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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
one GRAVE HOLDS
A FAMILY OF FIVE
Father of Victim of Disaster
Threatens Suit Against the
Great Northern
Money Demanded and Paid Be-
fore Bodies Were Shipped
From the North

LIvERMORE, March 13.-Suit prob
ably will be brought In the state of
Washington against the Great North
ern railroad company by John Beck, a
prosperous Pleasanton rancher, because
of the deaths of his son. George L.
Beck, and of the younger mans wife,
Emma. and their three children. They
were buried in one grave today.
George L. Beck, his wife and their
three children were victims of the
avalanche at Wellington, Wash, which
swept a Great Northern train from the
tracks and buried the passengers In the
debris. A few days after the disaster
the bodies were recovered, the family
here having received tidings of the
calamity through the death lists In the
daily papers They had known that
George Beck and his family left Mar
Gus, Wash. just before the accident on
their way to California.
MONEY ASKED FOR BODIES
John Beck. the victims father, and
his uncle. George Beck, tried to get into
communication with the coroner or
other officials in the north, but their
efforts were futile until the Wells
Fargo agent at Seattle found a way.
Through him directions were sent to
ship the five bodies to Livermore.
Then the Seattle express agent was
told to get $500 on deposit before the
remains could be claimed. While nego-
tiations were pending the demand was
renewed. but the price was raised to
$7OO. 1t was only by placing this sum
in the express Office that John Beck
was able to claim the bodies.
No explanation as to the use of the
money was given. 1t Is presumed that
an undertaken who rescued the bodies
John Beck has not been apprised of
this
THROUGH TICKETS BOUGHT
Inasmuch as the son had bought
through tickets to Livermore from the
Great Northern the father holds that
the railroad was responsible for the
delivery of the bodies. On this ground.
he says, he will bring suit for the re-
covery of the money
Rev. G. j. Lucas, pastor of the Liver
more Methodist Episcopal church, read
the burial service. The ceremonies were
conducted from Odd Fellows hall un-
der the direction of that lodge and five
hearSes bore the caskets to the ceme-
terry. The funeral was one of the larg-
est ever held here. large number of
mourners and friends attending.
George l. Beck was born Al years
ago in Nevada. When a child his par
ents brought him here, where he got
his primary education. He was gradu-
ated from the state college of phar-
macy and for several years was a
druggist Later he became a carpenter
till he removed to Richmond He was
defeated once for auditor of Contra
Costa county. He went to Marcus two
years ago. His wife was Miss Groser
of Danville.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
CAPITAL CITY WHEELMEN
HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

SACRAMENTO, March 13.-The Cap
ital City wheelmen held their annual
banquet here last night. j. A. Wood
son, veteran newspaperman and one of
the oldest members of the wheelmen,
presided as POSTMASTER. The club has
lust fitted up new clubrooms at Fifth
and ] streets. Plans are under way to
hold several meets here this summer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14

The Tokyo electric railway carried
SO, ,655, 900 passengers during the first
half of 1909. the receipts from which
were 81 100000 and on which a dividend
of 5.f per cent was declared, against
per cent for the second half of 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
Catarrh Can Quickly
Be Cured.

A bottle Of Hyomei bard rubber pocket IN
haler that will last q lifetime. and simple fn-
structions fer curing eatnrrh make H!omei
outfit.
Into the inhaler you pour q few drops Of
marical Hyomei pronounce it High-o-ne).
This il absorbed by the antiseptie gauIe within
and now you are ready to oreatne IL over ane
cerm,intested membrane where 1t will speedily
bsrin it's work Of killing eata:rb germs. Hyome!
is madc Of Australian eucaiyptol combined with
other antiseptics and is very pleasant to breathe
II Is ruaranteed to cure catarrh. bronchitis
core tbro.t. Group. coughs and colds. or money
back. II cleans out stuled-up head in a few
minutes.
Sold by druggists everywhere, and by Henry
Evans. 1908 st. NV. Complete outfit. loo
And remember that extra bottles IL afterward
needed cost only so cents. Breathe 1t, that's
all.
To break up cold In head or chest in few
minutes. pour teaspoonful Of Hyomei into q
bowl Of betting water. cover head and bowl With
towel and breathe the vapor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
MRS. MELVILLE DEAD.
Wife of Retired Rear Admiral Passes
Away in Philadelphia,

