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The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
SITTING
BOWEN-LOOMIS CASE
Secretary Taft Summons
More Asphalt Company
Officials.

WASHINGTON. June 10.-The in
quiry concerning First Assistant Sec
retary Loomis and Minister Bowen was
continued to-day before Secretary Taft.
Henry Unwin of New York. formerly
connected with the asphalt company,
was a witness and several newspaper
men were called by Bowen and ques-
toned as to the ethics of their profess
sion regarding communications and
condolences from public men.
Unwin was asked concerning the al
legged check which has figured in the
controversy. He remembered having
seen such A check. but did not know
OF his own knowledge for whom il was
intended He was able, however, to
give Secretary Taft the names of GER
tain officials connected with the asphalt
company, whom Taft has summoned
These are Atkinson. Huntington and
Garland of the asphalt company. In
addition, Secretary Taft also has sent
a representative to interview John
Mack of the asphalt company in Phil
adelphia, who has promised to produce
the bank book of the company, and, If
possible, the check said to have been
exchanged.
1t is not expected that any further
proceedings will be taken during the
coming week.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
HENEY MAKES
MORE CHARGES

The charges made against the officials
of the State Land Office by francis l..
Heney are serious ones
1t is said that this Government attorney
has reported to the authorities at Wash
ington that the conditions in the Land
Office here in California are worse than
those in the State of Oregon. He made
81 ccial reference in his report to the land
frauds in Oregon, in which United States
Senator Mitchell and Congressman Bin
ger Hermann have played such important
parts.
1t is reported that Heney has made
charges against men in the California Of
fice, claiming that they have been in
volved with such spectators as F. "A.
Hyde and ]. A Benson. who have un-
lawfully gained possession of large tracts
of public lands in this State.
Mr.. Heney is at present in Portland,
having left for that city on Friday even
ing. Prior to his departure he stated
that rank dishonesty had been INDUCED in
by both those speculating in the lands and
the State officials. He also criticized
United States Attorney Devlin, State At
torney General Webb and State Surveyor
General Wood
Heney claims that the trouble is in the
State Land Office, and that that Office has
been mixed up with the ring of grafters.
He says it is ridiculous for the office to
pretend ignorance on the subject. He
further claims that the ring has been
receiving special favors from the office
ever since the last election, with the re-
suit that a lot of the States fine timber
lands have been misappropriated- Heney
claims that there should not be any need
for the Government to employ special
attorney, and that it is the duty of United
States Attorney Devlin, Attorney General
Webb and Surveyor General Wood to run
down and bring to justice these land
thieves.
Surveyor General Wood said last night
at his home in Berkeley:
Before making any statement in re-
gard TO the matter I wish TO find out
whether Mr. Heney actually made the
statement attributed to him by to-night's
papers. / shall telegraph to him to-mor-
row at Portland and inquire if the state
ments alleged to have been made by him
are correct.
Personally, 1 can say that such re-
ports have been common gossip for a
year and I would like to see the matter
taken UP and investigated fully. am
still in office for a short time. and at the
expiration of my term may be a candidate
for the same or some other office, and
would like to have the matter thoroughly
gone into before / may take any such
steps. I am not prosecuting attorney
myself and so cannot personally take the
initiative"
ATTORNEY General Webb went to Sacra-
mento early yesterday morning. and
United States Attorney Devlin is some
where at present in the Yosemite Valley,
so no expression on the subject was OBJ
tainable from either OF these officers.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
Uncle sam wants stenographer.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that an examina-
tion will be held at San Francisco June
Z7. 1eO5O for male stenographers and
typewriters for the Panama canal SAL
aries. $1,000 and $500 per annum (usu-
ally the latter, with opportunities for
promotion up to $500 per annum. As
the commission has experienced consid-
erable difficulty in securing eligibles,
all persons who are qualified are urged
to apply for and take this examination.
Age limits. is to 40 years on the date
of examination For full Information.
application blank, etc, applicants
should at once address the secretary,
Board of Civil Service Examiners, 301
Jackson street. San Francisco, Cal. APP
plications should be properly executed
and filed with the commission at wash
ington in sufficient time to enable them
to ship examination papers TO SAN
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
MRS. CORDS ADVANCES
MEAGER INFORMATION
Examination Fails to Dis
close Disposition of Money
Loaned by Mrs. Clark.

