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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
EncountersIS Steel Point
While Singing With
Misss arrar
Especial Dispatch to The caIl)


NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-Enrico Caruso
has been an admirer of jeweled hat
pins, but after brief encounter with
the sharp point of one worn by Ger
aldine Farrar the star tenor has ex-
pressed a change OF mind.
The accident. which rendered useless
for several minutes a perfectly good
thumb. occurred in the first act of
sTosca.'' which. was having its seasons
premiere at the Metropolitan opera
house.
Caruso had poured forth his golden
tones in his first aria. and Mario Cava-
radassi advanced toward the Tosca of
the moment to demonstrate the extent
OF the affection he had been proclaim
ing vocally.
Taking the lovely Tosca into his
arms. the tenor embraced her with real
istic ardor and flung his good right
arm about the lady's neck.
That ins1 move proved disastrous.
It ended by impaling stubby digit
upon an unyielulHB point Oh steer, anu
persons sitting in the first row OF
orchestra chairs say that Caruso ejacu-
lated OUCH"
At all events, he shook his arm and
hand after the fashion of schoolboy,
stuck the injured thumb in his mouth
and then applied his handkerchief to
the slight wound.
Miss Farrar laughed and the audi
ence laughed, but Caruso only frowned
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
CENTENARIAN AND
STILL At WORK
/" "Auntie" Louisa Morgan. l02
Years Old. Tells Judge Her
Labor Supports Niece

Especial Dispatch to The CalD
PITTsBURG, Pa. Jan. 5.-"Auntie"
Louisa Morgan. 1o2 years old. appeared
in court as witness and in clear
voice testified that she worked to sup
port an invalid niece.
Auntie Morgan was born in Wales
July 2s, 1911. She recalls the night
her father and three brothers went to
the battle of Waterloo. The brothers
never came back. The father was
wounded in the side. but lived to be
112 years old. Her mother died at the
age of III years.
This venerable woman smokes four
or five pipes of strong tobacco each
day.
Il didn't start smoking until I was
nearly rs" she said today. Il found it
soothed me some nights when could
not sleep soundly."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
owner of the Old Nick.
THIRD CRAFTS CREW PERISH

The scene of the wreck is about
The third vessel, the sloop, was
wrecked about mile this side OF the
other i'll fated craft and is supposed
to have had crew of at least three
men. 1t is probable that these were
lost in addition to the seven known 70
have perished.
The first word of the disaster came
last evening. when F. W. Taylor of
Imperial Beach telephoned to Sheriff
Jennings In San Diego that vessel,
sloop, was reported ashore several
miles south Of Imperial and that five
men were frantically waving signals
of distress from the wave battered
craft. The sheriff at once sent three
men to the scene. But they could ac-
complisf nothing. The night was very
dark and tremendous seas were break
ing on the shore. The sheriff's men
could not discern the sloop, and it was
only when daylight came that the
wreckage was discovered.
FIND TRACES OF DISASTER
When the news of the wrecks spread
through this city this morning, Immi-
grafton inspectors Wadham, Keep and
Conklin FASTENED down the coast Near
the mouth of the Tia Juana river they
found the pinnacle box of the Eliza
beth and blanket worn. by one of the
missing inspectors.
Charles Osburn, who has several
sIoops engaged in fishing in southern
waters, went to the scene Of the dis
aster today to identify. IL possible, the
wreckage of the sloop He expressed
the belief that it was fishing boat,
but whether 1t had belonged in San
Diego or San Pedro he could not say.
HUGE BREAKERS POUND COAST
Point OF Rocks is feared by fisher
men who ply along the southern coast.
In rough weather the seas are very
high there and the shore is dangerous
because OF the rocks.
osburn says that when he visited the
place today breakers 10 feet high We're
pounding upon the coast.
Captain Dimitif of the Old Nick,
after describing the gale and high
seas. thus related the story Of the
wreck of his boat:
Good was In the engineroom trying
to start the power and all of us had
life preservers on. I heard Stout cry.
Hold on, boys and then the boat
turned clear over and sank like a
stone.
THIRD TIME HE is WRECKED
II did not see any OF the party after
that until saw Stout the next morn
Ing. I swan ashore and beat my way
inland against the storm I had no
shoes and my feet were torn by cactus
and + cut myself on three barb wire
fences before came to the house of
a man named Menser He took me in
and gave me coffee and some clothes.
My boat was a total loss. This is the
third time / have been wrecked on
this coast
Frank Stout the other survivor. a
powerful man with only one arm. said
that he was washed ashore. He ex-
pressed surprise that the others did
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
BRIDGE WEBBER'S PAL
HELD IN OPIUM NET
Suitcase of Drug and Smoking Para
phernaIIa Found in San Fran
cisco Lodging House

