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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
Capital Investment Company
Headquarters Closed by
Armed Force
ARRESTS THROUGHOUT THE
MIDDLE WEST TO BE MADE
Raids Expected by
LocalBucketSho

The tip was passed along the
line yesterday that the govern
ment was preparing to raid the
bucket shops I'm San Francisco.
IT was stated that the cleanup
would be begun within a day or
two. In consequence there WIS
something of a cessation of ac-
tive business In these places dur
ing the day.
IL is known that the federal
authorities have for some time
been contemplating a campaign
10 drive local bucket shops out of
business. Many of them, forced
from New York and other eastern
cities, had found a profitable
field in California.
A few OF these establishments
in Bush and lower Montgomery
streets had built mp large trade.
While the Offices were well
equipped with the regular para
PhernaIia OF legitimate broker
age houses, the firms engaged in
the bucket skop trade have been
readily distinguishabIe TO the
business community.
The system in vogue in San
Francisco has been the old prac-
tfce of out and out gambling on
stock fluctuations with no SEM
bIance Of share purchasing. The
New York quotations are OBJ
taiDed over the wire and bets
placed on the movement of the
best known stocks. An extensive
business has also been done To-
csIIy In puts and calls.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
BARONESS JAILED
AS HOTEL CHEAT
Widow of Noble Entitled to Big
Estate in Mexico Fails
to Pay S42

Although she has s5.ooo.o0o in Mex
leo and wealthy father in En- gland
who sends occasional remittances,
Baroness Jean Won Exleben. who says
that she got her title from her dead
husband. a nobleman OF Hanover. Ger
many, has been subjected to the ig-
nominy of arrest and to the further
humiliation of police court trial be-
cause she didn't have $42 to pay her
bill at the Imperial hotel in Eddy
street.
The baroness is mad, her pretty
daughter, Hilda, is fighting mad, and
they say that they will sue the hotel
company for 100000 damages for false
imprisonment.
Hilda Won Exleben has just come
out of fashionab BILE boarding school In
the east. and in speaking of the prison
she said:
"Oh, it was vile! oh, so unspeak-
ably vilei So vulgar! So filthy! So
impossiblep' She does not know as
much about the prison as her mother.
but at least she saw the cell
The baroness stopped paying her rent
nearly eight weeks ago It amounted
to $6 a week for one room and the
manager of the hotel swore out war
rant Monday, hence the representative
of the nobility of the kaiser was made
acquainted with prison cell
The baron died in Mexico less than
a year ago. The baroness alleged that
the directors of the mining company
were, trying to cheat her out of his
interests in the mines because she did
not have sufficient funds to take out
letters of administration in his estate.
Agents are now on the way to Mexico
to look after her interests there.
The trial in the police court before
Judge Bernard Flood was continued
yesterday until Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
MISS AMY BREWER
HAS AN OPERATION
Society Girl Suffers Sudden At
tack of Appendicitis at
San Mateo
Especial Dispoteh TO The Cdlll

Iopectdl DDrdfeh TO ne CdttI
SAN MATEo.. December ia VIC
tim of an attack of appendicitis. Miss
Amy Brewer. one of the foremost So
ciety girls of the state, member of
the Burlingame country and Ell Cerrito
clubs and a tennis player, was hurried
to Red Cross hospital at San Mateo
late last night and operated upon this
morning.
Though in serious condition the
expectations are that she will recover
but will have to spend several weeks
in the hospital The news of her con-
dition came as a distinct surprise to
society. The attack was exceptionally
sudden and few were aware of it until
after she had undergone the operation.
Miss Amy Brewer is a sister OF Miss
Nora Brewer. who is engaged to marry
Ed Cudahy. son of the millionaire
packer Both girls are extremely popu-
lar in society. Miss Amy Brewer is re-
garded as being among the best tennis
players in the west and in past games
had proved herself a close second to
Miss Sutton.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
NayIor Home Sold
ToCover Shortage
Attributed to Son

