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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
RID CONGRESS
STRIKES SNAG
Argentina Not Satisfied
With Programme
Proposed.
Trouble Over Question
of Debt Collecting
by Force.

WASHINGTON, June 6--Argentlna
ia not pleased with the programme
agreed upon for the third Pan-Ameri-
can Congress to be held In Rio
Janeiro in July, and it will require
all the skill of which Secretary Root
is possessed to prevent the withdrawal
of several of the Latin-American re-
publics from the congress Although
Argentina is more dissatisfied than
any other South or Central American
power. there are. several republics
which are far from pleased with the
programme and sympathize with the
slight which Argentina feels
The Drago doctrine IS the cause OF
Argentina's grievance. 1t was the de-
sire of Mr. Portela, the Argentine Min
be one of the subjects considered at
the Rio Janeiro congress. This
doctrine which was promulgated by
the celebrated Argentine jurist l. F.
Drago at the time of the Venezuelan
blockade by Germany, Great Britain
and Italy, hold that force canot be
used by one power to collect money
owed to it's citizens by another power
After much discussion the committee
on programme for the congress pre-
pared the following section relating to
the general subject covered by the
Drago doctrine:
"A resolution recommending that the
second peace conference at The Hague
be requested to consider the extent TO
which the use of force for the collec-
tion of public debts is admissible
This statement of the subject was
verv distastefuI to Argentina and sew
eraI other powers. 1t practically ad-
mitted that force is jGstifiable in some
cases and provoked a great deal or
comment The result was the re-
statement of the subject in the follow
ing compromise terms:
"a resolution recommending that
the second peace conference at The
Hague be required to consider whether,
and if at all, to what extent the use
of force for the collection or public
debts is admissible"
This statement does not grant that
the use of force is ever justified, but
is not a clear statement of the subject
covered by the Drago doctrine. in the
opinion of number of the countries
which are to participate in the con
gress.
Drago, who was named by Argen-
tina as one of it's delegates to the
Rio Janelro congress. is reported
to have announced that he does not
care to attend and participate in the
discussion of the programme as agreed
upon. Under the rules agreed upon a
change in programme can be effected
at Rio Janeiro by the vote of two
thirds of the countries represented,
and consequently there will doubtless
be a strong effort to make changes in
case the countries which are dissatiS-
fed participate.
Many South American diplomats be-
lieve the Drago doctrine should not be
submitted to The Hague for considera-
ton, but should be adopted by the
powers on this continent without re-
gard to what European countries may
have to say about it. Several of the
powers in the western part of South
America are said to be in sympathy
with Argentina's position on the Drago
doctrine and interesting developments
are expected.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
WYNNE' 8 TRIAL
ENDS ABRUPTLY
Case Against Captain of
Marine Corps
Stops.
Sneeial pisnatcb 10 The Can.

NEW YORK. June 6.-The trial be-
fore court-martial of Captain Robert
F. Wynne of the marine corps for in
subordination in refusing TO obey or
ders given him by Lieutenant Com
mander Henry F. Brinan of the battle
ship Alabama came TO a sensational
stop today when Judge Advocate A w
Presser, who is prosecuting Wynne,
practically threw up the case and asked
for an adjournment in which to con-
slider what future action, If any, he
would take.
This unexpected climax in the trial of
the young captain of marines, who is a
son of Robert j. Wynne, Consul-General
at London and a prvtege of President
Roosevelt, came after the testimony of
Courtland J. Decker. surgeon on the
Alabama, under whose care and treat.
ment Wynne was at the time of the
cruise in March of this year TO West
Indian waters.
Surgeon Decker fully exonerated
Wynne from any responsibility for his
action in refusing to report for duty
when ordered to do so by his superior
officer. In the doctors opinion. injuries
received by Wynne in the line of duty
incapacitated him for continuance in
the service and so impaired his judg-
ment and his sense of obligation to au
thority as TO warrant his retirement
1t came out in the course of the ex-
animation OF Surgeon Decker thai
Wynne, while in charge of a detail of
marines sent through the enemy's lines
near Tientsin at the time of the China
relief expedition, had been the victim
of sunstroke. Ever since this, the doc
tor testified, Wynne had been partic-
ularly sensitive to tropical heat, and in
March of this year, while on shore duty
at Guatanamo, Cuba. he had again sue
cumbed to the heat
After the adjournment Wypne's at
torney expressed himself as confident
that his client would be acquitted
Asked as to whether or not Wynne
would ask to be relieved after disposal
of the case against him, the attorney
replied that he did not know, but that
he thought that the course suggested
was a very probable one.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
MRS. SARAH PLATT DECKER
AGAIN HoNoRED BY WOMEN
Made President of the Federation of
Clubs for Ensuing Term at st.
Paul Convention.