PHILADELPHIA. May 17.-Mrs. Es-
telia Polls Melville. the wife of Rear Ad-
miral George w. Melville, u. s. N, re-
tired. died yesterday at her home, go
North 18th street. She had been i'll sew.
eral weeks.
Mrs. Melville was the daughter Of the
late George 3. Polls. She was married to
Admiral Melville only three years ago,
and was twenty years his junior. The
wedding Of Admiral Melville to Miss Po-
lis. October II, 1907, at the Little Church
Around the Corner" in New York. was
an interesting event to the friends OF the
widely known naval commander.
1t followed q courtship of several years.
Admiral Melville was at that time sixty
six years old, and his bride about forty-six
She had lon made her home at GO North
18th street, and after their wedding jour-
ney the couple went to housekeeping
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17

Chicago Record Herald
TRIESTE, Austria, April Il, 1910.
Trieste is a clean, Solid-looking city,
with every evidence of prosperity among
its 100000 inhabitants. Of whom POO, 900
are Italians. 10000 Croatians and 10000
Austrians. The preponderance of italians
is due to the fact that it was originally
part of Italy. and so far as the sympa-
thies OF that part of the population are
concerned it still continues to be.
Trieste is very old city and was
known as Tergeste during the period Of
the Roman empire. The ancient part of
the town, with it's narrow, crooked
streets, little dark shops, high walled
houses and grated windows. looks like
the traditional Italian city. but the new
part is purely German, with many hand
some high and heavy stone buildings with
ornate facades and a great deal of carv-
ing and molding around the cornces,
window frames and doorways
Some of the architecture is admirable,
particularly the public buildings. The
courthouse which stands down opposite
the docks, has frieze of brilliant mosaic
around the third story, like golden and
jeweled belt The city hall is an impos-
ing structure Of the style of the italian
renaissance; the post Office, the custom
house and the offices of the Austrian
Lloyd Steamship Company are all to be
admired, but there are no churches OF
interest and no educational institutions
envy. where seamen and merchants are
trained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
BILL FAvoRs MIDDIES.
Measure to Give Rank of Ensign
Following Graduation.

Midshipmen will have the rank OF en-
sign Immediately upon their graduation
from the Naval Academy If a bill passed
by the House yesterday becomes law.
This proposition. contained In the naval
appropriation bill. was eliminated on a
point of order. There has been great
pressure on the naval affairs committee
of the House ever since to secure the en-
actment Of the necessary law at this ses-
sion Of Congress.
It is understood the Senate is favorable.
1t was intended by the House naval COM
mittee to call up, under suspension Of
the, rules, the bill legalizing the Meyer
plan of reorganization, which also was
stricken from the naval appropriation
bill, but many friends of the plan were
absent, and SO many enemies absent that
it was decided to let it go over until later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
Delayed by Storm.

storm Of January I caught No.
short distance east OF Caliente, New, and
washed out the track before and behind
near Eccles station. January 10 the
twenty passengers we're transported by
wagon to Acoma and brought to Salt
Lake from there by train.
The engine. tender and seven cars Of
No. held their position calamity. breast
ing the storms OF winter and spring. A
Pullman porter stayed by his car for
month. But since the end OF January a
railroad Waterman has been on guard
alone.
east side Of the wreck reached the stalled
train Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
Personal to River Men.

Capt. Thomas Turner. who has been
confined to his home in this city for sew
eral days past by sickness. has recovered,
and is again in the pilot house Of the tug
John Miller. Capt. Joseph Turner has
temporarily taken charge of the engine
room Of the tug.
r. A. Lynn, purser OF the steamer st.
Johns while she was on the Norfolk
route, has been appointed purser Of the
steamer Wakefield, In place Of Pursev
John Hunzerford transferred 70 the
steamer Capital City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17

zeal Company unloading her cargo Of
about 5000 tons Of the material. The VIII
helmina comes to Alexandria about four
or five times each year with phosphate
schoonsrs that formerly brought the ma
terial. She will be unloaded by Thursday.
and will go to Norfolk for coal Tor Q
south Atlantic port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17

For the second time within four weeks
.he home Of Harry n Smith of Rich
uond. one OF the most prominent law
'ers OF Virginia, was ransacked by
thieves. About $500 worth Of clothing and
other articles were taken. Mrs. Smith
found all her pretty dresses gone and
had to stay home from q reception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
Steamer Wilhelmina in Port.

