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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06
MccoRMIcK's PEDIGREE

AS last measure to save the life of
Joseph Mccormick. the waiter who was
stabbed in the thigh by his wife, Ada
Long-Yincent Mccormick, daughter of
J. NJ Long. millionaire syrup manu-
facturer of this city, surgeons al the
University hospital yesterday ampu-
tated the leg above the knee
At the bedside of the patient
throughout the operation. which was
performed in the theater of the hospi-
tai by four surgeons, were his mother.
Mrs. Martin Mccormick, of Ottumwa,
Ia, and his Two sisters. Mrs. ]. S. Ham
mersmith Of Los Angeles and Miss Eva
Mccormick of Chicago, all of whom
had FASTENED TO his assistance on be-
ing notified of his condition. The pa
tient was conscious throughout the
ordeal. but his condition is at present
critical
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act of the mayor. but no action was
taken. Other women voiced their dis
approval of the appointment and last
evening Mrs. Arthur w. Cornwall.
one of the leading members. said.
among other terse remarks: The
appointment of Mrs Kincaid is a
public calamity. Mayor Taylor ap-
pointed her because she Is a friend
of his wife's. and he used the Cali
fornia club as a catspaw to arouse
a sentiment favoring the appoint
ment of a woman to the board. had
us make recommendations and then
he went ahead and named Mrs. Kin
caid She was an absolute failure
when she was ON the board during
the Phelan administration. She is
unit. 1t would have been better
that no woman be appointed than
that such an one be named who can
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06
Outbreak of Fever Alarms
Authorities and Its
Spread Is Feared
King Praises the Americans and
Thanks Ambassador for
a Relief Ship
Shocks Continue atReggiO, Walls
Collapse and Survivors
Are Panic Stricken
Of Refugees atNaples, 5000 Are
Wounded, Many Dying and
Others Going Mad
FEVER AND QU AXES
INCREASE TERROR

Earthquakes still shake Mes
sina and Reggie. OEleiaI figures
show 1900 victims buried; 1000
refugees have left and 1900 per-
sons remain.
Reggie practically evacuated
except for soldiers. Hope of res
euinE living beneath ruins aban-
d0ned
American Red Cross relief for
Italy totals more than 100000.
California leading the states with
ss0,I7O.
Madame GadskI will sing at
benefit performance. Many enter
tRInmenfs planned 10 swell relief
fund. Oakland also contributes
King CT Italy gives ship TO Am
bassadOr GriscOm for relief work
Women of high rank working
for sufferers.
At Naples 5000 refugees are
wounded; many dying or going
mad.
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alacrity and suggested Mrs Laura
Bride Powers. Miss Mary Callahan,
DR.. Minora Kibbe and Miss Kath-
crime Brogan, principal OF the
Moulder school.
1t was known that Mayor Taylor
was to make the appointment yes
terday and the members fiOcked TO
the clubhouse in Clay street like
children to the Christmas tree to see
into whose lap the plum would fall.
CONSERVATION routed the members
when they found that the plum fell
from the tree on schedule time. but
rolled out of the hallowe' en- precincts
of clubdom into the hands of Mrs.
Kincaid.
Neither Mrs E. L. Baldwin. presi-
dent Of the club. nor Dr. Minora
Kibbe would discuss the appoint
ment last night
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SYNDICATE TO TAKE
OVER BIG COAL FIELDS
Large Fleet of Golfers Will Be
Built for Company

