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Stanch Democrat HonoredWith Responsible Office

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AFTER FUGITIVE

HERMAN RIDDERNEW TREASUREROF DEMOCRATS

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ROW RENDSWOMAN'SHOSPITAL

VOLUME CIA7.—NO. 119.

SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1308

TEI-EI'HOXE KBARXY.SO

WEATHER CONDITIONS

MYSTERY OF NIGHTFLIGHT OF AIRSHIP

|^NEW •'. YORK,|Sept. ;i26.—HermanRidder, the owner' of the Staats Zei-tung and .one of titievleading demo-crats of ,- the country; has-been ten-dered and has accepted

'the treasurer-

ship of the democratic com-mittee and wiirattend to the financier-ing of the *campaign. .;His -selection;

which was made with the approval ofMr. Bryan, was announced byrChair-man Mack at

" thYHoffman house to-night. Mr. Ridder.' was dining in the

men's cafe when Mr.Mack approachedhim'and' said: r "Ridder, -Vypu're 'draftedfor service. Mr. Bfyan \u25a0 and the otherleaders want you, to serve as treasurerof the campaign to: succeed GovernorHaskell." \u25a0 '.

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.Mr. RJdder dropped ;his:.oyster, fork,

but did'not reply an; instant.; ,Thenhe said: "All. rightKNormanr if:yougentlemen ;think It.am: \u25a0 the man' I'llserve.",; Lj .-. i

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\u25a0 ..-' , . .During.the next 10^minutes Mr. Rid-

der was the center; of a:throng of;dem-

OCratlC; leaders, 'receiving_ congratula-tions' •.'.'.'' ';•

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"It was pretty sudden.V; he said,' "butIstand' ready; to'dcr anything'lcanjforthe democratic ticket -and ;will;accept

the respprisibllityahdJdothe best Ican.vI-'.have npi^rnap'p^d ;put'ahy^pians vCx.cept- Ihat *l

"will\'gre t jtight:on> the

-job.'»

SPECIAL DISPATCH •TO TUE CALIi

Honor^ Comes as Surprise, butWork Willße- Started

Immediately

Is Owner of Staats Zeitung andi an Ardent Admirer ofi Bryan

Succeeds Governor :Haskell asFinancial Director of the

National Campaign

GOODWIN DIVORCEHEARING DELAYED

MANROBS BRIDEAFTERELOPEMENT

;;' ln;the. darkness 'the .form'of the.mov-iing'object' could not- be;distinctly;made1 put.? 'Ifiit was a;balloon' and- carried.occupants, \it.^'disappeared rso grapidlythat?;there;Was mrno ilway.~of.'ascertain^ing-definitely. '*yiMany.;person's 'saw- themoving!light'?, and/speculated J'upon »

;itsappearance.'fi There ?was ,*a t suggestionof.mysterious 'airship experiments;; butnothinglwas "certain las - to \ thatRumor/ had' it'that' L.-,H; Lane;.a SouthBerkeley ;delver. into- the secrets, of[air-ship

-construction; V was v"jtrying} outv,"a

machinei I.1'.but -.this .was. exploded Vuponinquiry.1[-Lane that hls\ model•was ln>pieces, -'and *besides -was ;of>theaeroplane^ type. ;,;: V

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::BERKELEY. Sept.;26.—Whether,air-ship,",balloon ;or ,what many/^resi-;'not,~:-dents of the college* town' were mysti-fiedIlast . nlght

"by /the '• appearance Inthe heavens of a dark,' gliding object,

at Ithe end; of which -dangled aMight..The mysterious visitor moved appar-ently!5boHb;l,OOO feet overhead and, lna- southerly .'direction.', i

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Berkeley's Residents Are \u25a0 Puz-zled by a Nocturnal ;

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- in tie Sky ."^:V"-V'..BERKELET;: Sept. ;2«.-^Arrested • o»!a charge .ot burg-lary,;Newman Jones,

one. of.the mostIeminent; lawyers, ofcentral California a few years ago; wasdetained at the police station last nightand today. He "was • released "when Mrs.i'J.'t H.Corcoran! of 2930 .Grove' street,;from whose home he 'admitted taking abottle of whisky, refused to, press thecharge."

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"\ Jones ,'and, the Corcoran family have

\been jfriends * for;;many..- years and he|admitted 'that, 'cursed;by' drink, he. en-tered s the* Corcoran home to satisfy hisappetite.*, Years -ago •Corcoran's father|and;Jones' were !the

'leading candidates

forVarjudgeship in Marlposa* county.;'«\Before the. 'drink'habit seized Jones,after'_*a ;sepafatio*n ;from his wife, hewas Jone \ of:: the (best *known railroadand^crjmlnar lawyers -jn"the state. Heserved" f6r"two"terms;a3r town attorneyof '>Hanford- -.w^ /at;;one -.time districtattorney^, of"Marlposa s cotinty, and. wasalsuperior

'Judge /ofIMonterey/; county.

