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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
FRIENDSHIP FOR
R-CONV|CTENDS
IN FAMILY SPLIT
Former Warden of San Quentin
Is ExiIed With Son
From Home
FOrger Who Won Sympathy of
Wife Said to Be Cause
of Disruption

body Of her father floating in the Oak
land estuary
Several years ago Mrs. Tompkins was
81 a railroad accident and injured her
hip She has been lame since that
time Her ardor for spiritualism con-
tinues. and she is one OF the most con-
sisrent patrons Of the mediums.
Major Tompkins was seen at the
home Of Harry Hinckley in Fruityale
last evening It do not care TO dis
. cuss the differences in my family" he
said when approached on the subject
+ Of the separation.
When Harry Hinckley, with whom
Major Tompkins and his son have now
found a home. was told the extent TO
which the infelicities of the Tompkins
family was being discussed he said: Il
am too great a friend Of both Major and
Mrs Tompkinsf to discuss their differ
ences. I have a great respect for both
and have known both for many years.
But Il is a matter which does not con-
Germ me and 1 viii have 10 refer you
10 Major Tompkins."
Hinckley would neither affirm nor
deny the stories linking the name OF
Gordon with Mrs. Tompldns, nor the re-
port that Tompkins was without re-
sources. He tacitly admitted the obvi-
Gus fact OF a separation in the family
and that there is a serious difference
underlying it,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
ASTRONOMER SAYS
SEE STOLE THEORY
Continued from Page 1

by Professor chamberlin and my
self.
This is perhaps sufficient to re-
move the clouds which Sees pre-
tensions of long study of and valu-
able contributions to this subject
might raise in the minds of those
not particularly familiar with the
history of recent development of
cosmogony.
Il wish to point out that not
withstanding the evidence fur
nished by his paper of his familiar
ity with our work. and in spite of
the fact that at his request / fur
nished him reprints of my papers
several months in advance of his
recent announcement, there is in it
no direct nor indirect reference to
Professor Chamberlin or myself.
Ordinarily such conduct justifies
the use OF strong terms in char
acterizing it, but in the present
case l believe astronomers and
others who are familiar with the
situation will fully agree with me
that these alterations are more de-
serving of pity than of censure.
He modestly states: 1T is only
fair to say that no constructive re-
suits of a consistent character had
been reached on this subject until
my own investigation was COM
pleted last year. AS I have worked
on the subject uninterruptedly for
% years l am prepared to speak
with some degree of authority"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
HIGHWAY BONDS VOTED
BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Million and Quarter to Build
$50 Miles of Road

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3.-The people OF
this county voted today to issue bonds
to the amount of s1,250,OOO for the pur-
pose of building $50 miles of first class
highways. A two-thirds vote was
necessary.
The returns are not complete, but
those received make it certain that the
bonds had more than the required two
thirds and probably carried by to 1.
In few interior towns there was a
majority against the bonds, but in 9TH
ers they carried without a dissenting
vote Generally speaking, the county
went strongly in the Affirmative and in
this city the majorities for the bonds
are overwhelming.
The money voted today will be ex-
pended under direction of a highway
commission composed of John D.
Spreckels, z. w. Scripps and A. G.
Spalding. 1t is to the personnel of the
commission that most persons here at
tribute the trependous majority in
favor of the bonds.
The total vote of the city was 1857
divided as follows: For the bonds, 3,7I5,
against the bonds, S42.
The vote in the county outside the
city, with nine precincts missing. was
2.s15. divided as follows: For the bonds
1880; against the bonds, 525.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
WILLIAM CRAIG HAS
A NARROW ESCAPE
Mrs. Neville Castle Makes States
ment in New York Jail They
We're Sweethearts
Former San Franciscans Cause
Lively Scene in the
Waldorf-AstOria
Continued from, page I

