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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
ARTIST EARLE HAS
ANOTHER AFFINITY
California Girl, Socialist and
Writer, Travelling With
Him as sister
Especial Dispatch 10 III

Especial Dispatch 10 1A III
Nr5AF Yo4.Ns ssg 7a'erdinan
Pinney Earle has new affinity Ac-
companied by Miss Gertrude Buell.
Dunn, socialist like himself. who has
many friends in New York, Chicago
Colorado and California, he has gone
abroad for an indefinite stay.
I'VE are going to work out our desti-
nies according,to our ideals" is the word
heIeft with hisfriends. They are travel
ing as brother and sister under an as
sumed name Not only are they deter
mined never to marry, but also never to
enter into relations even approaching
the marriage state.
Although Earle had child by
each of his wives-the one who di-
vorcad him in Paris and Miss julia
Kuttner. the original affinity" who is
now suing TO have her marriage an
nulled--he has, determined, his friends
say. tos become a celibate.
Miss Dunn is described by hel
friends as remarkably pretty and
attractive woman of 26. Her mother
lives in California, where the latest
soul mate" was born. Miss Dunr
came here aboslt three years ago, and
after figuring in a somewhat sensa-
tional episode at GIenwood Springs
Colo, where she was pictured as 9
member of Theodore Roosevelt's hunt
ing party Attired in short skirt and
riding astrfde a spirited horse, she
wheeled into line just behind the presi-
dent as a. photographer was swapping
the party returning from a hunt ir
the spring of 1905. So incensed was
Roosevelt that he issued an executive
,order through Secretary Loeb that the
pilates be destroyed.
At that timet Miss Dunn was a corrc-
,spondent for Denver and eastern
newspapers. Afterward she went to
Chicago, where her brother, Ballard
Dunn. is city editor of the Chicago
Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
FINE STOCK PARADE
is FEATURE AT FAIR
Wine Men on Defensive After
Attack on Barmaids
bseiol Dispatch io The Call

SAcRAMENTo, Aug. SL-The state
fair program today had an added fea-
ture IN the big stock parade held in
the morning. Several hundred OF Cal
ifornia's sieekest and finest bred ami
mails were marched before an admir-
fnR crowd OF spectators
The day as q whole was a banner
ore from the standpoint Of attendance,
- Il was on the program as the re-
fa5l merchants day and a half holiday
nes taken IN business circles to per-
NIT the employees 10 attend.
A sharp tilt between the w c. T. e.
people and those in charge OF the
Wine associations booth has added a
peculiar interest to that section Of the
hall where the opposing factions are
located. The wine men have taken a
pi5rely defensive stand IN the matter
The belief is held that the controversy
over the bsrn1aid feature of the wine
booth viii have interesting develop
Enenzs before the present fair is ended.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
FLOOD VICTIMS
RECOVERED, 1000
Not a Depression in Ground But
What Contains One to Ten
Dead Bodies

MONTEREY. Mex, Aug. 31.-The to-
tai number of bodies recovered from
along the shores of the Santa Catarina
river aggregated approximately 1000
tonight. However. but little is known
as to the loss of life and damage out
side of this city. Nine hundred bod
les were recovered in this city.
The village of San Francisco was en-
tirely destroyed, the town of San Juan
badly DANA ged and the town of Ca
niargo on the Rio Grande is reported
to have been completely washed away.
A rider from the town of Cadereyta.
this state. said tonight that 20 bodies
had been recovered there; that hun
dreds were seen floating by. with the
flood and that on his trip from Cade-
reyta to Monterey there was not a de-
preston in the ground or an arroyo
which did not contain from one to ten
bodies left there by the receding floods.
he entlTe oIlheiH Pal I u tiiS Ste'le
az Nuevo Leon has been flooded and
toward Tampico in the state of Ia
maulipas alarming reports have been re-
ceived. Nothing definite is known,
however. as the telegraph communica-
ton has been not opened within the
district.
The property loss is now estimated
at between $4,000, 600 and SIS, ,OoO.O 900 in
this city without counting the DANA ge
TO the railroads or down the valley.
The railroad situation remains un-
changed, but officials say a train will
arrive early tomorrow from Laredo and
that trains will leave for Laredo at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning No trains
will leave for Mexico City, however,
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
|SMUGGLED CHINESE
FOUND IN BOXCAR
Fourteen COntraband Sent From
This State Captured

