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VOLUME CVL— NO. 48.
IRELAND SHOWS
MUCH PROGRESS
DURING DECADE
John Dillon, Member of Parlia
ment, Says Improvement
Has Been Enormous
Land Purchase Acts Gradually
Restore Homeless Tenants
to Soil as Owners
Hugh Sutherland Continues His
Story of Present Conditions
in the Emerald Isle
Tie follon-inr article i» th« ««eoad ia
tk« «erie» by Hu»h Sutherland writtaa ex
trr*il r tor Th« Call aad th« yhiladelphl*
Earth Aznerleaa. Thue «rticl«« 4*al urith
\u25a0oeial aad iuinstrial conditiwu in Ireland,
a* ther ta.T» chac««d inrittt the last mw
ye*r« *ad as they exiat today.
[Swwnd Letter I
DUBLIN 1 . June' 25.— When seven
year* ago the writer gave wide
pnblicity to the unhappy condi
tion* in Ireland the prediction was
made that the government would b*
compelled to take drastic action. This
forecast was verified. Within a year
the Wyndham land purchase act was
paseefl, increasing the power* of bodies
engaged In undoing the wrongs of cen
turies. *nd for seven years these wise
reforms have been In operation. What
th#yhave accomplished It is the pur
pose of the present investigation to set
forth.
To the student of history — and, In
deed,: to any one who has the faintest
interest in human progress — the story;
of Ireland must be fascinating. Ameri
cans particularly should find it attrac
tive, not only because so large a pro
portion of them have Irish blood, but
because this country still suffers many
ef the di*s.biiities against which
Americans revolted 130 years ago. Ire
land's afflictions under misrule and the
#till surviving system of bad srovem
ment will be discussed later. ' These
earlier letters i are to deal chiefly with
the reforriis in the grotesque land sys
tem and the amazing changes for the
b«Uer which hay« been wrought In the
short period of seven year*.
The testimony in the main will be the
* riter's personal observation, for he
Trill visit. the same places he inspected
seven years ago. But already there is
evidence from a competent witness — a
man whose inflexible opposition to the
English government during his whole
life must give weight to his declaration
today that Ireland has been lifted from
despair to hope. This is John Dillon,
member of parliament, scholar, his
torian and agitator, one of the ablest
of the leaders during a stormy gen
eration.
Visit to John Dillon
Mr. Dillon lives In one of those tall,
ajrlm, smoke blackened houses which
j?ive to Dublin's old streets an appear
ance of ancient grandeur. More than
100 years ago the house was occupied
by a member of. the Irish parliament,
the short lived but brilliant legislative
assemblage which proved the justice of
home rule, but was extinguished by the
infamously passed act of union in 1800.
Many other houses In this street shel
tered members of that body, and during
the sessions the neighborhood was bril
liant. Now th«j glory has departed and
the mansions have settled into a decor
ous but dull appearing respectability.
There was, nothing to suggest the
agitator, the bitter and ruthless foe of
British misgovernment, in the -figure
which greeted me in the dim lit library
of the old house. Nothing more unlike
& militant campaigner could be imag
ined than the tall,' thin.* studious looking
man who rose up among his books and
extended the courteous welcome of the
\u25a0well bred Irishman. The wjioleappear
ance of the man is one of scholarly re
finement. He seems to be. in finitely
more at home In his deep armchair
than he would be in the heat of politi
cal strife; yet he is one of the most ef
fective, ac he has been one of the most
fiery and uncompromising, of the Irish
orators and leaders. The book s lined
walls and the tables,, littered with odd
volume* and papers, make appropriate
surroundings for his studious', some--'
what weary looking figure. ; His words
are those of the scholar and suggest
nothing: of his stormy career.
Enormous. Progress Made
When I told him I had come to Ire
land to learn what progress had been
made since my former visit he ex
pressed satisfaction.
"I am very glad, indeed," he said.
"America has heard much of Irish.suf
fering, and has given us -such- splendid
support that it , Is gratifying that you
can take back a report , of much good
accomplish***-, and much more to be
achieved presently. You could not
have come at, a more significant time.
