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The San Francisco call., 1910-06-08
OUSIED TEACHER
APPEALS TO BOARD
Appears With Attorneys to Pro
test Against Dropping
Without Notice
Especial Dispatch, 10 The Call

loPeCUt DiSPutCHDtO HS Nut1
BERKELEY, June 7.-FIanked by At
torneys William C. Crittenden and w.
A. Nunlast W. II. Bryan. teacher in
the chemistry department of the high
school, who was dropped from the fac
ulty a week ago. endeavored to gain re-
instatement before the. board of educa-
tion tonight.
Charges of unfairness were made in
that superintendent Frank F. Bunker
did not notify Bryan that he was not to
be reappointed until May 49, and, after
an hours controversy, on the motion of
School Director r. A. Berry the matter
was taken under advisement by the
board.
Bryan, through his attorneys. claimed
that although the board had a right to
drop him at the end of a year it should
have given him ample notice. in order
that he could secure a position else
where.
In reply Superintendent Bunker
claimed that he did. not want to notify
Bryan that he was not to be retained
in the faculty of the school until his
mind was fully made up -on the matter.
This was on May 10 of this year.
Bunker declared that it was optional
with the board during the first year of
a teachers service to notify him a any
time of his release and that there was
a bill proposed to come before the next
session of the legislature making this
date June 1, one month before the
teachers services are ended for the
year.
The superintendent further declared
that in his judgment Bryan was not
suited for the work in the Berkeley
high school.
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PORTLAND'S CARNIVAL
OF ROSES USHERED in
10000 Spectators View Great
Industrial Parade

PORTLAND. June 7.-Portland's rose
carnival really begun tonight, when the
passing of the first of the big ilIumi-
mated parades attracted throng which
in numbers was unprecedented in the
experience of this city
Conservative estimates Of the throng
are that about 100000 people witnessed
tonights industrial parade
The procession of illuminated aoats.
of which there were 81. was most beau
tiful and depicted the varied industries
and chief products of the Pacifc north
west
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WIFE GROWS JEALOUS
OF SPIRIT AFFINITY
Sues for Divorce Because Hus-
band Flirts With Unseen Love

MINNEAPOLIS, June because he
has spirit affinity with whom he
flirts at inopportune times, it is al
legged. Richard Bowler, Minneapolis, is
being sued for divorce in the Hennepin
county district court by Maybelle
Bowler.
In her complaint Mrs. Bowler al
leges that at the theater neither mirth
nor music will attract him from his
spiritual love. and in streetcars he
humiliates her greatly by flirting with
his ethereal goddess.
Both the Bowlers are spiritualists,
and members of the cult say that this
is one of the rare instances in which
a marriage by suggestion" has proved
unstable.
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ALAMEDA BOARD MAY
DROP VETERINARIAN

health at its reorganization meeting
held last night deferred action on the
reappointment of DR.. Tom Carpenter
to be city veterinary and food Inspector.
It is rumored that there is movement
on foot to oust Doctor Carpenter, who
has served 16 years in the position of
city veterinary and food inspector. DIR.
L. w. Stidham was reappointed city
physician and E. c. .Maillott was re-
appointed sanitary INSPECTOR
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PREMATURE EXPLOSION
is FATAL TO MINER

BAKERSFIELD, June Malcolm ].
Bell of Los Angeles. a well known
miner, whose daughter is Mrs. Mary
Elder of that city, was terribly mutt
lated by a premature explosion at the
Zenda mining claim. of which he was
part owner, near Caliente. He died
while being brought to Bakersfield this
morning. There will be Masonic
funeral here Thursday afternoon.
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Fifty Dead and Hundreds Hurt
in Region Surrounding
Extinct Volcano
KING AND QUEEN GO
TO SCENE OF HORROR
p -
Double Calamity Comes When
Island of Sardinia Is Swept
by a Cyclone
AFFLICTED REGIONS
: IN GRIP OF PANIC

