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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18

Miss Tonita Vallejo, great-great-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Harold Vallejo. great-great-great-
grandson
One branch OF the family OF Portola
lived at the old mission Of san Jose.
soledad Sanchez de Portols. the great
granddaughter OF Don Gaspar de Por-
tola, married Don J. J. Vallejo. the old
est brother OF General Vallejo. early
governor OF California
They owned. near Niles. a large
grant OF land comprising many thou
sand acres. and there they lived with
their family or seven children, two
sons and I've daughters. one son mar
RED and had two children who now
i've in San Francisco. one OF the
daughters married and had two sons.
woo now reside in Oakland.
But let US stay a little with the
family OF SoIedad Sanchez de Portola
and Don Vallejo. who seem to be the
connecting and disappearing link be-
tween the poetic, musical and artistic
life OF the days Of the troubadours and
our own strenuous times
This family was particularly gifted,
possessing great personal beauty. COM
bined with graces Of mind and heart
They were all talented One Of the
daughters excelled as q pianist, another
cid excellent portrait painting. while
another became a linguist and an
author. They ali lived happily and
soyously IN the old home for many
years The sons were handsome and
gsIlant-the ladies sweet and charm
ing. as many old families around Niles
remember TO this day.
one OF the daughters was Miss
Guadalupe Vallejo. in later years a
teacher OF languages IN San Francisco.
She was a thorough master OF French.
Spanish. Italian and Portuguese. and
spoke English 80 purely and nuentiy
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that one would believe her TO be Eng
lish but for the sweet. musical in
tonation Of the voice. and the charm
ing manner which distinguishes the
Latin races. She assisted General VAL
lejo in compiling the history Of Cali
fornia for H. H. Bancroft She also
wrote frequently for eastern magazines
and papers. and did much transiating.
At the time of her death IN 1904. she
was engaged in translating "Ben Hur"
into the Spanish language. and had
received from General Lew Wallace,
the author. a letter in which he ex-
pressed himself as delighted to have
her undertake the work
Miss Vallejo spoke with much pride
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OF her ancestry. asserting that they
were pure castiIian. with no Hebraic.
Moorish or Indian admixture.
Don J. ]. Vallejo died at the age OF
81. His wife. Donna Sanchez de Por-
tola. survived him for some years She
possessed much antique bric-a-brac.
finely wrought tapestries and laces.
gold and silver plate and many heir
looms, which her great-grandsire. Don
Gaspar de Portola, and Don Francisco
de ortega, her grandfather. had brought
from CASTLE Gold Madrid), Spain. and.
lovers Of art-listen, she possesses a
Murillo, The painting is now IN San
Francisco and is highly priced by its
present owner, a member of the family.
Trials undreamed of came upon the
descendants of old Don Portola- Their
lands were taken. their cattle were
stolen, their sons became wanderers,
and finally they sold their old home
for a small sum and came TO San Fran
cisco. where the younger members OF
the family could find employment
Through many years Guadalupe VAL
lejo. the great-great-g granddaughter
OF Portola, hoped and trusted that the
United States government would make
some restitution to her family for the
seizure OF their private stores by Free
mont's men in 1916 Although her
hopes were not realized. she died with
no bitterness in ner heart for the
wrongs her family had suffered After
her death there were found among her
effects many short stories. poems and
transiations which are a genuine treat
to those who love such things. Per-
haps the most pathetic among these
treasures was large brass door key.
stored away in corner with these
verses written upon the wrapper:
THE KEY TO NY OLD HOME.
whence came it here. this quaint old
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18

