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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
STEWART CASE REFERRED

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Rayner's
resolution directing the president to appoint a
court Of inquiry TO investigate the case of Col.
onel William F. Stewart Of the army. now sta
senate committee on military affairs with an I'M
derStandfng that Rayner would appear before
that committee tomorrow to make a further
statement on the Stewart case.
On calling up the resolution in the senate
Rayner said he was willing to change the resolu.
tion making IT merely an expression of the opin-
ion Of the senate and having 1t a request in
stead of directing the president to apuoint A
committee on inquiry. Senator Warren, chair.
man OF the committee, said;
The resolution is not only reproof to the
president. but 1t is attack on the discipline
He objected to establishing a precedent bv
which army orders TO officers may be held nm
by appealing to a senator.
] Something Of a sensation was created by War.
ren asking Rayner. whether he had approached
the executive with threat that If this man
was nct removed from Fort Grant this resolution
would be presented In the senate.
81 utterly deny that proposition replied Ray
ner. "and ] hope the executive has not made
such statement"
in his letters that his treatment OF Colonel
Stewart punishment, which, he added
under the laws of this country he has no fi9ht
to inhfet. yet he is proceeding by punishment
to drive him into retirement"
Talaferro (Florida) had letter read showing
from Fort ST. Francis, st. Augustine merely be-
cause Of a protest by the state of Florida which
has control Of Fort st. Francis. He had reeeipad
letter from the president in which the latter
said the punishment inflicted upon Colonel Stew.
art was Incident to the discipline of the army
chief he neither could nor would surrender the
right to exercise such Judgment.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
SAN FRANCISCAN LOST
IN DEATH VALLEY DESERT

SAN BERNARDINO, May 13.-Charles
Livingstone, watchman at the Saratoga
Springs mining company's property in
the lower end of Death valley is miss
ing and doubtless perished on the
desert while trying to recover two
estrayed horses belonging to the
company.
Livingstone came from San Francisco
last winter to be watchman of the
works. In his isolated position he
whiled away many idle hours by writ
ing dairy. When prospectors Han
sons and Ball came to the camp April
20 they found 1t deserted. In the
diary was written:
II must go and find two horses
which strayed from camp"
The prospectors followed the trail
of the horses and man for many miles.
They were compelled to turn back for
water Eleven days later the horses
returned to Morrison's ranch, 20 miles
distant from their starting point.
Bennie Benton, manager Of the min
ing property, arrived from San Fran
cisco and organized Il posse, which went
into the desert. back tracking the
horses. They had not been heard from
up to Saturday, when w. A Kelley,
who brought the news to San Bernar-
dino, left the camp. Livingstone has
undoubtedly perished, as he was unac-
Quainted with the desert.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
ADD II NEW ROOMS TO
OLD PEOPLES HOME

The society of the old peoples home
met in annual session at its building,
pierce and Pine streets. yesterday aft
ernoon. with Charles F. Hanlon in the
chair. Twenty members were present
10 listen to the reports from the secre-
farv. Mrs. James Alva Watt, and the
Rev Charles McKelvey, superintendent
and chaplain, which stated that Fl new
rooms had been added, electric eleva-
fors and sweepers inctalled and cold
storage plant introduced. The inmates
nurnber l35. Of whom IS were admitted
during the past year. The tickets for
the incoming board of managers, board
OF trustees and officers OF the board of
managers were voted upon with the
following results:
BOARD Of trustees-wiIliam Crocker, George II.
TYSON. A B. Ford, Charles z. Green. Charles
Fl HanIon David Hewes Joseph knowland,
Charles Nelson, A. ". Scott, g. W.. Scott
Hoard Of managers-Mrs Eugene A. Bresse.
Mrs william T. Brown, Mrs John a. Dare,
Mrs. C. T. Deane, Mrs. william II. Dick, Mrs
81 c. Judson, Mrs. A. e. Triele, Mrs o. A.
Gibson Mrs. Charles GoodalL Mrs. W. Gregg
Mrs Adoiph Gaftenlaub. Mrs. ]. i. Mnrtel
Mrs Fred McWiillams Mrs. F. 9. Norman
Mrs. A. W. Scott. Mrs. Sidney v. Smith, Mrs
&. g. Wadsworth, Mrs. James Alva Watt, Mrs
Charles Warren. Mrs. b. r. Yemans.
Officers Of board Of managers-President, Mrs
Eugene A. Bresse; first vice president, Mrs. 2.
c. Wadsworth second vice president, Mrs. r.
G. Norman; third vice president, Mrs. 9. T.
Deane: secretary, Mrs. James Alya Watt: uess-
Mrs William H. Dick.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
ROOSEVELT'S FRIENDS SAY
STEWART GETS OFF LIGHT

