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TYPHOIDfEVER
BREAKS OUT IN
STRICKEN CITY
Authorities Fear Disease May
Spread Beyond Limits
of Messina
Shocks Continue Throughout
Day and Walls Are
Shattered
Americans Praised by King for
Achievements in Relief
• Work
division, composed of the Connecticut.
Vermont, Minnesota and Kansas.
The latest news from Reggio shows
that earthquakes occurred today, the
shocks being about 20 minutes apart.
One of the heavy shocks caused the col
lapse cf a number of broken walls and
added to the terror of the few survivors
who remained there.
Another contingent of 400 refugees
arrived here tonight. Tne king visited
the injured and promised that every
thing possible would be done to allevi
ate their suffering. Refugees are being
sent as rapidly as possible to northern
points. Two hundred arrived at Milan
today. One of the refugees who reached
here, after crossing the whole of
Calabria, sadly described this once
flourishing land as an immense silent
necropolis. The still surly and fierce
mountaineers of Calabria rebel against
the idea of abandoning their country,
one saying indignantly:
"We are rot adventurers; here we were
born; this land alone can suckle us. We
understand the world is coming to an
end. but we prefer that our end should
be In our own land."
• The queen has interceded with the
king in behalf of a woman, Giovanni
-Damico. who escaped with her baby
girl from Resgio. Hhe asked the queen
to have her husband, who is in prison,
pardoned on account of her distitutlon.
The queen was touched by the desper
ate condition of the woman, but the
king answered that he was unable to
grant her wish.
Women of Rank at Work
In order further to aid the earth
quake sufferers, Queen Helena has
turned a portion of the Quirlnal palace
into a workshop, where a number of
Italian women of high rank, dress
makers and working girls sit all day
long in the greatest friendliness busily
engaged in cutting out anfi sewing
garments for the refugees. The women
are under the superintendency of the
queen herself, who with her own hands
often guides fingers unaccustomed to
work of this kind. Each afternoon there
is a rest period of one hour, when all
the women take tea together, but as
soon as th</ thne is up the queen
commands that' the work be resumed.
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS
STILL EXIST IN MESSINA
[Special Cable to The Call]
.MESSINA. Jan. 5. — Work of repair
ing the telegraph lines is proceeding
rapidly. I now am able to telegraph
with the hope that my dispatches will
not be delayed. For a week we have
bern isolated from the rest of the
world.
'Yesterday 16 new shocks were regis
tered and only a few minutes ago a
new shock threw down a few of the
walls which still remained standing.
As 1 telegraph a shook lasting six sec
onds makfs us tremble once more for
our safety.
.Messina, or rather the ruins upon
which Messina once stood, is a smok
insr heap of wreckage. Fires are still
burning.
The harbor is a floating city. War
rhips and merchant ships are gathered
Together and after nightfall the search
lights of warships playing on the
stricken city give it a ghostly and a
terrifying aspect. As a light flashes
«>ver the ruins it occasionally reveals a
human body protruding from beneath
a mass of debris.
Today I - saw three little. children,
•seven women and five men
from wounds and worn out by fatigue,
rescued from the ruins, under which
they had remained buried for five days.
Regular transport to Reggio is still
lacking. Reggio is in a similar state
to Messina and if possible its aspect is
evn more desolate.
As I write these last lines, the earth
trembles once more and shocks succeed
one another almost every tea minutes.
MESSINA'S RUINS STILL
SHAKEN BY TEMBLORS
MESSINA, Jan. s.— Earth shocks ar*
continuing here, although they are
diminishing in intensity. At night es
pecially are they frequently felt. The
firf>s in the city also are being grad
ually extinguished. .
The official figures compiled thus far
*how that 14.000 have been burled in
otmeteries. that 9.000 refugees have
left the city and that- 9,000 persons
still remain here. Instead of excavat
ing in an endeavor to. find the bodies
buried beneath the ruins, it has been
proposed that every house in which it
is . believed persons are buried shall
b* covered with quicklime.
The Associated Press correspondent
has made a visit to Reggio and care
fully inspected the town. The number
of persons killed there and the dam
age done to property was much less
than at Messina. ,-Only the central
section of the city was damaged. About
5,000 troops are working there.
The official figures place the wound
ed at Reggto at 1,000, the refugees at
7,000. The number of dead in the
ruins Is not known.
. REGGIO EVACUATED
Reggio has been practically, evacu
ated except for the troops and the
•marines from two British warships,
who are causing the populace to evac
uate Villa San. Giovanni, which- is con
sidered to have been the center of
th<» earthquake. 'J3RHVHM«pqHpBM
Numerous persons still living were
takf-n today from beneath, the ruins,
while the voices of others could be dis
tinctly heard appealing for aid. Within
a few days the rescue work at Regglo
will have»ceased. Then the tottering
buildings will be. razed and the "bodies
that* have not been burled will be
burned. \u25a0 ,
Tlie v Associated Press had the •< first
correspondent on the seen* at Messi
na. He found a. condition' of utter con
fusion existing. The first shock of
rarthqunke virtually had thrown down
the-entire city. The Italian soldiers
were overwhelmed, and in & state of
bewilderment wandered • over the ruins
•in squads numbering from three- to
SO men. \ - Little work: was -done ; until
; tbe arrival of crews from the Russian
Famous Artists Will
Aid Benefit Concerts
GADSKI WILL SING
AT BIG BENEFIT
Lincoln, Nebraska,
i January 5, 1909.
Will Greenbaura,
Lyric Hall,
San Francisco, Cal:
Although six concerts, tenth to
fifteenth, -gladly consent sing bene>
fit Italian sufferers Van Ness the
ater, afternoon fourteenth.
