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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-03-12
CONDE MINED MAN
MAKES BOLD DASH
Poolos Prantikos Breaks
From Guards on Way to
Death Cell
fspeeial niznatch 10 rne calll

Especial Dispatch to The CALI
SAN QUENTIN, March 11-Poolos
Prantlkos, who shot and killed Police
men Charles Castor and Thomas Fin
nelly at the Ferry building on Novem-
Der IS. 1911, and who is to be hanged
Friday morning, made a desperate at
tempt to escape from the state prison
here this afternoon
Prantikos, termed by the police "the
man with the iron nerve" was being
his dash for liberty.
AS he neared the death chamber, es-
corted along the balcony by two guards,
he jumped over the railing to the ce-
ment yard, 10 feet below. From there
he ran across the inner yard near the
Office of the captain of the guards,
lodging behind the flowers and vines.
The two guards gave the signal and
1Tnme0iately the ndiI uo1eH dFlns0 sen
tinels on the walls surrounding the
prison yard leve1ed their Winchester
rifles at the striped form.
Prantikos gave a quick glance and
began TO climb frame tower located in
the center of the yard. When he
reached the top he realized his escape
was shut off. Holding his arms over
his head he called to the guards to
shoot. Captain of the Guards Reynolds
ordered him to climb down. This he re-
fused to do. pleading still to be shot.
Several convicts were then ordered
up the tower by the guards to bring
the man down. Prantikos put UP a
stubborn nght and kicked several of
them In the face during the struggle.
He was finally overpowered and with
his feet and hands cuffed was lowered
to the prison yard, 20 feet below
kill me now" Prantikos said when
on the ground. Don't let me suffer
this suspense. It Is killing me by
inches. can't walt until Friday to
die 1t is too long
He was taken back to his cell, where
an extra guard was placed over him.
At the time he was arrested for the
killing OF the two policemen Prantiko os
boastfully asserted he was AN iron
man. and declared he was proud of his
deed
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also went away on occasions and said
that she was on a case"
Mrs. Lidwich related the story of the
arrival of Conn and his wife" and said
that while she was never unfayorably
impressed with Conn, she never had any
use for the woman.
She was vicious, cantankerous
creature" said Mrs Lidwich. "She al
ways barred her doors and refused to
let any one in. A loaded automatic re-
volver was always on her bureau. and
she had the air of a person who would
resort to most any sort of desperate
act If crossed.
Conn came here from Chicago, SO he
said. and told me that his wife would
soon follow him. The woman, whom I
later knew also as Mrs. Pope, soon ar
rived. They took apartment number
IL. and in two days moved to apartment
A, on the first floor.
The woman dressed loudly and
wore diamonds, but February 81 she
and said that she was going to New
York. Her trunks were removed that
night"
Mrs. Lidwich then told of the move-
ments OF her dodgers up to the time
they left the apartments.
WAS VERY PARTICULAR
The woman when she first arrived
said that she would like to move from
the rooms that her husband had Sc
lected to the lower floor. She asked
many questions about the rooms and
was very particular about the little
things that she said might add to her
comfort. She said that she and her
husband had moved from the ST Fran
els hotel, but they wanted home life
and preferred to be in quiet part OF
the city.
soon after Conns arrival ne said
that he had to make a trip to Los
Angeles and he was gone about a
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POPE'S HEALTH IMPROVES


ROME. March 11.-Pope Plus con-
tinues on the road to recovery from his
recent indisposition. He spent some
time today enjoying from a window of
his room the springlike weather pre-
vailing here. The pontin was visited
by his sisters during the afternoon,
and he also received Cardinal Merry del
Val, papal secretary Of state.
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Hundred Thousand Dollar House Worker Like
Adam. Lays Blame on Woman in Case

