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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
GERAGHTYs UNITED
| BY AUTO ACCIDENT

BOSTON. Sept. The automobile
accident suffered yesterday by Mrs.
Amos Tuck French resulted in a
complete reconciliation with her
daughter Julia who eloped more than
two years ago with "Handsome Jack
Geraghty, a Newport, r. l.. chauffeur.
Following the accident sin which
Mrs. stuyvesant Leroy. mother Of Mrs.
French. also was injured. hurry call
to all members OF the family was sent
to come to the bedside Of Mrs. French.
The call also included Julia and her
husband, and 1t was the first time that
Geraghty had been given recognition
as member Of the family.
Geraghty and hts wife rushed to
the bedside OF the stricken Mrs.
French. and it was stated today that
1.-THE mother OF the girl who quilted
Newport society TO live in a cottaKe
with her husband at last has for
given her daughter-a forgiveness
which was not forthcoming year
ago, as was expected. when q baby
came to the Geraghty home
f Mrs Leroy, II WAS learned today,
was more seriously injured than Mrs.
French. but II was believed that both
Twill recover.
me Hent1eslt oceprred at Milton.
81 v Y 8 spring y ssns sas dns the
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
Autos Racing Down
the Peninsula With
Copies Of The Call
Two Large American Underslung
Machines Loaded Down With
Copies Of Edition

Copies of this edition of The Call
are being rushed at express speed
down the peninsula BY two large
American underslung automobiles to
help meet the big demand made by
the country folk for copies Of the
new San Francisco evening news
paper
Each machine Is loaded to its
capacity. with papers and a sufEicient
number OF newsboys from this city
Is being taken to handle The Calls.
From all over the state requests
have poured inNo the circulation de-
partment for papers.
The distributing agents In every
town and village have been showered
with subscriptions.
While 1t was possible to meet the
large demand in the country by
means OF trains, 1t was thought that
better speed could be made TO the
peninsuiar towns. BY automobile.
San Bruno. Burlingame. San Mateo,
Palo Alto. Redwood City and San jose
Will be the principal stops. At Each
place the news sellers will rustic the
papers among the crowds 81 waiting
citizens.
Bud Currie, the racing driver. y
pilot of the first car. while Fred
Bowman II st the who<l of the
seconds
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
Demands to Know if Birth
right Does Not. Surpass
" ding Ceremony

/ Right up to- the highest court In
the land Il to 50 the appeal Of Mrs.
Ethel Coope Gordon, wife Of Macken-
sie Gordon sweet singer Of ballads,
that she be permitted her inalienable
rights Of citsxenship as .bastowed upon
her by the male electors of Califor-
MA. rrss,l 7'',
Announcement was made today BY
Mr. Gordon that the United States
suprems court is to be asked which IS
more important from an electoral
standpoint that she was born in
woodside. san afateo county. or that
she Is married 10 man who first
saw the light st Inverness Scotland.
The californin supreme court de-
cidsd aeainsf Mrs. Gordon when she
brouxht suststo compel Registrar ze-
mansky to register her as ~ Ameri-
can citixsn Her attorney. Milton T,
U-Ren. filed an appeal August IS IN
tho same court for the reconsidera-
|tion 81 certsin points of the decision,
Even for pretty Mrs Gordon Il Il
not bslieved that ne supreme court
|:wlll rsvsree 1teelg. hut Il II hoped thai
tie record 'nipy 8 put 10 bettsr form,
Is - nre epeuxsd to stlie United States
ls';ss nsssIy - sl!Is|
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
Letter Bride, Failing
To Please, Sent Home

LA PORTE. Ind, Sept Oakley
o. Rink. a young business man OF
Otsego. Mich. advertised for wife.
One of the letters he received was
from young woman who gave her
name as Margaret Bennett of Chi
caso. Courting was conducted by
correspondence Ring obtained a Ii
cense at fAllegan. and. going to the
station awaited the coming of Miss
Bennett. Today was the appointed
time for the ceremony, but 1t was not
performed. Ring explained that she
did not I'LL the bill and shipped her
back"
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
BIC CROWDS
RUSH GALL
NEWSB0YS
Thousands Jam Streets to
Get First Copy of Even
ing Paper

