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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
MAN CONSIDERS WOMAN
IN LIGHT OF LUXURY
Such Is View of Professor Ross
in Talk to AIumnae in
Chicago
Special Dispatch to The Can


CHICAGO. Nov. "a gloomy future
for American femininity was sketched
for the. benefit of the Chicago associa-
tion of collegiate alumnae yesterday
by Prof. e. A. Ross OF the sociology de-
partment of the University OF Wiscon-
sin. The situation seems to be this:
Man wants woman to be helpless.
cowardly. afraid of mice. Woman
would like to be strong minded, but
she also likes to be dependent on man.
AS we get farther away from the
primitive conditions OF civilization. .
Professor Ross said. man comes to
have less and less OF desire for a
helpmate and insists more and more
that woman shall present herself to
him in the light of a luxury. There is
a large proportion of American men
who really prefer wives who don't
know too much. They want an over
sexed woman-one who will scream
out when she sees a mouse and has to
be helped down from streetcar step"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
LATHAN,TANGLED
IN LIES, FAILS IN
EFFORT TO HEDGE
Former Ruef Chauffeur Commits
Bald Perjury in Attempt to
Aid Curly Boss
Faced With Affidavit, Turns
White, Hesitates and Admits
Signature and Oath
LATHANSCONTR4DICHONs

Latham testified bGfore The grand Jury.
That Ruef secured a shirt box
from the store of Hirsch
Brothers.
That Ruef carried this box to the
general Offices of the United
Railroads.
That Ruef returned to his own
office with this same box and
package.
That Ruef then carried the box
and package to the safe deposit
vaults of the Western national
bank.
Latham testified .vesteYdap.
That his testimony before the
grand jury and his sworn afi-
dayit were untrue.
That he did not remember having
seen Ruef enter the store of
Hirsch BroIhers.
That he never saw Ruef take
shirt box TO the Offices of the
United Railroads.
That he never saw Ruef carry n
shirt box or a package to the
Western national bank.
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then unanimously presented the follow
ing verdict:
The Jury's Verdict

I'VE find that Morris Haas, male,
white. married. age 4S years, nativity
Germany, occupation saloon keeper,
residence, 1913 McAllister street, came
to his death November Il, 1908, at
branch county Jail No. 2 from shock
and hemorrhage from gunshot wound
of head, and we do further find that
said gunshot wound was self-inf1icted
by Morris Haas with suicidal intent fol-
lowing his attempted assassination of
Assistant District Attorney Francis ].
Heney.
1--WE further find from the testimony
of numerous witnesses examined that
gross negligence and incompetency was
shown by the police officials having in
charge the searching of the prisoner,
Morris Haas, in not properly safe
guarding the best interests of the pub
lie, thus making it possible for the
small derringer which caused the death
of Morris Haas to remain secreted on
his person.
I'VE also find that there has been a
strong feeling of animosity engendered
between the police department and the
district attorneys Office, which is great
ly to be deplored In the present crisis
through which our city is passing, as
they should work in perfect harmony,
to the end that all crime in our midst
be detected and punished.
I'VE. the jury, recommend that the
mayor of this city thoroughly investi-
gate this condition of affairs, and that
he take such active and immediate steps
as he may deem necessary to remedy.
this palpable condition"
The jury that sat in the Haas case
was composed of f. d. Bronson. fore
man; C. G. Nag1e, George A. Herrick,
Alexander GIynn, Louis A. Gould. w G.
Mcmahon, H. A. Wright, Eugene w.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
.ENGLEbRIGHT FINED
FOR USING AN OATH
Congressman's Form of Argu-
ment Resented by Man Who
Causes Arrest
Special Dispatch to The Call