WASHINGTON, May 1s-Light on
the precise attitude taken by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in the case of Colonel
William f. Stewart of the Coast artil-
lery has been given to certain of the
presidents friends In congress, and the
prediction is made that the recent
speech Of Senator Rayner OF Maryland
may be replied to with vigor It is
explained that in detailing Colonel
Stewart to Fort Grant (Arizona) with
out command the president has taken
the one course open to him in desir-
ably avoiding any procedure which
might result in the punishment of
Colonel Stewart by depriving him of
his pay upon retirement
\ In his present action the president
has before him, according to informa-
ton obtainable. reports from what he
considers equally as competent and re-
liable military sources as would re-
suit from a board of inquiry. On these
he has acted and the justification for
his action is declared to be for the
good of the army
1t Is also pointed out that the presi-
dent has. made not the slightest dis
tinction between the subject of his ac-
tion when that subject was the negro
soldiers OF the Twenty fifth infantry,
involved in the Brownsville affair. and
when 1t was Colonel Stewart, an off,
Ger and member of an honored Mary
land family
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
THUGATTACKS MEN
IN PORTLAND SHOPS
Chinese Tailor, Beaten With Iron
Bar, Identifies Marine Fire.
man as Assailant

PORTLAND, Ore. May 13.-The third
of three murderous assaults upon
shop keepers of this city within As
hours occurred today when John
Chung, a Chinese tailor, was struck
down in his shop and beaten about the
head with an iron bar.
The assailant ran to saloon at Sec
ond and Burnside streets, followed by
the Chinaman, who was bleeding
frightfully from his wounds.
Chung positively Identified as his
assailant q man who eventually gave
his name as Jack Larose, who ex-
claimed:
Il am sorry I did not kill you. ]
have killed many more like YOU
The Chinaman is not fatally injured.
The police believe the prisoner is the
man who murderously assaulted H.
Neuman and Max Hermann, junkmen.
Larose said he Is 81 years of age,
was born in Georgia, that he is a ma
rine fireman by occupation, and that
he arrived in Portland last night. The
police have discovered that he pawned
watch with a saloonman yesterday.
The watch has been practically indnti-
fed as one taken from the store OF
II. Neuman, who was so terribly
beaten by robber yesterday. \
1t develops that the prisoner was
arrested last night for vagrancy and
was released today with a score OF
other vagrants.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
CARDINALS LEAVE
WITHOUT FESTIVITY
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PALO ALTO, May Is.-Because of no
senior week activities the Stanford
campus IS rapidly being vacated to-
cay and by tomorrow noon the cardinal
quad win be deserted. This is the
first time IN years that colleglans have
left their alma mater so soon after the
college session had closed. In the
past the week following the close of
the college session has been q period
o. frivolity and receptions. Contrary
70 the custom Of former years the
senior week activities were abandoned
by the 1908 class because Of recent
dimculties that forced a separation of
friendship between the students and
the student affairs committee which is
headed by A B. Clark.
The depot today was crowded with
men students and goods bidding fare
well % those homeward bound for va
cation and those who have received
notices that their return is not de-
sired The last mentioned are not few
and many prominent Stanford men to-
day said gOodby to the institution for
the last time The only feature Of the
senior week activities was the laying
Of the 1908 plate, which was done this
afternoon according TO the usual Gus
tom, excepting that there was no cere-
mony and no speeches were made by
the leading faculty. members
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
AERIAL TELEPHONE MEN
RESIST FRAUD CHARGES

A hearing on the charges of using
the mails IN a scheme to defraud
brought against President Wade
Hampton Shadburne and Professor AL
bert Jahnke OF the Oakland transcon-
tinental aerial telephone and power
company was given yesterday before
United States Commissioner Heacock.
The complaining witnesses for the pos
tai department were Captain Peter
son Of the Oakland detective force, w.
A. Wright. J. w. Taylor and F. c.
Nichols The three last named had
purchased stock in the company
r. G Shepard, wireless telegraph
operator at the Yerba Buena naval
station, testified that he had never
had any communication with the Oak
land companys office, despite the ad-
vertisements which appeared in sew
eral newspapers Postal Inspector
O'Connell told the court that the off,
GERS OF the wireless company had failed
to give an exhibition of the invention,
as they promised to do on several oc-
casions. Captain Peterson also told
the court that he was convinced that
the company was a fraud.
George w. Allen, first class electri-
clan OF the United States steamship
Connecticut, was one of the witnesses
called by Attorney Schlesinger for the
defense The navy electrician stated
that he had examined the apparatus in
the Oakland Office, and that, while it
differed from the system used in the
navy. he said that it might be possi-
BILE to carry on communication for a
short distance with Professor Jahnke's s
machine.
day morning.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
CUTS DOWN STREET
ESTIMATE 100000
Board of Works President on
Second Thought Won't
Need $4,000

