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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-25
.CUBANS ENTHUSED 4
over WOODS VISIT
Event Clements Bond of Good
Feeling, Despite Views of
Pessimists
LabOrers Blame Gomez for the
High Prices and the Low
Wages

HAVANA, April 24.-Of greater in
terest to the people of Cuba than any
event in the island in many months
was the recent brief visit OF Major
General Leonard Wood. The arrival of
the former governor general was hailed
with enthusiasm and it was evident his
popularity had waned but little. 1t was
noticeable, however, that the warmth
of General Woods reception was much
more marked on the part of the higher
elements of society, represented by for
mer members of the old moderado party
of President Palma. than by adherents
of the present dominant liberal party.
A few suspicious persons affected to
see a sinister significance in the gen
erals visit as possibly indicating a
tendency of the United States To inter
fere in the affairs of Cuba. but almost
unanimously his presence was taken as
a compliment to Cuba and has done
much to cement the bonds of good feel
ing between the two countries. Already
there is much pleasant anticipation of
the projected visit of former President
Roosevelt.
From many parts of the interior come
complaints of distress among the labor
ing population because of low wages
and the high prices of the necessities
of life.
They throw the blame on President
Gomez, who, they declare, has failed To
fulfill his nte-election promises that
prompt measures would be taken for
their relief. With the end of the sugar
season shortly many thousands OF
Iaborers will be thrown out of work for
three or four months, and the distress
and the discomfort will be greatly in
creased.
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NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA.
HOME OF PRESIDENTS
Ohio Runs Close Third i'm Years
in Office

The washington Post recently quoted
Mr.. keyser of Pennsylvania as saving
that New York can claim as many pres
dents as Virginia. The record as TO
presidents is: Virginia FIVE Washing
ton, Jefferson Madison. Monroe, Tyler.
56 years; New York FIVE. Van Buren,.
Fillmore, Arthur. Cleveland, Roosevelt,
p years; Ohio five, William Henry Har-
rison, Hayes, Garfield, Mckinley, Taft,
13 years and one month at the end of
Tafts term; Tennessee three. Jackson
Polk and Johnson, Is years and 8
months; Massachusetts two, John Ad-
ans and John Quincy Adams, eight
years, Illinois two, Lincoln and Grant,
II years and one month; Louisiana, Tay-
Tor. one year; New Hampshire. Pierce,
four years; Pennsylvania. Buchanan.
four years; Indiana, Benjamin Harri-
son, four years.
OF Virginia's five presidents four
were elected as such, Tyler serving out
HarrisOns terms. All of Ohio's five pres
idents were elected as such, and of New
York's five only three We're chosen nv
the people for that Office, the other two
succeeding on the death of the presi-
dent. Johnson. one of Tennessee's three.
was also elected vice president only. So
Ohio has had more elected presidents
than any other state. All of virginia,s
presidents except Tyler were chosen
for two terms, only one of those of Ohio
was elected the second time and only
one from New York. Lincoln and Grant
Of Illinois were twice elected.
Of vice presidents New York has fur
nished 10. FIVE of whom became presi-
dent, two by election and three by sue
cession. Massachusetts furnished three
Virginia two Indiana three, Kentucky
two and South Carolina, Pennsylvania
Alabama, Maine, Tennessee, Illinois and
New Jersey one each. Five presidents
have died in Office, three by the hands
of an assassin. Six vice presidents
Clinton, Gerry, King, Wilson, Hendricks
and Hobart. died in Office. The oath OF
Office TO King was administered in Cuba
by special commission. Gerry died sud
denly in his carriage while driving
down Pennsylvania avenue on his way
TO the capitol.
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CalifOrnians on Travels

