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Evening star., 1913-11-19
OFFICERS ARE NOMINATED.
Astor Camp, Spanish War Veterans
to Elect in December.

Col. John Jacob Astor Camp. No. 6.
United Spanish War Veterans. held a
muster in Grand Army Hall Monday
evening. Business of Importance to the
organization at large was transacted, but
that nearest the hearts of the politicians
of the camp was the nomination of off,
GERS for the ensuing year, the election to
Evening star., 1913-11-19

PHILADELPHIA. November 19.-
Counsel for Georgenna Burdick Tower.
who claims to be legally married to
Charlemague Tower. jr., of this city,
son OF the former ambassador to Ger
many. has filed in common pleas court
in this city the papers in a suit for
100000 damages against Mr. Tower.
sr., alleging the alienation of his sons
affections.
The suit against the former ambas-
sador was started some time ago, but
it was not until now that the amount
of damages claimed by the alleged wife
of young Tower was set forth.
Purely Formal Brief.
The petition filed by Mrs Tower s
counselris.b brief and, purely formal Mrs
Tower asserts that she married young
Tower June :. 1911. while he was
student at- Yale. She declares that
charIemagne Tower February 6, 1913
and at other times 'wrongfully. wicked
ly and unjustly nrejudieed and poisoned
the mind of TIE said Charlemagne
rover. Jr.,. against the said plaintiff
and persuaded and induced him to desert
and abandon the said plaintiff the said
plalntlH then and there still being the
VIE OF the said Charlemagne Tower
SAID Chariemagne Tower. jr, for the
said plaintiff was then and there alien
ated and destroyed
Diploma at Stake.
The Yale corporation is said to be
anxious TO have young Towers matri-
monial status settled before granting
or refusing a diploma.
Tower failed to pass all his examina-
uons last June at Yale, and could not
be graduated He since made up all his
aehnquencies and applied for a degree.
The recommendation csme before the
corporation. but no action was taken
An infexlble rule at Yale makes in
elslpie Tor DEGREE any man who mar
RES while an undergraduates
Evening star., 1913-11-19

Her mind unbalanced by i'll health.
Mrs. Nathan Ritchie of Tunis county,
Va, aged fifty-one. stole away from
her family to the meat house in the
yard. where she committed suicide by
hanging.
Evening star., 1913-11-19

man in the Spanish-American war re-
ceived the unanimous nomination for
Junior vice commander.
Those attending were William Abt. VII
liam Anderson. James +. Byrne. Patrick
Conway. Emil A Fenstad. John J. Freil.
John Hullstrom. Steven konicka. John
Kran, Frank McCarron. John A. MURPHY
George w. Paul. Edward Schrum. Joseph
Schultz, C. Leyburn Shorcy, Francis J
Sullivan, Frank Wieloch.
Evening star., 1913-11-19
SUPREME COURT MAY
CLEAR DOCKET SOON
Expeditions Work of the Last
Year Has Disposed of
Many Cases.

BY reason OF the unprecedented prog
ress made during the past year by the
Supreme Court Of the United States in
disposing OF cases coming before 1T, the
current docket of the court may be
cleared up by the end Of the year. At
the present time there are fewer than
500 cases in all on the calendar, which
is about seventy-five cases fewer than
were docketed last year, and in addi-
tion to this reduction in the number of
cases pending, the court has thus far
heard arguments on nearly twice as
many cases this year as was the case
at this time last year.
The court has been active in passing
on cases which were brought up main
ly for the purpose of delay. Dozens of
cases in which the basis of appeal was
founded on rather slim assignments Of
errors have been dismissed promptly.
and remanded to the lower courts for
the execution of judgment.
Criminal cases particularly have been
watched closely by the court Accord
ing to lawyers, the majority Of criminal
cases that reach the court contain few
questions which have not been correct
ly decided by the lower courts.
Delay Cases Promptly Dismissed.
A number of appeals in these cases
that were brought to the court plainly
for the purpose of delay were promptly
dismissed.
1t is the rule, of course, that any of the
nine justices may grant a writ to appel
lants which will insure them some kind of
review of their cases by the entire court.
The lawyers in such cases usually present
their papers to one member of the court,
who, after studying them for a day or
SO. decides whether they present suffi-
cient doubt to bring them within the re-
vieWable class.
Railroad corporations figure in the
great majority of cases now before the
court, most of them representing the ef-
forts of railroads to obtain more favor
able construction of federal statutes re-
lating to their business, or efforts to
prevent states from enforcing statutes
which the railroads believe void and an
undue interference with interstate COM
merce, confiscatory or in some other re-
SpectS unlawful.
Evening star., 1913-11-19

