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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
DEATH OF MAID
REVEALS ROMANCE
M. Didier Tells How He Sought
Mile. Louise Barley for
Twenty-Five Years
Falls in Love With Girl in
France, but She Fled While
Misinforned

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The reason
Mile. Louise Barley, who died the other
day, took a place as maid in the home
of Mrs. John r. Brady. widow of Su-
preme Court Justice Brady, in Flushing,
is revealed by man who says he is II
Didier, but declines to give his address.
His story unfolds a sigular romance.
M. Didier was a school teacher and
lived at the inn of NJ. Barley in the
village of Tartas in thefsouth of France.
He fell in love with the inn keepers
daughter, who was his own age When
he left he held the girls promise to
some day be his wife. ButNone day
friend named Valdon took his sister to
a fete at Mont de Marsaca and asked the
school master to entertain her for few
minutes. While the couple were sit
ting by the roadside Louise passed in
q carriage. She glanced scornfully at
Didier, he says, and told the driver TO
whip up his horses
That night [Didier sent her letter of
explanation, but it was not answered.
AS soon as possible he went to Tartas.
where the hotel keeper told him Louise
had disappeared the day following the
fete in the other village.
Il have wandered about all over the
world in the last % years seeking my
Louise said M. Didier in the surro-
gates office n,Jamaica. Il never found
a trace of her until a few days ago,
when 1 saw in the papers that French
maid named Louise Barley had died in
sanitarium. The trunks, which the
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
FRIEND A SUICIDE.
HE KILLS HIMSELF
Frank V. Bennett, Former Man
ager of the Hotel Gotham,
Blows Out His Brains
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12-WhiIe sit
ting alone in the parlor of his suite
in the Hotel Gotham this afternoon
known hotel men in America, shot and
killed himself.
News OF his death quickly spread
and among the places where it was
freely discussed was the lobby of the
Hoffman House In a gathering there
was George Crouch, former broker
and one of the old guard of that hotel
He listened attentively to the meager
details and without saying a word
walked into the brokerage office of
Miller & Co, on the ground floor. and
blew out his own brains.
The two men had been friends for
years and Benefits act is supposed to
have supplied the tragic impulse for
Crouch to take his life Crouch though.
had been respondent for some time
having lost practically his all in the
stock market within the last two
months.
The direct cause of Benefits act
was fear of permanent disability. be-
cause OF paralysis with which he was
appeared early in the summer. and he
realized that, if he lived. he would in
evitably become a helpless invalid
Bennett was Sc years old and all his
an actor and his hotel career began in
the Arlington, in Washington, which. he
managed for 20 years. There he won
the lasting friendship of senator's, con-
gressmen and every man in national
public life. He was a member of the
Gridiron club. in Washington. and the
Amen Corner, the Lotos club and the
Lambs club in this city.
When the Hotel Gotham was project
ed over the site on the southwest cor
ner of Fffty-fifth street and Fifth ave-
nue. the syndicate behind it installed
Bennett as manager. The principal
stock holders Were Mrs. Mark Hanna.
Dan r. Hanna, II. n. Hanna. Cornelius
Bliss, George f. Baker, George r. Shell
don, Grant B. Schley. James j. Hill, ].
Pierpont Morgan and George Westing-
house
The hotel venture failed because the
Gotham was within 200 feet of
church and no liquor license could be
obtained. The hotel went into the
hands of a receiver recently
Crouch's act is though to have been
prompted by dependency due to I'll
health. He was at one time in close
relations with James r. Keene and
was pensioner of the ffnancier, the
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
SKATERS WORLDS
AUTO RECORDS
Lozier Cars Finish First and
Second in Great Race at
Brighton Beach
Standing of Cars at
the Finish
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-With $4,000
persons yelling themselves hoarse, a so
horsepower Lozier car, driven by the
Mulford- Cobe team, at IL o'clock to-
night finished first in the "A hour au-
tomobile contest of the Motor racing
association at the Brighton Beach race
track. The car had circled the track
1,107 times, breaking not only the rec
ord of the track which was 99S miles,
but the country's record Of 1,079 miles
established in Morris park by Renault
car last fall on mile and quarter
course.
Lozier No. l, driven by Michener and
Lynch, finished second, and a Fiat,
driven by Copra, Parker and Hawtrey,
third. In all six cars passed the 1000
mile mark, beating the record estab-
lished last summer by Montague Rob-
erts. Not far behind the three leaders
came the Stearns car with nearly as
many miles to its credit as the three
first named Outside of the three lead
ers the Stearns car was doing the best
work, averaging from As to 45 miles an
hour right along, with her motor hum
ming as regularly as clock woFl. The
Simplex, too, was doing great work,
with Robertson at the wheel.
no spectacular production ever con-
ceived could be li1ened to this night
race. Each machine had to show head
and tail lights and the two glowing
lamps in front seemed to dance like
twin jack O. lanterns riding on the
winds of a hurricane as they came into
view, riding singly, abreast and in sim
gle file.
Thousands of men and women who
packed the grandstand and lined the
rails almost half way round the track
stood on tiptoe in the thrill of the final
moments and cheered nightly when
the result became known.
Save for the accident to the French
entry, driven by Sartori, in the second
hour of the race, in the course of which
both driver and mechanician were in
jured, the race was without. serious
inishap. The greatest enthusiasm
marked the running of the race. Al
though having the victory in hand by
a lead of Is miles, Ralph Mulford main
tanned a terrific pace up to the last
minute The sight of the nine survivors
in the nerve racking contest again and
again brought the spectators to their
feet.
The drivers in the second division,
though hopeIessly distanced, fought to
the last mile In the last hours Robert
son ard Leseault repeatedly electrified
the crowd hg their hair raising chase
after the leader when by furious driv-
ing they advanced from seventh to
fifth place, but mishap to their car
earlier in the race made their fight a
hopeless one. So terrific was the strain
on the drivers that two of the teams
had to call in third man as relay.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
WOMAN SAVES TWO
OFFICIALS LIVES
Auto Dashes Into Car OF Mrs.
ii. B. Gleason, Who Heroic
ally Prevents Disaster

