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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Plant So Tender 1t
Must Be CoddIed at
Breakfast Each Day
German Botanist, Member of Sa-
wants party. Finds Rare Speci-
men in California Tour

How. would you like to own a plant
of such rarity and value and perish
ability that when you took time to
eat few bites you had to have 1t
beside you for fear it would wilt?
DR.. Adolph Engler of Berlin, the
worlds foremost living botanist. who
is the kaiser's own chief gardener.
has one like that. He is member
of the party of botanists travelling
about California's beauty spots seek
ing the rare and wonderful plant
life
In company with DR.. Carl Schroeder
of Switzerland Doctor Engler dropped
into the Palace for breakfast. Under
his arm he carried marvellous look
ing plant. something on the orchid
variety.
He placed it carefully on the table
beside him.
"oh. waiter he called. can you
get me bit OF warm water?''
The liquid was brought and Doc
tor Engier began to water the plant
IT must be watered constantly
with warm water. or it will perish
under ones vety nose" he explained
And believe It's the only one Of It's
kind in your beautiful California.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
SUICIDE Of GIRL
H|DESL|FE SECRET

Carrying with her the secrets of her
life tragedy, Miss Louise Feltin of San
Jose. who month ago attempted to
commit suicide by jumping from the
deck Of an Oakland ferry boat, last
night ended her life by hanging in the
barn of her relatives In San Jose The
only clew to the cause for her suicidal
Intent is the word she slipped out
once from the family home when she
told a friend her name was Mrs. Fred
George.
The parents know nothing OF her
romance Fred George is prize
fighter and commonly known as '.Kid'
George. 1t is believed that she had
married him.
During a visit to this city lass
month the woman attempted to end
her life by jumping eyer the rail Of a
ferry. boat When she struck the
water she started to swim. and when
rescued declined to give any motives
for her attempt.
Her body was discovered this morn
ing dangling from the rafter. in the
barn Of her relatives, San Jose
grocers.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
LOVE FOR TENNIS
LEADS To DIVORCE

Charles +. Foley. assistant re-
ceiving teller at the Anglo London
and Paris National bank. had a
greater love for tennis than for his
wife, Mrs. Elizabeth r. Foley. accord
Ing TO her testimony before Judge
Van Nostrand today, which resulted
in her receiving an interlocutory de-
cree Of divorce. The property rights
were settled out of court. Foley did
not appear.
Mrs. Foley stated that she was COM
PEELED TO leave their home in April
after her husband had criticised her
friends and relatives. Frequent quar-
rels are alleged TO have occurred and
that they terminated when Mr. Foley
would cease his tennis racket and
dissipate his anger 'on" the courts
His wife has now dissipated hers
in the courts
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Oakland Is Thronged by
Thousands of Parlor
Members

With tens of thousands of delegates
OF the Native Sons and Daughters OF
the Golden West from parlors in
every nook and corner of the state
OF California thronging the streets
Of the city. the numerous features OF
the third day or the sixty-third Ad-
mission day celebration of the orders
were presented In Oakland today.
So great has been the influx of men,
bers of the two orders from all over
California that by the time OF the
close OF the celebration tomorrow
evening it is expected that fully $4,000
members will have witnessed the
great pageant.
The main event on the program for
this afternoon, In addition to concerts
by bands OF various .parlors. was the
pageant of Oakland school children
illustrating the history of California,
at o'clock in Lakeside park. under
the direction of the Oakland play
ground commission.
CHILDREN'S INDIAN PAGEANT
Several hundred boys. and girls par
ticipated In the pageant, presenting
tho pictorial drama of the Indian days
of California in historical procession.
In symbolic dances the little folk por-
trayed the occupation of California
~, Sba Tpdsarr hafcra fha co,,,tv..~ - ?
the white men. The natural amphi-
theater at the park was an ideal stage
for the display, and the hills rising
from the park were black with spec
tators. Ono hundred and twenty five
girls and 75 boys of the De Tremery
park playground presented the drama.
| Among those who participated in
the pageant were Ruth Kork, Elsie
Lansell. Marguerite Mein, Helen Cook
Anna Griffin. HiIma Herman. Carrie
Schwartz, Margaret Rowland. Dorothy
Howard, Helen Plumner. Alice Plum
mer, Margaret Hean. Ella Taylor, MIL
| dred McKane. Katherine Mathews
Anna Carter. Ruth Carter, Irene
Carter. Helen sobranes. Katherine
sohranes, Madge Donovan and Mar
Sobranes, Dorothy Sohranes, Madgs
/ Donovan and Margaret Mau.
This evening $4,000 lights will bs
| switched on all over the city and q
| brilliant evening display Will be In
augurated with the electrical parade
4 The signal for this will be given at
o'clock. with the arrival Of the 30 par
/ lors of Native Sons and Daughter.
from San Francisco. Twenty iilumi,
mated floats will make the parade sec
ond only to the admission day parad,
tomorrow morning.
More than 5000 Native Sons ant
Native Daughters of San Francisco
will participate In the electrical
pageant, Joining the procession Al
Second street and broadway.
The arrival at the lake of tn,
marching bodies will be the signal fol
the beginning of a display Of hrel
works on the water, some Of the fines
rrm<so~x~x = - nna> a f0frrv,.~ss n
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Cupid Bags Score
Ait Native Sons Fete

