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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
CHINESE AVIATOR
PREPARING TO FLY
Celestial Invents and Con-
structs a BipIane in Which
He Intends to Soar

OAKLAND. Sept. 2o.-A Chinese
aviator is about TO compare his efforts
with those of the Wright brothers.
Bleriot, Latham and the others who
have made themselves famous recently
by their flights through The air. Fung
Joe Guey. who has been at work for
months on the construction of a BIZ
air. announces that he is now ready 10
fly and in a few days viii make an at
tempt in Piedmont.
This Chinese aviator has made a rep
utation du16g the last few years as
a mechanism and inventor. He is
backed by wealthy Chinese merchants
of San Francisco, who want him to
develop electrical power for them in
China and open the howery kingdom
10 modern invention. He was ready
70 start for the orient with ample
ca pital several months ago, but could
not wean himself away from his air
ship, a model OF which he had been
laboring over for years. He wanted TO
fly first. and then. he said, he was
ready 20 introduce electrical power
into China. His airship is now built
and the motor is being put in il. The
machine resembles that OF the Wright
brothers, but has improved facilities
for landing. according TO the inventor.
Fung Joe Guey learned what he
knows of mechanics and electricity by
working for eight years in electrical
shops and spending his nights poring
over books and in experiments. His
books he had to translate nrst from
English into Chinese by means OF a
dictionary before he could make
progress with them. He seldom goes
TO bed before o'clock IN the morning.
His advances in science have been
made at the cost OF remarkable labor
and perseverance He has invented
many improvements in electrical mo-
tors. constructing the working models
himself. and constructed and put In
operation in his little room in China
town perfect wireless telegraph ma
chine All OF his studies and expert
rnents for many months have been
carried on in a room that is not 10 feet
long and less than S feet wide, in
which he sleeps as well.
He came 10 the notice of the Oak
land police more than a year ago by
exposing a wireless telephone COM
pany that was composed Of sharpers-
Being merely a Chinese, he was per-
mitted to investigate the machine and
soon found that il was fraud he
told the police and arrests followed, as
the promoters had sold stock on the
representation that they had tele-
phone that worked without wires
when such was not the case.
Great secrecy has surrounded the
making of F'ung Joe Guey's airship- II
was removed TO the Piedmont hills a
few days ago for the finishing touches
The inventor declares that he Will ny
as we'll as the aviators who have made
records for themselves
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
SHARP TILTS MARK
ANT!-SALOON WAR
Supervisors Have Heated Ses-
sion Considering Charges by
Temperance Advocate

OAKLAND. Sept 2o.-Sharp ex-
changes marked session of the board
of supervisors today during the consid-
Grafton Of charges made by w NJ.
Burke. superintendent OF the anti
saloon league and director of the fight
being made by that organization in
this etate-
Burke fled a communication alleging
that numerous owners of saloon IL
On the assessment rolls and that their
bondsmen frequently failed 10 show as
owners Of property or security in this
county. He had also complained that
he was unable TO secure information
about surveys made by County Sur
~evor Raviiand TO determine the six
nearest residents out Of ten who were
qualified to indorse or reject an ap-
plicstion for license
Examination Of the law showed That
xn making a survey Haviland furnished
private informat ation for fee and that
fhe information given was the prop
erty Of the applicant and not even the
board had access 10 il before its being
formally fled
supervisor Au4A-Gs- d4uItSeAAS Dul ne
said:
You have attempted TO interfere in
political fights in this county. You
have admitted 10 Supervisor Kelley
that IN the course OF your work you
have purchased and drank beer and
whisky in numerous saloons. You have
the eTrontery TO charge that public
officials are bottled UP by saloonmen,
and yet by your own admission you
have been patroniZing their places Of
business
I DO rot drink whisky said Burke.
7 have purchased beer and have drank
IL a. times aTp under pay TO the
society I represent and my visits TO
saloons have been in discharge of my
duty and fl search OF information"
Burke furnished a list OF saloon own
ers and bondsmen whose qualifications
he objected 10, and this was referred to
the license committee against the pro-
test OF Kelley. who wanted il filed.
During the course OF the trouble Burke
stated that he saw two county Of
fcials drinking al a bar with women
not their wives No questions were
asked
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
Suburban Brevities
cHArcEs NAME 10 AID FRn