More than 100 local burglaries,
mostly of what sis known in police
parlance as Jimmy work." are at
tributed to Owen D. Conn. burglar,
who has played fast and loose with po-
lice in cities from New York to San
Francisco.
According to the local police, and
the police of Chicago, where Conn
operated and was arrested and sent to
Jail, the title of THE One Hundred
Thousand Dollar Burglar will not
apply except in a very moderate sense.
Conn, owen, Dale, Harvey, Went
worth and a score of other aliases, is
a criminal whose record runs back to at
least three penitentiaries, and from
one of them he Is said to have come
straight to San Francisco, where he
operated UP to the time that woman
and an ironing board had to do with
his capture.
HAD WOMAN ACCoMPLICE
The burglar with transcontinental
Jimmy. record had in San Francisco
a woman accompIice lie may have
had others, and he may have had a
male helper, too. as the story will
show. When he arrived here in the
later part of December he went to
the Randall apartments. 12o Pierce
street and registered under the name
of o. D. Coon. He told the house man
ager that his wife would soon join
him and then came Mrs. Coon, some
times known as Mrs. Pope, who slept
behind barred doors and kept a re-
volver always handy on the bureau.
This woman was the principal in
many of the deals of selling loot. and
she herself went out on Jobs 1t is
understood. Mrs. A. Lidwich. house
manager Of the Randall, discovered
that Conn Cor Coon. as she knew him)
made frequent trips to and from the
apartments to Los Angeles and San
Jose and other cities, and that the
woman, who was known as nurse.
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ACTOR IS ASSESSED $500
FOR BARRIERS BLACK EYE
Handiwork of Jack barrymore Causes
Los Angeles Court to Award
Judgment

LOS ANGELES, March IA jury in
the superior court placed the value Of
a black eye at $500 today. Martin
Bergman, a barber. formerly possessed
the discolored optic, which, he testified,
was the handiwork of Jack Barrymore.
a we'll known actor sss---
Bergman sued for $3.50 damages.
and the jury awarded him $500.
Barrymore. who is in New York, did
not defend the suit in person. but testi-
fed by means of deposition. In which
he swore that the tonsorialist insisted
upon cutting his hair when he had
merely ordered shave, and that the
barber had opened the attack.
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PUGNACIOUS DOG is I'm
BAD" IN WASHINGTON
Pet of United States Bureau Official
Commits Assault, Drawing Fine
From Owner

WASHINGTON, March 11.-When a
dog commits assault on another dog it's
decidedly bad form in Washington and
the owner is liable to a fine.
Edward Bruce Moore, United States
commissioner of patents, was sentenced
to pay fine OF s5 In the district branch
Of the police court. today for an assault
committed by his dog, Patent" on
prize Boston bull terrier. belonging to
Mrs. Caroline J. Tilghman.
Commissioners Moore pleaded guilty
to the charge of permitting the dog to
run at large without muzzle, and ex-
plained that he had left the animal in
charge Of a maid.
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THREE YEARS IN FOLSOM

SACRAMENTO March IL Three
years imprisonment in Folsom peni-
tentiary was the sentence given Fred
Brown, alias Gray, Berkeley teamster
and a married man, who enticed IS
year old Margaret Fisher Of Berkeley
TO come to this city and live with
him as his wife
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UP 1o,65o FEET IN PLANE

French Aviator Establishes New
Worlds Record for Height
PARIS, March IA new worlds
altitude record was established today
at the Buc aerodrome by the French
aviator Perreyon. He rose in a mono
plane to a height OF 1850 feet. The
previous record was held by Georges
Legagneux, who reached an altitude of
1915 feet at Villa Coublay Septem-
Der II
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OPIUM DEALERS EXECUTED
Chinese Merchants Who Hid Drug Pay
Penalty With Lives

CHENGTU, China, March 1.-Two
merchants were executed here today for
secretly storing opium. -Four officers
were killed at Kienchow by the
militia while they were attempting to
force farmers to destroy their poppy
crops.
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STRIKERS ATTACK POLICE
Threaten 10 Storm jail to Lfberate
Companions

AKRON, O., March 11-Striking rub
Der workers marched to the police sta
ton today and threatened to attack the
jail to liberate the strikers arrested for
rioting. Several shots were fired at
detective, who returned the fire. The
at one of the factories.
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NOT OFFENSIVE
TO ANY NATION
Bill Prohibits the Acquisi-
ton of Property in Fee
Simple by Any Person
Who Has Failed to Take
Out His First Citizenship
or Naturalization Papers
CALL BUREAU,
SACRAMENTO HOTEL,
Sacramento, March III.