VICTORIA. B. c. Jan. 5.-Financed
by Leigh Hunt Of New York. formerly
Of Seattle. a company is being formed
with large capital, probably 10000
600. to take over the 27.o00 acres of
coal lands on Graham island of the
Queen Charlotte islands. acquired from
a Victoria syndicate by P. D. Hills.
Z n TrackselI and L l. Butler and
H. n Hamlty OF this city. who inter-
ested the capitalists, who have literally
backed the big enterprise.
Work VIII be commenced at once and
a feet Of colliers will be built.
When the provincial government
meets January p application will be
made by the company TO build a rail-
road from the sea to Skidegate to Rem
nell sound on the west coast of Gra-
ham Island
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CALIFORNIA CLUB DISAPPROVES
MRS. KINCAID'S APPOINTMENT

not serve as a
precedent for the
a PIP n tment Of
|other women to
public life"
TIL e California
club m e m b ers
c / aim to have
come naturally by
their chagrin and
d / S a ppointment-
Several m onths
q & o { b e clu b
started a move
ment to secure
I n e appointment
OF a woman to
one OF the places
on the board Of
education When
Mrs Z L Bald
win, president OF
the club. ent
with the commit
tee to lay the sug-
gestion before the
m a yor he ex-
pressed approval
Of the proposition
and & allan tIy
asked the club to
cooperate with
him by recon-
mending possible
appointees. The
club accepted the
responsibility with
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06
THEATER BURNED AND
HOTEL BADLY DAMAGED
Strong Wind Endangers Entire
Section of CITY

SPRINGFIELD, No, Jan Fire.
which started in the Baldwin theater
shortly after midnight. has destroyed
the building and a number of smaller
structures. The Colonial hotel Is now
on fire.
The fire is spreading rapidly toward
the square. which is the principal part
OF the city. and grave fears are enter
fained for the safety of that district.
Help has been summoned from neigh
goring towns and FIRE lighting appar-
atus is on its way TO Springfield.
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rage

REATER ra ge
" than profess
sional politicians
could ever feel
sizzled o Ut ward
fro m the Cali
fornia club yes
terday afternoon
when the many
women pre- s e n I
h e ard the an
nouncement that
Mayor E d W a r d
r o b e son Taylor
had ignored the
T e concentrations
of the club and
had a po n ( ed
Mrs. Mary Kin
caid to a vacancy
on the board of
education. Aston
ishment and cha
grin We're the pre-
Hin & senti-
ments; T e S e n T.
ment and wrath.
the universal emo
tions.
In the soiree. of
Indignation I h a I
followed the as
stimulation of the
news. Mrs Thos.
Nerney made a
motion that the
a1nh ronr1dfofo The
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06

REGGIO, Jan 5--Ezrthquakes have
occurred here today at Intervals of 20
the others caused NUMBER OF the
standing walls to collapse and created
q condition of panic among the sur
vfvOrs- 1t Is not thought there were
any casualties.
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 6. !
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

AESTERDAY-Cloudy; trace Of rain; southeast
wind; maximum temperature. 90: minimum. 50.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Rsin; colder; high
south wind. changing 10 north- Page Ii
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MAYOR TAYLOR
APPOINTS TEN
COMMISSIONERS
New Officials Will Take Office
in Municipal Departments
Next Friday
Few AppOintees of BoOdIing
Schmitz Regime Remain in
Public Capacities
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS

Board of vorks--John ID. McGfI-
vray Jr. CD, TO succeed Thomas
Eagan-
Poliee-Fred G. Sanborn CD, to
succeed Hugo d. Keil.
Education-Mrs. Mary w. Kim
caId, to succeed Aaron Altman
Qong term), and Thomas e.
Hayden, TO succeed Thomas f.
Boyle, removed. tshort term).
Civil service-SheIdon G.. kellogg
R). to succeed George H.
Bahrs-
EIectfon--George UhI (R.), to sue
!, ceed A. W. voorsanger (iong
term), and Charles GiIdea CD.
to succeed Thomas Mcclure, re-
signed, (short terIn).
Health--James w. Mullen, to sue
eeed Mclaughlin.
Fire-George A. Newhall (R),
to succeed H NJ Wreden.
Park-Henry L.. Brandenstein CD,
to succeed William H Metson.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06
.DYNAMITER
GIVESC[FW
IN LETTERS
Probably Viii Lead TO Capture
of Band of Fiends at
- Stockton
Outrages Against Railroads by
- Mysterious Criminals Are
Near Solution
{ threatening Notes. Compared
=. by Expert, Were Written
BY One Person
Companies PayrOIIs TO Be
Scanned for Suspected
Signature

