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The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
DIES
As T R|ENO
LOOKS On
Deadly AIviso Marsh Claims
Oscar Lind; Mystery
Surrounds Death

SAN JOSE, Dec. 9.-Pulling a boat
along slough three miles above Al
ylso. in plain sight of friend, Oscar
Lind, aged 2S. disappeared mysteri-
ousiy In the same marsh where
Ihomas Warren, a San Francisco at
torney was lost year ago. and
within a mile of where Calvin yalney
was drowned last week.
Inc news was brought to Alyfso
last night by Randolph Swendson. a
san Francisco liquor dealer and hunt
ing companion of Lind Swendson
says he went into a duckblind. and
Lind, who had no gun, rowed the boat
about 200 yards up the slough.
SWendson called for. Lind, but got no
answer. The boat was empty.
The ground was clear of tall vege-
tation and the boat had been under
the observation of Swendson almost
continuously, except when the latter
turned his head to watch a flock of
ducks
The boat held only half opened
bottle of beer, and had not touched
the bank. There were no marks along
the bank to indicate any one had dis
appeared through the ooze The bot
tie was upright in the boat, showing
no one had fallen overheard, which
would have rocked the craft.
Swendson was unable to reach the
boat and walked to Alviso, where he
gave the alarm.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
WOMAN CRIES
PLOT IN SCANDAL

The trial of Mrs. Mary Vaughn.
social worker, charged with soliciting
a bribe of $500 from r. NJ. Widney
Sr. of Los Angeles, was set by Judge
Lawlor this morning for Thursday.
December 18.
Mrs. Vaughn was in court, accom-
panied by Mrs. Frances Gibson and
Mrs. l.. NJ Evertson of the Women's
Political league. in behalf of which
organization it has been charged Mrs.
Vaughn was engaged in her social
work.
TT is most insolent trial and con-
spiracy against me-" Mrs. Vaughn
said. II was trying to help Vivien
Lyons because l had been working in
behalf of victims of white slavers.
The Widney family have 1T in for me.
Judge Widney promised to give
me $1,000 for Miss Lyons. whom /
was trying to keep out of the insane
asylum. Instead he slipped me a check
that / found out afterward was for
only $500, and made out to me. He
didn't even spell my name right"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
.GUNsT IS GLAD
To ESCAPE SNOW

Glad to be back in San Francisco?
1 can't half express my happiness.
After being snowbound in New York
and half frozen. why shouldn't one be
tickled to get back into the land of
blessings?"
Moses Gunst of San Francisco.
owner of chain of cigar stores, said
this today as he turned to great pile
of papers on his desk that had COL
lected in his absence.
Il am lucky in many ways" he
continued. For instance, instead of
being on an overland train stuck 10
feet deep in sno wand without heat or
light most of the time. I was on one
that was buried only five feet in snow
and we had both heat and light.
Just this side of Cheyenne our
train refused to go farther We
thought we were being badly treated
until we learned that the train ahead
and the one behind were without heat.
light or sufficient food. Sure, I am
glad to be back"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
tla|e's for Toys
Market at Fifth
VESSEL DR|F IS
AWAY FROM
EXPLORER.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 9.-Explorer
vilh1almur Stefansson and his staunch
vessel, the little whaler Karluk, were
separated from each other, according
to Stefansson's last message from
Point Barrow. dated October 80. which
has just arrived. The ship was fro
zen in the. ice August II and drifted
till September 10, and then the drift
ing stopped. Believing the ship sta
tionary for the winter. the explorer
started on a hunting trip with six
men. A gale started, however. and
when the storm cleared the ice had
gone, and with it the Karluk. Stef-
fanson followed the coast to Barrow.
but did not sight the vessel, and he
now thinks ii drifted or steamed in
the other direction. The Karluk had
25 men aboard and no fears are felt
for its safety. Steffanson plans
survey of the Mackenzie delta.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Teeth Marks Made
In Apple Lead to the
Arrest of Burglars
Only Clew Found by Police Leads to
Confession by Pair of Long
Beach Cracksmen
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Dec. 9.-Ralph Hotal-
Ing and Oscar Tilling are under arrest
here today charged with burglary.
their connection with the alleged
crime having been established by I'M
pressions of teeth left in an apple.
The police claim both have confessed.
When the burglary occurred the
only clew to be found was an apple
which one of the burglars had bitten
into while ransacking the pantry
Last night these teeth marks were
identified as having been made by
Hotaling, and his arrest followed.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Injured When Auto
PIungeS Over Bluff