II paws to read the want columns 90
The Star. Hundreds OF situations arc
filled through them.
Evening star., 1913-11-19

TIE grand jury at Hagerstown. Md
Monday returned an indictment against
Spinosa Giacomo for the murder about
TWO weeks ago of another Italian. Antonio
Dorio, at a boarding house at Security
two miles east of Hagerstown
Evening star., 1913-11-19
A Cut, Bruise
or Wound

Will develop no further if
YOU apply
Evening star., 1913-11-19

One reason some mems clothes don't
fit IL that they never stand up straight
and throw out their chests except when
they are being measured for q new suit.
Evening star., 1913-11-19

DISTRICT COURT-Justice Wright.
In re building line of Lanier place;
verdict Of jury filed.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
CHARGE AGAINST
!. MAJOR SERIOUS,
SAYS GENE RAJ
10
James Hughes, Head of
Sd Squadron, 1st Cavalry,
to Face Court Martial
COLONEL BOWEN IS
NAMED AS ACCUSER
Nature of Offense Withheld
From Publication by
Head of Department

Major General Arthur Murray re-
fused this morning to divulge the
nature of the charges preferred
against James B. Hughes. senior ma
5or of the First cavalry. command
ing the third squadron at Monterey,
which Will bring the officer before a
court martial at the San Francisco
Preside September Is.
The charges are sufficiently Sc
rious to call for a general court mar
tial to hear them. but can not make
them public at present" said General
Murray.
II Is said that Colonel William H.
c. Bowen, commanding officer of the
Preside Of Monterey. is the man who
brought charges against Major
Hughes, but this has not been con-
frmed.
Army men are waiting with much
Interest the convening OF the court
martial board. which consists Of such
officers OF high rank as Brigadier
General Ramsey d. Potts, Colonel Lea
= Febiger, Colonel George Bell Jr. and
Colonel Walter L. Pinley, command
ing the First cavalry.
Major Hughes is one of the most
popular officers in the western d.
vision. He is graduate OF the West
Point Military academy and also
graduate OF the army school of the
line.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
c. A. R. MEN WILL
BOOST FOR FAIR
Big Delegation of Veterans
Leaves for Encarnpment
at Chattanooga


Bearing a banner on which IS the
inscription San Francisco, 1915 sev-
eraI hundred members OF local posts
of the Grand Army OF the Republic
left last night for Chattanooga Tenn.
where they will attend the national
encampment of the organization,
which will be held from September
Is to 20.
The local delegation will strive for
the election OF w. r. Thomas OF Oak
lana to the office of national comman-
der in chief for 1915. Mr.. Thomas
last year commanded the department
OF California and Nevada
The officers car contained Mrs.
Geraldine l. Frisbie of San Francisco,
president of the National Woman
:. Relief Corps; DR.. J. B. Plymire, COM
Inander of the Sons Of Veterans OF
California and the Pacific coast d.
vision, and Mrs. Plymire, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. L. Turpin. Prof. Archibald e.
Cloud, Past President Longfellow OF
tho Sons of Veterans. Adjutant Gen
eral J. B. Lauck. Colonel Robert NJ.
Green of Oroville. w. H Wharn OF
Berkeley, James A Plymire. George
Il Myers Of Carson City. New, r. s.
Green of Santa Barbara, J. G.. Beale OF
Nisalia, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Hopkins o1
Lodi, r. B. Rowe Of Oakland. George
c. Somers and Henry Osborne. senior
vice commander of the G. A r., OF
Los Angeles and W. P. Harrison OF
Vallejo.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
HARRY THAW HAS
LONG Wal AHEAD

COATICOOK, Quebec. Sept. s-Harry
x Thaw has settled down to a
monotonous six months wait until the
next step In the court proceedings
instituted In an effort to prevent his
deportation is taken at Montreal.
Thaw does not have much hope of
getting bail nor does he know when
he will be removed from Coaticook.
immigration officer T. B. Williams
said today that he expected instruc-
tions from Ottawa soon.
After breakfast Thaw started open
Ing and reading his letters. He re-
ceives more mall than any one else IN
Coaticook, most of his letters coming
from sympathixers or plain cranSs
with suggestions to make. An aver
age mornings mail is so letters, with
postal cards and packages.
Thaw was much engrossed in the
withdrawal of the gambling charge
against William 7. Jerome, former
district attorney OF New York. to
whom a public apology was made last
night by Justice Mulvena.
Il would hate to see chrome or any
one else go TO Jail, but he broke the
law and 1 think he ought TO have
been punished 10 some extent" said
ThaW
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
WIFE Of CHINESE
HELD FOR MURDER

