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"SANTA ROSA,
Where Golden Weddings
Are Common r ' : :' :
SEE -THE -SUNDAY - GALU
\u25a0VOLUME •-evr— NO. 30.
5 HURT IN
EXPLOSION
ON "HULL"
Boiler Tubes on Torpedo Boat
Blow Out and Men Are
Scalded
Accident Happens Off Alcatraz
When Flotilla Is Headed
for Sausalito
One Fireman Will Die and
Others May Be Fatally
Injured
Vessel Returns to Mare Island
for Repairs and Then
Comes Here
THE. INJURED:
B. V. King:, fireman, fatally hnrt.
J. M. Rotor, water tender, *Vadlj
scalded.
F. Crawford, fireman, bnraed
«k>ont body and face.
John R. Carver, first flans fire*
mnn. aeverely burned.
»mon Carina, coal paswer,
\u25a0esilded by steam. -
OXCE more has an accident of
puzzling origin spread disaster
on board an American warship.
The torpedo boat Hull was the scene
.of. a sudden explosion at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, when two boiler
tubes blew out, seriously injuring five
of the men. B. F. King,' a fireman,
was so severely burned that it is
thought h«_will die. His four com
panions in the boiler room were"
frightfully scalded, but their wounds
are not regarded as fatal.
The. Hull was passing just north
-of Alcatraz island on its way, frotri
Mare island to Sausalito, When the
catastrophe occurred. It was in com-,
puny with* the 'torpedo j boat flotilla,
which had come down the bay under
orders' to proceed today to Seattle.
After the explosion the Hull hastened
to Mare island with" the suffering men,
underwent necessary repairs, took on
a new engine crew, and rejoined the
fleet at Sausalito.
Boiler Tubes Explode
Under command of Lieutenant
Frank McCommon'the Hull was pro
ceeding at fair speed, keeping the re
quired formation with its companion
ships, when trouble^ was encountered !
with the steering gear. At that time !
the boat was making the swing close j
to Alcatraz, preparing to turn its nose
toward" the Sausalito' cove, where it
was to spend the night. The vessel
stopped that the repairs ..might be
made. As it started one of the tubes
blew out and a hot; rush of hissing
steam poured over the men at work
in the room. Instantly the men
dashed for the open hatch to scramble
to safety. Just as they reached the
hatch the second tube exploded- with a
roar and the scalding steam enveloped
the engine' crew. Men from above
dragged them to the open.
Flesh Steamed^
King had been the last to gain the
hatch and he caught' the' full force of
the explosion. The flesh "was steamed
from his; body-. ..Large. sections of his
«kln had been raised by the heat. He
was in a most -deplorable. condition
when brought to the.pp.en air.
'With biro. ln the room had been J. 1L
'.Rober, a water tender;. F. , Crawford,
a fireman; John R.- Carver, a first class
fireman, and " Newton .Carls'h", a coal
passer. All had been" scalded by the
water and steam that rained upon
them, but it Is*believed that they will
recover.
• . /As $oon as. the men.ih other parts
of the torpedo boat • heard the roar
they shut off . steam in every other
compartment, thereby preventing fur
. ther disaster.- \u25a0 -Of -the- four boilers on
the vessel two were in use at the time.
Fast Run to Navy Yard
-After \u25a0 tb« Injured men had been
given temporary treatment on board
the Hull the craft was turn«>d toward
Kare Island and a fast ran made to the
navy yard. Thcwounded were at. once
transferred to the navy hospital and
treated by Dr. Henry O'Dell, the sur
geon In charge.
AVbile the facts so, far adduced have
aot been sufficient -.to fasten responsi
bility for the disaster the theory has
been advanced -that it must again be
laid at the door of defective tubingi
The Hull had recently undergone minor
repairs at the navy yard, but its boiler
«id tubes, were believed tp be in good
«*ond!tion. The vessel was not sailing
more -than a normal- he#.d - of
iteam. as far as could. be. learned last
tight, and there had been no Intima
• UO nof danger. A 'board of Inquiry
Continued on Page 2, Column 2
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INDEX OF THE
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NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY'B6
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1909 '
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TESTBRDAT^W««t wind; clear; maximum
tejaperator*. €2; mtnimum, 62.
