The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 6, 1906, Page 1

Il~+-}—++-}+-}}1++4+~l++++++-&++++= i TEMPORARY OFFICE % - OF I 5 i The San Francisco Call 3 f 16513 Fillmore St. ¥ % PHONE: WEST 956. 3 FERR R R VOLUME XCIX—NO. 157, SIXTEE OAKLAND OFFICE The San Francisco Call 1016 Broadway Business Otfice Phone: Oakland 1088 Editorial Rooms, FPhone: Oaklard 748 FFFFFRR R R R QUAKE OPENS A BIG CHASM N PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1906.—PAGES 1 TO 8. PRICE FIVE CENTS FREAKISH WORK OF RECENT TEMBLOR NEAR BOLINAS Parting of Earth Is Said to Be|[AMPERS 300 Feet W ide. Ground Breaks Under Cow and She Meets Death. s o S RSV L s of ! BERKELEY, May &.—Phenomena IRy !u:‘ unigue sort appear to have attend- “v'x the earthquake shock at Bolinas ‘ \Bay, reports from that section re- i ceived by John K. Orr, a wealthy land Iowner in that vicinity whose home is UF M[N IN at 1740 Walnut street, Berkeley, in- ating that the force and freakish- s of the temblor wére greater there v oOther point in the State. Agreement Between Oper- ators and Unions IS Probable. { . Orr returned last night from a | spection of the territory ! Bay. He waited upon i n lde Wheeler of | y today, suggesting ; t sclentists assoclated with the | versity might discover at Bolinas | phenomena most worthy of study, | because wore extraordinary than any %1.[\01(84 to have occurred elsewhere. | “So terrible 1s the sight in that i.u—gicu," sald Mr. Orr today, “that 1 { must be pardoned for declining to give it of the destruction wrought, | y with a promise I made 4’ in, P. J. Shafter, and also be- { ve the truth told about | damage there would unduly alarm | people and would help to give a black ie,.c to the State.” | Before making a personal inspection | of the country Mr. Orr was in receipt “|of a letter from E. B. Nelson of the " | Nelson Hotel Company at Olema, giv- 1g some getalls of the havoc wrought y the earthquake. This letter refers to an extraordinary chasm in the earth created by the earthquake, the fissure extending from Tomales to all Bolinas Bay, & distance along the ocean shore of about twenty In some places the chasm is said to e 300 feet deep. On the ranch owned by P. J. Shat- , where thousands of acres are glv- n over to dairy purposes, the ranch- men were milking the cows when the Y quake came. The chasm created by the temblor narrowly missed taking n a big ranchhouse and did swallow up a cow in the yard where the milk- ng was being done. Mr. Orr saw the vertebrae of the cow, the dirt having | been scraped from the surface by coyotes. The fissure at that point was about eight feet deep. The letter to Mr. Orr, written by Ir. Nelson, is said by the former Only Minor Questions inj: Dispute Yet to Be Adjusted. y agreed upo: was that it should be opera- rman George F. ' committee. recelved, sagreelng An was ce at 2 o'clock on Monday al \ferer » al offices in tinue and o immf e be no exaggeration, but rather an e ement of the facts. Portions N e | a‘;‘dr “,E;};,: of the communication are as follows: e the L)Aa_‘;&s ‘u: Af_,u" a| “Mud and sand in the bay were egresment eventually will | thrown up into ridges by the upheaval until they are now visible v high tide. Sections of the owns of Bolinas and Marshalls on road are now lying in the bay nd the town of Tomales is almost wiped out of existence. Three people in this place lost their lives. “The ground in some places sank to a depth of from two to ten feet and a -at seam opened that just missed 2 house. It passed through P. J. Shat- ter's corral and engulfed a cow, clos- |ing up again and burying the animal. enormous fissure ‘extends from Tomales to Bolinas on the ocean *shor one place it is alleged to ther earth tremble that slarmed | be 300 feet deep. At Point Reyes sta- us people occurred yesterday |tion an engine and three cars were ing about 10:28 o'clock. The|iprown from the tracks by the tem- er was short, but strong enough |y ior ang are still lylng at the side of to create a general scare and knock|.p. track f"“ EPOrtion % ,on' of s paa “The litt’e brook stream, in which A‘:."N';‘u:é;i' “;;Mdpf::fi;‘ the water was as clear as crystal, is wiikch .has® been weak ia the 3 now the color of mud and unfit for since the big jar on April 18, & meet- | use. The shock here seems to have ing was in progress, with Mayor | been a great deal heavier than in San Schmits presiding. When th | Francisco judging from the appear- re began to wobble Ga ance of the earth. The garden in erney sprang to his feet and s front of Skinner’s house, which con- excitedly for the nearest door. | tained half a dozen immense gum trees, was moved several feet past the house without materially chang- ing the appearance of the ground.” s B e e on. on has reach r that the op here from . It looks, therefore, &s e had been averted an return to work probably on , May 14 %) ANOTHER SHAKE KNOCKS DOWN A STANDING WALL Many People Frightened by One of the Many Tapering-Off Temblors. t Mayor Schmitz beaded off a stampede by re- arking, “Mr. McEnerney bas the floor.” OAKLAND, May b.