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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-04-04

was broken and his body badly mashed
by the engine of his machine He
lived but a few moments.
Rodgers had been making daily
flights here for a week and had taken
many passengers, both men and
women, up with him. Today he started
from his usual place and scared out
over the ocean, crossing the pier, and
then turned and dipped close to the
roller coaster.
Seeing a flock of seagulls disport-
ing themselves among great swarm
of sardines just over the breakers,
Rodgers again turned and dived<down
into them, scattering the birds in all
directions
EIation Leads to Fall
Highly elated with the outcome OF
his dive, Rodgers flew farther out to
sea, gradually rising until he had
reached a height of about 200 feet.
Making a short turn, he started full
speed for the pier, then suddenly
dipped his planes and his machine be-
gan frightful descent.
Rodgers was seen by hundreds of
persons on the pier to relax his hold
on the levers, and then, seemingly
realizing that he was in danger, he
made strenuous efforts to pull the nose
of his machine into a level position.
Failing in this, Rodgers, by hercu-
lean efforts, managed to turn farther
in shore, and an instant later the
huge craft crashed into the edge of
the surf. not 500 feet from the spot
where, December 10 last, he finished his
ocean to ocean flight
Neck, Jaw and Back Broken
Many men instantly rushed to his
aid Ernest Scott and James Goodwin.
life guards. were first to reach the
injured man They said Rodgers head
was hanging over one wing of the ma
chine, the heavy engine was on his
back and his feet were drawn up, nearly
doubling over his shoulders. Blood
was flowing freely from his mouth.
AS quickly as possible. Rodgers was
lifted from the wreck and hurried to
the bathhouse hospital, where DIR. A.
w. Buell. pronounced him dead.
He died on the way here said the
doctor.
From hurried examination. 1t was
determined that Rodgers neck, jawbone
and back had been broken. A telegram
was at once sent to the aviators $
widow, who lives In Pasadena. and a
cablegram to his mother. Mrs. II. S.
Schweitzer, who is in London. The
body was prepared for burial and sent
to Pasadena tonight.
The machine that Rodgers used to-
day was the one with which he won
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5 FALL VICTIMS
TO RISING FLOODS
Famine and Exposure Add to
Horrors of High Water in
Middle Wet
BULLETIN

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 3.-Thc Mis-
sissippf river reached the danger mark
go feet here at midnight and still
is rising rapidly.
BULLETIN
PADUCAH, KY, April 4.--TeIepbone
messages from Cairo this morning say
the Mobile and Ohio Icvee there has
gone out and that houses and factories
are Inundated The Illinois Central
Ievee was holding early this morning,
and 1t protects the main part of the
town.
ST. LOUIS. April 3.-The situation at
the deluged centers is becoming more
menacing. Two more Ievee breaks
were reported tonight near Chester.
H., where 10000 acres of farming land
was inundated.
The weather forecaster at Memphis
urged managers of railroads entering
that city from the west to warn the
inhabitants of those districts to move
to higher ground.
The number of lives lost was brought
to eight when the death of three rail-
road men near Fulton, KY, was re-
ported and two more were drowned
near Clarksville, Tenn. The latter
drove OF the road into overflow water
Of the Red river.
Hickman, KY, is the worst sufferer.
The 1000 inhabitants of the town were
augmented yesterday by the arrival of
1000 refugees from Dorena, Mo. The
food supply at Hickman will last three
more days. No trains have been run
into or out Of the town for several
DAYS. and food and tents en- route there
are held up by washouts-
At Columbus, KY, which was the
frst town inundated. the situation is
grave. Residents are leaving rapidly
and there is much suffering in outlying
districts. The damage in that vicinity
is estimated at 100000.
Damage at Memphis is estimated at
s25o.ooo. About 1900 persons have
been driven from their homes. The
gas plant was put out of commission.
Reports from New Madrid, Mo-, are
meager. The town is flooded, but no
loss Of life is reported.
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10 HOLDOVER
OFFICIALS
ACCUSED
Grand Jury Charges McCarthy's
Commissioners With NAL
feaSance
WILLFUL WASTING OF
CITY'S FUNDS ALLEGED
Mayor Urged to Take Immediate
Steps to Remove Old
Board Members
FIVE COMM -SSIONS ARE
INVOLVED IN CRITICISM
FIVE COMM -SSIONS ARE
INVOLVED IN CRITICISM