His Jawipartner-was, Judge; Bradley V.Sargent/,who:now occupies the superiarcourtribenchrbf -M6.nterey..v : *"

rlJones',. '/arrest^, last"?;. night followedclosely^ on".tfie;report /tb^ the police thata'strange man was) seen loitering about.theiCprcoran, residence's, few days ago..He,was;said.-to ihave been- frightenedaway .by;;the fringing of a- telephonebell in!the 'residence. -; £?*:"

"He' was" again seen last night and thepolice .sumjnoned. \ At|the police !sta-tion,'where. he| was.booked on the fel-ony charge,: Jones admitted that .he en-tered the Corcoran 'residence, .bnt de-clared -he and the":Corcoran family weVefriends-and'that he thought,no more ofgbingiinto their' house' unadmitted thanhe L wbuld^if/ Corcoran walked into- hishouse 'during: his.absence. .'.V*-*-s Although;Mrs. Corcoran. 'whose \hus-

band lisIa ftravelng. salesman for the•tandard'.oll^coTripany," said she wouldmake a;formal complalntagainst Jones

'she* later that: he be freed:He \was^accordingly ;released.'^ .. i \u25a0

'>,-;Jones; said 'he "was livingnow.' at theHotel;St iniFolsom* streetSa"njE!r.anclsc6.'> ;V, , • ••- •\u25a0'

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Newman Jones; Former Judgefe| and Eminent Attorney, ;ls ":

Charged -With Theft

ONCENOTEDLAWYERJAILED AS BURGLAR

RENO, \u25a0 Nev,v Sept .;26.—Everyone ex-cept the \u25a0attorneys". on both; sides weresurprised '\u25a0when', the- Goodwin divorcecase ; came V'-.'up 'late-y esterday. after-"noorv:Nat .C. Goodwin,, his attorneys,

r^Jge^&lßarry^ffndOF'rankG.; Tyrrell

of the law . firm of-^Jarrott &'Tyrrell.'ofLos;Angeles,; appearing: on the part of

the_ plaintiff•'and;J.;S. Parker of thiscity,and A. J Shores of.New York city,

for*the. defendant. '."

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v A sensation was jsprung immediately

after the reading of the complaint, and

the answer from Mrs. Goodwin at NewYork,'the -.written;, power 'of attorneymailed to .her fcounsel; -Shores, 'and: the"telegram,, to"^Parker, 1-authorizing 'himto:;appear.- in">'lier. behalf, whenSit wasdiscovered .that .\u25a0different gnames" wereattached to^ each document.: The"*complaint * was 'issued againstBessie!.1Hair Goodwin,' the answer wassigned Jessie Dermott Goodwin and thepower/ of attorney was signed MaxineElliott. '-'V ;\u25a0::•••'\u25a0 '-\u25a0r--:;-.: '-.X '\u25a0')-• I:'\u25a0 \u25a0

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; ,When/Judge ;Pike; called attention', tothis serious mixup^a^look of-"consterna-tioniycame -over the Jfaces ;

-of )the ,at-torneys on .both ;sides,'i who?were. veryanxious^.toi have :the hearing 'proceed.

For.' more 'than an ,hour ithey argued

with^ Judge •Pike*::in'jan \u25a0 effort "to; per-suade" him jthat he*'should 1.' accept;, thevarious ;names; affixedHo the papers,' asthose'of ;one* and~ the ;samrr

e.'persone .'person/ thewlfetOfJNat'C.l Goodwin;: but*the judgeinsisted vthat^ the documents rmust 'be \u25a0

regular s in>every respect? and Vuriiformas; to?the ;signatures tof"the jdefendant.*'_-: At the suggestion ;of the court,. it:wasagreed by\u25a0both jsides •that ,the complaintshould^be" amended* to in? name ito;that .of

~the answer, ;*Jessie ;-Dermotti

Goodwin^ and -that with»the 'more iprop-!erly ? signed;. power tioffaitbrney*;owhichshould ,beT mailed 'at .'once to*'her:'attor-neys ;and* reach:: Reno 'by;next* Thufs-day,;the case "would be!heard' next Fri-day.-.. ....•.-'.•.-... . ..' • •; .- 7

SPECIAL- DISPATCH.TO TIIECAIX

pected,; but Diversity ;ofNames 5 Makes Trouble

Case Called Earlier Than Ex-

TESTERDAT—PartIy ; cloudy; west wind;mttlmum temperature 74, u.lnlmum 64. .

FORECAST FOE TODAY—Fair »nd warmer;Hj*tnorth wind.

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EDITORIAL~

T7Public service corporation* Job lurfcn In pro-

posed tax amendmrnt. ' l*ng;e 28'The naral constructor* acaln. I'nsrr 28Mr.Carncglf's maple.