Los ANGELES. Sept IA woman's
bravery and prompt action saved
Mayor Harper and Chief of Police Kern
and possibly several others from serious
injury and possible death this after
noon during the funeral of the late
Police Captain Auble.
An automobile used by Chief OF Police
Favour of Pasadena got beyond control
and dashed into the big car handled by
Mrs. III. B. Gleason. Mrs. Gleason's car
was headed directly for the line of peo-
pie waiting for the funeral cOrteSe to
start. and in front of it was the mayor
and chief OF police. The impact threw
Mrs. Gleason from her seat and she fell
to the pavement. but, with no thought
of her own danger, she grabbed the
brake and succeeded in setting it before
she was looSened from her hold. The
speed of the two machines was thus
lessened, and before they reached the
crowd the driver OF the unruly machine
had brought it under control. No one
was seriously injured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
INTERNAL MACHINE
SENT TO GOV. FORT
to Assassinate New
Jersey Official Is Frustrated
by Postal Authorities
Deed Attempted Because of the
Crusade Against Violation of
Law at Atlantic City

SEA GRIT, N j., Sept. 12.-An at
New Jersey has been thwarted by the
watchfulness of postoffice employees.
who discovered an Internal machine in
the mails addressed to the governor.
The package was d cleverly contriyed
combination of powder. bullets and
watches which had been so arranged
that had the governor opened it in the
ordinary way there is little doubt it
would have killed him.
That the death dealing package was
Intercepted before it had reached its
destination was due to the vigilance
of the postal officials, who have
scanned the governors mail with un-
usual care since the executives recent
crusade against violation of the law at
Atlantic City.
Several days ago when a package of
somewhat unusual shape was found to
bear insufficient postage it was taken
by a clerk to one of the postal inspec-
tors. The inspector became more i'm
pressed by the shape and condition of
the package than by the shortage of
stamps, and at once wrote the governor
informing him that package of SuS-
piciouS appearance addressed to him
was being held at the office. The in
spector asked for permission to open it
without forwarding it to its destina-
tion-
The permission was given at once.
Exercising the greatest care the in
spector and his assistants removed the
wrappings from the package to find
that their worst fears We're confirmed.
1t was, real internal machine, crude,
but so cleverly constructed that it was
capable of doing tremendous damage.
1t contained a quantity of powder and
bullets with matches so arranged that
a hurried opening of the package would
have set off the powder and hurled
the bullets in all directions.
That the sender of the machine had
a grim sense of humor became appar-
ent from an examination of the con-
tents of the package. On a bit of pa
per he had written message to the
governor which read:
please notify us promptly of any
change in your postof1ce address"
Another read:
you will know me better after we
are acquainted"
Governor Fort said today that he
did not care to discuss the matter in
any way. 1T speaks for itself was
the only comment he would make when
he was questioned about his narrow
escape. Pieces of the wrapped pack
age are now in the possession of the
governor, having been forwarded to
him by the postoffice inspectors who
intercepted it.
1t was learned here today that the
officials of the Philadelphia postofice
have arranged to make a close exami-
nation in the future of all packages
addressed to the governor Every
package of any kind which reaches the
Philadelphia office bearing the gov
ernors address will be submitted to in
spectors and officially passed before it
will be posted to the governor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
POOR SHOTS IN POLICE
FORCE IN DANGER OF AK
President of Commission De-
CIareS PatroImen Must Be
Experts With Revolver

