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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
DEATH OF KING THEME
OF CHURCH SERVICES

Episcopal churches throughout the
city held special prayer services yes
terday for the late King Edward. A
great public service will be held by the
churches in the near future Rev.
Frederick w. Clampett delivered the
following encomium upon the late king
in the morning service at Trinity
church:
The death of King Edward VII has
plunged great kingdom and empire
in the deepest grief. That grief is
shared not only by the subjects of that
empire all the world over, but likewise
by the peoples of all nations. King
Edward possessed talents Of the high
est order, and he used them with an
unfailing sense of duty and with the
most consummate tact. His ability to
command a mighty influence in a lin
tied monarchy was great enough to be
ranked as positive genius. The entire
period of his reign was cast on the
side of progress and in pursuit of the
noble ambitions of his beloved mother.
Queen Victoria, of blessed memory.
But, in a supreme sense, will he be
known TO history as the one man who
lowered above all others of his genera :
tion in the noble effort to promote the
peace OF nations. The testimony of the
world rulers is filled with expressions
of genuine affection for the late king,
and respect for his memory. No higher
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
MANIAC FATALLY
WOUNDED in CHASE
Retired Farmer Runs Amuck and
Shoots Two Men, but
Will Die

DENVER, May S.-Chester L. Wood,
40 years old, retired farmer recently
adjudged insane in the county court
here, went on a rampage today when
an ambulance called to take him to the
insane asylum, and after shooting two
men and being chased by a posse into
Jefferson county. was fatally wounded
tonight His two victims will recover.
Wood began at s a. m. by chasing
away the ambulance with a revolver
when 1t stopped in front of his home.
He returned to the house, got another
revolver and a cartridge belt and
emerged in time to shoot a revolver
from the hand of Police Sergeant w.
IL. Patterson, who, with detail, was
sent to capture him. He then fed,
shooting and slightly wounding Reg
inald Pals, 1S years old, who happened
to be in his way. When the pursuit
led into the open country farmers
joined in the chase with shotguns, and
after one of them, Edward Newmaster,
had fired and missed him, Wood shot
him in the eye He finally was run
to earth near Arvada, Jefferson county,
where one of the pursuers shot him in
the chest. Wood then disappeared. He
was discovered hiding in culvert and
surrendered to Sergeant aPtterson, who
crawled in after him. He was taken
to the county hospital.
In the course of the chase a tramp
in a haystack was mistaken for Wood
and one of his fingers was shot Off
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
STATE ENGINEER TO
SURVEY HUMBOLDT BAY
Federal Government Plans the
Same Work
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

EUREKA, May S-Advices received
by relatives in this city state that State
Engineer Nat Ellery will arrive here
May 26 for the purpose of having work
started on a survey of Humboldt bay
the same to be made at the expense of
the state. The work probably will re-
quire several months for its completion.
1t is expected that Eliery will install
an assistant in charge of the survey
ing crew and make only brief stay in
this city.
In addition to the survey of this har-
Dor to be made by the state under Ell
lery's supervision, the federal govern
ment will also survey the harbor this
year. The work is to be done under
the direction of Colonel Biddle of the
United States engineering corps, with
headquarters in San Francisco. 1t is
expected that Colonel Biddle will arrive
here about the same time as Ellery, and
in all probability the state and federal
surveys of the harbOr will be made at
the same time.
In the near future Ellery expects to
have work resumed on the Trinity
Humboldt state highway. the construc-
tion of which was first undertaken last
summer. The road will be completed
this fall it is expected. and give the
people of Trinity county an opportu-
nifty to travel direct into Humboldt and
to this city. The road is being con-
structed by the low gap of Mad river.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
RAILWAYS PREPARE
TOINCREASE RATES
Roads Between Mississippi and
Atlantic to Charge More
After July |