GRASS VALLEY, Nov 23.-It cost
Congressman Englebright IS today to
express his opinion of Lloyd Larue, a
young attorney of this city. The ex-
pensive declaration was made during
an alteration between the two men at
the National hotel Englebright made
use of an epithet more violent than
elegant and instead of resenting it with
a blow his young opponent swore to a
warrant and the congressman was ar
rested for disturbing the peace He
pleaded guilty before Justice Hook and
the damages were assessed at s5.
The trouble arose over a suit which
Harry Englebright. the son OF the con-
gressman. has brought against C. H.
Barker, real estate man. for commits
sions which are alleged to be due.
Larue represents Barker in the lftiga-
ton Congressman Englebright met
Larue today and after some parIey
threatened ito show him up
GO ahead and show what you can
answered Larue.
At this point EngIebright abandoned
argument for abuse, only to learn few
moments later that speech as well as
silence may be golden.
Englebright is vice president of the
Miner, Transcript and Tidings company,
branch OF the notorious caIkins
newspaper syndicate.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Want Fleet Brought Back


san Francisco formally called upon
the general government yesterday ia
keep the bsttleship fleet in the Pa
chic. The matter was discussed AZ =
secret meeting OF the judiciary com
mittee just before the board Of SUI
pervisors assembled. that committee
having been given the resolution intro
duced last week by Murphy.
IN accordance with the unanimous
committee recommendation the board
adopted the following without dissent,
Whereas. the Atlantic feet. now jn
the Pacific ocean. is making ready to
depart these waters for voyage
around the world,
Whereas, its departure viii leave ex-
posed our possessions IN the Pacific
and our Pacific coast cities. and
Whereas. in view OF all the circum-
stances. ii is extremely desirable that
the feet should remain in these waters.
Be 1t therefore resolved, by the
board OF supervisors Of the city and
ccunty Of San Francisco that the presi-
de&t OF the United States be respect
fuiYy petitioned 10 hold the fleet in the
Pacihc ocean. and that his honor, the
mayor. be requested 10 forward this
message by wire as the expression Of
the board Of supervisors Of this city
and county.
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Scores President for Interfering
in CaIifOrnia's Difference
With Japanese
Says They Are Getting Privi-
Ieges Not Granted to City's
Own People
Withdrawal of Fleet, He Says,
Again Lays Country Open
to Danger
Special pispstsh to The Call

KRoN, O.. Nov 23.-congressman
A Richmond P. Hobson, who was
~ here today, has sent g letter to
President Roosevelt demanding
thar he rescind his orders recalling the
United States fleet from the Pacific. In
his letter he scored President Roosevelt
for mis- interference in the Japanese
troubles in California. The letter says
in part:
Instead of invoking. the armed
forces Of the United States TO protect
the state of California as required by
section 4. article ". of the constitu-
ton, you threatened to use the armed
forces OF the United States against the
mayor and school board Of san Fran
cisco. who were merely carrying out
the provisions of the law of California
You know. of course. that Japanese
DO not assimilate with our people and
therefore should not be naturalized, yet
you saw ut at that juncture to recon-
mend the enactment of a law granting
such naturalization.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Japanese GIorifed

OF course, you appreciate your own
eountrymen as compared with all for
eigners. yet you took occasion at that
y juncture 10 glorify the japanese and
denounoe the CaIifornians.
1T could only have been a sense Of
our country's imminent danger ats that
5uncture that could have caused you to
90 these things. BY Withdrawing the
feet you viii lay the country open
again to precisely the same danger.
You are aware Of the fact that Jap
snese on the Pacific coast have applied
officially for the suspension Of law
where they are concerned. I assume
that you are aware Of this fact, because
the United States ambassador to Japan
joined the japanese consul general at
San Francisco and made a personal
visit and personal appeal to the mayor
OF that city to suspend, for the benefit
OF Japanese, the city laws regulating
the sale OF liquor, as a result Of which
I'VE Japanese subjects are now selling
liquor IN that city without license, in
direct and open violation Of the law
forbidding the sale Of liquor by aliens.
School Question Quoted
When the school question arose in
san Francisco. a question recognized by
all nations as coming under police
regulation and pronounced by the su-
preme court Of the United States as
belonging exclusively to the jurisdic-
tion Of the individual states. the
japanese government called on our
federal government to interfere in the
local affairs Of the state Of California
"Of course the japanese government
knew that our federal government
could not lawfully interfere. OF course
st also knew that our federal govern
ment had always refused to interfere
: though there had been thirteen cases
Ia our previous history where foreign
subjects suffered violence with in
dividual states. in eleven of which
Eases. including a case Of the japanese
themselves, the foreign subjects were
iynched by lawless mobs."
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
BLACKMAILER OF MRS.
PHIPPS is IDENTIFIED
Double Crimes of Adventures
Linked by Police Through
Pen and PhOfOQraDh