The improvement since you were here
last has been simply enormous. lean
say, in all seriousness, that Ireland: hae
made more' progress in the " last 10
years than ' during V the previous ,200
years." . . *
"That is a strong statement," was
suggested.
"But quite true," answered Mr. Dil
< antiDiird eti I'agf 18. Column 5
The San Francisco Call.
"Joe"Letter Whipped
For Boorish Manners
YoungMinirigman Makes Big Millionaire
Take Count in Pullman Gar
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
•CHICAGO, July 17. — George S. Holmes Jr. of Cananea, Mexico, arrived
f in Chicago today on his way to San Francisco, and he related the story
of how he whipped "Joe" Leiter in a Pullman sleeping car at Jersey
Gty Thursday. He declared he made Leiter take the count because he was
"uncivil to his wife and other women in the car and was rude.'lboisterous
and looking for trouble."
Holmes is a son of the proprietor of the Knutsford hotel, Salt Lake
City, a mine owner and one of the best known men in the west He is of
medium height, weighs 146 pounds, and is 24 years old. He is a graduate
of. Yale, where he was noted for his athletic prowess, particularly with the
gloves. He told the storj* in the lobby of the Congress hotel. ,
"I went to New York on a business trip with my partner, Harry Elgin,"
he said, between puffs of a cigarette.' "When the train pulled into Jersey
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHO.VK KEARNY S6
SUNDAY, JULY IS. 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— Weaterlr. wind; cl«ar; maxl
b«b temperature, 66 ; minimum. GO.
ro RECAST rOR TODAY— Fair; moderate
northwest wind. - Fage 47
EDITORIAL
Lot Ang»lw And th« atate bond' pro
posal. Fas* 28
' Criticism of public officials Pace 28
Japaa's growing burden ef Uzci. Pax* 28
Sbakteg tb* plum tree. Pas* 28
Good ypTtramfnt league iaraea t» rotera ex
planation (or placing; identifying marks under
stsmpa ef retcra enrelopet. . Fnce 41
Nearly 200 candidate! entered for Pun Fran
ciaeo'a first direct primary nominations. Pace 41
CITY
Robert L* Clerk fnluntarily croaset continent
to face' New Jersey Justice. -' Pase 18
Valiant nary men fijrbt fire In bom* of Goat
Island Ilgnthotzee keepers. Pace 21
Yeoman LesUr Daris becomes "the pawn
broker' of Goat Wand"* and la promptly tried by
court xnartUL . ' Page 17
Attorney J.. W. Bcott arrested on complaint
of widow, who alleges she was astaultel^wnife
working aa stenographer. Page S2
Master- of /Standard . oil , steamer. Dalcotah re-;,
ports ttrtoger rlMoa thin sta serpent. J*age 1*
Why patsengen prefer Japanese steamships to
the Pacific Mail liner*. Page} 32
Dr. .' Green," Cbautauqusn lecturer,- -t^tls of
Japan's CS' per cent incom* tax and sa.r« the \
people haTe ; stopped uslsg salt on account
of ' expense. * Page 32
Dr. C. D. Salfield begins Tigorous campaign
against unsightly billboard* erected by tfes
patsera. I'viV'vVi' Page 24
Wife of Hans Burke, Mission store keeper,
sne» for tliTorce because he throws cigar stumps
In ber face.- Page 48
. District attorney anxious to place T. V. Halsey
on trial as soon as possible, Page 48
Sixty men of engineer corps under Captain
Lukesh surreying bay post points to make
them lßTulserable against < attack by foreign
foe. Page 40
SUBURBAN
Roger Brown, agrd 8, is rared from drowning
In bay by 12 year old companion. Page 17
Grand council, Young Ladies' Institute, . «c-
Ifctf San Francisco as meeting place next
year. " .' " Pa«e32
During quarrel quarryman stabs fellow !
