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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
SANTA CLARA RECORDS
DISTANT EARTHQUAKE
Temblor Continues Throughout
Sunday and Monday
By ALBERT ]. NEWLIN
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SANTA CLARA, Aug 25.-The re-
cording of a distant quake by the
Santa Clara college seismographs,
which began last Saturday evening at
10 o'clock, and which at it's best showed
a double amplitude OF Il millimeters,
was kept up with minor amplitudes and
longer periods almost continuously
Sunday and Monday.
All three recorders. the vertical and
the double horizontal worked stimuli
taneously, but by far the best record
is that of the east west movement.
A close examination of the first
movement of the tracer would easily
convince one that the disturbance came
from the far west, which, for a Cali
fornian may signify wide region un-
der the ocean bottom at or near the
1S0th meridian west of Greenwich.
All the big world shakes wherever
they may occur are always character
lied by certain signs on the seismo-
graphs of very distant stations. These
signs are very long records, lasting for
days; the amplitudes of the traces are
as whole, very small and their periods
are very long.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
Cash CLAIM URGED
With DEATH THREAT
Controversy Over Coffee Ship
ment Leads to intimidation
From Guatemala Plantation

A death threat sent from Guatemala
formed startling feature of coffee
colored controversy between plantation
firm of importers, which was heard be-
fore United States Commissioner H. M
Wright, sitting as master in chancery,
yesterday.
Carlos B. Lastreto, respondent in an
action charging him and f. Reuther of
this city with having dealt improperly
with coffee sent to them, said that the
intimidation came from Luisa de Moro
de Lopez of Guatemala, who is, with
her husband, Joaquin Lopez, complain
ant in the action.
The alleged threat made by Mrs -Lo-
pez came as a elimination of two years
of pickering. From the Guatemala
plantations, the complainants assert,
they sent 4.400 bags of coffee, worth
$4,000 to be sold by Lastreto & Co.
for their account OF this sum, it was
furtheE declared, only 900 had been
paid. That 1900 bags had been sold at
less than the prevailing market price
was another allegation, together with
the charge that no account had been
rendered by the firm except for 6SS
bags.
Lastreto testified yesterday that the
coffee sent to him by the Lopezes was
of inferior quality, as it had not been
treated properly on the plantation.
that it had been carelessly shipped. and
that it was damp and uninyiting to the
trade Further, he declared that he
had advanced Mrs. Lopez $42,65
though the coffee sent him was not
worth more than $40,105. But as the
two were old friends he had allowed
the overdrafts Of the improvident Qua
temalans. In dues, interest and other
expenses, Lastreto said, Mrs. Lopez
owed him S4,212.
Commissioner Wright will submit a
report on the case. the objections
will be made and the circuit court will
render judgment.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
No returns.
CONSOLATION HANDICAP

Tomorrow there will be a consolation
handicap open to all players who re-
turned scores in the qualifying rounds
but did not win a trophy in any flight
The mems contest will be over sc
holes, medal play, Is in the morning
and Is in the afternoon, and the
women's competition will be over Is
holes in the morning.
Professionals are arriving to practice
for the open championship of the Pa
cifc coast, for which prize fund OF
$1,000 has been subscribed. Among
those already here are:
r. J. Reilly Of the Burlingsme Country club
". J. Bradley of the Presidio Golf club. w
Black of the San Francisco Golf and Country
club. Louis r. Berrien of Del Monte. George
Smith and Mcdonald Smith of the Claremont
Country club.
F. c. Newton of the Claremont Coun-
try club, last years Del Monte cham
pion, has also arrived to play in the
open championship, which will be held
over SO holes medal play on Sunday
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
EXPOSITION DAY
Is SEPTEMBER 6
Panama-Pacific Project to Re-
ceive Statewide Boost
on This Date
All California to Put Shoulders
to Wheel and Push iE
Its interest

