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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
STREET CAR WRECK
IN Los ANGELES.
Fifteen assengers Are
Injured and One Prob
ably Will Not Survive
CURVE ACCIDENT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. ia head-on
collision between two cars of the
Redondo-Los Angeles electric lines on
sharp curve shortly after o'clock
this morning. south OF the city and
just outside of the corporate limits, re-
suited in the injury of fifteen pas
sengers, several of whom are seriously
hurt and one of whom it is believed
will die.
The injured: ]. F. Knepper. tourist.
internally injured, may die; Mrs. Ro-
sena Jones. right shoulder broken E.
Williams, confusion of the back and
abrasion on left leg; o. H. Smart.
school boy. leg caught between two
seats and crushed; E. H. Sherley, in
jured about head and internally; E
Mckenzie, motorman car No 10, cut
above right eye and right leg injured;
]. Stitt, right leg believed to be brok-
en-; Guy Morrow, nose broken and cut
above right eye; R. Smart. cut over
right eye with barbed wire Of right of
way fence, and left arm badly bruised;
Robert Bell, advertising manager of
Herald. left arm and left leg injured;
j. w. Dunn of Moneta, cut above right
eye; d. E Monroe, right shoulder
broken and laceration above right eye;
]. H. Deal, leg injured and neck
strained; j. H. Simpkins, left wrist
fractured and abrasion on left temple
All of the injured with two excep-
tions. were from this city.
The wreck occurred at Figueroa and
Forty eighth streets. The front ends
of both cars were telescoped- Scarcely
a person on board escaped injury OF
some sort. At this point there is a
switch and one of the cars was ex-
pected to take it. Both proceeded,
however. on the main line.
Car No. /, outbound from the city,
was in charge of Motorman Mackenzie
and Conductor Witte. The former
stuck to his post and was among the
injured. Car No. 19, incoming, was in
charge Of Motorman w. Smith and Con-
ductor Mouier. Neither was hurt.
A statement by officials OF the rail-
way company places the blame entirely
upon the employees who were in charge
of the cars.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
REFUGEES TO PICK HOPS.
Fifteen Hundred to Be Given Employ
ment in Mendocino County.

mcnt McnQOClnO county,
Opportunity is to be given 1900
refugees to spend two months up in
healthful Mendocino County earning
from 81 to SO day. Baron Won Horst,
president of the American Hop and
Barley Company and proprietor of
enormous hop fields at Hopland, has
completed arrangements by which re-
fugees are to be taken to the Men
docino ranches for the season. After
the hops are picked the refugees will
be given employment with the Italian
Swiss colony wine company.
The plan originated with Mrs.
Eleanor Martin, who wrote to Baron
Won Horst soon after the fire, asking
him If he could not do something for
who was then in Germany, returned to
plans for the hop season. These plans
are now completed.
The Relief Corporation will lend
tents to accommodate all who may
wish to go to the fields, and the Asso-
ciated Charities, after thorough in
vestigation by Miss Hess, has agreed
to furnish blankets and pay the fare
Of the hop pickers to Hopland. The
picking begins next week.
Notice of the plans have been posted
in the camps. The price to be paid
pickers will be 81 a hundred pounds.
This will enable each picker to earn
from 81 to SO day. The work in the
hop fields will last about three weeks.
Those who accept work at the end of
the hop season will be given employ
ment in the Italian-Swiss colony vine
yards.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
INSPECT INGLEsIDE.
Members of the Relief Corporation
Visit Buildings With Architect.

NJ. H. de Young and Thomas Magee
of the Relief Corporation, accompanied
by William Curlett, the architect, Wis
tied Ingleside yesterday and made a
thorough inspection of the buildings.
1t was decided that they will answer
the purposes of the Relief Corporation
admirably and that plans should be
prepared for getting them into con-
dition for the refugees.
On the property are twenty-four
large houses with box stalls on the
first floor and large. comfortable lofts
above. These lofts will be fitted UP
as dormitories and divided between the
men and woman refugees. It is
thought that from 5000 to 1000 per-
sons can be accommodated for the
winter in this way.
OF smaller buildings there are ten
cookhouses. These will be fitted UP
for families. In these buildings forty
eight families will be housed for the
winter.
The buildings" said De Young, "are
in excellent repair. They are clean.
1t will. not be difficult to bring light
and water to such of them as are not
already supplied. Where there are not
suitable sewers, latrines will be built.
The work of getting the buildings into
proper condition will be begun as soon
as possible"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
UNCLE SAM SEEKS
DIVORCE DATA.
Force of Twenty Women
Clerks to Gather Sta
tisticS on Matrimony
RECORDS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALI

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-For the pur-
pose of obtaining data for use by the
United States Government and also by
Congress in aid of universal divorce
laws throughout the country, twenty
clerks from the Department of Com
merce and Labor at Washington. called
upon the County Clerk today to begin
cumstances and causes of each divorce
or separation case for the last twenty
years.
The majority of the clerks, who are
engaged TO collect all the facts regard
ing divorce, are women and it will be
their duty to make a thorough search
through all the musty records of mat
rimonial disputes for years and to dis
close skeletons for public records that
eye of the people forever
There are eighteen questions to be
answered after an investigation of each
case, including the date of marriage
and separation, by whom the suit was
brought and to whom the decree was
granted if at all, the number of years
the parties were married. the number
of children by the union, the occupa-
tion of the parties, the nature of the
divorce and If alimony was requested
or granted.
It has often been said that divorces
have been granted to certain inhuen-
tial persons of social and financial
standing in the community that
have been secretly put away and so
safely guarded that information of
them has never come TO light. These
will now be made subject for a thor
ough search and all the data concern
ing them will be placed in the public
records at Washington. The secrets
thus disclosed will not be for publica-
ton, but for the use of the Government
only, no matter how sensational may
be the character of the facts revealed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14

<<TVHERE seems to be gen.
eral presumption that there
is tremendous relief fund
against which anybody may
draw. If the housing of the refugees
goes on-and the housing of these peo-
pie is the key of the situation-I want
to say that If we are not careful the
fund will be exhausted within ninety
days. We are spending this money.
aside from the housing of the people,
al the rate of S350,o0o or s400 900 a
month. Unless we can get more in, COL
lect subscriptions that have not yet
been paid, we shall find ourselves
pinched for money"
Such was the statement made yes
terday by Chairman F. w. Dohrmann
or the rehabilitation committee. Dohr-
mann is a work figuring how best to
conserve the fund
we have on hand said Dohrmann,
s3,600.000 All of this will be required
to carry out the plans to house the peo-
pie. The fund for building purposes
will thus require all the money actually
on hand. Provision must be made for
the work of relief and rehabilitation
and the expense of conducting the
work. The expenses of the camps will
for three months, be at least $4,000 a
month; for the Board of Health, $685.
600; for the care of sick in hospitals,
$4,000; for the sewing centers, $4,000;
for rehabilitation and relief at least
$25o.0o0
There are, of course, many other
items. For the next three months these
expenses will be from s350.000 to $780,
0oo month. There are 10000 families
IN the camps. At only 800 each, 81 900,
600 will be required to care for them.
Then there are charitable institutions
that should be considered. These ought
to be rehabilitated. Do our best, year
will pass before we can complete our
work. And we have none too much
money with which to do it; certainly
none to waste.
There is,' went on Dohrmann, AN
other side of the question. In addition
to the s3,600,000 actually in hand. there
is something like 100000 floating
about the country in pledges, unpaid
subscriptions and the like. But this is
not yet in hand, and though every dol
lar be collected eventually. even then
it will be found that the fund will be
none too large for our purposes. There
is not a dollar that can be wasted.
There are. too, 5000 applications before
the rehabilitation committee which
have not yet been acted upon"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
SHOWS SMALL CAIN
IN DAY WAGES,
Bureau of Labor Finds
Rise in Food Prices
Has Not Kept Step
HOURS THE SAME