ALAMEDA, Sept. 12.-W. T. Chipman,
president of the police commission, be-
Iieves that every policeman who cannot
use a revolver expertly and score well
in target practice should be dropped
from the force. He holds that po-
liceman who is unable toe handle a
pistol with a fair degree of accuracy
is not only a danger to himself, but
is also a danger to others.
The president Of the police commits
sion was formerly captain of Company
G Of the national guard Of this city
and is known TO be a sticl1ler for crack
shooting. Chipman's attitude on the
craftsmanship matter has stirred sew
eral of the members of the police force
whose target scores have nearly al
ways been below the average.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
DRIVING IN MOUNTAINS

F. T. Cutting Of the Standard motor ear COM
panF has just returned from trip in 2 Ford
roadster Cutting made the from Sacra-
, -lenro 10 Quincy. PIumas county, a distance
of 1J0 miles, and says the trip is one OF
unusual interest. Prom OTOville TO Quincy the
road is at elevation Of over 6O00 feet
spd in p miles the road climbs .. 100 feet
Cutting scored q success in making this Jour
nev Ia the time he did-I3 hours-and ac-
cqmplished a feat that was hitherto unknown
He took with him when be left Sacramento
IN the morning Of that DAYS papers. and
arrived IN Quincy with it about supper time
The citizens Of the town who heard Of this
were not slow TO appreciate the advantage Of
the motor car.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
WHY TIRES BURST

An authority the subject says many per
SONS are astouished al the extraordinary number
II pneumatic tires that burst. especially on
OCCASIONS such as that Of the Grand Prix. In
ordef 80 explain the cause FOR this. the fact
must be recalled that rubber begins 10 vul-
canize at go degrees Fahrenheit and, con
seQuently. at such temperature 10 lose its prop
critics. Careful experiments have shown that
~ 90 miles an hour the temperature IN the
inside of the tire reaches 147 degrees. and at
fhe tread 220 degrees. At 90 miles The tenn
perature becomes 2I0 degrees internally and
@s'2 she tire Finally. At 1O5 miles. the
speed attained at certain parts Of the circuit
in the Grand Prix the inner tubes contain
air at 24O degrees. and the tires must show
so degrees temperature at which they viii
melt
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
WHAT 1T COSTS no run AUTO

An automobile enthusiast, desiring
practical Information as 10 the cost of
the game has for the last year kept a
strict account of expenditures, and has
made a most interesting tabulaUOn OF
the same. His car was a single cylin
.Ler. four passenger car, and the total
expenditure for the entire year was
s3llI0. From this he took a credit for
some tools, and for the balance of life
left in five tires and tubes, 10 the extent
OF s102.S4. This was done because Two
tires in addition TO the five mentioned
were ruined by insufficient imitation and
had a life of but little over 1000 miles
each. The tire credit is based on a life
OF 5000 miles each. After deducting
This credit it viii be seen that the eN-
penditUre for the year amounting TO
soOS.26. The average cost per month
FOR running the car was S17.35. For the
first six months the average cost was
SLI3. but the car was new and needed
no renewals or adjustments. The sec
ond six months the average was S25.92,
which included the purchase of two tires
at $3.50 each. two tubes at $7.53 each,
the cost entailed by the breaking Of a
front wheel spindle and bending Of the
axle, amounting to S2O.95. a general
overhaul 50. and the extra costs in
CURED in a long trip which included
garage fees
The total mileage run was 1875 miles
and the total number of days the car
was used in the year waS 2TS. making
the average cost per day OF 741s cents.
The gasoline consumption amounted to
29S gallons, or $27.50. and for lubricat-
ing oil I455 gallons, or s12.O7. The car
ran, il may be seen, 1913 miles on a gall
Ion Of gasoline. OF course, this particu-
lar owner cared for his car himself.
but. as he says, this is a matter of en-
courag cement to those who are afraid to
indulge on account of the running ex-
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
TRANSFERS LEG BROKEN.

