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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
AIIege That Their Mother, the
Widow of Judge Wallace,
Is incompetent
Say Old Age Makes Her Liable
to Deceit by "Artfnl and
Designing Person"
Jurist Left Her 100000 and
Named Her Executrix of
His Will
Attorneys for Petitioners and
Members OF Family Decline
to Discuss the Case
A SSERTING that their mother,
n Mrs Rometta J. B. Wallace.

n SEEKING that their mother,
n Mrs Rometta j. B. Wallace.
widow of Judge William T..
Wallace, is by reason of her old age
and feebleness unable TO take care of
herself and her property and is liable
to be deceived and imposed upon by
artful and designing persons" Ryland
B. Wallace and Richard R. Wallace,
her sons. filed petition in the su-
perior court late Friday afternoon,
asking that their mother be declared
an incompetent and that the court
appoint a guardian to look after her
interests
Whoever are the "artful and de-
signing persons referred TO in the
petition is not disclosed BY the docu-
ment and the parties in the suit have
been so reticent that a cloak of mys-
terry has been thrown about the pro-
eeedings and much speculation has
been occssioned- Property valued at
nearly 100000 is involved.
Children in Harmony
There are four children in.the Wal
lace family-Ryland B. Wallace and
Richard Wallace. the petitioners: Mrs.
John F. Sheehan and Mrs. r. Fl.
SpraSue. That the two brothers are
acting in harmony is unquestioned.
Mrs Sheehan lives at the family home.
1928 Golden Gate avenue. with her
mother and Ryland Wallace. Mrs.
Spra que the other sister, lives in
Menlo Park That Mrs. Sheehan is on
friendly terms with the brothers is as
serted By friends of the family. The
sister and Ryland Wallace were out in
company together last evening.
Mrs Wallace was the daughter of
Peter Burnett first governor OF Cali
fornia and one time partner in the
practice of law at San Jose with Judge
Wallace. Her brother. John NJ Bur
nett is attorney of record in the pro-
ceedings attendant on the settling up
of Judge walIace's estate. of which
Mrs. Wallace is the executor.
Burnett. when asked last evening the
purpose of the action TO have Mrs. Wal
lace declared incompetent. said: cit is
matter about which 1 can not speak.
It is true that the papers in the Pc
tition were fled late and quietly Friday
afternoon. 1 can not discuss the case
further
Case Not Discussed
The firm OF Sullivan, Sullivan &
Roche represents the two brothers in
their petition. Theodore B. Roche ad-
mitted last evening that the petition
had been fled and said that he could
not discuss the case in any way.
There still remains the mystery OF
the identity of "the artful and design
ing persons"
Before his death Judge Wallace dis
tributed a large portion OF his estate
and his wife secured property which.
added to her personal holdings.
amounted to about 100000 In his will
Judge Wallace left solely to his widow
property valued at nearly an equal
amount She was named as executrix.
Judge Wallace was one of the
strongest figures who ever sat on the
superior Judge of San francisco. His
reputation for knowledge OF the law
was high and his austere dignity was
rraverhfal
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HUDSON-fULTON
FESTIVAL OPENS
Five Million People Watch the
Greatest Marine Pageant in
the Country's History

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Reproductions
of Henry Hudson's boat. the Half Moon,
and Robert Fulton's Clermont made the
rounds of New York harbor today, the
central figures in the Hudson Fulton
celebration. The two little ships, once
so weighty with achievement before a
marveIing world. passed the warships
assembled to do them honor. with a
thousand merchant ships and pleasure
craft trailing behind. 5 miles long; sa-
luted the national and interna tional
flags of peace; were officially received
by the city and the Hudson Fulton
commission, with the other visiting
notables, and tonight repeated the
course over river which was white as
day with the glare of hundreds and
hundreds of searchlights from shore
and afioat before they anchored Their
progress was marred by but one acei-
dent-a slight collision early in the
morning, by which the Clermont lost
little paint and the Half Moon an an
chor chain
The boom of sunrise guns aboard the
warships in the North river awoke New
York this morning TO the first day of
the celebration. long planned and long
awaited. The river that Hudson found
and where Fulton set his steamboat
was the place toward which the eyes OF
mn 000 porropc tourrad
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE kEARNY SO
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s. 100
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YESTERDAY-Rsin: precipitation. 80 of an
inch; northwest wind: maximup temperature
SO; minimum, IS.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-clearing; brisk
northwest winds. Page 4S
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Quaint Vessels Start