Suffering from severe injuries, which
may prove fatal. Guy Hammett and
Keith Maxwell of the Great West
ern Power company are under the care
of Martinez physicians today as re-
suit of plunge off bluff In the COM
pany's automobile yesterday.
Hammett. who was driving the ma
chine, in attempting to avoid horse
and buggy which appeared suddenly
in the road before him and were only
half discernible in the heavy fog,
steered his car for the side of the
road. The road was unfenced and the
machine plunged down a SO foot grade
into q ditch.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
ReconclIed Before Final De-
cree, Couple Are on Their
Second Honeymoon

reunited at the bedside of their 9
year old son, who lay at the door of
death, Ryland c. Goodspeed, a wealthy
Oakland man, and his talented wife.
Mrs. Marian L. Goodspeed, a musician.
have become reconciIed and have had
dismissed a divorce action which this
week would have sundered them for
ever.
The suit was brought a year ago
by Mrs. Goodspeed. the former Miss
Marian Parmalee of Oakland. as the
result of supposed incompatability of
temperaments. The husband and wife
lived apart. the son with the mother.
One year ago the superior court of
Alameda county gave the interlocutory
decree, and soon would have made ir-
revocable the action.
Then came the illness of the child,
Ryland c. Goodspeed Jr. He grew
steadily worse. and Mrs. Goodspeed
despaired of his life. So she sum
moned her estranged husband to the
bedside, and there the man and wife
repented OF their parting. And when
their son rallied and recovered his
health the parents did not again sepa-
rate.
Instead, they arranged for dismissal
of the divorce suit. Now they have
gone to Portland, Ore, on their second
honeymoon. When they return they
will live at 1913 Howe street, Oakland.
where Mrs. Goodspeed nursed her sick
son and rejoined her husband.
Goodspeed inherited considerable
property from his grandfather, o. w.
Pratt, wealthy Butte county
rancher, receiving a legacy of 10000
Butte county acres and income bear
Ing property in Oakland.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Wife, $500, Diamond
Ring Gone, He Says

The police were asked today to
search for Mrs. Lucy Levy, 46 years
old, 267 Vienna street, who disap-
peared on Sunday. s. G. Levy, her
husband, says that his wife had 5000
in gold and large diamond ring on
her finger.
Mrs. Levy is described as being 5
feet inches in height, weighs 160
pounds and has brown hair.
Thomas Williams, 364 Eddy street,
was reported by his wife as missing.
Williams, who is 35 years old, left his
hotel on November 20. saying he was
going to San Jose to obtain employ
ment
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
w. CT u. to IndorSe
u. S. Prohibition

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a meeting
of the National W c. T. U. leaders
to indorse Representative Hobson's
constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture or sale in this coun-
try of intoxicating beverages will be
held in the capital rotunda Wednes-
day morning. Addresses will be made
bv Mrs. Ella Boole. president of the
New York state organization, and by
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor. the Georgia
cyclone"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Wells Not Given Up,
Inspector TestifieS

j. II. Kingsbury, mineral inspector
for the general land Office, testified in
the government suit against the
Southern Pacific yesterday for pos
session of the Elk Hills property
that the oil wells had not been
abandoned by the Associated Oil COM
pany, an auxiliary of the Southern
Pacific.
Photographs were introduced by
Kingsbury showing that the wells
had been capped and not given up,
as claimed by the Associated Oil
corporation.
Kingsbury also testified that there
was still petroleum in the sumps.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Sixth Official in
5 Months Injured

MARYSvILLE, Dec. 9.-The injury
of County Engineer william Meek
last evening while inspecting bridge
construction made the sixth Yuba Of
fetal injured in the last I'VE months.
Meek's overcoat was caught In a ce-
ment mixer, throwing him to the
ground. where he received fracture
Of the skull.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Washington Irving
: Settles Family Row

The domestic difficulties of Wash
ington Irving. grandnephew of the
famous author and wealthy insurance
man of San Francisco, have been le-
gally settled in Oakland, articles of
separation being filed. These divide
the property. What is held by him
or Mrs. Sarah r. Irving shall remain
in his or her name.
The suit for divorce, in which Mrs.
Irving alleged he made love to serv-
ant girls. was dismissed several days
ago. with a stipulation that he pay
$500 a month.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Wireless Station Is
Looted bv Bow of II