The examination of Mrs. Matilda
Cords as to what disposition she had
made of some $4,000 advanced by Mrs.
Ann E. Clark was resumed yesterday
before Justice of the Peace Golden. who
was appointed referee in the case by
Superior Judge Trout. Rose NJ. Biggs
and Addie Clark Norton, daughters of
Mrs. Clark, who is dead, as the execu-
trices of her estate, have secured judg-
ment against Mrs. Cords for the sum
named, but their attorney, c.. Hankins,
has been unable to locate any of the
money, which was secured on promissory
notes. although two examinations of Mrs.
Cords have already been held.
Twice Judge Golden has adjudged Mrs.
Cords guilty of contempt for refusing to
answer questions regarding her finances
on the advice of her attorney. In yes
terday's examination she did not refuse
to answer any Of the questions, but the
information elected from her was very
meager.
Hankins tried to trace up the various
sums borrowed by Mrs. Cords from Mrs.
Clark during the latter's lifetime. Mrs.
Cords stated that the money was given
to her as gifts for the purpose of promot-
ing an enterprise called the Pacif: Pine
Needle Company, of which Mrs Cords
was secretary and manager. Mrs. Cords,
it seems, would borrow the money in her
individual capacity and afterward trans
fer it to herself as secretary of the cor
poration in whose interest it was used.
There was no meeting held OF the board
of directors and no record of any accept
ance of the various gifts of money Sc
cured by Mrs Cords.
Hankins alleges that Mrs. Cords was in
the habit of depositing the various
amounts in bank in her husbands name
in order to prevent Mrs. Clark's rela-
tives from knowing what was done with
the money.
The examination went over until next
Tuesday at 4 p. m. Hankins declared
that he would sue out writ of attach
r,ent against the Pacific Pine Needle
Company, having discovered that it pos
sesses some property
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
FANATICAL PULAJANE
CHIEF MEETS DEATH
Daglhob and Forty of His
Men Slain by Ameri-
can Troops.

WASHINGTON. June 10.-The mill
tary secretary has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from General Cor
bin, dated Manila. to-day:
"Brigadier General William II. Car
ter reports that Captain Cromwell Sta
cey, with eighty men OF Company E,
Twenty-frst Infantry. and the Thirty
eighth Company of the Philippine
Scouts. surprised the main camp of the
Pulajanes on June 4. fifteen miles
southeast OF Catubig. Daguhob. the
Pulajane chief. and forty Pulajanes
were killed and six captured. Arms and
valuable records were also captured
None were killed on our side, two men
were wounded, but are doing well.
"Daguhob's death does away with
the most troublesome fanatic in the
island Of Samar. The operations are
being carried on in support of and in
conjunction with the civil authorities"
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11

BERKELEY. June 10.-The recent
appointment of Miss Margaret Hender-
son to the position of assistant bac-
teriologist in the laboratory presided
over by Dr. A. r. Ward at the State
University, has given to the evil-smell-
ing Offices of the meteorological expert
feature that apparently is calculated
to lend sweetness and light to the
scene, Miss Henderson having taken
up her duties in the very center OF the
gaseous rooms in which important
work is done for the State by the uni
yersity scientists.
Back of the agricultural college on
the campus, in a cheap looking one
story frame structure, are located the
offices of DR.. Ward. Unpretentious as
they are, valuable results are obtained
in them, although to most persons the
place is merely suggestive of unpleas-
ant odors and unattractive looking in
struments, easily perceived through the
open windows and doors of the build
ing.
The unpleasant features of the estab-
lishment have no terrors for Miss Hen
derson, however. She loves the work
and gives her days to laboring over
the queer looking apparatus, where
microbes seem to be stewing; In the
retorts, tubes or receptacleS that SIM
mer over the gas ranges.
Very few women have cared TO iden-
tify themselves with this line of scien-
tific work. Miss Henderson, alone of
the women of the West, has chosen it
for her station. She uses the tools of
the trade fearlessly and without
squeamishness. adding microbes to
healthy fowl, and then carefully study
ing as one form of her work the action
of the bacilli implanted in their blood.
Margaret Henderson is sister of
Victor Henderson, acting secretary of
the Regents of the university. She
graduated from the university in 1903
and later taught in Mills College.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
Nautical Expert Wanted.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces an examination on
June % at San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Marysville, Fresno and Reno for the
position of nautical expert. Salary,
$1,000 per annum. Applications will not
he accepted from persons who nave not
attended for at least two years q nau-
tical school of no less grade than the
schools maintained upon the scholar
ships of Massachusetts,, New York and
Pennsylvania, or who have not served
for at least three years on board ves-
sells nagivating the Great Lakes or the
ocean. Age limit, 20 years or over. APP
ply to the secretary OF the Board OF
civil Service Examiners, Postoffice,
San Francisco, or to the Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D. c.. for ap-
plication form 304.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
FALLS UNDER TRAIN
AND LOSES A FOOT
James Leahey, a Boy, Meets
With Unfortunate
Accident.