II ONE. June 7.-Earthquake
TX shocks today. embracing prac-
tically the whole OF southern
Italy, did the most serious damage
around the extinct volcano of Mount
.Nulture. Some reports estimate the
dead at so and the injured at many
hundreds
- While the south has been afflicted
by an earthquake. the vast region Of
Sardinia. the largest island in the
Mediterranean after Sicily, was raw
aged today by a cyclone The dis
-.tricts of Lanussi, Tortoli, Ilobono
Elini and Jerzu have been devastated
and the crops, vineyards and cattle
destroyed 1t is believed that many
shepbers have fallen to their fate with
their locks. The damage in Sardinia
is. estimated at S2,OOO,OoO.
Great apprehension has been caused
again by the seismic disturbances. The
zone affected by the earthquake shocks
today is vast one. embracing practi-
cally the whole of southern Italy as
well -as a portion of Tuscany and
Nenitia to the north. But the district
where serious damage occurred only
extends about 50 miles around Mount
NUlture, which is an extinct volcano
near the town of Calitri, in-the province
or Asre1lfne
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Appeared in Good Spirits

Five minutes before his death Pax
ton had sought an Interview with Frank
Lewis. whose broker he was, and dis
cussed business matters. The lobby of
the exchange was filled with men and
Paxton greeted many friends in a
CHEEKY and jovial manner In no way
indicating any intention to end his life
Paxton entered his office and in
structed James Holt his cashier, to
take certain books to the safe deposit
vaults. Holtz was scarcely 20 feet from
the doorway in Bush street when he
heard the pistol shot. The revolver
used was an old style Al caliber weapon
that was kept in the office.
The bullet entered through the right
temple and lodged in the brain. j. C.
Reilly, close friend of Paxton, who
was standing near the door, was the
first to reach the dead mans side.
Paxton is survived by a brother,
Blitz Paxton. who lives in the family
home at Madrone knoll, near Healds-
burg, Sonoma county. The arrange
ments for the funeral have not been
made. The body was taken to Gray's
undertaking parlors in Geary street.
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pLUMMER FOR LIBRARY TRUsTEE-Ala-
media June George +. Plummer is sched-
uled to be appointed member of the board Of
library trustees to succeed ". NJ. Bowers, who
: is to resign because of removal from the city.
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suffered in the Past

- This region has suffered much in the
past from earthquake shocks. and in
:. FS51. 500 persons were killed. The
number of casualties resulting from
j the earthquake today has not yet been
> aSceriained 1t is feared many are
buried in the ruins of the houses which
.were thrown down in Calitri, while
: great damage was done at other places,
with unknown loss Of life.
b The government has taken hold of
the situation with promptitude, and
although the earthquake occurred dur
ing the night military and civil au-
tIorities soon were hard at work rem
dering aid to the injured. preparing
shelter for the homeless and bending
their energies TO the establishment
Of order.
Premier Luzzatti received word of
the disaster at o'clock in the morning,
less than two hours after the occur
renee Of the quake. and at once COM
municated the news to the king.
King and Queen Go
The latter decided TO leave imme-
diateIy for the district He intended
to go alone, but Queen Helena insisted
upon joining him. The king thought
that this was not necessary, as the
situation at Avelline was not to be
compared with that at Messina, where
their majesties spent several days in
alleviating the distress Of the people
in reply to the kings protests Queen
Helena retorted: "As my presence is
necessary at all festivities, it must not
lack where the people die and weep
In the south Italians suffer; therefore
i rnusa go. 1t is my place as a woman
and a mother"
The king and queen were cheered by
the. crowds at the station as they hur-
ried to the train and carefully inspected
the medical and other supplies.
Damage Not Determined
NAPLES. June An earthquake of
unusual intensity was experienced
throughout southern Italy, including
the island Of Sicily. at S:O7 o'clock this
morning. The extent of the damage
wrought had not been determined this
afternoon. but it is believed that at
least. 81 persons were killed and that
property losses in certain districts will
be heavy.
The shock appeared to have spent
itself chiefly in the province of Avel-
limo, in central Campanias east of
Naples. The village of Calitri suffered
most One report has it that half of
the town was destroyed.
Fatalities are reported at San Sossio.
Chianehe, Castelbaronia and San Sele.
The disturbance disrupted teIegraphic
communication generally in the prov
inces most affected, and further details
are awaited with apprehension.
1t was announced today that the gov
d. eminent had called upon parliament for
an appropriation of 100000 for use
among the afaicted.
The latest report received here up to
verify evening told of five deaths at San
Sele, a village of the province of Po-
tenza in the compartment of BasiI-
Uata-
News from salerno. at the head of
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PHYSICIANS
AFFINITY HAS
Been LOCATED
Accused Physician Returns
From Missouri and Says
Criticism Was Expected
District Attorneys Conference
With Doctors Strengthens
Case Against Accused
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

