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THE San Francisco CALLVOLUME 114.?NO. 151 SIXTEEN PAGES?SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, 1913 ?PAGES 1 TO"*"**^ TaS.£? PRICE ONE CENT

500,000 ARMY TO BACK HUERTA'S REPLY TO U.S.Western Pacific May Build Winnemucca Line

FIRST STEP,INSPECTION

OP ROUTEPresident Bush and Associ-

ates Will Look OverSurveys Made

The Western Pacific company isconsidering the construction of a rail-

road from Winncmucra, New, toBoise, Idaho. The company is deeply

interested tx» this project, advocated

by financial and railroad men of SanFrancisco and fostered by The Call.

President Benjamin Bush of the

Western Pacific said as much thismorning at the Palace hotel, when,

surrounded by a coterie of bankersfrom New York city representing thecapital behind the railroad, he an-nounced for the first time officially

that he and his engineers and ad-

MEXICO PREPARES1 WAR; BUCKEDBY BRITMN, REPORT

Cabinet Decides to Support Dictator, and HisFormal Reply to Wilson's Ultimatum WillBe Order to Recruit Defense Army of HalfMillion Men?Lind in Capital to Prevent War

BULLETINMEXICO CITY, Nov. 7.?Persistent rumors are being circu-

lated today that Sir Lionel Garden, the British minister, hasassured Huerta that England willnever indorse intervention bythe United States. The reports say this pledge and the intimationthat Great Britain will act to prevent invasion are the two chieffacts influencing Huerta in his attitude of defiance.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 7.?When Huerta makes a formalreply to the demands of the United States he will inform thatcountry that he is planning to increase the Mexican army to500,000 men, according to the statement by a government officialthis afternoon. The reply willalso state that this army will beready to resist any invasion by American troops.

The Mexican cabinet has decided to support Huerta and to

prepare for war against the United States. This decision wasreached at a session which lasted from Thursday afternoon juotilmidnight. When the meeting was over, those who attended itrefused to divulge what action had been taken, but todaylowing information was secured from a cabinet minister:

The request made by the United States that Huerta resignwas fully discussed. It was recognized that his refusal to abandonthe office would result in intervention by the American govern-ment.

DECIDE TO SUPPORT HUERTAThe cabinet nevertheless decided unanimously to support Huerta in

refusing to resign regardless of consequences. After a long considerationit was decided to delay the final answer to the American government as

long as possible.This delay will enable the Mexican administration to make more com-

plete preparations for war. These are already under way.The statement of the cabinet minister is regarded in official circles as

a virtual declaration of war.News of the coming of Lind from Vera Cruz is regarded as a supreme

effort by President Wilson to avert war. He came 24 hours after the con-ference between O'Shaughnessy and Huerta in the national palace.

AMERICANS ARE LEAVINGThe morning train carried a number of Americans on their way toward

Very Cruz, where they would be under the protection of the United Stateswarships.

Some caustic remarks were made by newspapers supporting theHuerta regime over the news that Lind was coming.

"It will all depend upon Washington when the storm lis.to break,"these papers declare.

Huerta is massing troops along the railroad line of communicationbetween this city and Vera Cruz, but whether it is for protection of the

railroad line or to prevesnt the trans-portation of troops into the capitalis not known.

CROWD AWAITS LINDFull details of the negotiations which

are going on here wer<s laid beforeLind by O'Shaughnessy immediately

after the arrival of the special envoy.

Lind was accompanied by CaptainWilliam A. Burnside, the Americanmilitary attache.

News of the coming of Lind causeda crowd of curious people to collectat the depot, but there was no demon-stration. Lind and his companion

SWORD KEYTO HIDDENTREASURE

Strange Secret of BuriedWealth Concealed on Blade

of Ancient Weapon

Like a romance from one of Stev-

enson's novels is the story told by

Mrs. Blanche Marguerite O'Kane re-

garding a treasure that she believes

to be secreted in the old Dawson

house in Santa Clara. The secret of

this treasure is contained on the bladeof a sword which Mrs. O'Kane nowhas in her possession and which she

has been studying for months withthe aid of a powerful magnifying

glass. The sword was left her by hermother, Katie Dawson, known as thefoster daughter of Michael and Brid-get Dawson, who came to Californiain the early forties.

A report from San Jose today statedthat an agreement had been reachedbetween the attorneys- representing

Mrs. O'Kane and Miss Mieda Dawsontemporarily calling off further search

for the treasure supposed to be hid-

den in the old Dawson home in SantaClara. Armed guards have been pa-troling the place as a result of Mrs.O'Kane's attempt yesterday to make apyslematic search of the premises

\u25a0with the aid of 10 men armed with?hovels, picks and axes.