Your duty now n to guard with great
The thousand fond memories hold as
so fair.
Twill be duty Of pleasure and rest.
And trust you with 1t. as friend I
love best.
-Guadaiupe Vallejo de Portola
What were the heartaches silently
endured by this gentle woman al she
saw her loved ones scattered. impov-
srishsd and dead. while the home Of
her childhood was occupied by
strangers. and she. herself. a So
1ourner7 These little verses speak
voiumesl
The following bit OF history was
written by Miss Vallejo:
In the year 1852 or Whereabouts,
the king OF Spain sent out an ak
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key?
no
I gold.
latest
You rte nneto
n he door to is home;
Or chose to dwell wher
How did
Then you and lns.r part com
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/leSe are the descendants Of brave explorer who disco
San Francisco bay in T76g:
hRS. {. |. VALLEJO KERN. geat-greatganddaughter.
RODRlGO KERN greatgreatgeat-grandson
CONRAD KERN, greatgreatgreat-grandson
Mss IONl1A VALLEJO, greatgreatgeatg granddaughter
HAROLD VALLEJO greatgreatgeatgrandson.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
THOMAS SCHLEY DIES.
Admiral schley's Cousin Stricken
With Angina Pectoris.

FREDERICK, Md, March 12.-Thomas
Schley. fifty-seven years old. vice presi-
dent of the Great Southern Printing and
Manufacturing Company, publisher Of the
Daily and Weekly News, and one Of the
founders OF that paper. died suddenly at
his home here yesterday after an illness
Of few minutes of angina pectoris.
He was stricken with severe pain in the
neighborhoOd of his heart while in the
yard looking after his chickens and. think
ing it due to indigestion. returned to the
house to take a remedy. Reaching the
parlor the pain became more intense. and
a physician was summoned Before the
arrival of the physician Mr.. Schley be-
came unconscious and died on a sofa
while his wife sat beside him.
Mr.. Schiey was son of the late Col.
Edward Schley. the latter brother of
John Schley, father of Admiral Winfield
Scott Schley. Born and reared in this
city, he was well and widely known and
identified with. the promotion and ad-
vancement of the clty's interests. AAe
was direct descendant OF John Thomas
Schley, who built the first house in Fred
erick and was first cousin OF Admiral
Schley and a cousin of the late DIR. Fair
fax Schiey of this city, and Mrs. Olivia
Brengle Shriver of Cathedral street, Bal
timOre.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
VETERAN PRINTER DIES.
William e. A. Hagan Had Lived
Here Nearly All His Life.

William E. A. Hagan. a veteran WASH
ington printer. who had for many years
been employed in the downtown printeries
and newspaper offices. died yesterday aft
trnoon at the Homeopathic Hospital from
heart disease. Mr.. Hagan was about
forty-five years of age and had lived in
the District practically all his life. He
had been away from this city for about
two years. and had returned to his home
place less than two months ago.
The remains were taken in charge by
Columbia Typographical Union. and by
direction of Secretary George G. Siebold
removed to Gawler's undertaking estab-
lishment, where they will remain until
tomorrow, when thy will be taken to Bal
timore for interment in the family lot
there. Mr.. Hagan's mother lives in Bal
timore and the funeral will take place
from her home.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
NONE TO WEEP AT HIS BIER.
Pathetic Features Of Last Rites for
Hinton r. Helper.

Relentless fate seems to pursue Hinton
Rowan Helper. even In death. for no
knsInan will attend his funeral and weep
at his bier, and his wish to be buried in
his native southland will not be carried
out. Every effort up to yesterday to get
any reply from relatives failed. A tele-
gram to a nephew in Oklahoma brought
the following reply to a friend in Wash
ington yesterday:
1T was the wish OF my uncle that he
should sleep beneath his native sod in
the southland. for which he labored so
unselhshly and SO persistently. Have the
Authors Society send the body to Mock
vile, N. c."
According to S. II. Hine. the undertaAer
in charge OF the body. no communication
has been received from the Authors So
ciety of New York, the one referred to, of
which Helper is said to have been MEM
ber. Mr.. Hines said today that ne re-
ceired brief letter from one sent also In
search of Alexander Helper. 1t was not.
however, signed by him. but evidently
from some member of his family. 1t
merely expressed thanks to Washington
friends, but nothing more.
Funeral services, therefore. have been
arranged without further delay, and Will
be held in the chapel of the undertaking
establishment tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. L. G. b. Pierce, pastor of
All Souls Church, officiating. 1nterment
will be made in the lot in Forest Lake
cemetery which has been donated by the
cemetery company for the purpose.
Mr.. Hines states that although none
of the local friends of Helper have ex-
pressed their desire to act as pallbearers.
carriages will he provided for any who
wish to serve. Otherwise. as is customary.
the establishment will provide carriers
for the remains.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
AFFECTS HOURS OF EMPLOYEES.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit System
:. Figures in a Discussion. i.