GADSKI.
I Some of the prominent artists who will assist in benefit entertainments. |
v — : ; ; ; ; ; — : r— — 7— — •*
and British warships, which worked
valiantly. Especially was this true of
the Russians.
The bodies -of the dead • day ' every
where on the surface of the ruins, and
limbs protrude here and there from
the wreckage. The email- first aid sta
tions were overcrowded with injured,
and scores of others were hastily es
: tablished as soon as possible by relief
corps from Italian cities and the Rus
sian, P'rencli, German and British war
ships.
Large numbers of the survivors
were crazed by fright, and panic
seemed to have laid hold of all.;. In
the camp of the refugees piteous
scenes were enacted. Many persons
threw themselves upon thoir knees,
begging for bread, while five minutes'
walk beyond were orange groves rich
with ripe fruit. The fear for their
safety seemed to hold them .petrified
in this small haven of refuge.
Constant light shocks followed the
first great disturbance until 45 were
recorded. The Associated Press cor
respondent saw one of them throw
down niany of the remaining' walls of
the city, thp ensuing crash greatly in
tensifying the panic of the populace.
The first Italian troops to reach
Messina were largely from the Sicilian
garrison and commanded by Sicilian
officers. Scores of them had lost rela
tives or friends.' One officer said that
he had lost 17 relatives — all his chil
dren, his wife, father, mother, broth
ers and sisters: — and yet the govern
ment expected him to command a re
lief corps. " • .-*•-• \u25a0>
COXSCI/S lIO3IE COLLAPSED
The home of Cheney, the Amer
ican consul, was crumbled to dust in
the first shock and its inmates al
most inextricably pinned beneath the
ruins. All of the Americans who have
not been heard • from ; may be consid
ered safe. Probably all are in the
south of Sicily. Those who are known
to have suffered .from the earthquake
have been reported. The telegraph
and telephone wires have been placed
at the service of the government and
personal messages will be delayed in
definitely.
The Associated Press correspondent
found amid the ruins of the Hotel Vic
toria the blackboard with the full list
of the guests of the hotel clearly writ
ten upon it on the ; night of , the dis
aster. It bore beside the , name of
Stuart K. Lupton, the American vice
consul, who escaoed. only •- two" other
English names, those of British sub
jects. . - . . \u25a0
The disaster was distinctly an Ital
ian one, except for the American,
French. Turkish and Swedish consuls,
ihose of the -chaplain and a few G«r
man. shipping .clerks. •\u25a0 - ,
MOXEV XOW XEEDED
Money Isnow needed for relief. Hun
dreds of families have been' left with
out bread winners and thousands, of
persons have been maimed for life.
The horrors of the sanitary condi
tions in Messina are unspeakable, and
only the roughest of surgical attention
is possible.
The difficulties of removing the in
jured from Messina and . Reggio are
increased because of the fact that there
are no docks and it is. necessary, to
transfer them by rowboats. The first
cases of typhoid fever have broken out
here This fact will cause:drastic,ac
tion to be taken immediately for the
disposal :of the dead. The hope of
rescuing any of the living beneath the
ruins has been abandoned. Until the
present, time all- attention ' ha^ been
concentrated 1 upon the removal of.hu
man bodies from the streets, while the
carcasses of animals killed by: the
earthquake and those of dogs and cats
shot by the patrols have been left
'ving where they fell.
Details of Queen's Injury
ROME, Jan. s.— Signor Mlrabello has
given the following account. of the acci
dent to Queen Helena. three days ago
at Messina, when sh6 suffered contu
sions of the chest. 'He said: .—
"The queen was in one of the impro
vised hospital*. She was;in the.act.of,
bending over a wounded woman- when
suddenly the" door was thrown open
violently and a crazy man rushfed in,
crying loudly: 'The: end. of; the world
has cornel . The earth has fallen in!
Save yourselves: ; Save yourselves!'
"The wounded " woman,' terrified,
jumped from her. bed and \u25a0 started
toward the door. The queen, with great
presence .of . mind.' placed herself 'in'
front *of the unfortunate '.woman and
extended her arms to 1 stop "her. But
the woman vas out- of her mind with
fright. She lowered her, head and pre
cipitated herself on the; queen, driving
her head with full -forco" against; her
majesty's breast. The queen fell back
ward. -.Her mouth became full of. blood,
and this bleeding continued for' some
time." '•" "\u25a0*,'\u25a0 \ \ 'I/-**
- "And. what. didrthe..dQcjtoi?-.*ay v. ;.the
minister of marine ; was ask^d.': \u25a0 \u25a0-
"I don't know," Signor Mlrabello re
;THE : /.SAy:-"-^^^^^^
plied. -"I don't think =he was even con
sulted.'.The doctor knew only; that her
majesty tookchloral that night to -in
duce sleep. . .Who: could, have- slept \u25a0.'un
der these fearful 'conditions?. . , • <_-, : : -
"The nest day her majesty continued
her work as usual, although every now
and then her lips were reddened with
blood." '
Bluejackets Contribute-;
[Special Cable to The Call] -
PORT SAID. Jan. s.— Officers and men
of the American battleship fleet, acting
upon the suggestion of Admiral . Sperry,
are contributing to a relief fund that
promises to reach $10,000. The blue
jackets are subscribing a"bout $1 each.
The money will be available before- the
ships leave Port Said and will be wired
to the earthquake zone by the paymas
ters. . ..WTjif > W%M3lUJ7lJ^]]WtfjljMI | WIB' «')L*!!i'' l |i | <\ it
The American scout cruiser Yankton
left here this morning for Messina with
medical: supplies and. provisions on
board for the -earthquake sufferers. She
carried also a' number of doctors. The
Connecticut,- the flagship ; of \u25a0: Rear Ad
miral Sperry; the Vermont,: the Kansas
and the Minnesota arrived here from
Suez last nigh t. .
