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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
DENY THAT LUMBER
MARKET HAS FALLEN
NOrthwesterners Wrought Up
Over Published Report

PORTLAND. April 3.--ColImbia and
Willamette river lumber manufacturers
and loggers are considerably wrought
up over a report which has appeared
in a number Of newspapers on the Pa
cific coast that the bottom has dropped
out OF the lumber market In the north
west.
Prominent men in the lumber busi-
ness state that there is absolutely no
reason for, the publication of such a
report: that there is no reason for
Ioggers TO reduce prices on the present
output of the logging camps and that
there being no surplus, and with the
cost OF labor, the prices of stumpage
averaging, a reduction at this time IS
out of the question
What will happen If the tariff on
lumber is greatly reduced is prob
leraatical, but some of the timbermen
maintain that unless the tariff is main
tanned it viii result in reduction in
both the cost Of stumpage and the cost
of labor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
PREHISTORIC REMAINS
OF HUMAN BEING FOUND
Bones i'm Subterranean Grotto
Thought Oldest Known

At Clermont-sur-Oise an interesting
paleontologic discovery has been made
In digging for the foundations % a
building. In sort of subterransan
Krotto. the walls of which were covered
with silicious incrustatiOns. the exca-
vators came across some human re-
mains The parts best preserved are
the lower jawbone and the thigh. The
rnolar teeth are enormous and ana
tomioaIly disposed after the manner OF
the proboscidians. There Is nothing.
however to show that the man had
a tail. 1t is thought that he voluntar-
ilv walked on his hands and feet. The
extreme shortness OF the thigh bone
suggests this. Other remains seem to
show that this prehistoric ~Clermon-
tian', possessed a huge appetite for the
most incongruous foods. IT is thought
that the bones just discovered date to
a period anterior to that OF any known
remains-London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
FAULTY VENTILATION AND
DUST SPREAD DISEASE
Many Consumptives Are Found
Among Workers in Trades

WASHINGTON. April 3.-An annual
saving OF more than 2. 900 lives. rep
resenting a reduction in the consump-
tion death rate from p per 1000 to
Us per 900, would result from intelli-
gent methods Of ventilation and dust
removal ia the United States.
This opinion IS expressed in a bull
letin issued today by the bureau Of
labor which says mortality from con-
sumption among workers in dusty
rrades IS from two 10 three times as
great as the general death rate from
the disease.
OF deaths from all causes among
males over IS years Of age. in the
United States 14.S per cent are from
consumption. while according TO reli-
able figures the death rate from the
disease among men engaged IN dusty
occupations ranges from 34S per cent.
from those exposed 10 vegetable hber
dust to sos per cent from those ex-
posed 10 metallic dust
The occupation showing the highest
consumption mortality was grinders,
among whom 1872 per cent of all deaths
was from that disease.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
FATHER WITH RANSOM
HEARS OF BOYS DEATH
Lad Supposed TO Be Kidnapped
Met Death in Lake

FLINT, Mich. April 3.-The body
or 10 year old Harold Moon, who dis
appeared from his home February %
and who was supposed TO have been
kidnapped, was found this morning in
Thread lake. Rewards aggregating
$500 had been offered for his return.
81 A pair Of skates fastened TO the feet
bore mute testimony to the manner OF
the lads death.
Moon received a letter a few days
ago from Delavan. in which the writer
said he had the lost boy in his pos
session, and that the father could re-
cover him by going TO Delavan and de-
posting $4,000 in the mouth OF a
cannon in City Park
Subsequent developments show that
the scheme was arranged by a per-
son who had read the details of the
KIDNAPPING OF Willie WhitIa and that
lie sought merely TO extort easy mon
ey" from a frantic father.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
MODEL OF GUlLL0TINE
SEWERS OWNERS NOSE
Machines Destruction Follows
Visit to Surgeon

citizen of Paris. pensioner. boasts
that he has Witnessed 81 executions.
and now that be is getting old. being
unable to follow NJ. de Paris, the idea
of the guillotine has so obsessed him
that he has made a model on a small
scale, which he has used for cutting
cigar ends. Recently he had friends
to lunch and after the repast the model
was produced. For some reason the
knife refused to act. The host. feeling
the machine very closely his nose got
into the lunette. Probably the machine
was shaken. At all events the blade
fell, and with it the tip OF the mar
bid gentleman's nose His first cage
was to visit the surgeon and after tire
injury had been attended to he went
home. broke up. and burned Ia Veuve."
London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
MARK TWAIN AT
RAILROAD FEAST
HumOrist in Speech Makes jest
of II. II. Rogers Road
Building

