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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
BRYAN BELITTLES
VISIT OF CONNERS

ROCHESTER, N Y. April 17.-"Just
here to pay my respects to the colonel;
that's ALL" said w. ]. Corners of Buff
falo, chairman of the state democratic
convention. at the reception held for
w. ]. Bryan in the Powers hotel this
afternoon.
There's no political significance in
the meeting" Bryan had said a moment
before to the reporters and had called
Mr.. Corners back to confirm his state
ment.
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo. demo-
cratic national committeeman. who had
a conference with the Nebraskan in the
morning. had much the same TO say of
his meeting with Bryan.
Nevertheless unusual interest was
felt in the report that an important
conference had been held between
Bryan and Corners.
When Corners came to the hotel he
was asked IL there was any particular
significance about his meeting with
Bryan, and he replied that there was
not-that it had been suggested by New
York friends of Bryan that they meet
for a conference.
Bryan, Corners and their advisers
met in a private room and reporters
were on hand when the conference
broke up. 1t was then that Bryan as
sured the reporters that at the meeting
only friendly greetings had been ex-
changed and called back Conners to
confirm him.
The Buffalonian's face wrinkled into a
broad smile as he said: Il only came
here to pay my respects to the colonel;
that's ALL
II wanted you to tell them So said
Mr.. Bryan, for knew that if you did
not they would make a big story about
the political feature of the affair"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
COMPLAINS OF FAILURE
TO REPAIR SIDEWALKS

Attention of the board of public
works has been called to the fact that
many sidewalks in the business dis
trict bounded by Broadway Market
and kearny streets are so out of repair
as TO render them dangerous TO the
public. According TO the Merchants
association. which has been conducting
an inspection and communicated these
conditions to the board of public works
The ordinance recently passed which
requires all sidewalks in that district
repaired before May ! is being violated
Immediate action is urged on the board
by the association.
IN the same communication the as
ISOLATION calls attention to many
places in the city where contractors
have permitted refuse to pile up in
front of buildings in course Of con-
struction. A list of such places be-
tween Broadway, Market and Kearny
streets has been complied and is in
Guided in the complaint, which does
not take account Of materials that are
about to be used within a reasonable
fffno<
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
KEY ROUTE PLANS
WIDE EXTENSIONS
Block for Great Depot Bought
and Petitions for Right of
Way Prepared

OAKLAND. April 17.--Wide extension
of the Key route system, including
the establishment of great freight
depot and passenger station in the
block bounded by Twelfth, Fourteenth
Union and Poplar streets, and con-
templated service over Twelfth street
through the heart of the city into Hay
ward and adjacent suburban territory
are indicated by the activity of agents
of the corporation In securing sub
scribers to a petition for a right of
way along Poplar street, and in the
purchase of all the property in the
block designated.
Developments of the day have con-
firmed a story published exclusively
In The Call to the effect that the Key
route ultimately would build a great
station In West Oakland and had de-
cided upon the actual invasion of ter
ritory which the Southern Pacific has
regarded as its own during all its his
tory.
Connection with the Emeryville pier
VIII be had by line along Poplar
street extending south from Twenty
second street.
in use in Twelfth street by the Oak
land traction company will be utilized
TO carry the trains across the city into
territory east of the boundaries of
Oakland, and from which point the
company will reach San Jose by lines
across Alameda county.
IL Is figured that trains operated
from twelfth street and Broadway over
the Key route lines would place resi-
dents of Oakland within 35 minutes
OF San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
SEEKS FREEDOM FROM
HER THIRD HUSBAND
sPEcIAL pIsPAToH 10 NE 49,.

