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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
SAN FRANCISCANS AID
THE HUNGRY PERSIANS
Mrs. Helen s. GoodalI and Her
Daughter Contribute
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
WASHINGTON, March 19.-By checks
received today through Mrs. Helen
S. Goodan and her daughter, Mrs
Goodall Cooper of San Francisco
the Persian-American Educational soci,
ETY. has more than half completed the
fund which it is raising for the relief
of % famine stricken towns in the
Hamadan district in Persia
Mrs. Goodall sent $3.50 and Mrs.
Cooper $3.50.
The society has more relief funds
promised and within q week the treas
urer. Mira Ahmad Sohrab, will for
ward at least $1,000 to Dr. Susan Moody,
formerly of Chicago. a physician. who
is now practicing medicine in Teheran,
Persia.
The money will be disbursed by a
committee of three women, of which
Doctor Moody is chairman. The three
are Miss Lillian Kappes. formerly of
Hoboken. n. J.. teacher in one of the
schools in Teheran. and Doctor Clock,
formerly of New York, another physi-
clan.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
new YORK MATRON
DEMANDS DIVORCE
Edward r. Thomas Accused of
Misconduct After Separation
From Beautiful Spouse


Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI
NEW YORK. March 1e-Mrs Linda
Lee Thomas, the beautiful wife of Ed
ward Russell Thomas. former multi
millionaire, ba.ker, turfman, automo-
bileEdaredevil and newspaper publish
er, filed today in the supreme court suit
for absolute divorce.
The 'other woman named by Mrs.
Thomas is Theodore Girard of Paris
and New York, the creator of one ver-
sion of the vampire dance. once the
rage of Paris and st. Petersburg and
one of the prettiest and youngest beau
ties on the musical comedy stage. She
is the wife of Joseph Raymond and
former fiancee of George Brownson
Howard. the playwright
For two years, since Thomas chose
Paris for his home and his wife made
her residence in New York, the mem
bers of New York and Newport society
sojourning in the French capital have
gossiped about the possibility of a per-
manent separation between the former
hoy banker and his accomplished
wife
The complaint that Mrs. Thomas had
recorded explains that she was married
June %. 1901, and separated from her
husband in March 1910 At that time
he decided to remain in Paris and she
returned to New York for one week in
May, 1911. and on the day he returned
to London he told her he intended to
reside permanently in Paris.
The charge involving Thomas and
Teddy" Girard. as the diminutive
actress is popularity known, mentions
London as the scene of the alleged
misconduct. From May until septem-
Der. 1910, Mrs. Thomas says. her hus-
band was extremely friendly with Miss
Girard and divers other women
A year ago, almost to day. Miss
Girard came to New York from Paris
and said: I'm here seeking a d.
vorce.'' Nothing has been heard about
her divorce since that time.
Linda Lee, as Thomas wife was
known before her marriage. was the
belle of the Blue Grass state. Rich
only in beauty and grace, she became
queen of millions in marrying Thomas.
son Of General Samuel Thomas. At
the wedding. her father in law gave
her 100000 band Of diamonds and her
husband presented her $4,000 dia-
mond pendant
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
CAPTIVE ALLEN
SEES A VISION
OF grim DEATH
Mountaineer Solemnly Swears
He Shot in SeIf=Defense,
but Expects to Die
Clansman Gallops Into Hillsville,
Creating Furore; None
Captured
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