iOPcCIut A%fSPutSH ~ 4 uc Nou
TUCUMCARI. N. M. Aug. 31.-The
largest gang of smuggled Chinese ever
captured in this territory were taken
into custody here this morning by
United States immigration Inspector
NJ. F. Mcclure and his assistant, David
Tyre.
The Chinese, numbering Il in all.
were discovered in settled car of
sugar, which was consigned to Kansas
City. The car had come from Cali
fornia via Ell Paso.
The Chinese were well supplied for
long journey, having plenty of water
and food stored in the car. They were
placed in the county jail to await the
arrival of government interpreter
and for the preliminary examination.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
BY PAUL sINSHEIMER
Especial Disp-:ch 10 tn. Call

Especial Disp7;ch 10 ] h. Call
os ANGELES, Aug. S1.--Los An
geles realty is assessed on par
IL with that of Oakland This some
what surprising fact was revealed
today before the state board of equali-
zation. The appraisements of the Los
Angeles real estate board on property
here are lower than those made for
Oakland 1t is doubtful if Los Angeles
property has beeu IS low since tIss days
OF the Ts@ebio as ii was for few hours
today. The slump lasted only during
the session of the state board of
equalization. Tonight values are back
at the old stand.
Prices in this city are of a specula-
tive nature testified President Will
liam Garland of the local board. I'VE
are just getting from short into long
pants. Prices have been inflated by
beth owners and the purchasers. Re-
ported figures are much higher than
the real sale prices"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
HARRIMAN WILL
Retire, LWETT
Ills SUCCESSOR
dreat Railway Magnate Heeds
Advice of Physicians to
Give Up His Work
Chief Counsel and Associates
Hereafter to Direct All Ac-
~ tive Operations
S6ilnan, scI.ia sas vanderIip
WiH Manage Financial In
/ terests of System
So - . ~ -

~ TEw NoRK. Aug. si.-Warned by
Nhis physicians Z. r. Hartman
has decided TO reiinquish active
kontroI 81 the Union Pacific and allied
fosds az the l5arriman system and re-
Are from active railroading. He will
he succeeded by Judge Robert s. Low
ktt. chief counsel OF the Union and
southern Pscinc, and Hartman win
thereafter act only in an advisory ca
pscity
T. stubbs. traffic director and
Julius Krutfschnitt, director Of main
tensnce and operation on the Union
Pscift and Southern Pacific. will here
after b. resrcnxible for the well being
OF these two huge organizations.
Forsakes Mass of Detail
The difference in their positions is
that they viii not have daily orders
from Hartman headquarters. In the
past Hartman has given close atten-
non to a great mass of detail. It has
been his he bit 10 dictate matters which
most raflwav owners left to subordi-
mates. He even dictated letters. teie-
grams and agreements that in other
systems the presidents would not think
Of touching.
The orders which Hartman Las been
81 the habit Of giving direct tb stubbs
and K-uttschnitt and eshers now will
80 through Lovett and Hartman has
promised his physicians I'D his family
that he WI ,originate as few of these
lsTdersIss he ca(r-
- dge Lovett's resRes1}Shis5 ses have
s1een increased ten fold. His righthand
mar win be Hnlam -Mahl. now the
controller OF the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific systems. These two
viii deal with the bankers who are SO
Important in al the Hartman plans.
g-he financial plans OF Harrimsh viii be
carried on for him in future by the
National City bank. Kehn. Loeb & Co,
and other banking interests identified
with the Hartman schemes
Prepare Financial Plan
These plans are being carefully
worked out by James stnlman, chair
man o. the board Of the National City
bank. and by Jacob schin of Kuhn.
Loeb & Co. and their subordinstes.
TIE big man in the Hartman railway
world IN the future viii be Judge
Lovett. Stllman and Schif will rep
resent their respective financial insti-
futons. The execution OF the agree
naents between Hartman and Stillman
vriIl be looked after by Frank A. Van
derlip. president Of the National City
bark. who, two or three years ago.
f1ok the place Of stinman on many
ef the Hartman roads.
Etfilman viii continue 10 live in
Paris. but viii keep an eye on the
6nznces Of the Hartman railway and
Steamship lines. schid and Stillman
VII make sure Of the active financial
support necessary for All the ventures.
Hartman hopes By the organization
outlined above 20 be able to carry out
!. his long cherished hope Of transcon-
tinentsl railroad embracing the New
York Central lire.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
TWENTY THOUSAND MEN
THREATEN MINE STRIKE

