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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-29
Beck in Charge of Field

A telegram was received yesterday
from Colonel Benjamin Alvord. ad-
jutant general. U. S. A, Washington.
which stated that General Tasker H.
Bliss had been instructed to detail Lieu
tenant Paul w. Beck. u S. A signal
corps, with such enlisted men of the
signal corps as may be required. to
assist at the aviation meet. The as
signment of Lieutenant Beck was made
at the request of Mayor Mccarthy. who
telegraphed in the matter to General
Leonard Wood, chief of STAFF, U. S. A.
Lieutenant Beck has been secretary of
the executive committee. He will have
charge of the aviation field.
Major Ernest V. Smith. paymaster.
U. S. A. has been selected as one of
the judges for the meet. The Univer-
sity OF California and Stanford univer-
sity have been each asked to designate
a professor to serve as Judge at the
meet. Four other judges will be Sc
Iected.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-29
Famous Men Will FIx

The committee empowered TO draw
up contracts met yesterday afternoon
and conferred with Roy Knabenshue.
manager for the Wrights. and as re-
suit contracts were entered into be-
tween the Wright company and the
committee for ayiators and machines
to fly in this city. Contracts were
signed for Walter Brookins. Arch Hox-
sey and Phillip ParmaIee to fly in this
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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-29
Editor Imprisoned

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Nov. 2s.-It was re-
ported here tonight that Silvestre Ter
razas. publisher. and Jose Reyes. e6a-
tor of FL Correo. a daily paper at Chi
huahua. were arrested last night and
Immediately placed in the penitentiary.
Afterwards the printing Office was
searched. Other papers are crtttcising
the government for permitting these
and other arrests. One paper declares:
1T is. indeed. deplorabie that so
many arrests of individuals are made al
the instigat.on OF parasites seeking
personal vengeance
DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Nov. .2s.-Brigadier
General Thomas returned tonight from
Naco: where he held conference dur
ing the afternoon with General Torres
of Sonora. The meeting was informal
General Thomas. accompanied BY, his
aides, Lieutenants Cox and Collins,
was met just across the American
boundary.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-29
Eight Yaquis Killed

General Thomas says everything was
quiet along the Sonora line. but stated
that cavalry troops would remain at
Douglas. Naco and Nogales for the
present.
Rebel sympathizers here are remain
ing neutral. believing their actions are
watched by Mexican secret service men
stationed in this city.
Travellers from Guaymas report a
small uprising OF Yaquis at the village
of Baeum. on the Yaqui river. three
days ago. when three Yaquis were shot
and killed and others wounded. There
was a small riot also in Guaymas.
where banquet ended in political
fight. the factions battling with bottles
and chairs. 1t is said the leaders. dis
guised, took a train for Los Angeles
SOLDIERS ARE MERE BOYS
Authentic advices from Chihuahua
state that one battalion of the Twen-
tieth infantry arrived November e5
from the City of Mexico. numbering 500
men. with several batteries of artillery
composed of Mondragon and Canet ma
chine guns and four mountain howitz-
ers. These troops were all very young.
many being mere boys, but they we're
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-29
EIGHT AVIATORS
sign CONTRACTS
Three Nations and Varied Types
of Flying Craft Will
Be Seen

AviatOrs already under contract to
fly at the San Francisco meet at Tan
foran:
THE WRIGHT TEAM
Walter Brookins
Arch Hoxsey
Phillip Parmalee
THE GLENN CURTIss TEAM
Glenn Curtiss
Ely:
willard
Hubert Latham
James RadIey
Negotiations are pending with other
aviatOrs. Lieutenant Paul w. Beck.
L. $. A. signal corps. has been detailed
by the war department to participate
in the meet.
Eight world famous aviators. repre-
senting America. France and England.
and two types of biplanes-the Wright
and the Curtiss. and two types of mono
planes. the Bleriot and the Antoinette,
are now under contract with the San
Francisco aviation committee to take
part in the aviation meet. which is to
be given at Tanforan in January. The
executive committee of the citizens met
yesterday afternoon and appointed
Chairman F. E. Scotford. Leopold
Michels. vice chairman of the finance
committee, and Lieutenant Paula W.
Beck, U. S. A. signal corps. to arrange
for contracts with aviators and their
representatives. The work of yesterday
made it the most important in the
history of the local organization. In
addition to the eight already signed up.
other famous birdmen and a score of
.f1edgIinRs will annear
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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-29
THE. WEATHER

