The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 13, 1911, Page 1

N The Call Has theBest COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE THEATRICAL SPORTING SOCIETY MARINE LB JS VOLUME NEWS CX.—NO. 105. T SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1911 FOWLER DIVES AGAINST TREE, WRECKING SHIP Cross Country Flier Hurt in Fall, but Says He Will Continue the Trip Accident Occurs Near Alta When Balky Rudder Forces Him to Descend Aviator's Back Wrenched, In jury Not Necessitating Aban- donment of Journey 12.—Aviator “Bob” from San York, met en to route New first voyage here at 10:30 morning, when, after a f a convenient land- essitated by refrac- d steering gear, his bi- 1 two trees, breaking craft and hurling a ground with h force as to propellers and slightly auntless birdman. As a t of the mishap, Fowler will be at least two days be- his eastward voyage. was given wing statement rudder quit work- reason, and all I s to go aground in a I swiung to the left in en dropped. The aero- couple of trees, dam- ame badly, although is all right 1t will r four days to make Sails 40 Miles Safely eaving Auburn this morning wier had his first trouble with his when a wire of the magneto t pulled out. The wire was taped Fowler and his mechanicisns, ana fter a preliminary test was believed » be in order again. But it is be- at it was this slight defect raused- the later trouble. ng Auburn at 9:37 o'clock this Fowler rose to a height of 0 feet and followed the route uthern Pacific tracks through approaches ‘to the foot- For almost 40 miles he long without mishap, easily 1g the special train and au- \ made the start from same time. Tree at Mad Pace ame into view in this section ,arent even to the uninitiated | ething was wrong with his About half a mile from here ated in >vate his ma- to el Nor did he slacken his speed achine dashed at its maa | to two trees standing apart the others, and which apparently ve been easily avoided had the sen in working order. not space enough be- s to permit the machine e was the tr s through unscathed. the height of about 40 feet from d the right plane of the struck right hand tree ntering sound and the force sent the craft careening the the blow st _the other tree \\achlnc Hovers, Falls blow crushed the left nd with both wings thus to a useless mass the great f human ecreation hovered for traction of a second and it started its fall e as \& thie tail plece was doubled the craft by the force of and when the machine fell the tail piece and pro- downward, the blow _on the the trees thus splinter- and the rudder. s seat until the the ground, when he out against the motor the debris of the rudder propellers at Reno the score who wit- from a aistance 3 and“his bruises and s were soon being cared for. s mechanicians were quickly on the having arrived by special train, s following his course. “Some broken pieces were substituted es carried on the train, bug had to be ‘sent to Reno for and it will probably be twp the flight will be re- by s fall aid s before explaining his mishap Fowler t his steering gear had sud- come blocked a few miles from cident and he was helpless to direct At the same time elevating plane refused to. work his efforts to control his machine resulted in the disconnecting of the defective magneto wire which had ziven trouble earlier in the morning. As a result Fowler was unable to di- rect his course from side to side, or up and down, and in addition to these Continued on Page 3, Columa' 7 nis ‘course. ground| mishap of his| | {fire and the lava stream is sweeping Turkeys Are Used By Yuba Farmers To Kill Rattlers [Special Dispatch to The Call] EARL, Sept. 12—That tur- keys are deadly enemies of rattlesnakes and drive the rep- tiles off the range over which they feed is the declaration of * farmers in Yuba county. Recently 12 rattlers have been killed by turkeys near this place, the gobblers forming a circle around the reptiles and pecking them to death. Eight of the rattlers were killed on the Joe Woll place and the others in the same district. BURNING LAVA' OF MOUNT ETNA SWEEPS FIELDS Peasants Flee From Homes Fearing Repitition of the Messina Disaster Frequent Temblors Cause Six- teen Fissures Near Base of Belching Volcano CATANIA, Sicily, Sept. 12.—The crest of Mount Etna presents a terrifying spectacle. Heavy sméke lies over it, with frequent brilliant flashes. The bombardment that is continuous along a line nearly two miles in extent is like the firing of heavy artillery. A torrent of burning lava, 2,000 feet wide and four feet deep, is pouring down the slope. Everything in its way has been carried before it. Groves of trees have been uprooted and set on through the fields, sending -out for miles around hot waves of resinous smoke. Peasants Flee From Homes The Deéasanits Have left tireir homes, carrying with them the aged, the sick and the children and whatever meager belongings they were able to get to- gether. Whole regions covered with hard- ened lava from past eruptions have been torn open by frequent earth shocks. Many of these quakes have been of great violence and the peasants fear a repetition of the Messina dis- aster. | the voleano a great stream of lava sharply | jsgues. 