FORECAST 1 FOB TODAY— Fair; moderate
west wind. Page 15
EDITORIAL
. Recewal of the raid on neckings. Pace 6
A famine of ambassadors. t Pace*
San Francisco's will can not" b* thirart«d by
Spring Valley. - Pare 8
Demonstration ol naral efficiency. I*ac«? 9
POLITICAL
Mayoralty committee of republican olubs
hopes to Induce MarFhtH ' Hale to | enter
race. PiKti
CITY
Omlfsion of bible from "ilTe foot bnok shelf"
defended by Dr. Eliot's cownrker ' before Unita
rian clnb., Vutc •«
Slot machine owners plan club to defeat, or
dinance forbidding; use. of gambling, derlceand
offer many temptations to players. l'atce 1
School children vrlrtlng ,to take', part
in • singing in park on July 5 to be., given
free ride. . Page 1«
Contracts let for Presidio quarters, on whlfh
work will commence soon. Page 10
Court to decide who tilled cats. Mrs.\ Mary
Manix being accusedby ber neighbor*. Pace 10
Little Bess . Comer, the girl of remarkable
psychic powers, bitten by saragp dog. Pace 1
Scbwerin yields to federal ruling regarding,
detention sheds for orientals.' - Page' 10
Burglars utilize girl as lookout while attempt
ing to rob restaurant. ' !*«»«? it»
Milliner \u25a0 Scofleld makes counter charges of
infidelity In answer to wife's suit tot ' dl-
Torce. Page 10
Seats in demand for industrial banquet' of
Alameda county repretentatlres. Page 4
Another bank is on Calkin*' trail, ' claim-
Ing money lent on Sacramento Union
etock. Page 10
Big row in camp of tb« local state
militia. Page 3
SuperTUors' building committee recommends j
resubmission of cirlc center and submission ;of
city ball bond issue separately. . Page 10
Many friends attend the funeral of * pio
neer. • .Page 0
United State* cruiser South Dakota' races
home from Central America to Bare life of sick
sailor. ' ' Page 10
Golden- vjubilee held for Very Jter.. John
PrendergaeL - . Page ltl
Supreme conrt by indirection declares seawall
bonds ralld '. . Page 10
SUBURBAN ' '
Mayor elect Hodgnead asserts Berkeley charter
will withstand any and. all attacks 'by
enemies. . . . \u0084 Page 4
Board of education,«ks city council to incor
porate $i; 500.000 in proposed bond Issue for new
school!, end ImproTCtaents. . Pace 5
' General G»orge B. Cosby, last of confederate",
commander*. ' ends life in Oakland by faking
g«s.' . . , : V--- \u25a0'- '\u25a0'•' '\u25a0 \u25a0• ' Pl * e - 4
Two artillerymen from v the San Francisco
presidio figlit Ia | fe-rolTeV ; doel /and both are
woaaded. ; -/•*\u25a0.*.'"'\u25a0\u25a0 ** II ««. 5
jjj Pioneer Alameda couple to celebrate -i tbelr
golden wedding 'anntTersary. Page 4
Team of bot*e« falls oxer . trestle In ', Oak
land. P«ge4
Auto track races sure to be held at.- Emery-
Tille. - P***sP *** 5
Plans for state farm and 'opening of school
of. agriculture at unlTerslty.. Page 13
Man driVen from city „by '< Tlgllantes returns
and is arrested on cnarge brought by 15 year
old fo«ter daughter. *"\u25a0*? *
\u25a0 Ttowboat drlTen \u25a0 ashore: In fsquall and sailors
land at Pebble beach in. lifeboats. . !*"•?* S
Order of . big 'Alameda day parade and baby j
show entries announced. ' Pag;e 4
COAST v
Se«n are Injured at Seattle la wreck of auto
when hit by train. . Page 3
Bloodhounds find tracks of bandit who
killed Canadian constable to an old mining
tunnel. PageS'
"Water cure" for ! insanity' to be Installed at
Stockton state^bospltal. '"i - -:. ' - .\u25a0 Page 7
Ecney reaches Oregon In : bis : motor I
car. • \u25a0 \u25a0 \:,_" : - Pn « ce3 |
Girl attempts to- crow Bollnas channel .on
wager and nearly lows life. Page 1 ;
Japanese sends adTertls*«ent to San Rafael
paper asking for -^tite woman to. become
his wife. ' , " Pb *' 1
EASTERN \u25a0' k\
r Prof. George Bore tells of. work of League of
Justice In eaet. - . . Page 3 ;
• "lime j Bob" Eastman >-w»s:'lOTCd by , Mrs. j
Wood!!.!. according , to ..letters found la ,
bungalow. us - \u25a0 . :' v \u25a0< Page 3 |
' Man*» arm -is 'tern by explosion of old j war J
«heii.-': ' \u25a0'• '\u25a0• = \u25a0. \u25a0\u25a0''\u25a0• - \u25a0^.'r.'t \u25a0';\u25a0**** y
: Brooghtbn BrandenbnrK acquitted by. jury, in
Kew York on Krand larceny; charge, •bat- Is rear
rested for kidnaping-, his stepson..- 1 / PageS
| Lawyers • dlsjftjss "What ! Is V ' be
fore the president? •»<* , cite", his \. father's
©pinion. -\ \u25a0; ..i'- \"_' X- .•*.-\u25a0'\u25a0'•-\u25a0> '-•PaceS
; Aldrlch'" arges \u25a0 Income ' tax oo"" corporation* -'as
temporary method xof meeting the treasury
deficit.; . " % ~Page3
FOREIGN
• London Knffricettcs storm . parliament building
ia Tain effort to tee prime ml.-lstcr and throngs
are' arrested.' .
