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NEXT SUNDAY
VOLUME CY.— XO. 182.
TORNADO SWEPT
VILLAGE FIRED
BY LIGHTNING
Fifty Houses Demolished, 32
Persons Killed and >50 In
jured at Zephyr, Tex.
Hillside Covered With Debris
and Dead Bodies of Animals
,;.;' and Human Beings
35*0 Qiildren Are Found Two
trifles From Town and
living Succored
\u25a0TT\ BOW* VI OOP. Tex.. May SO.— Fifty
~T^V bouses -were demolished and 32
'•*-f persons are known to have been
i*Jled by a tornado of great fury that
itrtjci the little village of Zephyr. In
tjse. eastern portion of Brown county, at
1 .o'clock Sunday morning; and left a
• p*.th cf death and destruction seldom
paralleled- Fifty persons were also
'.! : .ifa4ail3r or seriously wounded.
\u25a0:.\u25a0 \u25a0'liljThtniag- started a conflagration.
'. which, destroyed one entire businesa
. • block. No effort was made to fight the
: 'fire, as the care of the dead and wound
\u25a0.-.•d victi'ns demanded the attention of
, •\u25a0'.Vevfery'o&e
. ;:AVful Cries of Wounded
•/- The. hillsides at Zephyr were covered
\u25a0 • \u25a0\u25a0•"wl-Ui d*brip.Qf all kinds and bodies of
. ' : ]4je*A arJrnala and human beings. The
'l.jFdtam were ditnly lighted by the burn
" \s& bulldlzsgs, and the heartrending
. .'cries of the wounded rose above the
.. Mounds of the elements, which threat
../\u25a0«&«d a sec6nd storo.
\u25a0•;" A hog roairiiig through the debris
• strewn sjtreeta was killed while at
i.teapUng to devour the body, of an in
;;".-r«ftt.
':»•?., Two children were found dead late
„ XMs- afternoon two miles from town.
! ikvtec' been blown thai distance. s-7, '\u25a0
" Bodies Twisted About Trees
Bodies wt* tovad. tvrlsttA *bout trees
' and in every conceivable shape. Peo
ple walked the streets almost naked.
F.esJdencea which escaped the storm
trere Xurned Into hospitals.
One house collapsed on & lanuly of
"•sice, without serious injury to any.
County Clerk Thad Cabler and wife
• .-*£ d tiro children, who had gone to
'3^-phyr to spend the night, were killed. '.
The big stone school building and two
. churches were dexnollshed.
Hundreds of persons directly in the
\u25a0 storm's path saved themselves by tak
: .jag refuge in storsi cellars, itore than
• a dosen bodies were horribly muti
lated.
•\u25a0 Three persons are still unaccounted
•jror. "
•Swath Cat Through Village
• ;. • The storm swept the earth for a dis
.-. tance .'of 'little less than a mile. It
'\u25a0'\u25a0'tcrzaed half a mile southwest of
. -Zephyr and descended upon the village,
\u25a0'cutting, a wide swath directly through
;" the • residence and bus' ness districts.
\u25a0\u25a0•••/ JL' section hand rode a handcar to
'.•\u25a0Brownwood and spread the alarm. In
\u25a0two hours the Santa Fe railroad was
.'.speeding a special train to the scene of
: the storm -with nine surgeons and a
•core cf Brownwood citizens.
Brown wood- hurried her second relief
-'\u25a0 1 rain to Zephpr at noon today. loaded
with provisions, clothing and necessary
'. irficles and 40 nurses.
..; A special' train will leav« Zephyr to
\u25a0.nicht for Temple, carr>-ing the more
iferioufly injured to a hospital.
-.' Brownwood, -with organized relief;
.work", has the- situation well in hand.
• -.••' ' "
-: Fifteen Hurt in Oklahoma
" OKLL-OIOMA CITY. Okla-. May 30.—
Ijate reports from the storm stricken
: district near Key West, Okla., tonight
.' &t la th* effect that no lives were
.Join, though the number of Injured Is
about IS. Charles Branan, postmaster
• 'at Depew, and Mrs. Charles Hunt of
the,' same town wer« tatally hurt. The
property loss will b« large.
