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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
PALMIST TAKES POISON
Arrested ON Grave Charge Noted
Character Commits Suicide

BOSTON. April 22.-"F1etcher the
Palmist"s committed suicide todav hv
poisoning His name was John W.
Fletcher. Recently charges of a grave
character were made against him. and
two policemen went to his Offices to-
day with warrant. Fletcher excused
himself for a moment, and going to a
rear room swallowed poison. The
palmist was SO years old and claimed
acquaintance with many monarchs. in
Guiding the late King Edward VII.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
WELLER LOSES;
RAIL WAY PACT
AND TELEPHONE
MEASURE PASS

Lower Market Street Com
promise Carries Nearly
Two to One; Wiley F.
Crist Winner in Recall
Fight by Majority of $50
Phone Ordinance Favored
With Margin of 1876
Large Vote Cast for Spe-
cial Election-Total 1884
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
MOTHER IDENTIFIES SON
Robert Dunbar Kidnapped by Itfnerant
Peddler i'm Louisiana

COLUMBIA, Miss, April pa boy
several days ago, suspected of being
four year old Robert Dunbar, missing
from his home in Opelousas, La, since
last August. was identified today by
Mrs. c. p. Dunbar. the childs mother
Fearing an attempt at lynchfng, a
strong guard was placed around the
jail where Walters is being held.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
GREAT NUMBER OF
WOMEN GO TO POLLS

Victory for Agreement With
United Railroads Clears
Way for Extension of Mu-
nicipal Line to the Ferry
and to the Ocean-Incun-
bent of Police Bench the
First Holder of Judicial
Position to Be Removed
by the Peoples Mandate
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
SAN FRANCISCO PAIR HURT
Attorney Charles Stewart and Wife In
Wreck on Baltimore and Ohio

RAyENNA, o., April 22.-Two Pull
man sleepers attached to a Baltimore
and Ohio westbound passenger train
overturned near here today Two of
the four persons injured were Charles
Stewart, a San Francisco attorney, and
his wife. Stewards shoulder was
broken.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
Results Told in Figures
go 90
| Expressed viii Of Voters

lHe Geary street cars VIII run from
the ferry to the ocean. The lower
Market street compromise between the
administration and the United Rail
roads carried nearly two to one. -
Judge Charles L Weller has been
recalled, His opponent, Wiley f. Crist.
carried the city by narrow margin.
The Telephone Users association won
a close victory. The petition called
for a reduction in rates. and this plea
won the support of the majority
Five districts out of 13 went for
Judge Weller, who managed to split
the vote about evenly in the downtown
district and the Western Addition, but
encountered heavy opposition in the
outlying sections, particularly in the
Mission. He carried districts q, %,
90. 81 and SS.
During the early part of the counting
Of the ballots Weller led by majority
which was at one time more than 500,
and when about 200 precincts had been
heard from he seemed certain to be re-
tained in office. As the votes from out
lying districts came in, however, he
fell behind steadily.
The lower Market street compromise
was only defeated in four districts, 81,
%, % and q. while the telephone or
dinance was successfully resisted in
only two districts, 27 and 81.
MANY WOMEN VOTE
The vote, considering that 1t was in
A. special election, was large. More
ghan $4,000 votes were cast, the women
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
CHINA WANTS TO BORROW

Five Powers Group Lonn of Sl25,OOO, 900
Nay Soon BE Reality
LONDON. April 22.-London ffnan-
ciers received q telegram today notify
ing them that the Chinese government
was ready to negotiate with the five
powers group for loan OF $125. 100000
at per cent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
What the President Says
What the Governor Says

President Wilson urges CALI
fornia not to impair treaty rights.
Appeals for legislation of ma
ture that can not be challenged.
Says fnsiduous discrimination
will draw in question treaty
obligations of nation.
Governor johnson says 1t is not
design to pass law impairinE
treaty rights.
Nothing to embarrass govern
ment.
Any net VIII be general in
character.
Will cooperate fully with
national government.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
ALIEN BILL TO
HIT JAPANESE
DESPITE PLEA
FROM WILSON