SPORTS,
Jack Johnson Is t«ld be must earn his > money
before he 'gets It. ' " \u0084 ?."**
. Good program of.' raect; arranged for .Sonoma
carnival, v ' \u25a0 ' '.\u25a0: .. -y - - \i*' \u25a0 Fage'B
Ajncricaa horses fall to connect at Newmarket
track: /" \u0084'\u0084 ' '>; ; : , . ' . - . .. ; P"« e ?
Pltcner ; Kraose of Philadelphia team pitches
bis fourth 'straight shutout game./ Page 8
' Official protest Is filed against suspension of
Stanford • team. ' p **® 8
• Commuters start^ off * the series by defeating,
the: Beater*. r .'Page ß
: Ketciell'irlll'/bay; lot and build a yjlla and
gynmasium at-Colma/. J ' Page 9
Kctchel spends \ another busy,' day,* xrallopiag
his t<p*rrlng"i partners 'all' OTcr. J ring. .. 4 >l*ag«S
: Harrard's baseball stars suffer total eclipse in
dash with Old Ell's . sons. -\ Page 0
Olympic -Club plans 'to hold • Wg '.'outdoor
celebration. > JJ 11 * 11 ** •
Pnrne pickers walloped by.Oaks during, speedy, j
cootept on diamond. .' ; ; ."= Page H-i
MARINE ' . ... .. :\- _',_«\-s,: J
. XaTjr'. collier - Satura . returns ffrom: sjwthVWd \
Is ordered Into ; quarantine on account *of tTlsltt Tlslt j
to Guayaquil. , Page 15
j WItL LAY.HEW aAIIS^OBdcn, Utah; June
' 29.— Superintendent E. C. . Manson : of the Salt
Lake dirlslon has recei Ted Instruction from" beart,
; «iuartcrs of the' Southern' Pacific ;i'rallroad- 4 to,
proceed with the work of cj>anglng t the nmln lino
of the road- between- Wells;and>Dreth.^l.*<o miles
west" of • Ogde«.',;, The' newj work; entails f the lar
ing; of 20 miles of new standard '.steel on 'the
cutoff. .* Superintendents Maaron -. leaTe* t for \u25a0' the
west. Wednesday; morning to locate district heaJ
quartcrs at lmlnj\ ' \u25a0 \u25a0>.:"'
SAN^ffI&NCIS^
SUFFRAGETTES
RIOT AND 112
ARE LOCKED UP
Storm Parliament Building in
Thirteenth Vain Effort to
See Prime Minister
Prominent Women Among the
Throngs Arrested for Lead
ing Disturbance
LONDON, June 29.— The thirteenth
vain attempt of , the militant suffra
gettes to obtain access to Premier As
qulth resulted In exciting scenes in
Parliament square J;onight and the ar
rest of more than 10b women.
The plan of campaign followed the
lines previously employed by the suf
fragettes. The woman's parliament as
sembled In Caxton hall and sent a dep
utation, headed by Mrs. Pankhurst, to
see the prime minister, who had pre
viously decided not to receive; them.
Big Crowds Assemble
: Enormous crowds ; assembled in the
vicinity of parliament hours before the
time set for the raid upon the -house,
around which . several thousand police
had taken up strategic positions. The
first noteworthy Incident was the ar
rest, after. a great deal of .trouble, of a
buxom equestrian suffragette, . who
tried to penetrate the police 'Cordon' to
take a message to the premier.
» Next appeared the deputation under
command of Mrs. Pankhurst,- and it
was received by the crowd with wild
cheers. Kscorted by the police, the
deputation arrived at the St. Stephen's
entrance to parliament, where it was
'met by Chief Inspector . Scantlebury,
who handed Mrs. Pankhurst a letter
from the premier regretting his inability
to receive the deputation.
