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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
CHESS PLAYERS PLEASED
90 go 80
Comment by Vallejo Editor

CFrom the Vallejo Evening Chronicle)
It is pleasing TO chess lovers
and there are many In our city
to know that the San Francisco
Call has commenced chess cor
ner for its Sunday edition, and it
starts out with snap and interest.
It is edited and managed by Ern-
est ]. Clarke. who from the first
shows keen appreciation of the
game and its attractions. One
little story in the beginning is
paragraph on Professor Ryder
Of the University of California.
said to be founded on fact, in
which that distinguished gentle
man is shown to be clever at the
game. But for The Calls chess
editor, it might never have been
written. 1t goes TO show what
there is in chess, and how a
game, no matter how intricate.
fingers in the memory and re-
mains a delight long after it is
ended. The starting of chess
corner means that The Call will
have many new readers by rea-
son thereof. The Call under its
new management has been vast
~ improved. both in editorial,
mems work and in typographical
appearance, and today it is a
better paper than ever.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18

ject of Spring Valley yesterday after
noon, Mayor Rolph promptly dictated a
reply. and last night made both the
original letter and the answer public
The two letters follow:
washington. ID. c.. February II.
1913. Honorable James Rolph, Jr,
Mayors Office, San Francisco, Cal
My dear jim: Until now I held the
hope that you would realize your OBJ
legation to our city. and not permit
your personal interests and business
associations to assert themselves when
dealing with public questions. Your
active participation In the ne gotiations
Continued ON Page 10, Column
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
LID is CLAMPED DOWN
TIGHTER ON "THE COAST
No Female Visitors In Any Saloon I'm
District Bounded by washington,
Dupont, Vallejo and the Bay

Camping the Id down still tighter
than before by resolution which prac-
tically does away with all slumming &
parties to the Barbary coast the police
commissioners last night ruled that no
permitted in any saloon or dancehall
in the district bounded by Washington,
Dupont and Vallejo streets and the
bay. Furthermore, no women may be
employed to sell or solicit the sale OF
liquors in such places. The ruling goes
in effect March 1.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
DR.. COOK IS TURNED DOWN
Attorney Says No Jury Could Deter
mine North Pole Controversy

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 17.-No jury
versy. asserted Deputy District Attor-
ney Blair today in declining to issue a
warrant charging criminal libel at the
instance of DR.. Frederick A. Cook. A
Pasadena newspaper recently COM
mented satirically on the exploits OF
Doctor Cook. and he desired to have
the editor punished.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
THAT CHICAGO WEATHER
New German Vice Consul Thinks It's
Something Fierce

Especial Dispatch to The CALI
CHICAGO. Feb. 17.-Herr Consul
Eckhardt Won Setback, the young sile-
sian who has just arrived to act as
German vice consul, today declared
Chicago weather execrable. He was
pleased with everything else
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
FATAL SLIDE BARES ORE
Nevada Miner, Working Two Years on
Lease, Killed as Wealth Nears

MANHATTAN. New, Feb 17.-Forty
tons of rock buried Alexander Hubfey
here today and cheated him OF for
tune. The slide that killed him laid
bare a rich ore vein. For two years
Hubley had been working alone on
lease in which he had faith
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
ATTACK GIRL WITH KNIFE
Thugs Cut Her Wrist to Force Her to
Give Up Purse

Thugs used sharp knife on the
wrists of Clara Mimic. % years old. to
force the girl to give up her purse
last night in the Mission The girl
gave up the purse. which contained s5,
and the holdup men fed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
COLD WEATHER IN ITALY
Mercury Below Zero in Rome-Mount
Etna Covered With Snow

ROME, Feb. 1.-THE exceptionally
cold spell prevailing throughout Italy
reached It's climax tonight in a snow
storm after the temperature had fallen
several degrees below zero. In Mes.
sina the winter has been the severest
for 20 years. Mount Etna is entirely
white with snow and presents a mag
'nificent spectacle at night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18

