wright, the
Monadnock building. so that many ru-
mors in circulation regarding the case
might be expelled.
Last Tuesday afternoon, the day or
her disappearance, according to
Wright, the girl went to the Oakland
Bank of Savings and drew out nearly
$500, receiving the money In gold
which she put in her handbag. she
drew the money from her own private
account, which amounts to about $4,000
and was left TO her by her father
James Denny, a marine engineer iv-
ing next door to Mrs. Mack in Alameda,
says he frequently saw the girl In
company with an unknown man whom
he describes as being about 80 years
DID, feet 10 inches in height and
weighing about 1S0 pounds He was
round shouldered and delicate looking
and wore a long black coat, even in the
hottest weather. On Labor day, Denny
saw the pair together on the Oakland
boat and they were talking earnestly
The girl was inclined TO reticenee
and the mother had never heard her
speak of. this man, whom she never
brought to the house. The only male
friend Miss Clark was known to have
had was a young man who had fre-
quently called at the home, but ceased
TO do so when Mrs. Mack objected to his
paying attention to the girl. His name
is withheld by the family. but he has
come forward and is assisting the de-
tectives who are working on the case.
Miss Clark was a member of Christ
Episcopal church of Alameda She was
inclined to be very religious and had
oftea expressed a desire to enter con-
vent. The mother and daughter had
many heated controversies on this sub
ject and on the morning OF the disap-
pearance Mrs. Mack had admonishe6
the girl to take a more liberal view OF
life.
1t is thought that perhaps the daugh-
ter took the matter to heart and in q
sudden impulse decided 70 run away
She has an uncle named Frederick H
Clark who resides at $50 Fourteenth
street, Cleveland, o., and Mrs. Mack
thinks that perhaps she is now on hei
way there. He has been telegrapheC
to and an answer to the inquiry Is ex-
pected today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
MANY HEAR DEVLIN
United States District Attorney
Makes Eloquent Talk

The republicans of the thirty-seventh
district filled THE large assembly hall
of the Young Mems Hebrew association,
Page street near Stanyan, last night to
hear United States District Attorney
Robert 7. Devlin. There were many
women In the crowd, which was en-
Devlin discussed the national issues
as presented by the republican and
democratic parties, and demonstrated
safe and sane vote for either laboring
or business men to cast.
The big fight today" said Devlin,
is the question of whether the repub-
ncans shall remain in the majority.
Whether you shall approve and indorse
the policy of Theodore Roosevelt
that's the issue"
Devlin argued it would be not only
useless but foolish to turn the republic
ans out Of office when they have done so
much for the good of the country. The
record of the republican party as com
pared with that of the democratic
party was brought out by the speaker,
who denounced Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma in unmeasured terms
The democratic platform was torn
to pieces by the speaker. The demo-
deposits was characterized as rank
folly. The Importance of San Francisco
as q seaport upon the completion of
the Panama canal was brought for
SiDig intO ACcF4lI uIIlenl. he DEM
onstrated that every stroke of work
that had been done on the canal had
been done under a republican admins
tration and declared that the republic
an party was the only logical party
to complete the canal A short record
of the republican party's fight against
the trusts was also given by Devlin.
]. J. McManus. candidate for the as
sembly. also spoke. K. c. Kierulff
presided. Congressman Hayes was to
have spoken at this and other meet
ings last night, but was unable to do
so, as his automobile broke down out
in the Potrero.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

Continued from Page 5, Column
ing insurance companies who transfer
causes brought against them in this
state should not be entitled TO re-
engage IN business in this state. He
advises an amendment to the present
insurance laws.
concerning quo warranto proceed =
ings. or leave TO sue in the name Of
the people, Webb declares that per
mission to bring such proceedings
should come from the courts and not
from the attorney general although
the present law imposes upon the at
torney general the exercise of a iudf-
cisl function which should belong
solely TO the courts.
SCHOOL LAND DISPUTE
The report also mentions the contro-
Versy between the state and federal
governments respecting state school
lands webb reports that the work Of
ascertaining the exact amount of over
nstlng OF school lands since 1877 is
going rapidly forward and as soon as
u has been completed, the pending in
oemnity school land selections will be
approved and a perfect title obtained.
In my view" concludes Webb. the
state is not legally liable for over
listing prior 70 March l, 1877. and the
claim OF the federal government based
upon such everlasting should be re-
sisted"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
TRUST AID is DENIED
Hitchcock Says Standard Oil
Has Not Helped

NEW YORK. Oct. 30.-After reading
tonight the statement of Norman E.
Mack, in which the democratic national
chairman charged that the republican
organization had received a contri-
button from the Standard oil company,
Chairman Hitchcock of the republican
national committee said:
The statement that the republican national
committee has received financial assistance from
the Standard oil company is absolutely false.
The committee has not received directly or in
directly from that Organization or any of its
officers single dollar.
never heard of the Rockefeller statement
until late today When our sworn list of con-
tributions is published after the election ac-
cording TO the state law it will show the
falsity of the charge that the republican ma
tional committee has received a dollar from
any corporation, any trust or any officer OF any
corporation or trust
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
Navy Orders