10 years of age when she married Craig.
E. r. Darlington, the only eyewitness
of the shooting, left tonight for his
home in Montreal. On the way to the
station he said:
She is a powerful woman, and he
was hardly match for her in her mad
dened condition. 1 took the pistol and
raised both elbows between them. fore
ing them both back. All the time she
was trying to talk to him and he was
attempting to say something to her. 1
could not hear all she said, but the
burden of it was that he had thrown
her overheard and that she sought his
life on that account"
William B. Craig came to this city
from San Francisco. Before taking an
apartment in West Ninety-fourth
street he and Mrs. Craig lived in the
Hotel Colonial. He is an automobilist
and loves all form of sport.
Mrs. Castle said late tonight:
All of us come from San Francisco.
1 have known VIII Craig since we
were babies, and If he hadn't told me
himself L would never have believed
that he would want to quit me. l shot
him because he was going to leave me.
I'VE have known each other from
childhood, and for long time we have
been sweethearts. 1 have had trouble
for which 1 blame him. He has visited
my studio in West Sixty-seventh street
many times. 1 have lived there for the
last two months. Before that time he
used to come to Alonzo kimballs
studio, which I then subleased."
Although Craig declared at the po-
lice station that he would prosecute
Mrs. Castle, the latter asserted conf
IDENTIFY that he would not appear
against her
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
GREAT FUTURE FOR
KEY ROUTE FERRY
Continued from Page L

its projected immense improvements
south of Oakland mole, is assured
Contributing in no small measure to
the general interest, which develop
ments of the last "a hours have stirred
in railway affairs this side of the
bay, is the fact that Oakland is re-
ceiving important recognition as a
passenger terminal from the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe system. Success
full contamination of the negotiations
now in progress would mean a Joint
passenger traffic arrangement, which
would TO all intents and purposes put
the Key Route system on the basis
Of a transcontinental railway. 1t is
strongly reported that the Key Route
people purpose to extend their line to
san Jose as rapidly as possible They
have surveys of several rights of way
made. The Garden City has been the
objective point of the road ever since
1t was organized by F. NJ. Smith. That
it has not been extended is due. ac-
cording to current belief. to the fact
that the ferry suburban transportation
service within existing lines grew So
rapidly that the entire attention of the
company was necessarily devoted TO
maintaining and keeping up with local
tranSbay demands.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
HISTORIAN OF STATE
DIES AT MARYSNILLE
Winfield J. Davis, Authority on
California, Passes Away

MARYSVILLE. Aug. 3.-Winfield J.
Davis. newspaperman, historian of the
Society of California Pioneers and
writer on California subjects. died this
evening at his home in Marysville at
the age Of CO years. With him passes
one or the best equipped minds ever
devoted 10 the study of information
bearing on California He had compiled
the most complete index to the news
paper files Of California and history OF
the state, which works he repeatedly re-
fused 10 sell. although both the Ma
tive Sons of the Golden West and the
state library have sought TO buy them.
Now the documents viii probably be
put on the market
Recently Davis was editor of the
Marysville Democrat and the Marvs-
vile Appeal He retired from the news
paper field, however, this year. and
acted as court stenographer for Yuba
COUNT. He was county statistician.
For years he has written the historical
data contained in the California Blue
Book" At one time he was county his
tOTian for Sacramento county.
The deceased was born in Utica.
\. Y, in 1912. He is survived by his
wife
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
Were Children Together

Neville Castle was formerly an at
torney of this city. He had offices
here up TO 1900 and enjoyed lucrative
practice. His money was lost in various
ways and, hoping to recoup, he went to
the Klondike. Later he made his way
to Nome and has not been heard of in
some years.
Castle was the son of Michael Castle,
one of the leading businessmen of the
coast. His marriage in 1897 to Mary
Crittenden Scott was a brilliant affair.
The bride was the daughter of the late
II. II. Scott, a prominent merchant. and
sister of Henry Scott, who married the
late Admiral Simpsons daughter. She
was ambitious to become an actress and
studied for the stage shortly after her
marriage. Under her maiden name she
made her debut with the Frawley COM
pany in Pinero's play, THE Princess
and the Butterfly" in New York, jan
uary 16,. 1909. Later she appeared in
vaudeville.
william d. Craig, the man whom
she shot, is the son of William Craig,
1851 Washington street, and of the law
firm of Craig & Craig of San Francisco.
The younger Craig lived In San Fran
cisco until three years ago. when he
removed TO New York. He has been
married nine years. He and Mrs.
Neville Castle were playmates in this
city and continued their acquaintance
ship to the present s1me.
William Craig Sr. when asked about
the episode said the only information
he had of the matter was a telegram
received yesterday from his sons wife
in New York, which read:
.'WiIl is not harmed Do not be
alarmed"
Further than this" he said, Il am
completely ignorant of the whole
affair. NV son and Mrs Castle were
playmates in San Francisco and knew
each other very well. Except that she
was in New York, know nothing
about her and have not heard of her
since she left San Francisco. My son
left San Francisco for New York three
years ago, but he never mentioned in
his letters of having met Mrs. Castle
there.
What claim the woman has on him
I do not know, but I am confident that
it cannot be very strong. My son has
been happily married nine years. Her
attempt to shoot appears to me like a
strained effort to gain sensational no.
toriety. She had completely dropped
from my mind and it was only when
the situation was explained to me that
L recollect her as the daughter of
Henry Scott of this city, who died
some years ago."
Though considerably overwrought by
the news of the ATTEMPT on his sons
life, Craig was firm in his belief that
the shooting was the result of some
triffling affair and not brought about
by any dishonorable action on his sons
part.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
PIONEER BAGGAGE AGENT
PASSES AWAY IN ALAMEDA
Clarence Ii. King With Southern
Pacific Thirty-three Years
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