The itinerary , of the American battle
ship fleet under- Rear Admiral ? Sperry
has been changed in consequence of the
Italian earthquake. The' new program
is as follows: •
The battleship • Connecticut, as "the
flagship of the fleet, Vermont and Min
nesota will leave here at 'midnight to
niorrow.direct for Naples. -Steaming at
the : rate of 14 ' knots an . hour,, the . Con
necticut will, arrive next Saturday. The
other two vessels, will follow,- making
the best speed they. can. Upon-arriv
ing at Naples Admiral Sperry will con
fer, with the, authorities and offer .the
services of the vessels, at his command.
Scorpion on Mission; of Aid/
NAPLES. Jan. 5. — The American gun
boat Scorpion, Lieutenant Commander
George W. Logan.: commanding, -ar
rived here yesterday, from Messina and
will take on coal and water and leave
this afternoon to return, to .the devas-'
tatedclty. *"' \u25a0 : >;r|l
AMERICAN RED CROSS
RELIEF OVER $400,000
WASHINGTON, Jan. -5.-^ln ; order to
inform. the public exactly;.what -Ameri- ;
cans have thus, far "done ; through the
Red - Cross society. Miss ' Mabel Board
man the secretary.- today Issued an of
ficial statement announcing that the
total amount of subscriptions for
Italian -relief tso far credited and re
ceived through the national .'Red Cross
is "more -than- $400,000. This Includes
today's contributions of $136,779. The
statement adds: * * T ! ' "r, : ;
"On the 3lßt ofTDecembor the-remit
tance by the American, Red Cross to
that uf Italythrough the department of
state and the American ambassador in
Rome was $70.000. v<?n? the; 2d; of Janu
ary $100,000 additional -was telegraphed,
and: on -January 3; $150,000^ additional
was remitted. . ; ;'\u25a0 ' r
? \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0: "The expense (incurred In the charter,
freighting arid ueb of a large steamship
contracted ' for.! by, the 'American; ambas
sador has been: assumed by;. the Ameri
can Red Cross, and further: remittances
have been .made to- coyer the' expense
thereof.' •*.*\u25a0';\u25a0 .'\u25a0 \u25a0: ;'. \u25a0\u25a0":. "-':"\u25a0\u25a0/] - \' -''y :\u25a0':>'
."Bayard : Cutting • Jr., one. of ' the;con
sular, officers of * tile United - States -in
Ital>' and; who Is * personally? familiar
with: the ' devastated .region, yis > acting
for -and Is the agent; off the; American
Red Cross. He is supplied .with : the
necessary funds so! that personal:assist
ance may. be, extended^ at hi* discretion
to Americans -who V have -' been- over
whelmed by. the disaster. : ; ; ; '-.'
"Contributions, are still .coming in
rapidly,- and 1 it seems 'to be evident' that
the* collections through;; the Red Cross
\u25a0will reach $500,000."; ;\u25a0 < .-••••"> •.. , -\u25a0','\u25a0;
t Postmaster 1 General and Mrs.' Meyer
today; contributed : SI,OOO tb:the ;earth
quak« sufferers' through theßed; Cross.
The Christian, Herald. contributed; sso,-
'Subscription* by states received- by
the American .Red Cross to- data for the
relief include the following:": California,'
$80,170: Illinois, $26,875; Missouri, $25
052; Washington, '$1,450; Nebraska,
$l'.000;f ! Indiana.; $659J ; Montana,'<sl7s;
Colorado. . ' $1 00 ; .'Kansas. \u25a0\u25a0'.; sloo; •„ Texas,
s6l; Jowa, \u25a0- $»; Utah, $s;; South Dako
ta, %i^^^a^sSUSftBBttUSfSBSBSSSSt
LOS /ANGELES'i NEW? CHIEF
- LOS ; \u25a0 ANGELES,;'-: Jan; « s;— -Captain
Thomas Broadhead^wao; appointed .chief
of police 1 , by the commission* this
afternoon (to succeed ; Edward Kern, c .who
b^edmes a member.of the board of; pub-~
He worked -j-V v v •-.•• t. .-•"•; .-\u25a0" .;•.-. \u25a0.'".\u25a0 : :\
Do Yon .Want \u25a0 $5.00 1
", \u25a0' Read :• THE^CALL'S,- wee'Ulylofller.^bri
CITY'S PURSE IS
OPENED TO AID
STRICKEN ITALY
Stream of Gold to
Flow Into Fund for Hal
lan Sufferers
Fifth Donation of •'$ tp,ooo
Leaves Today for Vast {
Devastated District
San Francisco's unsolicited offering
through v the -Rea- Cross to the -Italian
earthquake sufferers amounted last
night to 'a ."grand total of 564,162.95,
with. many collections as yet unreport
ed and funds still : pouring in from
every: quarter... Each day $10,000 is be
ing forwarded to the national Red
Cross \u25a0'.. headquarters and -as long as
the subscriptions continue;' '.to-. come., in
fast enough to warrant it the daily
gift of $10,000 will; be continued/. The
fifth". donation will- golthis morning.
k "At: the general"^committee \u0084 meeting
yesterday at the Hotel Stewart; Con
sul General 1 . Rocca suggested {hat the
fund being raised in California bo for
warded to Italy in some -manner that
would distinguish it from' other dona
tions; so that wherever a dollar of ;it
is spentin relief work it will be known
that it is part of a gift from people
who have themselves suffered a simi
lar calamity. The suggestion was acted
upon' by President Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, of the California branch of
the' Red Cross, "\u25a0• who wired, to Wash
ington rto . find 7 out ,-in what way the
money Is being distributed.
