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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
PROMISE TO
MARRY IS REVEALED.
Dancer Suing for S25O,OOO Balm
for Wounded Affections
Makes Public Letter

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-More love
letters, alleged to have been written
by Frank Jay Gould to Bessie De-
vote. the stage dancer, were made
public today as an offset of Gould's
denial of charges made in her s25O,ooO
suit for damages for alleged fraud and
Misrepresentation in connection with
a promise she says Gould made to
marry her.
That there actually was bona fide
promise to marry is proved, Miss De-
voie's lawyers say, in the following
letter said to have been written by the
millionaire to the little dancer:
S34 Fifth Avenue, Jan. Is, 1909.
My own Bessie: Spent an hour
with Mr.. Nicoll this afternoon. He
has made fairly good progress.
Plans are almost made, so that
some one will go to Nevada, and
then the decree would be granted
by October next OF course, moth
ing definite has been agreed to. but
everything looks as though at last
the beginning of the end were ap-
preaching. / feel quite happy this +
evening, notwithstanding a very
bad cold and he pain in my back.
Does this agreement or some such
plan please you? If you only knew
how / look forward to that time
Il -
so when we are married. Yours,
my-dearest, with my love and
kisses. YOUR FRANK
In the following letter Miss Devote is
asked to guess the date of the alleged
promised wedding, which, she says, she
knew and which was to have been Sep
tember IA, but Gould sailed for Europe
that day:
My own Dear Bessie: Am going
to figure out the number of days
that will intervene between today
and Can you guess? There is
something for a prize if you are
correct, and close your eyes. With
all my love to my own dearest Bes-
sic, and lots of kisses until tomor-
row. HER FRANK.
While in Philadelphia Miss Devote
heard that Gould was paying attention
to Miss Kelly. dancer in the ..Ha- :
van company then playing at the Ca
sino. She wrote to him, and says she
received the following reply:
My Own Dear Bessie:< oh. why
do you want to make me unhappy
by talking the way yo do? Can't
you understand that, no matter IL /
do things that you think are wrong,
that all the time | love you and
have loved you? My one desire has
been to protect you and to make
you happy. With all my love and
kisses tthat you want), and / hope
you want them all
YOUR FRANK.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
ACTUAL WORK
ON EXPOSITION
TO COMMENCE
Preliminary Plans Completed
TOday's Meeting Positive
Step Toward Fair
Rotary Club All Boosters; Edi-
tor Washington Post Heart
lily IndOrses Project

w 9en1's .1y to perfect perfect the orsaaiss-
tion Of the big committees that
VIII have in their charge the making
Of the Panama-Pacihc exposition. san
Francisco's committee Of 200 business
men. delegated the duty Of launching
the preliminary work viii meet this
afternoon al $50 O'Clock in the as
sembIy hall of the chamber Of COM
nierce. The gathering viii mean that
tie exposition plans are in full swing.
and that the whole city is behind the
fair.
The half dozen men named as the
nominating committee met in the green
room Of the St. Francis hotel yester-
day and discussed the many sugges-
lions that are coming in for the further
publicity Of the exposition, and plans
for its enlargement. James McNab.
James Rolph Jr., Andrew NJ Davis,
Charles C. Moore. R. B. Hale and Homer
S. King We're the men. who met yes
terday. Their reports proved that aid
for the fair viii come from the whole
state
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To Launch Actual Work

Todays meeting viii be the first posi-
tive step toward actually bringing
about the great worlds exposition. The
appointment OF initiatory and nominat-
ing committees must be classed as pre-
Iiminary work From the meeting to
day will come the completed plan for
action. and immediately after the gath
ering the work Of dividing the COM
nIittee Of 200 into subcommittee. OF
adding 70 the list and delegating vari-
Gus duties TO each division. viii begin.
All the duty imposed upon the com
nlittee Of 2oO. as a whole. viii be that
Of launching the plan for active work
After that has been done today, the
committee will lose its identity. Some
OF its members viii be made a COM
mittee for the gaining Of state partici-
patton; others viii be enrolled in a
committee to secure national aid; 9TH
ers yet VIII. form the body that will
work to obtain foreign interests, or a
dozen other things. The membership
OF the many committees. of course, VIII
not be limited to the 200 now acting,
but as many more as are necessary
viii be taken in with equal power to
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
TURKISH CABINET
MINISTERS RESIGN
Withdrawal of Hilmi Pasha,
Grand Vizier, Leads to Crisis
in Government