NORFOLK, Va, April 3.-The open
ing Of the new yirginian railroad was
celebrated tonight with banquet
given in honor of II. III. Rogers by the
businessmen of Norfolk Among the
speakers was Samuel Clemens Mark
Twain. who made one of his char
acteristic humorous speeches. He ap-
maculate white and declared he was
the whitest man in attendance.
Explaining why he did not leave the
car to inspect the great steel pier of
the Virginian railroad, Clemens said
he saw it en- route to the city and noted
that, like Rogers foot, lit was long
and bony"
Clemens said: 1T is no small thing
to be classed with Napoleon and Julius
Caesar, as you have classed Mr.. Rogers,
Why didn't he say it was the proudest
moment OF his life, like julius Caesar
did? They can't be here to defend
themselves, but I'm here. Napoleon
built so roads, and your POSTMASTER
here has put Mr.. Rogers, who has built
only one road, in that class, and he
has not got that done yet. 1 like TO
hear him complimented, but I don't like
to hear it overdone.
THE chairman says Mr.. Rogers is
full of practical wisdom. I remember
when he took his first trip across the
Atlantic. He did not like to ask ques-
tions and show his ignorance. so he
just kept quiet and observed. On the
way over some of the young English
men got to betting on the time the
ship was making. They got young
Rogers into the bet and finally got
him to wager half crown. but he
did not know what half a crown was,
so he went to bed and tried to figure
out what he had bet. He did not
know whether a half crown was money
or what. He figured 1t out that q
crown belonged to king and that
Il was probably worth x2n 600
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
LITIGATION OVER WATER
RIGHTS is DISMISSED
Colorado Man Abandons Long
Fight in the Courts,

GRAND JUNCTION. Colo. April a.
Announcement was made here today of
the settlement OF the Injunction suit of
T. c. Henry of Denver against the
orchard Mesa construction company of
chicago. which is building a $1,000. 900
Irrigation project here. The suit was
the outgrowth Of water rights which
Henry had contested in court for years.
He mas now relinquished all claim to
The rights and viii ask FOR dismissal
az the Injunction suit The terms of
settlement are unknown
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
KEATS-SHELLEY HOUSE
OPENED TO THE PUBLIC
Memorial to Poets Purchased
With American Funds

. ROME, April s.-The Keats Shelley
memorial house, which is situated in
the Piszzi dia Shagui IN this city, the
house in which Keats died, was in
-augurated today and opened to the
public. King Victor Emmanuel and
SIR J. Renneu ROdd, the British en-
bassador, were among those who Of
hciated. The purchase Of the house
was effected two years ago by a COM
mittee composed largely Of Americans.
The family OF George Keats, the
brother Of the poet who. lived in Louis
Vile, KY, has united in presenting the
Severn miniature OF George Keats to
The memorial house. The house now
contains original portraits Of Keats,
his two brothers and his sister, as well
as photographs Of original manuscripts
and rare editions.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
WILL SEEK TO UNEARTH
ANCIENT CITY'S SECRETS
Explorers Start for Ruins in the
San JacintO Mountains
[Speeiql DispaIeh 70 ~ CaIIl

ISpcci0l Dispatch 10 i he Call
LONG BEACH, April S.-W. F. Tret-
ter of San Francisco, an experienced
traveller and an archaeologist. left to-
day to explore the ruins OF an ancient
CITY discovered recently in the San
Jacinto mountains.
Accompanying Tretter were B. F.
Bond. who discovered the ancient city,
and L. .. Mallory and w. E. Hinshaw,
prominent citizens of Long Beach. \
thorough investigation will be made
ana Bond has hopes that other ruins
OF considerable archaeological value
viii be discovered.
On their return from this expedition
the members of the party expect TO
make public the exact location Of the
ruins and other facts regarding their
extent and value as antiquities.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
MRS. BALLARD GAINS
POINT IN ROAD SUIT
Berkeley Woman Given Right
to a New Trial

SACRAMENTO. April 3.-The supe-
rior court of Alameda is reversed in a
decision written by Justice Hart and
filed in the appellate court today. in
voiving a dispute over a roadway.
Maria VI Ballard is given the right
TO. a new trial in her efforts to get
a right of way through the property
of the Claremont Hotel company to
her own home in claremont, near Berk-
eleys
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
VIII Pay for Seized Schooner