lopest Sunday night. so.
FOR Today Increasing
cloddiness. nth rain at night; moderate south
mind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
NOTE TELLS OF WRECK.
Letter Found in Bottle Believed to
Be a Joke,

NEWPORT, r. l.. August 2O.-"Steam
yacht Viking wrecked off Cape Cod in
fog. Twenty-three persons aboard; all
lost. Finder please notify New York
Yacht Club and Paul Pithard. France"
This is the substance of a message con-
tanned in bottle which was found float
ing in the harbor today. The authorities
started an investigation at once. but lit
tie faith is placed In the genuineness of
the note. 1t was written in rather a
scrawly hand on both sides of a small
piece of payer and was dated August Il.
Is The Viking, which is owned by George
F. Baker, jr., a New York banker, who
was aboard with his family. left Newport
about a week ago and headed west away
from Cape Cod.
Inquiries at Marblehead. Mass, and
Portsmouth, N. H., and yachting centers
in Maine and other points on the New
England coast failed to disclose the Vik-
ing. and it Is generally believed that the
note is a practical joke.
NEW YORK, August 20.-The steam
yacht Viking, owned by George F. Baker
afternoon and out again. She has not
been spoken to since. but it is presumed
she is bound for New York. She cleared
from New London. westward bound. the
18th. one day later than the date of the
note picked up at Newport
The report of her loss was nowhere be-
lieved, though it caused some anxiety.
There is also a steam yacht Viking
owned by III. A. Edison Of Greenpoint
l.. l., but she is registered with the
Larchmont Yacht Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
GETS PROPERTY PAWNED
BY YOUTHFUL ROBBERS
Detective Returns From Philadelphia
and Baltimore With $500
Worth Of Goods.

Detective Berman returned last night
from q trip to Philadelphia and Balti-
more with about 500 worth Of the prop
erty stolen from the store Of 8. n. Meyer.
1871 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. sew
eral days ago. He made the trip after
he learned from William III. Gray and
Prank VI. Beach. the young men arrested
In Baltimore and brought here. that they
had obtained I'm the two cities loans az
sregating $50 on the property. Part OF
the money was spent in Atlantic City and
Baltimore by the boys.
Since being brought back here for trial
the boys confessed to the robbery and
implicated a third young man. The de-
tectives. however, did not believe the
latter had anything TO do with the affair
and he has not been arrested.
Beach was arrested less than a year
ago for taking medals from the Edward
Maynard collection at the National Mu.
scum and paroled on his good behavior
and may be cited to appear for sentence
In that case, in addition TO being tried
for the Meyer robbery.
The police department offered q reward
of 300 for the arrest of the pair and
their capture was brought about. IL Ii
stated. through information given by two
women whom they knew in Baltimore
They were given preliminary hearing
In the Police Court and were held In
$4,000 security for the action Of the
grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
NEGRO HIT ON HEAD
WITH Ak DURING ROW
Conflicting Stories AZ to Identity
Of Assailant-Police Make
Two Arrests.

