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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02

ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP
IN CLUTCH OF GALE
Dirigible Balloon, Helpless, Is
Swept Through Air for
Eleven Hours
Aeronauts Narrowly Escape
Death When MOtor Is
Disabled in Storm

MUNICH, April 1.-The Zeppelin air.
ship made an attempt today to fly
from Friederichshafen to this city and
back. It encountered storm and was
driven far out of its original course,
and after IL hours in the air landed
safely at Dingolfing. IS miles north
east of Munich.
Part of the journey was made under
great peril-one of the motors refused
to work and it was impossible for the
airship to make headway against the
wind, which increased steadily in vio-
lence. Helpless and drifting rapidly
to leeward the airship travelled for four
hours while Zeppelin and his men
awaited an opportunity to make a safe
landing. They were followed over the
country by soldiers in swift automo-
biles and by three squadrons of cav
airy. The troops were sent out to be
ready to render assistance when a de-
scent was attempted. The airship out
distanced them and they were not IN
at the finish.
The airship left Friederichshafen
early this morning and FIVE hours later
appeared in the air over the outskirts
of Munich. A distance of III miles
was covered in five hours. The count
left Friederichshafen with the inten-
tion of trying to sail from there to
Munich and back. 1t was his inten-
tion to land here in the presence OF
the prince regent and the entire garri-
son of Munich. but in consequence OF
the squally and increasing wind the
maneuvers We're impossible. An at
tempt was made over the parade
grounds outside the city, but as soon
as it was seen to be impossible the
ship lifted again: The count then tried
to return to Munich, but by this time
the wind was so strong he could make
no headway and it was noticed that
the airship was being driven sideways
down the wind. When the seriousness
of the situation was realized troops
were ordered out to follow the airship
and these prepared to render any as
sistance possible.
The landing was finally accomplished
without accident.
The airship will remain at the land
ing place at Dingolfing until the wind
abates. 1t was not damaged IN the
hurricane and no one was injured. A
military balloon corps proceeded from
here on special train for Dingolhng
in order to give assistance in protect
ing the airship from the storm. 1t is
understood that Count Zeppelin will
make the return voyage to Friederichs-
haven by way of Munich tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
HERE is CHANCE TO GET
INTO MUNICIPAL TROUGH
Civil Service Examination for
CIerksEips Is Announced

An examination for clerkships in the
city's service, with salaries ranging
from s1.44o downward, will be given by
the civil service commission Saturday,
April "a, at the Mission high school
building.
Application for admission must be
made in person 10 days previous at the
commi ssions office in the Grant build
ing.
The subjects covered include: spelling,
nenmanship. neatness, arithmetic letter
writing. general knowledge. of duties
and experience.
Positions in the offices of auditor, tax
collector board OF works. health; fire
and election commissions. the: depart
ment of electricity and other civil SER
vice municipal positions will be filled
from the eligible list created by the
examination.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
Hartman Has Camera Squad
ISpeciaI Di.nnfch to The Cnu


NEW YORK, April I.-E. H. Harri-
man came home this evening from a
10000 mile jaunt. At Yonkers Harri-
man perpetrated an April fool Joke.
There was a flying squadron of pho
tographers awaiting him there with the
reporters who had gone TO meet him
Harriman's daughters, Mrs. Robert Goe-
let and Miss Mary Hartman, stepped
off the rear platform Of the magnate' S
private car with cameras leveled Rob
ert Goelet and DR.. Dixon. also with
cameras leveled, composed the rear
flank of this battery of lenses Last
came Hartman. with his overcoat
wrapped carelessly around him and
chuckling hard.
"All you boys stand back there" he
said, I'm going 10 get even with you
The newspaper men halted.
Now shoot, commanded Hartman,
addressing his camera battery and Mrs
Goelet. Miss Hartman, Mrs. Dixon and
the men folk of the party made the
air rattle with the swapping of camera
shutters. All the while Hartman was
laughing to himself so hard that his
sides shook.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
THRONGS OF VISITORS TO
INVADE STOCKTON TODAY
Various Secret Societies to Hold
Special Ceremonies
TSeeciol Dispoich 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
STOCKTON. April Stockton will
be invaded tomorrow morning by thou
sands of visitors from all mountain and
bay points. All of the different secret
orders have arranged to hold special
ceremonies and keep open house, and
the invasion of fraternal members
alone is estimated to reach the 5000
mark.
Friday night the Elks will dedicate
their recently constructed s1S5,0OO
building.
Special trains are being run from San
,cisco, Sacramento and other cities
in this section of the state. The dedi-
cation ceremonies will be performed by
a team of grand officers representing
various lodges throughout the state.
The Odd Fellows will hold reception
ceremonies Saturday night and Odin
lodge No 393. /. o. O. F., will journey
in a body to Stockton to assist in the
conduct of the ceremonies in connection
with a reception to be given THE
Traveller which was recently officially
received by odin lodge of San Fran
cisco
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
GABRILOWITSCH IS
A POET AT PIANO.
Performance Shows Rare and
Unusual Skill and Intimate
Understanding of Music
By Walter Anthony

