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Creates/ Fish the
World Ever, Knew
What Isj It?- Find 'the ' Ansrer. in ,
the Sunday CaW
VOLUI\IE^CVL-^NO. 1.
AIRSHIP HITS
TREE AT END OF
850 MILE SAIL
Count Zeppelin's Aerial Craft
Sustains Serious Injury
in Germany
Vessel's Prow Smashed In,
Covering Torn and It is in
Danger of a Storm
Record of 37 Hours in Air Is
Made, but Inventor Is
Disappointed
f S*% OETTIKGEN*. May 31.— After cov
l — ering a. distance of about £50
miles in 57 hours Count Zeppe
11ns airship on its return trip from
Bitterfeld to Friedrichshafen came to
grief in an open field near here today.
In maueuvering for a landing the
airship came in contact with a tree
and its position tonight was very, dan
gerous. The damage to the ship is
much more serious than at first
thought. A cursory examination direct
ly after the accident showed that the
envelope had been torn and it was
thought that the injury could be re
paired and that the vessel .would pro
ceed tonight- A more-careful exami
nation, however, disclosed' that the
prow was broken and that considerable
time must elapVe before the ' journey
could be continued.
Storm May Wreck Ship
The position of the craft, was con
sidered extremely unfavorable, the
ground being very hillyl The bow rest
ed on the ground < with the Etern about
65. feet in the air. A strong breeze
eprang up toward evening, causing
no little anxiety for the safety of the
airship, which it was feared would
be wrecked ? hould a storm come up
during the night.
After • cbn6i.derablp la.bor * and with ,
;>« ayeistan^c of j«oraV 'cf;.'. those who
had gathered at the scene of the acci
dent, Count Zeppelin was'abl* to shift
the position of his airship a. little, and
icufi give better protection from the
wind. That the collision was heavy
Is indicated by the broken and bent
strips of aluminum lying" about the
cround and the half split branches
'gangling from the trunk of the trees.'
Enormous crows soon assembled and
it became almost impossible for ve
hicles to pass along the public high
•ways.
Was Landing for Benzine
When the accident occurred Count
Zeppelin was landing for the purpose
of replenishing his supply of benzine,
which was nearly exhausted. The
motors already, had stopped , and the
airship was nearing the .ground on a
meadow when a sudden strong puff of
wind drove the prow out of its course
•nd against a pear tree.
It struck -with a crash, smashing the
prow almost up to the front of the
grondola and crushing the aluminum
stays into a shapeless mass, which be
came inextricably enmeshed in the
branches. Nearly 100 feet of the en
velope and frame were destroyed.
Count Zeppelin immediately came. to
Goettingen in an" automobile and tele
graphed to Friedrichshafen for work
men to make repairs. After resting for
several hours at a hotel he returned
In the evening to the scene of the ac
cident, proceeding thence by. automo
bile to Frfedrichshafen. He will re
turn here tomorrow morning.
Permanent repairs probably will re
quire six weeks in order to get the'
ship to Manzell. A new prow, much
shorter than the original, will be con
structed .without the vertical steering
A -sines. Xo one was Injured In the acci
vtent, but It greatly .depressed Count
\u25a0Zeppelin. .**
.Would Make Trials Here
WASHINGTON. May 31.— Officers of
the signal corps who' have .conducted
the aeronautical tests for the govern
ment were encouraged by the reports
of Zeppelin's flight. They believed
that it will arouse public interest In
the United States to- support a suitable
appropriation for * aeronautical work.
AH SAM LACKS OPIUM
AND SHOOTS UP TOWN
Chinese Attempts to Murder
Many Before Being Captured
[Special Dispatch to The Calf] ,
BAKERSFIELD, May 31.— After hav
ing been . pursued through the ' upper
Kern river country by a posse. Ah
Sam, a murderous maniac,: wai finally
captured by an unarmed man and now
lies In the county jail here.
The Chinese, a cook, went insane
when his supply of opium ran out," and,
securing a rifle, he attempted to kill
Charles Brown, his; employer. Brown
escaped, and the Chinese * started on -a
tour of the town, of Weldoiv shooting
«t every one who appeared, and' filling
e«T*ral buildings full of lead.
Njfen*table .Hlght of .rKernyille sum
mv'.Mil a posse and was on his w«Ly. to
the scene when. an unarmed,hbstlerjob
served the maniac enter an outbuilding
and ran upon him and caught him
without being shot, although the run
\u25a0*•«* discharged and the bullet went
thx|u«:h the captor's \u25a0 clothing. % % ; __
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAYS
TELEPHONE KEARXYS6
TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
yESTERDAY- : -Oe«r; northTvest wind; nnxi
mnm tempera tor*, 90: mlniinnm, 56.
