The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 19, 1909, Page 1

Don’t Give Yourself Any Extra Trouble Just Tell What You Want in The Calrl’s Classified Ads VOLUME CV.—NO. THOUSANDS PERISH IN - MASSACRE Two American Missionaries Among Victims of Moslem Fanatics at Adana Destroyed by Fire After Terrible Uprising and Three Days’ Fighting Armenian Quarter at Tarsus Razed and Many Killed in Alexandretta City Young Turks Plan Overthrow of Sultan and Saloniki Troops Demand Constitution EIRUT, Syria, April 18.—A ter- rible uprising has .occurred in Adana. Street fighting has ersons have been killed The city has been destroyed by fire named All The American missionaries Rogers and Maurer are dead. is among the wounded Tarsus there was less loss of life.. The Armenian quarter, however, was destroyed.. Four thousand refu- gees are housed in the American mis- i relief e need urgent for the fugitives will be on the in serious Abdication 118 Sultan Plans is reported gress from rapid ret decided to remfove Thousands Are Homeless NTINOPLE 1 18— been bived Adana of naries, Mr. g The others e issions are safe, who Charistie, news from t dare They do n and » the mil- dretta. The nd incendiarism continue. Three Thousand Homeless A 1 bu g and it is re- t less than 3,000 persons rying situation ips are hu istians slate. the governor to protect the but there is great fear that it a t 1 out much longer against 1 of the Moslems, who are eping wn i rge numbers. The erican vice ¢ 1 at Mersina, n Debbas, has been unable to pro- owing to the interrup- ation. eed to Adana British Warships En Route A British warship is proceeding to Alexandr which is threatened by e Moslems. Several Armenian farms that neighborhood have been de- ) is felt at Kharput because of depredations by the Kurds in the surrounding villages, although the If has not been the scene of lar disordcrs. »n in Constantinople over on is very great. The people I ¢ capital are more concérned with of Saloniki troops than the massacres reported . nece with various quarters. Zbe army. which is concentrating at - @ promised not to enter inople, but to wait there the Ifiliment of its demands. The council of ministers took the de- of troops under considera- has mands Continued on Page 2, Column 4 been | h vice consul, Major Daughty- vicinity of Alexandretta also are with | 140. INDEX OF THE FRANCISCO CALL’S NEWS TODAY |SAN TELEPHONE KEARNY S6 MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1909 WEATHER CONDITIONS YESTERDAY—Partly cloudy; west wind; maximum temperature, 54; minimum, 48, FORECAST FOR TODAY—Fair; fog in the morning; moderate west winds. Page 13 EDITORIAL Defeated by the women Page ¢ Germany and the Monroe doctrine. Page@ | Hughes bas a fight on bis hands. Page ¢ CITY Maniac, balked in plot to kill nurse who at- tended dving wife, commits suicide. Page 3 Contortions of Holy Bollers alarm epectator, but not the police. Page 2 “Right's Might,” theater, goes well. Page 14 Third anciversary of the big fire finds San Francisco on the threshold of vast sdvancement ip the financisl world. More bodies at the ' American Page ¢ thought to lie bemeath ruins of St. George hotel. Page 5 Phillp Bolger, clubman, insurance ‘agent and friend of poor families and children, passes eway. Page 3 Jsmes M. Thomson expected to recover from effects of robber’s bullet wounds. Page 5 Shuberts’ anti-trust lh!lltr"'ll eseason to begin with “The Blue Mouse” at the Ameri- in August Page 14 Mrs. Maud Evans makes bit in song and dance tarn on stage. Page 14 Admiral Evans declares big navy is needed on Pacific coast Page7 Press club show charms big audience at Van | Ness theater. Page 14 | Two voung girls missing and parents ask po- lice to find palr. Page & Members of the chamber of commerce return ! here io trlumph from visit to the San Joaguin valley. Page s Eisborate program marks laying of the cor- | perstone of the nmew Mission grammar school. Page 3 Crate of dainty chickens found in street and | are being fathered at the central police sta- | Page 5 | Daniel Dongberty, gay Lotharlo, deseris score | tion. of sweethearts to worry old Same Page: SUBURBAN Y. M. C. A project aids movement in Oak land real estate. Page 4 Changes due when Noy takes office fn | Alameda, Frask Otis havisg been promised | place. Page 4 League of Justice brasch being formed in Ala | meda eounty. Page 4 COAST Enights of Columbus visit San Luls Obispo and attend bustness session. Page3 | John Chanslor, ploneer businessman of Los Angeles and father of presidlent of Associated | oll company, drowned in Hawall. Page 3 Girl takes carbolle acld to ‘“‘scare” bher | lover and dles. Page 3 | Prestdent Tatt and Vice President Sherman en- | listed 1o Raisin dar campaign. Page3 | Waoman wants to ride in Knabenshue's alrship | Sacramento dsy celebratlon. Page 1 | beaten | Page3 | | EASTERN | Professor Pickering of Harvard says plan of | at Former San Franelsco woman badly by thug in Tacoma. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1909. ADMIRAL FLAYS BCAAVY HEAD AND ROOSEVEL Melville Says Actions of Re- tiring Secretary Were Without Precedent Declares “Extraordinary Meth-| ods” Probably Indorsed by Former President Protest Against Bureau System by Officers Brings Forth Statement [Specidl Dispatch to The Call} know retiring HILADELPHIA, Pa.—“1 Pthut the actions of the secretary of the navy, probably indorsed by the former president of the United States, were the most extrordi- nary actions ever kmown, not only in the navy of the United States but in the mavies of the world.”—Admiral George W. Melvllie. This statement by Admiral Melville, who is on the retired list, but who maintains an active interest in naval affairs, was called forth by the fact that last week Secretary of the Navy Meyer received a pamphlet which was sent as a message from a secret meet- ing held by nine navy officers March 23. In this message the officers criticised the present bureau system in the de- partment and said that all heads of the construction departments should be subject to a common superior, an of- ficer of the line. The pamphlet was suppressed, but it has caused much comment, and the of- ficers are charged with violating the rules of the service designed to stifle public criticism of acts of the depart- ment heads by the men most compe- tent to criticise. Admiral Melville insists that the nine officers who signed the protest are guiltless of any infraction of naval reg- ulations, and, therefore, are not sub- Jject to court martial. “Any body of officers,” said Melville “has the right to fermulate an appeal and present it to the secretary of the navy. Of course, such an appeal or protest’ must not take the form of a conspiracy or mutiny, There is no evidence of either in this case. “I have no knowledge of what the whole contents of the pamphlet were, but I do know that the actions of the retiring secretary of the navy, prob- ably indorsed by the former president of the United States, were the most extraordinary actions ever known, not only in the navy of the United States, but in the navies of the world. “These actions have brought forth s were killed | flashing messages to Mars could be carried out [ the severest comment from men who by expenditure of $10,000,000. Page 1 | have made a careful study of the navies Tariff debate will begin In senate today, and |of the world, and they express con- democrats will urge income tax. Page 3 | sternation at the acts of the closing ral Melville flays retiring secretary of |qays of the last national administra- Roosevelt. Page1 |, Permavent insanity will be urged 1o defense [ .. 5 e sutenant Commander James Me- e e Maver ot Aue, . Paba B oy orethe LatARSoe department at Tax dodger slays himself in Kansas and | Seavis Metter iagutost 1oing. Page 1 | the Philadelphia navy vard, and Lieu- | tenant E. Delaney, in command of the FOREIGN | United States steamer Panther, left to- | Thousands perish in massacre by Moslems In | night for Washington, where it is ex- | Jurkey, lncluGing two American missionaries, | nected they will be called upon to ex- @ sultan’ 1 1s pl B i : |t T s Blemnc, 10008 menaclak | glain the meeting on the Panther, when prominent officers of the line drew up cer % “"‘:_“.":‘;' the resolution criticising the order of suicide 1 | SeCTetary . Newberry which upset A naval traditions by displacing old line Page 3 S ; Spatn welcomes lower duty on sparkling wines | OTfICETS everywhere from * control of Pope presides st beatification Joan of Are. Treasurr agent who committed | Paris aid to be victim of conspiracy. and wants ewcet varietics favorel. Page 4 | Ordnance, construction, repairs; equip- | London er core version of American play | Ment and steam engineering, and plac- | *“The Devil. Page 3 | ing young staff officers in charge. | SPORTS BETSs Tp g | DG | Coast league results—San Francisco 8, TLos TAX DO ER SLAYS Angeles 1; San Francisco 4, Los Angeles 1: HIMSELF IN KANSAS Vernon 7. Oakland 3; Vernon 6, Oakland 5. | L | Portland 4, Sacramento 1. Page 8 | 2 | State league results—San Francisco 5, Fresno | Farmer Leaves Letter Advising |2; San Prancisco 3, Fresno 2; Stockton 4. Santa | | Craz 3; San Jose 3, Oakland 1. Pages Brother Not to Lie Manager Jerry O'Shea arranges for another | MARYSVILLE, Kan., April 18.