OF all pianists Ossip. Gabrilowitsch is
the only one who crowds De Pachmann
for Chopin honors. Last night when
the Russian pianist appeared before
the st. Francis musical art society in
the st. Francis hotel he proved that he
was what he is called, "a poet at the
piano."
The affair at the st. Francis was a
very proper and a very fashionab BILE
junction Perhaps some listeners
drowsed when he played Mozart and
Beethoven and Mendelssohn. but tbe
most deliberate and determined Of So
ciety martyrs sat up and listened when
the great pianist struck the bowers
OF his Chopin group.
PLAYER OF UNUSUAL SKILL
1t might be regarded as a mistake
LOT pianist OF the ability and reputa-
ton which Gabrilowitsch boasts to
open in San Francisco at. a private or
a society function, but that is no con-
Germ OF mine. All I know is that he
prayed his program with rare and nm
usual skill and that he brought TO II
all an intimate understanding. free
from affectation and wrought up ef
fects which stamped him as a pianist
III 10 traFel In any company of players.
- a qOiCl ana certain conf
dehce which characterizes GabriIo
Witsch. l would say he is a pianist for
musicians. You do not have to anne
cate the technical. difficulties he sur-
mounts in order to enjoy his plavinp
he gives you the heart of Mozart and.
Cnopin and Beethoven, and does NOT
ask that you apprehend the trouble II
is to do it,
ExCELs IN CHOPIN MUSIC ~
Unlike Lhevinne. who PLAYED here
recently, Gabrilowitsch excels in tba
Cnopln@ music He has not the mus
cuiar power or. the physical force ttat
Lhevinne possesses. but he discIoses
subjective grace in the Chopin music
tnat Lheyinne does not discover to his
hearers. Last night, for instance. ga.
brilowitsch played the G major nor
turne of Chepins. He made moon /.
light song of it and draped his tonal
scene with fine imagery The EN-
broidery of the first section couId not
be better done, and the .choraIe was
introduced through Chopins cloud of
dissonance with inexpressibIe delicacv
Gabrilowitsch took the nocturne. abused
Dy seminary maids, away from the con,.
monplace and made. it sound as no
doubt, Chopin heard tt. once himself.
SINGERS PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
Mrs. Ben Lathrop made her first .nro-
fessional bow to San Francisco at the
st. Francis concert. She has Just re-
turned from New York, where she has
sung at the Klein pop concerts and =
other functions where fashion and
music meet. Her first number. the aria
from the first act of La Boheme." was
encored. and the So
prano returned to present a lighter and
somewhat more popular number. for
which, also. she was encored.
Mrs. Lathrop has a light, high and
flexible voice, which she uses with ex-
cellent discrimination. Though suffer-
ing somewhat from nervousness last
night her tones were well brought forth
and were true to the pitch and musical.
She has temperament and enthusias SIN
and earned the friendly welcome she
received.
Gabrilowitsch will play his first pub
lie recital tonight at Christian Science
hall.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
Hartman Reaches New York