A RECOMMEN for the
~ summary removal from Office Of
Il "A 10 Mccarthy holdover members
of various city commissions IS
contained in formal letter sent to
Mayor Rolph yesterday by the grand
jury, following action taken by that
body Tuesday night, as told exclusive
ly in The Call yesterday
Specific charges of malfeasance are
made against each of the half score
of commissioners. and the mayor is
urged to take immediate steps to oust
them and appoint their successors.
The 10 commissioners excoriated by
the grand Jury for the manner in which
they have conducted the affairs of their
departments are:
Michael Casey, president of the board
of public works.
c. S. Laumeister, member of the board
OF public works.
James Il. Dillon. fire commissioner.
John Donohoe, fire commissioner.
Eugene e. Pfaefile, fire commissioner.
Frank j. IxIimm, member of the
board of health
board of health.
Arthur NJ. sharp, member of the board
of health
i. II. spiro, member of the police
commission.
b. b. RosenfhaI, member Of the civil
service con1uiSsiou
One Exception Noted
The list does not include ali the Nc
Carthy appointees remaining on the
various commissions. It eliminates
only those whose appointments were
made Just prior to the expiration OF
Mayor McCarthy's term of once and
who had little or no part in the officiai
acts OF the departed administration.
The single exception to this is in the
case of Colonel James e. Power OF the
board of education, whose name is not
included in the grand jury's list OF
school department having shown no
ground of action against him.
Charges of Jurors
The charges against the 10 commits
sioners recommended for removal are
comprehensive in scope, including ac-
cusations Of willful waste and extrava-
gance in the expenditure of public
funds and general Incompetence in the
direction of public affairs.
Mayor Rolph had not received his
night and declined to discuss the line
of action which he might take until
after having thoroughly considered the
nature of the charges.
AS the matter is presented to him,
however, in the form of direct charges
and specific recommendations, it is
probable that he will pursue the
course which he outlined at the be-
ginning of his administration of bring
ing the commissioners to trial and
conducting an open hearing on the ac-
cusations.
Commissions Report
Accompanying the letter to the
mayor is a copy of the resolution
adopted by the civil service COM
mittee of the grand jury, upon which
the action by the entire body was
based. The committees report, signed
by Chairman Charles J. Pidwell and
Grand Jurors NJ Stern and William III.
Ford was as follows:
Whereas, careful investiga ton
having been made OF the various
departments under the government
of the city and county of San Fran
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|. ". v. HORDE
IS DRIVEN OUT
OF San DIEGO
Police, Aided by Citizen VoIun-
teers, Expel 80 Members of
Organization
City's Limits Are Guarded to
Prevent Street Speakers
From Returning

SAN DIEGO, April s.-The police,
aided by citizen volunteers, have be-
gun in earnest the expulsion of Indus
trial Workers of the World from San
Diego, and declare the work will con-
tinue until all have been sent away.
Thirty men were taken out of the
city tonight by thespolice and citi-
zens' committee. onta train and in au-
tomobiles. The men were carried be-
yond the corporate limits and told to
walk in the opposite direction from
San Diego. guard remained at the
scene to prevent their return.
The constabIe's posse soon was made
up and left at o'clock for the county
line. Members OF the posse carried
blankets and rifles. Later a large body
of citizens left in automobiles for the
county line to reinforce the constables
posse.
|. w. w. at Santa Ana
SANTA ANA. April s.--Ninety mem
bers OF the Industrial Workers of the
World. on their way from the north
west to San Diego to aid fellow mem
bers of the organization there, dropped
off freight trains here last night.
According to one of the leaders of
the /. w. W., 10000 idle men in Kansas
City, 10000 in San Francisco and thou
sands in other cities will be brought to
southern California to help win the
free speech fight.
Tonight a portion of the men here
marched to Capistrano.
Strike Is Spreading
SEATTLE April s.-4Tnterest IN the
Industrial Workers of tie World strike
In the Pacific northwest. which in
wolves 5000 railroad laborers In Brit
ish Columbia and 14.o0p mill workers
in southwestern Washington. centered
today in the Canadian brovince. where.
1t was reported that strike leaders
were preparing to extend their oper-
ations to the Grand Trunk Pacific.
Several hundred men from construc-
tion camps left Vancouver for Seattle
today. They are we'll supplied with
money, and it Is reported that the In
dustriaI Workers leaders intend to
send them to Grays Harbor to take a
hand in the fight against the sawmill
! owners there who gained the upper
hand by deporting foreign laborers.
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TAFT BRANDED
A REACTIONARY
BY ROOSEVELT
Colonel Says His DefiritiOn of
Progressive" Lets the
President Out
''Puzzle Headed" Dull of Mem
tai Vision" Terms 7. R.
Applies to Opponents
Executive Scored for Putting
Stop to Country Life COM
missions Work
OUIsvILLE. Ky, April s.

