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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
FATHER SETTLES
SONS BAD CHECKS
H. Grupe Pays $l,62O Into the
Treasury of the Emporium
and Incident Closes

With the payment of s1,62O H. Grupe
yesterday reimbursed the Emporium
company for the money it had paid to
Grupe's son. H. G. Grupe, young milk
dealer of Oakland, on checks which
proved to be worthless. On making the
paymetn the elder Grupe roundly be-
rated acting Manager Benjamin F.
Schlesinger of the Emporium for his
lax business methods in permitting the
young man to have the money.
Last week the son had secured from
the store $3.50 on four checks drawn
on the Commercial bank of Oakland.
When the young man presented the
large checks the firm complacently ac-
cepted them without making inquiries
of the extent of the young milkman's
resources. 1t seemed to be very easy
money for Grupe. and the Emporium
found itself s1.620 to the bad. for the
chucks were returned marked mo
funds"
Then the Emporium cried for help
to get it's money back. energetfcany
locking the barn door after the horse
was gone.
H Grupe, father of the ambitious
youth who had SO easily duped the
business house. was appealed to. The
elder Grupe realized what his son had
done and censured the Emporium for
making it so easy for the youth to
beat it.
He came forward with the s1.62o. so
the Emporium finally got it's money
back
Il have nothing further TO say re-
garding this matter" said CRUDE last
night. Thanks to the foolishness of
the Emporium am out $500 and my
family has been dragged into dis
tressing scandal
At the Emporium yesterday the man
agement resented all inquiries regard
irg the method whereby young CRUDE
had passed his worthless checks
Having first secured the presence of
William Kaufman, assistant secretary
of the Emporium corporation. presum-
ably for the moral and perhops phys
ical effect. Acting Manager Schlesinger
announced that he would say nothing
which might throw any light on the
matter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
DIVORCE SEEKERS IN
IDAHO IN GREAT ALARM
Judge GriIls Traction Magnate
of Dayton, Ohio

BOISE. Idaho, Feb. 21-Consterna-
tion was thrown into the Idaho colony
OF divorce seekers today by the de
eisiOn Of Julge Fremont Wood in the
case of Valentine Winters, a Dayton
O., traction ma gnate, against Helen
Clegg Winters, for divorce.
Judge Wood denied the decree on the
grounds that the plaintiff did not le-
gally establish a residence in Idaho, but
came for the purpose of invoking the
aid OF the courts to secure decree of
divorce.
Judge Wood not only denies the de-
cree. because of nonresidence of the
plaintiff, but finds that the preponder-
ance of evidence is in favor of the de-
fendant, whom the court says, seeks
only to protect her good name and that
of her children
The decision states that the evident
purpose of the plaintiff in attempting
to secure divorce was TO marry an
other woman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
WHEELER is SIGNALLY
HONORED BY EMPEROR
Kaiser Invites University Pres
ident to Take Voyage

BERLIN. Feb. 21.-Emperor William
today invited President Wheeler of the
University of California. who is Roose-
welt professor in the University of Ber-
lin, and Professor G. F. Moore, ex-
change lecturer at the University of
Berlin. to take pleasure voyage with
him on the North sea on board the
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm II.
The start will be made from Bremen
on March Z, but both professors have
arranged to leave, Berlin before that
date. and so will be unable to accept
the invitation.
On the trip the emperor. viii be ac-
companied by Admiral Won Tirpitz sec
retary of the admiralty, and other high
officers of the navy to the number of
about 90
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
MOROCCAN SULTAN AGREES
TO PAY BIG INDEMNITY
Gives In to Frances Demand of
SI2,OOO,OOO

PARIS, Feb. 21.-The Moroccan en-
voy today announced to NJ Pichon,
minister of foreign affairs, that he had
received a letter from the sultan rati-
flying the accord
This action follows an ultimatum de-
livered few days ago demanding a
ratification of the accord within "a
hours. The ultimatum was sent to
Mulai Hafid by special courier and
set forth the peremptory demand that
the Moroccan loan recently arranged
receive the sultan's signature.
The financial accord obligates Mo-
rocco to pay an indemnity and the dam
ages arising from the Casa Blanca af-
fair, amounting TO $4,000, 900.
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ENGLISH VISCOUNT TO
MARRY AMERICAN GIRL
Engagement of Diplomats
Daughter Is Announced

