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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
III. OF c.. DEBATERS
DEFEAT STANFORD MEN
Berkeley Students Opposed to
Granting Suffrage to Women
ISoeeial Dnpoton to The CALI

Special Drpdfcn 10 ne SduJ
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. April 10.
The University OF California debating
team tonight defeated the representa-
tives of Stanford before large audi
ence, the question being the granting
of suffrage to women in the United
States California opposed giving the
fair sex the right to vote.
Stanford was represented by three
seniors. p J. Badkin, ]. e. Shelton and
@. F. Mordan. while three under
class men, ]. ]. Miller. F. M. Shipper
and N. B. Drury, carried off the honors
for the state university.
President David Starr Jordan pre-
sided at the debate, which was held in
assembly hall. Many women present
applauded vigorously the utterances of
the Stanford team. but Shipper scored
heavily and presented what was judged
to be the most convincing address.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
EDITOR OF BYRON TIMES
ACCUSED OF LIBEL
Organizer for Prohibition Party
Makes the Allegation
[Seeciol Dispotch % ~ Cain

MARTINEZ. April 15.-H. T. Ham
mond, editor of the Byron Times, is
defendant here in trial for criminal
libel brought by j. L. Himrod. an or
ganizer for the prohibition party. The
case is being heard by Justice Hayden.
Eimrod arrived in Byron a month
ago, and Hammond attacked the or
ganizer, stating in his paper that the
man should be run out of the town.
Former Chief of Police Dishman of
Los Angeles was a witness today. He
told of Himrod's life in Los Angeles, as
it came under the scrutiny of the police
department.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
Recognized From Photo

Detective George M. Geiman and Po-
liceman Louis J. Becker meanwhile,
working on their own clew, had found
about to seize the murderer When
Pidgeon, innocent of the mans iden-
tity, picked him up on the Great High
way found revolver on him and
booked him for carrying a concealed
weapon he was as surely placing the
long sought murderer in jail, though
he was anticipating the fruition of the
detectives days of working. Geiman
and Becker were in Judge Shortall's 8
court by accident when Weller was ar
raigned on the charge of carrying a
concealed weapon, and they recognized
possession.
Mrs. Freeman and Weller met sew
eraI times in the postoff1ce, to which
Weller was sending postal cards to
the woman through general delivery,
but she denied yesterday that she
knew anything OF the murder. Tne
woman is the wife of a forme- United
states soldier, c. F. Freeman, who de-
serted in time of peace after record
of valor in the Philippines AMI was
later pardoned by the president yhrough
his wife's efforts When Freeman de-
serted here last fall the pair went to
Portland and there the soldier wss
caught and sent to Alcatraz. His wife
remained in Portland, and, being out
of funds, took up with Weller When
she secured her husbands release. she
came to San Francisco. Her desulto.y
correspondence with Weller, found in
his rooms in Portland, led the search
here and resulted in his capture.
Hated Mother in Law
Weller was living in this city at the
Central lodging house, Market and
sixth street, where he got tramp.
lanes McMath, to write letters to the
Post -Intelligencer. Seattle. and the
Oregonian, Portland, to the effect that
Weller had committed suicide, also a
letter to his wife to go ahead with her
divorce. McMath notified the police
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
COLONEL AST0R BALKS
AT PLANS FOR CHILDREN
4Divoroed Wife Returns to Lon-
don After Paris Meeting
rSe,cioI Dispoich TO The Cali

Special Dispatch TO ne OduI
LONDON, April 15.-Mrs. Ava Will
ing Astor has just returned from the
hotel Bristol in Paris. where she met
colonel John Jacob Astor. whom she
divorced. and their son, Vincent Astor.
formal family council was held
regarding Vincent Astor's visits to his
mother and in relation to certain finan-
cial arrangements.
Mrs. Astors friends have gained the
ionression that she did not carry all
her points. as Colonel Astor insisted
.t5at some Of his wishes should be
!. srried out.
Mrs. Astor's plan was to take her son
and daughter to Cannes, but it was ar
ranged finally that she and her children
should go to Waldorf, Astor's residence,
Cliveden. where they will remain until
Vincent Astor returns to New York.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
RREAKs MILE REcoRD

LOS ANGELES, April 15.-The Los
Angeles high school relay team yester-
day broke the worlds prepare tory
school record for a mile, covering the
distance in s:27 1-5.< I he former holder
of the record was the manual training
high school Of Brooklyn, at $3.50 l-5.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
Proceedings Are Rare

