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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
Canadian Government and
Court Take Extra Precau-
tons to Guard Prisoner
RELAY OF AUTOS
ALONG ROAD BACK
Court Announces Hearing
5. in Chambers and Curious
.. Crowds Disappointed

sHERiBROoKE Sept: Just be-
fore the hour set for arguments to
begin before Jidge. Matthew Hutchin-
son in Csonstable John Bouderau's
habeas eorpus proceedings in the
Thaw case a sensational report be-
came current that- representatives of
Dutchess. COUNTY. New York. had
planned to .kidnap Harry Thaw.
:obstacies were placed in the way OF
the alleged .kfdnapers by the an
nouncement of Judge Hutchinson that
he probably. would not deliver an
opinion quashipg :or sustaining the
writ until this afternoon or wednes-
eday. ::
Judge hutchinson also announced
Nthat. he would hear arguments in
chambers. which was keen disap-
pointment TO. the hundreds of persons
who storned- the court house. Thou
sands OF strangers are in town fol
the provincial fair.
PLOT CONTAINED RELAYS
The plot to carry Thaw back tc
New York in high powered touring
cars. relayed along the road. was re.
ported to be in the hands of Captain
John Lanyon. head Of private de-
stective agency, who came here with
Former District Attorney. William T
Jerome Of New York.
Lanyon was well equipped with
credentials. He was officially ap.
pointed to represent the Office Of Dis
;ricts Attorney. conger of Dutches'
county and carries a commission al
a keeper in. Mattsawan asylum. This
is Signed by DIR. Raymond Keib. su'
perinte1dent Of the asylum. who i
now III sherbrooke. Lanyon took par
in Dr.s Jafnieson' s. raid, which was th'
forerunner of the Boer war
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
Arrange Banquet for
French Commission

Complete arrangements for public
banquet for the French national COM
mission to the exposition by the PAN
anna Pacific directors on Thursday
evening were announced today.
On the day following. the site for
the French government pavilion at
the exposition will be dedicated.
Members Of the commission now en-
route to San Francisco are NJ Eir-
man, director Of exhibitions in the
French ministry OF commerce and In
dustry; G. Roger-Sandoz, president Of
the commission for the study of the
exposition; M. Pe1lerin de Latouche,
administrator OF the Compagne-G Cen
erale Transatlantique and of the
Paris Lyons Mediterranean Railway
the international jury of award of the
the international jury of awar sdof the
St. Louis exposition. who is the gov
ernment architect
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
MOTHER AND.
CHILD DEFY
ROBBE:R
Highwayman Wrenches
Away Handbag After a
Desperate Struggle
TWO ARE HELD UP
AT DARK CORNER
Purse Snatcher Kicked and
Cuffed by Victims;
Escapes With $40
TWO ARE HELD UP
AT DARK CORNER

At the risk of being shot or
knocked unconscious. Mrs. A. Harris
and her little daughter battled with q
purse snatcher for Is minutes early
this morning at the dark deserted
corner of Fifteenth and Howard
streets.
Instead of crying for assistance the
woman and child struggled with the
thief until he tore the formers hand
bag away. leaving the handle in her
hand
Mrs. Harris was returning to her
home at 1470 Fourteenth street with
her child from the Tivoli theater. She
had alighted from the Howard street
car at Fifteenth and had proceeded
across the street when man stepped
out Of doorway and grabbed for
her handbag. She held on tight. and
without losing her wits began 10 cuff
and kick tho thief.
The little girl Joined in kicking the
ruffian. Finally. however. he sue
cceded in wrenching the purse away
and fed with 1t.
The purse contained $40.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
Railroads Appeal From
Automobile Decision

Before Interstate Commerce Com
missioner John H. Marble hearins
that will, affect materially the auto
mobile dealers OF this coast was COM
menced this morning.
It is the case wherein the Motor
Car Dealers Association OF the Pacific
Coast asks for an allowanc for the
lumber used in double decking car
load of automobiles.
1t was decided April In favor OF
J. w. Leavift company. q local auto
mobile concern, who were the COM
plainants. allowing them 500 pounds
on each carload The railroad com
panies asked for rehearins. C. E.
Durbrow represented the railroad. w
w. Brackett appearing for the auto
dealers association.
The commissioners will hold sessions
until Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
Ne " GALL GREET
WITH CHEERS ON
PENINSULA
Great Crowds Almost Mob
Newsboys to Secure
Copies Of Paper
FAST AUTOMOBILES
WIN RACE SOUTH
American Underslung Ma
chimes Beat Other Pa
pers Half an Hour

