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The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
Harry ]. Moore johnson Com
pany's Bargains Bring Thou
sands to Their Store

O'Farrell street had a full sized
Portola crowd all it's own this morn
ing when the Harry ]. Moore-Johnson
company's great furniture sale
opened at 10 o'clock. Cable cars
changed their bells impatiently. but
in vain, for the bargain hunters had
about as much respect for streetcars
as last weeks Portola crowds did.
The street was not filled with
brides and about to be brides alone.
either, for all ages ana varieties of
people were represented. Inside the
store the aisles were crowded also
with persons anxious to buy furni-
ture. carpets and rugs at startlingly
low price.
Announcement of the sweeping re-
duction brought In a large number Of
out Of town purchasers as well as
city residents. All day the store
was thronged by a crowd that hardly
diminished from the opening moment.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
Women Want Wilson to
Declare for Suffrage

WASHINGTON, Oct 29.-The woman
suffrage question will be put squarely
up to President Wilson by a delega-
tion of New Jersey women suffragists
who will visit him next month and
endeavor to have him support the
pending constitutional amendment.
The president will be asked to either
urge action during the closing days
of the extra session or to incorporate
an Endorsement In his message at the
regular session.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
Wife Says That English Kin
Spurned Her Because She
Was a Yankee
Continued From Page 1

home during her childhood years and
her deepest local attachments are for
Louisville. KY.
Her father, James Warner, son of
English parents. was born at Provi-
dence, r. /. Her mother, who was
married when she was 16 years old,
came from Syracuse. N. Y.
| Mrs. Slingsby was born in Massa-
chusetts, her father dying soon after
her birth. Within the next two
years her mother married Mr.. Cutler
of Louisville, and tiny Dorothy War
ner became Dorothy Cutler.
ELOPED AT SIXTEEN
Until she was IA she lived in the
south, going then to her grandmother
in New York to go to school
But other things interviewed
A cousin of her father-"just
about a thirty-second cousin,
think,"-declares Mrs. Slingsby, like
wise named Warner, appeared on the
scene. and just before her sixteenth
birthday she ran away and married
him.
Il never had cause to regret 1t,
though" said Mrs. Slingsby, "he was
the best of husbands, and we were
very happy until his death, which
left me widow at 81"
After that young Mrs. Warner went
abroad, living much of the time with
friends in Paris, which she says she
considers her second home. Then
the Cutters came west, and early in
1900 she visited San Francisco be-
cause they were here, and stayed for
time in the house with Mrs. Hattie
Blain, the nurse, who is now the prin-
cipal witness against the Slingsbys.
From here Mrs. Slingsby, or Mrs.
%
China to visit friends, and there she
met Lieutenant Slingsby of the Eng
lish navy.
1T was at Hankow that met
Charlie" Mrs. Slingsby said, "and he
wanted me to marry him out there.
/ wouldn't do that, however and we
were engaged for about year.
went to Paris and Joined my friends
there and we were finally married in
England"
For about a year the navy man and
his American bride lived in England
before his family would consent to
meet her.
THAT was a great grief to me-" said
Mrs. Slingsby; mot for myself, be-
cause l didn't so much care, but on
Charles account. You see, he cared
so much for his family. He loved his
mother, and he was unhappy because
OF ner attitude toward me.
COOL GREETING FROM FAMILY
Finally we met at the races at
York one day. His mother was very
cold to me, and what seemed so
strange to me was that she merely
shook hands very formally with Char
lie.
I'VE Americans are so impulsive,
you know. She had not seen him for
long time. He was her own boy and
he was so devoted to her. 1t seemed
so formal and heartless to me merely
to shake hands. There was no en-
brace for him from his mother"
The younger Slingsbys were staying
in York, and after a few days they
were hidden to visit the family seat,
"ScrWen, not far away.
A dog cart met the SON and his
bride at the station, but on reaching
the house no welcoming member of
the family was to be found.
The elder Slingsby. the stern father
in law, finally strolled across the
lawns from the stables and said how
do you do in curtest fashion to his
American daughter in law whom he
met for the first time.
During her i've weekf stay in the
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
Paid $500 to Back
Secret Prescription
From King of Spain