. NEW YORK 9o April 24.-californians are
From San Francisco-W M. Grouse, Hotel
Bristol; E. r. Halpern. Hotel Albany: H. NJ.
Hoyt Park Avenue hotel; G. 0lace, King Ed
ward hotel; A. L. Pratt, Hotel Gerard; Miss r.
Cudiford, Cadillac; Miss B. Mccarthy, Hotel
Cadillac; G. o.. Swanberg, Cadillac; Mrs Coch-
ran. Grand Union; j. Hamilton Hotel Hermit
age; g. a. Hitchcock. Astor house; j. Magennis,
hotel; F, 0. Hagerdy. Hotel Hermitage; A. L.
Beebe, Hotel Breslin; Mrs NJ. A. Brown.
Grand hotel: W. Cleary, Murray Hill; L. P.
Eaton, Grand hotel Miss Crediford, Hotel York
G. j. Wetmore, Mrs. J. B. de Saul. Hotel Bres-
lin; Mrs. B. Mccarthy, Hotel York.
Los Angeles. E. Haydent, Mrs J. E. Hay
dent Hotel wellington; B. 2. Ingham, Herald
Square; Mrs. r. Manlon. King Edward; Miss
a. J. Corker, Grand Union; c. n. DAY. Astor
house; E. T. Earl, Mrs. Earl, Hotel Plaza; W.
Warner, Holland house; G. A. julian, Cadillac;
III. 2. Liep, Plaza; Mrs G.. A. julian, Cadillac;
Miss NJ *. Curran, NJ. Machugh, Broadway Cen
trail
San JOSEF. w. Chiffon, Herald Square
Santa Barbara-A. +. Ogelvy, Hotel Wolcott.
San Dlego-Miss Rayhorn, Mrs. T. r. VIII
liams. Martha Washington; Miss r. Anderson,
Collingwood; j. L. Gill, Holland house.
The distribution of hot springs In the
United States comedies very closely
with that of the mountain uplifts.
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MARK TWAIN AT REST
IN SLEEP BESIDE WIFE
Funeral Service Held in Room
Where Couple Were Mar
ried 40 Years Ago

ELMIRA, n. Y, April 24.-Under a
tent on the grassy slope of the Lang
don plot in Woodlawn cemetery, with
rain beating fiercely against the can
vas cover, a little group of mourners
silently watched today as the body of
Samuel L. Clemens was lowered into
an evergreen lined grave beside the
bodies of his wife and children.
Rev. Samuel E. Eastman, pastor of
Clemens family, conducted a brief and
simple service and Mark Twain's pill
grimage was at an end. Tonight he
lies sleeping under a grave piled high
with flowers, the tributes of friends
from far and near.
There were present at the cemetery
only members of the family party, who
came from New York with the body,
former governess of the Clemens
family. two of her friends. the sexton
and half dozen newspapermen.
MARRIED IN SAME ROOM
Services had previously been held at
the residence of General Charles j.
Langdon, where 40 years ago Mark
Twain married the generals sister. In
keeping with Clemens wish the eere-
mony was simple. There was no mu-
sic, no honorary pa1lbearers-just the
brief address and prayer of Doctor
Eastman.
The body lay in state in the very
parlor where the marriage of 40 years
ago took place, and some of those who
attended the wedding were there to-
day to look for the last time upon the
face of their friend. Neither Rev.
Thomas X. Beecher nor Rev. Joseph
Twitchell who performed the cere-
mony, was present. Beecher died sew
eral years ago and TWitchell was called
to Hartford by the serious illness of
his wife, who died this morning.
FLOWERS FROM SCHOOL BOYS
Among the floral gifts was a beau
tifuI wreath bearing this inscription:
From 500 boys of the Louisville
male high school in remembrance of
Mr.. Clemens, who has frightened their
lives with innocent laughter and
taught them squareness and grit and
compassion to the weak"
The services at the house were pub
lie, but the attendance was not large.
Besides the funeral party that accom-
panied the body from Reading, the lit
tie gathering included only few rela-
tives and old friends.
TRIBUTE OF FRIENDSHIP
DR.. Eastman said in part:
We are not here at this time to
speak of the great man whose going
hence the whole world mourns, nor to
claim for him that place in the halls of
fame which only time can give We are
here to weep with those who weep to
give thanks with those whose own he
was in the sacred bonds of human kim
ship and family affection"
After the little group had looked for
the last time upon the features of the
dead the coffin was closed and was
borne to a waiting hearse Outside, a
few curious onlookers stood in the
rain as the procession started on it's
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HARVARD ALUMNUS TO
GIVE COLLEGE BIG SUM
Mystery Surrounding Identity
Is Cleared

BOSTON, April 24.-The mystery
surrounding the identity of the Har-
ward alumnus who had offered $780,
600 to build new bridge over the
Charles river as an approach to the
stadium from Cambridge was cleared
today when it was learned that Larz
Anderson 'SS, of Brookline, was the
man. The proposed bridge would re-
place the present structure, which has
been found inadequate to accommodate
the crowds that flock annually to the
stadium for football and other games.
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Motor Cycle Contest