NEW YORK, April 1.-Bronzed by his
weeks of sojourn under southern skies
and brtmmfng over with vitality, z. H
Hartman reached here late today, to al
appearances reinvigorated man.
4 have been made TO say that we
were constructing a line down the west
coast of Mexico" he said. What should
have been said was that we have al
ready constructed It. The line is now
completed from Nogales, Ariz. on the
Mexican line. to Mazatlan, Mexico, and
in reality a new country has been dis
covered by this railroad construction.
In one tract opened up by irrigation
500, 600 acres of the best land are made
available for cultivation and opened
to market. American help is needed
in the development"
WESTERN SENTIMENT
Hartman said he found in the west
and southwest a vastly changed senti,
ment toward the railroads. With such
sentiment there would be encourage
ment for the railroads TO go ahead with
development work. he thought.
Asked as TO possible wage reduction
by the railroads. he said:
We have not even considered the
matter and shall not so long as we can
afford to pay.
Hartman said about $1,000. 900 had
already been spent on the Southern Pa
cific Mexican line extension. and not
improbabably an expenditure of $780,
900 600 altogether would be necessary
to complete the work
NEW YORK CENTRAL
When asked if he were to become
actively identified with the New York
Central, Hartman replied he was not
bolhering his head about the matter
Neither had he agreed with the Hill in
terests in the west. conference over
terminal matters in Portland. Ore, was
his only communication with repre-
sentatives of those interests, he said.
Hartman said the Southern Pacific
expected to make a success of its irri-
cation plant in Southern California de-
spite the difficulties that he declared
were being put in the company's way
fv 10 SoTerpp1opf
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
DECLARE DRAKE
AIDS HARTMAN
San Francisco Shippers Com
plain of Deal in Traffic
Over Isthmus
Freight Is Diverted From Gov
ernment Lines to Pri-
vate Roads
Continued from Page 1

you and discussed with you, both in
New York and Washington, the details
of your proposition
naturally was outspoken and
strai ishtforward in dealing with the
subject that you might not be misled
through ignorance OF what had already
transpired, and that you might appre-
ciate the possibilities of what you pro-
posed to undertake.
AIMS TO INCREASE TRAFFIC
The attitude of the government is, as
you know, that we welcome connec-
tions to develop traffic via the Panama
route, and this I endeavored to make
plain.
did not understand you to say that
an IS rate would develop large bust
ness via the Pacific Mails service. as
now afforded shippers, but the purpose
OF making it effective was that a cur
rent traffic attracted by the low rate
might be set in motion, especially as
we received assurances from Mr..
Schwerin that all business offered
would be provided for, and Mr.. Garland
has since confirmed that understanding,
asking US 10 advise him promptly when
consignees or shippers complained that
their offerings were not received or
cared for
In making the rate effective it was
deemed prudent TO make it an all
around" rate. in order TO get the full
benefit of the reduction. 1t would re-
main TO be seen whether the customary
classification could be made operative
later with an $S or even lower basic
rate.
Please understand that in telegraph
ing you it was nay belief that the in
formation conveyed would soonest
reach centers where it would offset the
effect of the misleading statements in
the public press.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
SMELL HAS HEARING
On PERJURY CHARGES
Alleged False Witness in Land
Fraud Cases i'm Court

The preliminary hearing of Charles
P. Shell on the seven counts of perjury
aliegec to have been committed at the
trial OF DR.. E. b. Perrin and John A.
Senson was concluded yesterday after
noon before Police Judge ShortaiI.
9 ; Williams. private secretary for
Ut. Perrin, and A p. Black assistant
United states district attorney testified
regarding the contract entered into be-
tween DR.. Perrin and Benson.
attorney Louis P Bosroman said he
would make and argue motion TO dis
miss the seven cases this afternoon. and
II the motion were denied he would put
IN some testimony for the defense.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
FEDERAL BUILDINGS TO
BE IN MISSION STYLE
Order Affects Southern CaIifor
MIA Only
[SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The Cali

WASHINGTON. April 1.-The super
vising architect of the treasury has de-
cided that all federal buildings erected
hereafter in Southern California, shall
be in the old mission style OF architec-
ture. This applies to San Diego, River
side and Santa Barbara, where build
ings have been authorized.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02

