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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-04-08
Pioneers i'm Wireless
TeIegraDhy.
(Bv Prof. Paul Wernicke, University
of Kansas, Lawrence

(Bv Prof. Paul Wernicke, University
of Kansas, Lawrence
About year ago one of the large
steamers plying between German
ports and New York was disabled
during a hsavy gale in mid-A t1antic.
She endeavored to make the nearest
land, the Azores Islands, which she
snccce eded N doing after considerable
delay. There she spent several weeks
In making the most urgent repairs
before it was considered safe for her
to resume her voyage. What became
of her 800 passengers during this
time? Were they left to anxiety for
their safety, to disappointment 10
their expectations of an early arrlla',
and in the impossibility of relieving
their friends exaggerated fears as to
the fate cf their boat when Cverdue
at New York? Fortunately In our
day such an Occurauce Cnly gives
Marcani's invention chance 0 prove
It's e1lclency. wireless messages sehI
in all directions not only reassured all
persons concerned, but soon called
one of the sWifUest ocean gray
hounds" to the ill-starred vessels
side. All passengers were transferred
and arrived in New York two days
earlier than their slower boat would
have been due. Such service is con
stantly being rendered by electric
waves to navigation, to the work Of
life saying on American and foreign
coasts, or even farther laland when
the ordinary lines Uf communication
have been destroyed by earthquakes
or storms while the "wireless" appara-
tus either remains Intact or is very
quickly repaired,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-04-08

We are inclinsd to the oPiTtoh
Athat we have elected a good set of
men and the public will get good
service from then. There VIII be
but one change in the council. Mr..
Young takes Mt PowelPs place.
We have had our scrap, now let At
drop aad get down to business.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
"TEX" RICHARD DENIES
OWNERSHIP OF cows
Mistake Made in Entering the
Charge on Calendar

Tex Rickard, fight promoter, ap-
peared in Police Judge ShortalPs court
yesterday on the charge of violating
ordinance 761, new series, by exhibit
ing and operating. moving pictures of
lencia theater. He was represented by
Attorney Joseph Taafe, who asked for
a continuance to September 10, which
was granted.
Taafe. on looking at the court calen-
dar, noticed that Rickard was charged
by mistake with violating ordinance
ISL, known as the COW ordinance.
Your honor" said Taafe there
must be some mistake here. My client
never owned any cows in this city"
The Judge looked at the complaint
and discovered the mistake, which was
rectified on the calendar.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
PSEUDO REVENUE
OFFICER CAUGHT
IN a. II
j. G. H. Pringle, Who Evaded
Authorities for Long Time,
Charged With Extortion

John c. H. Pringle, formerly captain
of the steamer Corcoran and we'll
known along the Sacramento and San
Joaquin rivers, is in the hands of the
United States marshal after a search
OF more than year on charges of
impersonating an internal revenue off,
Ger and extortion. He was arrested
late yesterday afternoon by Deputy
Marshal B. F. Towle at Granada on the
line of the Ocean Shore railroad.
In July. 1909, Pringle went into the
saloon of John Peterno, at Benicia, rep
resented himself to be an internal reve-
nue. inspector and found fault with
Peterno's license. but said he would
remain silent If he were paid SIS. The
money was promptly paid and then the
FORMER steamer captain operated the
same ruse successfully on several other
saloonmen.
a few days after Peterno gave up SIS
for supposed protection Joe Perreri
was visited on boards his launch near
Ben1cda by man In blue uniform with
orass buttons, who told him the boat
did not comply with the government
regulations. The launch owner was
informed by Pringle, for 1t was he.
that II S25 were forthcoming it would
be all right" Perreri paid the s25.
= On another occasion Pringle boarded
the gasoline launch Sinope, near Be
nicia, and inspired by the size of the
boat demanded $3.50 from the owner.
Lambrio Haralambos- But this time he
failed and was ordered ashore.
j. G. Johnson, launch owner at Val
le1o. was compelled to put himself and
launch at the service of PringJe as .
revenue agent. Pringle, on this oc
cas1on, got three days board free.
In the meanwhile reports Of the i'm
positions reached the United States
marshaps office and Marshal ElIiott
spent several days along the Sacra- :
mento river, many times nearly land
ing Pringle, but each, day, 1t appears
the latter changed his appearance ana
got away. He was known under tbe
names Of Jones and Parker and had
a bushy beard when he first started
his operations He altered this iden-
tifying mark by cutting it closer and
closer.
United States Commissioner Wright
will arraign Pringle this morning and
set his bond.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
COURT Martial TO
MEET AT PRESIDIO
Trial of Army Cases Set for
Monday With Major A. w.
Chase Presiding

