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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-30
Chill D INvOL WE'D IN
WHITE SLAVE CASE
Detectives Seek ii Year Old
Edna Meves, Who Flees
to Portland, Ore.

Los ANGELES, April Pa search
for IA year old girl. Edna Meves,
wanted in connection with the county
grand jury's white slavery investiga-
'tion. will lead from Los Angeles to
Portland. Ore. according to statements
made tonight by detectives
The officers today obtained bench
warrant demanding the presence of the
Meves girl before the grand jury. but
upon attempting to serve 1t they said
they learned that she had fed from
her home in South Pasadena. suburb.
to Portland in company with her sis
ter. Emma. who is 81 years old.
The younger Meves girl was said to
have been taken to the Jonquil. the
ahoter' conducted by Mrs. Josie Rosen-
berg, alleged procuress. at which es-
tablishment congregated many of the
Young girls who have been named In
afidavits by George H. Bixby,, Long
Beach millionaire
Bixby appeared before the grand
jury today for II minutes. J. ]. Ford,
assistant district attorney. later said
that the Long Beach capitalist would
not be recalled. although it was ap-
parent from the short period he re-
NAMED before the county inquisitors
49, Ia co,,Id not have imparted much
information
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-30
MRS. BELMONT IS
IN MILITANT MOOD
Duchess of Marlborough
Hears Mother Score Brit
ish Brutality
Special Cable to The CAN

NoptNani Idpie 10 Ine CaIl@
LONDON, April 29.-Before going to
the great meeting in London tonight to
protest against the forcfble feeding of
suffrage prisoners. Mrs o. II. p. Bel
mont, who appeared on the platform
with her daughter. Consuelo, duchess
of Marlborough. let it be known that
shes swas seriously considering waging
a militant war on her return to New
York, if the eastern states fail to
awaken to the justice of coneeding
votes for women"
Mrs. Belmont has made it plain that
she is not here to spend good American
dollars wastefully She is studying the
methods used by the womens Social
and Political union, $50 as to be ready
for any emergency In the United States
At the same time she is staying not
at Sunderland House, the London home
of the duchess of Marlborough, but at
the Ritz, London's highest priced hotel.
where the lowest price for suite of
three rooms and bath lis $40 a day.
Mrs. Belmont has engaged luxurious
suite of rooms on the ground floor
How I hate England's brutal treat
ment of her women said Mrs. Bel
mont. "Foreibie feeding. torture in
prisons and shameful i'll treatment by
mobs- How can Englishmen look on
at these things so callously, not lifting
up finger in protest. We in America
are disgusted with YOU
Mrs. Pankhurst is one of the great
est women of the age. You will prob
ably treat her as you treated Joan of
Arc. and then so years hence you will
erect statues to her illustrious mem
orx-
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RIOT OUTSIDE VERNON
ARENA; ONE MAY DIE
SkuIf-ShOts Fired BY
Police

Los ANGELES, April 2s-In riot
outside the Vernon arena tonight dur
ing the Kilbane-Dundee fight a young
man, as vet unidentified. probably was
fatally injured by being struck on the
head with a rock.
His skull was fractured and sur
geons at the receiving hospital said he
probably would die. He had slip of
paper in his pocket bearing the name
Of Caesar Attel. 247 Third street San
Francisco.
Several shots were fred by police
after the crowd outside the arena had
hurled stones at them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-30
SCOTT'S WIDOW GETS
$500 YEARLY PENSION
British Government Also Provides Aid
for Relatives of Other Dead
Pole Heroes

LONDON. April 29.-The British CIV
ernment, according to announcement
made by Premier Asquith tonight. will
provide an annuity of $500 for the
widow of Captain Robert +. Scott head
of the British antarctic expedition, who
perished while returning from the south
pole. in addition to her admiralty pen
sion of $1,000. The government also
will provide a joint annuity of $500
for Captain Scottfs mother and his two
sisters and an annuity of $500 for the
widow and sister in law of Dr. Edward
A. Wilson. chief of the scientific stan OF
the expedition.
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This Pasn Day; Of Grape
LAWSUIT LIKE
RIP VAN WINKLE
Action q Years Old Bobs Up in
Lands Court and Then Re
lapses 10 Slumber