ST PAUL, June 6-This was cleo
tion day in the biennial convention of
the Federation of Womens Clubs. The
nomination committee named a list of
officers for the next two years at the
morning session. and the election be-
gan at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The
polls closed this evening. AS there
is a contest for some of the offices
of directors. the count of the ballots,
it was announced, would not be fin
isheo tonight.
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was made by Mrs A. ]. New
bury of New Jersey. She stated that
the Minnesota delegates nominated
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker for president,
and the nomination was seconded by
the delegates from Texas. The NOM
ination was unanimously made, and
great applause greeted the announce
ment. The other nominations were:
First vice president, Mrs. Philip n.
Moore of St Louis; second vice pres
ident, Mrs. May Alden Ward of Bos-
ton; recording secretary. Mrs. John
Dickinson Sherman of Chicago; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Charles
Perkins of Knoxville Tenn. treas
urer, Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles of
Los Angeles; auditor. Mrs. Percy V.
Pennypacker of --ustin, Tex Among
the directors selected were Mrs Sarah
Evans of Oregon. Mrs H. A. Johnston
of Kansas and Mrs. Frank Schiek of
Wyoming.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
TORNADO LEAVES
PATH Of DEATH
Great Damage Is Done by a
Big Storm in the North
WeSi.
Wisconsin and Minnesota Sui
fer Heavily. From
Disaster,

LACROSSE, Wis, June 6.-One man,
H. j. Halverson. was killed, six per-
sons were seriously injured and ten
buildings were leveled by tornado
near Stoddard, Wis, tonight. The tor
nado centered apparently one and a
half miles east of Stoddard, Vernon
County. 1t passed up Coon Valley,
striking Stoddard and Brink most
heavily. Telephone communication is
crippled and telegraph wires are down
toward the south.
In Lacrosse there was much damage,
though no person was injured. Wash
outs are reported on the railroads in
this vicinity. A windstorm also did
damage at Leon, Wis. A bridge on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road near Stoddard was carried out nd
Burlington passenger train, carrying
200 passengers, was tagged at the
brink of the gap by farmer named
Miller, and many lives were saved.
Many farms are reported to be COM
pletely devastated.
ST. PAUL, June 6.-A Pioneer Press
special from North Branch, Mimi, says;
A tornado passed about half mile
east of here at o'clock this afternoon,
doing heavy damage. and probably a
number of lives were lost. The storm
is known to have destroyed at least
three farmhouses near here. Mrs. My
gran and Benjamin Legoo were badly
injured.
The village of Wyoming was also in
the path of the storm. The home OF
Mr.. Funk at that place was completely
destroyed and some of the members
of the family hurt.
At the village of Stacy, eight miles
south of here, Mr.. Baxter and child
were severely injured, and the Swedish
Lutheran church ana a humber OF
other buildings were destroyed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
GoLDFIELD MINERS UNION
Is OPPOSED TO THE STRIKE
Refuses 10 Join Industrial Workers of
the World in Proposed Movement
Against Telegraph Company.

GOLDFIELD. New, June 6.-Governor
Sparks and Attorney General Sweeney
came here today to learn what action
had been taken by the Miners Union
in the proposed strike against the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
The strike had been planned by the
officers of the Industrial Workers of
the World and threatened to involve
the men here. The Miners Union re-
fused to countenance the proposed
strike and this action virtually dis
poses of the threatened trouble. The
Western Union is now conducting busi-
ness, as usual, with its old force Gov
ernor Sparks spoke very plainly to the
labor people and said that any violence
would be quickly checked by the ma
tional and State governments
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07

Secretary of Agriculture.
1t omits the adjectfves descriptive of
meat "f1t for human food, these ad-
jectives being sound, "healthful." etc.
The substitute provides that the courts
shall review any grievance in the mat
ter of the enforcement of the regula-
tions when applied to- 1t places the
cost of the inspection on the Govern
ment instead of on the packers.
So far as Wilson, representing the
packers, had covered the Beveridge
amendment in his testimony before the
committee. it was apparent that the
Wadsworth substitute met the exact
objections he raised regarding the Bev-
eridge amendment
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
GIVES Up HUSBAND
AND HOME BECAUSE
Of LOVE FOR STAGE
Actress Jane Noria Prefers the
Footlights to Her Family
Hearthstone.
Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyright. 1906, by The Herald
Publishing Company.