'I'nge 28

Some episodes of statcsmanslilp. . Page 2SSaorod cats. I'as*" 2S

POT TTTP^

Herman;

Ridder rbo«ra tn>asarcr of democraticnational committee tv succeed Gorernor Has-kell. i»«Re 17

Effort on foot in Oklahoma to force Haskell tort-sipu fforernorship. Pace 18

Taft chows Foraker "sought oil trust for partnerand -exposes «Bryan's .bank deposits gruaranteeP'au. Page IS

Union labor supporters embarrass Congressman"Red" Hayes Inbis campaign. Page 19

Oklahomans asking whether or not Bryan knewof naskell's Standard oil connections. Page 20

District Attornej Everett J. Brown ie nomin-ated by republican county convention to succeedMelTln. Pace 19

CITYCalifornia woman* hospital stirred by row in

which charges of mismanagement are freely cir-culated. Pace 17

Four generations willattend reunion in celebra-tion of ninetieth, anniversary of Mrs. L. P. Rix-rord. r Pago 41

Course of • French lectures will be continuedthis year under the direction of ProfessorLarcher. Page 48

Members and delegate* lo convention of OmegaNn eororlty have a banquet at the St. Francishotfl

-P«»e 4S

"Cltv attorney resumes attack on gas com-P*aT-. -:K:'-^ Pace 41

German-American league of California willboldconvention here today.

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Editorial written In the Monitor asks votes fortbe India, basin act. Page 24.Arrangements complete for erection of new

Cliffhouse on site overlooking ocean. Page 23-Consumers rail for better gas, complain-

ing they have to buy kerosene to supplementservice. .

% /?-.%- Page4lI'olice commissioners plan to resume old custom

of annual Inspection. * -Pace 41

Steamer Semlnole, which had two of its crewstricken with cholera, has been quarantined bylocal authorities. J Pace 34Mayor Taylor says that the government's con-cession of water rights In the Sierra is as ~ood"

«-p«teat. '^- Paffe 41Hetch Hetchy water, project bona proposition

approved by Long turned over by supervisors 'toelection commissioners.

'Pace 41

Denjocratic club's executive committee desiresto force removal of Casey from board of publicwork", . . Pan. 20SUBURBAN

Mystery of niglit flight of airships puzzles tbe Ipeople of Berkeley. Pace 17

Neuman Jones, former eminent lawyer., isJailed as a burglar but released. Pace 17

James Jackson mrandi two men and is pur-sued into Berkeley hills,by.posse. Pace IT-. Stanford studenls arrange to titage clever com-edy In December.

-Pace 23

Smelter for reduction of ores Installed at Stan-fqrd,university. ,

f\ Pace 22Nile club willbold annual midsummer Jinks in

Piedmont park,October 1.-

Pace 40Two marriage licenses issued In same week to

one man mystify Oakland authorities Pace 23Elks appoint many committees for carnival at

Idora park. ; 'j*-*'\'-- Pace 32

COASTDelegatci of three San Francisco humane soci-

eties are barred from affiliation with state liu-mane association on cnarga of being strikebreaker*. Pace 41

Woman killed and body buried In garden nearBellingham. Pace 23

San Francisco girl,daughter of attorney, elopeswith physician, they marry and go to Mexico inspite of attempts of groom's mother to pre-vent. ... Pace 22

United States and-Xew South Wales have

agreed to accept each- other's passenger certifi-cates for steamships.

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Burglars'

attempt to shoot policeman whencaught near N'apa. Pace 23EASTERN • '

\ Bride, who says she Is San Francisco million-aire* daughter, is wobed'by. husband after elope-n>«>t.

*Pace 17

.District -Attorney- Jerome of New York citywithdraws from the prosecution of case -againstHarry Thaw. Pa^e 21-

Word from. Explorer Peary that all is- wellreaches New York. \u25a0. . r pagc 22

Mother and son commit suicide in New Yorkover death of daughter. and sister.

'.. Page 23Big liner Commonwealth strikes and sinks

Norwegian freighter in dense fog." . '. 'Pace 22

FOREIGN- CollisionYon. Berlin elevated railroad .kills ISand injures many. - -

\u25a0 Pace 21Lord Rosslyn suspends te»t of his system of

playing roulette. \u25a0 •\u25a0 Pace 32

lios Angeles takes exciting same 'from' Seals,

and' Portland comes'

back and beats Oak-land.... .:\u25a0: , Pace 33

California Engby football players defeat Barba-rians |t-Berkeley, 3 to 0. "•'\u25a0\u25a0. '\u25a0 \u25a0 Pace 35

Anpeius, castoff from -Whitney's stable, winsOriental handicap, lowering Gravesend tracktrecord.

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Pace 34Fast greyhounds compete . today for Grand

National championship, stake.' . JPace 34

Hanlon and Moran promise to furnish a livelyboxing bout next -Wednesday night. Pace 34

Stanford Rugby team scores a 28 to 0 victoryover the Olympics. *

Page 35Oakland high school wins first honors in field

day of Bay Counties athletic league. Pace 33RrF. Carman will race a string of 60 horses

at Arcadia. ' . Pace 33" Kentucky association loses $6,000 at fall meet-ing, part mutuels not beinjr popular. ; Pace 33

Chicago and New York each win'a double

header . and \ continue _. to runt

neck andneck.