In the motorcycle race. always one
of the most hair raising exhibitions on
the card. honOrs went to the Indian
driven by w. G. Collins, on the first
try Of the five mile contest Bake,
with his Thor, which Saturday took
Collins measure, felt that he hadn't
half tried, however, and proposed a
special match race for S25 side. Billy
Hughson held the money and the two
rivals again went over the course.
This time honors went decisively to
the Thor, which pulled away from the
indian at the start and increased the
lead until the race was never in
danger. The time made>b by Bake on
his record cycle was 4 minutes and 81
seconds for the five miles, which is
remarkable going.
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DANCING BLAMED
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Pastime More Conducive to the
Spread of Disease Than
Hygienic Conditions

In the churches, schools and public
halls thousands of persons were yes
terday instructed in simple rules for
the prevention of the spread of the
dread white plague, in compliance with
the program for tuberculosis Sunday,
as arranged by the local branch of the
National Society for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis.
Every detail of the arrangements was
gone through with without a hitch and
the special meetings called for the dis
cussion proved greater successes than
anticipated.
The Catholic churches all dedicated
some part of their service to a short
discussion of conditions that are favor
able to the tuberculosis germ. Father
Joseph McQuaide of Sacred Heart do
cese gave a long address on the
subject during the 10 o'clock mass. He
drew a comparison between the n.y.
gienic conditions of tenement housing
methods of large eastern cities and the
housing conditions of Telegraph hill
and the poor Italian. quarter of this
city. declaring that local conditions
were castle like" in comparison
throughout his address he laid stress
on the dancing habit as more con-
ducive to consumption in San Francisco
than the city's actual hygienic condi-
lions.
POINTS OUT PALACES
Rev. George C. Adams, addressing
the congregation of the First Congre-
gational church, urged upon his hear
ers to join the tuberculosis movement
and help eradicate the evil. He said
that for many years people were in
the common error that the disease
could not be cured and that they in
vited the conta gion by associating in
timately and without due precautions
with those afflicted. His address ended
with a commendation Of the educa-
tional movement that has for it's OBJ
iect the removal of this error.
Bernard NJ. Kaplan, rabbi of the
Bush street temple, gave a short talk
on the subject. pointing out that the
disease was preventable and that all
the people should unite in the COM
mon crusade that would lessen the
chance of contagion by the exercise Of
ordinary care.
Mrs. John F. Merrill, speaking be-
fore the Young Women's Christian as
sociation yesterday afternoon, referred
to consumption as being the more dan
gerous because people are inclined to
regard it Familiarity and as an old
friend that had been with us for a
long time. The lecture ended with the
statement that were the people sud-
denly visited by a scourge as fatal as
consumption now is the country would
be panic stricken.
PULPIT AND DOCTOR AGREE
Doctor Voorsanger followed with a
strong address in which he pointed out
that for the first time in history the
clergy and medicine were united to at
tain a common end. He went deeply
into the subject, showing the terrible
inroads of the white plague.
Lectures in Chinese were given in
Chinatown, illustrated by stereopticon
views. A great amount of anti-tuber-
culosis literature was also distributed
to the Chinese, all of which was trans
lated from the English
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DETAILS COMPLETED
FOR EUREKA FLIGHTS
Col. Frank johnson to Give
Aviation Exhibition
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

IOPecidI DEpdtch 10 ne CALI
EUREKA. April "a. Arrangements
have practically been completed for the
aviation exhibition to be given in this
city on May and s by Colonel Frank
Johnson the millionaire man bird.
Frank j. Lyons, secretary of the Ala
media chamber of commerce, who left
here today for San Francisco to secure
Johnson's signature to a contract, made
arrangements in this city for the
flights.
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AMERICANS TO SHOW
MACHINES AT ODESSA
Especial Gable 10 The Call

Special Gable 10 The Call
ST. PETERSBURG. April 24.-One of
the imminent results of Judge Parker
visit to ST. Petersburg is the promised
participation of American manufac-
turers of agricultural machines on large
scale at the Odessa exhibition 1t is ex-
pected that the exceptional concessions
secured by Judge Parker will give
American manufacturers control of the
Russian market.
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TALKS ON CHINA-Berkeley. April 24.-ReF.
Andrew Beattie. for more than 20 years a
missionary in the interior of China and who
is wpsEtOr Of Calvary Presbyterian church
Of this city: spoke this evening on "China's
TRANSFORMATION. In his talk he told of the
years.
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SHRINERS' AUTO
RACES MARRIED
BY ACCIDENTS
William Nelson Plunges Through
Fence in Speeding Car and
Is Badly Hurt
BeL KerscIier Hurled From Fast
Running Machine, but Es-
capes Injury
Continued from Page 4

