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The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18

to Suisun. From Suisun she rode un-
der tank car to Davis.
The oil gofinto her hair. and it was
terribly cold, she said, despite the
overcoat. She was very miserable and
concluded she would not continue very
far in this way. but the crew discov-
cred her and also saw that she was a
girl. They took her into the caboose,
gave her lunch and took up collec-
ton for her. When she reached Oak
land she had $3.50.
TIRED OF RUNNING
The good hearted crew let her ride
in the caboose all the way to Oak
land She had become sick of freight
train travel. however. and gave up her
plan of going to Portland, where she
had meant to become nurse.
She told the police she had con-
cluded to go to the Salvation army
here. change her male attire for
woman's dress and learn nursing
right here In Oakland
She had written two letters. one
to boy sweetheart. addressed to
Dear Dickey,' and the other to An
drew Bailey. Walnut Creek. another
sweetheart who. she says, she wants
to marry.
The girl will be returned to the
Stockton probation Office. She had
been placed on probation by this Of
f1ce some time ago. She was edu-
Gated at the st. GATHERINGS home in
San Francisco until she was Is years
old
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Musician Added to
San Quentin Talent

San Quentins musical talent for the
next two years will have the assist
ance of Edward Buxton. who was ar
rested in Oakland some weeks ago
with suitcase full OF goods stolen
from the pawnshop OF p. J. Leon.
Sixth and Washington streets. and for
which he was today sentenced by
Judge Donahue In Oakland. Burton
refused to ask for probation. saying
he had no friends who would stand
as sponsors.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
THOUSANDS
Uni t: N
FIGHT On
STATUTE

Coincident with the fling of COM
plant in the Los Angeles courts by
5000 members Of the Automobile
Club of Southern California to in
validate the state motor We
hieIe act" in effect January /,
plans for similar fight In northern
California were outlined today by
leaders in the California State Auto
mobile association.
Twenty eight legal causes why an
induction against the operation of the
act should be ordered are alleged In
the complaint fled in the southern
city.
GOVERNOR Is DEFENDANT
The complaint is directed against
Hiram ". Johnson as governor.
Charles ., Blaney. Burton A. Towne,
\. d. Darlington. J. J. Dwyer. F. ".
Hatch and ". NJ CcClure. constitut-
ing the state department. of engineer
ing, and State Treasurer E. D. Rob
erts
The fight for the northern Califor-
MIA association viii be handled by
Attorneys John L. McNab and limo
thy Healy. Healy said today that the
registration fees are being paid under
protest. They become delinquent when
the law goes fully into effect January
1. after which a test case will be
made.
The fight win be carried straight
to the state supreme court
MILLIONS INVOLVED IN CASE
From 100000 to $1,000, 900 yearly
is involved.
The motorists claim that the law
puts a double tax on them-county
and state. Only 5000 of the $4,000 mo-
torists have paid the fee. and these
under protest.
The opposition. is directed against
the fee provision, and not the other
features of the law regulating traffic,
equipment and other features
The state tax is based on horse
power.
INDEPENDENT TEST HERE
An independent test is to be made
by a san Francisco motor journal,
and the Automobile association of
southern California has already taken
action.
The state associations test case is
the result Of a fight decided on at
district meetings held throughout the
state. The plans have been in the
hands Of Percy C. Walker, president,
and E. D. Watkins, secretary.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Fool Proof Airship
Invention by Wright

NEW YORK, Dec. ls.-The discov-
cry OF stabilizer which will render
the areoplane practically fool proof"
was announced last night by orville
Wright in an address before the Aero
club.
i am flying with a stabilizer nearly
every day" said Mr.. Wright. 1T
works to perfection. but on account
of small electric connections. which
are liable to corrode. 1t gets out of
working order now and then. We
will soon have this part perfected,
however so that it may be put on
the market
Mr.. Wright thought it a little too
early to attempt a rans-Atlantic
flight
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
HARPER
NAMED IN
81 AVERY
CASE