IHI>T HOLDS MYSTERY? The Dawsons obtained" possession

ef my mother as a babe," said Mrs.O'Kane in relattng her story, "but

how or where is a mystery that only

can be solved by getting possession

of the chest containing documents,n.aps and treasure, which I believe to

he secreted within the old Dawson

"I am going to get possession of

that chest and treasure if I have toengage a dozen lawyers and carry

tiie matter through every court in the

"The sword I have, and which wasleft me by my mother, is a puzzle.

N.i dealer has been able to identify it.

"When the Dawsons obtained pos-

session of my mother they also o!*-

--tained a chest which contained a hel-met, papers, documents and somecourt clothes, besides treasure valued

at more than $100,000. The papersestablishing my mother's real iden-tityas well as her right to the estateIbelieve to be in that old chest.

"It was not until shortly beftm theof William Dawson, my moth-

er's foster brother, that 1 learned thathe had it. Some of his relatives had

heard of it and the treasure it con-

TRBA9IHMS PKOMI*I-:» WOMW

" 'They're looking for the treasure,"h« once told my mother, 'but they

won't find it. When I die it will go

Meanwhile Miss Mieda Dawson, acousin of William Dawson and pres-

ent occupant of the Dawson home inSanta Clara, is barricaded within thewalls of the place and is determinedto combat the efforts of Mrs. O'Kfne

FIFTY DOWNTEN A MONTH

Earth and its products is thebasis of all wealth.

Henry Clay, standing onPikes Peak, bending his ear,once remarked: "I am listeningfor the footsteps of the comingmillions of this continent:"Real estate lias made moremoney than the combined in-dustries of the United States.Last Saturday there appearedin the City Real Estate col-umns of The Call a piece ofproperty at $50 down and $10a month. Here is your oppor-tunity.

Watch the Real Estate Clas-sified advertisements in TheCall and make money. Theinterest you get from savingsdeposits is as nothing com-pared to the money made inSan Francisco real estate. Themillions are coming throughthe canal. Will profit bytheir coming?

Here's Very Latest:"Strawless" Panama

Hat Made in Japan

IPaper Wound With Cotton Thread

Puzzles Experts in United StatesCustoms Department

The Japanese are now making Pan-ama straw hats without straw, andare making them so well that it tookthree experts of the United States ap-

praisers' office and amioroscope to findout that they are not the real thing.

The discovery was made this morning,

i"Toyo Panama hats" is the commer-Icia] designation of these near Pana-

! mas, and they are made entirely ofcotton thread and paper. The paper,which is enameled, is wound round thecotton thread and out of this cablethe hats are weaved.

Chairman McCombs,Noted Democrat, Takes

Bride in LondonLONDON. Nov. 7.?William F. Mc-

jCombs, chairman of the national dem-ocratic committee, today married Miss

IDorothy Williams of Washington, D.IC. daughter of Colonel John R. Wil-| liams, T". S. A., retired. The ceremony

'took place in the Catholic church of; .St. Peter and St. Kdward. McCombshas been ill for about six months, andup to the eve of the wedding it wasdoubtful whether his health wouldpermit the ceremony, which was per-formed by Rev. Father Vaughan.

Charles F. Halsey. an old classmateof McCombs at Princeton, was bestman. The wedding was followed bya reception and wedding breakfast at

tU» Jtitr hotel.Among the guests were Ambassador

and Mrs. Page and the staff ol theAmerican embassy. Earl and CountessSuffolk, Frederick Townsend Martinof New York, Lord Curxon. UnitedStates Ambassador to France Herrickand Mrs, Joseph Leiter of Chicago.

Miss Wilson's FianceGets Appointment

NEW YORK. Nov. 7?Francis D.Sayre, the fiance of Miss Jessie Wil-son, daughter of the president, wastoday appointed deputy assistant dis-trict attorney by Charles S. Whitman.He will only hold the position for ashort time, as he will become secre-tary to President Harry Garfield ofWilliams colloge at the beginning ofthe new year.

Schooner Col. BakerAshore in Drake's Bay

The scow schooner Colonel Baker,

with a crew of four men aboard, isashore in Drakes bay, according to areport received this morning through

the weather bureau. The schooner leftSun Francisco early this morning forBoiinas bay, with a load of hay. Nei-

ther the vessel nor the crew is indanger.

Mrs. Hayne Leaves$285,353 to Husband

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 7.?The estateof Agnes Howard Hayne of San Ma-

teo, who died while temporarily so-journing In Carregi, Italy, has beenappraised by the state controller'soffice at $285,353.51. She was a large

owner of real estate in San Francisco

and San Mateo Counties. Her hus-

band is the beneficiary of her will.

