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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
RIDES AIR WITHOUT
ARTIFICIAL START
Wilbur Wright Performs Great
Feats With BipIane

COLLEGE PARK, Md. Noy. o.
Taking his biplane into the air in a
IL mile wind. and without assist
ance. of the starting weights. was the
feature of Wilbur wrigft's flight on
the government aviation field today.
Just before ) o'clock Wright made
the first trip of the day, remaining in
the air only about two minutes. A
second fight of about the same dura
tion was made. just as darkness was
coming on, Wright taking with him
Lieutenant Lahm.
Ascending to. a height of IS feet the
engine, was stopped and the hiplane
gracefully .gTided. to the ground.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
Must Quit Aeronautics

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Lieutenan MT
Frank P Lahm, who gained interna-
tional fame by winning the James
Gordon Bennett cup in Europe last
year for the longest flights in a diri-
gfble balloon. has been relieved from
detail in the signal corps and ordered
to report to his cavalry regiment, His
place will be taken by Lieutenant Wal
ter C. Jones of the Thirteenth infantry,
now stationed at Fort ,Leavenworth.
Lieutenant Lahms retirement from
the signal corps is compulsory under
section 40 of the Army Regulations.
During the last two or three weeks
lieutenant Lahm has been engaged at
the new aeroplane. station at College
Park, Md, in giving instructions to
other officers of aae signal corps.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
FATHER MEEHAN'S FOOT
sMANGLED BY TRAIN
Winnemucca Priest Drawn Be-
meath Wheels of Car

RENO. Nov. 2.-While alighting from
passenger train No. last night Father
Meehan, priest of the Winnemucca
Catholic church. was drawn beneath
the wheels of car. The front trucks
of. the heavy passenger car passed
over the priests right foot. mangling
it in a horrible manner. The accident
occurred at INLAY and Father Meehan
was brought to Reno.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
ONE FATALLY BURNED IN
!. OKLAHOMA HOTEL FIRE
Theatrical Man Injured While
Rescuing Girl Inmate
Jsoeeiol Diseotch 10 The. Cali

COLGATE, Okla, Nov 2.-In a fire
which destroyed the Newport hotel here
today, Carl w. McRaven, a theatrical
manager of Birmingham. Ala. was per-
haps fatally burned. Late tonight the
physicians said he was dying.
Walter Mayer of Colgate is missing
and it is feared he may have been
burned to death. Miss Frances Ger
hardt of Kansas City and John Martin
Of Colgate were badly burned.
McRaven suffered his injuries in saw
ing the life of Miss Gerhardt. He was
attracted by her screams while he was
escaping, He returned to the burn
ing hotel and carried her through the
flames to the street. Then he fell un
conscious.
Two other buildings besides the hotel
were destroyed. The loss Is 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
ROOSEVELT'S COUSIN IN
FIGHT ON STEAMER
Former Lieutent Thrashes AL
legged Dice Game Sharper

RYAN. .f1nancier. and Enrico Caruso, the
tenor. were passengers arriving on the
Kron Prinzessn Cecilie of the North
German Lloyd line from Bremen to-
day. An incident of the voyage was
fight in the smoking room when Lieu
tenant Granville Fortesque, u. S. A.,
retired, cousin of former President
Roosevelt, detected a sharper cheating
at dice. and gave him thrashing, ac-
cording to an account by passengers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
SEVEN MINERS INJURED;
TWO DIE IN COLLIERY

PRICE, Utah, Nov. 2.-Seven miners
were injured by bounce" of coal in
mine of the Utah coal company at
Sunnyside today. Two of the men died
soon afterward. The others will re-
cover. All the injured are foreigners.
the dead being Austrians. Their names
could not be learned tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
LOWELL OBSERVATORY
TO TELL OF PLANETS
Becomes Distributing Center
for German Researches

FLAGsTAFF. Ariz., Nov. 2.-Dr. Per-
civai Lowell of the Lowell observatory
this afternoon ISSUED notice: to the OBJ
servatories of America that by an arr
rangement with the Centrale stelle at
keil, Germany, the Lowell observatory
has been made the distributing center
for the planetary news in America
Heretofore Harvard has been the Amer
lean distributing center.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
CITRUS FRUIT CROP
MAKES A NEW RECORD
Total Shipments for the Year
Amount to 38.OzI Cars