Steps have been taken by the Pana-
ma-Pacifc exposition company 10 make
Tuesday. September 6. Panama Pa
cifc day. throughout the state of Call
fornia. 1t will be Panama Pacific day
at the state fair in Sacramento. and it
is the day set for the special meeting
of the state legislature at which pro-
vision will be made for financing the
great exposition project.
All Californians will be asked to put
their shoulder to the wheel, and plans
for making this possible could be dis
cussed at meetings TO be held through
out the state on that day. One effective
way of lending aid would be TO write
to or wire every government ofhcial
one may know, asking that he support
and advance the claims of San Fran
cisco. Many other methods of Coop
Grafton could be suggested at the meet
ings.
In the meantime the people of the
state are being asked to impress upon
state senators and aSSemblymen the
necessity of being in Sacramento for
the special session. September s.
San Francisco will make an enviable
showing at Sacramento on Panama
Pacific day" Hundreds of businessmen
will journey to the capital city for the
day and the thousands of visitors will
be impressed with the fact that all
parts of Californi4-are working in uni
son for the great exposition. In addi-
tion to the innumerable attractions
which will be the feature of the day,
visitors will be greeted with Panama
Pacific advertisements on every side.
In telegram received yesterday by
f. b. Hale of the exposition company
from Joseph Scott. president of the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce, Los An
geles has approved the calling OF the
special session and has promised its
support in making the session a sue
cess The telegram follows:
The Los Angeles chamber OF COM
merce. by unanimous resolution of its
board of directors today, cordially sup
ports the purpose of the special session
called by Governor Gillett and pledges
its hearty cooperation"
The California development board is
taking an active interest in the "Pana-
ma-Pacific day" at the state fair and
| is preparing TO send a train load of it's
members to participate in the celebra-
tion. 1t has also arranged for a meet
ing of the secretaries of commercial
and development organizations of Cali
fornia 10 be held at the New Sacra-
| mentO hotel, Tuesday afternoon at [
o'clock. The entire executive committee
| of the California development board
viii be present at the celebration and
at the meeting of the secretaries.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
CYCLIST WHO RAN GIRL
DOWN is FOUND GUILTY
Martin kresteller Is Convicted
on Two Charges

Martin Kresteller. Haight and Web
ster streets, was convicted by Police
Judge ShortaH yesterday of battery
and fast driving and ordered to appear
for sentence this morning.
July :, while riding motorcycle he
collided with Neva Stevenson. 12 years
of age. living at 445 Cole street. frac-
turing her skull and disfguring her
face for life.
Kresteller admitted that he was
going so fast he was unable to turn
intos Haight street and had to run up
the hill
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
NUMBER Of WRECK
VICTIMS in DOUBT
From Eight to Twenty Persons
Were Killed by Grand
Trunk Collision
Six Bodies and Charred Portions
of Many Other Corpses Are
Recovered

DURAND, Mich, Aug. 25.-With the
clearing away today of the ruins of
the wrecked and burned Pullman
sleeping car Nebraska probably has
disappeared all hope of determining
the actual number of lives lost late
last night, when the rear section of
the Boston and Montreal express from
Chicago crashed into the forward sec
ton of Grand Trunk train. three
miles east of this village. Estimates
of the number of dead vary from eight
or dozen to possibly 20. Eight were
injured, three probably fatally.
Six bodies and charred portions of
from six to u other bodies were re-
covered.
One report was that 20 . passengers
were in the Nebraska yesterday at
Chicago and that eight more were
taken on as the train proceeded east
were only Is persons asleep in the car
when the wreck occurred. If the num-
ber on board was IS the six injured
passengers taken today to Durand hos
pitfalls and the six bodies recovered
would account for II, leaving six per-
sons to be accounted for.
The forward section, which was
known as No IA, stopped because of
an accident to the airbrakeS and En-
gineer Mitchell had crawled under his
engine to locate the trouble. Mitch
ellis head was terribly crushed when
his engine was jolted forward by the
shock of the collision.
The locomotive of the second section
known as No. 4, plowed half way
through the rear sleeper of the for
ward train and the locomotives firebox
set fire to the Pullman car. The pas
sengers in the rear berths had not the
slightest chance to escape and those
not killed as the locomotive forged
through the sleepers were burned to
death. Half a dozen passengers, how
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
SONOMA COUNTY'S
ELECTION RETURNS
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SANTA ROSA, Aug. 25.-The result
Of the primary election in Sonoma
county was. announced by the super
visors yesterday, as follows:
For g9ve5R0rmHr,@ ,i " Johnson ssIo 2os2 os2
Nat Ellery ~ Philip stanton AZ, Theodore Bell
Lieutenant fc governor-AIbert ]. Wallace ,2s1,
T: J. sPellacy ID 1$Ic. B. /. Farmer ssS
Secretary of state-F. c. Jordan 1.1ee. H.
r. Morrow 442. W. D. Wagner 95s. f, ].
o'Bren 951, F. H. Mouser 152. S. S. Bayley
controiier-F Mattison l.sel, A. B. Nye
22l3 Frank Mattison (D.) 35.
Treasurer-w R., williams 1929 T. S. Ma
Attorney general-Frank MCGOWAN 1,2e4, U
s. Webb 2.431. J. E. PembertoD Cd 1,241-
Surveyor general-W. S. Kingsbury 2,1T2, W.
c. Alberger 123i.
Clerk supreme eourt-R Fl. Fitzgerald 424
F. L. Caughey $50. B. G. Taylor 1.3o6, II. A
Blanchard tD) i2le w H. Bemss 912
Superintendent Of public struction-Allison
Ware 2.752, Edward Hyatt $40, I. H. Kirk
Superintendent of state printing!. D. Phil
lips e2s. W W. shannon 79s. c. L. Smart 81,
W B. Thorpe 2T7. Friend Richardson 1,247, G.
Franklin Mcdonald ~, d. W. Ravenscroft Cd
l.l6T.
sloss I.s2o 6 d. Wilbur l.37s W. ]. James
1:o4I. W; ri Lawlor ID. 1.l5l, B. F. Bedsoe
R Presiding Justice. third district court of ap-
peal-Albert g. Burnett 33Is Henry g. Ges-
ford lD.) 800.
Member state board of equalization third dis
trict-R Z. Collins 3.04s.
Railroad commissioner first district-F. A.
johnson 9I3. A. c. Irwin S73 Alexander Cor
don 1,572, r. F. Hammers CD pa, c. L.
Browing I'D 1888.
United States senator-John n. Works 1.169,
Edwin A. Meserve $50. A. G.. Spalding 1,26T.
Representative in congress. second district
William Kent 2.0S6. Duncan e. McKinlay 1751,
/. G. Zumvalt tD.D l. 10
State senator. eighth dstrict-Walter F.
Price l-945. W B. Whitney l,s29, l.. ". JUL
lizard D.D 1.231.
Member assembly. thirteenth district-James
". Hamilton l0s. DR.. F. ii. Phillips 1,011, Dr.
+. H. Phillips D.l %.
Member assembly. fourteenth distrct-H. W.
$. Weske s43. Charles Il. Wingate 1856 Herbert
". Slater (D.) 6I0.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
NAVAL OFFICIALS PLAN
SAN DIEGO FLOTILLA
Special Inspection Committee
Views the Proposed Site