VICTORIA, b. c., April SIN pay
ment for the seizure OF the sealing
schooner Agnes G. Donahue. which was
captured in the waters of Uruguay
three years ago, when on a sealing
cruise, and taken to Montevidio. where
her crew was imprisoned. the govern
men of Uruguay has agreed to make
compensation to Captain Balcon of this
city and associates. News to this
effect was received in Victoria today.
The Agnes G. Donahue is now hunting
In the Antarctic waters
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Hear News With Regret
Retired in December

vice Admiral Cervera was retired
from the active list Of the Spanish navy
on December II at his own request on
account Of failing health Shortly
afterward he proceeded to Puerto Real
In the hope of improving his health.
but during the last month ne was in a
critical condition. being kept alive by
the use of oxygen and hypodermic in
jections
Admiral Cervera was born on Feb
ruary is, 1889. He was graduated
from the naval academy at San Fer
nandinO and was commissioned to for
eign service in 1859. He served in Mo-
rocco and in the Cuban rebellion 1868
7S and was recalled from Cuba to hold
the Office of minister of marine.
On the outbreak of the war with the
United States he sailed from the Cape
Verde islands with four cruisers and
four torpedo boat destrOyers on April
29, 1888. entered the harbor OF Santiago
de Cuba May 10, and lost his entire
feet Off that port, July 3, in an attempt
TO force his way through Admiral
SIMPSONS biockading squadron
In his own description Of the destruc-
tion of his flagship Admiral Cervera
said:
DESCRIBES BATTLE
The enemy's fire produced terrible
damage on board the Infanta Maria
Teresa, destroying the elements OF de-
tense. among others the net for pro-
lection against fire. In this critical
moment the captain OF the ship, Senor
Concas, fell, wounded, and it was neces-
sary to withdraw him. I taking COM
maad Of the vessel because 1t was i'm
possible to find the second commandant.
Immediately afterward they re-
ported to me that my cabin was burn
ing. and in consequence OF an explo-
sion. The fire soon became very great
and ignited other parts Of the ship.
gave orders to my aid TO flood the
after magazines, but it was inpossi-
BILE, dense clouds OF smoke impeding
walking in the passages and practic-
ing any kind OF operations. In this
situation 1 could only think OF beach
ing the ship, and did so, running
aground on Punta Cabrera.
THE contest was impossible on our
side, and there was nothing more to
be done but TO save as much as we
could"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
ADMIRAL CERvfRA
Is DEAD IN SPAIN
Commander of Spanish Fleet id
Battle OF Santiago Breathes
His Last
Brave Sea Fighter Asks to Be
Buried Without Military
E1On0rs

PUERTO REAL. Spain, April 81
vice-Admiral Pascual Cervera. who
commanded the Spanish fleet IN the
battle of Santiago. Cuba, died here
this afternoon.
The members OF the admiraPs family
were present at his bedside as was
also Rear-Admiral Eulate, who was
commander of the vizcaya at Santiago.
Admiral Cervera, in his last hours.
asked that no military honors be paid
him. He showed great fortituds and
beseeched his relatives not to grieve.
He retained consciousness until within
few minutes of his death. which was
directly due to heart disease.
Schley Pays Tribute
WASHINGTON, April Rear Ad.
miraI Winfield Scott SchIey, u. s. ". re-
tired, who participated in the capture
OF Admiral Cervera and his feet outside
Santiago harbor. tonight appeared
deeply touched when told Of the ad-
mirafs death.
I am sorry to hear that Cervera is
dead, said Admiral Schley "He was a
gran dold man. a brave and gallant
naval officer, and his death costs Spain
one or her most heroic naval figures
when he attempted TO sail out OF the
harbor on that July morning. Ger
vera undertook the only course left 10
MIN, and he acted as wisely as any
other could have done under those con-
dltlons 1t was case of measuring his
strength with that Of the enemy and he
lost, losing all save his honor. He was
man OF great courage and fortitude.''
Hear News With Regret
PORTSMOUTH. n. r.. April s.-News
OF the death OF Vice Admiral Ceryers.
was received with great regret in
Portsmouth because Of his bravery and
courtesy. He and other Spanish pris-
oners of war arrived in Portsmouth in
July, 1895.
After remaining a week they were
sent to Annapolis. where they We're
quartered until arrangements wers
made to send them to Spain at the
close of the war
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
FRUIT SELLER KILLED
BY HIS COUNTRYMAN
Wealthy Greek Merchant Shot
Dead in Ogden Store

OGDEN. Utah. April 3.-John Contos.
wealthy Greek merchant OF this city,
was shot and killed shortly before mids
might By one OF his counfrymen, pro-
prietor OF a fruit store. named, Nicholas
NOcaE
Focas walked into contos' place Of
business without saying a word and
him through the heart, killing him
'Nstantly
focas escaped before the police
arrived, and il is thought has made his
way out Of town. No cause for the
snooting Is known.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