James Leahey, an eighteen-year-old boy
living at Al Clipper street. was run over
by a Southern Pacific train at Tenth and
Brannan streets last night and at the
Central Emergency Hospital Drs. Stephen
and Stevens amputated the lads right
leg below the knee.
Leahey boarded a returning picnic train
at Twenty-f1fth and Valencia streets. He
attempted to alight from the swiftly
moving cars and was thrown under the
wheels
Young Leahey bore his suffering brave
ly. He is the son of John Leahey. coal
dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
FRIENDS GREET sCOTCHMAN
ON HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY
Many Gather at Home of Donald Chis-
holm and Help Celebrate His Be-
coming an Octogenarian-

Donald Chisholm's eightieth birthday
was celebrated in good old Highland
fashion by his friends last Thursday
by a surprise party his many old time
friends gave him at his home. ~uring
the evening an address was read by
ID. ]. Mcfarland of the Caledonian
Club. Speeches, songs and dancing
were intermin gled with other diver
sions The singing by Mr. Blum and
Mr.. Chisholm was highly appreciated.
Lord McDonald's reel was danced by
Mr.. Chisholm, his brother William
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald and Mrs. d. Fra
ser. Mr. Mcclellan and Mr. Mcdonald
rendered several instrumental numbers
in a pleasing manner. W. P. Grant Of
Berkeley escorted a number of Mr..
Chisholm's friends from Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
POLICE CATCH
E[0P|NC PAIR
Mrs. Annie Pappas and Mich
olas Tampakes Run Away
Together From Chicago
HUSBAND IS NOTIFIED
Swears Out Warrant for the
Two and Says Mans Fami-
ly Was Left Destitute

Mrs. Annie Pappas and Nicholas Tam
pakes. who eloped from Chicago on April
%, have been located by the police at 21l
Fourth street, in this city. where they
had been living as husband and wife.
Peter Pappas, husband of the woman. is
proprietor of the Little Fair restaurant
lunch at 1902 State street, Chicago. He
was notified and came here Yesterday
he swore out warrants before Police
Judge Mogan for the arrest OF the elop
ers. The woman was arrested by De-
tective Bailey and locked UP in the City
Prison. Tampakes was sick in bed The
warrant was served upon him and po-
liceman detailed to watch him till he is
sufficiently recovered to be removed to
prison.
Pappas and Tampakes were friends and
the families were in the habit of fre-
quently visiting each other. Tampakes
was formerly employed in a dye house,
but recently started a fruit and confec-
tionery store. Pappas had no suspicion
of TampakeS' designs upon his wife'S af-
fections, and was more sorry than angry
when they disappeared on April %. Mrs.
Pappas took with her $500, which it had
taken her husband years to save
Circulars were issued by Pappas con-
tanning photographs of his wife and Tam
pakes and offering a reward of s4o0 for
their arrest. One of the circulars came
here to friend of Pappas, and he To-
Gated the eloping pair at 105 Fourth
street, but they removed to the next
block. Pappas notified the police, and he
was informed that the pair could not be
arrested unless warrant was sworn out,
so he came here. He says that Tampakes
left a wife in delicate condition and
two children destitute in Chicago. Mrs.
Pappas is 25 years of age and not pre-
possessing.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11

pect of Barillas' revolutionary movement
proving successful. caused the President
OF Mexico to close his eyes to the in
triguing at Tapachula.
Cabrera has threatened to confiscate the
remaining remnant of Barillas' once vast
estate In Guatemala and he has had the
informa ton conveyed to the troops on
the frontier that they would be hand
somely rewarded in the event of their
capturing General Barillas. AS political
refugees are safe in the United States and
in view of President Diaz's coolness to-
ward Barillas it is possible that the fugi-
tive deemed it advisable to come to San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
To Celebrate Admission Day.

Committees Of Native Sons of San
Francisco and Alameda counties met in
joint session last evening at Native
Sons Hall, 414 Mason street and or
ganized to celebrate the coming 9Th
Of September at Sacramento. The fol-
lowing committee officers were elected
President, William ]. Hynes; vice pres
ident, George w. Gerhardt; secretary,
Roland NJ Roaohe: treasurer, Walter
Wolfe. T. p. Martin, George w Ger
hardt and Frank Tuchler were appoint
ed on the transportation committee.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
Mn.ic MT the Park.