Tornado Strikes Ashland
McALESTER, Okla^ May SO.— A. tor- !
nado struck Ashland, in the southwest
corner of this county, last night, doing
much damage and injuring many per
sons, but no loss of life Is reported-
Twenty- residences were wrecked.
HAWAIIAN STRIKE IS
REPORTED SPREADING
Japanese Merchants Feel Pinch
and One Absconds
KOXOLULrU, May 30. — An uncon
firmed rumor that the * great sugar
strike had extended beyond the island
of Hawaii was circulated today, but
the report was generally discredited,
although demands have been received
"from the Japanese laborers of five plan
tations outside of the present disturbed
district.
Japanese merchants who depend to a
lkrge extent upon the custom of the
sugar plantation laborers, are begin
ning to feel 'the pinch. One has ab
sconded, leaving behind him $5,0*0 in
6*Z&'. and another has become - bank
rupt
There will be a vigorous prosecution
of the strikers who engaged in a fac
tWal fight on the Ewa plantation:
Twenty strikers have been arrested for
participation in the'nght. which result
mA la tie death of one or the riot* r».
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXE KEAR.W S6
MONDAY, MAT 31. 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
rESTEROAX— CIear; west wind; maximum
teasperatare 78. minimnm 54.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; contisned
warm; aoSerate north wind. Pace IS
EDITORIAL
B<ad eaiapsisa la rood haad*. Page 8
Pu*dea*> pUa «f rtoppias ontUwry. Page S
\u25a0Ancrtcar? irrat ao narml «maentinding P. S
CITY
Trasteee of Ttcaple Eauo-n wJect «a«tMTi
r»bbl as tb« eccee«s«r to the late Dr. Toorsan
***' PaceS
Partj- ef retail grocer » en way to alteod na
tweal e«rrectloß ia Portlaad are ircjcoa«<i in
dty. Pare 2
Few aoTins picture f hws ia London, «aTB Sir
Ed*-«rd Moss. Pace 2
G»ory» Afle axrire* from orient and first <pse»
tioa i« if be can pet theater ticket*. Pace 2
Apret* of J. P. Morgan discus* irritation
asd colocliatioa projects \u25a0with local capl
talUts. rase 3
Police t*'.T? antosiob!!? »tos<?n froia Iy>a~
Beacb wozaas z-i arrest chaaffenr. Page 1
Man's body picked cp in ccean with ballet ia
tsead and rocks la pocket. , - Pace l fi
E^cest session of state lcyislatcre brijrbteft ia
bister? of ctate. I'ne*- 3
Bojs and girls ef Pacific Hebrew trpbaa asj"
Icss preseat loriag enp to Samuel LoTer
icb. . Pace S
Lad cf & jrtn falls two stories aad merelr
tsstaisc broken wrist. . Pace 10
Hoacr» teem eTea in OrpSecsi »h<3w. bill being;
best tiore Scadare were wet. Pace 10
Eoek*fel>r"« "oely fri«sd" arriTes from orient
after cacirclirj globe with family. Pace IS
Miss Jbhazsa TocboUkr, who Us^ht English
to Modjeska. dies in Ean Jose. k't,*c 1
SUBURBAN
Ksignts ct Red Branch hold anasal picnic and
sames at Shell I Mecsd park. Pace 10
rcioe Man's «rphaaa^e to be established in
OaUasd will be strocg iastltctka. fate to
Watchman battles for life on baard tlazlcs
steaaaer and In treacherocs mad. l'itß«- bf
Wife sfeks Gocr^e Teg*. Alameda ecatraetor,
who disappeared Friday creniEj. Pace 10
Bittrz education for wotaen is * soeeess, fays
j Ber. n. J. Vosbarr h of Oakia&di ia eer
! moo. . PHgt io
Gaa of r-«rkf :er hxEater. foU ef dirt, borst*
as 2 josth is wosaitA. Pase 19
New job afoot to waste Aiaaeda cocsty moacr
on palatUl ejrtcia of buildings for the i coc&tr
Irffnaafy. I'asc IB
CStles.cf *Aiase£x coanty eb*em" Meiaorial
dax . la , chcreJses asd .CMoetrries. , e««eia
COAST ; ;Y. : : \u25a0: "'' '
-_• eanta Qrae.. tz*d* \BC .. fak*.
