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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
ATLANTIC LINER PASSES
THROUGH STRANGE STORM
Thought to Have Had Same
Origin as Mexican
Earthquake

NEW YORK. April 1s.-From mid
night Tuesday until o'clock Wednes-
day evening the steamer La Provence,
which arrived In port tonight. passed
through q storm which. the officers OF
the ship say, has rarely been exceeded
in violence on the Atlantic.
At dinner time Tuesday the ba-
rometer began to fall rapidly and as
midnight approached the ship reached
an area where the air was so heavily
charged with electricity that the com
pass became worse than useless
Suddenly q terrific storm swept down
on the ship Great waves broke over
the liners decks, but no rain fell, the
night being perfectly clear After five
hours the storm abated as suddenly as
it had come. No one was injured. but
the passengers were badly frightened.
Captain Ajax OF the liner believes
the strange storm was the result of the
same forces which caused the earth
quake shocks in Mexico.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
DESCENDANTS OF HEROES
REFLECT PRESIDENT
Mrs. Donald Mclean Again
Honored by Daughters
of Revolution

WASHINGTON, April 19.--It was Of
ficsassy announced when the continental
congress of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
met today that Mrs Donald Mclean
of New York had been reelected presi-
dent general for the ensuing two years.
Mrs. Mclean received 511 votes and
Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard OF
Alexandria. Va. 152.
The announcement was received with
great entlusia; L, and Mrs Mclean,
after beng presented with loving cup
by the vice president general, thanked
the delegates heartily.
, Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main of
Washington, D. c.. was elected vice
president general in charge of organi-
zation of chapters. Mrs Mary Wood
swift of California was defeated for
vice president general by one vote
Other officers elected were:
Chaplain general, Mrs. Esther r.
Noble; recording secretary general,
Miss Elizabeth - Pierce; corresI ond-
ing secretary general, Mrs. John Paul
Earnest; registrar general. Mrs. Mabel
G.. Swormstedt; --istorian general, Mrs.
]. Eakin Gadsby; ancient historian gen.
eral, Mrs. Henry S. Bowdon; librarian
general, Mrs. Helen NJ. Boynton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
LUMBER RARONs To Be
PLACED ON THE RACK
Government Plans Suits to
Enforce Antitrust
Measure
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The gov
ernment is about to descend upon the
leading figures in the lumber trust, 60.
cordins to information which leaked
out today. Action will be begun at
Minneapolis and St. Paul against c. A.
Smith. t. B. walker. Thomas Shevlln.
Backus Brooks lumber company, tho
Akeley interests and the WeyerhauserA
among others. for violation OF tna
Sherman antitrust law by maintaining
combinations in restraint OF trade.
It is understood that suit also VIII
be brought to recover title to millions
OF acres OF timber lands in the west
and northwest owned by the 1umber
trust and alleged TO have been fraudS-
lently acquired
Fred Weyerhauser. said to rival JohrE
d. Rockefeller In wealth and knowu
to be one OF the largest owners O
timber land IN the world. has disapS
peared from Minnesota and cannot bsf
located At his Offices recently II. was
said that he had gone east" but no
further information was given and the.
clerks proresSed 10 De Ignorant or his
whereabouts.
Officials OF the department OF JUS.
tice are at work preparing the papers
against the lumber barons. It IS pos
sibie that suits will be brought in sew
eral places, but the chief litigation win
center in Minnesota.
Much OF the timber land IN contro-
versy is located in California and 10
owned by T. B. walker and others.
residents OF Minnesota Government Of.
icials say the lumber trust controls
the operations and output OF lumber
companies all along the Pacific coast. in
Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. as
well as the whole northwest. and that
the suits at Minneapolis and ST. Paul
will have q bearing upon every 1um-
Der camp In the country.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
CHILDHOOD LOVERS To
WE'D As cENTENAR|ANs
Forget Parents Objection
When They Reach 100
Year Mark