CoNSTANTINoPLE, Dec. 2s.-The
whole Turkish cabinet resigned tonight,
following the resignation of Hilmi
Pasha, grand vizier. who withdrew from
the ministry early in the day.
1t is reported that serious conflicts
have occurred at Bagdad, but this is
not confirmed officially.
1t is believed that the committee of
union and progress decided upon a
change in the ministry because they
regard the accusations against the for
mer grand vizier. Kiamil Pasha, unjust.
1t is understood the committee favors
the appointment of Tewfik Pasha, pres
ent ambassador at London, as grand
vizier, but it is not likely that Kiamil
Pasha will return to power.
The grand vfzier's resignation it is
understood. was due to intrigues
against him in the chamber and to
threats by the committee of union and
progress to engineer a parliamentary
vote of want of confidence in the cab
met.
Reports hint at military appoint
ment. possibly with General Schefket
Pasha as Hilmi Pashas successor
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
HORSE RUNS AWAY ON
STAGE AND ROUSES DEAD
Soldiers Slain in Battle Quickly
Come to Life

ST JOSEPH. Mo. Dec. 2s.--An un-
trained horse in the scene of ~Sheri-
dams ride" in Shenandoah" being
PLAYED at a theater, became struck
with stage fright. and charged the
scenery. 1t stepped on several sup
posedly dead soldiers, who ran yelling
from the stage.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
VIRGIL BOGUE To RETIRE
ON FIRST OF THE YEAR
T. j. w. Wyche of Salt Lake Di-
vision Slated as Successor
Especial Dispatch 10 The CoIll

oRovILLE. Dec est is under
stood here that on the first Of the year
t. ]. Wyche, who has been division
engineer of the Western Pacific on the
Salt Lake end of the road. will sue
ceed Virgil G. Bogue as chief engineer
of the line While no Official an
nouncement of Wyche's appointment
has been made. he and Bogue have re-
Gently been over the line very care
fully together.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
Suggestions Received Daily

That the committees will md plenty
OF plans TO consider is evident from
the suggestions arriving every day.
Frank Miller Of Sagsalito sent a
thoughtful letter to the ofices of the
exposition in the Merchants Exchange
building yesterday that viii be con-
sidered carefully at great length. when
Organization has been perfected
Miller proposes that the bureau Of
American republics att Washington be
invited to send a representative to San
Francisco and that the agent maintain
permanent Offices here. The special
committee perhaps would not be re-
ouired to pay more than the mans
Office rent
This would result in gaining the in
terest and cooperation OF all Central
American countries that will be di-
rectly affected by the opening of the
Panama canal
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
BONDS FOR
CITY LINE
INDORSED
Meetings Held Throughout San
'ciScO in Favor OF
Big Project
Friends of Geary Street Scheme
Are Confident That Issue
Will Pass
Unions Put Seal of Approval on
Plan for Municipal Street
Railway
LONG CONFIDENT
ON LEGAL ISSUE

In nay opinion there are no
insurmOuntabIe legal objections
TO the construction of the Geary
street railway from the ferry to
the beach Ii II safe to assume
that objections viii be interpOsed
to the attempt of the city to con-
struct and operate n street rail-
way in Market street. Such OBJ
jeetiOns will not he urged until
the city makes the attempt In
order that the city may assert
and establish its rights to use
Market street for street railway
purposes il will be necessary to
declare its purpose and to insti-
tute proceedings for ats cOnstruc-
ton and OperatiOn.-f'r0m legal
opinion of CITY ATTORNEY
PERCY v. LONG.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
TWO HUNTERS FROZEN TO
DEATH IN NEW JERSEY
Penna. University Instructor
and Professors Son Perish