hoUSop oa syariil triis — ». ' . . •'\u25a0 - . Puje 1
Ab to planers ' orer eabssksscat and six .peo-"
pie are isjored. I . - Pace 2
Becord ttta* foade ty ZtsattZ. WOXea trip;
taam St. - Paal to SeatUe * lor cyatrg o< «x
poc'.Uea. Pace 2,
Grand Uastvr lawlct ttt ccest of cooor of
liuczsfft tbirtieta-eichth dlstrlet. l-«cr 7 \u25a0
£xplos!oa oa ship lnjam focr men and ooe
c«r die. - Pasre 1
Strike of \u25a0 ecsar plantation exp'.cjt-e re&crted |
to bare spread beyosd HawaU. Pace 1 j
Oxtees astos start . froa San I/ui'o la second
annsal SI isocr eadcrance cootest.* I Pace 9
pi*-«> sdi '\u25a0 etrlke reported, near t Nevada
aty. Pace 7
<««m1 lai;t of teg row held by Sacramento
aerie of Ea* !«. * Face 7
EASTERN
Owoctb of ißdlanapeos News wffl oppose re
moral to district of Oolsxahia. for trial oa
U>el charge. Pace 2
Chicago beys "shoot op" tova, and woend
one; poQce kill wroor maa. Pace 1
Vice Admiral Urfu says he lores thi« great
nation of the west. Pace 7 :
Taft cttZs bis brother Charlie about defeat of
Cfcica^o t«ceball team, in which Utter has an
interest. Pace 7
iv-se lynches brother of negro ncrderer of
cherlS, be!ss csable to catch f utitlTe. Pa cc 2
Wife killed t& bed and hss&aad ia 3i;l cays
fcotij were chlorofonaed by robbers. rmx* *
7orsad» destroy* 50 boas«s and Villa, S2 per
socs in Zephrr, Tex^ sad lichtninz caases fire,
t^u^i/'ny entire clock. Pace %.
BooeeTelt spent qolet Soaday in Nairobi, Sl
rfca. atte&diaK csnrch in tb» morning and rtsit
lag Catholic mission in the afternoon. rmm* 7
InsproTed wire!e«s apparat&s lnTented by
-workman m»y be adopted for Fteach
nary. Panel
Cocat Z«ppelin*« airship oails for 22 hoars, cot
erins 450 miles and commences return Journey
without landing. Pace 1
SPORTS
Coast Wjor s<rores: Portland 6, San Fran
cisco 4; San Francisco 1, Portland 0; Sacramento
5, Yeraon 4: Ix>s Angeles'?, Oakland 3; Los An
celes 5, Oakland 4. Pace 11
State leagq« scores: Santa Crcs 2. San- Joe 1;
Oakland 10, Froso 0; Storktoc 2, San Frtcd'co
0; Stockton 9. San Francisco 1. Pace 11
Bat Keisoa sirxs to m*et Ad Wolxxft la Los
Angeles daring Elks' w««k. . Pace 11
St. Voclt Nationals make sew first in&lcg r*c
ord by scortßg 11 rsns on «!i tile. * Pace 11
Folrer defeats Whyte In most iatere#tiaV s<Ai
contest at Del Monte. - V;":' Pace 11
San Francisco dririnz club holds meet on the
popalar old Ingleslde raceconrse. Pace 11
More than E.OOO clay pireo&s amassed in Inrle
side sbootinr tacrnaxneßt. Pace 15
MARINE
Passenger* ca Siberia enjoj- f accy fires* ball
ia midocean. Pace 15
SAVANTS TO STUDY SUN'S
RAYS FROM MT. WILSON
Smithsonian Institution Investi
gators Headed for California. '
WASHINGTON, May 30.— 1n. order to
study the intensity of the sun's rays
and the effect of any variation in them
upon the earth. C C Abbott, director
of the , Smithsonian astrophysical . ob
servatory, has -left *- here for Mount
Whitney. California, where he trill" re
main during the summer and fall mak
ing observations.