The celebration of the Native Sons
Of the Golden West in Oakland was
the signal for more marriages than
has been seen since the honeymoon
month Of June. Cupid danced with
the grizzly bear and the clerks at the
marriage license counter in the hall
of records were almost swamped with
work. A score Of licenses to people
all over, the state had been issued by
noon To-Day, and Deputy Clerk nj. ].
Riley declared that this was record
for tha month OF September. -
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Copper Miners Clash
With Nonunion Men

CALUMET, Mich, Sept. S.--Striking
copper miners today attacked non
union employees going to work in
mines at Red Jacket and Laurium.
no one was seriously injured. The
militia dispersed the mob.
Artillery men today routed scores
of men and women at South Kear-
sarge, when an attempt was made TO
prevent the opening of a mine there
Pfcketing continued today at all
mines throughout the district.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08

Detective Manuel de la Guerra. fol-
lowing the receipt of a mysterious
tip, believed to concern the identity
OF the driver of the automobile that
struck and killed Mrs Gale Dooley
and injured Louis ]. Ward on the
Great Highway Saturday night. has
been working all morning on a new
ciew that will lead, 1t is said, to the
discovery of the responsible party.
Detective de la Guerra refused to
divulge the precise nature of the new
elew he had obtained, but 1t Is whis-
pered about police headquarters that
he has learned the location of a ma
chine fitting the description of the
car wanted.
Captain or Detectives John Mooney
and his squad are redoubling their eff
forts to locate the reckless autoists
responsible for the death OF Mrs. Gale
DooIey, particularly since another vic
tim was added to the list of in
tured when Lee Bobson. news
paper carrier, was struck while driv-
ing out Geary street early this morn
ing and abandoned. 1t Is believed that
the police net is slowly closing in on
the guilty parties.
LEFT LYING HELPLESS
Lee Bobson, who was struck from
behind as he was driving out Geary
street near Mason shortly after
o'clock this morning, and left lying
helpless I'm the street while his team
dashed down Mason street to Market
before it was stopped reported TO
Patrolman Whalen that he could not
obtain the number of the machine
that struck him because of the rate
of speed it was going. He said.
however. that it was a big touring
car, containing four people. none OF
whom even gave him backward
glance.
Bobson suffered severe and painful
contuslons and cuts about the body
and head. but refused to so to a hos
pital He was removed to his home.
When the Bobson accident was re-
ported to Captain Mooney, who has
assigned every available man in his
department to hunt down the autoists
responsible for the death OF Mrs. Gals
Dooley. he said:
MOONEY AFTER OFFENDER
II am determined to put stop TO
this reckless driving and disregard
OF human life IL the persons who
are responsible for the killing of Mrs
Dooling and the serious injury OF
Louis J.. Ward. who were run down
on the Great Highway last Saturday
morning by an automobiles arr
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
OFFICER N
Trail. ()F:.
DEATH
CAR
Detective Finds Auto Tally
ing With the Machine
Causing Woman's -,
Death
Punish VioIators to
Limit of Law, Says
Presidento Dealers