FAILS TO PRovIDE-Lee Van wormer, a
salesman. arrested yesterday afternoon by
Detectives Proll and Kelly on charge Of
complaint was made by Mrs Flora L.: Belts his
divorced wife. They were divorced about four
SIS a week for the support of their child.
Van wormer left the state and never CON
tributed cent.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
SCANDAL ATTENDS
CALKINS' FAILURE
Criminal Prosecution Is Threat
ened for Misrepresentation of
Syndicate's Affairs

Continued from Page 1
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
BOAT CAPSIZES AND
AGED MAN is DROWNED
FraiI Skiff Overturns in River
With Tragic Result
MI - I'll I'm


REDDING, April William Gray,
an aged blacksmith, was drowned in
Pitt river. % miles northeast of this
city. early this morning.
Gray had been to the Heroult iron
smelter seeking employment, but being
unsuccessful he started to return to
Redding. He hired an Indian to carry
him across the river. When nearly
across the stream the frail skif cap
sized and the two occupants were
thrown into the stream.
The Indian was able to grasp the
boat and was thus saved Gray was
unable to retain his hold on the over
turned skiff and he sank. The body
has not been recovered
CHICAGO STRIKE ExTENDED-Chicago
April IA tieup in building operations, which
were given a first blow by the walkout of the
tile layers and glaziers March 1. made more
complete today when about /, 900 union steam
filters and electricians went out strike.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02

G. A. Hawkins, general western sales
manager of the White company. is in
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02

While remaining on Van Ness av. we
will remodel and repair furs for 80 Ia
per cent less than usual summer prices.
Fl. Liebes & Co, 1444 Van Ness avenue.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Negro Enters Lady's Room.

Aiken, June 25.-Some excite
ment prevails near Ridge Spring in
this county. Sheriff Raborn received
a telephone message this morning
asking him to come at once, as an
attempt at criminal assault had been
made. The sheriff left at once and
returned late this afternoon. The
sheriff found that a well known
young lady of that place had awak-
ened during the night to find a ne
gro in her room. The negro placed
his hand over her mouth to prevent
her crying for help, but, though she
succeeded in arousing the family,
the negro escaped. Up to this after
noon the negro had not been captur-
ed. It is not known whether or not
the negro was attempting to commit
an assault or was in the act of rob-
berry at the time, and perhaps think
ing the young lady awake had placed
his hand over her mouth to prevent
her calling help. The negro is de-
scribed as being a dark ginger cake
colored boy about 16 years Of age,
weighing about 125 pounds, and was
barefooted, carrying a sack contain
ing his shoes, hat and cap. The
officers are on the lookout for him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
DROWNED IN MOUNTAIN LAKE
White Carpenter Loses His Life Near
Hendersonville.

HenIersonville n. c., June "a
The construction of artificial lakes
oy building dams across the gorges
cas- contributed wonderfully to the
beauty and pleasures Of this noun
tain region, but that lake country
has dangers was impressed rather
grimly last Saturday by the drown
ing at kanuga of white carpen-
ter named Stepp and the efforts,
novel in this region, by diver
brought from Norfolk, to recover his
body, have further emphasized it..
Stepp and two others endeavored to
cross the lake in bateau which the
former had built and which was big
enough only for one. Consequently
the bateau capsized in 80 feet of wa
ter. A gasoline launch came to the
rescue but Stepp had lost his hold
on the overturned boat and had dis
appeared beneath the water before
it arrived The attempt to bring the
body to the surface by exploding
dynamite proving unsuccessful, a
diver with his apparatus was tele-
graphed for and came Tuesday, but
his efforts failed until this morning,
when the body was recovered.
The accident created considerable
excitement and hundreds of people
visited Lake Kanuga, three miles
from Hendersonville, to watch the
operations of the professional diver.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Groom Failed to Appear.

Augusta, Ca, June 24.-The fail
ure Of the bridegroom to put in an
appearance last night caused the in
definite postponement of the wedding
of Allen A. Lilies and Miss Emma
Reynolds.
The groom-to-be had left his
hancee only few hours before, ap-
parentIy we'll, though showing signs
Of observation-disclosures that was then
attributed to the nervousness of the
occasion. In the evening the guests
had assembled to the number of 200,
and the minister was present, but no
groom. The party waited long time
while effort was made to find the
missing man, but to no avail, and the
Wedding was called off. About mid
night Lilies, in a bedraggled condi-
ton, turned up at his apartments. He
had been found in lumber yard,
and had no recollection of what had
happened after leaving his iancee in
the afternoon. This morning he is
still suffering from mental trouble,
but physicians have pronounced it
transitory.
Lilies is of high standing and has
never taken a drink in his life.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
CHICAGO TO CHARLESTON.
Short Route Between These Two
Cities Assured.