WILDWOOD, N. j., Dec. 2s.-Two
hunters found frozen to death near
here yesterday were identified by mem
bers of their families today as Lewis
c. Krautter, an instructor in botany
in the University of Pennsylvania, and
Ernest ]. w. McFarlane. a son of Prof
John NJ. McFarIane of the University of
Pennsylvania
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
Estrada Opposes Madriz

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-General Es-
trada, the revolutionary leader in Mica
ragua, will not accept the extraordina ry
terms proposed by the new president,
Madriz. as a basis for peace. ESTRADA
has expressed his willingness to meet
the Madriz commissioners. but said the
revolutionary party would not recos-
nize the action of the legislative as
sembly in placing power in the hands
of Madriz.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29

T labor union meetings last
~ night the Ceary street bond
a = proposition mas unanimously
indorsed by the granite cutters. Jour-
neyulen horse shoers. marble cutters
and fnishers and the San Francisco
lumber CLERKS. In each of these unions
the members pledged themselves to go
TO the polls tomorrow and vote for the
bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
Rotary Club VIII Boost

Among the many organizations both
in san francisco and from districts in
the northern and central part of the
state. to fdorse the Panama Pacific ex-
position and offer their aid, the Rotary
club OF this city yesterday sent in a
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
|SAN FRANCOS EXPOSITION IN 1915 NDORSD BY PRESIDENT TAFT
Special Dispatch to The Call

Nwudsu urdtu sn nndsoo hrhrg he epennd of Rnaam
He said the W or al Ut a
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Nj ny or dac and vodd
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president he hoped g Nbaahl to Hepnaind Francisco in
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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29

With two big meetings last night
the advocates Of the Geary street bond
issue believe they have clinched the
election. A final meeting will be held
tonight at Oceanside hall, Forty ninth
avenue and l street. The women will
devote the day to plans for Thursday.
Arrangements were made yesterday
for watchers at the polls in every pre-
cinct of the city. In addition flying
squadron will be created, which will
travel from polling place to polling
place. ready at a moments notice to
go to any point where their presence
may be required
Bond Issue Endorsed
Several hundred people gathered
last night at Clement hall, at Sixth
avenue and Clement street. to indorse
the bond issue The meeting was held
under the auspices of the Richmond
central Improvement club. Daniel v.
Drew, president Of the club. presided
The speakers included Judge c. w.
Eastin. John w. Sweeney. John o.
Walsh and Andrew J. Gallagher.
In calling the meeting TO order
Drew spoke Of the necessity Of full
vote.
~The enemies of the project viii go
to the polls to man. he said. Its
friends must so two to one We need
every vote"
Judge Eastin declared that decisive
action must be taken if the city ever
hopes to obtain adequate transporta-
tion facilities
/ Our streetcar system today is
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
zE[AYA POSES
AS REAL HEAD
OF NICARAGUA
Former President Declares He
Left for COuntry's Good I'M
til Peace Prevails
Denies Having Grown Rich
Upon Public Concessions and
Belittles Wealth