THE following statement
was made today by ]. A.
Marsh, president of the San
Francisco Motor Car Dealers
association:
"The iarEe number of auto
mobile accidents during the Inst
few months are depiorable.
believe thst the viointorn should
be arrested and punished to the
full extent or the law.
"T want TO take this oppor-
tunity to appeal. through The
Call, to nII the autoists of San
Francisco to do everything pos
sible to help the police effect the
capture of these people. This
association stands back of the
movement to put n stop to this
"foy r1de-specd burning craze,
mot only for the benefit of the
citizens, but for our own pro-
lection. While the real motor
ist never participates In any
thing of the JOY ride character,
we nevertheless are blamed by
the general public"
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
PH \ S|('| 4 n
IS : 'JEkYLL
ANDHYDE:'' I
Mrs. Margaret Mckinney
Declares Husband Lived
a Double Life

That Dr. Caleb w Mckinney, for
merly of Fresno. now practicing in
San Francisco, actually was Doctor
Jekyll" to the public and Mr.. HYDE
in private with his wife, Margaret
Virginia Mckinney, is a statement
contained In deposition fled in the
superior court today b. Mrs. Chloe
Sullivan McNulty Of 275 Turk street
in suit of Mrs Mckinney for divorce
The complaint of the wife charges
Doctor Mckinney with having torn
the clothing from her and struck and
abused her. Mrs. McNulty says that
the doctor told her that be loved his
bride devotediy. but that he was mad
dened with jealousy
FIEND, SAYS MRS. MCKINNEY
He is regular hend." Mrs. McKin-
ney is alleged to have told Mrs. Nc
Nulty.
The deposition of Mrs. MeNulty is
given on behalf of the wife. After
stating that she resided at the same
house with the McKinneys at 1926
Tulare street, Fresno. Mrs. McNulty
AYERS
About the first week in September,
1911. while / was talking with a gem
tleman and my daughter was playing
the piano, Mrs. Mckinney began
screaming In the next room.
"The doctor had her clothes all torn
w~-lan xr1+ +haro Cha bad -, q
pretty suit OF clothes. negligee. that
was all hanging, and she showed me
where he pinched and bit her"
Mrs. McNulty declares that the doc
tor said:
Il never hurt her" and Mrs. Nc
Mckinney replied:
He is a regular fiend.9 whereupon
the physician is said to have re-
sponded:
Il loved her so,.and was Jealous
THREATENED TO WHIP HIM
Mrs. McNulty says that her daugh-
ter and the gentlemen were witnesses
and that her friend threatened to
thrash the doctor.
she (Mrs. Mckinney referred TO
him doctor Mckinney as an original
Doctor Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde?"
yes, slr," replied Mrs. McNulty.
In other words. he was Doctor
Jekyll in public and Mr.. Hyde in
private?"
That is the way I would infer from
what she said" replied Mrs. McNulty." !"
Mrs. McNulty further alleged that
the occurrences were regular, day
| after day, and night after night"
She came to me In tears day after
day and told me about It, says Mrs
McNulty in the deposition.
The McKinneys married in Grass
Valley. June 6, 1910. and the first act
of cruelty Is alleged to have taken
place in that year at Grass Valley,
when the doctor choked his wife and
/ tore of her clothes. In April of this
year Mrs Mckinney entered Adler's $
sanitarium. She has baby girl seven
weeks old
Her complaint. filed by Attorney
Charles A. Lee, asks financial relief.
Doctor Mckinney presents the sworn
denial through his attorney. Edwin V.
Mckenzie,
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
HE'S IS
SCORED BY
SULLIVAN
Prosecutor Calls Venire-
mans Statement a
Disgrace

