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$5000 Burglars Bi nd Family Mid, Exclasive Associated Press Service .4 22 PAGES NO. 21 i VOL. LXXVII. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. TUESDAY EVENING, mm BURGLARS BIND RFRAIl FIGHT DYNAMITE INDICTMENTS "7 Si St 46 LABOR LEADERS IN COURT ENTIRE FAMILY M.

Zaiman Forced to Open Safe From Which $5000 ROSECRANS IS WRECKED; TWO MEN DROWNED Falls of Clyde Also Flies Signals of Distress as Wayes Drive the Big Craft Shoreward, but the Vessel Is Finally Saved Wirt Two Are Drowned From Tanker When Life Boat Is Launched in an Effort yjaat, 1 1 I I I I i I I I fJZ2hm i in Jewels Is Stolen SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. Bindyjg and gagging M. Zaiman, jeweler of 1515 Geary street, his wife, his 3-year-old child and even a babe of 18 months, three masked bandits armed with loaded revolvers escaped with nearly $5000 worth of jewelry at an early hour this morning in the heart of a thickly populated district. The robbers worked with, precision, had evidently carefully planned every detail of the crime and familiarised themselves with the premises to such an extent that they were pre pared for any emergency, Zaiman and his wife were asleep, to ReaehShore in Spite of High Seas; Wind and Rain Sweep Port TWO OIL CARRIERS ARE IN GREAT DANGER the little ones occupying an adjoining cot, when they were startled by the sudden switching on of the light In their apartment. Three men, their faces concealed by masks, made In the regulation style, stood before them with revolvers upraised.

They had entered through the window in the kitchen. As soon as Zaiman had been compelled- to get up and throw" Mb hands in the air, one of the three Ptoed Into the store adjoining and, r7i? to the acted as lookout. Earning Mrs. Zaiman to make no outcry on pain of Instant death, the other two conducted the Jeweler to his safe, ordering him to open It OPEN'S HIS KATE. He hesitated when he thought-ot losing the $5000 worth of Jewelry It contained, some' jf Tllch belonged to but one of the' culprits emphasized the command by placing the muzzle of his weapon against the neck of the frightened storekeeper, find In fw moments he was nerv AVI OTA," March 12.

The tank steamer Rosecrans of the Associated Oil Company went on the rocks the oil refinery here during Nc night and two men were drowned in an attempt tQreach shore Jn a small boat. MARCH 12, 1912. iO trial without thoroughly' understanding what they are charged said he. "They will not be embar rassed or confused In this court. The motion Is overrttledTi1- Attorney.

Alfred Hovey then at tacked the Indictments, denying there was a showing that the defendants had unlawfully conveyed explosives on passenger trains. He declared there was no violation of Federal statutes unless explosives were transported on common carriers concealed In- Unmarked packages, and main talned the Indictments did not so aver. "Do counsel for the defense contend," commented Judge Anderson, "that if I pack a valise with dynamite and carry It on a passenger train without representating what I have, say to New York, that I am not violating the Federal law? I cannot read the statute in any other sense than that il would bo committing a crime." Walter Ball of Muncle, re- (Continued on Page 2, -Col. 3) had arranged an excursion to the Picturesque city Santa Tecla, or Nueva San Salvador, the capital of the department of Llbertad. The American visitors will be the guests of honor tonight at a presidential bail In the Casino.

This will be the final function of Secretary Knox'i stay here. He will leave tomorrow. i.tJirx)ugn -nigner-auUes, FRANK M. RYAX, the loading defendant In the government's suit against the alleged dynamite conspirators, The vessel is practically a total wreck. The Falls of Clyde, also an Associated Oil Company vessel, i flying signals of distress, but the waves are so high it is impossible for life boatsto reach her and for sevfral hours it was feared-she aljo would go on the rqeks.