SAN JOSE, Dec. 9.-Wholesale bur-
glaries, theftsg of bicycles and of the
typewriter and receiving instruments
from a wireless station are admitted
In confession this morning by
George Tevis. 1T years old The
confession was made to Deputy
sheriffs Burlington and Bigger. who
worked two weeks to stop the rob-
berries.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
C|TY READY
To TAKE
7. { T.
transfer of Street Railway to
] Municipality viii Be Made
Tomorrow

Acting Mayor Thomas Jennings
stated this morning that all is in
readiness for the taking over of the
Preside and Ferries street railway
by the city tomorrow, when the fran
chise expires. A special meeting Of
the board of supervisors will be held
tomorrow afternoon. when the agree
ment wilt be voted final passage by
the board and an appropriation Of
$4,000 will be formally set aside for
the first payment toward the purchase
OF the line
NO CHANGE NOW
There will be no interruption in
the operation of the road, and the
present transfer arrangement viii be
continued for the present. The acqui
sition OF the Union street line is an
important addition to our municipal
railway system, especially when it is
earning more than $4,000 month
The decision to continue the ex-
change Of transfers on the present
basis for the time being was reached
at a conference yesterday between
Jennings and other city officials and
President Jesse W. Lilienthal and
Manager Black of the United Rail
roads.
WILL WORK OUT SYSTEM
While the present arrangement will
remain undisturbed, the managers of
the two roads will work out a new
system which will later be presented
to the United Railroads for approval.
BY the acquisition of the Union
street line the city takes over 7h
miles of track and % cars. All the
old platform men will be retained and
II additional employed. They will
receive more pay and shorter hours
by reason of the charter provisions
calling for minimum wage of SO and
a maximum day of eight hours
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
COU[S0N CASE To
REACH JURY TODAY
The Coulson case went to the jury
at 1910 o'clock this afternoon.
Without celebrating, the jury adj
;ourned at 1855 o'clock for lunch
and was told to convene again at
2 o'clock.

The closing argument by the de-
fense in The trial of Arthur w. Coul-
son. charged with the murder of
William Acker and George Kovack at
the Atlas garage September 10, be-
gan before Judge Dunno just before
noon today
Attorney George Lippman, counsel
for the defense, in his argument to
the jury in behalf of his client,
summed UP the testimony and showed
the weak points in the chain of cir
cumstantia1 evidence which was Of
there was not a reasonable amount
of evidence to prove the guilt of the
defendant and said that the state had
failed in its case and there was no
base for the arrest Of Coulson.
"Of all the 25 witnesses who took
the stand for the prosecution there
was not one that directly linked this
defendant with the crime The re-
volver which was offered in evidence
and which was found by Detective
Gallagher in the washroom OF hotel
in Fifth street has not been proved
to be the property Of Coulson. There
was not one witness who could say
that Coulson was seen near the scene
of the shooting that night"
Assistant District Attorney Berry
will make the closing argument for
the state this afternoon, and 1t is
expected that the case will go to the
jury tonight.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Found in Bed With
Fractured Skull

Found in bed at midnight suffering
a small fracture Of the skull, William
Mckee, a longshoreman, was taken
from his home at 1915 Nineteenth
avenue early this morning to the park
emergency hospital and later to the
central emergency. where he is now
under observation.
Mckee does not know how he re-
ceived the hurt. nor does any one else,
but 1t Is thought he fell down stairs
in his home and returned quietly to
his room without realizing the extent
of his injuries.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Marriage AnnuIIed as
Trick Is Revealed

Mrs. Bernfce Mock's marriage to
Allen ]. Mock was annuled today by
Judge Van Nostrand after she told the
court she had been tricked into
marrying Mock by friends of her for
mer husband. Mrs. Mock stated that
when she was Mrs. Johnson some of
her husbands friends told her he had
secured a divorce. Acting on this be-
lief, she married Mock at Santa Cruz
on December 2 last year.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
INVESTIGATE
HOUSING CONDITIONS

To investigate housing conditions
In San Francisco and the transbay
cities, Mrs. Cora Deal Lewis. chair
man of the committee on civic legisla-
tion in the Los Angeles Civic league
and member of the municipal housing
commission, arrived in San Francisco
yesterday.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
His Yacht Delayed,
Magnate Uses Train