OuIsvILLE. ky. April s.
Every man who fights fear
Iessly and effectively against
special privilege in any form is
to that extent a progressive. Every
man who. directly or indirectly, up
holds privilege, and favors the special
interests, whether he acts from evil
motives or merely because he is puzzle
headed or dull of mental vision, or
lacking in social sympathy, or whether
he simply lacks interest in the sub
Ject is a reactionary."
So declared Theodore Roosevelt here
tonight in a speech which he devoted
largely to defining 'progressiveness"
as he applies the word to American
politics today.
What Is a Progressive?
IN his recent speech at Philadel-
phia." began Colonel Roosevelt. "Presi-
dent Taft stated that he was a progress
sive. and this raised the question as
to what a progressive is. More is in
volved than any mans say-so as to
himself A we'll meaning man may
vaguely think of himself as a progress
sive without having the faintest con-
ception of what progressive is. Vision
and intensity of conviction must both
go to the makeup of any man who is
to lead the forward movement. and
mildly good intentions are wholly use
less as substitutes.
THE essential difference. as old as
civilized history. is between the men
who. with the fervor and broad SYM
pathy and Imagination. stand for the
forward movement. the men who stand
for the upiift and betterment OF mani
kind and who have faith in the people
on the one hand. and on the other the
men of narrow vision and small SYM
pathy, who are not stirred by the
wrongs of others. and with these men
stand those other men who distrust the
people, but wish to keep them help
less so as to exploit them for their
own benefit"
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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 3.-Thc Mis-
sissippi river reached the danger mark
go feet here at midnight and stu
is rising rapidly.
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Taft Called Reactionary

Referring to the method he has advo-
Gated of letting the people of a state
decide upon the constitutionality of
certain acts of their courts. Colonel
Roosevelt declared:
ITO denounce such a proposition as
putting the ak to the tree of freedom
without proposing any more workable
or better remedy, is to champion the
cause of the special interests, in whose
favor. as against the people and against
the cause OF justice. the courts have
decided
When, in Difference to the reaction
aries in congress, the president put
stop to the work of country life COM
mission so that for three years the ma
tional government has done little to
mark time. or indeed to step. backward,
as regards this movement. then. no
matter how good his intentions. his
actions ranged him against the pro-
gressive side When the president op-
poses the effort to give to the sober
judgment of the people due effect as
against the decisions of a reactionary
court. then he shows himself a reac-
tionary.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-29
DISAPPOINTED SCULPTOR
SUICIDES IN BRONX PARK.
Failed TO Win Expected Fame From
Group in Plaster.

New York Jan. 2S.-Charles Y. Har-
vey( a young sculptor, convinced it is
believed, that R group in plaster he
had been working on for months would
not bring him the fame and fortune he
had hoped for, killed himself in Bronx
Park today by cutting his throat with
a razor His corpse was found In a
thicket in q wild section OF the park
Two raZors lay nearby.
Harvey had a studio on upper Broad
way, which he had occupied since he
came to New York, a year ago, from
Paris. He had won several medals in
the French capital for his work as a
student, According to friends, he had
been working nearly all OF his stay
here on plaster group to be delivered
this spring to European concern for
use in the ornamentation OF Il cathe-
dral In a French city. and had only
recently learned that his efforts Of d
year had gone fer naught, Hs had
seemed depressed several days, they
said. That he was not urgently in
need of money was sheWn by the fart
that 800 in currency, was found In the
pockets of his clothing.
Little is known here Of HaPyey'S
family, but it is believed to be OF New
England stock and efforts were being
made tonight to communicate with his
mother, s. Fl, Fry, a sculptor friend,
who identified the body. said that Har-
Vey had been so respondent recently
that a watch had te he kept on him.
Mr.. Fry said he had notified Harvey's
relatives in Great harrington to CONS
here to take charge Of him, He waa
about 80 years Of age
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-29
WEALTHY COAL DEALER
SHOT BY WIFE'S FRIEND.
Had Separated from His Wife and was
Watching Her.