Dr. ll R. Ingersoll of the" University
of Wisconsin will study with him.
They will spend ; some; time npon jthe
'summit of Mount Whitney.* 14,500* feet
high." where the Smithsonian Institution'
plans to erect in" July a shelter o*f stone
and sts*l for the use- of scientific "in
vestigators - engaged ,. in ,- researches *\u25a0 of
anykind for which hi^h- altitudes, dry
•ir auati clear skies arc desirable.
SAN FRANGISCO, MONDAY,; MAY^3i; ;1909:
POLICE SEIZE
AUTOMOBILE ON
WOMAN'S ORDER
Machine Stolen From Long
Beach Is Found Here and
Chauffeur Is Arrested
* •.. * . -
Driver Says Fair Employer Lives
Across Bay ana* She De=
nies Theft
Mysterious complications surround
the theft of an automobile and the de
tention of R..E.~CahfH. a chauffeur, who
declared he lived in Frultvale.
A month eboHX Keyes, the natural
gas magnate of Sacramento, lost his
large Stoddard-Dayton car. No. ISSI6.
It was stolen from a garage in that
city, and in advertising the theft Keyes
offered a reward of ?300 for its return.
Among others who heard of the'rob
bery was R. C Glfford, a chauffeur in
the employ of tbe. ; Ransome-Crummy
construction company, of Oakland.
Business brought him to San Francisco
yesterday and . while driving , near
Stockton and Union. streets he. thought
he recognized the stolen machine on
the streets and ; immediately
Policeman D. J. Collins, who halted it
after a chase. It was driven by Cahill.
Mrs. Sponsell's Number >
- The number of Cahill's car was 4556,
which In the auto directory is the num
ber of a machine owned by Mrs. M. N.
Sponsell of Long Beach. When asked
to whom' the automobile belonged Ca
hill replied that it was Mrs. Concel's of
1214 Pomona street, Fruitvalc, explain
ing that he was employed as her chauf
feur, having worked in that capacity
for the last two weeks. ,
To add to the mystery, Cahill's car
bore ' the monogram "N. C," but this
had evidently been lettered over some
other ' monogram which had been
scratched out.
What the police are attempting to
flnd'out is why the car of Mrs. Concels
;©f: FruitvaJe should' bear i the^ number
rightfully * belonging jto^Mr?.;.£poi»seH
o£. lLoag- JEeacb." and aUo" vrbether the
car/|s the one stolen from the Satra
menio - garage >Cahill *Is being 1 hela
pending an* investigation. -
'; He told the police that he, had driven
out/some friends of Mrs. Concel's yes
terday and was on the way to an
Italian restaurant, where 5 they, in
tended dining, when the arrest was
made. The passengers made . no effort
to Interfere with ithe police on being
informed that the automobile had been
stolen, but proceeded on 'their way to
the restaurant.
Says She, Bought Car
Acting under 'the orders of Detective
Sergeant Thomas Ryan, Detective Gor
ham started -out with Cahill, in the
machine, for Mrs. Concel's residence in
Fruitvale Last night.
Mrs. Concel, when seen at her home,
said she had : bought the car in Long
Beach, Los Angeles county, but would
not say from whom.
ECLIPSEOF SUN AND y
MOON IN MONTH OF JUNE
Will Be Only Partly Visible in
Western United States
WASHINGTON", May 30. — Interesting
spectacles in the astronomical world
\u25a0will occur during the coming month.