1t was 1880 when the Half Moon
and the CIermont left St. George. stat
en- island. The Clermont, after reach
ing open water. cast of ner tow. black
smoke belched from her near anti
quated funnel and her uncovered pad
die wheels beat the choppy waves OF
the harbor as she chugged along. puff
ing and wheezing. at the rate of FIVE
miles an hour.
The copy Of Hudson's sailing ves-
sci was towed behind. In order that
the Clermont need not hold back the
rest of the procession the plan was
to give her start on the fast craft
Lieutenant Lam of the Dutch navy.
costumed as the discoverer. was a con-
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SUBURBAN

Y. NJ C. A. offers comprehensive course of
bible study Page 40
Oakland pastor assigned by Methodist confer
eBce TO Ofoviile church. Page Al
Woman obtains divorce because her husband
compelled her to sleep on chair. Page 40
Wedding OF Miss Anne Evans and Frank
BorIand Davis the result of college ro-
nance. Page ~
Berkeley announces complete program for the
reception Of President Taft. Page 20
One legged says wife deceived him re-
gardng size of her family before their mar
riage. Page 40
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ELECTRIC STORM
MAY BE DUE TO
COMFT'SPRANk
Celestial Wanderer Draws Near,
Aurora BoreaIis Appears and
Earth Goes on a Jag
Telegraph and Telephone Wires
Indulge in Most Hilarious
Spree for Several Hours
Northern Heavens Join in Rev.
eIry and IlIunline the Sky
With Weird Lights
Tsseeial Dispatch 10 The Call

p TEw YORK. Sept 25.-An electro
M magnetic phenomenon, known to
4 astronomers and scientists as the
aurora borealis, spread its influence
over eastern New York, Pennsylvania
and the New England states today,
practically psralyzing every telegraph
wire in those sections and made the
Atlantic cables helpless.
The wire chiefs in the telegraph
Offices first noticed the disturbance
about $50 o'clock. The wires work
ing with eastern and western points
fell dead one after the other. The At
lantic cables began to show trouble
and the long distance lines of the tele-
phone system were reported useless.
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All Wires Dead

For a short time the city was en-
tirely cut of from the world by wire.
The effect of the magnetic storm was
noticed not only in this country, but in
many parts Of Europe, being especially
severe in Great Britain.
The aurora borealis. while still much
Of an enigma 10 electrical scientists. is
known 10 be closely associated with
the electromagnetic system of the
earth, scientists declare.
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Sun Spots and Comet

Many astronomers think the phenon-
enon was due to sun spots. Others
said tire rapid approach of a comet to-
ward the earth, which was noted re-
Gently by astronomers. was responsible.
Nikola Tesla said that either of these
causes might account for the appear
ance Of the aurora. Another suggestion
was that the proximity of Mars to the
earth was the cause of the phenomenon.
That planet now is nearer to the earth,
astronomers say, than it has been for
20 years
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
AID FOR ISLAND
PORTS FAVORED
BY. LAWMAKERS
Improved Harbor Facilities in
Hawaiian Group Necessary
Say Returning Solons
congressman Pleased With the
Prosperity and Progressive
ness Shown in Islands

7 IMPROVEMENT of harbor facilities
for the Islands of the Hawaiian
4 group promises to be the most i'm
mediate result of the visit to the in
sular territory of the party of % con-
gressmen which left San Francisco
August "a and returned yesterday on
the Pacific Mail liner Mongolia. The
congressman studied the island situa-
ton and came back yesterday with
fairly concurrent views on the prob
lens of. the mid-Pacific possession.
They are lodged at the ST Francis.
without exception. apparently. the
members of the delegation were con-
vinced that the harbors of the four
largest islands in the group must be
improved. The port of Hilo, on Hawaii,
the largest island of the group, in the
opinion of many of the party, called
preparation of between 100000 and
100000 for the construction of a
breakwater should. in the opinion of
some. be made by the federal govern
ment until the haven was perfected.
The four islands are Oahu, where Homo
lulu is located; Hawaii, with Hilo as
its port; Maui and Kauai.
The labor and immigration prob
lens of the island interested the con-
gressional delegates. Some of them
favored legislation which would di-
rectly encourage the immi igration of
Europeans. The reform of the public
land laws of the territory was also
considered broadly and the question of
either applying the American conti-
mental regulations or revising them in
such a way as 10 meet the peculiari-
ties of the islands has been canvassed
by the Washington law makers. Leg
islation to improve fnterisland COM
merce has also been considered by the
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
Probable Explanation

