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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
Charges Concerning Haskell
Arouse Ire of the Leader
of Democracy
Demands That There Be SUBJ
sanitation of Charges or
a Retraction
Declares That He Will Not Per.
nit His Party to Be
Misrepresented
Sends Telegram to Chief Execu.
tive After a Long Confer
ence With His Aids

DETROIT, Mich, Sept.
%. The most sensational
development in the present
campaign was the sending
today by William j. Bryan,
democratic candidate for
president, Of a telegram to
President Roosevelt de-
manding that he produce proof
that Governor Charles N. Haskell
OF Oklahoma, treasurer of the
democratic national committee,
ever was connected with the
Standard oil company. SEEKING
upon the opportunity thus afford
ed Mr. Bryan took occasion to
serve notice upon the president that
he would not permit any responsible
member OF the republican organization
to misrepresent the attitude OF the
democratic party in the present cam
paign. and further. that the demo-
cratic party was making "an honor
able and honest fight" In defense OF
its principles and policies and that It
expected and demanded fair and honor
able treatment from those In charge
of the republican campaign Copies
OF the telegram were given out for
publication just before Mr. Bryan's de-
parture for Ann Arbor late In the
afternoon The program Of the local
COMMITTEES included an opportunity for
Mr.. Bryan to take a long rest IN the
forenoon. but the statement OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt published this morning.
in which the president indorsed the
charges made against Governor Haskell
by w. r. Hearst. that Governor Has
kell had been connected with the
Standard oil company and had attempt
ed to bribe Attorney General Frank
Monnett Of Ohio, was SUFFICIENT to
cause him to forego that much needed
luxury and devote himself to the sub
ject OF preparing reply.
Bryan called to his assiAance John
z. Lamb OF Indiana, Edwin o. Wood.
national committeeman from Michigan.
and several others OF the democratic
leaders. and also held lengthy confer
ences over long distance telephone with
New York and Chicago. Altogether
Mr.. Bryan consumed FIVE hours in
these consultations before concluding
to address his telegram to the chief
executive. Up to a late hour tonight
he had received no reply from Mr..
Roosevelt.
Following is the text OF Bryan's teIe-
gram:
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President
of the United States.
Dear Sir: In a statement given
out by you yesterday and pub
lished in this mornings papers,
you indorse charge made against
Governor Haskell OF Oklahoma to
the effect that he was once in the
employ OF the Standard oil com
pany. and as such emp1oye was
Connected with an attempt to bribe
or influence Attorney General Mon
nett OF Ohio to dismiss suits pend
ing against the Standard oil COM
pany. In fndorsing this charge you
attack the democratic party and
its candidate, saying that Gov
ernor Haskell stands high in the
councils of Mr.. Bryan and is the
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
NOTED ACTOR SUES
BEAUTIFUL WIFE
Nat Goodwin Demands Legal
Separation From Maxine
Elliott
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO. New. Sept. 22.-Nat c. Good
win, the noted actor and mining pro-
moter, whose name has figured so
prominently in the romance which re-
Gently ended between Edna Goodrich
and Harry Mcmillan. filed yesterday a
sealed complaint for divorce against
his wife. Bessie Hall Goodwin, more
Familiarity known as Maxine Elliott,
one of the handsomest and most tai
ented actresses on the stage.
Owing to the fact that the complaint
is sealed document and that no other
papers in the case have been fled,
the nature of the allegations made by
Goodwin is yelled II Is said, how
ever, that the complaint is the plot of
the story of the handsome Maxine's
life behind the scenes of her theatrical
life on two continents. This will re-
main a mystery until the case Is
brought to an issue and the papers un-
sealed in court.
Dodge & Berry of this city and
Jarrott & Tyrell are the attorneys for
the actor. Dodge & Berry refuse to
discuss the case in any way. Berry
was seen this afternoon, and said that
he was not at liberty to discuss the
case, and would not give out any in
formation as to the nature Of the al
legations made by Goodwin. or whether
the case would be contested.
Goodwin arrived in Reno three days
ago, but 1t is stated that he left last
night. The complaint was filed shortly
after o'clock.
1t is thought that Mrs. Goodwin will
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23

