The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 27, 1906, Page 5

JAPANESE POUR IN FROM HAWAI Commissioner Sargent Says Rush to America Is Les- Bit of Cheese Lures Big Earthquakes to Doom | Mousetrap Ends YE PHILOSOPHERS OF BERKELEY ERECT A SEISMOGRAPH sening Number in Islands REPORT TO BE MADE WASHINGTO from arrived Consul gent tha d to t nowledge > € ted Titanic Shocks AND PLEASED WITH THE! WORI. MAKE AN EXIT. e LIFE INGUIRY TAKEN UP AGHN ONE MORNING THEY DISCOVER-THE MACHINE HAS RECORDED THE ABOVE DUNCH OF LINES| | OF THE SCRAMBLED LINES. THE Jfinl‘;M? 1s DETAILED TO WATCH IT. NIGHTS &S AND Finos THISS AS THE CAUSE quartered, its neck broken NEW ¢ g mory cursed, an earthquake bottom out of the In- »ed Tokyo off the map - Japanese school segre- ion out of hand, has been to a nameless, unlamented the eminent sclentists at the v of California observatory observatory is manned with ake sleuths, recognizing but one great Omori, Japan's priceless whose hat got into one Roosevelt's mi Jori seismograph corr scientists of the Univer- ; fornia observatory have to retire to their slumbers confident that no earthquake, , could escape them. a few weeks ago, th id the first visit that d seismogaph found record that temporarily depriv- speech. Before his buiging tood the registration of an disturbance such the world never befo: ex- perience By a heroic = effort ered his flagging senses - amoned his colleagues. Ap- d at the extent of the recorded but 0 BE LIGENGES 'he seismograph indi sake had occurred too Before the scienti d myriad figures, had in Asia. The Indian been spilled out of the Royal , but as India itself had van- Royal Mail steamers no ! N MiSOUR wit s, un- i the P ocated disaster, the collective scien- 1 HH tific mind lay temporarily prone, in- ert. Then, true to instinct and training, ! it began dwide search for the| shake. T ie morning papers had no accou of the awful thing was not evening pa- | = | longer needed an Indian Ocean anyhow. It was awful. Awe was transformed into positive terror when the evening| papers had no account of a continent- ocean-destroying quake. Theory after theory chased themselves through throbbing scientific minds and cracked | ice went tosa premium. For two or three days the seismograph behaved in an orderly and properly scientific man- ner. The worried savants began to assume their normal mental postures, one of them even suggesting, in a spirit of scientific humor, that the brickbat that laid low the hat of the Omori had started a telepathic current, which had | found its belated way to the master mind’s machine. Then the crack of doom! The very next morning the zigzag lines on the! Omori register showed beyond all per- idventure that the world had come to That the immediate vicinity | of the observatory endured was a tri-| fling incident, possibly a miracle. The| morning papers came. That proved San Fran was saved, but Japan, Siberia and Kalamazoo had surely been | destroyed in that fearful shake. The| evening papers, with their dearth of in- | formation about a great disaster, only | added mystery to the scientific sus- pense. But one of the professors thought he | smelled a rat. By stealth he armed | himself with a 10-cent mousetrap, a . bit of cheese, and sallied forth to beard the earthquake in its path of death! and destruction, Another morning came. | A tiny mouse that had played havoe with the peace of the savants by trot- ting across the delicately adjusted reg- ister sheet of the seismograph had jusi settled the Eastern question by de- molishing Constantinople, when h smelled the cheese, went to the fate| of his fathers’ and restored confidence in Omori and his marvelous invention. W WHARVES ARE b NECESSITY Martha ng St - W5 soon | Charles H. Spear, president of the| s the been secured. They |Harbor Co conterred yester- we essed and had a cosmo- 3. Tibbetts: San o gl g Matson and James Mc- rried them such ting the water front im- w Bowles known | provement committee of the various civic associations of the city. The pur- pose of the conference was to secure an interchange of views as to what im- should be rushed to imme- tion yinion of the committee rep- ves the construction of two t the seawall and of two ith of the Mail dock, in the of China Slough, would re- ve congestion to a great degree. Com- HAMILTON WINS IN INSURNGE GISE resent wharves missioner Spear informed the commit tee that he would have the board’s NEW YORK, Dec. 26—Demurrers | engineer prepare plans and a report ¥ w Hamilton to the com- w York Life Insurance t to compel him to received and dis- ehalf