ENAMITERS who have inau-
=. gurated a reign Of terror in
- the railroad yards OF Stock
tor by blowing Up trains.
?. 5slscing bombs on tracks and attempt
. ing. the destruction Of trestles are near
:. <QE. The end Of their tether- TWO mys-
eterious letters written before the com
omission of the outrages. have proved
4 6lge by which detectives have caught
.:l.he scent and they are now hot On the
=. trail of the dends.
- The tellrsle missives which may
. prove TIE undoing OF The gang Of dyna-
. il-iters are now in the possession OF the
police department. and the district at
torney. in stockton.
Written BY One Person
handwriting experts in san Francis
: es- have put the letters TO tests. which
chow conclusiveiy that they were writ
ten l- the same person. Great secrecy
- 10 tie exact contents Of the letters
has been maintained by al concerned
:: The first letter was one signed You
Kaow who and II warned the on
.-icfals of the railroad that they were
employing TOO much foreign labor.
..''s.If you don't lay on some Of the for
..eigners wen tx you" read the note Of
menace we have dynamite enough
10 blow up the whole town Of Stockton.
and well use il II you do not set rid
p q the foref fgners
:: All three railroads. the Southern Pa
.-cifc. the Santa Fe and the Western
-Pacidc were warned IN the letters that
.-tsey must obey the commands OF the
murder band
The second warning letter was re-
ceived shortly after the blowing up of
.The caboose Of freight train in the
santa Fe yards in stockton The en-
.rire rear end Of the caooose was blown
almost into splinters and Conductor
p. g. Deyo. who was sleeping within
eight feet Of the explosive. was injured.
He was bruised on the left jaw. hurt on
rhe left elbow and cut on the right
foot HIS escape from death was mirac-
ulous
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GEORGE A. EEwHALL,
appointed to serve on the
board of fire commission
ers. is ths president Of
the Preside and ferries
street railway company.
He has had previous ex-
perience in public life.
having been appointed 70
serve on the board Of po-
lice commissioners by
Mayor Phelan.
JAMES ". MULLEN.
who has been named to
succeed Health Commis-
si5ae- Mclaughlin, is a
member Of the typo
graphical union and is
employed by Il local
morning newspaper. The
appointment of Mullen
was made in view of the
fact that the place had
previously been held by
a union labor man,
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Public Officials Named
For Municipal Family

MRS. MARY W. KIN
CAID. who has been ap-
pointed 20 serve the long
term on the board OF
education, was appoint
ed TO the same position
n 1860 by Mayor Phe-
Ian. Previous 20 that
time, for IS years, Mrs.
hincaid was connected
with the girls high
school as teacher ano
principal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06

FRED G. sANBoRN,
who displaces Hugo Keil
or the board Of police
commissioners, is vice
president and manager
Of the Bancroft Whitney
publishing company. San
born was q member OF
the famous Oliver grand
jury. He Is married and
lives at 1880 Dolores
street.
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skull and Crossbones

