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The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
SHY
OF TEv|S'
OFFER
Promoter Trying to Trade
Rusty Knife for Good One,
Says Louis Bennett

Louis Bennett, personal representa-
tive of f. NJ. Smith, made the follow
ing statement today regarding the
Smith Tevis- Hanford negotiations for
the sale of the United Properties CON-
pany:
The offer either to buy or sell
made by Tevis and Hanford is a play
to the gallery Of Mr.. Smiths cred
itors. with their minor interests in the
United Properties company. Hanford
and Tevis are, Of course. anxious for
Mr.. Smith to buy them out.
1T is the schoolboy's game of trad
ing jack knives unseen, with Hanford
and Tevis holding an old rusty jack
knife and willing to trade for Mr..
Smiths good one The creditors Of
Mr.. Smith should not be misled by
the statements of Hanford, Tevis or
McNab in this matter. Hanford
made an offer to Mr.. Smith to take
over the United Properties and give
Mr.. Smith $f.O0o,OO0 in cash. and was
very good proposition for Hanford.
Now he caps the climax by offering
to reverse the deal and accept 81, 1,000.-
900 from Mr.. Smith OF course, Mr..
Hanford can not lose either one way
or the other.
"Mr. Smith feels keenly his respon-
sibility to his creditors and will do
the right thing in the matter of his
Indebtedness; but Tevis is not so con-
cerned about any one except himself.
as shown by his action in trying to
have Mr.. Smith declared q bankrupt"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
EUROPEAN
NV0 s
IGNORE
Lind
German and Russian Amhas-
SadorS Meet Huerta'S Com
mander;; Troops on Guard
to Prevent Outbreak

VERA CRUZ, Nov. with z,5oe
troops massed in the government bar
racks to prevent any outbreak, diplo-
matte conferences are now going on
that are to havessa marked effect on
the future of Mexico.
The conferences are surrounded
with the utmost secrecy.
The German and Russian ministers
arrived here late yesterday. That
the important plans are under way
is indicated by the fact that they
consulted with General Mas, the mil
itary commander, before they notified
Lind of their arrival.
The French envoy is expected here
tonight and it Is probable that the
Norwegian minister will come. Thus
far there has been no intimation that
Sir Garden, the British minister, will
come
The massing of troops in the bar
racks shows that the situation caused
by the editorial attacks on the United
States and Consul Canada is growing
tense. The Huerta followers are bit
ter and are Influenced by La Union.
the chief government organ here.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
| Killed, 6 Hurt
In indianapolis
Streetcar Strike
Halloween Revelers Join in Riot
That Follows Walkout of Motor
men and Conductors

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. lone man
was killed and six injured here today
in rioting which followed the walk
out of streetcar motormen and con-
ductors on the city lines and inter-
urban cars of eastern Indianapolis.
The strike became effective at mid
night. when thousands of halloween
revelers thronged the downtown
streets.
There were disturbances in many
sections Of the city. and the entire
police force of indianapolis was kept
on duty until after daylight. An hour
after the strike was declared effective
rioting began in the neighborhood Of
several carbarns. Halloween observ-
ers. hiding their Identities under masks
and face paint, joined in the general
fighting.
Fifty arrests. were made during the
night.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
However, PIucky Woman Saved Many VaIuabes Even /
Burglar Did Succeed in Securing Costly Jewey.

Now. mother dear. you must let me
CO.
The intrduer gained entrance into
the apartment through window
from a fire escape in the rear. He
Immediately pulled all the switches
in the house and lit small gas Jet.
When Mrs. Culver entered the room
the man was busy ransacking some
valuable papers in a closet He did
not hear her entry until she reached
the room in which he was IN.
When confronted by Mrs. Culver he
Immediately arose and said:
Il must be going"
Mrs. Culver began to scream and
held to his coat Then followed the
battle around the room
THIEF's RUSH FOR LIBERTY
After disengaging himself from the
woman's clutches he dashed madly
into the hall, followed by the plucky
woman. He ran up the steps to the
floor above and making his way to the
fire escape climbed down the steel
ladder to the street.
Mrs. Culvers screams attracted the
neighbors in adjoining apartments.
Edwin Egbert, naval architect at the
Union Iron works, was among those
who went to her help. He followed
the burglar down the fire escape. but
was halted by the man with re-
volver and unable to go farther.
The burglar secured a pearl valued
at 1915 and watch valued at $50.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
Supervisors Baked in
Effort to Get Water,
Employ DjWning Rod
mysterious June" Gets Contract to
Dig Well on Site Where Viii
low Reed Gave Sign