WASHINGTON, May S.--A rate read
justment is being made by all inter
state carriers in the territory between
the Mississippi river and the Atlantic
seaboard 1t is understood that the
increased rates will become effective
about July 1.
The desire of the carriers is to be
prepared for the passage of the pend
ing railroad bill. That measure carries
a provision that any advance in rates
shall not become effective until its
reasonableness has been passed upon
by the commission. If the rates are
filed before the bill becomes law the
commission will have authority to take
up the advances only after they have
gone into effect and on the complaint
of a shipper.
The scheme of readjustment to be
followed by the eastern lines probably
will contemplate an advance on arti-
c1es of luxury with the increases
graded down to normal advances on
articles of the lower cases.
Thus far only three lines in the east
hav eadvanced their passenger rates,
and none has advanced its freight
rates. These advanced rates, while not
subject to review by the commission
under the present law, almost GER
tainly will be the object of attack by
the public and in the end the commits
sion will have to pass upon the ao-
vance
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
king WAS MARTYR TO HIS
SENSE OF PUBLIC DUTY"

LONDON May R.-Accordmg the Times The hing died fro
failure fOOwing bronchitis The paper declares all
be dismissed idl egoip. There danger
from throat complications.
THE owcdl bulletins sdus the Times. concealed nothing
there nothing conceal On Friday morning the ling usual
and dabou cautiously for slight
of the heart ATTACKS until late hour the
evening that he left his char for the bed.
The Morning Post in a somcwhat similar says:
The hing to his strong of public duty. On
Tuesday ordered complete because he suffering
bronchitis but he continued daily audiences and safe TO
that the noblcmcn and gentlemen he received had the slightest
suspicion of facts The hing admitted that he had od but
he his ordinary courteous, genial SELF and all this time his
pnahme waSop 00
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
SUFFERING INTENSE
in STRICKEN CITY
Eight Hundred Bodies Recovered
and Dead in Cartago Prob
ably Will Exceed 500

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May S-Up to
noon today 500 bodies had been taken
from the ruins of tn houses overthrown
In the earthquake last Wednesday at
Cartago. The estimate of the dead last
evening placed the number at 1900.
but if possible this will be exceeded.
Large forces which have gone to
Cartago from San Jose and other points
are now engaged in the work of rescue
and even today several living persons
were taken from under the piles of
stones and timbers where dwellings
once stood
The number of sick and injured can
not be counted,s many of them having.
been removed to adjoining towns and
villages and since the disaster scores
have died from their injuries
Doctor Bocanegra, the Guatemalan
representative to the Central American
court of justice. was demented when
removed from the ruins the day after
the earthquake, but he is now recover
ing. Physically he was slightly in
jured
Paraiso, village of 1900 persons.
about is miles east of San Jose, also
suffered severely from the earthshocks.
reports reaching here indicating that
nearly 100 persons were killed. Large
assures that have opened in Cartago
province have given additional cause
for alarm. Ten thousand persons are
homeless and severe rains and lack of
food and drinking water are respon-
sible for much suffering. 1t is i'm
possible to provide shelter for the peo-
pie, who are huddled together in a
pitiable condition.
The ceremony attending the inaugu-
ration of Ricardo Jiminez as president
of Costa Rica took place today on one
of the plaZas of San-Jose, owing to the
fact that the people feared to enter the
government building.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
STOCK MARKET HAS
UP And down WEEK
Lower Level Touched Than in
February Decline Owing to
Trade Fears

NEW YORK. May S.-The jerky and
violent movements of prices of stocks
last week accurately illustrated the sud
den alterations of speculative senti-
ment. Fears of trade recession and of
tightening money market when the
week opened carried prices to a lower
average level than was touched in the
course of the February decline.
The violent decline in foreign eX-
change rates and the explanation of it
in the placing of large blocks of Sc
curities with foreign purchasers pulled
prices up abruptly and sent the bears
scurrying to cover
The important benefit of the enlist
ment of foreign capital on a large
scale in the taking up of new securi-
ties needs no demonstration. The ex-
igencies of the London money market
growing out of the deferred tax col
lections added to the pressure on the
New York money market and induced
artificial attractions for drawing gold
from New York to London.
Details of the weeks operations in
the foreign demand for American Sc
curities were vague and the terms of
the transactions were unknown. That
attractive terms had to be offered was
assumed, without detracting from the
AdNoIdple SIeCl OA the HlalleT. Inc
lethargy of the New York bond mar
ket and the known needs of enter
prises for capital pointed to the abil-
ity to make profitable use of the re-
sources thus secured.
The lack of these capital resources
is given large responsibility for the
check to productive demand, which had
led to the current movement toward
curtailment of the iron output.
Anxiety regarding the crops is eX-
pected to play a part in shaping specu-
lative sentiment from now on. The
extended speculative position in the
commodities market and the expanded
credit position of the banks of the
country are complicating factors.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
Roosevelt Program Changed