SAN DIEGO. Aug. 25.-For the pur-
pose of selecting a site on San Diego
bay, if possible. for the permanent
base for the Pacific torpedo f1otilla,
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, aid to the
secretary of the navy; Commander
Emil Thesis and Civil Engineer Andrew
C. Cunningham are in San Diego today.
They constitute special board of in
spection and were met here by Com
mander l.. c. Richardson of the Pa
cific torpedo f1otilla.
The locations of the proposed base
have been tentatively selected by Com
mander Richardson and were viewed by
the board this afternoon
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26

SANTA ROSA, Aug. 25.-The result
of the primary election in Sonoma
county was announced by the super
visors yesterday, as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26

ever, seriously injured were rescued
from the forward berths.
The bodies of woman and child
were found. the little one being in the
woman's arms. A blackened watch, a
diamond studded cruci6x and a locket
bearing the initials III S. L." were
found in the search for clews to the
identity of the burned corpses.
The cause of the wreck is a mystery
and an inquest will be held.
Engineer Spencer of the second sec
ton of the train said today that he
was almost on top of the forward sec
tion when he heard the torpedo signal
track ahead of him. An exploded tor
pedo was found today so rail lengths,
or 1900 feet, from the scene of the coll
lision, and Assistant Superintendent
Ehrke of the Grand Trunk railroad said
that the second section could have been
stopped in 500 feet.
Brakeman G.. r. Graham of the for
ward section today asserted that he
ran back nearly mile with the tor
pedo and that he waved a red light to
stop the oncoming train.
The wreck was characterized by all
the grewsome scenes attending a rail-
road disaster at midnight. Farmers
who ran from their homes to assist in
the work of rescue were held back by
the flames and compelled to stand help
less witnesses of the roasting of a
human body, which burned and fell to
pieces before their eyes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-26
Conductor Killed
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


CoRTE MADEIRA. Aug. 25.-R. w.
Barnes, young conductor of the
Northwestern Pacific railroad, was
crushed to death under the wheels of
his train near here at S.45 this morn
ing He was in charge of an extra
work train bound for San Rafael
Near Baltimore park Barnes swung
from the freight caboose to hail the
conductor of an express train and was
struck by the express engine, falling
under the wheels of the work train.
He died in the Cottage hospital at San
Rafael. Barnes was 26 years of age,
and has father and younger sister
living at Cloverdale.
John Cosmora, also an employe of
the railroad, was badly crushed at San
Rafael this morning by section of
cement culvert which he was enga ged
in Loading on car. The heavy cement
pipe rolled from the car across his BODY
and head, but at the Cottage hospital,
where he was taken, 1t is thought he
will live.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-10-11
Farm for Sale

A good jefferson County Farm y
SO6acres Of good, tillabIe. limestone ..i Il h
acres In timber, with vein Of bo,oauS :
ming aeroes the tract. Well impiV'
eautifnlly located, Apply a TIE Grid
Jan.9-tf. SPIRIT uif'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-10-11
vOLLOn'S PUMPKIN.
A Painting That Drovs Partisan Artists
Into Mysteries.