ROANOKE. Va. March 1s.--Floyd
Allen. whose sentence to one years
imprisonment led to the tragedy in the
courtroom at Hillsville last Thursday.
gave exclusively to The Call the first
statement he has made for publication
since the shooting of the Judge. sheriff,
prosecutor and others
The outlaws statement follows:
My son never fred a single shot.
We both expect to be electrocuted. Our
murder is as certain as tha the sun will
rise tomorrow. But it will be plain
murder if they put Vic in the chair.
Why. sure, / fred But, before God. /
give you my solemn oath 1 did not start
the firing. 1 did not know when Judge
Massie pronounced sentence that there
would be any shooting. 1t came unex-
pectedly to me. That there was a con-
spiracy is damned lie:
of course, when everybody else
started shooting. I got my pistol and
Joined in the fray Why shouldn't I?
It was in self defense. When our people
went in the court room they intended
to kill nobody, and I. at heart. was
ready to go to jail.
II am not afraid of death. and that
is what is looking us in the face. We
all will be tried in Carroll county, if
have any say about it, and we Aliens
we are fghting-will show them how
an Allen can go to his death; but Vie,
want you to help save him. The boy
never drew his gun; maybe he ought
to have done SO, but he didn't"
Floyd Allen is comparatively an old
man, but still vigorous and powerful
Standing over feet in his socks, his
carriage is erect and he is alert. A
mass of curly gray hair covers his
head. His brow is broad and his eyes
twinkle and flash as he speaks. He
is better educated than the average
mountaineer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
CALIFORNIA WOMAN
Held AS SMUGGLER
Mrs. Blanche Nj. Carson Con
fesses to Attempt to Conceal
Fortune in Gems
Especial Dispatch TO The Colll


NEW YORK, March 1s.-Mrs Blanche
NJ. Carson, who registered at the Hotel
walcott as Mrs Edwin Carson and who
said her home was at e25 Cough street,
San Francisco, arrived Monday morning
on the steamer George Washington of
the North German Lloyd line She con-
fessed to the custom house authorities
today that she had attempted to SNUG
gle into the country a pair of diamond
earrings worth several thousand dol
lars. Mrs. Carson is fashionably
dressed and of apparent culture. she is
accused of an attempt to smuggle
pearls and diamonds. including loose
gems, of the value of $40, ,00o
Following her confession in the Gus
tom house today she was arrested.
After she had surrendered every stone
and pearl in her collection to the treas
ury authorities she was taken to Jersey
City and held by United States Com
missioner Carpenter in $4,000 bail for a
hearing Friday afternoon.
4hC HAiSOhCAs WilO says SAte Is d
widow, started alone from San Fran
cisco last August on tour of the world
She visited Japan and China. proceed
ing thence to India, where she invested
in the gems.
When Mrs. Carson arrived Monday
she declared unstrung pearls to the
value of $500, which she said was what
she paid for them in India. They are of
unusual beauty and variety, dutiabIe
unstrung at only 10 per cent.
To the expert eyes of the inspector
the pearls, white and black, were seen
at once to be worth much more than the
valuation.
These unstrung pearls are not the
only gems I have declared the woman
on finding herself cornered. Il have
also pals of diamond earrings which I
concealed in the lining of my hat. I
was told that the duties collected here
were excessive and I thought 1 ought
not to pay excessive duties. I regret
what I have done and am willing to
give UP everything / have purchased for
fair valuation"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
BODY OF TEACHER /
FOUND ON BEACH
Helen VestaI, Carmel School
Principal, Believed to Have
Drowned Herself
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI


MONTERREY. March 1s.--After a
search which lasted almost 4s hours
and In which almost all of Carmel took
part the body of Miss Helen vestal the
pretty Carmel school principal, was
found washed up on the beach about
one mile north of she Carmel bath
house.
Since the mysterious disappearance
OF Miss vestal from her cottage home
at o'clock Monday morning every hill
and dale Of the woods and every mile
of the surf has been diligently searched
by her hundreds of anxious friends.
About 3:45 o'clock this afternoon the
body OF Miss yesta1 was found by two
of her former pupils, Douglas Greedy
and Lawrence Bloom.
The place where the body was found
is called Pescadere point. 1t Is very
rocky and dangerous. with the excep-
tion of a little cove, which has been
washed between the rocks. Upon this
beach lay the body of the teacher.
Miss Gladys Brock, who had been
the roommate of Miss vestal for many
years. was within few feet of the
body when it was discovered and was
almost overcome by the sight.
Citizens of Carmel are convinced that
Miss Vestal deliberately took her own
life. 1t is thought that she became
temporarily insane from brooding over
misfortunes of her sister, who, it is
said. has been committed to Agnews
state hospital.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
Way BUY WIRES
FOR TELEPAIHY?
Ballot Printer Tries to String
City; Chance Left for In
junction Suit