Officials of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific lines of the Hartman
system arrived yesterday smorning
from Omaha on a special train after
attending numerous conferences in New
York and washington relative to the
federal supreme courts decision that
the roads must dissolve the merger
that has existed between them for
years.
Judge Robert S. Lovett. chairman Of
the board of directors of the Union Pa
cific, and William SprouIe, president of
the Southern Pacific, made it known
that they would appear before the
fornia tomorrow morning and answer
any questions regarding the unmerg-
ing of the two big railroad systems of
the Hartman organization.
The conferences in the east were for
the purpose of learning just what pro-
cedure the government desired the
corporations to take in the pending
separation of their respective inter-
ests.
PERSONNEL OF PARTY
Aboard the special train were Judge
Lovett, j. A. Munroe, vice president OF
the Union Pacific; Gerrit Fort. general
passenger agent of the Union Pacific;
Mr.. Sproule and William Il. Herrin,
vice president of the Southern Pacific.
The officials Immediately entered in
to consultation in the general offices
In the Flood building and went over
the local situation and Judge Lovett
and Mr.. Sproule later gave statements
bearing on theAsituation.
The service of the two corporations,
including all suburban lines, will not
in any way affected by the merger"
said Judge Lovett. THE impression
has been that there would be an up
setting of service so far as passengers
are concerned. but the public will not
in any way be inconvenienced. no mat
ter how the decision falls.
TERMINALS TO OPERATE JOINTLY
"All terminals will be operated
jointly under the agreement. The
ferry system and the electric systems
already are operated jointly and as
all are commercially interlaced. it
would be impossible to separate them,
and we have no desire to do so. Our
whole purpose has been to accomplish
the work of separation with as little
disturbance to the general public as
possible. There will be absolutely no
disturbance of the suburban service.
THE Southern Pacific tracks from
Oakland to Sacramento. via Benicia,
will be operated Jointly by the Central
Pacific and Southern Pacific The Cen
trail Pacific line north of Tehama is
the link between California and OREGON.
and the government requires it to be
transferred to the Southern Pacific to
preserve the Shasta route
THE Dumbarton cutoff will be used
Jointly by the two corporations and
the Southern Pacific is to give the
Union Pacific right to run from Red
wood City to San Francisco.
Features concerning trackage ar
Continued ON Page 2. Column 5
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HARTMAN CHIEFS
PRESENT To WIND
Up GREAT NE RG[ R
Robert S. Lovett of Union
Pacific and William
Sproule of Southern
Pacific Conferring
ARE HERE TO MEET
STATE COMMISSION
Dissolution Will Not Affect
Terminals Nor Ferry and
Suburban Traffic
ARE HERE TO MEET
STATE COMMISSION
Effects of Dissolution
Ferry System Unchanged


Following are some of the eff
fects of the unmerging of the
Southern Pacific and Union Pa
cific lines as outlined by officials
OF both roads:
Eighteen hundred miles of G.
T.. Union) lines I'm California
will be separated from Southern
Pacific.
Ferry system operated under
joint management Will not be
Passenger and freight business
ms far as public is concerned will
be practically as 1t has been for
yenrs.
Arbitration will be resorted to
If agreement can not be reached
with state railroad commission
and United States courts, per
plans outlined by the latter.
Pension regulations affecting
e2,000 employees will not be
changed and all contracts of
either road will remain as If there
had been no dissolution.
Union Pacific owns shops i'm
Sacramento and until Southern
Pacific makes other arrangements
all work will be done there.
Dumbarton cuton will he used
ioistly by both iine. that soHfh-
crn Pacific may run it's trains di-
rectIy into sam Francisco.
Southern Pacific will make con-
cessions to Union Pacific ON Red
wood City TO san Francisco
branch and other lines.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
SYLVIA ARRESTED AGAIN
Miss Pankhurst Taken While Throwing
Stones Through Windows

LONDON. Feb. 17.--For the third time
this month Miss Sylvia Pankhurst is
under arrest She was taken by the
police while engaged with other suf-
fragettes in window breaking in the
east end.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
MRS. YOUNG QUITS BOARD
Chicago school, Superintendent Resigns
Position Under State

CHICAGO. Feb. 17.-Mrs Ella Flagg
Young. superintendent of public
schools, resigned today as a member of
the state board of education. Her
resignation was not due to politics. she
said
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
FINE is PAID WITH ECLAT
Society Turns Out to See Albert Pollard
Give Town $40

tspeclal Dispatch TO The Cal)
Ross. Feb. 17.-society turned out In
force tonight to see Albert Pollard.
member OF The Pollard Steamship and
Pollard Lumber companies of San
Francisco, pay a $40 fine for letting one
of his prize dogs appear in the streets
uumuzzlad
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
Conscious to Last,
He Meets End
Confident
Ashes to .Mingle
With Dust of
Loved Ones