The most probable explanation is that
solar radiations possess electro mag
netic energy. which, when it reaches
the earth, is divided into two principal
/feIds. one Of which passes through the
earth in a line nearly parallel to the
plane OF the eTIfptfe. TIE first acts by
the law OF magnetic induction and the
second by the law of magnetic refrac-
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Drift of Currents

CHICAGO. Sept. 25.-Niolent electri-
cal earth currents, believed to emanate
from the aurora borealis, today dis
turbed the telegraph service over the
entire country.
while the drift of the currents no.
ticeable in cities from san Francisco.
Seattle. Omaha. through Chicago.
Cleveland and Pittsburg to New York,
was apparently to the east, its strength
was little more pronounced in one sec
ton Of the country than another
The currents were first felt about 5
O'Clock in the morning and increased in
intensity for two hours. reaching the
heaviest wave at 7.I0 a. M. when all
the telegraph activities were at a
standstiiI-
The force or the disturbance was so
great that fuses were blown out and
resistance lamps lighted up brilliantly.
shortly after z o'clock the currents
began to subside and intermittent serv-
ice was resumed. The conditions at 8
O'Clock were fast becoming normal.
Prof David Cuthbertson, in charge of
the local weather bureau, declared that
the phenomenon was due TO the aurora
boreaIis. which he said always accom-
panied a high pressure in the atmos-
paerfc conditions. No reports have been
received by the local weather bureau
from north of Nebraska The center of
the magnetic storm, the weather bu-
reau declares, is in Manitoba
Worked Earth Current
CINCINNATI, Sept. z5.-TeIegraph
business in Cincinnati today was seri-
ousIy hampered by peculiar earth cur
rents
IN the Western Union Offices an ex-
pertinent was conducted by shutting
OF the batteries and working a single
wire between Cincinnati and ST. Louis
By the power of this earth current The
plan worked all right as long as the
earth current lasted, but it was not
feasible for general work as the cur
rent was too unsteady
Northern Heavens Alight
OGDEN, Utah. Sept. 25.-UnusuaI
meteorological conditions prevail in
this part of Utah The weather has
suddenly changed from. the frost con-
ditions of fall to that of balmy spring.
although the sky has not been over
cast and all signs of storm have been
sbsent for 10 days
Local electricians and wire chiefs at
the telegraph and terephone Offices re-
port heavy electrical disturbances
western Union wire chiefs attribute
e~-ss-..s % pare Is. Column 3
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Great Marine Pageant

This is what they saw:
A thousand vessels varying In type
from the one man catboat to the mighty
British cruiser -battlesnip Infiexible.
F1fty-seven warships, representing
the navies of the United States, Great
Britain, Germany, France. Italy, Hol-
land, Mexico and Argentina-45o, oeo
tons OF steel. bearing $4,000 officers and
men, and armed with 1887 guns.
Copies of the Half Moon and CIer-
mont, so faithful to the original models
in every detail that Hudson and Fulton
themselves would have been puzzled to
tell the difference.
One hundred and twenty steamboats,
and ferry boats.
Seventy five steam yachts.
Seventy-five motor boats
Three hundred tugs and steaEf light
ers.
Four hundred sailing craft and small
launches
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COAST

After conferences with Pinchot President Taft
issues statement saying he never intended to
reflect upon chief forester; Pinchot announces he
will continue Roosevelt policies. Page "a
Hawaiian women earnest supporters of the
sunragette agitation. PAGE Is
Eskimo girl son of dead guardian, alleg-
ing legacy was kept from her. Page 10
Three descend into pit Of Kilauea volcano TO
boiling lake Of lava and fre. Page 21
Rare fishes are added to stanford zoology de-
partment- Page S6
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
EDITORIAL

The man you mustn't trust Pnge 80
Iowa progressiyes are unterrihed. Page so
What come We here to see? Page so
Taft on railroad regulation. Page 80
Mr. Taft and the cost of living. Page 80
Views for use between sessions Page so
POLITICAL
Election commission revokes dual certih-
Gates for candidates in the approaching
election Page FL
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Need of Ship Subsidy