FORECAST FOB TODAY— Cooler; : tog In' the
roorninisr and at night; light sonth wind, chanj
ing to brisk west. Pajre 15
EDITORIAL
riain issues of the municipal campaiynJ 'P6
Capital punfrbment and crime ratios. Pace 8
Nerth'B retirement may m*an reform. Patje 0
. Tbe coaieir of Ambstiador Ju««orand. Page 6
POLITICS
- New->iiirert' prisuary l*w~ joes- into effectto
fltx.'.;..... \u25a0 ' '- >-* page 7
CITY § -"~" : vv/...v v /...- '
'•Arjs?- I ?*".'. ti»ofr<cc v 4r weil jfrodoct-J at the Al
ca«ajrrSK*t/"-. ' Page .*>
Grocers from east "irs-^aterttSneil at banqnet
at Fairmont hotel.' ?s?''*SS2^'! Page O
Ber Cabill. chauffenr, confesses that he'stole
auto of H. C. Keyes of Sacramento. . - ' . t-atr S
Grare TraTers coUaptes. Tictlm of ptomaine
polscnin?. as curtain rises at Valencia, and
Blanche Stoddard picks up- part. - face .'
Impr^ssire ceremonies held on land and sea in
memory of nation's dead. t'ace 3
Sixty elk escape from paddock in Golden Gate'
park and liTely pursuit follows. ' "' ', fnyr I
Fire destroy! Trarebonses and piers at .Port 1
Cost*, causing damage of $100,000. Pact I
Attorney for department of commerce and la
bor Bays Pacific Mail line is unfair to gorernment
aad the Chinese immigrants, i Page 1
Ten thousand people attend the anneal ontinjr
of the Caledonian clnb. I'age 7
Arthur Cunningham in delightful Irish drjun*
at the Valencia. fageS
SUBURBAN
Flies by millions swarm 'on Berkeley, and
health board plans campaign to rid town of
them. . . Page 8
High school pupils stage comic opera as benefit
for lad crippled by train. - Pases
Mayor Mott of Oakland speaks on strong citl
renship as the true patriotism"' of peace during
Memorial day, services in Oakland. Pages
Passenger conductors and brakerben on South
era P*ciflc must wear white' shirts and tan
•hoes. Face X
Intelligent thepberd dog saxes girl from drown
icjr st Saosalito. Pace 1
COAST
Solemn memorial serricee are held »t Teteran*'
bomef. Pace 3
Santa Crux boosters receive hearty welcome
home. .... Pa«;e3
Bon of A. J. Donovan is burled at Santa.
aara. .. _^ ;.__.. .. ] FageS
"Aceidenta nwir^sfx honr, »utoTnoblle -^mhl rji^e' at
Los Aageles «Bd records ir* not bfcV«/. l»a^re II-
President Taft wIU "press golden key .today,
•penlas Seattle exposition. - ' Page 2
EASTERN J
-In ' address at Gettysburg President Taft an-
Dounceß himself opposed, to »ny reduction of/ the
army. :>\u25a0:. Pase 3
Harriman givea his views on the business out
look of the country. v . Pace 3
Flying freight Is stopped by emergency brakes
within 10 feet of child on track. fase 1
Senate rotes to increase duty on lemoss to I>£
cents a pound. , Page 3
FOREIGN
Count Zeppelin's 'airship hits tree and is seri
ously injured at end of SSO mile sail. Pase 1
SPORTS
Columbus Knights beat Young Men's institute
in fast game. \u25a0 'Face 11
Nelson decides to fight Ad Wolgast at Los
Angelea and will battle at Oklahoma. Pace 13
Pitcher Dolly Gray wins another game for the
Washington team. i Pace 11
Stanford oarsmen defeat University of Wash
ington crew by three lengths in three - mile
race. Page 12
Baseball game in Illinois Three I. league -goes
26 innings. . . ' face 11
Vincent Whitney defeats C. 15. Maud 'in.-f inal
round of Del Monte golf tournament. Pace J)
Close finishes in . rowing , races |of Harlem, re
gatta, association on Karlem river. Pase 8
' Coast " league scores: San Francisco 5, Port
land OjPortUnd 6, San Francisco 0; Oakland 6,
Lo« Angeles 5; Los Angeles '5, Oakland 0;
Sacramento 5, \u25a0 . Vernon 3; Vernon 6, , Sacra
mento 3. Pace 8
State. league scores: San -Francisco 3, Stock
ton 0; Stockton 6. Ran Francisco 0; San Jose 7,
Santa Crus 5; San Jose 8, Santa Cruz 1; Fresno
V; Oi>V\«.n.iJ 3; Oakland 5, Fresno 0. Pace 0
MARINE • ' :
Acapulco'pays'a visit 1 to wrecked Indiana and
finds derelict without difficulty, by powerful odors
arising from decaying freight. . Pace 15
WOMAN FATALLY BURNED
BY COAL OIL EXPLOSION
Daughter Tries . to < Save Mother,
"but Is Overcome by- Flames-' .
