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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
SHAFROTH WILL CLUB
HIS PROGRAM THROUGH
Colorado Governor to Fight for
Progressive Bills

DENVER, Colo, July 3-"Governor
Hughes called his special session with
out timing it SO that he would receive
aid from county conventions. i am not
going to make the same mistake,
Governor John F. Shafroth, return
ing tonight from an extended trip east,
announced that the call for special
session of the legislature to consider
various pledges in the last democratic
state platform will issue within 10
days and that the date of the session
will be on or before August 9. This
Will bring 1t into life while practically
all of the democratic county conyen-
tions are in session, and 1t is the gov
ernors program to use their expected
Endorsement of his action as a club to
compel favorable action on his pro-
gram Furthermore, the state conven-
tion does not assemble until September
and the governor holds this also to
be in his favor. inasmuch as he plans
to have the county conventions intimate
TO delegates that they need not expect
denomination unless the governors
measures go through.
The initiative and referendum, the
recall. the direct primaries, a bank
guarantee law. the "headless" ballot
and a railroad commission bill are
among the subjects to be considered in
the extra session.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
regarding her schooI work.-.
Governor to Investigate

SACRAMENTO, July 3.-Unless DR..
C. c. Van Liew, president of the Chico
state normal school, hands in his resig-
nation by Tuesday it is said at the
capitol that Governor Gillett will issue
a call for a meeting of the trustees
of the school and thorough investiga-
ton will be made not only of the state
ment of Miss Ada Clark, former stu
dent, that Doctor Van Lew attempted
to embrace her, but also of charges
which have been made before privately
by other girl students
1t is whispered at the capitol that
Governor Gillett believes the story told
by Miss Clark and that it is up to
Doctor Van LEW to prove his inno-
cence.
Three members of the board of trus-
tees of the normal school are friendly
to Doctor Van Liew and have interceded
in his behalf, but it is whispered at the
capitol that Gillett has told them that
Doctor Van LEW must either establish
his innocence or resign and that no no.
litical influence will save him.
Action in the case is expected Tues
day.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
BABE KILLED and
PARENTS INJURED
Berkeley Party Hurled Over
Embankment When Wheel
of Auto Breaks
[ Special Dispoteh 10 The Call

BYRON. July 3.-Attorney Charles
Stacey of s11s Eaton street. Berkeley.
his. WIFE, and chauffeur, A. Claremont.
are all at the Livermore sanatorium.
the victims of disastrous automobile
accident on the Livermore road at
Mountain house, while the infant son
of the attorney. crushed under the fam
ing form of it's mother is dead
+ The disaster was caused by. broken
rear wheel. which pitched the auto
mobile over the embankment and
hurled the occupants out Stacey sus-
tanned a compound fracture of the left
leg and Mrs. Stacey a broken wrist.
numerous contusions of the face and
body and probable internal injuries.
She is in a precarious condition Clare
mont. the chauffeur. received numer-
Gus cuts and bruises of the face and
head, while the baby did not regain
consciousness after the fall
The accident happened near the biz
Finn ranch at o'clock Saturday night.
and the victims were picked up from
the hillside and removed to the Finn
farmhouse. while physicians were
summoned from Livermore. Doctors
Starr. Goodall and Taylor responded
and in a short time had Mrs. Stacey
and her husband resting easily The
injured woman did not recover con-
seriousness for several hours. and the
extent of her injuries is not yet known
The machine was badly twisted in the
fall from the road. having plunged
some so feet over the embankment
Stacey was at the wheel and Clare
mont declares that the car was not
running fast.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
SKIPPER'S Wife
HANDLES WHEEL
Mrs. Emma Peterson Sails
Schooner Transit Into
Port and Dock