Claiming that they had secret
from the head physician
to the king of Spain, Mrs. Maxine
Cooley. also known as Mrs. Maxine
La Verne, with Clarence Hester, sue
ceeded in inducing Mrs Augusta E..
Bean to part with $500 for stock in
the fake Chuale Medicine company.
The man and woman were arrested
this morning in Oakland and charged
with grand larceny.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
Mrs.SIingsbyTells
Why She Fights
For Teddy

In giving the story Of her
life and case TO The Call ves-
tcrdau, Mrs. Slingsby said:
81 can not see just why I
should burden myself with the
care and responsibility of a
child who is not my own when
we have the money anyway"
"If / am so crazy over
money as they say, I would
certainly be spending it now
for things for which I care
more than lawyers fees"
II may not be very clever,
but the actions they attribute
to me were either those of a
perfect fool or a woman who
didn't care much what hap
pened to her."
THAT was one of the very
hard things for me to bear in
this case, to realize that Hat
tie Blain was not really my
friend, because I was fond of
her."
During the FIVE weeks /
spent in his house, my father
in laws attitude to me / can
only describe as 'passively in
solent.' ! bore it all for Char
lies sake, because he loved his
family, you see."
\
mo matter what happens,
Charlie and Teddy and I are
perfectly happy together, and
no one in the world can take
that from us. We have no
doubts of each other"
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR S. S. ASSOCIATION

The convention of the Alameda
County Sunday School association
closed last night in Oakland with the
election and installation of officers as
follows: President. Prof. e. r. Wash
burn, reelected; secretary, A. u.
Brant; assistant secretary, Miss Helen
Letter; treasurer, Mrs G. s. Morse.
Superintendent for the coming year
were chosen as follows: Mrs. w X.
Towner, Miss Alexandra de Fremery,
Prof. e. Albert and DR.. e. o. Moody.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
NEW LIBRARY BUILDING

The Women's West Side Improve
ment club of Richmond is planning
the completion of a fund for the con-
struction of a building for the branch
library on the west side. A committee
Councilmen z. J. Gerard.
j. b. Willis and r. L. Fernold has
been named by Mayor Ludwig to con-
fer with a committee to be named by
Mrs. U. P. McHenry. president Of the
club.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
GILLIAN MADE HEALTH
DIRECTOR IN OAKLAND

Commissioner Of Public Health and
Safety Fred T. Turner of Oakland
this morning announced the appoint
ment Of DR.. Allen F. Gillihan, presi-
dent of the board OF health OF Berke-
ley, to the newly created Office of
health director OF Oakland. The ad-
visory committee to aid Doctor Gill;
han will include DR.. r. N. Ever.
health officer; DIR. A. s. Kelly, presi-
dent of the Oakland board of educa-
ton; Chief of Police Walter ]. Peter
sen and DR.. N. II. Chamberlain.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
j. 6. POLICY
BACKED BY
GERMANY
Kaiser viii Indorse Whatever
Move America Makes in
Mexican Situation

rines, and will lay off Mazatlan. 40
miles from San Ignacio, but the near
est seaport to that town, to await de-
ve1opments. She has instructions to
respond to a call of the consulate at
Mazatlan. and, if it becomes neces-
sary, will land marines to march in
land TO the protection of the French
colony.
MOBILIZING GREAT ARMY
NEW YORK, Oct. 2e.-Secret plans
for the mobilization of the grea test
fighting force Uncle Sam has ever
gathered are being completed in prep
aration for the invasion OF Mexico if
Intervention is found necessary. For
weeks these plans have been worked
out by the regular army officers and
heads OF militia organizations in all
the states of the union. If forward
movement is ordered, at least 100. 900
national guardsmen will be allied
with the regular army. Details of the
plans were revealed today for the
first time. when it became known that
the Twelfth regiment of the New
York national guard has been in
structed by officers of the regular
army TO be prepared for immediate
service In Mexico.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
Sues for Divorce on
Alleged InfideIity Of
Wife 21 Years Ago
Furniture Dealer Says Wife Lett
Him and Continues to Live With
Another Man in Germany

Twenty-one years after Henry F.
Klauenberg, q furniture dealer, living
in Rutherford avenue, Oakland, dis
covered the alleged unfaithfulness of
his wife, Johanna, he filed suit today
for divorce, alleging infidelity The
complaint recites the couple was mar
ried in Germany, October 81. 1891,
and that IA months after the mar
rdage she deserted him to live with
a man named Max Muller. and that
she had ever since lived with Muller
in Germany.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
To Teach or Make
Wooden Horses, That
Is the Question
Professor Knows Not Whether to
Suffer the Evils He Knows Of
or to Try New Game