CHICAGO. April Pa lawsuit older
than many man who voted for Presi-
dent Wilson came to the surface for a
moment in Judge Lands federal court
today. got another postponement and
relapsed 10 slumber.
The suit IS % years old. The case in
wolves claims for sS6.oOo damages for
the death of Is men when the steamer
Tioga. loaded with gasoline. blew up
July IL. 1890. 1t came up for argument
today on technical point. and post
ponement of month was asked and
granted.
7 think month is reasonable along
side Of the es years this case has lived"
said Judge lands. Il have had it on
my docket alone for nine years
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NO SMOKING ON FERRIES
That ls to Sny. When the Boat Carries
Aufomobiles-Stenme Included

An order forbidding smoking on
ferry boats and steamers where auto
mobiles are carried was received from
Washington, ID. c.. yesterday by Super
vising Inspector John K. Bulger. The
order. which was made April IL, is in
accordance with a recent ruling OF the
interstate commerce commission and
provides for punishment for any person
who throws burning matches or cigar
cite or cigar butts on the deck of a
vessel where automobiles are being
carried.
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throw the raisins where the ladies Of
THE Tik-Tok Man are unable to
land
CONFEDERATEs of GIRLS
Misses Dolly Castles, Lenora No
yasio and Edith Decker will be aided
and abetted BY Captain Del Howard
Of the Seals. Cack Henley and Pitcher
Tanning, as well as Catcher Tub
Spencer and Roy MeArdle
Mayor RolpH will make a speech. 1t
will be short. as all good speeches are,
and it will be good. as all of Rol4A' $
speeches are. The pretty maids will
then be introduced and the bombard-
ment begun.
BEAUTY vs.. BRAwN
1t will be a contest between beauty
and brawn The winsome little lassies
of the Cort theater will match their
captivating smiles with the sure arm
tion park. Last year Miss Blanche
Bates threw raisins at 10000 men,
women and children. She threw at
them. for even Ralph Rose. the mighty
weight thrower, could not have hurled
the dainty box the full width of Market
street for the crowd was backed up
against the buildings on the northern
side Of the thoroughfare and west and
south of The Cali building was sea of
upstretched hands and happy faces.
PORT OR sTARBOARDs
Miss Dolly Castles is not sure wheth-
er, in baseball parlance. she heaves
from the port side or is a regular fling
er. Miss Bates amused the crowd last
year by developing into a 'southpaw.''
Miss Lenora Novasio knows more
about tennis than baseball. but with a
carton of dainty raisins she claims her
arm will he even more effective than
the man trained to such exercise. OF
a certainty her smile is more fetching
and the man who eats raisins tossed
from her delicate fingers is sure to be
more happy than the fellow who draws
a package from the wing of mere
man, even though in uniform he be the
idol of the fans.
FRESH FROM EASTERN CITIES
Miss Edith Decker is fresh from the
big cities of the east and If knowl-
edge of the national pastime is help
full in hurting raisins. Miss Decker
ought to be able to rainbow many q
box over the. trolley wires.
Trolley wires suggests that those
who are anxious to secure good posi-
tion should come early. The cars
were tied up for nearly an hour a
year ago. so great was the throng.
The man on the outside rim of the
multitude had to scramble for his
raisins. but this year the management
will be more careful and Del Howard
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MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED
BlackweIs Island Prisoner Makes
Statement--ExiIAed Matte Hackett

NEW York, April 29.-Through a
statement made today by Richard F.
Dunbar. prisoner on Blackwell.s
island. the police are hopeful Of clear
ing up an eight year old murder mys-
terry. the killing Of Matte Hackett,
young girl of Kennebec county. Maine,
in August. 1905 Dunbar. the police
say. implicated two others
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-30
MAY HAVE DETERMINED
TO END HIS OWN LIFE
Expert Swimmer, Found Floating on
Water, Dies in the Central Elmer
gency Hospital

