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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29
POLICEMEN CAPTURE
3 COUNTfRFfITFRS
Prisoner Arrested as Pick
pocket in MarysviIIe Proves
Bearer of Spurious Coins
Especial Dispatch to The Call

MARYSvILLE, April 2S.-Because w.
A. Wakefield looked like pickpocket
a trio of counterfeiters are in jail here.
while the federal authorities are in
vestigating them. The disclosures
came before the men could pass any
of their spurious coin. Tom Grow.
gambler, is considered the ringleader
of the gang. Wakefield and Fred Fos-
ter are his companions: 1t Is possible
that Crows young wife is also in
volved in the. plot.
The bad money was made at the
house where the Crows lived with
their two infant children. 1t is be-
lieved that Mrs. Crow tried to save her
husband by tossing 25 spurious $50
pieces out of the window when the
police surrounded the house. Grow
himself responded to the order of the
police to surrender by displaying an
ugly revolver. But he weakened when
he saw that he was surrounded by a
posse.
Assistant United States. Attorney Ben
jamin L. Mckinley is in Marysville at
tending the grand parlor. Native Sons
of the Golden West, and with Secret
Service Agent J.. NJ. ~Nye of San Fran
cisco examined the three men tonight.
Deputy United States Marshal Paul
Auerich is also in town on the case.
Policemen Mccoy and Terrell did good
work in landing the men. As Wakefield
was arrested In the street on suspicion
of being a pickpocket and one bad $50
piece and a bad half dollar were found
on him, the police decided to capture
Grow and Foster, wakefield's associates.
counterfeiting plant, Is bad $50
pieces, 25 bad, SIS pieces and some un-
plated coins were taken as evidence.
The money was. light in weight and of
dull color.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29
HUSBAND OF ACTRESS
OBJECTS TO STAGE KISS
So Georgia Caine, Prima Donna,
Will Quit Company
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

lSpeeidt dispatch 10 ne SdH
CHICAGO. April 2s.-A lingering
kiss. the finale of the last act of the
comic opera now playing at the Prin-
cess theater.- has robbed the company
of its prima donna.
Georgia Caine. who repeatedly has
sung through three acts to fall into
the arms of the prince at the close of
the third. will quit the cast soon. it
was announced today. She Is booked
to sail from New York on May 10 with
her husband. Alphone B. Hudson. a
broker for a six months automobile
tour in Europe. Hudson's doesn't like
the kiss. and Is said to have Insisted
that his wife terminate her-enga cement
in Chicago
Yes. my husband wants me to quilt
the stage. said Miss Caine But +
can't do IT all at once. | might do ii
slowly
TO tell the truth, my husband and
I never had honeym and we are
xoins to have long. beautiful one
now."
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29
ENTITLED
TO DRINK AND SWEAR
Minnesota Professor So In
structs His Rhetoric Class
Special Dispatch to The CALI


MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. April 2s.-A
man may swear and indulge in intoxi-
eating liquors and still be gentleman.
according to Oscar w. Firkins. pro-
fessor Of rhetoric at the University of
Minnesota.
Firkins made the statement yester-
day. to his class in sophomore rhetoric.
In substantiation of his stand Firkins
cited various instances Of well known
personages who drank and swore. but
who nevertheless were worthy of the
title of gentleman.
Charles Lamb and Addison were
among. those named. Almost every
man swears occasionally he said.
Some people group every virtuous
quality under the name of gentleman .
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AWAIT BIRTH OF HEIR
TO HOLLANDS THRONE
Rumor That Princess Has Been
Born Causes Excitement

THE HAGUE, April 2s.-Late tonight
enormous crowds were waiting anxious
ly outside the palace for news OF the
birth of an heir to the throne of Hol-
land.
The ministers were in attendance at
the palace and every preparation had
been made for the event The physi-
clans reported Queen Wilhelmina's con-
dition as completely satisfactory.
A rumor spread during the evening
that a princess had been born and
caused intense excitement, but it proved
lIntr1e
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SLAUGHTER OF
ARMENIANS IN
ADANA RESUMED
Thousands Are Burned Alive
and Destruction of City
Is Completed
Estimates of Dead in Entire
Province Are Placed at
$4,000
Especial cabl. to the London Mail.l