-Fareweil-exit Brownie"
After tracing the above MESA ge of
leave taking TO the world with grease
paint across the mirror in his dressing
Hoom at the Princess thester Wallace
fBrownlow. the barytone. attempted sui
eide by taking gas in his apartments
at the Hotel Merritt. 1886 Geary street.
last Tuesday night The detection of
the odor OF. escaping gas by the roomer
above the singer and the heroic efforts
of the police and Mrs NJ Littlejohn,
proprietor Of the hotel, saved Brown
lows life
For several weeks Brownlow had
been drinking. There had also been a
separation between him and his wife.
who was making her home. with their
child. with friends in Berkeley. On
the night Brownlow attempted to end
all he came TO the theater noticeably
under the influence of liquor. He
mouthed his lines and made mistakes
which caused the management to warn
him at the close Of the performance.
On leaving the stage Brownlow ap-
peared sad and nervous. A friend who
was leaving the playhouse late no
ticed the strange inscription on the
looking glass In Brownlow's room. but
paid no particular attention to it.
Brownlow went directly to his hotel
after the show In the course of an
hour Mrs. Littlejohn was awakened by
2 lodger in the hotel, who said he de-
-tected gas escaping from the room be-
low him. A hurried investigation led
The door was forced and the escaping
gas rushed into the hall
Brownlow was soon found uncon-
scious on the bed.
In the meantime an alarm had been
sent 10 the police and a number of men
were detailed to the hotel Here a
lively struggle ensued between the po-
licemen and Mrs. .Littlejohn. The po-
licemen wanted to remove Brownlow
% the central emergency hospital, but
the landlady insisted that he be re-
stored to consciousness without being
removed from. the premises. She would
not allow a doctor to be summoned.
BrOwnlow appeared at the theater
the following day. He was in no con-
dition TO go on with his work and a
substitute was put in his place. In
the meantime Mrs. Brownlow was sent
for. She came TO the city and took her
husband TO Berkeley. where he is now
convalescing from the shock.
Wallace Brownlow has entertained
the public for many years with his
voice. At one time he was a favorite
IN London he first came to California
from Australia, where he had scored a
great success After singing in Amer
lea for some time he returned to Aus
tralia, coming back here several
months ago.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
MISS O'NEIL SURRENDERS
TO NEW YORK MARSHAL
She and Rankin Give Them-
selves Up and Are Released
on Bail
sprcrA1 DISPATCH TO THE CALI,


NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Miss Nance
o'Neil and her manager, Mckee Ran
kin, surrendered this morning to United
States Marshal Henkel in the suit
brought against them in San Francisco
by Charles Swickard. charging infringe
ment of the rights to produce an adap-
tation of Sudermann's drama The
Fires of ST. John" Bail was promptly
furnished in the sum of $4,000 by
Phyllis Rank, who. with her husband.
Harry Davenport, is playing at the
Alhambra in the sketch The Naked
Truth" BY consent OF Assistant
United States District Attorney BIRD
the hearing was adjourned until
Thursday, October 8.
Miss O'Neil opens in repertoire at the
Majestic theater on October 5. and as
Rankin is anxious to include the drama
in question in the list OF productions.
he wished to have the case heard as
early as possible
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
ROSSLYN MAKES BIG GAINS
IN ROULETTE MEETING
Loses Heavily in the Morning,
but Scores Strongly in
the Afternoon
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL

LONDON, Sept. 22.-Luck turned in
favor of Lord Rosslyn in the roulette
tournament today. During the after
noon he won s13,730 in bone counters.
He started the day $1,000 ito the bad
and lost in the morning session $4,27o.
Then came run on the red, during
which he wiped out all his losses and
found himself $7,400 ito the good" since
the start of the tournament.
Hiram Maxim worked the wheel and
spun the ball until his arm ached Lord
Rosslyn worked at the mysterious CAL
culations, smoked cigarette after ciga-
rette, often asking Maxim to stay the
wheel until he had settled the knotty
problem as to what the stake should
be on the next spin.
Great interest is being manifested in
the tournament throughout Europe.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
STRANGER ROASTS' BURNS
AND GETS WARM ANSWER
Merchant A. Hart of San Fran
cisco and Special Agent
Nearly Come to Blows
sPEcIAL DIsPATCH 30 THE ~