supported by frail posts. installed, so
that the likelihood of fatal accidents,
in case a machine went through the
;. fence on the turn, would be minimized.
> But the outer fences were left, and
>:their heavy planking proved young
-" the father, was a member of the
Shriner track committee, and by a
freek he was one of those that op-
posed the expense of installing cloth
fences on the outer edges of the turns.
Nelson lives with his wife and an s
months old son at $50 Second avenue
Richmond. His mechanician, A B.
Bright, who is q years of age, lives
with mis- mother at 34S Twenty fifth
avenue.
The 10 mile free for all handicap
won by the Maxwell, driven by c. o.
King, the race in which Kerscher hit
the fence, was one of the most exciting
>. events on the card, though the big
crowd found something to bring them
TO their feet in nearly every contest
. Kerseher was handicapped far behind
Oidheld, in his six cylinder Knox. He
followed Barney Oldfeld through nine
OF the 10 miles at record clip, but in
: the ninth mile. when rounding the
first turn, met his mishap, when the
steering knuckle snapped. His ma
chine plOWed into the ground as the
front wheels spread, and stopped with
in 30 yards while Kerscher turned two
= graceful somersaults and alighted
without turning a hair. His machine
\ K-s26 whore hts4 La-rChar
out, and, a few minutes later, was rid
ing around with Oldfeld in his 200
Benz in the exhibition mile that was
run of under 81 seconds.
Wins Pretty Race
. George Nelson, brother of theinjured
driver. earlier in the day won what was
perhaps the prettiest race of the meet,
pulling away from his old rival, the
Maxwell, in his sturdy Oakland car.
Saturday the Maxwell, driven by Frank
Free, took Nelson's measure In two
.. races, both of them, however, furnish
ing close finishes.
In the FIVE mile race yesterday for
= class c cars listing from sI,201 to
$1,000 Nelson took the event, pulling
. through the fv sizzling rounds in the
good time Of ; minutes 1915 seconds.
The Maxwell revenged itself in the
FIVE mile free for ALL though, winning
AEDlu the Odkldu0 Dt aDOQ6 the same
narrow margin which had markd its
defeat earlier in the activities. The
graudstand took a personal interest in
this race also, and cheered wildly as the
TWO machines tore along the home
stretch and strove for supremacy. Bar
ney Oldfeld started from scratch in this
p race in his Knox, but the Maxwell,
Oakland and Ford. in the order named,
held their handicaps too well for him
TO pass them.
The AutOcar and Buick, with Frank
Free and Frank Murray at the wheels,
furnished an exciting contest in the
race for cars listing from $1,601 to
$4,000. tearing along wheel to wheel
for four miles, when the Buick went
ahead, after being led until then. Vic
tory went 10 Buick by a half length to
the tune Of minutes so 2S-l00 sec
ondS
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TWELVE FIREMEN NEAR
DEATH FIGHTING BLAZE
Overcome Battling the Flames,
Which Destroy Store

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Twelve
firemen were overcome today while
fighting fire which destroyed the de-
partment store of George Davis &
Co. The loss is 100000.
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Pastors Wife Succumbs

HARTFORD, Conn, April 24-Mrs.
Julia Cushman Twitchell, wife of Rev.
Joseph H. Twitchell, for nearly so years
pastor of the Asylum avenue Congrega-
tional church, died early today at the
Hartford hospital following an opera
ton for stomach trouble.
Mrs. Twitchell was 81 years old. She
was taken suddenly i'll Saturday while
her husband was attending the funeral
services of Mark Twain in New York.
He returned to Hartford instead of go
ing to Elmira, n. Y, where he was to
have conducted the services at the
grave.
Mrs. Twitchell was a lifelong friend
of Mrs. Clemens.
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way to the cemetery. mile or more
away.
SCENE OF WRITER'S WORK
Residents of Elmira cherished fond
memories of Mark Twain. With Mrs.
Clemens and the children he had spent
many happy summers at Quarry Farm,
on East Hill, overlooking the city, at
the home of Mrs. Susan L. Crane, Mrs.
Clemens sister.
A path from the Crane house winds
through the wooded grounds to- the
summer lodge which was Mark Twain
workshop. Here he wrote "Roughing
It." "A Tramp Abroad" and other
works.
Below this lodge, short way down
in the woods, is another rustic struc-
ture with barked roof, which %the
author built for his children. Here
may still be seen many of the undis-
turbed playthings of the little ones.
FRIENDSHIP AND MARRIAGE
1t was during the Quaker City ex-
petition in 1867, which Mark Twain has
immortalized in THE Innocents
Abroad" that he met General Langdon.
then a young man, the son of Jarvis
Langdon, a distinguished and wealthy
Elmiran. Langdon took kindly to
young Clemens, and the intimacy which
grew out of the meeting led to the mar
riage of the author with Olivia Lang
don.
Il saw her first" wrote Twain of his
wifeein his autobiography, lin the form
of an ivory miniature in her brother
Charles stateroom on the steamer
Quaker City. in the bay of Smyrna, in
the summer of 1857. when she was in
her twenty-second year.
MEMORIAL TO HIS WIFE
II saw her in the flesh for the first
time in New York on the following De-
cember. She was slender and beautiful
and girlish, and she was both girl and
woman. She remained both girl and
woman to the last of her life
Over Mrs. Clemens grave, alongside
the fresh one made today, stands q
stone engraved with this epitaph:
Warm summer sun, shine kindly here;
Warm southern winds, blow softly here;
Greefr~sod above, lie light, lie light.
Good night, dear heart, good night,
good night.
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Corn is our greatest crop, that OF
1908 being valued at s1,616, 000,0e0.
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INCENDIARY FIRE DRIVES
SLEEPERS INTO STORM
Woman Carried From Apart
ment Fatally Burned