Rushing at breakneck speed down
the peninsula two large American
underslung automobiles yesterday de-
livered copies OF The Evening Call
to all the towns as far south and in
cluding San Jose. The new evening
paper beat its nearest contemporaries
by half an hour at every point.
In each machine there was crowded
number of San Francisco newsboys
beside the large bundles of papers
Charles H. Davis. well known rae
ing driver. piloted the first car. while
Speed Buffin was at the wheel of
the second.
One machine was sent straight
through to the Garden City, while the
other dropped the boys on at each
of the towns en- route.
In some manner the citizens of San
Mateo had got knowledge of The
Calls auto dash and when the cars
began to enter the suburban town q
large crowd began to block the main
street. Davis. who had orders to
make San Jose or bust, did not wish
to take any chance, SC he cut his
course through one Of the side streets.
Bufiin and his crowd OF newsies were
practically held up by the citizens,
who demanded copies of The Call.
More than 200 papers were sold be-
fore the boys could get away from
the machine.
PAPERS SNATCHED UP
Brownie" one OF the smaller boys,
=, n h{e Isxr 01e - cto1
| his arms by two or three anxious mon,
50 eager we're some OF the citizens to
secure copies Of the now evening pa
lper. Similar occurrences took place
| in each town.
| Just before entering San Jose
Charles Davis opened his car In the
thigh to make timc along q good
stretch OF road. The machine tore
along tho highway at great dip.
Suddenly from behind tree appeared
q motorcycle policeman At a signal
from the oflicer Davis brought his car
| to stop and II was thought for q
moment that Tho Calls speed record
would bc marrcd and tho citizens OF
San Jose disappointed by the nom
delivery Of The Call.
What arc you trying to DOR
shouted tho of1cor a. h0 advanced
toward tho machine 1lled with papers.
| Suddenly he stopped and began to
| read tho sign on tho side cf the oar.
Tho spokesman of the party quickly
| jumped ont of the machine and ox.
| planned the situa$ion - him.
"Oh. well. that - dlzoyont," an
| nounced the motorcycle ot5loey. .Be.
lieve me-, we have bean Wattiue lonR
| enough ter this paper. You certainly
| aid come with = rush, and am not
the one 70 stop your proGpeBn WhatY
ahead
That was tho manner OF oourfeey
which was extended BY the country
xelk to the beavers o& Tho Call.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
By DOROTHY DIX

thing that his money has never been
able to buy for him. and. think she
married him because he represented
to her the forbidden fruit OF rich and
fashionable Pittsburg, where she was
born and raised. with the shut doors
behind which the poor and humble lit
tie granddaughter of cobbler had
never penetrated.
From its psychological side the
story is curious one. as / read It. Let
us begin with the meeting of Stanford
White with Evelyn Thaw. then
chorus girl and beautiful as a young
bacchante with her dusk eyes and
hair. her olive complexion and her
purple-red lips Stanford White was
an artist. an esthete. He was a man
not young in years and one of whom
his excess had taken a heavy toll, SO
that he was older than his age. He
was world worn. weary He had ex-
hausted every ordinary form, OF vice.
Suddenly across his jaded vision flashed
Evelyn Nesbit. wonderfully beautiful,
in a new type and with mind as
keen. as receptive. as her face was
lovely.
EVELYN POSED FOR WHITE
She interested him and he began to
amuse himself with her In new
way. to debauch her mind instead of
her body. She learned all the wicked
ness of the world, but still kept her
little innocent face Of wistful child.
1t was tremendously piquant. the kind
OF thing that Yvette Guilbert used to
do when she sang the songs of the
Paris gutter, the while she looked
like a nun. IS saw the book Of 500
photographs that Stanford White had
made of Evelyn Nesbit and which he
posed her for himself. There was not
one that was not modesty itself and
that did not emphasize her youth, her
childishness and her appearance of
artless innocence. yet she assisted at
the orgies he gave In his studio, that
was the distorted artistry Of the man.
Then came along Harry Thaw. He
saw Evelyn Nesbit. FIe. too, has the
| artistic temperament; also Evelyn
was the protege OF White and thus
forbidden fruit hanging on q particu-
larly high bough. He asked her to
go to Europe with him. When they
started he had no intention of marry
ing her. but when they reached Paris
this little creature. who was the work
| of great artist, who had the pure
face of little child and the soul OF
Lais. who looked so innocent and
knew all evil, appealed to the decadent
French imagination with Irresistible
force.
PARIS WILD OVER HER
Paris was In q fair way OF going
wild over her. and the more other
men desired her and tried to win her
from him the more Harry Thaw
wanted her and was determined to
keep her. and then he saw that the
only way he could do 1t was by mar
rying her. So he proposed to her. and
she told him the story OF her terrible
wrongs that she had suffered at STAN
ford Whites hands. 1t was tho story
that every woman Of her kind from
Delilah down has told, but 1t had the
spectacular background OF Stanford
Whites studio and his personality
behind 1t to lend 1t lurid color.
Thaw believed 1t. as many other men
have believed similar stories. because
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
Rory 0'More" to Be
Given by Irish Players