Never did a newspaper start out
under more favorable auspices or
meet with as enthusiastic welcome
as did The Evening Call when the
first edition came from the press at
II o'clock today.
More than 1000 newsboys had gath
cred at the Call building by $3.50
O'Clock, each one anxious to be among
the first to grab an arnful Of papers
and begin selling them to the thou
sands waiting to see the new paper.
The eagerness with which The
Evening Call was awaited by the
reading public was demonstrated by
the fact that 1t was 25 minutes be-
fore the newsboys could get away
from the corner of Third and Market
streets.
CROWD FAIRLY MOBs BOys
Thousands had gathered there to
wait for the presses 10 start. and
they almost mobped the boys TO get
the 57irst copies Of the paper Boys
who had expected to run wildly to
other parts OF the downtown district
found themselves held up and their
papers bought from them as soon as
they appeared with : the copies hot
of the press.
1t was impossible to print the
papers fast enough to supply the de-
mand. Complete distribution was
made in all parts of the city--af the
beaches. the ball games. the parks,
on the streets everywhere. In fact.
where people had gathered to cele-
brate the holiday.
Motorcycles and automobiles rushed
great bales of The Evening Call to
the outside districts and to the su-
burban points for distribution to the
newsboys there.
The ncwsboys showed grcat enthu-
siasm for the new paper. Hundreds
of lads who had never sold papers
before showed how well they had
Judged the public mind by ciamoring
to get into the business in the even
ing field They realized that the, day
of the penny paper in San Francisco
had arrived They are firm believers
in the penny and the wonderful re-
suits to be attained from selling The
Evening Call.
Each of the boys who sold Calls
was, given a card to be presented to
the circulation department and upon
producing it there was given q ticket
to the Empress theater.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
Organ Grinder Piles
Up Fortune in Cents

CHICAGO. Sept. 1.--Mike Rocco will
appear in court tomorrow to explain
why he insists on playing Wearing
o. the Green" and other melodies on
grind organ for pennies when he
has fortune OF $4,000. Mike was
arrested. but obtained his release in
few minutes on bonds signed by his
sister. who scheduled $4,000 unin-
numbered property. Mikes fortune Is
said to have been accumulated In
pennies. nickels and dimes which
charitable persons In Chicago's loop
district have dropped into his tin can.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01

AUTOS IS 8
DAYS NEAR
DEATH
c. G. cohn Of This City and
George Howe Stalled IN
Quicksands

After a narrow escape from death
by hunger. thirst, exhaustion ana the
treacherous quicksands Of the Nevada
desert where their automobile was
stalled for three terrifying days. G.
G. Cohn Of this city and George Howe
of sacramento have arrived here for
medical attention.
Howe and Cohn started early last
week from E1ko to FalIon. over / road
that neither Of them knew ana with
no food and only = very limited sup
ply OF water.
The water was strapped to the side
OF the machine. and in threading
their way through the sagebrush II
was lost
When they were half way from
Elko to Fallon the automobile sank
into a quicksand ana the two men
were unable to get It out. The heat
was, terrific and the men suffered
greatly from lack Of water. That
night they slept on the sand and IN
the morning resumed thetr sner 10 70
extricate the machine But the cur
had SUNK deeper and they tsale s1dt
move 1t. =
BY night their tongues were black
and swollen and they were IN despair.
They abandoned the machine and set
out to walk back over. the trail they
had come Before they had gone tar
Cohn fell exhausted.
Howe went on to obtain help and
after staggering several miles he
came to water hole. He refreshed
himself and then went back for cohn.
whom he succeeded In carrying and
dragging to the. water hole.
The next day the two men. almost
exhausted. reached q ranch house
owned by Mexican. After day of
rest they got team OF horses from
him and went back and pulled the
automobile from the quicksands.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
Crosses Continent
Twice to Win s., 500