PASADENA, May 31.— Mrs. H. ; B.
Kelsey of 1875 Glenn "avenue/ .North
Pasadena, was • fatally burned by an
explosion of coal oil today. . \u25a0 Her
daughter, Miss Nellie, made a heroic
attempt to save her. mother's life,.tear
ing blankets .from the bed, and suc
ceeded in extinguishing the flames..
She then attempted to drag her
mother through' the . house, ' but . was
overcome by smoke r before reaching
the front' door and - would hay lost
her own life had not, a conductor from
a passing car rushed to her rescue.
Mrs. Kelsey will die.
The house was .burned to the ground,
everything being a total loss.
INSOMNIA VICTIM KILLS
HIMSELF ATyHONOLULU
Starr \u25a0 Hoy t V'Nichols Commits
Suicide" With Chloroform-
HOXOLULU, May 31.— -Starr Hoyt
Nichols of New Yorki committed {suicide
today by taking chloroform in his apart -;
rheiits at the Royal Hawaiian hqitel.'
Nichols, ; who was 74 years of age^'h^ad
been troubled with insomnia} .[ Cards
found in his pocket gave his address as
••University club, New .York."/ His busi
ness is not known here:
Question oft Identity
% NEW YORK," May, 31.— Though: dis-'
patches report^the; death; by, suicide iri
Honolulu' of .Starr Hoyt Nichols /of^this
"citjv .iiitfm.Hte frionds of 'Nichols here
question the jidentity. .. A fman of that
name was a graduate of -Yale, class ?of
1854/. and a; member ; of Hhe" University
club of " this ; city^' whef c ' : he V formerly
JM^^^CTgG6-;"-;TUlSD^
SIXTY FLEET
ELK PURSUED
IN THE PARK
Clan Mcl^reh and i the Poli ce
Engage in Lively Chaser
in Green Wood
Reincarnated Diajna Aids in the
Roundup, butJßefuses to •?
Give Namer ;-
; Merry it was , in -the green wood: of
Golden Gate park» yesterday forenoon^
for "60 elk were afield,' pursued byTthe
braw hunters of .Clan McLaren ? and
Chief Cook. Through leafy glade and
hazel copse the park.herd fled before
the eager chase of } the'j huntsmen.rbut
before "night fell all butVthreeO were
back again : safely in their paddock in
Elk glen.' Two, "the most spectacular,
pair of elk in the bunch, after leading
a terrific race over Nineteenth avenue,
to the and Vdelight of- the
nature loving residents 'of '"> Sunset,^ es
caped before the, swift steeds of their
pursuers and took refuge* in .the Sutro
forest beyond Parkside. Another fleet
elk evaded the' scent ofUhe Clan Mcj
Laren and'speiit^ the. night in the
brakes near the stadium. V
Police Enforce Clan ; v
'The members of the Clan McLaren
wholtbok: part in the' hunt* were Wil
liam Leland, a sort of 'master of. the
hounds or feeder" of the: deer, f what^
ever- the .true Scotch title is; Peter Mc-
Cue and PauT McCue, -Groyer Hawkins,
Donald Dowd, Rob "Roy; McGregor and
Roderick Dhu. The mounted 'squad of
the clan of Chief Cook Cwho joined in
the chase were Mounted Policemen
George • Merchant, Tom* Paly, > Pat Me-
Gee," Pat Herlihy, Jim ", Harrington and
Peter Roy." Merchant participated in
the most thrilling part -of the tourna
ment, chasing:." with his; lasso "the two
elk that fled over 'Nineteenth 'a v«nue.
* Superintendent McLaren - introduged
the : latest 'faihion jinf ,-deer 'stalkfnr.'