MERS1NA. Asia Minor, April 26, via
Cyprus April 2s.-Two Turkish regi-
ments which landed here Saturday have
proceeded to Adana, where massacres
Of Christians began April IA and were
resumed late last night with the whole
sale murder Of Armenians and the
burning of their property
Thousands of Armenians were burned
alive. those attempting to escape being
shot down by troops. The destruction
of Adana was completed. The loss. of
life in the whole province of Adana is
estimated at 10000. Material losses of
Europeans are enormous. British and
other foreign warships here are in
active.
In the town of Hadiin $4,000 people.
thousands of them Armenians and three
of them American women, are besieged
by Moslem troops and irregulars.
Four Germans previously reported
killed at Bakdjeh have arrived at Mer-
sina safely. The Armenian population
OF that town perished.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29
WORKS
IN NAVY UNIFORM
Bogus Reer ing Agent Oper-
ates in. San Jose and Is
Captured Here

A forger who originated a wholesale
swindle that drew thousands of dol
lars from the pockets of San Jose mer-
chants and citizens, when he imperson-
ated United States naval recruiting
agent. was captured in this city last
night in Pacific street dive. The
man, who gave the name OF George
Lubenthal. has string of aliases. rec
ords in many penitentiaries and is a
deserter from the United States navy.
Lubenthals scheme won by it's vsry
audacity.' A week ago Monday he went
TO San Jose with a companion. both in
the garb of naval quartermasters. They
engaged offices in the Rea building
there. in the center of the city. hung
out the United States flag in front OF
the building and then filled their offices
with handsome furniture. which they
bought on credit from L. Lion Sons fur
niture company. the biggest furniture
dealers in town
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Plans Not Matured

1T is rather premature to make any
statement.1 said Hays last night, and
our plans have not sufficiently matured
10 authorize public announcement As
q fact. however. we do own a majority
OF the stock Of the National Bank Of
tic Pacific. We have just taken over
the control. That is all there is to it.
haven't heard OF any opposition 1t is
Just a business proposition and we pro-
pose to do what is fair and right. II
We do take il over, we will not. make
any changes. We. VIII keep the present
ohiciaJs.
- AS TO the report that Mr. Grange or
Mr. Murdoch was affiliated with us in
the purchase. that is a mistake Mr..
Grange does not own single share OF
the stock. and I never heard of Mr..
Murdoch. The stock was bought by
me and my associates on the board Of
directors Of the Union state and State
savings. and commercial bank.
Oppose Consolidation
The directors Of the National Bank
OF. fhe Pacific have different story TO
tell
The management Of this bank, said
President .zoeth Eldfedge. will not
consider consolidation Of any kind.
II any bank ifas secured control of the
stock OF this institution, we do not
know. it. AS far as a consolidation be-
tween this and any other bank is con-
'ssrned. we are not a party to any such
arr&neement. IN the first place. before
&zrh a consultations can be effected.
sze consent of the controller Of the
: currency must be secured. know that
his permission has not been given"
It was through recently executed
coup that the Union state bank OBJ
tained the majority stock .of the Ma
tionaf Bank OF the Pacific. 1t began
its operations few months ago by
acquiring control Of the state savings
and commercial bank small institu-
tlon that conducted an establishment
in FILLMORE street The two concerns
occupy quarters at the present time in
the sonadnoek building.
Quietly Secure Stock
After this consolidation the Union
state bank quietly bought up the small
lots Of stock Of the National Bank of
the Pacihc held by the variohs financial
Institutions Of the City. IN this way
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GRArTERs REFUSED NEW rRIAL~-Pitts
burg April 2S.-Jndge Robert s. Frazer today
refused the application for new trials OF former
Banker W W Ramsey and Councilmen John F.
Klein. Joseph Wasson and william Brand. ali
recently convicted IN connection with the coun-
ciImanic graft cases.
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New Sultan Pleasing

Mehemmed was attending to his
court duties today, receiving various
officials in a plain and unceremonious
manner Access to the palace is easy
and the sultan's conversation is fa-
miliar. the whole thing being in strik-
ing contrast with the conditions that
prevailed at the Yildiz The absence
OF troops at the palace is marked and
only a few policemen are on duty at
the entrance.
Carassa Effendi. d member of the
deputation from the national assembly.
fonffnued ON Paase 2 Column B
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NEW YORK Is TO HAVE
HIGHEST HOTEL IN WORLD
Plans Call for 81 Story Struc-
ture to Cost $1,000. 900