W WASHINGTON. Aug IA report
was issued by the Bureau of Labor to-
GAY recountins the results of an in
Nestigation into wages and hours OF
laoor IN 1905 in the principal manufac-
turing and mechanical industries OF
ne United States. The report gives
tne average wages and hours of la
Dor and the number Of employees in
identical establishments in both 1904
ana 1905 While the figures presented
are not exhaustive for the United
states, IL is said they are fairly repre-
sentative Of the industries inYesti-
gated
The results show that in 1905 the
average wages per hour in the princi-
pal manufacturing and mechanical in
oustries OF the country were 1-6 per
cent higher than in 1904; that the
average hours of labor per week re-
mained the same as in 1908, and that
ployed IN the establishments investi-
gated AS there was no reduction in
the average hours of labor per week,
the average weekly earnings per en-
ploye were l.e per cent higher than in
1904
When the figures relating to wages
and hours of labor and those relating
70 retail prices of food are brought to-
gether il is seen that the retail prices
OF food were 0.6 per cent higher in
1905 than in 1904. AS the average
wages per hour increased more than
the retail prices Of food. the purchas-
ing power Of wages increased. In 1906
the purchasing power of both hourly
and weekly wages was ! per cent
higher than in 1904, or. in other words
an hours wages in 1905 would pur-
chase 1 per cent more food than an
hours wages in 1904.
The report adds that the average
wages per hour in 1905 were 1879 pei
cent higher than the average for the
ten-year period from 1890 TO 1899 in
elusive, the number of employees 33.t
per cent greater and the average hour:
of labor per week Al per cent lower
The average earnings per week in 100;
were IA per cent higher than the
average earnings per week during the
Ten years from 1880 TO 1893. The ag-
gregate weekly earnings of all en-
ployes, that is, the total amount ot
payrons. was 52.3 per cent higher ir
1895 than the average during the ten
year period named.
The retail price of the principal ar.
1icles Of food. weighed according Il
family consumption of various articles
was l2.s per cent higher in 1905 thar
was the average price for ten years
from 1889 to 1899. Compared with the
average for the same ten-year period
the purchasing power of an hour:
wages in 1905 was los per cent greater
and OF q weeks wages only 10 pei
cent greater. owing to the reduction oi
the hours Of labor during the period.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
LAWING OVER RICH.
NEVADA MINE.
Famous Litigation Hill
Property tn e Stake
at Issue in the Suit
HISTORY OF CASE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

TONOPAH. Aug. 1s-The trial Of the
case of Nash and others against Mac
Namara and others in the District
Court in this city. Judge Peter Breen
presiding. has developed into the most
important mining litigation brought
up for settlement in this locality this
year. The question at issue involves
the famous Litigation Hill property in
Manhattan, which is generally admit
ted to have the most promising pros
poets OF any mine IN that sensational
camp. The hearing OF the case has
lasted for over a week. and from pres
ent indications will continue for as
much longer.
The suit has raised a very delicate
point in mining law. and It's settle
ment is awaited with interest by the
mining men of this region
From the testimony so far taken II
appears that the ground, the title and
possession of which Is in dispute in
cludes several claims which were orig
inally located. at the time of the first
rush to the camp last year, by Kiel-
hoffer and associates These locators
did not do their location work during
the ninety days following the posting
OF their notices, as required by law
During the time the ground was held
under this location another notice Of
location was posted, covering the same
ent case. A day or so after the ex-
piration OF Kielhoffer's ninety days the
defendants located the ground and Sc
cured actual possession. claiming that
the Nash location was invalid mas
much as Kielhocfer'S rights had not
been invalidated at the time OF the
Nash fling.
Nash and his associates brought suit
to obtain possession and title last
October. and placed an Injunction on
the property to prevent the defendants
from working 1T or removing any ore
until the ownership should be settled
Now the question arises as to
whether the location made by Nash
and associates. although admittedly In
valid at the time 1t was made because
of Kielhoffer's prior location, did not
become valid at the instant OF the ex--
piration OF the ninety days allowed un-
der the law for the performance OF the
location work. II such work Is not
done the law provides that the ground
shall revert to the public domain and
is open for relocation The plaintiffs
contend that their notice was sufficient
indication OF intent to operate the
ground and to hold II for their use.
and that the third location. that made
by the defendants, was invalid
For the plaintiffs many OF the lead
ing mining authorities OF this section
have been examined, among them
George Wingfeld, A. d. Nash, T. L.
Oddie and DR.. Jenny, the last men,
toned a mining geoIogist- The de-
PENDANTS are now taking testimony in
support of their contentious
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
Normal students I'm Prison.