WASHINGTON, Oct. so.-Lieutenan,
Commander T. L. Wilson is detached
from the Colorado to the navy yard
Mare island, for duty as assistant to
the equipment officer.
Lieutenant r. n. Griswold is de-
fached from the Colorado to the St
Lieutenant r. Earle is detached from
the Galveston to the naval station al
Ensign e. L. McSheeby. when dis
charged from the naval hospital. Yoko-
mama, VIII report for duty on the Gal
Ensign C. A. Bonvillian is detached
Callao. -
The hospital ship Relief has been de-
tached from the Atlantic fleet. assigned
to the Pacific fleet and ordered I'd
proceed from Manila to Callao stop
ping at Guam, Honolulu. Acapulco and
En- route from Masdalena bay to
Panama one division Of the first SQUAD
ron of the Pacific feet will make 4
short visit to. Amapola, Honduras. and
the other division will make similar
visit to La Union. Salvador.
Marines-captain T. c. Turner,
United States marine corps. now at
marine barracks, navy yard. Mare
Island, has been ordered to the CALI
fornia.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
ABRUZZI MAY MARRY
MISS ELKINS PRIVATELY
Report Circulated in Naples
That Duke Desires to Avoid
Curious Crowd

NAPLES, Oct. 30-The latest sensa-
tion reported concerning the duke of
the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins
is that the couple will marry privately
and unknown to the public in order
to escape the curiosity of the crowd.
Then, after the occurrence, they will
the same time the date of their union.
1t is expected that the duke and his
wife will land at Naples on their arr
rival from America and for a short
time be the guests of the dukes brother
and his wife, the duke and duchess of
Aosta.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 3o.-It became
known today that United States SEN
ator Stephen B. Elkins spent last Tues
day night at hotel in this city and
that before leaving, about noon next
day, he called upon Cardinal Gibbons,
between whom and the senator a close
friendship has existed for many years.
Not the slightest hint of the subject
of their conversation has been learned.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
CANYON EXPLAINS

DANVILLE, Ill, Oct. S0.-Speaker
Cannon today at the home of Rev.
F. M. Bristol. bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church Of indianapolis, ad-
dressed him an open letter in answer
TO the question put to the speaker.
Did the speaker prevent the house
from taking a vote on the Littlefield
temperance bill?1 Mr. Cannon in his
letter had this to say:
II did not prevent the house from
considering the Littlefield bill or voting
upon ii, and l will add that I had no
power to prevent the house from doing
either; for, as Mr.. Littlefeld says in his
are no rules there is no COMMITTEES on
rules and there is no speaker that can
prevent a majority of the house from
taking up any measure and acting upon
1t at any time"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
CITY HALL CASE CONTINUED

The petition of Attorney Frank j.
Sullivan, asking for an Injunction re-
straining the board OF public works
from proceeding with the razing OF the
city hail. was brought up in Judge
Seawells court yesterday afternoon and
postponed to Thursday.
1t is the intention of the city to
produce affidavits from City Architect
Tharp, Thomas Jennings. chairman OF
the financial committee Of the board
Of supervisors; Loring B. Rixford
chairman of the building COMMITTEES OF
the board of supervisors. and from
William B. Abbitt. president of the
Arm awarded the contract, denying the
allegations of Sullivan. All of them
will state that IT is necessary to tear
down the building
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
EyIpENCE AGAINST RANKIN

Downey Harvey was the chief wit
ness in the trial of C. E. Rankin,
charged with embezzlement. yesterday
He testified to having had conversa-
tions with the defendant regarding the
sale OF Ocean Shore bonds. his evidence
going to show the inconsistency of the
statements alleged to have been made
by Rankin prior to his Indictment. The
other witnesses were A. c. Eastabrook,
C. L. Bowman, Miss Erma Berman and
Burke Corbett all of whom testified as
they did in the trial of John Lynch.
The case will probably go into the
hands of the jury Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
As II wn. tn tn. neg,nn,,r

Is now, only better. That is what pho
tegraphs of the. new San Francisco
snow the rehabilitated burned district
is welcoming daily its former tenants
into vastly improved quarters. There
are sixteen pages of these views. in
color. in the November Issue of Sunset
Magazine. These give vivid portrayal
Of what Earl Walcott calls The Return
of San Francisco"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
OCEAN RACE TO SAN FRANCISCO

NORFOLK. Va. Oct So.-Severa1
large sailing vessels out to sea TODAY
among them the coal laden schooners
from Newport News. The passing nnf
of the Dirigo and Acme fnaugiirates
a $4,000 mile race between these YES
sells for San Francisco. They started
hour Gil