CHANGES NAME TO AID FRIENDs-oak-
land Sept. 20.-Tarsid Aznonsen found his
friends unable TO cope with the infections which
the name demanded and today he obtained from
Judge Harris permission to change II to An
derson.
STEALS FROM BEEEFAcroR-Berkeley
Sept. 2o.-R c. Crossen OF Third and Della
ware streets. West Be-keIey. reported to the
befriended stole a suit Of clothes and other
articles Of value
BOT LEAVES HoE-Berkeiey. Sept 20
The disappearance Of Lawrence Woodccck. q 10
year cid boy. living with bis parents at 2Sf5
Mc(see street. was reported % the police this
afternoon. The boy Is believed TO have gone
TO Sacramento to work
WILL FIX TAX RATE-Alameda, Sept TO-
The city council viii at its regular meeting, to-
morrow night fx the city tar rate Council
man e B. Bullock. chairman OF the finance
committee. Is Of the opinion that the rate will
SPEAK FoR HARBoH-oakiand. Sept 20
Hsrbor improvements will be discussed Friday
evening at meeting at the Merchants ex-
change. Among the speakers win be former
Governor George c. Pardec, A. NJ. Thompson.
J. R. AacGresor. w. E. Gibson. J.. C. Bullock
and w B. Parsons
CATCH ALLEGED BURGLAR-0aklsnd. Sept
2e.-consfabie W. c. Allen win leave tonight
for Santa Rosa. where Maize Cabral wanted for
the alleged burglary OF A. B. Harris candy
store at Fruitsaie. e said to be under arrest
II Allen identi6es cabral be viii be brought
back for q preliminary examination
TO TEST IucuEnAToR-BerkeI Sept. 20.
Having made formal application TO the city
council to begin work On the erection Of
inclnerafor at the corner Of Page and Second
streets. West Berkeley the Sloane manufacfur-
ing company has completed a garbage destroyer
which Is credited with destroying 50 tona of
garbage Z day 1t the cost Of 81 ton
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
BANDIT FIRES At
FLEEING INTRUDER
HoIdup Of Seven Men Gathered
Ia a Saloon Is Prevented
by a Patron

OAKLAND, Sept 90. - Lawrence
QuayIe, a teamster. of 554 Jones street.
was chased home and shot at last night
by a bandit whom he interrupted in the
act of robbing William Meurer's bar
room at Twenty-hrst street and Broad
way.
The robber walked into the saloon
shortly before ]. o'clock this morning
and lined up against the wall the pro-
prietor and six customers He enforced
his commands with revolver, and but
for Quayle's interference would have
got away with $50 in the till and all
the money in the pockets of the pat
rons.
The robber backed to the cash regis
ter opened the till with his free hand
and reached for the money.
At this juneture the swinging doors
opening into Broadway parted, and
Ouavle's face appeared. The intruder
halted.
Come in and be quick about it."
said the robber.
O,iayle darted from the door. The
bandit cried I'll get you" and ran
into the street. Quayie was half a
block away, running. The masked
man fred Nthree shots and 1t is sup
posed he then iost slshl VI 0uas ie.
The teamster ran home and an alarm
was sent to the police.
sergeant walters and Patrolman
PouIter went to the saloon and began
to trace the robber. In Broadway they
came upon a black derby hat, once
owned bv the bandit, which he had lost
in an effort TO tear off his black mask.
In Twenty-first street the ponce
picked up a long black overcoat, also
the property of the robber. Near 1t
Was the mask. No other trace of the
criminal was found
ouayle was not found by the police
until today. The six men with Meurer
in .he saloon who stood with their
ha~ts to the wall and their hands
raised were Albert Smith, 5o2 Twenty
fourth street; C. H. Aikens, 4s4
Twenty-sixth street; c. H Farnun,
155s broadway; A c. Fleming, 4sS
Twentv-stxth street; j. Laborder, 1873
broadway; R. Dykeman. 4sl Twentieth
street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21

We are offering today a stock of ex-
actly 43 latest, newest. thoroughly high
grade pianos and player pianos for sale
at most startling and heretofore un-
heard of reductions.
Ever since the fire the Regal piano
and player company of New York city
its Pacific coast wholesale
sample warerooms and distributing de-
pot at PSI Post street. In charge of Mr..
w. NJ Breckenridge. They have decided
to quit at the earliest possible moment.
I'VE are satisfied they say In their
letter to us OF September II. ito realize
the bare factory cost. saying nothing OF
the freight and drayage charges"
II you will bring SIS gold piece to-
morrow and arrange to pay S. each
month. for say IS months, or until $13s
has been paid, we will deliver to you
Immediately splendid. new. warranted.
high grade piano. such as can not be
obtained elsewhere for less than $3.50.
The pianos have been delivered at the
big piano store. 975 Market street. They
are really magnificent instruments
they are warranted You take no risk
in securing one of these pianos. for any
defect in material or workmanship that
may possibly arise will be promptly
made good by the makers and ourselves.
come in beautiful mahogany and splen-
did quarter sawed Flemish oak and also
q few in very choice mottled walnut
cases. There are % instruments built
for the regular $500 and $3.50 trade
which we now offer at $176, $165, $191,
&1Se and $3.50: IS cash and IS each
month will buy one
There are IL pianos of the regular
$3.50 and $275 style. These will cost
s14s. sI54.s $1se. $13s and $780, pay
ments IS cash and S. each month buys
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
Exports by fhe kosmos Line

