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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
Special Proceedings Will Be
Filed Before the Supreme
Court by DR.. Benja-
min Apple
ZEMANSKY TURNS
DOWN APPLICATION
Suit to Determine Whether
Term of Two or Four
Years Is Provided

Special proceedings will be filed be-
fore the supreme court today or
Wednesday for writ OF mandate to
compel Registrar Harry zemansky to
accept the declaration of candidacy OF
DR.. Benjamin Apple, 4o6 Sutter street,
for the office of county coroner, held by
DR.. r. w B. Leland
The proceeding is to determine finally
whether the charter of the city and
county of San Francisco provides for a
term OF two or four years for city Of
ficers.
Yesterday was the first of the 20 day
period in which statements of candi-
dacy in the forthcoming election may
be filed
Zemansky refused Apples papers,
holding the office Of coroner is not va
can't in 1914. and that the four year
term is the legal term.
George b. Keane, A. c. Keane and
Frank H. Buck Jr proceeded to pre-
pare their arguments for the supreme
court
Inc tHlet dIS ullSHss u tHoSc " 80
are of the opinion that a two year term
is the legal term for Office holders In
San Francisco are based upon the
standing of the two amendments rela-
tive to elections passed at the election
of November Is, 1910.
One proposition provided for the
election of officers by direct primary
and for term of two years.
Another proposition on the general
subject OF elections provided a-term of
four years. and included rider giving
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Distinct re-
lief was apparent in official circles here
today over the course of events in
Mexico
The statement of Frederic Gamboa.
the new Mexican minister of foreign
relations, that he had great faith In
the reasonableness of the judgment of
the United States" holding the con-
viction that the difficulties between the
two countries soon would be ad-
justed," produced a very favorable i'm
preston in administration circles.
Secretary Bryan commented optimistic
ally on 1T and White House officiaIs
also were pleased.
President Wilson pointed out during
the day to callers what seemed to him
conspicuous efforts on the part of some
people unknown to him. through pub
lished Misrepresentation, to involve
the United States in intervention. He
reiterated that the attitude of this gov
ernment toward Mexico in the present
situation was one of peace and friend
illness solely.
TENSE MOMENTS ENDED
The safe arrival in Mexico City of
John Lind. personal representative and
officially designated adviser to the
American embassy. ended some tense
moments In the situation.
Administration officials tonight looked
forward hopefully to a favorable re-
ception of their efforts to suggest
measures of peace in ending the strug
gle between the contending factions in
Mexico.
With the air cleared of rumors OF
hostility in the Mexican capital TO Mr..
Lind's presence there, officials were dis
posed to believe the program OF the
American government would be carried
out quietly and in such manner as
seemed most expedient to Mr.. Lind and
the embassy at Mexico City.
PROPER PROTECTION GIVEN
Captain Capehart of the battleship
Michigan. which proceeded last Thurs
day from Vera Cruz to Cuidad del Car
men as the result of a complaint to the
state department by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst
that rebels were threatening American
life and property in the region of her
ranch near that place, has reported
that american subjects are not in dan
ger. American subjects have not been
threatened, and American subjects and
foreign subjects have received proper
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
STOCKTON BRIDGE TENDER
RESORTS TO SHOTGUN
Collect Excess Tolls From
Citizens and Omcers

STOCKTON. Aug 11.-H T. Sweem,
q bridge tender near this city, this
morning held up q number of citizens
and oficers at the bridge and attempted
to collect toll OF IS each before per-
hitting them to cross.
William Eickhoff refused to pay and
started up his automobile. when Sweem
opened fire on him with shotgun
On1cers were sent to arrest the man,
and in his endeavor to escape he
jumped into the slough
He was rescued and brought here.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
Thrust at Ambassador |
Congratulations Recalled !

LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE British
government. nettIed by the COM
ment of certain American news
papers concerning Great Britain's
recognition OF President Huerta,
declares that the comment II
bascd ION a misconception Of
facts. It also repudiatcs the In
sfnuatfon and Inference that
powerful financial institutions
were useful I'm bringing about
the recognition.
In a statement issued today the
government sayss
'The recognition of President
Huerta was the recognition of a
provisional president pending am
election. 1t was done on the ad-
vice of the British minister to
Mexico ms being likely to assist
I'm the restoration of order-an
important consideration In view
of the large British interests In
vOived.
ssThe French and German gov
ernments also recognized Presi-
dent Huerta after n reception by
him of the whole diplomatic
party, mt which a congratuIatory
speech was made in their behalf
by the American ambassador,
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
UNWRITTEN LAW USELESS
Amerfcsn Convicted of killing Chinese
Assailant OF Girl in Korea