of the com- made along these lines immediately, and re- quested that the committee also have engineer do likewise. This was 0 m on b agreed. It was further decided that an effort ributed by pan were sustained today by Judge should be made to have the Legislature; Bischoff the Supreme Court which convenes at Sacramento next The rers challenged the suffi- put through an emergency ap- cause of action for an|propriation for $200,000 to enable the sed the question of other causes of ac- upholds the demurrer ncy of the first three and gives the life surance company leave to amend on ayment of cOStS. immediate completion of the work in view. While bonds for $2,000,000 for the improvement of the water fronmt have been voted, this money will not be available for some time. If the emergency appropriation is made, how- i ever, the problem will be solved. ING 0¢ 1906 the GRIGAES FROM TO 1823 Have been the representative Piano of the world and the basis by which all pianos are judged. Their marked superiority is best seen in the CHICKERING 4 GRAND The little Grand piano which every one is talking about. Benj. Curtaz & Son. ESTABLISHED 1856 H. J. CURTAZ, PRES. 1615 Van Ness Avenue. TRIES T0 MURDER HIS, ADVERSARY That Joseph Massei of 3305 Twenty- | fourth street, who gave a Christmas |dance to fifty of his countrymen, was | not killed early yesterday morning by Veltorio Pera, one of the guests, was | due to the latter's poor aim. Pera fired | three shots with a pistol almost point | blank at his host, but in each instance | missed his mark. The sound of the| shooting attracted. Policemen Curtls | and Davey and they placed the would- be assassin under arrest. The cause of the shooting was Mrs. Massel, the hostess. Pera is alleged | to have made advances to her. She re- | fused him. and informed her husband | that she had been insulted. The result | was that Massel at once invited Pera to a duel in the street. The guest accepted and preceded his host to the street by several minutes. When Massei arrived near the scene {of the proposed battleground three | shots, accompanied by three blinding flashes, rang out and the next instant Pera was in full flight down Dolores street. Massel gave pursuit, but this was not necessary, as Pera ran sqdarely into the arms of Policemen Curtis and Davey. When the prisoner was searched a revolver with three empty chambers was found on him. * JOHN A. MOORE MUST SERVE ONE YEAR FOR LAND FRAUDS Judge de Haven Refuses to Postpone Execution of Sentence Imposed on Man Convicted of Perjury J. H. G. Weaver, counsel for John A. Moore, convicted of perjury in the United States District Court and sen- tenced by Judge de Haven to one year's imprisonment in the penitentiary at San Quentin, presented a petition to Judge de Haven yesterday asking that the execution of sentence be indefinitely postponed. Judge de Haven denfed the request. He sald that such action would be equivalent to a patrdon, and only the President of the United States had that power. Moore was a prominent citizen of Humboldt County, having been a Su- pervisor for four years. He was re- puted to be moderately wealthy. The perjury of which he was convicted was | committed in filing homestead entries upon Government land in t}ut county. Weaver's petition for a ‘pardon for Moore showed the signatures of all the jurors who had convicted him and of a large number of officials and promis nent men. This petition Weaver took to Washington and presented to Presi- dent Roosevelt. The President declined was clearly guilty and that it was time to put a stop to land frauds. Moore will be taken to the peniten- tiary at once to serve his sentence. —_— __Sterling silv eces, 75c. NI TOREN"and L Boer 1Tet B to paedon Moore, for the reason that he | \CTION 0 ST0P SILE OF STOCK Attorney General of Min- nesota Begins Suit to Restrain Great” Northern NATURE OF THE CASE ST. PAUL, Dec. 26.