SANTA ROSA April 17.-Mrs Abbie
Montrose Driver TreadweIl Hall today
was sued for divorce by DR.. Walter
Hall on the ground OF deserti0n. A
former action filed by the plaintiff was
dismissed two years ago. Mrs. Hall was
formerly the wife of Leon Driver, a
musician of San Jose, whom she di-
vorced-
She then married Treadweu, and
after several years he killed himself in
Los Angeles. Later she was married
to DIT. Walter Hall OF Petaluma. Three
years ago the couple separated, he to
live in San Francisco and she in Peta-
luna. She then hled suit here for di-
vorce. and the case was about to go TO
trial when the earthquake came and the
action was dropped from the calendar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
SHOWS SCHEME TO
STOP REGISTRATION

BERKELEY, April 17.-Further evil
dence of the schemes of County Clerk
Jack Cook to prevent the citizens from
registering for the May primaries.
that is to say. citizens who are in
revolt against the Southern Pacific ma
chine, was disclosed today in the an
nouncement of Charles C. Emslie of
2035 Ashby avenue of his resignation
as registration clerk. Emslie could
not obtain sufficient registration afflda-
Wit blanks from County Clerk Cooks
Office to accommodate the crush of
electors who desired to register Over
Whelmed by the demand and his in
ability to meet it Emslie withdrew.
He had been a registration clerk for
10 years in Berkeley.
EMSLIE WAS SwAMPED
Emslie, through friendship for Cook,
refused to go on record as declaring
that the affidavit blanks had been will
fully withheld from him, The circum-
stances indicate that they were de-
,iberateiy held out by Cooks Office be-
cause il was known that Berkeley is
preparing 10 deliver a smash at the
corrupt Herrin gang in Alameda county
which will count
Emslie said that he found himself
swamped Wednesday with requests for
registration. file called up Cooks Office
and demanded blanks. I'VE have none"
was Chief Deputy Clerk Johnstones
answer. And more was forthcoming,
despite Emslie's frantic efforts to ac-
commodate the scores of men who be-
sieged him.
Without blanks Emslie was COM
PEELED to turn away numerous appli-
cants for registration.
Il am not going to say that the
clerks office deliberately turned down
my request" said Emslie, because L
cannot prove that they did have any
but the crush was too much for me
and I quit"
COOK REFUSED DEPUTIES
BY an astonishing coincidence two
serious complaints concerning registra-
ton which have been made against
Cook come from districts in which the
forces for good government are thor
oughly organized-Berkeley and the
dfty-first assembly district. Cook re-
fused fatty TO appoint a deputy to
register voters at a meeting of the
Lincoln Roosevelt league in East Oak
land Tuesday night, though the night
before tombstone, Cooks chief deputy
attended by invitation Chinese lodge
meeting and registered more than
score of Chinese native born.
BRAINS or COUNTY GANG
Cook is the brains of the county
gang He is VIGOROUSLY a political
satellite and companion of William E.
Dargie Cook has absolute control of
the immensely important election ma
chinery of Alameda county. He die
tates most of the political maneuvering
in the board of supervisors, which
controls the appointment of the cleo
ton boards. Cook is the county ma
chimes representative in the fifty-first
assembly district. He will be more
than active protecting his lines. The
good government forces will be as
active.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18

for the billiard championship at three cushion
earoms last night at the st. Ivan parl0rs. The
score WIS 80 to D. The game was close
throughout. sThe next game will be PLAYED
Monday night the competitors being BOnar
Wilt and Andrew Daiss
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
DISPUTE RIGHT TO skETcH

A dispute as to the ppprietorship of the one
act vaudeville sketch, "4eet Me In Syracuse. .
IS involved In a suit filed yesterday by Harry =.
Sheldon against Irene Hoason. Sheldon seeks Ia
restrain interference with his production and
also to restrain defendant from performing IL.
Judge Cook signed a Temporary restraining order
returnable April "a.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
MRS. HANDY LEAVES $4,000

Mrs. Rose Anna Handy. who died intestate On
April .. 1905. left estate worth about 50 400
Application for letters Of administration was
made yesterday by her daughter. Anna NJ Scott
OF Belvedere. The ether heirs at law are Cor
neiia F. Crosby. a daughter. and Mabel Man
children.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
SEEK BIOGRAPHIES OF
AMERICAN STUDENTS

In order to publish historical ac-
count or the institution the authorities
OF the school of st. Cyr. France. have
written 10 the war department asking
for the biographies of some of the
American students who attended there
at different times from 1863 to 1899
Those whose biographies are wanted
are:
Burthe. 1S63-64 IJ Fl R.rcn 1909
Jones. 1S64-66 r. Crosby 1s-o a.
- Slidell Il Crbarde $50, o.,
Harden Hickey, 1s74-7d
Information relative to any of these
persons or others from this country
who attended the school of st. Cyr at
any time should be sent to Major Cen
eral j. Franklin Bell. chief of STAFF.
Washington. d. G.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
TENDERLoIN Is INSPECTED