SEOUL. Korea, Aug. Thames Ma
soE, American manager of the gold
mines at Unsan. In northern Korea,
was sentenced today to eight months
penal servitude on charge of man
slaughter for killing q Chinese Z mine
employee, who In the absence of Mr..
and Mrs. Mason. eommitted a criminal
assault on their IL year old daughter.
In his defense today Mason pleaded the
unwritten law, but was condemned. An
appeal against the sentence was en-
ters>
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
Many Officers in Command Taken by Federal
Troops and Other Bands Are Routed

CARACAS. Aug. 11.-GeneralA Torres
Castro, a relatives OF f4fornaer President
Castro. was captured Friday by The
government troops, according to an
official communication today.
A number of General Torres Castro's
officers who had fled to the mountains
of Macuro after the defeat Of Castro's
adherents July 2s, when they attacked
the government forces in Macuro, also
were taken prisoners.
Government troops arrived in Mara
cay. Friday under the command of
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
CORPORATION ASSESSMENT
Totai value for Taxation IN San Fran-
cisco IL s623,s44,61e

The total assessed value Of corpora
tion property In San Francisco for the
purposes of state taxation ID ee2s.s44.-
sic. according to 3 statement made by
Auditor Boyle yesterday. This sum Is
divided into $526, ,244,423 for nonopera-
tive property. Including realty hold
ings and personal property. and $97.- 7
6oo.1ss for operative property.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
LAW IGNORED BY JUDGE
Incumbent of Superior Bench Holds
Juvenile Court Measure Joke

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 11.-Superior
Judge c. N Post, who was to be juve-
nile court judge by the reassignment of
judges under the new Juvenile court
law. declared today that he would igt
more the law until 1t was passed on by
the supreme court He stamped the law
as joke because the bill failed in
the legislature although signed by the
governor.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
MARcoNI AGENT is SHOT
Honolulu Wireless Expert Victim of
Water Superintendent's Weapon

HONOLULU. Aug. 11.-C. B. Guertler,
constructing superintendent Of the j. c.
White Engineering company of New
York, in charge Of work on the Mar
conf Wireless Telegraph company's
new stations. was shot today at beach
resort by J. w. Marshall. superintend-
ent of the Walahole Water company,
and died later at a hospital
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
TWO ACCUSED IN FUNK
CONSPIRACY GET DELAY
chicago Trial Growing Out of Lorimer
Graft Scandal Postponed 10
September %

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.--A further post
1onement was granted today to Daniel
Donahoe, Isaac Stiefel and Aileen Hepp-
ner. who are under indictment on con-
~,4racy charges growing out of the
sss oo0 aliehation suit against Clarence
3 Funk. Judge Brentano set the trial
sor september % on motion Of counsel
Tor the defense.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
TOWN RAZES HATED RAILS
Citizens of Kansas City, Kan, Defying
Tnferurban Tear Up Track

KANSAS CITY, Kan. Aug. IL
Seventy FIVE armed men. officers and
citizens Of Rosedale, a suburb of Kan
sas city, today put the finishing touches
to the regarded street where yesterday
the Kansas City and Olathe Interurban
railroad tracks. in defiance of the rail-
way company, were torn up and the
roadbed reduced to grade by the Rose
dale mayor. J. r. WINNER, and band
of men.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
KILLED FIGHTING A FIRE
Ranger Meets Death Directing Loggers
in Attack ON Blaze

SEATTLE, Aug. 11.-Arthur Jackson.
a ranger employed by the Washington
Forest Fire association, was killed yes
terday while lighting a fire In Slashing,
near Hazel. Snohomish county, He was
directing a crew Of loggers when
snag which had been burning several
hours toppled over and crushed him be-
meath It,
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
CAMEL CORPS BUTcHERED
Indians IN British Service Are Cut Up
ii somalfland

ADEN Arabia, Aug. 11.-It Is re-
ported here that British camel corps.
ccAsistinE OF Indian natives. has been
cut up In night in somaliland. Troops
have be4n sent from here to the scene
OF the trouble. -
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12