The proposed proceedings, while not
novel. are rare and radical The pur-
pose T. TO have the court order the
stock holders of the road to pay in
money until the finances Of the cor
poratfon are reha bilitated and the road
may be finished. The board OF exam
iners recently reported that the road
could be completed for s3,OO0,00O, and,
Furthermore. that il should be com
pIeted. The examiners We're A. W. Fos-
Ter. Virgil Bogue and Colonel Heuer.
The statement Of facts in the case,
which viii be filed with the Smith pc
tition next Monday. viii recite that
= ere was at the time the Ocean Shore
went into the hands Of the receiver,
the floating indebtedness was $1,000
600. Also. that Of the authorized bond
ed Indebtedness of s5.00O.O00, $5,102,6 500
had been issued and s1,Ss2. 800 had been
pledged, leaving in the treasury bonds
10 the par value Of s4.50O and % cents
in cash.
II will also be asserted that the en-
tire issue OF $4,000 shares OF capital
stock. Of the par value of 500 a share,
had been issued. but that no more than
Sz5 per share had been paid into the
capital stock It will be alleged that
the board Of directors have failed and
neglected to call in the unpaid capital
or further assess the stock holders to
pay the debts Of the company or COM
plete the construction Of its road"
VIII Show Authorities
The aims Of the proceedings to be
instituted by J. Howard Smith viii be
. described as follows in the petition:
First. TO provide funds TO pay the
cost Of litigation and the expenses Of
receivership.
~Second-To preserve intact the COW
enants Of the deed OF trust made ia
> the Mercantile trust company.
: 'Third-To save the property ot the
company from further loss, 70 restore
it's credit and facilitate the completion
Of the road"
Attached to the petition will be a
list of authorities. including the rul-
incs Of the late Chief Justice Fuller
Of the United states supreme court
rudge Ross of the circuit court Of this
district and other eminent jurists, to
show that under the laws Of California
court of eeuity can sep IN and cali
assessrce,ts on stock no ders in coy
.oorations wtich are in Tho bankruptcy
2lrt.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
Courts Will Be Asked to Inter-
vene in Affairs of Bank
rupt Railroad
j. Howard Smith of Berkeley
Will Enter Suit in the
Circuit Division
Will Submit Authorities to
Show That State Laws
' Allow Action

q TERN measures are about to be
INSTITUTED in the affairs of the
- ocean Shore railway company.
which. # successful. viii lead TO the
promoters and stock holders Of the
-ompany paying UP enough money to
0ut the road on its feet.
Proceedings viii he begun in the
Cnited States circuit court on Monday
next requesting the court to levy an
assessment upon the stockholders of
ne bankrupt Ocear shore railway COM
panv and to order Receiver Frederick
:. Stratton TO demand, sue for and
receive from present and former stock
holders Of the Ocean Shore railway
company sufficient moneys to pay the
iebts Of that corporation. J. Howard
smith Of the Hotel Carlton, Berkeley,
served notice on the receivers and in
tervenors that he win bring such ac-
ZION. Smith is a bond holder and in
terv enor in the bankruptcy proceed
rrs
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16

D. J. Murray, business agent of
butchers union No. 1, said yesterday
that there was a greater demand for
Saturday workers than there had been
for two months. There was a job
for every unemployed man.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
KING EDWARDS BROTHER
WILL VISIT CHICAGO
Reservations Made at Hotel for
Duke of Connaught

CHICAGO, April 15. - Reservations
were made at a Chicago hotel today
for the duke of Copnaught, brother of
King Edward VII, who expects 20 visit
Chicago in August.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16

The laundry drivers union reports
- the bali it recently gave in Golden
Gate Commandery hall for the bene-
Aft Of the Anti-Japanese laundry league
( has netted sIos but when ali out
standing tickets are accounted for the
amount probably will be increased to
$3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16