The American steamer Wilhelmina of
the Bull line of New York, which has
made frequent visits to Alexandria with
phosphate rock aboard from Port Tampa.
arrived there yesterday afternoon and Ii
lying at the pier Of the Alexandria Chem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17

run when 1t arrived here today, 1877 days
out from Los Angeles. December 81.
when it started for Salt Lake, 1t was list
ed as a fast train" 1t now claims SUI
premacy over every way freight and &C
commodation train in the service as a
slow train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17

B. s. Cooner and H. L. Mcknight, mo-
torcyclists from Washington. riding a
tandem machine, coiiided with an iron
fully cut and bruised about the legs and
body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Matte Dean, railroad ties at
Alexandria from a river point for ship
ment to New York; a. c. Company 9
covered lighter, with pyrites from Guam
tico to Alexandria: bugeye Addie Bran
ford, oysters I'm the she'll from Potomac
beds to dealers here; schooner Frank Fol-
som, household goods from Paramount,
Md, at 18th street wharf; sioOp Cushion.
oysters from a down-river point for the
local market; fiattie Nancy Hanks, clans
from a bay point for the market: steamer
City of Milford, towing lighter from CO.
lonial Beach for Georgetown: tug Carter.
towing lighter from Cabin Branch to
Alexandria; tug Winship. with coal boats
from Alexandria at Georgetown; steamer
Wilhelmina, phosphate rock from Port
Company.
Departures.
Schooner Samuel Wood. light, for St
Clements bay to load cord wood for the
dealers here; tug Camilla. towing c. G.
Companys barge No. &c. coal from
Georgetown for New England point, via
Point Lookout; tug Martin Dallman, tow
ing Millers dredging machine and light
ers to Quantico; schooner T. c. Bailey
Brown, light, for Maryland point to load
back to this city: schooner J. e. Colburn.
light. for q down-river point to load
schooner Frank Folsom. light. for the
eastern shore OF Maryland to load; tug
Tooy, towing two coal-laden lighters
from Georgetown to naval powder fac
tory on Chickmuxen creek; tug Eugenia,
towing, holster and scows from George
town to a river point: tug Meade. with a
tow OF lighters for a down-river point
Memoranda.
Schooner Grace May. with lumber from
Virginia point is due at this port: barge
q of the C. C. Company fieet will arrive
| tomorrow to load coal at Georgetown fol
New England point: schooner Magnolia
has sailed from Baltimore for a river
point to load lumber; schooner Isabel ID
| reported to be loading railway ties in
Nonini for Baltimore; schooner Oscar, al
| Alexandria. will go to Mattox creek tc
| load: schooner Norma r.. unloading lum.
Der In the Eastern branch, will return to
a Virginia point to load lumber: schoon.
| er Kathleen g in MattoX creek LOADING
| for this point; hugeye James o. Wright is
at a Potomac point loading lumber for
this market; steamer Dennis Simmons
has arrived at Norfolk from this city, en-
route to a North Carolina point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17

Mrs. Mary S. Terry. seventy years old.
died Monday at Roanoke, Va, after an
illness Of three weeks. She was the wild
ow of Peyton L. Terry, one of the found
arg Of Roanoke and the daughter of John
Trout, on whose land the city of Roanoke
has been built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
RECORD RUN IS MADE BY
TRAIN ON WESTERN ROAD
Requires 1877 Days for Trip Between
Los Angeles and Salt
Lake City.

SALT LAKE CITY, May ls.-Passenger
train No. OF the San Pedro. Los An.
se!es and Salt Lake completed a record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
Arab Blood Introduced.

In 1916 Arab blood was brought in to
cross the Spanish by famous stallion
named ''Siglavy." and in 1852 another,
called 'Gazlan,' equally admired by
breeders, was added to the stud. The
get Of these two Arab horses is now
found throughout Austria, and their
cross with the Spanish, called "Lipizzian"
stock. is now considered the best of the
empire.
At this farm are about 800 brood mares
and stations, almost all Of dapple gray.
about fifteen hands high, full OF spirit and.
of great endurance. Between eighty and a
hundred well trained colts are sent to
the imperial stables at Vienna every year
to take the place of the carriage horses
that have been used for several years
and furnish saddle horses for the impe-
rial family The remainder are sold
chiefly to officers Of the army-at high
prices. No stations are sold, but occa-
sionally the emperor sends one as gift
to "A royal cousin or bestows one upon
some successful general or meritorious
official or some other person he desires
to honor. The service OF the stations at
the farm, however. is offered to all breed
ers with thoroughbred mares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
Marriage of Convenience.