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Seek to Force-Entrance
Angrily throwing the letter on the
groundVilrs. Pankhurst exclaimed:
: "I stand on my rights as the. king's
subject to enter the house ,of com
mons," and she tried to force 'an en
trance.. ..
' The. police tried to - induce the
women to -disperseliauleUys. atid .-than
began to lead --them ; away. » To i tlie "jsii t>
prise r «f the ", spectators, who "were
massed around the entrance, Mrs.' Pank
hurst slapped. Inspector Jarvis in the
face, knocking his 'cap in the mud.
There were cries, of "Shame," and
several specators told the suffragette
leader she had no provocation to do
such a thing. " \ % ; ' .
A moment later another member of
the ..deputation, Mrs. Saul> Solomon,
knocked off the inspector's\.cap a': sec
ohd time, while others made deter
mined attempts to rush the cordon; of
police. Eventually the entire deputa
tion was placed under r arrost.
Many Women Arrested
By this time a- second "-deputation
had left Caxton hall, accompanied by
some, hundreds of suffragettes and
others, and tried *to reach the house of
commons through the - underground
passage leading from Westminster
bridge. This," too, . was unsuccessful,
but- for-two: hours the whole -district
was in an uproar, the police dispers
ing the crowds and arresting, women by
wholesale. The windows ; of many of
the government .^buildings :were
smashed with "stones' wrapped in pa-
P er " - : ' \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0.-.-'•.;\u25a0\u25a0••' : \u25a0'.' ' ' -"'\u25a0' .
Altogether 112 women were arrested.
Including Mrs. Pankhurst, Mrs. Solo
mon; the Hon.. Mrs. ;Haverfleld, daugh
ter of ' Lord - Abinger ; Miss , Margesson,
daughter* of Lady v Margesson ; ; Miss
Maud Joachim, niece' or the violinist,
and many other prominent women;
\u25a0'[ Probably 50,000 persons gathered .to
watch! theatteinpt-of the "suffragettes
to . force ' Premier ' Asqu l th's hand. '2 All
avenues of approach . were*, cordoned \by
pollcei-and" ambulances -were, provided
to deal^wit - hcases of accident. .VWlthin
the cordon' were a large: number of
members of both" houses of ; parliament
and society people watching, the ; scene.
Among these were \tord; and Lady
Grariard, Lord , Morley.v -Lord ' Wolyer'
hampton and/Lord Althop.- ;'' -
\u25a0 *Jus^ v befor"etß ! '6'cloc.kthe»|>rime min
ister himself : drove away from the
house "'. unobserved ; by crowd. \u25a0 • > In
Caxton hall were Harber
tori, Mrs. Israel Zangwlll^'Miss Beatrice
Forbea-Robertson^Mlss Elizabeth Ilob
blns and Mlss,BeatricoHarraden, be
sides all the well known suffragette
leaders.
'Indulges in i Horse -Play A;
r Great excitement -; was among"
the crowd by.; the movements, •" of i^the
equestrian '.'. suffragette^ Miss \V«ra Howe/'
who rode back and forth carrying mes^
sages between the dtfferentdeputaUons,
ahd'whb'ultlmateTy was arrested.
Throughout thodemonstratlon the po
lice behaved withithe .utmost"; forbear-;
ancer^hut; the 'supffragettes>in; many
"cases forcedUhem to* some rough, hand-
The great"crowds indulged In consid
erable.'horse plajvbtu generally no ac
tive sympathy -was* ex tendeil- to "the
suffragettes. At 9. o'clock v the police
had" orders to ; clear the'- whole vicinity
of .; parhament,: 'and,' they '-Orraduailar
pressed^the: crowd -back.; One of the po^
licemen's ; horses. was stabbed by; a man
in telicrowdand'a constable 'was":badly
injured. , : "
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BESS COMER IS
BADLY INJURED
BY VICIOUS DOG
Child Noted for Marvelous Psy-
chic Powers Is. Attacked
hv HCff a fonino' \u25a0
Woman Comes ; to "i ChiliTs C Aid
and Suffers^ From \u25a0 Teeth
of Big Animal
Little Bess Corner, \u25a0; the \u25a0 : 1 3 \u25a0'• year old
girl -whose psychic, ptvv^f rs a.ttriicted^he
attention of scientists -throughout the
state some months 'ago, was 'severely
bitten Monday night in a 'struggle with
a big: shepherd dog. The.'girl fought for
her life and'was only'able to free her
self from the grip ofi the animal 'after,
Sirs. Adolph O. Jewel had come to her
assistance." Mrs. " J«wel was also bitten
by thia_dog and, was able only with' the
greatest • dlfflcxilty to escape « from, the
frenzied animal. •
Bess.llves with her-parents at 14, E
ureka street. Across the street iis \u25a0 the
home of Policeman Adolph Jewel: The
Jewels own a large dbg, which hitherto
had : never been suspected of vicious
tendencies. Bess had grdne to the Jewel
home after her dinner to'play with the
children there. She had spent a pleasant
evening in . the. garden and at 8 o'clock
was about to; return; to her. home.- As
she was leaving Mrs. Jewel -called her
back and plucked a bouquet of ' flowers
for her, from ; thV garden. VWlth the .blos
soms in her^ liand .Bess "started for the
street, when the dog' rushed^upon her.