CORDOBA, Mex, Dec. 2S.-Jose San
tos zelaya declared tonight that he
was still president of Nicaragua, al
though ne may never go back to that
country to enjoy the privileges of the
Office. Madriz, he asserted, was only a
provisional president and he ezelaya)
had not relinquished the Office
Leaves for Country's Good
zelaya said that he was leaving his
country for an indefinite. period in the
hope that conditions would quiet again
In support of his declaration he ex-
hibited papers attached to which were
government seals and ribbons. These
papers, he said, contained the proof of
the truth of his statement.
In further support of his claim, it
was pointed out by members of his
party that the Guerrero floated the
Nicaraguan flag at her masthead in
oOO4lAOil " lllG MGAlCdn nag.
The reports concerning his wealth,
zelaya said. were grossly exaggerated.
LIS fortune is not more than $4,000, 900
gold and is invested mostly in Nicara-
guam government bonds He said he
advanced the $4,000 paid on the Emery
claim as a personal loan ont of his own
funds, there having been no money in
the government treasury.
Thanked for Services
This amount. he said. had never been
refunded. He strongly denied that he
had wrongly obtained any part of his
fortune through concessions of which
he had the disposal He declared that
vote of thanks had been rendered him
officially before he left home for serv-
ices rendered to his country.
zelaya declared that he favored
friendly Intervention Oh the part of
the Mexican and United States govern
ment to the end that consolidation of
all the Central American republicans
might be brought about.
He said he believed Secretary Knox
was now realizing the injustice of his
attitude toward him and declared he
never understood why the secretary
should have molested him.
He might go to Belgium to live, he
said. In any event he would not return
to Nicaragua until peace was restored.
1t was his opinion that the war would
end within two months, but he would
not venture an opinion as to which side
would he successful
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
TT EPHoNE KEARNY So
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 90. $50
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

YEsTERDAY-Cloudy: south wind; maximum
temperature -: minimum. 46.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy; light
northeast wind Page 10
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oontlnued on PsEe :, ooluna Z
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29

Christmas is celebrated at sea on liner Ala.
media in perfect weather, and Santa Claus over
looks nobody On board Page Is
LABOR
Five hundred BARRIERS declare they will vote
for the Geary street bands- Page :
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29

BetDeen shops the circus folk have
done their amazing fcdts in the open ar
before the camera of The Sunday Call.
See remarkable photos next Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
COAST

Great Northern railway TO extend train servi
TO Portland in spring Page
Two leading Santa Rosa hotels consoIidat
under one management. Page
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Music in Plenty for Tzoenty-four-
Hour Race at Brighton.

II is said among those who have followed auto
mobile racing closely that music has great deal
of effect in encouraging the drivers m their ef-
forts If this be SO, should certainly go by
the board a the two-day automobile meet to
be held under the auspices OF the Motor Racing
Association at the Brighton Beach track Fri
day and Saturday, for 1t announced yesterday
that no less than four bands had been engaged to
another Will start. and from the time the twenty
comes to end the following night there will
tinuous round OF automobile racing.
The entries for the twenty-four hour and
the shorter contests, TO be held Friday after
noon, will close tomorrow. and from the way
names have been sent the various contests
every one the events promises TO be interesting
It was announced yesterday that several special
trophies had offered for the contests in addi
ton to those already named.
One of the surprises in the short will be
the appearance of the Buick team. This oTganiza-
ton had filed a protest against the conditions of
the twenty-four hour race, but when II shown
that the Bucks were eligible TO other races on the
card the entries Immediately forthcoming.
Conditions for the Sewall & Alden trophy were
named by the donors yesterday. This trophy is to
ha presented TO the owner OF the that makes
the biggest cut IN the worlds record in any of
the series of twenty-four hour races to be pro-
,ooted nv the Motor Racing Association at Brighton
Roach this summer and fall Should the record not
he broken the trophy will go to the owner of the
car that makes the greatest mileage in any OF
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
RESULTS At L4RCHMONT
The aurora Makes Fine Record IN
Various Races of Week.