The letter sent by the dynamiters TO
the railroad officials was headed by
skuu and crossbonez. and described
Dego and the caboose explosion. We've
got plenty more dynamite" was the
tcrse warning.
This was after the second dynamite
outrage. and took pace December Is.
The hrst attempt Of the band TO carry
out its threats was on December ;.
.wsieE. a coal oil can filed with dynamite
was discovered in the Western Pacific
. x.srds. To the can was attached FIVE
foot. fuse. much as is used by miners
. IN. blasting. Near the internal machine
teere percussion caps. The workmen
D.: WHO found the bomb took it TO a vacant
.aeid near by and set it on The shock
Or ,the. blast was so great that il caused
the. doors and windows 10 rattle in
: nearly every home in the city.
=. Enofher outrage attributed to the
lqysterious assassins who have plotted
vengeance against the railroads for not
giving. in to their demands was the
.hIdwing up Of a trestle near stockton.
T1as attempt was frustrated in time
20 avoid loss Of life. but as in all Of
tie ozher attempts. the escape was al
most provIdential.
Detectives on the Trail
Wher the first letter was received By
she railroad officials little attention was
paid 70 81 After the series OF dyna-
-rniting outrages had got under way.
Kowever. q determined course Of action
10. stamp out the perpetrators Of the
-iastardlv deeds was decided on. De
tectives were set on the trail. and the
letters which had AT first been disre-
gsrded became important links in the
ohsin Of evidence. Although every bit
of proof that has been so far gathered
has been closely guarded It is known
shat the detectives at last have definite
? 31uowIedEe OF the supposed criminals
p Handwriting experts who passed
-ap0n the penmanship Of the two letters
zrsii shortly leave this city for Stock
ton. where they viii examine the sig
slstures on the company payrolIs- This
indicates that the companies believe
that the members Of the dynamiters'
sand are theiH own employee
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~ ONE, Jan 5-The report
X from Messina that typhoid
IN fever has broken out there
has filed the authorities with
alarm and apprehension 1t is realized
here that unless proper sanitary pre-
cautions are taken at once the disease
may spread far outside the ruined dis
trict.
King Victor Emmanuel today re-
ceived Ambassador Griscom, who pre-
sented him with the steamer Bayern
in the name of the American relief
committee. representing the American
people The Bayern is loaded with
provisions and medical supplies and is
ready to proceed 10 the strait OF Mes
sina- The king was greatly pleased
and said that the Americans were al
ways first His majesty advised the
ambassador where the steamer should
proceed and as TO the best means OF
distributing supplies to the unfor-
tunates.
Thousands Injured
Thirteen thousand refugees have ar
rived at Naples. OF whom 5000 are
wounded They are receiving the best
Of care. but many have died OF their
injuries and others have gone mad
More than so per cenE OF those taken
out OF the ruins after three days did
not have strength left to survive
The United States gunboat scorpion
left Naples today carrying supplies.
principally sterilized milk. for distri-
button az Messina under the direction
OF the American consulate
The American vice consul Stuart
Lupton. in answer to inquiries made
by the state department ar Washing
ton, tsIegraphs from Messina that ths
house of the Little Sisters OF the
Poor was destroyed Two OF the sis
ters. Natzlia San Fillippa and Glue
seppa Bion Giovanna were killed The
others. "a in number. are desirous OF
going to Milan. but whether they can
do so Is uncertain
Rear Admiral Sperry. commander OF
the American battleship feet has noti-
fed the authorities here that he win be
in Naples on January with the nrsk
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06

HENRY U. BRANDEN-
STEIN, who has been
appointed to serve or
the board OF park CON-
missioners. served a num-
Der Of terms as supervi-
sor. He was chairman
Of the finance commit
tee which Strengthened
out the tangles in the
municipal expenditures
after the expulsion Of
the Gallagher gang.
JOHN D. MoGILvRAT
JR., succeeding Thomas
Eagan on the beard Of
public works, is 4 Junior
partner in the McGil-
vray stone company,
stone contractors. To-
gether with his father.
EcGilvray has erected
many of San Francisco's
finest buildings. he is
81 years old
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06

CHARLES GILDEA. who
succeeds Mcclure on the
election board. was 8
member Of the 5 . I e
legislature in 1870 and
irst met Mayor Taylor
at that time. He has
worked fer many year,
in the assessors Office
and is a recognized au-
thority on election law
GEORGE UHL, who has
been appointed 70 serve
On the election board, is
4 member of the well
known wall paper firm
Of that name, with off,
ces in the Kamm build
ing. Uhl acted as treas
urer of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league. He
lives at 2403 Howard
street
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06