We understand. Mr.. Casey, that un-
der the late administration many de-
partmental salaries were Increased dis
proportionately and excessively. Would
you be willing to accept suggestions
from US as to reductions7" asked Chair
man Jennings of the supervisors
finance committee of the president of
the board of works at last nights ses-
sion.
We will be guided by your wishes"
replied Casey. we want to work in
harmony with you"
Casey also admitted that the board
could make good showing in clean
ing the streets on an allowance OF
s275,o0o, although $4,000 had been re-
quested.
Other reductions virtually agreed
upon from the estimates of the board s
budget were the shaving down of
items of street repair where pros
pective building would later tear up
the roadways.
Commissioner Day, who. at Mayor
Taylors suggestion, made a thorough
examination of all the city's school
buildings, said in that regard:
1t is absolutely essential that a
large appropriation be made to pro-
vide some of the three story frame
schools with fire escapes. A few are
provided for, but others have no outlet,
except one staircase in the center of
the building, and in, case of fire below
the children would have no escape, ex-
cept to jump from the windows.
Some Of the old buildings are act
ually falling to pieces for the lack of
paint and repairs"
Provision will undoubtedly be made
by the committee to safeguard the
schools. The committee will meet again
Friday evening.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
ONOFCONTRACTOR
ELOPES WITH COED
Widely Known Palo Alto Youth
Welded to College Girl in
San Jose

PALO ALTO, May 1s.-qivins the
first intimation to their friends OF their
approaching marriage by the publica-
tlon of their marriage license pro
cured in San Jose. In the papers OF that
city, Miss Mabel Cebell and Ralph
Mills. two young people of wide ac-
quaintance. eloped and were married
yesterday. The parents OF the young
people are in the dark as to where or
when the marriage was performed
The bridegroom's parents reside in this
city and had no objection to the mar
riase. except on the ground OF youth
fulness, their son being scarcely OF
age.
Mills Is the son of A. N Mills Of this
city, who is a prominent contractor.
while his bride is a San Jose girl, who
attended college here. Miss Cebell has
many friends both In the university
and Palo Alto younger sets and Is a
charming girl. The many friends of
the young people are awaiting their
return from the honeymoon with great
interest
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
SOCIALIST LETTER
RFvILES ROOSEVELT

CHICAGO. May 1s.-An open letter
addressed to President Roosevelt Sc
verely scoring the president for his al
legged disparaging remarks about So
cialists in his last message to congress
caused a lively debate today at the
socialist national convention. The let
ter was submitted by G. A. Hoehn of
St Louis, who asked that it be adopted
by the convention and that copy of
it be mailed to the president.
The trouble was precipitated by
Chairman John Spargo Of the commit
tee on resolutions, who in making his
report on the resolutions presented to
the committee tried to omit the read
ing Of the letter assaiIing the presi-
dent with the explanation that the
committee had instructed him not to
go to the trouble Of reading the docu-
ment owing TO the "preposterous state
ments' contained in It.
Several delegates Immediately OBJ
Jected to this procedure, protesting
against the right OF the chairman Of
the resolutions committee to decide for
them the character of any document
they had never heard read After a
spirited discussion motion that the
letter be read was carried amid great
enthusiasm A long debate followed
the reading of the letter
When the final vote was taken it
appeared that a majority Of the dele
gates agreed with the leaders who
held that the letter was not proper in
tone nor in diction TO be sent from a
national convention to the president OF
the United States and by a decisive
vote refused to sanction it.
It is expected that the committee
VIII have finished its labors in time to
report tomorrow, in which event the
convention will proceed to nominate
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
DENY CONFESSION
IN GUINNESS CASE
County Officials and Prisoners
Attorney Join in Repudiating
. Any Revelation