STATE VIDE COLLECTIONS
-The Red Cross fund is beginning now
to take on j* state wide instead of a
purely localf^character, contributions
being received, yesterday from .more
than a score of California towns and
cities. '.From dozens of othe.r_. places
requests were made for authorization
to collect funds in behalf of the Red
Cross and in each Instance the request
was granted. The Red Cross. is not at
tempting to effect a state wide organi
zation through the central office here,
but is -leaving to. each community the
perfecting of its own plan of organi
zation. '. ' . '
The collections through the various
banks yesterday were in -most cases
larger than on any" previous "day...- .The
Italian-American bank • reported $2,
405.50 for the day. i making the total
it- has received $7,962; the Bank of
Italy reported $305.50, bringing its to
tal to $4.229.40 i • the -Swiss- American
bank reported : $218," -with a total ;of
$919.75 to, date;. ,tl^ vßan;cav ßan;ca Popolare
added $345 to j lts . prgvioue. report,.antl
the Columbus savings bank reported
$6.70 additional to;its.lastjist. : . -;
MAXY DOXATIOXS RECEIVED
\u25a0 "A check ' for ; $1,000 'was sent in yes
terday by the Ranchers and gardeners'
association, the ; Meridional society
turned in a total 0f . 5740.90 - and -the
Salesian council; of the Church' of St.
Peter, and St. Paul ; reported the ) fund
which it has raised as amounting to
$1,092.65. At the office "of ritalla.vthe
Italian Daily News,' . $280 'was added
during the day to the amount previous
ly, collected. The subscription from the
Italian fishing camp of Black Diamond
in Contra Costa county, where are sev
eral 1 hundred . fishermen who" are .na
tives af the earthquake zone, was re
ceived in the city through specialjmes
senger, the sum raised, in the -fishing
camp amounting to $780.25. Tha'larg
est individual subscription received yes
terday in San-Francisco was that of
James, L. Flood [for $1,000. \u0084 \ v . ./ .
• Plans for. a score of benefit per
formances ar£ being matured and pre
sented to the joint committee for rati
fication. -! In addition. to the special per
f ojmances at , the ; Valencia, Van , Ness
and Washington square theaters, many
smaller theaters have arranged bene
fits. At the, Bell theater in' the Mission
the .proceeds; of --the "Friday night -per
formance will be turned over to therelief
fund and an unusually attractive pro
gram has been arranged. J. Bauer and
R. E. Gleason",; proprietors of the Sun
set theatorium in Haight; street; near
Cole, ; have also, named Friday, as bene
fit day. There will be acontlnuous perr
formance from Tip. m. .until 11 -p. m.,
and the entire proceeds will be- turned
over, to the Red Cross. r . ...
BENEFIT EN'TERTAIXMEXT
The North End athletic; club will give
an .entertainment' and. dance Friday
evening in Latin hall, at Montgomery
avenue and Green etree^, and .the mu
sicians' union , has donated, a -band of
24. pieces for the"' occasion. Tne com;
mittee in charge consists of J. C. Dcs ;
mond, V. J.* Canepa. ' V. ' J.~ Garibaldi, A.
Schivo and George Casasea. "The Pco r
pie's 3 Place," ;; an v organization , with .a
home at 555 yChestnut street, will give
an entertainment j Saturday 'night, con
sisting largely of j musical numbers. The
society's own band . will assist- at the
beheflt. t -:.-,---.{-;://-'r!; : . :-J'.---; v'- \u25a0'\u25a0 ; •.\u25a0•'-v-. 1
-Saturday night also will witness a
grand benefit' ball, to be given 1 by'the
allied Italian societies 6t San Francisco,
under the .auspices *of J the Garibaldi
society. * Garibaldi \ hall has ..beenAdoj
nated ; for,ithe occaston,' ; .and ; all
ages and cigars to. beisold over the bar
will be glvenby.ltallan merchants." The
ticketß, which .will cost J 50^ cents each."
have ; .been .donated \ by,: La V oce < del
Popolo. -.-..The,' executive,,.: committee An
charge'of 'the^ballMs composed^ of ; the
presidents of nine s. societies,' and^. it -is
expected that jthe. jdanco/iwill "be ;the
largest and most successful affair, of, its
kind ever held:', in the local Italian
colony.
plan moxster benefit s \u25a0 ;
A monster.' benefit' is being arranged
for. by, Sid Grauman, manager, of the Na
tional, theater. include besides
20, or S3O J vaudeville \u25a0 acts t alproif ram J of
\u25a0porting Jevents.T Including ;boxinjr \u25a0 arid
\u25a0wrestling: by v : such? men ' ns Sam -< Lang
ford;- end i others -.equally '{\u25a0- well-known.
The benefit ;wlll be; given at Dreamland
pavilion"; Thursday,'; January : 14, and
Grauman r expects to v j be 5 able "t to '\u25a0- hand
over $5,000 to: the ' Red v Cross ; on ; the day
following.;^. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-. : -- -;--\u25a0-' \u0084;', " . .;\u25a0-.-.'
3 Besides thelfull -bill from' tho;National
theater,*' acts- wlH^ba l given % by ' people
from .all ,the.\ theaters^ in lown/'as- well
as by* the amateurs."?' Th*e
curtainfWill;be;fUng;up 7 at',7:p.im..Vand
the * vaudeville, .^bill^wil I ;• be s continuous
,untir ll?o'clock, L r at (.which s time"; the/box
ing: and Iwrestling imatchea = will ;begin.'