Each congressman saw the islands
through the prism of his habitual the
cries DR.. A J., Barchfeld of Pittsburg
member of the house committee on
merchant marine and constant sup
porter and stimulator of ship subsidy
measures. was convinced that the trip
was a striking object lesson to his col
leagues of the urgent need for ship
subsidy law. you can say for me that
we shall have ship subsidy bill passed
at the next session of congress-" he
declared.
B. G. Humphreys of Mississippi, a
democrat with constitutional aversion
to the protective feature of such legis-
lation, went further in the opposition
to the shipping question and declared
that the visit to the islands had con-
vinced him that the coastwise shipping
law. which exacts a penalty on passen-
gers travelling between the islands and
America in foreign bottoms, should be
abrogated in that particular.
Richard Bartholdt of st. Louis, Mo-,
the dean of the delegation and an in
veterate apostle of peace, went on rec
ord as complimenting the amity in
which white, Hawaiian and Japanese
children attend school together in the
islands, "a good lesson to some people
on the Pacific coast he said. He also
advocated, to ameliorate any possible
labor stringency in the islands, the "ad-
mission of a limited number of Chinese
to perform the plantation labors." The
Japanese problem in the islands, ac-
cording to Bartholdt is.fading.
Delegates Well Pleased
On the whole the congressman were
gratified with their entertainment at
the islands, and edited and amazed by
the progressiveness. prosperity and re-
sources of the group. The trip was
was made by the delegation as guests
of the commercial bodies of Honolulu
and the islands, and judging by the
enthusiasm aroused among the mem
bers of the party the excursion will be
a profitable one to the business and
commercial interests of Hawaii
Congressman Barchfeld of Pennsyl-
vania member of the merchant marine
committee of the house. drew lesson
from the trip that will add fuel to fires
of his oratory on the ship subsidy bill
He furthermore had critical comment
to make on San Francisco docking IA
cilities and a caustic denunciation of
the people of southern California who.
by their votes. defeated the recent Is
lais creek bond issue project.
Barchfeld said: Il noted in the Ha-
waiian islands lack or ships, of break
waters and of docks. The sugar bust
ness on the islands was revelation to
US The pineapple Industry will de-
velop enormously. ard in five years
from now / believe there will be 6,000.-
600 cases of pineapples shipped from
the islands every year. The 81 days
run which the Pacific Mail makes from
Panama is so long that Central Ameri-
can pineapples can not be carried to
this port. But there are no adequate
shipping facilities with the Islands.
believe the islands are an important
part and parcel of this country, and
they are entitled to modern, progress
sive American accommodations. The
Pacific Mail runs three boats month
to Honolulu. But the bill which will
-
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EASTERN

partuenl- rage 70
EASTERN
Hudson Fulton celebration in New York
tory. Page II
earth. paralyzing telegraph service. Page IL
witness, on his way home. Page "a
Sophie Beck notorious swindler, arrested after
chase Of $4,000 miles. Page SS
Insurance against unemployment is attracting
much attention in England. Page 2I
Chicago merchant opens bank accounts for l5o
poor boys and girls. Page FL
SPORTS
Jirs corroth matches Monte Atten and Jimmy
walsh Page 35
schimpn's home run wins game for Fresno
outlaws Page 35
Stanford freshmen defeat St Mary's Rugby
team, 70 TO o. Page 81
Ketchel engages heavy weight boxing partners
10 train for bout with johnson. page s5
Cogswell school beaten by Berkeley high and
Lick beaten by Bccne's academy in American n
football games across the bay. PAGE 35
California freshmen defeated bv Palo A,ta
high school and varsity team beaten BY Barb.
rian Rugby players at Berkeley. PAGE Ak
Athletics and Tigers win double headers in
American league. Page *
MARINE
Liner Mongolis brings many passengers from
orient and Honolulu and raw silk valued at
more than si'sccoco Page 43
LABOR
PoStoffice clerks union will hold outine ana
high iinks at Paradise cove Sunday, octo-
Der 8. Page N
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Northern Heavens AIight

s;~-ss--.S On Pare Is. Column 3
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-16

In the absence of DR.. ]. P. Craw-
ford, who was adjusting matters with
reference to the injunction, Prof. w.
S. Thompson presided over the meet
ing. With but slight variation in the
vote cast the entire administration
slate was elected as follows Grand
Chancellor, j. P. Crawford; Grand
Vice Chancellor, A. N. Stevens; Past
Grand Chancellor, j. w. Tate; Grand
Prelate, T. F. Wilson; Grand Master
or Exchequer, ]. H. Brown; Grand
Keeper of Records and Seals, R. w.
Allen; Grand Attorney, j. 7. Turner;
Grand Master-at-Arms, Leroy Brown;
Grand Medical Register, DR.. A. NJ.
Townsend; Grand Lecturer, ]. p. Fri
erson; Grand Marshal, M. L. Wash
ington; Grand Inner Guard, A. l..
Witty; Grand Outer Guard John Sin
gleton.
The Endowment Board is composed
of T. G. Robinson, A. T. Hill, w. S.
Thompson, U. w. Richardson; Grand
Trustee, T. P. Turner; Supreme Rep
resentatives, J. P. Crawford, w. S.
Thompson.
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GRAND LODGE.
Continued from Page u