The following programme will be
rendered at Golden Gate Park to-day;
March. The Black Sport (W- P.
C,hanbers): overture. "JubeP' (Weber); /;
waltz. Rose Mousse" (Bouse); duet for
piccolos (selected). A. Lombardo and
I. Newbauer; grand fantasia. La
Boheme" (PuccinD; overture. Light
Cavalry (Suppe): song. The Sword Of
Bunker Hill (Calvert); (a) paraphrase
on Rubinstein's Melody in F, (b) popu
lar song, Il Never Loved Another Girl
as / Love You" (Stratham); selection.
when Johnny Comes Marching Home"
fEdwards); Coronation March from
Folkunger Kretschmer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
H. Pennoyer. Mr. and Mrs. A. /

c. H. Pennoyer. Mr.. and Mrs A.. H
Marten, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lion, Dr.
and Mrs. John l.. Benepe. Oakland-J
w. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Lewis
DR.. S. T. Lewis, w. M. Gardener and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Hubbard. Mr. and
Mrs. e. j. Cotton, Mr.. and Mrs J. H.
Spring, Miss Warfield. Frances S.
Spring, R. e. Newell, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
r. Burnham, Miss L. Burnham. Miss
Ralph Kales.s Albert Lankey. Mr. and
Mrs. w. c.. Ralston. F. Z. Brigham, w.
G. Hinkley, James Speers. San Mateo
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis F. Walker. Miss
Walker, Clarence Walker. Al Blast.
Berkeley-B. f. Edwards. Redwood
City-Mr and Mrs. G. "A. Thiel.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
Quarrel over a Woman.

Leo Bastamingi. a Mexican tamale
peddler, was severely cut on the head
last night at Pacific and Stockton
streets In a row over woman. The
injured man refused to give the police
the name of the man who did the cut
ting or the woman in the case He
was treated at the Harbor Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
Union Square Avenue Project

Property owners adjoining and
Others interested in the making of a
beautiful shopping street of Union
Square avenue will meet in the con-
servatory of the Palace Hotel on Mon
day night to discuss ways and means.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-24
A HAsTY DECISION.

The Bennington disaster is likely to
remain as one Of the most discreditable
incidents in the history Of our new navy.
il is not that any want Of heoism was
shown by the crew; on the contrary, il
appears that the best traditions Of the
service were nobly lived up to, and that
officers and men rushed into the blind
ing steam in reckless effort to save the
wounded. But II Is easy to imagine our
own comment had such an accident hap
pened in the Russian or Spanish navy,
for example. 1t il difficult to believe
that someone does NOT stand convicted
Of criminal ineffciency. The inquiry
into the disaster cannot be too search
ing. 10 coats 81 whitewash are want.
ed.- Springfield, Mass, Republican.
The Republican is a trihe hasty in
declaring that this is one Of the most
discreditable Incidents in the later his
tory 81 the United States navy. The
facts are not known, and amtil they are
definitely ascertained it is well to With
hold unjust criticism. Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy Charles Darling, in
an Official report to the president, says
it was caused by Small leak Of the
boiler, which was about to be repaired"
Even with that information II does not
seem right to pass Judgment on the
accident as most discreditable. The
president has ordered the most strict
investigation of tile causes Of the kills
ing Of several score seamen, and it is
to be hoped that the investigation will
be searching and furthermore that the
blame viii he fastened, il blame there
was. The most Of onr Investigations are
Of the whitewash kind, the carrying out
OF 4 disagreeable duty in perfunctory
manner, as the contemporary says, with
the result that the causes are ascribed
to something beyond human power"
to prevent. When the causes are known
we may be in better position to call
IL most discreditable,p but we hope
that the terrible accident was not due
to negligence on the part Of the officers
of the boat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-24
ALL LIVE 100 YEARS.
Sir James C. Browne Combats the osler
Theory.

