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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
AWAITING
GERMANY'S REPLY
Ambassador Cambon Submits
the Final Answer to the
Berlin Government
Casa Blanca Incident Reaches
Crisis and Outcome Is Anx=
iOusly Looked For

PARIS, Nov. Germany, it was
accept the formula proposed by France
cfdent, proposing at the same time GER
tain notifications therein. These were
rejected by France in her turn, after
which Germany declined to re-examine
the formula
Last night Herr Won Schoen, the Ger
man foreign secretary, informed Am
| bassador Cambon that the French form
ula was satisfactory. provided a clause
was added in which France expressed
her regret for the violence committed
on the person of the German consular
attache. Germany at the same time to
express regret that the German consul
had exceeded his powers in offering
protection to deserters from the foreign
legion of the French army who were
not German subjects. Ambassador
Cambon politely but firmly declined to
transmit such a proposition to Paris,
explaining that his instructions did not
permit him to receive any proposition
| involving censure of the French action.
| Herr Won Schoen thereupon agreed
again to examine the French formula.
| The final response from Germany is not
expected before next Tuesday.
The cabinet today approved unani-
mously Ambassador Cambons response
to Herr Won Schoen.
Sir Francis BERTHE, the British am
bassador, and NJ. Nelidoff, the Russian
ambassador, were in conference this
afternoon with Premier Clemenceau
and Foreign Minister Pichon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
STORIES DENIED
Lieut.. Col. Ludlow Says Reports
of ReVeIrieS Are Untrue

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-StOries Of rev
elry in the army post at Fort Hamilton.
which have disclosed letters alleged
10 have been written by Mrs. Hams to
her husband. Captain Peter C. Hams
Jr., were denied today by Lieutenant
Colonel Henry Ludlow, who has been
in command at the fort Practically
every officer who was stationed at Fort
Hamilton during the time mentioned
in Mrs. Hams letters has been ordered
10 another and, in many instances.
distant post 1t was when questioned
in reference to the transfers of officers
that Lieutenant Ludlow took occasion
10 deny some Of the statements made
fn Mrs Hams letters These letters
We're written while Mrs. Hams was
living in officers quarters at Fort
Hamilton, after her husband had been
ordered 10 the Philippines
IT any investigation ever was made
by the war department of the reported
ssevelries here, the investigation passed
around me-" said Colonel Ludlow ''No
one ever asked me a question about it.
That makes me more positive in nv
declarations that the revelations made
by Mrs. Hams had nothing TO do with
the transfers"
Colonel Ludlow said he had issued
an order TO keep William z. Annis out
Of the post after he had received a
warning from General Hams, father of
Captain Hams, that serious trouble
might come If the men met. He told
me he feared his son would shoot An
MIS- said Colonel Ludlow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
SETTLES S2OO,O6O
ON EDNA GOODRICH
Nat Goodwin Gives Fortune to
Actress Whom He Will
Wed Today
Ceremony to Be Performed at
Home of GrOOm's Parents
in Boston
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YOR Nov. I'm order to
avoid a crowd and publicity, Nat Good
win and Miss Edna Goodrich changed
their wedding plans. and tonight with
Mrs Goodrich and George Weldon, Mr.
Goodwin's manager. left for Boston,
where the wedding viii take place at
. o'clock Sunday at the home Of Mr..
,5OodWin's parents.
Before their departure Mr. Goodwin
went to the KnickerbOcker trust COM
psny. on Fifth avenue, with Miss Good
rich and arranged for settlement on
his bride. The amount is stated TO be
100000. During the brief and roman
tice courtship Mr.. Goodwin gave Miss
Goodrich nearly SEQ. 600 worth of Jew
elry. including a diamond dog collar
worth $4,000. a watch valued at $1,000
and a ring worth $500 Miss Good
rich lost the engagement ring entering
The Lyceum theater for the Thursday
matinee IT was found by a chauffeur,
who received a reward of $50.
Nat viii make an actress of Edna, -
was the opinion expressed on the Rialto
today. He took Maxine Elliott from
q SAN Francisco stock company, where
she was getting SIS a week when he
fell in love with, educated her on a
tour Of Australia, and made her one
Of the leading actresses Of the country.
he viii do as much Tor Edna"
After having repeatedly denied that
SHE intended TO marry Goodwin, Edna
Goodrich seemed very much surprised
asked about the matter today.
ly. Of course I'm going to marry
81 said she. But I'm not going 10
retire from the stage. I win take a
wears rest. as recommended by my ply
sician."
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
GERMANY APPOINTS
NEW AMBASSADOR
Count Johann Heinrich Won
BernstOrff Will Have Head
quarters in Washington
Has EnviabIe Reputation as a
Diplomat and Exceptionally
Fine Personality