SLEEP WALKER INJURED-Dsvid Dsrvey. who
lives AT ITa3 Valencia street. fell Is feet from
his bedroom window early yesterday morning
yvhiIs. walking in his sleep He was removed
10 the central emergency hospital suffering
from severe cuts and bruises.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
AUSTRIA PAYS
ROYAL HONORS
TO ROOSEVELT
Home of Unyielding AristOcracy
Bows Before Representa-
tive of Democracy
Former President Is Cheered by
Throngs on His Arrival
in Vienna
By JOHN CALLAN O'LOUGHLIN

lSPectot Gable TO he Call
Copyright by the Tribune Co.. Chicago. 191o)
VIENNA, April 15.-Here in the most
aristocratic city of the most aristocratic
country in the world, Theodore Roose-
welt, d democratic representative of the
most democratic republic that ever ex-
listed, was received imperially by the
government and enthusiast by
the people.
The Sudan gave Roosevelt a well
come when he emerged from the jungle
that was barbarous in its setting of
barbaric splendor. Egypt threw off her
lethargy of ages to greet the distin
guished Am srican, and was aroused by
his daring attack upon the assassina
tion of her ruler Italy gave him a
royal and popular reception, the latter
especially at Porto Mauritzio, which
could not have been eclipsed by a town
of equal size anywhere in Am erica.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
MURDERER, TRACED BY
LETTERS, IS CAPTURED

The top picture believed Charles Weller panied
Tacoma The murder his mother lam. Bow portrait Of Mrs
Lote Freeman through phom he traced and also facsimile of
Wezlers handwriting.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
May Attempt Lynching

Chief Duley will send a special guard
to take the murderer north. 1t is
feared the citizens of Tacoma may at
tempt to lynch him.
The local detective department had
Weller so surrounded that he never
could have escaped, even had Police
man Pidgeon, riding his beat on the
Great Highway about o'clock yester-
day morning, not arrested the MUIR
derer as suspicious character. Detec-
tive Sergeants Tim Bailey and Farrell
had located the residence of Mrs. Alma
Lottie Freeman at 10031s Valencia
street and from her obtained postal
cards and letters that acquainted them
with the fact that Weller intended to
be at Dunn's saloon, Ills Market street
to meet Mrs. Freeman yesterday
D1orninC
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
Blow at Aristocracy

To say that Roosevelt's stay in Aus
tria is entirely pleasing to the aris-
tocracy probably would be untrue; not
that they do not admire and respect
him as one of the very great men of the
world, but because he typifies a tri-
umphant democracy, and because he
is a striking illustration to the people
of the power they have in themselves
The Austrian aristocracy is breaking
down. The people are shaking from
their limbs it's shackles. Their realiza-
ton of what Roosevelt is and of what
again today when thousands of people
collected before his hotel to see him
leave and re-enter, and when other
thousands lined the sidewalks along
the palace or the emperors hussars
parade ground, and by their respectful
removal of their hats, followed by the
explosive tHohoho," the national form
of approval, and the handclapping by
the women.
Baron Won HengelmulIer. Austrian
ambassador at Washington, as repre-
sentative in person of the sovereign
met Roosevelt at the railroad station,
as did American Ambassador r. C.
Kerens and his staff. Count Aerenthal
received him promptly after breakfast
which paved the way, according to Off
cial etiquette, to an audience with the
emperor
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
Paid Royal Honors

Here in Austria, the seat of the most
powerful aristocracy, the home of un-
yielding -etiquet, this democrat, who
last night mingled in train with fell
low Americans as man among men,
today had imperial honors paid him and
carried them off with the same equa-
nimity and the same characteristic
csmaraderie he displays at home. 1t
is hardly necessary to say that Roose-
Welt is not at all dazed at what is being
donei for him. AS a matter of fact, he
accepts it as his right, just as every
good American should. He has not
sought the audiences which are being
accorded him, as they have come to
him. ana this is a gratifying thing to
American pride, because he is looked
upon as a vigorous representative of a
vigorous and powerful republic of the
new world.
Roosevelt has said time and time
again that no matter how great man
might be. he would receive compare
lively slight recognition were not his
country strong. And he finds in the re-
ceptions that are being extended to him
less cause for personal qualification
dom of his policy for strong navy. of
which he has consistently been an ad-
! vocate
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
FATE COMBINES
in CAPTURE OF
BRUTAL SLAYER
Charles j. Weller, Who MUIR
dered Mother of Divorced
Wife, Is Caught
Arrested as Suspicious Cnarac.
ter and Recognized by
Police From Photo

a fateful combination of circum-
stances led to the Imprisonment here
yesterday of Charles ]. Weller, who
brutally murdered his divorced wife's
mother, Mrs. Henry Schulz, at Gig Har-
Dor, near Tacoma, April 4. Weller was
traced to this city through letters ad-
dressed to Mrs. Alma Lottie Freeman
with whom he lived in Portland, ap-
pretended through the vigilance OF
Edward Pidgeon, mounted patrolman
who arrested the murderer merely as q
suspicious character, and identified
while in the docket at the city prison
by detectives who had seen photo
graphs of the slayer sent here by
Chief of Police J. NJ. Duley of Tacoma
He was positively identified later by
Mrs Freeman in a dramatic scene in
the prison. The woman tainted wher
Weller denied he ever had seen her.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
Prisoner Breaks Down

