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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Taft Lays Cornerstone

Taft today preached another sermon
The scene had changed from the Nor
mon tabernacle at Salt Lake last Sun
day TO the cornerstone laying of the
First Universalist church in East Port
land. The president handled the silver
troweI and worked hard TO see that the
stone was properly adjusted
When the president had been intro
duced at the cornerstone LAYING by
Rev. James d. Corby, pastor Of the
church. he said:
T don't know that any one questions
the propriety OF my being here and
ohaclating on such an occasion as this
or that an explanation of any sort is
called for. But ] want to say that I
believe il TO be the duty Of the presi-
dent OF the United States to well
come and to support every instrument
by which the morals and religion of
the community may be elevated and
maintained. Not long ago I oficiated
at the cornerstone laying of an ortho-
dox congregational church in Wash
ington. Then I appeared in the pulpit
Of a Jewish tabernacle at Pittsburg.
But few days ago helped to lay the
cornerstone Of a Catholic institution at
Helena. Mont.
And now it is my great pleasure to
assist here today in laying the corner
stone Of this Universalist church.
which. like my own church, the Uni
tartan. is known as liberal church.
Civilizations Cornerstone
Il am glad always to be present at
such occasions as this. for ! believe
that the cornerstone of modern civili-
zation must continue TO be religion and
morality"
The president told some of his ex-
perience with the Catholic church in
the Philippines and then said that on
the occasion Of his visit to Rome some
two years ago he said to the pope that
while in America the sentiment was
strong for the principle of the separa-
tion Of church and state. there was
nothing in the American government
or the American people that opposed
the church or its highest development;
llaI IN no european country udu the
Catholic church grown or fourished as
fl had in America; that in this coun-
try the church received from govern
nent and state officials only that treat
ment accorded TO every other denomi-
nation.
7 added" continued the president,
that this was not to be taken as an
indication that every government and
state official was other than anxious to
encourage the establishment and main
tenance OF churches and that their in
huence might be broadened throughout
the land.
Il think we have reached the time
when the churches are growing to-
gether, when there is less bitterness
Of denonlinational dispute and that no
matter what creed we may follow the
churches are beginning to realize that
they must stand shoulder to shoulder
in the contest for righteousness: that
we all stand for the fatherhood of
God and the brotherhood of man.
Il am an optimist.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Mine COMPANY
OFFICIAL JAILED
FOR EXTORTION
Gilbert c. Farley Accused by
Presidentof Concern of At
tempt td Gprt Money
nations Are Passed

OAKLAND, Oct. 3.-Gilbert C. Far
ley. vice president of the Mountain
Sheep mining company. $1,ooO.o00 con-
cern, was arrested this evening on a
charge of attempted extortion. The
arrest was made at the residence of
Dr. \. X. Crawford, 226 Boulevard,
while Farley was attending dinner
party. His accuser is George Frank,
a well known prune packer of Santa
Clara county, and president of the
mining corporation, whose arrest Far
ley caused recently for the alleged en-
bezzlement of 10000 of the company's
money.
Farley is well known tenor singer,
who has made a name for himself in
concert work. He is ais GA clubman
and member of several fraternal or
CARNATIONS and was president of the
Union club in San Jose before he moved
to Oakland four months ago.
The extortion charge laid against
Farley by Frank is the outgrowth of
trouble in the affairs of the Mountain
Sheep mining company, which is COM
posed largely of British capitalists and
residents of the Santa Clara valley
and which are in Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Saws Mankind Is Better

4 believe we are much better today
than we were SO years ago, man by
man. I believe we are more altruistic
and more interested in our fellow man
than we have been at any time in the
last so Years. OF course you hear from
time to time of instances of selhshness
and greed. but the only reason these
Instances are given prominence is be-
cause we condemn them the more and
believe that in calling attention to them
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Sobs MingIe With Groans