CHICAGO, Sept. s.-Mrs. Alice Davis
Sing. formerly of Kansas City, the
white widow of Charles Sing the
wealthy Chinese merchant found dead
in his Chinatown home. was today
formally charged with the murder of
her husband
Frank Sing Low. brother Of the
slain man. signed the accusation
against his sister in law. A prelim-
mary. hearing was scheduled for this
afternoon.
The police today sought George Der
Yuen, whose love for Mrs. Sing was
believed to have been the background
of the murder His arrest Is expected
later in the day.
Mrs Sing today remained firm in
her statement that she did not commit
the murder. and also denied that she
knew who did II.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
DREW CANINE TIL
WANTS A JOB
Of WORK
Declares He Is Going to
Win Back That Which
He Has Lost

IF you know anybody who wants
a man who will work his head OF for
800 month. send him to me, or tell
me and let me go to him." said f.
Drew Caminetti today.
''If I could land job In San Fran
cisco I would just as soon stay here
as anywhere. There is no use OF my
going back to Sacramento. / tried
to get on there before the trial start
ed. but there was nothing doing.
II don't want to demonstrate collars
In a Market street window or any
thing like that. I just want to work.
and II it is anything where my dis
grace would attract curious people to
look at me. there would be nothing
stirring
Tn good at figures. have some
knowledge of materials, prices and
qualities of staples. and. believe me,
the man who gives me a chance Is
not going to make a mistake. It's
the straight and narrow for me and
punching the time clock every morn
ing at IL bells It's a long and up
hill fight, but 1t can be done and
am going to win back that which ]
have lost
The son of the commissioner gen
eral of immigration Is not worrying
about the impending sentence which
will fall on his shoulders tomorrow
when Judge william C. Van Fleet
passes Judgment for the violation OF
the Mann act Diggs will be SEN
fenced tomorrow also.
Although the defense expects It's
motions for new trial In the Diggs-
Caminetti cases TO be denied. notice
of appeal will be filed Immediately,
and pending the action of the United
States circuit court of appeal, both
men think they will be at liberty on
bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
Convict Makes Cane
From Old Newspapers

BOSTON, Sept 6.-A cane made
from nine copies OF the Boston
Transcript for June and July this
year by Joseph Blondin. an inmate of
the state prison. Charlestown. has
been presented to the Transcript by
Blondin and is considerable OF q
curiosity 1t was made by cutting
out small squares of the newspaper.
pressing them down hard together
in tube, then removing and polish
ing the stick thus obtained. The
plain paper and the linked parts.
when pounded into a solid in this
fashion produce a grayish ground
streaked with fine black markings.
not unlike some woods. There is a
metal tip and the head of the silver
cane has a silver cap. on which is
engraved this inscription This
cane contains nine Boston Tran
scripts of June and July, 1918. Made
by Joseph BioQdin. NJ. S. p lMassa-
chusetts state prison.. Charlestown.'' =
The cane arrived in neat case of
redwood lined with purple velvet and
having brass clasps All of the
work was done by the prisoner.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
X-Ray Girl Is
Peeved at Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 9.-Claire
Simpson, the young woman who was
discharged from the police court yes
terday when she gave her promise
not to appear on Tucson street again
In her x-ray gown, was indignant
when interviewed by Call reporter
today
You caNA say that l am only visit
ing in Tucson and that I am going
away soon. You have horrid.
sleepy old town. and every time a
woman walks along your streets she
is ogled by a lot Of corner loafers.
The next time / have to go down
town l will wear hoop skirts or a
blanket, like the squaws one sees
around here"
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
POINCARE BRONZE
GIFT BY FRENCH

Enthused at the possibilities OF the
exposition and impressed with the re
construction OF San Francisco. the
five French commissioners to the ex-
position departed this morning for
the east. via Los Angeles.
The commissioners last night were
the guests OF the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution in a banquet at a
downtown cafe Samuel NJ Shortridge
was speaker OF the evening. and paid
high tribute TO the friendliness exist
ing between the United, States and
France established by General Lefay-
.ette and maintained since.
A luncheon was given yesterday by
the executive committee OF the inter
national engineering congress, at
which the commissioners discussed
the plans OF France in joining the
exhibits by this branch OF science.
A. H. Savy, one of the commissioners
and a member of the Society Of Civil
Engineers of France, gave an inter
esting talk on engineering.
In token of appreciation of the hos
pitality San Francisco extended them,
the commissioners yesterday after
noon presented the mayor and board
of supervisors with a bronze plaquctte
of Raymond Poincare, president OF the
French republic, as a gift to the city.
The plaquette is the last work OF j.
c. Chaplain, the famous sculptor
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
Woman Stops Supper
To Catch a Robher