An analysis of the weeks racing at the Larch-
mont Yacht Club slows that twenty-three classes
OF yachts took part in the contests, a total Of
6l2 vessels. There FIVE series races. instead
OF six. intended, Fridays storm making post
the five races actually sailed. the winners the
in each class, with the points scored by each
and also by the second boat. follows:
Sloops. Glass K-Aurora. first, Il; Winsome. sec
ond. ?; Istalena, third. g. Sioops. Glasses NJ and
-Dorello first @. Gardenia, second. q ". Y.
! G S0-footcass- -Phryne. first, 81; Affair. second
21; Nautilus. third %. soops. Glass P-Mimosa
III first IS Naulahka. second. - Larchmont
!. c. 2l-footers-D Dorothy. T. SlooTs. Class @
Princess. frst II; More Joy. second. z. American
Y. c. raceabouts-Cliphora first. Is; Cricket. sec
ond. lg
Handicap Glass; first acknowledgements and
Duchess tie with IS points each. Handicap class.
second divison-Fearess. arHt. .; Intrepid second
p Handicap class. third dIyision-Husy Bee and
Rascal tie With ls points each. Handicap class
fourth division-Mist. first. y. Kenosha second. a.
Handicap class. hfth diviSion-Arrov. nrst. 1s;
Miss Modesty. second. Is, sioops. Glass R-Hoy-
den first. 20: Ogeemah. second. q Manhasset Bay
one design-Althea FIRST. Is. Ardette, second. II
Glen Cove one design-Catseyc, first, 30. Ruby.
second. 81 Manhasset Ray knockabouts-PiXy.
first Is; Avis, second. y. New Rochelle design
Mischief and Virginia tic. with IS points each
Port Washington. one design-Zp. first T. Sloops
Glass S-M. and f. first. Y: Poster. second. 10.
Catboats Class S-Iney. q Riverside cats-Gitty.
Il Bug cass-Bis Bug, 43: 6keeter. a. American
Y. c. dories-Tautog nrst. 30; Sweep. second. IS.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
ON THE GOLF LINKS
Big Field Expected to Start in Play
for Westeral Title.

AS the national championship Is TO be at the Chi
caso Golf Club six weeks from now, there is a spe-
cial interest in the outcome OF the Western Golf
last out the week at the Homewood Country Club
at flossmore, Ill That organization has every i'm
portant club beyond the Alleghenes and in South
on Its membership list-136 clubs to be exact. In
the muster OF players eligible to compete Home
WOOD 1t would not be surprising 10 find later that
the next amateur champion is included. Homewood
is the club course OF Warren X. Wood and has a
playing length of 6,015 yards The boyle is So and
the par 74h. It is still well remembered in the
East that when the amateur championship was last
held at the Chicago Golf Club, in 1906. the semi
hnalists were H Chandler Egan. who won. and
d. E. Sawyer, Of Chicago; w. c. Fownes jr Of
Pittsburg, and Harold Weber. OF Toledo
This is the record OF Western amateur champions:
1922 Glen View. David r. ForRan; 1870. Onwentsia,
William WaleH 1901. Midlothian, Phelps h. Hoyt
1902 Chicago. H Chandler Egan; 1903 Euclid
Walter Egan; 1904 Exmoor H Chandler Egan;
1906 Glen View. H. Chandler Egan; 1896. Glen Echo.
D. E. Sawyer; 1907 Chicago. II. Chandler Egan
1908 Rock Island. Mason Phelps.
Another record for metropolitan course went
by the board on Saturday. when Theodore H Crane
turned in a card of 81 for the nine-hole OF
the Saegkill Golf Club. OF Yonkers His card fol-
lows:
s-3T
This equals boyle of the and is a particu-
lariy fine performance. three holes the new
part of the course still very rough.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
GIANTS LOSE A PITCHER
-MARQUARD BADLY SPIKED
Hurt an Collision 7cith MerkIe IN
Game 7cith NezCark Nine.