San Francisco Jan. 28-J. J. Moore,
wealthy cluoman and coal dealer, who
was shot last night in q revolver duel
with Samuel L. Timothy, a chauffeur,
near the residence of Mr.. Moore, in
Hillsboro, suburb, died tonight.
Mrs. Lillian Moore, wife of John ].
Moore, is immured in the Moore resi-
dence at Hillsboro, where she has liv-
ed alone since she brought sensa,-
tional unfruitful divorce suit two
months ago. She has refused to see
anyone but District Attorney Franklin
Schwartz of San Mateo county.
MOeres statement of the affair, made
last night, was given out in full by
City Attorney Kirkbride today. 1t fol-
lows:
Il have been living at the Pacific
Union club in San Francisco since nv
separation from my wife, but have
made several trips here to watch her,
Last night, lying in wait near the
house, I saw her in the machine with
this chauffeur I stopped the car and
ordered her to get out. She refused
and I opened fire"
Timothy, in Jail at Redwood City.
sticks to his statement that his en-
gines failed him while he was driving
past the Moore hsuse on the country
road and that q man whom he heliev-
ed to be highwayman opened fire on
him
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-29

Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 2S.-Labor
leaders in charge Of the strike of near
ly a0.O00 operatives in the cotton and
wcolen mills of this city were active
,udsy organizing their followers in an
effort to keep them from returning to
work tomorrow, which is conceded by
solh sides to be likely to be the
critical day OF the two weeks strike.
Dessrtions Becoming Numerous.
Many operatives are beginning to
feel the pinch of hunger and the Sc
we're cold which has gripped the city
almost every DAY since the trouble be-
gan has added to their suffering, so
that towards the latter part Of last
week there were desertions from the
ranks OF the strikers. On Saturday,
though there was half holiday in the
luuis, the deserters became still lEore
numerous. At four mass meetings to-
GAY and three more tonight. the strike
lea,;srs devoted their time to urging
their followers to remain firm.
Trouble Feared Today,
In anticipation of possible trouble
tomorrow morning when the mill gates
open the police and militia have been
ordered to report for duty at 5 O'Clock.
The strikers have planned a big pa
rade as a demonstration, and while
thc leaders have counseleo against
violence there viii be a large force of
police and militia on hand to prevent
clashes between the operatives going
t0 work and those remaining out
Ettor Addresses Socialists,
The largest meeting Of the strikers
today was held in City hail 1t was
under the auspices OF a socialist club
and the principal speaker was Organ
izer Ettor Of the Industrial Workers.
During his remarks Ettor said:
Something Is Going to Happen.
The other side are sending agents
ard spies into the homes of the strik-
erg. telling them that the strike is
Oy,-. They are smooth gentlemen.
Take one Of them and throw him
dowr stairs. Since you have quit be-
r.g mules and the object of the whip
Of the agents. they have to make good
ny getting you back to work The
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-29
TWELVE DROWNED IN
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Boat in Which They Were Crossing
Caught in Ios Jam.

Cairo, H., Jan. 2s.-Twelve persons
are reported to have been lost today,
when a rowboat in which they were
crossing the Mississippi river from
Birds Point, Mo, to Cairo, was caught
in an ice jam. They were being fer
ried across to the Cotton Belt railway
station here. Searching parties, which
were Immediately sent out when the
news reached here, have been unable
to find any trace of the lost boat or
its passengers.
The passengers were part Of 1856 who
left noon Cotton Belt train at Birds
Point, Mo. and were left without con-
veyance across the river because the
river ferryman feared to risk his
steamer in the ice and heavy fog.
Three hiremen were hired to carry
the passengers to this side of the river.
Two of them took five passengers
each. Frank Jones' said to be an ex-
periencad boatman, permitted twelve
to get in his boat,
Beatmen of the tive lighter fares
were about fifty yards ahead of Jones
when they heard shouts fer help and.
turning, saw Jones battling fFantieally
with a monster foe, which was sweep
ing his craft beyond control. A heavy
fog then hit the lost party from view
and nothing has since been heard of
the ferryman of his passengers.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-29
"God Pity Their LOOMS "God Pity Their
Cloth" ExclaimS Strike Leader.
RABID SPEECH AT SOCIALIST CLUB
Ettor Asserts That Something Will Happen This Week
In Lawrence Strike-Desertons Becoming More Numer-
Gus Because of Cold and Hunger-CriSs of the Strug-
gle is Likely to Be Reached Today.