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 6.-Mrs Cora
Rooth was at work in her kitchen In
West Second street In Alton one aft
ernoon when dozen men burst
through the front door, all very much
excited.
"Highwayman hiding here" shouted
the leader. starting UP the stairs
Mrs. Booth followed. She went into
a front bedroom. while the men began
searching the other rooms. She found
man lying fiat on his face across a
bed. She pulled him off and pushed
him into the arms of Policeman Fab
rig, one of the men in the chase.
The prisoner gave his name as Sam
Raybill of 1928 Windsor place, St.
Louis.
Raybill was charged with snatching
a $40 bill from Adam Ward. John
Strubel told the Alton police that he
saw Ward walking In the street with
two $40 bills in his hand and that
Raybill snatched one and ran into
saloon.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
.CHARL TON WRITES
PLAY IN HIS CELL

COMO, Italy. Sept. 9.-Porter Charl-
ton, the young American who will
soon be placed on trial here, charged
with wife murder. has begun to write
a play In his cell. 1t was learned to-
day. Charlton will be tried under the
Napoleonic code, by which the de-
fendant is presumed TO be guilty until
proven innocent The Jurors will get
35 cents a day for adjudicating the
facts in the case.
The dramatic effect OF trials In the
criminal assize court Is generally
heightened by the customs
Charlton has begun to study the
Italian language
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
SHELL-ROYAL OIL
To INVADE STATE
Worldwide Rivals of Stand
ard Oil Negotiating for
California Corporation

That the She'll Royal Dutch petro-
leum interests. the worldwide rivals
Of the Standard Oil company, plan
an active campaign against the
Rockefeller monopoly on Its own
ground is indicated by news that
reached this city from Los Angeles
.shis morning.
Apparently outwitted by the Stand
,rd colossus in the fight to acquire
=. .he General Petroleum company and,
. through the option held by the lat
ter. of control Of the Union Oil com
panv. the Anglo-Dutch combination
Is now reported to be in negotiation
Cor the vast California petroleum
corporation properties
PROPERTY EXAMINED
According to the reports from the
south. agents Of the Royal Dutch Pc
troleum company and the Shell Trans
port and Trading company have made
an extensive examination OF the Cali
fornia properties an inventory OF
which is said to have been made for
the She'll Royal Dutch people.
The California corporation. which
was organized only year ago. took
over the properties of the American
Petroleum company and the. Ameri-
tan. oil Fields company, and through
these companies and their subsidiaries
possesses or controls oil lands in the
Coalinga Midway, Sunset, Lost Hills
.knd McKittrick oil districts
CONTROLS BIG OUTPUT
Gross production in 1912 amounted
10 approximately 57,e0o.0o0 barrels,
a rate of $1,000 barrels daily. There
are about 125 wells actually produc-
ing and IA others being drilled in
proven territory. The authorized
capital stock of the California Petrol
.eum corporation IS s35,00o,0o E.
j. Doheny is It's president and con-
trolling spirit.
Recently there has been consider
able activity in California Petroleum
. stocks.
Officials of the corporation in Los
Angeles have refused to confirm or
deny the reported negotiations. while
the She'll Royal Dutch representa-
tives in this city are equally reticent.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
SWEDISH WOMEN
WANT TO PROPOSE

STOCKHOLM, Sept 6.-shall a
woman be given by state enactment
an absolute right to propose mar
riage to the man Of her choice? This
question is at present absorbing the
attention Of Sweden.
The Swedish woman in most re-
spects occupies a position OF perfect
equality with man in professional.
commercial and educational circles.
Her last remaining point of distinc-
ton is the convention which forbids
her the right TO propose marriage.
In the discussion which is proceed
ing upon the suggested annihiiation
of this distinction the chief points
advanced as arguments are:
Men look particularly foolish when
proposing.
Women, it is confidently expected,
would understand how TO do II better.
The granting of the right would
greatly reduce the number of bach
elors.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
CROWDS VISIT FAIR
SITE AND PAY FEE

: Admission to the exposition grounds
was charged today and despite this
fact, the tract was thronged from
early morning. There being no work
under way, owing TO the holiday. au-
tomobiles carrying passengers were
chareg of so cents Is made for auto
mobiles, while the admission general
fee is for adults 20 cents. and for
children 10 cents.
Particular interest was manifested
in the construction of the Honduras
pavilion, which is rapidly nearing
completion.
p z. Quinn, American commissioner
for the government Of New South
Wales, received advices today that 1T
is estimated the commonwealth ex-
hibft will cost $500. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
Z NPL|CATED IN
CHINESE MURDER R