These events will be eclipses of the
moon and sun, the former on- June 3
and the latter on June 17. The moon
will rise totally eclipsed and its totality
will last about an' hour, while the sun
will only be in totality near the north
pole. .
The next eclipse of the sun; which
will be observed In totality In this
country, will occur June S, 191 S. and
will be visible from Oregon to Florida.
The eclipse of the sun June 17 will be
visible fairly well .in the western part
of the. United States near sunset.
In -North America the lunar eclipse
will be visible only, in part except in
the extreme northwest, where the
eclipse will be invisible.
WIFE KILLED IN BED
AND HUSBAND IN JAIL
Chicago Physician Says Both
Were Victims of Robbers
(JHICAGO, May 30.— Mrs. Nora- Jane
Climenson,- 29 years of age,' was found
dead from i the ", effects of, chloroform
poisoning In bed this morning, and her
husband. Dr. Haldans Climenson, 27
years old, , who" discovered her body, is
being held _ by; the, police.
Doctor Climenson insists that both
he and his , wife were .the victims of
robbers, who chloroformed them."
; ,. Doctor -Climenson was", graduated
from the University^ of, lowa; in -1902. \
FAMOUS "BLIND ORGANIST"
f PLAYS HIS FINAL MELODY
Dr.- John: AV.^ Bischoff, Great
Composer; Dies in -
: WASmNGTON.; May. . 30^-Dr. '?John
\u25a0W. '-Bishoff. -the jy'Blindi* Organist H of,
Washington,'*^ who hi*; sight iwheiT
2 years* of ; age, died 1 early /today. 1. For
25 /years* DbctbVnSischoff * h*ad^ been i'the*
orlanisV^ of?. the , first, Cojxghregatjonai
church:' and was considered 'one of thY
greatest; composers and i ; organists'. of
this - country,' araons:-,his; compositions
being "Good Xlght," "Sweet Dreams,"
O'CONNOR ASKS
FOR MERCY ON
BENDED KNEES
Holdup Arranged by Fred Swan
ton Troubles Santa Cruz
Boosters on Train
San Francisco Wine Merchant
1 Pleads for Life Aner Jewelry
Has Been Taken
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
COALINGA. May SO,— Boarding Fred
Swanton's special train of Santa Cruz
boosters, just as it was pulling out of
Lemoore at noon today; from this city,
three masked men held up about 100
men who had gathered in the buf
fet car and relieved^ them of their
valuables. It was just a thrill ar
ranged by Swan ton. - who wanted 'to
give his party plenty of excitement.
William O'Connor, -a. San . Francisco
wine agent, came near drawing the
fire of the "highwaymen" by stamped
ing- from the buffet : car. Seizing' ;a
favorable moment he dodg'cd from the
car after bTaving given over his valu
ables and, dodging past:the;.robber-on
guard on the platform, - jumped ' to the
Pleads With Bandits
By this time : the:* train had been
brought to a, . halt- lit on
his knees and remained in . that^atti-
I Fred HrfSwantori, . the practicalybker of Santa Criuf^ahd : the train,"*, oh, which there was a sham f
| *i» - . ,r ?- ;¥ ' holdup^ yesterday inear. Lembore. ;'"j' |
tude, pleading;" with the highwayman
not to shoot.-^ , '
With the stopping: of the train, the
activities of; the bandits' in- gathering
loot -ceased and they made good their
escape fro mthe train.
After having- given a sacred concert
in LemooreVthe boosters boarded their
train and started for Coalinga. A large
| number of persons were assembled at
the station as the train steamed out of
the yards. : No particular attention
was paid; to the three .men -who
boarded the buffet car as- the train
passed them. ••\u25a0
Gold Watches Taken
One man stood guard at one end of
the car, another at the other, and while
the third : man went through the \u25a0 car
and relieved the passengers of their
valuables. As all three men adjusted
masks after boarding the train, it was
Impossible . for the frightened boosters
to give a good description of them.