1 his path | | | | northwesf, are on elevations and are | Sixteen Fissures Opened Sixteen new fissures have opened and from the two nearest the basé of It is moving at the rate of 0 feet and hous and has covered everal miles toward Linguaglossa, northeast of Etna. Linguaglossa and Randazzo, to the not threatened by the flow of lava, though storms of ashés beat on them. The fire of lava has invaded the cen- turies old forests of larch and pine and appears to be about to destroy the beautiful vineyards and nut woods. It is expected soon to reach the rallway line circling Mount “Etna, at a point between Linguaglossa and Randazzo. WHISTLES BLOW AND BELLY RING ASSHOWSTARTS Exhibits Are Housed in Sea of Canvas in the Heart of Stockton Replica of Lodi’s Famous Tokay | Arch Is the Feature Display [Special Dispatch to The Call] STOCKTON, Sept. 12.—San Joaquin county has gone back to the férm for five days. The greatest county fair/in the his- tory of the community was opened at 6 o'clock tonlght with the blowing of whistles and the ringing of bells. The fair is housed in & sea of can- vas, the back to the farm tefritory including four blocks in the heart of the city. The main exhibit tent covers Stockton's famous Hunter street plaza. Extending two blocks north in Hunter street is the “cow path,” concessions are located. In a huge tent covering the block in Miner avenue, between Hunter and El Dorado streets is the cattle and stock show— all home products. between San Joaquin and Hunter streets is the “rush of '49” show where the scenes of the days of gold when Stockton was the basis of supplies for the Southern Mines section, are re- vived. Unique Arch At the entrance of the main ex- hibit tent stands one of the most re- markable displays ever seen at a county fair—a fac simile of Lodl's famous Tokay arch which spans the main thoroughfare of that prosperous town, The only difference between the original arch and the one at the fair is that the former is composed of concrete and the latter of the flam- ing Tokay. The Tokay grape has made Lodl renowned throughout the country, and llkewise has made the residents of northern San Joaquin must prosperous. Seven and one-half tons of ' grapes were used in the construction of the arch. Tt 1s 50 feet wide and B85 fept high and was built by Lodi boosters. The largest bunch of grapes weighs 12 pounds and is one of the finest specimens of Tokays produced this year: Among the Lodi workers were the following: J. W, Dougherty, Joe MecKindley, A. V. Friedberger, M. O. Holt, John C. Bewley, H. E. Welch, Will Whitaker, T. R. Burkett, Frank Cluff, J. M. Appleton, J. F. Hawes, George L. Misner, John Beid,. A. F. Dougherty Jr., C. E. Ruff, J. B. Roach, Christ D. Schnailt, Barney Bonds, L. R. Herford and L. V. Peterson. Fine Exhibits From Farms The diversified products of the county are well represented in the displays at the fair.. The products are not crudely thrown together but are arranged in unique exhibits. Lin- den, for instance, has bullt a modern bungalow out of its own products. The panels of the house consist of cardboard upon which has been glued grains of corn and wheat. The moulding 1Is made of hundreds of prunes. The out- side walls were constructed. of ‘corn and grapes and the roof of peaches. On the plate rails are various products; while a fence of crooked neck squashes Continued on Page 3, Column 1 JIM ROL He was horn here = % Always lived here Does business here PATRONIZE HOME 1~dfl$my Elocta where the | In the same avenue | —- ~ 2 : 2 d | Facsimile, in real grapes, of Ladi’s famous Tokay arch is feature of San Joaquin county fair at Stockton. | - ad COUNTERFELT NOTE |WAR DECLARED ON Farm Boosiers Begin fhe Fun san Joaqum Coumg Fair Op@ns NAMES. CITY BANK Secret Service Chief Warns Public Against Work of Clever Criminals [Special. Dispaich to The {HI} WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—In a cir- cular lssued today Acting Chief Moran, in charge of the secret service division of the treasury department in ‘the abs sence of Chief WHkIe, M‘b«’n\ln: of a new counterfeit'$10 hational bank note. It fs on the Anglo and London- Parls National bank 6f San Francisco and bears the portrait of the Tate President MeKinley. The counterfeit shows the series of 1902-1908 and bears a check letter “B.” “This is a dangerous counterfeit and calculated to deceive,” said Moran in his cfrcular. The counterfeit is re- garded by the secret service men as the work of the person responsible for the counterfelt $10 Pasadena. National bank note- that made its appearance in Sep- tember, 1910. It is printed from photoetched plates of good workmanship on two,pieces of paper between which silkithreads have been distributed. —_— BOAT AND OUTFIT.IS FOUND; MAN DROWNED Natives Find Captain Williams’ Craft on Kamachak Bay SEWARD, Alaska, Sept. 12.