Judge Robert J. Widney OF Los An
geles today made fresh charges of at
tempted extortion in connection with
the trial and conviction of his son, A.
B. Widney. He said under oath thai
a man named Harper approached him
after his sons conviction and Offered
to secure him probation for $3.50
Harper, according to the former
Judge. declared the money was for
Noel Murphy. the woman of the un-
derworld who gave the younger Wild
ney money He was convicted for ac-
cepting this money.
CORRoBoRATEs CHARGES
Judge Widney's allegations, backed
by Joseph Taaffe, his associate in the
defense of his son. were made when
the case of Mrs. Mary Vaughn was
called before Judge Lawlor.
Mrs. Vaughn is on trial for an al
legged attempt to get $3.50 from Judge
NEfdney through promise to have
the younger Widney cleared in the
police court when first arrested on
the charge of accepting Noel Muir
phys money.
developed that the Murphy woman,
Robert j. Widney, another son. and
Vivian Lyons, with whom the latter
has been notoriousIy associated had
not been found.
They are witnesses in the Vaughn
police to bring them to court today
Detective Sergeant Minehan testified
that he believed Robert ]. Widney to
be in Seattle, and the women in hid
| ing somewhere about the bay.
1t was after testifying that the
three dropped from sight after the
conviction of A. B. Widney that Judge
Widney made his charges of the sec
ond attempt at extortion.
"HARPER, is NAMED
a man named Harper came to
me-" he said, and offered to have my
son put on probation for $3.50. The
girls got to get her dough back, he
said
This referred to the money Noel
Murphy gave A B. Widney.
The offer, he said. was made the
Saturday after his sons conviction.
Judge Widney said he referred the
man to Taaffe and the latter was
called to the stand
! He corroborated Judge Widney's
account.
Harper told me to go see Car
roll Cook" he testified
| Cook prosecuted A B. Widney.
| at did," Taaffe continued, "but Cook
told me he knew nothing about the
offer except that some one had
phoned him something about it The
matter was dropped there"
MISS FAIRBROTHER IN COURT
| Miss Mary Fairbrother, president OF
| the Woman's Political league, was the
next witness. She denied that she
had ever said the case would never
be tried.
Counsel for Mrs. Vaughn told the
court that they wished the case to go
before jury, and would wait until
| the three missing witnesses for the
prosecution can be located.
The case was then continued until
January H.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Church Wars on the
Tango and Trot
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-To WOO the
young men and women away from the
tango and turkey trot. the vestry and
Aid society of Christ church in Brook
lyn, of which Canon William s. Chase
IS rector. has engaged a dancing
teacher to instruct classes in the new
est dances approved by the vestry.
The question of dancing came to
the attention Of Canon Chase and
the vestry with the opening Of the
new parish hall in connection with
the church.
A list of the newest dances to be
taught has not been published. but
Canon Chase said that the tango and
turkey trot would not be included
in 1T.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Butter and Eggs
Prices Take Tumble

Heavy receipts of butter and eggs
today sent the wholesale prices Of
those products tumbling. Extra but
ter dropped half a cent to 80 cents.
First dropped half a cent to 2Sb
cents per pound.
Fresh extra eggs declined 2 u cents
to 4212 cents per dozen. and selected
pullets dropped ~ cents to So cents.
Storage extras remained at 351a cents.
Retail prices are from to cents
higher per pound for butter and per
dozen for eggs than the wholesale
prices.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Grand Duke Denies He
Was Scared of JaDS

LONDON. Dec. 1s.-The Grand Duke
Boris of Russia, cousin of the EN-
peror of Russia. testified in rebuttal
today in the lord chief justices court
to allegations OF misconduct and
eowardice brought against him in a
magazine article, for which he sued
the Frank A. Munsey company for
libel The suit was settled out of
court December 9. The grand duke
testified that he had been constantly
under fire for a fortnight in Man
churia during the Japanese war in
1904
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
$4,000 Left to Heirs
Bv Lead Pencil Will

A will written in italian with a
lead pencil on wrapping paper was
filed today for probate by Attorney
Cornelius w. Kelly. wherein Mrs.
Mary Mona Of 1889 Vallejo street
leaves an estate Of $4,000 In stocks
and bonds.
The will disposes Of the property
to son and two grandchildren.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
KID GOUCHER,
SLAYER, PAR0[ED