DENVER, Nov 23.-Through the
medium of a photograph and her hand
writing on the register of the Audi
torium annex hotel in Chicago. Mrs.
Allen T. Reed. who attempted to black
mail Mrs. Genevieve c. Phipps for
$4,000, has been identified as the
woman who under the name of Alice
Cheney Brown attempted to secure in
Chicago November ? from brokerage
firm $4,000 worth Of bonds on a bad
check.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24

Committing wholesale perjury in a
futile attempt to save Ruef his old
employer, from being drawn tighter
into the tolls that his guilt have
thrown about him, Alex S. Latham. the
fugitive witness just returned to San
Francisco under extradition from Ore
gon, yesterday placed his own feet in
the path that leads to the penitentiary.
The young chauffeur. whose testi-
mony concerning the famous shirt box
episode formed an important link in
the testimony given before the grand
jury regarding the Gnited Railroads
bribery. was called as witness in the
Ruef trial yesterday morning. and in
spite of frantic efforts by his own and
Ruefs attorneys to save him, deliber-
ately lied himself into an inextricable
tangle of contradictions.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24

Strong condemnation Of the police
department as it is. conducted by Chief
William J. Biggy. and the recommends
tion that Mayor Taylor institute an in
vestigation into the acrimonious feeling
between the district attorneys ONCE
and the police department. were the
features of the verdict returned. last
evening by the coroner's jury that IN
vestigated the death of Morris Haas.
who committed suicide after he had at
tempted to assassinate Assistant Dis
triet Attorney Francis J. Heney.
The jury deliberated for an hour and
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
CORONER'S JURY
FINDS PROOF OF
POLICE EBUNGLING
Gross Negligence and Incompe-
tence Permitted Haas Death,'
Says the Verdict
Recommends That Mayor Inyes-
tigate Friction Between Chief
and District Attorney
VERDICT IN THE HAS CASE

Veydsct Of Jivv III tbs Haas Inquest Find,
That Morris Hans committed
suicide.
That the police were grossly neg
ligent In searching Haas after
his arrest.
That the animosity between the
police department and the dis
trict attorneys Office is so
great as to hamper the efici-
ency of both. and it recommends
that the mayor should remedy
this evil Immediately.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
STORK MAKES HARTMAN
A HAPPY GRANDFATHER
Bouncing Boy Born to Gerrys
Will Be Named After the
Railroad King

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The birth of
son to Mr.. and Mrs Robert Living
ston Gerry on Sunday has placed Ed
ward II. Hartman and Elbridge T.
Gerry in the grandfather class. Mrs.
Gerry was Miss Cornelia Hartman.
Gerry Is the son of Elbridge T. Gerry.
At their home in Fifth avenue 1t was
announced that It had been decided to
name the child after its paternal grand
father.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Lathan's Stubbornness

From the time the first question was
asked Lathaa proved himself stubborn
and adverse. Asked if he remembered
the occasion when the shirtbox was
secured and taken to Ford's Office he
denied positively that he had any recoI-
lection of such an event. johnson
handed to Latham his own afidavit of
January II of this year. in which he
told in full the story of the famous trip.
When he was asked point blank if he
had sworn to the document Latham be-
came a figure of abject fear. For fully
two minutes not syllable passed his
lips; he cringed and turned from Ruef
to Johnson and back to Harper. be-
seeching them with his eyes. He looked
down and studied the palms of his
hands: he twisted his fingers together
and then he beat his hands nervously.
Finally he answered:
L did not swear to it. / did sign IT..
A few quick questions and Latham
had admitted that he did swear to the
document before notary public.
only he said. Il did not hold up my
hand Then he was forced to state
that he had read the contents of the
paper, but still he insisted that the
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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Not the Only Flaw

Lathan's terrible bungling of the
part allotted to him in aiding the de-
Tense of the fallen boss was not the
only flaw in Ruef's case yesterday. At
the request of the prosecution. James
L. Gallagher was temporarily with
drawn from the witness stand in the
morning to make way for Latham. but
when Gallagher's cross examination
was resumed late in the afternoon
Judge Lawlor announced that the cross
examination must be concluded bv
noon today. The order was entered
over a violent protest by Ruefs attor-
neys.
Before Gallagher left the stand yes
terday morning the defense introduced
in evidence the safe deposit box with
which it is to be attempted to prove
that Gallagher was not telling the
truth when he declared that he had be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in currency
in this box at one time. With the box
was bundle of blank sheets of paper
the size of bills. supposed to represent
a package of the currency handled bv
the witness. johnson objected that the
paper used was twice as thick as a
banknote and his assertion was chal-
lenged by Ach
Latham was brought in under custody
Of deputy sheriff and accomna MED
by his father and John E. Harper, the
attorney who attempted to prevent the
issuance of extradition papers under
which he was brought to this city from
Portland.
Harper attempted to interfere with
Lathan's examination, but was sum-
marily ordered by the court to take his
seat
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24