ALAMEDA, Aug. 3.-Clarence II. King
pioneer of 1852 and for 80 years In
the employ Of the Southern Pacific com
pany, died at $50 o'clock this evening
at his residence, 1894 Central avenue
King suffered from a general breaking
down. He was born in Tifin, O., and
was 60 years old. In the early days in
California he was a miner in Amador
county. During the last - years he
had been the Southern Pacific company
baggage agent at the ferry depot in
San Francisco. He was prominent in
fraternal circles. His wife and daugh-
ter survive.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
PARTNERS SEEK MISSING
RENO MINING PROSPECTOR
Robbery Suspected and General
Alarm Sent Out
[Speciol Dispoich to The Coul

RENO, New, Aug. &c E. Olmauist
and Z. J. Cutter Of Oakland reported
today to the sheriff that Fred Brown.
a Reno prospectOr and partner of
theirs in mining venture near Lake
Tahoe. had been missing since Sunday
and they feared foul play.
Brown left Reno Sunday to meet
Fred Kratz at Boca. Cal. and reioin
the Oakland men at Truckee, but never
returned. A search failed to reveal any
trace Of the missing man. Kratz is
also missing.
Brown was known 20 have consid-
cradle money in his possession and ?
general alarm has been sent out on
me theory that he has been robbed. II
nothing is heard of the man a nosse
Will be organized tomorrow to search
the mountains near Lake Tahoe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
DEATH LIST HAS NOW
REACHED FOURTEEN
Heavy Toll of Trolley Wreck
at Lacrosse

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. s-With IA
victims dead from injuries received in
Saturday nights wreck at Lacrosse it
is announced today that unless unex-
pected complications arise all the rest
of the wounded probably will recover.
Even Motorman f. E. Campbell, who
drove the train which caused the wreck.
Will probably survive. The coroner
inquest will be resumed Friday morn
ing at Occur dAlene.
citizens committee is now being
organized to further investigate the
cause of the mysterious wreck.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
ROY j. YOUNG RESIGNS
HEAD OF SCHOOL BOARD
DIR. E. L. Loring Elected to Va.
cancy in Berkeley
lspeciOl Dispatch to The CAN

T@FecIdl DlspdIoh 70 ne NoUI
BERKELEY. Aug. Roy J. Young
resigned tonight as president of the
board of education. DR.. z. l. Loring.
senior member by reason of long serV-
ice as school director, was elected TO
the vacancy.
Young said that he thought DR.. I,or-
ing should be president by reason of
ms seniority. Young was elected after
a sharp contest when the new board
organized Immediately after Judge
Ellsworth dissolved an injunctton
which had been obtained by DR.. ]. T
Farrar.
Frank McAllister was elected tru-
ancy officer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04
HARRIMAN'S HEALTH SAID
TO BE MUCH IMPROVED
Magnate Expected i'm New York
by September 10

NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-Private cable
advices received here today state that
T. II. Harriman's health is greatly inn
proved and his condition is better than
for several years. 1t was learned that,
barring a change in his present plans,
Hartman will reach here from his trip
abroad about September 10.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04

DEDICATE CHAUTAUoUA BUILDING
jamestown N Y, Aug. 3-The hall of Christ.
great building begun in 1899, was dedicated
by Bishop John II. Vincent at the chautauqua
today. The building was designed to symbolic
the spirit of chautauqua. Helen Gould the
first contributor to the fund of $4,000 neces-
sary to build the structure.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04

BROKERS' DEBTS NINE MILLIoN-New
York. Aug Liabilities of s9,55s,a4s and as
sets Of IS, S95 .s2s are shown in the schedules
filed today of Shepard & Co.. the bond brokerage
house which failed April last All but few
thousand dollars Of the claims are unsecured
The firm was heavily interested in railroad
projects and industrial enterprises in New
Mexico
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04