John Carroll, teamster who lives at
2527 Harrison street, was taken to the
emergency hospital yesterday suffering
from a fracture of the right leg, sus-
tained by being thrown from the seat
no avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

latter having paid all his bills at the
Hoffman House for the last 20 years.
Both men were once wealthy Ben
nett left a letter to Dan Il. Hanna but
it contained nothing to show what the
denied the report that Bennett owed
him or the estate of his father a large
gum Of rnnnpV
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

story said contained fine clothing for
the time when she should become lady,
undoubtedly held her trousseau- She
was never anything but a lady, no mat
ter what place she took for her bread
and butter. Just one note ]. received
from. Louise after she left. 1t was brief
and only wished that 1 might be happy
with my new sweetheart
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
ALLOW DOCTORS TO SPEED

What may be called g good working ar
raugement has been evolved as a result Of
conf4ences between the Physicians automobile
club Of orange \. J.. and the authorities Of
that place The physicians viii be provided
with flags bearing the red cross, and whenever
they are speeding TO a patient they win wave
the flag q notice to observing policemen Of
the necessity Of the violation Of the law For
fear they may not always use discretion the
policeman VIII take the number Of the car
and its owner viii be summoned 10 court
10 explain where ne going and what ne
cessity there was for such extreme speed
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

HIGH SCHOOL PICNIC-Berkeley, Sept. r.
The low senior class Of Berkeley high school
will have a picnic at Piedmont park next Satur-
day. The picnic committee consists OF William
HanfOrd, e. Friekstead, William Hiene. Ray
Randall. Miss E. Steele, Miss A. MeComb and
Miss Gertrude MoOres.
LECTURE ON SYRIA-Alameda Sept. IL
William H. Jordan of San Francisco IS 70 lee
tnre next Wednesday evening before the Unitar
ian club syria and Its Ruins" The lecture
Will be illustrated.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
GOODRICH BIG FACTORY

O. Kirkpatrick Of the local branch Of the Coed
rich tire company has returned from a trip to
the factory. and says that the output for the
coming year VIII be the largest IN its history.
The company has purchased a 100000 piece of
property on the corner Of Fifty-seveuth street
and Broadway. New York. which VIII be
erected six story building The improvements
o.. where another building as large rs that
erected last year is now in the course Of con
struction Al the present time they arc turning
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
AUTO PARADE WILL
BE GREAT AFFAIR
Enthusiastic Owners of Ma
chimes Viii Make the Line
Longer Than Last Year
Number of Entries Already Re-
ceived Far Beyond All
Expectations
BY r. r. FHomn1edieu

Al interest in automobile circles this
week is centered in the. automobile pa
lade Friday night and the track races
next Sunday TO be given by the olym-
pic club. The parade win be the most
unique event Of its kind ever held in
the city. Not only the members of the
club who own automobiles but outsid-
ers are putting in their entries. What
a. first was thought would be fair
gathering has now assumed larger pro
portions. Those who wish TO take part
in the parade and the races can get en-
try blanks by sending a request TO j.
kennedy, who has charge of the event
al the Olympic club, or TO Max Rosen-
field, president OF the Automobile Deal
ers' association at the corner Of Van
Ness and Golden Gate avenues.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
ATToMoRILE NOTES

ont 0s6 tires daily, and with the increased
facilities viii turn out 1000 tires daily.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

c. 5. Howard, head of the Howard automobile
company, local agents for the Buick cars. has
returned from a business trip sto Los Angeles.
Howard reports the outlook TO be most promis-
IN for a splendid season. The Howard auto
mobile company reports the arrival of shipment
of the popular Buick white Streaks." tie racy
lftle roadster that has been so popular during
this past season
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