BERLIN, May S.-The emperor has
now considered to accept Colonel Roose-
velt's suggestion regarding changes in
the program for his reception in Berlin,
and notified the American ambassador
today that he would not meet the for
mer president at the railroad station,
and would not be able to receive him
as his guest in the Berlin castle.
The emperor has also explained to
Ambassador Hill that he is so over
whelmed by the death of King Edward
that he regards it as improper to at
tend any of the dinners to be given in
Roosevelt's honor and therefore eX-
cuses himself with cordial assurances
of regrets from being present at the
dinner which the ambassador will give.
Nor will the emperor attend chancel-
lor Won Bothmann- -Hollweg's dinner, as
he intended The chancellor and Herr
Won Schoen, secretary for foreign af-
fairs. however, will be present at Am
bassador Hills dinner, although the
ambassador must cancel Invitations to
all persons of the court circle, as the
emperor today ordered four weeks
mourning.
The program of Roosevelt's visit ac-
cordfngly has been modified as fol-
lows
Ambassador Hill, with the embassy
staff, will meet the train Saturday and
VIII Ine FORMER president,
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel to the
embassy, where they will be guests
during their stay in Berlin. Kermit
will be the guest of the second secre-
tary of the embassy, John G. Grew.
The party will go to Potsdam by
automobile Tuesday and will lunch with
the emperor and empress, returning to
the embassy in the afternoon. Ambas-
sador Hills dinner will be held Wednes-
day and Roosevelt will deliver his lee
ture Thursday at the university. the
emperor attending. Roosevelt will dine
with Chancellor Won Bothmann- He'll
veg that evening. The plans for Friday
and Saturday have not been changed.
The curtailment of the program is a
deep disappointment to the American
colony, since the emperor had made
provision to give many of its members
a pleasant surprise. He had asked AM
bassador Hill to prepare a list of 200
Americans, whom the emperor had in
tended to invite to assemble on the ter
race in front of the castle to greet
Roosevelt upon his arrival. This was
announced in the American church to-
day before the restriction of the pro-
gram was made known.
Ambassador Hill gave small dinner
tonight in honor of Commander Robert
(. Peary. Commander and Mrs. Peary
left for Rome tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
CONVICTED LAND
OPERATOR IS DEAD
John A. Benson Passes Away
While Seeking Health Fol-
lowing Incarceration
Death Puts End to Career of
Man Who Made Millions
From Public Domain
Continued From Page One

federal investigation in 1908. when the
general land office at Washington sent
special agents to inquire into his deal
ings with Perrin, who was indicted with
him.
Robert T. DevIin, United states at
torney for the northern district of
California. prosecuted the~cases and
finally succeeded in sending the aged
speculator to prison At one time the
federal grand jury returned ~ counts
against the operators and testimony
and depositions were taken in New
York. Washington, San Francisco and
in a number of smaller places where
the schemes of Benson carried his as
sociates- Land in InyO and Tulare
counties fell into the hands of Ben
sons agents and he had been a promt-
nent figure in the courts of most of the
western states. lighting out his titles.
After being indicted Benson was sued
by Doctor Perrin for $4,000, which
Perrin declared had been taken from
him in land deeds by Benson. During
the fight for their liberty the men had
nothing to do with each other. The
indictment against Perrin was subse-
quently quashed and he inaugurated a
bitter campaign against DeVlln. rms
terminated only recently with the con-
firmation of Devlin's reappOintment
After the land fraud cases were IN
stituted litigation fell about Benson's
ears in rapid succession. While ne
usually went into court for his own
purposes, his litigation did much to-
clear the land laws of California, Ore
gon and Washington and hundreds OF
his cases are reported in the state
records
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
Further Fatalities Feared