publishing Company
PARIS, June 7.-CharIes Becker, sec
retary of the American Chamber of
Commerce, yesterday confirmed a dis
patch from st. Louis announcing that
he had obtained a divorce from his
wife. known on the opera stage as
Nine. Jane Noria.
Nine. Noria was Miss Ludwig of ST.
Louis, which city was also the home of
Becker's family. Beyond admitting
that the decree was rendered last
Thursday by civil tribunal. Becker
refused to discuss the case, but from
an intimate friend of both parties it
was learned that the only accusation
made was desertion.
Nine. Noria left her home in Paris in
December for Italy. The domestic in
felicity of the Beckers was due entirely
to incompatibility of temper, Mrs.
Becker wishing to devote her entire
time and attention to a professional
career, whereas Becker preferred home
to the theater
Nine. Noria, who has made her debut
here, is pursuing her studies in Italy,
where she is with her mother.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
BEER PRODUCTION GROWS
FASTER THAN POPULATION
Increases Four Times as Rapidly as
Number of People In the United


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 6.-The
forty third national convention of the
United Brewers Association met today
at the Claypool Hotel Over 200 dele
gates were present, representing nearly
every State in the Union and an esti-
mated capital of $500.000,000. Albert
Lieber, on behalf of the Indianapolis
brewers. welcomed the delegates. He
said:
States has grown from a little over
100000 barrels in 1870 to probably
more than $4,000, 600 in the present
year It has grown nearly four times
as fast as the population. If we were
not furnishing the people a good, pure
and healthy product this remarkable
increase would have peen impossible"
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
ARKANSAS INDoRsEs BRYAN.
Hearst Forces Routed in the Democratic
Convention

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. June 6.-The
Democratic State convention went on
record today for William J. Bryan as
the next Democratic candidate for Pres
ident.
Friends of William r. Hearst en-
deavored TO stay the Bryan tide by ask
ing that the matter be submitted to the
voters of the State at the next Demo-
cratic primaries. but a resolution in
dorsing Bryan was adopted by acclama-
tfon with marked enthusiasm.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
THREE DEATHS FROM HEAT
ARE RECORDED IN CHICAGO
Years Hot Weather Record Is Broken
and Humidity Intensifes Discom-
forts of PonuIace

CHICAGO, June 6.-Heat records for
the year were broken this afternoon
street level showed the mercury at the
SO degree mark. On the fourteenth
the weather forecaster sits, the 81 de-
gree mark was passed for the first
time in 1906
The dense humidity intensified the
heat and caused pedestrians to swelter.
unrelieved by stir of the atmosphere
Even the almost ever present lake
breeze was stilled.
Together with the passing of the 1906
record, three deaths due to the heat
were reported. Several cases of heat
prostration also were recorded.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
Train wreck at Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga, June 6.-An Atlanta
and West Point excursion train was
run into by Central of Georgia pass
enger train at the south end of the
terminal station here tonight Roy
Cook of Atlanta was killed and ten or
more others were injured, some of
them seriously. The Central of Georgia
engineer claims no cautionary signals
were given him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
son.h naLota Eor nrrnn-

YANkTON, 5. D., June 6.-The South
Dakota Democratic Convention. which
was held here today, strongly indorsed
Bryan for President in 1908 and every
mention of his name on the floor OF the
convention brought forth a storm of
applause. The platform also declared
for the municipal ownership of all pub
lie utilities
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
sIr Frederick PeeI nend.

LONDON, June Sir Frederick Peel
died today. He was born in 1923, and
about fifty years ago held several i'm
portant Government positions From
1889 10 1866 he was Secretary TO the
Treasury
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
Mention of Bryan Brings Cheers.

INDIANAPOLIS. June 6.-Tomorrow's
Democratic convention viii be largely
attended. The delegates were ad-
dressed in Tomlinson Hall tonight by
Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, who devoted considerable time
10 q discussion of the tariff. His men
fion of William J. Bryans name was
received with great outburst of ap-
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
PACKERS DENY CHARGES
OF UNCLEANLINESS.
Representative Makes Argument Against
the Proposed Legislation.