E. HAYDEN,
appointed 10 serve the
short term on the board
of education. is an attor-
nsy. He was formerly
president Of the 1roquois
club and is now presi-
dent Of the San Fran
cisco society for The
study and prevention Of
tuberculosis. He lives
at 1855 0'Farrel street.
SHELDON G. KEL-
LoGG, who has been ap-
pointed TO serve on the
board Of civil service
commissioners, is a well
known local attorney.
He served as an election
commissioner un der
Mayor Phelan. Mayor
Taylor has referred TO
Kellogg as one Of the
strongest men acquired
by the city.
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Continued on Page 4, Column 9
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Wife Sent to Asylum

Soon afterward the woman was re-
moved to Napa insane asylum. and ON
Christmas day McCormick's brother in
law. who had arrived from Los Angeles.
consented 10 having an artery opened
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06
SUBURBAN

George a. EraEes gets divorce from wife, VII,
had habit q leaving him. Page 8
Edwin Ksppie Sr.'s death csused hy spell oi
mental aberration- -'age 4
Two women claim divine healer" bus
band PaZe
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-06
SOCIAL
MARINE

Liner Alameda makes fssf
and lands passengers early.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-26
~ VI
POULTRY
FOR
PROFIT
EXERCISE FOR THE LAYERS.
A Shelter and Scratching Shed at
Minimum Cost May Give MAXI
mum Service.
BY T. Greiner.

The southeast corner of our barn
is liked up for a henhouse. 1t has
furnished comfortable quarters to
forty or forty-fve large Langshan
fowls for some years. During the
winter and in inclement weather we
have let them go on the barn floor
to feed and scratch in litter provided
there for them. This was never salts
factory and not in harmony with good
order and cleanliness, although the
litter was renewed quite frequently.
Last year / made complete change
of breed. l raised q flock of Silver
Spangled Hamburgs. and had to find
shelter for about one hundred birds,
consisting of about seventy-five Ham
burg pullets, the necessary number
of Hamburg roosters, and the balance
of Hamburg and Rhode Island Red
capons. The henhouse in the corner
of the barn was perhaps large enough
to furnish perch room for that num-
ber of small fowls, but there was not
much left to give them a chance for
exercise during the winter days.
1t was rather cold on the barn
floor; besides, we did not want so
many fowls to befoul floor, hay, etc.,
or get into COW and horse stables.
concluded to build scratching shed
in the rear of the barn, in lean-to
fashion against the east side of the
barn and facing the south. The ac-
companying. sketch will give the
reader some idea of how 1t was done.
did not care to spend much money
on the structure, but at the same
time | wanted it to be serviceable and
useful. had some two by four
scantlings lying around and about
two hundred feet of ordinary one-inch
plank; also a lot of double thick
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-26
Getting Experience.

Poultry farming, of all other
branches of agriculture, has suffered
by the fact of so many people think
ing 1t quite an easy thing to tend
fowls. So 1t is, and there is good
money being made at it, too, If one
only knows the way.
Professor Gilbert, of the ottawa
College, Canada, on the subject of in
experience relates the following:
when addressing an institution, a
young man of more than average in
telligence rose and stated that he
was clerk in a brokers' office, but
had decided to go into poultry; would
/ kindly tell him how many hens 1t
would be necessary for him to keep,
and what would be the least capital
required to insure him an income of
$500 or 5000 a year? / replied
Young man, have you ever been in
the drug business?' He said that he
had not. Then, said /, take my ad-
vice and try that business first
81 recommended drugs because the
law requires MIN 10 serve apprentice
ship before he can start in business,
while in the chicken business there Is
no such requirement. The result is
1t is seldom we hear of a druggist
failing, and seldom we see such a
man when he starts in the poultry
business. make it success, because
fully ninety per cent. of such poultry
men have served no apprenticeship.
They prefer to buy the experience.
Well, 1t can be purchased, but 1t
comes high, and think the success
full poultry instructor of to-day is ac-
tually doing better work in keeping
the fool and his money from parting
than he is in urging men to start in
the industry, although, as | have said
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-26
Poultry Pays Better.