With revolvers leveled at their heads,
the passengers threw up their hands
and permitted one of the bandits to
search them. Ninety : eight gold
watches, 14 diamond rings and a large !
number- of valuable stickpins were '
taken from the party, but the total
yield in each was not more than f IS.
'Twas a Lively Time
It was Just. as. the bandit had about I
completed the task of gathering In the
loot from the men in the buffet car that
O'Connor ran. from the car. still holding
his hands high in the air. The latter
was- left in a suppliant position as .the
masked trio disclosed their identity.
The boosters have had a lively time
of it in their visit to the various cities
of interior California, but the most jsx-'
citing - incident \u25a0by far was . the affair,
today when the three "highwaymen"
relieved the Santa Cruzans in the buffet
car of their jewelry and their few re
maining dollars.
PERUVIAN INSURGENTS
r ROUTED; QUIET RESTORED
Leaders : in Factions Taking Part
C: ml Uprising Arrested
LIMA, Peru.' May 30.— Following the
exciting ; events -„ of yesterday, when
bands of •revolutionists attacked 'the
palace aiid'seized Prefident Leguia; only
to be charged by, the government troops
and' compelled to liberate the president;
order iwas completely re-established to
day. \u25a0 ;, .*.' : . -.\u25a0.\u25a0•"•:
At : intervals iduring. the guards
fouhdilt necessary.to fire" upon, groups
of .the insurgents and- thleves/^G^pj
?" Many Headers of "the", factions*; which
, took- part':^ in -the r rising* have, been;, a"r
."rested.-c Pedro' Rlvero 1 Pierola'-was-kilied
In the'i fighting] yesterday. jjwhUe t Carlos^
iPieroia > and ; Amadeo ; Kerola: lowers
'\u25a0'.•' Th« office 'of J. the . newspaper
PTcnsau Was sacked by. thotroops. '
field; UL: !;M «V "•<)_• -^The'j le?i*-f*tnr*> ' his- pi««e<i
» \ !ilU i^-i*cl«lnc HTcld ;';. I'ai^ : whscii prohibit
cbHdtTiijila ; »part;tti*3l lioos**. v Tw^ fotmooc
suaDooac*i tcdaxjhii iateaUaa at *t?»i*i v* mil
Santa Cruz Boosters
Scared by "Bandits"
EXPLOSION ON SHIP
INJURES FOUR MEN
Gas on Tank Steamer Blows Up, 4
Burning Laborers, and *
One May c Die
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
OAKLAND, May "30. — One man was
probably fatally injured and three
seriously burned in an explosion yes
terday, afternoon in the pump room of
the Standard Oil company's tank
steamer Maverick, being loaded at , the
company's Point Richmond wharf. The
cause of the explosion is unknown.
About 1 o'clock . workmen .on the
wharf heard an explosion In the; hold
of the ship. They rushed to, the. pump
room, where four .men were -working.*
It was impossible for a time to'get Into
the compartment on account of the gas
and smoke. -Timothy Sexton, one of the
men in; the room, finally crawled ;toHhe
door.' The rescuers ? then carried \u25a0' J. „G.
Gibble, R., Giovennettv and James, Ru
ssell to the wharf, all three of the .men
being severely burned and" overcome by
the shock.; The ; men were later / re
moved to , Abbott's hospital at Point
Richmond.
Little hope was .held -out last night
of being able to save Gibble"s.llfe. Glo
vennettl' and Russell . may recover. .
. : An investigation bf the pump. room
failed to disclose any cause for the ex
plosion and the -wounded men were
unable to make any statement.. -
The 'damage to' the. boat was .slight.