Whether to manufacture wooden
horses or remain in the Richmond
school department as an instructor
is the question that Is vexing Prof
w. H. Neeley, inventor of the me-
chanical horse which attracted so
much attention during the recent
Portola-
The school teacher has received
dozens of letters from business men
and others wanting him to sell out
right his rights in Richmond King
No. 2" or manufacture the animal for
use in advertising.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
STATESMAN Is MISSrNc

The police OF the bay cities are
conducting q search for Harry Fer
guson, a salesman Of stock in the
Automatic Light Control company of
Spokane. whose wife, Priscilla Fergu-
son, Of 473 Jean street, Oakland. re-
ported yesterday that he had not been
seen since October 10.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
WANTS BOND ELECTION

The request Of Mayor Otis of Ala
media that a bond election for street
and school Improvement and a munich
pal natatorium be considered will be
discussed at mass meeting In the
council chambers of the Alameda city
hall this evening, when the council
will hold special session.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
FIVE CHILDREN WIN
PROBATION FOR FATHER

Louis Shapiro, a peddler, was given
three years probation by Judge Dam
ahue of Oakland this morning, be-
cause he had five children to support.
He was charged with receiving nine
sacks of stolen -four from q driver for
the Pacific Freight and Transports
ton company. This was his second
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
CHURCH BENEFIT TUESDAY

Arrangements are about completed
for a musical and literary entertain
ment at X. Of C. hall next Tuesday
night, for the benefit of st. Francis
church One feature will be some
new and original work by Billy
Murphy, the ventriloquist.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
LINER TAHITI IN TOMORROW

The Union steamship company's
liner Tahiti, Captain Evans, which is
due tomorrow from Sydney via We'll
lington, Raratonga and Papeete, will
arrive about o'clock p. M, accord
ing to a wireless message received
today by Hind, Rolph & Co., agents
for the vessel
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
CLUB TO
DISCUSS WATER FRONT

Members of the Downtown I'm
provement association OF Oakland will
discuss the southern water front and
Its value to commercial interests at
q dinner Thursday evening. November
6. in an Oakland cafe. The speaker
will be Congressman Joseph r. Know
land.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
1oINr DANCE TONIGHT

Members of Bay Side parlor, N. d.
G. W., and Bay View parlor. N. S. G.
w, will entertain their friends at q
Joint dance in Alcatraz hall. Seventh
and Peralta streets. Oakland. this
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
BURGLARS GET JEWELRY

Edward f. Moran, Majestic hotel
Sutter and Cough streets, complained
to the police today that burglars had
taken jewelry worth $3.50 from his
room.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
ptle. cured I'm q to "a nav.

Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT
fails 10 cure Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Pro
trudiug Piles First application gives relief.
Observation-Disclosures.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-29
|OFARRELL ST. BLOCKED BY
FURNITURE SALE CROWD|

cowd
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21
after "WHITE SLAVERS
FOSS PREPARED TO URGE CO.
OPERATION.
Massachusetts, Commission VIII Join
In Wlpins Out Vice Conditions.

Boston.-In reply 10 a letter from
Lieutenant Governor Barrett O'Hara
chairman OF the Illinois Vice Com
mission, Governor Eugene n. Foss
sent the following letter:
IL have your letter of Marcn I. IN
relation 10 your current investigation
OF the so-called white slave traffic in
Illinois and suggesting the advisable.
ty OF creating an investigating com.
mission similar TO yours in other
states.
In reply. have TO say that re-
solve has already passed the Senate
OF Massachusetts and is now pending
in the House of Representatives "tC
provide for an investigation OF the
white slave traffic. so-called," which
IL enacted. will authorize the governor
and council to appoint a commission
OF five persons with ample authority
for the purpose.
IL have no doubt that this COM
mission will cooperate as fully as
possible with your commissioners
in joint effort to eradicate this
form OF vice.
II will instruct the chairman of
the commission 10 notify you OF his
appointment when and II the House
OF Representatives passes the re.
solve"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21
BUSINESS IN new ENGLAND
NO GENERAL FALLING OFF IN
ACTIVITY.
Issuance OF New Securities Making
Drains on Banking Resources.