—Captain George H. Willlams of Tumwater, Wash., near Olympla, was drowned at Kamachak bay two weeks ago. A small boat and outfit known o belong to him was found by natives on the shore of the bay. # A m&nyu.met’rhmn!‘ HIGH FOOD PRIGES) Consumer and Producer Meet on Common Ground at Texas Conference FORT WORTH, Tex., Sept. 12—Con- sumer and producer met on eommon ground here today to wage war against high living prices. In the conference | wére representatives from Texas labor and farmers’ organizations, Boards of trade and the Cattle Ralsers' association of Texas. 2 One plan aiscussed contemplates the establishment of a state cattle selling ageney. Another includes organization of an assoclation from bodfes of con- unfons sumers and producers to operate an independent packing plant. Establishment of municipal slaughter houses will be indorsed! President Lasiter of the Texas Cattle Ralsers’ assoclation:presided. He sald that while the cost of production to cattle raisers had been the same for the last season, the packers took the beef off the markets at from $1.50 to §2.a hundred less than the preceding years with mutton selling at a proportionate discount. This, he declared, had result- ed in a loss to the cattlemen of from $12 to $15 a head and a total loss of $100,000,000 to the industry. WOMAN MAYOR WILL YET RULE HUNNEWELL Court Action Is Facing Recalci- trant Councilmen KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 12.—Victory is almost within the grasp of Mrs. Ella Wilson, the woman mayor of Hunne- well,' Kan., 1t would appear from state- ments made today by C. W. Trickett of Kansas City, Kan., appointed by Gov- ernor Stubbs to-assist the woman exec- itlve 'in her cofflict with the men’of the counéil. Trickett said drastic ac- RICH WOMAN AND PLUMBER ELGPE Mrs. Louise L. Suydam Turns Deaf Ears to Pleas of Mil- lionaire Husband [Special Dispaich to The Call] NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—Unmoved by the pleas of husband and parents, Mrs. Loulse White Suydam, wife of Walter L. Suydam Jr., whose father is of the *400,” Jeft her millionaire husband's beautiful home at Blue Point, L. I, one Wéek figo today. She had told her hus- band on the preceding Friday that her love had been transferred from him to Frederick Noble, the 21 year old son of a Brookiyn plumber. “And so,” she added, IWG{." Mrs. Suydam, who is 25 years old, is the daughter of John Jay White, a wealthy retired broker, formerly of this city, whose home is in Washington, D€ Neither Suydam nor Noble's family, now at Blue Point, know where the two are. Mrs. Suydam is well supplied with money. She has trunks full of clothes. Noble has only the clothes he is wearing and little money in them. CIVIC OFFICER ALLEGED SOLICITOR OF BRIBE Issued for Public Commissioner , GARY, Ind, Sept. 12.—A warrant charging John J. Nihoff, former com- missioner of public works of this city, with soliciting a bribe of $10,000 was placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Morris today: The charges are made by T: B. Dean, who last week caused, the arrest of Mayor Knotts and five alder- men on charges of bribery in connection wflh granting a heating franchise. ©.1t'is 'allegea ‘that Nihoft demanded. $10,000 of Desn for a-coal yard, ‘saying that the heating franchise would be granted if Dean took over Nlhofl'! coal “I am going Warrant Is Works tion .would .be taken at once to compel the councilmen either to resign: or to support -the mayor. The actlon of' the council members last: night in refusing to consider Mr: fices, spid-Trickett, makes !urth'm‘ doll.y unnecessary. ¥ ““We will.get busy in Hunnewell at once.” he said, “and things will happen. in‘that town.’ —_—— 1853 COINS GO BEGGING , AT PRICE OF $15,000 Santa Rosans Will Sell Two at a Bargain + BANTA - ROSA, - Sept. = 12.—Former Judge Allison B. Ware and former Po- liceman Herman L. Hankel of this city each have a silver half dollar minted in 1853. A recent press dispatch from Chicago sald that a streetcar conductor of that city got one of these and that it 'was valued by coin collectors at $15,000. The Santa Rosans are willing to part with theirs at the quoted price. —_— REPORT THAT HE IS ILL FUNNY TO RYAN'S SON Laughs at Rumor About Athdc of Tuberculosis | COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 12— ‘Wilson’s nominations for appointive of-'|" ’l'toops and - Unionists- Clash yard. A Ml!emant by A. F. Knattl. brother of the mayor, was lssued today In which fl ‘is' charged thatthe a,lleged bribfi ney found in the mlyorl‘deuk on the :0!