BERLIN. Nov. Count Johann Helm
rich Won Bernstorff, who recently has
represented the German government in
Egypt, has been selected by Emperor
William 10 succeed the late Baron
Speck Won Sternburg as ambassador to
America Countess Won Bernstorff is a
daughter Of Edward Luckemeyer of
New York The appointment has not
yet been made formally, but ii is un-
derstood that an official announcement
Will be given out within two or three
days.
Count Won Bernstorff was assigned
lately to Egypt He was first diplo-
matte agent and consul general at
Cairo. but was raised to the rank of
minister plenipotentiary early in 1908.
He is the fourth son of Count Albrecht
Won Bernstorff. who was distinguished
contemporary Of Bismarck, and he was
born in London in 1862, while his
father was German ambassador to the
court of St. James. The new ambassa-
dor began his diplomatic career in 1899,
when he was made attache at Constan-
tinople From Turkey he was trans
ferred 10 the foreign office in Berlin
after which he advanced from one
grade to another. serving in Belgrade,
Dresden. st. Petersburg and Munich
He was counsellor of the embassy and
first secretary in London in 1902.
While in England the count came
especially under the notice of Emperor
William as a result of his work in
aUeviating the existing i'll feeling
against Germany. He drew up series
of lucid and comprehensive dispatches
on the situation. After four years
service in London he was sent to Cairo.
In the German diplomatic service this
post is regarded as a stepping stone
toward advancement.
The count married Miss Jennie
Luckemeyer in 1887. His wife was
born December 13, 1868, and the cou-
ple have two children. The Luckemeyer
family left New York several years
ago and settled in France, where the
countess father died this year. Count
Ernst Won Sterff, the founder of the
collateral branch of the family, also
had an American wife. He was mar
ried in 1901 to Amerika Riedesel, Bar
oness Zu Eisenbach, who was born in
New York in 1870.
Count Won Bernstorff's daughter
Alexandra, is 20 years old and came
out socially in Cairo two seasons ago
His son, Christian, II years old, is now
at school.
The new ambassador to the United
States is a man above middle height
of slight figure and wears a blonde
moustache. His knowledge of English
is we'll nigh perfect, and he is known
as a successful after dinner speaker
and to be a witty conversationalist.
The count Of recent years has spent
his annual leave in Germany. He at
tended the wedding of Prince August
William in Berlin October %, an6
joined his family in Paris today. II
was his purpose TO leave Paris fol
=. -
sumed here by his friends that he had
done so.
It is not probable that the new am
bassador viii be able to arrange his
affairs at Cairo in time to arrive al
Washington before the end of the year
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
BAY CITY MARKET
OPEN ONCE AGAIN
Institution ReOpens on Site 1t
Occupied Before the
Fire

Another downtown attraction for
shoppers, the Bay City market, opened
it's doors at 96S Market last night, and
hundreds of persons availed themselves
of the opportunity to transact business
as they did before the fire. The market
opened upon the identical spot where
it had been located in 1906, and, owing
to its central location, was warmly
welcomed.
From the housewives standpoint, the
Bay City market is splendid accom-
mediation. A butcher shop, coffee and
tea store, delicatessen store. candy
store, liquor store, oyster house and
fruit store are located in the market.
Each of these places was dressed in
holiday attire last night, and to make
the evening enjoyable an orchestra fur
nished much entertainment.
The new market is in every respect
a modern establishment. Among the
new features installed, together with
an up to date refrigerating plant, is a
cold storage window fronting on Mar
ket street, in which choice meats and
delicacies are displayed.
The market is owned by E. Strause
& Sons.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
TAG DAY WORKERS
ENTER COURTROOM
Judge Lawlor. Refnses to Allow
Collections During the
Rnef Trial