NEW YORK, April 2S.-New York is
to have the highest hotel in the world
If plans filed today with the bureau of
buildings are carried out. They call
for 81 story structure. s7s feet high
at the southwest corner of Madison
avenue and Forty second street This
Will be ten stories higher than any
other hotel structure in the city. The
company Will expend s2,O0o.o0o.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29
0P[RATIC STAR
Is KISSED BY
SOCIETY WOMEN
Geraldine Farrar Causes Uproar
in Pittsbnrg Theater by Mis-
treating Baby That Cried
Singer Loses CoEirol of Herself
and Tosses Child Off Stage
During Performance
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

PITTSBURG. Pa April 2s-Geraldine
Farrar. the star of the Metropolitan
opera company. who year ago stirred
the wrath of the American people by
declaring art was an unstrengthened
urchin in this land. tonight infamed
an elite Pittsburg audience by display
of artistic temperament-or temper
and ended the opera, Madame Butter
fly" in an uproar of indignation.
Miss Farrar developed a storm of
abuse by her attitude toward an infant
whom she employed in the last scene.
The child began to whimper at the time
Miss Farrar was singing frantic re-
linquishment of mother love to a,
fathers care. all of this prior to her
own suicide.
Woman Cries Shame"
When BABY Carroll cried the star
was disturbed. She tried to hush the
infant, and falling, became excited by
the crash of brass music which resulted
from the efforts of the orchestra leader,
Arturo Tescanfnis, TO drown the effect.
She clasped the child closely, stilling
singing. and changed the business of
the scene to permit her to walk the
stage.
Then, according to eye witnesses, the
child began to scream and the star,
provoked beyond all control of impulse,
grasped him by the neck and muffied
his face in her wimona-
A woman. richly gcs aed as becomes
one of the first familsSSicf city, arose
from her seat and cried shame,
General Kissing at Star
This was the signal for a general
Kissing protest throughout the house.
crying to one another concerning the
actress conduct The men, naturally,
voiced the women's plant
The climax came when Miss Farrar,
entirely bereft of self-composure by the
storm of protest directed against her,
rushed toward the wings and in her
extremity tossed the infant out to a
stage hand in waiting.
This action was oil to the flame of
fury that was raging throughout the
house. None could see that maid
caught the child. and the general sup
position was that the infant had been
ruthlessly thrown aside. Geraldine
Farrar with artistic Pittsburg was the
queen, but sentimentally hated.
Baby's Neck Bruised
After the performance persistent ef-
forts were made to secure Miss Farrar's
version Of the scene. but she would not
talk. Her mother, also, was extremely
reticent
Mrs. Patrick Carroll, however the
mother of the prop infant had much
to say.
MY baby's neck is bruised where
she shut off it's wind, she said. 1T
was willing to trust him to the singer
because she looked a. kind and gentle
woman. but she choked off his cries and
bruised him. think Til have the law
on her.
Pittsburg critics excoriate the artis-
tic temperament of Miss Farrar and
the news columns as well are brimming
with individual criticism of the last
scene of Madame BUTTERFLY
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
THURSDAY. APRIL 90. 1909,
WEATHER CONDITIONS

HESTERDAY-West wind: partly cloudy;
maximum temperature 60; minipnm. 4s
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Faif; warmer; light
south wind. changing TO west Page IL
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Cause OF the Strife

The situation has been brought about
by the recent action OF the Union state
bank in reaching into new fields It
has been in existence only few years.
and has been. enc OF the small financial
institutions Of the city. This fact has
given rise 10 the report that it has
been acting for other agencies. In this
connection the rumor has spread that
in purchasing control of the National
Bank Of the Pacific il was operating for
Clarence Grange. manager of the Ne
tropol bank, and William C. Murdoch
Jr.. assistant cashier of the Western
national but this is denied by the prin-
ciDals. Grange and Murdoch, It was
further reported, were representing in
these negotiations the San Francisco
securities company. the holding corpo-
ration for the Metropolis and Western
national banks.
". C. Hays. cashier Of the Union
state bank, denied last night that any
outsiders we're involved in. the purchase.
insisting that he and his banking asso-
eiates were financing the matter them
selves.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29