Allan ("Kid') Goucher. serving a
25 year sentence in San Quentin for
killing Patrolman William Robinson
in San Francisco in 1908, for which
crime one of Goucher's confederates
was hanged, has been given a parole
by the state board of prison directors.
Some members of the board opposed
the parole 1t will become effective
in one year.
Frank Woods, alias st. Louis Frank,
was hanged for the killing Of Robin
son. The other members OF the
Goucher gang were William Kauf-
mann, alias st. Louis Fat; John CouI-
ter. alias Leadville Jimmie; William
Kennedy. alias Yellow. and William
Henderson.
SON OF POLITICAL LEADER
Goucher is the son of former State
Senator Goucher at one time leader
in the political life in California.
With five of the gang, Goucher on
the evening of the murder went to
Colma to rob the Office of the ceme-
terry there. Scared away by a watch
man. they returned TO San Francisco.
Here they split up into gangs of
three. and one gang held up Stephen
V. Costello, an attorney. and then
robbed waiter and japanese. The
Japanese called loudly for help.
Patrolman Robinson ran up and a
pistol duel followed. The second
gang, headed by Goucher. came up
and opened fire on Robinson. who was
now assisted by fellow officer Rob-
inson was killed.
SHOOTER Is HANGED
Henderson turned states evidence
and Woods. who fired the fatal shot,
was sentenced to death and hanged
October 6, 1905. On the gallows he
confessed to the crime and to a nur-
der committed in Fresno.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Wife Wins Divorce Suit,
But Gets No AIimony

SAN JOSE, Dec. 1s.-Mrs. Victoria
Magnuson wanted bride on her hus-
bands back. but he refused. and in
this way he explained one instance
Of cruelty charged in her divorce
complaint. Judge WEIGH refused her
alimony, but granted her a divorce
on her showing of cruelty The hus-
band is 6. II Magnuson, a Southern
Pacific machinist. A man who fig-
ured in the trial as Albert was named
as correspondent
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
CassiuS A. Hutton
Sued for Divorce

Cassius A Hutton, president OF the
c. A. Hutton company. flour and grain
merchants, who has been living for
some time at the Olympic club, is
charged with desertion in suit for
divorce filed today by Mrs. Minnie B.
Hutton. They were married at KAN
sas city October Is. 1892 She seeks
the custody of their one son. Harold
P Hutton, 20 years old. who lives
with her.
Mrs. Hutton is represented by sulli-
van, Sullivan & Roche.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Mrs. McClaughry to
Make Baldwin Ranch
Home of Fine Horses
Sentiment for Place Won to Fame
by Father Prompts Model
Farm Plans

Los ANGELES. Dec. 1s.-Mrs. Anita
Baldwin McCloughry has taken over
under lease the Santa Anita rancho
and lands adjoining 1t to the south.
of which her sister. Mrs. Clara Bald
win Stocker. is half owner.
Mrs. McClaughry plans to make this
property, which includes the old Bald
win home place of 1900 acres. a model
ranch. scientifically and intensively
cultivated. and stocked with blooded
animals.
Sentiment for the place made fa-
nous by her father prompts her plans.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Slit Skirts Barred in
Illinois High School

BY Associated Press.
DEcATURR, Ill. Dec. 1s.-Diaphan-
Gus and slit skirts and transparent
stockings were barred in the Charles
ton high school at special meeting
bers Of the faculty held today. The
teachers said that conditions had
become shocking.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Coast Gets Hearing
On Exclusion Bill

WASHINGTON. Dec. is. Pacific
coast citizens will be heard on the
exclusion OF Asiatics when house
committee resumes consideration Of
the immigration bill January o. w.t.
nesses are expected from San Fran
cisco. Portland. Seattle and other
cities.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
Druids' Grand Grove
OF State Wins Fight