ment. Among other things, he said:
Our sick members have been looked
after with the best of care. Our de-
ceased have been properly buried
Widows have been able to clear up all
their membranes by our endowment
department, and the proper fraternal
relations can certainly do more than
we can as individuals" He held up
the possibilities in cooperative bust
ness concerns and in other walks of
life, if in all these things the mem
bers could be depended upon for the
closest fraternal union.
Through it's attorney, j. Thomas
Turner, the Pythian Hall Association,
the owners of the Pythian Temple on
Fifth avenue, paid to the Grand
Lodge $1,000 interest and part Of prin-
cipal on its loan of $4,000 secured
sometime ago to help purchase the
property.
The Secretary Of Endowment Of the
Grand Lodge submitted his report in
which it was shown that the depart
ment received for Endowment, $5,745.
O5; for Policies, $4,000; paid out
$4,000.
The members of the Endowment
Board are B. ]. Farnandis, President
TIC Orleans street, Memphis, Tenn
T. G. Robinson, Treasurer, DR.. ]. w
Whitfield A. Thos Hill, Secretary
Pulaski Tenn, and DR.. J. P. Craw
fard, Grand Chancellor
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Long, of 1893 10
Johnston avenue, entertained Sunday
at 2:90 o'clock in honor of Mrs. Longs
birthday anniversary. The guests
were entertained with music, after
which they were invited to the din
ing-room where a four-course menu
was served. The table decorations
were a centerpiece of Mexican drawn
work, on which stood a bowl of sweet
peas and ferns. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hadley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Pillow and Mr.. Thos. Work.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-16
INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS OF
THE WHITE X. OF P.'s
AGAINST THE coLoRED
K. OF P's.

Thursday afternoon the white K. of
Ps by petition, signed by John W..
Aust, McNeily, McGreggor and others,
1t is reported, secured an injunction
against the colored Pythians who
were holding their Grand Lodge ses-
sisons in this city. Some months ago
the press here gave out information
as coming from the white Pythians,
who were in session here, that steps
would be taken by them to enjoin the
colored Order from infringing upon
what was termed the rights of the
white Order. The intention of these
injunction proceedings, It is said, is
to prevent the colored Pythians from
using similar regalia or designating
themselves as Knights of Pythias or
doing any other thing as a secret or
ganization under that name. Full
particulars of the matter could not be
reported in this paper which was
ready for going to press.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-07-16
SPORT.
JEFF WILL FIGHT JOHNSON.
Champion Says He Will Soon b,
Ready for the Bout.

Toronto, Ont, July 14.-When in
formed of the statement of Jack John
son, made in Chicago, that he would
post forfeit of $4,000 for a fight
with Jeffries, Jeffries, who is in Toron-
to, said he had no comment to make
except that he would be ready to fight
the Negro at the appointed time. Sam
Berger, who is Jeff's manager, as we'll
as his sparring partner, said that
Johnson would probably not be on
hand when they reached Chicago.
Jeffries is very much annoyed at the
statement that he does not intend to
fight Johnson.
I'll fight him." he said "and it
won't be any Tommy Burns that he'll
find in the ring. Burns champion!
Well, he was good, fast little boxer,
but no match for big man. He was
only a middleweight, and I think I
know several in that class who would
beat Tommy. Burns only had one
hand. He could not punch with his
right if you paid him for it. To be a
hghter, you must have two hands.
"Who is the champion? Well, I
can't be blamed for claiming the title.
I won the championship from all
corners, and my four years retirement
was due to the fact that there was
nobody to fight
THAT was fake story that gave
the title to Marvin Hart when I re-
tired from the ring It's absurd on
the face of it. How could pick my
successor? BY what right would be
the judge of who was the next best
fighter? I could not give the title
even if I wanted to, and what's more
did not. The story was spread
broadcast at the time under flaring
readiness, and my denial was printed
in small type in obscure corners"
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PENNINGTON NOTES.

Miss M. Alice McQuiddy entertained
a number of her friends at social in
honor CT Miss Mary L. MCGEE, of Nash
vile. The house was beautifully dec
GRATED for the occasion. Games and
dancing were the principal amuse-
ments. Those present were Misses
Mary l.. MCGEE, Rosa and Lille Flint
all, F. A. Lane, Mary Lee Neal, Vashie
McClain, Messrs. Chas Fry, Tom
Ewing, Luster Ewing, John Laws.