"Rube' Marquard was badly spiked at first bass
oy Merkle in the second inning OF exhibition game
WhlcE the Giants from 11cGirnity's Newark
Eastern Leaguers in Newark yesterday by the scors
OF TO 2 Sharpe. the locals first sacker hft
inner TO Merkle. who was playing first and Mar
guard crossed to get the put Instead Of throw
ING the ball. however. Merke jumped for the bag
as Marquard's left foot landed there. Merkle's
SPIKE tore an ugly cash the pitchers instep and
ne had to be carried to the clubhouse It was said
ai'erWard the injury was not serious but would
keep the twirler out of the game for some time.
Merkle was sent in TO relieve his victim and
held the locals down to five hits. Snodgrass went
70 hrst- For an exhibition the game was snappy,
ana the loss Of did not dishearten the fans much
as they centred their interest on a nfneteen-year-
ola youth named HeUser. whom McCSinnity picked
up on the lots in Montreal on Friday and put IN for
try out against the Giants The youngster held
the visitors to five hits struck MerkIe out thres
uInes De Wore and Fletcher once each, and allowed
only one pass
me Giants got across IN the first with a
slnSle by De Wore and a safe drive to left bv Sew
hlour- In the fourth Kelly got a life on snod-
sraSss error. and went third on Meyers single
Ihrougn snort GettInan hit one that bounded over
onodgrass head. and Kelly and Meyer scored
Some brilliant fielding by Fletcher saved Merkis
several times. and in the eighth inning Wilson got
on the base when Lauden threw badly to first snod-
grass fled out to Gettman and De Wore famed.
Schafer lined out TO left. sending Wilson
across the plate. and came home when Cettman
dropped low fly from DevIin. Seymour flied out
to right
In the ninth inning LoudensIager let O'5ara's
grounder go through, and the next ball pitched
Merkle sent over the left field fence for a homer
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
MARRIAGE DIDN'T CURE JEALOUSY.
Bow Stabbed by Former Rival When Sweet
heart Reappears

Though newly welded. the jealousy or joseph
Rlerhust thirty years old, of No. l@ North sth
street WILLIAMSBURG got the better OF MN lA'e
Saturday night when old fame. VINO had gone
ont of his life several years ago, bestowed her
smiles on his long time friend John Russian, a boy
Of twenty who lives with his parents at NO. 81
North 7th street. Russian is in the Williamsburg
IJosnital nj deaths door with a stab wound beio"
the heart and a fractured rib. and BleuhuSt is In
the Raymond street jail
The romance, which may end fatally for young
Russian. began several years when both men
were courting Miss Dora Canion brunette OF
eighteen who lived then at No. GO North 7th street
Hleuhust asked Dora to marry him Russian pressed
his own suit The girl, quite undecided' haue Cle
best of rather delicate situation by leaving VIII
iamsb1rg on Saturday she returned Bieuhus'
having married another girl in the mean tme' Inc
stabbirg took place Just outside her nome.
Russians cries attracted large crowd III less
than a second. Beuhust with the knlte IN his
hand rushed into an alleyway. The angry crowd
tried hard to get at him, but he kept them at Day
With his knife In a few minutes Detectives owens
and Tracy arrived from the Bedford avenue sta
ton Bleuhust made a lunge at owens. and Tracy
knocked the knife out OF his hand with club
The two detectives had to send for the reserves TO
get Bleuhust safely to the station house.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
V4LMORE IN THE LEAD.
Thorn pson Schooner Shoes Way in
LOng Race to Mackinac.

Chicago, July 25-Running all night before
strong southwest wind that grew considerably
lighter with the hazy dawn. the eleven Chicago TO
Macknac racing yachts made good time up the
western coast Of Michigan.
The leaders-the schooners Amorita and Valmore
according TO reports from Point Sable Ludington
and Frankfort running about five miles out
from shore this evening. carrying full canvas and
using their spinnaker sails 10 great advantage.
At Frankfort It appeared that the Valmore. the
big Thompson schooner. was leading the Amorita
by q mile or more with a time allowance OF 242:32
The third boat was the sloop VencedOr. which has
an allowance OF only thirty-one minutes the
Valmore. The outlook that both the Amorita
and the Vencedor were beaten, but q high wind
might change the situation entirely. The small
boats reported from three TO five hours and
more behind but their time allowances are heavy.
The Naiad has nearly eight hours handicap over
the Valmore.