Wilson appeaned
packers
a"enmen too
more nearly nf0rms to fdeas
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07

General Dessier Dead.
PARIS, June 6.-GeneraI Dessier,
Military Governor of Paris. died last
night.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
SAYS ROOMS ARE WASHED.

DR.. Melvin, chief Of the bureau OF
animal industry, was asked a numbe.
of questions concerning ante -morten
examinations of cattle bought by pack
ing houses. He explained that thes.
examinations were all conducted in thr
stockyards He was asked if he be
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
arab Bernhrdt Peculiarly Accomplishments

iewelry by the famous Lalique.
quite recently presented Edmond Ros-
tand with a fish of my own molding
in gold, with eyes Of opal"
The French government has never
accorded to Bernhard the official
recognition that was bestowed on the
late Rosa Bonheur and a few other
famous Frenchwomen-she has never
been given the cross Of the Legion Of
Honor. Americans are inclined to re-
gard this distinction with no greater
reverence than we bestow on the SOUTH
ern title of "ColoneT' In our own coun-
try, for we still recall the scandal over
M. Wilson's Infamous traffic I'm the
decoration that drove M. Grevy from
the presidential chair.
A determined effort was made to Sc
cure the cross for her some years ago.
A magnificent fete was organized in her
honor. Performance Of the third act
of "Phedre" and the fourth act of
"Homme Vaincue" were given at the
Renaissance; this was followed by a
luncheon for five hundred actors, lit
eratteurs, artists and politicians. At the
conclusion poems i'm her honor were
read by Francois Coppee, Edmond
Rostand, Andre Theuriet and Catuile
Mendes. and the fete came to an end
with the coronation of Madame Bern
hardt as queen of the drama. The min
istry were then besought to grant the
coveted decoration. But for once they
were chary of dispensing the favor, and
Madame Bernhardt's name has never
come out in the lists and she is still
without the right to display the splash
of red" that means so much in France.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE

II have confession to make, sir"
In the private office of the man Of
affairs the suitor for the hand of his
daughter stood, hat in hand.
well, sir, what is it?"
Before marrying your daughter I
feel that | should make a clean breast
of my failings. The fact is l am ex-
tremely dissipated. l play the races,
play poker, play faro, dabble in stocks.
smoke drink and raise the devil gem
orally when L happen to feel like it."
The man he addressed was thoughtful
for some time, but he spoke at last.
Young man. he said, II appreciate
your candor in coming to me, but you
know things are different from what
they used to be- Girls do as they
please. You've come TO the wrong per-
son. Does my daughter know of this?"
Does she!" exclaimed the suitor,
earnestly. why, my dear sir, that's
why she wants to marry me. Life.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
Shall We Have Free Lumber :?

tricts where that material is not and
cannot be produced, like Southern Cali
fornia. To people thus situated 50 per
thousand feet would be an immense
saving in the building of homes. and
structures for business and public uses.
In promoting the happiness and eleya-
ton of the human species the furnish
ing of comfortable and attractive
homes is the largest contribution.
Cheap building materials are among
the chief elements that make home
furnishing practicable.
Without immediate sources of addi-
tional lumber supply prices will ad-
vance and check the growth of the
country. The government has acted
wisely in setting apart timber reserva-
tions, and why not supplement it by
repeating the duty on imported lumber?
San Francisco will doubtless ask con-
gress to grant her free building mate
rials, and in that event it would be a
good time to make an effort to put
lumber in the free schedule perma-
nently.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
PHONETIC PHENOMENON

They were talking about spelling re-
form and the idiosyncrasies of the Eng
lish language in general.
There's that very word 'pnoentic,'
said one of the men; that's a sample
of English spelling. The reformers call
their system the phonetic system, and
yet they have to spell phonetic with
a pho inc order to let people know
what they mean. The very word that
means spelled as pronounced is as far
from 1t as possible"
"Now nowi" drawled his friend,
you're too hard on the good old Eng
lish speller. You ought to be proud of
phonetic Why, that word is so
trimmed down, and sawed off, and cut
short that l wouldn't know it was
English If 1 met 1t alone on blank
page. You ought to thank the language
for that word. 1t is a beautiful word.
That pho might have been spelled
like dough- and the net like 'ette'
in 'rosette. and the &c like the lid in
liquor. That would be a good old
style English -'phoughnettiq.'
But 1t is coming! Look at that word
'phenix.' 1t is spelled 'phenix' every
where now, and | remember it always
used to be phoenix. The % has gone.
That shows"
"Nothing!" said the objector. What
does il show? That the phenix is a
bird. Isn't the phenix a bird? Yes!
Well, that round thing you say was AN
% was an egg. That's all Twas just
an egg and the phenix laid the egg
That's all."-Success.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
sMokELEss TOWN FAR Off