1t Is quite common remark among
farmers that the poultry on the farm
pays better than anything else.
Prices of poultry products in Canada
are not very high; yet, according to
the Canadian census, one dollar in
vested in poultry yielded two dollars,
while the general average of invest
ments in farm crops and animals was
twenty cents return on one dollar in
vested. Every little item of labor
saving counts in handling the poul-
try specialty-nowhere more so than
on the farm, when one hundred to
five hundred chickens must be ham
died during a busy season. After
bothering for several years moving
small coops here and there, and lift
ing the chickens or fowls three or
four at time, one poultryman finds
1t much easier to load the coops upon
wheelbarrow. For moving chick
ems and hens, common shipping
crate made of laths 10 very conven-
lent. In this way hens can be changed
about at the breeding season and in
breaking up sitters, avoiding much
labor and confusion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-26

COMIC OPERA JAILS IN ALASKA.
The Sad Faith of Foolish Man Who
Tried to Escape.

Jails are not always deterrents of
crime. In Alaska they have often
induced it. If winter was coming on
and work was slack a man would
sometimes look with longing on a
warm cell and three square meals a
day. To enjoy these luxuries was
easy. He had only to buy bottle of
whisky for dollar or two, and sell
1t to native for five dollars. The
red man would get drunk and be ar
raigned in court. On the judges
promise of freedom be would tell who
sold him the liquor, and an hour later
the white man would begin term of
four or five months in prison. This
crime did not involve loss of reputa-
tion or social position.
Jail discipline was easy, with
enough work carrying coal or split
ting wood to give an appetite for
meals. Alaskans tell of one Jail
where the boarders were allowed to
come and go as they pleased. The
iailer was sure of their turning up
lOl luSdlS anu dJ |DSsullllit. IL sup
was sighted making for the harbor
he would go into the street and say
to the first four or five men he met:
"Say, if you see 'Limpy' Johnson,
or Red Smith, or Lebanon Charlie,
or any of the boys, will you tell 'em
to report at once. There's a ship
coming in and she may have some of
those pesky government officials on
board. Pass the word along, won't
your"
Pretty soon "Limpy," Red" and
the rest of the crowd would be in
their cells, to remain until the steam
er departed.
Once a prisoner, probably a new
conner in the country. so far forgot
his sense of honor as to run away. 1t
rains eight or nine days in the week
in Southeastern Alaska. After sew
eral days and nights without shelter,
sleep or food the wretch was glad to
drag himself back to the prison.
"Serves you right" said the jailer,
roughly, to the haggard fugitive.
"I've good mind not to take you
back at ALL"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-26
She Got the Divorce.

According to old timers, the late
Colonel Bob Taylor, of Bonham, once
met a woman in the road as he was
riding on horseback to hold court in
Delta county, he being then district
judge. The woman had a jug of
water and the judge was thirsty.
Being a man with a CHEEKY word
for everyone, the colonel stopped her.
"My dear madam" he said, smil-
ing, if you will give me a drink of
cool water from yonder jug, when you
want divorce from your husband
will see that it costs you nothing
"Are you a lawyer?" inquired the
woman, handing him the jug.
The colonel explained who he was,
and waving a farewell departed, leav-
ing the woman gazing after him.
The very next morning the woman
showed up in the courtroom and asked
for him. She explained that she
wanted divorce. She had been sep.
arated from her husband for a long
while and the colonel had put an idea
into her head.
The colonel was game, however. He
procured a lawyer at his own expense
and in due course of law the woman
was given a divorce, and Colonel Tay-
lor would tell the joke on himself oft
en.-Dallas News.