Does the city intend to go into the
clairvoyance and telepathy business 9oi
has the printer spiritualized too much?,
lis the pertinent question which was
asked of the registrar yesterday in q
letter written by L. Ross. United
States deputy surveyor living at 7o1
Sutter street.
Inclosed with the letter was a sam
pie. ballot for the telephone merger
election to be held March %. In the
ballot the word telepathy Is used
where one would naturally expect the
word telegraphy.
city Attorney Long has declared that
the merger election will be futile and
a great waste of money. and that the
city could be enjoined from holding
it If some public spirited citizen would
file suit.
The portion of the municipal ballot
containing the novel phrase. and which
can not be altered. is as follows:
A proposition to incur abondeddebt
of the said city and county of San
Francisco to the amount of $1,000
900 for the acquisition by said city
and county of San Francisco of an
existing public utility, to wit: The
telephone system, works and prop
ertv of the Bay Cities Home Tele-
phone company, a corporation, to
be owned and controlled by the
city and county of San Francisco
for supplying to said city and
county and to the Inhabitants
thereof a. means of communiea-
tion by telephone and telepathy
between all the Inhabitants of the
said city and county of San Fran
III
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
TWO INJURED BY FALL
FROM RUNAWAY BALLOON
Army Lieutenants Drop When
Huge Bag Bursts

sTRASSBURG. Germany, March 19.--
A runaway military balloon was de-
stroyed and its occupants, two army
lieutenants. were injured seriously near
here today.
The balloon, which was captive
used for military observation. broke
away from its moorings and the steel
cable by which 1t had been attached to
the ground TOUCHED high voltage line
near the village Of Dischheim.
The current passed through the steel
cable and set flre to the balloon. which
burst. The army officers fell 70 the
ground and were crushed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
BANDITS HOLD UP
and LOOT TRAIN
Four Men Rob Express Safe on
Mississippi Passenger
and Escape

CoRINTII, Miss, March 19.-Mobile
and Ohio passenger train No g. north-
bound. was held up and the express
safe blown open and robbed seven
miles south of Corinth early tonight
by four men heavily armed and
masked.
After accomplishing the robbery the
bandits fed into the dense underbrush
of the Tuscumbia river bottom.
Bloodhounds have been telegraphed
for and a posse has been organized
to take up the pursuit.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
SOCIETY GIRLS TRAVEL
10000 MILES AS CREW
Four Women Shipped as "Stew-
ardesses" on Freighter
ISneoinI Dishnfch 10 lie Gill

BOSTON, March f9.-Three New York
society girls, Miss Louise Barber, Miss
Frances Barber and Miss Constance
Brown, chaperoned by Mrs. S. M Mae
Intosh arrived here today on the
freight steamer Suruga, after a 10000
mile voyage as "stewardesses." They
shipped at New York October 26 as
members of the ships crew, the Suruga
not being permitted to carry pas
sengers.
The Misses Barber are daughters OF
w. H. Barber, one of the owners OF
the steamer line. and they and their
guests were provided with every COM
fort on board the Suruga.
All said they had enjoyed the trip
The return passage of the Atlantic
was boisterous, but the young women
proved splendid sailors.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
DIR. Walker Scorns
Lingerie and Lint
To Wear Pajamas
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

NEW YORK, March 10
Hospital rules clashed today
with DR. Mary Walkers in
domitablc will. Then Doctor
Walker, whose life was de-
SPARED of two days ago, got up.
donned her frock coat and
trousers and left the Presby-
terian hospital in a taxicab.
Tonight the physician was
resting in an apartment at the
Hotel Gerard. The suite has
been donated by the hotel
management, and she is free of
the hospital and doctors, whose
advice she holds in contempt.
Doctor Walker is wearing pa
jamas again. The hospital au-
thorities insisted that she wear
woman's lacy nightdress.
Doctor Walker called for raw
oysters and ice cream, sncered
at the mention of medicine and
became highly indignant when
asked how she felt.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
FAREWELL BANQUET
FOR T. ROOSEVELT JR.
Republican County Committee
Honors Colleague