Failing to obtain supply of water
for the San Mateo county farm
through all ordinary means the su-
pervisors of San Mateo have turned
to the supernatural
MYSTERIOUS June" an aged water
expert. offered to fnd supply with
the help Of a divining rod. Skeptical
but hopeful the supervisors accom-
panied the old man to the farm. With
q thick willow twig in either hand
June walked slowly about the prem
ises until the twig began to bob slow
" up and down
There's water here. and I guaran-
Tee to develop flow Of 10000 gallons
q day" he said
The supervisors told him to go
ahead
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
Sick Man Gets Out
OF Bed and Drives
Off With Hearse
Halloween Party Thought They'd
Scare Him, but He Had the
Laugh on Them

Hugh Mclaughlin, owner of the
Magnolia Springs in northern Call
fornia, was suffering from severe
attack of la grippe at his home in
San Mateo yesterday.
Its halloween. let's go and call
on him." suggested Frank Grummon.
Has anybody got a carr"
George Sneider. an undertaken,
volunteered to furnish hearse. The
crowd piled in. Mclaughlin espied
Sneider, the hearse and pallbearers
through window. lie arose and
dressed. The funeral party was in
vited in. While his friends waited
in the parlor McLoughlin slipped out
the back door and drove Off with the
hearse.
He was q we'll man.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01

Startled by a burglar when she re-
turned home from shopping yesterday
evening in her apartments at the
Mount Washington, 4e1 Jones street.
Mrs. L. NJ Culver. wife Of a prominent
real estae man and mother of Miss
Lucille Culver, popular favorite of
the Alcazar theater stock company.
tusseled with the intruder for nearly
Is minutes before help arrived.
The man is described as being not
more than 20 years of age, short and
of light complexion. Mrs. Culver hung
on desperately to the lapels of his
coat while they battled around the
darkened room.
"MOTHER DEAR, LET ME Coz
All that he would say was:
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
POWER SAYS
He SHOT To
SAVE SELF
Attorney Pleads That Quinton
Made Motion to Draw a
Pistol

Attorney Tom Power, who shot
and killed his former friend. Deputy
Coroner Charles Quinton. at Center
vile last night, declared this morn
ing that he shot in self-defense.
He made a motion toward his hip
as IL to draw a gum" said Power this
morning in the Alameda county jail.
otherwise I never would have shot
him..
Quinton. who was Centerville un-
dertaker. was named by Powers in the
divorce suit he filed against Mrs.
Powers. and a bitter feud had grown
up between the two men. Last night
Quinton came into Ed Roderick's sa-
loon at Centerville and there made
the statement that he had returned
to town from San Francisco to get
Powers
FRENCH NOTIFY POWERS
Friends of Powers dropped out of
the saloon quietly and went to notify
him at the Irvington hotel, but Pow
ers came into the saloon without any
apparent alarm at the alleged threats
of Quinton. After the shooting he
gave his revolver to a bystander and
requested that Deputy Sheriff Sam
vandervoort be sent for.
Quinton's body lay in the road at
the door of the saloon for hours, just
as he fell. Quinton was a deputy
move a corpse in such cases. and the
only other authorized person was
Coroner Tisdale in Oakland, 80 miles
away
MRS. POWERS MAKES STATEMENT
Il did not know there was any Ill
feeling between the two men,, said
Mrs. Powers this morning, although
in the return divorce complaint she
months ago she stated that his link
ing of her name with Quinton's was
one of his acts of cruelty.
Last night she declared that she
saying that she had not gone on the
streets since early in September with
out being accompanied by friends for
fear he would do something violent.
She knows better than to think
would kill her." retorted Powers
when told of the statement this
morning.
POWERS SHOWS NO AGITATION
Just as calm as he was last night
Immediately after the shooting, Pow
ers talked quietly this morning of
his deed and the reasons for it. If
he was at all agitated last night. he
showed no outward sign of 1t, for he
went to sleep as soon as he had
been established in. a cell. and slum-
bered peacefully until the jailers
woke him up for breakfast this
morning.
Powers is one of the most promi-
nent politicians In Alameda county,
and was formerly justice Of the peace
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
Firemen Buried Under
Blazing Timbers When
Oakland Roof Falls