—A sharp shock of earthquake was felt about o'clock this morning. No damsage was one. 10:20 Z Music at the Park. The following programme will be rendered by the First Regiment (N. G.C.) band at Golden Gate Park this s e T Bovarnor |afternoon: March, “New Colonlal” v soryesggvies N B <1 . (Hall); grand selection, ‘“Faust” ggins yesterday signed the bill of | e S oo A netor Armstrong, whick postpones (Gounod); . ovetture, h bt Lovs from November 15th to December 18th| (Lafferty); “Flower Song” (Lange); next, the election of boards of directors waltzes, “Moonlight” on the Hud- for the Mutual Life Insurance compan-|Son” (Lauredau): march, “Billboard” des of this State. The law. also post- rooks); selection, finale from pones from Jume to July the date of | “Areile” (Bach); cornet solo, “Colum- filing lists of policy holdeFs. This law |bia Polka” (Rollinson), George W. necessitated by the faect that it was | Hollister; medley overture, “Eclipse” mpossible for the companies to prepare | (Rollinson); selection, “Echoes From the lists of policyholders by the date or- | Metropolitan Opera-house” (Tobani): igioally set. . r-Spangled Banner.’: miles. | SAYS BROTHER ] 1S INNOGENT | |Bertha Muenter Is | Loyal to the Professor. Engages Counsel and Chemist in Case. | CHICAGO, May 5.—The Inter-Ocean today says: “The mysterious disap- pearance of Miss Bertha Muenter, sis- ter of Professor Erich Muenter, who is charged with having -poisoned his wite, was solved last night when re- porters located the young wuman at the home of her sister, Mrs. Farmer, in Rogers Park. Miss Muenter de- nied that she was hiding from the 'pullce and declared that she desired | to conceal nothing, and asserted that she only sought freedom from annoy: ance by the police. ’ “‘I have mo information as to my brother's whereabouts,” sald Miss Muenter. advertisements in the papers and in every possible way that holds hope of success. I am firmly of my first opinion that he is innocent of this horrible accusation against him, and believe if he can be found he can clear himself of the charge. “‘My visit to his former home in Cambridge revealed nothing to indi- cate bis guilt. His acqualntances there repudiate the suggestion thal he could have killed his wife. Their confidence in his 1innocence comes from knowledge of his home life the love he had for his wife and fam- ily. “Through a friend Miss Muenter said she had engaged an attorney and an expert chemist in Chicago, who would represent him in any develop- ments that might occur. | “The inabllity of the police to lo- cate Miss Muenter is explained by her desire to avoid notoristy. of returning to her home she went to the apartments where she remained until yesterday. Miss Lyons {s an intimate friend.” e G Y Marriage Licenses. W. Holeingy 28, and Ina K. Kent, 3, both of Oakland; Theodore Mahncke, 29, and Percis M. Comegys, 26, both of San Francisco; Joseph J. Costodlo, 29, and Phelecemnina Pereira, 20, both of Alameds; Floyd U. Brovkhart, 28, Mo- desto, and Lilllan M. Smith, 25 8an Francisco; Raymond Mclntyre, 21, and Della Damozonio, 19, bott of Berkeley; Frank M. Randall, 25, and Katherine B. Calnan, 24, both of San Francisco; John A. Gilmore, 27, and Annie Mullen, 26, both of San Francisco; Charles L. Hargrave, 28, and Geneva L Shaw, 26, both of Berkeley; Edgar A. Jones, 26, San Francisco, and Maud E. Bell, 22, Berkeley; Charles Helkkinen, 28, and Hilma Kaskela, 21, both of Berkeley; Louis G. Beckel, 31, and Harrlet An- steth, 21, both of Oakland; John J. Pot- tinger, 22, and Gertrude B. Ropes, 22, both of Oakland. ———————— Accidentally Injured by Jokers. OAKLAND, May 5.—Some men were having fun out at the Judson Iron Works today and seized John O’'Mal- ley of Emeryville and proceeded to stick his head in a barrel. In the struggle which ensued O'Malley’s head struck the sharp hoop-bound edge of the barrel and he received a long gash, which necessitated a trip to the Re- ceiving Hospital, where the injury was dressed by Dr H. Koford MUST 60 10 PARK Concentration of Home- less Ones Planned by Officials. Model Tent and Barrack Cities to Be Built by Military. Comiortable Quarters to Be Provided for the Refugees. The homeless people now camped throughout the city are to be concen- trated in Golden Gate yark as as possible. The military and { i | i i of Public &orks. MANY WORKINGMEN v e 7o sy wa 10 SUPPLY NEEDS To Major Mclver, who has charge of the Fifth Military District, is allot- ted the labor of preparing shelter ¢ | safe. Instead | 8¥ounds. for the proper housing of the homeless multitude. The people will be in- stalled in barracks and floored tents and the of the camps in the park is to bs madeé*ideal. Major Mclver yesterday said: “It is our alm to transfer every one 1 am seeking hith through fiow camped out in any part