BOYS "SHOOT UP" TOWN; v
POLICE S KI LL WRONG MAN
Chicago Lads Ride Through the
V Streets Raining; Bullets
V- CHICAGO, May : 30.— One man was
shot "and killed and a policeman was
badly wounded as a result of * the
pranks of :i Emert Holwlson.' 22 ; years
old*- and Peter •Duxaont, 19 years old.
who were arrested 'tonight!* ; The boys
drove irita ; buggy through, the, streets
last = night (on a -shooting escapade. Po
liceman Herman, who '\u25a0: pursued V- them,
was shot* but ; not : fatally. ? Another
policeman : by , mis take \ shot i and f killed
Joseph' Menard.^who was mistaken 1 ; for
oneof thelboVs^' > '/
LONGEVITY LURKS IN Hi
THE; ODOROUS v ONION
Beiiefiof Mrs!|BurnsV\yho Died
in Ohio}fAged}llsf '\u25a0'\u25a0'}•"
BEL.L.EFONTAiS'E i. ! O.. ; May 3 0.— M rs.
Rebecca t > Burns,' ; -who \of ten said
|,when a 'child fshe' saw George.Washing-
| ton,;diedj here "today. at\ the a*e;of 115;
i She * attributed iher:. longevity^ to eating
. e aioni twic^B r a daj> ° '\u25a0''"' '" \u25a0"\u25a0 '\u25a0/
WOMAN WHO TAUGHT
MODJESKA IS DEAD
Miss Johanna Tucholsky, Tutor
for Actress, Expires in
San Jose
I "-Miss Johanna Tucholsky.* the woman
jwhoee' accomplishments and energy
[did most to place Madame Modjeska on
\u25a0the English speaking stage, died at the
I Garden -City sanatorium in" San Jose
[Friday, morning last, and her remains
were ' cremated Sa turday at > Cypress
Lawn 'cemetery. She is survived by
her sister. Miss Ida Tucholsky of 32S
Ellis, street,, this city. ¥{.'??£\u25a0&s'£
-It .is a sad coincidence that within
; six ", the death of the great
Polish actress i. her American .tutor
should have 'followed - her from -this
world. . - *
When Mme.vModjeska.: driven back
into j her ,' profession .by * the failure of
the -colony at Anaheim, came -to, San
Francisco.^she^ had "great difficulty in
securing- a» teacher, in ~ English.'. Her
lodgings -were in^O^Farrell street \u25a0 near
where Miss Tucholsky ' lived, and -j the
latter , learned • mutual friends
of the troubles or'the 'foreign actress.
Miss-.-Tucholsky's sympathies -were
aroused by the* plight of the beautiful
stranger. ; So she 'volunteered to teach
the English language to the actress.
When it ; was I seen -:-that the usual
methods of learning a language, would
take too long- for" the : urgent purposes '
of Mme. -''Modjeska; it was decided'that !
the actress should learn parts in plays !
in which she would appear. Cleopatra !
wasVfirst" chosen; then, when It was j
mastered. Juliet, ' Ophelia and other
plays were studied. i
During the tims of tutoring Mme. >
Modjeska was striving toVsecure an
engagement at the old California the
ater under Barton HilL She desired to [
appear c with, Charles r Coghlan. _ .." One I
evening Miss • Tucholsky had a Cream":
in -which she saw Modjeska and Cogjx
lan on ; ;the stage {together. • The next
day, ; with the, prognostication strong In
their ' t minds. "the " two; women made a
more' than usually^ strenuous effort to
interest \ Hill f and \ John McCulloagh .In
Mme. Modjeska's 'genius.
iHbV gave rtV foreigner the desired
hearing.; he saw her won
derful:iability (a*rid : engaged * her to ap
pear "with . Coghlan. . .That - laid the
foundation of " Modjeska's r American
triumphs."; ,
i; During; the nearly, engagements Miss
Tucholsky '\u25a0) wa s" ' f fiend.—manager and
prompter for ; the jiewjstar. Later she
appeared -in Stidjeska's company in
sms 11 i parts and traveled ; extensively
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SAILS AIR
22 HOURS
Distance of 456 Miles Covered
and Craft Tarns Back With
bat Landing
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Inventor Drops Card Annoanc
ing "All in Good Order"
After Maneuvering
Emperor and Empress Join, the
Throngs Waiting to Weh'
come Inventor
Failure to Touch at Berlin Dar»
ing Long Flight Causes In^
f tense Disappointment
BERLIN. May. SO. — Count Zeppelin,
whose remarkable , performances In his
first airship brought unbounded, honor
to ..the Inventor," accomplished .the
most striking, feat in his career 'today.
