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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-15
MONTENEGRO TROOPS
MARCH FROM SCUTARI
Forces of Great Powers. Who Now
Occupy City, Provide Food for
Destitute Populace

SAN GIOVANNI DI MEDUA (via
Romeo. May 14.-The keys of the city
Of Scutari were formally turned over
to the naval commanders representing
the great powers at noon today in the
square opposite the military barracks.
where Essaad Pasha so recently sur
rendered to the crown prince of Mon
tenegro.
The ceremonies were brief and
simple.
A touching feature was the presence
around the imposing and we'll fed naval
brigades of several thousand semi
starved and gaunt men. women and
children. inhabitants of Scutari, who
lost all their possessions during the
siege and who are still destitute.
The British commander and Captain
Spezzi Of the Italian navy delegated a
force of officers and men to distribute
food and clothing transported from
various European cities for the benefit
of the sufferers.
Immediately after the presentation
OF the keys, the last OF the Montenegrin
regiments withdrew from the city and
retired to the camp of the crown prince.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-15
BUTCHER SLAIN IN
REAR OF HIS SHOP
Body Found With Head Al
most Severed; Police Seek
Missing Ernploye

Egbert Armand, a butcher, was bru-
tally murdered yesterday afternoon in
the rear of his shop at Ninth avenue
and II street. His head was almost
severed from his body.
A blood stained knife was found un-
der a pile of newspapers, and a bundle
of bloody rags, with which the assassin
had mopped up the floors and the
walls. lay few feet from the mur-
dered man.
The police are looking for Walter
Scott, 1906 Laguna street, who was
employed by Armand as a deliverey
clerk They say that the murder was
committed between and $50 o'clock.
Nearly 5000 which Armand had in
his pockets, besides the days cash re-
ceipts in the register. amounting to
about SIS. was taken.
Louis Walters, a Is year old boy liv-
ing at 1858 Tenth avenue, said that
he had returned from delivery with
Scott shortly after noon. Scott told
him that Armand had gone home to
lunch When the boy returned he
again asked Scott where Armand was.
Scott replied, "oh, he's gone out some
where
At $50 o'clock, Scott and the lad took
Annand's machine and drove to Lin
coin way and Third avenne. There
Scott told the boy to wait for him,
while he returned to the shop. When
Scott came back, shortly afterward,
he gave the youngster dime and dis
appeared. The detectives assigned to
the case went to his rooms late last
night, but failed to find him. They
found a suit of brown clothing which
the boy said Scott had worn during
the day. So far as the lad knew, Scott
and Armand had not been quarreling
Armand had been conducting a pros
porous business in the Sunset district
for six months. He was at home for
lunch at the noon hour and his wife
says that he was in his usual good
spirits.
When he did not return to his home
at evening. Mrs. Armand. who has an
infant son. became worried and not
seeing him at his shop, went next door
to the grocery store Of Clancy Muel-
Ter. Harry Clancy said he had not
seen Armand. while Mrs. Clancy sought
to allay the distracted wife's fears.
About o'clock Eugene Mueller, from
whom Armand bought the shop, pass
Ing by saw the shop door open. He
and some friends decided something
was wrong. and entering the rear OF
the shop they found the body.
The door between the kitchen and
the shop had been taken from the
hinges and washed.
The police have a good description
of Scott. and his arrest Il expected
hourly
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-15
.UN|VE ERs|TY GETS
MILLION FOR USE
IN MEDICAL WORK
Mrs. George Williams Hoop
er Endows California In
stitution in Memory
of Late Husband
HOSPITAL FUND is
GREATLY AUGMENTED
$47o,25O Collected for Build
ing Of Research Train
ing Department
fspec,ai. pIsp.tch to The Cain