The state supreme grove of the
United Ancient Order of Druids won
it's fight on the national grand grove
today. when Judge Seaweil decided
that the latter was not entitled to an
injunction forbidding the state grove
from organizing or doing business In
California.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
()A|ON|SI IS
IN DENVER
s | D RIM
CAPITOL
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo. Dec. 1s.-Delegates
to the state labor convention in ses-
sion here to the number OF several
hundred started at 1890 this morning
to march on the state capitol to pre-
sent to Governor z. NJ Ammons their
demands for the abolition OF the mill
tary commission in the Colorado
strike zone and for the dismissal of
icertaku militia off1cers Objectionable
to the TABOR element
The parade passed through the
principal section OF the city
Governor Ammons has positively
refused to dismiss Adjutant General
John Chase and other military officers
from service, order the release OF mil
itary prisoners and abolish the mill
tary commission in the strike zone
The demands were made upon the
governor by a committee from the
Allied Trade unions convention.
In refusing, the governor charac-
terized the demands as ridiculous and
their claims as overdrawn.
MOTHER JONES ExHoRTs
When the waiting delegates heard
their committeeman report that the
threat of recall petitions within five
days had had no effect upon the gov
ernor, Mother Mary Jones, in fiery
"a XII frf al lfa
hearers to band themselves by the
righteousness Of the cause. march
upon the state capitol and fling your
defiance of the governor in his face"
Pleading. urging. Mother" Jones
controlled the convention, which she
declared was but the forerunner of a
revolution which would be second to
mo civil war In the history OF the
world"
At the conclusion the delegates
voted overwhelmingly to assemble to-
day for the march to the capitol in
protest OF the governors conduct of
the law enforcing agencies in the
state during the strike of coal miners
| ~ tiiS SouiiicIH SuioI duo ucius.
AMMONS STANDS FIRM
There are no acts which have come
to my knowledge, either officially or
unofflcially, of any misconduct on the
part or the officers mentioned in the
unions resolution said Governor
Ammons. And not until the commit
| tee itself brought charges against
these men had heard anything Of it
told them to produce their proof
and then / would listen to them.
| They may secure their recall petit
tion against me. but their threat to do
mination to preserve law and order in
the state"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
White Lemon Growers
Drive Out japanese

Los ANGELES. Dec. 1S.-Six jap
aHese lemon growers were driven out
of Villa Park, Orange county. by
white pickers yesterday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
-. The Illusion of MaSque Ball
o


py, sodden men trying to look
sober
The lure Of vice?" Why, SIS
tiers. IT isn't vice that allures. II is
the mystery we make Of it that
does the mischief. "Tum, te tum
tum." The woman in the ostrich
feather dress turned ont to be
notorious woman whose name
had often struck me with a Kind
Of delicious horror-that nag
gard, tired, not too youthful siren
poor thing, I longed to get her
a good hot cup Of tea and foot
stool and to tell her to take s.
good long nap, while I answered
the bell and kept all the ped
diers and sample people away,
Don't be afraid Of the lure, sis
yers. You cant see 1t in the broad
dayhght-it's the half light that
makes it possible at all Let in
the lIght-all there is Of It-and
watch poor, Sinking vice hide her
miserable disheveled head
The pearl hat? Oh, yes; il was
there An old woman who had
once been.a great beauty wore it.
and IT made me shudder to look
ut st.. Tum te tum Turn out the
lighls let's so home. Vice is
bore. Let's be good and have
some real fun.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03

The Speaker Of the Assembly hes
itated q moment, II am about 20
ask for the orders Of the Assem-
bly, Quick as lightning Mira
beau was on his feet, and looking
N. de Breze in the eye. said 70
the trembling agent OF royalty
We have heard, sir. the inter
tons that have been suggested BY
the King. but az FOR you, VIII.
have neither place, nor voice, no
right to speak in this Assembly
i is not for you 10 repeat TO US
his address. Go and tell thos-
who sent you that We are here
by the will Of the people. and we
will not depart unless driven out
by bayonets." L vas the begin
ming Of the great revolution which
was to shake every throne IN
Europe and transfer all polirca
power from the crowned heads +.
the people.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
Electric Power Arose
Like the Genius from
the Bottle.

And yet, until the end OF the
nineteenth century. man continued
10 take, timorously, a very little Of
the energy OF the rivers through
his pitifuI water-wheels, while ths
great streams. capable of DRIVING
all the machinery OF the world. and
more, went laughing and rollickins
on their way playfully scattering
their power to the winds.
But At last came the dynamo
and the great dams and all the ma
chinery for the transformation O,
energy, and then Electric Power
arose spectacularly like the genius
from the f1sherman's bottle. and
bowed itself to the earth before its
little discoverer and said: Ba
hold! am the servant OF YOU
brain. have a thousand arms
and a hundred DISCUSSES, and j
can seize the energy OF the rivers
and carry It away, and make q
work where you will and what YOU
will"
We all know that this is no fair
tale or Arabian Nights adventure
but one Of the great facts and
truths Of our time. And even n
the age that Immediately succeeds
US should far surpass all that we
have done, We may still feel conn
dent that history will never forget
the century in which man fret
learned to chain the power Of the
rivers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
By WINTFRED BLACK

