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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
SUFFERING FROM
FRACTURED SKULL

From injuries sustained last
night in fall from moving
street car, l.. w. Musselman, age
about 33 years, is still unconscious
at the Sacred Heart hospital. His
skull Is fractured and an opera
ton will be performed as soon as
he can stand 1t In an effort to
save his life.
Musselman lived with his par
ents at 2a17 Pacific avenue. The
accident occurred at Spruce and
Pacific and before being taken TO
the Sacred Heart hospital Mussel'
man was attended at the scene of
the accident by DR.. O'Shea OF the
city emergency hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
GOVERNOR VETOES
CORPORATION TAX
(By United Press)

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, June H.
Governor Deneen today vetoed the
business corporation act" design
ed to tax corporations one-twen-
tieth of one per cent of their CAPT
tai stock. The governor points out
that in return for the tax, corpor-
ations would be allowed many
privileges, and that the measure in
the form passed by the legislature
did not provide enough safeguards.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
CALIFORNIANS GOING
TO MEET ROOSEVELT
(By United Press)

LOS ANGELES, Cal. June 12.---
A small party of wealthy southern
California hunters will leave in
September for an expedition to
Africa beginning at Khartoum and
working southwark with the inten-
ton of meeting the Roosevelt
party that Is gradually working
northward from the Uganda dis.
trict. The names of the party will
re withheld until just before the
start.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
Is! \
-

Men hired by the public get half
holidays Saturdays now. Had the
legislature also ruled that the man
in the ditch, or on the wall, or In
the shop for private employers,
and who also contribute their
share Of the wages paid public Of
ficers, be given Saturday after
moons for summer enjoyment, what
commotion would have followed
and how suddenly the courts would
have made a corpse Of that law.
Vet II may be that the Iaboring
man in private employ Is just as
capable Of recreation and just as
much in need of more rest as the
man who, of course, is wearing
out his fingers and nerves and
brain gear generally for fear he
will not earn his wage in a public
job.
Nobody grudges the public serv'
lice man anything beneficial he
may be able to secure. He is en-
titled to It. But how about the
fellow who bows his back six days
week to pay the taxes? Isn't he
entitled to just as much?
Especially since we are doing
what we can to leave Sunday as
barren of unrestricted enjoyment
as possible?
Today the county offices and
courts closed at I p. m. In pur-
suance of the new law, which
leaves it optional with county and
city offices to close at I o'clock
Saturday afternoons during the
months of June, July, August and
September.
The county commissioners au-
thorized the move which causes a
cessation of activity at the county
building two hours earlier than
heretofore, when the offices closed
at 8 p. m. T he new arrangement
will continue until October I.
The city hall offices close at 3
p. m. Saturdays and no change has
yet been made in the hours.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
SCORES KILLED BY
FRENCH EARTHQUAKE
Seven Hamlets Destroyed
and Full Loss Il Yet
Unknown.
(ey United Press)

MARSEILLES, June 12.-Be-
tween so and 100 are dead as the
result of an earthquake which
shocked southern France last
night, according to advices receiv-
ed here today. 1t is believed the
death list will be larger. ii
Seven hamlets in the vicinity Of
LaFare and Saint Sannat are prac-
tically destroyed. The property
loss is tremendous. Scores Of
larger cities felt the shock.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
FIRST NEWS FROM
T. R. IN DESERT
(By United Press)

NAIVASHA, June 1.-THE first
news of Roosevelt's expedition
since departure from Kijabe was
received here today when mes
senger returned for fresh horses,
as the trip across the desert has
incapacitated some of the mounts.
He said the party is travelling
slowly and undergoing many hard
ships in trying to reach Lumbwai,
the elephant district. 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
DONOVAN WILL MAKE
THE EAGLE SCREAM

A committee from the Grange of
Peone prairie arranged today with
Deputy Prosecutor w. c. Donovan
for a patriotic address at their
hall on Saturday, July 8. A Fourth
of July celebration will be held in
connection with the speaking.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
MILE A MINUTE RACES
AT PORTLAND
(By United Press)

PORTLAND. June 12.-Shortly
after noon today the starters cry
at the Wemme race course let over
a dozen big racing automobiles
away on what promises to be one
of the fastest races ever pulled of.
1t is expected majority OF the
drivers will average mile min
ute. The event includes one 100
mile and two so mile races.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
rington's automobile. The jury
will be completed Monday and the
trial proceed. On former trial
of the case the jury disagreed.
YECCMEN FLEE.
WITH THEIR KING
IN AN AUTOMOBILE
(By United Press)