"A burning roof collapsing under
their weight, Firemen Paul Kipke and
James Quinn OF engine No. OF the
Oakland department were buried be-
meath a mass of burning timbers at
Fourth and Brush streets early this
and injuries. Only the prompt action
of fellow firemen prevented their cre-
nation.
Kipke received bruises and lacera-
tions about the face and body, cut
shoulder and he was badly burned.
Quinn received minor bruises and cuts.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
Life Insurance Agent
Jailed as DefauIter

Clarence N. Pease, an agent Of the
Reliance Life Insurance company Of
Pittsburg. was arrested early this
morning on warrant sworn to by
A. s. Carpenter, Pacific coast manager
for the company. that he Is short
ST 900 In his accounts. When ar
rested at 216 Eddy street he admitted
that he was short about 500.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
JEWELRY IS
BURGLAR s
LOOT
Plate Glass Broken by Mys-
teri0uS Man, Who Steals
L0cketS and Watches

SCATTERING a large plate glass win
dow at the Macy Jewelry company
store at so4 Market street, a man
supposed to the the window break
ing burglar" who has attempted the
same feat at Radke's jewelry store
and other places, made a rich haul
early this morning. securing jewelry
valued at $3.50.
The burglar alarm rang loudly at
police headquarters. but by the time
two detectives arrived at the store
the burglar had escaped with his loot.
The stolen property consisted of
rings, loekets and ladies' watches.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
Life Too Slow for
D'Annunzio, Plans
For Novel Suicide
Italian Poet Proposes to Startle the
World by Reducing Self to
Dust Two Years Hence

PARIS. Nov. Gabriel d'Annun-
zio, the well known italian poet be-
cause he can not endure any life that
is not one of most violent and intense
emotions, has carefully prepared for
suicide in two years time.
The form of self destruction is
unique, for no vestige of his body
will remain. He says the whole
world will long talk OF his death as
the most remarkable suicide on rec
ord
The poet speaks OF his intention
constantly and with the utmost seri-
business All his friends believe he
will do as he says. D'Annunzio says
he will finish two more works and
then reduce himself to dust.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
MiIIionaire's Son in
Stolen Auto Caught
After Wild Joy Ride
Youth Leads Police at 65 Mile Clip
Through Los Angeles Down
town Streets

10 SANGELES. Nov. lin thrill
ing auto race, accompanied by pistol
Searle, II year old son of a million
aire Nebraska family, was captured
by the police today on charge of
stealing the motor car in which he
made a SIS mile an hour ride through
the downtown district.
Searle is student at a local school.
II saw the machine and just
couldn't resist the impulse to take 1t, =,
he sal din Jail
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
Wife Says Husband
Made Her Conduct
Blind Pig in Home
In Suit for Divorce She Also Com
plains That He Broke Dishes
and Threw Food on Floor

Arthur c. DAILY, a real estate sales
man. compelled his wife to conduct a
blind pig in their home, according
to one of the complaints in 8 suit for
divorce filed today by Mrs. Edythe NJ
DAILY. The wife also charges that DAILY
narrowed her feelings by breaking the
dishes and other fragile table ware.
threw the food on the floor and start
ed other domestic earthquakes. She
asks 500 month for sh> support OF
herself and child
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
Window Thief Is Again at Work
RUSH TO CONFER
YearnSfOrPOetry
Steals Books to
Enrich Mind

s WHO steals my purse
Shakespeare in "Othello," but
he hardly meant by that to
encourage stealing classic lit
erature from department
stores. But Waite St. John,
who was arrested this morn
ing for this offcnse, believes,
with Sir Edwin Dyer, that
my nlinde to me a kingdom
is" and so he decided to en-
rich it. At least, the police
think so, although they did not
recognize the leather bound
collections Of poetry as being
among the six best sellers.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
PROMISED
SUI I { R
AID F Or
PARDON
Sing Sing Prisoner, Formerly
State Senator, Said He
Would Swing Votes
if Released