Piloted by Police Captain Thomas Dnke ana
Sergesnts Matheson and Lane. the police com
miftee Of the grand jury went through the re-
stricted district OF the Barbary coast last night
tonr Of inspection. After visiting every
house in the fenderlou and goiag through every
saloon. they expressed themselves as well salts
fed with general conditions there. In the party
were Foreman Mcfarland John A. Hammer
smith and Police Commissioner KeiI.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
Girl INJuREp By car

Arilie Mulcahy a II year old girl living at
&c Ripley street. struck by Folsom
street electric At Twenty -hfth street last
evening and received serious injuries. The little
gIrs left leg fractured and she was bruised
about the head and body. Robert Barich. the
taotor1nsn III the car. arrested and charged
with battery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
HORSES IN BAD CONDITION

Joseph Never, grading superintendent. aud
Nike Holser stahle foreman at Buckman's grad
ing camp. Twentieth avenue and J street were
arrested yesterday morning by Policeman Tracey.
who is attached 10 the Society for the Proven
ton Of Cruelty to Animals. They are charged
with cruelty 10 animals and nine horses and
mules with sore shoulders were brought TO tho
hail OF justice as evidence. The animals were
placed in stable and will be brought again TO
the hell of Justice this morning when the cases
are called -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
ELEVATOR OPERATOR IS RULED

James Murphy. elevator operator Of $500
Twenty-second street. instantly killed yes
terday morning BY falling four hO0rs i'm the
building of the American type foundry. where he
was employed. Murphy running the ee-
vator to the top hoOr of the building ar the time
Of the accident. and while passing the fourth
basement. He was 80 years Old and unmarried.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
SCION OF KING TO
BE BRIDE IN JUNE

ALAMEDA, April 17.-Miss Fontaine
Benton, great granddaughter Of Joseph
Bonaparte. the eldest brother of Ma
poleon the First and al one time king
of Naples, who is to become the bride
of Herbert r. Conner in June, is to
be given plate shower by Miss Lorena
Westover al the latter's home, 2153
San Jose avenue, on Friday, April "a.
Sixteen friends of Miss Benton will be
asked to participate in the function.
Among the invited guests are:
Miss Hope Cortelyou Miss Abbie Cameron
Miss Alice Harrington Miss Grace Cardall
Miss Maud Bremen Miss Caro- Mills
Miss Catherine Searle Miss Evelyn Jones
Miss Ethel Miller Miss Ella Shreve
Miss Edna Aiken Mrs. B. F. Mccoy.
Miss Pearl Aiken
Miss Benton is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hart Benton of 21o2
San Antonio avenue. Her fiance is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Connor Of
2O09 Central avenue. He is q member
OF the graduating class of Brown uni
versity and upon receiving his degree
plans to engage in mining with his
father at Oroville.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
FIRE pEsTRoYs HoTEL

IRE of unknown origin completely DESTROYED
the Buffalo hotel, Sixth and Brannan streets
yesterday afternoon. The building was owned
by Garrett Welch. who places his loss at SO 500
The prompt arrival of the engines prevented fha
flames from spreading to nearby buildings
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18

Tilted by his sweetheart in Nippon Henry Ma
suda, Japanese servant. went suddenly mad
last night and endeayored to ease his heavy
heart by creating rough house. in fashion
able apartments at 1880 Broadway. He sent the
women shrieking from the place, and it required
dozen bystanders TO calm him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
Sues PROMOTION CoMMrTTEE

The California Promotion committee was SUED
Yesterday by 7. Choynski for $685. of which hs
claims SS2s for press agent work done in the las
two years and So money loaned. Rufus p
Jennings r. B. Hale. Andrea Sbarboro and Mar
T.. Gerstle are named defendants.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18