ST. LOUIS, April 1s.-On August 2e
next John B. Bundren, who on April
was 1o1 years old, will be united in
marriage to Miss Rose MCGUIRE, who
will be 100 years old on the day set
The wedding viii take place on Bund-
ren's estate. near Tatesville, Tenn.
Bundren and Miss Mcclure were
sweethearts in Tennessee in their
youth. Her parents, of English descent.
would not give consent for their mar
riage, and finally returned 10 England,
taking their daughter along.
Bundren went to California and ac-
quired considerable wealth. He never
married. From California he returned
to Tennessee and bought his birth
place, near Tatesville. Not long ago
he received a letter from Miss Mcclure,
who was still unmarried. Correspond
ence followed and he renewed his offer
of marriage and was accepted
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
OAKLAND WAITER
KILLS EMPLOYER
JOHN MARC0V|CH
Fires Shots in Revenge for
Loss of Position at
Restaurant
ASSAILANT ESCAPES
Deed Is Committed in Wife's
Presence After the
Theater
END COMES QUICKLY
Frank Smith Is Sought by
Police on Murder
Charge

OAKLAND, April 19.-John Marco
vich, a restaurateur widely known In
this city, was shot and almost In
stantly killed I'm the presence OF his
wife at IL o'clock tonight at his res
taurant In Thirteenth street near
Washington by Frank Smith, a waiter
who had been discharged earlier I'm
the day.
Marcovich was leaning over chair
talking with George. Neece and Mrs.
Neece when Smith walked hurriedly
into the place. The waiter drew a
pistol. fred FIVE shots. each bullet tax
ing effect, and rushed out amid
screams of women as Marcovich sank
dying to the floor.
Mrs. Marcovich, who was sitting at
a table next to that OF the Neeces.
sprang from her chair and was at her
faint "Goodby, wife, the wounded
mans eyes closed. and he died before
an automobile could get him to the
receiving hospital.
Three bullets entered his back and
two plowed through his body under
the left arm.
Smith was seen as he ran out OF the
restaurant Fastening through Thfr-
teenth street into Clay Thence he ran
to Fourteenth and headed west. as II
going toward the railroad station at
Sixteenth street.
William v. Witcher, manager for
Blake & Moff1tt, said he was in Thir-
teenth street opposite the restaurant
when he heard the shots and saw the
man run out. He tried to stop the
fugitive, who leveled a pistol at
witcher's head and commanded him to
cycles to follow the fugitive and noti-
fed the police. who took up the pursuit
in an automobile.
According to Tony C1ecak, Marco
vich's partner. Smith was discharged
this afternoon after having been ac-
CubcQ VI A1OAdll16 Oul LAlOndy OA patrons
of the place. 1t is supposed that the
waiter, ugly over the trouble with Cle-
cak. and brooding over his loss OF
employment. began to drink and made
up his mind to wreak vengeance.
Marcovich and his wife had been to
the theater. They went TO the restau-
rant shortly before IL o'clock and sat
at the first table near the entrance.
Marcovich stepped over to the second
table to speak to the Neeees when
Smith entered.
Smith IL about IS years old and
roomed IN Clay street. near Tenth He
had worked for 10 months st the Gas
Kitchen
Maroovfch was rromiDsut IN ths Erks
and had been IN businsss IN Oakland
for 30 years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
GIRL FATALLY BEATEN
WHILE ON WAY HOME
Attacked by Brute at Sutter
Street and Central
Avenue

Ethel sergaton, II year old girl o1
great beauty, was fatally beaten by q
hend at sutter. street and Central ave-
nue. at I o'clock this morning while on
her way to her home at 11e Point
LobOs avenue.
Miss segaton Is employed at the
Renown candy store ON Van Ness ave-
nue. and does not finish her work until
after midnight. Her family has but
recently moved to the Point Lobos ad-
dress and the girl was unacquainted
with the streets In her neighborhood.
She nlighted from Sutter street
car at Central avenue en- route to her
home this morning and asked a man
who was passing along the street TO
direct her to her home. He bade her
follow him. They had proceeded but a
short distance when the man turned
and savagely attacked her. The girl
wns picked up unconscious a few mo-
ments later and taken to the park hos
pitaI. There 1T was found that her
skull was fractured and that she had
sustained other serious injuries. The
physicians said at $3.50 o'clock this
morning that she would probably die.
Her assaiIant escaped.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
NOT WORRIED
BY SANDERS INCIDENT I
Friendship for Hughes Is
Shown by Removal
of Official
SPECIAL pIspArcH no rHE GAIL