Tag day" enthusiasm permeated the
Ruef trial in Judge Lawlor's court yes
terday. took the position of the great
est interest in an otherwise uninterest-
ing session and at one time threatened
TO stop proceedings altogether. That
was when Mrs. Jesse A. Galland.
member Of the Woman's relief corps
and one of the leaders in the merry tag
war, invaded the courtroom with her
assistants during a brief recess and
asked the court permission TO do some
tagging while the trial progressed.
Judge LawlOr very kindly but with
judicial firmness refused to allow Mrs.
Galland to carry the campaign into
the sacred precincts OF the courtroom
itself. but she promptly stationed her
self in the corridor and transacted a
rushing business. Every attorney and
practically every spectator in the court
room was made TO submit to a tagging.
and Judge Lawlor himself made amends
for the denial of courtroom privileges
by gallantly allowing himself to be
decked with a square Of cardboard.
George Keane. former secretary to
ex-Mayor Schmitz. and later clerk of tho
boodling board of supervisors. was the
only witness examined yesterday. as
no afternoon session was held, and his
cross examination was incomplete when
adjournment was taken at noon. Keane
told OF the ming with the board or the
application of the United Railroads for
an overhead trolley franchise, but his
memory was not as good as when he
testified at former trials. Then he de-
elared that Ruef handed him the copy
of the ordinance which was afterward
presented to the board. Yesterday he
said he received the copy in an en-
velope, but could not remember whether
the envelope had been handed him by
Ruef or merely left on his desk
Keane also told of the signing by
the various supervisors of the afidavits,
in which they took oath that they had
never committed any crime while in
office. His hazy recollection on certain
details of testimony led to a number OF
technical discussions between counsel
as to what constituted the soundness
Of admissible testimony. Adjournment
was taken until Monday morning at 3
o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
HELLER MAY NOT
ATTEND PRESIDENT
Young Scientist Says His Terms
for African Trip Have Not
Been Accepted

BERKELEY, Nov. 7.-On account OF
the fact that the terms on which he
is willing to make the African hunting
trip with President Roosevelt next
March have not been accepted by the
Smithsonian Institution, Edmund Heller,
the young scientist in charge OF the
museum of vertebrate zoology estab-
Iished by Anna Alexander of Oakland.
declared today that he was not able to
talk of the proposed trip. Heller said:
Although President Roosevelt se-
lected me for the trip to Africa as
zoolOgist the business arrangements
are in the hands Of the Smithsonian
Institution of Washington. They made
an offer to me. which arrived at the
same time as the presidents letter.
L replied and named my terms and
agreed to go upon certain conditions.
Nothing is yet arranged as far as I
am concerned and I can not speak fur
ther of the proposed trip until I re-
ceive an answer TO my letter"
Heller declared that he was not sure
how he received the appointment. as
he was not acquainted with the presi-
dent. He said that il must have come
on the recommendation Of DIR. Merriam,
head of the department Of biology OF
the Smithsonian Institution.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
WIDOW WINS SUIT TO
RECOVER MONEY LOANED
Alleges Commander of Veteran
Reserves Failed to Make
Promised Investment

OAKLAND, Nov. Judgment by
default for $1,000 was given to Mrs.
Louisa F. Barton. an Alameda widow.
against Captain Melvin Prescott, com
mander of the Veteran Reserves, ma
tional guard of California.
Two years ago, Mrs. Barton alleged,
Prescott interested her in a proposition
to invest $1,000 in mining stock. She
gave him that amount, she said, from
Insurance money received at the death
of her husband. with the alleged agree
ment that Prescott would furnish
$4,000 to add to the scheme.
Mrs. Barton said that she heard
nothing more about the venture, and
learned that Prescott had bought a
lodging house business at Twelfth and
Webster streets.
Attorney M. w. Simpson said that he
had asked Prescott about the invest
ment, but the information gained was
vague
Prescott told Simpson that he had
turned the money over to a man in
Sacramento whose name he did not
know He could show no correspond
ence to substantiate the statement,
Simpson said. Suit was filed for re-
covery, and Prescott let the case go by
default.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
EDUCATOR is SCORED
FOR VIEWS ON MARRIAGE
Stanford Professor Flayed by
Eastern Savant for Sem
SationaI Lecture
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Chancellor Mac
Cracker of New York university in a
letter to j Chicagoan scores Prof. Ed
ward d. Monroe of Leland Stanford
university for his pessimistic concep-
tion of the marriage relation in Amer
lea. MacCracken takes Monroe to task
for asserting in a recent lecture be-
fore a Womans club of Chicago that
marriage was the suicide of love in the
United States.
L am not friendly to sensational lee
lures on marriage and divorce by uni
versity professors" writes the chan
cellOr. There has been from the be-
ginning of history until now in every
generation q great shortcoming in
meeting the obligations of the marriage
relation. ] do not agree that the world
is worse in this matter than ever be-
fore.
IF this university professor would
make study of how nearly the mar
riages Of the "A deceased presidents Of
the United States approach the ideal of
marriage, compared with the marriages
of p successive prime ministers of
Great Britain or of some other country,
his deductions might have some sig
nificant value as a scholastic coDtribu-
tion TO the study of this complex sub
ject."
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
WILL TAKE BRIDE
TO MEXICAN HOME
Alfred j. Warren viii We'd Miss
Amanda Meinheit on
November Il =