To the regular duties of helpmeet
and mother Mrs. Emma Peterson. wife
of Captain r. Peterson, skipper of the
four masted schooner Transit, added
those Of first mate yesterday. for, find
aside her womanly duties took her
trick at the wheel and brougat-the boat
from Point Oregon. docking II safelx rt
sAe sIszniasa sssszaz ssss -
This is no new thing for Mrs. Pet
tersen At sea. she repeatedly was
turned to1in times ipf emergency and
helped her husband in the capacity of
able seaman. She has made voyages
with her husband when each shared
watch, and watch, and on each socca-
sion she has handled the schooner with
the skill of an old salt
The situation, while unique on the
bay, is a common one with Mrs. Pet
terson, for at sea she has repeatedly
turned in at times of emergency and
helped her husband. Voyages there
have been when she and her husband
shared watch and watch, and on each
occasion she has handled the schooner
with all the skill of an old time salt.
1T is a part of a life at sea- she
said. Some things which seem strange
and unique to landsmen are accepted
in the most matter of fact way on
board ship
Captain Peterson, who is the man
ager and controlling owner of the
schooner, has with him on all his voy-
ages mis- wife and two children, and
among Mrs. Petterson's duties is that
of teaching her little girls School
hours are maintained with the regu-
larity and exactness of any established
institution on shore.
Il was married to Captain Peterson
10 years ago." said Mrs. Peterson,
and among the first problems which
confronted US was whether we should
be separated while he went to sea. We
decided to be together, and 1 have ac-
companied him on all of his trips. Most
of our married life has been spent on
the Pacific ocean and the south seas,
sailing between San Francisco, Homo
lulu, the south sea islands and Austria
liza. san Francisco is. the home port
We have been taking on a general car
go at Point Oregon, and will leave for
Honolulu in week"
TIE elder girl, Irmgard, was born
at sea. She and her sister Elvira sell
dom go ashore. and even when the yes
sci is in dock prefer to play about on
board. Both are rosy with health.
When she became a bride Mrs. Pet
terson became a sailor. BY degrees
she was able to take entire command
of the vessel. From that time she
has been looked upon as stay in time
of trouble. When any of the crew was
disabled she stepped into the vacant
place. The south. seas she knows like
book, and in the. 10 years of her life
at sea has had a fun share of typhoons
and gales.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
TELEPHONE COMPANY IN
HANDS OF RECEIVER
Court Acts Upon Discovery of
SI0,OOO,OOO Stock Transfer

WHEELING, W. Va, July 3.-W. c.
Hanlon and ]. c. Ewing were today ap-
pointed receivers for the National tele-
phone company by Judge A. G. Dayton
of Phillippi, upon action taken by An
drew J. Howard OF Indiana. stock
holder. 1t is alleged that the Conti-
mental telephone company procured
$4,000, 600 in stock of the National
without consideration, that the officers
of the National are to be turned out.
and its business conducted along lines
other than those formerly pursued.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
PASTORS ANNIVERSARY
Wife and Daughter Accompany
Him at Church Services

BEVERLY, Mass, July 3.-President
Taft attended services at Grace Epis-
copal church in Salem today. where
the fortieth anniversary of the pastor
ate of the Rev. J. P. Franks was cele-
brated.
Mrs Taft, Miss Helen Taft and Cap
tain Butt accompanied the president.
The presidential yacht Mayfiower
arrived at Beverly today and viii re-
main throughout the summer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
Especial Dispatch to The Call

~ EMO, July 3-Again The Call
X beat its crestfallen contempo-
\ - raries into Reno, reaching here
this afternoon by a special train at
los o'clock This is the shortest
time made yet in any of the dashes
from the seaboard to the sagebrush
hills.
From the time when the nerve CEN
ter of fight excitement was shifted
from the coast to Reno The Call has,
whenever the occasion demanded,
been the first on the scene. The Sc
ries of the races in which these vic
tories have been won were unusual
examples of what mans ingenuity can
do in this practical age. By its en-
terpriSe in choosing new means for
shortening time and setting distance
at naught The Call forced a pace
which eliminated in today's achieve
ment and left the Examiner groggy.
Hours Ahead of Time
In the beginning the San Francisco
papers were in Reno streets the even
ing of the day on which they fell from
the presses; but today they came
shortly after noon.
These efforts began with rushing
papers from the train to the places
where the crowd was waiting for
them Afterward automobiles and
electric cars were pressed into service,
and finally, in hair raising auto trip
on Friday straight from The Call
building at Third and Market streets
to the Hotel Golden in Reno, The
Call broke all records along the
stretch between the cities.
In an attempt at imitation both con-
temporaries had fast machines ready
today, and in the meantime, anticipat-
ing just such a move, The Call had
gone one step further. Knowing that
the zeal crowd would be IN Reno,
The Call stood ready to serve that
multitude as well as money and ma
chinery and faithful men could serve
1t. The papers were borne at once
from the press to a special train, and
as soon as they were on board the
train was off.
The Calls Victory
At los o'clock the train pulled into
the Reno station Less than two
minutes later the pewsboys were cali
ing out The Call with all the news.
The Examiner had nothing to show
but a Sunday supplement made up of
stale stuff weeks old And shortly
after the Chronicle came out with its
early sporting edition Save for The
Call there was no San Francisco news
paper to be had
Following the example The Call had
set the day before. the Examiner and
Chronicle had autos carrying a few
copies of each over the mountain road.
By the time these had arrived the
crowd had been satisfied. The real
news had been read.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
BIG INDEPENDENCE DAY
CARNIVAL IS OPENED
San Rafael GayIy Decorated for
Celebration
ISpeoioI Dispatch to The C0lIl