lopeCiQi OiSPdlCH 10 nc AQu
FRESNO, June 7.-After consulta-
tions with number of physicians in
this city yesterday and today District
Attorney Church announced tonight
that the unanimous opinions of these,
physicians had been to the effect that
DR.. Jackson L. Martin had wantonIy
neglected his wife during her last ill
ness following her two attempts to
commit suicide.
The district attorney would not di-
vulge the names of the physicians. but
said that their opinions were on
hypothetical basis. The district attor-
ney stated the fatcs regarding Doctor
Martin 'streatment of his wife during
they had been related to him, and it
was upon this statement that the
opinions were given.
case Is Strengthened
The district attorney was very much
elated tonight over the result of his
conferences with Fresno physicians
and announced that the ease against
the accused physician is much stronger
than ever before.
1t was further announced today that
the district attorney had sent a spe-
cial delivery letter to Mrs Britain,
sister of Mrs. Martin in Chillocothe,
Mo-, asking for detailed statment of
everything that happened. An answer
is expected within a very short time.
Mrs. Britain left Fresno before the
district attorney had an opportunity
to converse with her in regard to the
case
The district attorney is very much
aroused over the attempt made by the
city health officer to suppress the fact
of the suicide and the other suspicious
circumstances in connection with the
death of Mrs. Martin Regarding the
actions of DR.. George II. Aitken in this
matter. he said tonsght;
IF they had made known the facts
in the first place and had not kept
them quiet until after the body left
the city, we might be much better
along in the case than we are"
Affinity Is Located
Another development made public to-,
day was the fact that the affinity of
DIR. Martin had been located. The dis
trict attorney said that he had located
her, but would not make public her
name. He did say, however, that she
was not habitue of the tenderloin, but
the wife of a railroadman in this city.
1t became publicly known today that
when Mrs. Martin made her dying
statement to her sister and Mrs Marsh,
the nurse, she requested that it be
transmitted to Mrs. f. w Risley and
Mrs Lee Coates of this city. This was
done, but neither of these women will
make any statement.
Shortly after the news became public
that Mrs. Martin had attempted suicide
and that the district attorney was in
vestigating the case preparatory to
bringing charges against Doctor Martin
for neglect, rumors were spread about
to the effect that during his wife's ILL
ness Doctor Martin was seen with an
other woman. This rumor was con-
firmed today when Arthur l.. Tong of
this city announced that on the day
prior to the death of Mrs. Martin he
had seen Doctor Martin in company
with another woman, out for an auto
the district attorney.
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FORTUNE GONE,
STOCK BROKER
ENDS HIS LIFE
Prominent CIubmar Commits
Suicide in Office on the
Local Exchange
Divorce From Wife Was Sem
satiOnal; Brooded Over In
ability to Pay AIimony

The victim of successive financial re-
verses that swept away his great for
tune, Charles E. Paxton, prominent
stock broker and dashing clubman,
whose divorce from his beautiful wife,
Mrs. Susan D. Paxton, in January, 1909,
was smart set sensation, sent a bull
let into his brain yesterday afternoon
in the inner room of his Office at BAL
Bush street, dying instantly.
Dramatic circumstances surrounded
the suicide and the crowded lobby of
the stock exchange, 20 feet away, was
thrown into tremendous excitement. A
score of brokers burst into the room
an instant after the report sounded
through the hall, but Paxton, lying in
a pool of blood, was beyond human
aid.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-08
Revelations Sensational

