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The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
signal EXPERTS
TEST FIELD Phone
Army Corps Carries Out Sue
cessful Experiments at
Camp AtasCaderO

CAMP ATASCADERO. Sept. ,15.-A
leaden sky and sodden ground greeted
the regulars when revei1le sounded this
morning. All night a drenching rain
fell, but by noon the sun broke through
the clouds intensely hot With ths ex-
ception of the signal corps. no field
movements were undertaken by the
troops today. The signal corps under
command of Captain William Stamford
and Lieutenant Paul Beck. went out
with reel cart and detachment of
men and carried out some very sue
cessful experiments in keeping in com
municatfOn with men while walking or
riding With a small reel of very light
wire strapped to their breasts which
unreeled as they kept in motion and a
telephone receiver to their ear. five
men. theoretically walking on the FIR
ing line" kept in constant communica-
tion with the commanding officer two
miles in the rear
Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss.
commander in chief accompanied BY
his aids. Lieutenant Arthur Poillon and
Major Dunning. adjutant general. rode
over the 10 mile long maneuver field
during the day TO familiarize himself
with the ground.
Fhe first casualty of the encampment
occurred late last night in what the
victim said was a raid on a pear tree"
A private walked into the field hospital
with broken collar bone. Pressed as
TO how he hal received his injury he
reluctantly explained that he had fall
en- out of a pear tree" So far no one
has been able TO locate the tree or
orchard. A field hospital with los cots
has been established under the com
mand of Captain James l.. Bevans. with
Captain Lucius L. Hopwood I'm charge
of the ambulance company There are
already 10 patients in the hospital but
all are cases that developed on the
march and none are serious.
Major Percy AshbOrn has been ap-
pointed chief sanitary inspector of the
camp.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
MISSING GIRL HAT
FOUND ON BEACH
Mystery Surrounds Disappear
ance of Ida Mendelson From
Boarding House

Mystery surrounds the disappearance
of Miss Ida Mendelson, % years old,
from her room at the boarding house
of Mrs e. Taber, 1904 Bush street last
Sunday afternoon. The discovery of
some of the girls clothing and trinkets
at the beach. suggests that she com
mitted suicide by drowning. J. Mendel-
son, brother of the girl who lives at
1927 McAllister street, said last night
that he was at a loss to account for
her action.
Two weeks ago Miss MendeIson en-
gagged a room at Mrs. Taber's place.
She was an ardent student of Christian
science. and beyond being absent from
the house during the day, her habits
we're regular
About o'clock Sunday afternoon she
left her room and has not been seen
since. Tuesday morning her hat, purse
and a book entitled Science and
Health, with the address 2004 Bush
street in it, were found on the beach
with other belongings by Private
Francis of the Fourteenth artillery
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
BUSINESSMEN PLAN TO
MAKE EIGHT DAY TRIP
Western Pacific Excursion Sep-
tember "a Occasions Interest

Many of the San Francisco business
men are signifying their desire to at
tend the special daylight excursion
over the California line of the Western
Pacific railroad which is to start Sat
urday, September "a, at $3.50 a. m. The
excursion is in the hands of a joint
committee of the Merchants associa-
tion, Merchants exchange and Chamber
of Commerce
On the outgoing trip stops will be
made at Marysville and Oroville, op-
portunity being given at the latter
place to witness the operation under
electric light of the big gold dredgers.
The train will be parked all Saturday
night at Portola near the Nevada line.
On the way back Sunday stops will
be made at Hartwell, Intake and Las
Plumas. From Hartwell trips will be
made to Quincy, the Plumas county
seat The Western Pacific has ar
ranged to furnish the committee. with
a de luxe Pullman train of eight draw
ing room sleepers, compartment OBJ
servation car. two diners and a COM
posite buffet. The train will be electric
lighted. Reservations may be made
on application at the Merchants ex-
change, room 1905 Merchants Exchange
building.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
ARNOLD FIELD" is
MISLEADING TERM
Ralph Arnold Denies Relation
With Certain Oil Concerns