LONDON, Feb. 21.-The engagement
is announced of Miss Mildred Carter,
daughter of John Ridgely Carter, for
merly first secretary of the American
embassy here and now minister to
Roumania, to Viscount Acheson. late
lieutenant of the Coldstream guards
and a veteran of the South African
war.
Miss Carter is one of the most pop
ular Americans in London society. She
remained in London after the departure
of her father for Bucharest.
Viscount Acheson is the eldest son
Of the fourth earl of Gosford. He
was born in 1877.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
PROMINENT NEW YORKER
is CALLED BY DEATH
jackson Gouraud, Whose Wife
Was Aimee Crocker, Dies

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Jackson Gou-
raud, first nighter" and man about
town, died at his home here today. An
acute attack of tonsilitis, followed by
blood poisoning, casued death.
Mr.. and Mrs Gouraud were known
for their lavish and unique entertain
ments. at which many celebrities had
been guests.
The latter was formerly Miss Aimee
Crocker. daughter of the late E. NJ.
Crocker Of San Francisco. She was
Mrs. Henry Gillig, widow of a former
commodore of the Larchmont club,
when Gouraud married her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
TILLMAN'S CONDITION
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Senator Now Believed to Have
Chance for Recovery

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The con-
tinued improvement in the condition
of Senator Ben E. Tillman OF South
Carolina has inspired renewed hope of
his ultimate recovery. In the opinion
of the physicians. chances are now in
his favor.
There was some abatement OF the
paralysis and today the senator re-
gained the use of his right arm and
leg to limited extent. The aphasia
has markedly improved and he is now
able to speak
The change for the better was said
to be most remarkable, and was at
tributed t, his temperate life and
strong physique
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WEDDING is A SURPRISE
TO FRIENDS OF COUPLE
[Speciol Di,potch 10 The CoIIl

SANTA ROSA. Feb. 21.-Miss Anna
Haynie, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
w. B. Haynie, and Homer b. Darlington.
the second son of c. n. Darlington, were
married today. The wedding comes as
a complete surprise to their many
friends. Mr. and Mrs. Darlington. after
a short honeymoon in the bay cities.
will return here to reside.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
DELAY ACTION AGAINST
WOMAN SALOON KEEPER
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

REDWOOD CITY, Feb 21.-The
charges brought against Maud T. Earl,
proprietor of the County Line saloon,
of allowing a cond denceman to conduct
games in her building at 6O40 Mission
street and of permitting NJ. NJ. Millett
TO advertise himself as proprietor of
the place, came before the supervisors
today, but no decisive action affecting
the license was taken.
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UNION PAC|FICS
MERGER GR|LLfD
BYTRUSTBUSTFR
Attorney Frank B. Kellogg Puts
Vice President of Hartman
System on Rack
Attacks Legality of Combines
Capitalization in Pointed
Cross Examination

NEW YORK. Feb 21.-Frank B. Kel-
logg took up today the cross examina-
tion of julius Kruttschnitt, vice pres
ident of the Union Pacific-Southern Pa
cific system, in the governments suit
to dissolve the merger of the two roads.
Kellogg asked among other things
about the list of commodities used by
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
Protests Against
Sending of Unsafe
War Vessels to Sea
Chief Engineer of Cruiser
Maryland Warns the
Navy Department

Admiral Sebree. who was in
comand of the fleet, denied at
the time that anything serious
was the matter with the ships.
These protests, it is said, have
been favorably indorsed by the
commanding officers of the two
cruisers and by the commander
in chief of the feet and forward
ed to Washington.
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Mclaughlin Has Opinion