NEW YORK. Sept 1-witl a crop
of hair II inches long, fashioned Pig
tail style, with a rubber band and
his shoes almost OF his feet, Herbert
W. Hoover OF Newark, N. J.. a former
actor. reached this city today. having
walked to San Francisco and back for
$1,000 In wagers
OF this amount $1,000 comes from
the Greycrest Athletic club of New
ark. n. j.. which offered that amount
70 the man walking to San Francisco
and back In / year and II days.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
5 Hurt When Engine
And Train Collide

MONTPELIER. O., Sept. -Four
trainmen and passenger were in
jured severely today when a switch
engine and passenger train collided
in the yards of the Wabash here
Conductor Ell. Gebhart of Peru, Ind,
received fractured skull. Mall Clerk
H. W. Hill OF ST. Louis was painfully
c,1t about the face.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
y
Attacks Suffrage in
Labor Day Address

LYNCHBURG. Va, Sept 1.-Repre-
sentative J. Thomas Helm Of Ala
bama, in Labor day speech delivered
under the auspices .of the local Y. NJ.
C.. A., attacked woman suffrage as q
danger to the american home and the
American republic. This woman suf-
frage movement is the greatest peril
now threateninE the English speaking
people," he said.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
Foresters to Greet
Supreme Delegates

Delegates ofsthe Foresters Of Amer
tea from this state to the recent Sos
sion of the supreme court In Atlantic
City. N. u. IS In all. are on their way
to this city In view OF the fact that
they secured the convention of the
supreme body for San Francisco tn
1915. the local 40 courts viii tender
them a reception on their arrival;
about September II.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
ARMED MEN RAID LINER FOR OPIUM
Hungry and JobIess,
Clerk Picks Labor
Day to Shoot Self

TT NABLE to get work. Frank
II 4 Conlon, 35 years old. a
~ clerk, selected Labor day
as grim reminder that
he was out of employment, hun
CRY and friendless.
Conlon. who lives at s37 Web
ster street. shot himself shortly
before Z o'clock Lodgers noti--
fed the police.
He was rushed to the central
emergency hospital. where little
hope is held out for his recov-r
cry.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
8 Give 40 Inches of
Skin to Save Friend

coLLINsvILLE. ILL.,. Sept Eight
men today surrendered 40, square
inches OF skin in an effort to save
George Trussen. He was roasted
nearly to death beneath an automobile
when his clothing. saturated with
gasoline, took IRE from match held
by one Of his guests. Physicians de-
clared today that he had chance to
~aeover
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
BURGLARS FINGER
PRINTS PICTURED

Climbing over the eransoms into
the saloon of Ernest Buck at Cough
and Hayes streets early this MORN
ing burglar stole 1850 from the
cash register and helped himself to
iiol1or and cigars. The police photo
. zraphed a number OF his finger prints
on the trausoms
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
kuch-Behar's S Ruler
Dies in England

LONDON. Sept. 1.-The maharajah
OF Kuch- -Beharsis dead at Cromer, on
the Norfolk coast. He succeeded his
father In 1911. The maharajah ruled
over a territory Of about 1907 square
miles. with a population OF 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
Carnegies Will Visit
Albert, Belgian King
fsnecisl Cable to The can

Especial Cable TO The CaIIj
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 1--Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie left here today
for Brussels, where they will call upon
King Albert of Belgium Tho Ger
man press has directed considerable
criticism at Mr.. Carnegie since his
Hague speech. because OF his familiar
Characterization OF Emperor William.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01

Unwarned by Rings Ex-
posure Here, Vain At
tempt Is Made to
Hide Goods
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
LEAD SEARCHERS
Thirty Bluejackets, Armed,
Hold Up Big Ship and
Seize Contraband