J. Morris. thought to be former as
sociate of Bridge" Weber. who was
connected with the Rosenthal murder
case, and Robert Leithold were ar
rested early yesterday morning in a
lodging house at 22S Jones street and
charged with violating the federal
opium laws They had a suitcase full
of opium smoking paraphernalia, in
cluding several cans of the drug.
The capture of the men followed
Il hours OF work by Detective la
Place, whose attention was first drawn
to them by their suspicious care of a
suitcase on the street.
Norris boasted that he had left New
York with Weber, whose flight kept
the police of the nation on the look
out for him in the early days of the
trial of Police Lieutenant Becker.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
FORMER OFFICER TAKEN
ErstwhfIe Member of stockton Force
Accused of Stealing Flour
Dispatch to The Cal

STOCKTON. Jan. 5.-John Sawyer,
formerly member of the Stockton
police department and later constable
Of Stockton township, was arrested
today by Detective Jack Donahue at
his home in the northwestern section of
the city on charge OF stealing more
than 500 sacks from local -four mill.
Sawyer was employed as night watch
man at the mill.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
THREE SHOT IN HOLDUP
Highwayman Killed and Companion
wounded i'm Pistol Duel

SEATTLE, Wash. Jan. 5.-John
Moore. 80 years old. was killed; Ed
Collins, 81. was shot in the neck, and
was shot in the leg early this morning
in a pistol battle that began when
Moore and Collins attempted to hold
up a saloon at Snohomish. town 80
miles north of here,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
VETERAN SCOUT IS DYING
oliver r. virgins. Trapper With Kit
Carson, Near End

DENVER, Jan. Solver P. Virgins.
trapper with Kit Carson, veteran of the
Mexican war and chief Of scouts with
General Heath in the Indian wars, Is
near death at his home here. Some
weeks ago Virgins suffered a stroke
of paralysis from which he never rail-
lied. No hope Is held out for his re-
covery. He is 90 years of age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
MAJ. DAINGERFIELD DEAD
Brother In Law of Keene Never Knew
of Financier's End

Especial Dispatch to The CaID
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 5.-Major
Foxan Alexander Daingerfeld, scholar.
soldier. sportsman of the old school
and the first and foremost of the men
ID this country in the appifcation~of
the knowledge and science of breeding
thoroughbred running horses, died in
a hospital in this city today. Major
Daingerfield was the brother in law Of
James R. Keene and was the manager
of that distinguished fnancier's great
stud of thoroughbred horses. He never
knew of Keene's death.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
cUsPIDoR CENSUS TAKEN
House of Representatives "Credited'
by Enumerator With 233

WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Jan. 5--"A
cuspidor census" has been officially
filed in the house by Head Doorkeeper
Sinnott. The statistics were for the
house of representatives and showed
2sS cuspidors. Sinnott credits seven
cuspidors to the naval committee, five
to the boy pages. four to former
Speaker Cannon. three to Speaker
Clark. one to Minority Leader Mann
and the rest scattering"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
ASTRONOMER SWIFT DIES
American Savant Who Discovered IL
Comets Victim of Paralysis

BINGHAMPToN, n. T., Jan. 5.--Dr.
Louis Swift, Americas great astron-
omer. died early today at his home in
Marathon, following q stroke Of paral-
ysis New Year day. Doctor Swift dis
covered more than 1900 nebulae. or
little worlds and Is comets.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
FOURTH AIR HOSE VICTIM
"Joke. Perpetrntcd by Fellow Work
man Results In Fatality