President Gomez
The archbishop of Caracas today in
structed the clergy to pray for peace.
The United States cruiser Des Moines
arrived in Daguiara this afternoon.
1t is offlciaHy announced that the
forces of Generals Matute and Mar
quez have dispersed the revolutionary
bands in the state of Tachira and that
the rebel directors have retired into
Colombia. 1t Is stated also that the
government troops in Tachira are
being distributed.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
QUARRY SLIDE KILLS Il
Charles Nyland, American, and II
Negroes Meet Death In Isthmus

COLON, Aug. 11.--Charles Nyland. an
American. and II negro powder. drill
and pit men were killed today when
ar unexpected slide in Portobello
quarry buried q steam shovel near
which they were working.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
"HoUSE OF MYSTERY" SALE
Judge barry buys Interest of n. T..
Hooper I'm Menlo Park Home

HO0pef IN MenI0 F1fK Home
Especial Dispatch to The CALI
REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 1.-THE In
terest OF r. T. Hooper. Indicted official
of the Mercantile Trust company. In the
old James T. Coleman mansion In MenIo
Park commonly known as the "house
of mystery was sold at sherifrs sale
today to Judge ]. e. Barry OF San Fran
cisco. The purchaser paid $1,000 for
any interest Hooper may have had in
the five acres of ground and Is room
house, which are valued at $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
WATTS 8 HOURS TO SCOLD

San Mafeo Police chief, Alter vigil,
Reprfmands Autoist
especial Dispatch to The CalD
SAN MATEO. Aug 11.--Chief OF Po-
lice McComb is patient peace oficer.
He waited six hours today to reprimand
Mrs Norris X Davis, society and club
woman Of Hillsborough, for leaving
her electric Limousine Standing in q
San Mateo street while she made .
shopping trip to San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
GIRL AND ESCORT FINED

Under Ban In savannah
SAVANNAH. Ga. Aug. 11-Recorder
John E. Scharz today fined Bessie Car
ter $50 for appearing on Savannah's
skirt and low cut waist. Henry Smoak.
her escort, paid SIS.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
CHILD SLAIN BY BROTHER

Boys Were Playing With Guns Thought
to BE Unioaded
\ PORTLAND, Aug. 1.-THE 10 year
old son of Harry Mooney was instantly
killed by his brother two years older,
at the Mooney home FIVE miles north
OF Drain. Ore. The boys were playing
with guns thought to be unloaded.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
ASK 100000 FOR DEATH
widow and Daughter SAP DR.. e. NJ.
Rfninger Earned 100000 ! Year

RininEer Earned 100000 = Year
SEATTLE. Aug. 11.-Mrs. Nellie M.
Rininger. widow, and Helen Dorothy
Rininger. daughter Of Dr.. Edmund M.
Rininger, the noted physician and sur
geon. who was killed by an interurban
car. sued the Puget Sound Traction.
Light and Power company today for
100000 damages The complaint says
Doctor Rininger was earning more than
$50. 900 . yean
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
WILSON TELLS
OF EFFORTS TO
INVOLVE j. s. IN
INTERVENTION

President Reiterates That
Attitude of American Gov
ernrnent Toward Mexico
in Present Situation Is
One of Peace and Friend
illness Solely-Calls Atten-
ton to Plot on Part of
Some People Unknown to
Him to Bring on War
GREAT. BRITAIN
MAKES STATEMENT
Nettled by Comments of
Certain Newspapers in the
United States, London Re-
pudiates Insinuation and
Inference That Powerful
Financial Influences Were
Useful in Bringing About
Recognition = Object of
Move to Restore Order
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
WOMEN BUY STATE BONDS
Active Market Prompts Mfnnesota to
Increase Amount Onered for Sale

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Aug. 11,-+The state
of Minnesota, at public sale today.
disposed of $1s2.so0 worth OF educa-
tional bonds. majority Of the pur-
chasers were women. Although 1t was
planned to dispose Of only 100000
worth of the securities, the demand
was SO great that an additional $780,
900 was placed on sale.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-12
The Calls Gain

The Call in the first 10 days OF August
printed 137 COLUMNS more advertis-
ing than it did in the same period last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Devastation of Cancer