Governor Johnson and Party
Leaders in Senate Favor
Measure Excluding For
eigners Ineligible to Cit
izenship,' and Such Law
Probably Will Be Passed
Despite the Objections
in Washington-Message
Makes Little Impression
ACTION SCHEDULED
FOR TOMORROW
Veto Certain for Any Propo-
sition Not Agreeing With
Executives Stand - Pro-
gram Will BE Opposed by
Democratic Minority and
Few Republicans Who Are
Against Offending Japan
Administration Likely to
Win Over Conservatives
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23
The Calls 6 O'Clock
A. NJ. Edition

contains the very latest city
and general news of the night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-23

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Arizona republican., 1913-09-10

California girl, who tried to commit suicide by poisoning the other day in Stuyvesant Park, in this city, should be a warning to other girls who may be filled with the desire to come to New York to find work. The girl had lost both her parents and being
 without friends or relatives, decided
 to go to New York where she eX-
 pected to find work She reached the city about month ago and rented a small furnished room in
 West Twelfth street Day after day
 she wandered through the city H
 search of work. Her funds were soon exhausted, her shoes worn out
 and her feet so sore that she could
 barely walk. Yet, nOthWithstanding her efforts she was unable to find
 work. For several weeks she sub sisted upon scraps of food which she
 picked out of garbage cans and, be-
 no longer able to pay for a room
 she spent the nights in the parks,
 The situation seemed to her so hope
 less that. when she was lucky enough the other day to find silver quarter. she invested part of the
 money in a few bichloride of mercury
 tablets, using the rest to pay her
 fare to Jersey City to answer an ad- yertisement for help. Failing to ob- tain the position advertised, because she came too late, the girl returned to New York, made her way to Stuyvesant Park and there took two of the bichlorde of mercury tablets Some visitor to the park who had noticed the dejected look upon the girls features and who had observed 1 her actions, called a policeman, who sent in call for an ambulance. While waiting for the conveyance, | the policeman forced the girl to
 swallow the wites of two eggs and it was due to his prompt action that | the life of the girl was saved. The
 girl will be held at Bellevue until ! she has completely recovered and then an effort will be made to Ob-
 tain work for her.
 The Bayonne, N. J., correspondent | of one of the leading New York dcilies has supplied little story Of | considerable cleverness which should | entitIe him to honorary membership 1. in at least two of the leading clubs | of this city, the Ananias club and
 the Naturefakir club. oyster Bay papers please copy. According to l this story Lieut.. James Sheehan, of | fire truck 1 in Bayonne was the owner of a big gray cat. The cat
 was old and could boast neither of great beauty nor of an aristocratic pedigree. Lieut.. Sheehan, not being | given to sentimentality, considered the animal a nuisance and, with
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
WATERSHED FORESTS
 WILL @ PROTECTED
Such is Intention of Federal Depart ments; Question of Dispensing
 With Safeguard is up.

A letter concerning the condition of the negotiations for opening certain portions of the forest reserves estab- lished to protect the watersheds of the Roosevelt irrigation system, brings out the fact that there really is talk of such an action, but with this comes the practically assured statement that nothing will be done to cause injury to the ranges.
 The letter was addressed to the board Of trade by Dr Perrin of Flagstaff He warns the board of the attempts of cer- tain people to have the unforested parts of the forest reserves thrown open, or released from reserve lands. Comes all so a letter from the secretary of agrf- culture to the secretary of the interior, in which the former says to the latter, It's a long time between paydays." Or words to that same general effect. The forest service, which is under the secretary of agriculture, has the ardu- ous duty of keeping a large area of unforested land just in order to protect the headwaters of creeks tributary to the irrigation systems Not only the { life of the streams but the safety of the structures depend on keeping these
 