tSpFfiaf
BERKELEY, May 1.-THE fftieth
commencement exercises of the Univer-
sity of California in the Greek theater
this morning were made notable by the
announcement by President BENJAMIN
Ide Wheeler OF a gift of s1.o0o,oo0 by
foundation for medical research.
It is the greatest single gift Of its
kind ever made in California.
or scarcely less interest was the fur
tller announcement that fund OF s479.-
ESQ had been collected by DR.. Herbert
c. Mofitt. dean of the medical school
of the university, for the building Of a
hospital for medical research training.
The Hooper gift is embraced in large
realty holdings that in few years win
double in value. The Moffitt collection
will be continued until it reaches
100000 When this amount has been
obtained, President Wheeler announced,
other gifts will be bestowed on the
university. .5i.4
Mrs. Hoopers endowment is made in
memory of her husband. the late George
Williams Hooper, who amassed for
tune In the lumber business. His death
several years ago was brought about
from complication of diseases result
Ing Ia heart failure.
The fund viii be under the charge of
the regents of the university It viii
yield Immediately an annual income of
$4,000, which will be considerably In
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giving notice or his intention to sign
the land bill ard outlining the Cali
fornia attitude. was received at the
state department tonight after the sec
retary had left his office. 1t was made
public later at the White House with
out comment
With Governor Johnson's announce
ment that he would sign the Califor-
nian alien land bill in spite Of the
federal administrators appeal for
veto on account of the Japanese pro-
test it now become necessary for the
basis of defending and sustaining the
right of the Californians to deprive the
Japanese of the right to hold real
property or whether 1t shall concede
that the act violates the spirit. If not
the letter. of the treaty with Japan.
ing 1t.
HAS COMMITTED HIMSELF
In his messages to the governor of
California President Wilson has al
ready expressed the opinion that the
Legislation is discriminatory, so that
the Japanese contention that the act
constitutes discrimination In violation
OF international law and of the spirit
of the treaty is powerfully supported
and the position of the state depart
ment made difficult should it be found
necessary to champion the cause OF the
lCalifornians.
The first thing to be done by the
department will be formally to inform
the Japanese embassy of Governor
Johnson's action In the ordinary
course of the negotiations the Japan
ese government would reply that. as it
| is prevented by the constitution of the
United States from negotiating directly
with one of the American common
wealths. 1t must hold the national gov
ernment responsible for anything that
may occur in California to the detri-
merit OF Japanese residents.
ADJUST STATUS OF CITIZENS
Probably with these exchanges as a
preliminary the two governments will
begin negotiations in earnest with the
purpose of finding some way perma-
tnently to adjust the status Of the citi-
zens in each country resident In the
other on satisfactory basis.
IT is hoped here that this can be ac-
compIished diplomatically BY the me-
gotiation of a new treaty. II this hope
should not be realized, then recourse
might be had, under the terms or the
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THREE HATS SHED
PARADISE PLUMES
Feathers Valued al ST 900 Take
Flight at Wedding Supper IN
Sequoia Club Rooms

Three gorgeous bird of paradise
plumes. valued In the aggregate at
near $1,000, took flight mysteriously
last Sunday evening from the rooms
of the Sequoia club, 1725 Washington
street, during the wedding supper that
followed the nuptials of Jack Levy.
1000 Bush street. and Miss Lucille
Morse, 1850 Lyon street.
The losers of the ornate millinery
bric-a brac were Mrs. L. Constine. wife
of Doctor Constine, 1850 Ellis street,
whose plume was valued at $500, and
Miss Sarah Friedman and Miss Frances
Friedman. sisters. residing at 346S
Seventeenth street. who each lost a
5000 plume.
At the wedding were T5 guests a
watehman was engaged to guard the
building during the ceremony and the
supper and a maid was employed to
assist the women guests and to watch
the cloakroom during the evening. The
watchman was regular in his rounds,
but the maid, during the supper, went
into the dining room to assist the wait
ers. 1t is believed that during that
time the women's retiring room was
entered and the plumes were plucked
from their millinery nests
The thefts were reported to the po-
lice and Detectives Patrick O'Conneil
and G. A. Earle were detailed on the
case.
So far they have seen no birds Of
paradise nesting in the pawn shops
or on the fences where thieves deposit
their loot, but close watch Is being
kept on the flights of those rare birds
in the street
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.BUNK0 CHARGE TO
Be INVESTIGATE ED
Former Wife of DR.. Otis B.
Spalding Says H. A. Heath
Took Her Jewels