II you have any rooms to let, phone
Kearny Sc and ask to have the lad
man" call. He can rent them for you. >
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-04

SUICIDE BY HoTELMAN's wIFE-colfax.
husband conducted the St John hotel at 81
John. committed suicide today by drinking car
boiic acid. Ill health is supposed to have
been the cause.
Evening journal., 1909-12-21
All Who ""''
WorlIl Enjoy

good health, with its blessings, must un-
derstand, quite clearly, that il involves the
question Of right living with all the term
implies. With proper knowledge of what
is best, each hour Of recreation, Of enjoy
ment, of contemplation and Of effort may
be made to contribute to living Alright.
1nen the use Of medicines may be dis
pensed with 60 advantage, but under or
binary conditions in many instances a
simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu-
able if taken at the proper time and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that is il
alike important TO present the subject
truthfully and TO supply the one perfect
laxative to those desiring il.
Consequently. the Company's Syrup o
Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA gives genera
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effect
buy the genuine, manufactured by tn
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sal
by all leading druggists
Evening journal., 1909-12-21
rha colt

wrench, dislocated the neck. The colt
fell to the earth as il shot.
Next TO horse flesh, the puma pre-
fers mutton. He does not like veal,
although he will kill calf upon
occasion. A cunning puma, which on
cloudy nights raided a sheep ranch, used
as 2 place OF concealment the pen
where a dozen calves were kept, while
il was waiting to attack the sheep.
But il did not injure a calf.
Pigs. when in large herds. defy the
puma by massing themselves together
and presenting a serried line of tusks.
The ass also resists successfully the
puma's attack When assaulted il
thrusts it's head between it's fore legs
and kicks violent until the puma is
driven or thrown off.
One day an Indian. while riding. saw
a young COW watching his approach
Her manner showed that il was in a
state of dangerous excitement, and the
Indian conjectured that some beast oi
prey had killed its calf. He begar
searching for the calfs body. While
thus engaged, the COW repeatedly
charged him. Presently he discover.
ed the calf lying dead among the Ions
grass, and by its side a dead puma
with a large wound just behind th'
shoulder.
The calf had been Killed by the pun;
for it's throat showed the wounds o
large teeth. The cow had driven on
OF its long. sharp horns into the puma
side while it was sucking the calf
blood.
Evening journal., 1909-12-21
SKYSCRAPER WILL
REACH 81 STORIES
New YOrk'S Largest Office
Building viii Cast its shadow
Over the Battery

Towering 81 stories above the ground.
.it viii contain 100000 cubic feet. with
rentable area OF $4,000 square feet. In It
win be 10 miles OF plumbing 20 miles OF
steam pipe, 65 miles OF conduits ana wir-
ing and 900 electric fixtures.
From curb TO roof IL will measure ii6
feet. In building IL will be used 1900 tons
Of structural steel. 100000 common bricks.
10000 fine bricks 5000 barrels Of cement.
$4,000 square feet OF floor arches. 1850
cubic feet Of cinder M. $4,000 square feet
OF glrder covering 100000 square feet OF
partition tile. 10000 square feet OF column
covering. 10000 square feet OF wall fur
ring. $500 cubic yards OF caissons, i70oo
cubic yards of earth excavation, 2i5o cubic
feet OF granite. 10000 cubic feet of indiana
limestone. 5000 tons Of ornamental terra
Gotta, 5000 square feet Of wire lath, S5-
OoO square yards OF plaster. 100000 lineal
feet OF spruce sleepers. 10000 feet OF comb
grain yellow pine flooring, 900 windows,
60,O0O square feet OF glass. 5000 doors $50,
900 pounds OF window weights $1,000 feet
OF copper chain. 45O.o00 feet Of ground. S0-
! 900 feet Of picture mold and $1,000 feet Of
base.
I Cinders required for floor crches and
between sleepers OF the floors viii on 5oo,.
600 cubic feet-approximatoly &.o0o0o'
pounds. It represents the consumption OF
i25.OoO tons Of COAL sufficient 20 develoI
55. 100000 horsepower hours OF enerey.
There will be 2iO0 horsepower boilers
watts in generator capacity, $500 squar'
feet or radiation surface, 10000 candle
power In electric lights.
Old buildings on the site are being tori
down. The structure will be an addition
Evening journal., 1909-12-21