Whatever way you take it, the YER
dict passes the responsibility for Haas
death squareIy up to the police depart
ment-Distrfct .4ttornsp Langdou.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Fire at Pursuers

The pursued men grew desperate and
at Clay street one OF them fred back.
but missed both occupants Of the buggy
in pursuit.
Along Larkin street to Pacific avenue
dashed the stolen buggy. and at Pacific
avenue turned up to Van Ness. thence
to Fnbert street. to Octavia. where the
buggy, striking a depression in the
street. was totally wrecked and it's in
mates narrowly escaped being hurled
to the pavement
Adaman and Wieland jumped and ran
to Buchanan street and went through a
house to an alley in the rear. where
they threw away some loot.
Flourishing their revolvers. the men
then ran down Buchanan street TO
Greenwich. where they jumped into a
butchers wagon and drove on toward
Lombard street Here the pair turned
back toward Van Ness avenue. Along
Van Ness they tore. the wagon swayins
wildly from side to side and threaten
ing to upset at each Iurch.
After he had been forced away from
his buggy at the point OF revolver.
Robert Larkin, the board OF education
messenger. telephoned to the police
Dohrmann left Smith at Buchanan and
FiIbert streets also TO notify the police.
c. Conlin. chauffeur employed BY
Mrs. A. Meeties. picked I'd Policemen
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Thugs Draw RevoIvers

Smith followed the thieves down the
stairs. around the corner of Sutter
street and Polk. the pair going on
Polk to Fern avenue. small passage
way leading to Larkin street At the
Larkin street end OF Fern avenue a
number of laborers were working, and
hearing the outcries Of Smith started
to head the men OF. The desperate
pair then pulled their revovers. and
smith. realizing that fatalities would
surely follow if the laborers attempted
to enect a capture. signaled them to
get out Of the way.
The fleeing desperadoes ran UP Lar
kin street to Austin avenue. A buggy
belonging to the board Of education
was standing by the curb, and hearing
the shouts of the pursuers. Robert Lar
kin. messenger of the board OF educa-
tion. walked out to his horse. only to
have a revolver pointed at him and
catch quick command to get out OF
the way.
Leaping into the buggy Adaman.
with his partner at his side. drove down
Larkin street toward Clay. 1ashing the
horse madIy. Meanwhile W. c. Dohr-
mann. who was driving buggy in the
vicinity at the time. was attracted by
the halIos OF the pursuing crowd and
started after the fast going burglars.
He stopped to pick up Smith. who had
kept in the front ranks OF the pursuit
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE KEARNY SO
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER "a. 1908
CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

Northwest wind; cloudy; maxi
mum temperature. IS; minimum. 40.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Cloudy; clearing
during day; light northwest winds Page 13
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
Wild Pursuit Leads Across
Many City Blocks, Ending
in Capture
Police in Auto Speed After Rob-
bers, Whose Daring Knows
No Bounds
Fngitives Scatter Loot as They
Run and Try TO Kill
PatrOIman

FTER a desperate and spectacular
"a dash for liberty. in the course OF
~ which the fleeing burglars stole
a buggy and two wagons. batt1ed
with a street car crew and
several Of the passengers. and fred
recklessly at their pursuers. two men
giving their names as Joe Adaman and
Frank SVieland were Overtaken in an
auto and captured BY Policemen Baku-
Itch. Dieman and Foley at Pine street
and Iarkin yesterday afternoon
Starting from the Hotel Lorin at 1855
Sutter street. where the thieves had
stolen about SIS worth of silver handled
toilet articles and several other articles
Of small value. the chase covered more
than two miles. The burglars doubled
in their tracks and were captured less
than three blocks from where they
started
Smith Begins the Pursuit
Charles r. smith. proprietor OF the
Hotel Lorin. first noticed the men go
down the front strairs Of his hostelry.
Warmed BY the house keeper to "see
who those men are" he opened the
pursuit which ended in the blood1ess
capture OF both burglars with one OF
them on the verge OF collapse and lack
ing the strength to kill the policeman
at whose heart his gun was pointed.
The men. when captured. were at
tempting to escape in Chinese laun-
dry wagon which they had stolen from
the curb outside the Wo Lee laundry
at 1924 Larkin street after a fight
with the crew and passengers Of a
Sacramento street car. and were headed
down Larkin street toward sutter.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
COAST