A general court martial has been ap-
pointed to meet at the Presidio, San
Francisco, at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing. or as soon thereafter as practica-
bic, for the trial of such persons as
may be brought before it. The detail
for the court follows;
Major Arthur w. Chase. coast artillery corps.
Captain Pierce A. Murphy. First cavalry.
Captain Conrad s. Babcock, First cavalry.
Captain Theophilus B. Steele, coast artillery
corps.
Captain Hnery R. Casey. coast artillery corps
First Lieutenant James NJ. Fulton, coast artil-
First Lieutenant Albert Fl. Barkley. coast ar
tillery corps.
Second Lieutenant Robert E. NJ Goolrick, coast
Second Lieutenant RoIlin L. Tilton, coast ar
tillery corps.
Second Lieutenant Raymond E. Lee. coast ar.
: Second Lieutenant Francis P. Hardaway. coast
artillery corps.
First Lieutenant George l., Wertenbaker, coast
artillery corps. judge advocate;
Captain Arthur M. Shipp. Twentieth
infantry, has been assigned to duty at
department headquarters and will be
stationed at this city pending the sail
ing or. transport upon which he may
secure accommodations, when he will
be relieved of his duty ITO join his regi-
ment at the islands.
Leave of absence for three days has
been granted Captain Elmer J.. Wallace,
signal corps, Honolulu.
Lieutenant Colonel James d. Glen
nan. medical corps, general hospital,
Presidio of San Francisco. has been
detailed as a member of the board of
officers appointed September to con-
duct examinations, vice Lieutenant
Colonel Euclid B. Frick, medical corps,
during the physical examination of the
latter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
PUBLIC WELFARE FUND
MAKES FIRST REPORT
Members Are Appealed To for
Larger Subscriptions

The first report of the Public We'll
fare fund has just been made, giving
review of its activities since its in
ception. The report closes with an
appeal to it's members for increased
subscriptions to finance q number of
new projects.
Among the work of the fund was
the calling together of the charter
amendment convention, the securing
of signatures to the charter conven-
tion, assisting in financing the test
cases in reference to the removal of
the board of education and the board
of health and financing the movement
to recommend to voters certain judi
cial candidates.
The fund has now under contempla
ton an application to finance the
campaign for the passage of the
charter amendments relating to the
election of candidates and the pre-
vention of three cornered fights at the
polls.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17