At noon her anchors were holding and if the storm does not increase the vessel' will be saved. HEAVY STORM HITS GAVIOTA. At 3 o'clock this morning the heaviest storm -in years broke here. The rain fell in torrents, the wind blew a gale and the wav.es were of enormous height. The wind was of such strength that the Rosecrans, dragging her anchors, was 'blown upon the rocks, An attempt to land a small boat through the surf was made, but it capsized and one sailor, whose name was not learned, and the ously working at the combination.

In his excitement Jiis hands trembled eWi he could not open the strong bJt. Bjellevlng that he was trifMng with them the robbers again threatened him, gathering close and hold ing their weapons menacingly beneath his nose. With feverish anxiety he again applied himself to the task 'and soon swung back the doors. The third man meanwhile had left his up- vlnkl nnaUUn at ttia ilnnr anA XL'tkm Labor Council to Circulate Petitions to Oust Mott and Turner Entire School Board, Except-inu Miss Brown, Is Under Fire, Recall of the entire school board with the exception of Miss Annie Florence Brown, in addition to the recall of Mayor Mott and one or more members of the Oakland city council, is being planned by the Socialist party of Oakland and the labor elements affiliated with Besides Mayor Mott the labor council has already begun plans to recall Commissioner F. C.

Turner. It is understood that Commissioner of Revenue and Finance Forrest will also have to face the fire of a recall election, but the Socialists and the labor organizations themselves are divided over the question of whether or not other officers of the present administration should be included in the recall. A statement, setting forth that and Commissioner F. C. Turner of the department of health! and safety were responsible for the police action of March 3, when Hamilton hall was entered and a Socialist meeting broken up, was made last night at the Central Labor Council by the committee appointed to Investigate the affair.

The committee recommended that the council do all In its power to assist In the recall of the two officials. The report was adopted. The committee composed of A. W. Sefton, secretary of the council; William A.

Spooner, former president of the organization; Ci'D. Lavin and JST-P. Johnson listened to statements from Commissioners John Forrest, William J. Baccus, Harry B. Anderson, Chief of Police Wilson, H.

C. Tuck and several Socialists who attended the meeting In question, and i i.j.. v. industrial Workers of the "World whose streets meetings were brolten up. COMMITTEE'S FTXDIXGS.

The basis of the recommendation Is that, in the opinion of the commit Lrt tllrl speech has been abridged, and that the police entered Hamilton hall wlthoue warrant," The sense of the-findings of the committee were as follows: i 1. That the constitutional right of free speech was cur- tailed in the case of the Industrial Workers of the World meetings and In the Hamilton hall affair. That It seems the policy Of the commissioner of public (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4.) Says Cuban Veterans Would Fight Again General Castro Tells What Would Follow Intervention by United States. CAMAGUETA, Cuba, March 12.

General Fernandei de Castro, during the assembly of the Veterans, which lasted I throughout the night, declared that, should the United States attempt an-other Intervention the Veterans of Cuba would fight as they had fought against Spain. He was applauded enthuslastt-' The general assembly, which was con-; vened yesterday, resolved to demand an Investigation Into the sources of wealth of all the members of. the admlnistra- iJlonJncljjdlng.tlie-presldfnt rripiflif urnuiflLJ nnpn Eight Defendants Out of Fifty-Four Arrested Do Not Appear at Trial kneeling behind the peering from a window In order to guard against the approach of the police. When the safe was opened the bandits took Zaiman back to his room, where they proceeded to tear up the bedclothes, and with the- aid Later the rest of the steamer's i ship carpenter were drowned. reached shore safely.

FLIES SIGNAL OF DISTRESS. The Falls ofCiy'pe, while the Rosecrans was being battered on the rocky coast, slowly drifted with the wind and waves' toward a like fate. She flew signals of distress, but because of the great waves it was impossible to send life boats to the rescue. The Rosecrans left San Francisco, March 10, for Honolulu with' a crew of thirty-five men, commanded by Captain Johnson. The Falls of Clyde, Captain Egalls, and a crew of eighteen men, a three-master, arrived from Honolulu two days ago.