Cancer which term includes malignant
neoplasms of all kinds, caused 44.O2s
deaths in the registration area in 1911
The death rate. s4.3 per 100000. was slight
ly lower than that for 1910 76.2, but
higher than that for any earlier year for
which records are available. The high
est crude death rate from cancer among
the registration states was for Vermont,
lO1 per 100000 population, a condition due
to the relatively high age distribution of
the population aud the negligible amount
OF immigration, says the Medical Times.
Other states with high rates We're Maine,
S.6; New Hampshire, S6.S: Massachusetts,.
94.4, and Rhode Island. Ss, while the low
est rates are shown for Montana. 40;
Kentucky, 42.7; Washington, 46.1; Utah,
51.9, and North Carolina municipalities
54.S
Among the cities of 100000 population
and over I'm 1910, in which many deaths
from cancer occur in hospitals of pa
tients brought there for operation, those
having the highest death rates from this
disease were Albany 122.S; Boston, Ill q;
San Francisco, HOG; Oakland, 1853. and
Cambridge. 10.1. Those with the lowest
rates were Memphis 51.9; Seattle 57.4:
Atlanta. 61.2; Detroit, 651, and Jersey
City, 60.5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Bryan's Old Teacher Dead

Louis V. Taft, 81 years old, q relatiVe
OF the ex-President and one-time teacher
of Secretary Williams Jennings Bryan,
died a few days ago at the apartments
of his daughter, Mrs. w. Y. Handy.
Mr.. Taft had been in declining health
for the last five years, being practically
helpless, but his death was wholly un-
expected by relatives and friends. He
was attacked with acute indigestion
and died after and illness of only an
hour or two, says the Washington Her
aid.
Mr.. Taft was linea1 descendant OF
Robert and Sarah Taft of Menden. Mass,
ancestors of the ex-President Mr.. Taft
was well acquainted with the father OF
ex-President Taft, although they were
only distantly connected.
Mr.. Taft spent his boyhood In Massa-
chusetts, receiving his early education
there. At the age of about 16 he left
with his father for the west settling
in Iowa. His father was one of the fore
most members of the party that laid out
the town of Mount Pleasant. Mr.. Taft
aided his father in the pioneer work,
and several years later become professor
of English literature at Howe's academy
in Mount Pleasant.
After several years there he went to
Salem. ILL.,. the birthplace Of William
Jennings Bryan. He became Intimately
acquainted with Judge Bryan, father OF
the Secretary of State, and for some
time was the teacher of the son. 1t was
due to the influence of Mr.. Taft that Will
liam Jennings Bryan. at the age of 49,
made his first political speech Mr.. Taft
was the sponsor OF the occasion, and he
often referred to it as the beginning
of Mr.. Bryan's political career
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
DECIDED RALLY IN
THE WHEAT MARKET
Understood Canadian Duties
Will Not Be Removed
Until Spring

Chicago, September 2.--What were al
legged to be authentic advices that Can
adian duties would not be removed until
after the meeting of Parliament in the
spring caused decided rally IN wheat
prices today. The market. which at first
had been depressed closed from 1s@ssc
above last night. Corn showed a net loss
of ts@ssc, oats a gain of 14@ssc and pro-
visions finished irregular. varying from
&c decline to an advance of a shade.
Wheat traders who had oversold stam-
peded to cover as soon as they heard
from Ottawa that there was good au-
thority for the belief that the Canadian
tariff would not be disturbed for six or
seven months Until this buying furry
set In the market was Enthusiastically
heavy, owing to huge receipts from the
spring crop. 1t was said the railroad
wards around Minneapolis were congest-
ed with grain and that all available side
tracks as far as North Dakota we're full
of loaded cars waiting to be moved.
In regard to Canadian duties the ac-
cepted version In the wheat pit was that
Ottawa ministers would not act unless
1t was positively shown that the people
Of the dominion wanted the change. In
view of this news prices underwent no
important reaction and at the windup
were within sc of the top figures of the
day.
Liberal deliveries on September con-
tracts with fine weather for marketing
gave courage to the selling side in the
corn crowd, later. however, there was
some offset In the drying up OF country
offerings and in the fact that eastern
call had improved. Sentiment at the
close was unsettled.
Oats rallied with wheat There was
considerable new investment based part
ly In railing off in primary receipts.
Provisions held steady. influenced by
strength at the yards Business consisted
almost entirely Of changing, holders OF
nearby options selling out In order to ac-
quire more deferred.
Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