-These will 1 be re.fereed hy 4 Eddie' Graney
and?-willllasttuhtil v after.;mldnlght; :
n,The f-ntlreproceeds'of.thfe.benefltwill
be; paid ;byeri to] the? Red; Cross; fund. :
, ;..; Tho managers:* of thejColumbiaHiowi
ing' alley, i'47o' Castro ; street,"i'arinounce
that : i^ey swill^devotej the »|eritire'ifre
celpts; 6t T boWlinff3; pool: and 'billiard
game3jonVJanuaryJl4JandUsU6"the;re-
SANF^NCISpSRED
SROSSfUNmTODATE
Previously reported. . . .- $48,886.20
Contributed /yesterday;. 15,276.75
; ; Total collected.... ..$64,162.95
; lieC's-nd-for the itali^n earthquake suf
\u25a0 ferers,-\iAU- devotees of these sports are
i askert :> to' lend; their; aid -by; taking; part
jn ,'t!ie : games'"bn the above days. "
WiijjfStage, Nativity^ Play;
jNearly rli0O;r li0O ; voUesTwin^£alte.y.part in a
production of . . the » nativity "play; In St.
Paul's.' ha_ll,> Twenty-ninth' and Church
streets.; 7 Five .' performances ; ; \vill\ be
gtveri.' and the i from' the first
oneViMonday night, will be turned over
to the; relief fund for' sufferers 'from the
Italian earthquake.' < T.he" v proceeds; of
the;other performances.fto be held Jan
uary 12, 13. 14 and* 35, -will- be used
for the - building v fund of :: St.- Paul's
church. ~ \u25a0-\u25a0 - . i \u25a0.-'- •\u0084 •_. -;
'^ The \u25a0; opera. "-' VThe*. Nativity," has ' for
the "last -20- years -.been presented from
time to time in tliiscity.- under the man
agement of the Rev. 'M.'D.' Connolly of
St. Paul's: church. -.*-., ?v "'\u25a0
in 1890 it was produced; at the Grand
opera house in .'Mission: street, which
had probably : the: largest, and best
equipped .stage -in Vther. world for such
representations. On that occasion there
were more than 600 persons taking part
in the performance. .Although the stage
of St;, Pauls- hall, where the play- is to
be given does not admit of
such a large number,, the' cast will be
sufficiently large to afford a good snec
tacle. . The costumes of the principal
characters will be made ' historically
correct. , >v, > * ;-;«-. -
MME: GADSKiTO SING AT
BENEFIT ;FOR ITALIANS
Great . impetus was given: yesterday
toward the success of the three great
theatrical benefits which are to be held
in this' citynext. week to-swell the re
lief fund designed for the; earthquake
victims of southern Italy. Financial
success was made doubly secure when it
was learned authoritatively that Mme.
Gadski would- contribute her talent to
the affair planned by the theatrical
managers' association -at the Van Ness
theater Thursday, afternoon, January 14,
The two other entertainments, to be
given at the Valencia theater Tuesday
afternoon, January 12, viinder the direc
tion of the Salesican fathers of Corpus
Cliristi church, and at the Washington
Square theater. Tuesday, evening, under
the patronage of Regina Margherita
circle No. 47, woman's auxiliary, of the
order of Druids, will also have strong
drawing cards. : .
, Among the fresh talent that has vol
unteered to make, the performance at
the Valencia theater on. Tuesday after
noon noteworthy' is Miss Fay Carranza,
an artist, whose appearances have al
ways ndded to her popularity. • Mem
bers of the -Valencia theater company
have spontaneously come forward with
their talent to add to the attractiveness
of the program. , -
There will be an auction sale of seats
for the benefit Thursday at a place later
to, be designated. Ex-Judge J. F. Sulli
van will, preside and "Billy" Hynes will
be the auctioneer." \u25a0- The success of the
affair is assured. There were added to
the list of patronesses yesterday the
names of Mrs.- Eleanor Martin. Miss
Mollie^Phelan, Mr 9. Gherlni and Mrs.
Rottanzi. . \u25a0 . »-.-• .
The committee of Regina Margherita
circle No. 47, woman's auxiliary ot the
order of Druids, which is planning, the
benefit at Washington Square theater
for next Tuesday night. January 12,
announced yesterday that tickets for
the evening will be on sale at Sherman,
Clay & Co.'s music stores and. at the
Washington Square theater, Powell and
Filbert streets. -Mrs. Bianchi of 618
Filbert street requests that all talent
desiring ttf participate in the V enter
tainment will communicate with her.
: The cliarltabJe .women were i gratified
l- yesterday' to Vlearn that Mrs. A. -Ratto
had volunteered to sing "O Don.Fatale,"
from G.. Verdi's opera, , "Don Carlos."
Other excellent talent has" come- for
ward to offer, its services to the .worthy
cause of the" afflicted in Calabria and
S 1 el l y.^^a^SPP | raß@WS<Bg»* !l^^
The assurance of the notable . quality
of. the benefit 'that'- will be given at the
Van- Ne3s theater Thursday afternoon.
January 14, by the theatrical managers'
association was confirmed, by the fol
lowing dispatch* sent by Mme. Gadski to
Will Greenbaum. who- will manage -the
Gadski concert here. The message was
dated ' Lincoln; Nob., and said: ;
"': -"Although l six\ concerts between the
10th and loth, gladlyconsent to sing for
the benefit of Italian sufferers Van Ness
theater on the afternoon of the 14th. '\u25a0;'
v ; ; -, "GADSKI."