CINCINNATI, June 12.-Posses
are searching for Toronto Jim
ME-" known as king OF the Yegg-
men," who was rescued from the
county jail at Williamstown, KY,
40 miles from here last night.
The prisoner is wanted In 26
cities. His confederates sawed
every bar in the Jail window and
escaped with the prisoner in an
automobile.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
KIDS FREE
TUESDAY

All restrictions on public gath
erings for both children and adults
as a precautionary move against
the spread Of contagion during the
scarlet fever scare, will be remov-
ed by the board of health at IL
o'clock Monday night.
This was decided at meeting
OF the board of health this after.
noon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
SPOKANE MEN TO
SETTLE TANGLE
(By UnIred Press)

UNION, Ore, June PA. Quig-
ley, Spokane, expert accountant,
has been employed to expert the
city books and straighten out a
tangle that caused the council grief
a number of years. 1t appears that
ex-recorders failed to properly post
the books. There is an apparent
shortage of $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
TRAITORS WRECK
TURKISH TROOPS

CHICAGO, June 12.-Advices
were received today that trans
port bearing 500 Turkish troops 10
stranded of Dshedda and many
soldiers were drowned. No details
were received. The wreck is sup
posed to have been caused BY
treachery of the Arab tribesmen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
NORTH CAROLINA ROAST.
tBy United Pressi

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Sena-
tor Overman of North Carolina to-
day delivered scathing denuncia-
ton of the tariff bill on the floor
of the senate. He charged repub-
licans with violating the pledge
contained in the national platform,
and announced his intention of vot-
against the bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
HUGE BUILDING
GOES TO SMASH
(By United Press)

DETROIT, Mich, June 12.-Four
were killed and several injured to-
day when the plant of the PENN
sula stove works collapsed Fire
followed. Five floors of a six
story warehouse fell under the
weight of stoves.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
CALIFORNIA soosrGRs.
(By United press)

SAN FRANCISCO. June ls.-~
Preparations We're completed today
for the departure tonight Of 100
business men to visit the expoak
ton on Californias promotion az.
Tuesday. June is.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
TORPEDO BOAT SINKS
WITH CREW
fRy United Pressl

ST. PETERSBURG. June IA
Twenty members Of the crew
drowned today when the Russian
torpedo boat kambala sunk In I
storm on the Black sea. The can
tain. first lieutenant and chlef -
gineer are among the drowned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

John Wetzel has resigned as a
member of the board of works.
Arvid Reuterdahl, assistant
county engineer and former bridge
engineer for the city under J. c.
Ralston. by whom he was released
last summer. will succeed Wetzel
as water commissioner.
The change will take place the
first of the coming week, and Reu-
terdahl is now making arrange
ments to enter upon his new
duties, having today resigned his
place with County Engineer Scott.
Water Commissioner John Wet
eel resigned three or four days
ago. Mayor Pratt is said to have
been 10th to accept his resignation,
but there is another guess coming
on that. Wetzel could no longer
stand the avalanche of criticism
hurled at the water department,
or possibly Pratt could not. 1t was
rather fierce, but not so bad as
doing without drinking water all
day long.
Reuterdahl will go 70 the board
of public works with the skill and
experience of an engineer trained
In municipal work. He ranks high
in his profession, and designed the
first concrete bridge plans turned
out of the city engineers office, in
which he had been employed three
years prior to his release by Mr..
Ralston.
BY a strange turn of the political
wheel of fortune Reuterdahl will
now be placed in a position of
command over the city engineer
under whom he worked until re.
Gently, and who somewhat uncere,
moniously relieved him of his job,
as the city engineer Is under the
order of the board of works.
The appointment of Reuterdahl
Is recognized as reward to the
large Scandinavian following of
Pratt In the late city election. The
Scandinavian brethren stood by
Mr.. Reuterdahl to a man, and he
was mentioned in connection with
the city engineers Office a number
of times since the trouble between
Ralston and the city council began.
The position of member of the
board of public. works pays $240O
per annum, while the city engineer
Is paid $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
AUTO INJURY CASE