Joaquin Miller is dead. The vener
able Poet Of the Sierras," in his seven
ty-third year, breathed his last at his
picturesque home at .The flights" in
the beautiful hills back of Fruitvale,
at 3 o'clock yesterday. Miller passed
away in the presence Of his wife, Abby
Miller. and daughter4 Miss Juanita Mil
ler He was partlA conscious at the
last and was award that death was
about to occur. II
High on funeraHpyre built by the
poet his ashes will sbe strewn. to be
blown by the winds over the hills he
loved to their final resting place. in
accordance with his last wishes.
The world is in mourning today for
the last of the immortal California trio
Bret Harte, Mark Twain and Joaquin
Miller, said by Lord Tennyson to be
the greatest poet this country ever pro-
duced.
DEATH WAS EASY TOR POET
Death was easy for the great man
whose verse has accompanied California
in it's history and whose works are
known wherever men read poetry.
Miller realized his end was near and
gloried III the fact that he was soon
to stand at the great moment. In his
last words he welcomed death with a
smile and urged his coming.
Il want death; / prefer death.
know I can not live, for I am dying.
Pity me. pity me; take me away, take
me away were the last words spoken.
During his last moments his mind was
clear and he dwelt tenderly on his
many friends and acquaintances and
spoke lovingly of his wife and daugh-
ter and the glories f nature
You are so capable and industrious.
Abby" he spoke to BIS wife. who was
sitting on his couch. ~and love you.''
REFUSED MEDICAL AID
Mrs. Miller endeagcred tn press some
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
PRINCE RUNS DOWN CHILD
Netherlands Noble Seriously Injuries
Youngster While AutomobiIinG

HEDDERNHEIM. Germany. Feb IT.
Prince Henry OF the Netherlands ran
over and seriously injured year
old child while driving an automobile
in Heddernheim yesterday. He picked
the child up and took it to a hospital.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
MRS. WORKS TO ENTERTAIN
California Delegation VIII Dine at Home
of Junior Senator Wednesday

Especial Dispatch to The CALI
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Mrs. John
D. Works. wife of Senator Works of
California. will entertain at dinner in
honor of the California delegation
Wednesday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
Rudolph Writes to Dear jim
Rolph Writes to Dear Rudolph
Spring Valley Topic Discussed
Rudolph to "My Dear Jim:

Rudolph to "My Dear Jim:
Your active participation the negotiations for the cys purchase
Spring Valley bad relationship
with the Bank of California president of that
bank member of represented the
Spring Valley those negotiations
Jim to my Dear Rudolph:
Il really feel that of kindness
you intense
extraordinary admiration making ridiculous
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
SUPE ERV|s0RS' PLAN
IS TURNED DOWN
BY SPRING VALLEY

Water Company, Rejecting
Rail Commission Arbitra-
ton, Says: "We Can Not
Understand Why PROPOSE
ton, Known in Advance to
Be Unacceptable, Should
Be Offered by the Board
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
ARMY IS ORDERED
TO REST ON ARMS
Taft Does Not Desire to
Leave War Upon His Sue
cessor's Hands, but He
Would Concur at Eleventh
Hour of His Term Should
Congress Vote to Suppress
Civil Struggle With Which
Madero Now Is Occupied
BULLETIN


CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 17.-At 1O:30
o'clock tonight there was fighting
throughout the center of the city. Cen
eral Huerta was attempting to encir-
Gle the arsenal and to advance his
lines so that he could drop mortar
bombs within General Diaz' strong
hold. The rebels were resisting the
advance with terrific machine gun fire.
General banquet has been made com
mander of the reserve at the national
palace and General Huerta is person
ally leading tonight the assault on the
arsenal.
BULLETIN
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 17.-It is re-
ported that Francisco de la Bnrra will
be arrested at the first opportunity for
alleged completely I'm the rebellion.
BULLETIN
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1.-THE fed
erals were preparing tonight to use
dynamite bombs I'm an assault the
Diaz positions. A sustained attack by
the federals against the v. NJ. G. A.
building this afternoon was repulsed
by the rebels.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
PRESIDENT STILL ANNOYED