The managers of the six theaters in
the association-^-the Van Ness, Or
pheum,.Alcazar..Princess,"American and
Valencia — will meet this morning to ar
range for a program worthy to suppdrt
the prima donna. V ; :
SHIR LEAVESiWITH STORES :
. FOR ITALIAN SUFFERERS
NEW YORK. Jan. 5. — Laden with 25
tons of clothing and more than 13 tons
of provisions for. the : survivors i of. the
earthquake, and carrying homeward
over;' 300 Italians of all classes. ; the
steamship Hamburg of the ' Hamburg-
American line sailed today .for. Geona
and Naples. : - r ' .
Most of .the provisions were donated
by Nathan Straus. The clothing, was
collected by the Progressor Italo Amer
icano. ' a •••. local Italian newspaper. , Both
the 'clothing and, the - foodstuffs are
billed to the -Italian Red Cross at -Na
ples, whither they "will be; carried free
by '-the. steamship company. \ ". :
\u25a0The Hamburg; is ; the. third .ship to
leave-New York with supplies for tho
earthquake victims. The first was the
government supply ship Celtic. The
Barbarossa of : the North. German Lloyd
followed yesterday with a consignment
of wOO ban's \u25a0of flour, 500 hams,- 500
sides of bacon, and other, supplies, also
contributed by Nathan Straus. _ v
Rockefeller Gives $10,000
WASHINGTON. Jan. s.— Several;, lib
eral contributions for the earthquake
sufferers .; were received today vat -the
Red Cross headquarters. John •; D. Rock
efeller sent his- check for $10,000. .The
California branch of the Red Cross sent
a third contribution-^ $10,000, making
the . total "•\u25a0 contributed >' by that branch
$30,000.; The 'largest contribution today
was,' $54,000 in the New York .branch,
representing money contributed there
January 2/ 3 ands4.
: Count Taverna,: the president of the
Italian -Red Cross, has cabled to Pres
ident-; Taf t of the "American Red Cross,
expressing .the thanks'- of -the '.Italian
society ;:;for^ the, contributions- of the
American people: toward the relief \u25a0of
th«» ltalian- earthquake rsufferers.'-* ":.-,'• -
-.- The \u25a0•\u25a0: president Athis i afternoon signed
the bill ipassed:;by,bothihouses of con
gress ', yesterday '- appropriating $800,000
for the relief of the Italian earthquake
sufferers. ;'•"-.;•
Few •Americans Missing
" : WASHINGTON. Jan. s.— Among ' the
Americans; of. whom. information "\u25a0 is still
wanted" -are the -folldwing: { James ;M.
Cocki ns S of - Los 'Angeles,, Herman | James
and tvife i of San' Francisco: E.K. Rog
ers, :;wlfe- and two, daughters, 'of Chi
cago. ' ."• /' a Tv /'.'- .;\u25a0;,., :•\u25a0'.-\u25a0.;...- ..\u25a0\u25a0..,""\u25a0
v'lTho^ state' department .today, received
ftidlspatch from Consul s Gale at Malta
showing, the following? Americans. to.; be
safe'and.well:> - =' -- c ;^ ' i
v ; ; Llllian;t;and Elizabeth' M. -Wiprpins.
Henrletta>-Stadleman./ John \B:a Wright
undi.wife; Dr.' Herbert* Norrls; and wife,
Mary*H.'^Dehart. May 'Sherman. l Marga
ret Mrs." Martha Klttredge and
twoJdaughters,' Ethel and Clarissa: Mrs.
Alfrnl' Harris 'and daUßrhter.Rosella:;J.
A.. Kain>and 'family. iThomas; Robinson
and ; ffemilyr^Kfttherine Davis; -Mr. : and
Mrs.'Kdmund H." Garrett; Julian Garrett;
Mr.'! and >Mr».i Charles , H. 1 ; Hapgobd.^Mlss
M ar>v Moss, -: Francis ; M.r and f. Elizabeth
G. < Becklti a>- Emily i Croasdi. Estelle ?Fa
gan;and Eleanor.rM.^Wood."-. \u25a0\u25a0
'Marysyi jle'^Giyesi-'Much *
:/? MAR YS V ILLE, /Ja n. .- 5— A t n -j mass
meeting); held 1 here-* tonlgrhUit "was Me-"
cidedCthat^the sum^of's7Bo,';the < residue
of ft the 1 fund ? raisedft for » the j San? Fran-;
oiscoffirc' relief.; be Uurned' over" forithe
benefit : of * the ; :Italian* earthquake \ siif
fererp. 1 :'; It »was? orderedUhauthe" money
be :-i seri t y to'^.the ; Red J. Cross , .in ..-San
F.ranclscoiHo^ be; forwarded J throush? the
properchannels to'the scene of-.th6'dis
aster/^: \u25a0-\u25a0•'\u25a0"; • :\u25a0-\u25a0>\u25a0-> K ~i-- \u25a0'. \u25a0 ;-~ 7 . \u25a0 ' ' .';
FIGHT AGAINST
WHITE PLAGUE
VIRTUALLY WON
Discovery of; Dr. R. C. Rosen*
berger Makes Disease Amen*
' able to, Simple . Treatment
Asserts Tuberculosis Germ Can
Be Found in Blood Before
j Reaching Lungs
[Special Dispatch io'The Call]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.'. Jan. s.— The
greatest discovery" in the war against
consumption since the' -finding of the
tuberculosis bacillus by Koch was made
public today. This is the discovery by
Dr.Randle C. Rosenberger. the famous
biologist and - professor of bacteriology
at Jefferson medical college, that the
tuberculosis germ could- bi readily
found in the blood long before It
reaches the lungs; that it is then in a
condition which makes- it readily amen
able to destruction by simple treatment
and fresh air, . and that it. will soon be
possible to use- a perfect antitoxin
which w.ill stamp out the disease en
tirely.