Weds Typist to Save;Still Lacks Alimony

A plea by William H. Mack, a real

estate man, that he married his sten-

ographer to save expenses and eventhen could not support his formerwife, Ltnnie Mack, failed to preventJudge Sargent from ordering him topay her $60 within a week or takethe consequences.

Mack owes $360 back alimony.

Elevator Men AreAccused of Stealing

Mildred White, 1102 O'Farrell street,

asked the police today to conduct asearch for Robert Willis and FrankRecot, elevator men. whom she ac-cuses of stealing a diamond ringworth $250 and $50 in currency.

Yeggmen Steal $12,000;Private Bank Closes

ELMIRA, N. Y? Nov. 7.?The pri-

vate bank of E. A. Dunham & Co.,! Montour Falls, was closed today be-| cause of the robbery of $12,000 dur-

ing the night. Yeggmen drilledthrough four locks and got into the

Ivault.

4 KILLED, 7 HURT,IN AUTOWRECK

Big Car With Dozen Occu-pants Collides With Smaller

Machine and Overturns

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7.?Four per-

sons were killed and seven were in-

jured, one probably fatally, when a

big, seven passenger Lozier car with adozen occupants crowded into it col-

lided with a smallpr car at the cornerof Washington street and Normandieavenue shortly after 1 o'clock thismorning and then turned turtle.

Tin: DJSADErvin ( hnprnn.

Mm. Vrlde Elmore.W. R. Sandern.Henry B. Curtla.

INJURED

H. <~. Neufiohaefer, skull fractured;may die.

The rest of the party sustained mi-nor cuts and bruises.

Loses Diamond PendantAt Palace Card PartyMrs. Mary Gale, 3578 Clay street,

lost a diamond pendant yesterday

fvhile attending the card party given

in the Palace hotel by the Forumclub. Mrs. <:ak' believes that thefastening of the jewel became loose,permitting it to fall to the floor un-observed-

HUNDRED THOUSANDDOLLAR BURGLAR

FACES HIS ACCUSERS

Bastian, Arraigned in Court,Hears Testimony Against

Him; Held on Charge

William Bastian. self-styled $100,---000 burglar, was held to answer inthe superior court this morning byPolice Judge Deasy on a charge ofburglary brought by Mrs. GertrudeM. Bonnheim, 2105 Divisadero street.

Mrs. Marie Well, one of the victimsof the burglar, appeared in courtready to press the second charge ofburglary against Bastian, but as theevidence in the Bonheim case isstrong her charge was placed uponthe reserve calendar. If by anychance the Bonheim charge fails Mrs.Weil, who lives at 2837 Clay street,stands ready to prosecute her case.

Judge Deasy fixed bail at $10,000bonds or $5,000 cash.

The first witness was Mrs. Bonn-heim. She identified two gold meshpurses, valued at $300, which werestolen October 24, from her home. Thesecond witness was Miss Jennie deBrunner, 2909 Clay street, whose bull-dog, "Prince," caught the elusive homebreaker. She related the story of thecapture.

The next witness was Roy de Brun-ner, her brother, who told of hisstruggle with Bastian. Policemen Des-/nond and Lange testified of Bastlan'sconfession.

Mrs.MarieWeil,

witnessagainst$100,000burglar,

and (below)WilliamBastian.

FICKERT APPOINTSO'GRADY ASSISTANTFormer Police Commissioner

to Attend to Civil Work inOffice; Cunha Moves Up

Alex O'Grady, former police com-missloner and member of the city at-torney's staff, was today appointed anassistant district attorney by Charles

ML Fickert at a salary of $250 amonth. Fickert announced thatO'Grady would attend to the civilwork of the office.

O'Grady fills a vacancy created bythe resignation of Maxwell McNutt,who retired after personal differenceswith Fickert. Edward Cunha wasapopinted to McNutt's position in thesuperior court work at $300 a month,and O'Grady will take up Cunha'sformer work.

Mrs. Baker Denies SheFormed Asylum Plot

Satisfied to alio wher husband. Dr.fharles K. Baker, the advantage offiling Ills complaint for divorce first,Mrs. Domlna Tormich Baker. 822 Di-vlsadero' street, today withdrew hersuit for divorce and filed an answerto her husband's complaint and alsoa cross complaint.

She denies that she attempted tosend her husband to an asylum, butdeclared that he voluntarily went tothe detention hospital to recover froma drunken spree.-

For the cross complaint Mrs. Bakercharges that her husband struck her.She asks the custody of their childand a restraining order preventingDr. Baker from disposing of theirproperty in Richmond. ,

Taft Owns SecuritiesValued at $150,000

NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Nov. 7.?ltbecame known last night that Wil-liam H. Taft possesses securitiesvalued at leaßt at $150,000. He sub-mitted this information to the statetreasurer in response to a demand fora list of all securities subject to thestate tax of 2 per cent, but exemptfrom local taxation.