ALAMEDA, Dec. 15.-Charles
4. Naylor Sr., director IN the
California building and loan as
ISOLATION, sold at auction this aft
ernoon the furnishings of his
family home at 1899 Morton
street. the report being that he
viii turn the proceeds into the
treasury of the loan company IN
payment of the alleged shortage
discovered in the accounts when
MAYORS son, secretary of the
concern. disappeared.
Naylor and his wife have given
up their dwelling to the company
TO make good the missing money
and clear their sons future. This
transaction was completed today
when, under the auctioneer's
hammer, all the furnishings of
the place were parted with.
Friends of the family surrounded
them while they watched the
sale. The home and furniture
were worth $4,000, the dwelling
being located in a fashionable
district.
Charles E. Naylor Jr.. the MISS
ing son, has not been heard from
since his sudden departure. His
wife and child are living at his
home in Clinton avenue, the wife,
bride of a year, convalescent
from severe illness.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
Freedom GIVEN
Man Who TRIED
TOBRIBE JUROR
District Attorney Makes Only
Formal Objection to Plea
for Probation
Illness of Mrs. E. A. S. Blake
Wins CIemency for Last Pris=
Oner in Graft Cases

E. A. S. Blake. convicted In December.
1908, of offering a bribe of $500 to
Martin j. Kelly, a prospective Juror. to
vote mot guilty" in the second trial
of Abe Ruef, was admitted to probation
yesterday by Judge Murasky, sitting In
department for Judge Dunno. Blake
will be able to earn money for the
support of his invalid wife, to whom he
was married after his arrest. He testi-
fed that Mrs. Blake is living in the
country suffering severely from tuber-
culosis She is so weak that recently
she fell downstairs, breaking a leg.
Blake said that his wife had been en-
tirely dependent on charity
Blake has been confined in the county
jail for Is months. With his liberation
there is not a single person in confine-
ment as a result of the graft prosecu-
tions. Assistant District Attorney Max
well McNutt did not strongly object to
the admission of Blake to probation
so far as the merits of this applica-
tion are concerned" said McNutt, 1.-The
district attorney is willing to leave it
to the court. satisfied that whatever
your honor does is right The only
question is whether your honor has the
power to set aside a final judgment in
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
BANDIT WHO HELD UP BANK KILLS
SELF WHEN SURROUNDED BY POSSE

PARADISE, Kan. Dec. 15-Earl
Ward, 80 years old, who this morning
robbed the local State bank, securing
$4,000. killed himself today when sur
rounded by a posse Of farmers II miles
north OF this place.
For five hours Ward eluded his pur-
suers, but about sundown he was sur
rounded. AT first he seemed to be
seeking a route to liberty through the
lines of the determined farmers, but
failing in this, he turned the gun he
had bought earlier in the day upon
himself and sent bullet into his brain.
Ward came to Paradise last night.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
SlXTY-ONEs WESTERN ROADS SEEK
MEDIATION UNDER .ERDMAN AC 7

The demands of the brotherhood of
locomotive engineers is for an increase
approximately of IT per- cent. Results
of strike vote over the proffered s1k
per. cent increase were announced Mon
day by President Warren s.. Stone. The
men declared in favor Of holding out
bysa vote OF s7.5 per cent
Warren S. Stone. grand chief of the
brotherhood Of locomotive engineers,
said late today that. when the medi-
ators had rendered their services he
would refer the matter to the executive
committee OF the brothrhood.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16

This morning he went to a store
and bought a revolver, ammunition
and coil of rope. He then went
to the bank, where he covered Cashier
Bert O'Brien and four. other men. After
at Wards direction the five men were
marched into the back room and
forced to lie on the floor. The bandit
tied the men and gagged them with
a gunnysack
After searching the vault, securing
$4,000. Ward bought a rifle and a large
number of cartridges and, mounting
his horse, rode rapidly away.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-The Erdman act
was invoked. today by 81 western rail-
roads as means Of avoiding a strike
threatened by engineers to enforce
their demands for higher wages. A
formal appeal was addressedFto United
States Commissioner of Labor Nell and
to Chairman Knapp of the interstate
commerce commission to act as medi
ators.
Refusal of the engineers to meet the
advances of the railroad managers and
to agree on arbitration was given by
the railroads as the reason for their
action,
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
COAL COMPANY PLAYS.
ROLE OF SANTA CLAUS

6NIoNTowN, Pa, Dec. 15-Fiftyl
thousand pounds of candy has been
purchased by the Frick coal and coke
company, subsidiary of the United
States steel corporation, for distribu-
tion among the 5000 children of it's
employees in the ConnellsviIle and
Klondyke regions.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
INSURGENTS AGAIN IN
BATTLE WITH troops
Fighting Reported Near Scene of
SUNDAYS Battle

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, Dec. 15.-Heavy
lighting is reported today near San
Andreas, about 80 miles east of Sun
days battle at Cerro Prieto.
No statement of the result or loss of
life is obtainable. Tonight's train. due
at o'clock, has not arrived, and the
last report was that it will not be in
till morning.
At this point in the dispatch the
wires were cut. Ordinarily this train
carries numbers of American mining
men. According to reports here the
train was annulled near Rosario, just
east of Pedernales.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
KINDERGARTEN HAS
A CHRISTMAS TREE
Lafayette School Immature Pu-
pills See Santa Claus