- 'Pace 33

Battling Nelson, \ lightweight champion ofworld, rccelres ovation at Chicago. Pace 33MARINE. British tramp is driven back and salmon shipsare' badly

"battered", by hurricane from the

north. "Pace 47

LABORThe union rabor committee in San ;Jose .has

completed arrangements ,for the reception of thestate federation ;of. labor. . Pace 47

;CHICAGO,';':Sept; .'26.^ln f;the .person :

ofvMfs.'Y-WilliamvTitus,,-a..-beautiful. -beautifulyoung ;w.oman, v.who,fainted inthe" officeofi. Chief' of;Detectives. H.; p.-.: O'Brienthis

-afternoon \u25a0 as |she '.was .telling{him

of the ;disappearance 0f...$4,000of diamonds,'; the /police fhave an un-usual • and; romantic^ mystery^ to solve.

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;iThe:young -womanCwasi"nq' sooner re-;-vived*^.than ;,'{she itsaid* she ;^was ?- thedaughter /of-ja

";San -Francisco? million^aire,J.'andU; gave !J: theipolice taddresses

where toitelegraph ,forimoney. ,iRepliesto ? telegrams \u25a0 came '{at Ionce £providingthe,necessary funds and asking instruc-tions'ln? forwarding jmore.' .';.';: ." 1, .iiMrs. -Titus ',told '.Captain.'O'Brien! thatallU-her "-f.jewelry, and Yjheriexpensive

clothes ihad vbeenX taken;from-'her"and

that Vshe "her" husband- hadstolen- them.-, v

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'?'.YAfter;ftelling.,: the £police" that*herfather twas,a ;San]Franclsco}milJiohalre \Mrs."Titus.conf essed- that she raniaway

'\u25a01rom \u25a0home.;' She'said sheVmet'i her;hus-

band •'in*a1:a 1:-San *Francisco :'department

store,:vwhere ;he>was i'as-afloor i.walkef. :/.They- wentito Vßuffalo,N." V.",'.;on v.tralns,^ and £ weremarriedi- there."- .;>

- \u25a0'• ;• ""/;\u25a0..•\u25a0.-.--.This afternooni; according? to the storyshe Jtold .Captain-, O'Brien,;' her

'husband

went',; home* and '-'packed*' up:,*;all-'*,herjewels,lflne Jdresses^ahd slingerie.Cthen icalled {a/,wagon (arid jordered ithecontaining* them; to;the3; La Salle; streetdepot.' 'Sheflearnedk^thatChe^took--atrain? for^the \west; arid '.had ;with'himiher,"Jewels valued' at $4,000.-» ;•

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THECAtL

Young Woman in Distress Says; Her Father Is San Fran-: :

cisco Millionaire

: BUTTB.;.Mont. Sept. ="26.—A^,Minerspecial- from states v that? thecoroner's Jury tonight.r, after, investi-gating; the* wreck, at *Youngs*point*yes--terday-mornlng.r iniwhich.. 21ipersonswereikllled and f15 'Injured,^returned averdict' this evening ? findings theicrewof'! the; NortherncPacific^freight -train*into which;the

'Burlington.flyer crashed

tor blame ? for,- the- disaster. ?,% The v Juryfound ithat'theifreight;crew was^run-'ningr on^thef; time of- the -passengertrain. -Prosecutions; of the 'freight crewwlir follow' immediately.'^ Ji.-r' \u25a0*,'

BLAMES CREW FOR WRECK *;

OAKLAND,Sept. 26.—Somewherein the hills back of Fitchburg, JamesJackson, a wheelwright, is a 'fugitivefrom justice, hunted by a posse ofdeputy constables, armed

'in

'anticipa-

tion of a desperate resistance * whenthe man is brought to bay. Shortlyafter 2:30 o'clock this afternoon Jack-son stepped upon the porch of theHalf Way saloon opposite his homeon 'East 'Fourteenth street betweenBaker and[.Palo Vista avenues inFitchburg, and fired three shots froma revolver through the glass door. Twoof the shots struck .John Hammer, acarpenter. One penetrated his ab-domen, inflicting what' is probably afatal wound, 'and the other lodged inhis right ami. The third shot, struckFred Schmidt/ a companion of Hammer,in the left hand and carried away thetip of his thumb. ]After firing the shotsJackson dashed across the street,'stop-ping,long enough at his home: to securea supply of ammunition. Then, 'withtwo;revolvers, buckled in his ;belt, hedarted up Baker avenue toward thehills/. / .SHOTS ATTRACT CROWD <