Shorb Asks CustodyOf His Two Children

hi denial meu in re-sponse to his wife's suit for divorce,Donald McM. Shorb, son of Mrs. J.de Barth Shorb, today Incorporated aplea that he be given the custody ofthe two children, Yorba and Mary,declaring that he is the proper per%onto have them. Mrs. Adeline Shorbaccuses her husband of desertion.

Day's News ofMexico CrisisTold Briefly

THE Mexican cabinet sup-ports Huerta and decides

to prepare for war with theUnited States.

\u2666 * *While this decision is a vir-

tual declaration of war, theformal reply to the demands ofWashington willbe delayed aslong as possible.

# * *Envoy Lind, in a last su-

preme effort of Wilson to

avoid intervention, hurriesback to Mexico City.

* * *Americans in the capital,

fearing Lind's coming mayhasten rupture, flee to VeraCruz and the protection ofUnited States warships.

* * *Felix Diaz stabbed in Ha-

vana, by assassins of Huerta,it is believed. Diaz and com-panion have been arrested andsent to jail.

BLOCKADE LIKELYIN SLINGSBY CASE

If Lawyers on Both SidesMaintain Stand Deposi-

tions Will Stop

If the 'attorneys on both sides ofthe SJingshy baby substitution casestand fir*, the taking of depositionsfor the British high court of chan-cery before the vice consul will behalted indefinitely when the parties

to the suit assemble at the consulateMonday.

Attorney Dibble, for Lieutenant andMrs. Charles H. Slingsby, has refusedto go ahead unless opponents of Lieu-tenant Slingsby produce the original

advertisement for a baby for adoptionpublished in a local newspaper aboutthe time of the birth of the Slingsbybaby.

Dibble also refused to accompanythe opposing attorneys, and the courtagent to Sacramento to hear the evi-dence of Dr. W. F. Snow, secretary ofthe state board of health. When Br.Snow -geta orders frem- the attorney

general to move the records fromSacraroeltto he will come to the SanFrancisco session.

At the suggestion of District At-torney Fickert, the grand jury voted

last night to reopen its inquiry intothe case.

Diaz Ordered toJail After Being

Stabbed in HavanaHAVANA,Nov. 7.?When the judge

of the district court learned that FelixDiaz's wounds were not serious lieordered Diaz and his friend. DoctorMalba, taken to jailpending an inves-tigation by the judge whose duty it Isto order indictments.

Malba was with Diaz when the fra-cas in which the general was stabbedoccurred here last night, when fivemen attacked him while he was walk-ing.

Physicians attending Diaz for thetwo knife stabs io the neck said todaythe wounds were not serious. They

decided that unless blood poisoningdeveloped Diaz would be able to leavethe emergency hospital within 48hours. Diaz, who is technically underarrest, claims the attack was the re-sult of a plot to assassinate him. Thecharge of murderous assault waslodged this morning against GeneralGuerrero Mendez, one of the five as-sailants, who was shot in the abdomenand who is in a serious condition. Twoother assailants were arrested.

Officers of the Havana force and themunicipal guard attempted to extri-cate a complete confession from Men-dez, telling him he might as well re-veal all as the doctors believed hewould die.

After an investigation, which lastedall night, the chief of police declaredhis belief this morning that Diaz hadbeen stabbed in a drunken brawl.

English Woman WinsTennis Championship

STOCKHOLM. Nov. 7.---The women's

covered tennis court championship ofthe world was won here today byMiss Atchinson of England, who de-feated Mine. Fenwick of France.

MURRAY CALLEDBY MAYOR ROLPH

Board of Health Member GetsSummons to See Executive,

But What For a Mystery

Dennis J. Murray, member of theboard of health, has' been summonedby Mayor Rolph to appear before himthis afternoon. The summons is sig-

nificant, since Rolph has completedhis inquiry into the bad meat scandaland other charges against Murray andis ready now to take a decisive step.

Whether this will lead to a trial ofMurray or an opportunity for him to

resign without the charges beingpressed or the discovery that the evi-dence does not warrant his removalare still unsettled questions.

Former Judge Fairall \u25a0

Sued for Bail MoneyFormer Judge Charles HE. Fairall

became defendant in a suit for $600brought by Ben Berger. who allegesthat Fairall. as attorney for JoeBerger, withheld that sum fromBerger's ball when Berger wascharged with grand larceny.

Mother Unfit; ChildIs Given to Father

Based upon the affidavit of EliseMcPherson. 13 year old daughter ofRoland McPherson. that her mother.Lethe, was not a proper guardian ofher, Judge Graham today awarded thecustody of the child to the father,who is now on a ranch at Sebastopolwith his three other children,

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