Lee Crump. colored. with a hole in his
skull. was taken to Emergency Hospital
late last night from his home, 2627h Vir-
ginia avenue. where he was struck with
an ak during a row over one OF the wom-
an occupants of the house.
Crump was conscious and able to dis
cuss the row with Policeman Turner. who
is detailed at the hospital. He told the
policeman, it is said, that his brother-in-
law, Edward Baynes. eighteen years old.
inflicted the wound.
Crumps sister is Baynes' wife. Crump
saws he was protecting his sister from
violence at the hands OF caller and that
her husband struck him with an AK.
The police of the third precinct went to
the house TO make an investigation
They learned that Baynes remained about
the premises and dressed Crump's wound.
and he also remained there long enough
a coIored man named william williams,
who he said inflicted the wound.
Baynes was placed under arrest and
taken to the Emergency Hospital, where
he was identified by the wounded man as
however and declared that Williams
struck the blow. His story was that
Williams came after him and told him
Of q row that had occurred IN MS house
and he went there to ascertain what 1t
II was told that Crump was protecting
nv wife," said Baynes. and when
rot there the trouble between Crump and
Williams was renewed. I kept the men
apart. but when Williams went to the
yard and returned with the az ! was
Williams. who occupies q room I'm the
yirginia avenue house. was later arrest
ed He 10 said to have admitted striking
Crump, stating that II was . freezer
air' 6eht and that he was getting the
worst Of Il when he threw the az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
EVADES DUTY ON PULP
SWEDEN MAKES TAX APPLY TO
ALL PULP PRODUCED.
Meets Requirements of Payne.
Aldrich Act, Treasury Depart
ment Rules.

NEW YORK. August 2O.-The Swedish
government has, 1t Is announced, intro
duced an important modification in the
taxation of wood pulp in Sweden. de-
signed to meet the requirements Of the
Aldrich-Payne tariff act. which imposes
countervailing duty on wood pulp and
print paper imported from countries in
which an export duty on wood pulp is
levied. BY q royal ordinance Of July 4.
the tax, previously paid only upon ex-
ported wood pulp the proceeds of which
were used for the support Of the Swedish
department of forestry, has been extend
ed to apply to all wood pulp produced In
the country. whether for foreign or home
consumption.
. II is expected that this change in the
law will satisfy the American customs
authorities, and that the countervailing
duty now levied on Swedish wood pulp
and print paper will be removed. c. ID.
Hilles, assistant secretary of the Treas
ury, in q letter of December 10, 1900, to
the American Newspaper PublisneE As
ISOLATION. having stated that such tax.
applying equally to all wood pulp, whether
exported or not. would not be considered
an export duty within the meaning Of the
Aldrich- Payne bill, and that consequently
no countervailing duty would be assessed
IL such q change were made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
GIRL AIDS HER BROTHER,
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Turns Detective to Prove Slain Wife
Was Suicide and Tried
to Kill Him.

NEW YORK. August 20.-Intent upon
saving her brothers life. Miss Molly Roth
of No. $40 East 9Th street has turned de-
tective to clear Abraham Roth of No. "a
Rivington street of the charge that he
killed his wife Bertha the night Of July
81 last.
Miss Roth investigated the circum-
stances surrounding the alleged murder
and the attempted suicide Of Abraham.
and became convinced that her brother
was innocent. She engaged Moses A.
Sachs of the Pulitzer building to defend
Roth.
She advanced the theory that Mrs. Roth
attacked her husband after q bitter quar-
rel, which was heard by the neighbors
and that after gashing his throat with q
butcher knife she stabbed herself.
Roth was discharged as cured yester-
day from Bellevue Hospital. where he
had been a prisoner since his arrest In
the Essex Market court Magistrate Ker-
nochan remanded him to the coroner.
who held him without bail for q hearing
next Thursday. He was committed to the
Tombs.
Sachs said today that Solomon, twelve
wears, and Mollie, ten, two or the f1ye
Roth children, would be witnec-es for the
defense. 1t had been said the youngsters
would be used by the district attorney
to testify against their father.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
PROTESTS TO Pope WALLACE BURNS UP|
Portugal Complains of Nuncio Idaho Town 0bIerated by
at Lisbon. Forest Fires.
RELATIONS NOT CORDIAL JEWELLERS FLEE BY TRAIN
Mgr Ton 06ends Government by Operator Sticks Telephone
Aggressive Attitude. Life Il Endangered.
VATICAN LEFT VACANT POSSIBLY ARE LOST
Appointment Every
basador-Archbishop OF Braga Observation-Disclosures
Also Causes Trouble.
Portugal Complains of Nuncio
at Lisbon.
RELATIONS NOT CORDIAL
Mgr. Tonti 06ends Government by
Aggressive Attitude.
POST AT VATICAN LEFT VACANT
Friction Over Appointment Of Am
bassador-Archbi Of Braga
Also Causes Trouble.