Ransacking the big Pacific Mail
liner Nanchurfa from bow 10 stern in
. s-eharch for opiaaza. being brought 10
San Francisco- for sale BY the mem-
bers OF the smuggling ring just un-
covered by federal officials. 80 en-
listed men, blnejackets, from the
United States revenue cutter Mccul-
1och. under charge of Lieutenant
Sharp. have gone TO work TO break
np the smuggling business.
HERD CHINESE CREW
Bad weather prevented boarding
the liner outside the heads. so the
armed men went on board off Meiggs
wharf. herded the Chinese crew to-
gether SO they could not throw any
tins of opium overheard and then
went below TO search the Manchuria.
Hundreds of frightened Chinese
darted OF IN an attempt to secrete
their contraband, but had no chance
In the face Of the bayonets and rifles
Of the blueJackets.
Surveyor OF the Port Justus S.
Hsardell and Collector of the Port
John o. Davis headed the searching
party in person this act being new
one altogether in the life of the port
of San francisco.
Such a thorough search has never
been made here before, as armed men
have ue3kr been sent on board liner
Within the last three years it is
declared that $4,000 900 worth of
opium has been smuggled into the
city, through the connivance of Gus
toms officers and the Chinese traffick-
ers. The Chinese ringleader is said
TO be in hiding in the city. although
Re disappeared Immediately after the
expose OF the scandal
sPoILs WE'RE DIVIDED
Customs guards participated in the
spoiIs. It is declared. the amount they
got being estimated at $4,000 apiece
or more than 100000 In all One
of these guards. Elias Ellison, is ac-
cused by the government of inveig
ling others into operations after he
had made $4,000 by himself In
deDendently wealthy guards who
found 1t possible to live on an ex-
pensive scale or TO retire. although
they received salaries of 800 month
or less, brought about the investi-
cation.
In Honolulu, however, this has been
done before. but the crew had no sus-
pscion that a coup Ike this was to be
attempted Although their copfed-
crates og, shore who were arrested
last week have known of the move
they have been unable to do a thing
10 prevent 1t or to warn those on the
SHIP
No one was spared in the search
Snd the first step of seeing that nc
io,,sum was thrown overheard was fol-
nowed hy swift action that knew nc
aocked doors.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
Washington Orders Force
to Be Ready to Rush
to the Southern
Border
FOREIGNERS GET ALL
JOBS AND COMMERCE
Dictator Arranging Loans
With Europe to Cut Off
American Trade

MONTERREY, Sept. 1.-Omcers Of
che Twelfth infantry are n,omentnr1ly
Ieapecfinx orders from the war de-
Dartment 10 move to the Mexfcan
border. Everythine is II readiness
Tor the infantry to board special
trains for the war sone. Orders to
be prepared for Immediate movement
were received here today, and prepn-
ratfons to leave are now compyeted.
CITY OF MEXICO. Sept. L. Mex
leo owes nothing to the United States
and does not propose to be under OBJ
legations to that country
/ This declaration was made today
to- representatives of foreign finan
cial groups by President Huerta in
explaining why Foreign Minister
Gamboa has assumed such a defiant
tone in answering the two notes of
Special Envoy John Lind.
Agents OF British. German, French
and Belgian concerns have come here
to take advantage of the controversy
,, between Mexico and the United
States. me places OF AlneFlcdnS WHO
have been compelled to give up lucra-
tive positions are being filed by Eu-
ropeans. Representatives Of CONT
mental mercantile concerns ere show
ing activity In getting government
contracts.
Age1ta representing RkfS
London. Brussels ana srs sess
tarsfng houses R:is hcl1i4x
confsrcacsS wi<h Fres.s6nt
relatiee Iran fef paei &
rrspesss II IS believed trsf sss
dapt Huarsa win grars rsssS,e sssats
SIS ral,n4y CONCESSIONS ii return
for the loan.
NO INDEMNITY TO Us LIKELY
President Huerta has called atten-
tion of foreign fnanciers to the fact
that most OF the American owners
Of Mexican securities; have sold out
to European SPECTATORS through
Loeb & Co. The Mexican president
indicates that he is preparing the
way for an important statement OF
Intentions. This may be the dec1ara-
tion that Mexico will not recognize
any american indemnity claims.
President Huerta would like to
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01
5000 Killed as
Marking Falls in
Terrific Assault