of the city to our model towns in Golden Gate Park. All those now living in the smaller parks wil be housed in our new barracks and floored tents. ‘We have erected many wooden houses and floored all permanent tents. Our system of sanitation is excel- lent. We have placed in the camps the odorless evacuator toilet system and the health of our people will be It will take some time to ac- complish the transfer, but when we have done our work the homeless will and have good houses and be well cared for.” The military people are erecting as fast gs possible sixteen new barracks which will house 1800 people. Diffi- culty has been experienced in getting lumber, but a few days will see the work completed. There are now 2687 people housed in the camps on the recreation grounds and the ball Of these 13877 are in bar- racks. 'Phe new barracks are located of Miss Cora Lyons, | Péar the Nineteenth avenue entrance on the south side of the park. There are many in camps from the Panhandle to the ocean beach. The census has not yet been completed, so OAKLAND, May B~—The following the complete number of those in the marriage licenses were issued by the|park outside of the military camping County Clerk today: Willlam J. Kruse, | grounds is not known. 21, and Clara Putzge, 20, both of San| The concentration plan has met Francisco; Arthur F. Terstegge, 24| with general approval. Oakland, and Rose M. Ritzan, 20, Ala-| men can move into the new camps meda; Joseph A. Alvares, 28, and An-|ang go to their work each day. The nie Jorgensen, 22, b"m};" San r;“:d" barracks are located near the H street co; Theo Geldson, 42, Napa, an nna < Gottschalk, 28, San Franclsco; Wuuumi::{mlx:n:a'c‘rl?:::nga:;ce“ 18 LaNDOE The working With the people concentrated in the park the labor of feeding and clothing them and caring for their health will be reduced to an excellent working basis. Major Farrar, with headquarters in the Jackson Primary School, is at- tending to the feeding and clothing of the people around’ the park. Sitve SEOTERNAT L S T Belmont’s Bill Gees Over. WASHINGTON, May 5.—Considera- tion of the bill requiring publicity re- garding all election contributions has been postponed in committee. It is the measure which was prepared by the National Publlcity Association, headed by Perry Belmont, and is too loosely drawn. The features of the bill, how- ever, may be considered later in con- nectlon with others framed for the same purpose. ) —————————— ~ British Steamship Founders. LONDON, May 6.—The British siearaship Anglo-Peruvian, OF THE BULDERS Story of Scarcity i of Toilers Is ' Denied. In denial of the complaints of build- ers and contractors of the scarcity of mechanics and laborers, & representa- tive of State Labor Commissioner Staf- ford announced to the general commit- tee yesterday that a bureau of regis- tration and employment had been opened at the Hearst Grammar School. He added that the bureau could fur- nish applicants with 1000 men within six hours after notification. Further he sald that in employing men in this way oontractors and other employers would be assured that they were giving work to San Franciscans who had suffered through the recent catastrophe. He wished to make par- ticular note of this, for the reason that he had knowledge that idle men are now coming into the city trom the in- terfor and displacing those who should have the first call upon the considera- tion_of capital. Many such had ap- plled to his bureau for registration, but had been refused, because it was the desire of Commissioner Stafford that those citizens of the city who were now dependent upon the relief committee for subsistence should first be provided for. He asked that/each member of the committee of fifty use his endeavors with contractors to em- ploy needed help through this agency, and that any attempt to induce men td labor for less than the wages pre- valling before the fire be frowned upon. Judge Henshaw stated the sense of the meeting in & resqiution to the ef- fect that wages shall prevail as before the catastrophe; secondly, that the sufferers by the catastrophe be given first choice in matters of employment and that for that purpose contractors and other employers be asked to ap- ply first to the State bureau at the Hearst Grammar School; thirdly, that this matter be given the widest pub- licity. The motlon was adopted with applause. L& —— e More Strest Cars In Operation. The Geary-street carhouse at Point Lobos and First avenues was badly shattered by the earthquake, and no | decision has been reached as to what |1s to be done with it. The cars of the BSacramento-street line commenced running to the Chutes yesterday. 5 ———— Accuses Husband of Desertion. | OAKLAND, May 6—Suit for divorce was begun today by Margaret A. Poole against C. O. Poole, whom she cl s with desertion. They were married at Tacoma, Wash., in 1888 and Captain {have two children, of whom she asks Curtis, from Shields April 11 for Phil- |the custody. adelphia, foundered recently in the At- |/ lantic as the resuit of a collision with an iceberg. All the members of her ————— O . _Gould Wing at Tennis. LONDON, May 6.