 other forces.
 But the forest service is a little re- luctant to expand funds and perform labor for the reclamation service in this instance. and consequently the proposal to loose some of the lands from the supervision of the forest peo- pie has received flattering attention at headquarters. Yet the letter from the secretary of agriculture to the sec retary of the interior does not for a moment contemplate doing away with 1 the reserve. Rather it feels out the i idea of changing the jurisdiction and responsibility of the peculiar reserve while making it no less reserved. | Strangely enough, the permit owners { on the national forests are opposed to | the idea of throwing the range open 1 They seem to have learned to like the i safety and assurance given them by ! the government, and are 10th to part with it. In his letter pr Perrin wants i the board of trade and the water users 1 to assist the stockmen on the range against the idea Of throwing open the national forests allotted to the water i bank. .,~
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
The X- Ray Gown

The famous X-ray gown made it's appearance on the stage of the Coli scum last evening. worn by Miss Nor ton of the vaudeville team of Somers and Norton. and to say that it had all the spectators craning their necks is to describe their actions entirely too easily. The gown was a beautiful creation quite aside from the sensa- tiOn is created, and were it not for it's filmy nature and revealing quaIi- ties would come in for peans of praise from all and sundry As il was there was a divided sentiment present. Those who were in favor of that sort of lack of apparel praised it. and those who believe in wearing more clothes, contented themselves with saying. Tt does all right for the stage, but" One feature that makes the gown more the startling is that the team execute q decidedly novel ragtime dance the lady member wearing the much talked-of gown the while
 Summers and Gonzales, late of the Empress, started things going with the tango waltz, encores being neces- sary for both shows. The charm of petite Beatrice Gonzales is not lessen V" peC'tuSe Sne IS dolng SlnSle and double without a chorus. Sam Sum mers was good with his solo and as assistant to Miss Gonzales in the difficult waltz
 Tinker and Helene are the banjo fiends" in reality. Their skill upon the old fashioned "pinky- panky punk instrument verges on the uncanny They close their offering with a med ley of popular songs that brings the audience off it's feet During the number they render ''Zampa," a most difficult overture, in big time style.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
VISITORS HERE FROM
 ENDS OF CONTINENTS 5
Chile Engineer and African Ostrich Expert Meet in Phoenix to
 Study Irrigation

With the arrival here yesterday of Oscar Evans of South Africa. the two visiting experts are now both on the ground For SenOr BahamOnde the Chilean engineer arrived Monday
 MT. Evans came from the place where ostriches first became of com mercial value, and he's on a world tour in search of information regard ing the culture of the valuable birds He is assimiliating the ideas of the men younger in the business. and more varied in climatic experience.
 Senor Bahamonde is on a general inspection tour of the United States. He is intensely interested in recIama- ton work, particularly that important division known as maintenance and operation. He is studying water de- livery methods very closely. and has made two trips over the valley in the care of working engineers.
 MT. Evans will look at ostrich land, and then devote his few remaining hours to a study of the water dis tribution system.
 It is quite likely that the two wis itors, who have not yet met, will go to Roosevelt together in a day or two.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
STAY TOPICS FROM LITTLE
 OLD NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-The latest escapade of Harry K. Thaw, his sen sationaI flight from Matteawan, fol- lowed by his arrest upon Canadian soil, has been the cause of a perfect flood of Thaw Literature in the daily papers and once more the public is regaled with all the naeseating de- tails of this notorious case which reflects little credit upon the justice and impartiality of the laws and courts of the State of New York. A great deal of fuss is made over the fact that his wealth enabled Thaw to make his escape from the Mat teaWan institution. The peroSns and newspapers so indignant in their censure of the prison authorities and the prevailing system which made it possible for ThaW to escape, evident ly have forgotten that it was ThaWS money which enabled him to make farce of his trial for murder and to escape the just punishment for his crime.
 The history of Elizabeth Heath, a
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10