workman. Page 37 i
Bible students* annual sessions in Oakland and j
special serrtces In churches. Page 37
California woman's temperance union meets :
In state conTentlon. Page 37
Limit of law is given to "doctor" who»lured
girls to hin office.- - Page 30
Soperrlsors plan - light to bring about reduc
tion of county taxes. Page 37
Lineman dashed to' death from' top of rotten
pole that breaks beneath nls weight. Page 37
COAST
More women seek bigamist Madson, one telling
of loss of farm and husband. Page IS
\ Advent • Christian conference ends with elec
tion of officers. - ; , Page 2O
Elks entertained at barbecues at Tarlous
places around Los Angeles and giren freedom
of Santa Crux. Page 39
EASTERN
Chinese bidder on nary coal farored by inside
Information from paymaster's clerk. Page 40
* Belies of suicide of "Bob" Eastman and mur
der of Mrs. WoodlU bring big prices.' Page 23
Favors • shown to \u25a0 the husband of \u25a0 the
lite Senator Gorman's daughter on release from
prison... - - -C f Page 23
Indignant Coloradans tear down fence - erected
by the Union Pacific , around . right, of
way. . Pace 40
* * Plant of Pressed ' Steel ; car company at Me-
Kees Bocks remains Idle and .In- state of
siege. ' Page 40
FOREIGN
Upland shows'." much \u25a0 progress daring decade,
says John Dillon to*, -writer . f«r \u25a0 .The I
CaU. • ..y-; Page 17]
Shots flred by land owner enter, royal ; train I
and \u25a0 narrowly mls» Archduke i Franx.' Ferdinand
of Austria. " Page 17
RuMlan brigands clean up $25,000 ' r by way-^
laying travelers. Page 23
SPORTS
Anglers are beginning 'to reap the benefit ; of
the new . game laws. ; - ' ,"\u25a0*- ' Page 34
Hazel' Hotchkiss of Berkeley wins 'all ber <
tennis matches at Portland. \u25a0." Page 33
. Pittsburg will giTe *15,000 for a- fight between
Ketcbel and LaDgford. - * Page 33
- Johnson fails to keep date' with Jeff,' who says
he will fight on return from \ Europe. ; Page 83
. James E. SalllTan- makes *hot reply -to, Harry"
Payne ,Whltneyts ' criticism of American ath
letes. Page 35
Johnny. Frayne easily \u25a0 disposes of once" great
soung;Corbett in eight rounds.'.. Page 83
,„' The Commuters : batted Thorspn hard '-. yester
day, afternoon 'and " won ' from ' the Angels \ by/ a
score of : 2 to 0. : *.r. r V; , **"K e 3 *
. . State • league . opens - the <*e cond ! half , of sea-
MARINE; -
- Tenyo Maru bring*. . valuable cargo.,- from: the
orient and at the* hour promised by^Cap-'
tein Bent* in wireless sent * from, SOOj'mlles
away.^^S^ftl -' '• r , :."'" Page 47,
SAN FRANCISCO, STC^^
•City a large man came into the car
with his wife. I was: told afterward
that he was Joe Letter.
"He was boisterous and evidently
hunting trouble. I am a little hard
of hearing and paid no attention to
the noise until I saw Leiter make a
grab for the porter and car conductor.
Elgin rushed to the aid of the porter,
a small man, and I followed.
• "Just as we reached the quarreling
men Leiter came at me and I landed
a straight arm blow between his eyes
with my right and then gave him ;an
uppercut with the left. He went to
the floor like a log.
"When he started to get up his wife
screamed, and as. he made another
lunge at me I gave nim a short arm
Jolt with my left and a hard swing
with" my right. Mr. Leiter was out
for the count. I waited for more, but
he had had enough.
"His wife and the conductor took him
Into a compartment and washed him
up. That was the last we saw or
heard of Mr. Leiter. I did not see them
when we left the train, and don't know
where they went."
PEOPLE VISIT THEATERS,
THEIR PASTOR RESIGNS
Church Members Offer Pledges
to Retain Preacher
DENVER, Colo., July 17.— Charging
that the members of hi«. church were
being led astray by theaters arid other
amusements Rev. , Crqst .Craft, for flve
years pastor 'of the fashionable" Capi
tol" Hill Methodist Episcopal church,
notified "the official board that he in
tended to ask for a transfer.