BY GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
A general allen land law which will
make it impossible for aliens, beyond
chance of assimilation, to own real
estate in California will be enacted
before the fortieth session OF the legis-
lature adjourns.
That is the program. and all, OF the
alien or socalled anti-Japanese pro-
gram. While there has been no for
NAL or official declaration of that pro-
gram, 1t may be accepted as author
itative. When the governor makes his
selection of bills for the administra-
tion measure list the alien land owner
ship bill introduced by Senator E. S.
Birdsal1 of East Auburn will be among
those bearing the stamp of executive
favor.
No OFFENSIVE LEGISLATION
This may not mean that the BirdsalI
bill is to be passed without amend
ment, but it probably means that Its
selection will mean that the admins
tration is committed to 1t as represent
ing all of its alien legislation program,
and that there will be no Asaiatic seq
regation school legislation or any
other legislation that will be offensive
to Japan and the Japanese.
1t is understood that the Japanese
government is prepared not to take of
fense at the enactment Of law on
the lines of the Birdsall BILL It's pro-
visions, while they will prevent Jap
anese from holding land In fee simple
in California, are not as stringent as
the anti-alien land laws OF Japan. and
acter that they cannot be construed
as slap at any particular nation or
people.
BILL CAREFULLY DRAWN
The Birdsau bill was most carefully
drawn by persons close to the admin
istration. 1t prohibits the acquisition
of real property in fee by any alien
born person who has not taken out
his first naturalization or citizenship
papers That provision is a complete
bar to such acquisition by Asiatics who
are ineligible to naturalization. Pend
ing declaration of intention to become
American citizens and the issue of
first papers 1t is equally bar to the
acquisition of real estate In Califor-
MIA by an alien of French, German,
italian. English or Irish extraction.
Its provisions will not compel aliens
who might be assimilated to expatri-
ate themselves to perfect title to real
estate. since the alien who has de-
clared his intention to become a citi-
zen and received his first papers need
never complete his naturalization.
FINANCIAL PROGRAM TENTATIVE
The financial program is wholly
tentative, but 1T involves quick action
on the appropriations for the support
of the state institutions. The tour OF
the institutions made by Senator Stro-
bridge, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, and Chairman w. F. Chandler
and Harry Polsley OF the assembly
ways and means committee, I'm con-
junction with the work of the board
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CARS DAUGHTER is SICK


ST. PETERSBURG, March 1.-THE
second daughter Of Emperor Nicholas.
the Grand Duchess Tatiana, Is suffering
from typhoid fever In Tsarskoe-Selo. 1t
was announced that her condition has
not given rise to any alarm. Grand
Duchess Tatiana was born In 1897.
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DEATH ENDS "a DAY NAP
Illinois Woman Who Once Before Slept
12I Days Continuously Succumbs

ROCK ISLAND, Ill, March 11.-Mrs.
Rose IIavens. IS years old, died at her
home in Mahersyille today, after con-
tinuous sleep or S4 days. Fourteen
years ago she slept III days.
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cARUsO's FOE is GUILTY
Cincotto Convicted of Trying 10 Black
mail Tenor for $4,000

NEW YORK, March 11-Antonio
Cfncotto, charged by Enrico Caruso,
the grand opera tenor. with having at
tempted to obtain $4,000 from him by
blackmafl in March. 1910. was found
guilty of extortion today by jury.
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DIRT DIET KILLS GIRL, 4
Los Angeles Child, Refusing Food,
Lived for Months on Earth

LOS ANGELES, March 11.-Ame1ia
Bergman, years old, who subsisted
for months on an exclusive diet of dirt,
is dead. The child refused victuals of
all kinds, according to her parents, and
consumed earth apparently with a
relish Until recently no harmful ef-
fects had been observed.
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AUTO WRECK IS FATAL
San Diego Bank Teller Meets Death
Under His Car

SAN DIEGO, March 11.-Cloyd K
Patterson. teller of the Bank of Com
merce and Trust company, met death
late last night when his automobile
overturned on graded curve at the
La Mesa turn on the Campo road. pin
ming him and his companion, H S, Ep-
ley, under It EpIey escaped uninjured
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HOME GONE, TRIES SUICIDE
Former Nevada County Sheriff, De-
spondent, Shoots Himself

GRASS VALLEY, March 11.-Because
his home was to be sold tomorrow,
under foreclosure. D. B. Getchell of
Nevada City, former sheriff of this
county. attempted suicide today by
shooting. He is expected to recover.
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A. KAMBE PLEADS GUILTY
Japanese Who Attacked Mother and
Daughter Gets 2S Years
(speciaI Dispatch to the CaID