He guided his Zeppelin II from .Fried
richshafen to Bitterfeld. a distance «f
more than 45S miles, without landing.
The journey lasted nearly 23 hoar*,
and- so far as " known "- tonight Count
Zeppelin Is still in the a!r on the retu.r-3.
journey to FriedrlchshaXen. . He has al
ready beaten all records for dirigible
balloons with the opportunity 'of'great
ly improving the performance.
Emperor Awaits Airship
It was announced that the coast
would come to Berlin , and land at the
Tempelhof parade ground. Hundreds
of thousands gathered there this after
noon: " "The "emperor and empress, sev
eral of the princes and the leading mili
tary officials and officers were present.
Soldiers kept an enormous space
) clear until half past 10 o'clock at night.
when a dispatch frora Bitter feid an
nounced that; the airship was returning
to the starting place? at Fxiedrichs
"ha'en, which caused the most intense
disappointment.
Inventor Holds Tiller
Count Zeppelin was personally ia
charge of the airship add his hand was
at the tiller during the greater part
of the journey. There was a crew of
seven aboard. -
The voyage began •under favorable
conditions. There was a lowering sky.
rain clouds and a strong side wind
when the air ship left. the floating hall
shortly after 9 o'clock last night. The
ship ascended directly for a few hun
dred feet and. passing over the town
of Friedrichshafen, proceeded north
ward.
Early in the morning the people of
Treuchtllngen, a small city in central
Bavaria, were awakened by the noise
of the propellers of the craft, whlcn
was passing slowly. This was the_jßr«t
occasion the count had journeyed ~ovtr
Bavaria, and his arrival an hour and a
half later at Nuremberg caused tlte
greatest surprise to the thousands of
pleasure seekers, who were prepaxtas
for holiday excursions.
Maneuvers Over City
: ! The ship maneuvered over thej «ity
and then a card wa< thrown out. stat
ing- that a greater amount of water aad
benzine had been used than was -ex
pected and that the craft would descend
to the surface of Lake DutxenteicbT to
replenish the water supply. This, bow
ever, was not carried out. Count Zep
pelin continued his cruise onward with
out Interruption in a direct line toward
Berlin, passing over several towns at a.
low altitude until he reached the fron
tier, of Saxony, where the airship was
headed straight for Lelpslc.
Telegrams received there frost' th*
south Indicated that Count Zeppelin
would make- a landing: at'Letpsic and
the entire population waited for several
hours in the streets and open spaces
to greet him.
Craft Is Headed South
Instead of landing the^count pot his
craft through a series of maneuvers
for a half hour, coming at tines com
paratively close to the tops ot buildinrs.
He then went* on. crossing Halle/ to
Bitterfeldl No time was wasted there
and to everybody's surprise the airship,
after describing a circle, turned again
and sailed to the south.
In the meantime the military autaorf
jtles at Berlin were absolutely without
advices as to the count's plans. Major
Gross, commander of the army, balloon
corps. • said that no arrangements bad
been "made for" the landing of the air
shipat Tegel, the military balloon head-~
quarters. . '
Message Dropped on Cards
The local authorities. however,
learned; from private dispatches that
the airship was approaching and so la
formed the emperor and the prince^
When -it : was: definitely announced 'that *
the -airship would not land here*. the
crowds at first refused to give credene*
to the report, but finally dispersed.
Count Zeppelin' was over Bltterfeld
at 7:*o- o'clock tonight. He. threw: oat
two cards,' one ' of them - containing I the
following m«s#age: "Have 'decided *t<>
return-. All? In i good order> The alr
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