The sobbing of the weeping women
and children who were unable to fnd
their loved ones was mingled with the
groans and screams of agony that came
from the burned and mangled forms OF
the injured.
AS is usual on Sundays, only the
pumpmen and Iaborers making repairs
in the mine were at work. Had the ex-
plosion occurred on a working day the
list of fatalities probably would have
been as great. if not greater. than that
in the disaster of May 10, 1892. when
RosIyn mine No. exploded with a toll
of half hundred lives. Nearly 500 men
are regularly employed in mine No. A.
The mine officials are unable to ex-
plain the cause of the explosion.
Fire Bosses Found No Gas
In discussing the accident tonight
Superintendent John G. Green said:
Il never was more surprised in my
life than when heard the explosion.
At first supposed that one Of the boil
ers in the power plant had blown up.
but when 1 rushed to where I could see
the mine I was appalled, to learn that
the explosion was in the shaft.
Less than I'VE minakes before the
fire bosses had reported everything
clear. This morning a force OF cleo
tricians was sent into the mine to test
some safety lamps. They had just re-
turned and reported that they could
nnd no gas. What caused the explosion
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Gordon Bennett Cup Race

ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. s-A
beautiful sunny autumn day made the
start in the international balloon race
for the Gordon Bennett cup a success
and more than 100000 persons watched
the II balloons disappear on the hori-
zon in what is likely to prove a stirring
battle to cover the greatest distance.
The southwest wind seemed certain
to carry the balloonists toward Russia
of the endurance of the balloons and
the skill of the pilots. instead of, as in
the past, premature descent to avoid a
plunge in the ocean.
Perfect organization enabled the car
rying out of the program without a
hitch. The sole disappointment was the
receipt of dispatch from Count Yep
pelin that he would be unable to visit
the grounds with his airship, Zeppelin
ILL., but this was counterbaianced by
the ascension of the Parsifal, which
went through a variety of evolutions.
Great Contest Predicted
Edward Mix of Columbus, Ohio, was
the sole representative of the United
States. He was elated at the prospects
as he made final inspection of his
balloon, America II.
1T will be the greatest race on rec
ord" he said, "and a real long dis
tance contest in which the best balloon
will win. If the Southwestern holds it
are carrying provisions for three DAYS.
but are discarding our mountain gar
ments."
The italian balloon piloted by Signor
Piacenza was the first to leave, the
others following at five minute inter-
walls. The band broke out with the
strains of America" as Mix and his
companion climbed into the basket, and
all the Americans cheered as the ball
loon disappeared like the others In the
direction of Virna.
Americas chances for victory are
placed high even by the competitors.
The countries represented are: America.
Austria Hungary. France, Germany
England, Spain, Switzerland. Belgium
and Italy.
Wind Against Curtiss
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-In wind
more treacherous than an aeroplane
can well withstand, Glenn H. Curtiss
started out to fly from Governors ISL
and in New York harbor just after
sunset this evening. At sea level it
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE I>EARNf Sc
MONDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1903
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

NESTERDA1-Cloudy; northwest WING maxi
mum temperature go minimum -
FORECAST FOR T0DAY-Fair; light north
west wind. Page )
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Town Water Supply Stopped

The mine in the neighborhood OF the
shaft is burning fercely and flames are
shooting from the shaft nearly 100 feet
into the air. The electric pumps which
supply the town of RosIyn with water
have been cut off and the water supply
in the city is nearly exhausted.
1t is reported that the shaft is cavinx
In and other explosions may occur at
any moment.
Men. women and children rushed from
their homes in wild confusion at the
sound of the explosion and hurried to
the scene of the disaster. 1t was not
known how many men were working
in the shaft, and people rushed fran
tically about searching for relatives In
the crowd that gathered near the burn
ing shaft
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
LATHAM DOES
GREAT STUNTS
IN MONOPLAN
French Aviator Credited With
Most Sensational Performs
ance of Navigators
Machine Brought to StandstilI
and Dropped 800 Feet I'M
der Perfect Control
Special Gable. TO The Call