This spring "Miramar" is occupied by
the Archduchess Windishgratz. daughter
of the late Crown Prince Rudolph of Aus
tria and, Princess Stephanie of Belgium.
Like her mother and father, the arch
duchess is a person Of reckless dispo-
sition and eccentric tendencies. and &C
cording to the gossips is living g. very
unhappy life. 1t was a loveless marriage
of convenience, made at the dictation of
the old emperor on the theory that the
acters as Rudolph and Stephanie needed
husband who could control her, but
the arrangement was not a success. AL
though they have three or four children,
the grand duke and his wife are seldom
together and are said to be happier
apart.
Upon the mountain side about eight
miles from Trieste in another direction
from the chateau is an imperial stock
farm called Lipizza. 1t consists of about
one thousand acres of excellent grazing
land with stone stables, wire fencing and
other improvements which are considered
models. There is similar stock farm at
kladrub. In Bohemia. also belonging to
the imperial family, but it is not so large
and has not been SO successful. Lipizza
is in charge of Count Kinsky, master OF
the imperial Austrian stables, who is as
sisted by more than one hundred groon1s
and trainers.
The farm is very old. 1t was establish
ed here as long ago as 1880 by Emperor
Ferdinand / to breed horses for the use
of the imperial family, and they have al
ways been famous. In 17O1 Spanish
stallion named "Cordova'' was imported
and became the sire of a celebrated line
Of coach and carriage horses which is
still considered the best that Austria pro-
duces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
above IL.
Macmillan a Scientist.

e~sS~A>~~&S~4es>@~
The interior of the chateau remains al
most exactly as it was when MAXI
MILAN and Carlotta left 1t. and 1t
Is usually occupied by some MEM
Der Of the imperial family. There is
library containing beautifully bound
editions of standard authors, an excellent
collection of portraits of Maximliilan
ancestors and Carlotta's relatives and
large painting by an Austrian artist rep
resenting the apotheasis of that unfortu-
nate prince. MAMMALIAN seems to have
been Of scientific tastes. for cabinet is
filled with specimens collected by him
as young man. In the drawing room
Is beautiful table. which once belonged
to another unfortunate member of the
Hapsburg family, the Empress Maria
Antoinette Of France, who also lost her
head because of her ambition.
Behind the chateau extending along the
rocky shore is park Of a hundred acres
or more. densely wooded and ingeniously
laid out with walks and drives. A lovely
sunlight. which today is radiant with
hyacinths, tulips. jonquils and other
spring flowers, and great punches Of
azaleas. oleanders and laurel blossoms
fill the air with their perfume.
Like all the parks of the Austrian i'm
perial residences. this is open to the pub
lie without permits or fees. and the
chateau may be inspected when it is not
occupied. On holidays this Is the popu-
lar resort of the working people of
Trieste. who wander through the woods,
sit upon the iron benches and watch the
sea. and then climb down the rocky
paths to clump of restaurants and
cafes and drink beer the rest of the day.
Poor Carlotta came here after her fight
from Mexico and the execution Of her
husband. From here she made her much
discussed visit to Pope Plus TX. and she
intended to live here. but became in
sane. as you will remember, and was
taken from ''Miramar" to castle in
Belgium, where she spent the rest of her
unhappy life.
The late Empress Elizabeth of Austria.
who was assassinated at Geneva a few
years ago, came here every spring and
autumn on her way to and from her
chateau at Corfu, where she usually
spent the winters. That place has re-
Gently been sold to the German kaiser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-17
ITALIANS AT HEART
People of Trieste Never Rec.
onciIed to Austrian Rule.
CITY Is AN ANCIENT ONE
Known as Tergaste in the Days of
the Roman Empire.
CHARGE FARES IN LIFTS"
People Live in Apartment Houses
and Few Have Elevator
Service.
CHARGE FARES IN LIFTS

By WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30
Natural Gas for Colorado.