Irish and Catholic societies are
taking active interest In the produc-
tion Of Rory O'More" by the Irish
F1aysrs' and Singers club Of San
Franotscc In Knights OF Columbus
hail on Wednesday evening. 6eptem-
bar - The Knights of tho Red
Branch. the Oldest Irish society on
the uoast. has announced its intention
Of attending the performance in q
body, ana Sacred Heart court. Cath
olic LadisS Foresters of America. has
taken lihe action.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02

4 NEW YORK. Sept. 2-On the eve OF
his last and most desperate battle for
liberty Harry Thaw mas given out an
interview in which he bemoans the
fact that his wife has returned to her
old life on the stage. and declares
anew his deathless devotion to her.
Ny greatest misfortune is that I
have lost the woman that I love-" he
says. but to me she will always be
the dearest girl in the world She is
the one and only woman for me on
earth"
II this be true. and. in spite of all
that she has done. in spite of all that
she has cost him and the way in which
she has treated him. Harry Thaw still
loves his wife, he deserves to rank.
speaking in vaudeville terms as be-
hooves one who writes of. the affairs
of Evelyn, as headliner among the
immortal lovers of history. In fact,
he makes the balance of them look
like a lot of four -flushers. and has got
Romeo backed up against his poison
bottle and Leander lashed to the mast.
as it were. Also, and Incidentally, he
furnishes thereby a more convincing
proof of his insanity than was ever
brought forward at either of his
trials. For no man ever loved a
woman with less reason, no woman
was ever more completely a mans evil
hoe
Harry Thaw's. And. after all has
past and gone. his heart still enshrines
her, it is a case of the grand passion
at which we can only marvel and
we always do feel when a man makes
glorious fool OF himself over a
woman.
GRIPS POPULAR IMAGINATION
The Thaw case-I wonder If there
will ever be another tragedy IN real
life that will grip the popular imag-
ination as it has. or If there will ever
be another story that will run the
, gamut of every human passion that
that did? Murder case follows muir
der case on the court dockets, revela-
sickening frequency. other sensations
evoke but languid curiosity. but the
interest in the Thaw case is Just as
keen and vital today as it was on the
morning after Stanford White was
shot. Seven years have not suficed to
turn the spotlight off the principal
actors in that drama. AS witness the
whooping salary that Mrs. Thaw is
enabled through. it to draw on the
stage.
| Now, concerning the Thaw case,
there have not been 81 different varie-
ties of theories held, but 100000
different theories as to the why and
wherefore of 1t have been entertained
by every man. woman and child who
has read of 1t or wrote OF 1t. My own
particular theory, and / reported both
trials, is that 1t stands as the one
great and unapproachable illustration
| Of the truth about the lure OF forbid
den fruit and the sweetness of stolen
waters.
EVELYN NEsBIT rs FAsCINATTON
One thing he couldn't buy was Eve.
lyn Nesbit's unfailing fascination fol
Harry Thaw. She was forbidden fruit
and he knew he should not marry her
He killed because he was uncertain OF
her, and she holds bis wandering
fancy yet because her love Is the one
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
ELECTRICIANS GO
TO CONVENTION

w. Fl. Urmy. A Il. Cohn. r. H.
Fisk, A. Elkins and p. A. Clifford. OF
local No. OF electricians. viii leave
Thursday evening Cor Boston to rep-
resent their organization In the con-
vention Of the International Brother
hpod OF Electrical Workers. The dols-
rates 20 instructed 10 bring the 1918
convention OF the brotherhood 70 this
CITY
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
General Wiser to
Be Ordered TO Texas