—Attorney Gen- eral Young of Minnesota today began an action against the Great Northern Railroad to prevent the issue of $60,- 000,000 of new stock recently author- ized by the board of directors. A permanent injunction against the company, its officers, agents and ser- vants is asked restraining them from proceeding in any manner with the pro- posed issue and from collecting amounts due on any subscriptions therefore or from taking any action to carry qut the plans of the stock issue until the company shall have made ap- plication in writing to the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of Minne- sota and procured its consent to that issue. A temporary injunction pending all litigation is also asked. The bill of complaint recited that the Great Northern's original authorized capital stock was $30,000,000, that be- ing the limit fixed by its charter, and that between February 1, 1890, and March 1, 1896, defendant had made sev- eral large increases of stock until on March 1, 1906, its capital stock aggre- gated substantfally $150,000,000; that all these increases were first made without application to the State Rail- road Commission as wvequired oy law; that defendant had determined again to increase its capital stock to $210,- 000,000, its stocksolders having been invited .to subscribe to their pro rata of same, and that no application had | been made to the State Railroad Com- mission. The Attorney General contended that unless such proceedings were restrained not only would the State be deprived of investigating the pzopriety and pur- poses of the issue, but that the com- pany proposed to pay the same divi- dends at the rate of 7 per cent on the increased -as upon the presemt capital- ization, thus increasing the fixed an- nual charges of the defendant by the sum of $4,200,000, a great portion of which will have to be paid by the road's Minnesota patrons. The Great Northern officials were served with the papers in ‘he case this afternoon. WOMAN CAPTURES WIEIOUS AOBBER SPECIAE DISPATCH TO THE CALL. SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 26.—Minnis Garcia, the landlady of a lodging- house, captured a bold robber in this city last night. F. Rameris came up the stairs to the lodging-house leading an intoxicated man, who he said was his brother and who wished to be put to bed. They had been in the room but a few minutes when the landlady heard a ter- rific struggle. She found the drunken man badly beaten and saw the robber run down the hall and take refuge in a closet. Miss Garcia locked the door upon him and then notified the police. The robber was Placed under arrest and when searched a $20 gold piece was found in his shoe and a silver dime was in each ear. The victim of ths robbery had $40 in a belt around his waist, but only $20 was recovered. FUGITIVE TRIES T0 END k3 LIFE DETROIT, Dec. 26.—Felipe Jaursgul,' aged 25 years, said to be the son of wealthy p 'nts of Durango, and to ha.. been expelled from that cbuntry for conuection with a revolu- tionary movement, attempted to com- mit suicide here this afternoon and fired three bullets into his chest. He has a fair chance of recovery. Jauragui is said to have gone to St. Louis after his expulsion from Mexico and joined in the publication of a Mex- | fcan paper in thdt city in the interests of the revolutionary party.® He left there six weeks ago and came to De- troit, where he first earned a pre- carious living as a cigar salesman and then secured work translating Spanish for a local printing house. He left a farewell letter written in Spanish, in which he declared that he “succumbed to the ecstacies of love.” GIONEY SLOMNE 15 NOTT0 B0 FREE SPOKANE, Dec. 26.—Sidney Sloane, who slew his own father, is not to go free. Though the jufy on Saturday pronounced Sloane “not guilty”by rea- son of insanity, Judge. W. A.. Huneke today ordered that he should be taken to wie Walla Walla penitentiary, there to remain until the further order of the court. The Judge stated that this action was taken for the safety of the { community, it having been shown that the prisoner's insanity was of a perma- nent character and that he might again become violent at any time. Young Sloane, who was happy, jubi- lant and singing yesterday, appeared depressed and discouraged when this sentence was pronounced. MEN FIGHT DUEL WITH PITGHFORKS NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—A duel with pitchforks between two grooms em- ployed in a fashionable riding academy in East Fifty-eighth street today re- sulted in probably fatal injurfes to Thomas Connolly, whose eye and brain were penetrated by the prong of the fork wielded by James Cassidy. The men quarreled last night. Today they had another dispute over possession of a pitchfork. Each armed with a pitch- fork they fought for several minutes, while the other employes were afraid to interfere until Connolly was stabbed in the eye. Cassidy was arrested. —_— COURT-MARTIAL KINDINGS WASHINGTON Da¢. 26.