Especial Dispatch to the CalD
WOODLAND March ia. Kambe,
the japanese who attacked Mrs. Robert
Armstrong and her daughter the night
of February 10, today pleaded guilty
and received a sentence of 2s years in
Folsom prison. He was committed at
once. Kambe was implicated in jewel
theft in Alameda several months ago..
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WILSON DECLARES
AGAINST CHRONIC
REVOL Ut IONISTS

1--WE Can Have No Synpa-
thy With Those Who Seek
to Seize Power of Govern
ment to Advance Their
Own Personal Interests or
Ambitions" Is Statement
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Heavy Loss of Life and De-
struction of American
Mining Property in
Hard Battle
TOWNSFOLK ASSAIL
FEDERALS IN REAR
Rioters Burn Market Place
and Storm Banks; Rebels
Are Driven to Cover

Ell PASO, Tex, March 11.--Desperate
fighting in an attack on Parral, Chi
huahua, entailing a heavy loss of life
belated advices reaching here late to-
day.
Some 1900 constitutionalistas, re-
belling against Huertas national gov
ernment in Chihuahua. were driven
back by almost an equal number of fed
eral regulars, and the city, center of
American mining and industrial inter
ests, was demolished by bombardment
and street lighting, in which even the
townspeople engaged.
The former insurrecto troops who re-
belled against the Huerta government
and left ParraI last week after moboliz-
ing and recruiting at Santa Barbara,
near by, returned on March to retake
the city. One thousand federals from
chihuahua City had reinforced the zoo
regulars at Parral.
On the afternoon of the 9Th the
insurgents attacked, and the battle
continued until the evening OF the 7th,
On the morning of the last day the
rebels took the fortified hills surround
ing the city, driving the federals to
cover In the town.
Colonel Mereado, the garrison COM
mander. and Colonel Castro, who had
brought the reinforcements from the
state capital. called for volunteers to
retake the outlying positions. Five
hundred men responded, and after
charges and almost hand to hand
fighting drove the insurgents from the
hills.
Then the constitntiona1s concen-
trated their FIRE on the south section of
the town. driving the city officials from
'tneff nouses and causing great loss or
life to the residents At night. the in
surgents Withdrew.
During the nghting. mobs of towns
people rioted. burning the market place
and attacking the banks. vo1leys
from the soldiers soon quieted the in
ternal disturbances.
Both Sides Warned
NOGALEs, Ariz.. March ia formal
warning against endangering American
lives here was made today by Consul
Frederick Simpich to both General
Obregon. commanding the Sonora In
surgents. and Colonel Kosterlitzky, in
charge of the federal garrison, at No
gales, Sonora
The American consul to the Mexican
border town journeyed 20 miles south
to deliver personally the message to the
constitutionalist chief
The rebels are prepared to move
against Nogales with nearly 1000 men
and several machine guns. reported
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JEWEL THIEF HAS LONG RECORD
Burglar Known From Coast to Coast

D. Mrs as HI a
e) Mrs fe M for the said that ts beng sought there BY d
Bernard Judge B. no H
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Have you read
6 A. M. Edition of The Call

IT prints news received
too late for use in the
regular city newspapers.
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The Call Gains

The Call showed gain in adver-
tising yesterday over the same
day last year of 1920 LINES.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
Candles Applied to OrientaIs'
Feet by Four Masked Men
at McAleer, Wash.
FOUND SECURELY BOUND
Bandits Escape in Stolen Rig and Are
Pursued by Posse Of Citizens and
Deputy Sheriffs.
IuNIEnD Pnnss 1nAsnp wInn.l

Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 2l.--Torturing
their victims with fire and commanding
others to lie face downward under pen.
atty Of death, four masked highway
men robbed and plundered the little
village of McAleer, five miles southeast
Of here early today. The bandits es.
capped in stolen rig and are being pur.
sued by posse Of citizens and reputy
sheriffs.
The robbers first appeared at Jap.
anese grocery store, In the place, sew.
en- men, together with the proprietor, X.
Ida, were forced to lie on the floor,
while all the money and valuables in
the place were collected. About 5000 in
cash was secured. The men then left
in the direction of Fife. Near Fife an.
other Japanese store was entered and
the two japanese found there were
bound hand and foot After they had
been securely tied, lighted candles were
held to the orientals feet by one of tho
robbers and demand made, for their
money.
One of the Japanese gave up 800 af.
ter his feet had been badly burned
The other Japanese contributed 500.
Both were severely burned
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
ENGINEER BROWN
IS SERIOUSLY ILL