Colonel d. c. Jackling is at the ST.
Francis hotel awaiting the arrival of
his half million dollar yacht, which is
making it's third attempt to reach San
Francisco from Seattle. The first
attempt was made November "a. Two
days later the yacht was again back
In Seattle. Trouble with the crew
and storms have caused the delays.
The third departure was made today.
Colonel Jackling was on the yacht
when it made it's first start, but after
the failure he came to San Francisco
by rail.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Citrus Fair at VisaIia
Draws Crowds of $4,000

MARYSvILLE, Dec. 9.-The fourth
person to die in this city during the
last two months from concussion of
the brain received In falls occurred
when Ed Brannan fell to the cell
floor In the jail here, causing a Sc
we're fracture Of the skull.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Bastian Arraigned
On Burglary Charge

William Frederick Bastian, the
$1,000 burglar" made his first ap-
pearance in the superior court today,
when he was arraigned before Judge
Cabaniss on a burglary charge The
case was continued until Saturday,
on motion Of Attorney Thomas O'Con-
nor. acting for the defendant
1t is intimated about the court that
Bastian will plead guilty Saturday
and will waive q motion for probation.
In that case he will be sentenced on
that day.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
1T WAS OTHER FLYNN
DUNNE RULED AGAINST

Because of the similarity of names
of two men the Call and Post yester-
day enormously said that John ].
Flynn. against whom an order was
issued by Judge Dunno restraining
him entering his own home, was an
employe of the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
GIRL SUICIDES ESTATE
Is AWARDED TO MOTHER

The estate of Olga Tehemovich. the
beautiful Russian girl who killed her
self at the st. Francis hotel year
ago, was today ordered distributed
by Judge Graham. The property.
worth Sl.5e0, will go to the girls
mother. Glafira Tehemovich. at St.
Petersburg
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
PATROL SPECIAL POLICE
HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION

The Patrol Special Police Officers
Protective association of San Fran
cisco at it's closing meeting for 1913
Yesterday elected J. E. Huier presi-
dent Frank Luttinger, vice president;
T. E. Healy, secretary; F.. A. Gum,
financial secretary; A. Briggs, treas
urer, and ]. s. Silver. sergeant at
arms. for tha opmiuS yeax.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
DIES AFTER LIVING 80
YEARS In ONE HOUSE

Jeremy T. Ford, who lived for more
than 80 years at $500 Boulevard ave-
niue, Oakland, died last night, aged S4
He came to California from New Eng
land 81 years ago and engaged first in
mining and then in ranching. He is
survived by a widow, Mrs. Martha NJ
Ford, and by two daughters, Miss
Carrie NJ. Ford and Lille B. Hernon
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
TO DISCUSS CONTROL
OF STATES RESOURCES

Whether the national government
or the state should control the re-
sources of California Is to be dis
cussed at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Commonwealth club at the
st. Francis hotel tomorrow night.
The meeting will be held at o'clock.
and, following several addresses, the
subject will be opened for general
discussion.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
FRIEND BOYD
DEN|EDFU
JURY JOB
Rich CIubman, Admitting Init
macy With Western Co.
Chiefs, Excused
BULLETIN

Five Jurors were temporarily passed
up to noon today i'm the Western Fuel
cases. They are Martin O'ConnelI,
1888 Fifteenth street; A. Christianson.
manager Wells Fargo e. Co., r. f.
Herdman. Palo Alto, John II. GfImar-
tin, ESQ Brnnnan streets Joseph c..
Gallagher. 1880 Valencia street. These
are subject to peremptory challenge.
George Boyd. rich clubmanfi admit
ting that ne is the friend of officials
of the Western Fuel company. was
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
FRENCH SECRETARY FOR
EXPOSITION KNOWN HERE

M. Francois de Tessan, who has re-
Gently been appointed secretary gen.
eral of the French section of the
Panama-Pacific exposition, is we'll
known in this city. Mrs. de Tessan,
his wife, is the sister of Paul Ver
dier. vice president of the City of
Paris Dry Goods company.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Tries to Substitute
Defendant in Opium
Case, Makes Failure