Los. ANGELES, Nov 2.=TotaI citrus
fruit shipments from southern Califor-
MIA for the citrus year ending October
81 aggregated 1901 cars by far the
greatest season the industry has ever
known.
The figures for the year 1908 were
29, 500 cars, which is considered an av-
erage normal crop.
Both oranges and lemons show big
gains, The former increased 1916 cars
and lemons ] ,225 cars.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
SLAIN AND CREMATED
WOMAN IDENTIFIED
Former Employer Held for the
Murder of Mrs. A. Janson

SPOKANE, Nov. 2.-It, was learned
today that the name of the woman
murdered and cremated near Cedonia,
Wash, October rs, was Mrs. A. Janson,
formerly of Chicago.
She was engaged few months ago
by James Logan, bachelor farmer, as
house keeper.
AS she could speak little English she
made few acquaintances, and not much
is known of her. Logan is under arrest
for the murder.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
HIGH COURT FORESTERS.
CONVENE AT FRESNO
Three Hundred Delegates Ate
tend Annual Session

FRESNO, Nov. with 800 dele
gates in attendance the annual high
court of Foresters of the Southern CALI
fornia jurisdiction met here today. Dr.
Clarence B. Dickson of Los Angeles,
high chief ranger, presided. The ses-
sions will last three days. Officers will
be elected tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
HEIR To ESTATE IN
GERMANY DRINKS ACID
Father Commits Suicide in
Same Manner as Daughter
Special Dispatch to The Call

Especial Dispatch to The Call
PETALUMA. Nov. George Hulze-
berg, a gardener. who had been en-
ployed by DIR. H. $. Gossage for a num-
ber of years, committed suicide in the
doctors stable some time last night by
drinking carbolic acid. Hulzeberg re-
Gently came into an estate from Ger
many. where he was well connected.
A daughter committed suicide in the
same manner last April. and this is sup
posed 10 have preyed on his mind.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03

SUES WESTERN PACIFIC Oakland Nov. p
Trial of the first personal damage suit ever
filed against the Western Pacific company in
this state commenced before Judge Muir
phey today. Mrs. Louisa Erwin said she had
been injured in a slight collision above Stock
ton while in passenger car on completed
section Of the line. She asked $5, 600 damages.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
YOUNG VAGRANTS GIVEN
LONG JAIL SENTENCES
One Makes Escape on Way to
Jail Cell
I ISpeeiaI DispoIeh 70 "a CaIIl

SAN JOSE. Nov 2.--Harry Morton
and r. A. Ross. 10 year old vagrants.
were sentenced TO serve 60 days in the
county Jail today by Judge Dougherty.
Both had told plausible tales at their
preliminary examinations, but the
Judge investigated and found that the
youths were common vagrants.
While the lads were being taken to
their cells in the basement Of the city
hail Ross made dash for liberty. but
was recaptured. In catching Ross the
officers forgot all about Morton and he
easily made his escape and is still at
large.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03

NATIVE DAUGHTERS WHIST TOURNEY
ters OF the Golden West, held successfriI
whist tournament tonight at Woodmen hall
Many members and guests were present The
tournament was in charge OF the following
committee. Mrs. Minnie Martini Mrs Eliza
beth Haggard. Mrs. c. W. Fsirchild. Mrs
II. H. Hammond and Mrs. Henrietta Hanson
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03

CORPORATION SMELLS TREASURY-Berke-
ley. Nov. 2.-The Berkeley electric lighting
company rendered a check for $2,74s.JS to
the council this morning as per cent Of the
gross earnings of the corporation. which
amounted to SOL ,619.33 for the last year.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
SOCIETY ATTENDS
fABIOLA BENEFIT
Clever Performance Is Staged
at Ye Liberty by Amateur
VaudeyiIIians =