Congressman EnElebright hned 81 for swear.
ing Page j
San Jose Eiks viii present "Ihe sultan Of
sulu" at big Christmas charity perforul-
ance I'aEe :
Pajaro valley apple growers pass resolutions
demanding interstate commerce inquiry into re-
cent increase Of freights on fruits Paxe IA
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
SUBURBAN

Tag day receipts in Oakland bid fail
estimate Of $22. 600.
E. ". Chapman. mining expert, is
cavein in mine at San Andreas-
Young Mexican who escaped from :
still at large despite close search.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24
EASTERN

Richmond Pearson Hobson. in letter to +
president, urges that feet be kept in the P
cihc Page
Admirals Dewey. Schley and Evans conden
critics Of navy, saying it is greatest in t
world Page
John D. Rockefeller disclaims credit for form
ton OF worlds greatest trust. Page
Many lives lost and several towns destroyed
tornado IN Arkansas. Page
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24

Continued on Page s, Col. 5
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24

FTER a desperate and spectacular
A dash for liberty. in the course OF
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-24

corsInu-a ON PAGE ?. Columns and
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FOREIGN

Lord Roberts makes plea for larger standin
army in England. Page
New Irish land bill is introduced
the house Of commons and rival leader
argue the issue. Page
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-04-04
MANFORD SJOHOLM
DIED AT SANATORIUM

One day last week Manford
Sioholm, an inmate of the Sana-
tOrium was taken violently i'll
with kidney trouble and died.
His father in Chicago was wired
and he started at once for this
place but the end came before
he arrived. About a month ago
Mr.. Sjoholm and daughter visit
ed in this city and found the son
doing so nicely that Mr.. Sjoholm
decided to locate here. He in
vested some money and expected
to make Alamogordo his home.
However the remains were TAX
en- to Chicago and buried beside
the boys mother who died only
a few months ago.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-04-04
IT'S NOT ALL
LUCK EITHER

A month or two ago Mr.. Clifton
who came to Alamogordo from
Oklahoma was working away on
his farm down in the valley un-
til the neighbors talked" about
him. He had some fifty acres
cleared up, plowed, leveled and
in fact before he was through
with it he had them planted.
The old timer said, "it will be a
long time before his crop comes
up'-but Clifton went on work
ing and getting his ground in
shape hoping that the good Lord
would send him rain or flood
water or something to make the
crop come up. A little later the
waste water ditch from town
was sprung and they put it i'll
clear down to Clifton's ranch
there came the rain of a couple
of weeks ago and now Clifton
has more water than he needs.
Some people call it luck but
others claim that it is another
evidence of Divine willingness
to meet a man halfway.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-04-04
KILLED BY OUTLAW 5
Mrs Baker Seriously Injured by Gun
Shot In One Arm.
FAMILY SAFE AND ENROUTE HOME

According to the best informa-
tion obtainable at this time w.
Riley Baker was killed by out
law Mexican bandits and not by
Iaqui Indians. We clip the fol-
lowing from the Douglas Arizona
Dispatch:
1t was not Yaqui Indians but
outlaw Mexican bandits that
murdered Baker and the Perkins
family in Mexico recently and
committed all the outrages laid
at the door of the Yaquis in the
first reports Of the story, accord
ing the statement of Lieutenant
Anderson of the United States
army, who came to Douglas for
a few days visit after having
been down in the country where
the deeds Of outlawry were COM
mitted.
To substantiate this; Mr..
Buck received word here to the
effect that the mine in which
Baker was interested was jump
ed by MeXicans on March II.
the day he was killed. Mrs.
Baker was wounded with a gun
shot on the arm but not serious
ly injured and she and the chill
dren will return home as soon as
they can secure conveyance to
get here.