BERKELEY, Nov. THE marriage
of Miss Amanda Meinheit, prominent
in the local Native Daughters parlor
here, and Alfred ]. Warren, a graduate
of the university, whose engagement
was one of the summer announcements
has been set for November 21 at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs L. Meinheit of 1925 University ave-
nue. Miss Meinheit, who is popular
with the younger set here, has been
the recipient of many showers and par
ties arranged in her honor. A sur
prise shower was recently rendered her
by the members of Berkeley parlor
No. $50. Native Daughters of the Gold
en- West of which she is marshal.
Her wedding will be a quiet home
affair, witnessed only by the relatives
and close friends of the young couple
Miss Anna Lang of San Francisco will
be the maid of honor and August Wittie
of New York will be the groomsman
After a weeks honeymoon, Mr.. and Mrs
Warren will repair to Mexico.
The groom is a graduate from the
college of electrical engineering of the
university with the class Of 1906 He
is head of large electrical plant in
Jiminez, chihuahua. Mexico, where he
will take his bride after the wedding.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
HEARING ON TARIFF
TO BEGIN TUESDAY
Ways and Means Committee to
Consider Oils, Paints and
Chemicals
Chairman Payne Says House
Will Not Pass Bill This Ses-
sion Because of Senate

WASHINGTON, Nov 7.-Chairman
Payne of the house committee on ways
and means arrived in Washington to-
day and Immediately set to work to
get ready for the committees hearings
on the tariff, which will begin next
Tuesday and will continue almost until
the opening of congress
The first subject to receive attention
will be oils, paints and chemicals, and
Mr. Payne said today that applications
had already been received from a mum
Der of persons who desire to be heard
He also said there would be no effort
to put bill through during the pres
ent congress.
What would be the use?' he asked
and, answering his own question, Even
if the house should pass a bill the SEN
ate would not act and we would have
to do all our work over in a special
session.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
BUTTERICK COMPANY IN
COURT IN LABOR CASE
Hearing on Injunction Is Under-
taken Before Master in
ChancerV

HELENA, Mont. Nov. Before
Butterick publishing company of New
York is attempting to show cause why
Master in Chancery o. b. Crane the
the injunction issued against the Butte
and Anaconda typographical unions
should be extended to take in all local
unions in Montana, and why the unions
should pay certain of the state mer-
chants $4,000 for alleged intimidation.
J. p. Strain of Anaconda, a merchant
who had a contract with the Butterick
company. was on the stand a large part
Of the day. He said he had been
warned that his store was on the un-
fair list of the trades and labor assem-
bly,, but did not know of a single in
stance where he had been interfered
with. At one time, the witness testi-
fed. he had agreed to discontinue the
contract at the beginning OF the pres
ent year. but changed his mind and so
notified the union leaders. The case
will probably last several days.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
PIERCE LEAVES FOR TEXAS
TO FACE PERJURY CHARGE
Standard Oil Official Does Not
Fear Danger of Sum-
mary Arrest

ST. LOUIS, Nov. III. Clay Pierce,
chairman of the Waters Pierce oil COM
pany left here tonight for Austin
Tex, where he will appear in court to
answer to a charge of perjury in an
custer suit of that state against his
company. Pierce seemed entirely re-
covered from his recent illness in Mas
sachusetts, and assured inquirers that
he has no fear of the outcome of the
Texas case.
He was accompanied by Henry S.
Priest, his attorney who explained
that there was no danger of sum-
mary arrest OF his client by the Texas
officers.
Such a course would have no stand
ing in court said Mr.. Priest. The
mandate of the supreme court of the
United States in the case has not been
transmitted to the lower court officials
and the Texas officials have no basis
for action.
Mr.. Pierce is going to enter an ap-
pearance and we expect to secure his
release on bonds immediately
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
DECLARE STATEWIDE WAR
ON EYE GLASS FAKERS
Many Itinerant Opticians Ar
rested and Prosecution of
More Will Follow