The grand jury next Tuesday evening
will be asked to investigate the case OF
H. A. Heath, held by the police at the
instance Of Mrs Agnes Spalding, who
alleges that the prisoner. under promise
OF marriage. induced her to go to Bos-
ton, where he deserted her after taking
81. 900 in diamonds and $4,000 in money.
Mrs. spalding. now living at 634 Fill-
more street. is the divorced wife OF DR..
Otis B. Spalding.
Heath is said to be the son of J. S. b.
Heath Of Winthrop Beach. Mass, and to
have wife and children in Napoleon.
o. Heath insisted yesterday that he
had been divorced four years, but the
police doubt his story.
Heath and Charles p Fessenden had
a scheme in New York to promote an
illustrated hook; and Mrs. Spalding all
leges that Heath took her money. to
finance the plan.
Heath is held in detinue and the
district attorneys Office will determine
the charge to be placed against him IL
the grand jury does not take the mat
ter up.
"The charges made by Mrs Spalding
are absolutely false. said Heath yes
terday. II can not conceive why Mrs.
Spalding made such accusations. !
never proposed to her. She spoke many
times OF marriage to me. but I never
gave her any promise. Why. once in
Reno I gave her $500 when she was
down and out. !. never took any OF her
,ewe1rv or money!
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SAN + RANC|sCANS
TO Be PROSE GU ED
Misses Agnes Mangels and
Agnes Till1nan Form
ally Accused
Especial Dispatch to The cal)

Especial Dispatch to The Call
NEW YORK. May 14-Miss Agnes
Mangels and Miss Agnes Tillman, So
ciety girls of San Francisco. were In
formed today by Collector of the Port
charged with smuggling jewelry.
gowns and lingerie of the home value
Of $4,000 upon their arrival at Ho-
boken on the steamship Amerika last
Saturday end that they must appear
before the United States district court
In Trenton. y. j., next Monday
The young women were unable to
convince Collector Loeb and Surveyor
Nelson II. Henry that their failure to
declare a large quantity Of wearing
apparel and jewelry was due to ignor-
ance Of customs regulations and the
cases were placed in the hands OF
United States District Attorney Vree-
land for the district of New Jersey.
Miss Mangels is an aunt of Miss
Tiliman.-
The determination of Collector Loeb
formally to charge the California
pOidSII VIII ofiiuS 3 SiAHS dnu turn tile
entire matter over to the United States
district attorney became known after
a. prolonged hearing in the custom
house this afternoon before General
Henry, who had charge of the inves-
tigation. At the hearing were Mrs
Frederick Tillman Jr. and her daugh-
ter. Miss Agnes Tillman; Miss Man
gels. sister Of Mrs. Tillman and an
other woman. All the women were
handsomely gowned and did not appear
to be much disturbed over the proceed
ings.
The party which arrived here aboard
the steamship Amerika Saturday con-
sisted Of Mrs. Frederick Tillman Jr.
her daughter. Miss Tillman. and Miss
Mangels. Owing to the fact that Miss
Tillman made out the declaration both
for herself and her mother. Mrs. TILL
man does not figure In the case Of
,fcially.
At the hearing the report Of the ap-
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LONDON TO ENTERTAIN
SAN FRANCISCO BOYS
Review of Scouts of Empire
by Lord Roberts

Especial Cable to The CALI
LONDON, May 14-"Bully times" are
in store for the 40 young scouts from
the Columbia Park Boys club of San
Francisco during their stay in London.
They are expected tomorrow and Will
be housed in the soldiers home at
buckingham gate until they leave on
May %.
The program arranged for their
entertainment is very elaborate, every
day being filed, and toward the end
Of their stay they will have luncheon IN
Guildhall and afterward will witness
a review of the scouts of the British
empire by Lord Roberts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-15
BIPLANE HITS MONOPLANE
AeropEane Collide in Air, One Killed,
Three Injured