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.! The sound of the shooting quickly-at-tracted, a.crowd and the fugitive washardly out of sight when- a-band; ofmen,; started, in.'pursuit. - ,Theyc followedthe fugitive;up th"c bed' of Mills.creek,past* the boulevard to the edge, of^thefootfalls,: whore.';;.the.;trail was lbstM,Ata Ifttehour.tonighf no trace of(the liianhald been \fouh'd;^;althpugh six deputyconstables; heavily armed, are scouringthe hills in,search of him. . Residentsof the neighborhood 'in which Jacksonlives say that he is an extremely nerv-ous man, giving vent at ;times to jfitsof rage bordering on insanity, and theyare confident that he ;willnot] submittamely to arrest. ," ;. [,> . •

The cause of the shooting is a mys-tery. Schmidt,' whose wound was so

!slight that he was able to return to theseene 1 of the shooting as soon as hishand was dressed, says that Jacksonopened' fife without any warning andthat he.; is absolutely unable to assignany motive for the • attack. HHrer was"standing at the bar with Hammer a fewminutes before the shooting/occurred,shaking dice for drinks. George Seger,a bar tender, was the only other per-son in the saloon.

'While themeu. were

drinking Schmidt says . that Jacksonstepped 'into tfte \ doorway, saying,"Which one of you fellows is lookingfor it?"QUARREL IS RUMORED:Neither Hammer nor Schmidt paidany particular 'attention to the re-mark, and "Jackson disappeared. *A'mo-ment later Schmidt ysays. he;heard ashoC and,, looking down, saw :that hishand was covered; with.'blood. Hestarted -out of

:the saloon through

-a

rear door and tas he went heard twomore shots. When he reached "the backyard Hammer, -came stumbling afterhim, crying, VI got- it;twice." } ThenSchmidt started away, and saw neitherHammer nor Jackson again. BothSchmidt and Seger, the :bar tender,deny that there was any quarrel be-ltween the men prior ;to the shooting,but' Jackson's .stepson,' George '".Han-sen, • declares .that he .was -told; that hisstepfather." had' been".knocked 'down andkickedin.the. stomach, during,a- row;inthesaloon before the shooting occurred;iSeger. says he was .inV'£\u25a0} bac \ij-roomwfieh'.th'e,'shots "-were fired."- \ \/{'.'yj.l

Hammerlwas removed'to lhe;*county.

infirmary 'by?pr.i;L.-B.'Smitht ofI-Elm-hti'rst and an.operation ;was .performeduponIhim--- this .."evening. :Schmidt

"'also

went* -to*: the V.infirmary,,.infirmary,, and Shad S hishand :dressed.; ;r;r„<-;\u25a0„r -

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HAD BEEX DIIIXKIXG ' - ... J!, Jacksbriis about 35 years of. age'aridwith'his two ;stepsons conducted .a "sec-;ond;hand' carriage shop >\u25a0 opposite .V thescene r6t/the*.shooting. 'Residents of thevicinity-"say- .that

"lately ;he:has|been

drinking very- heavily.- J-.'J -.','j;Hammer :' lives

'on1 Baker.'- avenue,

above' the -boulevard 'with -his wife;*and*yodng baby. He is;>a. competent' car-,penter "'and' bears a • good ,reputation:among his. acquaintances. \v"' !. :;•iIDeputy ConstabletTom^Jfllen.of Elm-;-hurst took charge ;of the -pursuit of thefugitive"xand"- '.with'?Deputy'"' Constable-.Frank.Higuera.followed Jackson'injhisflight from'the: saloon. 7*7

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Failing in/(hiseffort;to jovertake > him 'he called Vout \u25a0

'six ;other .deputies .and. sent: them #out"\u25a0to

"take .up/ the . trail. » I; \u25a0

Depu ty Constables Give Chaseand Expect IDesperate : Fight: i

Before Man's Capture

Goes Home, Arms Himself andRushes Into the Oakland;'-'

Hills

James Jackson Fires Two Shotsin Saloon and Wounds v

Occupants

Sept:'; 2C.-1William R.Wheeler, assistant secretary of com-merce 'and; labor, was /called !to .theWhite ,House .today byithe president

"and' requested to go-to the' coast as' hiapersonal -representative :to attend theirrigation;; •congress atSeptember's

-and •the;trans-Mississippi

congress> at;:San" Francisco. October • 6, t6UO/xy J^ ... ;. ;. ; v.; •

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The. president 'said'his, time 'had been'so «occupied 1'!that jhe^had 'not' reachedthe;

"subject^ earlier,^ Jand- '.he ."askedWheeler^to ;strain;a'.poinfand'g'o in his-behalf.^ Accordingly^ Wheeler, will\u25a0leavetomorrow.' morning,;* remaining on = thecoast £until;?about 1

".October ;•15; YHe "Isunderstood; toihaye*Lan~lirit<;resting' mes-sageTtq I,California frepubHcansi from thepreside"nt,;jWhichiwili;;'more}thah*colunterkct'jtbeVdemocratic/attempt1

un-terkct'jtbeVdemocratic/attempt Ho.winVotes')on the rAsiaticrexclusl6n"q*uestlon.