‘ his arrest yas planted tifere by . WANADIAN FISHERMEN . FAVOR. RECIPRocmf Men Leave Giou;ester Banks to Go Home and Vote “GLOUCESTER, Mass, Sept. 12— l(.ny of the Nova Scotians and New Brunswick fishermen who make up a large part of the Gloucester fishing fleet are on their way'home today by mem train to vote in the elections next week. Nine out of every 10 of the fishermen, although generally con- servative, will vote this year with Laurier for reciprocity. GENERAL STRIKE IS PROCLAIMED AT BILBAO With Fatal Results BILBAO, Spain, Sept. 12.—There was a clash between the strikers and the clyll guards last night during which the latter fired into -uu~ crowd - and eight persons, tyo of them All trades unla have pro- cxflna a general strike here. — 11 SAXON CAVALRYMEN ROWN MDINO RIVER ' - THE WEATHER YESTERDAY—Highest temperature -~ 665 lowest Monday night, 56. FORECAST FOR TODAY—Fair; cloudy in the morning; light south wind changing to moderate wesl. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FRANGE PUTS ARMYALONG BORDER Troops Being Massed on Ger man Frontier Under Guise of “Maneuvers” FREE POLITICAL HAND DEMANDED IN MOROCCO French Cabinet Holds Three Hour Session and Approves Foreign Minister’s Reply STAND AGAINST KAISER APPROVED BY PEOPLE [Special Dispatch to The Call] ARIS, Sept. 12.—Under cover of “maneuvers” the French army is being massed on the German frontier preparatory to repelling a German invasion after the French answer to Germany's demands for con- cessions in Morocco has been received in Berlin. All France is today discus- sing the German demands and national feeling runs high in the support of the cabinet for declining to be awed by the kaiser's implied threats. An extraordinary meeting of the French cabinet was held. Following the semlofficial announcement that Ger- many’s: answer to France's ultimatum would not be presented to the cabinet, as a whole, the situation today devel- oped a more mystifying aspect in con- sequence of the special cabinet meet- ing. France Hovers on Verge There were persistent reports that France is hovering on the verge of ‘taking a momentous step. There were other reports that the cabinet will dis- cuss a supplemental series of propo- salg to go with the ultimatum which was presented to the German emplire. An_electrical -thrill was in the air at the foreign office and there was a hint of something vast in contempla- tion. That France is preparing the way to refect the German note is be- coming more and more apparent. Foreign Minister de Selves and Premier Caillaux held a conference with President Fallieres today before the cabinet meeting. PARIS, Sept. 12, — A momentous meeting of the cabinet was held this afternoon to consider France's reply to Germany's counter proposals in the Moroccan negotiations. The meeting lasted three hours. The terms and a rough draft of the document were lald before the ministers by Foreign Minister de Selves and were discussed and scrutinized from every aspect. Although the ministers formally re- fuse to satisfy public curiésity by mak- ing any statement as to what passed at the historic counsel, it is said the cabinet accorded its fullest approval of the reply prepared by M. de Selves, which is no less explicit than that submitted by Germany. Free Hand Demanded The reply sets forth in the cfearest possible manner France's position with regard to the question of principle raised by Germany, and pays particular ‘attention to the necessity of maintain- ing commercial equality for all and of assurance to France of an absolutely free hand politically in Moroccfl The foreign minister will proceed to Bambouillet tomorrow to submit the Aecision of the cabinet to President Fallteres. He will then have drawn up the definite text of the reply, which will be dispatched from Paris without delay and will be In the possession of the German government by the end of the week. German Stocks Weaker ‘BERLIN, Sept. 12.—No further de- velopments in the Moroccan affair are expected here pending the receipt of France's reply to the German note. French Ambassador Cambon is in Dres- den with his family awaiting the next move by his government. ¥ _ Although the public anxieties ren.rd. ing the differences between France and Germany have been largely allayed, stocks opened somewhat weaker on the bourse today, owing to the unsafisfac- tory course of the New York and Paris markets yesterday. A report printed in the foreign press that the Russian government had with- drawn great sums of money from Ber- lin is authoritatively denfed and it is sserted that the withdrawal of the French credits from German houses has been much exaggerated in the reports. Whatever withdrawals were made were so slight, it is declared, that it played no tmportant part in the recent stock market panic. . “A report circulated in financial circles that Germany has withdrawn the cruiser Berlin from Agadir was given official denial this evening. WOMAN AVIATOR SETS © NEW MARK BY FLIGHT BUOY, France, ‘Sept. 12— Helene Du- M“‘ufi in the competi- tion for W&mww fiy- 'ane Herveux hupra- IO flc& .