PITTsBURG,sA Aug. s1.u nsancticned
either by President Lewif or the ma
tional executive board o the united
mine workers of America. 10000 union
miners likely will strike in the Pitts
burg district tomorr
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
For Flood Sufferers

A special collection for the relief of
the Monterey, Mex, food sufferers,
wiliS be taken next Sunday morning in
the Spanish church. Ant. M. Santan-
dreu. rector of the church. has an
nounced that this special subscription
will be opened The list is open
all who may wish to contribu'
the funds collected will be
at once to the bishop of -
dist. for distrihution.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
TEACHER ROBBED OF
PURSE ON STEAMER
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

l4pecldl Dispdlch 70 he Cal
VALLEJO. Aug. s1-Miss May Ander-
son, young San Francisco school
teacher, al present employed at the
ooseveit school in this city. lost her
1ree containing SIS while returning
vallejo last night on the steamer
rroH. She left the purse In her suit
re on = seat while she walked to an
her part OF the boat She was abb
NJ for q short time, bat when she re-
rto she found that the case had
zen taken 70 the lower deck and the
arse and contents taken There is
cleW 70 the thief.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FELT IN VATICAN
Pope. Resting in His Study,
Feels the Temblor
TSpecial Dispatch 10 The Cali

Especial Dispatch 10 ne Cali
ROME. Aug. s1.-The pope. resting
in his study, felt the shock OF an
earthquake which occurred here this
afternoon and created considerable sx-
element throughout the city
The pontiff expressed great anxiety
for the unfortunate people in the hin
towns. where. however, the shock was
unfelt.
The only tamage SC far reported
the crackine Of the facade OF the cha
OF Santa Ana
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
SIX WOMEN AND
CHILDREN MISSING
.CIoudburst Breaks On
Town and Wrecks
130 Houses
500 PERSONS QUICKLY
RENDERED HOMELESS