Into Mysteries.
1t is part of the duty of the Of
ncial picture h" +" Of the Societe des
Artistes .Frai 10 distribute the
canyases whi ire offered for the
Paris Salon throughout the rooms of
the Palais dcs Bcaux Arts. The jurors
are then summoned TO examine these
and commend or condemn as they see
fit The artists are at liberty 10 ap
peal to the jurors. and an influential
artist can make trouble for the pic
ture hanger In this connection sto-
~ Is told of Vollon, the painter of still
life
Some years ago vollon had painted
what he deemed his masterpiece,
luxurious pumpkin, orange in color
and heroic in size, such as one sees at
an agricultural show. The jurors did
not approve the official picture hang
er's choice of place for it. A second
choice also was found for 1t and con-
demned
By this time the pumpkin had be-
come the principal topic Of converse
ton In all the studios of Paris, and the
leading artists began to look in at the
Salon to make sure that their exhibits
were not being injured by an unfor-
tunate contrast. One-Bouguereau-
nearly tainted with horror on seeing
the pumpkin not far from his pictures.
''Take that thing away" he shouted;
st kills my white and pink nymphsT
So the pumpkin was removed. But
here Cormon objected. He declared
that it should not stay in the same
room with his pictures. "Its juxtapo-
sition to my lions and bears and IT,
gers" said he, "makes them look like
tame cats"
Tattegrain was the next artist to
protest. Don't place it near my
work." he exclaimed angrily. What
becomes of the martial spirit of my
canvases, and what is the use of ex-
hibiting starving garrisons with big
pumpkin alongside"
So the pumpkin was shifted about
till 1t had passed through fifteen
rooms, and not a member of the So
ciety would tolerate it's presence. FL
nally the picture hanger placed the
pumpkin in the entrance hall, official
ly called "Salle d'Honneur," but pop
ularly dubbed the Chamber of Hor-
rors." Naturally Vollon became the
mortal enemy of the unhappy picture
hanger-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-10-11
Roofing and SpOuti4


We are IN the market fer T0ol@
spoutlng, any kind gou may want. q 4,
able prices. Call and see us whrn ~ ~.
need Of work Of the kind. At itsSo0il -
street, Charles Town, " Va. hn.
May 8. EAsI EPDAI -,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-10-11
Automobile For Sale.

Maxwell Runabout Automobile f,n,
equipped. ma neto.gas lamps and generator.
vi d - 'e'e 'l'c ok ami spcedp,nett,r. apply
~ ~ :. flee.
The Washington times., 1910-07-06
BALLINGER REFUSES
TO DISCUSS NEWELL

The long reported question or tiie Ic-
m0vaI Of Director of the Reclamation
Service r. II Newell was not discussed
by BaUinger today
It was said that the designations Of
.-evveU and Davis had already been
drawn up in the Interior Department,
awaiting the psychological moment
Newell made It clear To-Day that II he
is 10 go he Eiu have TO be discharged
II win not resign was the snort.
emphatic statement with which Newell
met all queries on this point
The changes In the Reclamation Ser
vice probably VIII begin when the new
army board couvenes in Washington
abo-t July Co.
l.r. board -ril al once take over ora
Of TIE most important functions Of the
Reclamation Service, that OF deciding
Fuon which projects the 100000 bond
issue is TO be spent
Besides the board, General Marshal
newly appointed consulting engineer %
the Reclamation Service NlU act as
RaUiuGer's personal rerresesItatlve iu
matters relating 20 the Eeclamatlo1
Service, and q IS expected that IN this
csu1cirv he viii slowly take over the
bulk OF NeweII's authority
There is q good deal OF Speculation
I'm the RecIamaf+-~ Service as TO how
long Newell C-E Et-tnd up under ms
undermining 7 g-r-- All that can n
said today IS -cs- .le IS stiN resolved
70 stick il or.
The Washington times., 1910-07-06
ONLY GATETENDER
RECOGNIZES JOHN D.
Billi0naire Arrives In Cleve
lane to Sperd Summer
UnheraIded.