RED BLUFF. Aug. 12.-Ben Crabbe
and j. d. Finnicum. Normal students
OF Chico, are now in Jail In Red Bluff
on a charge Of perjury. The charge
grew out Of the killing Of Harry Hoyt
near West Branch by mistake while
hunting bears. The young men after
the accident were fearful of the conse-
quences. and for a time denied any
knowledge Of the shooting. In doing
this they committed perjury at the in
quest, but later confessed and gave
themselves UP to the officers. Justice
Bransford has placed the young stu
dents under $4,000 bonds. Both young
men have always borne good reputa-
tions.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
WILL BEGIN AT ONCE WORK
OF BROAD-GAUGING LINE
Large Gangs at Work mt Santa Cruz
End of Narrow-Gauge

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 15.-The broad
gauging of the narrow-gau road at
this end will be commenced at once.
Rails and other materials are arriving.
The third rail from Santa Cruz to the
California Powder Works will be laid
first, so that the standard gauge en-
gines can go directly to the California
Powder Works switch. thus avoiding
the transfer of powder at the local de-
pot now necessary on account of the
present condition of the road.
Beyond the powder works several
gangs are engaged making the road
ready for the change. A bridge crew
is building a steel span bridge over
the San Lorenzo River at the Big
Trees and will put in new trestle
over the county road above the pow
der works. A crew is also at work
at the ledge widening the roadbeds.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
VENTURA GIRL RAISES 200
QUEEN BEES WORTH 81 EACH
Miss Flora McIntyre of Southland City
Makes University Money in
Novel Manner.

VENTURA, Aug. 13.-Mlss Flora Nc
Intyre of this city may be rightly
termed the bee queen of the county.
her father has long been known as the
bee king Of the State.
Miss Flora has devoted her entire
vacation to raising queen bees for the
market and has met with such success
that she has earned sufficient to pay
her way through Berkeley for the
ensuing term. She is a popular and
beautiful girl and has become most
proficient in every feature OF the bee
business through helping her father
at his great Sespe apiary.
Miss Mcintyre has succeeded in pro-
ducing over zoo queens. These she has
found a ready market for right in CAL
ifornia at 81 each. Next season Miss
Mcintyre will sell her queens in every
corner of the globe.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
TRAGEDY FOLLOWS QUARREL
IN GLENWOOD SPRINGS HOMI
Man IL Shot Three Times by Land
lord, Who Saw Him Beating

GLENwOOD SPRINGS, Aug. 13.-
Otto II. York was shot three times last
night by James Duff and is dying.
York is plumber and came from Dem
yer with his wife The couple secured
rooms in a furnished cottage owned by
Dun. Last night York began beating
his wife after quarrel and Duff inter
fered. York turned upon him and
struck him on the head several
times. Duff escaped. secured his re-
volver and, returning, shot York. In
an ante -mortem statement today York
said that he found Duff with his wife
latter. third man in the case, seen
with Mrs. York several times, has dis
appeared.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
SOCIETY WOMEN DECLARE
WAR ON WORKING GIRLS
Object 10 Them Dlscarding Dresses and
Wearing Overalls I'm the Sugar
Beet Fields.

WAvERLY. Ia, Aug. 13-Society
women OF Waverly have declared war
against the girls who work in the sugar
beet fields because the girls have dis
csrded their dresses and wear overalls
while at work In the fields. The So
ciety people declare the overalls are
shocking to the modesty and they are
ashamed TO take drives into the coun-
try for fear Of meeting q group of girls
dressed like men.
The working girls declare they can
rot work in skirts because Of the wet
r,lants and the dirt. The employers de-
fend the girls because their labor is
cheaper than that Of men.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
WYOMING CANALS WILL BE
CARRIED TO COMPLETION
Plans for Carrying on. Work to BE
Made After Seized Outfits Are
InventOrfcd.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-As soon as
inventories have been taken of the
contractors outfits seized by the geo
logical survey at Corbett Tunnel and
Shoshone Dam, on irrigation projects
Of Northern Wyoming, consideration
will be given TO plans for completing
these great contracts.
The failure of Charles Spec at
Corbett Tunnel and, Prendergast and
Clarkson at Shoshone Dam to live up
to the terms OF their contracts is be-
ing investigated and may have some
bearing on the method of completing
the works.
1t is likely the geological survey will
continue the works with the equip
ment and supplies seized rather than
let q new contract. More than $1,00O,-
600 is involved
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
Los ANGELES CELEBRATES
RAISING OF FLAG THERE
Exercises Held on Site of Old Fort
Moore, Where Colors Were Hoisted
Sixty Years Ago