Theodore Roosevelt Jr will be the
honor guest tomorrow night at fare
well dinner rendered TO him by his
associates on the San Francisco repub-
Iican county committee.
Roosevelt will leave late this week
or early next week for New York
where he has arranged TO go into busi-
ness.
Roosevelt was a hard working. pop
ular member OF the republican organi-
cation for several months. He was
appointed to fiji vacancy in the quota
for the forty-hrst assembly district.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
UNCLE SAM INDICTS
OLD SOILS DEVOTEE
Hanish Charged With Dissent.
nation of Obscene Literature

CHICAGO, March 19.-Two indict-
ments were returned against Ottoman
Ear Adusht Hanish, leader and founder
of the Mazdaznan sun worshipers, by
a federal grand jury today.
One indictment containing seven
counts charges Hanish with shipping
obscene literature from one state to
another by express.
The second indictment charges he
made improper use of the mails by
sending advertising matter regarding
obscene books
Hanish will be arraigned at an early
date and the government will demand
that his bond he increased to $4,000
He Is at liberty on a bond Of $4,000. \
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
MAINE HEROES BONES
CONVEYED TO NORFOLK
Burial Will Be Made i'm Airing
ton National Cemetery

NORFOLK. Va, March 19.-The
cruisers North Carolina and Birming-
ham, with tile bones Of those. heroes
of the old battieship Maine which
were recovered by the floating of the
wreck. arrived in Hampton roads late
today The bones Will be taken to
Washington for burial in Arlington
national cemetery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
ELGIN HENS TRIUMPH
PARALYZES EGG TRUST"
Product of Heroic Biddy Weighs
Fifteen Ounces

ELGlN, Ill., March 1e.-what is be-
lieved to be the largest egg on record
has been laid by an Elgin. hen. The
egg measures eight and half by six
and half inches aud weighs fifteen
ounces.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
THURSDAY Will
BE E"JONAH DAY.
OF MCDONOUGHS
Police Commissioners to End
Special Privileges Of Bail
Bond Brokers
Board to Declare Juggled Bar
License Dead; May Deny
Renewal of Permit

McDonough Brothers may put black
border around March 81 where it ap-
pears on their calendar, for that is the
day-Thursday-wh the police COM
missioners are scheduled to end the
saloon keepers and bail bond brokers
have enjoyed for many years.
1t is understood that the commission
ers will refuse to grant a transfer OF
McDonoush Brothers Market street
gore of Market and Eddy to the op-
posite corner OF Market and Fifth
Strante
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
BASS BLAMEs DEMOCRATS

While the entire state suffered from
the storm, it is said that the blizzard
was much more severe in the western
portion, which was considered Roose-
Welt territory because of his residence
near MADEIRA for a number of years.
John S. Bass. manager of the Roose-
welt campaign, issued the following
statement:
Our reports indicate that practically
all the democrats have voted for La
Toilette, and this runs up the carly
returns for him in the eastern and
valley section of the state. If the
democrats had stayed out of the re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
pull" About Ended

And if the chief of police obtains
evidence to show that the McDonoughs
have been engaged in the bail bond
business, the commissioners undoubt-
edly viii refuse to renew the license
they hold for the saloon al Kearny and
Clay streets.
The police commissioners themselves
the matter of the McDonoughs' affairs.
but it is generally understood around
the hall of Justice that they are united
on ending the pull" of the bail bond
hrnlSers
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
brokers.
Chief Investigating

Chief of Police White said yesterday
that he is preparing to Investigate Nc
Donough Brothers connection with the
bail bond business by having the rec
ords of the city treasury and the audit
ors office examined to discover in
stances of bail money being paid back
to the representatives of McDonough
Brothers.
I am prepared to do all that can be
done in this matter said Chief White
yesterday afternoon. sT have detailed
a man to go to the city treasury and to
the auditors Office and investigate the
records of the payments made of bond
money and discover If McDonough
Brothers went that far in their opera
tions.
Il am cooperating with the police
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
Majority Solid for Gum

When the vote was taken the minor
ity members voted. each for his sepa-
rate man. but the majority voted solid
" for Doctor Gum. 1t was reported
about the health department that
former Mayor Mccarthy had ordered
his appointees to support Gum, CIV
ing them the instructions on Monday
night.
Doctor Huntington would not accept
The election peaceably. II object TO
The election of Doctor Gunn," he said
"on the ground Of the previous record
OF the candidate when he was health
officer. All of the members Of the
board know to what / refer. Doctor
Gum is no man for the position. We
do not want to elect a man who will
be in any way a reflection on the board
and on the administration Of the city,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
Small Taft Vote