ST. JOHNS CHURCH CONCERT Berkeley.
April 2S.-The second concert Of ST. Johns
choral society Of this city Will be held at ST
Johns church sn College avenue tomorrow night.
A number Of soloists will sing.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29
Attempt TO Merge Union State
and National of Pacific
Stirs Financiers
Issue VIII Be Carried to the
Comptroller of Currency
at Washington
Eiet Purchase of Stock Leads
TO Fight Against Com
soIidatfOn

he attempt TO merge the Union
state bank and The National bank
Of the Pacific has precipitated bit
ter strife in local financial circles The
onhcials OF the Union state have ap-
psrenriy gained control Of the stock
OF the National Bank OF the. Pacific
but the directors OF the latter have
taken a determined stand against the
proposed consolidation- So pronounced
is the antagonisn that the issue will
be carried to the comptroller of the
currency in Washington
we have just taken over the control,
and that is ali there is to it," says w.
C. Hays. cashier Of the Union state
bank
The management of this bank viii
rot consider a consolidation of any
kind says. Zoeth Eldredge. president
OF the Naoonal Bank: Of the Pacific
II any bank has secured the control
OF the stock Of this institution, we do
not know st."
That is the way. the matter stands.
The directors OF the Union STATE bank
declare ..tha5 they are ready to take
oyer the other institution. The direc-
tors or the National Bank of the Pacific
assert that they viii never be parties
TO any such alliance.
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Official Stationery

The daring team advertised exten-
sively for recruits and used stationery
in all their dealings which naval men
declare was official. A physician. Dr.
Patterson, was engaged to examine
applicants and meal tickets were issued
to accepted recruits Payment in all
cases were made by check on the pay
master at Mare island against the
United States treasury The checks
were accepted without question every
where, but they were all forgeries.
Other merchants suffered by paying
cash commissions to Lubenthal. who
represented that he was also naval
purchasing agent. At his hotel and
elsewhere he cashed bogus checks on
the United States treasury for large
amounts. 1t is estimated that the
swindler got away with nearly $4,000
from San Jose merchants before he dis
appeared last Sunday
Within a few hours after he had
vanished his identity was discovered as
that of man who had served time
in Folsom prison for burglary COM
mitted in Riverside under the name of
Fred Smith. and also for obtaining
money under false pretenses. For this
latter ofense he served time in the
Santa Clara county jail
Has Big Checks
Lubenthal was arrested last night by
Detective Tom Burk of the local force
and Deputy Sheriff Mulhall of san
Jose. When arrested he had upon him
two bogus treasury checks. one for
s2.640. with the signature forged OF
Ralph Winslow. paymaster at Mare
island and another for ss.7ss. purport-
ing to be signed by Paymaster Elliott.
Investigation of LubenthaFs record
quickly revealed that he had deserted
Just before he went to San Jose from
the United States ship independence.
He had Joined the vessel April 10. be-
I ing sent from Pueblo, where he en-
| listed. The day before his enlistment
Tat Pueblo Lubenthal was released from
/ prison at Greeley. Colo.
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Quietly Secure Stock

After this constellation the Union
state bank quietly bought up the small
lots Of stock Of the National Bank of
the Pacific held by the variohs financial
institutions OF the city. IN this way
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active
In the town of Hadiin $4,000 people.
thousands of them Armenians and three
of them American women, are besieged~
by Moslem troops and irreguIars.
Four Germans previously reported
killed at Bakdjeh have arrived at Mer-
sina safely. The Armenian population
of that town perished.
Abdul Hamed Deported
CONsTANTINOPLE. April 2s.-The
former ruler of the empire. Abdul
Hamid. will be kept a prisoner in a
large house with walled grounds on
a height overlooking Saloniki, it was
learned tonight. We is not to be put
on trial. as has been widely reported
in Constantinople. for he Is considered
above the law
1t was thought wise to keep the de-
posed sultan in European Turkey, re-
mote from the capital His household
will be administered upon a generous
scale and his life will be safeguarded
as he earnestly besought when notified
of his dethronement.
Abdul Hamid, with four wives, FIVE
daughters and two Of his younger sons,
two eunichs and a comparatively large
number of female servants. was taken
from the Yildiz palace last night and
started under an escort to Saloniki.
Want SuItan's Wealth
The constitutionalists want to get
the great sums of money that the for
mer sultan is supposed to have abroad
not only because the government needs
it. but because it is desirable that he
should be deprived OF the resources for
another coup d'etat. Speculation places
Abdul Hamid's wealth at anything be-
tween s25.Ooo.oOo and 5000 100000
1t was mentioned with pleasure to-
day at the palace of Mehmed " that
the American ambassador was the first
Of the foreign representatives to COM
municate his good wishes to the newly
proclaimed ruler The sultan sent his
compliments and thanks to Leishman
City Is Illuminated
The city was illuminated tonight and
general rejoicing continued.
Although this was a holiday court
martiais were held and several of the
principals in the mutiny of the troops
were condemned to death. Later they
were, taken outside the walls of the
city and shot. Prince Sabah Eddine,
the nephew of the sultan, who was
arrested on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in the rising. has been liberated,
and his release has caused good i'm
preston.
The huge square inside the ratings
of the war Office presented an unusual
scene this afternoon. Thousands of
soldiers of the late garrison were
seated. cross legged, in companies in
great semi circle. while officers made
the rounds and picked out those sus-
pected of active completely in the NUT
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COAST