This announcement was made today
following : a meeting of the official
board last night, and. has caused con
siderable stir in "'fashionable' church
circles in Denver.
It was stated today that members
of the church admit the charges made
by. the pastor and are prepared to
pledge more consisent attention to
church duties if Rev. Mr. Craft will
reconsider his determination to resignl
WASHINGTON'S SPLENDID
CROP OF 1909 WHEAT
Official Estimate of Yield Is
35,000,000 Bushels
TACOMA, Juljr 17.— The Washington
wheat crop for 1909 will be 10,000,000
bushels greater than that. of 1908, and
within 7,000,000 bushels of the bumper
crop of 1907, according to preliminary
estimates made by Chief Grain Inspec
tor King. Although the official crop es
timate will not be made by the com
mission until some time next month,
King thinks this year's crop will total
35.000,000 bushels.
Record Price for Wheat
WALLA WALLA Wash., July 17.— A
record price for new crop wheat for the
northwest was paid today at Kenne
wick. when 150 bushels of tlie x Jonas
Phyfe. variety sold for 11.10 per bushel.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN'
IN OVERTURNED STAGE
Three San Franciscans Injured
in Accident
SONOMA, July 18.— The breaking of
a brake on a stage in the Graham
canyon grade near here resulted In n
runaway and the stage being over
turned, throwing .18 women and chil
dren out. „ A man from San Francisco
had a rib • broken • and two San - Fran
cisco women were injured. All the
others! escaped with a few slight cuts
and bruises.
INHUMAN FATHER IS
A PRISONER IN IRONS
Man Who Sewed, Buttons on
Child's Tongue Is in Jail
STOCKTON, July 17.— E. A. Llebe
scher, who was arrested at Madera
Thursday on a charge of. sewing but
tons on both sides of his child's tongue
to prevent it : from sucking Its thumb,'
was . taken ; through here ? today on his
way to Tuolumne county, where he will
be .tried. The prisoner was in Irons;
The child seems weak from lack of
nourishment. It is 13 months old. -
HARRIMAN'S HEALTHS
JS MUCH D>
Railway Magnate? Will j Soon Be
•Joined -by -•.H is Children . V
.; GASTEIN, Austria,. July 17.— E. -H.
Harrimaji's^health. is much
He makes , long walking 1 tours daily;
His children, 'Who are^ now on their
way to join their.- father, 'are : expected
to reach-here soou. - > V
WOMAN GAGGED
ANDBEATENON
AN ELK'S TRAIN
Mrs. Myers of Jersey City Is
Found Bound on Rear Plat
form of- Special
Assailant Throws Razor on
Floor and Eludes Pursuers
at Paso Robles
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
PASO ROBLES, July 17.— Bound
hand, and foot,- with a. gag .in' her
mouth and several cuts on her f&c*.
Mrs. Myers, the wife of a member of
the Jersey City lodge- of Elks, waa
found on the rear platform "of a coach
of the Elks' special at an early hour
this morning a short while after the
train ' pulled out of this city. Mrs.
Myers was struck' down by an uniden
tified, insane man and the police, assist
ed by a posse, is scouring the hills for
the brute. >;
Mrs. Myers was discovered by one
of the train porters. As he bent to
raise the woman, from the floor a man
leaped past him, tearing 'a mask from
his face and yelling at the top, of his
voice. An effort was made to capture
the man, but he succeeded In jumping
off the step of the coach and sprang in
the brush.
The fugitive threw a razor to the
floor of the coach just before he leaped
off the steps. Word was^sent to the
police of Paso Robles and a posse was
organized. The police and those who
saw the man on the train believe he
was a maniac.
The victim of .the affair was not seri
ously injured, although she did need
the services of a physician. Upon
searching for her handbag Mrs. Myers
discovered that it was missing and it is
believed that the man stole the bag in
which was a purse containing $18 and
som* jewelry.
The wounds " on Mrs. - Myers face are
believed to have been inflicted by. some
blunt instrument. She .was also struck
on the head, the blow cutting her scalp
slightly.^ - ". \u25a0;;-.'\u25a0" •-\u25a0;; . :.