LISBON, Portugal. August O.-The
government OF Portugal has made a pro-
test to the Vatican against what 1t con-
siders the Objectionable attitude Of the
papal nuncio at Lisbon, Mgr. Or. j.
Tonti. during the present period of ten
sion between Lisbon and the Vatican. A
semi-ofiicial communication published to-
day says that the Portuguese charge
d'affaires at the Holy See. M. O'Connor
Martins. has presented the matter to the
Pope, explaining that the attitude Of the
nuncio is displeasing to the Portuguese
government.
One Of the Grievances.
NJ. Martins Is acting in the absence Of
any Portuguese ambassador at the Vati-
can, this being one Of the grievances over
which the difnculty arose. The Vatican
raised difhculties about q new appoint
ment to fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF the last ambassador. Senior Mar
tins del Antas, to which the Portuguese
government responded by deciding to al
low the post to remain vacant for the
present.
Further difficulties arose over the ac-
ton of the Roman Catholic Archbishop
OF Braga in suppressing a franciscan
newspaper published in Portugal without
submitting the order to the Portuguese
government for approval. for which he
was censured by the government and
his action was nullified.
Another Source Of Contention.
A bill drafted by the minister of justice
providing that the civil authorities instead
Of the clergy should keep the registers of
births, deaths and marriages, which
threatens a considerable source Of income
of the clergy, il also causing friction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
MOBILE HAS GRIEVANCE.
Considers Railroad Tariff Is Dis
criminatorY.

MOBILE, Ala. August efficiently
the Mobile and Ohio and Southern rail-
ways gave notice of tariff changes, In
which these roaIs refused to absorb ter
minal charges for ships,de delivery al
this port. such as Is customary In other
gulf ports on through bills of lading.
Today a special committee of the Mo-
bile Chamber Of Commerce. representa-
tive of the entire business and CONNER
cial interests Of the city. made report
that the tariff change 10 discriminatory
. eainst Mobile. and requesting the rail.
roads to recede from their position This
report was Endorsed by the directors Of
the commercial organization.
vice President E. L. Russell OF the
Mobile and Ohio, for the railroads. haa
reused to recede. The complaint vii
70 to the interstate commerce commits.
sion for adjustment.
The railroad companies declare they
wifi take the case to the United States
supreme Court before they will recede
from the tariff position they have taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
DRAWS KNIFE WHEN
DETECTIVES ARREST HIM
Warrington and Baltimore Sleuths
Capture Greek After q Struggle
In Market.

Detective o'Brien's quick work proba-
bly, prevented the stabbing Of Detective
Day OF Baltimore in the Fells Point mar
ket. Baltimore. last night, when the two
detectives arrested Agelos Polimene, q
Greek huckster. The Washington detec-
tive was In Baltimore with q warrant for
the Greek. charging him with the emhez-
element Of % from John Conchibos of Ola
LIST street northwest.
Poiimene also Is alleged to have made
an attempt to assault Edith Jennings.
seven years old. daughter of 4Ars. Laura
Jennings Of l679 Irving street. When the
two detectives went to the Fells Point
market the man was taken completely by
surprise. He pulled his knife from his
pocket. but was promptly disarmed by
Detective O'Brien.
The affair caused considerable excite
ment In the market.
Polimene was locked up in Baltimore
Arrangements were made for him to be
given q hearing before a magistrate to-
morrow. when he will probably be turned
over 70 Detective O'Brien.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
TO PROTECT PATENTS.
Pan-American Congress in Favor Of
Agreement Between Nations.