Christmas tree party was held at
the Lafayette school kindergarten yes
terday morning, and will continue this
morning Each child was given pres
ent by Santa Claus, after which games
were played. This is. the only public
school kindergarten in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
BY JovE, 1T vExES LORD 'DECIES TO
HEAR. HIS ENGAGEMENT DISCUSSED
Especial Disp0teh 10 The Cali

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Mr. and Mrs
George J. Could. their friends said to-
day, will announce the engagement Of
their daughter. vivien. to Lord Decies
at dinner in their home. s57 Fifth
avenue, January 10 next
The dinner. for which invitations
are out, will be one of series of en-
tertainments to mark Miss Gould's
formal debut in society. and at once to
celebrate her engagement.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
Ten Killed by Explosion

NORTON, Va, Dec, 1.-THE death
toll of the explosion in the Greene
mine yesterday was 10 men. The last
two men rescued were found today In
a semiconscious condition. They had
crawled TO an air pipe that connects
| with the outside and with a sledse
hammer broke the pipe They stood bv
this source of air supply 20 hours and
kept alive.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16

Lord Decies indirectly admitted the
engagement.
Il should say the announcement was
premature said he. 'It vexes me
greatly. These announcements. of
course. do not come from Mrs. Gould.
and can understand that she is irri-
tated.
Il am afraid that some member of
my family in London made the an
nouncement. 1t is hard for me to
understand why the announcement
should raise any fuss IN this country :
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
AUTOMOBILE THROWS
WOMAN FROM BUGGY
Chauffeur Fails to Stop After
Accident

While driving in Golden Gate park
yesterday the buggy of Mrs Margaret
Boomer of Seventeenth avenue and G
street, was struck by an automobile
and she was thrown to the ground. The
chauffeur did not stop. Mrs. Boomer
was removed to the central emergency
hospital. She was not seriously in
jured.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16

NEW MODESTO Observation-Disclosures. Dec. 15.-
The comptroller OF the currency has received
the application of e. @. Peck, W. N Steel. G,
D. Swan, c. R. Gaiifus and others to organize
the Commercial national bank OF Modesto Cal.
with a capital of 100000
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16

HICAGo, Dec. I5.-Federal agents
tonight prepared to swoop down
tomorrow on IS branches Of the
Capital Investment company. scattered
through eight middle western states
Following the raid today on the May
Offices and four branches Of this COM
pany in Chicago. and branches at Joliet
and Aurora, Ill, this roundup will
mark one Of the most extensive move
ments in the governments war against
bucket shops Action tomorrow, it is
said. VIII be taken in the following
cities:
Milwaukee. Racine and Green Bay,
Wis; Detroit. Grand Rapids. Kalamazoo
and Lansing. Mich; Davenport and
Muscstine. Ia; Rockford. Elgin. Mon
mouth. Galesburg, East St Louis, Bel
videre and DeKaIb. Ill: Indianapolis.
Anderson. Kokomo, Muncie and Lafay-
cite, Ind; Louisville. Ky; Cincinnati. o..
and St Louis. NO.
According TO agents Of the depart
ment OF justice the Capital Investment
company controlled 5000 miles of leased
wires to supply branches with news of
the New York stock market. and was
doing business Of more than 10000 =
600 annually. II is said that on one 10
point break in the market the concern
netted 100000 in a single day.
"sid" NcE71e is said by federal Of
hcers TO be the chief owner of the com
psny. He is believed TO be in Florida.
Charles r de Woody Of the depart
ment Of justice had charge of the
raiders. who swept into the Rookery
building. IN the heart of the financial
district. at noon.
RevoIvers Drawn
Thirty policemen and 15 special
agents OF the department OF justice
made the raid on the main Offices. The
telephone girl asked what was wanted.
I'VE want the whole works" shouted
De Woody, and at his word a policeman
lifted the hello" girl from her seat
and broke connection on all calls, in
or out
De Woody ran through the rooms
and, drawing his revolver. shouted:
Take your fingers of our telegraph
keys and back up against the wall
The throng Of policemen and special
agents had poured into the room behind
him and the operators obeyed, prevent
ing any warning OF tip to Offices out
side Angry customers soon began to
arrive 10 protest against the refusal Of
the company to answer their telephone
calls, and these were served with sub
Nshas to appear before the United
ties commissioner late in the day.
Besides the Rookery building offices,
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
BATTLEsHIPs {