The smokeless city will be the inev-
liable consequence of the application of
modern science and advanced ideas
from both an economic and hygienic
standpoint. But the snokeless city
must be, by implication, an electrical
city.
The development of millions of kilo-
watts at the coal mining centers Of the
country and the transmission of this
electricity TO large and small cities for
distribution is no more difficult to un-
derstand than the attitude we have ac-
customed ourselves to with regard to
our water supply. The reservoir is In
dispensable, the pipe lines through the
streets and in the houses the same
Why not coal energy in it's converted
form? This 70 the next great problem
of the century, and one not to be too
highly relished by the railroads that
carry coal. They as well as ourselves
must adopt new standards. They as
well as ourselves hold this power Of
transformation.-Elec
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13

TWO of Uncle Sam's first 16000-ton
battleships are soon to go into
commission. The Louisiana, which
American navy, will before long share
honors with the Connecticut, whose
trial trip takes place within the next
month.
In tonnage, battery power, speed and
safety the louisiana and Connecticut
will rank with the most effective war
ships afioat under any flag. They will
embody all the latest improvements"
in warship construction, and are over
a thousand tons heavier than our next
largest ships Four more of the same
class are building-the Kansas, Min
nesota, New Hampshire and Vermont.
A description of either the louisiana
or Connecticut would do for both, for
they are sister ships. Poised on her
rudder alongside the highest sky
scraper in New York, the Louisiana s
bow would tower 45O feet in the air, sew
enty feet above the Park row building.
In beam these ships are rs feet 10 inches,
the width of three ordinary building
lots. This great mass is driven through
the water at a speed of more than Is
knots an hour by engines of $500
horse power.
Can Steam 5000 Miles
For these powerful engines there is a
normal coal supply of 900 tons, but
one of the factors that will make these
new battleships especially eff 4ctive en-
gines of war is that if necessary they
can carry enough coal to steam con-
tinuously at half speed for distance
of 5000 miles. No battlesfiip In any
navy has ever equaled this record.
Officially the Connecticut and Louisi-
ana are known as sea-going battleships
with two 12-inch turrets and four S-inch
turrets. For their protection and safety
the armoring of these vessels is un-
usually heavy and extensive, while
their bulkhead arrangements are such
as to insure them against sinking under
almost any imaginable conditions.
There is a waterline armor belt ex-
| tending from stem to stern. For a
third of the length of this belt amid
ships the armor is eleven inches thick
at the top and nine inches thick at the
bottom, tapering to four inches at bow
and stern. Above the main belt, be-
continuous wall of side armor seven
inches thick, reaching from the main
belt to the main deck. AT the ends of
this armor bulkheads of seven-inch
steel extend athwartship, connecting
with the main barbettes
To Make the Ship unsInkabIe
| The coal bunker and the main pas
sage bulkhead doors on the Connecticut
and Louisiana, as well as the armored
matches of the protective deck. are
operated by electricity. Each Of these
doors and hatches has an electric motor
which is started from central emer-
gency station on the bridge,
During the engagement or on the ap-
proach OF danger of any kind the ofii-
Ger of the deck can turn a wheel and
know that every compartment door
vital to the ships safety has beer
closed by its electric motor This is
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-13
WHY HE DIDN'T PROSPER

John d. Rockefeller, jr, in an adj
dress on the subject of success, said:
II will illustrate my meaning with
an incident that happened in a western
mill.
"A huge, brawny chap applied to
the foreman of mill for work.
Though there were no vacancies, the
foreman took him on-he told so pit
eous a tale of woe-and set him to
shoveling coal in the mill yard.
I'm the afternoon the foreman went
to see how the new hand was doing.
He found him in company with an old
hand--a lean veteran Of 60-shoveling
coal into cart. But the old hand
worked faster than the new one,
shoveling in two shovelfuls of coal to
the new hands one.
"Look here said the foreman to
the brawny stranger, this is hardly
fair. Pete is throwing two shovelfuls
into the cart to your one
"'Yes, boss replied the new hand,
and l told the fool about it, too"