No clew as to the identity of the
Chinese murderers who shot and
killed Jew Yee Quock in Waverly
place last night was obtained today
by the police The police have In
formation that two men did the
shooting.
Jew Yee Quock is tae victim of
the Chinese unwritten law. The
dead man eloped one year ago with
Sue Moy. daughter of 500 Tong Kee,
a Hanford merchant. He took her to
China. sold her in slavery, married
another woman and came back to
San Francisco.
The shooting occurred at o'clock
last night in front of IS Waverly
place
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
Says He Murdered
A Police Officer,
Will Kill Himself
Unknown Man Hands aPtrolman a
Not Confessing Crime, Then Dis
appears, Threatening Suicide

Handing Patrolman John Morrow a
note confassing that he had murdered
police officer and declaring his In
tention to commit suicide. an un-
known man disappeared In the shrub
berry near Golden Gate park museum
this morning as suddenly as he had
come into view.
"Goodby, dear mother; am going
to shoot myself" ran the note, writ
ten in a scrawling hand on cheap let
ter paper. II got a pistol. stole 1t
from a policeman and I killed him
with tt shot him with 1t. Frank
Mccoy. Here's a kiss; goodby.
While Morrow was reading the mes
scage the man disappeared. He had a
three davs' growth OF beard. but was
dressed in a fshy suit Of clothes
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
s HURT IN BRAWL;
RIOT FOLLOWS
BATTLE
Beer Bottles and Clubs
Smash Heads in Oak
land Saloon Row

A quarrel started in saloon at
Tenth street and Broadway, Oakland.
early today ended in riot near the
receiving hospital an hour later and
a call had to be sent into the police
by Steward James Cone before order
was restored.
Six men were injured by beer bot
ties and clubs and all were treated
at the hospital for wounds about the
heads, face and hands. They were:
Ed shannon. 2422 Thirteenth ave-
nue, Oakland. decorations left eye.
Louis Mendelson, 675 Sixth street,
Oakland. temple cut with knife. ten
dons left hand severed.
NJ J. Resing, 10 Bartlett street, San
Francisco, decorations of scalp and
face.
Henry Petetegen. $50 Harrison
street, Oakland, lacerations OF scalp.
C. E. Blackman. $50 Fifty seventh
street, Oakland, decorations Of head.
George Jacobson, Richmond, lacer-
ated left eye.
Somebody started something in
cafe in Tenth street about |
o'clock, closing time for Oakland
saloons. In less than minute score
OF men were lnNOlFeu III q - ~ ~.
battle. In which knives and Deer Dot
ties played a prominent part.
Some of those involved grew tired
OF fighting over an unknown motive
and started for the receiving hospital
at Fourth and Franklin streets. They
were pursued by frenzied mob and a
trail OF blood marked the extent of
six blocks. Among those pursued
was Petetegan, who later gave his
business as prize fighter.
Reserves were rushed to the scene
by the police and soon quelled the
fight After the Injured men were
taken into the hospital the mob sur
rounded the building waiting for
them to be brought out again
Mendelson, a peddler, was the only
man arrested. He is now being held
pending an investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
High Servians Die
In Train Wreck

BELGRADE. servia. Sept "a
number Of high officers in the Servian
army were killed or injured in q
train wreck near Uskub on a branch
OF the Orient railroad today. Eight
persons were killed outright and so
were mortally hurt in the collision of
two trains Part of the servian gem
eral staff was on one OF the trains.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
Death in Irrigating
Canal Ends Vacatl0n>

The vacation of Harry Goidsprins
an Oakland man.. was ended by
drowning in an Irrigation ditch on
the ranch OF c. 0. Parkhurst, near
Dixon. News OF the tragedy was re-
ceived by friends in Oakland lato
yesterday. Goldspring had gone in
for a bath and was seized with
cramps. Men on the bank witnessed
his struggles. but were unable to
save him In time. He lived at 1852
Fifty-fourth street. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
BADGERS HOLD PICNIC

Several hundred former residents of
wisconsin gathered at the Presidio
this morning 10 picnic under direc-
tion of the wisconsin society. The
feature Of the day was an exhibition
of how to kick a football by Pat
rick O'Dea. one of the most famous
pigskin artists that the middle west
has ever seen. He was member
of the Badger team