The revelations at the trial were of
a sensational character. There were
charges and counter charges of mis-
doings, quarrels, domestic differences,
Interrupted dinners, beach resorts,
loaded revolvers and automobile rides
filed pages of the briefs and were the
chief bits of gossip in clubdom.
Throughout the proceedings the
property holdings of Paxton were never
mentioned and this noticeable omission
was believed by many to show that the
100000 fortune left by John Paxton,
pioneer banker and father of Paxton,
was greatly depleted.
Paxton has been a member of the
San Francisco stock exchange since
the early 90's. He has been one of
the most prominent brokers active in
the local . exchange, having for
years been the broker for James Flood,
the Nevada Comstock owners, the late
Alvinza Hayward and other wealthy
interests.
For the greater part of his married
life Paxton lived in the Palace hotel
He lived in the st. Francis at the time
of the separation and until five months
ago. AS his finances dwindled Paxton
took more modest quarters. -Four
months ago he moved to the Alexan-
der hotel and in June left this hostelry,
saying that he intended staying with
a private family. No one knew where
he removed to and friends believe that
he was too proud to give out the in
formal tfon
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Complained of Reverses

1dNton le1t no explanatory note, but
close business associates say that dur
ing the last few months the dead
broker had complained of an inability
to obtain money from clients for whom
he had made purchases and of unlucky
speculative ventures
More than any other feature it is be-
lieved that Paxton worried over his
inability to meet the payments of ALI
mony to his divorced wife, who is liv-
ing with her mother, Mrs Darneal at
903 Grand avenue, Alameda. In the
divorce decree handed down by Judge
Graham this was fixed at 5000 monthly
and Paxton was three months in ar
rears. 1t is said that several days ago
he visited Samuel Shortridge. attorney
for his wife. seeking to arrive at a
settlement of the claim.
The matrimonial difficulties of the
Paxtons began Immediately after their
marriage in March of 1905 According
to the text of the complaint entered by
Mrs. Paxton the four years of their
married life were stormy ones, during
which she was treated with extreme
cruelty and frequently abused in harsh
terms
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TELEPHONE kEARNY Sc
WEDNESDAY. JUNE s. 1910
EDITORIAL

Children must have Fairgrounds. Page
Taft's victory the railroads. Page
Kick Spring Valley out of manger Page 8
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Continued on Page ?, Column
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COAST

Grand psrlor, Native Sons, want-national parl
in Tahoe region. Page 1,
Ranchers appeal to state forester to prohibi
fireworks fourth Of July. Page 4
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EASTERN

Railroad bill, after lively fight in house,
ordered into conference. Page
Taft in special message urges congress
make railway bill effective on signing. Page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-15
KEEP AT 1T is HIS MOTTO.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Does not Mr.. Woodruffs and Mr.
Barnes comment upon the election seem a
bit like GROWING? That the Democratic
candidate received a great many Repub-
lican votes is a fact beyond doubt; that
these voters what We term sore
heads is also an indisputable fact
Perhaps ere one or two more elections
they will understand why Colonel Roose-
welt worked so hard to have his party win
One thing is certain, the men who sup
ported Mr.. Stimson, from the most active
worker to the man who simply gave his
vote TO the party, are all intelligent men
men of integrity. We are well rid of the
CRATER and the 'habitual kicker"
1t is hard to become reconciIed IN tho
fact that when we We're making our party
strong with good, upright men we could
not continue and convince those who were
so ready to find fault that our ambition
was to give 70 the people sound and clean
government That would have been a
triumph for Colonel Roosevelt However.
there are many things overshadowed in
this world. so let us keep on fighting, bear
ing IN mind that defeat now and then
makes one stronger and victory sweeter.
New York. Nov. 10. 1910 X NJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-15