A start was made yesterday aft
ernoon to empanel jury to try the
case of Chandler against Earring
ton for damages sustained by Mrs,
handler by being struck by Far
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
WETzEl OUT
Of WAY !.
49, 49, 4, '--l.s~ 40
He Quits Board of Public
Works and Reuterdahl
Steps In

. With the passing of Com =
. missioner Wetzel, Mayor =
. Pratt is rid Of one of the cum =
. bersome elemnts that he in =
= herited from the Moore re- =
= gime. Somehow the sugges- .
. ton forces itself that q gen. .
= eral cleanout would help .
. clear the air immensely for .
. Pratt and satisfy the public of .
. determination of changing .
= the old ineffective order of .
. things. .
= The city engineers Office is .
. now in a muss with the coun- .
= Gil. The probabilities are that .
= there is plenty of cause for .
. councilmanic complain against =
. Ralston If it is made in the .
. right spirit. He never did i'm =
. press anybody except his sup =
= porters as municipal engi- .
= neer of note, but the council .
= took a long time to find that .
= out. 1t increased Ralston's .
. power and now it furiously =
. assails. him over alleged de- =
. fects that have multiplied un- .
. der the councils eyes. =
. There is also friction be .
. tween the engineers Office =
. and the board of works. The .
. simplest remedy for that .
. would be new engineer and .
. likewise a new board of pub .
. lie works. Also a new man in .
. any department under the .
. mayors appointment where .
= friction or political manipula- .
. ton exists. Also new council .
. men under the recall when .
. ever a new one is needed. Sew =
. eral are needed now. q
. Q . Q Q Q Q = = . . . q q .
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
KAISER OBJECTS
TO BEING A SHOW

BERLIN. Dec. s.-The chief hunting
director has lost his job because he
allowed the general public about
Goehrde while the kaiser was pheasant
shooting a short time ago.
The people We're not interfered with.
but the kaiser did not care to have
his shooting prowess looked upon as
a football match or golf tournament
for the edifcation of the mob. Besides.
the people ran chances of being hit
by stray shots. Not only has the chief
hunting director lost his job. but here
after no spectators will be allowed to
enjoy the kaiser's shooting
A brother of the late Baron Won
Sternburg, German ambassador at
Washington, has been appointed as the
new hunting director.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
NAVY IN NEED OF
AMMUNITION SHIP
Huge Guns Being Made for the
New Battleships Arkansas
and Wyoming
Marine Corps Commander Com
plains OF Obsolete Barracks
and Worthless Rifles

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-with the
navy medical corps asking for hospital
ships and the bureau OF construction
and repairs demanding a repair ship.
the bureau of ordnance has come forth
with a supplieation for an ammunition
ship.
Admiral Mason. chief of ordnance.
states that the guns for the new bat
tleships Arkansas and Wyoming. now
under construction. have been tested
and they will be at least the equal OF
any thus far proposed abroad.
The guns are II inches. so caliber,
as compared with 25 caliber on ships
now in service. Each of the ships Will
carry II guns of this type.
In the test OF the u inch guns. so
caliber, an initial velocity of 1880 foot
seconds was developed. and a muzzle
energy of 52.50O foot tons obtained, In
five rounds fired at 1900 yards range,
TOO MANY IN LINE
As a result of the transfer of former
engineer officers of the navy to the line,
with the stipulation that they be as
signed 10 engineering duty on shore
only, the navy department has found
there is an insufficient number OF cap
tains and commanders TO performs all
the necessary duties TO which OfrcerS-
of these grades are by regulation eliSi-
BILE for assignment.
At present there are 81 OF these Off
cers-10 captains and II commanders.
Admiral Potter has recommended
that the 81 be made additional mum
bers in their grades The effect of this
proposed legislation would be to pre-
vent officers who are not eligible for
sea duty from occupying the authorized
numbers intended by congress for
those who perform sea duty and would
give about one years promotion 10 the
junior commanders and lieutenant COM
manders and thus bring them into
command rank at eaylier age.
OBSOLETE BARRACKS
Obsolete barracks. deteriorated rifles
and scarcity of enlisted men and
officers, which promise for the near
future ineficiency in the corps, are the
basis of some of the complaints made
by Major General Elliott, commandant
of the marine corps. in his annual
report.
PAYS THE CHAUFFEUR
Two items of army expense. one of
them being the payment OF a salary 10
an automobile chauffeur for use of the
commanding general. department OF the
lakes. and the other the purchase of "a
brougham for the use of the officers
in charge at headquarters of the de-
partment of the lakes, which recently
were disallOwed by the auditor of the
war department. have been allowed by
the comptroller OF the currency
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
SOLONS WILL TEST
TELEGRAPH MERGER