in order to obtain his share of the
business which is now going else
where.
DUTY TO INSTRUCT
We deem it one of the most i'm
portant duties Of this committee
above facts all of those manufac-
turers and producers of California
for whose products there has not
as yet been created an active gen
eral demand, and, from time to .
time, to give to them such infor-
nation and advice as may be re-
quested of us, for we are daily con- I
fronted with the immense efforts
of our competitors to sell more and
more of their products to our peo-
pie, and, in view of that fact, our
manufacturers can not afford to re-
main inactive individually while
seeking ways and means of con-
certed action. If this first partial
report tends to bring about a gen
than satisfied, and at future meet
fngs we will endeavor to present
other phases of the subject Re-
spectfully submitted,
Committee on Advertising and Pub
licity Home Industry League of
California.
R. E. QUEEN. Chairman.
President Fred c. Parker presided
There were nearly 100 present. Parker
announced that the membership ex-
ceeded $50, and that enthusiasm in the
move was widespread. Oakland will
have a branch. A delegation of Oak
land merchants visited the meeting and
were given an ovation F. A Leach
president OF the Peoples water COM
pany, and A. A. Denison, secretary OF
the Oakland chamber of commerce
were present.
Denison told the league the move
ment was one of the most important in
the history of the state and If the state
would be truly great 1t must build uI
its industries. He said Oakland was
behind the work and was ready to
take up the home industry slogan OF
buy at home"
SUCCESS OF EXHIBITS
D. ]. Alberga- head OF the exhibit
committee, reported on the success OF
the California City exhibit in Hale
Brothers store during the holidays
Between 10000 and 100000 persons saw
the display. At the request OF the Oak
is being arranged in Oakland, with ad-
ditional booths. 1t will draw patron
age from six transbay cities.
c. H. Workman of the Spanish
American food company made strong
address, urging that printers ink" be
spread in advertising. AS evidence Of
the sentiment now existing for home
industry he said that a half millior
dollar corporation was being formed tt
do a retail grocery trade in all parts OF
the state, which would handle only
California made goods.
Judge George Cabaniss was a CUES
of the league. He made a spirited ad
dress, in which he pointed out that th'
wealth of community rested largely
in its spending power and that 1t would
be richer if this money was kept in 1t,
midst
President Parker announced tha
next Friday would be ladies' day, man.
prominent women representing civic
organizations and other societies hav'
ing accepted invitations to be present
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
BAIL SET AT $4,000
FOR POCKET PICKING
Charge of Stealing S1o.75 Goes
to Superior Court

Frank Burns was held for trial be-
fore the superior court yesterday by
Police Judge Shortall, charged with
taking a purse containing $19.75 from
September 8. His bonds were fixed at
$4,000.
George Lewis, a suspected pick
pocket charged with vagrancy, failed
to appear in court yesterday and the
judge forfeited his bail of SIS and
issued bench warrant for his arrest.
James w. Allen, a suspected pick
pocket charged with vagrancy, was
sentenced to 80 days in the county
jail
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
Army and Navy Orders
ISpccial Disoofch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-Army orders-Ma-
jor Blanton Winship. judge advocate, is relieved
Of duty, at headquarters. department of the east,
and will repair to this city and report to the
judge advocate general for Instructions and will
then proceed to San Francisco and report to the
commanding general. department OF California,
Major John B. Porter, judge advocate, is re-
lieyed from duty in the Philippines division and
will sproceed to San Francisco, thence to Wash
ington and report to the judge advocate general
for duty.
Bright is detached from duty accounting
officer, navy yard. Puget sound. to duty as
sistant TO the accounting officer of that yard
The following cable has been received from the
commander in chief of the Asiatic feet: "Shang-
hai-Leutenant e. S. Robinson detached Helena
to Albany; Midshipman ]. M. Deem. detached
Rainbow to Albany; Ensign A. w. Brown and
Midshipman F. G. Bowfnd, detached Rainbow to
Helena"
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
LECTURER TO SHOW
PALESTINE PICTURES
Savant Will Talk of Time Be-
fore Hebrew Conquest

Prof. Lewis Bayles Patton of the
Hartford technical seminary will ad-
dress the San Francisco archaeological
society Wednesday evening. September
81, in the red room of the Fairnnont
hotel, on Palestine Before the
Hebrew Conquest
Arrangements have been made to
illustrate the lecture with set of
stereopticon slides which has been
prepared for archaeological research
and study.
The lecture will be invitational.
Cards of admission can be secured
from Prof. James T. Allen of the Uni
versity of California, secretary of the
local society.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
SIEVERS LEAVES NO
BEQUEST TO DAUGHTER

BY the will of the late John H Slew
ers, one of the pioneer florists of the
city, who died September Z, filed for
probate yesterday, his interests in the
business go to his son, John r. Sievers,
and the remainder of his estate, esti-
mated at about 100000 in value. is di-
vided among his son and three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Katie L. lis, Mrs. May c..
Claussenius and Mrs Sophie M. ANTI.
No provision is made IN the will for
his fourth daughter, Miss Louise E.
Sievers, the will stating that she had
received her share during the testa-
tors lifetime.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17