When William Hester, a real estate
operator. who was juror during the
trial Of F. Drew Caminetti, took It
upon himself to show up the eonvic-
tion Of Caminetti as "a disgrace to
the United States" he started some
thing
Matt I. Sullivan, special govern
ment prosecutor. who with Theodore
Roche was retained in the Diggs-
Camtnetti cases. wrote a statement
today in which he took the hide Of
Hiesters back.
a juror who would thus express
himself in public after joining in IA
vor of q verdict of guilty disgraces
his manhood, IL he has any left, and
should meet with the universal exc
Grafton of men" is a sentence from
SuIlivans statement.
- JUDGE VAN FLEET AROUSED
Judge Van Fleet has been informed
Of the interview with Hester appear
ing in Sunday newspaper, and un-
doubtedly something win be heard OF
it Wednesday. when Judge Van Fleets
court eonvenes.
Any public statement made previous
to the passing OF a sentence. which
may be considered as an effort to in
fuence the judgment of the court, is
a serious contempt so courts of law
have determined
Sentence on both Caminetti and Diggs
will be passed Wednesday at 10 o'clock,
suiIivan's statement proceeds:
1T is inconeeivable that any sane
man should deliberately state, with
the intention to have published to
the world, that there was not a man
among the u who had not at some
time In his career done the same thing
as young Caminetti had done BY
such a statement the speaker pro-
claims himself the debaucher of limo
cent girls. and puts in the same de-
spicable class with himself II other
men whose reputation IN the commu-
pity in which they live is above re-
proach"
QUOTES HESTER INTERVIEW
The. following parts of Hiester's In
terview are quoted by sulIivan's state.
ment:
7 voted to find Caminetti guilty tc
save his father and his mother lot
of useless counsel fees.
voted Caminetti guilty because the
rest OF the Jurors insisted on com
promise.
I regard the verdict as disgrac'
ito the United States. 1 believe tha
the verdict should be reversed, for
believe the young man is innocent o
this charge. When we began to de
liberate the question-it was put up t.
the Jurors that there was not a mar
among the twelve who had not a
some time in his career done th'
same thing as young Caminetti ha,
done.
- Every man sitting in th'
jury box regarded the testimony o
Miss Warrington and Miss Morris a
perjured testimony. All o
the jurors admitted that these tw'
witnesses were drilled Witnesses"
HOPES INTERVIEW FALSE
ghe following is from Mr.. Sullivan
statement:
we can hardly believe that Nj
d4iester or any one at large would b
capable of thus expressing himself
We are inclined to believe that MI
Hester was not correctly reporte
and that the views attributed to hir
are pure fabrication.
a juror who would vote In favo
OF a verdict Of guilty against an limo
u cent person, charged with an infamou
crime, TO save his father and hi
mother from lot of useless counse
! fees, or for any other reason, com
rnl4s a crime against society more IN
Continuea on Page 3, Cclumn 8
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
Pennsylvania Storm
Loss Put at ST 600, 900

& HARRISBURG. Pa, Sept. s.-Nearly
$1,000, 600 Is the estimated damage of
a terrific storm that swept through
Lancaster county last night. flooding
miles of tobacco and corn fields,
burning barns and carrying off build
fnrs
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
HEAT CAUSES DEATHS

EVANSVILLE: Ind, Sept S-The
intense heat that has held this city for
10 days was blamed for three success
ful suicides and seven other attempts
to die during the last week Mrs.
Ellen Lauderdale. VINO took poison.
was dying today
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
BONDS SELL READILY

The sale OF municipal bonds con-
tinues to be brisk in the city treas
urer's office. This morning orders
came by mail for $4,000. making the
aggregate sale to date $4,000. Or
ders are also on hand for s5s.00o.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
FAVOR APPROPRIATION

Representatives of Is mothers clubs
gave their approval TO the project
started by probation officer Christian
Ruess to have the board OF superyi-
ments In juvenile court work In Ala
media county.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
GREAT ISSUE Misunderstood

would take long show why it is have been
recognize and apply this principle in matters of
than any other department of life but probably much OF
difficulty arises from the lack Of clear understanding
of Just what constitutes this great human issue
All the world is divided into male and female, and the
determining this partition the relation they respect
lively hold the young of the species In other words all the
either father mother There absolutely
universal distinction All the occupations and privileges
society have changed hands times the history Of
civilization. The early Teutonc went to with their
husbands and San Francisco become police
Men made bread and embroidery But there way of
exchanging special functions they have perform behalf
of their joint offspring In Of the issues of life just
human in the business of beir Aarents and
MUST RESPECT RARENTING
Since this is the most importars work that they have
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
SULLIVAN FLAYS CAMINETTIJ JUROR
YOUNG WOMEN NOT
PREY OF MEN, SAYS
MRS. MARY AUSTIN
By Mary Austin