Brigadier General John Z. Wiser.
who is now commanding the Pacifio.
coast artillery district. will not be
permitted to remain on this coast, as
had been expected. He is to be or
dsred shortly to Texas City, Tex. to
assume command OF the Fourth bri-
gade, stationed there.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
WHEELMEN CLUB
SEEKS NEW ARENA

Mel Moh1tt. president Of the wheel
men Athletic club, Adviaed tho Oak
land city council today that hSs asso-
citation, now located at Twenty-
fourth street and Oakland avenue Is
seelring another place In which 20
hold boxing bouts. owing TO the OBJ
Jection Of tho Fiodmont Improvement
club.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
Two Deaths Follow
Automobile Accident

ELGIN, Ill, Sept. 2.-David l. Gar
diner. wealthy real estate dealer of
Eigin: died today as result OF an
.autonfsbEe accident yesterday. Gar
diners daughters Helen. was killed.
vlars. Gardiner and three children were
injured. They were at the fathers
bedside when he died.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
SOS WATCH IS STOLEN

Arohio Dixon: living at $50 Third
street, reported to the police today
that ptckpockets stole q sos watch
from him on the ferry boat returning
from Shou Mound park.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-02
RABIES IS SUSPECTED

Seven year old Frank Agrasa, 4716
Telegraph avenue. Oakland. Is being
treated for inspected rabies by DR.. T.
y, Cobb
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-07

Muslin gowns with v and round neck,
formed by wide insertion. joined on
each side with embroidery, MMm
January sale price ...........WO
Dainty gown of fine lingerie cloth-laca
and embroidery trimmed: fine tucking
and ribbon bows: lace edge with rib
bon on neck, sleeves trimmed with
lace to match, me-
January sale price s........ mOW
Gown Of me naansook. embroidery ana
lace trimmed, with v, square End
round necks, ~MN
January sale price ......... @wD
Gowns OF An cambria and barred mrll.
trimmed with French walls. IN n @
ETC.. january sale .s.....a.&m@e0
Gowns made Of Ans imported lawn.
German val and ribbon On m@
trimming. January sale ...%wW@
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-07
Van ARNAM
WANTS The BUNCH
AT PRESS MEET

Kindred Times: To him who in the
journalistic field. wieldeth a goose-quin,
there cometh the call of the wild.
When Jan. 10 shall have arrived and
caused thee to ransack thy trousers in
search of the spondulix wherewith to
pay they freight to Wahpeton, the
stamping ground Of the quill pushers,
thou shalt grid thy loins with the
armor of unadulterated gall and HE
merrily away to where the sparkling
waters of the stagnant Bots de Sioux
at whose confluence the great city OF
the white man has been builded and
where the chiefs. Hughes n Cam
eron, will have prepared the roast dog
for the gathered clans and the war
dance will merrily proceed.
So conduct myself that the delln-
quent subscriber and belated adver-
tiser shall cough up the requisite
shekels for thy transportation. nor
/, shalt thou go alone but with thy wife
or thy neighbours wife or thy daugh-
ter or the other fellows daughter at
tend this great pow-wow where the
purest of artesian water shall cause
thee and thine to feel that the fount
of youth hath been discovered.
Gems Of poetry and song shall be
waited across the broad plains from
the far off dwellers in the Minot and
DLSIldICk CAMPS. BONNIE SHhto
Laurie decketh herself; even now, in
her paint m feathers and cometh
for the from her sequestered haunts at
the Forks on the ARed. The big
brother, the bear huNter of the south,
and the mail deliverer of Fargo, will
arrive on time, by dog train, along
the old Red river route and from all
the state wilt they come, accompanied
by their devils. pi and hell-boxes as
sacrifices to the black g3d.
Verify / say unto you; thou shalt
mot go as the quarry slave at night
scurged to his dungeon but with an
unfaltering step wadest thou into the
thickest Of the fray bearing the spear
of truth and sobriety into the camp
Of the Wahpetonians which hath been
pitched on the raging Red opposite
that of the fire waters of the Mime
sotans.
Where but a few months ago the
h~oneysuckle and woodbine climbed
over the piaZzas and roses bloomed
in the garden wilt thou find true
brotherly love; and when thy last hour
shall come and thou wilt lie down to
the final sleep, the remembrance of
the occasion will pierce the gloom of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-07
CITY BUILDINGS
MUST Be UNIFORM
COUNCIL FEELS NEED OF oRDI-
NANCE THAT WILL REQUIRE
CERTAIN BUILDING SPEcIFI-
CATIONS THAT WILL BE UNI
FoRM-oTHER BUSINESS.