EAST CHICAGO. Ind, Jan. 5.-The
fourth victim of air hose Jokes" to
die in agony in the steel mill region
is Joseph Astin, II years old. A fell
low workman applied the pneumatic
hose. with pressure of 100 pounds
to the inclf to Astins body. Astin's
the veins and arteries of his body dis
tended to four times their normal size.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06

not come ashore in the same way. He
said he had to force the water from
his lungs FIVE times while the waves
were hurting him upon the beach.
NO BODIES COME ASHORE
No bodies have come ashore. Ono
was seen in the surf this afternoon.
but subsequently it disappeared and
was presumably carried out to sea.
Most of the dead men were unmar-
ried, but Inspector Kuykendall leaves
widow in Los Angeles Inspector
Jones leaves a mother and sister, who
live in San Angelo, Tex
The launch Elizabeth was built In
San Pedro. It was 3s feet long and
had powerful engines.
The Old Nick was a sloop launch, %
feet long and equipped with a 10 horse
power engine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
81; ILL FOR FIRST TIME
John Brown. Noted Painter of Boy
Life, Indisposed
lsnecial Disnatch to The Caln

tspeCTHI DTsFatVd
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.--For the first
time in his 81 years John Brown, the
well known painter, whose speciality
mas been depicting of boy life. is con-
fined to his home by illness. His con-
dition early in the week alarmed his
family Brown attributes his freedom
rom bodily ailments in his fourscore
years to his love of exercise and his
simplicity in living.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
LANDSCAPE ARTIST HELD
Peculiar Actions of Anthony Hunt at
White House Cause Detention

WASHINGTON. Jan. peculiar ac-
able north shore suburb of Chicago,
landscape artist and member of the
University club of that city, while at
the White house late today in an ef-
fort to see President Taft. caused his
arrest by the police. He is being held
for examination as to his mental con-
dition.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06

SAN DIEGO Jan. 5.The greatest marine disaster in the
vicinity of San Diego years occurred Saturday night Point
of Rocks and Imperial beach, when three small vessels
ashore by the high wind and and dashed pieces
The i'll aed the United States immigration inspectors
cruiser launch Elizabeth the fishing power boat Old Nick Of San
Diego and an unidentified sloop
ALL TRACES OF WRECKAGE REMOVED
Seven known have been drowned while after
battling bravely with the succeeded getting ashore The
upper works The known dead
T. JONES' United
Kuykendal, United States immigration Inspector.
of the immigration launch Elizabeth
BASIL a local fisherman.
Hl Pacific fleet boatman
Tim Good, engineer of the Old Nick
Good
Frank Stout of m and Nick Demief
owner of Old Nick.
CRAFTS PERISH
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
EXPECTED RUPTURE
MAY BE PREVENTED

Unless Some Sudden Change
Develops Turkey Will Pre-
sent New Terms at To-
days Conference Designed
to Pave Way for Another
Rectification of Thracean
Frontier, Which Will In
clude Ceding of Adrian
ople and Crete to Allies
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
BEGs "soLAcE" OF CELL
Restless stranger Says He Is Wanted
In south for Endorsement

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 5.-After
walking the streets most Of the night,
.sleepless," he said. seeking solace for
my soul" A. j. Stencil asked police
man here early today to take him into
custody, saying that he was wanted in
Galveston, Texas, for the embezzle-
ment of $500 from the Citizens Ma
tional bank OF Galveston. OF which he
says he was assistant cashier.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
STEEL HERES IN SUIT
Il. H. Gnry's Daughter Asks Divorce
I'm Illinois Court
1SnacfaI risnafcb IN Tho Cslll

WHEATON, Ill.,, Jan. 5.-Mrs. IT. W.
Sutcliffe, daughter Of L. Fl. Gary,
chairman of the United States Steel
corporation. has filed suit in Wheaton
for divorce. She charges desertion. No
alimony is asked. The Sutcliffes have
lived apart two years, according to her
attorney. Incompatability is the ground
for the action.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
SACRIFICE FOR COLLEGE
BY Menial Tasks 200 Girls Raise Fund
for Dormftory

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Jan. g.
BY going without chicken at their sun
day dinners. by washing hair at 20
cents a head, cleaning rooms and other
menial tasks, the 200 girls OF the four
dormitories of Colorado college have
raised $4,000 toward $4,000 endow-
ment fund needed to secure 100000
offered for gymnasium by Mrs. A. d.
JuiIliard OF New York city. E. p.
Shove, retired business man here, has
offered to give 81 for each one they
raise.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
POWERS TAKE
STEPS WHICH
PROMISE END
Of DEADLOCK