Animal Attacks Child
j The animal fastened its teeth' in the
child's right arm; The girl screamed In
fright and struggled to shake the beast
from her shoulder. She beat \u25a0 it ; about
the head; Until It fell to the "ground. In
stantly the brute renewed, the attack
and seized her at the calf : of the right
leg. By this time Mrs. Jewel had rushed
to the rescue \u25a0of the "glrl> and 'threw
herself 'upon the dog. The -animal re
linquished- its .hold upon vtheichildVand
hurled itself at Mrs." Jewßt^The ; i!woman
tffas " : s<. ri ouslyt* 'aiiitee : *-otfyt6^'s\ ie^ iws
able to drive the:beast from her. . :
\7 Little Bess'.vras' treated By a physi
cian, who .•found-.'tliat" her" arm ' and leg:.
had 1 been badly, lacerated.: Mrs. "jewel's
injuries were not as; serious." . : "
-•"It was in' January '\u25a0'of this year that
Bess Comer, who Is; the daughter of a!
Comer, an' electrician, came into^publlc
notice by Treason of remarkable ex
hibitions, of mental vision. Wlth.a cloth
across her eyes she was able to tell the
cards of the deck as they were selected
at random. By mere touch she read
sentencesrwrJtten'.upon .'paper or \u25a0 slate.
Blindfolded she played a complete game
of "seven up" without error.
Remarkable Psychic Powers
Professor Lessard, : late of. the 1 Univer
sity of Bordeaux, France, and how pro
fessor of French at St. Mary's" college,
investigated: her /unusual gift and de
clared' that in his; 16 "years of experl
?. r l cc he .'had -'never seen that phase ; of
clairvoyance developed in such a defi
nite way.
Her father declined -manx offers to
place the girl on the, stage, preferring
that she; should' 'continue r lief work at
school. He h&y not* encouraged her re
cently in her' psych ic experiments, as
they have ; been -followed' by* nervous
headaches.- ;... t' ; • . \u25a0'\u25a0
,Besa; was resting, comfortably last
evening and her physician is hopeful
for, a rapid recovery ; ; f rom her inj uries.
WAR SECRETARY HURRIES
INSPECTION OF FORTS
Dickinson Anxious to Save Time
for Boat; Race v
XSptaalfiiipaich lo^ThtCali]
BOSTON, June ..2 9.—T he secretary of
war of the : United _; States, J.F. Dickin
son,; paldj a seriesjof/calls on; the forts
of Boston harbor In 'the Boston artil
lery district -.today.' ; ; .:'\u25a0-•.. V"., '- . \u25a0;..
The .secretary -was in a .hurry, and
said so.' He^w^nta^to; get jdown to New
London^Thji^J^dayltO; •see'':the ? ;Hafv^rd-'
Yale ; boat -ira^eP; «nd ;' aboutV 15 minutes
was all \u25a0 the* time each o f the forts was
honored by rthe'presence of the secre
tary? and s the "; officers ,who^ accompanied
him. .HcNpaid-hoh attention: to the
quarters, 'but^ iooked the fortifications
over. :._\u25a0 \^\/ -I \u0084.. 7 :;':k '/: y ':.\u25a0/'\u25a0' \'' - \u25a0•
He . was^grreeted- at |his^ various' -stop
ping places; by salutes of . -1 7 fguns each"
He :. returned w to; the' clty t , af ter-.his ) fort
tour .and 'left T £or. New* Bedford Uo :,yisit'
Fort ' Rodman. I , .„.. \ "' .<;. <; 'j'^* ; \u25a0' \u25a0. ~- ' - \u25a0\u25a0'-. I jr.