The urgent need Of an ordinance
that will compel a certain uniformity
in the specifications Of the new build
ings Of the city, providing for peo-
pies safety and fire prevention, vas
seen by the members of the city coun-
Gil when City Engineer Anders called
the attention OF that body to the un-
safe condition of n of the houses
of worship In the city.
A year ago, Alderman Mcdonald
reminded the councilmen such an
ordinance had been passed by the
council on it's first reading n was
then referred to a committee of the
Fargo Builders g. Traders exchange,
which organization had failed to re-
port. The ordinance was prepared by
the American Underwriters associa-
ton and was ample enough in all it's
details to cover the needs of a metro
polls as large as New York or Lon
don. Mr.. Mcdonald thought this
could be pared to fit the requirements
Of Fargo. On his motion the builders
exchange was requested to give its
opinion of that ordinance and report
at the next meeting.
City Engineer Anders reported that
he felt the condition Of the Jewish
steps leading up into the women's
balcony were too narrow and steep,
and that in case of fire and panic
those stairs might be the cause of
much loss of life. The attention Of
Mi. Anders had been called to the
matter by some of the members Of
the congregation, two of them were
present and explained the condition
themselves. Appearing to substantiate
these remarks were Mr.. Yuster n
Mr.. Mezirow. Alderman Stewart NOV
ed that a committee consisting of
Mayor Sweet, City Attorney Smith,
City Engineer Anders n Fire Chief
Sutherland be appointed to look into
the immediate needs OF the syna-
gogue.
Mr.. Anders also submitted a num-
Der of other matters in his report. Re
garding the filtration plant he said
there were $4,000. 900 gallons of wa
ter pumped to supply the city of
Fargo during the month of December
Just passed, This amounted to g.
200, 900 gallons per day or 204 gal
Ions per day per capita. This he said
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-07

was two and one-half times as much
water as was used by the city of
Grand Forks under similar conditions.
The water supplied there is only L.
600, 900 gallons per day. He declared
the use of water in Fargo was four
times what it should be. The cost
per 1000 gallons is So cents.
Concerning the contract for the
lighting of the white way district. No.
/, which comprises portions of lower
Front street and lower N. p. avenue,
Mr.. Anders advised the acceptance
of the bid of Mr.. Hoffman at $3.50
for ornamental posts complete.
On motion of Alderman Rupert, the
police matron, Miss Irwin, was re-
quested to submit a monthly report
to the council al is customary with all
corporation officers. A communica-
ton from former City Attorney Shure
regarding the costs of the case of the
chief Of police, gave his opinion that
all the members of the council were
sued as corporation officers there
fore 1t should be the corporation they
represented that should a.
Mayor Sweet appointed John Mil
ligan as patrolman to succeed Max
Richards, resigned. The bonds of all
the new patrolmen were approved. On
motion of Alderman Green and the
suggestion of Alderman Cummings,
the mayor was requested TO omnunl
cate with the officials of the North
western Telephone Co., at Minneapo-
lis to see if cheaper rates could not
be secured for the city of Fargo.
Alderman Cupler moved that n
couple of small snow plows be con-
structed by the street commissioner
and used oil the sidewalks after
heavy falls of snow. He said he
was prompted in making the mo-
ton by the fnefficiency Of the .ordi-
nance which compels all property
owners to clean their own sidewalks
or else ave them cleaned by the
commissioner at the expense of the
property. The ordinance gives each
man twenty-four hours in which to
clean the sidewalks, but frequently
pedestrians have to talk through deep
SHOWS before the street commissioner
can clean the pavements. The mo-
ton was hard fought, but on roll call
was passed by a vote Of 8 to 3.
Mayor Sweet, City Attorney Smith,
City Engineer Anders, City Auditor
Watkins, Aldermen Bowers, Jardine,
Mcdonald, Rupert, Hanson and Cup
Ter were all named to attend the next
meeting of the North Dakota NUM-
cipaI league at Grand Forks on Jan.
16. The next meeting Of the council
will be held next Monday evening.