—Be- |stake today st the Ingleside coursing | cause he had not listed all his prop- park. Page® | erty with the county assessor and | Golfers made good score in tournament . for | fegred an investigation m | ebemplonsbip of nortbern Californls. Page® it e 8 sosush him to be sent to the penitentiary, James Clarke, 55 years old, a wealthy farmer near here, drowned himself in the Blue river. His body was found today. In a note to his younger brother, Stuart Clarke, the man stated he had falled to list $25,000 worth of notes. After stating his fears regarding prose- cution Clarke wrote: “Go to church: never tell a lie; al- ways keep employed, and never drink whisky.” : MYSTE Reliance athletic club wins long distance race from Siaplimat Indians. Page 9 Jockey Taplin finishes far in lead In struggle for riding boors at Emeryville. Pages | Seals take series by wicning both games from | the Los Angeles team. Page § Inwin's San Francisco outlaws win double besder and serles from Fresno. Page 8 Chicago Cubs lose to the Pirates in a great 12 inniog game. Page s Mission club will stage a bunch-of amateur bouts at clubrooms Wednesday night. Page 8 | Independents and Rovers piay tie game in last | eontest of season on soccer field. Page 8 | WOMEN’S CLUBS —_— RIOUS POISON el oo ol LAYS STUDENTS LOW | women's clubs. Page 12 | iy MARINE One May Die and Seven Others Steamship President makes fiying run of 49 | bours from Seattle to this port. Page 13 |HALF POUND HAILSTONES RATTLE DOWN ON IOWANS Seriously 11 DES MOINES, Ia., April 18.—Several Des Moines college women students and several male students were stricken today with some mysterious poison at dinner at the Camaraderie apd Altruis clubs. One may “die: The milk used by the sufferers was examined by State Chemist W. §. Frisbie and State Dalry Commission H. R. Wright, ut no trace of ptomain was found. 2 P. J. Collins fell in convulsions at the door of his room and was stricken blind. 1t was feared at first-he would die. Seven of the victims are in a precarious condition, . : g | Severe Storm Sweeping Over State Causes Damage DES MOINES, Ia., April 18.—A ter- | rific hail and wind storm struck Des | Moines and central Iowa today. Plate glass windows in downtown stores were blown in and cellars were flooded. At Stuart hailstones weighing half a pound fell, doing much damage to peach buds. ¥ $10,00000015 NEEDED T0 SEND SIGNALTO MARS |Harvard Professor Believes He Can Flash Message to Distant Planet i Pickering Outlines His Plans, Which Include Use of | i Great Mirrors But All Depends on Whether! Our Neighbors Are ! Intelligent ]‘ [Special Dispatch to The Call]) ‘ B declares Prof. William Pickering of | Harvard. OSTON, April” 18.—Mankind “may | be able to communicate with the inhabitants of Mars in July next, ! This will be made possible Lo says, | by adopting his of flashing | messages when that planet approaches | within 35,000,000 miles of the earth, or | | 5,000,000 miles nearer than ever before. | | Ten million dollars is the sum that ! | Professor Pickering requires to put | this method into practical use. | Series of Mirrors | He says of his system: “My pian of communication would | necessitate the use of a series of | mirrows so arranged as to present a | single reflecting surface toward the | planet. Of course, one mirror would do as well, but as the area necessary for | reflecting the sunlight more than 40,- | 000,000 miles would nave to be more than quarter of a mile of glass, a | single mirror would not be practicable. We would have to use a number of | mirrors. i “These mirrors would all have to be attached to one great axis parallel to the axis of the earth, run by motors and so timed as to make a complete revolution every 24 hours, thus carry- Ing the reflecting surface around with the axis once a day; &nd ohviating the necessity of continually reddJasting it to allow for the movements. of the planets. Like Point of Light “Looking down from Mars, this re- flection would appear like a small point of light upon the surface of the earth. “Supposing with such a signal in operation we began a series of flashes, cutting off the sun’'s rays from the mirror for an instant, and then throw- ing on the reflection again, repeating at irregular intervals the follow- ing day the telegraphic code of dots and dashes, I have no doubt, providing there are intelligent people on Mars, that the light would at once attract much attention and would lead eventu- |ally to an answering'signal. Once we | receive such an answer, the rest would be comparatively a simple matter of establishing a code and transmitting messages. “These flashes would, of course, have to be in the day time and would be seen on the night side of Mars.” SOCIETY WOMAN TAKEN TO JAIL FOR SPEEDING Members of Claremont Country Club Furnish Bail Money OAKLAND, April 18.