JOfIANNISTHAL, Germany, May IA.
"A biplane piloted by Captain fucker
and carrying a passenger coilided witt,
a monoplane at an altitude OF 50 feet
here today. Fucker was instantly
killed, This companion was badly In
jured and the two men IN the mono
plane were slightly injured
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of the state to enact law barring
Asiatics from ownership in land, bat
also defends the public policy OF such
measure. citing the vote on the
Webb bill as, proof Of the demand Tor
such an act In California
with the sending OF the telegram to-
day the controversy over the bill is at
an end SO far as the California admin
istration is concerned. Governor john
son has until June 1s in which to sign
the act, and in the normal course OF
events it will become law at the ex-
pirations of 80 days from the closing OF
the legislature. or on August 10 next.
ONLY BLOCK
The only possible contingency that
can arise to check It's operation from
and after that date is the threatened
referendum petition which Theodore
A. Bell, a democratic leader. has SAID
he would circulate against the measure
az soon as it was signed. Administra-
tion leaders in the Legislature VINO
have remained over at the capital are
not disposed to believe Bells plan Will
be carried out
"As it stands Just now, the proposed
referendum petition is purely political
matter" said Senator n. W. Thompson
tonight. "If the people of the state
really are opposed to the Webb bill.
suppose they will circulate and sign
such petition. but the vote OF their
representatives in the legislature ala
not indicate that they would be against
the act''
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
The Webb bill was passed by a vote
of 35 to 2 in the senate and Y to in
the assembly.
1t would be necessary to obtain ap-
proximately 10000 signatures to q ref
erendum petition in order to hold up
the operation of the act after August
10. IL the signatures are obtained the
whole matter will be held in abeyance
nending the next general election,
which win not be held until November,
1914. Under the law there can be no
special election except by act OF the
legislature, and no provision for such
an election was made by the fortieth
session, now adjourned.
NOT CONSIDERED
When asked whether he would make
= campaign for the adoption of the
act by the people providing the refer
endurn is invoked Governor Johnson
replied that he had not considered the
matter and would not take It up until
the question arose of itself.
rJust now I am particularly inter-
ested in having the east understand
the situation out here" lie said in clos
ing the interview. In my reply to
Mr.. Bryan have tried to present CALI
fornia's case in such way that the
people In the eastern states will under
stand our position.
There has been such an astonishing
amount Of misrepresentation of the
matter by some OF the eastern news
papers that / hope they will publish
this message to Mr.. Bryan
The governor said he might sign the
bin tonight. tomorrow or possibly not
for several days. He said he was In no
hurry.
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AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE;
OAKLAND WOMAN KILLED
Mrs. A. 9. Carmnn, Wife of Wealthy
Dealer, Crushed to Death I'm Acci-
dent I'm Whittier

special Dispatch to The CalD
WHITTIER. May 14.-Pinned be-
meath an overturned automobile In
which she was riding with her husband
and cousin. Mrs. A. 8. carman. wife of
a wealthy lumber dealer residing at
375 Bellevue avenue. Oakland. was
crushed to death here today.
Mrs. Carman. her husband and A. J.
Finney, an undertaken Of Oakland.
were touring the southern part OF the
state in Mr. Carman's automobile.
which collided with another car.
The driver Of the other machine, 1t
Is said. was IN an intoxicated condition.
The remains Of Mrs. Carman will be
shipped to Oakland tomorrow.
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FARM BRINGS BIG PRICE
Special Dispatch to Thc CALI