Exports 1nG hosm0B Liner
The German steamer Assusn OF the Kosnos
Sine sailed for Hamburg and way ports on Fri
day with cargo lsden here valued AT <il6.532
ss.sos Cegtrsl America ss.s7s; Colombia.
s., s45; Ecnzdor. $1.7les Peru, IS. 6ss. Chile.
sSc EsssHf beansif slss Belsis asI
experts and fhelr destinations were as follows:
ESQ lbs hops. IS pkss fresh fruits. 12o lbs tea.
2 pkgs onions. IL cs canned goods. bbls four
lss lbs dried fruit. il kegs white lead. 200 &C
eyis gas pkgs ore cars. eyis ammonia, 5
To Central America-s7s bbls -four. 1900 lbs
nsIf. 1850 lbs rice. 20 Is canned goods, so4
lbs rsisins. 6 salmon. 500 gals and 20 cs
wine. 80 6 whisky. 800 cs and drums kerosene.
- tar. 30 kegs white lead, 1900 lbs coal, Is
To colosnbia-2450s It lumber. 2ss pkrs-~r-
ssd BEAM z pEss potatoes s.s and onions ''- ea
To Ecuador-l.O00 gals wine. ~ cs canned
goods 10 cs dried fruit. Il es table prepsra-
70 Peru-15o bbls -Four. zs.5oe lbs malt. IS cs
canned goods. 10 C meals. go es salmon, u
drums acid IS coils rope, 1897 lbs tsilow. 5s02o
To chiIe-7o cs salmon. 20 coils rope. pkgs
assay goods.
10 EnElsnd-2.z77 cs canned goods. SIS .ss2 lbs
TO frsnce-Iel.s12 lbs dried fruit.
To Hoilsnd-2.121 cs canned fruit. pkgs
To Denrnsrk-22.oco lbs dried fruit. % es
To Belriuu-s.s7s lbs dried fruit. 800 cs
70 ftsiy-s.s47 lbs horns
ss canned fruit. p SIS lbs vanilla beans szrsio
lbs scrap tin. SO $50 Ibs apricot kernels 100 bbis
ii addition 70 The foregoing the steamer had
g Sos bbis -four 2e-zS4 cts wheat go sal
nc oa tsov % 1o sns s iss codsS rslaed a. $50
laden on Puget sound for ports on the west
coast Of South America
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
DEATH CALLS VETERAN
FIREMAN OF ALAMEDA
Captain j. e. Hayden Succumbs
to Pneumonia Attack

ALAMEDA, Sept. 2o.-Captain j. E.
Hayden of the fire department, who
was 10 have reported for duty this
morning after vacation of two weeks.
died last night at his residence. 1926
Court street.. of bronchial pneumonia.
He had been i'll but four days, having
been stricken last Thursday.
Hayden had been connected with the
fire department for Is years. having
joined the citizen hook and ladder
company No 1 of the old volunteer
department on January II. 1894. He
served as foreman and first assistant
foreman of the company. and on July
1, 1900, was appointed driver in the
paid department and stationed at Court
and Mound streets with hose.
On November 1. 1906 Hayden was
made captain OF the hose company.
which position he occupied when death
claimed him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21