SHANGHAI. Sept. 1.-After ter
riic bombardment the loyal Chinese
troops this afternoon entered Nam
king. The rebels were completely
routed: More than 5000 were killsd.4
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-01

WHY?
Mrs. Mackenzie Gordon,
American born, who is not
permitted to cast her ballot
because she is married to a
foreigner, says:
IF I were to divorce my
husband / could vote.
IF he were to die ! could
vote.
MY son win be able to vote
when he becomes Of age.
why, because am a happy
wife, must I be denied my
rights Of citizenship?"
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81 THE EVENING STORY6
FAILURE
tCopyright. 1918. by w. werner.) :
Copyright. 1915. BY W. wernerl.

Copyright. 1913, by w. werner.)
Della was q failure. A complete.
9~hdeniable failure. She had tried
dressmaking, millinery. clcrking,
candymaking. bookkeeping and stem
Needles which sewed
straight for other girls-stupider girls
ina Deila-went zigzag when her
firm white fingers held them. Don't
waste Your time dressmaking." said
the 'forewoman of the big shop with
cruel VET kind candor. ut amt in
You. You amt got the knack."
IT was the same with millinery.
Della knew when q hat was pretty and
the bows chirky, but she couldn't
make anything but lopsided loops and
drapes that fell fiat, like a cake with
out baking powder: and where velvet
should lie smooth under Della's touch
1t puckered: where it should be gath
cred she always managed to draw it
straight. AS a clerk she was a tritie
better. She could write a check and
give out parcels. But there were SO
many girls who wrote more checks
and. gave out parcels more swiftly
that Della was always laid off among
the first when slack tues came. And
Inc manager never sent for her to
come back. She tried candymaking
ana always put vanilla where pepper
IAe iiESI Wnen Slack times came. And
her candy looked as mixed as 1t tast-
ed. She saved. by great
enough to take u night course in a
business college. Della had been rear
ed on a farm and all her education
came from irregular attendance at a
district school. Either the business
college was a poor imparter or Della
wasn't meant by fate to. be a private
secretary.
Her figures wabbled more than the
hat drapes she had escaped. And she
gave up adding early in the course:
she got the right answer oftener by
simply guessing than by trying to fig
ure 1t. She answered ads till she
got a position as bookkeeper. and was
discharged the first night. At the
second place they kept her a day and
a half. She had distrusted her knowl-
edge of stenography even before the
manager Of the business college ad-
vised her at leaving to try a book
Keepers position first. But when the
bookkeeping failed she mustered her
scrambled remembrance of the pots
and hooks and bodily took charge of
Henry Napton's office at 81 a week.
The work was light-a few state
ments. a few letters. and a few lads
to be telephoned twice a week to the
newspapers. Mr.. Napton dealt in
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He met a woman. and for her salx,,
nc made a scholar Of himself in two
years. WV
The Man--That's nothing. i know
a man who was q profound scholar al
'fort*. Then he. met. woman, and
Tor her sake he made a fool. of him
self in two days. -.
a physician was driving, through q
village when he saw u man amusip;y
0 crowd with the antics of his trick
dog. The doctor pulled up and sad:
IN! dear man. how 10 you manage
t.: train your dog that %;.y?. / can't
teach mine a single trick.
The man glanced up win a simplc
rustic look and replied: Well, YOU
see. it's this way: You have 10 know
more'n the dog or you can't le arm him
nothin.'" -"
II have found a good way to catch
rabbits" said a smart" senior in
Tell It to me-" said the professor.
l. Crouch down behind a stone. wall
and make a noise like q turnip," said