BATTLEsHPs CoLLIDE-Kiel. Germany, Dec.
13.-The German battleships Schwaben and
EIsass colided in the bay last night The
former was considerably damaged. but the
Elsass escaped injury.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
SPARK FROM PIPE SHE WAS SMOKING
STARTS FIRE FATAL TO AGED WOMAN
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

CHICAGO, Dec. IA spark from the
pipe of Mrs Bertha H Byers. 81 years
old, as she sat smoking with Daniel
Lynch, ~ years old, at 1918 West Har-
rison street. cost the life of the woman
late this afternoon. In heroic effort
to save his companion Lynch was so
badly burned his recovery is doubtful.
The woman was sitting near a lace
curtain, when a spark ignited 1T, and
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
TEN ENTOMBED MINERS
DOOMED TO PERISH
Fire Cuts Off Escape and Shaft
Seems Cayinp

DENVER. Dec 15.--Little hope is
held out for the safety of the 10
miners entombed in the Leyden mine.
Is miles northwest of this city. as the
result of fire which cut off their es-
cape. Throughout the day rumblings
from beneath the ground indicated that
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
War SECRETARY
ADVISES HOUSE
ABOUT DEFENSES
Report Refused in Order to
Shield Country's Secrets Re-
garding Military Power
Permanent Council Proposed to
Advise President and Con-
gress on Needs
Especial Dispatch to The Call

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The text OF
the confidential report to congress of
the secretary of war. which the house
of the country's unpreparedenss for
war. became known today.
The report that the country is at the
mercy of foreign invader stirred up
the legislative and executive branches
of the national government.
Official Washington is rapidly divid-
ing into two camps. one for and one
against the creation of great military
establishment-and once more the word
"jingoism" is heard.
Estimate of Forces
After calling attention to the ineff1-
cheney of the naval department on the
Atlantic coast, Secretary Dickinson in
his report said:
TN a conservative estimate of the
forces which could be transported In
a single expedition over the Atlantic
ocean to our coast by a first class
power would be 100000 men, and the
time required would be from 10 to
1s days, depending upon the speed of
the convoy and the point such power
had selected for the attack
THE same number of men could be
brought by an enemy against our Pa
cific coast as against our Atlantic and
gulf states and the same number Of
defenders would be necessary. The
time required to transport such a
force across the Pacific would be from
Is to 90 days, depending upon the
speed of the convoy and the point Sc
lected for attack.
Needs for Defense
TO prevent an enemy making a
lodgment on the Pacific coast we would
need in our first line at least 100000
trained mobile troops located in proper
strategic positions. fully organized. and
equipped for field operations. These
troops should be in a position within
Is or 20 days after the opening of hos
tilities
ITO meet this requirement we have
available in all parts of the United
States a total force of 114,5oo mobile
troops, $4,000 regulars and $4,000 mil
itia)
at is estimated this force could be
assembled on the Pacific coast at the
C,.x-od ~. r.-o % C.vx..
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16
Census Returns

WASHINGTON Dec 15.-Populstion statis
tics of the thirteenth census annuonced by the
census bureau today included the following:
Winons. Mimi, 1883, compared with 1871
in 1900
Fort Smith. Ark, 2s,sT5, compared with
II .5s7 in 1900.
Hot Springs. Ark. -l4,za4, compared with
1878 in 1900.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16

before either OF the aged persons dis
covered 1t the curtain was in flames.
They spread at once to the clothing of
the woman.
Failing in his effort to smother the
flames with his hands. Lynch rushed
into an adjoining room and returned
with a rug, wrapping it about his COM
panion. He staggered through the door
into the hallway and fell unconscious.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-16

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The Detroit times., 1910-05-12
d N1A1IINN IVEVVO " TIL -
EVEN BREAK SOLAR IN EAST;
MAPS AND MACKMEN ARE IDLE

is likely to be against something easy
like Washington.
Wednesdays game was one Oh those
sad Affairs when we didn't hit and
they only pounded a little harder-Just
hard enough 10 win. Bush. Cobb,
Crawford and Simmons. each got into
the hit columns but their efforts were
not connected and so there was moth
ing 10 break the monotony OF the
scoreboard line. What counted for
the home team was the seventh In
ming. In this period Laporte beat out
hunt and Roach also duniped the
ball for an intended sacrifice. AS
Summers tossed the ball into La
porte's wide shoulder-blades instead
OF into a fielder's mitt. that made two
on. Buntation had become popular
and so CHANNEL, recruit outfielder,
got on the same way. Laporte scored
on a sacrifice fly TO Davy Jones.
Sweeney lifted in the same direction
and Jones fell in trying TO spear 1t.
Result. another run.
This succession OF hunts was due
TO the knowledge by the New Workers
that George Moriarity Is still having
trouble with his ankles.
The Detroit times., 1910-05-12