Boston-The First National Bank
OF Boston. In its March letter, says:
New England is maintaining n vol
ume OF business substantially larger
than Mt this time last year. The i'm.
provement In business sentiment,
which became noticeable In Febru.
airy, continues. In general, demand
ls large, while supply is being held
In control by business men who are
endeavoring TO give due weight 10
the several adverse factors in the
situation. In most lines OF New Eng.
land industry the new tariff has been
largely discounted, and matters put
I'm shape for the Operation" IL is
commonly conceded that II tariff re-
vision must take place, II could not
come at more opportune period. The
much talked OF general falling-off In
business has thus far failed TO ma
terIalize. In it's place has come q
slight relaxation OF conservatism, the
statistics recording a slightly freer
movement In trade. A marked expan.
sion In trade activity is being kept in
check, not by absence OF demand nor
greatly by fear OF tariff revision, but
rather through a realization OF the
acute money situation.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21
REoRGANIzE CUSTOMS
TO TAKE EFFECT IN MAINE JULY
II, 1914.
Act Under Which Taft Derived
Authority Provided.

Augusta, Me.-The reorganization
OF the Maine customs district under
the plan reported to Congress by
President Taft. in the last days OF his
administration goes into effect July
of this year, which is the beginning
Of the fiscal year 1914 for the United
States government.
a misunderstanding seems TO have
arisen owing to the fact that an
amendment was introduced In the u.
S. Senate by Senator Stone of Mis-
souri,. before the President reported
his decision as to the reorganization,
providing that an extension Of two
years Oe made for the operation OF
the provision OF the last Sunday Civil
bill for the reorganization OF the serv-
ice. under which the President acted.
In order TO keep the matter alive and
allow President Wilson To act on IL In
case President Taft failed TO reach II
before the close OF his administration.
This was one OF the many amend
ments offered TO the General Defici.
.ency bill OF the session just over, and
IL was offered In the Senate on Mar
g. When the General Deficiency bill
was finally approved on March 4. tho
amendment was not included in it.
AS President Taft had acted on the
matter there was no necessity OF the
amendment.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21
OPPOSES MARRIED WOMEN
Should Not Be Allowed to Teach Pub
lie Schools.

Boston.-Married women, save
under exceptional conditions, should
never be allowed to teach in the pub
lie schools, according TO the former
chairman OF the Boston school com
mittee, David A. Ellis. Mr.. Ellis does
not agree with the statements Of sew
eral prominent Boston women who
plan to have more married women In
the Boston schools.
DR.. David ID. Snedden, commission
er Of education, agrees with him in a
measure, but only SO far as the mar
fled women divide their time between
their homes and their classes. He
does not think that married women
are any better fitted 10 handle classes
than others, just because they may
have children OF their own. Mrs.
Susan Y. FftzGerald does not agree
with either, declaring that married
women, OF course, are better than
single women or men.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21
SENSATION PROMISED
INTEREST IN ELECTION OF SEM
ATOR HOLLIS.
Sweeping investigation to Be Carried
on This Week.

Concord, n. H-Renewed interest
IN the election OF Senator Hollis was
created Saturday by the announce
ment that a sweeping investigation
was to be carried on the present week
by the committee of investigation
chosen by the house and senate TO
look into the matter Of improper con-
duct connected with the election of
United States senator. Saturday
night Sheriff Fred X. Ramsey OF Man
chester, upon instructions received
from Representative Ezra M. Smith
OF Peterboro, chairman Of the House
committee appointed by Speaker Brit
ton to investigate charges Of bribery
and corruption in connection with the
contest for United States Senator,
served subpenas on Gordon Wood
bury. a candidate for Senator; VIII
liam d. Young, Rev. Thomas Chal-
mers, Senator from the 18th District; (;
Fred n. Stearns and Representative
Charles A. Perkins, for their appear
ance before the committee at the
State House Monday at p. m.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21
WILL IMPROVE RAILROAD
TO SPEND MILLIONS FOR QUICK
Err TRIP.
New Haven TO Shorten Running Time
TO New York 20 Minutes.