Message of-Cheer From

\u25a0the; President:.SPECIAL'DISPAtCH TO THE CALL

Williamy R..Wheeleri Brings" a

ROOSE VELT SENpS L'MANTO:THE PACIFIC' COAST

LONDON,' {Sept/^26;— Vl> shall .- invitePresident iRooseveltV to?,vi3ltL;Zanzibar,"said; Alli;Ben Haniid.'suitan ofIZah'zlbar)at'the )Ritz\ho telitodas%fe yi;greatly \u25a0fad^

mire fthVv-ruler!ofrAmerlcaTaridVwlll 3 be

honored .to have;hlm;as!my ,guest'if. hisitinerarya in? Africa'jmakesiit' > possible"Besides;^ rimightCbe .!able^tosgiveis himsome'%valuable. pointers >»on7big/gameshooting.Wi* V»\u25a0 • • ? -T.l •'\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0' -'--4v-;v--'-;•:\u25a0:ld"Hhadtplannedt to.;visit>America thisautumn/i continued; his 'highness, whoBpeaks!English;and>severalvcbntln"entallanguages ;,fluently.:-- '.'Then- , :I•.-.wouldhave presented ftmy *invita-tionito?Mr.>Roosevelt.r> But;is changedmy.? plans,!; for.;several freasons.- fMore-over,; the -moment Hs'.lnopportunte-f or:;a~visit to because /oft the presi-dential?!campalgn.";i iV'j"-fjI:S.\ r:<lf-- -:\u25a0

SPECIAL"CABLE TO.THE CALL

Wants President ;as His:fQuest' " 'oh-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 a 'Trip \ Through^ %Z'h

'\u25a0\u25a0'-'-..-\u25a0) '\u25a0::_.>\u25a0;. '-;;vr&

SULTAN;OF ZANZIBAR /':WRITES JROOSEVELT

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A sensation has beensprung at the Californiawoman's hospital, one of thepioneer charitable institu-tions of the city, by the an-nouncement that the Crockerestate has. withdrawn itssupport, amounting to $125ia month on the report of the com-mittee of the Associated Charitieslhat the establishment had been

grossly mismanaged. At thesame time it has become publicthat the new board of lady man-agers has discovered evidences of

mismanagement and have insti-tuted a rigid investigation.

*\VThe storm centers about Dr.F.\V. A'owinckcl, the physician in chargeand Miss Jessie McKenzie,' superiri-t^ndpnt «f nurses. Although a boar«*

;of trustees headed by Attorney William-If. Metson. and a committee of. lady

managers have been in ostensible con-trol, the real management, it Is stated,

• has been in the hands of Dr. Vowinckeland Miss McKenzie. .

The affairs of the institution cameto a climax Wednesday at a lively

• meeting at which the troubles of theinstitution were discussed. At thatmeeting Herbert P. Dugan, the drug-gist, was called in. to explain certaincharges made for drugs, it was dis-rovered that the hospital was $8,000in debt, that the creditors were clamor-ing for payment, and that an over\u25a0-

\u25a0 abundance of certain hospital supplies\u25a0 iiad been purchased. What caused the

greatest consternation, however, wasthe .revelation that a lot adjoiningthe hospital site at 3118 Sacramento\u25a0street worth several thousand dollarshad been sold for unpaid taxes.

Or.- Vowinckel had hurried from therast to be present at the meeting onW-ednesday. Mrs. Laura Bride Powers,acting president, was in the chair.' Shehad been appointed with Mrs. A. W.Scott on a special committee to lookJnt the finances of the institution. Thiscommitted made the discoveries which••wme like a hombsheU into.the, meet-,irrg. Itwas charged that the hospital

had been paying exorbitant prices forIrs drugs, and for that reason Dugan

was railed upon to explain! j,";,-;\WOULD AMEND CO.VSTITLTIO.V. . ,

The women believe that the troublelies wijh the constitution under whichthe hospital is operating In that It. does not distribute responsibility, butTends to -centralize control. The sys-

"tern of management is somewhat com-'rficated. providing for a board of trus-iUfs composed of men, a board of lady

aiiagers, a surgeon" In charge, and a\u25a0 superintendent of nurses. ItIs statedthat the board of trustees and the ladymanagers have not requisite authority.