By Dr.. Rosenberger' s discovery con
sumption, from .being the greatest
scourge of modern times, dwindles
down to being the easiest treated dls
eas^ln existence.
EXPERIMEXTS SUCCESSFUL
Dr. Rosenberger tested his method
upon 150 cases, in none of which was
there a failure. He has made known
the results of his experiments to the
college of physicians and to the faculty
of Jefferson college. His whole paper
upon the subject will appear shortly in
medical publications.
Before that time Dr. Rosenberger will
not discuss the. details of the matter,
and beyond the bare confirmation of
the essential points today he had noth
ing to say.
GREAT FIGHT AVOX
"If there is all that Is to be hoped
for," said Dr. Lawrence Flick, presi
dent of the Phipps institute for con
sumption, tonight, "the fight against
the great white plague Is won."
The discovery is not confined to th©
presence of germs In the blood. alone,
but marks their most incipient appear
ance In the lungs and in all forms of
tuberculosis, such as the rarer forms
of Pott's disease of the spine and tuber
culosis of the hip. The simplicity of
the method la such that it will be
available to every physician and to the
; simplest laboratory.
TRIBES OF RED MEN WILL
ADOPT, MANY PALEFACES
Great Chiefs of State and Father
Nestress to Attend
The warcries of the Red Men. will
fill the air tomorrow night' when -Modoc
tribe No. 57 and "Wyandotte tribe No.
158 of this clty'adopt 100 palefaces in
Red Men's hall. 240 'Golden Gate ave
nue. Thirty tribes of San Francisco
will confer adoption and warrior de
grees.
\u25a0One of the features of the occasion
will be an address by Rev. Father Nes
tress of Monterey. . a member of the
Monterey tribe. ~
Frank V. Bell, great sachem: Judge
Henry . C." Gessford of Napa. great se
nior sagamore: Charles W. r Davison,
mayor of San Jose, great junior saga
more; J. S. Godeau, great prophet; Por
ter L. Bliss, great chief of records: S.
H. Wllcox. great keeper of wampum,
and Herman Gutstadt and Dr. Charles
M. Trppman of San Francisco and A. R.
Underwood of Monterey, great trustees,
will take part* in the proceedings.
Army Orders
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.— Captain
Frederick . H. Pomroy, commissary, ia
relieved from duty as assistant to the
purchasing commissary at New York
and will proceed af the proper time
to San Francisco and sail March 5 for
Manila, where he will report to the
commanding general of the ,Philip
pines division for duty.
-.:\u25a0 Major Joseph T. Diekman. Thirteenth
cavalry. Is relieved from duty in' the
office of the inspector, general and will
proceed, at the proper time to San
Francisco, and sail about February 6
for Manila "for -duty.
The orders of December 15, relating
to Second Lieutenant David L. Roscoe,
First cavalry, are amended so to direct
Lieutenant Roscoe to sail from San
Francisco February 5.
Calif ornians on Travels
\u25a0 \u25a0 NEW YORK, Jan., s. — The following
Callfornians are visiting here:
'*: From San Franclsco : — Francis J.Heney
is stopping with Charles R. Crane at 31
West Twelfth street, A. K. Lee and wife
are nt the Belmont. Dr." W. H. Banks
and Mrs.' Banks are -at the Westminster.
.W. J. Davis Jr. is at the Latham: L.
Guggenhelme. Mrs. Guggenheime and
Miss Guggenheime are at the. Nether
land ;,W.'W. Gustine is at the Churchill.
C. EVHanlon,is at .the Savoy, J. A. Houl
ihan and Mrs.-Houlihan are at the Cum
berland, A. O.J acob is at the Girard, A
X: Lse isat the Belmont. E. A: Lesneuf
is^at the Westminster, F. S. Qualey Is
at.th-s Victoria. Mrs. T. Strong is at the
Seville/ ,B. i: Thompson .and Mrs. K.
Thompson are at the Wolcott. E. Brlt
tingham isat the Plaza. H. F. Forse is
at the Belmont, F. S. Howard is at the
Grand T.,Milton is at the-Colllnwood.
H.S . Moore and Mrs. Moore are at the
Cadillac, A. D.- Shapard and Mrs. Shep
ard are at the Wolcott. F. S. Smith is
at thj Latham. 'G.'H.- Young and Mrs.
Young are at theColllngwood. "
Los Angeles — C. F. Agnew is at the
Wolcott. F." P.* Bean and W. Bush are at
the .Continental. -A.- Kelly is at the Al
bany. L. J.» Smith is at the Gilsey. J. T.
Keough is at the Hermitage W. M
Hughes is at the Breslin, N. Holies is at
the Albany.
Oakland — G. F.' Miller Is at the Bres
lin. :\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'.\u25a0 ;
San Jose — F. A. Steel Is at the Herald
Square.- ' . - :
The Red, White
And other constituents of your blood
are powerfully; enriched . and vitalized
by. Hood's Sarsaparilla.
I :It increases the red corpuscles : and .
makes i ' strong - the ' white ", corpuscles,
and "thus , protects and restores tho
health.