In home just north of the works
two sisters were killed while sitting
at their supper table. John Blanch-
field was sitting with his wife in the
door of his home, when a fragment of
rock killed him, but left her unharmed.
The head of q boy was cut clean from
his body.
Louis Mccain, a laborer was crushed
by falling fragment He was started
for an Ottawa hospital in an automo-
bile, but when it was seen that he
was dying the car was stopped in front
of the Roman Catholic cathedral. There.
standing on the steps, a priest admin
istered the last sacraments few min
utes before Mccain died.
The electric light works were dis
abled and the city of Hull was left in
darkness. This added to the confusion
and the difficulty of locating victims.
The Ottawa hospitals are crowded
with injured and it is almost certain
that some of these are so badly hurt
that the list of fatalities will grow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
COLLEGE GIRLS
TAUGHT BALLET
Vision of SalOme" Shocks, but
"Spring Song' Starts Dance
Craze in Berkeley
Maids and MatrOns, Old and
Young, Pirouette for Art,
Grace and Health
Continued From Page One


is learning to dance. and to dance well.
People here realize that there is beauty
and pleasure in the folklore dancing
and the ballet
Maud Allan's appearance created a
deep impression in Berkeley.
"She was applauded by the best peo-
pie here. Her Salome dance was not
liked, but the others were considered
beautiful. I was asked to instruct "A
class at the university in the dancing
of the French ballet and the folklore
dancing, but such was the craze for
dancing that a few weeks later / was
asked to form another class, one which
could be attended by outsiders. Most
of my pupils We're teachers in the pub
lie schools, but there were included
also girls from the leading families of
the town and wives of some of the
prominent men.
Il think the time has passed when
dancing will be considered in the ma
ture of a pleasure alone. Many of the
women who are dancing now have
taken it up for the physical exercise
they receive from it. 1t must be un-
derstood that dancing in a crowded
ballroom all night is a far different
proposition from going through the
steps of one of the Russian or Swedish
folklore dances. Dancing, after all, is
human instinct"
JOIN IN DANCE
And Berkeley is following its in
stincts. Just how long the craze will
last is a matter of conjecture At the
present time the wave is increasing in
size. Women who 10 years ago thought
themselves too old to dance are joining
their younger sisters. Old and young
go together through the flowing meas
ures of ancient Greece. stamp with
equal fervor in the dance of the Rus
sian steppes and kick with equal aban-
don in the French ballet. From all
sides the cry is heard:
'On with the dancer'
The understanding. however is that
joy must be refined and, above all
things, academical. If the French bal
let has to be danced let it be known
as the notifications of Mr.. Gilbert Of
Boston" Such has a SAVIOR of the pO-
lite accomplishments stamped with the
seal of the seat of culture and has
nothing whatever in common with
Broadway beauties. High kicking-if
one must kicks a health dance"
Nand the fluffy pirOuette merely a
"rhythmical calisthenfc exercise"
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
CHILD BURNS TO DEATH
WATCHING GRASS FIRE
Boy Screams and Runs for
Home, Tanning Blaze.
[Special Dispaich to The Call

BAKERSFIELD, May s. Escaping
for a moment from his mother. who
was watching workmen attempting 10
put out a grass fire near their home,
the year old child of Thomas Barnes,
superintendent of the San Joaquin lease
a Oil Center, wandered too close to the
danger line, and in moment his
clothing was enveloped in flames.
Attracted by his screams. workmen
rushed 10 the chi1d's rescue. but 700
late TO prevent burns from which ne
died after several hours of suffering
While his clothing was ablaze, the
boy attempted to run home and this
famed the flames. His father has been
employed by the Associated oil COM
pany for long time.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
504 INCHES OF SKIN
TO BE GRATED ON MAN

VANCOUVER, Wash, May 8-A skin
grating operation of unusual proper
tions was begun here today on Otto
Johnson, railroad employe of this
city, who was seriously burned on the
left leg between the hips and ankle
some weeks ago by the explosion of an
oil stove.
The area to be covered amounts to
504 square inches. OF this II fellow
employees today each contributed three
square inches of skin and next Sunday
as many as possible of 20 more will
contribute the same amount.
The skin grating will continue
weekly until the whole of the burned
area is covered.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
coronation could be bestowed on any
man. ReQuiescat in pace
IN FRANCE ALL MOURN.
DECLARES BERNHAPDT