Los ANGELES, Nov. "A sweeping
campaign against hundreds of eyeglass
takers in California has been inaugu-
rated by the state board of examiners
in optOmetry. of which Frederick Det-
mers Of Los Angeles is president Sew
eral arrests already have been made in
southern California of bogus opticians
and one has been driven from the state.
Hundreds Of complaints have been re-
ceiYed by Detmers from persons who
have been swindled~ by peddlers and
others who sold them glasses under
misrepresentation. In some instances
ignorant people have been frightened
into paying high prices for worthless
glasses on the representation that they
soon would be blind.
The sale Of harmful lotions for the
eye also is charged to the sWindlers,
who adopt every device TO wiring
money out Of their victims Whole
sale arrests are expected under the
state law requiring that all persons
who practice optometry shall hold a
state license.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
PURSUFS SWINDLER
ON BRAkEBfAMS
Young Man Follows Eugene
Spencer From Ogden Only
to Miss Him
Crook Gets in Trouble at the
St. Francis and FIees
From City

After an exciting chase on brake
beams from Ogden to Portland and from
the latter city to San Francisco, Eu-
gene Spencer who is alleged to be one
of the cleverest swindlers that ever
operated on the Pacific coast, was
traced to the St. Francis hotel in this
city and then managed TO drop out OF
sight. Detectives are now looking for
Spencer, and several of his dupes are
anxious to learn o. his whereabouts.
Spencer registered at the ST. Francis
hotel November 5 and was given high
priced room. He offered no credentials
to indicate his financial connection and
! the st. Francis authorities became sus-
picious- The mans luggage. consist
ing of a we'll worn valise, was taken
to Spencer's apartments. On the fol-
Lowing day an elderly man appeared at
the St. Francis hotel Office and inquired
for Spencer. relating. after he had been
informed that the man was out, the
details of the manner in which he was
swindled by a bogus bill collector. The
hotel authorities took immediate steps
to gain some information concerning
Spencer and he was denied room.
Specer never returned to the hotel and
his room rent remains unpaid.
1t developed yesterday that G. G.
Howden answered a newspaper adver-
tioCA4CiAt W COilCSuol lIStIltu DN Rptll-
Ger for we'll dressed young man be-
tween the ages of is and 25 years,
to travel. Through this medium How
den met Spencer and was engaged by
the latter to assist in collecting bad
debts. According to Howden, his en-
ployer collected many debts for sew
eral local merchants but refused to pay
the wage that had been agreed upon.
When requested to settle last night
Spencer became indignant and Howden
struck him. The former rushed into
the street and boarded car, followed
by HOwden. After a brief chase on the
street cars. Spencer caught a Market
street car, and as Howden approached
the ferry he saw his man rush through
the gates and make his escape.
The story of the chase from Ogden
on brakebeams came to light yester-
day, when a shabbily dressed young
man put in an appearance at the ST.
Francis and asked for Spencer. He
was called aside and questioned by a
hotel official, and narrated the story
of the chase. According to the young
man, Spencer had duped numerous peo-
pie In Ogden and he had been engaged
to shadow the man. Spencer took the
brakebeam route from Ogden, followed
by his pursuer. who took the same
means of travel. After a precarious
journey of three nights and a day, the
pair arrived in Portland. From there
Spencer forwarded his finest wearing
apparel to San Francisco and again
boarded a freight train for the south.
His pursuer took the same route, but
| somewhere between Roseburg. Ore,
and San Francisco the young man lost
the object of his pursuit, but continued
on to San Francisco. arriving in San
Francisco two days after his man had
| left the city. He was at loss last
night as to what course he should fol-
/ low to locate Spencer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
HALF HOUR OF MUSIC
BY TREBLE CLEF CLUB
Paul Steindorff Will Direct
Concert at the Greek
Theater Today

BERKELEY, Nov. 1.-THE San Fran
cisco Treble Clef club will render the
half-hour of music in the Greek theater
tomorrow afternoon under the direc-
tion of Paul Steindorff. Mrs Frank
MCGOWAN is president of the organiza :
ton and Mrs. Estelle Drummond Swift
accompanist.
The program follows:
Ave Maria ...--.-.-..............B Brahms
s.rhis is the Month Of Maying'' .Templeton Strong
1.-The Rosary" Ethelbert Nevin
SDring Song Chadwick
Ouartet--"A Song of Seasons. Harley
Harmony quartet
Mrs A. T. Fletcher Mrs. John W. Madden, Miss
Mabel Gordon, Mrs. Robert Lloyd.
Accompanist, Miss Edith Adams.
''Criss Cross Baby. .......-s......... f. Lynes
Doris. .................... Ethelbert Neyin
0bIirato violin. Miss Elizabeth Dolan.
Obigato cello, DR.. Paul Wismer