London, July 24. sir James @.
Browne, the author Of various works
on mental and nervous diseases, in an
address to the public health congress,
declared it was good working hypothe-
sis to regard the natural life Of man as
100 years.
He didd agree with Prof. Osler and
others that the worlds effective, vitali-
zing work was done between the ages
Of rs and 40. Much Of the worlds
best work, he said, had been done by
men over 40. If the world were deprived
Of their work it would 60 back to the
twilight Of ages ago.
He quoted numerous Instances to prove
his contention. He urged that il was
duty to lengthen as well as to streng-
then life. He added that every man
was entitled to century and every wo-
man to little more.
Every child should be brought up inn
pressed with the obligation Of living
to a hundred years, and should be taught
TO avoid irregularities in living which
tend to prevent the attainment Of this
ambition. While it was certain that
century Of health and vigor could be
attained, it could only be reached by
faithful obedience to the laws of health
and simplicity and tranquility in nv
ing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-24
BODY ON SHORE.
John Paul Jones' Remains Are Nov at
Annapolis.

Annapolis, July 24.-The body OF John
Paul Jones was put ashore at ten o'clock
today. Forty minutes later simple cere-
monies attending its placement in the
vault on the Naval Academy grounds
were completed.
The body passed the Virginia capes
Sunday on the United States cruiser
Brooklyn under command Of Rear Adj
miral Sigsbee. The Brooklyn had as
consorts across the Atlantic from France
the cruisers Galveston, Tacoma and
Chattanooga.
of this coast the feet was met by
the battleship squadron of the North
Atlantic fleet in two divisions. the first
being under the command of Rear Adj
miral Evans and the second commanded
by Rear Admiral Davis. The three
squadrons approached the cape together,
the vessels under command of Rear Ad.
miral Evans leading and the Davis and
Sigsbee squadrons closely following.
Upon the vessels reaching Cape Henry,
Admiral Evans squadron, composed Of
the battleship Maine as flagship and the
battleships Missouri, Kentucky and
kearsarge, passed into lower Chesapeake
bay at 7:10 o'clock Then came the
Sigsbee squadron in the following order:
Flagship Brooklyn and the cruisers Gal
weston, Tacoma and Chattanooga. Fol-
lowing these were the vessels of Rear
Admiral Davis squadron, which entered
the lower bay in this order: The bat
tleships Alabama, Illinois, Massachusetts
and Iowa.
The sigsbee and Davis squadrons pro-
ceeded Immediately up Chesapeake bay,
bearing the body OF Admiral Jones to-
ward Annapolis, Nd, selected as its
last resting place. The vessels of Adj
miral Evans squadron said farewell to
the other fleets and proceeded TO Old
Point Comfort, va, en- route to Lam.
hert's Point where the battleships win
coal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-07-24
WILL BE NO NIAGARA.
The Future Of Niagara and the Upper
Lakes.


Lakes.
The earliest discussions of the recess
sion Of Niagara Falls led to apprehen-
sion of danger and disaster, because the
continuance of the present gorge ero-
sion must eventually extend to Lake
Erie, the reservoir whence the river
flows. 1t was thought, therefore, in
the excited imagination Of many ignor-
ant readers when the early geologic dis
cusisons Of the history Of Niagara were
published, that destructive flood would
thus be let loose from Erie and the
upper lakes, and would deluge the On
tario basin and the st. Lawrence valley.
Prof. James Hall, in 1913, endeavored
to allay these fears. The increasing
southwark dip Of the rock strata between
the present falls and Lake Erie will
cause the Niagara to cut into softer and
easily eroded beds along that distance,
so that its great cataract, which depends
on the thick and hard Niagara limestone
everything soft shale, can no longer be
maintained The river will then run,
as Hall declared, in series OF rapids
along its course from Lake Erie TO Lew
iston, with perhaps a low fall at the
outlet of the lake.
Another anxiety has been raised more
recently by computations Of q probable
fitting Of the land, which would slightly
change its inclination on all the region
Of these Great Lakes SO that ultimately
the mouth Of Lake Erie would be lifted
higher than the very low water divide
close to the southwest Of Chicago. From
computations of the heights Of beach
marks above the surface of the lakes,
determined at successive dates separated
by periods Of from twenty to thirty
seven years. Gilbert computed in 1898
that this lake region is being tilted
toward the southwest at the rate,
during q century, Of five inches in a
hundred miles. He therefore concludes
that Lake Michigan, if such fitting con-
tinues, will begin to overflow across
the natural watershed to the Illinois
river within 1000 years; that 1000
years from now this flow win take
away half Of the volume Of the Niagara
river, and that after $500 years there
will be no Niagara. The basin Of Lake
Erie would then be tributary to Lake
Huron, the current OF the Detroit and
st. Clair rivers being reversed. Warren
Upham in Fox, Duiiield & Co.'s Quar-
terly.