Fred ". Bridge. merchant tailor at
10 Sutter street, died at the central
emergency hospital last night. after
being removed from the swimming
tank of the Young Mems Christian as
soeiation in an unconscious condition.
His body was discovered floating on
the water by Assistant superintendent
Charles Franks. Bridges was known
to be an expert swimmer. and investi-
cation is being made to ascertain
whether he was overcome with heart
failure or a fainting spell, or COM
mitted suicide.
He resided in Belvedere. A wife and
three children survive him.
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ELSIE REASONER TURNS
IN HER LAST "COPYo
Woman War Correspondent Dies at
Lloyd. Florida. Following
EyentfuI Career

LEAyENWORTH. Kan, April 2s-
Mrs Lester Ralph. known to the news
paper world as Elsie Reasoner. war
correspondent died today at Lloyd,
Florida. according to word received to-
day in Leavenworth, her former home.
Elsie Reasoner gained distinction as
a newspaper correspondent in the Span
ish-American war in Cuba
She gained her earlier newspaper ex-
periences on papers in Salt Lake city
and other western cities
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DUCHESS SURVIVES KNIFE
Condition of Governor Generals wife
satisfactory

LONDON, April 29.-Another opera
tion was performed this morning on
the Duchess of Connaught, wife of the
governor general of Canada. The sur
geons report that it was successful
The physicians bulletin. issued to-
night, says.
considering the gravity of the OPP
Grafton, the Duchess OF Connaughts
condition is satisfactory
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FINAL BALLOT is
SET FOR TOMORROW
Wilson's Messages, Pro-
duced at Night Farley, in
Which He Says: Il Can
Not Assume My Repre-
sentations Will be Disre-
garded,' Fail to Halt Leg
islature-Mernbers, In
changed Go to Vote

SACRAMENTO, April 29.-If the pur-
pose of the visit of Secretary of State
Bryan was to check further action by
the Legislature on an alien land law
directed against the Japanese his mis-
sion has been a failure.
The conference between Secretary
Bryan and the Legislators closed at
1880 o'clock tonight after the last of
the arguments of President Wilson and
the head of the state department had
been presented.
PASSES WITHIN THREE MINUTES
Within three minutes, and before
most of the spectators knew what had
occurred, Senator Boynton, president
pro tenn of the upper house, convened
the senate and an amended land bill.
which provides that no alien who is
ineligible to citizenship under the laws
of the United States may hold real
property in California, was adopted as
a substitute for the pending measure
by unanimous viva voce vote
1t will come up for final passage in
the regular course of business Thurs
day morning and undoubtedly will be.
approved according to the predictions
of the administration leaders. When
it comes to Governor Johnson it will
be signed.
On LINES OF TREATY
The new bill is drawn in strict con-
forfnity with the treaty between Japan
and the United States, but all efforts
to obtain an opinion from Secretary
Bryan or President Wilson failed, and
the state leaders decided forthwith to
proceed with their plans for enacting
1T into law.
NO RESPONSE TO WILSON
Secretary Bryan brought into the
final conference tonight further mes
sages from President Wilson, but they
met with no response from the legis-
lators. At the close of the secret
meeting Governor Johnson and several
administration leaders declared their
opinions remained unchanged.
President wilson's MESA ges were in
the form Of replies to questions asked
Secretary Bryan on the preceding day
In answer to the question as to the
effect of ! law containing the words
ineligible to citizenship would have
upon the federal government, Presi-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-30
AUSTRIA GETS
READY FOR WAR
WITH 1t TIE
MONTENEGRO

Tyrol Troops, Comprising
Army Corps of Two Divi-
sions of Picked Mountain
Soldiers, Ordered to the
Frontier-King Nicholas
Tells Ambassador From
Franz Josef He Will Not
Give Up Scutari-Mani-
festo to Powers Drafted
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cAMINETH TO OK JOBS
Head OF Department Says That senator
Is to Recommend Postmasters