SPECIAL Dispatch TO he CGu
- SAN RAFAEL, July S.-with streets
bright in bunting, flags, stresmers and
thousands Of electric lights San Rafael
opened her Independence day carnival
tonight Two brass bands drew several
thousand people to the court house
plaza and the music continued through
the evening
But tomorrow win be the big day.
The celebration viii start with a grand
parade in the morning.
There viii be the usual literary exer-
cises and patriotic exercises with
sports. fire department tournament,
races and creased pole climbing.
At night there viii be the water car
nivsl on the canal, fireworks and a
grand mask ball.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
flint MAY RUN IF
MACHINE RULES.
Walter Parker, Southern Pa
cific's Sub Boss, Appears
Again. in Washington
BY IRA z. BENNETT
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON, July 3.--Walter Par
ker, the inscrutable sub boss of the
Southern Pacific machine, is in wash
ington, and reports are flying that Sem
ator Flint is to run again after ALL The
action of the machine state central COM
mittee in declaring that the declara-
tions of the primary are not to be bind
ing upon the legislature in the election
of senator is taken to mean that the
chief obstacle to Flint's candidacy has
been. removed. He said that he could
not afford to make two campaigns, one
before the primary and another before
the legislature.
Trips Relate to Flint
Now that the obliging machine has
fixed it up Flint may find it possible
to accept election from the legislature.
Parker will not talk, neither will
Flint. Parker has appeared here sew
eral times during the last six months,
and every time it has developed that
his trip was in connection with the
senatorship. He has no other business
in Washington.
Senator Flint's family is not con-
tented in Washington, and doubtless he
personally prefers to live in Los An
geles, but what can he do if he is
showed back into the senate?
Somebody Must Serve
Somebody must be senator, and Flint
is recognized by the machine as bet
ter man than anybody else that has
been mentioned.
The Californians here firmly believe
that Parker is now at work convincing
Flint that the program is fixed. All that
Flint needs to do is to sit tight and say
nothing. His statements heretofore
have been disconcerting to the machine
and his silence after Parker,s present
visit would be significant.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
CONVICTS TO CELEBRATE
FOURTH WITH SHOW
Prisoners Will Supply Talent
for Entertainment
Special Dispateh to The Calll

SAN QUENTIN, July 3.-The fourth
of July will be celebrated with a vau-
deville and minstrel show, TO be given
at the prison theater tomorrow night
by convict talent Among the 1900
men confined within the walls of San
Quentin are number of professional
actors of more or less fame. and every
act that belongs to the stage, from
scene painting to grand opera, has an
exponent in the cosmopolitan popula-
ton OF the penitentiary.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
BUILDING NAMED FOR
ROOSEVELT IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, July s.--Edificio
Roosevelt" is the name that has lust
been given to large office building in
the business district. The owner. a
Mexican, is an admirer of the former
president.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
CHURCHMEN Want
VAN LEV OUSTED
Chico Methodists Indorse Min
ister's Attack and Demand Re-
movaI of Normal Principal
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

CHICO. July 3.-The official board OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
has adopted a resolution expressing
confidence in Rev. c. Todd Clark and
demanding the removal of DIR. Van
Lew as president of the Chico normal
school Clark is a brother of Miss Ada
sttenlptsi T. enahr;sce. her while SO
was consulting with him in his office
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
Colonel BiddIe Heads Board