The final disposition of committee work in the Phoenix Motorcycle club was accomplished at last nights well attended meeting when the arrange ments for the Thursday night parade and for the Friday afternoon track races were all placed with the proper workers. The program of track races will be in the hands of the printer today, and ready for delivery tomorrow.
 The route of the parade has been fin ally fixed like this:
 Second avenue and Washington street is the meeting corner. The pa rade will form behind the Arizona Mo tor company's Studebaker bearing the new band of Dr. F. H. Redewill, the officers and committees. Then will come the two hundred or more gaily recOrated motorcycles, followed by the escort of honor, the thousand bebi- cycled kids, also decorated Prizes for the best decked bicycles will be a four dollar tire, a two and a half Messen- ger saddle and a bicycle horn. This list ought to stimulate some kid in genuity.
 From this corner the procession will move south to Jefferson; west to Fourth avenue, north to Washington, east to Fourth street, north to Adams, west to First avenue. around to Mon roe to Central back to Washington and the place of starting, where the com pany will disband
 Chief of Police Moore has consented to the removal of mufflers during the parade owing to the fact that the machines Wtil have to run slowly to stay with the procession, they will heat up badly unless the noisemaker is opened. But as soon as the parade IS over, the police expect every rider to quiet his iron steed to the customary limit
 The riders will line themselves two by two, and keep together as well as they may. The racers will all be in line and many machines bearing signs advertising the races
 As predicted, the Auto club has ex- tended an encouraging hand to it's little brother. MT. Bullard assured the club last night that he would help them all he could, not only to make the races a success but in other ways.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10

promptness and dispatch laid his plans to rid himself of this "nuis- ance" He placed pussy in a big, stout, paper bag, weighted it with brick and. having the mouth of the bag well tied with a string, cast the bag with it's contents into the bay. An hour later. so the story goes, Lieut.. Sheehan was greatly sur prsed by the return of the cat, carrying a tWopound striped bass in it's mouth So pleased was Since han with the ransom offered by his cat, that he decided to let her con- tinue to live upon his premises.
 A few days ago a girl of twelve years died at one of the hospitals of this city under circumstances which make her case of considerable inter est to science. About two months ago the little girl was bitten in the thumb by her pet dog while playing with the animal. The family doctor was called and, as a matter of pre- caution, thoroughly cauterized the trivial wound. He examined the dog
 but the animal seemed perfectly healthy and normal and the doctor
 did not fear for a moment that the injury would lead to serious conse- quences. But the mother of the girl
 had heard great deal about hydro phobia and her neighbors told her so many stories about mad dogs, that she became filled with the fear that the dog which had bitten her daugh- ter was mad and her child would
 become a victim of the dreaded "a bieS.
 To pacify the mother her doctor called in a veterinary who examined the pet dog and asserted that the animal was perfectly healthy and showed absolutely no sign of the rabies. Under the strain of the sug- gestive fear the mother became hys- terical and by her suggestion her child also became possessed with the hysterfcal fear of hydrophobia. The family doctor called in other doc tors but their efforts to relieve the hysterical condition of mother and daughter proved ineffectiv: Finally the girl began to manifest simulated symptoms of hydrophobia and after considerable suffering she died. The physicians still adhere to the belief that the girl did not have hydropho- bia. but died of hysteria, superin- duced by the excessive fear suggest ed by the hysterical mother of the child.
 For several years the authorities of the city have continued their war fare against unsafe theaters until now Fire Commissioner Johnson, who
 has been leading the campaign, is satisfied that the theaters of New
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10

efforts toward that end. It will work by initiation, placing the idea in the hands of other institutions better fitted for carrying it out, and then turning to another need.
 The physical director of the associa- ton will undoubtedly cooperate with the public schools in the development of the playground idea. In some ways the ideas of MT Blair and those of Su- perintendent LOper are peculiarly alike the spread of the influence of the physical departments to the public school playground. Permission will be asked at the very first board meeting to allow the physical department to CO., operate with the athletic directors to the schools
 Not only to the physical side of the work does MT Blair extend his CO., operation idea. He lines up the state university and other schools at once as possible fields for Y M. C. A as sistance. He feels the necessity of ex- tending the religious and social work of the institution so that it meets that of the institutions which specialize in those things. And over all his hope is to make the association well balanced, and effective in every one of it's lines of endeavor
 MT. Blair arrived yesterday from Co lumbus, Ohio, accompanied by Mrs. Blair and their young son. He hopes to make a permanent home here, while working over the immense field of Arizona and New Mexico.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
Y. ". C. 4. WORK OF TWO
 STATES CENTER HERE
Harry M. Blair, New Gen eral Secretary, Arrives to Take Up Work TIT Will Make the Association of Wider Influence