The Pacific motor company reports the
sale Of 1909 four cylinder. q horsepower Stev-
ems Duryea touring TO Major William Buster
Of COusa
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

Robert Thompson local manager for the Niche
lin tire company. stated yesterday that the win
nings made Michelin tires so far this season
has surpassed any previous record.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

John Baker Jr OF this city left last night fol
the City OF Mexico in his 80 horsepower White
steam runabour.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13

The White company reports the sale of four
seated White steamer roadster to A. White of
Vallejo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-19

1900 miles. The journey from Con
dolzoro by steamer will take IL days,
and the vessels leave once a month.
From Khartoum the railway journey
across the desert to Wadi-Halfa, on
the second cataract of the Nile, takes
Sc hours, and from that point there is
a regular steamboat service down to
Assouan on the first cataract, and
Cairo, total water journey of 900
miles. The time taken from Wadi-
Halfa depends on the length of the
stay the party will make at Aboo
Simbul, Phylae, Luxor and other
points of interest on the banks of the
River Nile. The usual passage for
tourists down is about two weeks.
From the British government the
president has received permit to kill
as much game as he likes, but it is
understood that he will go to Africa
more in the interest of science than to
kill animals for the mere sport of it.
The president will have no difficulty
in keeping in touch with the outer
world, whether in the British or Ger
man East African protectorates. Tele-
graph wires now cover the district in
all directions. An expert who has
made the same journey through At
RIGA three times from the east coast
to the Nile says that the climate in
the interior was healthy for white
men if they only took ordinary pre-
caution to safeguard themselves
against disease.
The country teens with interest for
the hunter and naturalist from the
time he lands on the East African
coast until he reaches Egypt.
From Mazeras to Samburu. "A
miles from Mombassa and go feet
elevation, the train passes through
plantations of orange trees, corn.
millet and sweet potatoes. followed by
well-wooded country, where the ma
tives build their huts in the thick
bush, almost invisible to the eye of
the inexperienced traveller. Vol. 10?
miles from Mombassa and at an ele
walton of 1850 feet, is the first sta
ton where the president and his party
will probably make a stop At this
point herds of antelope and Gland can
be seen frequently close to the rail-
road Big game abounds in this To-
cality.
Mr.. Roosevelt's journey through
Africa will be made in comfort and
safety. Before the opening of the
Uganda railroad IA years ago. the
journey from Mombassa to Lake Vic
toria Nyanza took four months and
required the escort of a small army to
cope with the Mazi warriors and other
savage tribes that inhabited the for.
ests in the hinterland back from the
East African coast. 1t can now be
made comfortably by train in two
days
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-12-19
ITINERARY IS MADE
PLANS FOR PRESIDENT RooSE-
vELT,S AFRICAN TRIP.
Will Probably Leave New York March
10 = Companions Not Yet All
chosen-Expedition Is BY No
Means All for Sport.

Jew York.-From an excellent au-
thority it has been learned that Presi-
dent Roosevelt plans to leave New
York on March Is, nine days after the
Inauguration, by the North German
Lloyd liner Koenig Albert, for Naples,
via Gibraltar, where the liner is due
on March rs. Besides his son Kermit,
he will be accompanied by a professor
from the Smithsonian institution and
an official from the navy department
They have not yet been chosen, but
several are under consideration. From
Naples President Roosevelt and his
party will travel on one of the Ger
man East African steamers to Nom
bassa via the Suez canal and Alden, a
sea journey of IT days.
So far no arrangements have been
made for the six months the party will
spend in Uganda province, between
the coast and Port Florence, a dis
lance of 5S4 miles. On Lake Victoria
Nyanza the party will EMBARK for En-
tebbe, in central Africa. One thing
certain is that Mr.. Roosevelt will not
enter the Congo territory.
The president is scheduled to ar
rive at Entebbe early in December
where his native porters, hunters and
guides will be waiting to conduct him
through central Africa, exploring some
of the tributaries of the Nile and
eventually landing him at Gondokoro.
the frontier post of the Soudan, some
time toward the end of April, 1910.
From Entebbe the distance to be
covered on foot and by boat on the
rivers and lakes to Khartoum, where
it is expected that Mrs. Roosevelt will
probably join the party. will be about