OAKLAND, Nov. 2.-Society was out
in numbers tonight at Ye Liberty
theater to witness the benefit perform
ance given for Fabiola hospital So
eiety was also we'll represented among
the performers. popular. Oakland and
San Francisco young men and women
being seen on the boards.
There were three parts to the per-
formance. The first was the play "The
Pagodak of Flowers" given under the
direction of Miss Georgia Cope. The
second was vaudeville program,
which Willard Barton had care of. The
third was pantomime dancing, set to
the music of the Belle of Corneville."
The following was the cast for The
Pagoda of Flowers:
cornala, q yeung priest formerly betrothed to
Chit Malng. a college bay Carl Edwin Anderson
-. =. -. :: Mrs Grace Davis Northrup
Ma Moo, a village girl. Miss George Cope
Sopranos-ATiss Ruth Thompson, Miss Ethel
ostrander. Miss Virginia Pinkston. Miss Helen
Altos--Miss Hattie Gray, Miss Edith Warner,
Miss Gertrude Bell, Miss Florence Camp, Miss
f1fleD MauQern
Tenors-Earl Barton. Mr. cass, Dr. Fred Will
kins, Mr.. Phillips, Hal Allen.
.Bassos-Anstin sperry. Charles Robertson
Walton Webb. Russell .Countryman, Mr. Ham,
0ren Chambhn.
Scene. Platform of the sheve nagon pagoda.
Musical director Paul Steindorf staged by
Miss George Cope; Mrs. Lowell Redfeld, pianist
The following was. the program OF
the vaudeville performance:
Harvest Moon,' from Follies of 1907 song
ana dance, Mrs. Frank Proctor and willard
Barton. -
Half Past Two from the opera THE Area
Reid. Frank Hooper and willard Barton
DO Yon Know Mr.. Schneider" from THE
Girls of Gottenburg.'' Miss Kathleen de Young
Tit for Tat, from Dream City, = Mrs
Joseph o, Tohin, assisted by Du Val Moore
Frank Hooper, Stuart .Laurey Rudolph Berteal
Harold Bingham. Men will be costumed as rid
ing tennis, golf, naval. army and society men,
Gee. But You Look Awfully Good to Me. ;"
Liza both song and dances, Miss Enid Gregg
assisted By Frank Hooper and willard Barton.
Come On DOWNTOWN, Mrs. Paul Dinsmore
Miss Natalie Fore, Miss Eliza McMullin: Mrs
William Thornton White. Miss Mollie Mathes
Mrs. Frank Proctor Joe Rosborough, Dr. Percy
Gaskip. Ralph Mccormick, Harold Baxter, Aus
tin. Sperry, Hal Allen.
Those who took part in the final
dancing werek
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
BERKELEY,s FINANCES 60

BERKELEY's FINANCES GOOD - Berkeley,
Nov. .2.-The city treasury is In good shape;
according to the report Of Commissioner R. A.
Berry, head of the department Of finance and
revenue, to the council this morning. He
showed that there was SS1 ,643. 30 on hand. Of
which 900 was in the local banks, properly
secured. This was decreased by the final pay
ment of S16,950 to Robert Grleg for the con-
struction of the city hall
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
TEMPLE IS RELEASED

TEMPLE IS RELEASED-1Rol Temple for
fner officer In the British army and now a
magazine writer, who was arrested week ago
for passing three spurious checks re-
leased from custody yesterday morning as no
would swear to a complaint against him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03

FORMER JUDGE DIEs-PhiIadelphia. Nov. a.
William r. Butler. formerly United States
judge Of the eastern district of Pennsylvania
died at Westchester today. aged ST.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03

To rent your rooms, phone an ad TO
The Call. Kearny S6.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
THEY WE'RE OUT OF IT.

Gentlemen" said the man who
had mounted box on the shady
side of the postofiice and gathered
a little crowd around him, the OBJ
ject of this meeting is to express our
dissatisfaction with Congress for it's
dilatory tactics regarding the new
tariff rates. Months have gone past
since the subject was taken up, and
it is not settled yet. Meanwhile
business is at a standstill. The
man here on my right must be among
the sufferers. When l get through
with my talk / shall ask him to
make a few remarks"
But | am in the ice business and
have nothing to say" replied the
man.
"Um. l see. Then will call on
the man on my left"
"Oh, I'm in the undertaking busi-
ness, and it was never better" was
the answer a,
"Um, um! Then l shall call upon
the patriot who is facing me. Some
thing tells me that this delay in the
tariff is making him suffer-"
Not if l know it," responded the
man. I'm in the milk business,
and when l can add 80 per cent. of
water without customer kicking,
have l any reason to kick? l am
no hog, sir
Il see. | was mistaken. There
is not patriot in the crowd, and my
speech ends right her and Congress
can play the fool for the next five
years to come for all of me. Good
afternoon and go to Texas"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
ERIES NEW AIR HRAkE.
TO Rival Both Gould and WeSting-
house Types.