RENO. New. Sept. 22-After severe
ly roasting" each other, thinking they
were dining as total strangers. Detec-
tive william ]. Burns and A Hart. a
prominent merchant of San Francisco,
were kept from coming to blows in the
dining room OF the Riverside hotel here
recently by a diner at the same table.
The trouble started during casual
conversation when Hart said:
Burns and Heney should be in jail.
The San Francisco merchants are get
ting tired OF their prosecutions, which
have been fruitless."
Burns retaliated by making some
very defamatory remarks about the
San Francisco merchants A fight was
prevented and Hart left the room This
morning he found out that he had been
talking to the very man he was roast
lng."
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
CHANGE BUILDING LAWS
Supervisor Payot Says They
Are Confusing

THE building laws of this munich
pality have been so tinkered with that
1t would take Philadelphia lawyer to
understand what they mean,'' said Su-
pervisor Payot to his fellow members
of the building laws committee yester-
day. THE result is bad. Contractors
and everybody else are in uncertainty.
Now /. for one, want to acknowledge
that feel myself entirely Incompetent
to frame and alter the building laws.
and I believe the other members of the
committee are not any better prepared
than I am
:.To bring some order out of the
vieorv committee of five experts re-
view and systematize the whole build
ing law.
Chairman Rixford asked Payot what
compensation the fve should receive.
1T should be post of honor re-
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
Impertinent Question No. 20
What's The Most Foolish Thing?

For the most original wittest to this questone
biefer the better-The Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next FIVE The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prize winning will be printed
Wednesday and checks mailed the Make
your answer short and SEND 1T ON Il POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
to Funn
o NJ X p. o. Co
The smile of certainty Bryan's face.
W
The award these prizes. have received
prize 0 Louis hwatz1 estnut stree
Me winning first prize.
j. F. rwents
Look in
prz o NJ box p o., fy.
Stars Burlesque Company up Against
o ohm sucom11 Mission
The sad face of undertaken conducting expensive
funeral
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
CIRCUs OWNER WEEDS.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Sept. 22.-Jobn
Robinson, the veteran circus owner.
was married today in his private. car
at Clarksville. Tenn, to Miss Maud
Logan, q professional nurse, who has
been travelling with him for some time
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY SO
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER %. /!
WEATHER CONDITIONS

YESTERDAY-Cloudy; west wind; maximum
temperature. 70; minimum 81.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy, unsettled
weather; probably Showers Sw. wind. Page 15
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
SUBURBAN

Locomotive and smoking car Of the California
Northwestern railroad crashed through a trestle
near San Quentin Point, in Marin county, yes
terdsy. and brave fireman rescues the disabled
engineer from bottom of the bay The acci-
dent was preceded by freight train wreck on
same line Page 10
John Rea is held in the superior court with
out bail for murder OF Carl Moller. Page
An auto and a switch engine collide. all but
one of the occupants Of the motor car escaping
without injury Page
John A. Ricksrd. the missing railway en-
gDeer. has been located in Santa Cruz, where
he has been Ill. Page 4
COAST
An entire Eskimo village is found frozen
stif. Page 8
Highwaymen hold up postmaster and assist
ants st Auburn and get away with several hun
dred dollars Page 8
japanese representative gets his government
to send the families Of men now In this
state. Page
Students Of University Of Pacific disclaim In
Of college. Page 8
Nat c. Goodwin files sealed complaint at
Reno for divorce from his wife. the beautiful
Maxine Elliott. Page L
EASTERN
Many villages along lakes Superior, Huron
and Michigan suffer from forest fires Page 8
FOREIGN
Cholera continues to spread In st. Petersburg
and dead lie unburied owing to scarcity Of
grave diggers Manila authorities hope to stamp
out epidemic soon. Page s
Bursting Of gun on French cruiser kills 13 of
crew and mains many Others. Page 2
SPORTS
Berkeley high schools relay team is picked
to compete with Oakland swimmers. Page IL
California cricket association decides the Wan
derer Barbarian protest by calling the disputed
game draw. Page 8
Public schools athletic league is organized
October. Page 8
California unversity's FIRST interclass Rugby
game will be played this afternoon. Page 8
Chicago national league champions take two
games and reduce New Iork'sSiead IN pennant
race to six points. Page 8
Los Angeles beats San Francisco in opening
game Of series. l 10 0. and Portland trims
Oakland Page 8
Eddie Smith Of Oakland is named to referee
the Moran -Hanlon fight next week Page 8
Eastern turfmen preparing for California
campaign. and among the best horses coming
west is Jack Atkin. Page 9
Jockey E. Dugan's rough riding causes two
horses to. fall at Gravesend and Jockeys Smith
and Yorke badly injured Page o
Ruth Dillon surprises $4,000 race goers at
Columbus By winning all three heats in $4,000
stake Page o
MARINE
Liner Alameda arrives from Honolulu with 3Te
bags of mail from the ships OF the Atlantic
feet. Page Is
Bark Star OF Bengal Of Alaska packers asso
citation wrecked on Coronation island and 11O
men drowned Page 2
SOCIAL
Mrs Charles o. Alexander organizes cotiiion
that win include the same people that Greenwsy
has on his list. Page
Miss Jean Monaghan and DR.. Albert Moore To
be married this evening. Page g
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23