Chin Vow Admits Acting as
Dummy for Chin Joue; Bench
Warrant Issued for Latter
An attempt to substitute for the
real defendant failed yesterday be-
fore Police Judge Sullivan. Chin Joue
was charged with having visited an
opium den at 721 Clay street. Chin
Vow was the man who had been ar
rested. and he confessed that he was
dummy" A bench warrant has
been issued for Chin Joue.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
LOS ANGELES ARTISTS
SEND PICTURES HERE

The California Art club of Los
Angeles has sent the San Francisco
Art Institute several pictures done by
southern California artists for exhi-
bition until December 80. The ex-
hibit was opened last night.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09

called today in the selection of the
jury to try the eight officials and en-
ployes on charges of defrauding the
government of thousands of dollars
by false weighing.
Boyd was excused from serving on
the jury when challenged by Matt 1.
Sullivan, one of the special prosecu-
tors.
Boyd, real estate man with in
terests In San Rafael and San Fran
cisco, is a member OF the Pacific
Union club.
His friendship with the accused
men was discovered when he was ex-
amfned before Federal Judge Dooling.
before whom the jury is being sell
lected.
Special Prosecutor Sullivan out
lined briefly what the government in
tends to prove. Boyd testified that he
was intimately acquainted with Sid
ney V. Smith, director of the fuel
company and one of the defendants.
He said he had known him from boy
hood and that while he was willing to
try to bring in q verdict on the evi-
dence, he would, nevertheless, give
Smith the benefit of every doubt.
KNOWS OTHERS OF FIRM
Boyd also said that he knew Presi-
dent John L. Howard of the company,
Robert Bruce director, and James
B. Smith, manager and director.
His acquaintance with these men
was principally as fellow members of
the Pacific Union club
Attorney Stanley Moore, for the de-
Tense, contended that Boyd's frame of
mind should not disqualify him, but
Judge Dooling sustained the chal-
lenge, saying, NO man should be
tried by his intimate friends any more
than by his enemies"
1t was agreed by attorneys on both
sides that the jury election should
proceed under the civil code pro-
cedure whereby the defense is al
lowed 10 challenges and the prosecu-
tion 6.
The other Jurors temporarily on the
panel are: Martin O'Conneli, 1888
Fifteenth street; Robert G. Hooker,
Palo Alto; A. Christianson, IS Second
street; c. A. Joss, Oakland; A S. Fer
guson, 244 California street; E. r.
Folger, Oakland; Joseph G.. Gallagher.
1880 Valencia street; John T. Gill
martin, 230 Brannan street; r. E.
Herdman, Palo Alto; Robert G.
Hooker, San Mateo, and John H Mas
terson, Belvedere.
THE OTHER DEFENDANTS
The defendants are, besides the
men Boyd knows, J. L. Schmidt, treas
urer and director; Frederick C. Mills,
superintendent; N. r. Mayer, weigher;
Edward j. Smith, weigher and former
tax collector of San Francisco, who
served a tenn in the penitentiary for
embezzlement.
The prosecution contends, In addi-
to customs fraud, that the gov
ernment was swindled in deliveries of
coal to the army transport service,
and that the engineers of the Togo
Kisen Kaisha line and the Pacific
Mail Steamship company were bribed
on the basis of 2la cents ton to
overlook short weight coal consign-
ments from the Western Fuel COM
pany.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
Auto Thieves, Caught,
Kill Officer, Escape

DETROIT. Dec. 9.-Patrolman
Thomas r. Madden was shot and
lzilIed this morning as he attempted
to arrest two men in a stolen auto
mobile. The assailants escaped.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
French Rocco Novelties

Brocade Silk (pink. blue, gold or tan),
garnished in hand made floral passementerie,
gilt pallets and French prints
$1.75-Match box-special.
$2.25-Cigarette box-special.
$3.5O-Theater bags special.
A less expensive but very exquisite bag is
In satin (pink or blue) overlaid with gold net.
$1.95 special
Mdgnin Annex First Floor.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
We Are the Headquarters
for
New Dancing Dresses

GOO or White Chantilly Lace Tunic,
PAOs0o trimmed elaborately in silver
bugIes; built over Chameuse (white, pink or
maize).. Sleeve brides of Rhinestones. Very
exquisite for the money, and distinctively re-
fined in Its style.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-09
American and European
Leather Novelties

The White House Leather Goods Depart
ment is decidedly interesting at this time,
as it is full of inexpensive and expensive
articles most suitable for gift purposes.