WASHINGTON, April 19.-President
Roosevelt will pay no attention what
ever to the hot shot of abuse hurled
in his direction by former Representa-
tive wadsworth of New York If the
could involve the president in a wordy
wrangle he made great mistake
The president will continue along the
even tenor OF his way just as though
he had not been called "faker" and
"humbug'' and "the bloody hero of Ket-
tie hill" The only semblance of a
rejoinder that was vouchsafed at the
white house today, either directly or
Indirectly bearing on the Wadsworth
criticism, was the statement given out
with authority that the removal OF
Archie Sanders, collector of internal
revenue for the Rochester district. was
decided upon not because the presi-
dent felt any enmity toward the former
congressman, but because he wished to
replace him with a man friendly to
Governor Hughes.
The administration is doing all II
can to strengthen Governor Hughes
hands," said a high official of the ad-
ministration today, and the request
for Mr.. Sanders resignation is merely
an evidence that the president is carry
ing out the programme Mr.. Sanders
successor will be a stanch Hughes
man and fully as well qualified to dis
charge the duties of the office as Mr..
Sanders has proved himself to be.
The president has no particular feel
ing against Mr.. Wadsworth. If it
pleases him to abuse the president he
is at perfect liberty to keep it up as
long as he p1eases."
The president has always given the
public to understand that he has not
interfered in state politics in New York
or elsewhere. The statement of his
spokesman today was a great surprise
to politicians They were quick to
construe the statement TO mean that
the president is booming Governor
Hughes as well as Secretary Taft for
the presidency.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
RICH OFFENDER PREFERS
DEATH TO IMPRISONMENT
When Disgrace Comes He
Goes to Hotel and
Sewers Arteries

NEW ToRK. April fa--Bsns6sss
.Gfmbel. . weaetty PhiiadstphA nsr-
chant. who was arrssbsd IN tbs city
yesterday on the double charge OF hsv-
ing improper fnfuencs over 1s year
old boy. and attempting to briDs the
county detectives who made the arrest.
lies tonight In St Mary's hospital. Ho-
boken. n. J.. unconscious from wounds
believed by the police to be self-tnnlcted
1t is said his injuries will prove fatal
Bleeding from gashes on his brow and
severed arteries on both wrists. Gimbel
was found at 7 o'clock tonight IN a
room which he had engaged the night
before in the Palace hotel in Hoboken-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
REPORTS FoR DUTY

WASHINGTON. April 1s.-william
R. Wheeler of San Francisco, recently
appointed member of the immigration
commission, is in Washington to meet
the other commissioners 1t is ex-
pected that the commission will or
ganize soon and arrange for hearings
in various sections of the country.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
READER KILLS HERSELF

BOSTON, April 1s.-Miss Mary e.
Tomlinson. formerly second reader in
the Christian Science church in Con-
cord, N. H, killed herself here today
by jumping from hotel window.
She was a sister of Irving c. Tom
linson, one of the readers in the Boston
Christian Science church and defend
ant in the suit pending. for an account
Ing of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddys prop
erty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
PUNISHMENT
AND COMMITS SUICIDE
Thirteen Year Old Boy
Takes Rat Poison After
a Chastisenent

SAN LUIS OBIsPO. April 1s.-Re-
senting punishment imposed by his
mother. Henry. the IS year old son OF
Daniel H. Faeth OF this city. went to
the barn and ate a piece OF cheese con-
tanning strychnine which had been
placed there to extermlnate rates. The
lad died several hours later.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
sANTo DOMINGO TREATY

WASHINGTON. April 19.-The state
department has been informed that
vote will probably be reached next
week by the Dominican congress upon
the pending treaty between the United
States and Santo Domingo.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
WILL EXPEDITE CASES
Government Orders Clear Track for
Court Actions Against Grafters

Dispatches from Washington bring
the information that orders have been
issued to give the San Francisco graft
cases clear track when they come be-
fore the higher courts, This will rem
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-20
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO SAILS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY SO
SATURDAY. APRIL 20, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

HEsrERDAY-Clear; maximum temperature.
50; minimum. S.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; light north
"lno' probably not SO warm. Page IL
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Emergency taxes and bonds. Page
traction magnate's idea Page 8
The motions of government Page
Neighber Berkeley's vaulting ambition. Page
CRAFT SCANDAL
Captain Mooney viii tell grand jury full tale
OF police corruption Page
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cOntinued on Page ?, Column 1
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-13
The Conditions at Tangerine.