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13.-The six
tieth anniversary of the first raising
of the American flag in Los Angeles
was commemorated today by a cele-
bration and fitting exercises. Mayor
McAleer proclaimed half-holiday.
which was generally observed.
The celebration was held on the site
or Fort Moore, the exact spot where
the American colors were hoisted
An unusual historic touch was given
today's ceremonies on the hilltop. The
exercises were in charge of the military.
headed by Major Edwin A. Sherman.
who fought with Moses Carson.
brother of Kit" Carson, for the in
dependence of California
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
RED HOUSE, wELL-KNOWN
TULARE RESORT, BURNED
Fire Breaks Out at Early Morn. and
One Man Is Killed, Another
May Die.

vISALIA, Aug. 13.-The Red House
the well-known hotel at MilIwood. in
the mountains northeast of this city.
went up in smoke early yesterday
morning, and at least one man. name
not learned, was burned with it. The
fire started in the kitchen, but the cause
has not been ascertained
The fire broke out about ESQ O'clock
and was well under way before the
alarm was given. None of the guests
saved anything. Taylor Archer, a we'll
known resident of this city, was burned
very seriously and may not live.
The Red House was formerly the
summer residence of A. D. Moore, the
well known lumber man.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
Family Club to Have outing.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 13.-The Family
Club of San Francisco has made ar
rangements for the Hotel Rowarden-
nan at Ben Lomond for the first three
days in September Its secretary, W.
L. Matlock, has been here making ar
rangements and the club will for three
days be in entire possession Of this
elegant hotel in the redwoods. The
club will probably secure a permanent
location for annual high jinks, similar
to the ones held by the Bohemian Club
in Sonoma County.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
DISCIPLES OF HOLY GHOST
SAIL on MYSTERIOUS VOYAGE
Extraordinary Measures Taken to Con-
ceaI the Destination of a Band
of the New Sect.

BOSTON. Aug. 1s.-The barkentine
Kingdom formerly the Rebecca Crow
elD, the vessel of the Holy Ghost and
United States Society Of Shiloh, Ne,
which has been at anchor in the outer
harbor for the past few days with a
party Of members of the society on
board, sailed yesterday. The utmost
secrecy as TO the destinat ton has been
maintained, her officers refusing to al
low any one to board her or to question
her passengers most of whom, in
cluding men, women and children, were
taken aboard at Freeport, Me. 1t has
been reported that the leader OF the
society. Frank W. Sandford. intends to
found a colony in the Holy Land. but
as the vessel has not taken out foreign
clearance papers it is presumed that
her sailing will be coastwise.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
BLIND MAN FOUND HUNGRY.
Lucfen Bacfgalupf and Companion Care
For by Associated Charities.

Lucien. the blind son of Peter Baci-
galupi, was found fainting from hun
ger yesterday by Miss N. Hess, an AS
sociated Charity agent. Bacigalupi had
had nothing to eat all day. Miss Hess
took him to relief headquarters, where
his immediate wants were given atten-
ton. With Bacigalupi was Rosendo
Viuchurtu. another blind man. He, too,
was faint from hunger.
Miss Hess is endeavoring to secure
transportation for the two men to Chi
cago. They are musicians and claim
that If they can get East they will be
able to join the ten-cent vaudeville cir
cults which start from Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
RaD,d TransIt FIouts the Law.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-As a result
OF the disturbances on the Coney Island
cars Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company yesterday Acting Police Com
missioner Waldo today revoked the
permits granting the company power to
employ sixty special policemen who
assisted in putting OF passengers who
refused TO pay a double fare j. F.
Calderwood, general manager of the
company. said today that the company
would continue to collect double fare.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
Deckhand Drowned.

PETALUMA, Aug. 13.-Frank Lima. a
deckhand on the steamer Gold. met his
death by falling overheard in the creek
and drowning while the steamer was
at her dock Sunday morning. Lima
was washing down the side of the boat
and had on heavy rubber boots, which
probably filled.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
cnnrf-MartfnI for Navy Men.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-Secretary
Bonaparte has received the report OF
the court OF inquiry upon the collision
of the battle-ships Illinois and Ala
hams off Rrenton's Reef while sailing
for Newport harbor. It is understood
several urt-martials will result and
oficers charged with negligence by the
court Of inquiry will be put upon trial.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14
jury TamperinE Charged In Helena.

the trial In the United States Circuit
Court here today Of ]. T. Carroll. a
Butte lumberman, on the charge OF
having illegally fenced Government
land United States Attorney Rasch cre-
ated excitement by informing the court
that he had evidence of attempted jury
tampering. He named William Carroll.
brother of the defendant, as the NOV
ing spiIit in the matter. The court or
dered an investigation.