The mayor nodded Then ODowd sat
down and Supervisor Mclaughlin arose.
There was something strange and crisp
regard him quizzically.
Il do not know that l am called upon
to make an apology" began Mclaughlin
| Surprise was sketched in the mayors
countenance. But Mclaughlin had taken
the fence at the first hurdle and away
he went.
II believe that the Spring Valley
plant is valuable piece of property -
he confined. There are valuable water
rights and water sites, and if the city
owned the works it would soon be sec
ond to none"
The gentle lamb was by this time in
full gallop, clear and free of the ad-
ministration range.
THE Calaveras dam, by the expendi-
ture of s3,o0o,0oo,' he resumed, could
be made to accommodate all the water
that could be dumped into it from the
Tuolumne system. So far as my saying
whether or not the mayor made a mis-
| take, 1 did not express myself, but
there is no question that the property
is very valuable
Mclaughlin was talking by the book
and he knew it. He proceeded to fol-
low up his advantage.
Never Over Property
Has your honor ever been over the
property?" he asked with irritating di-
rectness.
Well. I am familiar with it," an
swered the mayor.
Mclaughlin was relentless
But have you ever gone over the
system?' he persisted.
Il have knowledge of its main parts"
replied Mccarthy. Besides" he added.
''the platform of the union labor parry
on which you and I and others of these
gentlemen stood, pledged us to deal
with this matter.
But Mclaughlin was not to be
stopped. He was as fluent as one of
Bourn's cataracts.
THE Spring Valley water company
has lots of water running to waste he
explained, "but the mains are not large
enough or the pumps are not strong
enough to carry it. If the city owned
this plant it would have the beginning
of what, with the Hetch Hetchy, would
give us the best water system in the
world"
That seemed to be about all there
was to say on the matter, and the
rodeo was over. The ''strays" had not
been fully revealed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
JOHNNY HFRGFRT
TRAINS TO RUN
FOR CONGRESS
young Mitchell" Training to
Slip One Over for the Count
on Julius Kahn
Confident That Trusty Right
Will Bring Home the Com
gressiOnal Bacon"

Johnny Herget, sometime Young
MITCHELL premier exponent of the
gentle art of swat and incumbent boss
dispenser of the supervisors fight per-
mits, is preparing to slip Julius Kahn
a sleep producing left shift
Hergets lighting blood is up. Weight
figures not at all in the preparation of
the articles. Johnny is more than will
ing to go in at catch weights, winner
take all. Any old site for the mill
will do. Herget is out to give j. Kahn
most amiable of all California's gem
orally complaisant congressman. a
beating.
On the level. ]. Kahn, who has raised
his voice against no man in 10 these
many years, is to be forced into an
unseemly disturbance. His nemesis
admits that julius is shifty lad, but
insists that youth and condition will
bring home the bacon.
Nothing Personal
Herget's determination to put Kahn
down for the count is not actuated by
any mean spirit of personal revenge
There is nothing personal in it, Not
that Johnny has just naturally got
to beat Kahn to realize his ambition
to show congress some of the niftiest
infighting ever dished up for a lot of
overweight high brows.
Herget is a candidate for congress
from the fourth California district
Surest thing you know. His run for
supervisor convinced Young MITCHELL
that he could make ring condition
within two weeks after signing
articles. His experiences as a super
visor have convinced him and his back
ers that the statecraft stuff was writ
ten for him. Wherefore fare thee well.
Julius.
Herget's hackers declare that his
campaign win be made on a single is
sue. Herget viii give up his political
blood in defense of the theory that the
referee has no right to touch man
while he is able to work either hand.
Hot Tip Coldly Greeted
go to congress to engineer a national
fight trust and the erection of a me-
mortal arena on the white lot is de-
nounced as a vile canard inspired by
J. Kahn's press agent The same ori-
gin and motives are ascribed to the
report that Herget purposed to submit
a constitutional amendment prohibit
ing United States senator from hold
ing stock in more than one national
lied club.
The low down on Herget's candi-
dacy exhibits something more than
mere ambition. Local pride is respon-
sible for the beating promised poor
julius, not his failure to have the
tariff suspended on building materials
for San Francisco. Congressman
Herget is to be a constructive states
man, say his friends. He purposes to
pass a bill prohibiting the promotion
of boxing exhibitions at any point In
the United States and our insular. pos
sessions east of the Embarcadero,
north of Bakers beach; west of Char
lie Mitchells place on the beach or
south of an ina ginary line drawn in a
generally easterly and westerly direc-
ton through Tom Finn's office at the
county iaiI
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RABIES AGAIN BREAKS
OUT IN RIVERSIDE
State Health Board Receives
Report of New Cases
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 21.-More rabies
in Riverside is the report Secretary
Doctor Snow of the state health board
has received from the south. For the
last several weeks there has been no
report of rabies and it was thought
the scourge had been wiped out. A colt
and two dogs are now affiicted with
the disease.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
IRELAND HOLDS
THE WHIP HAND
OVER ENGLAND
Redmond Declares That the Ma
tiOnalists Will Not Support
Government Program
Sensation in Game of Politics at
the Opening of the New
Parliament
Conservatives May Aid Premier
Asquith in Putting Through
the Financial Budget