These are not used pianos; they are
not even shop worn. They are the very
latest product, most of them wholesale
samples of one OF the largest, best
known and longest established New
York piano makers. None has ever
been used There are 10 magnificent
$3.50 player pianos. Never again will
such superb instruments be obtained at
the price we are now offering them
s3e5: payments SO a month, or 1915
cash.
Make this the test. See the best
pianos you can find elsewhere for $3.50,
s4a5. Test the best $3.50 player piano
carefully, look at them all, inside and
out. and then come here and find the
same thing at the reduced prices as
stated.
times In the past to offer very much be-
low price well known standard makes
Of pianos, but never heretofore have we
been able to present so great a money
saving opportunity as will be offered
this morning.
Start the children in music now. 1t
doesn't take much-$S or So or even SIS
a month looks easy, and 1t is easy. It's
car fare. No home need be without a
good piano now.
we charge simple interest, not on the
whole amount, but on the unpaid ball
ance, where instruments are sold on
time. Usually with us. therefore, there
lis no cash discount in our sales. How
ever, during this sale a considerable
premium goes to any one wishing to
pay for the piano in fun within 10 days.
Remember the place, the big piano
store, Eilers Music Company. s75 Mar
ket street, also Eilers Music Building.
opposite the Orpheum Theater. Oakland
other stores at San Jose. Eureka. Stock
ton. Sacramento and every important
northwestern coast city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
MIGHTY LITTLE MONEY
BUYS GOOD PIANOS NOW
ENTIRE FLOOR FULL TO BE SACRIFICED AT LESS
THAN COST TO MAKE
One of New York's Largest Piano and Player Piano
Makers Discontinues Pacific Coast Wholesale Dis
tributng Depot. Every Instrument to Be Sold Out at
Less Than Actual Cost to Make.

thoroughly high
grade makes Ees Music Company for ine
by manufacturers payment OF SIS tomorrow SIS
thereafter will splendid sweet toned durable
$3.50 panos which dealers $162 sale
$685. $46 $3zs Ss7 Styles s176 $21s Sc month
High grade sample player pianos regular $3.50 styles
special and extraordinary discount for cash. Only 43
told Come first thing this morning if you want
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
SAYS WESTERN PACIFIC
Is FAVORED BY BOARD
County Surveyor Says Track
Mileage Strangely Shrinks

OAKLAND. Sept. ze.-County Sur
Feyor Haviland informed the board of.
supervisors today that the state boarl
of equalization had figured the West
ern Pacific as the owner of but 27s
miles OF track in Alameda county,
whereas that company now has 40
miles Of track laid down.
Haviland said that the board had
evidently felt that since the line was
not in operation. no injustice was being
done BY keeping a figure which was
true more than year ago. The valua-
tion fixed on this amount Of track was
S17.7TS-1s.
II the fun mileage was assessed the
figure would be raised 10 at least
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
POSTMASTER RIDEOUT
QUITS TOWN TRUSTEES
Action Compulsory Under the
Federal Rules

SAN LEANDRo. Sept. 2o.-Dr. Frank
C. Stokes, prominent resident of this
city for % years. was appointed town
trustee tonight to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of C. O.
Rideout- Rideout was compelled. un-
der federal rules, to resign upon his
appointment as postmaster
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
OPPOSE STRINGING
OF OVERHEAD WIRES
Fifth Avenue Property Owners
Complain to Council

OAKLAND. Sept 2o.-Sixty property
owners in Fifth. avenue. between East
Eighth and East Twentieth streets.
signed a protest which was received
by the city council tonight. opposing
the strfnging of overhead wires in
Fifth avenue by Ihe Great Western
power company. The protest was re-
ferred to the public service committee
of the council, and the ordinance to
grant the company FRANCHISE was sent
to the judicial committee.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
Tahoe Ereur.ion. Via soutAer. P.esae

Leave on regular trains OF September
asth: round trip, $500 Popular excur-
sion for Tahoe City leaves September
2zth. return by September 29th: round
trip $3.50 See agents Southern Pa
cffsc Ticket Offices Flood Building
Market street Ferry Depot. and Thir-
teenth and Franklin Streets. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21

HIT BY CAR-San Leandro. Sept. 2o.-J.
Duarte of Decoto struck by electric car
last night near Ashland. He was walking on
the track. He was picked up unconscious and
taken home. where il found that he had
suffered severe cuts and bruises
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21

LADIES PLAN ENTERTAINMENT
Sept 20.-An entertainment will be beld Friday
evening at Brooklyn Presbyterian church by
the Ladies' aid society OF the church for the
purpose of raising funds. TO repair the building.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21

BLETHEN ESTATE-Oakland. Sept 20.-An
Inventory OF the estate of Clark Bethen. pioneer
ship dock and chandery owner, disclosed prop
ertv yaiued at $50, ,25f-iO.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
NEWS OF THE OCEAN
BARLEY for EnEIans

he French bark Baysrd was cleared for Run
Corn. England. yesterday with 81. 767 centzls Of
barley, valued az Sc. 900, and e, 600 feet Of
4unlber as cun1sge. valued at $40.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-14
NAVY OFFICER
CONDEMNS pEARY |
FOR HIS STAND
PRESIDENT OF
TRUST COMPANY
is A SUICIDE
(By Associated Press. J