the youth with a chuckle.
"A better way than that" came
the professors quick retort, would
be for you to go and sit ina bed 0t
> cabbage heads and look natural"
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real estate. He was a thin, middle
aged man, with a worried, preoccu-
pied air. For a week he was too pre-
occupied to pay much attention. to
Della. Then he was aghast. A brown
stone front mansion had been 'adver-
tised at the price of a vacant lot: A
plumbers bill had been credited In
stead of debitei. He had dictated an
offer to sell a run down cottage at a
bargain price to a man who wanted
it badly. Della, after wrinkling her
made out from them that the cottage
was to be torn down and thrown
away: and so she typed to the pro.
spective buyer. who Immediately
bought a similar cottage across the
street.
Say" cried Mr.. Napton. angrily,
Il know you can't corral the brains
of the world for 81, but I guess I've
got a right to expect some n with a
little bit of sense"
Usually he was a mild spoken and
rather pleasant man, but it seemed
that he had counted upon the COM
mission from the sale Of that rundown
cottage. He added, more gently: "1'm
sorry. Miss Gray, but l guess I can,
keep you l don't really think that Of
flee work is what you a do best"
Della looked at him without speak,
ing. She wanted to laugh and she
wanted to cry. What was the work
that she could do best? She had tried
everything that the city had to offer
and. in spite of her abnormal gift for
economy and an appetite hat could
be satisfied with almost nothing, she
felt a thrill Of dismay at again begin
ming the search for work. Mr.. Napton
said no more. but picked up the re-
ceiver and called up his home. He
seemed very worried. His tone was
preoccupied and even harassed. But
L tell sou l can't" he said, impatient
ly. ooh, well. I'll try again. This
last two years has been simply I'M
%bearable." -,
Della didn't know whether the last
sentence was said into the receiver or
to himself. But he turned away ana
went to his desk and wrote out the
check for her weeks work. She took
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80
dishes to wash. She had finally re.
belled and. come away ana found that
1t was as hard here as there and there
wa tne scarcity OF FOOD. But
sne couIont go. PACK; me children
were srowihe Wnen sne left n able
10 iook atIer. themselves n her
auii. thousn KIM IN q erudging, tired
out way. mao not concealed her relief
eilal tleree "outa De n less 70 ICED.
Well. 1t had come to that at last
nn,,a mel. sne mus. try housework:
= Dsaia nilst.t pea 1ailure put n a
aho.,s se smaIe OF prIue. ene aion,t care
nered. ua r1sans ulaer some iil-tem-
~ ans w u ne mel
tho,,.s. ;h.ttp 1850 Mls.less' sne
usn,,iS =. D = anu, course sne
hean r r. aaituIe Al snat. % sne nae
she v.iiaad $500 = :. Ssi else. bu'
n1e,n msa ssseIMfnealy 70 an EN-
csr..ssss. applieo.
- e1sFenc asked tie pert girl at
Inc desk. ~ xs"
mo. I5'thodsSht there was always
an opening for servants" Della said
in snH.prise. But I can. give refer
Eencesf from landladies where I've
|foomsd."A si:tf
"Oh. eracious." impat;entlv eve
don't want that Kind. We want tn
know If you can do the work. But
you can leave your name. Mavbe
some ont who Isn't partieular-"
( .nHave vo, fo,,na .nn ,,o. ~,
, sl,a1e q .nni,,sw ..s,,a ~ Se.!
She .co,,iS: nnra ~ wv - = 9uHPSu.
trrnsI ~ san o We us IMreeam.nns sne
1919. q. - e Isapton;. ne was
Sha i,,sh "er Gu . tazzied Iasnion'
or'.n nennIa ,,ane !a.eu 70 let MN
fa,i,,ra sbe n, a''" ""a'-@"
aNe was
NO. Mr.. Napton," said the girl
pertly. And l don't really think we
can find any one to suit you. We've
sent YOU eight girls"
Three stole. one whipped my little
BOY, SEM my little girl for beer,
one nad company all h time. and
the other two got married" Mr.. Nap
ton spoke ! in the lone Of n who has