ONE KfLLEftANp; FOUR X
; SHUNNED t %*Y7!'l-iQHT'NINa
Meh^ Seek ; in
t • -From Storm
ROS W ELIv • ; N/j M.; ; J un e ; ' l 2 9— O n e
man ;wasi killed* and ; four .stunned by a,
bolt' of .lightning ; ln;a^^storm^that* swept'
t h t s pa r t pf^£e V Mexico abou t "'[« : 3 0 1 ast
night
with .13^: others.-^ ,^-'few. ' niiiiutes'
af te r the ' la s t ? ref u gee fhad entered :. the
dugout "a tioltVo'f *ljgh"tniiigr "struck "the
retreat, ;. killing. Ruthford> instantly^ •?
YOUNG PSYCHIC WONDER
BATTLES FOR HER LIFE IN
GRIP OF SAVAGE CANINE
I Bess Comer; girl of remarkable psychic power, who was attacked by j
I-"- '/:* t.'.:. .; '\u25a0•/.''\u25a0'.';' 'C~." '\u25a0-•' " vicious 'dog. •:\u25a0'••-"*..- V.V'-'""
GIRL FLIRTS WITH
DEATH ON WAGER
Attempts to % Cross Bolinas
Channel and Is Drawn From
Water Unconscious
[Special Dispatch to The Call] ; ' "
BOLIN^S, Jjune 29.— Mlss_>*ellie Ad
ams, the youngr*and. pretty; daughter ?of
Walter i-N. Adams, * a well known-plo
neer; of - this;, place ../narrowly escaped
drowfnin^'ln^thQ yßolirias
terday/'fwhiiejVj attempting c,to" win "a
wager which<she had made. with; a.' girl
friend.,'. ;,V .] '-'~\-_-- ' { 'ft;, " v ;... -\u25a0
j - Miss Adams, -regardless jof the re
cent \u25a0 experience " of ; Stanley : Franklin,
the young artist who almost met death
in* attempting to. swim/ the channol,
"niadea wager with a friend that she
could ' wade 'across ] the . strait . at low
tide. ';.; / . '\u25a0' ". :\u25a0 ;: ; • .' ' : '_
I .She .hadi-Uproceeded but " half way
across : when • she sank from sight;
When she-appeared; on- the surface
again; she was' ; swimming frantically
toward the Willow camp shore, but the
swift" current carried . her out toward
the \u25a0: sea. : The . screams of - the other
girls who were watching her attracted
the attention of a fisherman in a boat
near""the 'mouth I ' of- the bay. . The man
rowed?, after ' the - exhausted ; young
woman' and succeeded in rescuing her
in 'the: nick of -.time. • \u25a0
Miss 'Adams' ,was unconscious when
taken ashore, but -after \u25a0* working over
her for half "an^ hour her companions
and the fiishernian succeeded . in i;esus
citating her.* " '.„.
LET CONT RACT FOR^BIQ
TUNNEL UNDER PENINSULA
Tube Tio Be ; ; Bored .' Between !
'Two Rivers '•'
i':PORTLANbj'V June ,' 29^— A /contract
was' let today by ?the>Harrlman -system ;
in this city for /the- bofing'of^a tunnel"
through '"\u25a0 the 'peninsula /between -the
Willamette C.and' Columbia ', rivers at a
point Just^no'rth of« this city. \u25a0 * '"\u25a0\u25a0 *
, The' .:' tunnel' »-.wlll'jbe"- 5,425 ". fe : et jilong
and--' will/ cost;" about, J1.000.00d. 1 =The
w*ork;mu*st ? be completedvWlthin a year.;
It; wlli evehtually.-'be^utniz«avfor 'the I
Portlahd-Puget /sound -trafltic." \u25a0 , . j
ARM TORN BY EXPLOSION
I OF OLDvTIME ;WAR^SHELp
Relic ;pf : Spanish- vArnerican:Coh
; CQLORADO^ SPRINGS/ : .Cola, : , June; 2D:
change "building, 5 had, hrs llcff^arm ter
riblyj lacerated' today \j&}V the : accidental
explosion 1 / o'f an; eight^lnch ; Hotchkiss"
shelf/: a^ relic* of "the* Spanish-American
waf.'^ -The Tcxplbsion'; was, .caused -.by
hitting^' the I shell ' while -he was .\u25a0 clean
ing' ih'el room', where it was ' kept; Con
siderable "„ damage - t - was-; done*'' to', the
b-Jildlrig: by.;the:expio'sibn. m *'* :- ;
i Vino HEALTH,' SAY^ FRIENDS
•bcny : ;ißumorsi>6f^rier^ Illness |
~i "co^ORApO^SERiNGS,; Colo. 1 , June 29. 1
Nu{ncrou3,,inquirics!have. reached this
city regarding \thc -condition^of Mrs! ( J. j
| :Addlßoni;HayeV^ausiiterlQf: AddlBoni;HayeV^ausiiterlQf ..the viate j
[ Jefferson^ Davia;^ reported '\u25a0 {9 'be * suftef^i
j lngifr.oiii scancer:' \,The» rumors :.ap« -de