Through Ambassadors in
London and Constant
nople, European Nations
Exert Strong Pressure on
Sublime Porte in Favor of
Moderation With View to
Understanding That the
Balkan Envoys Can Con-
cur In as Basis of Peace
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
They Storm Doors of New
York Hippodrome About
Fifteen Thousand Strong
and Many Are Tranpled
Underfoot in Wild Crush
to Hear Labor Leaders
POLICE POWERLESS
TO CONTROL CROWD
Clothes Are Torn to Tatters,
Hats Demolished, Heavy
Glass of Doors Shattered
-Throng Barred From
Hall Blocks Street Traffic
Mrs. Belmont Present
Especial Dispatch to The CAM

| Especial Dispatch to The CAM
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Fifteen thou
sand needle workers, chiefly women,
stormed the doors of the Hippodrome
this afternoon to get into a meeting
called by the Ladies' Waist Makers
union preparatory to voting on a gem
eral strike in connection with that of
the Garment Makers union.
In the crush when the doors were
thrown open a score OF women were
trampled underfoot.
Clothes were torn. hats demolished
and the heavy glass of the doors
smashed.
The police reserves were called from
the Ffftieth street station to reinforce
Inspector Callahan. Captain Gilligan
and the so men already on the scene.
For a while the traffic was blocked in
Sixth avenue.
Eugene V. Debs and other labor leaders
were advertised TO speak. BY noon
Sixth avenue and the side streets were
| jammed with huge waiting throng.
WOMEN ARE KNOCKED DOWN
When the doors were flung open at
Men and women struggled with one
another to force their way to the doors,
and Tie peEicensen were swept off their
feet.
The police dragged themselves out
for moment and then began to try
fruitlessly to shove the crowd back.
They had no chance.
Woman after woman was knocked
down to be dragged from under the
feet OF the crowd by the policemen.
In few minutes more than 5000.
chiefly women, had fought their way
into the. .Hippodrome and the manager
ordered the doors shut. This could
not be done until the reserves had
arrived and presented a solid front to
the mob.
Nearly 10000 were turned away.
These were addressed by minor labor
leaders who soon had a large group
of auditors about them, although the
police kept most of the crowd NOV
ing.
MRS. BELMONT OCCUPIES BOX
For a while it was only with great
difficulty that lanes Were kept open
TO permit the passage of the streetcars.
The disorder at the Hippodrome
scarcely had been checked when Mrs.
o III. P. Belmont arrived. She was
led TO a box near the stage, which
she occupied during the meeting. list
ening to the speeches with apparent
interest.
Besides Eugene Debs. who was the
principal speaker Frank Morrison, sec
retary Of the American Federation of
Labor; Hugh Frayne. general organ
izer of the federation; Miss Josephine
Casey of Chicago; Abraham Cahan,
editor of labor paper; Mayor London
and Jacob Panken also addressed the
meeting.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
SOCIETY WOMEN
RESCUED At FIRE
Two Narrowly Escape Death
When Flames Gut Apart
4 ment House
fspecial Dispatch to The cam


BERKELEY, Jan. 5.-Mrs Washing
ton AYR and her daughter, Miss Mabel
Ayr, well known society women of the
bay cities, narrowly escaped death to-
night. when they were f1emmed in by
flames on the top floor Of the three
story Mansions apartment house al
1888 Claiming way. The building was
estimated at between $4,000 and $780,
900. The house was insured for $4,000
Placing ladders at perilous angles
from the roof of an adjoining resi-
dence, members of the Berkeley fire
department climbed through the smoke
and flames to the window where the
two women. half suffocated, were pre-
pairing to jump 80 feet to the lawn
below, and brought them in safety to
the ground. Both Mrs. Ayr and her
daughter received slight burns and
were overcome by shock. The f1remen
escaped injury.
ENTIRE BLOCK THREATENED
For three hours the fire department,
assisted by a company from Oakland,
fought desperately to prevent the fire
from sweeping the entire block of hand
some residences. Several times adjoin-
ing dwellings caught fire, but the In
cipient blazes were extinguished before
gaining a foothold. At midnight the
fire was under control. though the ruins
of the apartment house were still blaz-
ing
The apartment house, OF an artistic
stucco exterior, contained 26 apart
pied at the time Of the fire. But for the
fact that the fire was discovered before
it had reached the various exits, 1t is
believed number of fatalities would
have resulted.
FIRE STARTS IN BASEMENT
According to an investigation by Fire
Chief James Kenney and testimony OF
the house employees the fire is believed
TO have started in a castiron hume in
the basement which contained the gas
Mines and electric wires, and which ex-
tended to the top of the building. Sim
ultaneously at $40 o'clock fire broke
out in several places on different floors
The alarm was quickly turned in and
the guests notified to leave at once
The tenants on the first two floors
managed to save most of their valu-
ables. but the occupants of the third
floor lost everything. 1t was in an
endeavor to save some highly valued
skeepsakes that Mrs. Ayr re-entered
the building with her daughter and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
TWO, AFTER BATTLING BRAVELY WITH
SURF, SUCCEED IN GETTING TO SHORE