chronicier would say, ''in their midst"
"Moldy corn causes pellagra, 'ex-
claim a coterie OF well-inforned phy-
sicians and experts in the affected re-
gions- North. West and South. Then,
bowling over their contentious, pella-
gra victims are found in Atlanta and
Wilmington, n. c.. who have never
eaten corn, corrnbroad or corn prod
ucts. Government scientists and mem-
bers OF the army medical corps admit
being puzzled as much as laymon and
such places as Peoria, H.. and Wor-
cester, Mass. are called upon to cope
with out breaks for which no cura-
tive or remedial treatment is known
Peliagra has been known under that
name since 1885 in northern italy
Portugal. Austria. Roumania and th'
southwestern portion of France bu'
| it's spread 60 America is OF compare
/ lively recent date.
Pellagra begins in the spring.
brings weakness. lassitude. giddiness
headache. artcular pains. severe burn
ing sensation In the small part OF tn
back. radiating to the limbs, especially
the hands and feet Often the victn
IS slightly iaundiced.
Last Of all the skin is anected pu
limited to the parts exposed TO TN
sun. which turns a deep red. Some
times this redness develops In twenty
four hours. In some cases the SKI
when attacked by the disease develop
indolent ulcers and there are alway
preceded by violent itching and burr
ing. with the suhsidence Of the acu'
, conditions the outer layer OF the SKI
2 scales and may be rubbed of as If n
/ integument had been covered wit
/ bran. Stripped in this manner Of Il
outer coating the skin appears thie
and leathery. For four or five sun
mers this condition may be repeate,
the skin grows dry. wrinkled and Will
cred. It is not unlike that seen
extreme old age.
And then2
4 That is the question that overturi
4 all medical diagnoses. In its ultima
. development pellagra is the jumpinl
, lack OF diseases. Here are some
' the WAYS Il has developed 70 the poi
where death occurs. Meningitis, Il
!, sanity. manias of all FORMS and utt
imbecnity. Technical World Magazin
Evening journal., 1909-12-21

This especially beautiful variety. with
it's curling, wavy grain, is used in maxi
ing the cases Of musical Instruments
and other ornamental furniture Curly
walnut is now getting very scarce.
There is a little left in remote. moun-
tain regions OF West Virginia and
eKntucky. but il exists in only toler-
able abundance in the Usage indian
country Of oklahoma. and keen buyers
are ever tracing that country TO get
as much as they can from the owners.
Generally the Osages are anxious 10
sell. for like all pure-blood Indians,
they will part with any sort Of valu-
able for cash. in order to crafty their
passion for gambling and red liquor.
Evening journal., 1909-12-21
THE PUMA
AND IT'S PREY

The puma is so fond of horse flesh
that in Patagonia 1t is difficult to breed
horses. as the colts are killed by this
American lion. A native told the
author Of 'The Naturalist in la Plata"
that on one occasion. while driving his
horses home through a thicket. a puma
sprang out OF the bushes to the back
OF a colt following behind the troop.
The puma aiighted directly on the
colts back with one forefoot grasping
his shoulder. while with the other il
seized the head, and, giving it a violent
Evening journal., 1909-12-21
DREAD PELLAGRA
AND WHAT IT MEANS

Is Pengara to be the new national
scourge?" Twenty states Of the Union
already have felt its affecting blight.
For time it seemed TO be sectional
malady. confined TO the South. yet az
the very moment scientists In other
States were giving thanks for its re-
moteness. it Jumped the reservation
and appeared as the rural newspaper
Evening journal., 1909-12-21

IT,
Evening journal., 1909-12-21
WOOD AT A
DOLLAR A FOOT

Ebony teabwood and some other
varieties are supposed to be among the
most valuable woods in the world, save
a few that are used in small quantities.
says the St Louis Star w. r. Heth,
OF Memphis, Tenn. says that the most
expensive wood we have in this coun-
try is curly walnut "I have some
samples here of trrees for which the
piano workers and lumber dealers
would gladly pay $1,000 per 1000 feet.
Evening journal., 1909-12-21
Two Sides.

A little boy was given too much
underdone pie for his supper and was
soon roaring Justify.
His mothers visitor was visibly dis
turbed.
III he was my child" she said, "hed
get a good. sound spanking
He deserves it," the mother admit
ted; "but ! don't believe in spanking
him on a full stomach"
Neither do l." said the visitor; "bu
I'd turn him over"-Success.
Evening journal., 1909-12-21

70 the 25-story Whitehall Building. The
complete sky-scraper win front aJl2 IL
feet on Washington street and zoos on
Battery place covering 5i,5i5 sqquare feet
or q city lots. It will cost 100000