CHICAGO, April 24.-Clad in night
clothing, so persons were driven into a
snow storm here today by an alleged
incendiary fire in the Cledan apartment
building. Mrs. E. E. Ballard was car
ried from the structure probably fatally
burned, and four others, overcome by
smoke, were rescued by firemen.
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PULPIT AND DOCTOR AGREE

The first Sunday newspapers appeared
in 174S.
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An international weather code will
soon be in use the world over
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warm summer sum- shine kindly here.
"Warm southern winds, blow softly here.
Screen sod above, lie light, lie light.
Good night, dear hear, good night, good
night.
SCENE OF wRITER,s WORK

way to the cemetery. mile or more
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baseball and football fields, more
shower baths. more swimming tanks,
and it requires a proper supervision
of them by men interested in ath-
leties and the physical development of
the city's young.
Personally 1 do not think too much
attention can be paid to the physical
development of the city boy.
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Statesman-D Democrat.

t,,er ed at the Pest cree in yarirshuie. W..
Va. as second class matter.
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To attempt to bring the conditions
o. iss in sfi'laater prison clearly he.
iors Ia 4. cs's eye, viii be aivisa-
ole - ,s,laii "a .ays routine. AT $40
o'clo X the gong rings. This sounds
like very ordinary and necessary
| procedure, but the morning gongis the
nss;ent fac, lha, disturbs ones dream
fancies, The everlasting reminder Of
oae's status in life. AT the sound of it
193 men get cut of bed, wash, dress
| and tidy their cells. At els o'clock
they march 10 breakfast in their dim
ing halls. breakfast over, they Ie-
turn TO their cells for mement, but
shortly march out 10 the shops, Begin
work promptly at o'clock. Work
continues until noon, at which time
recess Is taken one dinner. At o'clock
work begins again, apd it continues
until 6 o'clock, when comes once more
the silent march, and by 6.l5 O'clock
every man is locked in his CELL Dur
ing eight months of the year the night
school occupies $50 men until S O'Clock.
The remainder may smoke and read
or write yerse-from to 8 O'Clock, at
which time the gongs rings and The
light goes out.
This is the invarable week day rou-
tine. On Sundays and holidays comes
u welcome change. On Sundays the
gong .wrings an hour later, and af-
breakfast the men return to their c. lis
for longer period. Apropos of the
word "cell," the aristocratic prisoner
uses the euphemism department. or
"room," lest after his release he may
be unable to break the habit Of referr-
ing to his sleeping room as cell. On
Sundays, of course, comes chapel SER
vice, which continues from an hour TO
ninety minutes. After service, attend
ance at which Is entirely optional,
every man is turned out for exercise.
With the exception of the walk of a
few yards between the dollhouse aud
the shops, this is the only opportunity
that the majority of the prisoners get
to breathe fresh air. II it rains or
SHOWS, even this is denied them. At
ter drill comes dinner, and after din
ner the key turns again. From noon on
Sunday to 5.45 O'Clock on Monday
every man is locked in his cell and left
10 his own devices. On holidays, in
stead OF chapel services aud drill, there
are entertainments, followed by few
hours of quasi liberty, during which
talking is allowed