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Post-
master General Burleson has an
nounced that all California postoffices
will be filed on recommendation of
State Senator caminetti This applies
especially to counties which are not
in the districts represented by demo-
cratic congressman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-30
LONDON GETS LITTLE
NEWS OF SITUATION

Italy and Germany Averse
to Efforts to Coerce Bal
kan State-Vienna Core
spondent Says Govern
ment IS Determined TO
Take the Matter in Own
Hands Following Failure
of Conference of Diplo-
mats Situation in Europe
Tense at the Present Time
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FREE MOVES ON
BLACK HAND[ rs
IN SANTA CLARA
District Attorney Says That
He VIII Break Up
Powerful Criminal
Organization
'EXTORTIONS REACH
TOTAL OF $50, 900
Italian Residents of County
Have Been Terrorized
for Months
tspeeIal plsaateh to The cam

Especial Dispatch to The CALI
SAN JOSE, April 29.-The first arrest
In a series planned by District Attorney
A. NJ. Free IN an effort to break up an
organized gang of black hand. oper-
ators was made today when Frank Pas
siente, a farmer of Coyote. was taken
into custody On charge of complicity
In the sending of threatening letters to-
Antoine Orlando wealthy rancher. Of
Berryessa
Passiente is believed to be a member
Of an organization which has extorted
100000 from Italian residents OF this
county within the last six months by
intimidation. For many months IL 900
Italians of this valley have been living
in dread of the mysterious organization.
and the arrest which was made today
comes at the end of three months in
vestigation.
STARTLING DISCLOSURES
Startling disclosures as to the iden-
tity of some who will be implicated are
promised by Free
Three more arrests are to follow
Immediately stated Free in discuss
ing the situation this afternoon. an
tisfs. ssigation we have the backing
Of the prominent italians of the state.
with the special request that we go to
the bottom of the affair and stamp out
the organization.
Members of the gang who have
been here only three years or who have
made re-entry into this country within
three years are to be deported This
matter was taken up with Special
Agent Chadney of the immigration
service in San Francisco a short time
ago.
WERE WELL ORGANIZED
THE organization was effected four
Or five years ago and had president
secretary and other officers At that
time they came near getting into trou-
BILE through a leak and disbanded.
They reorganized about four or five
months ago. held regular meetings.
according TO our information, ana
picked out their victims.
Then the gangs members would
write to their intended victims. telling
them that If they didn't pay certain
sum of money at a specified time and
place they would be killed. or their
house would be burned or some member
of their family tortured
Then some member of the gang
would pose as a friend of the intended
victim and inform him that he could
compromise with the gang, that he had
better pay at least half of the amount
demanded and pledge himself to Sc
crecy. or he would be killed.
KNOW DOZEN VICTIMS
1T is reported that the amount Sc
cured in this section within the last
six months will run up past $50. 900
We haven't positive knowledge of the
amount obtained, but we know the
names of at least 10 or II victims
This matter first came to our atten-
ton six months ago. when Antoine Or
lando. wealthy rancher at Berryessa,
received a threatening letter demand
ing large sum of money. His pump
ing plant was burned down in the
night and trees in his orchard girdled.s
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Band at Call Will Discourse Sweet Music Mayor Roph
Will Make Address-Come Early to Avoid Rush
This is Raisin day.