JOHANNlSTHAL, Germany, Oct. g.
Hubert Latham, the French aviator,
did some astonishing things in his
aeroplane tonight, and his flight is ac-
counted by those who saw it the most
sensational performance yet accom-
plished by any navigator of the air.
Apparently he had perfect control over
his monoplane, making it come to a
standstfll in the air with wonderful
stability. Then he dropped it 800 feet
through the air by shutting off the
motor and checked his descent at will
by starting the engine again.
Latham's wonderful performance
came just at the close of aviation week.
which ended here today. and it was
compensation to the large crowd for
the disappointments of the preceding
days.
Dogged by Misfortune
All day long Latham had been dogged
by misfortune. First his motor went
wrong. At length, after three failures.
he made an easy start, but it was two
minutes after sunset and although he
reached a height officially estimated AT
$50 feet, 20 feet higher than Rougfer's
record of yesterday. he was disoualifed.
Latham few repeatedly around the
held He hovered above the tribunes
with absolute stability amid great en-
thusiasm. When he reached his high
est altitude he stopped the engine and
glided down so swiftly that he an
peared to fall 800 feet. while the snec-
tators held their breath. At this noint
he started his motor again and made a
safe and easy landing.
Latham estimated that he assembled
between 600 and 1000 feet, but the
officials signaled $50.
Results of Competitions
Following are the results of ttssc,. ~
petitions as announced by the offit iaIs
Long distance, $4,000 and citv of
Berlin cup, won by Rougier. 100 kiVo-
meters GAS milesl Latham, second.
$3.50, S21A kilometers; Farman, third
S1,25o. 65 kilometers
Durability contest, won by Rougier.
? hours SS minutes IS 2-5 seconds; Far
man, second, l hour 81 minutes IS as
seconds; Latham. third, 1 hour 81 min
utes AZ 30 seconds.
Speed event. two kilometers, won by
Latham, $3.50. Time. Is minutes 454-5
seconds; Farman, second, $500. Time.
20 minutes 25 seconds. Baron de
Caters, third. Time. % minutes II sec
onds.
Height prize, won by Rougier, $4,000,
$50 feet; Latham, second, $1,000. 827
feet.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Basis of Charge

The basis of the charge is the allie
cation that contract existed by
which Farley was to receive $4,000
worth of stock in the concern in return
for placing a certain amount of stock
in other hands. frank refused pay
ment of the $4,000, asserting that
Farley had not carried out his part of
the contract. Farley then began suit
against the company for the amount.
but this was dismissed. He followed
this action with a charge of embezzle-
ment against Frank, which also failed
to reach the higher courts. Two days
ago Farley sent word to Frank that.
having failed in previous efforts to Sc
cur@ his money, he would resort TO
other methods to secure it. This letter
is understood to be the basis of the
present charge of extortion brought
against Farley.
The Mountain Sheep mine is situated
in Washington. few miles from the
Canadian border, and was worked until
a short time ago for silver. 1t was
then owned by Farley and the late
Peter Burg, a San Jose capitalist,
whose sudden death threw the affairs
of the company into confusion and
precipitated the internal strife which
has put the two highest officers of the
company in Jeopardy of the law.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
COAST

President Taft isys- ehurch cornerstone and ad
dresses throngs in Portland. Page L
Explosion in shaft of coal mine at Roslyn
Wash, kills IS men and causes fires in town
cutting OF water supply. Page 1
Strike Of 500 Greek Iaborers in Utah copper
conpany's plant is settled. Page
Waterman is murdered for his monthly
pay. Page 2
San Msteo supervisors may name forestry
board to protect shade trees. Page
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
EDITORIAL

california's welcome to Preside. Pr 4
cutthroat competition by water "a 4
Lane on railroad regulation. 4
The Geary street railway plans. hge 4
Flint on the lemon rate. Page 4
Impressive business igures. Page 4
Ethnology and naturalization. Page 4
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Gas in Shaft at ROslyn, Wash.
Ignites and Starts Several
troublesome Fires
TOWN WATER CUT or
BY DAMAGE TO PUMPS
Confusion Follows Tragedy and
GrOans of Injured MingIe
With WOmen's SObs .
MORE DISASTERS ARE
FEARED IN WORKINGS

u OSLYN, Wash, Oct Fifteen
TX men were killed or fatally in
jured in an explosion of gas in
the shaft of mine No. of the North
western improvement company at
12:45 o'clock this afternoon.
The known dead are:
WILLIAM ADUNDoLL JOHN E. JONES
DoM1NIcK sARTo-lcARL BERGER. gang
LERo boss
DAN HARDY AARON IsAAKsoN
PHILLIP PAzARICH TOM MARsoLYN e..
The fatally injured:
OTIS NEWHoUsE JAMES GURRELL
/ JOHN E. JONES, engineer and father Of John
E. Jones'
With the exception of John E
Jones, aged p, all the dead and fatally
injured are married and have families
The ages of these men range from IS
to 65 years.
The bodies of Bartolero, Hardy.
Pazarich, Marsolyn. Jones and Isaak-
son are in the shaft and may never be
recovered
The list of known dead and injured
contains the names of all who were
working IN or about the shaft. 1t
generally believed that other men are
IN the burning mine. but they entered
the nine without authority and an
accurate check Is not possible until
tomorrow.
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FarIey's Explanation