IN AWHIDE, New, Aug. 31.-Squat-
tertown, settlement just south
= of Rawhide, was swept by a 10
foot wall of water following a cloud
burst in the hills to the north to-
night and $50 buildings were partially
or completely destroyed. 1t is re-
ported that two women and four chill
dren are missing, but up to late
hour tonight it was impossible to Sc
cure verifcation. as everything is in
darkness and confusion.
Outburst Sudden
The cloudbps st occurred on the sum
NIT of the low hills to the north os
the camp at 6:4O o'clock this even
ing. In a few moments three foot
wall of water poured down the slope.
covering the three miles Erom the sum
nit to Main street with the speed OF
a railway train The flood rushed
into the street, which lies in a hollow
and forms general drainage chan
mel. and every business house on the
east side was flooded to a depth of
from one to four feet with muddy
water
Several structures were torn from
their foundations and ioated some
distance down the street. while the
crest of the flood was covered with
furniture, animals and all sorts Of de-
bris.
Waters Gain Force
Gathering force as it poured down
the channel the flood swept into and
over Sauattertown, half a mile farther
down. The water formed a wall 10
feet high as it crashed into the fraiI
structures. inhabited for the most part
by miners and their families. and
buildings were overturned and demol-
ished at the first blow.
Darkness had fallen and the work of
devastation went on in the hlackness
of desert night Before the wave
had passed 500 persons were homeless
and their property piled in a tangled
heap in the basin at the foot OF Ma
tional hill
Several daring rescues were made
during the flood Mrs HObeloff> and
her two children clung to the wreck
age of their home as it hoated down
the street and were rescued by Emil
Grutt and P. r. Whytock, who dashed
into the water and carried them out.
Town in Darkness
1t is not possible to ascertain the
full extent OF the damage until day
break. The town is in complete dark
ness. but much of the wreckage is 10
be seen piled high in the basin where
the food came to an end
The Fountain bar. a saloon located
in a small frame building. was moved
from it's foundation and carried FIVE
blocks down the street to be landed
high and dry on a low bank with It's
fixtures little disturbed by the strange
journey.
The gallows frame and engine at the
Proskey workings were swept away
and the engine lies 100 feet from its
foundations. while the shaft is ruined
and filed to the brim with water.
Rawhide was visited by disastrous
fire on September last year. when the
entire business portion OF the camp
was destroyed by the flames.
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before another 4S hours.
Appeals for Funds

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The Amer
lean National Red Cross has issued an
appeal to the American people for con-
tributions for the relief of the Mex
lean flood sufferers. Contributions
may be sent to the National Red Cross,
care of the war department, Wash
ington.
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEpHoNE KEARNr Sc
wEpNEspAY. sEPrEMRER !. laos
wFArHER CONDITIONS

YF fRDAY-West wind; clears maximum
.ssrisr %: minimum, 80.
FoBEcAr FOR ToDAY-Clouds: moderate
west Wind Page II
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peliig Drought today against van
Wormer and his associates, ]. ].
Cusick, May Arlington, c. E. Swezy,
the Yuba gold mines company and
one or two John Does and Susie Poes,
for the recovery of $4,000 and costs
amounting to considerable sum of
money.
Borrowed on Promise
According to the complaint and ac-
eording to Mrs. Beam. who is wealthy
woman of New, Jersey. Van wormer.
who had always been friend of her
family, borrowed from Mrs Beam,
March II. $4,000 upon the agreement
that he would use the money to ac-
quire, develop and prospect and operate
mines in California and Nevada. 1t
was the understanding that the profits
were to be shared by Mrs Beam and
Van wormer. Van wormer came to
California, visited New York and sew
eral places in Nevada. and. according to
the complaint. made pretense of ac-
quiring certain property.
=
the purpose for which she gave it to
him and sdid not acquire any mining
property is the allegation made by
Mrs. Beam.
Secured More Money
On May IS Van Wormer obtained
$4,000 more from Mrs. Beam. telling
her that he had expended the other
100000 and that in order to carry out
the purpose of his agreement he must
have the additional money to continue
development work. She~ gave him the
$4,000. she says. under an agreement
similar to the first
Mrs. Beam later signified a desire to
visit the mine and was not encoura ged
by Van Wormer. She then began to
suspect that all was not right. came to
this city about four weeks ago and has
been investigating since then. She
discovered. and so declares in her COM
plaint, that Van Wormer has wnlfulIy
violated his trust and has converted
her money to his own use and that of
his associates
He has. according to the complaint
spent thousands. of dollars in the lease
of a lot and erection of a theater build
ing in this city and for the benefit Of
Miss May Arlington. who is named in
the complaint and who is supposed to
have come here with Van wormef
Woman i'm the Case
Another sum of the money is said to
have been used for the purchase of a
$4,000 automobile and still another
sum for the maintenance of ]. ]. Gu
sick, another mining promoter. who
has been operating here for some time
and who has been, in innumerabie
troubles.
Mrs. Beam further alleges that Van
Wormer has paid over many hundreds
OF dollars of her money supposed to be
invested in mining enterprises to May
Arlington and Cusick and. to an attor-
ney of Sacramento named c.. E. Swezy.
She further says that she is convinced
that these people knew that the money
re using consisted of FUNDS en-
van Wormer by her and un-
iitions and agreement be-
vi Van wormer She ac-
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
RICH WIDOW ACCUSES PROMOTER
OF CHEATING HER OUT OF $4,000
Mrs. Carrie S. Beam Journeys All the Way From New
Jersey to Find That Maysville Mine Is Myth
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