Seated ' at" the '. Vh«ei''of : his ': newt -iqto
mobileu" he chased "the ; fleet- hind 'and
the lusty Btagr over the southdnve un
til' .the j creatures -of : the .' wild .; leaped
from the roadway and' broke jthrough
bank and brae to ' escape the.- gasoline
Diana Aids in Chase
While the hunt was at its height. a
young horsewoman, mounted on a mag
nificent black thoroughbred/ joined
with the mounted policemen and aided
them in. their. -'elk' rodeo. • . - ,
"We would ' like ; your ? name," -said
Policeman Herlihy. gallantly,- when the
roundup was completed. • "We would
like it for, the reports." .
"Never mind," . replied > the .; girl with
twinkling eyes. ' "Just- say a reincar
nation- of Diana helped you. flGoodby
and thanks for the fun I had."™: '
Elk Glen, whence the" animals es
caped, is located weßt. of Stow lake and
Strawberry, hill between, the south and
middle drives near the Nineteenth- ave
nue and H street en trance' to "the park.
The paddock ' Is \u25a0 inclosed with ; a - high
wire fence. The fence had . become worn
on the south side, « and an inquisitive
elk, with. good antlers, forced'ari open
ing there. ;
Hawkins Sounds Alarm
jGrover Hawkins, one of the park em
ployes, discovered, about 8 o'clock; in
the morning that 60 specimens; of as
.fine elk as can be found In America
were breathing the air' of freedom. v
Hawkins '; gave 1 the alarm. • Quickly
the clan McLaren, employes of \u25a0 the
park, hastened; to- join in the morning
sport. The .blast of the hunter's horn,
supplemented ;by ; a police whistle,
echoed: sweetly .. through v the fresh,'
sunny' glades; and along the park high
ways.? There ; soon gathered a-;' goodly
group of "horsemen^ and th« herd^was
surrounded. Most of the elk stayed
near their home, ; the paddock, and were
easily lured "back Into; the confines."
Leland, the. deer man, had; only : ". to
shake oats under.. the s muzzles, of the
gentle ones and they v: scampered back
Into the paddock. \u25a0'•.. '•"'\u25a0." -'i 'V'
PHILADELPHIA'S MAYOR
} SAYS^CARS JWILL BE^RUN
If Necessary City Itself e^Vill
Operate the;Systenf-:-C
PHIIiADELPHIA,- May • 31.— Nonunion
men; from other cities were" put to
work today . in an effort ;to break \ the
strike of^the motormen and conductors
of the streetcar lines of this city. Not
withstanding these importations not a
car 'left any. of thebarna'after'S o'clock
tonight.'-'; ,-'.. : V'\] '\u25a0'\u25a0 •"-7; -f;7r
Mayor -Reyburn stated f today .. he
would -swear , in». 10,000 .extra police
men At necessary and \u25a0 '.'the , cars
running ,for : : the: convenience *'\u25a0 of the
public.- The public - will"' b'e^ accommo
dated, the mayor said.M if '.the'feity has
to.take over, the .transit \u25a0company's iiriea
aiid^run : them i itself .with :\u25a0 the,;, firemen,'
tlieT police fand< the} extra fpolice.''", r V '
?.lohn? .lohn MufphV. presideriti 6f /thefcen
t ral labo r, un ion , [ pi ed ged : . t h 'e i : fs upp'o r t
of thY central \u25a0labor.?union : to{tHeftroi
leymen^He; may; call"; a; generalf strike/
iVA^crowd-dfi strike sympathisers' at
tackeVl L,eßliet Snow; a^motorman,ito
flvej buiTetsfintSltneJcrowdHbutlao^oivf
wafllseriously^injured^a
PET CANINE
SAVES GIRL
FROM DEATH
Mfcs Carol Sheldon of Sausa
lito Rescued From Drowning
by Intelligent Act of Dog
Animal . Swims Ashore From
> Overturned Boat and' Sum»
. mbns; Prompt J Assistance
[Special Dispatch to The Call] \u25a0
*SAUSALITO, May 31:— Miss^ Carol
Sheldon, 1 the^ prc tt j- 16 year old ; daugh -'
ter of H.H. Sheldon, : a promineqt stock
broker of Reno, NeVij' was rescued from
drowning? in a peculiar X manner : off
Sausalito this morning by her faVorite
dog Squire and Newton Faucet.V a
friend of the family.;.