President Taft plainly is worried by
the fact that although he has only II
more days to serve in the White House.
the situation in Mexico shows little
signs of becoming less troublesome.
The president has no desire to leave
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18

an investment of $272, ,000,o
since April Is, 1906, to No
vember /, 1912, in new buildings.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Two thou
sand United States marines from vari-
Gus barracks along the Atlantic coast
were ordered to Cuba today, there to be
held in readiness for possible use in
Mexico
Half Of them will leave tomorrow
night from Philadelphia on the army
transport Meade on its way from New
port News for the purpose.
The second thousand will start from
Norfolk on the naval transport Prairie
which, it is expected, will clear
Wednesday.
The marines will be drawn from the
barracks at Norfolk. Washington. Phil
adelphia. New York. Portsmouth. Bos-
ton and Charleston.
GUANTANAMO is DESTINATION
Guantanamo is the present objective
point of the marines. who will be estab-
Iished in camp in connection with the
feet under the command of Rear Ad-
miral Badger.
Whether these men will get farther
than Guantanamo will depend upon
Mexican developments.
The marine brigade will be in COM
mand of Colonel Lincoln Karmany; the
First regiment which leaves from Phil
adelphia, being in charge of Colonel
George Barnett Of Philadelphia, with
Lieutenant Colonel John A la Jeune of
New York, second in command.
The Second regiment, sailing from
Norfolk. will be under Colonel Joseph
H. PendIeton. who was active in the re-
cent activity of American marines in
Nicaragua. and Lieutenant Charles g.
Long. who also was in Nicaragua. will
be second in command.
PRESIDENT STILL ANNOYED
President Taft plainly is worried by
the fact that although he has only II
more days to serve in the White House,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18
TWO THOUSAND
MARINES WILL
WATCH MEXICO
ON CUBAN SOIL

Sea Soldiers Modified at
Eastern Ports by Presi-
dent Will Go Aboard the
Transports Today and Sail
for Naval Base at Guam
tanarno to Be Ready for
Invasion Should Condi-
tons in Turbulent Repub-
lie Demand Drastic Action
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Continued ON Page ?. Column 5
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Highest Temperature Yesterday. - Lowest Sunday v
Night so. For details of the Weather Ia
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18

Sam Francisco Has
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18

LAVE a good 5x7 plate camera, with film
lex. changeable back and extension bellows.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-02-18

= WEATHER FORECAST:
- air, brisk north winds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-11
Humorous Department.

Girl Guessed Right.-Mildred was
visiting her soldier brother at the bar
racks.
ISIS" he said. Il wish you had said
you were coming. I'm on duty, but q
fellow -bandsman Of mine will show
you the sights"
The girl naturally asked many ques-
tions of her brothers friend as they
went the round.
who Is that man?" she inquired
pointing to color sergeant. ~
"Oh, he once shook hands with the
king!" said her escort. That's why he
wears a crown on his arm!"
The gymnastic instructor, with a
badge Of crossed Indian clubs on his
arm, was standing in the yard.
That's the barber" replied the girls
companion in answer to her inquiry
"Can't you sec he's wearing the scis-
sors?" a .....'
A number Of stars upon the cuff OF
a veteran next aroused her cavalier
Guides us home by the stars when
we've lost our way on night maneu-
vers." s,e- ....- ...-.ss .4
VERY interesting!" said the girl
with twinkle in her eyes. s"
Then, noting his bandman's badge
the model Of an ancient stringed in
strument-she asked sweetly Of heI
escort:
81 suppose that design on your arm
shows that you're the regimental
yre?"-London Answers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-11
BIBLICAL PROOF IN TREES.
Curves In sequoias Show Famine In
Time of Prophet Elijah,