—The Navy Department: today received the fincings of the court-muriial ja the cuse of Assistant Paymaster William C. Syper, charged with irregularities in his ac- counts. The court found him guilty of a technical shortage of over and Mexico, 1 1906, SALE 1 OFF A 1> OFF INKSTANDS—Of imported In numerous patterns.... GLOVE BASKETS — Quite iitnite. o varistyiis 15 SMOKERS’ OUTFITS—An ment quite varied of smok- erg’ sets and ash trays at In Special Sales Section. Worth ~ 50c... 25C About 150 dozen in this “with tabs or without; made of or wash materials; some are damty colorings. for this sale. . .. olive- wood, with nickel-mounted bal- ustrade around ink bowls % off HANDKERCHIEF BOXES— [A o" off assort- 14 off HAND BAGS—A large assortment in various leathers, but the quantity of each individual style is nmited: MUSIC FOLDS—New and novel, to prevent creasing of sheet music each one is worth 50c apiece; they consist of tailor-made stocks, broidered in all white; others in Price 25c Y2 OFF 1907 CALENDARS—AIll calendars in others; many are embossed de- signs; to hurry them out Special Sales Section 14 off TOYS, DOLLS, HTC.—In the toy sec- tion there has accumulated quite a variety of toys just slightly damaged, scarred or something wrong; perhaps a finger is 1e from a doll, some little thing s been lost to an engine or steam- to close these out quickly % fi boat, or maybe it is dented; vour choice at.. or; , tohurry them out they are % off YOUTS @fe...enen AN 2 BISQUE ORNAMENT PER- | FUMERY . =14 oty orunEs—a beavtitan assortmeht of slightly damaged framed pic- tures, comprising chromos, pastels, While carrying. These are im-§ fac-simile water colors and old ported movelties and are sought{ time wood engravings. = Irames after by many in prefer- are gilt, weathered oak and metal. hee tolthe Tolliate. 2s: 14 off} Pi5ding in size from 6x3 to 3ixif inches; to close them out s S o 15 off WOMEN’S NECKWEAR | ALL lot; Ceaeer silk em- COAT HANGERS—Made up Useful and desirable Holiday Presents which we do not wish fo carry over. .. THESE ITEMS ARE JUST ONE-HALF THEIR REGULAR PRICE Y2 OFF FANCY BASKETS — With ribbon the house, including many beau-§ (rimmings and ribbon | tiful and expensive omes by§ TOWOTS ctcitcieeiocoeoe %o Charles Dana Gibson, Kimball and { STRAW BASKETS—In attractive hand-painted designs. 14 off WHISK BROOM HOLDERS — Of fancy shapes; some in- cluding Broom............ % off dat: £ ribl " s ainty manner of ribbon, o" silk or satin IA CENTER PIECES—Of fancy burnt leather; some very prett: Y designe v 145 off FINISHED PILLOWS—For the sofa. and same PIN CUSHIONS—Some are lace, cov- ered with wide lace ruffl are fioral designs, as chrysanthemums, ete. popular Japanese doil pin fon: 9 and 12 Inches long % off Sutter-st. Anmex. MILLINERY Y2 OFF All trimmed hats in the house, including every shape of the Parisian patterns, as well as those of the best milliners of America; make your own selec- tions and pay just half of the market price. for every woman to economize. As for example, select any $18.00 hat and pay $9.00, which is An opportunity - 2 Off THE STORE ' WITH THE MONEY=-BACK POLICY BIVE EVIDENGE IN GOL. MANN CASE 24 NEW YORK, Deec. ‘The trial of Colonel W. D. Mann on an indictment for perjury 'was Fesumed before Re- corder Goft in the Court of General Sessions today. Handwriting Expert D. C. Decker resumed his testimony as to the disputed “o k” and “W. D. M.” of the-Count Reginald Ward letter. Decker stated that he had discovered that the characteristics of the letter “M" were also true of tiose found in the standard evidence of Colonel Mann's writing, but that the material for a comparison of handwriting in this case was very meager. During recess Attorney Littleton, counsel for Colonel Mann, stated that he did not intend to cut short his de- fense merely to get through with the case. He thought it possible to finish the trial by next Monday night. Re- | corder Goff will go from the Record- er's bench to the Supreme court bench at midnight next Monday, and if the | Mann case should not be finished by | that time it may result in a mistrial | | Several bank clerks testified today that| itl\e disputed writing was identical | with the admitted: writing. OEPARTMENT FINDS AGGUSED CONSUL ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. McMasters of New York, the United States Counsul at Zanzibar, who was ordered home under suspension to ex- plain charges of misconduct preferred against him by the British officials of Zanzibar, and who also was re- ported to have obtained money by false pretenses from a bank in Nice, has been located in this country and the State Department has been ad- vised that he will reach Washington within a day or two. GRINDELL'S PARTY DIED IN DESERT EL PASO, Tex, Dec. 26—%he re- mains/ of Professor Thoma$ Grindell and his party, who left Douglas, Ariz, in June, 1904, on an exploring expedi- tion into the Tiburon Islands, located in the Gulf of California, but were not heard from, have just been found in a desert in Sonora, where they perished evidently for want of water. The identification was made through let- ters addressed to Grindell found with the remains. Grindell was principal of the Douglas school. 