LAST DASH WINS
GAME FOR REDS
Team Play Abandoned in Mad
Rush for Ball in Polo
Contest
Struggle Loses It's Seriousness
and Society Spectators
Are Delighted
LINEUP
Reds Whites
". l.. BreeHe G.E. Parsons
=. Drury J. q. Tobin
". Huhn A. Brown
=. w Howard FL. CarOIan
RcfcreeS-N. =. Hobart. first and
secoRd period; r. =. Gill. third period.
aud G. Cameron, fourth, fifth and sixth
periods.
SCORE
Reds. a. whites. B
Drnrys 3d period Tobin. LIST period
Drury. eth period Tobia. LIST period
Hu'in, ath period TObIn. 4th period
4rrIH as Il
TRIES FGR GOAL
Reds II. " hises -
limo of game hour 33 minutes
and 30 seconds. Sis periods.
The polo game yesterday on Francis
3. Carolan's field a The Crossways was
more Of a gauop than a game. There
was lots Of fun for the players and
.the spectators. bat It could not be
AIKEN seriously. There was some at
tempt 10 play position. but when things
got exciting team play was thrown to
tne wind and the nearest man TO the
ball tried TO wsllop it.
The Whites had the game up to the
beginning Of the sixth period. The
=. score stood 3 TO in their favor. The
+. Reds gave a dying struggle within
TWO and a half minutes Of time and
rushed the bali The result was that
=. rhey accumulated three goals, the last
.5ust before the bell rung. This saved
fShe day. giving them the advantage
Of the winning point
80 II was hard work for the side that
had 10 play up the field. The wind was
blowing with great force. which kept
the ball in the lower end most Of the
time II the men had played position
Detter il would not have been a half
j. bad game At times there was some
good stick work-strokes that belong
+. TO men on q championship team There
i. was also some clever placing.
The Burlngame team meets the
Ranelagh team for the third time
Drury replaces Frank Mackey at No.
. - which viii be the only change in the
= lineup OF the teams that played IN the
championship series at Coronado
The game viii be held on FL Cerrito
= field. and viii be called at 2:30 p. m.
sharp.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

MURDERER STILL AT LARGE Bedding,
AprA Phillip Leo. the Italian murder sns-
peth r. ftiil large. but his trail was fol-
ie"el today until II came within three miles
ct tho railroad ncar Balaklala mine. Sheriff
.stontEomery Is ~ the mine and expects 70
NAPlure The fugitive before morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Business. Opportunities

Watch the classified pages OF The Can
for investments The leading business
brokers' OF this city daily offer opp>r-
tunftieA to start in business in thu
business chance columns OF The Call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-30
DAYS HAPPENINGS
 IN WASHINGTON

Washington, June 29-The most impor- tant happenings in the national capital were as follows:
 After defeating Senator Tillmans amendment for tax of 10 cents a pound on tea by a vote of IS to 55, thus con- euding the schedules of the tariff, the Senate today took up the corporation and income taxes. Senator Aldrich said he would support the corporation tax amendment as a means of defeating tho income tax, expressing the opinion that the tax would be repealed after two years or the rate materially lowered. The dem- ocrats held that this position was a sub terfuSe on MT. Aldrichs part to destroy the income tax. Senator Flint, who will have charge of the corporation tax amendment, spoke in favor of 1t; Sen ator Cummins in favor of an income tax, and Senator Dixon in favor of an in- heritance tax, although the latter said he would vote for the corporation tax. Senator Flint said the corporation tax would yield in his opinion, revenue of from $40 000 GOO to $50, 100000 year.
 Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh made a call on national bank depositares for the return to the treasury of gov ernment funds approximating $25,000,000.
 President Taft left for New Haven to attend commencement exercises at Yale university
 The hearing on the mooted question as to What is Whisky was continued before President Taft and adjourned with out a decision being reached. Until July 10 was given for the filing of briefs and ten days more for the filing of re- ply briefs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-30
SHREWDNESS OF ALDRICH
 DOWNS HIS OPPONENTS