; It. cures scrofula, eczema, teruptions,
catarrh,' rheumatism, anemia, nervous-
ness,\that ; tired feellngr.; dyspepsia.- loss
of appetite, general debility and builds
iip .the. whole j system. ,
1 It . effects its ; Wonderful cures, not
simply because it contains sarsaparilla
but^ because It combines the utmost
remedial agents of .more than 20 dlf -
feVerit" ingredients, 'each- greatly
strengthened and enriched , by ithi3 s
peculiar j combination. ;
~- Get ' it- today In * the '\u25a0, ukojil '\u25a0 liquid form «r } iE !
chocolated tablet form called SarsAUba,'
DECIDED UPON
BY MRS. PAXTON
Society Woman and Ker Friends
. Take Counsel With Attor
ney at Hotel
Stock Broker Will Be Charged
With Extreme Cruelty, in
Which Revolver Eigures
At a council held last evening In tho
apartments of Mrs. Charles E. Paxton
at the St. Francis hotel ami attended
by the society woman's attoTney. Sam
uel M. Shortrldge, and a coifTle of
friends, it was * decided that sult tor
divorce against the promimtr.t stock
broker' should be b«egun on Thursday
morning. Kxtreme cruelty is the
ground on which the actfcon. Is to be
brought, it ia reported, and IMrs. Pax
ton's friends declare that a. revolver 'W
which Paxton is said to hamo threat- J
eningly exhibited will figure promi- . '
nently in the evidence that! i 3 to be
given at the trial.
The friends who assemtßed with
Mrs. Paxton and Shartridge last even
ing will be the witnesses in the suit.
That there was a breax in t2*o affair*
of the Paxton family becam» known
last Sunday when The Call published a
story in effect that the> couple were liv
ing separately at the notel said that
the husband was very critical of the
sums his wife spent for clothieS". At
that time It was predicted that a di
vorce suit was imminent..
NURSE SACRIFICES LIRE
SAVING PATIENT IN iFIRE
Was Guest in This Cfty attTime
of the Earthcjiuake
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
MILWAUKEE. Jan. S.— OUS3 Eleanor
Ryan, st young trained nuis« and sister
of Charles M. Ryan, a Jesuit schoaastlo
at Marquette university, Milwaukee,
lost her life in Flatbush. X. T.. in a
heroic and successful effort to stive a
patient and the patient's "baby from
death by. fire last Sunday, dying Mon
day night from her injuries.
Though only 22 years old Miss Ryan
had resolved to devote her life to th«*
service of humanity, a. determination
born of the suffering she witnessed
while in San Fraractsco during the
earthquake.
She was a pue?t at th» time of her
elder slater, who is the wife of Captain
D. M. Berry, then stationed at the Pre
sidio in San Francisco and now in -
structor of law in West .Point military
academy.
PEGLEG SMITH'S MJNE
DISCOVERED IN DESERT
Prospectors Tell of Quartz-*
Buttes Near Mountains £
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAN BERNARDINO. Jan. £.— The
long lost P«;gleg mine has been dis
covered — this time by Sam Feraruson
and George Blodgett. two well known
prospectors, who returned from th>e des
ert a few days ago for provisions. They
confided their secret to a few friends
prior to their return to tho desert to
day. They were accompanied by O. C.
Tripp and his son of San Jacinto.
They say there ts a region in San
Diego county's desert east of the San
Jacinto mountains which tallies with
Pegleg Smith's account of hts wonder
ful find, -which he was never afterward
able to loc&te.
Smith and a party of emigrants
started from' Yuma to San Bernardino
in 1830. On the way across the desert,
about S5 miles east of. "Warner^ ranch.
Smith found three little buttes covered
with charred quartz, and the samples
which he brought to civization .proved
almost pure gold. \ . y -^ ".-\u25a0
ACCUSED OF.WIELDIXG CLUB
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
NAPA, Jan. 5. — John Stanlsha. \
miner employed at tho Oat Hill mine
in this county, was today arraigned on
the charge of assault with a deadly
weapon. He pleaded not guilty and
the trial" was set for January 21. Sta
nlsha is charged with brutally beatlnss
M. Dergans on the head with an oak
club four feet long and attacking Der
gans •while the latter -was asleep In
his cabin. I>ergans . nearly died from
the' effects of his wounds.
There Is Only Ona
"Bromo
Quinine"
That Is
Laxative
Bromo
Quinine
Used the YJorld Over to
Cure a Cold In One Day .
Always remember the full name. Look
for this signature on every box. 25c.
W.T. HESS, Notary Public
ROOM 1112 CALL DLDG.
At residence. 1460 Paga St.. between 1
P. m. and S p. m. Residence telephone.
Park 2797.
The' California Promotion Committee
iThF tittle Central Urzaulsatlon urbanized in
190S — AnviMociattoa for the commercial sad
imlugtrfal ~ development of California.)
-PROMOTION: Tbe act of promotion, adraneo-
. meat. eneouras*ment." — Century Dictionary.
The commit tee faa-* for Its object the PRO-
MOTING of California* interests. It has noto*
ins to sell. It fosters all things tendioz to tht
ADVANCEMENT ot California- It U w» sutLor-
it* on jill matters relating to California. U EV-
COURAGES tbe estiMi«hmpnt ef new Industrie*
and fosters tbo«e already established. It lnrit°i
desirable ImmiKratlon. It presents the oopor-
tnnlMe* ant} neinis of- all fields of business and
professional actiTlty; - It is supported by popular
subscription and makes no enar^e for ant
service rciuieml. It has. affiliated with It
commercial . ortcantzattons 'of the state, •with" h^
combined, membership of more taaa 30,000.
MeetJoa* of repreaenntWes of these organiza-
tions are. held semlannnaUy Is different part* o!
the state, where matters of California interest
are disc ussecL. . Headquarter* of tbe ' comtnt ttpt
are maintained •It California bniMlnc. rr 3 u>o
square. San Francisco. - CORRESPONDENCE IN.
VITED. . --• 7. '
CALL AV.V.VT- ADS BRING RESULTS