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
PARIS, May S.-Sarah Bernhardt
said today: Il am very sad. In France
all mourn for the dead king, none more
than l. He was the friend of art and of
the stage, simple and devoid of pose
Otter he has chatted with me. Here in
this very theater, only two years ago,
he almost died of laughing at Les
Boufffons." the play in which 1 am to
appear tonight. He had good taste. He
loved both comedy and drama, espe-
cially drama, and now he is gone"
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
EXPEDITION TO SEEK
SPOONBILL SANDPIPER
Millionaire OrnithoIOgiSt Backs
Quest for Rare Bird
TSeecial Dispatch to The Cali

BOSTON May S.-A strange Guest tOr
the spoonbiIl sandpiper soon viii oe
begun by a group of men backed by
the wealth of John L. Thay, one Of
Massachusetts foremost OrnitholOgists
and miIliOnaires. Thay says:
THE spoonful sandpiper is one of
the rarest birds known to OrnithOlO-
gists. There is no specimen in the
Boston museum of natural history.
Harvard's AgassiZ museum has but one.
There are probably not a dozen Speci-
mems in the world
The nest and the eggs of the bird
have never been found. The expedition
which will soon sail north is to seek
the haunts of this bird and bring back,
if possible. nests, eggs and specimens.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
JAPANESE DIET JOINS
IN MOURNING DEATH

TOKYO, May S.-Both houses of the
imperial diet through count Komura,
secretary of foreign affairs, have sent
coincidence to the British embassy on
the death of King Edward. The news
papers continue to devote columns to
eulogies of the new king.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
MURDER TRIAL RESULTS
IN JURY DISAGREEMENT
Eight Vote to Acquit Alleged
SLAYER of Husband

TACOMA. May S.--The jury in the
case of Mrs. Martina Kvalshaug, on
trial for completely in the murder of
her husband disagreed and was dis
charged today. The vote stood eight
for .acquittal, three for murder in the
first degree and one blank.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
POWDER EXPLOSION
TAKES MANY LIVES
Fifteen Dead and so Injured !;
List of Fatalities Is Ex=
pected to Grow
Fragments of Stone Weighing
Half a Ton Hurled Quarter
of a Mile
Continued From Page One

plosion occurred was built of solid
stone, the walls being two feet thick.
fragments of stone weighing up to
half ton We're shot through the air
for quarter of mile, shattering the
frame dwellings of workingmen which
run to within an eighth of a mile of
the factory
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09
NEW ATTRACTIONS ArCLIFF HoUsl

Miss Bessie Anderson and her Gypsy
Quartet have opened the summer sea-
son at the Cliff House. Music every
evening and Saturday and Sunday
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-09

mortal service to be held in Trinity
church. New York"
The bishop commented on this, say
ing such a message shows how strong
are the ties that bind us TO our great
sister nation across the Atlantic
The text taken by the bishop was
Timothy I. 6:15-"Which in his times
he shall show who is the blessed and
only potentate. the king of kings and
lord OF lords"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-02
alexandria 6azette,
MONDAY EVENING. Maya. 1910
A 80 STORY BUILDING.

Workmeu on Saturday commenced
t,sripg down the tweIt .!So'slory GI'
lender buildiDg at Wall and Nissan
streets, New York. With the dest u;.
tica of this moderu steel sF5scrsp;r
sill go the old sight story 8 eveus boil,
ing, forming 40 al" around ii on both
Wall ard Nassau streets, aud IS soon ne
these two struc ures a,e uzsd to the
grouud work will begin 90 the ere. 90
The thirty .tEo-story Biokers Trust
Company Building, which will occupJ
me Of the mott desirable corners 10 the
financial district, with frootsge OF "a
feet on Wall stret sad l02 feet
on Nassau street.. The demolition Of
the GIllender bulldog will be the frat
time lu,h a bighcSss tfice tuildlr 8
representing the besi type OF moder"
6reproof conshu, ion, hiss been tern
down to make way fer a still more
elaborate siru,tars. The Bankers frost
Company purchased the GlIleudsr u ID
log corner, q plot only rs by "a iett, 8
short time $40, for 81, $50. 900 The
co. Of the new building will be "a OOO,-
900.