strike is not settled. l am not giving
away any plans, out this town will
not be very happy in two days from
now. There will be no dynamite used,
but something is going to happen. No
body will get killed. We are going
INTO the fight tomorrow firmer and
more determined than ever. We are
receiving aid from other cities, and
If necessary ! will 90 from town to
town to beg money to use so that the
children Will be happy and fed.
Will Cripple tho Machinery.
"If the millmen intend to use the
wolf of hunger as an argument, it
may break the limitations Of men, wo-
men and children, and destroy lives,
1t may be necessary that they go back
t" work in the mills, but we will Grip
pie their machinery. God pity their
looms. God pity their cloth. They
won't be able to make any suits.
100000 Miitiamen VIII Be Needed
"They will need 100000 militiamen
to keep track of our pickets. We may
use dynamite that has been planted;
the dynamite of class solidarity. the
fuse Of working class rebellion. We
are going to do nothing tomorrow.
We are going to put our hands in our
pockets and keep them there
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-29
FOUR PERISH IN A
FIRE AT BUTLER, PA.
Family Reunion at Night Followed hU
Holocaust in Morning.

Butler. Pa. Jan. 2S.-Four persons
were burned TO death or suffocated and
Ave others are in a serious condition
as a result of a fire early today al ths
home Of Curtis Hale at Claytonia,
mining town ten miles from here
A family reunion was held az the
home Of Curtis Hale Saturday night,
The fire vas discovered at O'clock
this morning. An overheated stove or
the explosion Of lamp Is thouEht 70
have been the cause. The dead: Earn
Miles, aged 50. son-in-law OF Curtis
Hale: Mrs. Pollt Miles, IS; Mrs. Bells
Hale, aged 2S. wife OF James Hale:
Scott Hale. aged IL, son Of Curtis
Hale; Curtis Hale. his wife and chill
dren, David, James and Sadie, sus-
tained burns about the head and bo&V.
Men from a nearby coal mine assist
ed by neishbors extinguished the fra
provided for the injured and recovered
the eharred bodies of the victlmg The
damage to the house was less thsn
$1,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-29
BOSTON DEcoRA
IN PAPAL CoLoRS.
Elaborats Preparations for Homeeom-
irs Of Cardinal o'ConnsIl Today.

Boston. Jan. 2S.-Cardinal William
n. O'Connell, returning to his arch
bishopric Of Boston as one Of Ameri-
cas- new princes Of the Roman Cath
0lic church will md a royal welcome
awaiting him when the steamship
Cauopic reaches Boston harbor Tues
day Only tho probable hour Of ar
rival which win be communicated by
wireless tomorrow, was lacking to-
night 70 complete the arrangements for
celebrating the Homecoming Of his en-
inence.
The national and papal colors bloom
e dthroughout the city today, particu-
larly along the line of march to be
followed Tuesday. Services at the
Cathedral Of the Holy Cross were con-
Quoted amid blaze OF color, the great
structure within and without being
decorated in honor Of the cardinal.
Prominent IN the interior adornment
will be the cardinals new throne OF
crimson. richly embellished with his
oficial coat of arms.
The demonstration TO be accorded
Cardinal O'Connell upon his arrival
Tuesday is to be only the first OF
sories Of receptions and events which
viii extend through fortnight.
Two steamers will take the recep-
ton committee down the bay to meet
the incoming Canopic, and before the
cardinal and his suite are transferred
70 one OF the steamers Auxiliary Bish~
op Joseph G. Anderson. who has d.
rected the welcoming arrangements,
will extend the greetings Of the dio.
cese 70 its honored head. When the
cardinal has boarded the steamer
Monitor that vessel viii make for the
landing place at Long wharf. which
has been made gay with crimson bunt-
ing IN his honor.
Al the landing place a csrpeted walk
has been laid out and the national and
papsi colors serve as decorations. Here
the cardinal win be welcomed GS the
city by Mayor John r. Fitzgerald ond
other citizens and after brief GERS
rnony the procession to the cardinals
home on Granny street, in the Back
Bay. VIII be started.
The escortinE body Of several thou
sand uniformed men will follow a route
sur miles long. Just before the car
&pars home is reached his erninence
WI pass under a great welcoming
arch which has been erected over
CRANKY street.
A solemn mass Of Thanksgiving will
be held Thursday morning at the Ca
thedral Of the Holy Cross and recep-
tons and banquets viii follow at In
teTvaIs until Saturday, Feb. II.