: a discussion has arisen between the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit system and the
ihterstate commerce commission in re-
ation to the hours of service of the
telearaphers. telephone operators and
signal tower men employed by the sys-.
tenn: The railroad transports freight on
it's South Brooklyn branch. thus bring
ing it under the jurisdiction of the in
terstate commerce commission.
The United States law prohibits the
employment of telegraph and telephone
operators and signal men more than
nine hours day. On the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system these operatives
are employed in shifts of twelve hours.
1t is maintained by the company, how
ever, that 4he use Of the telegraph and
telephone i6knot made to control or d.
rect the movement of trains, as on steam
railroads. and that, in no Instance do the
te1egrapherS, telephone operators or sig
nal men issue Instructions to train crews
is to the movement of trains In fact,
the company claims that the movement
Of it's trains is purely n street car opera
ton and that the telegraph and telephone
are not employed to give any train pre-
cedence over any other train or to regu-
late the relative rights of trains while
in course Of a trip. =
The controversy has arisen through
the claim of some Of the companyS en-
ployes that they are entitled to q nine
hour day under the law. The matter
iras not been determined definitely by
the commission, but it is not unlikely
a hearing eventually may be had on 1t.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
FAvoRS FREE PULP WOOD.
Chief Forester Pinchot on Proposed
Tariff Legislation.

removal of the tariff on lumber
would neither reduce the price to the con-
sumer nor preserve our forests. according
to the opinion expressed by Clifford Pin
chot. chief of the United States forest
service, in a letter to Serene f. Payne,
"llair1nan OF the House ways and means
committce
Mr. Pinchot holds that the fundamental
question at issue in the lumber tariff is
forest conservation. He says that he
would favor a removal of the tariff If he
were of the opinion. which he thinks is
the cause of the demand for free lumber.
that il would offer a way TO protect our
forests. But | am unable to see," nc
says, chow free lumber will promote
forestry.
There is only one way to save our
forests he adds. THAT Is to see that
they are kept at work growing new crops
os timber as the old are cut away"
The chief forester thinks ii highly i'm
portant that we should have free pulp
wood in the future as In the past. and
that Canada should impose no export
duty upon pulp wood. In this respect"
re continued the pulp and paper MAX
ing Industry is in 4 different position
from the other great wood-using indus
tries OF the United States. Tire latter
can I've supplied wholly from our own
forests while the former must have free
access 10 the Canadian spruce forests so
long rs spruce Is the chief pulp wood =
!fe declared that ground wood should be
admitted free provided that it comes
from "a country which does not in any
Nay restrict the expectation of wood
pulp or ground wood. and that there
should be Il reduction of duty upon wood
pulp paper providing that il comes from
Il country which does not in any way
restrict the expectation of pulp wood
wood pulp or printing paper"
Evening star., 1909-03-12
"Snart"
Haberdashery

Whatever fashion says is
correct in Shirts-in Neckwear
in Hosiery-in Gloves, ETC.,
you'll find here.
Not in meager assortlnents,
but fully complete lines.
Take Shirts. for instance
here you see all those brands"
which have become popular in
a . full assortment of patterns
and sizes in each-exclusive
patterns, too, such as you won't
find elsewhere.
Same with Neckwear-the
fabrics and effects are exclu-
sive and the wide variety Of
fers splendid opportunity for
choosing.
It's great furnishings store
and there isn't anything equal
to it in this city.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
RESTORING WIRE SERVICE.
Repair Gangs Rushing Work Be-
tween Here and Baltimore.