Editor Call; Notwithstanding nv
Eforts to discourage the use of nv
rame in connection with the Vallecitos
OIL district, San Benito county. certain
parties still persist in calling this the
Arnold Field" Knowing as thev must
how Objectionable and misleading is
this use of an individuals name. they
can be credited with but one motive in
continuing the practice
II IS quite true that ] have gotten o,,t
brief report on a limited area eof the
Nallecitos district for some private par
ties and that ] have drawn favorab BILE
conclusions as to the oil possibilities
Of this particular area, but it is also
true that I believe a considerable part
Of the district, so called, is devoid of
favorable indications. But one concern
IS authorized to use my name in con-
nectlon with properties in this district
aud as this is closed corporation. the
name is not being used in aid of stock
selling or similar purposes. l would
therefore suggest TO prospective in
vestors q careful survey Of the merits
of any company using the name AR
mold Field in connection with their
operations. Yours very truly,
RALPH ARNOLD
Los Angeles. Cal. September II 1910.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
NORTHWEST GETS
TRUST THEATERS
Marc Klaw Visits Seattle and
Announces Plans to Build
PIayhouses

SEATTLE, Sept 15.-Marc K1aw, rep
resenting Klaw & Erlanger and Charles
Frohman, sometimes called the thea
trical trust, today leased the southeast
corner of Fourth avenue and University
street and announced that work would
be begun within 80 days on the con-
struction of the Metropolitan theater.
Klaw will leave Sunday night for
Portland, where he is about to begin
work on new theater Spokane, Van
eouver and Tacoma will also be visited,
in each of which cities Klaw and Err
LANCER will build or lease a theater
The new theaters are to be completed
by next summer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
POISONED SOLDIERS
AREOUTOF DANGER
Privates Stricken With PtO-
maine Poisoning Will Suffer
No Serious Effects
Practically All of the Shrimp
Salad Victims Able TO
Walk Around

Though stSll weak and confined to
the general hospital the 25 privates of
the Twenty-seventh company. coast
artillery corps. who were suddenly
stricken with ptomaine poisoning on
Wednesday evening from eating shrimp
salad at dinner given by their COM
mander Captain Casey. viii suffer no
serious effects. Every care has been
given them by the physicians at the
hospital and the majority have prac-
tfcally recovered. Two or three of the
ssoldiers remained in bed yesterday.
while the others spent their time walk
ing about the ward. According to the
physicians all danger is past
Tt was announced at the Presidio yes
terday that 10 recruits of the field artil-
lerX. with IA men from the Thirtieth in
fantrT, who have been in the hospital
and the One Hundred and Forty-seventh
and SiXtieth companies. coast artillery
corps, which were away fighting forest
fires, viii leave for Atascadero. The
one Hundred and Forty-seventh com
pany is under the command of Lieu
tenant George /. Wertenbaker and the
Slxtieth under Captain T. @. Ashburn
A provisionary troop Of cavalry un-
der the command of Captain Babcock
VIII leave within the next few days for
Buriingame, where they viii make
camp for the convenience of the officers
undergoing the riding test, which viii
begin September 20.
Subcaliber practice was held by the
t1fty-seventh company coast artillery
corps, under Lieutenant Albert H
Barkley yesterday morning in the Pre-
81 Pc
Lieutenant Henry T. Bergan. coast
srtuery corps. commander of the
United States army mine planter
George Armistead. who is at Camp
Yosemite, is expected 10 return to this
city next week.
Mrs. Frank Ely. wife of Captain Ely.
Quartermaster at the Preside. win
leave for New York tomorrow en- route
TO Plainfeld. y. J.. where she will re-
main with her family until after the
holidays Mrs. Ely viii visit at Denver.
Buffalo and several other places during
the trip.
First Lieutenant W c. Potter left
Yesterday for Fort Riley. Kan, where
he is 10 attend mounted service school.
Lieutenant j. B. ". Corey. Fifth field
camp AtascaderO yesterday on a five
DAYS leave 10 visit his family.
Captain A. II shipp. Twentieth in
fantry. stationed at Manila, is at the
stewart hotel en- route to Camp Atas-
cadero.
Long range target practice will be
held at Fort Baker today by the one
Hundred and Forty-eighth company.
coast artillery corps, under Lieutenant
o. r. Ellis, al Battery Wagner
Major George Blakely. inspector
general of the department. is expected
10 arrive here today from Fort Rose
cranz, Los Angeles
The road from the Lombard street
gate to the guardhouse in the Presidio
is being repaired under the direction Of
Constructing Quartermaster Major
George NJ Williamson
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
COURT NOT MOVED
BY Plea OF FEAR
So Jail Sentence Awaits Miss
ing Bankrupt, Despite
Story of Threats