Policemen capture three counterfeiters in
Msrysvfle after finding spurious coin on sup
posed pickpocket. Page
Every store in Fresno viii close on the after
noon of "Raisin day April 30. Page 4
Native Sons are guests of orornlc and
Chico Page
Prune growers sign papers for the incorpora,
ton in San Jose. Page IL
Elaborate preparations being made for the
Santa Rosa rose carnival. Page
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29
EDITORIAL
The Aldrlch larin !

The Aldrich tarin has no friends Page
Whest in California and elsewhere. Page $
Hearst and. De Young wear the same
mask Page s
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thirsty than upon the borders OF this
great fresh water sea.
Not only one species of mosquito, but
all the varieties known as "jejens,
zancudos' and 'tempraneros here
abound in countless multitudes-each
qSind making it's appearance at a par
ticular hour of the day or night
mounting guard Gas the prosecuted
natives say of them In turn, and al
lowing only short intervals of respite
from their bitter attacks.
Now, it so happens that, although the
various kinds of mosquitoes are pc
culiarly the production Of marshy or
watery region, rarely do they extend
their excursions to a distance from
the land.
They delight to dwell under the
shadow of leaves. or near the heritage
of grass, plants or trees, among which
they were Matched. They do not stray
far from the shore, and only when the
breeze carries them do they fly out
over the open water.
You have now the explanation why
the Indians of Maracaibo build their
dwellings upon the water. Tt is simply
to escape from the playa de moscas'
(the pest of the flies).
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nerson loved her with all the fervor of
her tunspoiled heart. Half dozen aris-
tocratic dollfes lay neglected about the
house. but Mrs. Murphy was cuddIed
and fondled and put to bed with unz
falling regularity many times a day.
In fact, she was treated with all the
tenderness which the signs of her rapid
dissolution seemed to call for.
wfggie's dolls were never long lived.
It was not age that had brought such
signs OF wear upon Mrs. Murphy. as
Uncle william dubbed her and which
coenomen Wiggie gravely accepted
without question, for Wiggie was only
d and one does not al that age bubble
over a name. So Mrs. Murphy she re-
manned. and as a huge joke in the fam
fly to all but Wiggie, who endured their
jibes and privately atoned for all the
indignities heaped upon her favorite.
The advent of Mrs. Murphy into the
family was in itself unusual. She was
usual way, nor was she presented by a
we'll meaning but misguided friend
neither was she left dangling on
Christmas tree by an obliging Santa
Claus.
She was a Christmas gift" from one
of the large advertising drug stores
given away with every % cent pur-
chase, for that day only"
Mrs. Scott, Wiggie's mother, who had
squeezed her way into the crowded store
to purchase a bottle of perfume. sud-
denly found something thrust into her
hand. A minute later she blushed to find
herself in the street with long legged
naked doll in her arms, it's straw stufred
body sparinely wrapped in a small
very small-piece OF brown manila
paper.
She eyed the gift with extreme dis
favor and wondered. unhappily, what
she could do with 1t. To lay 1t down
en- the sidewalk was out OF the oues-
ton. The street was crowded with
shoppers and she would probably be
laughed at or taken for a lunatir. The
possibility of leaving it in a store oc-
Cured to her. but it was in the busiest
part of the shopping district and the
large department stores were crowded
with Christmas shoppers. Horrors, If
she walked in there with this staring
monstrosity in her hand they might
think she had stolen 1t!
She found her cheeks burning. and
cast an indignant look downward at
the cause of her embarrassment. 1t
certainly did look ridiculous, with its
staring haxen head and long, dangling
legs held against the trim broadcloth
suit Already she was sure she saw
smiles of sudden amusement on the
faces OF the passersby, and her own
grew crimson with modification