SHAH'OFjPr^iA^EOLl?lisl
TO BE TOLD OF DOWNFALL
Refuses to Receive Deputation
at Russian Legation
TEHERAN, Persia, /July 17.—Mo
hamed Ali, the dethroned shah,who':ls
now in the Russian- summer legation,
has declined to receive a deputation to
Inform him^of his deposition. ... Sipaha
dar, and- Sardarasad.'.the leaders in, the
nationalist movement, sent a telegram
to the British and | Russian legations
last night, • requesting ' them to fix a
time when his majesty.: may receive, a
deputation notifying. him of the change
of sovereigns.' / : ' - .
The former shah replied this morn
ing through' the legation, saying that,
having taken refuge in, the Russian le
gation; he had abdicated; therefore, he
did not wish to receive a "deputation
sent to inform him of the fact. ,'.
Mohamed All probably will depart
shortly for Russia. ' It. is believed that
the queen is desirous of : accompanying
the former- shah, . taking with her the
crown prince, the newly proclaimed
shah. " \u25a0
MODJESKA BURIED WITH
HIGH HONOR IN POLAND
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Floral Tributes for Noted Act
ress Sent From United States I
CRACOW, Austrian Poland, July 17.—
The funeral;of the late- llme. ; Helena
Modjeska, whose body' lay in state In
the Church of the Holy Cross for the
last 24 , hours, took place today. > . .
High honors were paid the noted
actress and the last rites were attended
by a great concourse of people. ,L.
Many," Polish societies in".- the United
States sent wreaths, -while" in the cities
of Cracow and Lemberg all the' national
theaters and hundreds : of individuals,
including Count Stanislaus Badeni, land
marshal of Galicia, also sent beautiful
floral tributes. \ . '.'\u25a0''-'
LION PREFERS CROWD
TO FIGHTING? BULL
Bounds Into Bleachers and
CreatesjPanic \u25a0;..-
EL PASO, Tex.r July .17.— Escaping
from a huge cage in the center, of the
bull ring, -Nero, an African lion ' that
refused . to fight, bounded up' among. the
bleachers ; and j created a: frightful ; panic
among 'hundreds of "persons, assembled
to witness the' lion-bull fight "Jin ! .honor
of a '\u25a0-. [ fiesta 'at Chihuahua 'yesterday.
Fortunately ' the jvlion;' harmed no one,
but the ensuing'panic resulted in sev
eral injuries. •-; .' -\u25a0 •'. \u25a0"-",.' "...-\u25a0_ \u25a0:.'.' L
NOTED ASTRONOMER DIES
ON :ITALIAN|yOLCAN6
Succumbs; in Observatory on
Mount: Vesuvius. ?\u25a0;;
1 : ROME/ JulyjlT^-Prof.jß^F-Matteuc
ci, r : director of ] the ; royal !^observatory j on
Mouht^Vesuvlus, ' who . wai^famous ' for
hls;.dev6tidn:;to^duty idurj_ng|eruptions"
of line {volcano," died; in JtKelobserVatorjr
yesterday:; : Frank;: A.. Perr'et;; assistant
director: of : Hhefobservatofy^ahfAmerl
can, who; predicted fthe Messinal earth*
quake,;;, was ;j.; j. Prof essor jMatteucci's * sole
'companion.' '.\u25a0/.'!..''."*'*':*:.'_.;".'\u25a0;.'*-\u25a0;,. "'• \u25a0'_;".,
Yeoman Is An "Uncle"
And Lands in "Brig'
Lester Davis, - 'The^Pawnbroker of , Goat
Island" Is Court Martialed
DALLIANCE In the realm of high finance, when coupled by a third class
yoeman'of the United States navy with his clerical duties aboard ship, is
a thing to be discouraged. ; . This, at least, is the dictum of "Lieutenant
Commander E. H. Eberle, commandant of the Yerba Buena naval training sta
tion, who has decisively illustrated MB ; bdief.lnlthe soundness of such a prin
ciple by summarily abolishing ; the I flourishing business of Yoeman Lester
Davis, known to his companions as "the pawnbroker of Goat island."