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-John w.
Castle, president of the Union Trust
company, and a director in other
well known corporations, committed
suicide tonight by cutting his throat
at the Grand Union hotel.
The body was found by brother,
Barton s. Castle, who Immediately
sumoned a physician, but the in
jured man was beyond aid. He left
no note or instructions, and his
brother ascribed the act to a nerv-
GUS breakdown. Castle is survived
by widow, daughter and son.
The Union Trust company, of
which Castle was president, is one
Of the largest institutions Of the
kind in the city.
Alexander Cochran, director of
the Union Trust company, speaking
officially for that institution, de-
clared that the suicide has no bear
ing whatever upon financial matters.
He was simply an overworked man,
was Cochran's explanation.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-14
CBy Associated Press, /,

NEW YORK, Sept. With DR..
Cook homeward bound, and Peary
in touch with correspondents, the
two swelling streams of confiictions
and. affirmation are now centered
on this city, and are already boiling
over.
The previous assumption that
Peary would have the United States
navy solidly behind him was not
borne out in letter from Rear Ad-
miral Schley, made public by Cap
tain Osbon, secretary of the Arctic
club of America, Of which Cook is
a member. The letter, under date
of Sept. II says: 81 like Cooks at
titude immensely in this unfortun-
ate, unnecessary and unwise coRtro-
versy. He certainly has been dig
nified and manly in the stand he has
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-14
in
IURLINE BATHS
INJURIES MANY
tBy Associated Press. /,

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1s.-
and five others badly bruised and
Two persons were seriously injured
shaken up today by an explosion of
a water heating appliance in the
basement of the LurAne tub baths
establishment. The force of the ex-
plosion hurled two walls Of the
structure into the street. while the
interior Of the building was badly
wrecked.
Richard Damme, who was most
seriously injured, was passing the
building at the time. He was hurled
twenty feet and sustained frac-
tured skull. William Hanson, the
engineer, was standing on the sec
ond floor above the heating appara-
tus. He was buried in the debris
and was badly cut and bruised.
Five others, four of them women.
who were bathing at the time, re-
ceived injuries Of a trivial nature.
The explosion is believed to have
been caused by fuel oil gas escaping
in the engine room Windows a
block away were broken BY the ex-
plosion. A horse attached to a
wagon which was passing. was killed
by the flying debris.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-14
NEWSPAPER men
Will Meet PEARY
in The NORTH
(By Associated Press. ]

SYDNEY, N. S., Sept. 1S.-The
government steamer Tyrian with
newspaper correspondents aboard,
left North Sydney tonight to meet
Peary and his Arctic ship. Roose-
welt, somewhere off the west coast
Of New Foundland. Efforts will be
made to get Peary to board the
Tyrian, which is faster than the
Roosevelt, and come to sydney II
he decides to remain on board his
own vessel, the newspaper men will
interview the explorer and members
of his party, after which they will
hurry to this port, arriving several
hours ahead of the Roosevelt.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-14
This is Made Certain by Election Of Personal
Friend Of the Dead Chief on Union
Pacific Executive Committee.
No Mention Made Of Morgan Interests Taking
Hand in Affairs of the u. P.

will be elected by the stockholders
on October ~.
The Southern Pacific directors are
to meet tomorrow, when it Is be-
lieved Lovett will be seated as the
chairman of the executive committee
in the place of Hartman, with
Jacob Schiff and some other partner
Of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. as
a director and member of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Wall street manifested unusual
surprise in the election, In view of
the rumors that member of the
firm of ]. P. Morgan & Co. would
be elected on the Union Paci.Is
board. 1t was pointed out tonight
that 1t is possible that the Morgan,
interests, fearing disastrous results
If any radical changes were made at
this time, may have purposely post
poned the selection of representa-
tive until the regular annual elec-
ton in October.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-14
(By Associated Press. !,

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Continu-
ance of the Hartman policies in
the management of the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific chain of al
lied railroads was made certain to-
day. temporarily at least, when Rob-
ert s. Lovett, Harriman's personal
counsel and close friend, was elected
to succeed Hartman at the head of
the Union Pacific executive commit
tee. To strengthen the farther DOM
nance of the Hartman idea, z
Jacob H. Schiff and William Rookie
feller were elected directors in the
place of Hartman and the late H.
H. Rodgers, and chosen to places
on the executive committee of the
Union Pacific, which remains with
out a president as Hartman also
occupied this position. 1t is under
stood that the operating man will
probably be L. F. Loree, president
of the Delaware and Hudson, who