ENJoINs PICKETING-Oakland April r.
A restraining order was signed by Superior
Judge Ogden today preventing members of local
No. 81, cooks and waiters' union, from picket
ms restaurant owned " w. r. Hanna in
Broadway.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
MINING PROMOTER ASKS DAMAGES

suit for SIS 1000 damages was instituted YES
terday by James E. Kerr. the mining promoter
against ]. S. Wardel II. L. Brooke Chalmer
compensation for injury to his reputation result
ing from certain publications in the Mining AMI
Engineering Review OF San Francisco
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18

OAKLAND, April 17.-Oakland council No.
1s4, Knights of Columbus VIII give banquet
at the Key Route inn on the evening of Wednes-
day. April 20. Invitations have been sent to
members Of the order in all Of the bay cities.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
Opening of Los Altos Cufon 10 Los
Gafos

sunday, April 18th. service begins.
Trains leave $50 a. m. and II a. m.
One fare round trip to Los Altos, Los
Gstos and other stations new line.
Beautiful foothill excursion trip.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-01-30
SENT TO PENITENTIARY.
Automobiiist Who Ran Over and
Killed a Man.

Newark, N. j., Jan. 3O.-Dr. Walter
II. Morris, a young dentist whose auto
mobile ran over and killed Marcus J.
Jacobs, theatrical manager here.
last September, was sentenced to
serve nineteen months In the peni-
tentiary.
In pronouncing sentence Judge
Teneyck scored the defendant for
reckless driving and for his apparent
Indifference to the fate of his victim
after the accident occurred. After
running down Mr.. Jacobs the automo-
bile was sent ahead at top speed and
near New Brunswick 1t ran into the
wagon of peddler named Louis Sha-
piro. The wagon was demolished and
the peddler was slightly injured Sha.
piro has brought a civil action for
$4,000 damages against DR.. Morris.
whose father Is the head of the Nor.
ris Casket company. The widow of
Mr.. Jacobs is suing Morris for s10O. 900
damages for the death of her hus-
band.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-01-30
SOME PERSONS WOUNDED
Outbreak of Political Rioting at Cap.
ital of PORTUGAL.

Lisbon, Jan. 30.-There has been an
outbreak of political rioting on the
streets of this city in which shots were
fired and some people wounded The
disorders, however, were of short dura-
ton. The police had received warning
in advance and they acted promptly.
The crowd made use of revolvers and
fer a few moments the firing was
heavy, but 1t rapidly gave way and
was dispersed before a show of force.
An official statement issued after
the encounter says a number of per-
sons received mortal wounds.
The police continue to search active
ly for new plots and conspiracies
Numerous arrests are being made. The
king has signed a decree which prac-
tically empowers the police tribunal
to expel suspects from the country.
This is done because the limited prison
accommodations already are crowded.
Some of the leaders of the agitation
will be transported to the island of
Timor, in tie Malay archipelago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-01-30
FAVOR BEVERIDGE BILL.
Chicago Business Men Approve Tariff
Commission.


Chicago, Jan 30.-Chicago business
men will be represented at a meet
ing of commercial interests in Wash
ington next Monday, the purpose of
which is to bring pressure on con-
gress to pass the Beveridge bill Great
ing a special commission to consider
ineans of revising the tariff
1t Is pointed out that tariff revision
means much to Chicago and the Mid
die West and the various commercial
bodies will do what they can to bring
1t about.
The delegates will compose the
most influential and representative in
dustrial committee ever organized in
the country. The committee will call
on President Roosevelt, Speaker Can,
non, the ways and means committee
of the house and the finance commit
tee of the senate and urge that the
Beveridge bill be made a law as quick
ly as possible.
Chicago men confidently expect that
the Beveridge bill will be passed. If
this is the case the commission will
get to work at once and continue
every day until the assembling of the
new congress, which will be after the
next presidential election. Then the
result of the commissions study will
be put before congress. 1t will be the
aim to revise the tariff strictly from a
business standpoint.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-01-30
rAUK,NG PLANT DAMAGED
Loss by Fire at Kansas City, Kan,
Estimated at S5co,ooo.