NEW YORK. Nov. detective
Burns made public today the con-
tents of the black book" containing
the dictaphone record of an inter
view at Sing Sing prison in which
former State Senator Stephen J.
Stillwell. serving time for bribery
told John A. Hennessy and a lawyer
representing Sulzer that he would
swing six votes in the high court OF
impeachment before which Sulzer
was tried. in favor of the defendant,
IN exchange for pardon.
StillwelI in the conversation. not
knowing that stenographer was
copying it at the other end of die
kaphone, charged:
That he saw man hand
FrawIey money.
That certain senator's took
$4,000 annually from the brewery
interest.
That FrawIey asked $4,000 To
XIII certain bill.
That Thomas O.Neal, Tam
many man, paid $4,000 for the
nomination for registrar, turning
the money over to james e. Gaff-
ney, a friend of Murphy.
That senator Wagner, presi-
dent of the senate, transmitted
orders i'm the name of ..the boss.''
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
P apagOs and
PimaS Want to
Fight Mexicans
os ANGELES. Nov. L.

- OS ANGELES. Nov. L.
Papago and Pima Indians,
reused by outrages against
Americans, are anxious to don
war paint and invade Mexico,
according to q dispatch tn In
dian service headquarters here
Chief Kahotium, aged 102, n
noted warrior, and 100 braves
made the request to supcrtn-
tendenf sacaton ON the reserva-
tion.
The superintendent was VIM
able to make them undeRstnnd
why the White Father did NOT
want them to night his enemies
Of so years ago, when Mexican
Indians rafded the Arizona
tribes.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
'21 Lives Lost in
Sinking of Steamer

CARTEGENA, Spain. Nov. Ia
wireless message today from Estacio
lighthouse states that Spanish
steamer has foundered In the Med
iterranean and 81 lives were lost
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01

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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-23

the nature of the plant. Some like
good deal of water, others only mod
crate amount
dries out slowly, therefore it will not
require as frequent, or as large appli-
cations as light porous soil from
which moisture evaporates rapidly.
Third, location and exposures must
be taken into consideration. Plants
in the sun, or very warm place, will
need good deal more water than
those in full or partial shade, or low
temperature.
Fourth, the size of the pot must be
reckoned with. The soil in large
pot will not dry out for two or three
days, but the soil in a small pot will
become quite dry every day. Little
moisture needed.
Fifth, dormant plant requires but
little water. 1t is not in condition
to make use of much water and an
oversupply of it will surely result in
harm. When the plant begins to
grow. then increase the quantity and
made.
All these things must receive due
consideration by the amateur who
/ would know how to care for his or
her plants intelligently. Study them.
Experiment with them. In this way
you soon become familiar with the in
dividuality of each one and you will
be able to give to each the care it
needs.
We are often asked for some rules
for watering plants 1t is impossible
to make any rule that can be followed
strictly.
The only rule have ever been able
to give is this: When the surface of
the soil looks dry. water. Use enough
to thoroughly saturate all the soil in
the pot
You can tell about this by the es-
cape of some at the bottom of the pot.
Then wait until the dry look appears
on the surface again, and apply water
as before.
But, as l have said. one will have
to modify this rule to fit the condi,
tons. II is general rule. subject to
such change as may appear necessary
to the intelligent psant-grower who
does not believe in treating all hel
plants exactly alike.
Give fertilizers to growing plant.
only. plant standing still needs
none, and will be injured by the appli
cations of the food it is not in a con
dition to make use Of
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-23
CONTRASTS THE BEST MATES
Quiet Men Should Wed Vivacious Wo-
men, an English Opinion, Elk
pressed In Print.

Does the average man prefer the
demure, coy kind of girl or the
bright and vivacious grim all proba-
bility fiirt-and which kind of a
girl makes the better wife?" This Is
the question on which a modern girl
asks opinion through a London news
paper.
Il have read in your paper many
opinions on the modern girl given by
young men," she writes, "but have
not found an answer to the question
which countless other girls besides
myself would like answered.
1T seems to me that the average
man marries the coy, quiet girl, but
after a few years of married life is
apt to seek the society of the vivaci-
GUS girl, very often at the expense OF
his wife's happiness
Here are some opinions of London
people:
Rev. C. H. Grundy, vicar of st.
Peters, Brockley, believes in the at
traction of the opposite.
Il think the quiet man generally
marries, and generally should marry,
the viyacious girl" he says, land the
bright, vivacious man, ON the con
trary, prefers and gets on better with
his opposite.
Some of the quietest men ! have
known" he said. thoroughly enjoy
the vivaciousness of their wives.
Men like contrasts. You don't
want replica of yourself, You want
variety. A wife who is your double
doubles your dullness.
1.-THE best wife is the contrast wife
and if you are both alike your home il
dull and monotonous."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-23
Abridged Bible.