Reports received today from points be-
tween this city and Baltimore, in the
damage zone of the recent March storm
indicate that the telegraph and telephone
repair gangs are rapidly restoring the
wire service to its normal condition. The
wires of the Western Union and Postal
companies are said to be in fairly good
condition. A gang of colored linemen
from South Carolina is making good
progress among the tumbled down and
tangled wires between this city and An
napOl;s.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company's repairmen are also rapidly re-
pairing the damage wrought by the March
storm More than 100 wires of sub
scribers that were lin trouble have been
put in communication with the central
office.
The trains of the Pennsylvania railroad
are now running on automatic block sig
nails. as are those of the Baltimore and
Ohio, folio wing the completion of wire
connections from Washington through
Baltimore to Wilmington.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
ACTIVITY IN MANUFACTURES.
Figures Prepared by Bureau Of Sta
tistics Show Increase.

Renewed activity in the country's man.
ufactures is shown in figures, prepared
by the bureau of statistics, comparing
imports of manufacturers materials dur
ing January last with those of the two
preceding Januaries.
In practically all cases the importations
of manufacturers materials in January,
1909. show a large advance over that Of
one year ago. and in not a few cases the
figures are actually larger than those of
January, 1907, when all Industries of the
country were running to their full capa-
city of production.
The quantity of wool. for example, i'm
ported in January, 1909. was more than
1900. 900 pounds against 9,5OO,OOO pounds
in January, 1908, and 1S,oOJ,CO0O pounds
in January. 1901. OF lumber. there was
imported in January. 1909. 81, 900 feet,
against 80, IA 600 feet in January, 1905,
and 44,747.0O0 feet in January, 1897.
Evening star., 1909-03-12

interment was made privately in the
Prospect Hill cemetery. Six grandchildren
of the deceased acted as pallbearers.
They were ]. II. Fischer. Henry Bieber,
J. II. Fries, Frederick Bieber, \. c.
Fischer and August Fischer.
Mr.. Bieber was born September "A, 1920,
in Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, and came
to the United States in 1880. In 1S45 he
married Miss Elizabeth Dietrich. who died
March Q, 1874. the same day and month
as did her husband this year. Four chill
dren were born of the union, three of
whom survive, residing here. They are
Henry Bieber. Mrs. Mary Ar1penZeller and
Mrs. Susanna Fries. Mr.. Bieber is also
survived by seventeen grandchildren and
twelve great grandchildren.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
ROCKVILLE.
cial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March IL, 1909
Mrs. Silisteen Johnson, aged sixty-threa
years, died yesterday at the home of her
son, William Otho Johnson. near Poto-
mac, this county. She had been i'll
long time of a cancerous affection. Sur
viving her are two sons and a daughter.
Mrs. Johnson formerly resided in yir-
ginia, and had been in this county only
a short while.
Mrs. Martheda kelchner proprietress OF
the Montgomery Hotel at this place, suf-
fered stroke of paralysis yesterday
morning, and her condition is said to be
serious. Mrs. kelchner is the widow Of
John H. kelchner. who was i'm the hotel
business in Rockville many years
Andrew j. Cummings. better known as.
Big Cy.' who capably represented this
county In the last house of delegates.
has announced his determination TO seek
reelection.
Evening star., 1909-03-12
COOPER RIOTERS BUSY
Continued from First Page.)