Denver.-An OF northern Colorado,
including Boulder. Longmont, Berth
oud. Loveland and Fort Collins, Is
to be supplied with natural gas from
the Boulder field Of the United OIL
Company. A pipe line will be con-
structed early next spring. This is
the first attempt at piping natural
gas on an extensive scale in this por-
ton OF the West. The Standard Oil
Company is installing at Boulder an
extracting plant to separate the gaso-
line from the natural gas. The plant
will cost 100000. The gas runs two
TO seven gallons of fine quality Of
gasoline to the thousand feet. Bould-
er is producing 100000 cubic feet Of
gas daily, which will be sufficient. 1t
is believed. to supply the big towns
of northern Colorado. State Oil In
spector Claude z. Sweet will refer to
the new plant in his annual report to
the governor. The plans have been
considered for some time by the
Standard Oil Company and will be car
ried out as soon as the extractor is
installed. Il am informed" said Mr..
Sweet, that the gas will be better
than the ordinary kind because it will
go through a system of refinement.
II Is believed the supply can be fur
nished cheaper than by coal produc-
ton. There is only one small natural
gas plant in Colorado at the present,
but this scheme will be on a large
SCALE The Boulder field this year
has produced $4,000 barrels Of crude
oil. worth $1.5O barrel. 1t carries
nineteen to twenty per cent gasoline.
The refineries there produced 100000
gallons of fuel and gas oil and 1,000.-
900 gallons of coal oil and gasoline.
The Florence field has produced 200.-
Goo barrels of crude oil, valued at 81
a barrel. The two refineries near
Florence produced 100000 gallons Of
gasoline and coal oil. 5000, 900 gallons
of fuel and gas oil. 100000 gallons
smudge oil for the Western Slope.
100000 gallons lubricating oil, and
10000 pounds Of paraffin. The re-
tail price Of these products amounts to
sl.5OO,O00. Nearly the total oil pro-
duction of Colorado is controlled by
the United Oil Company. In which the
Standard Oil Company owns consid-
cradle stock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30
WASHINGTON.

American troops are in readiness to
be rushed to Cuba to maintain peac.
and protect American and other for
eign interests.
Formal orders have been announced
by the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion reducing the price heretofore ex-
actci by the Pullman Company for up
per berths in sleeping cars.
George Hackenschmidt. the Russian
wrestler. won in straight falls from
Alberto Mandino. the Italian giant, in
Lincoln. Neb. The first fall came
afte rten minutes and the second in
half that time.
The circuit judgeship made vacan.
by the promotion OF Judge Van Devan-
ter OF Wyoming to the Supreme Court
OF the United States viii be filled, 1t
Is said. by the promotion OF one of the
district judges of the Eighth circuit.
DR.. Charles p. Grandfield. first as
sistant postmaster general. in his an
nual report shows that the number of
postoffices in operation June 30, 1910.
was $50. The gross revenue of the
postal service during the fiscal year
was 1924, ,G57.G2, an increase OF s2O.-
566.2i7.55. The expenditure aggregat-
ed 77,22i.50. an increase of sS,.
s13.12l.01. The deficit was $5,S4S.-
56G.ss. as compared with s17.4i1.719.S2
for the preceding year. Although the
business OF the postal service in
creased during the year more than 10
per cent. the expenditures decreased
show an average of OF SOC per cent
for each of the ten years preceding to
i.06 per cent in 1910.
In the presence Of a distinguished
gathering, Edward Douglass White
was elevated from associate Justice to
chief justiceship In Washington.
Homestead entrymen who have COM
pleted five years residence and cult.
vation OF their claims as required by
the homestead law, are permitted. un.
de: additional Instructions to the gen
eral land office and Reclamation Se-v-
ice. approved by Secretary Ballinger.
to transfer one or more OF the units
OF a farm where the claim involves
two or more units.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30
Ready for Postal Banks.

Washington.-All is now ready for
starting the machinery Of the postal
savings banks throughout the country
January 3rd. The forty-eight postmas-
tiers who have been in Washington
acquiring information concerning the
management of the postal savings
work have finished their training ut
Postmaster General Hitchcock's office
and the last of them have departed
for home. All are postmasters at sec
cnd-class offices.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-30
SPORT.

Carl Morris Of Sapulpa. Okla. her.
aided as the white mans hope"
knocked out Marvin Hart of Kentucky,
former heavy weight champion of the
world. in the third round in Sapulpa.
Fighting the last seven rounds of a
twelve-round bout with broken hand.
Hugo Kelly made wkirlwind finish
in Chicago and secured the decision
over Frank Klaus of Pittsburg.
Out-generaled and out.fought. but
not out-gamed. Young Erlenborn Of
Denver made a gallant fight against
Kid Ross Of New York before the
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Athletic club before
he was counted out in the eleventh
round. just as his seconds jumped
into the ring to save him.