Especial Dispatch to Thc CALI
REDDING, May 14.M Ehrman OF
San francisco has sold his farm OF
1882 acres on Churn creek near the
town OF Anderson to + w. Nelson OF
Durham for $4,000. Half OF the tract
is rich bottom land that produces al
falfa abundantly without irrigation.
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SACRAMENTO, May 14-Covernor Johnsons final answer
request federal that he withhold his sigma
Webb land bill teegraped to Secretary
Washington this afternoon and substance amounts
but ulequivoca1 NO
bill will be sgnedprobaby within the next few hours
making and signing and sending the
he ball game and the afternoon
He intimated further word Washington
TO
By the public
the secretary of state not only reafTms the right
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SEWARD, Neb. May IA tornado
which took toll of II lives, injured
80 odd persons and destroyed more
than a third of the town occurred
shortly before o'clock this evening.
Twenty-Five residences. including sew
eral Of the best in the town, were en-
tirely destroyed. and many more were
partially wrecked. but the business
portion of the place did not greatly
suffer
The identified dead are:
MRS. DAVID HOOVER.
MRS. WILLIAM HEErFINGER.
MRS. CHRIS wEsTERMAN and bnby.
MRS. R. l.. wAssERMAN.
j. SCHULTZ, burlington section fore
man.
SIX YEAR OLD CHILD, daughter of
schultz.
MRS. R. INLAY.
MRS. SAMUEL GRIM.
MRS. EDWARDS.
OSCAR COGAR
The known injured are:
MIR. AND MRS. STEINBECK.
MRS. FREDERICK.
MRS. MEINEkE
SON OF j. SCHULTZ.
MRS. E. HOLLAND.
SON OF II. l.. wASSERMAN.
COMES on TOWN SUDDENLY
A list of the injured was not avail
able early in the evening
The tornado formed northwest of the
city and swept across the country. TAX
ing many buildings along its course.
1t struck the western, or residence,
portion of Seward and swept every
thing in its path clean. 1t came on
to the town so suddenly that only part
of the people had opportunity to run
to cellars or other places of refuge.
Those killed generally were caught in
the wreckage of their homes, which
were crushed to pieces like eggshells.
The tornado, after passing through
Seward, continued on its course to the
northeast, doing great damage to rural
homes. Reports tonight say that the
towns of Lushton, GraftSn, Utica and
McCool were in the path of the twister,
but all wire communication with those
points was destroyed by the storm.
APPEALs TO LINCOLN
An appeal was sent to Lincoln be-
fore the one remaining telephone wire
was lost for physicians and under
takers and they left on a freight train
at 1890 o'clock
Reports from surrounding sections
indicate that the effects of the tornado
were felt over a wide range of terri
tory. but until telephone communica-
ton is restored the number Of casual
ties, If any, will not be known.
The tornado was followed in Seward
by a hail and rain storm, which added
much to the already miserable condi-
tion Of the sufferers. Tonight the town
is without lights. and search of the
ruins is being made with lanterns.
FANS FLEE TO SAFETY
Several Of the business places not
injured by the storm We're turned into
temporary morgues and hospitals. Sew
eraI OF those injured are in serious
condition. and it is believed several may
die Of their injuries
Three hundred persons were witness
ing a baseball game at the ball park
on the west side of the city until within
Is minutes before the tornado struck.
They rushed from the park at the ap-
proach of the storm and scattered to
their homes. The pavilion at the ball
park was obliterated by the tornado.
REPORTS coming from towns west and
north indicate that the destruction OF
property was extensive In several
places, McCooi Junction and Tomaro be-
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Governors Fna Reply Secretary of States Request for
Further Delay in Legislation in Substance amounts
to Courteous but Unequiyocal "No'-El lie lntimates
That He Does Not Expect Further Word From Wash
ington on the Matter-Then Goes to Ball Game
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CONTROVERSY AT AN END SO FAR
AS CALF ORNIA IS CONCERNED

Message to Capital Not Only Reans Right Of State to
Enact Law Barring Asiatcs From Ownership in
Realty, but Also Defends Public Policy of Measure,
Citing Vote on Webb Bill as Proof of Demand for
Such an Act From the Commonwealth Electorate
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SEWARD HOMES
ARE CRUSHED As
EGGSHELLS BY A
GREAT TW|STER

Roaring Wind Demon Forms
Southwest of City and
Whirls Across the Coun-
try, Sweeping Everything
in It's Path Clean-De-
scent Is So Sudden That
Few Have Opportunity to
Run to Cellars for Refuge
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TOLL OF INJURED
TOTALS FULLY 80

Devastating Fury Visits
Other Towns and Wire
Communication Is Cut Off
Lincoln Sends Train
With Doctors and Under
takers-Busiress Houses
of Hapless City Turned
Into Morgues = South
Omaha Is Again Swept
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.JATILL WASHINGTON
w DEFEND ACTION7

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Goyernor
Johnson's telegram to Secretary Bryan.
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Agnes Francisco girl pho NTH aunt Miss Agnc
Mang. and hial The charge Of smuggling eDey and Pcran
gopn and lingerie vuIucd al thousands.
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THE CLASSIFIED ADS

in The Call are increasing
steadily every day. They bring
results. That's the answer.
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Highest Temperature Yesterday. IS. Lowest Tuesday
Night, As. For details of the Weather See Page Is