With the Tigers winning the nrst
game and losing the second in New
York and the Cleveland and Philadel-
phia teams playing to tie and then
laying on on account Of rain, there
hes been nothing doing In the way OF
shifts In standing so far in the upper
tier OF the American League since Inc
eastern invasion began. The wind-up
81 the two series mentioned should
draw the three leaders closer together.
wednesday, combat furnished an
other example of the fact that new
tnit-ball artist Is always hard pro-
position for the Tigers. In fact, a
singer OF the moist floats always Is
bad for any team TO beat. Detroit
fans will recall that Walsh or the
Whitesox has been some obstacle TO
the progress OF the Champions on
many occasions, Harry Howell was a
sttlmbling-bIock when he was right
and Jimmy Dygert used TO make them
work mighty hard before the strain
Of throwing the saliva thing told on
his arm. Jack Chesebro Is another
of the wet globule hurlers whose exc
c.itinn is to be remembered.
This r. Ford has new variation
Of the spit-ball in his slide" ball and
Il a 4 safe prediction that he will be
ne difhcult TO solve as Chesbro was
that Is. for a time. Any new pitcher
who can hold the Tigers TO four hits
a worthy OF careful consideration
They will get to him In time but IL
viii take another game or two.
AS q result of the speed with which
Wednesdays game was played. the
Tigers are enjoying a hey-day OF
popularity with the wives OF New
Yorks American league fans. The
spectators got the ONCE to quit the
lot at the end OF one hour and p min
utes. That meant getting home be-
fore supper had a chance to spoil.
Sons and husbands who were greeted
with cross looks when they came
home after that two-hour game OF
TUESDAY to find the chops burned and
the potatoes dried up, are now solid
with their families again and can go
TO the ball yard without q protest at
The Detroit times., 1910-05-12
G0TCH AND JEFFRIES
BOTH WANT FARMER BURNS
Wrestler and Fighter Each Claim
Services of Veteran Trainer for
Their Coming Matches.

CHICAGO, May 11.-Emil Klank,
manager for Frank Gotch, world s
heavyweight mat champion, is anxious
ly awaiting word today from the JEFF
fries training camp after Gotch issued
imperative orders for him to summon
Farmer" Burns. who is now assist.
ing Jeffries at Dowardennan to help
the big grappler prepare for his match
with Zbyszko on May 80. Jeffries de.
clines to let Burns come, but the Iowa
wrestler refuses to be deprived OF his
old trainer In what he declares will be
his last match.
II hardly think Jeffries will be un'
reasonable when he gets Gotch's tele.
gram" said Klank. HE knows Burns
has always trained the champion for
his bouts and that Gotch will meet
Zbyszko two months before JEFF will
meet Johnson. Besides Gotch has
promised Jeff. No matter how the
match turns out he and Burns will al
once go to California to assist al
Rowardennan."
The Detroit times., 1910-05-12

Fred Tenney's days OF usefulness
to the New York Giants have passed,
and the one-time king OF the first
sackers is scheduled TO draw his re-
lease slip. This is according to In
formation John McGraw, leader or
the Giants, has passed out to friends.
The passing OF Tenney from the big
league marks the going of the last or
the stars who won pennants for Bos-
ton in 1896, 1897 and 1898. What an
aggregation of ball tossers that old
Boston bunch was, Duffy, Hamilton
and Stahl in the gardens, Collins on
third Lowe, second; Herman Long.
short; Tenney, first; Bergen and
Camel, catchers, and Nichols, Klobe.
,danz. Lewis and Stiyetts. pitchers,
The Detroit times., 1910-05-12
carterears In cIldden Tour.

The Cartercar company, Pontiac,
Mich, has entered three cars in the
Glidden Tour, a Model &c" and a
Model III" for the Chicago trophy,
and Model al" for the Glidden Cup.
This is the first time that friction
driven car has ever been entered In
any OF the big national tours. THE
reason the Cartercar company has
never gone into these tours hereto
FORE" states an officer OF the company
is that previously, we have never
been able to spare the time nor the
cars"