The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
Telegraphic Brevities

QUAKE IN ECUADOR Guayaquil. Ecuador.
May lS-Ecuador has been experiencing earth
I quakes during the last fortnight
CHAMBERLAIN HAS RELAPSE-London.
May 13.-It was reported in the Hobbies OF the
house of commons tonight that Joseph Chamber
| lain has had relapse.
| POSTMASTER APPOINTED Washington. ID.
c., May 1S--Edgar N. Clark was appointed
! postmaster at Stone Canyon. Monterey county.
! CAL, vice j. S. Thompson. resigned
| ORIENT DISCUSSED Washington. May "a
DR.. Isaac Taylor Headiand- president OF the
Methodist Episcopal university at Picking. talked
with President Taft today about matters IN
the orient.
NoRDICA TO RETIRE-London May "a
Nine. Lillian Nordica said today that after her
marriage with George w Young. the banker
next spring She will retire from active profes-
TUCKER TO RETIRE-Hanoyer, y. H.. May
13.-President William J. Tucker OF Dartmouth
college, it was announced today. viii complete
his official work with the close of the academic
year. June 10.
wRIGHTs INCORPORATED Berlin. May IS.
The Wright flying machine company. limited.
has been organized here with capital OF
SIPS 600 1t will construct and operate aero
planes on the Wright system
TOKEN OF HIGH ESTEEM-Paris. May 10
The French government, as a marx OF the hign
esteem in which it holds Henry Fignaud. first
secretary of the American embassy here. has
made him grand officer Of the Legion Of
Honor.
May 1S.-Miss Maud Ewing and Miss Ida Nav
Tilden, teachers in the Longfellow school here.
were arrested today. charged with having beaten
year old David Kaplain until he was black
and blue
CABLE TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Venezuela,
May 13.-The cable connecting Venezuela with
public today. The tolls between Caracas and
New York in either direction have been reduced
TO 81 per word
NoRD SENTENCED City, May 10
Charles E. Nord. a real estate broker. accused
of winning the love OF a number OF women in
various cities and inducing them to part with
their money. was sentenced today TO five years
in the pententiary-
sEMIPUBLIc CoNsIsToRY-Rome. May 1s.
The pope today held semipubllc conslstoTy, at
which read DEGREES recording the canon
and the Spanish priest, 0riol- The ceremony
will take place May 20.
DANGER IN BLUE BLoTTERS-Chicago.
May I3.-Abraham Merinbaum, the pardon clerk
in Mayor Busse's office. Is sounding warning
against the use OF blue blotters Danger q
blood poisoning exists from the chemicals used
in preparing them, he declares
ANOTHER WAR BALLooN-Washington
May 13-AnOther balloon to take the place Of
that destroyed several days ago at Fort Omaha
Is to be purchased by the signal corps OF the
army. The capacity will be about 10000 cubic
feet and the cost about $z,OOO
FOR FEDERAL ICE PLANT-washington.
May Enforcement ownership Of an Ice plant
in the city Of Washington Is contemplated in
plan which President Taft has under eonsd-
Grafton for centralizing the purchase OF supplies
for all of the government departments
LEAVES 5000, coo EsTATE-London May H.
The will Of Lady William Beresford. who died at
Dorking January IL, has been proved The gross
value of the estate Is given as $soV,Veo- lady
ter OF the late Commodore Price, L. :. \.
RUSSIAN SEAL FISHERIES Victoria, B. c..
Nav 13-Russia has sent commissioners 10 the
Copper island and Japanese fur seal rookeries 70
collect data regarding the sealing industry in
North Pacific waters and TO investigate the in
cursions OF Japanese raiders on the Russian seal
herds
TO WELCOME RoYALrY-vienna. May IA
The city is gaiiy bedecked with bunting and
evergreens TO welcome the German emperor and
soyereigus aboard. arrived at Polo today There
was imposing naval review in honor OF the
royal visitors.
PosToFFIcE LEAsED-washington. d. c.
Nav 13.-The postmaster general has accepted
the proposal of Frank DelIenbaugh and s. D.
DeIlenbaugh to lease new quarters on the south
side OF East Fourteenth street between Mountain
View and Wall, Elmhurst, CAL. for FIVE years
from September l.
LOCAL FIRM GETS coNTRAcT-washing-
ton. d. c.. May 1S--A contract has been
awarded to the Fulton engine works Of Los An
geles for furnishing controlling mechanism FOR
penstoek and siuicing gates in connection with
the Minidoka irrigation project, Idaho The
contract amounts to SS.O4S.
HoNoRs JEFFERSON DAvIs-w Washington.
May i3.-By the end Of the present week the
name Of Jefferson Davis will have been chiseled
six miles west Of this city. former President
Roosevelt having given instructions to this effect
previous to his retirement.
ROOSEVELT JR. WILL NOT SERvE-Hart-
ford. Conn, May 12.-Major Theodore Roosevelt
Jr., son OF former President Roosevelt. will not
serve military aid on Governor Weeks star.
The latter today reappointed Governor Lflley' 5
staff as his own, but Major Roosevelt's name did
not appear, he having declined 10 serve.
FIRST TRAIN ARRIvEs-Tacoma, May Ia
The first Great Northern train ever seen In
Tacoma inspected by 2,976 persons In six
luxe outfits built by the Great Northern for its
oriental limited service which will operate direct
between Tacoma and Chicago. beginning May %.
CLERK KILLS HIS wIFE-SeattIe. May 49,
Arthur George. aged 40, clerk. shot and killed
his wife elizabeth, at her home in Brighton
Beach near Seattle. today, and then. taking
their two children. aged and 8. boarded a
streetcar and went to police headquarters.
where he announced the crime and surrendered
himself.
ADvENTISTS IN CoNFERENCE-Washing-
ton, May i3.-With total attendance OF al
most 5000 encamped in a city OF tents. the
thirty seventh annual conference OF the Seventh
Day Adventists opened at Takoma park. \
suburb OF this city, today. Delegates came from
Europe. South Amerca, japan. Asia Minor.
China. Canada and Mexico.
FORESTS IN FLAMES Vera Cruz
May 13.-Below IsIa a FIRE eight miles wide
is sweeping everything before it and near
Penuela FIRE has destroyed all the buildings
around the big rock quarry, leaving several
hundred people homeless Great areas OF forest
are now burning and several big sugar planfa-