The La Toilette men declared that
they would admit no smaller margin of
votes.
President Taft did not figure promi-
nently in the contest.
Because of the difficulty in securing
accurate complete returns from many
isolated quarters of the state, it is
1900 precincts will be known until late
tomorrow.
The total vote was estimated at co.
900. but owing to the severe storm
which swept the state today it is prob
able that the vote cast probably was
near 10000
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
Majority Shows Friendship

The majority of the board, the Nc
Carthy faction sided with Murray in
his stand that the city should keep
extra help to please him.
On all questions of merit yesterday
the board was split, with President
Bsrendt and Commissioners Dr. Thomas
". Huntington and DR.. George B. SOM
ers on the side of economy and eff
cheney and Commissioners DR.. Guy z.
Manning, D. J. Murray, Frank J. K1imm
and Arthur NJ. Sharp on the other side.
Barendt, Huntington and Somers were
originally Taylor appointees to the
board. who were removed by Mayor
Mccarthy and reinstated by the court.
Manning was also a Taylor appointee,
but he had the grace to trim his sails
into the Mccarthy wind and ne was
left in the board. Murray. Sharp and
KHmm were Mccarthy appointees
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
REORGANIZATION in Sight

There viii be a reorganization of the
board of health shortly. Murray ex-
poets to get his walking papers But
in the midst of his political death he
was very much alive yesterday when
he defended the salaries of his daugh-
ter and son in law, who are proving
costly luxuries to the city
The alignment first appeared yester-
day afternoon at the regular meeting.
when the question came up of appoint
ing a city physician at a salary of 5000
a month. The hospital committee of
the board, at an executive session held
Monday, agreed that as no caucus can
didate for that Office could be selected
by the administration group Of COM
missioners, each commissioner would
nominate a candidate and they would
fight out the contest on the merits of
the nominees at the board meeting.
When it came time yesterday to
make nominations the following were
named: DR.. Herman schlageter. by
Commissioner -Somers; DR.. W. E.
stevens. by Commissioner Huntington;
DIR. n. Rosenscantz. BY President
Barendt; Dr. Herbert Gum, by Commits
sioner Manning
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-20
MCCARTHYITES
MAKE BULLSEYE
With DIR. GUM
Solid Four on Health Board
Name City Physician Over
ROlph Men
Huntington and Barendt De-
nOunce Action as Against
Public Policy
Commission Splits on Murray's
Efforts to Keep Relatives
in Office
THE board of health was at the

" HE board of health was at the
crisis yesterday, with a high
fever. when the Mccarthy fac
ton constituting a majority,
baked the efforts of the minority to
cheney and elected DR.. Herbert Gum
city physician.
Doctor Gum was formerly health Of
dcer. He left the department under a
cloud after he had been arrested on a
charge OF intoxication. His appoint
ment was denounced before the board
yesterday by DR. Thomas w Hunting
ton, a member. and President Arthur
II. Barendt last evening declared war
on the majority members on account
OF their inimical conduct toward the
administration.
L VIII see Mayor Rolph tomorrow
morning" said Barendt last night. "and
viii bring the situation to his atten-
ton. We are trying TO carry out the
Rolph policies in the board of health.
but we are a minority and are balked
at every step by the majority
Minority Is Helpless
We want to conduct the affairs of
the health department. economically, ef-
hciently, and in the best interests of
the city. but we are helpless. I have
no objection to Doctor Gum, who was
appointed city physician, on personal
grounds. I understand that he is a
competent physician. but I can not
sanction the appointment of man
whose record in our own board is
shown to be against him. such an ap-
pointment tends to reflect on the sup
posedIy high standard Of our city ad-
ministration and board of health.
Not only did the board clash yester-
day over the appointment of Doctor
Gum. but it was split by systematic
vote of four to three in the matter of
Commissioner Dennis J. Murray's sue
cessful efforts to keep in Office his
daughter and his son in law.
other people have their friends in
good jobs" said Murray very frankly,
and I don't see why should not have
a representative friend-in a job.
too"