Confronted with indisputable evil
dence. founded upon the murderer's
actions here since his arrival from
Portland by steamer April s. the pris-
oner later broke down, under a
grueling examination, and admitted
his identity. He still denied, however
that he murdered Mrs. Schulz. This
the Tacoma officials declare they can
prove, and Chief Duley telegraphed
congratulation to the local police last
night The authorities of Pierce coun-
ty, Washington, offered a reward OF
$500 a few days ago for Wezler's ar
rest.
Feeling in the north has run high
since the crime, for Weller, nursing a
sense of wrong against his former
| mother in law, whom he accused OF
having come between him and his wife
lured her to a lonely part of the forest
| near Gig Harbor by decoy letter tell
ing of the illness OF Mrs. f. Habe-
recht, another daughter. Weller con-
cealed himself along the road Mrs
Schulz had to take and shot her as she
| hastened to her daughters home. Then
| he beat her head to a pulp with a club
and dragged the body into the brush
where it was not found until April 8.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16
Power of Democracy

He is receiving precisely the same
honors as Kaiser Wilhelm or any other
powerful sovereign" remarked one
noble with some awe. 1t was a striking
evidence to him of the position democ-
racy has assumed in the world.
1t is natural that there should be
some slight friction in a country such
as this, but that which thus far has oc-
Cured seems almost too trivial to men
ton. For instance, some Americans
here believe the American ambassador
and not the Austrian ambassador.
Kerens dismissed this suggestion by
saying that Roosevelt long ago had
made arrangements for visiting Aus
tria and Hungary through Baron Hen
gelmuller and that some sensational
journals would like to stir up trouble
between Austria and the Huns by using
Roosevelt for this purpose. Roosevelt
is tactfully keeping out of all such
situations. His every step is carefully
considered before being taken in order
that he may not tread upon tender
toes of any one. At the same time
Roosevelt is proceeding on the theory
that the right thing is the right thing
to do, just as he did in Rome.
Mobiles Anxious to Please
Picturesque, the drill of the en-
peror's hussars today was more in
teresting as showing the anxiety of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-16

FORMER convict Tracked
This was followed by the elimination
of former convict, who answered the
description of Redfern and excited the
interest of Detective Sergeant Nc
Grayan and Detective Robert Wren for
several hours.
The police received kilograms from
Sissons. Salinas and Monterey TO the
effect that young man answering Red
ferns description had been seen in those
places.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07
RICKAROItHAD
IT CINCHED

two days before Uncle Tom Nc
Carey and the others put in their
bids. said Richard today, grinning
broadly. There were no other bids
considered The other promoters
were double crossed; they didn't
have look in. | signed both John
son and Jeffries TO fight for me, ]
dealt with Johnson personally and
with Berger for Jeffries. Each
fighter thought the other was being
double crossed First ! gave JEFF
fries a bonus Of $4,000, and he
thought Johnson was getting the
worst Of the deal Then l gave the
same amount to Jack"
Richard secuted the idea that
J4nny Coffroth was in for one cent
Ct the profits Gleason, he said, was
in on the deal with him only be
cause Berger and Jeffres insisted
Before he could sign the fighters,
Riclard said he had to put up
So 600 With the stakeholder, who
was then agreed upon. He also lent
Johnson 10000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07
z. M. G. A. CHARGES NO
FLE FOR A JOB NOW

Since the local Y. II. G. A a5ol-
ished the ice pr. yiously charged by
the employment bureau of the insti-
tuition for securing men positions.
and made the accommodation free
to members, move than 175 Sen
have joined the association, paying
a whole or part of the annual fee.
This innovation was made May I
and the officers of the association
naturally are proud of their two
months record. 1t has been felt for
some time that the eXaction Of a fee
was misunderstood by the general
public and the change accordingly
was decided upon. The employment
bureau is primarily for the service
of association members. but no
down and outer has ever been
turned away while seeking job.
nor will he be in the future, AYERS
the employment secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07