Miss 1 Sheldon,' who visiting with
her' 1 sister,'. Mrs. S. ; PenfleUl Taylor of
*————-— — — — — — — »:
Sausall to,*? went '.rowinglin^theibay- early
this morning before ; the« remainder.' of
the family "hadK arisen^* r \u25a0 ' \
Rowboat^Capsize^li'i V" -J
• As.-usual^shbjtook^lierJ shepherd -dog
Squire .with her ,in>the Jight^ skiff- and
was renjoying the : row,i immensely: when
the : 6 :45 ? ferryboat; from - San Francisco
approached /theiSausalito .landing.f '.- The
waves caused * by,| the < ferry | rocked • the
light «*, craf t jr- occupied ' > by> -y the ' \ girl
to : an ,aJarming^ degree, exciting ;both
Miss ; Sheldon j'and^ the '.dogl.T. _InV her
effort* >7toi prevent To the-; animal*^ from
leaping overboard : Miss \u25a0- Sheldon» leaned
too heavily 'uponithelgunwale^and' the
boat capVized.vWhenJ she) arose to the
surface 'thej» girl • the - edge
of .-".the f,i, boat and- called
for assistance.*,; But^the day was : not
yet ; far <-' enough ' advanced for one
to ; be Jonttnat.;part/of' the shore, and
her: cries .went unheeded. .' \, >
Ti es Ri bbo n to t Dog
V Knowing that 1 she could not -remain
lon g f in '? the <chll ly water, : she ''\u25a0 looked
about : her ' for;. some means of reaching
the* land." \u25a0 Her : dog.- Squire was : swirn{
ming,^ in .circles about his young, mis
tresß,Vloth to; leave her, in.her.. her. danger
ous position:. Sight/ of shim , gave^the
plucky girl a fortunate -idea,; and call-,
ing; the animal to herside; she^suc-"
ceeded^inV tying; a.l bit 'of . ribbon^ from'
her liair to ; his;coilar. '; '.*•..!""'
' "Go home,; Squire!"; she commanded
sternly, and : although* the loyal; dog
would « not j.obey -at first he '.'finally
turned hiS'bread toward r the shore. '\u25a0
»; The Intelligentf dog .'wentj; direct: to
the C home of Mrs. ; Taylor*, on ? the hill
overlooking;^ the >bay.
';-' Newton: "Faucet,^ a .mining man of
Reno,: and intimate "friend -of - the ; fam'"
ily, had just' gone out on ; the : veranda
to admire' the' view. He was consider-"
ably puzzled-!- a,t the strange antics
of "the dog, which was : wet and drip
ping.;, from his '-swim.
Animal Summons Help .
" { The 'shepherd' barked . f ranticajly, and
after • running' a; short ': distance • down"
the path to thie shore would return and
sVern< to- begi Faucet to follow.. :
Faucet noticed the • ribbon . on the dog's
col lar, : and : k no wl n git was MJss , SheK
don's habit to ; take,an> eariy row in
ther bay,, he accompanied .the, excited
dog-tofthe beach.^. : :/ ;
. Miss; Sheldon *: had J; been > anxiously
waiting, r and (when ; she saw - her dog
returningVwithJasmanrshe/reneWed^her
calls vj. for ; hel p. : / Fauce t > procured \ ':t: t a
small. boat-ahdj went to her. assistance."
Aithough'^numb > ffp o ?* - the * c01d,,-, the
young \u25a0 .worhanttreached : the -^shbre ; suf -'
f ering \ no,. seVlous * effects J t rom j her.; ex-;
perience.j. '\u25a0''.'.-\u25a0U'i^-^S'y^'' , ' - '
HAYTIEN;REBE^ LEADER
IS' CAPTUREb;; , MUST TdIE
Revolutionist, ".^an_d ]'\ '^Followers
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DOAUNGO, (, May V-31.— General
Camacho; . the", revolutionary lea tier.' anil
his' follower.*,- who were har<l pressed
" mmJli ll #lHM»lNn l Vm'lMti'tf»'W*' l " ll 'lrff*" l *^ril'OTf(Hß|(jJ-|| i, ,- 5r; *w
tjjytfthe \u25a0 goyernmen t jt roops, \u25a0 crosßed |the
Actress Drops From Illness;
Miss Stoddard Picks Up Part
/ • Actress who collapsed, victim of : ptomaine ' poisoning, \u25a0 at . the Valencia
\u25a0 yesterday,^ and - : former.-; leading : - woman ; who - picked \u25a0' up -' part \u25a0 and : went
. : through without' an ' error.'v ;!