When the present .board of managers

went into office in May,.Mrs. VirginiaIsenburg was elected president andMrs. Powers vice president. • The lat-ter has been acting as president forRome time in the absence of the ior-mer.-

As soon as the new board took chargeJt was found- that .the institution .wasbadly in debt, and Mrs. Powers was ap-pointed to* find a solution -of the finan-«lal problem. With Mrs. A. W. Scottshe went to the various' creditors' andasked for an extensipn of 90 days onthe bills, which was granted! Then aninvestigation. of conditions was com-menced for the purpose of determiningwhat was the cause, of-the trouble. .' ltwas found that the board of managers,

of which Mrs. Francis Carolan waspresident, had gone out of office,- afterhaving experienced a great deal oftrouble, and that > the same conditionexisted when the previous board, ofwhich Mrs. A.*N. Towne was a lead-ing member, had retired. \u25a0. . '

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The committee found that althoughthe board of managers is vrelied on" tosecure funds to pay the debts it reallyhod but very little power in, the icon-duct of the Institiyjon. . Itwas foundthat Dr. F. W. Vowinckel, surgeon incharge, was appointed by the > board; of"trustees, of which he himself is amember. In turn Dr. Vowin£ke! ap-points the (superintendent* of nurses,'who buys all of the drugs, and alsoappoints the staff of doctors.

In return for his giving his serviceswithout compensation In the case of

/ indigent patients the surgeon in chargeIhas the privilege."of; the hospital for

own patients, and outside of themembers of the staff no- doctor canbring a patient:to the hospital. ,"

The .board of:managers/ which ;iscomposed of ladfes, simply looks afterthe domestic „department and has noauthority whatever, over the.

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Nurse and Druggist Called Be-fore Board to Explain Pur-

chase of Medicines

Crocker Estate Withdraws ItsSupport and Investigation

\u25a0 by Managers Begins

Institution in Debt and Chargesof Mismanagement Are

Freely Circulated

Women Eager to Amend Consti-\. tution to Curtail Powers ofy Dr. F. W. Vowinckel

SEATTLE,^ Wash., •-Sept.'?>t26.-i-W'ar^rants-iwere * issued

-this > morning, -v for

the'arrest*of i;Patrolmen-'-W.^H.""'Wailer

and \u2666.-,; Barney, >,-•-Jones,"rt summarily "'dis-'

missed tfrom\ the ;forced yesterday/kbvChief of,Police? Ward? for.arresting: andbrutally'assaulting.-B.yA^Cardwelh'and•Ar-^W." Mackie.",two•

reputablelbusiness-men;of;Seattle. ;t.Theipolicemen>soughtsafety^ in;flight;and now>are \u25a0 fugitivesfrom'justic^ : . '-

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WARIIAATSIFOR POLICEMEN.

vYOUJVG iROOSEVEI/r'S /JOBr>iHARTFORD;-. Conn; ?Sept! ;26.—Theo-dore*Roosevelt'Jr.'VisttoRbegini'servicelwithfetHeSJHartfordfficarpetmworksF«at.Thompson ville.'s on? Monday lnext.^i?lts' isthoughtgliei? willf,enter Ath'e',l operatingdepartment; .. >, -"

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CHICAGO, HI., Sept. 26.W. J. Bryan, at a confer- ,ence with his party /man-agers in Chicago this morn-ing, was told by them to "Goafter Roosevelt, 9*

and fromthis time forward in thecampaign to make Roose-velt,the issue. Next week Bryanwill assail "Roosevelt's campaignfund of I^o4 in an effort to show;thatV-Roosevelt appealed to trusts'for 'money! and got'it;

The party "managers are in-tensely vvvrought up over Presi*dent Roosevelt's letter, whichcompelled Bryan to throw ;Over-

v

board his personal friend and con-fidant, Governor C. *N. Haskell -ofOklahoma. As long 33 the chargesagainst Haskell were confined to tinspeeches made by TV. R. Hearst. Bryanclung to Haskell; bat when PresidentRoosevelt took up the- record of the>Oklahoma governor Bryan \u25a0 ttsu,coin-pe-lled to throw Haskell overboard. Atthe ;democratic ;conference

'this morn-

ing Bryan was \u25a0. faced by an angry lotof. leaders. They ,did not want toabandon Haskell.-but they had to., "Go after .Roosevelt He's the manto blame for. this." was what Bryanwas told. Bryan left the conference Inan agitated frame of mind. He /saidhe would address^ a letter, to PresidentRoosevelt" at once. This .he did to-night from -111 waukee. Xext week itis said to be Bryan's purpose to attackRoosevelt to the exclusion. of othertopics.-. - t3pXgl

Mr.Bryan's letter follows: -,Milwaukee. Wis'. Sept. 26. 190S.

Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Presidentof the United States; Washington. D.C:

Dear Sir—

While Ihave not yet re-ceived your.letter and shall not untilIreach home next week, Ihave reada copy of it in-the press, and beg leavato submit, the following-reply:

Mr. Haskell having voluntarily re-signed from the committee:, that hemight be more free to prosecute thosowho have brought charges against. him.Ineed not: discuss the question of hisguilts or innocence, further* than to saythat the public -service which he hasrendered and the vote of confldenc»which he has received from the peoi<!<»of his state ought to protect him from

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condemnation until the charges can b*»examined in some court where parti-sanship does not .bias and where cam-paign exigencies' do not compel pr--Judgment: I-would not deem it neces-sary to address, you further but for thofact that you seize upon the Charctiand attempt to make.- political capitalout of.them. \u25a0 You-even charge that. myconnection with Mr.Haskell's selectionas a member of the -resolutions coin-,

mittee and" as treasurer,: of *the com- .mlttee. raises, a question. as ,to my sin-

-cerity as •an - opponent of - trust 3

-ar«d

monopolies. A* an individual, and a*the candidate of my. party. I»resent;th»'charge and:repel •

the-Insinuation. I

have -been In public life for eighteenyears and Ihave ,been sufficiently- con- •'spicuous to make my conduct a matterof r_: public. Interest. -'I-.r hay passedthrough two presidential campaigns inwhich party feeling ran hlsrh and epi-thet was; exhausted. "I have no hesi" .tation in saying that you cannot •find,an act. a^word .or*a ;thought vot. snln<»to justify."your:partisan -charge. .UEARD S'OTHIXGAGAINSTHASKELL.,I-had :never -been informed of anycharge that had been made against -Mr.Haskell connecting him with the Stan-dard oil- company or "'with' any, othertrust." Ihad known him as a leader in.the constitutional convention' of Okla-homa and had known him as one of thamen principally responsible for she ex-cellent 'constitution *which, -has :sincebeen

"adopted, \u25a0and 'adopted; by a major-ityof100,000.* Ihad known his electionto*the' governorship of .' that»-' greatyoung state by a majorityiof some 30,-:000; 1had known thatt the conJtltutlon .was adopted and that Governor Haskellwas;elected ;in \u25a0 spite of

"the . efforts 'of

your administration ana tn spite of thespeeches made in Oklahoma by Mr. \u25a0

Taft.%mi3n \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0!' vmwtHWßwmßPmaHm\u25a0 "You say that it was a matter. of com- .mon notoriety that Mr.;Haskell wasconnected -with-the Standard oil com-*pany. 'iIhave, a .right;,to assume that.if so serious an objection had existed .to'Mr. Haskell's election. and had been•matter of common. notoriety In.Ohio.as you say. Judge Taft would"have' feltit';his

'Conscientious duty to>warn the

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people when-he spoke in Oklahoma- .Ifhe -did' not: have the why „can 'It

"be

'assumed that ~1.had :11?.- 'And ••'.-'If he*had \u25a0.It.;how \u25a0 can 'you \u25a0 excuse s bis /-failure to communicate the information

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to the people of Oklahoma?

TAFTS -SPEECHES IVOKLAHOM.IiCi.MP.UCX.;

""Ifyou 'feel?lt your patriotic duty in'denounce :Mr.iHaskell ;,when he ~>is onlyra member of the national organization.how/much \u25a0 more'.wouldi Mr. Taft have-felt:it;his -patriotic; duty to denounce

!Mr.-Haskell when was aspirin? tt>:be' the, chief executive of a. great'state?**I'could »hay had 'no', knowledge ofthe Tsult ;to you rrefer *

when/. h«was appointed chairman of th* resolu-tions committee of the democratic na-

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Finds Excuses for Some of theActs of Haskell and

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nores Others

Denies Being Aware of PeculiarRecord of Oklahoma

Governor

Bryan Replies to the Republican;Leader by Accusing Him

of Insincerity

Democratic Leaders WillMake.. Their Campaign a Fight

on President

• -SLAYER-KILLS;HIMSELF

i,MANHATTAN,JKan..%Sept. 26.—MiltonC."<Crevlston,' '

who •10 .days ago "shotand ;killed.'John* Coons 1Jr.;V a collegestudent."^ and , his ". companion,hanged Vhimself :in*hls'cell'lnithe^jaiihere \u25a0last'Snlght.vJHe,' was ao> have beenarraigned $on*aicharge ;of;raurder at 'apreliminary^ihearing -;today. •<-, Inabilityto jsecure ifundsito 5;hire:a,lawyer-madehimsdespondent. • • -

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Governor- to Appoint McFar-ifi/land'sSiiccessoriTomorrowA {

SACRAMENTO,;iSept.' v26.'-^GovernorGlllett today.^that >he vap{point f Superior; 'CouftJ Judge

Melvhi'to 'the state Tsupreme'; bench nextMonday -to,"succeed ,the;late .'Justice? T.B.:McFarland.^- w\;;:.=. wv '\u25a0:• \u25a0'<: '\u25a0::,'' '\u25a0'\u25a0'* V;.»>:?\u25a0$ Governor^Gilletty says i'JudgejMelvlhwill*have*hlstcourt*matters jin--shape.byithat'dateto behandled :byjthe;otherjudges ;«of^the^'Alamedagcounty.if courtandfWiirtender^hls resigrnatlon'as judgethenKto|be4inimedlatelydappointed !'jtothe lsupreme £bench jas <soon as the< res-ignationf is received J>y the

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