Rule has not figured in recent contests
that is only because it was supposed to
he not a pressing issue. But the Union
lists not certain that the tariff reform
pronaganda has proceeded sufficiently
far for the fighting of a campaign upon
that issue have been watching and wish
ing for a pretext for putting resistance to
Home Rule again in the forefront. 1t
looks now as though Mr.. Redmond him
self were supplying them with that pre-
text.
If so. il may be unfortunate for him.
and not fortunate for Great Britain
For the Unionists TO win a general eiec-
tion next month on the anti-IiOme dthie
issue would be a grave disaster TO tne
Nationalists. while on the other mana
the carrying of the election on that ISSUE
would leave the really important ana
messing constitutional questions in treat
Britain unsettled and in most unsaus-
factory state. 1t is pity that such
o,,estions as Home Rule. tariff REFORM
raform of the House of Lords and the
like cannot be taken up separately ana
tiisnosed of, each on its own intrinsic
merits. But Mr.. Redmond's injection u
Home Rule into the present campaign
makes such a consummation at this time
imnoSSiblc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-15
METHODIST BISHOPS GATHER
Tell What Missions of Denomina-
ton Have Accomplished

Sixteen bishops attended the annual meet
ing of the Home Missions Committee Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Grace Meth
odist Episcopal Church, No. III West lo4th
street Yesterday During an internlssion
several of the distinguished Aethodisis
went to the November meeting OF the Meth
odist ministers of New York at No l'1
Fifth avenue. Bishop William r. 0uayis
smoke there in part as follows:
"A great many persons talk about ths
wickedness of America, but despite TINS
America has come to be a spiritual world
power. We must make good Americans OF
the foreign born citizens. and making good
NIethodtsts is an economical way of accom-
plishing this.
Some folks say that Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independents.
That's a mistake. Jesus Christ wrote II be-
cause he wanted 20 make the experiment %
creating the biggest the best and the
grandest nation the world has ever seen"
of particular interest at the afternoon
session was the address of the Rev. ?. H.
Wright, of New York, superintendent OF
Italian Missions. whose district extends
from the Atlantic to indianapolis. He De-
cIared that something must be done ss
once to Christiauize the aliens from Italy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-15
THE ELECTION AND STOCKS
Is Holland Responding to the Demo
cratic Victory?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Evidently the post-electton periou IL
not TO remain without Its humors. Mr.. LIN
says: only recently friend OF mime -"
deavored to place some securities III nor
land but was unable to do so from tue
fact that the cloud hanging over business
made them timid. They said they "o''i"
wait until after election. and stated tur-
ther that if the Democratic party won IN
Now York state it would restore conn.,
dence''
Well. it won, Up to date L nave not
heard that disputed. But upon turning 10
the financial page of the same issue Oh thS
eminent Democratic authority in when the
foregoing vas printed, find the following
headlines: stocks Continue Post-tslect:on
FaII-Inited States Steel Drops Nearly DIX
Points from Last Weeks Price The re-
-,o,,, hollow. hogan. "Ou transactions of
I 100 000 shares the stock market yesterday
again showed general declines, and at one
time the weakness approached demorailza-
ton. Heavy selling orders in all the lead
ing active stocks appeared etc.
The stock market dos not appear TO ne
getting it's news through the Holland-D1x
route lust at present. Judging from this
pec111iar result. In this connection should
like to ask the New York Republican bust
ness men, who voted for Dix why they
don't buy as they bet. w u L.
New York, Nov. IA, 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-15

ready to discharge such obligations in a
straightforward and ungrudging manner
The great danger. and the thing TO be
most solicitously avoided by every means
at our command. is the possible foment-
ing of bad feeling between the two ma
lions. Injudicious news reports and
even carelessly sensational headlines
might give to the people on either slde
of the line an impression which could
nor easily he effaced. that the whole ma
ton and its government on the other
side were accountable for the deeds of
its border ruffians morally as well as
technically and pecuniarily. 1t would
be Iameltable indeed TO have that nap
pen. The strongest need of the hour Is
to keen the fact clearly in mind mat
both governments and both halohS
thoroughly detest these villanouS OUT
breaks and mean to suppress THEM
promptly and 10 punish them unspar-
ingly. and that each has nothing bur the
kindliest feeling toward the other Ihese
ehullitions of borderland lawlessness no
more ALLEVIATE the two great Nof'h
American republics than the weeds atoiis
a hedeerow senarate two adjacent ana
neighborly estates.
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