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GRACE TRAVIS FALLS
AS CURTAIN RISES
Second Woman at Valencia Is
Victim of Ptomaine and
Former Star Plays
; . Stricken -with . a i severe f case -of 'Pto
maine ; poisoning, rMiss . \u0084TraVers^
second Ja-.orwan .; at thcValencia : theater^
collapsed 'just 'beforeiithc \ crurtain rose
onj^the .opening: performance of "The
Donagh'*', yesterday afternoon < and was
attended^ In "her? dressing; room by a
physician' summoned f posthaste ; to .the
playhouse.'t Thejahhouricement of Miss
.Travers'.vindisposition,'; roade^ from ~ the
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stage--- before - the * performance began,
created \u25a0- more than --* a „ ripple of . excite
mentj^ among: the | audience, 1« for^ Miss
Blanche* "Stoddard/V formerly leading
woman'at the .Valencia/, happened: to be
;.; V'»>* -' • ' ,-\u25a0;-..... . - ;- ' \u25a0 •\u25a0>*.
among,' the - spectators, as was Owen
Breslin.r Miss ' Travers' ;aged father.
Miss Stoddard to 'j ßescue ':."'."-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
•. Miss''Stoddard.-hurried behind the
scenes and, offered -her.seryices -in .the
\u25a0amergency.\ The > management ": was \- at!;
a loss'ihow. to;proceed^and^Miss Stod- ;
dardi' was hurried -into^ Miss 'Travers'.
makeup.Vwig. dress rand; all,\ the
she'*' feyerishly - conned tthe * ? six * - full
pages vof ;• dialogue 'which'* Mrs. f - Mul-' i
vaney, \ the character .*\u25a0 tak'enV by.v-. th ®
actress^hasvin^hei'p^y^^By^theC.time^
the; cue f or. *Mrs;iMul vaney, ;came Miss
Stoddard ; had 'declared \u25a0'.".herself ( c ready,"
and-, though' a i prompter was-"c lose; at
hand I the part t was igoneHhroughJwith'
pronounced * success "* and \u25a0'.', without ±sl
mistake. -•. \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0:- :.\ \ " ' ..'
Father-Is' Shocked \ .-"v-; '\u25a0'\u25a0.'\u25a0
I ; Breslin almost 'collapsed *in ' his -'seat
when the. abrupt ?announcement"6f this
daugh ter's, illness,- was ".made,; but
covered; rapidly- and { reached, the: street j
in^ time '? to" accompany? Miss A Travers,
with\br.'*. E. M.^ Cherry,' ..whojl had '(been i
summoned,': in .*' an >;to - thej
Hotel r Alexander/.**: Miss was
relieved V by ; the ;physiclan's -^treatment.
andVdeclaredithat-she^would^
part last ; evening. 'VsHe|' found 'herself \u25a0
too. weak to do lso.i however^' and|silss.
Stoddard 'agairi'e'nactedfthe'role.'^to 1 ; the
delight of -her; old 'friends In. the •Jaudl-':
ence. . ',' ' \u25a0 '."•.-\u25a0 '\u25a0£; V. ' '.".'i'
Miss.; Stoddard ';; has not ; been*: ati '-'the*
Valencia sinee '/April <, 10,v.*i\when ! C she
closed'Mn .''PrettyA Peggy." -fHer/acci-'
den tal appearance j!. yesterday > -probably
will? not." be", duplicated % today, • for 1 she
must--' leave -: for - ; . the k east •'. soon, *; e^n*
though Miss. Travers',. recovery.' is de
iayed.'. .-\u25a0•':"'.';'-' \u25a0'•-> <:••; ' '.~ : ?~ *\y /'. \u25a0 ;\u25a0 ,'
i At; ablate .hour ilast, night -.the/actress
was sald"to^beiresi.ing^comfortably.^. -':
HOTTEST^MAY^DAY NOTEDI:
Mere v r'y ~ i n » Lbs ?A nge les i9B (and
in Fresno ' 5 106
v 'LOSyANGELES.'.'MaV/ 31.— Today was
the * hottest day -in>May experienced in
southern" California "in 1:1 3 ".years.. ' -
: ;' The /was^9S and/the-mini
mum 69. \ For, tomorrow; hott'er';we'atheV
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V : FRESNO ij.ilayj 3 l.r^-The^ mercury- to-,
day; climbed 'to 106, .and this is the hot-"
testiMay \u25a0 day ,'in I many, yVars 5 in ; Fre'sn'6?