26.—Frederick PEOPLE OF SERVIA MAY 0UST KING | BELGRADE, Servia, Dec. 28—The| National Assembly finally has accepted the loan and assessment bills which were sent today for signature to King Peter. The debate on these measures today was attended by disorderly scenes on | the part of members of the Assembly, arising from the open ewmpression of sentiments against the present Kara- georgevitch dynasty, which gave rise to reports in German and Austrian quarters of a movement to dethrone King Peter. Following the street dis- orders of the last few days the occur- rences in the chamber today have added to the seriousness of the present situation. The King is at present confronted| with many difficult problems, not least of which is the renewed activity of the supporters of the late King Alexander | and Queen Draga, who were murdered | the night of June 10, 1903, and the popular ill feeling aroused by the re-| cent escapades of George, the Crown Prince. One of the deputies opposed the loan on the ground that the members of the reigning family would personally pock-| et a large proportion of it and the final debates brought out anti-dynastic demonstrations in which a number of riotous students sustained serious in-| juries. Premier Pasics has received a| number of threatening letters intimat- | ing that the present dynasty will meet a fate similar to that of its prede-| cessor. The late King Alexander was a mem- | ber of the Obrenovitch family. It is asserted that secret meetings of the anti-dynastic leaders have been held| here for the purpose of selecting a| European prince as a successor to King | Peter in the event of a successful dy-| nastic movement. | MINNEAPOLIS IS TO SHIP FLOUR TO THE CZAR'S DOMAIN { 1. Conditign Is Brought About by the Great Shortage in Russia MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 26.—It is ru- mored that a big deal is about to be closed whereby a Minneapolis company will consign a large quantity of Minne- apolis flour to Russia. ! Only through the immense shortage in the Russian crop could this condi- tion arise—a shortage so great that Russian flour prices have advanced to| a noteh where foreign millers can fig- | ure on paying the imported duty, plus| | Unu: | freight, and realize a fair profit. —_———— WRECK ON B. & 0. "RAILWAY DEFIANCE, Ohlo, Dec. 26.—Baltimore | and Ohio passenger train No. 5, while | running at seventy miles an hour, was wrecked by spreading ralls three miles | east of here this morning. One coach and two sleepers jumped the track,| and the combination coach turned over. | Three passengers were hurt, but not seriously. ] ~ Baking - RUMFORD ' The Wholesome 'in every respect with all Powder | South Pacific. LOOKING for HOMES If you have anything which you wish to offer to the great army of home-seekers - are coming to California tkrough the Los Angeles gatewaz to the State, a small “For Sale” advertisement in the classified columns of the “Los Angeles Times” will put you in communication with them. If you have a ranch for sale or to let, or wish to dispose of or rent a city or suburban home, a sum expended in this way may accom- plish the desired result. LOS ANGELES TIMES San Francisco Office, 779 Market Street, San Francisco. Or phone Temporary 2121. i Genuine Must Bear }“ms Fac-Simile Signature V| it REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. SUMMER RESORTS No region is more interesting and full of romance than the South Sea Islands, and to make a voyage ia the &ood ship Mariposa and travel to these summer isles of Eden is pleasure sail- ing the day long. The famous surgeon, Dr. Nicholas Senn, says of this charming region: | “No other island can compare in nat- ural beauty with Tahiti. the gem of the It is the island where life is free of care—where the natives are fed, clothed and housed by mature, where man eats his dailly bread with- out being forced to labor. sleeps and dreams away his life free from worry and enjoys the foretaste of the eternal paradise before he dies.” The Mariposa sails December 28. Re- duced rates for round trip $125. Writ for folder to Oceanic S. S. Co.. 677 Ma ket st. Phone Teraporary 1231 HOTEL RAFAEL %52 R.V. HALTON. 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