j nleid :by (mernbers^of^Mrsl 'Hayes'jfamily/ j
jwh!o*declaVe she-is;in ; sood>health; \u0084- : .' j
WANTED A WHITE
WIFE FOR JAPANESE
Nipponese Advertises for a
"Young, Beautiful American"
Girl to Become His Bride
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
\u25a0 SAN RAFAEL, . June 29.— There is
considerable^ excitement here among
the' anti- Japanese -element over an ar
trcle'published today 'in- a' local *n«ws
paper/incli/Jlng- a ; letter and an adver
tisement Ivoni v uapanesV-who desires
a young, beautiful American wife. Fol
lowing is the. article: ,;F '
3 Jap O?m l r<-»' White Wife"
A well to do 'Japanese of this
: city, giving his name.sent us the
. following : advertisement for pub
lication, inclosing a $1 bill for ex
penses. ,We would ask' that he call
. and get his money, as we do not
care * for this line of 'advertising.
We have refrained from publishing",
his name for the simple reason that
some'foollsh girl might' be tempted.
: * : . -.- ,; -- . Saa Hafael. Juno 23.-
Esteemed Mr. Editor: PI«*SB to b« so kind
: to put advertisement enclosed in your good
newspaper. One dollar is amongst letter for
.' expense. I am' j much obliged fox t favor.
r Tours with -humblest respect, - — — — •\u25a0
WANTED— Younj| beantiful American
, wife by Japanese. Has mads rood . f oxtnna
in business,- also education to speak English
excellent. 'Will ciTe good care if -wife satis- '
. factory.' ... Has fine family Japan. Address
' — — ,' graezal delivery, San Rafael.
«•• \u25a0 P. S. — Young lady must enclose picture.
. ' f ,\u25a0 v- •-\u0084.- 4 \u25a0- 1
' The* original letter is signed Kura
Kobi and is written, ln a large, plain
hand., The envelope bears the in
scription, "Mr. Editor, Esq., Inde
pendent," San" Rafael',"' and bears a lo
cal postmark.' It was evidently mailed
at the' central postofflce here last" night,
but .the clerks' in the office are unable
to throwiany light on the identity of
the 'Japanese who seeks. a white wife.
% Meanwhile , the advertisement \u25a0 has"
caused -a of excitement •among'
anxious mothers '. here, who have " in
mind .the. recent marriage of Archdea
con daughter to a Japanese
servant. _\u0084 &V>-?lUs *V"
BRIBERY \u25a0 DISCOjV ERED -IN - , .
• INDIANA REFORMATORY
Assistant Superintendent ' Paid
* by Contractor
[Special Dispatch] to The Call] '
I i INDIANAPOLIS, -Jnd.. .June -, 29.— Aft
official scandal "of no' meanj proportions
has been,^developed by, the- investiga
tion*; into' the -management l o'f ;'the^lh-'
diana reformatory, -"and developments
today.' show . that • Assistant. Superin
tendent .Barna/d,' who* £ hasV,beeh' dis
charged, under -.the directions of Nhe
g6vernor; t was In 'the pay. of one ,of • the
contractors,' having > received $100 a
monthfor slx'yeafsi' \u25a0' . ' ' - • \u25a0•\u25a0"
.. Barnard -was> In -charge- of, the con
victs T 'who ' .were - assigned ? under con
tracts for. employment in the institu-.
tion, and money .was paid to him
by ; Contractor^ Bottorff.,. who; manufac
tured hollowware. . 1 1t fs presumed Ithat
Barnard assigiTed the most adept men
for^work" under ' Bottorff and thus
earned" the* salary paid 'by, "l the con
tractor, in addition' to his salary from
the stato. . . . • . . , •
i -It also: developed today that 'the.^con
tractor made presents of diamond. rings
at Christmas to the -wives of 'Superin
tendent yVV'hittaker <and^' Assistant* Su
perintendent -, Barnard;" and that \u25a0 in
April;-. wheriXadyise'd ', to,; do .so by James
\u25a0p.'^Goodrlch. : chairman of -the Repub
lican central ..committee, Whlttaker re
.tu'rhed'to" the J contractor the ring 'that
Mrs. WhiUaker had " received. :
To Sell, Ady€iUs€\n the Classified
"^ADS OF THEGALL
PRICE FIVE •, GENTS.