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High |M ark; at Red lands >va />j
'\u25a0' \u25a0* REbliANDS.''" May|3 l.*— -ThiT* was \ the*
liot?esDliay day ;"ever experienced -in
Kedlands.": .The , watheit 'bureau 'reports
"a^ma^Tl mum •o t 1 04 , wJi ich j n \u25a0\u25a0: fiv ed c -
KreeSjhiKher than- any -previous -record.
T he ? nvea n?t c m peratu're^wa s^SJj|d agrees ,'
iiev^|a<gre*e^ hi ghe r^tha^Jth* ' former*
PACIFIC MAIL NOT
FAIR TO IMMIGRANTS
Chinese Sheds at Docks Iriade'
quate and Insanitary, Says
Government Expert
'JVThe Pacific Mail cpmpany-is not
dealing' fairly ." with Tthe : : United States
s:ov*tnmeni ' -no* — wltlt*' Chinese'" immi
grants," said P.- Watts Jr..'attorney for
the' immigration bureau of, the depart
ment -of- commerce • and- labor, yester
day, Watts, recently arrived in -r the
city and took' apartments at the ; St.
Francis. >He has been sent here, for the
expressed purpose of -investigating the
treatment which \u25a0 the Pacific Mail ! gives
,lhe .Chinese and the care which; it.ex
ercises in guarding the undesirable ap
plicants, for residence i in: this . country.
"The accommodations which the com
pany furnishes at , the .Mail ?dock are
not adequate," said -.Watts. .; "The .con
ditions are insanitary. The sheds have
' been built- to accommodate." 2oo, and
sometimes there are \u25a0 from. 350 to 400
Chinese under -detention' there. What
the expects .and demands
of r.the , steamship -company is honest
and decent treatment- for Itself and
for, the Chiuese, and it is felt that. that
has^not. been. accorded. * It is presumed
that^. the -Pacific v Mail ; company is
anxious to have the United. States open
the'-- detention^ sheds , on "Angel island
because -General- Manager
has failed to make" required" reports on
local *\ cor ditions -to .'the 'government.
The., company "takes -. money \i. Rom .the
Chinese . and. should- treat -them prop
erly."yV \u25a0 •; :' ,-..-' ' . ; • ..': .":
• r Watts ( was i sent \u25a0 out \u25a0 here to ; investi
gate •;. ttle ». Pacific i Mail detention , ; sheds
after - the • government had ", failed -. to
prove -in that' the steamship com
pany" had.* v noti exerted * proper 'care~ in
watching .• who -^subsequently
escaped from* the "docki.- j While here
he -,will i instruct "-the £local\ v agents \u25a0 of
the department *of .coraxnerce. and 'labor
In"; the .^proper 'performance T of ; their
'duties..- ./ " •'•\u0084-';' V:' " ' ' : ';' "- ".-''-'' ."
V:\WaUs •saidtthatj'morelthan'jthe usual
number rof y Chinese '/are'/jcomlnjf : Into
this try i now. ;t . -. '- - ' .- _
/j Commissioner (General \ of -_' Immigra-.
tioh *!KeeferJwiU V arrive 1 1n » San : Fran
cisca'on.*ajtouriofiinspection the latter
part*of thlsvmonth. ; \
THIRTY-THIRD BOMB^IS
: EXPLODED"IN;CHICAQO
Front 'of % Building. Is'- \Vrecked
V>'. : /;and:>ThYee.:Pebple;Hurt '}\u25a0
CHICAGO, Mayj 31.— The - persistent
bomb- thrower, who .has-b een the nem
esis ..of I local gamblers for more than
a'<.year. . resumed" operations tonlghtl.
-The'^entire -front; of I a 'building ,in\the
downtown *.was blown out
threes people: were' slightly' injured."
:'*r,Thlsi } " is the^thirty : nrsti6f /a series^ of
similar Vx^losions. .; The explosions are
the,.resuit ; of .a"' war between? two fac
tl6n3'«of' gamblers.' ;, . -\u25a0 • ". ;
V; a; "whist, par ty" 'is .said to have been
in jprdgre'ss. in the* wrecked, building.
CALIFORNIAFAST^MAIL
LSIHITS AVRECKED7FREIGHT
One 'Main sKilledtand5 Killed tand Two Suffer
Slight Injuries
\u25a0ivTOPEKA;- Kan., ;" May - 31.t-Santa Fe
passenger train No^ .- 9, .'the California
f ast^mall,' westbound, was 'wrecked !at
Peabody.; j,this \u25a0 morning'. ,: -The "*, wreck
jvasTcaused : by a f reigrht <wreck : oTf -. the
eastbound \u25a0 track, '.the 3 cars" havin^'been,
plled^on the '"track "In front
of cfthe/ oncoming: passenger \ traiiv ;'ATb«
engine,, bajTßage car and lmall' car went
intoithe 4itch.~~'E.nC. Tliompson, a mail
clerk. :vf»» instantly killed, and E. Per
kins,'? % * brakemanrf and 7A: v*>T\r. "\u25a0\u25a0 Travis,
bagyageman.iwtrc; slightly - injured. . .