District Judge ]. j. de Haven yester-
day imposed a sentence of five days In
the Santa Clara county jail upon
Adolph Becker, a San Jose contractor,
who failed to appear when ordered to
do SO by Referee in Bankruptcy Will
liam A. Coulter, although Becker's at
torney filed an affidavit in which it
was asserted that men waited around
the referees room with the avowed in
tention of giving Becker a beating,
while others were said to be in the
neighborhood waiting for a chance to
shoot at him.
On July 20 Becker petitioned the dis
trict court to be declared voluntary
bankrupt, as he owed sS,129 and had
property worth only 1852. Follow
ing this an affidavit was filed by At
torney Edwin H Williams, represent
ing creditors, stating that Becker had
misappropriated nearly $1,000 which
should have been turned over as assets.
Referee Coulter called a meeting of
creditors for August 8 and cited Becker
to appear. Meanwhile the contractor
had gone to Los Angeles to live. The
to give Becker chance to return. He
did not do so and Coulter held him to
be in contempt
short time later an affidavit was
filed by Becker's attorney, William A.
Bowden. who stated he had been in
formed by the contractors wife that he
was sick. and that a few days later
she had written that her husband had
gone TO the city of Tia Juana in lower
California.
Bowdens affidavit reads in part as
follows:
One of the creditors at the referees
room told me that he would beat Beck
er's head off; also that there were two
men present in court that were ready
to inf1ict physical punishment on said
Becker.
That the language of Fiegel, as ap-
piled to said bankrupt, was couched in
terms of forcible and picturesque pro-
family. and the affiant inferred and had
the right to infer therefrom that in
case said Becker appeared at said meet
ing his life would be in danger
Two men believed to be creditors
told Becker's wife they would hang him
to the same tree as Planz was hung
'On August affiant was told by some
of the creditors that There are three
men over at the corner with pistols,
ready to shoot the d Dutchman' -
Nevertheless Becker, if he returns to
the United States, will have to spend
five days in Jail for falling to appear
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
NIGHT RIDERS BURN
BARNS IN KENTUCKY
Both Equity and Antiquity
Men Suffer Losses

BRooKVILLE, Ky. Sept. 15.-Night
riders presumably burned two barns
in Bracken county last night. and al
though the losses were small, both
equity and anti-equity men suffered.
Bands of masked men appeared sim
ultaneously at both places after mid
night and were seen setting fire to the
barns
During the night rider troubles in
Bracken county last summer one of the
sufferers permitted the state militia to
encamp on his farm. and since that
time he has been threatened with vio-
lence.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
RUSSIAN BAPTISTS
HAVE A NEW CHURCH

The First Russian Baptist church,
which started few years ago with the
backing of three families who had
come to this country to avoid persecu-
ton at home, now has new church
on the summit of what is known as
Holy HILL" about half mile from the
terminus of the Howard street car line
1t has a congregation of 35. The dedica-
tion exercises last Sunday were in
charge of Rev. c. w. Bruistad super
intendent of missions in northern Cali
fornia and Nevada. Rev. r. NJ. Vaughan
preached the sermon. Rev. w. II. Groat
of Oakland and Rev. w. c. Barker of
Wisconsin assisted at the ceremony
San Francisco now has a population of
about 500 Russians, while Los Angeles
houses $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
PAPYRUS CLUB GIVES
GUEST DAY PROGRAM
Numbers Principally Musical.
but Several Papers Are Read

Guest day program was given at the
Pspyrus club yesterday, the president
Mrs. Nelson Remington, presiding, and
thsbprogram being in charge of Mrs
NE Straus. The numbers were prin-
cipally musical, Prosper Reiter singing
the Creoo from "Othello;" Mrs Prosper
Relter, Mimi from La Boheme." and
opstinatlon Miss Blanche Carrou
i m Gypsy Wild and Free" and Chinese
tragedy; and songs were also given
by Mrs. Richmond Revalk and Mrs.
Vincent Walsh. Miss Laura Ferguson
played a piano SOLO Mrs. Celine Straus
gave 2 reading and Mrs. Kathleen L.
Byrne read q paper on current events
in women 's>ciubs.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
CAP AND BELLS CLUB
MEETS ON SOCIAL DAY
Musical and Dramatic Program
Is Feature

Cap and Bells club met yesterday
afternoon for its social day and a pro-
gram was rendered as follows:
Cornet solo, Professor A. Putt hand master
Third artillery band United States army sc-
compsnied by MRS. Charles z. Ker: dramatic
reading. he Soul Of a Violin" Miss H;lda
, lorence Cohen; string trio. IEtoiIe de Soir''
lIsnnhsuserl- r J. Carpenter. mandolin: Mrs
John ssmmi lute; Mrs. r. j. Carpenter
guitar confusion, a comedy in two acts in
which the following took part. Sidney Slessfnrer-
Reginald 1ravers. Joseph McLourhlin Miss Nav
Sullivan, Miss Pearl Cook and Miss Mae O'Keefe.
A play by Mrs. Ella NJ. Sexton was
70 have been feature of the afternoon.
bat was postponed until some later
day.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
INCREASES IN EAST
Rhode Island Has Reports of
I22 Cases Since June