Farley says the Mountain Sheep was
Incorporated a few years ago for
s1,oOO.O0o. The officers chosen were
George Frank. president; Gilbert c.
Farley, vice president. and W. NJ. Beggs
secretary and counsel Beggs, who is
San Jose attorney also represents
Frank in his legal affairs. After the
incorporation Of the mine, 100. 900
shares of stock were disposed of in
England through Frank, the largest
purchasers being British capitalists
named Gillison and Snap of Liverpool
one of whom is the director of a large
continental steamship company. These
two Englishmen are directors in the
Mountain Sheep company.
At the time of Burg's demise. the
stocks of the mine were held in
pool. Farley. who owns 16O .Ooo shares
of the 100000. said lie began friendly
suit against the invalid Burg to have
the stock issued. and, in order to effect
an amicable settlement before Burg
died, suggested that the whole stock
go in escrow for two years.
Rivalry in the directorate Farley
blames for continuances of the action
The consequence was that Peter Burg
died with the stock still in pool. and
Farley. though rich man, says he is
unable to get his property.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
Shaft Falls Into Furnace

When the explosion occurred a col
umn OF tire was thrown hundreds of
teet into the air, igniting the shaft
plant and adjoining buildings. Under
the intense heat the hoist of the shaft
crumbled and fell into the furnace
below Cinders were blown in all di-
rections and buildings in various parts
of the little mining town took fire.
The citizens were able to extinguish
these small fires and the Roslyn fire
department. aided by apparatus and
men sent from Gle Elum, three miles
away have confined the blaze to the
main buildings of the mine.
Thirty minutes after the exnlosion
wagons began bringing the injured 10
the emergency hospital. Many OF the
men who were not killed outright bv
the explosion were burned beyond rec
osnition and can live but a few hours.
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Judgment Against Frank

Further disclosures of the corpora
tion affairs came last April when Pres
ident George Frank was defendant he.
fore United States Commissioner Hea-
cock in a suit brought by the Leopold
Ferris company, Chicago commission
merchants, against the Santa Clara
county prune packer. The Illinois
complainants got judgment for s4.8oO
and a United States marshal was in
structed to put a lien on Franks pack
ing house. Here. ayers Farley, Frank
an dhis attorney, Beggs, forestalIed the
law.
First a Santa Clara county Judge en-
Joined the marshal, thereby establish
ing new precedent in law. The suit
was reopened before Commissioner
Heacock and Mrs. Frank testified that
the property was in her name.
Frank testified, said Farley, that
in 1908 he took $4,000 of the money
coming from the sale of stock in Eng
land and used the money in paying a
debt of that amount to the First ma
tional bank of San Jose. His testi
mony, of which I secured transcripts.
was the frts Information / had of this
appropriation. had Frank arrested
for embezziement, the complain being
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EASTERN

Rush Of orders causes
and steel in years.
Government taking home
away from law breaking S
Empty money bags -four
Of Glenwood Springs, Cole
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Wind Against Curtiss

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-In wind
more treacherous than an aeroplane
can well withstand, Glenn H. Curtiss
started out to fly from Governors ISL
and in New York narbor just after
sunset this evening. At sea level it
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SPORTS


Hudson bay steamer brings back report that
starved Eskimo slew and ate his child. Page B
SPORTS
Seventeen balloons start in Gordon Bennett cup
race and Edward Mix. American, is expected to
win. Page L
Jackson American. wins international Mara
thon at Honolulu, easily defeating Japanese
sprinter. Page
Coast league series-Sacramento s. San Fran
cisco 4: San Francisco .. Sacramento o; Vernon
;. Los Angeles I: Los Angeles Z. Vernon 3; Oak
land . Portland /; Oakland 3 Port
land ,. Page
Oakland state leaguers defeat Fresno by
score of . to !. Page :
KctcheT boxes p rounds with sparring partners
at gym and Chutes. Page
johnson takes on three big fellows before big
crowd at the beach. Page 2
Entries are announced for the big bay counties
high school meet. Page
George A Pattberg makes high scores at the
California schuetzen club matches. Pager
Mrs Henry T. Scott wins the golf cup which
she hung up for competition. Page7
Soccer football season opens. the best game be-
ing between Vampires and Thistles with two
goals each. Page =
California varsity Rugby team will play second
match with castaways of Los Angeles to-
day. Page =
MARINE
Three vessels in salmon trade arrive from the
north and steamer Bandon flowed in. Page
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MARINE

Three vessels in salmon
north and steamer Bandon
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FOREIGN

French aviator. Herbert
fight I'm aerOplane in Germ
Hudson bay steamer bri
starved Eskimo slew and al
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-12
ConsratuIates owoss Of EIks.