n Aug 31Comng all
M valuable mining property Yuba the
of.lhs loaned proninrnt tmu
astonshmnt in
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
Eight Principal Hotels Assessed
in Aggregate at Less Than
a Million Dollars
Comparisons With Corresponds
ing Realty Values in Oak
land and San Francisco
FIGURES THAT
TELL THE TALE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. s1.-The
eight leading hotels in Los An
geies are assessed in all for less
than either the st. Francis or
the Fairmont. The figures. which
refer solely to the buildings, were
given the state board Of equali-
alton today by j. Harry Scott to
refute effectively the claim that
Los Angeles was paying more
than its share of the state taxes.
The figures follow:
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Did Have a Boom

"Values here have been exaggerated, :
added George n. Black. a member of
the local board. I'VE did have BOOM
but it stopped three and half years
ago with the San Francisco disaster
The state board of equalization was
skeptical-that is, four members were:
A. B. Nye. Alexander Brown, Richard
E. Collins and j. Harry Scott. jeff
McElvaine, the fifth member, was not
He left the table of his colleagues and,
seated by Assessor Z. w. Hopkins,
fought with the Los Angeles delega-
tion. At times the argument grew so
tense that it might almost have passed
for a preliminary at Coffroth's arena.
There is plenty of fight in Los An
geleno defending his front feet.
Convincing Comparison
1t was not until Scott, the San FrSn-
cisco member of the state board, began
to hammer with comparison upon COM
parison that the local claimants were
subdued. He showed that Los Angeles
had but six pieces of realty assessed
at more than $4,000: that its choicest
holdings at Fourth and Spring streets
with those at Fourteenth street and
Broadway in Oakland. Scott showed
further that the Los Angeles real es-
tate board had appraised the two best
corners at s4,232 and $4,000 a front
foot In Oakland the state board S
appraisements showed that ground at
Fourteenth street and Broadway had
been valued at s4,500.
San Diego, with top assessment
of $1,000 a foot, offered about as near
basis of comparison on the one side
as did San Francisco on the other with
a maximum assessment of $5,S64 foot.
This is the figure charged against the
property of the Bankers Investment
company in Market street
Divergence increases
In the matter of appraisement the
divergence increases.
The state board figures the best Mar
ket street property to be the Alice
P. Sullivan lot and values 1t at s1s,-
VVV AioHt iool- ne LOS Angeles
realty board could find nothing here
at more than s4,2s2 a front foot.
Assessor f. w Hopkins announced
that he levied on a so per cent valua-
tion. To bring him to the state stan
dard of SO per cent would require an
increase of 20 per cent.
1t is possible that Los Angeles will
be advanced that much. San Fran
cisco may also be increased. but it is
not likely that it will be more than
to 10 per cent.
Hotel Assessments
A comparison of building assess
ments showed some peculiar results.
The eight largest hotels here are as
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-01
POLITICAL

publie welcome to be given Heney AT reeeBs
tion satusday. when he will outline his
principles Page 5
Croker for mayor. Page Z
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lose supervision of state expenditures. 'age S
Horrors Of war in Massachusetts, Page s
Where gas is q good deal chesper. Page 5
The customary Examiner tactics. Page
gress saty tsce 41esbef soss rage =
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Hotel Assessments

A comparison of building assess
ments showed some peculiar results
The eight largest hotels here are as
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-07
Shorty McLabe.
9.23.O9.3t.