—Mrs. W. J. Pat- terson, a society woman of Aberdeen, Wash., who has been a prominent guest at the Claremont Country club for sev- eral weeks, felt the strong arm of the law, when she was arrested this after- noon for exceeding the speed limit in her six cylinder racing car. Mrs. Patterson was speeding along East Fourteenth street and was about to cross at Twenty-third avenue when two officers shouted her a warning, which she heeded. She was taken to the city prison and | fashionable friends from the country lclub furnished the necessary $20 for bail. method A POET VANISHES, LEAVING 0DD MESSAGE IN WILL “I May Die Any Moment for Reasons of My Own” LONDON, April 1.—There is no trace of John Davidson, the poet, who has been missing from his home at Pen- zance since March 23, and his family has given up all hope of seeing him alive. A search of the poet's papers has revealed a document in which he wrote: “The time has come to make an end. I can not put up with cancer.” . " In a will executed last August Mr. Davidson intimated the possibility of his having to die at any moment, “for reasons which concern myself alone.” —_— TWO THOUSAND SLAIN BY WILD TRIBESMEN Women and Children Included i .'in Massacre ) ST. PETERSBURG, April 13.—Advice: to the Russ from Teheran report a massacre of 2,000 persons, including women and = children,. v bia Im“fe Women irorm When | Man of Manv Loves Goes | East With an Old Flame | - ™ 4 | Miss Aimee Auzerais of San Jose, one of the young women to whom | ¥ Dougherty paid his addresses. DATA ON CURRENTS POPE PRESIDES AT o DATA | | | { | i | | ] i | ! AIN OF AERONAUT, SOLEMN CEREMONY T From San Francisco for Sci- | Carried Out in St. Peter’s ! Roy Knabenshue to Make Fiight Beatification of Joan of Arc| { Before Throngs entifice Purposes [Special Dispaich to The Call] | ROME, April 18.—In the presence of | LOS ANGELES, April 18.—Roy Kna-i-’w,oo'\ French pllgrims, practically a.uK benshue’s airship and the famous rac- | the bishops of France, many cardinals | ing balloon “United States,” owned by;fl-fld tamily descendants of the new | Dick Ferris of Los Angeles, have been | shipped north and will be used at San | Francisco for flights during May and June. An important. feature of these flights will be the data on currents obtained, which with those secured on recent ascensions in Los Angeles will be of value to eastern balloonists who contemplate coming to California. Knabenshue is the inventor of sev- eral valuable recording instruments, which he will supplement with the best known scientific apparatus for making aerial. explorations. His work has at- tracted wide attention among sclentific men interested in such investigations, from whom he has received a number of inquiries during the last few weeks, as well as queries from eastern balloon- ists who have become interested in the aerial activities of Los Angeles during the last six momths. “I know of fully .20 eastern balloon- ists who plan to begin operations in Californja,” €aid Knabenshue today. “It is by far the best district in the United States both for pleasure flights and for scientific work and is destined to become the center of more activity in this line than any other state in the union.” gt Knabenshue will make his flights in San Francigco from East San Mateo, where a special park has been inclosed for him. Dick Ferris, prominent in Knabenshue to. San Francisco, but will not join him in the balloon flights on account of having been called to Min- neapolis by business. Woman Wants Airship Ride [Special Dispai¢h io The Call] SACRAMENTO, April 8.—FEthel Newton of Broderigk, across the river from Sacramento, is one of the ap- plicants for a seat in the Knaben- shue airship when it sails over Sacra- mento. There have been more than 100 applications received at the cham- ber, of commerce, but the first woman to apply is Miss Newton. She says she wants to take the ride just “be- cause I want to.” FACSIMILE OF HUDSON'S “HALF MOON” LAUNCHED Duplicate - of OIld Navigator's Craft for New York Fete AMSTERDAM, April 18—The ship Halve Maan,. which The Netherlands will present the occas! local aeronautic circies, will accompany | | saint the solemn ceremones in the| | beatification of Joan of Arc were car- in St. Peter's today. Th Pope does not attend beatifications 1 | pereon, but as a mark of special de- ried out e n votion he assisted at a solemn service when he replaced the ceremony of veneration of relics, none existing in this At half “past 9 o'clock myriads of electric. lights