LONDON. Feb. 21.-The players in
the game of politics threw their cards
upon the table in the house Of commons
today. The government is without the
allies necessary TO carry legislation and
the prospect is that the country viii
be stirred up by another general cleo
ton within z few r,,nnths
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COUNTRIES ENTITLED
TO MINIMUM DUTIES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The presi-
dent today issued proclamations de-
claring that the following named coun-
tries are entitled to the minimum rate
of duties under the Payne-Aldrich act:
Abyssinia, Morocco. British Guiana
Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru. Chile, Greece,
Portuguese India, Macao Cape Verde
islands, Angola, Portuguese Guiana and
St Thomas and Prince islands.
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schnitt had testified prices had in
creased.
A Selected Increase
did you select for this list COM
modities upon which there had been
large Increases" asked kellogg.
No; L simply asked our purchasing
agents to make list of the principal
commodities showing the differences
in the prices paid" was the reply.
The witness said there We're very
few things which had not advanced in
price.
Kruttschnitt defended the decreased
speed. of certain freight trains on his
system.
"A very small per cent of the pub
lie is dissatisfied" he declared.
''The Union Pacific at times has
operated under handicaps compared
with which those of the Pennsylvania,
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Doubts Wizards Judgment

Mol1ler in the course of his testi-
mony questioned the Judgment of the
late E. H. Hartman as to the opera
ton of trains between Council Bluffs
and ogden.
IN 1901 said Mohler. I'VE moved
some cars more quickly than we do
now, but more of them more slowly
The service is. better now and more
uniform. and / believe is giving more
satisfaction We could run a 54 hour
Continued ON Page 2. Column q
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About Watered Stock

"watered stock" dividends and prop
erty valuation were other things re-
garding which Kruttschnitt was ques-
toned Asked if the increase of ap-
proximately 80 per cent in taxation on
the merged systems property in 10
years, which he had testified to, repre-
sented the increased value of the prop
erty, Kruttschnitt replied:
"I wouldn't say as to that offhand. I
would have to think it over before an
swering."
When Kruttschnitt quoted the inter
state commerce commission report on
dividend averages and showed that al
though his roads were paying 10 per
cent dividend now the average of the
Union Pacific for 10 year period was
4.62 and on the Southern Pacific 1.9 per
cent, Kellogg asked:
Would you undertake to say what
portion of the stock upon which rail-
roads pay dividends is watered stock
and what paid actual capital invest
ment?"
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Finances Will Be First

Premier Asquith announced that the
financial legislation will be put ahead
of the proposals TO curb the power Of
the house Of lords. John r. Redmond.
The Irish leader. declared fiatly that the
nationalists would not support that
program. The laborites are holding a
meeting TO decide their course. They
probably viii follow in the footsteps
or the Irish members.
The government may be able to adopt
the budget by the grace of the con-
servatives. who possibly viii vote for
II in order 10 avert financial chaos and
keep the wheels Of the empire turning.
The enactment of the budget viii. as
Redmond pointed out. leave the win
ming cards in the hands of the lords.
who then viii be free to reject the bill
for the reforming Of their house and
force another election.
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EGYPTIAN PREMIER DIEs-cairo. Egypt. Feb
21.--Boutres Pacha Chali. the Egyptian pre-
nlier and minister Of foreign affairs, who was
shot by student yesterday, died today.
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Policeman MOrtalIy Wounded