PROVIDENCE. R. l., Sept. 15-An
pidemic of infantfle paralysis. which
begun early in the summer, has spread
to an alarming extent through the
state. Statistics compiled by the secre-
tary of the state board of health show
that from June / until tonight, 122
cases were reported. Only 10 per cent
of those afflicted ever recover.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
CHANGE IN PATENT PACT
OPPOSED IN WASHINGTON
German Manufacture Want
to Control Trade

WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-Efforts of
German manufacturers to secure the
amendment of the existing patents con-
vention between the United tSates and
Germany are viewed with some concern
at the state department
1t is surmised that he German manu-
facturers are desrous of having the
convention require Americans taking
out German patents to manufacture the
patented articles in Germany.
This would be a serious blow to
American manufacturers and would be
resisted by the state department
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16

LECTURE Oh PELosoPKY-''Ph Philosophy and
Present Day Ideals is the subject Of 2 lee
ture 70 be delivered by Prof. H. A. Overstreet
A. NJ, Of the department Of philosophy Uni
rersity Of California. this evening at s:15.
under the auspices OF the San Francisco mate
raliSfs association, az the Auditorium corner
81 Page and Fillmore streets
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
Prosecution in England

LONDON, Sept. 15.-Lieutenant Helm.
the alleged German spy, was arraigned
in the Fairham police station today,
charged with having committed a
felony in obtaining information con-
cerning the Portsmouth defenses for
the purposes OF communicating the
same to another state
Helm was arrested while engaged in
sketching the fortihcations.
Prosecutor Bodxin disclaimed any in
tention of representing the prisoner as
as accredited agent of Germany
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
HELD FOR MURDER

HELD FOR MURDER-Joseph T. Idddv former
engineer of the police patrol boat was held
for trial before the superior court by Police
Judge Conlan yesterday charge of muir
der for shooting and killing Charles Thulin a
sailor. at the headquarters of the sailors union
August D.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
REGINALD VANDERBILT
RECEIVERS FROM FEVER

NEWPORT, r. l.. Sept. 15.-For the
first time since the beginning of his
Illness with typhoid fever, Reginald
c. Vanderbilt today was able to sit
lid for while.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
POLICE INVESTIGATE
MYSTERY OF SHOTS
Search for Man Seen Running
From Scene

The police are mystified over the fir
ing of several shots late Wednesday
night in the vicinity of Sixteenth and
Utah streets and Detectives Burke and
Richards are endeavoring to solve the
mystery. Z. c. Regan of the Kentucky
street carhouse told Policeman J. p
Mcmahon that he had heard the shots
and had seen a man running from
the scene and enter the saloon of Jo-
seph Connolly, Tenth and Harrison
streets. They went to the saloon, but
did not find any one there. On going
to the rear they found a black derby
hat with the initials, "R. NJ" on the
band, which had evidently been dropped
by man when climbing through the
rear window.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
germany RESUMES
SEARCH FOR SPIES
Teutons Are Arrested on Charge
of Aiding Work of English
Photographers

E1DEN, Germany. Sept. 15.-Several
Germans have been arrested in connec-
tion with the alleged spying of the
Englishmen, Brandon and Trench. in
the island of Borkum. They are charged
with assisting Brandon and Trench in
photographing the fortifications. The
alleged British spies were arrested Au-
gust % and %
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16

FINED FOR SELLING COCAINE Edward Levy.
one of the men charged with selling cocaine
to soldiers was convicted by Police Judge
Conan yesterday and fined S100 Two others
were convicted, but sentence suspended at
the request of their attorneys.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
STONY POINT GIRL is
OAKLAND MANS BRIDE
[ScccinI Disnotch TO The CalIl

SANTA ROSA, Sept. 15.-The we'd
ding of Miss Dorothy Day Shelton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Shell
ton of Stoney Point, and Emerson w.
Gould, son of Mr. and Mrs. w T. Gould
of Oakland, took place here this after
noon at the home of the brides brother
in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs Eugene
c. Farmer The service was read by
Rev George E. Swan, rector of the
Church of Incarnation.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16