—In the final round crew were picked up by the steamship|of the amateur court tennis cham- Mohawk, from New York April 29 for | plonship of Great Britain at the Antwerp, which passed Prawle Foint| Queen's Club today Jay Gould 1wday and signaled the news. of Lakewood, N. J, beat 8. J. Hl by RAILROAD TO HAUL AWAY DEBRIS FREE Jhe JSouthern Pacific yesterday offered in its work of co- Operation in restoring San Francisco to haul the thousands of tons of debris from the streets free of charge. Jhe tracks are laid and under direction of the Board of Public &orks the task of removal will begin the hour the city says the word. Jhe JSouthern Pacific temporary tracks are in two sys- tems. Jhe first runs along Fourth sireet, from Jownsend to Sverett, and down Everett to Third. The second runs Jrom the foot of Battery street, from a connection with the Jtate Delt Line railway. along Battery to Market. Jhe offer to the city was made officially yesterday in a letter from General Manager &. &. Calvin to the Board TROLLEY LINES 10 RUN T0-DAY Travel Outside the Wwaste Section Resumed. Cars Will Speed From Van Ness to Ocean. Unless thers should be some unfore- seen hitch in the arrangements the United Railroads will have all its elec~ tric lines in running order outside of the burned district this morning. These include the Eddy, Turk, Ellls, O'Far- rell, Fillmore and Bryant street lines and the San Mateo system. The de- pressions in the roadbeds and the bent ralls, wherever they have been found, have been leveled and straightened and all other obstructions removed, so that suburbs will be accesibls. menacing brick and stone walls shall to operate the cars except upon the Misslon and Market street routes, the cars. One of the first lines in the burned area to be in operation will be that on Eddy street, commencing at its junc- portion of the track and roadbed and of the James Flood building were com- pleted yesterday, but between that ruined walls that make travel danger- ous. As soon as these shall have been removed by the authorities travel will be resumed. —_———— Caring for Homeless Chinese. SAN JOSE, May 5.—The residents of the local Chimatown have been caring for nearly a thousand of thelr coun- tryment who were burned out in San Francisco. The men occupy large tents and the women and children are snug- 1y housed in the store and residence buildings. all parts of the city and the San Mateo ‘Within the burned territory until have been removed and the streets cleared of debris it will not be possible which are already being traversed dy tion with Market street. The renewed the switch into Marke: sireet In front point and Van Ness avenue stand many CORONER BELIEVES FEW PERSONS WERE SHOT BY SOLDERS IThinks No Killings Were Due to Looting. The records of Coroner Walsh dis- prove the widely circulated stories that large numbers of people were shot and killed by the soldlers during the great fire that followed the earthquake. Of all the cases handled by this official and his deputies In only one it was found that death was due to gunshot wound. The exception was Heber Ti- den, killed by civie guardsmen,. who had the mistaken idea that the auto- mobile in which he was riding was be- ing used for looting purposes. The military authorities have records of two cases of killing for disobedience of military orders, but there i» not & single record of arty person being shot to death for looting. “My office has reports showing 358 deaths,” sald Coroner Walsh today. “In each case, elther shortly after death or when hastily Interred bodies were exhumed, an examination was made. We handled just one gunshot day of the where they fel. We dug up three bodies at the place mentioned and Dr. Kucich, the autopsy physician, held post-mortems in each case. These vie- tims, one Chinese and two whites, were noc shot, the condition of their proving conclusively that they killed by falling walls. In all 338 cases, with the exception tioned, death was due to one of causes, fractured skull, crushing of body or asphyxiation.” The cases of shooting on record at the military headquarters are those of Joseph Myers and Joseph Riordan, who were killed while disputing the au- thority of soldiers who had given them orders \NEW BATTLESHIP RHODE ISLAND RUNS ASHORE IN GHESAPEAKE BAY Three Powerful Tugs Sent From New York Navy Yard to the Assistance of Great Warship, Hard Aground Off Yorks Spit. NORFOLK, Va,, May 5.—The battleship Rhode Island is ashore off Yorks Spit, in Chesapeake Bay. Three tugs from the navy yard have gone to her assistance. ) NORFOLK, Va., May 5.—The tugs Uncas, Hercules and Mohawk, all powerful ocean towboats, have gone te the assistance of the battleship Rhode Island, stranded off . Yorks spit.