Have you ever heard of the ia
nous Shorty McCabe Stories," "
of which Sewell Ford is the au.
thor? They are regular feature
of The Philadelphia Sunday Press
The Shorty McCabe stories are
exceedingly brilliant, fascinating
and entertaining, and may be en-.
joyed by everyone. She Sunday
Press also contains many other
stories. A serial story also is a
regular feature. If you desire a
sample copy of the Sunday Press
which contains this great maga
zine, it wild be gladly sent yon on
request by The Philadelphia
Press, Seventh and Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-07
Sale Register.

Thursday, October 14-Mrs.
Mary Gordon and Philip G OFT,
administrators of the estate of
W. p. Gordon, late of Bethel
township, deceased, will sell at
the late residence of the decedent
IN Warfordsburg, span Of mules,
a horse, lot of cattle, hogs and
sheep, farming implements,
wheat, rye, oats, corn and hay.
Also, household goods. The
store goods will be offered IN bulk
at private sale, and if not thus
disposed until the above date,
they will be sold at pub bile auc
ton, beginning Immediately aft
er the selling of the other person
al property.
Saturday, October 90, George
ii. Wilson will sell at his resi-
dence mile south of Fort Little
ton, seven head of cattle, wagon,
plow, household goods, harness,
wheat rye, and potatoes, and
many other articles. Sale be
gins at 10 o'clock. Credit 9
months.
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Surprise Party.

Last Thursday evening will be
we'll remembered by Mrs, Wes
ley Plttman and her mother Mrs.
Dyer when a number of her
friends and neighbors came IN
with well filed baskets soon the
table was groanlng under the
good things to eat and fine sup.
per was served. There were
about fifty present, among them
were: j. II. Brewer and wife, G..
W. Fisher, wife and grand daugh.
ter Juanita Deneen, Mrs. Eliza
beth Mellott, Mrs. Joe MellOtt,
Mrs. Katie Weaver, David Ches.
nut, wife and daughter, Myrtle
Brubaker, Jacob Weaver, wife
and chldren-Russel and Mary,
Mrs Hannah Truxell, Mrs. Ella
Shaw, Anna Weaver and son
Nathan, Mrs. Bertha High, of
Washington, d. G; IL b. HUI,
wife and daughter Ella May; Ab
ner Weaver, wife and children,
Lewis and William; Maurice
Shaw, wife and son William; Jas.
Johnson, John Truxell, Alice and
Caroline Brewer, Irene, Brewer,
Mabel Chestnut, Lula Truxell,
Audie Dlcken, Bertha Shaw,
Pearle Fisher, Evylen Pittman
Lydia Truxell, Alvah Shaw, Gay.
len Shaw. Hearst Brewer, Harvey
Shaw, Martin Shives, George
Johnson and Cletus Snyder.
ONE WHO WAS THERE,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-07
FOR .SHLE
1T Il BAR GHZW.
900 AcJ'eS Fine Land IN
SHch; VdlIeT. FUlfoH Conn
tH, Pa., SaEouginS to Estate
off, Z. Richards, deceased.

222 acres Of this is cleared
and under state OF cultivation.
Three houses, two bank barns,
and other necessary buildings.
Will be sold either as a whole
or in subdivisions. Will make
four nice farms for general
cultivation, chicken or stock
ranches, or orchards; soil we'll
adapted to peaches, cheStnuts
and other fruits. Deer, tur-
key, phedSantS, etc., abound IN
the forests and it would be
we'll suited for a hunting and
fishing club.
For price, terms, ETC., ad-
dress,
T. D. RICHARDS,
Attorney-in-Fact for Heirs,
Germantown, Md.