SduSe Ounuc anu lut 4OCd4 ISSUE 08C V
Taft and Foraker. Page
Vicious practice in criminal courts. Page
San Francisco bonds as investment. Page
GRAFT
Sleeper trapped in Ruef jury box, Heney
tective. and Judge Lawlor rebukes Ach for pro-
voking prosecution. Page 3
POLITICS
Bryan sends telegram to the president de-
manding proof OF the chief executives state
ment concerning charges against Governor Has
kell. the treasurer of the democratic campaign
committee. and IL proof be not Forthcoming then
retrsction. Page 1
Bryan objects to the tendencies Of the repub-
Iican party and hkens the president to a mon
arch. Page
Card index plans were Hitchcock's bane,
President Roosevelt demanding vigorous
paign. Page 2
Taft discusses Bryan's record and declares
election Of Nebrsskan would paralyze bust
ness. Page
Democratic convention nominates Judge Frank
H. Dunno and other candidates agreed upon
with good government league. Page 16
Bryan summons Chairman Lamb of advis
ory committee for advice TO attack on
Hearst, who is worrying the democratic candi-
date. Page
CITY
Captains McAlister and Solomon Avery Jr.
are slated for dismissal from United States
army. Page 1
Actor Wallace Brownlow tries to take his
life in desperation after his wife leaves
him. Page I
Conference Of heads Of departments assures
supervisors of hearty support in the acquiring of
Sierra water supply. Page 1
Expert TO examine books of former hotel man.
sger, who is detained in prison. Page 10
Lee B. Coats wealthy cattle dealer, in divorce
proceedings declares be was too kind to
his wife. Page 10
The secret OF Major McLaughlin's life will
probably be brought out in the suit filed against
estate by Miss Anna Busteede. Page 16
The husband OF Nine. Arrsl. French singer.
shows his devotion by sleeping on deck Of
steamer TO for dogs. Page 16
Henri Villett Gsntrelle is convicted Of carry
ing on a traffic in white women. Page 10
Board Of trustees Of chamber Of commerce
passes resolution Of opposition to India basin act
at secret meeting. Page
Charles Boyle. son Of millionaire, is being
held in the Salinas Jail. pending investiga-
ti0n of crimes other than those he has
tossed
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23

Continued ON Page 8, Column 8
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23

Continued q Page 3, Made Column q
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
EDITORIAL

Push the Hetch Hetchy project Page
Judge Dunno and the local issue. Page
Taft and Foraker Page
Vicious practice in criminal courts. Page g
San Francisco bonds investment. Page 9
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
GRAFT

Sleeper" trapped in Ruef jury box, Heney
succeeding in ousting uncle of Calhoun de
tective. and Judge Lawlor rebukes Ach for pro-
voking prosecution. Page 8
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
MARINE

Liner Alameda arrives from Honolulu with 37t
bags of mail from the ships OF the AtIanti,
feet. Page III
Bark Star Of Bengal of Alaska packers asso
citation wrecked on Coronation island and 1lt
men drowned Page :
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-06-06
OREGON is DEMOCRATIC
Governor Chamberlain Re-
elected in State Primary.