NATE SWEPT ovERBoARD-Algiers. Sept. 1s.
Second Mate Funnell OF the steamer Swat was
swept overheard and lost during fierce gale
on September 4. The Swazi in command of
Captain Abbey. sailed from New York on
August 81 for Marseilles and other ports.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17

The statement sometimes made thai
an automobile is necessarily an expen
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
Great Showing
by CadtIlacs

sew
era4 parts of the country on the cost of
maintaining Cadillacs. Records were
obtained in various parts of the coun-
try of repairs required by Cadillac
owners. In New York, for instance.
this record was obtained from 75 own
ers. The aggregate mileage for these
IS cars. in the EVERYDAY goings and
comings. was 3sS,sS4 miles. The total
repair expense of the rs cars for this
great mileage was 1921, an average
of only Il cents per car for the season.
The records at Dayton, O.. show a re-
pair cost even lower. In that city so
Cadillac owners drove their cars l6S.-
$50 miles and the sum total spent nv
the so for repairs was but $5.71, so
that the average per car for the season
is down to the surprising figure Of d
cents Sixty-six Cadillac users in In
dianapolis drove 252,599 miles and
spent s71.30 for repairs, or an ayera re
of s1.0S per car Reducing the figures
to a general average 1t is found that So
cents covered the expense for each ca r
for the season, or less than Is cents
for each thousand miles for each OF
the 191 cars. which were driven a total
OF S20,064 miles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17

S. G. Chapman, agent for the Oak
land auth and Hupmobiles. has a fore
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
SChapman's
Salesrooms

crease in the sales of the cars he han
dies necessitates,
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17

Among the automobile owners who
have recently equipped their cars with
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17

Matthew McCurrie, secretary Of the
San Francisco Society for tho Proven
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
More Winfons
Have Arrived

80 a + I q II
brown shade with light moflair top, the
bows of which are covered with tan
leather. This with seat covers of the
same material as the top, bound in tan
leather, makes an extremely striking
qppearanCe.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
More Cars With
Nobby Tires

made the sale of the equipment. Miller
eonip their car with the mobiles. -
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17

pany for Oakland. Bonney is one of
the most popular drivers on the coast
and has a host of friends across the
bay.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17
Big Shipment of
Hartford Tires

with the factory The company also
received shipment of winter autonao-
bile coats. which are of the latest de-
sign and material.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-02
SUBMITTED BIC
MASS Of FIGURES
LAND TRYING TO SHOW OP-
GRATING COST NOT COVERED
BY THE REVENUE.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-Testimony rea-
tive to the operating cost and reva,
nue. of the Rock Island railroad oc-
cupiel the attention of the examiners
today at the hearing on the freight
rate dispute between tae railroads
who seek increased rates in certa "A
commodities, and the shippers who
oppose the advance.
Vice President F. 0, Melcher, of
the Rock Island, was on the stand
throughout the morning, The after
noon session was taken up witn sta
tlstics relating to the financial con
ditlon Of the road ani the cost of op-
GRAFTON.
The mass of the statistics were too
great for the representative Of the
shippers to undertake cross-exam'
ination OF the witnes. The hearing
adjourned earlier to give them time
to prepare the questions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-02
N vEAGH DEFINES
EMERGENCY MONEY
SHOWS THAT BANKS CAN PUT
$500000,0o0 OF IT IN ClRCULA.
TioN m TIME OF sTRlN-
GENCY.

Washington, Sept. 1.--Secretary
MacVeagh's ruling on the term "eom-
mercial paper" in the treasury depart
ment's Interpretation Of emergency
currency law, became known in full
import today. The way is clear for
the banks TO put into circulation
$50000o,000 emergency money at the
first dawn Of stringency.
The law provides that commercial
paper upon which emergency paper
may be issued ghal include only
notes representing actual CONNER.
cial transactions. which bear the
names Of at least two responsible per-
sons, and have not more than four
months to run. A large proportion
of the banks hold notes which are
bought from bankers The notes
bear only the name Of the maker.
MaeVeagh has decided that the en-
dorsement Of the holding bank upon
such notes viii constitute the second
endorsement the laws calls for. Mae.
Veagh holds that notes issued by
reputable persons for carrying on OF
bona fde business, and discounted at
the bank, represent actual transac'
lions and are distinct from what iq
known as accommodation paper. The
latter Is strictly barrec as emergency
currency.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-02