An abridged Bible is being advo-
.cAted-one that will contain only the
vital parts of the great book, and
that omits hundreds of pages of mat
ter now not read at all except by stu
dents. No doubt such Bible would
become instantly popular, because it
would all be interesting and to the
point. In this age, none except stu
dents will wade through very long
books. Everybody wants the truth
boiled down to the very shortest
space. The great story Of the cruel
fixion is told in very few words, and
all the essentials of the Bible for
the average person could easily be
covered in one-fifth the pages required
for the whole work Gallipolis Tri-
bune.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-23
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GROWTH OF GERMAN CITIES
They Are the Product Of the Last GEN.
Grafton and Are Carefully
Developed.

The German city, like our own, is
the product of the last generation.
Only ITS location, its traditions, Its
royal palaces and gardens are old.
Dusseldorf had but 10000 people in
1871. 1t now has 100000 Frankfort
has grown from $4,000 in 1871 to 1885,
600 in 1905. Berlin was capital city
Of but 100000 in 1870; today 1t con-
tains 100000 people. There are 81
cities in Germany with population
in excess of 100000 people. They con-
tain 100000 people, or 20 per cent.
of the population, while the total
urban population equals 40 per cent.
of the total The railway and the fac
tory have created the German city as
they have our own. But Germany over
sees her growing cities as an architect
does structure. The liberty of the
individual is not permitted to become
license to the detriment of the COM
munity.
Streets, boulevards, parks, open
spaces and sites for public buildings
and schoolhouses are laid out far in
advance of the city's growth. Maps of
wide stretches of open country, still
used as pasture land, may be seen in
/ the city hall, upon which are indicated
the streets, parks and building sites
all far beyond the city limits. To
this plan the owner must conform.
When he places the land upon the
market it must be done in harmony
with the city's plan. The orderly de-
velopment of the municipality is the
first consideration. There can be no
wildcat speculation, no cheap and mar.
row streets, no bodybuilding. Every
thing must be done as the city wills
BY this means the slums and the tene
ment are to be exterminated. In Co
logne, for instance, rs per cent. of the
land must be left vacant in the busi
ness section, while the building must
not exceed four stories in height
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-23
GARDEN THE HOMES INDEX
If II Is Beautified the Owner Must Get
More Enjoyment Out of
Living.

The garden is an index to the value
of any home-granting that the owner
lives on the place and expects to re-
main there permanently Few people
refrain from all ornamental gardening
because of mere cost-yet those few
are in evidence. To most of us there
is something more than mere com
merce and the commercial effort in
life The man who beauties his gar
den and his surroundings generally
must in the very nature of things get
far more enjoyment out of living than
the man who has mo time for such
things" The latter see nothing to
admire in trees and flowers, but CEN
tiers his entire energy on pursuit OF
wealth. We have too many of this
latter class in Los Angeles or they
would note the barrenness of our
streets and make well-nigh universal
the demand for street trees, munich
pally planted and controlled. Not to
make use of the gifts of nature SO
generously allotted to all is deliber-
ately to spurn proffered aid.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-23
WATER KILLS MANY PLANTS
Some Persons Labor Under Delusion
That Moisture Must Be Applied
Freely Every Day.

More plants in the kindergarten
are killed, every year, by over-water-
ing, than in any other way. Some per-
sons labor under the delusion that wa
ter must be applied daily, and the con-
sequence is their plants are literally
drowned out, unless they happen to
have the best of drainage.
Others &c on the "little-and-often"
plan-that is, they apply water in
small quantities whenever they han
pen to think of it,
The result is the surface of the soil
is kept moist, and from this the owner
takes it for granted that the soil be-
meath must be properly damp.
Nine times out of ten examination
will show that an inch or two below
the surface the soil is dry. OF course
the roots of the plants can not dc
their work under such conditions
The plant soon sickens and eventually
dies and the owner wonders what
caused the trouble.
| Now, in watering plants several
things have to be considered. First