Washington, June 29.-(Special.) .)-The crafty Aldrich fixed the business of the income tax advocates in the Senate to- day, and through an ingenious parlia- mentary stroke of the kind which has jus tiled his leadership of the republican side made 1t impossible that there shall be a direct vote on the income tax feat ure while the tariff bill is under consid- eration in the Senate as a committee of tse wholessand he also opent,j the way for the amendment to be laid on the table permanentIy when the bill reaches the Sena+ roper.
 Aft-l~ rillmans 10-cents duty on tea was voted down by an overwhelming vote this afternoon, the Bailey Cummins income tax amendment was called up. A few minutes before this Senator Owen of Oklahoma offered to the bill a number of immaterial amendments designed to generally reduce rates. Their monotonous reading from the clerks desk drove most of the senators to the cloak rooms Owen finally saw the futility of trying to get his views on the bill, and there was a lull during which the income tax amendment was placed before the Senate.
 Immediately Senator Lodge, at sign from Senator Aldrich-there were not dozen senators in the chamber and prac- tically all of them were on the republican side-proposed/a an amendment to the in- come tax amendment. the countervailing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-30

section of the House tariff bill, which has no connection in the slightest with the in- come tax. Senators gazed at each other in surprise wondering if the heat had affected the Massachusetts senator. Sem ator Aldrieh instantly obtained the floor and proposed the corporation tax amend ment as a substitute for the amendment of Senator Lodge to the income tax amendment.
 The democratic senators and the insur- rooms realizing that something was about ate rule provides that an amendment can The rules also provide that the last of first. Under this procedure the corpor- atfon tax feature has precedence, and must be voted upon before the income tax Is reached. Should it be adopted, as Is expected, there would be no vote on the income tax amendment while the Senate Is in committee.
 When the bill reaches the Senate and Senator Bailey moves to substitute the income tax for the corporation tax MT. Aldrich will promptly move to lay the substitute on the table. The Senate, hay ing already voted to adopt the corpora. ton tax amendment would of course favor this course. Altogether 1t was one of the finest coups that Senator Aldrich has dealt out to the Senate In a long time, and is on a par with his breaking up the LaFollette-Gore fllibuster of two years ago against the emergency cur rency act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-30
SuRragetIes BecOns Enraged and Many Are Arrested
BARRED FROM PARLIAMENT
Delegation of Women Appears Before Parliament Hall in London and as Result Over Hundred
 Are Put Under Arrest.

London, June 29-The thirteenth vain attempt of the militant suffragettes to ob- tain access to Premier Asquith by depu- tation resulted in exciting scenes in Par liament square tonight and the arrest oi more than 100 women. The plan of cam paign followed the lines previously en- ployed by the suffragettes. The woman $ parliament assembled in Caxton hall at oclock in the evening and sent a deputa- tion, headed by Mrs. Pankhurst, to en- deavor to see the prime minister, who had previously decided not to receive the depu- tation.
 Enormous crowds of onlool1ers assem- bled in the vicinity Of parliament hours before the time set for the raid upon the house, around which several thousand police had taken up strategic position The first noteworthy incident was the arrest, after great deal of trouble, of d buxom equestrian suffragette who tried to penetrate the police cordon to take d message to the premier Next appeared the deputation under command of Mrs Pankhurst and it was received by the crowd with wild cheers. Escorted by the police, the deputation arrived at the St Stephens entrance to parliament, where it was met by Chief Inspector Scantle- bury, who handed Mrs. Pankhurst let ter from the premier, resretting his in- ability to receive the deputation.
 Angrily throwing the letter to the ground. Mrs. Pankhurst exclaimed:
 q stand on my rishts as the king g subject to enter the house of commons, '' and she endeavored to force an entrance.
 The police tried to induce the women to disperse quietly and then began to take the members of the deputation by the arms to lead them away To the surprise of spectators who were massed around the entrance, Mrs. Panl1hurst slapped In spector Jarvis in the face, knocking his cap into the mud. There were cries of shame" and several of the spectators told the suffragette leader that she had no provocation to do such a thing.
 A moment later another member of the deputation, Mrs. Saul Solomon, knocked off the inspectors cap a second time while others made attempts to rush the cordon of police. Eventually the entire deputation was placed under arrest.
 By this time a second depsItation had lclt SdAlOll Hdil, accompanied Dy- some hundreds of suffragettes and others, and an attempt was made to reach the house of commons through the underground pas sage leading from Westminster bridge This, too, was unsuccessful, but for two hours the whole district was in a state of uproar, the police dispensing the crowds and arresting the women by the whole sale. The windows of many of the gov ernment buildings were smashed with stones wrapped in paper
 Altogether 112 women were arrested, in ~cluding Mrs. Pankhurst, Mrs. Solomon, Mrs Haverfleld daughter of Lord Abng- CT; Miss Margesson. daughter of Lady Margesson: Miss Maud Joachim. niece S the violnist, and many other prominent women.