! had an escort. lie was mask
ed and walked close behind me 10
= see that / didn't need him. I
thrilled every time I thought Of
that escort, and how dreadfully |
should need him before the even
ing was over.
"Tum tuute ;um tum the
music made my heart leap. be
fore The carriage stopped. "Tum,
tum, te tum tum, now could I
wait TO see IT all, and TO dance,
Ou yes 7 intended to dance.
was going to be part OF the ball
II Z regretted, IN sack cloth ana
ashes the rest Of my natural life.
Dressed as an Ostrich.
what that the dressing ROOM
Ul-iiJ stuuy. crowded with
what ordinary creatures: The
ursr woman who spoke e. me- was
dressed as an ostrich. 7 shall
never forget her gaunt, haggard
face ana her poor tired eyes. She
was very proud OF her dress,
though she'd paid twenty dol
lars TO the costumer FOR il. she
said. lust 20 rent It
The second woman was a "Foi-
Iy What a meagcr little Folly.
with sharp, ferret eyes and red
hands The rest looked more or
less like somebody's cooks run
away in someone else's clothes.
\ few pretty ones. there were.
just 8 few. but what voices. what
raucous laughter. what cruel
rapacious eyes They stabbed me
through the sits Of masks.
Turn. tum, te tum tum, it will
80 better on the foor. I thought
hopefully, and to the 6oor I went.
What Were those the decora-
rous@ Paper that was all. Why.
I'd seen pretter things in studio
dance q hundred times.
SUIT when the fun began. after
all II was the spirit Of tun that
would count.
walked and walked. my es
corJ drearily marching behind me.
Men in masks asked me 20 dance
bout somehow. ] wasn't al an
thuHed BY the mystery or .aem
Twas afraid lust as would have
been AFRAID p = dark allies q.
meet q strange man tna worse -o.
drinks or So tu17 re- tam
NeN then Nts 'r r.e -grrles,
hammered Q. the .OL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03

WHY. he couldn't dance al All
he stepped ON INV prettv mink
frock He tore nv sleeve what
a clumsy hruta-"fpm r. tun,
tum"-kuigbts and ladies monks
and men at arms circIed round
ojpav dirtv-Ii,e fine chorus mon
and women i'm pIsv that was q
failure On the harm ,irwf.
7 Was Op1y pored
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
Bailey a Sam Houston

Whatever consummate audacity of hero worship led
Baey admirers to pull down the picture of grand old Sam
Houston in the Texas State Capitol and suppant that of
the lately displaced and forever dcreded Oil Sen
ato the dignity and the Lone Star State
challenged promptly rebuke the sscrege Houston was
real heroa soldier, statesman and honor Bailey
soOwu deaulter the traditions State and his
people and sold the brhrght that bought with
his blood for of the Waters Pierce pottage of oil
The whole country waiting how many minutes
will take the Texas Legislature down false and set up
the true Texan upon the walls of its magnificent Capitol
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
How the Sun Lifts" the
Ocean Water Up to
Form Clouds.

10 short time there will be
hardly a great river in the world
that has not been eusIaved to
mans mightiest and most versa
tile servant, Electric Power. the
only power that carries itself from
place to place, wherever its master
bids it go, and turns itself from one
form to another at his will
This power has its birth in the
sun, and gravitation is fits foster
pareut, so that the sun and the
earth work in a yoke to serve the
needs Of their diminuhve task
maker, Man
The sun begins by svaporaung
the waters OF the ocean and send
ing them mp i'm the air TO form
clouds. The clouds condense into
rain on the hills and mountains,
and thus I'LL the springs and
streams The streams unite to
form rivers. The water Of the riv-
ers, drawn down by the grayitatiou
Of the earth. hurries oceanward
through the valleys and leaps roar
Ing down the rapids and over the
precipices Every step Of its down
ward progress means expenditure
OF the energy which the sun put
into 1t when it lifted It. In the
form OF invisible mist, 10 the
mountain tops
Until our late day this wasted
energy Of the rivers was only occa.
sionally utilized to drive the water
wheels Of few saw or grist mills.
Then, but a few years ago. came
the discovery Of the mechanical
power Of electricity-and how
swiftly We have availed ourselves
of it, We were a long time about
it, but at last we have discerned
the possibilities of this wonderful
combination Of sun and earth en-.
ergy and turned them to account.
The Earth Takes Hold to
Perform It's Part in
the Task.
Let us look at IT a little more
closely. The energy OF the rivers
is due to the descent Of their
waters But in order that thew