CLEVELAND. OLio, July Climb
ing out Of a common everyday Pullman
car, John D Rockefeller. Cleveland bill
iionaire neignbor. came home today
and settled down at the "OId ROcke-
feIIer place. at Forest HnI. FOR tie
summer
He was accompanied by half a score
OF servants, and the entire car was
occupied BY The ROs -feIIer party. Mrs.
Rockefeller, her sistlr. Mary SpeIman,
and several nurses We're in Inc car. as
well as Joha DIS secretary. and valet
There was no shouting mob on hand
TO greet NeighbOr Jc5--s after his seven
months absence, and the party. met BY
G. A. Rudd and II n Adams. were
rushed u Forest HiH in automobiles.
only Mrs. Mary Mueller. the crossing
gate tender at the station. recognized
the oil king ss bic left the train
Dir. Rockefeller said he was glad TO
be back IN Cleveland. and was more
glad that his friends had arranged his
reception so that the s'maddenfne
crowd" was not on hand.
The Washington times., 1910-07-06
LAST LEG OF TRIP
BY A BATTLEFIELD

PAITI1IORE. July 6-When the
oatbfuders reached Baltimore last
rf-br II was after a ride of III
miles over the rough and rocky
roads of Pennsylvania and Maryland
Notwithstanding the rough roads,
broken by water bars about every
twenty feet. the paJhfnders greatly
enjoyed the ride from Harrisburg
The weIl-tiued fields were alive with
harvest hands. and evidences Of pros
perity were 10 be seen on every hand
Leaving the more peaceful scenes
OF colonial days behind. ths pathfnd-
ers. yesterday emerged upon the great
est battlefield Of modern times-tha
Of Gettys burg Under the guidance
OF a veteran Of that great struggle,
The pathdnders in their EMF car
made a careful trip Of Inspection over
The field, visiting all the places or IN
Jerest. including the site o. the head
quarters OF General Meade the Union
leader. and OF General Lee. head OF
the Confederate forces Little Round
Top Big Round TOP, the Devils Den.
and host Of other points that played
such an important part m the battle
GettESEuTE Is filled with men al
tending aE enCampment OF 1000
United states soldiers and the militia
OF Maryland and Virginia The ell
campment Is OF the site of the genera!
ueld hospital used during the battle
O. GelIzSD UEE-
When the DarhGnders arrived at head
quarters they were met by Gen William
Wallace WOtEerSpoOn- who is IN com
mand. his aide. Can't Clifton Carroll
Carter and Major Ebeu Smith. who
cordially greeted I5-- -cUued and khaki
clad ITaiI-8laZerS- The EMF car with
its battle-scarTed flag and evidences OF
travel, attracted much attention IN the
camp, and the D1thrDde-S were Dlied
with questions about the trip
Leaving Gettysburg, the patIdndeTs
headed for Frederick which city they
reached after delightful ride over zinc
E1umittsDu-E pike While considerable
1oII IS eNacted from all those who use
tls5s excellent rOSd, objection Is sell
dom made TO the eNacIions. beCauSs
the road offers so many attractions
At Frederick the party was met b
II, Daniels, OF the Baltimore News stan
who went out 10 greet them He was
accompanied by Charles S3oerer. Wn'
drove a 1911 Spoerer touring car After
visiting a number Of places Of lntercSf
I'm Frederick the EMF pathfinder anr
rHe escoTIug SDoereT car hit the trail
again, with Baltimore as The objective
pCint-
The Washington times., 1910-07-06
LAST LEG OF TRIP
IS DELIGHTFUL

BALTIMORE July 6--Wheu Tommy
SIeaes threw in the clutch this morn
ine in front Of the Baltimore News Of
ne 20 begin the last seE o. the path
finding trip Of the AIUuSey Historic
Tour for the run OF foTLy-rVe miles 10
Washington over the excellent Doule-
ward route he was given a rousiuE send
on by several thousand people who had
gathered IN very few minutes
Al through the city the EMF path
finding car and esc0Tung party received
a royaI welcome until il passed out Of
the city on Columbia avenue 70 the
boulevard route
With the exception Of about five miles,
the road between Baltimore and wash
fnGt0n Is as good a. can be desired ana
Il VIII he most welcome TO the tourists
al the end OF next month. after the
rather rough trip to Baltimore from
Frederick and which the parhdndIaE
party completed last night about
O'Clock
The entire pathGndIDE party leTt here
in aood condition after the three weeks
Of route blazing, which IS anything but
e 10y ride from start to finish