Sheriff, Notified That Five Mariners Were Frantcally
Waving Signal of Distress From Wave Battered
Craft, Sends to Scene Deputies, Whose Futile All
Night Search Ends at Daylight When All That Can
Be Found Is Rudder and Part of Upper Works
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-06
THREE VESSELS DASHED
To DESTRUCTION NEAR
SAN DIEGO; MANY LOST

Seven Men, Including Two United States Immigration
Inspectors, Drown When Government Launch Eliza
Sloop Are Swept Ashore at Point of Rocks and I'M
perial Beach by High Wind and Raging Seas
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AS against $5o.047.284.7S for the same
week In 1912
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SEE CLASSIFIED PAGES FOR CONTINUATION
OF THESE ADVERTISEMENTS
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IS miles south down the Pacific coast
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THREE BIG GENUINE BAKGAlNS
s65o-ON GOOD CORNER, 10 rooms, arranged
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair; moderate northeast wind
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-15
PUT END TO SLEEP WALKING
Sure Cure offered Without Fee
Just Sprinkle Few Tacks on the
Floor Before Retiring.


Somehow the conversation drifted
round to the subject of dreams, from
dreams to nightmares, from night
mares to somnambulism.
A rotten habit, walking in ones
sleep!" remarked Mr.. Brown. the viii
lage humorist. DO any of you fellows
suffer from it"
Young Smithson, who had always
had a horrid but unfounded fear that
he was delicate, rose to the occasion
Immediately.
yes, do" he remarked, land have
done so for years. D'you know any
remedy?"
do l know any remedy? should
jolly well think dol" replied the hui
morist why. I'll give you the pre-
scription now. and you can take it
round to an ironmonger."
An ironmonger!"
Young smithson thought that his
ears must be playing tricks with him.
Yes, an ironmonger." said Brown.
Then he wrote out the following
prescription: "One box OF tintacks.
Dose: Two tablespoonfuls to be scat
tered about the room at bedtime"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-15
rHE CEDAR wAxWiNo.

Looking as though little balls of wax
hung to the feathers of the wing, and
the Waxwing has come by Its name
but, like many other things In life, TINS
is an illusion. Blu. this pecullarlty, az
ded to the soft delicate coioring of the
bird makes a beautiful picture. These
birds are often to be seen In the public
parks of large cities, searching among
the trees and shrubs for insects which
form their principal diet. =.
They are also called CHERRY birds,
possibly from the resemblance Of the
red on the tips of their feathers to little.
cherries. but more probably because OF
their sondness for that fruit. 1t can
not be denied but that on certain oc-
casions, they do considerable harm TO
this fruit, but on the other hand. the
good they do to orchards and gardens
are beyond computation Cases have
been known where an orchard was
overrun with some injurious insect and
a flock of these birds, CHANGING to ar
rive on the scene, cleared the orchard
In very short time Of all its enemies.
They are sociable birds, travelling III
flocks of from five to 80, though occa-
sionally one may be seen alone, but In
found at no great distance.
After the cherries are gone, the Wax
wing will begin to think about settling
down to housekeeping. They will pair
Off, separate from the flock and hunt a
suitable location for their nest. The
nest is rather bulky and made Of grass
stems and wool, usually built in the
crotch of a tree. An apple tree seems
to be preferred for this purpose, and
about Is feet from the ground about the
right height. The eggs, five in number
are blush slate colored, generally
specked with black
They are probably resident through
the year in the vicinity of Sioux City