The board Of engineers appointed by
the president today to examine and re-
port upon reclamation projects, which
it is proposed TO complete or extend
with funds provided by the act author
.izing the issuance of $4,000. 600 in GER
tifcates OF Indebtedness, is headed by
Lieutenant Colonel John Biddle, who
was until recently the engineer COM
missioner Of the district Of Columbia
and who is now on duty at San Fran
cisco.
The other four members Of the board
are Lieutenant Colonel William c.
Langhtt and Major William w. Harts,
Charles ". Kutz and Harr. Burgess, all
Of the engineer corps of the army.
colonel Langftt is the commandant of
the engineers school at Washington.
President Controls Fund
IN the expenditure Of the fund, the
president is made the final arbiter. He
must approve each project before any
Of the money can be expended. The act
provides that mo one part of this ap-
preparation shall be expended upon any
existing project until it shall have been
examined and reported upon by a board
Of engineer officers Of the army desig-
mated by the president OF the United
Ztstes and until it shall be approved
~ the president as feasible and prac-
ticsble and worthy Of such expenditure.
nor shall any portion of this appropria-
tion be expended on any new project"
General William L. Marshall who
yesterday was appointed consulting en-
gineer OF the reclamation service, has
been requested by the president to lend
such aid to the board of engineers as
is compatible with his new duties.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
TAFT ADOPTS
new POLICY TO
CONSERVE Land
President Withdraws S,495,73I
Acres for Power Sites, PhOS-
phate and Petroleum
Board of Army Engineers Ap-
pointed TO Pass on Reclama=
tiOn Projects

~ EYERLI. Mass, July 3.-PreSident
X Taft today took fhe first step in
- his own conservation policy by
signing orders for withdrawal cover
ing s,495,7sI acres of power site, Phos-
phafe and petroleum lands.
The president also appointed the en-
Eineer officers Of the army who will
constitute a board to pass on the recla-
nation projects TO be completed under
the recent appropriation OF S20.OOO.ooo.
II is limited that there are other i'm
portsnt announcements TO come with
regard 10 the conservation policy of the
administration The president has sum-
moned Secretary BaIIinger for a con-
ference Tuesday
RooseveIf's Lead Followed
The withdrawal orders signed by the
president today are the first specifically
authorized by the new law. Roosevelt.
a s president, inaugurated the policy of
Withdrawing public lands and the gen.
ersl theory of the right of the executive
10 60 anything in the interests OF The
public domain not prohibited by law.
President Taft has acted in the same
way.
Taft also signed orders of withdrawal
today covering public lands and lands
in national forests in Alaska in which
workable coal is known to occur, thus
rstifying and continuing in full effect
The withdrawal made by Roosevelt No
vember L, 1906.
The water power sites Withdrawn by
Taft cover a total OF 1.4l5.z99 acres.
The phosphate lands withdrawn total
2.5sLII5 acres and the petroleum lands
z.4tz.I1s acres.
Extent of Withdrawals
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
WOMAN Dying
AS RESULT Of
JEALOUS RAGE
Former Husband Shoots May
Sweers When She Refuses
to Return to Him
Would Be Slayer Sends Bullet
Through Cheek in Effort
to End Life
In jealous rage because his beautiful

In a jealous rage because his beautiful
1 wife. who had resumed her maiden
name of Miss May Sweers, refused
to wave the divorce decree obtained a
few weeks ago. Archie Gregoff, an up
holsterer and OF good family of Jack
son, Mich, fired two bullets into her
body yesterday afternoon, probably
fatally wounding her, and tried to com
nit suicide by shooting himself in the
head. The shooting occurred in the
Hotel Rey, SIT BUSH areet
Gregoff is not seriously wounded, the
bullet entering the mouth and coming
out by the ear. Miss Sweers is in a pre-
carious condition at the Lane hospital
and late last night made dying state
ment before Bond and Warrant Clerk
C. III. McConanghy. She was struck in
the arm, shoulder and back, one of the
bullets lodging in her stomach.
The story of a blighted romance
marked by an elopement across the
greater part of the continent year
and half ago, followed by marriage.
extreme cruelty, separation, divorce,
threats against her life and finally the
tragedy formed the pitiful, disjointed
tale told by the dying girl.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
Achievement Marks New Epoch
in Newspaper Progressive
ness on the Coast
FIGHT CROWD READS THE y
NEWS HOUR AFTER NOON
THIS PAPER
LEADS OTHERS

Especial Dispatch to The Call
RENO. JULY 3.-The table
herewith shOws hon The Call
has beaten its contemporaries
nearly every day into Reno since
June 3. When the Examiner
reached Reno today the public
already had read the Dorlds
mems IN The Call. but neDspd-
permen who did look at the Ex-
anliner only laughed when they
read its floundering story of hap
ing been the first here on Satur-
day morning. FolloDing is the
actual record:
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
Gregoff MadIy Jealous