The tug Sea Rover left San Francisco this morning for this port. INDIANAPOLIS, March 12. Forty-six labor union leaders, charged with unlawful Interstate transportation of dynamite and nitro-glyerine alleged to have been used in a five-year campaign of terrorism against the "open shop" in the structural iron nnduHtry throughout the country, ap peared in the federal court today. Demurrers to the indictments in the government's prosecution were filed before Judge A. B.

Anderson by counsel for the indicted men when they were arraigned. Eight of the fifty-four defendants-were not present. Elijah Zoline of Chicago, one of he attorneys for the defense, began the argument In support of a motion to quash the. Indictments on the ground that many of them charged the same offense of conspiracy to transport ex- Jufle Anderson Interrupted Zollna wHh a tatemnt that the motion to the indictments on the ground nfuslng "multiplicity" was ab- urd. ese defendants will never go to or strips oi DianKet ana sume rope -which they carried, they securely bound the man.and his wife, charging them not to make a movement before 7 o'clock, as they would be some time In ransacking the safe.

BABIES GAGGED. Turning their attention to Maoka, aged 3, and Ayaka, aged 18 month's, the robbers bound and gagged them also." It was an or lt seemed that long to Zaiman, before he thought he, heard the front door close, and after a great deal of effort succeeded In releasing himself. After untying the bands which bbncTTiTs wife and little ones, he hurried to the store and discovered the floor strewn with trays and quantities of cheap Jewelry and stones upon It. The safe had been locked again by iYia rnhhprs. nnH trv Aft hp would.

FIILHIWEPT Mother Saves Her Baby From Death in the Flood SAN BEHNARDINO, March 12. A flood rising almost Instantly after a cloudburst in the Bear. Creek north of the San Bernardino range, swept, the family and belongings of Kenneth Broome down a gorge today. All their livestock was drowned, but Broome, his wife and infant child The family was found by James Eldrige, a mining engineer, who was nearby when the furious mountain storm broke. The wail of water, sweeping down the mountain slope, demolished the Broome cabin.

The baby was dashed from Its Its mother's arms, but she managed to grasp it again, and, catching some of the wreckage from the house, kept afloat with It until the sudden flood subsided, leaving them stranded at the mouth of the gorge. New Cabinet Is Formed In Spain Premier Canalejas Retains Leadership; Prieto Foreign Affairs Chief. MADRID, March 12.. The Spanish cabinet, which resigned yesterday lias been reconstituted today. Premier retains the leadership.

The portfolios are distributed asfollows: Premier, Senor Canalejas. Foreign affairs, Garcia Prieto. Minister of Justice, Arias Marlanda, Minister of Finance, Navarro Reverter. Minister of Interior, Senor Barroso. Minister of War, General do Luq.ue.

Minister of Marine, Senor Pidal. Minister of Public Works, Senor Vlllanueva. 1 Minister of Public Instruction, Duke of Alba. lated ta Judge Mogan how Moore had kept her awake at night, about baseball, woman suffrage national politics, the war ljv China and other current topics. Moore Is a barber.

He offered no defense. a-v Bft I and he is making- full use there advantage to feather his own condemned." 1 Canadians May Pass Uniform Marriage Law OTTAWA, Ont, March 12. Arguments to the right of the Canadian parliament to pass a federal marriage law will be heard by the Supreme Court on May 7. Heretofore the provinces alone have legislated on marriage. Various Protestant bodies, Jiowever, huve recently urge4 a dominion law to overcome the marVIage customs In.

Quebec. man was unable toopen It. He told police he had Eetween $4000 and $5000 in stock In the safe, and course, that all of It was taken by1 the bandits. Detectives Curtis and McConnell were notified by a police officer of (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) Secretary Knox Is Royally Entertained crew The Rosecrans went on the rocki late last night, but It was not until 4 o'clock this morning that tha ceaseless rolling and grinding of tha vessel's hull upon the stony barrier had caused her to spring a leak.