Kansas City, Jan. 30.-Fire in the
canning department on the second
floor of one of the twin main build
ings of the packing plant of Nelson
Morris e Co on the Kaw river in
Kansas City, Kan, threatened destruc-
tion of the entire plant and caused a
loss estimated at $500,000 before 1t
was controlled. All efforts to save the
east main building, in which the fire
started, and the box factory were
abandoned within half an hour after
The flames were discovered and the
firemen devoted themselves to the
work Of saving the other building.
The building in which the fire start
ed contained the canning department,
the coolers, the dressing rooms, tie
wholesale department and the killing
beds and the contents supplied the
fire with fuel which made the flames
difficult TO combat
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-01-30
SUGGESTED BY BRYAN
Democratic Platform Should De.
clare for Roosevelt Policies.
PARTY NOT WITH PRESIDENT
ests" Control the Republican Lead
ers and Will Dictate Their Course
In the Coming Campaign.

Washington, Ian. 30.-The platform
OF the next Democratic national con.
vention will declare for the Roosevelt
policies, If Mr.. Bryan has anything to
say about it. At Senator Newlands'
dinner Monday night and again at Mr..
Newlands dinner Tuesday night Mr..
Bryan explained to the Democratic
senators his desire that the national
campaign should be fought out en-
tirely on that line.
Mr.. Bryan's idea is that the party
should make no pretense that Mr..
Roosevelt stole It's policies. That has
long been maintained by the Bryan
ties and Mr. Bryan still believes it.
but he does not propose to insist on 1t
In the platform or In the campaign,
regarding such an attitude as peanut
politics.
Ills plan is simply to take the Roose.
Welt policies and make them the Dem.
ocratic platform without any quarrel
at all as to the authorship.
lie explained to the Democratic sen.
ators that, whether or not Taft is
nominated, "the interests" will control
the Republican party and dictate its
method of campaign. He showed
them that it is becoming every day
clearer, and especially in the attitude
of the senate toward Mr. Roosevelt,
that the president does not represent
the controlling interests In the Repub-
lican party. Therefore, Mr.. Bryan ar
gued, whatever is in the interests of
the people in the Roosevelt programme
must be gained through the Demo
cratic party or not at all.
Since Mr.. Bryan has been here his
admiration for the president has been
unconcealed. He has delivered in pri-
vate some of the strongest eulogies of
the president that have ever been
heard from any one. Whatever slight
jealousy might have been apparent
when he was here three years ago
and eulogized the president has now
disappeared and his enthusiasm for
Roosevelt is unstinted and openly pro-
claimed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-01-30
IN BEHALF OF THAW
Martin W. Littleton Makes His
Appeal to the jury.
DECLARES INSANITY PROVEN
Asserts That Serious Evidence OF the
Defense Has Been Met Only by
Sneers and Insinuations From Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome.

New York, Jan. 30.--Martin w. Lit
tleton, chief counsel for Harry X.
Thaw, made his appeal to the jury
which is to pass Judgment upon his
client. Before a crowded courtroom
the attorney devoted himself to dem
onstrating that Thaw clearly was in
sane when he killed Stanford White.
MIR. f.ittleton declared that the serious
evidence of the defense had been met
only by sneers and insinuations from
District Attorney Jerome. Thaw's In
sanity, he said, was not thing born
of an exigency, but was ground by
hereditary into the very history of the
man.
Mr.. Littleton said he was convinced
the defense had produced facts tend
ing to show Thaw insane beyond all
reasonable doubt, though the law had
not imposed that duty upon it. 1t
was for the prosecution to prove Thaw
sane and Mr.. Littleton asserted that
he could not understand how MIR. Je-
rome could come before the jury and
claim he had fulfilled the burden
placed upon him and ask for Harry
Thaw's conviction of murder. The
speech was listened to with closest
attention by the jurors.
When MIR. Littleton came to the
point of Thaw's life when he met
Evelyn Nesbit he condemned District
Attorney Jerome for his treatment of
the young woman on the witness
stand
Il don't know what the judgment of
you gentlemen may be as to her morals
or as to any reprehensibility or con-
duct either with Stanford White or
Mr. Thaw,' he proceeded, but the
district attorneys manner toward heI
In my Judgment exceeded anything
she deserved