VIM. H. Earl, of Tangerine, writ
ing to the Packer under date of jan
uary IA, says:
II am disguised with the false re-
ports being circulated by ignorant
people who squat down in one place
in Florida and judge the whole state
by what they can see from their is
olated locality. Such people should
try and ascertain the facts before
writing letters to northern papers full
of ignorant and false statements about
damage done to citrus fruits by the
recent cold weather. While it is true
that much damage was done in many
places in Florida, it is equally true
that in many other places no damage
whatever was done. On these high
pine lands here in Tangerine, Orange
county, where I have six orange
groves I have not found a single or
ange or grapefruit tree that was in
the least injured by the recent cold.
[ have large quantity of nice citrus
fruits that I am holding on my trees
for spring shipment. I hope you will
give wide circulation to this letter in
justice to the deserving growers of
Florida"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-13

year old buds have had the tops cut
back, while the large bearing trees
have not even dropped their foliage,
and are as green as ever. The bulk
of the grapefruit is untouched, while
from twenty-five to forty per cent. of
the oranges have been damaged by
frost. Quite good deal of the fruit
has been shipped in the past ten
days. A large quantity of grape fruit
in the Murphy packing house, which
had been off the trees for about two
weeks, showed very little waste wnen
being packed, and as this is nearly all
bright fruit, it will no doubt bring a
good price in the markets.
The surprising large quantity of
fruit on the trees here, together with
the large amount on the trees on the
upper river and around Fort Myers,
added to the one hundred thousand
boxes already shipped, makes it cer-
tain that the total crop this year
would reach two hundred thousand
boxes in Lee County.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-13
Fort Myers Claims.

1t is characteristic of human ma
ture and especially of American ma
ture, to make out that our own home,
our country and all that we have is
better than any thing that any one
else has. Consequently it is not SUR
prising that the Fort Myers Press
makes extravagant claims for that Sec
ton of Florida. 1t is no doubt true
that they have in that city all the
species and varieties of trees and
plants which are mentioned, but it
is too much to claim that no other
place in the state can do as we'll. The
Press says:
Tourists who wish to see Florida at
its best should not fail to pay visit
to Fort Myers. Here may be seen the
orange, lemon, lime, grape fruit, cit
ron, hanging full of ripe fruit and in
bloom. Here also, will be found such
tropical fruit trees as the alligator
pear and mango in bloom, and the
cocoanut, royal, fish tail, and other
beautiful palms fourishing and DEFY
ing the cold winds. In no other town
in Florida can so many tropical fruit
trees, flowers and palms be seen as
in Fort Myers, and this together with
the good hotels to suit all classes, a
climate unsurpassed, fine fishing and
hunting, and bays and rivers unrivall-
ed for their scenic beauty, makes
Fort Myers one of the spots in Flori-
da that the tourist, sportsmen and
healthseekers cannot afford to pass
by. Every one is delighted who
comes here, and to visit Florida with
out having seen this section is to go
away in ignorance of what is to be
seen in this tropical region of the
Caloosahatchee.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-13
This Fruit Was Not Hurt.

One day last week Mrs. Tom Par
ker of the Sick Island section pre-
scented the Courier-Informant report
er with some samples of tangerines
from the grove of herself and hus-
band, at the time stating that it show
ed how badly the cold had served
them. To our delight the fruit was
absolutely unhurt, and could not bear
witness that freeze had ever been in
that section The entire grove, con-
sisting or oranges, grapefruit and tan
gerines, is unframed, and naturally
Mrs Parker was very much elated
over the fact.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-13
Dunnellon's Rapid Growth.