When the early morning light dls closed the danger of the vessel capsizing because of the leak, Captain Johnson ordered that the sea valve ba opened. About the same time an- effort was made to get a lle ashore, but tha attempt resulted merely In one satlof losing his life in the high and dangerous surf. The same high wave which (Continucd-iin Page ,2, Cols. 6-7) Tne as a.4uror. I don't.

see what the hoy (Carmody) was afraid tif 'for I certainly would have given him a squnre deal." Graham had approached the Colonel so qujetly that for a momejif-or two there were few that were aware he bad been challenged. 1 a busy man, Colonel," the lawyer said, "and we will excuse you." "I think he would be conferring a greater boon on humanity by serving It In other ways than by sitting In this casa for throe or four SANBORN JAIN AUGE OAKLAND'S RAINFALL IN INCHES. Last 24 Hours 1,14 Season to date 8,78 Last season to date. 27,38 Barber Talks Too Much To Wife; She Gets Divorce SAN SALVADOR, Republic of 12. The of official functions In 'honor of Secretary Knox's visit was continued enthusiastically today.

The feature of the program was a dress- parade of the army on the Campo de Iarte. For Secretary Knox the ladles of the city Lawyer Challenges Roosevelt as Juror SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. Intolerable loquacity was the ground upon which Mrs. Colda Moore obtained a divorce to. jjay from Thaddeus Moore.

"He was a good husband, Judge, but he talked too much." complained the wife as she re COOK'S METHODS To Protect Importer Through Higher Duties March 12. A de-1 customs appeals today. The decision, clslon of sweeping Importance In the according to custom experts, 'means administration of the tariff law de- that manufacturers disagreeing with daring that an Importer can appeal the treasury department's Interpreta- from an assessment of duty by a col- tlon of )the tariff act can Import a lector of customs on the ground that test shipment and appeal to the cus- the assessment was too low, was ren- toms court to get more protection ARE CONDEMNED --MINEoiA, L. March 12. Theodore.

Roosevelt 'was drawn as Juror, No, 7, today In the damaged suit; of Michael Carmody against the New York Central railroad, but quickly was eliminated by JolmJ Graham, counsel for the plaintiff, who rhallenped-the Colonel peremptorily: Why he exercised this right the lawyer did not explain. Colonel- Roosevelt wasj plainly disconcerted when he stepped down from the box. "I am ready to do my he said, "but I don't see why I should have to nn-har-dav-after lny If nohnd.ywAnXa. ter up'hy letter with the parties at Issue asking If a rehearing was desired. The government not being a to tha suit can art only throiult the defeated parties, the rehearing would be, asked on the ground that' a full bench had not passad on tha case.

BERKELEYrMarch12.ount3rlerkJohn-P.-:ook? use of his registration meetings to secure signatures fqr his referendum petition was condemned by Supervisor Fred W. Foss at the monthly meeting of the City Club last evening. "Cook is getting up this referendum," declared Foss, "to prevent the work of registration being taken from his. office and given to a registrar under the recent law. The clerk, tirViil rcrieterinor voters.

hfl Mrentinnal arivantaarffs c.riire House Inquires Into Smelter Trust Situation 'Patent Monoply' Case May Be Given Rehearing iaerea oy tn. atte couj. jr pany was -connected with It tnd whether prosecutions were begun or were In contemplation. The resolution waa a substitute from tho Judiciary' committee fof one Introduced by Representative Martin, Democrat, of Colorado. -JiN signatures for such a petition, WASHINGTON.

March 13. Attorney Oewral Wlrkersham Indicated today that theer was a strong likelihood of-a rehearing being asked for the Supreme Court la the "patent monopoly" case, decided yesterday by a divided bench, four to three. Ha said lis "had taken tht mat WASHINGTON, March 12. Tha House adopted today a resolution calling on the department of Justice to make known whether the department was Investigating any "emeler trust" In the United States, whether tha American Smelting and Refining Com of. Cook's employment of this patronage must be unqualifiedly 'i 1 i J'.