7 HAVE-been asked to give more explicit
statement of the moral principles involved
in the public prosecution which has been
engrossing attention during the last few
weeks. Point is given to the demand for
such an explication by the announcement that
one of the jurors regrets his verdict, and
would change it to one of acquittal on the
ground that there was not a man among the
II who had not at some time in his career
done the same thing.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08


every Il had obtained dmittance respectable
homes under assumed names formed illicit relations with the
daughters those homes themselves being married at the time
and finally away with the young into neshboring
state abandoning their wives and children All that he
meant to say every Of the II had probably been
guilty of one illicit acts.
This asa statement OF fact probably correct. We
might 90 further and say that jury composed
women most of them able recall occasions
when nothing but which society throws about
young girls saved them from serious misadventure But to at
tempt verdict by such personal probabilities would
have been all the social gain OF the last so
Por this is lust the point departure old way
looking these problems and the The old fixes attention
physical and judges by the commission or noneommis-
sion regards the act merely incident
perhaps occasion OF damage inflicted
LOVE MOST PRIVATE RELATION
It is necessary very explicit love relation
the private personal relation in the world Nobody has
right inquire into pretext except 1t be
injured into whenever consequences resulting found
to affect the society The question whether
particular love immoral IS respect the
parties between them and their God But at the points at
begins work injury others ceases TO be anything
question 1t possible that there might be other
acts which human beings might which would be
than those incident secret love affair But when
individuals brought the courts they not being tried
consequences of their themselves They
being tried for the effect of their act
purpose behind the Mann and others similar to
regulate private relations between and but
to prevent obvious evils which may the
result of when they conducted without
card for the rights society The modern position this sub
ect public damage whether the result of money rea
relations industrial relations should be subject
to public If becomes known through experience
that certain committed under particular circumstances
varably badly society then society has right and
only then, to penalize the act.
GREAT ISSUE misunderstood
1t would long show why is have been
much slower to recognize apply this principle of
sex any department Of life but probably much Of
our difficulty from the lack Of clear understanding
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08
ALL GUILTY OF ILLICIT ACTS

OF course the juror did not mean
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-08

Contiaued on PAGE ,, column !
The Washington herald., 1913-12-24
CAPT. w. H. LANG DIES
In BARBER'S CHAIR
Heart Trouble Fatal to Former Man.
ager of Chamberlain and Co.
Iumbia Athletic Clubs.

Capt. William H. Lang, known through
his management of the old Chamberlain
and Columbia Athletic Clubs to hundreds
of washingtonians and men prominent
in the life of the Capital died in a
barbers chair in the shop of the Nation
al Hotel shortly before noon yesterday
The barber, who had finished shaving
Capt. Lang, had just noticed a bruise
on his customers chin. Capt. Lang ex-
planned that he had had an attack of
illness and fallen earlier in the morning
Almost instantly afterwards he suffered
a convulsive movement and expired. 1t
is thought that heart disease caused his
death.
Capt. Lang, a native OF Georgetown.
was fifty-seven years old, and until
yesterday had seemed in good health
and spirits. He was preparing. at the
time of his death, to go to work at
the Metropolitan Hotel where he was
employed in the saloon.
Capt. Lang leaves a wife and three
children, John R. Lang, William H.
Lang. jr, and Mrs. Mary F. Barron;
granddaughter, Dorothy, eight
years old, and a brother, John r. Lang.
The funeral will take place from the
family residence, 1881 P street north
west, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. 1t
is expected that the funeral will be
conducted by the Masons. with whom
Capt. Lang was affiliated through
membership in George c. Whiting
Lodge, and the Knights Templar.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-24

sade. the stores have been able to cut
down their hours during the busiest rush.
Some OF the stores will remain open to-
night to accommodate shoppers. but the
majority win close at the regular time.
The oyerworked postman. however. will
have to forget he is tired. for the Christ
mas mails are steadily pouring into the
postofhce in ever increasing numbers,
though II Is reported that the force has
been able to cope readily with the situa-
ton.
More than 5000 school children were
released from the public schools OF the
city yesterday to help swell the throngs
that make the streets look like a holiday
AFFAIR, not to return again to their
studies until after New Year'sR Elab-
crate Christmas exercises were held at
practically all the schools, trees, plays,
and entertainments OF various sorts being
the features OF the festivities.
The Salvation Army will dispense 500
baskets to the deserving poor, each con-
tanning a complete Christmas dinner.
from Its headquarters at $50 Pennsyl-
vania avenue today. Clothing and shoes
will be given 500 white children at the
Cosmos Theater and 500 colored children