Oregon was infatuated with his for
mer wife and became crazed by the
belief that she was receiving atten-
tions from Henry Pagan, the wealthy
owner of the Cosmos restaurant in
Market street near Kearny To Miss
Eureka Sweers, the younger sister of
Miss Sweers. Gregoff often declared his
jealousy of Pagan.
Pagan yesterday denied that the re-
1ations between him and Miss Sweers
were other than of a business nature.
Miss Sweers was recently put in charge
of the Hotel Rey by Pagan, who owns
.the hotel &van said that several
1sa9ns5ns is-z s-sveers applied TO
him for position in his restaurant
saying that an estrangement had forced
her from her husband. He gave her a
position as cashier and later put her
in charge of the hotel, where he lived.
Judge Van Nostrand granted the di-
vorce to the wife of Gregoff Since
that time Gregoff has repeatedly ere
ated scenes in the house because Miss
Sweers would no longer receive him.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
Shot in Back

She fell across the threshold of ar
adjoining room, and as she attempted
to rise the second shot was fired into
her back, the ball entering upward into
her stomach.
Gregoff put the muzzle of the pistol
in his mouth and fired. He fell un-
conscious.
Policeman J. B. Hurd entered the
room a few minutes after the shoot
ing Man and woman were taken tc
the emergency hosuital and later re-
moved to Lanes hospital
In her dying statement Miss Sweers
charges that Gregoff often threatened
her life. The statement was dictated
in the afternoon, but she would no,
sign it then, saying she would re-
cover. Late last night her condition
became so bad that she consented to
sign the declaration. She is "a and
Gregoff is % years old.
Members of her family live in Grand
Rapids, Mich, and were yesterday no.
tified by telegraph.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04

Petroleum land acreage Withdrawals
covered the following;
Arizona-3I4.720.
CaIifOrufa-2.4s2,75O-
CoIorado-S7 .474.
LOuisiaBa-S14,720.
New Mexicc-4I9,9OI.
OrcEon--74,S49.
Utah--5SI .564.
ENyomfnE-255.46I
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
Life Threatened


necessary to force him to leave the
place. and once Miss Sweers was warned
that Gregoff was lurking behind door
in the dark hallway muttering threats
against her life. This was week ago,
and since that time Miss Sweers has
been afraid to leave the hotel
Yesterday Gregoff paid Miss Sweers a
call, during which he chatted socially
and sought to effect a reunion He
spoke of his plans of returning to his
home in Jackson City. Shortly after IL
o'clock he left
AT 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon he re-
turned. Miss Eureka Sweers was in the
room with her sister when he entered.
After conversing calmly for some time
he asked Miss Eureka Sweers to get
him some stationery to write letter.
She had left the room but a minute
when the three shots. fired in rapid
succession, sent her screaming for help.
Gregoff had planted himself at the
door and, confronting his former wife.
demanded if it were true that Pagan
had placed her in charge of the house.
When she said it was. he asked her
if she would go with him to Michigan
and '1et bygones be bygones."
The woman told him she would not.
without any warning Gregoff drew a
revolver.
AS he fired Miss Sweers threw up
her hands and turned to flee. One
bullet grazed her hand and plowed
through her arm and shoulder, embed
ding itself in the wall
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
Extent of Withdrawals

The areas involved in the power sites
Withdrawn are as follows
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04
THE WEATHER

YESTERDAY Cloudy; nest mind; maxi
mum temperature. So: minimum. SO.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-ClOudp N the
= morning. clearing during the day. moderate
nest pi7d
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-04

~ EMO, July 3.-Again The Call
X beat its crestfallen contempo-
4 - raries into Reno, reaching here
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-09
HAMPTON LOSES
TO C0LLEC|ANs
Visitors Suffer From Stage
Fright and Locals Score Six
Runs in First Inning.

The Collegians walloped Hampton
Wednesday at Broad Street Park, win
ming by the score of 10 to 5. The
visitors had a bad case of stage fright
in the first inning. and before they
settled down the Collegians had sent
six runs over the pan. Curtis started
the trouble for the visitors when he
missed two easy chances in right field
after one man was out. After that
followed succession of errors, which.
coupled with one lone hit. netted six
runs for the local organization.
After the first inning the visitors
settled down and the Collegians did
not have look-in at the scoring
again until the eighth. In the mean
time Hampton began to hit Fitz-
patrick, and for a while 1t looked
like they would overcome the big lead
and win out. Several times they had
chances to score several additional
runs, but the needed hit was not
forthcoming. On two occasions they
had men left on second and third.
In the eighth the Collegians solved
Jackson's delivery, and several hits
resulted, four more runs scoring.
Jackson started the trouble by pass
ing man after one was out, and
several hits In succession did the rest.
Jackson was in good form through
out, except in the eighth. and kept
the Collegians guessing. He was a
tritie wild, however. The score;