magnanimously in not shooting before he
received a wound he believed to be fatal.
II ask you gentlemen If you are going
to convict men for doing something
that every one Of us would have done
and he should have done-long before?
Standing in this case, after the storm
has cleared away. after the sun is shin
ing, 1 feel like an apostle of sunshine.
Let the sun shine into your hearts, let
Its rays warm your soul. And when it
does. you will come in and report the
truth.
And in that act you will be happy to
restore Robin Cooper to his foster moth
er. who had stood over him since his
own mother died. not as a murderer
branded, but as d dutiful son. And when
you do. you do not care who approves
and who disapproves, for you will have
the approval of your own conscience"
Gen. Washington concluded at 11:15
o'clock. having spoken eleven hours and
fifteen minutes. Immediately court ad
journed until l o'clock.
Washington Continues Speech.
Gen. Washington. who began the argu-
ment for the defense Wednesday evening
with an attack upon Senator Carmack
was yesterdays only speaker. He wound
through the long record Of evidence in
the case over and over again
you know it has been said since this
case started cried Washington. that
somebody asked where the brains OF
Gov. Patterson's administration were. and
the answer was Duncan Brown Cooper
In JAIL
There's not line of evidence in this
case about the brains of the Patterson
administration being in JAIL interrupted
Attorney General McCarn, addressing the
court.
Well that was only a bit of passing
pleasantly. said Washington. Anyway
you've wandered out of the record all
over the face of the earth in the states
argument You even went up into Ken
| lucky and talked about the feuds and
other things there"
"If you allowed us to do that you were
| not doing your duty" retorted McCarn
Here Judge Hart's gavel cut out further
warmth.
Washington read the famous Diplomat
of the Zweibund" editorial to the jury
He interpreted the meaning of "d'plo.
mat" "Who is the diplomat" he cried
Col. Cooper. And who is meant by the
Zweibund'? Why, the Zweibund' meant
the corrupt gang. That's what it meant
Ready for War.
he knew what that meant and he threw
down. the gantlet. He was ready fol
war. He was ready for whatever came
HE had a right to write that edito-
rial. Why, of course. he had the right
but I say he wrote it for the purpose
of making Col. Cooper madder, and he
didn't care. He wrote for the purpose
of making Col. Cooper write him a note
or opposing him in the street. Carmack
didn't care which,
When Washington got TO speaking of
Evening star., 1909-03-12
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
PLANS REPORTED FOR NEW
PACKING HOUSE.
Armour & Co.. Said to Have Acquired
Land for Purpose-Disorderly
Cases in Court.
Special Correspondence Of The Stac.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March H. 1909
That Armour & Co. contemplate
erecting a large packing house on the
square bounded by Cameron, Queen,
Henry and Fayeute streets Is current
report. The company. 1t is said, has made
arrangements with the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for securing property
of the railroad company on the square
directly west of Henry street. and has
secured options on several small frame
buildings on the north side of Cameron
street and several in the rear of the same
on the east side of Henry street.
Abel Douglas. coored. was acquitted in
the police court this morning of charge
of disorderly conduct. Other cases dis
posed of were follows: William Griffin,
Gordon McGruder, Richard Howard, Au-
gust Kline and Machen Simms, boys,
charged with disorderly conduct. fined s.
each: James Gyn and Samuel Cant. both
coored. disorderly conduct and fighting.
the former fined 81 and the latter ac-
quilted.
The funeral of Mrs. Maria Robinson.
wife Of John A. Robinson. took place this
afternoon at O'Clock from the Del Ray
NJ. f. Church chapel The burial was
made in Ivy Hill cemetery.
Funeral services over the remains of
the infant son of Rev. and Mrs. G. l.
Humphreys, pastor of the NJ. +. Church,
were held last night and conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Gill OF Washington. The body
was this morning sent to Clayton. Del.
for burial.
The funeral Of James Earl. the young
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James W. beavers.
took place at o'clock this afternoon
from his parents residence. Queen street.
Miss Lena Burchell and Mr.. Luther Car
ner of King George county, Va, were
married Wednesday last at the parsonage
of the First Baptist Church by Rev. W. F.
Watson, pastor.
A. ]. Wedderburn, secretary of the
George Washington Monument Associa-
tion, this morning received a contribution
of 81 80 from Col w. s. Greene, former
resident, for the Homecoming week ex-
erciseS.
Mr.. Wedderburn says that only few
more committees remain to be appointed
and after this Is accomplished he will
arrange for 4 meeting of the chairmen of
the general committees to outline the
work to be accomplished.
At a called meeting of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians held at the Young
Mems Sodaity Lyceum Hall last night
it was decided to celebrate st. Patrick's
night with musical and literary enter
tainment at the Lyceum Hall. The prin-
cipal speaker will be Mr.. Swift. door
keeper of the Senate. Talent from this
city ana Washington will participate.