Time of Prophet Elijah.
Biblical history has been recalled by
the forestry bureau of the government
to assist in advertising new pamph-
let 1t has just issued on the giant trees
Of California. The tree scientists have
discovered in the grains Of the Califor-
MIA trees what they claim to be unmis-
taxable proof that the great drought
and famine in Palestine, in the days of
the prophet Elijah, $40 years before
Christ, was equally felt on the Pacific
coast of the United States. However
the press agent Of the bureau of for
estry tells his own story in the follow
ing language:
I'm the days Of the Prophet Elijah
sore famine afflicted the land Of Pales-
tine. No rain fell, the brooks ran dry
and dire disaster prevailed. Go through
the land said King Ahab to the
prophet, Obadiah, unto all the foun-
tains of water and unto all the brooks;
peradventure we may find grass and
save the horses and mules alive, that
we lose not all the beasts
when Obadiah went forth in search
of forage he fell in with his chief, Eli
jah, and brought him to Ahab, who
greeted him as the troubler Of Israel
Then Elijah prayed for rain. according
to the Bible story. and the famine was
stayed. From this famine in Palestine,
some $40 years before Christ, to the
forests Of the Sierra Nevadas, in the
twentieth century. is a far cry. but the
connecting link between the past and
the present, between the ancient east
and the modern west, Is found In the
big trees of California, the huge spe-
cies known as Sequoia Washingtonia.
In a pamphlet entitled The Secret
of the Big Trees by Ellsworth Hunt
ington, just placed in sale by the Su-
perintendent of Documents. Washing
ton, D, c., It Ia shown that the growth
rings in the big trees of California in
dicate that In general the same Sc
quence of climatic changes took place
in California and Asia Minor. Curves
indicating climatic conditions in Cali
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-11
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE.
Famous Adventures Who Have eerv'
cd Under Flags Of Alien Countries.

Famous Adventures Who Have serv-
cd Under Flags Of Alien Countries.
Many famous soldiers and adven-
turers served under flags not their
own. Henry Hudson. an Englishman,
who sailed under the Dutch stand
ard; Christopher Columbus, a Geno-
ese, who discovered a continent In
the name of Spain; Kosciusko and
Pulaski, Polish patriots, who fought
for American independence, and Cor
don, who gained distinction in the
service Of China-are conspicuous ex-
amples. ...
Disregarding the obscure periods OF
the middle ages, when adventures
scurried to and fro over all Europe,
one has only to study the bureaucracy
Of Russia to find a potent example of
the highest type Of soldier Of fortune.
Russia, at her regeneration, needed
leaders of every kind-soldiers, states
men, bankers, organizers; and all
were brought in from the outside. At
the helm Of state their descendants
remain today.
In somewhat similar manner, when
America was fighting for her inde-
pendence, there were needed many
foreigners to aid in military organiza-
ton. Baron Steuben, the Prussian;
Pulaski and Kosciusko, the Poles, and
Lafayette, the Frenchman, were the
most notable figures. OF all these 1t
can be said that they were fighting
for the cause Of freedom, which was
also their own; but they were soldiers
Of fortune, nevertheless.
There were many adventures in
the Italian war for freedom, and Gar
ibaldi had been one himself, serving
in the French navy and in the army
Of the Republic Of Rio Grande," the
present Uruguay. Even when he had
attained the height Of his fame he,
with his sons, served in the French
army during the Franco-Prussian
war.
In the wars Of Servia and Bulgaria
there were Austrians, Russians and
many other foreigners, while in Spain
one has but to consider the names of
certain statesmen of recent years to
see how many adventures have serv-
ed to make the history of that coun-
try.
A warrior named O'Higgins played
a chief part in the wars Of Chilli. In
China the leaders have time and again
been men of western race, and 1t
would be interesting to lear nhow
many graduates of Annapolis have
served in the Chinese navy. In Mo-
rocco, but a short while ago, 1t was
Kaid Mclean who was the moving
agent in affairs.
There are many new things that
combine to render the trade Of the
soldier of fortune less picturesque than
it formerly was. War today is a
much more highly organized affair
than 1t was years ago. Before they
fight. nations are apt to sum up care
fully the forces with which they have
to contend, and every step that Is TAX
en- in organization means one less
face for the soldier Of fortune.-Har-
per's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-11

A Mistake.-At a certain Sunday
school one afternoon the superinten-
dent, driven to distraction by the noise
from a class of particularly unruly
boys, got on a chair and looked over
the partition dividing the two rooms to
see who the offenders were.
Seeing one boy, taller than the rest,
talking a great deal, he leaned over,
seized him by the collar, lifted him
over the partition and banged him
onto q chair, saying, Now be quiet"
He resumed his lesson for about a
quarter Of an hour, when a small head
appeared and a meek little voice said,
Please, sir, you've got our teacher"