PLAN CLUB
TO DE FEAT
ORDINANCE
Slot Machine Operators En
deavor to Evade Law Which
Goes Into Operation Tonight
Rooms Scheduled to Open July
3- Behind Screened
in Market Street
Second Hand Devices Bought to
Continue Business o! Fleeo •
ing Frantic Players « \u25a0
Chief of Police Says Law Will
Be Enforced and Its Vio
lators Arrested
f^TT'S" music to the gambler's car
1 to hear the sucker roar."
\u25a0* — Sayings of a Tinhorn, i
Fearful that they will be deprived of
the musical whirr of the cards and tha
accompanying wail of the disappointed
player who has deposited his last nickel
in . the hope of winning a "special."
some magnanimous owners of nickel
in the slot machines have prepared to
evade the law abolishing the gambling
devices, which goes into effect tonight.
An attempt is to he made to operate
machine "Joints" under the guise of
"clubs," and the first one of these to
come to light Is \u25a0 the Toung Men's
downtown clnb" at rooms 3 and 4.
Golden building, 82 Market street,
which is scheduled to open July 3.
Second Hand Machines Bought
Evidently, however, those who have
made elaborateS.preparations to con
tinue , grabbing easy money from de
luded victims , have reckoned without
their. host, for an.order wfli be sent out
this -at ternooh by Chief of Police Jesse
B. Cook,, calling «n each 'precinct com
mander to take notice of the law and
enforce iv'to the letter in his district*
under - penalty of appear irig before the
commission -to answer for his derelic
tion.
A number of ownefs of ' nlckle In
the slot machines have been active for
some time buying up the second-hand,
devices from cigar stands and saloons
which intend to comply with, the law.
Active and prominent among these
has been Adolph Rothschild, owner of
the stand in front of A. A. Powers*
barber shop at 220 Market street.
Rothschild has; been paying $12.50 and
$15 for the machines which will be put
out of business tonight, but has in
sisted in all of. his purchases that the,
machines "have carried a license."
Doors of Club Curtained ,
'Rothschild is reputed to be the sole
proprietor or one of the heaviest own
ers in' the Young Men's Downtown
club and has enough machines to com
mence operations, as he isNrefwing
any further offers.
The club intends to tak,e possession
of the rooms 3 and 4 in , the Golden
building today, and preparations have
been made to prevent the curious from
seeing what is going on. The glass
doors have been heavily curtained, and
the furniture, with the. exception *«X
the machines, has been moved in.
: The machines which Rothschild has
bought are subject to delivery tonight
or •. tomorrow. At present he needs
those' he has at bis cigar stand, where
he has posted lurid signs announcing:
"Eigb^t- checks for. 25 cents," whereas
the manufacturers represent that a
machine will only sell' goods on a basia
of five checks for 23 cents.
Enough Machines Acquired
\u25a0 The manager the upper portion of
the Golden building, which is operated
partly as an office building and partly
as a lodging house, professes to know
"nothing regarding the tenants wh«
have rented rooms 3 arid 4. saying that
his, brother rented the rooms and ha
is now "at the springs."
.' Do you think the boys would want
to buy any niore machines?" he was
asked yesterday.
I' think not. They have been-,
rustling pretty hard and I. guess they
have all they need," he- replied.
. The senior partner of Colbrandt &
Reilly, at Eighteenth and Caatro
streets, who is a personal friend of
Rothschild's, has also been In the mar
ket during the last few- days for see
oud hand machines, but he also has
acquired all .he. needs, and prospective
sellers are referred from his place to
Flahiye's cigar stand in Castro street
between Eighteenth and v Nineteenth.
Flahive, It is reported among those
who know, has been securing machines
at a lower price than that paid -by
Rothschiid-
Chief Cook Orders Arrests
". .''After 12 o'clock tomorrow night
any man who attempts \to operate ; a
slot* machine "will be arrested," said
Chief Cook when asked for a state
ment yesterday afternoon. 'The law
will', go into effect "at : that "time. an<V
will be enforced to the letter.
"Tomorrow afternoon I intend send-