YOU CAN^YErWr*E'AND^! AXE M ON EY
BY- USING
-iim GALL'S
€LSSSIPIED7\DS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BIG DOCKS
DESTROYED
BY FLAMES
Warehouses and Piers at Port
Costa Take Fire and Born
to Water's Edga
Damage Sustained by Confla*
gration Estimated at Ap
proximately $100,000
Locomotives and Oil Steamer
Used to Pump Water and
Protect Adjoining Property
Wharves Built Twenty-six
Years Ago by Flood and
; Mackay Laid Low
FIRE, which broke oat a? 4
o'clock yesterday * afternoon.
swept over the docks and ware
houses at Port Costa and consumed
piers, warehouses, grain and hops to
the value of $100,000. The wharves
belonged to James L. Flood and Clar
ence Mackay and were, managed by
the Nevada warehouse and dock com
pany, of which John Rosenfeld"s Sons
were the principal owners. The blaze
is believed to have been catued by a
carelessly thrown cigarette. The fira
was a -particularly difficult' one to
fight and it was not unti! the South
ern Pacific had dispatched thre« lo-
comotives to the, scene and an oil
steamer had been employed to pump
water that the flames were checked.
Alarms Sent to Oakland
..Alarms were sent to Oakland and
preparations were being made to
rush engines to the spot, when it was
reported, that the surrounding prop
erty was fully protected. : The locomo
tives \u25a0': and the oil boat pumped . heavy
streams of water, but the flames had
gained such headway that it was ' de
cided to "direct- all efforts toward sav
ing the nearby property rather than to
combating the blaze itself. The flames
.were confined to warehouses 1 and 2
and to the two wharves respectively
SOO and 6 On. feet long.
The first attempts to fight the fire
were almost fuWe. The timber was
dry and the high wind helped to spread
the blaze. The employes of the dock
company fought with such apparatus
as was at hand, but the facilities were
entirely inadequate. It was then that
the call for help was sent Into Oak
land. The locomotives were at once
hurried to the locality, and in the
meantime an oil steamer anchored
nearby sailed . close to the burning
wharves.
Built 26 Years Ago
The piers and warehouses were built
26 years ago by James Flood and Joha
Mackay, two . famous California
pioneers. \u25a0 The property has be«n re
tained in the two families and Is now
owned jointly by the sons of th« two
pioneers. The wharves have been used
for, storage and shlpprns purposes, and,
although' at times . they . have held
produce worth millions of dollars,
there was only a few thousand dollar**
worth of' grain, hops and cement la
the warehouses yesterday. A car of
lumber was also ' consumed.
Henry Roaenfeld, a member of the
company that manages the docks and
warehouses, said yesterday that lie did
not believe the loss would exceed
$75,000. The Hirst reports from Port
Costa placed the damage at $750,000,
but later it was stated that this -was
grossly exaggerated, and that $100,000
would be nearer the correct Hgurv.
'"I; have only meajer reports,* said
Rosenfeld last night, "but I do not be
lieve .the loss will, go over $73,000. I
have *no exact figures at . hand, ''but I
do * not think . th«re , was < more than
$10,000 worth of > hops and grain 'In
storage in the two warehouses.- There
were «about 250 tons of grain and a
few hundred bales of hops. We had no
interest' in the docks * and- warehouses
except that we managed -them. They
belong to Flood ; arid 'Mackay." \u25a0
FLYING TRAIN STOPPED
% IN TIME TO SAVE CHILD
Engineer Throws On Brakes
and Misses Tot by Ten Feet
MEDINA. N. T.. May 31.— While a
westbound New YorK \ Central fast
freight was going through Medina \u25a0at
the rate . of - 35 miles' an hour., tonight
i Engineer jFKnnigan saw a little child
sfjtlngr between the rails.
C He threw on the emergency brakes
and stopped the train 10 feet from th«
IchUd.r'
i^. Three cars were so badly wrecked by
the forceiof the emergency brakes that
they had to be removed before the
ktraln could proceed. '• -
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