Cheraw, June 23.-It has become
known here from an official source
that the Atlantic Coast Line has en-
tered into contract with the Nor
folk & Western road to connect with
the latter road at Roanoke, Va, and
thereby establish short route from
Cincinnati, Chicago and the West to
Charleston. 1t is understood that the
contract has been signed by both
roads and that the Coast Line will
soon award contracts for the con-
struction of necessary road links.
At present the Coast Line owns
branch road from Wadesboro to
Charleston, running through Che
raw. 1t is said that this road as
far as Florence from Wadesboro Will
be Strengthened out, the grades re-
duced and 80 pound rails put down.
This road will be extended from
Wadesboro to Winston-Sa!erl. At
Winston-Salem the road will connect
with road now controlled by the
Norfolk & Western to Roanoke, Va,
and at Roanoke the connection will
be made with the Norfolk & West
ern. 1t is said that the Norfolk &
Western road has agreed to route
port shipments over the road to
Charleston. 1t is said further that
the road will haul the coal from the
Pocahontas fields in West Virginia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
Vote With Your Eyes Open.

The following editorial from the
Beaufort Gazette will be read with
interest in view of the approaching
lispensary election in this county.
Mr.. Christensen, editor Of the Ga
zette, is State Senator from Beau
fort county, and was a member of
the Investigating committee whose
revelations resulted in the over
throw of the old State dispensary
system. We do not know that Mr..
Christensen is a prohibitionist, but
certain it is that he is not an advo-
cate of the old State dispensary. The
editorial will well apply to every
county in which an election is to be
held:
.'If the voters of this county, af-
ter duly weighing the reasons for
and against, decide to vote for pro-
hibition with sincere purpose to
enforce such a law they will thereby
show themselves willing to make
money sacrifice in a great cause.
But they should not delude them
selves by any mistaken ideas of the
financial consequences of voting out
the dispensary. The proceeds of the
iispensary in this county pay about
one-third of the running expenses OF
the county, a large part of the ex-
penses of the towns of Beaufort, Port
Royal, Yemasseee, Ridgeland and
from their share of the funds the
schools of the county are receiving
about ten thousand dollars a year.
IF this revenue is withdrawn
there is going to be very serious
disarrangement of public finances.
In the course of time this problem
of where to get the money would
work itself out to the advantage of
the whole county under a strictly en-
forced prohibition law. But If pro-
hibition is simply going to transfer
these profits from the sale of liquor
from the public treasury to the
pockets of the blind tigers the situ-
alton will be deplorable indeed.
eve repeat, if the voters, consid-
ering all the facts and weighing all
the possible consequences, decide to
vote in prohibition with the purpose
of enforcing prohibition, and then do
enforce it, the end will be better
than the beginning; but if they
blindly vote to overthrow the present
order regardless of consequences, or
are misled by careless and untrue
statements into that course, the end
may be much worse than present
conditions"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
HELD on FRAUD CHARGE.
Young Man of Brevard, n. c., Ar
rested at Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, June PA young
man who registered at the Spartan
Inn last night as T. R. Wells, Bre-
ward, N. c., has been arrested on the
charge of working some kind of a
flim-dam bank check game in Bre-
ward. 1t is also stated that he is
wanted in Asheville and Greenwood
on similar charges, though he claims
that he settled his trouble in Ashe-
vile and Greenwood. Wells had just
arrived at the hotel and was sitting
in front of the hostelry enjoying the
cool mountain breezes when an Off
Ger took charge of him. About ten
days ago the hotel received notice
from the Battery Park at Asheville,
to be. on the lookout for a man
named Wells, who had stung the
hotel for considerable sums. An Of
fcer arrived from Brevard to-day
and took charge of the young man.