GEORGES BIRTHDAY PARTY-Henry Georges
birthday will be celebrated by dinner at 65s
Market street next Tuesday evening at $40
O'Clock. After the dinner Herbert S. Bigelow
of Cincinnati will deliver address on ..The
Power of an Idea. -
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Ensley Personals

Miss Matte Norris of Columbus, Ca,
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs J. A. Nc
Eachern, on. Avenue j.
John Morrison and his two sons, Tru-
man and Earl will leave today for Gads-
den to attend the bicycle meet
E. s. Miller has returned from visit
to Pittsburg.
Miss Esther Lind and brother, Ed Lind
leave today for Talladega Springs, to joir
a house party.
Mrs. Neil Hutchings of Ensley High
lands left yesterday for Youngstown
Ohio, where she will visit her sister. Mrs
]. V. Calvin.
Mrs Caroline Blue of Union Springs Is
in the city, the guest of her son, d. X
Blue, 2412 Avenue l..
Mrs. F. f. Butcher has gone to ONO
where she will spend several weeks with
relatives.
DozIer Lynch of South Carolina is visit
ing his uncle Addison w. Lynch, on
Ensley Highlands.
Mrs. Nat Clark leaves this week fol-
Meridian Miss. where she will visit hei
mother
Rev. Mr.. Barnes. pastor of the Tuxedo
Baptist church, was called to Maplesvlllt
TO attend the bedside of his father.
The Sunday school and church picnic
of Grace Presbyterian church will be a.
Avondale park today, July 10. The specia
cars will leave from Avenue and Nine
tenth street at $3.50 m. All the church
members, all members of the SUNDAY
school and the parents of the children are
Invited to attend. No car fare will have
to be paid The committees on amuse
ments are working hard to make this da,
a pleasant one for the children.
Mary f. Brown chapter Daughters o
the Confederacy, Will meet at the publi'
library, Avenue H and Eighteenth street
this afternoon at o'clock,
An Ice cream festival will be given to
night at the Baptist church, Tuxedo.
The jury empanelled by Coroner Brash
or to Investigate the death of w. j. Gu
sick sat on the case yesterday. The near
ing was held in the chapel Of Echols &
Angwin. Half dozen eye-witnesses wer'
examined The finding of the jury wa
that 1.-THE deceased came to his dealt
through the negligence of his foreman.
Those composing the jury were D. II
Dunlap, foreman, d. Hite, j. b. Burns
]. II. McMurtra, ]. s. Harp.
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ELECTRIC LINE
CHANGES HANDS

Augusta. Ca. July 1S-In furtherance OF
a project to build an interurban electric
line from Atlanta Ca, to Columbia, 8. ca
via Augusta, distance of 28O miles, Red
mon & Co. Of New York, IT was an
nounced today, have closed deal for the
holdings of the E. H. Hartman estate in
the stocks and bonds of the. Augusta
Aiken Railway and Electric company and
allied properties. The consideration Is
81, 7O0. 900.
The transfer of the properties will take
place on July %, following which 1t Is as
serted preparations for extending We
lines from Augusta to Atlanta and from
Aiken. S. c., to Columbia will be started
without delay.
The properties involved in the purchase
of the Hartman interests include the Au-
gusta Railway and Electric company
which owns and operates the local street
railway lines, and electric lighting plants,
the North Augusta Hotel. company, own
ers of the Hampton Terrace hotel across
the Savannah river from Augusta; the
Augusta Aiken Railway company. owner
of the interurban line from Augusta to
Aiken. s. G., the North Augusta Land
company, owning a large tract Of land In
North Augusta. and other properties.
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SERIOUS CUTTING
IN TAILOR SHOP
Will Ganaway Injured By Eu-
gene Daniels
NEGRO CRIMES REPORTED
Preach Tomorrow Night in Ensley.
General News of Interest
In the Steel City

VIII Ganaway, a young white mar
about 20 years of age, was severely cut
by Eugene Daniels in a difficulty which
occurred yesterday in the tailoring shop
of the latter at Wylam, and Hes at the
Hillman hospital in a dangerous condi-
ton. while Daniels is in the city Jail at
Ensley. The details are somewhat vague,
as there We're few witnesses, and neither
party has made statement
A dispute about tailoring bill is said
to have been the cause of the difficulty.
Both men are well known in this vicinity.
Daniels is married.
Owing to the nature of the injuries to
Ganaway, he having been cut In che ab-
domen, Daniels was not allowed bail. 1t
is understood that Ganaway's injuries,
though severe are not necessarily fatal,
and that Daniels will be liberated on $1,000
bOnd