The official report of Grand Sec
rotary Fred G. Robinson of the for
ty-fifth annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Elks held last July in Los
Angeles, Calf, was received by Past
Exalted Ruler Geo. b. McCaughna
Monday, and is full of interesting
facts for Elks. In the report Owes
so Lodge is given honorable men
ton for having made net gain in
membership of 35R per cent.
during the last year, record ex-
ceeded by only 13 of the 1147 lodges
in the United States. The order has
a membership of 304,S99, a gain of
20,57S over the last annual report.
Michigan has 1912 members
and stands fourth in the list of
states, Pennsylvania, New York and
Ohio being the leaders in the order
named. OF the 3S lodges in Michi-
gan Owosso Lodge stands sixth with
6S3 members, the five largest lodges
being Detroit, Saginaw, jackson,
Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, the
last named lodge having one more
member than Owosso.
The financial report is also very
fiattering to the local lodge, showing
that the sum of $10,246.67 was re-
ceived during the last lodge year
and that on March 81, 1909 Owosso
Lodge had net assets amounting TIC
S20,075.37.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-12

Roosevelt. The latter signed the
rate bill when he did not like 1t any
more than Taft liked the Tariff bill,
but 1t was a political necessity.
believe the new tariff law Is good
one, or If 1t had not been for the So
called insurgents the people would
have accepted it without murmur.
Taft has won host of friends in
the West" added Col. Young. "He
has made good that is sure, and he
has made good because he Is strong
and brainy and patriotic and hon
est. The people should be gratified
that they have such a man for
president. He is great successor
to Mckinley and Roosevelt, and
where could we find three more
splendid examples of American cit
izenship than they?
Iowa is simply rolling in wealth"
said Col. Young. 1--WE have had a
magnificent corn crop, and money is
plentiful. They can't make automo-
biles fast enough to supply the de-
mand, not only in the cities, but in
the country. This is pretty good
evidence of the prosperity of a COM
munity Washington Post"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-12
Crop Report.

The following crop report, from
the department of state at Lansing,
shows the official condition of wheat
corn, live stock, etc.:
Wheat.-The condition of wheat
as compared with an average pei
cent. is, in the State 81, in ths
southern counties "a, in the central
counties SO, in the northern coun
ties 92 and in the upper peninsula
"a. The condition one year ago was
in the state IA, in the southern
counties rs, in the central counties
65, and in the northern counties 81.
The total number of bushels OF
wheat marketed by farmers in Oc-
tober at 121 Touring mills is 242,-
CAT and at 101 elevators and to
grain dealers 196,194, or a total of
43S,841 bushels. OF this amount
334,595 bushels were marketed in
the southern four tiers of counties,
1902 in the central counties and
1924 in the northern counties. The
estimated total number of bushels of
wheat marketed in the three months
August-October, is 4,25O,O00. Fiji
ty-six mills, elevators and grain deal
ers report no wheat marketed in
October.
Corn.-The estimated average
yield of corn in bushels Is 80 in the
state, in the southern counties "a.
in the northern counties 30 and in
the central counties and upper pen.
insula 81. The percent. cut up for
fodder in the state and northern
counties is 80, in the southern
counties "a, in the central counties
70 and in the upper peninsula &c.
Glover Seed.-The per cent of
acreage of clover seed harvested as
compared with average years, in tn
state is So, in the southern countiec
so, in the central counties 81, in The
northern counties SIS and in the up
0er peninsula 35. The average
"'"'d per acres in bushels. in the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-12
Lost Control of Auto.

Losing control of his newly pur-
chased auto while descending a hill
near Perry Sunday morning, Il. w.
Wallace, a local furniture dealer of
that village, and his wife were hurled
violently to the ground when the auto
went oyer an embankment into the
ditch. Mr.. Wallace escaped with
slight bruises, but Mrs. Wallace sus-
tanned fractured collar bone and
other injuries that may prove serious
The accident is said to be due to Mr.
Wallace's inexperience in driving an
auto.