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Theodore N.
Vail, president of the American tele-
phone and telegraph company, the Bell
interests, and Robert C. Clowry, presi-
dent of the Western Union telegraph
company, have been subpenaed to ap-
pear before the legislative inquiry into
the telegraph and telephone systems of
this state. Vail will testify tomorrow
and Colonel Clowry later.
This will be the investigation into
the recent billion dollar merger,
whereby the Bell interests obtained
control of the Western Union by the
purchase of Gould stock.
Representatives of the Gould inter-
ests in the Western Union telegraph
company retired today at meeting of
the board of directors, and they and
others affiliated with the Goulds were
American telephone and telegraph
company, the Hartman and the Moore
interests
Those who resigned were: Frank
Jay Gould, Howard Gould, Kingdom
Gould, John t. Terry, G. Sidney Shep-
ard, G. w. E. Atkins, Thomas f. Clarke,
John B. Van Every, William L. Bull and
Alvin w. Krech.
They were succeeded by Theodore N.
vail, president of the American tele-
phone and telegraph company; Henry
s. Howe, John |. Waterbury; Robert S.
Lovett, representing the Hartman in
terests; Edward j. Hall. William M.
Bethel and Henry B.. Thayer.
Many notable millionaires attended
the meeting, among them being John
Jacob Astor. George J. Gould and Sem
ator Depew Few of the retiring
directors We're present.
George ]. Gould, chairman of the
board, and until recently accredited the
largest individual stock holder, did not
retire Neither did Robert c.. Clowry;
the president and general manager,
who also is member Of the board.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
CORPORATION HEAD
MAKES EXPLANATION
President of Association Takes
the Stand

We did not advertise the manner in
which we got the money, but it was
not kept so secret but that an investi-
eating auditor could discover st."
In these words. NJ l. Wright. presi-
dent and general manager of the Cali
fornia mutual livestock insurance com
pany, testified as to the sentiment of
the founders Of that organization, at
the hearing for the investigation of
its financial workings, which com
menced before Z. Myron Wolf, state
insurance commissioner, yesterday. The
investigation was the result of re-
port filed by deputy insurance COM
missiOners in which the concern re-
ceived criticism of the harshest kind.
One of the first charges was that the
association did not comply with the
statute governing it when it was
formed. This statute required that
there be a deposit of $4,000 subscribed
by at least 200 persons generally.
Wright. in testifying as TO the manner
in which his association was founded,
declared that he borrowed $4,000, which
he deposited in the name of the insur-
ance association.
some of the original applicants for
a license" he said, did not care to pay
their premiums until they had received
their policies. / lent these men the
money with which to pay their sub
scriptions, sometimes on security, but
in some cases where ] knew and trusted
the person, without any. In so doing,
however, I specifically pointed out that
the loan was a personal one
The seeming irregularities that fol-
lowed were due to this transaction.
The policy holders later began to nav
back their loans, and as the checks
came in 1 transferred them to my per-
sonal account. as the money belonged
TO me personally and not to the asso-
ciation.'
Wright testified that he had fire.
quently consulted legal advice as to
the conducting of the association and
had endeavored in every way to keen
within the law. He made general
denial of the charges~of the examining
deputy commissioners. The hearing
was brought to a rather abrupt con-
clusiOn in the afternoon by a clash be-
tween Attorney E. ]. Ruper, for the
insurance company. and Commissioner
Wolf The former demanded the books
and papers belonging TO the insurance
company which Wolf had in his posses
sion
You had no right to take those pa
pers and books" said Ruper, "and you
have no right to keep them"
i have a perfect right to keep them
for purposes Of investigation" said
Wolf, and they will not be given up
until I am ready TO do So"
The argument that followed was long
and spirited, but Wolf refused to be
moved. Ruper, accordingly, asked for
an adjournment in order to consult with
his client before deciding upon his next
step. The hearing will be continued
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
Unique Features Already Suggested for
Callfornia's World Fair