New London, Conn.-The New Ha-
ven railroad is TO spend s. 500 900 10
shorten the running time from Boston
TO New York 20 minutes.
This statement was made by Pres
ident Mellen OF the New Haven 10 n
committee OF the New London Busi-
ness Mems association. The improve
ments will include a new steel bridge
OF five spans and one draw, TO cost
approximately s4.0o0,000. over the
Thames river at New London. and a
tunnel nearly two miles long under
the city OF New London: also a
change in the trackage between New
London and Westerly, r. L., making
the road a four-track way and cutting
the distance four miles.
The fastest trains between New
York and Boston now take Ave hours.
With the proposed improvements II
is said there will be three flve-hour
trains daily each way, and that the
fastest trains will take 20 minutes
less than at present.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21
INVESTORS ARE HIT HARD
BOSTON & MAINE SLUMP AZ
FECTS MANY.
Thousands Of Stockholders in New
Hampshire Stung.

Manchester, n. H.-Not only are
thousands of individual stockholders
In this state hit hard by the slump
In Boston q Maine stock last week
when il dropped TO 20. but banks, edu-
cational institutions and churches are
also large holders OF the stock.
Among the latter are the following in
this state:
Congregational church OF Durham,
5S shares; Congregational society.
Durham. in trust, 22 shares; Congre-
gational society, Stratham. shares;
Evangelical Congregational church,
Seabrook. II shares; First Parish OF
Exeter, shares: First Unitarian So
ciety of Christians. Dover, 8 shares;
Baptist church, Exeter, share;
Grace Episcopal church, Manchester,
% shares; South Congregational So
ciety of Newhelds. 13 shares.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21
GOVERNMENT
SUPERVISION
EFF. McSweeney Predicts Fed.
eral Insurance Control.
OTHER SPEAKERS HEARD
Henry S. Oennison and Frederick ks
Hardison Talk Also TO Reform
Club Membera Rates and
Profits Excessive. 4

Boston.-"Unless the insurance com.
panies refrain from demanding excess
sive profits, charging high rates. pay
ing $50 per cent dividends and doing
other things they have been accus-
toned TO doing in the past. predict
government supervision of insurance
companies" declared Edward II. Nc
Sweeney. n member of the Massachu.
setts Industrial Accident Board.
speaking before members of the Re-
form Club.
The Workmen's Compensation
Act" was the subject discussed. Fred
erick ii. Hardison. insurance com.
missioner; Henry $. Dennison of the
Dennison Manufacturing Company.
were other speakers. The act was
discussed from the standpoint of the
manufacturer by Mr.. Dennison.
Mr.. McSweeney talked about rates
for compensation insurance and said
they are high and bound to come
down.
Insurance companies must not for.
get" said Mr.. McSweeney, that by
demanding excessive rates and prof.
its that will enable them to pay great
dividends, the ultimate result will be
government supervision. They must
make friends with the new law, they
must be content TO make decent
profit, and am sure IL they do this.
no person will interfere with them"
Mr.. Dennison told of his experience
with the act since It's Inauguration.
He said that although the rates have
been reduced about 20 per cent since
the act was enacted. he had paid to
the insurance companies $1,000. Our
OF this amount the insurance com
panies had only TO pay slightly over
$50.
Mr.. McSweeney said that many OF
the employers are reporting every In.
jury. no matter how trivial, and he
thought II unnecessary TO make works
for the commission that can be elimi-
mated under the new law.
He said the commission will prob
ably handle about 10000 accident re-
ports this year, OF which 60 per cent
Will De Oh II lTlNlal CnaTdClcr, not ulb
abling the employee for even one day.
lie said only 16 per cent received
compensation. and the rest got only
free medical treatment if IL was need
ed I'VE are deciding from 1900 to
1900 cases n month by arbitration.
and am sure this would not have
been possible under the old law"
Insurance Commissioners Hardison's
talk was mostly on the rates. which.
he said. had been reduced since the
enactment Of the new law.
1T IL difficult TO say whether or not
tho rates can be lowered" he said.
when the act was put In force, the
commissioners were supposed to see
that the rates were adequate to pro.
tect the State Insurance Company
from rate cutting by other companies
Now some OF tho insurance com.
panies say they are afraid TO give
lower rates because the commission
won't let them.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-21
Fire in a Dwelling.

Rochester, n. H.-The family OF
Charles a. Emerson OF Rochester had
q close call early one morning last
week when a fire gutted the house oc-
cupied by them and they had barely
time to escape. Mr.. Emerson smelled
smoke soon after midnight, and max
ing an investigation found that fire
had worked up between the partitions
and was blazing from the roof. The
family escaped half dressed about
three minutes before their escape
from the upper story would have been
cut Off. There was a damage of near
ly $1,000 on the house and about $500
on household goods, with no insur-
iance on the latter.