The year of 1906 has been a pros
porous one for Dunnellon Our mer-
chants have done a fine business and,
as a result, new and better store
buildings have replaced old ones. A
large number of new residences have
been erected, telephone system has
been installed, and municipal electric
light plant and water works have been
put in With an equal improvement
during the next year our little city
will be strictly up-to date.-Dunnellon
Advocate.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-13

the danger from cold is remote and
occasional, whilst that from the fly is
here now and stays with us. But the
hope is strong with every grower that
with nature and man working hard
to overcome the evil that remedy
is not far distant, and that perhaps,
anyway, the pest will run it's course
and finally die out. At any rate there
is feeling that is can be held in
check and fairly good crops can be
raised even with the fly here
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-13
No Drop in Prices.

The editor of the Orlando Report
er-Star calls attention to a fact which
shows that the freeze did not cause
the orange growers of this state to
lose their faith in the business:
1t is observed that notwithstand-
ing the white fly menace and the late
little drop to freezing there are no
bargain orange groves on the market
hereabout. Prices hold up stiff for
desirable properties and no one is
eager to unload. Of the two evils the
white fly is decidedly the worst as
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-13
g.: q DO YOU WANT TO BUY
The Best
Fruit and Truck Farm
in Florida
At a Great Sacrifice :?
Can be Made To Pay for
Itself in One Year.

Forty acres, cleared fenced and drained. Four
acres sub-irrigated. on which can be produced
any vegetable that can be grown, Similar land at
Sanford. planted to celery, lettuce. ETC., yields
81, 800 to 50. 900 per acre.
Artesan we'll on premises. from which water is
piped over entire Enclosure.
Grapefruit oranges and Tangerines of super
ior varieties which should yield 900 to 500 boxes
this year. Also 100 fine pecans just coming into
bearing.
House. outbuildings and all improvements
modern and up-to-date.
Transportation facilities the best, being located
near two lines of railroad and the St. Johns river.
The manager of the Agriculturst is authorized
to furnish the address and give directions for
reaching the premises to anyone desiring to pur-
chase such place.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-13
An Orange River Trip!

An orange River Trip!
The editor of the Fort Myers Press
has recently taken trip among the
groves along Orange river and gives
an account of what he saw, as fol-
lows:
One of the prettiest trips about
Fort Myers to be made within
days run is that to the Orange Riv-
er, where may be seen the finest bear
ing orange groves in the State Last
Saturday small party of visitors, in
Guiding Major c. A. Smith, Mrs. J.
w. Cook, Miss Anna Sherman, guests
of the Bradford, and Capt and Mrs
Belo, guests of the Hill House, and
the editor of the Press, made the trip
on the Anah c., in company with
Capt Fred Menge. The trip is up the
main river past the railroad bridge,
then turning into the narrow and pic
turesque Orange River, which grows
more interesting as the head of the
river is approached. Going up the
party were ready with kodaks to catch
view Of the gators that are always
to be seen on this stream, but the
saurians managed to keep out of view
on the trip up. The view of the
grand bearing orange groves, still
ladened with fruit, proved a delight
and a revelation to the party, for the
groves cannot be seen to better advan-
tage than from the deck of the little
steamer that makes regular trips here
With the cosy homes of the residents,
the orange-packing house, almost hid
in the growth of cabbage palmetto
trees, and the narrow, twisting
stream, there was something to at
tract the attention all the time On
the return, while the party were busy
getting away with we'll prepared
lunch, no less that four alligators
were seen, one of these being fully
eight feet in length, and seemed indif-
ferent to the kodak being pointed at
him, for he never moved an inch
uC young IdUy WIZ dllllCu lIIC GALL
era was so fearful she would not Sc
cure the picture, that she managed
to get beautiful view of the atmos-
phere. The Anah c. was back to
Fort Myers by 1870 o'clock, the party
having thoroughly enjoyed the trip,
The Press scribe had an opportuni-
ty while on this trip to fully view the
effects of the cold. The first thing
that struck him was the great quanti-
ty Of fruit still on the trees, there
being large quantities of grape fruit,
and thousands of boxes of choice late
varieties of oranges, such as Pineap-
pies and Valencias, the latter selling
for as high as eight and ten dollars
box last season The statement had
been made two weeks ago that there
we're not over fifty thousand boxes
of fruit left in Lee County, and here
are nearly that many boxes in sight
on the Orange River
We found that many of the young
budded trees had evidently been killed
back to the bud, that FIVE and six