New York, Sept. 1.-America's s
richest baby is being rocked in the
cradle of the deep for the first time,
but in a few days he will be safely
ulled asleep On British soil with his
father, mother, number of nurses
and bodyguards alertly watching his
cradle, as they have done since an
alleged kidnaper attempted to steal
him recently. The small heir %
$100,000,000 is the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean and
has for grandfathers Colonel John r.
Mclean of the Cincinnati Enquirer
and Thomas Il. Walsh, the million,
aire Colorado mine owner. When
Baby Mclean is old enough he win
answer to the name Of YiHson Walsh
Mclean. The little fellow has Il
costly cradle, the gift of the late
King Leopold of Belgium, who was a
great friend of Grandpa Walsh, and
this portable sleeping compartment
was sent with the young heir abroad.
The McLeans will disembark at Ply,
mouth and go direct to London.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-02
TRAIN BEATEN
BY AEROP[AhE
GLENN CURTiSS SETS NEW
WORLDS RECORD FOR A
FLIGHT OVER WATER--PETs
FORMED FEAT NEAR CLEVE-
LAND. =


Cleveland, Sept. l-Racing with 4
Lake shore mall train Glenn Curtiss,
today drove his bi-plane over water
from Cedar Point to Euclid BG-~t,
sixty miles, completing the ls0 mile
round trip fight begun yesterday and
established a worlds record for an
over water fight,
He beat the train to Cleveland sew
enteen minutes. Tae distance trav-
ersed, estimated at the United states
photographic office, was G4% miles.
Fifty thousand people were at the
beach and surrounded him, insisting
on shaking hands, The police res
cred him.
He encountered difficulty in nayi-
eating in the treacherous air currents
above Lake Erie.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-02
WORLDS SECOND
LARGEST CITY
GREATER NEW WORKS. POPuLA-
TON OF 4,76,e83--L LARGER
THAN ANY TWO FOREIGN
CITIES SAVE LoNDoN.

New York, Sept / Census returns
OF Greater New York show a popula-
tion Of 4,7GG,SS3, an Increase of u.
329,6Sl, or 3S7 pers cent, comparal
with 3,497212 in 1900.
This makes New York the scconi
largest city in the wolid and as large
as any two foreign cities excepting
London New YORK lily contains
only 1G4,Gt9 fewer people than the
combined fourteen9 cities oil more
than 100000 population 81 which nine
have already been announced name.
~; Pittsburg, st. Louis, Detroit, Bnf4
falo, Cincinnati. Newark Milwaukee
Washington, Kansas CIV The az.
sregate population OF the cities
named is 4,931 ,532.
The figures fer Philadelphia the
third largest city In the United States
will he issued tomorrow night The
population Of Chicago, the second
largest city in. .the~eountry, viii prob
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-02

The railroad lawyers said they con
sidered the evidence given today by
Clarence n. Policy, formerly chief
clerk for the Osterman Company, Gs
indicating that such a connection ex-
listed
Policy was a witness -or the prose-
cution He declared that he had
written out several $1,000 currency
checks for certain Illinois Central
officials by order Of Ostermun, was
sent to look over the Memphis cora.
pany's books to straighten them out.
He says Osterman was interested In
the Memphis company.
He also said Osterman told him 10
make out bills from the Memphis
Company against the railroad for re.
pairs never furnished and testified TO
paying 500 and other amounts in bank
notes among repair bills to man
named Lundberg, checker of the
Illinois Central at the osterman
plant. Polly, who livea in California,
identified a letter from Osterman
last May saying:
Il have learned that YOU intend re.
turning to Chicago for the purpose Of
eoing to the Illinois Central and In
forming them as to our methods Of
billing at the West Pullman plant, I
take this opportunity to advise yod
to hold your pencil. as they are MAX
ing every effort to get statements
tstopping at nothing from former
and present employees Up to tie
present time no one Of MS has given
them any information Of any kind"