An Alden, Pa, despatch, says:
The Erie Railroad Company, to-
gether with the New York Air
Brake Company is making a brake
and speed test west of the village on
the stretch of track between Mar
lila Station and Townlne. The
brake is new one in competition
with both the Gould and Westing-
house air brakes, and the results
thus far are very satisfactory.
The equipment is that of an So
car train Of large size gondolas,
each car being fitted with new
triple valve automatic air brake. At
each end of the train and at two
points within the train are placed
box cars fitted with telephone,
air pressure gauges and phono-
graphs, and all connected with each
other. In the center of the train
is dynometer car which meas
ures the impact at the center of the
train as the brakes are applied.
Different speeds are attained dur
ing which the brakes are applied
and various measurements and COM
putations made.
Representatives of the leading
roads of the country are here get
ting data. One expert represents
California road. The Erie road
itself has about thirty men in the
crew and is taking advantage of the
comparative let-up in freight busi-
ness at this time of year for the
accommodation of the test train
among the tracks of the same line.
A long switch at Alden No. 2 tower
also proves of value.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
FIVE KILLED IN STRIKE RIOT.

Shortly before $3.50 o'clock last
Sunday night a mob of men gather
ed about the Schoenville entrance
to the Pressed Steel Car works and
without warning made a concerted
attack upon the big swinging gates
of the stockade. The attack was
resisted by state troopers and dep
uty sheriffs who used riot maces.
In the melee Harry Exler, a deputy
sheriff, aged tifty years was shot
and instantly killed by q bullet
fired by an alleged strike sympa-
thiZer.
In an effort to arrest IL man pick
ed out of the crowd as the man who
did the shooting, State Trooper
Williams was instantly killed by Il
revolver bullet. Two other troop
ers on foot were also shot and fa-
tally wounded, falling into the arms
of their comrades.
For the first time since the incep-
tion of the strike the state troopers
then opened volley fire on the mob.
Six strikers fell at the first round.
Three of them were killed and
others are reported fatally shot.
The members of the mob then
opened fire with rifles. Two
mounted troopers dropped from
their horses shot. They were TAX
en- to the Ohio Valley hospital in a
dying condition. AS an ambulance
made its way from the car plant to
the hospital carrying wounded
troopers the vehicle was attacked
and the driver forced to flee for his
life.
The frightened team of horses
attached to the ambulance plunged
wildly in and about the road. Two
men were trampled under he horses
hoofs. The ambulance was finally
driven to the hospital by de-
tachment of troopers.
Sheriff Gumbert, at the county
Jail, called for fifty men to serve
as deputies at the strike scene at
11:30. At IL o'clock the sheriff
started in an automobile for the
scene of the rioting. He took with
him ten riot guns and two boxes of
riot ammunition. The county NOR
que has sent for the bodies of the
dead troopers and deputy sheriff.
The Ohio Valley hospital has
treated ten injured, three of which
are reported as fatal
The names of the dead and in
! jured are as follows: Dead, Jno. L.
! Williams, state trooper, Harry Ex-
ter, deputy sheriff, and three
foreigners; fatally injured, Jno. c.
| Smith, state trooper; Lucelian
Jones, state trooper.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
THE FARMER Is KING.

Secretary Wilson in his last annual
report says:
The farmer, in results of nfor-
nation. intelligence and industry,
has thriven nightly. The progress
that has been made is in the direc-
tion leading to popular and national
welfare, to the sustenance OF any
future population, as we'll as to q
larger efficiency of the farmer in
matters of wealth, production and
saving. and in establishing himself
and his family in more pleasant
ways OF living
Furthermore, lin the matter OF
wages" says the secretary, the
farm labOrer has Jared better than
the working man employed in man
ufacturing industries"
The report shows that the aver
age yield rCr acre OF various crops
has largely increased, as a result of
more intelligent methods of culture,
and this alone has added greatly to
the prosperity and independence OF
the farmer.
The fact that in the past twelve
years the agricultural balance of
trade" in the United States increas-
ed from yearly average of 1884,
100000 to Sal 100000, or 1911
per cent. tells the story most elo-
quently.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

The Citizens brevet war cor
respondent. in referring last week
to the recent military maneuvers
in Massachusetts, characterized them
as the most monumental examples
of silly monkeyshines ever wit
messed" Those best informed in
the premises, however, suggest that
the critic either forgets himself, or
modestly valves the higher credit
to which his own examples of silly
monkeyshines" justly entitle him.
Had this military expert given the
matter a sober second thought, he
might have grasped the idea that
the maneuvers which he condemns
as "idiotic business" and "unedu-
eating yet expensive horseplay,"
were object lessons in tactical move
ments and field operations, under
conditions closely approximating
those in actual war, of the kind
habitually practiced in other armies,
and which are regarded by the lead
ing military nations as of such edu-
cational value that they are re-
peated annually with large bodies
of troops, in the autumn maneu-
vers" of the principal armies of
Europe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
JIM, THE CANVASSMAN, A
SII(InE