grapei in nfrono The a
music provided the ocau of
pretty ynndsfr eth Man
ns be of
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GENEVA. Switzerland. April 2e.-All
the Austrian troops in the Tyrol. num-
herring several thousand men. consid-
cred teh flower Of the army. have left
for the frontiers of Montenegro and
nazas other troops are azlsirss
IN the garrison to take their places.
The Austrian troops stationed In the
Tyrol consist OF the Fourteenth army
corps. comprising the Third and Eighth
infantry divisions and including S bat
talions of the famous mountaineering
Corps known as the Emperor's Tyrol
Rifle regiments. The general IN COM
-and is Lieutenant Field Marshal
vi5tor Dankl.
SURRENDER DEMANDED
4 Vienna dispatch to the Daily Tele-
rraph says the Austrian minister at
Cet+in'e visited King Nicholas Mon
day nieht and demanded the immedi-
ate and unconditional evacuation OF
Scutari
The king replied that he would never
surrender the town.
The Austrian government. according
70 the same dispatch. row IS engaged
in draftfag manifesto to the powers
explaining the policy and aims with
REGARD 70 Ra1lsan arfafr~
London Hears Nothing
LONDON. April 2a-TTp to a late
hour tonight the British foreign Office
had no news that Austria actually was
taking separate action against Monte
negro. It is understood that Austria
IS waiting the result Of the ambas-
sadorial conference on Thursday and
employing the interval in an endeavor
to induce Italy TO join her in military
potion.
TRTWoRs UNCoNFTRMED
Neither the British foreign Office Of
fcials nor the foregn diplomats here
have any confirmation of the reports
that Austria-Hungar has decided to
take independent action to force Mon
tenegro to evacuate the Albanian city
Of seutari and they discredit them.
Such a course would be so absolutely
opposed to the attitude adopted by
Count von Mensdorn- -Pouilly- Dietrich
stein. the Austro-H Hungarian ambassa-
Cor. at the London conference of am
bassadors yesterday that it is consid-
cred impossible.
Both italy and Germany, ii is known.
are strongly averse to any attempt
being made to coafce Montenegro un-
less such action Is undertaken by all
the powers jointly
A special correspondent, telegraphing
from Vienna. puts the Austrian atti-
tude in regard to Montenegro in pre-
else form as follows:
Austria Hungary. finding that the
ambassadorial conference in London
yesterday produced no results. has de-
cided to take matters into her own
hands and to carry out the decision OF
the powers regarding Scutari."
The meetings of the ambassadors in
London have shown almost conclu-
siveIy that majority Of the powers
are not prepared to adopt warlfke
measures against Montenegro. It is
thus practically certain that within
few days. whether Italy consents or
rot Austria viii dispatch an ultima
th6 to Cettinje. demanding the imme-
diate evacuation of scutari
ESsAAD PAsHA'S ACTIONS
Not another word OF Essaad Pasha's
doings in Albania has been received.
Ishmael KeHlal Bey. head of the pro-
visionaI Albanian government, has ar
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THE CLASSIFIED ADS

in The Call are increasing
steadily every day. They bring
results. That's the answer.
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The Is clock a. m. edition of The Call
prints all news that develops after city
editions of other newspapers are printed.
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Not another word Of Essaad Pasha s
doings IN Albania has been received.
IshmaeI Kemal Bey head of the pro-
visional Albanian government. has ar
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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-04
Remember the Silo

The first sign of damage to
the grain crop should remind US
that to depend on wheat alone is
a gamble. If there is plenty of
live stock on the farm, drouth
does not hold SO many terrors
for us. Under the most adverse
conditions corn will make a good
growth and can be put in the
silo to a good advantage. This
is the best way to make the feed
on hand go the farthest. Ten
acres of corn in the silo will go
as far as 25 or 80 acres where it
is allowed to ripen and the stalks
are pastured. The silo and a
few cows will not only tide the
man over the bad years but will
insure a bread ticket through fat
and lean years alike. John E.
Larson, Sphinx Co., Farm I'M
provment Association.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-04
Agricultural News
State College, Brookings, s. d.
Cutting Alsike Clover for
Seed

The Agronomy department Of
the State College at Brookings
has received the following in.
quiry from Charles Mix county:
Il have one hundred acres of
Alsike clover. 1t is now in full
bloom. When should it be cut!
| want to get a crop of seed.
do not know whether to cut 1t al
once or leave it until part of the
bloom begins to turn brown. =
Reply by DR.. A. N. Hume. Ag.
ronomist: If you want to cut the
clover for seed, wait until the
heads are brown, but not over
ripe. Remember that when Al
sike clover once makes seed, the
plants will die. Alsike is at a
disadvantage in this respect
compared W it h common rec
clover.