BUENOS AIRES, August 2O.-The Pan
American congress in session here unan-
imously approved convention on pat
-ents. covering inventions, designs and
industrial models. according to which an
inventor taking out a patent in one Of the
signatory states will have the same pro-
lection for his rights In the other Amer
lean republics
The congress also adopted a resolution
recommending a uniform system of con-
sular and customs documents and urging
that consular certificates to bills of lad
ing and to certificates of origin be not
required. A further recommendation to
diminish consular fees and to exempt
from all duties merchandise in transit
was adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
GUAM WITHOUT DEFENSE
ALL AUTHORITIES TO GO AWAY
ON VACATION.
Only Warship and Enlisted Men
Go With Them-Month
Of Idleness.

III the japanese or any one else desires
piece of United States territory they
may obtain II overnight by the crook Of
their little finger, SO to speak, without
fear of any formidable resistance.
This defenseless place is the island OF
Guam. or '.Exiled Island" I'm the Ariana.
Islands. the American naval station OF
halfway house. between Honolulu and
Manila.
Everybody on Guam-that is, all navy
and marine officers and men who are
there on guardians been granted a vaca.
ton and is going oway They will take
with them their only man-of-war.
So the natives and other people left
there will be entirely at the mercy OF
whatever peoples or pirates may have de-
signs upon them. The United States fiae
will still fly over the islands. however,
unless it is rudely pulled down.
Month Of Leave.
September 10 has been set for the an
nual exodus Of the Americans out OF
Guam on annual leave. Capt. +. J. Dorm,
retired, who has been governor Of the
islands for several years. will corral his
and put of for Olongapo.
The Supply will have her annual vaca-
ton for overhaulting and rejuvenation.
While that is under way the officers and
their families may go to Manila or roam
the islands at win for one full month.
Usually some OF the officers slip away
to Japan or the China coast for q greater
change Of climate and scene.
No Exiles There Now.
Since Guam has been under the Ameri-
can nag It has been quite the proper
thing for the naval authorities to ship to
that island officers who didn't thoroughly
agree with them in the department. or
whose conduct was not entirely above
reproach. Only few OF the officers
stationed there at present. however, are
of that class.
The colony was not increased by the
addition OF any of the officers recently
exiled from headquarters of the Marine
Corps. There was no duty at Guam be-
volved. Furthermore. the quarters are
full to overlooking at the present time.
There are about 200 bluetackets on the
Supply. who also will enjoy their vaca-
ton.
Late In October the little colony will re-
turn to their island home. If they find
the island still there and the American
flag not supplanted by some other, they
will renew their duties of doing nothing
or next to nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
INSANE PRINCE AT LIBERTY.
Released From Sanatorium Where
He Had Remained Since 1894.

HANOVER. Prussia, August 2O.-Prince
Prosper Of Arenherg, who was condemned
to death by a court-martial in German
southwest Africa In 1880 Tor murder and
other crimes committed against the
natives. but whose sentence was sub
sequently committed, was discharged to-
day as cured in a sanitarium at Oberode.
where he had been confined since he was
pronounced insane in 1904. The prince
will go to Argentina, In charge of a
guardian appointed by the court. where
he will become a farmer. His title has
been dropped.
The Arenberg case has been several
times the subject of discussion in the
reichstag. allegations that the prince was
not treated as other prisoners, but was
addressed as "Your majesty" and given
an easy time, having been made in the
press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
WIN SWIMMING DERBY.
7. r. Battersby and Miss Carson Get
Prizes in Contest.

LONDON, August 20.-The annual
'.through-London' swimming derby OF
fifteen miles down the Thames from Rich
mond to the Victoria embankment was
contested today and was won by T. r.
Battersby and Miss Olive Carson. who
took, respectively. the purse of 800 and
the gold cup awarded to the winners in
the mems and women's sections
There were forty-nine starters, includ-
ing fourteen women. Among these was
Miss Elsie Aykroyd, the New England
amateur who, by a fine burst OF speed al
the start, led the field in the early part
OF the contest. She was the first to pass
Hammersmith bridge, but lacked stamina,
and before completing the eighth mile
was hopelessly out Of the race.
Battersby's time was 3 hours n min
utes and q seconds, which Is . record
for the course.