When Polly of the Circus" was
played at the Lyric, the clever act
ing of Miss Fay Wallace as Polly
and Lewis Bishop Hall as Jim, the
Canvasman," was specially noticed
and called forth loud applause. 1t
was not generally known that they
were man and wife and that Mr.
Hall was so devoted to his wife that
he could not bear the thought of her
being away from him for any length
of time. His wife left q few days
ago for a six months trip with the
Polly OF the Circus" troupe while
he remained in New York prepari-
tory to going out with another COM
rany. The thought that he was not
to see his wife for six months or
more preyed upon his mind, until
in fit of dependency he committed
suicide by inhaling gas. When
found he had a tube leading from
a gas jet in his mouth, and still
clutched in his hand. On a chair
beside him was a picture of his wife
His eyes stared in death straight at
it.
A letter which Hall had started,
dated Aug. 10th, was found on the
table in the writing-room. 1t read:
Fay Wallace, North Adams,
Mass: Have just expressed to yol,
prepaid, little dress"--
The little dress" referred to is
thought to have been an infants
garment of sentimental interest to
husband and wife. They are not
known to have had child, though
married about four years.
A letter was found from Halls
mother and was dated Norwood, his
and was dated Norwood, o., his
home town. 1t was addressed to
Hall and his wife and began, MY
dear children" Every little hap
pening of interest at the home was
recounted. 1t ended: BE a good
boy and girl. Your loving mother"
Robert Evans and Percy Heath.
from the Thompson office, arrived at
the hotel soon after the body was
discovered. They thought Hall had
grown respondent because of his
wfe's absence. She is with the
third Polly" company, which opened
its engagement in Asbury Park a
week ago. On Monday night she
appeared in Yonkers and Hall ran
up to see her, being in jovial spirits
when he returned to New York the
following morning.
On Tuesday night Hall told Henry
Atkins, telephone operator in the
house, to call him at s o'clock We'd
nesday morning. Atkins got no re-
sponse to his ring ard imagined Hall
had arisen. The actor was probably
dead at that time.
lack of funds had nothing to do
with the suicide. Hall drew a checl;
for 500 to pay bills on Tuesday
and had $l29.G6 remaining in the
Greenwich Savings Bank.
Hall was about thirty-eight years
old and was known well in his pro-
fession. Before he joined the
Thompson forces he was stage mana
ger of "The Great Divide"
Mrs. Hall was informed in North
Adams of the death. She started
for New York on the 5:15 train.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
SUPERVISORS TAKE NOTICE.

The Montgomery Standard says a
new idea in highway preservation
has been tried on a 30O-section of
the Newburgh-Montgomery State
road near the residence of George
w. Wait. The process is called the
glue treatment, and consists of boil
ing two pounds of glue to a square
yard OF road in a sprinkler of wa
ter, using steam from the road
roller; to this is added certain
proportion of formuldehyde and
gypsum. the first to hold the glue
solid after the water evaporates so
that future wettings from the weather
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
HURRAH FOR THE FARMER.

The aggregate wealth that he
produced during the year 1908 bord-
ers upon the unbelievable.
The former turned out in dairy
products alone, last year nearly
O,000,00O. His hens worked for
him to such an extent that eggs and
poultry were worth as much as the
cotton crop or the hay crop, or the
wheat crop. He raised corn meal
to the value of 100000 and
the total products of Uncle Sans
farmers during 1908 were $7,77S,-
100000 and it is expected that the
crops of 1903 will reach the eight
billion mark. This will help the
automobile business.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

All the virile nations OF the world
have stood the test of adversely, but
history has yet to give us an eX-
intellectual race, which has stood
the test of prosperity we'll, without
falling down in the famous high
way, which is numbered with the
white bones of Babylon, Rome and
other great empires.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

The expectation of condensed
milk from the United States ar re-
ported by customs officers is as fol-
lows: Total value in 1S95,$219,-
1856: in 1898, S671,67O; in 1900,
S1.139,402; in 1905, s2,156,616;
in 1908, S2,455,1S6. This milk
goes to Cuba, Japan, Philippine
Islands, China, Mexico, South Afri-
ca and Asiatic Russia.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

does not affect it, and the latter to
cause it to set quickly so the road
way can be used within twenty-four
hours. The treatment forms a hard
crust several inches thick which it
is claimed will last indefinitely, hold
ing the surface hard and smooth.
The section so treated looks finely,
and SO far appears to bear out all
the claims OF Mr.. Sweeney, the in
ventor.