A. Planske and R. L. Ratchford,
dairymen living near Greenacres,
were fined 500 and costs yesterday
by Justice Stocker for diluting their
milk. The dairymen paid the fine,
rather than fight the case, claiming
that they had no money to hire
lawyers with. They denied their
guilt.
These two men are victims of the
Spokane milk combine. They feed
their cows, milk them and care for
the barns for consideration of 13
cents per gallon, or 3A cents per
quart. The milk is shipped to Spo-
kane for two cents per gallon and
retailed here to the trade then at 10
cents per or a gross profit of nearly
100 per cent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07
(By United Press Leased Wire)

SAN FRANCISCO, July TEX
Richard, the man behind the late
unpleasantness at Reno, reached
San Francisco today and opened up
on the inside workings of the JEFF
fries-JohnsOn fight deal in a way
that will teach Richards and Glea-
sons opposing bidders for the big
scrap some new things about the
game.
According to Richard the open
ing Of the bids in New York was a
mere formality. Two days before
thc fighters. their managers and
mcneyed gentlemen who had am
hition to stage the fight, gathered
i'm New York TO outbid each other
E.cEerJ and Gleason had the matter
cinched and signed contracts in
their inner pockets. # their rivals
had put up a million they could not
have handled the battle Of the cen
tuyy"
y had both fighters signed I'D
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07

The city and state dairy authori-
ties are very insistent that the little
fellows obey the law and in case of
a violation they are visited with its
heaviest penalties.
Yet big dairy concerns sell i'm
pure milk to the babies or the one
that skins a portion of the cream
from the milk received from the
farmer and sells the rest as
strictly fresh" or that freezes the
milk and places it in cold storage in
the season of plenty and thaws it
ont and retails it in the season of
scarcity-such offenders are too big
to be reached by the law.
If the truth were known, it might
possibly be found that the state
milk inspection bureau, like the one
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07
HOUND LITTLE MILK MEN;
BIG OFFENDERS GO FREE

maintained by the city, is run by
the large dairy interests of the
state, who want the producers and
the retailers made to live up to the
law, while the wealthy middleman---
the milk combine--is permitted to
gobble nearyl all of the profits.
The commercial side of the milk
question in Spokane will not bear
investigation. The city has a milk
combine. the mission of which is to
gouge the public for every cent the
traffic will bear and hammer down
the producer to the verge of starv-
alton. And not an official voice is
raised in protest, because, in most
cases, The milk trust either owns or
controls the voices
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07
Dance on Liberty Pier

The dances in the pier pavilion
at beautiful Liberty lake afford a
delightfully."- refreshing way of
spending the warm summer even
ings. combining the cool trolley
ride, boating. bathing and dancing.
Special evening rate soc MONDAY
exceptedl on SIS, $50 or 1882
trains.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07
WANT DAMAGES FOR INJURIES

Otto Kirk and Grace Wass of
1904 Gardiner avenue want dam
ages totaling $1400 from the city for
injuries rVceiced a month ago in a
fall from a buggy while driving
along Monroe street. A defective
asphalt pavement is alleged as the
cause of the accident and for per-
sonal injuries sustained Grace Wass
wants $3.50, while Kirk asks $3.50
for damage done to the horse and
buggy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07
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ODDS AND ENDS

door, he started in search of burn
ing persons to save. He was pass
ing through a field where a huge
wild bull was, and addressing him
self to nature, was saying, Now,
show EN- to me-" But, all
CThe Enid
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07

lRv United Press Leased Wi-o.j
BOSTON. July 7.--6g unanimous
vote Mrs. ella FIacg Young. super
Jaten5ent OF eono5Is In Chicago. Yves
elected president eli the National
Etuc =tr-na' association To-Day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07


'iiICAGO-Cold storage men are
planning another great corner ON
eAs for next winter. Ihey nave
bought up about 45'ooo,ooo eggs
per dozen. Allowing two cents moro
for cold storage, insurance. etc,
they VIII make 100000 on the eggs
if they sell them for As cents per
"The v7Iedictorian was 2 very
fluent sneaker
.nVhat was his address sbout?"
die didn't saw"
Two marriage licenses were is
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07

NEW YORN.-Pete Smith drank
II tigers OF whiskey in succession
yesterday, and won bet Of ST..
Then he became unconscious and
died.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07

"The valedctorian was q very
fluent speaker"
"What was his address about?"
"lie didn't say"