St Louis, September 27.-Cattle: Re
ceipts, 1000. including 800 southerns
steady; choice to firm steers, $SG9.25; good
to choice steers, $.25qS; dressed and
butcher steers. s5.50d57.25 stockers, $3.50
7.50; Texas cows and heifers,S $4. 25q6.5O
Texas steers, $6d7.70.
Hogs: Receipts. 500: lower; pigs ant
lights, $6.50a9; mixed and butchers, $S65Q
8; good heavy, sS60dS.S5
Sheep Receipts, $500; steady, muttons
s325Q4.25; yearlings, s5@6; lambs, $500
6.25.
Louisville KY, September 27.-Cattle
150; steady 3@Sc range.
Hogs: Receipts, 1000; tone omitted &c
higher; pigs, 25c lower rough, 7.75c off
Sheep and lamb receipts limited. Tone
steady; lambs, 3G6i5c; fat sheep, SIC off
Chicago, September 27.-Hogs: Receipts,
5000; strong; bulk of sales. IS. 25dS50; light
$S.S5@9; mixed $S.05d9; heavy, $7.90QS. .95;
rough, s7.9oaS.1O; pigs, s1.25Gs.25.
Cattle: Receipts, 1000; slow; steady
beeves. s7.35d9.5O; Texas steers, 6.15QS.1O;
stockers. $5.40Q7.10; cows and heifers, $3.50
ass; calves, $S.50012.
Sheep: Receipts, 1000; steady native
sheep. $s.60Q465; yearlings, s4.7O@560; ma
tive lambs, s5.5047.15.
Kansas City. September 27.--Hoss: Re-
ceipts, 700; 5dl10c higher: bulk, $S.25@S.5O;
heavy, $S.25GlS. O:s packers and butchers,
sS.25as.5o; light, IS. 25as.5o: pigs, s6@7.50.
Cattle: Receipts, 1000; no southerns;
steady; prime fed steers, $S.s509. .25; dress
ed beef steers, s7.75ds75; southern steers,
$5.5047; cows, $4.2o@7; heifers, $5Q9; stock
-er, $5.25@S.
Sheep: Receipts, 2o0o steady; lambs.
s6.50@7.25; yearlings s5a5.75; wethers, s4.25
$500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
HIGHEST LEVELS
REACHED IN YEARS
Although Break Occurs
When Future Tax Bill
Is introduced

New Orleans, September 27--The price
of cotton rose to new high levels for
season today and to the highest levels
tinued unfavorable weather in the west
ern half of the belt and promise of more
over Sunday coupled with the fact that
encouraging news early in the day from
Washington regarding market legislation
gave the bulls free hand at first, led
to the improvement in values. At the
highest of the day, however, reports that
Representative Underwood had introduced
the Smith Lever future tax bill caused
The market lost ,26 to 81 points from the
high and closed in a demoralized state.
In the earlier part of the day buying
for long account was heavy, much of 1t
apparently coming from outside sources.
The market went>up in the face OF con-
siderable profit taking by buyers Of the
first part of the week. There was little
short selling on the rise and spot people
reported little increase in offerings of
actual cotton from the interior.
On the opening the tone was steady
and prices were to 10 points down. This
initial decline was due to the fact that
Liverpool did not make good enough
response to the advance on this side yes
terday. Liquidation of long cotton was
rather heavy around the opening and i'm
mediately after the first call prices were
to points under the close of yesterday.
This small decline brought out fresh buy
ing in volume which increased after the
forecast was posted The market gradu-
ally did better on reports of crop dam
age from many sections OF the western,
belt and at the highest the trading months
were 12 to 16 points over yesterdays last
quotations. The market was at about its
highest levels when the reports concern
ing legislation were received. The close
was irregular at a net loss for the day
of is points to % points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Bronx Has LARGEST Sewer

One of the largest outlet sewers in the
world has just been completed In Bronx
borough, after five years of difficult
work This is the White Plains avenue
outlet sewer, and Is said to be larger
than the famous Paris sewers.
The contract, amounting TO about
$2l, 600, covers the construction of sewers
in White Plains road. from the East
river to Lacombe avenue. and in La
combe avenue. from White Plains road
meyer avenue, between Lacombe avenue
and Lafayette avenue, and in Lafayette
avenue, between Havemeyer avenue and
Avenue A, says the New York Evening
Post.
The f. V Smith Contracting company
took this work after 1t was declared
abandoned, and practically built the en-
tire job.
The sewer at the outlet consists of
two oonduits 1Sx9 feet in dimensions
and the combined capacity of these two
conduits is equal to that of circle 15x6
feet, inches in diameter. 1t forms the
outlet sewer, which will drain an area
of about 1000 acres, the watershed ex-
tending to the city line of Mount YER
non. The drainage during a storm IL
is estimated. will be 5000 cubic feet per
second.
There have been provided along the
sewer system several storm over1ows
which will permit the water during
heavy rains to overflow into adjacent
waters of Westchester creek, Pursley's
creek, Hutchinson river and Bronx riveA