Portland, Oregon, June "A COM
plete canvass of the state shows that
Governor Chamberlain, Democrat,
has been nominated United States
Senator to succeed Senator Fulton,
as a result of yesterdays primary.
The legislature is Republican, but
under pledges given when they were
nominated the members must abide
by the result of the primary and
elect Chamberlain.
Gov. Chamberlain's majority over
his opponent, Henry McCake, Re
publican, will exceed 1000 it is be-
lieved. Gov. Chamberlain's victory
is in the nature of personal tri-
umph. Oregon normally is Republi-
can. and in 1904 Roosevelt's plurality
was 42,434. Gov Chamberlain has
twice been elected Governor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-06-06
BUCEPHALUS BUCKED
TEDDY TOOK A TUMBLE.
Frisky Young Horse Rears and Falls Backward
And Ducks Him In Middle of Stream.

again, but the animal stood straight
on its hind legs and then went over
backward into the creek with the
President. Feeling that he was 60
ing backward, the President slipped
from the saddle and, as luck would
have it, fell into the creek close be.
side the horse, which landed on its
back. The horse fell on the down
stream side of the President, who,
realizing that he would be in danger
from the animals feet, should the
horse turn toward him, got out of
the way as rapidly as possible.
The horse, however, turned over
from the President and got up. He
was captured at once, the President
remounted and rode for an hour and
a half before returning to the White
House. The fall from the horses
back to the stream bed was dis
lance of more than ten feet. The
stream was about two feet deep,
with an exceedingly rocky bed.
the President nor the horse
received the slightest injury.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-06-06
To the State Concentrating
mony Everywhere.
Whole City Will Take Part In
Entertaining the Delegates
With Peace Talk.

Reliable information from those
parts of the the state where there
was the greatest danger of factional
strife is to the effect that the fac
tions. are getting together, and the
convention now promises to be not
only the greatest but the most har-
monious ever held by Kentucky
Democrats.
Lexington and Lexington Demo-
Gratis are particularly interested in
having not only harmonious con-
vention but large attendance.
Elaborate preparations are being
made to insure comfortable quar-
tiers and abundant restaurant facili-
ties. Nobody who comes to Lexing-
ton need fear that there will by any
trouble about comfortable place to
sleep or any lack of opportunity for
good meals at reasonable prices.
Lexington is particularly anxious to
do her part in creditable manner,
aud the matter has been taken up in
such way as to insure the most
thorough preparation.
Special pains will be taken to pro-
vide for the comfort ond convenience
of the newspaper men. A special
press committee has been appointed
and ample facilities for reporting
the convention will be provided.
Special effort will also be made to
see that every newspaper man has
comfortable quarters.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-06-06

Licking ton, KY, June 5.-Lexing
ton is making extensive preparations
to entertain the State Convention or
the 18th and no effort will be spared
to assure the comfort of every per-
son who attends. The whole city is
taking the greatest interest in the
matter and all of the details are in
the hands of committees composed
Of representative citizens.
There is every prospect now that
the convention will be the largest in
the history of the Democratic party
in Kentucky. A large proportion of
the population of the Blue Grass Sec
ton easily reached by interurbans
and steam railroads will turn out
and reports come from every section
of the state indicating an unusually
large attendance.
One of the most encouraging feat
ures of the situation is the fact that
there is a disposition in every part
of Kentucky for the Democrats to
get together, bury all of their fac
tional differences and unite for a
great Democratic victory. The Re-
publican convention recently held in
Louisville was marked by a bitter
struggle between the two factions.
Nearly half of the seats in the con-
vention were contested. 1t is now
probable that there will not be a
single contest in the Democratic
convention to be held in Lexington.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-06-06

Washington, June 4.-President
Roosevelt late Wednesday afternon
had an exceedingly narrow escape
from serious accident while horse
back riding in Rock Creek Park.
Mrs. Roosevelt was with the Presi.
dent and the rumors of the affair,
which gained currency last night
were denied at the White House at
the time, as neither the President
nor Mrs. Roosevelt spoke of the af-
fair upon their return. The rumors
come from,t the occupants of several
carriages who saw the accident.
The President was riding a new
horse, a young animal. The party
rode down through a cut in the
bank on the other side. The Presi-
dents horse reared. the President
leaned forward in the saddle and
threw the reins down in loops so as
to avoid pulling the horse backward.
Again on reaching the top of the
bank the horse reared a second time
and the President leaned forward
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-06-06
FINE CHICKENS
Killed While On the Way to
jamestown.

indianapolis, Ind, June 2.-Judge
S. R. Artman, of Lebanon, has rem
dered a decision in favor of c. S.
Byers,of Hazelrigg, Ind, against Il E
Adams Express Company for the
death Of seven Orpington chickens
that were killed during shipment to
the jamestown exposition last year.
Experts testified that the chickens
were worth $1,000, but Judge Art
man thought $1,000 sufficient.