OuNCAIldu NlOA LdlIy WOuUucu
Policeman Fred Tyson. whose skull
was fractured in a riot. probably will
die
That a general strike of the labor
organizations of this city would be
called before the week was over. pos
at the carmen's headquarters at mid
night by John J. Murphy. president of
the central labor union.
Power has been placed by the CEN
trail labor union in the hands OF myself
and Secretary Charles Hope" he said,
ito call general strike. This will in
volve at least 100000 workingmen and
women in this city.
The police force was augmented to-
night by the swearing in for riot duty
of the State FencibIes. an independents
military organization of about zoo
members Plans are being discussed
tonight by the commanders of three
local regiments of the Pennsylvania.
guard to mobilize their troops at a
moments notice. The mayor is en-
powered to call upon those troops. Gov
ernor Stuart and Adjutant General
Stewart are here tonight. and If neces-
sary a call for outside troops can be
made any time.
POLICE ARE REINFORCED
The regular force of $500 police and
5000 specials was enlarged today by
swearing in Sc park guards and 500
city employees from other departments.
Five carloads of strike breakers
reached here late today. They were
loaded on trolley cars at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad station in West PhiIa-
delphia and taken to car barns in that
section. A large squad of mounted
police escorted the cars and prevented
a threateneded demons tratiOn by a
mob of several thousand. Trouble is
expected to follow the use of these
men on the cars tomorrow
Reports vary as to the number of
cars in service today. The company
claimed that 700 cars were in operation.
but the piekets watching the car barns
reported that only 124 cars were in
operation and that nine crews OF
strike breakers that left the ear barns
this morning had deserted. The cars
were withdrawn at s o'clock tonight,
the company stating that 1t did not de-
sire to endanger the lives of its loyal
employees.
RIOTING IN BUSINESS SECTION
Rioting in the very heart of the
business section of the city. the at
tar,1ta6 h,,rnipQ of an0fhor go -
many petty attacks by sympathizers led
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Is Good at Answers

Kruttschnitt answered that he rather
believed the interstate commerce COM
mission had disregarded watered stock
in preparing it's tabulation of dividend
averages He said he understood four
of the 10 per cent dividends were paid
on investments.
Don't you know" asked Kellogg,
that the property was mortgaged for
$1O0,0O0.0O0 for the purpose. of pur-
chasing other railroad properties and
that interest on this s100, 900. 900 was
paid out of operating expenditures and
charged before dividends?
II believe our reports will show the
facts, whatever they may be-" said
Kruttschnitt. There has been no Sc
crecy about anything that was done.''
A. L. Mohler. vice president and gem
eral manager of the Union Pacific, fol-
lowed as witness and described the
development of the Union Pacific during
4 n
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The OCCASION Momentous

The meeting Of parliament today was
2 momentous one. for the cabinets pol
icy was not revealed TO the country
until Premier Asquith took the floor
Redmond and his Irish eoIleag gues
controlled the course Of events.
His pronouncenrent that the Irish
members would not support the prime
minister was the sensation Of the day,
and it appears TO have settled the ad-
ministration's fate. II is reported that
. radicals have declared their inten-
tion Of supporting Redmond against the
governments course and that great
pressure is being brought to bear from
the radicals to induce Asquith TO re-
sign forthwith
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Tariff Reform Looms Up

Austen Chamberlain viii propose an
amendment to the kings speech in
favor of tariff reform and imperial
preference at the same time. deploring
the failure Of the ministers to recog-
nize in the speech the nature and
gravity Of the state Of trade and en-
ployment.
The kings speeches usually are pro-
sale. but one clause in his speech today
is regarded as most significant. Re
ferring 10 the proposed reform of the
house OF lords. the speech contained
the qualifying clause:
In the opinion Of my advisers"
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the merged system on which Krutt-
schnitt had testified prices had in
creased
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Kinp Not in Svmpathy

This is interpreted as meaning that
from such proposals.
Prince Henry of Prussia rode in the
royal procession and attended parlia-
ment He appeared in the uniform of a
British admiral and the crowd gave him
a reception less warm than visiting
members OF royal fmilies usually re-
-ef-e