LA PORTE, Ind. May 1s.-Denials
by Ia Porte officials that Rev. T. A.
scheu had revealed to them the sub
stance Of his conversations with Lam
phere and the discovery of evidence
that Mrs. Bella Guinness was aided by
an accomplioe IN Turing her victims TO
the farm were the chief developments
in the case today.
In addition. H W Worden, attorney
for the prisoner, issued a formal state
ment that he had given his client strict
Instructions not to discuss the charges
against him and concluding:
The fact is that Lamphere has never
made e confession to any one and never
Will he has nothing to confess"
Sheriff Smulzer is authority for the
statement that several more globules
OF gold have been panned out by Louis
Schultz, the miner who is sluictng the
ashes on the Guinness farm. The sher-
IN IS certain that the discoveries are
portions Of gold filling from the teeth
OF Mrs. Guinness.
ONLY BODY IDENTIFIED
Coroner Mack has received and made
public the results Of his Investigations
on al the known bodies except that
supposed 10 have been Ole Budsberg OF
lola. Wis. None Of the other bodies
has been identified TO any degree and
u is scarcely likely that they will be
Yesterday three persons were con-
nected with the Guinness woman the
evidence regarding John Moe Of Elbow
Lake, MINI, and Henry Gerholt OF
Scandinavia, Wis. being almost con-
elusive. The fate OF George Brady OF
Tuscola- H., is less certain.
Moe was traced TO the farm by means
OF the banking transactions which pre-
ceded his visit. The facts were shown
startlingly similar to those brought
10 light in the cases Of Ole Budsberg
and Andrew Helgelein. Each Of the
men drew from one Of the local banks
and at the desks of the cashiers ali
the trails ended.
ANOTHER MAN MISSING
Coroner Mack today received from
Usage City, kan. inquiries concerning
Emil Tell, who left that city about q
month ago to come to La Porte Tell
Is said TO have had 5000 with him
when he left the western town and his
relatives have heard nothing from him
since.
one Of the watches found in the
ruins OF the Guinness home was shown
today TO be a watch OF ole Budsberg
one OF the supposed victims OF Mrs.
Guinness from lola, Wis.
Prosecutor Smith said thatsthe silver
watch taken from Lamphere when he
was arrested has been declared by
AISLE Helgelein 10 Tesemble the one
which his brother Andrew owned Lam
phere's watch was a present TO him
from Mrs. Guinness
p j. Hunter, the mail carrier on
whose route the Guinness farm is sit
uated, said today that he had delivered
scores OF letters to Mrs. Guinness under
The names Of Mrs. Belle Sorensen. -
Mrs Belle Guinness" and Mrs Jen-
ME Hinkley."
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
COUNT BONI THREATENS
TO CHALLENGE PRINCE
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL

ROME, May 13.-Count Boni de Cas-
tellane has had detectives watching
Prince Helie de Sagan and his former
wife, now known as Nine. Gould, ever
since the latter arrived at Naples from
New York. His object has been to get
evidence to lay before the French
courts when he applies to them to re-
move his children from her custody and
give them into his care.
The count will challenge Sagan to a
duel, 1t Is asserted here, the moment
the prince sets foot on French soil. for
the count is said to have obtained posi-
tive proof that the prince persuaded
the former Countess Boni de Castel-
laine to get decree of divorce Prince
de Sagan and Nine. Gould went to
Monte Carlo, where they are to be
married, It is asserted.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
BELIEVES WOMAN LIVES
La Porte Pastor Declares LAM
phere Man to Be Pitied

BALTIMORE. May l3.-Rev. DR.. E. A ScheH
n Ia Porte, Ind. speaking again today about
The 'Gunness farm tragedy" denied that he had
ssid that Ray lampbere helped TO KIN the Gun
ness children, but had part in the staying OF
any men except Helgelein.
Dr. Schel added that, ike many others be
believed that Mrs Guinness was alive hut that
BE had no knowledge OF the fact 1t was merely
BIS personal opinion. Speaking further concern
ing the case. DIR. Schen said
'Lsmphere IS a man who drinks hard and has
borne aD unpleasant reputation. He was the
son q e drunkard and e man TO be pitied be
cause Of his ancestry and training lack Of It.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
STANFORD MEN ELECTED
TO QUADRANGLE CLUB
spEcIAI. p1spAToH no THE cAII.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY May 13.-
Eight prominent Stanford men were to-
day elected members of the Quadrangle
club, the senior society Of Stanford
university. The men who will make ur
the club next year are III. L. Horton OF
Ukiah varsity track captain; d. p
Crawford of Cupertino, varsity foot
ball captain; A. E. Roth of Ukiah, stu
dent body president; c. e. Sampson OF
Stockton, varsity baseball captain; H
l.. Rixford of San Francisco editor
Daily Palo Alto r. A. Gott of Alameda
leader of mandolin club; j. r. Holman
of Portland, varsity and football teams
c. B. Bradford of Ottawa, ILL.,. track
team and glee club.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
LORD AND PRINCE COURT
DAUGHTER OF CROKER
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALL

NEW YORK. May 1s.-"Not only an
English lord, but an Italian prince as
well. paid court to my daughter. Ethel.
when we were abroad. But she will
marry neither. She believes as ] do
that there are too many fine American
men right here In our country"
This statement, made today by Mrs.
Richard Croker developed for the first
time the fact that beautiful Ethel
Croker. the Is year old daughter of
the former New York politician, is be-
ing besieged by titled noblemen for
her hand. Indeed, so marked and per-
sistent have been the attentions OF one
wealthy young italian prince that the
report OF an engagement with Miss
Croker had reached here.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
ROBBED OF SI,0OO,OO0 BY
A GAMBLING SYNDICATE
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NEW YORK, May 1s.-Evldence IS
sought here against a gambling syndi-
cate said TO have robbed wealthy Pitts
burghers and Ohio men of $1,000, 900
by means OF crooked card games and
fixed" roulette wheels.
Dispatches from Pittsburg tonight
say that District Attorney Goehring
had asked District Attorney Jerome to
assist him IN rounding up the gamblers
IN an effort TO secure evidence against
two alleged leaders OF the syndicate.
They are Frank Thompson and F. B.
Danger, who were indicted IN Pitts
burg on Tuesday as the result Of the
work OF Pittsburg detectives who left
New York q fortnight ago
One OF the victims was T Lee
Clark, cashier OF the Enterprise ma
tiOnal bank OF Allegheny, who killed
himself on October IS. 1904. and he lost
100000 to the gamblers. who escorted
him from Pittsburg to New York, at
one sitting in a brace" game.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
ENTIRE CARLOAD GOES
IN 4 SINGLE DAY
Bankers and Merchants
Express Surprise at
What Is Not at All Re-
n1arkable When Once
Understood.

More instruments are being sold
these days by Eilers Music Co. than
ever before in the history of the state.
Yesterday solid carload Of the old
time tried Decker pianos was received.
Before evening nearly all of them had
been sold Numerous choice Testers
and magnificent Kimballs and the now
famous Hobart M. Cables and other in
struments were also taken.
Businessmen and bankers passing Our
establishment have called this phe-
nomenal business. There Is nothing
phenomenal about 1t, for when we are
selling brand new, warranted highest
class pianos for s115, s155. yes. even
$3.50 each, less than the same instru-
ments were regularly sold in the past
by other dealers, who up to recently
held the agency for these goods, the
only wonder is that we are not selling 6
every single piano being bought in
20 aIiforufa
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
soow DUMPS GARBAGE

OAKLAND, May 13.--The new ocean
garbage dump regime was inaugurated
tonight when the first load of garbage
was towed out beyond the heads and
dumped into the ocean. The work OF
loading the garbage on the scow Sig
nal was begun this morning and Cap
tain Hennig had everything in readi-
ness for the first voyage before even
ing
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
FIND DEAD MANS FAMILY

SAN MATEO, May ia sister of
Alexander O'Hara, whose relatives the
authorities have been trying to locate
for the past three days, was found IN
Palo Alto today. O'Hara was team
ster in the San Pedro valley, and since
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
FIVE YEARS FoR THEFT

OAKLAND. May 13-James Smith
was found guilty by a jury today on a
charge Of stealing 90 piles from their
moorings in the estuary and selling
them In Mount Eden. He waived time
and was Immediately sentenced by Su-
perior Judge s. A. Smith to a term OF
five years in the penitentiary at San
Quentin.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

plished in missionary work In the Phil
ippines. All the song services at the
conference are led by Rev. J. B. Travis.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14
Old=Time Houses
Charged $780,
Here Now $337

time method house formerly asked $3.50
and $500 each; we are going to sell
these selfsame instruments now for
1865. and palmer styles for 1897. Pay
ments? Yes: say IS a month or even
81, If you like.
Another house formerly sold splen-
did highly recommended piano for sS75
and $500.
Now the Eilers houses have the ex-
elusive sale and under their quick SELL
ing, little profit way of selling, they
can now be had for $3.50. Six dollars
a nonth-yes. say SIS monthly-buys
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-14

his death on Sunday search has been
made for his family. The relatives
have made arrangements for the mans
funeral.