during the days of the exposition, :
said Andrew NJ. Davis, but from the
hour the world sees we are in earnest,
positive and permanent prosperity
will set in. 1 Will be to the good of
the entire western slope"
THE fair" said James McNab. "wili
be of more lasting benefit to the city
than anything else that can be con-
ceived 1t will bring us visitors from
every quarter of the globe. We must
not forget that it will mean five years
of work, and work every minute of the
tifne.p
We Begin said Homer King. with
the cooperation of the Pacific coast.
This, will srread and until it includes
the world. It is our duty to make it
one of the grandest eXpositions ever
held
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09

nate a central organization of 100 or
15O. The committee consisted of C. c.
Moore, A. NJ DAVIS, r. B. Hale, James
Rolph Jr, James MeNab and Homer
King. They held late afternoon
session in the rooms of the chamber of
commerce in the Merchants exchange
building. Available names were can
vassed In few days the list will be
announced.
/, COMMITTEE on WAYS AND MEANS.
The central organization thus formed
viii constitute a committee on ways
and means 1t will choose director
general and will divide itself into the
necessary sub committees. Then the
detail work will be begun.
Questions of finance and site will be
determined early. National and state
make with the local contributions a
sum of great magnitude. Offhand sug-
gestions have been made that Golden
Gate park or the Sutro lands would
offer a suitable site.
I'VE want this fair to be in keeping
with the magnitude of the event 1t
will commemorate" said r. B. Hale
yesterday. I'VE want the whole world
TO participate and we want every per-
son in the state of California to feel
tnat he shares in it. California and
San Francisco cannot afford to do the
thing on a small scale, 1t should be
worthy of the noblest aspirations of
the state and city
"All Europe stands ready to par
ticipate,' said c. C. Moore. Il made IL
a. point while abroad to let them know
that the Portola was only curtain
raiser and that the big show was to
come. was assured everywhere that
exhibits would be sent
BIGGEST THING IN CITY's HISTORY.
This is the biggest thing that San
Francisco has undertaken" said James
Rolph Jr., "and the very spirit that
launched it will carry it to successful
completion. When tine time comes for
retrospect. we will thank the day that
gave it BIRTH
I'VE will not only reap a rich reward
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
Man Who Lost a Hat

Charles Montgomery, president Of the
California prison commission, reported
10 Captain Anderson yesterday that an
eX-convict from san Quentin applied
10 him for aid yesterday morning. The
man told Montgomery that he had lost
his hat Saturday night. Montgomery
described the man as being not more
than 5 feet inches tall and older than
the man described as the murderer of
Schneider. Neither Montgomery nor
Anderson, in describing the man,
thought that he was the fellow wanted.
This man was given aid at the Jerry
McAuley mission. He is of the tramp
class and has lived around Oakland
since his liberation. from prison.
II was learned yesterday that Will
liam /. Hawkins, one of the victims of
the Van Ness terrorizer, who wrestled
with the fellow bat let him escape, is
Pinkerton detective and not a COM
mercial traveller, as he first claimed
70 be.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
DIED



EEALEY-In this city, December s. 1909 Viola
dearly beloved daughter Of Jeremiah and Mar
Raret Hesley. loving sister of Norah and
Florence Healey. loving niece Of Patrick
Hcalcy. Mrs. Herelehy. John, Patrick and
Daniel Mccarthy, Airs. J. Holland Mrs p
Griffin. Mrs Hurley. Mrs. Cronin and Mrs
Finnegan. and grandnece Of Patrick Hesley
Of Oakland a native Of San Francisco CAL
aged > years months and days.
Friends and acqusintances are respectfully
invited 10 attend the funeral tomorrow fFri-
day), December 10. 1909. at IL o'clock, from
the parents residence. 115 Farralone street
Ocean View Inferment Holy Cross cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
OVERCOAT S
SIS to $50

In specializing overcoats it may not come amss for
us to say to those who do not know few words in be-
half OF our clothing in general We do not lay claim to
giving only the best clothing but odesty assert
that we give good the brains and the genius of
the best clothing universities produce Others may
do the 1t is up you to Judge. Give the next
trial. You will not regret it if you do.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
NINETEEN KILLED AND
FOURTEEN ARE MISSING
Searching for Bodies of Gas Exc
pIosiOn Victims

HAMBURG. Dec. S.-Search for the
bodies of those killed when two gas
tanks on the Kleins Graubrook ex-
ploded yesterday continued today.
Nineteen lives are known to have been
lost, while IA other workmen are
missing.