burst out in St. Peter's and the organ thundered. The of marched in. case. long procession cardinals The basilica presented a fllryuk.e‘ appearance. It was hung with red velvet draperies and everywhere | strings of electric H’h!s ‘Wwere artisti- |cally arranged. . Huge pictures repre- | |senting the miracles of Joan of Arc| Eand her statue were placed over the | high ‘altar, but they were veiled. The ceremony began by the reading | of the brief, at the last word of which the veils fell. The statue appeared framed ' with eléctric bulbs, the bells pealed forth and the massed cholrs in- toned the te deum, which was taken up by the vast throng. The after ceremonial was no less impressive. The pope passed through the ranks of Kkneeling pllgrims, fol- lowed - by his. court, and picturesque guards to the altar. After the singing of the liturgical hymn the advocates | for the beatification presented to the pope the traditional gifts of a basket of flowers and the life of Joan of Arc, magnificently bound. Services in Paris PARIS, April 18.—Services in cédm- memoration of -Joan of Arc were held in all the churches today. Numerous houses were illuminated tonight. T e L g FISH WITH BEARD LIKE GOAT AND EYES OF BLUE That Is What a Seideman Caught Off Catalina Island AVALON, Catalina Island, Cal. April 18.—A fish nine inches long, with a beard under its mouth not unlike that of a goat, blue eyes and a face simi- lar to that of a sheephead fish, was caught here today by a seineman. He placed it in the aquarium, where it was studied by several local ex- perts. R So far, however, nobody leafned in fish lore has been able ta classify | this strange denizen of the deep. The is iridescent. $ 5 SCORE FOR OLD FLAME Man of Many Loves Goes East, Leaving Trail of Irate Women Daniel Dougherty, Who Carried on Various Courtships, Marries Fiancees - That Were Mourn Shattered Romances and Loss of Jewelry 'WOMEN FIGURINGIN | | DOUGHERTY’S Ammii | | Miss Selma Lavenson, Univer- sity of California. Miss Helen Welch, Neb. Miss Almee Anzerals, San Jose, Mrs. E. Kohl Omaha, A wealthy widaw. Sam Franeisco THEIR COMMENTS: “He is a terrible lar.”—Miss Selma Lavenson. ®o."—Miss Aimee Auzerais. “I dow't eare about him; I want my brooeh”—The San Francisco widow. “He ought to be horse- whipped.”—The widow's sister. “The idea!"—Mrs. Kohl. HE cries of indignation, the sohs, the tears produced by shattered affections, trampeled hearts and missing jewelry were told in volume yesterday, when the marriage of Dan- iel Dougherty, the mar of many oc- cupations, names and loves, to Miss Helen Welch of Omaha, Neb., was made generally public. Irate womem with strange tales of deceit voiced their sorrows. Stories of Dougherty’s widespread wooing, his consolidated courtships and sweethearts » filled the air. From the least ex- pected places there cropped up whis- pers of 2 woving, systematic, general and haphazard. And amid the outcry Dougherty travels east with his newly made bride. Mystery Surrounds Man Around the persomality of the mam there was woven the mystery like several unto that of a secret service agent. Sacramento’s social set wails its woes. A widow in San Franmcisco desires his chastisement; also a diamond brooch which she said he stole from her. A girl in the University of California’ turns up her head in scorn at the! mention of his name. He was to have been married to the San Fmdsco? | widow last Saturday—but failed to appear. He came from the east with- | out heralding, walked broadcast over the hearts and affections of numerous women, entered jauntily into the ex- clusive circles of prominent private then married an old sweetheart and disappeared. It was all so sudden, so speedy, so eminently mysterious, that those whom be wooed have not yet had time to gather their senses and realize that Dougherty, the handsome, the dashing, the gallant, is no more—to them. Dougherty was a commercial trav- eler for the firm of Blake, MoMtt & Towne, a paper house, ness hours. Otherwise he was any- thing that sulfed his taste and fancy. Posed as Correspondent He first appeared on the matrimonial market of California during the fleet week. At that time he posed as the personal representative of a big news- paper syndicate and, as such, was In- troduced to Miss Aimee Auzerals, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Auz- erafs of San Jdse and heiress to the Auzerais millions, the introduction be- ing given by Proprietor Leonard of the Sea Beach hotel at Santa Cruz. In a way peculiarly his own Dough- erty had succeeded in making himsel? popular with several of the younger officers of the fleat and it Was Dever homes—and during bdusi-