A. i. Brown, for years the chief en-.
ineer for the Salem Water company, is
near death at his home on South Com.
merrial street today as the result of
complication Of diseases Of the limbs
and body. Mr. Brown has been con.
fined to his bed for the past month and
for time he was thought to have been
improving, but since last Thursday his
condition grew gradually worse and to.
day he is not expected to live.
Mr. Brown is a prominent member Of
local lodges and has taken an active
part in the upbuilding Of them, He has
been one Of the most trustworthy EN-.
ployes of the Salem Water company,
and his wide circle Of friends will be
grieved TO learn of his serious illness.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21

What is conceded to have been some
of the most important testimony intro.
duced 80 far in the law suits brought
by W. A. West against School District
No. "a, was given yesterday afternoon
by Mrs. Lola G.. Baldwin, the superip-
tendent of the state society for the
safety of girls and young women. Mrs.
Baldwin branded the DeRNff GTNss
young woman who slGaa
to the effect Mr.. Wies
the Englewood school, as an untruthful
person, and in her testimony she prac-
tically exonerated Mr. West from all
the charges which have been brought
against him by both the school board
and Mrs. Blanche.Fo Pickering.
Governor Interested.
II developed from Mrs. Baldwin $
Testimony that Governor West WIS the
instigator Of the witness investigation
in the West case. She said that at the
request Of the gOyerlOr, she came up
from Portland and started an investiga.
tion. Mrs. Baldwin testified that she
took the DeBord girl up to the Cover.
nor's office and examined her thor.
oughly and found that the young woman
was lying about her being attacked by
Mr.. West.
At another time, tho witness 1nid, she
took the girl to n room in the Hotel
Marion and there quizzed her again and
found that Miss DeBOrd had been at.
tending revival meeting at the
Friends church and had become con.
science'stricken over what she had done
and afterward wrote letter TO Nj.
West telling him that she had told a
lie and that the contents of the affi.
davit she signed were untrue.
What Girl Told Her.
Mrs, Baldwin said that the girl told
her that she was approached by Mrs.
Blanche Ford.Pickering and was asked
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21

VS.. City of Portland; appealed from
Multnomah; action for damages. Re-
versed.
Pacific Paper Company VS.. City Of
Portland, appellant; appealed from
Multnomah; action for damages. Af-
firmed.
E. M. Kimball VS.. Lower Columbia
Fire Relief Association, appellant; ap-
pealed from Marion; suit to compel spe.
cific performance of contract. Judg-
ment modified.
Eva L. Roane, appellant, VS.. Union
Pacific Life Insurance Company; ap
pealed from Multnomah; suit on a
promissory note. Reversed.
W. L. slotboOm VS.. Simpson Lumber
Company, appellant; appealed from
action to recover money.
Reversed.
Carrie P. Mortens VS.. Northern State
Bank, appellant; appealed from jose
phine; suit to determine adverse claim
to real property. Affirmed
Will C. Smith VS.. W. G. Smith, ap.
peIlant; appealed from Josephine suit
involving title to land. Reversed,
Ada Erb Bunch VS.. George B. Thorn.
1
blison, ct al, appellants; appealed from
Josephine; suit involving possession Of
real property. Reversed.
Elizabeth Ingram, appellant, VS.. AL.
exander Basye, ct al, appealed from
Polk action for money, Reversed.
A. II. Schmidt, ct al, appellants, vs.,
R. B. Beattie, ct al; appealed from
Clackamas. Appeal dismissed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
LIST Of BISHOPS Who
WILL GET NEW PLACES

New York, oct, 2l.-Though the
names had not been definitely uunounc.
cd, It was understood today that the
following ew bishops had been chosen
nt the Episcopal chcurch convention
heres
The Rev, Hugh Burlcson bishop Of
South Dakota.
The Rev Milo Gates, bishop Of Cuba.
The Rev, Fred Iiowden, bishop Of
New Mexico.
The Rev. w. B, Capcrs, bishop of spo.
kane.
The Rev Charles Colmore, bishop Of
Porto Rico.
The Rev W, .. Capers Was formerly
In charge Of the Columbia, Tenn, insti.