Phoenix as a radiating point for '. M c. A. influence and work is the big dream of the new general secre- tary of the association, Harry NJ. Blair, who arrived to stay yesterday. From Phoenix MT Blair expects to see the work spread over the two states in which Phoenix is the best equipped with an association. It is much more general work that Blair will dO wider in it's scope than any heretofore at tempted. He comes with the backing of the international committee to spread the influence of the Y. M. c. A. over the biggest territory tributary to one association, and the Tivest field for its efforts
 He is man of considera ble optimism Else he wouldn't have come west He is like Horace Greedy in his regard for the growingness of a community as an asset to business. So he came west. Phoenix to him represents place in which to expend a lot of energy along the lines that temperament and train ing have pointed out to him. Aggres- sive association work represents the best line of endeavOr for a man of his equipment.
 My idea of the best association work. he said last night "iS not that which is conducted strictly within the four walls of the institution. The Y M. c. A. gets in it's best lcks when it points the way for other allied insti- tutiOns. It is a community thing and it should cooperate in building the community. Take one example of this cooperation. The Y. M. C. A. in a town where 1 worked started industrial training. Soon the classes outgrew the association. The schools began to take up the work, and last year the men of the community were taxed to pay for s40,0OO worth of this education. There the Y. M. c. A. had accomplished through exterior agents a work that would have been impossible for it un- aided. The association could never have hoped to have spent the money on this particular branch"
 Of his plans for the Phoenix Y. NJ C. A, the new general secretary could outline but two: the association will aid the schools in their recent cham pioning of the playground idea, and it will increase it's membership. These two plans naturally fall under the big ger one of extending the Y M C. A. work outside the institution While maintaining the institution in as strong a condition as possible, the new a@- ministration will not put it's main
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10

York City are about as safe from fire as it is possible to make them Commissioner Johnson is of the opinion that the danger. if there is any, is not from the possibility of fire, but from panic, which may be caused by any trivial incident, even when there is no fire Commissioner Johnson recently held a conference with the managers of the principal theaters of the city with a view of devising means to prevent the out
 break of panics in theaters and, if that should be impossible, to reduce the danger from such panics. Com
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
AN SW FER ED
Q. @

Upon the occasion of his first visit to a parishioner a certain Boston divine tried hard to make friends with his hosts eight-year-Old
 How old are you. my son?" asked the clergyman benignantiy.
 Eight" was the laconic response.
 "Ah quite a little man." came pa tronizingly from the minister And what are you going to be-" he asked. after a slight pause.
 ''I am going to be g." said the child, with conviction.-New York Globe.
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10

missioner Johnson who has made a study of fire panics has come to the conclusion that the confusion at panics is due to the fact that the persons in the audience insist upon leaving the house through the same door through which they entered. Many plans were suggested at the conference to teach the audienc to leave quietly through the nearest emergency exit instead of rushing wildly toward the main entrance, but so far no feasible plan has been suggested that promises to be ef- fartiNP
Arizona republican., 1913-09-10
MOTOR CLUBS
 ID COOPERATE
Autoists Will Help Little Brother Org aniz Ii O Il With Races-Route and Program Made - Track Races for Friday

on he advice of President Bullard of the Maricopa Auto club, the Phoenix Motorcycle club last night tentatively fixed the program for the proposed San Diego to Phoenix chugbike races as follows:
 Leave san Diego Friday morning. arriving at the Yuma control the same night.
 Leave Yuma Saturday morning, arriving at the Agua Caliente con trol that afternoon.
 Leave Agua Caliente Sunday morning and finish at the Adams Hotel the middle of the afternoon.