:\u25a0\u25a0 Davis has \u25a0 been. euddehly and completely deprived of a rapidly growing
loan enterprise. That is not the worst of it, however. The young financier is
idly kicking his heels in solitary confinement, and is moodily; speculating on
what view will be taken of his offense by^ the officers : of the court martial be
fore which he was tried last weet Likewise he Is wondering. why it^ is all
right for the sign of the three gilt balls to swing in Kearny street, San Fran
cisco, and all wrong' for it to do the same on the deck of the good ship Pensa
cola at Yerba Buena island.
While Davis Is complaining of the^treatment accorded him by his superior
officers, his shipmates are complaining. justi as bitterly. of the methods which
got him into his .^present trouble^ and are quietly congratulating each other
that his downfall has been encompassed. For; like. many men before them, no
small number of the seamen and apprentices at the training station have fallen
into the clutches of - the money lender. *
Davis' ambition, according to his companions, was . a broad one. He
wanted to, be "uncle" to everybody insight, and was just making a good start
toward achieving his desire when the rough hand of authority, piit an end to
it all. His collection of valuables, pledged on loans, was confiscated without
so much as an apology and with no suggestion that he might receive-in return
the money he had loaned. Then he 'was haled before' a court 'martial,' which
gravely listened to the tale of his financial' experiences and; then left him to
languish in confinement' while the jwhole thing ,was \u25a0 being thoroughly digested
and the extent of his punishment 'determined. , V- ,^V:/\'^ : :|:
Davis recently passtd his qualifying examinations as an apprentice and
became a third .: class > yoeman. : '.\ Immediately thereafter "Uncle
Continued om Page 20, Colnm o 1
WRIGHT GUIDES HIS AIRSHIP
THROUGH SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT
h WASHINGTON, July 17.— After many
mishaps, the new Wright aeroplane"to
j day successfully, navigated the air.
Making the .best record for a Wright
brothers' machine since, the accident
last fall, the .aeroplane, guided by 'Or
ville - Wright \u25a0 and .traveling ait a speed
; approximating '45 miles fan- hour at.a
height of from 85 to ; 9O.feet, remained
in the air 16*4 minutes,' when the-avi
ator; decided to alight, having encircled
the * drill grounds at Fort" ilyer * 15$ i
times. : The descent: was made without
difficulty. At all - timos the -machine
was under perfect control. The | condi
tions' for a flight were ideal.
The-first attempt. to fly. was a failure.
On the second attempt the aeroplane
gently rose to a height,, of between 85
and 90 feet. There was a. moment of
suspense, but when : the. crowd wit
nessed' the first turn a great cheer went
up.
Having regained confidence in himself
and his machine, Orville Wright settled
himself down for I a long flight. After
.piloting .the ship around the drill
grounds of the fort for a distance of
SEA MONSTER IVIAKES GOO GOO
EYES AT ASTONISHED MARINER
Captain Ross of the Standard oil
company's steamer ' Dakotah, {which ar T
rived here yesterday^ from Manila, .en
joyed a brief but soul stirring flirtation
July 11 with a strange^ flsh. On the
Dakotah's log. the "finny \u25a0.-'flirt is de
scribed- as being- 40 i feet. long arid 10
feet .wide, .with a cavernous mouth and
very large eyeß. \u25a0 . " " '<?• i
.Captain Ross was on the bridge when
has mate called attention -\u25a0 to what. h«
thought was a.) whale on ; the . port . bow.
When within about 100 >\u25a0\u25a0 'feet of the
monster they. saw that while very like
a whale, ,ati a" distance,*, an Intimate
view, showed no resewiblance.
"As "wo'icame along," •; said Captain
Ross, ."the- creature turned Its head-to
ward-the ; ship. If- was the fiercest
face. I -ever saw. The mouth was "like
M HEROICALLY SAVES LITTLE
COMPANION FROM DEATH IN BAY
/'"OAKLAND, July,;. 17.— Roger Brown,
8" years old, Was ;almost "drowned jthis
afternoon?, while swimming ; In the -bay
near the' Key Route subway on tfie
Emeryville town, line, and? would have
been swept out bythe ebb tide had not
his comrade, " Henry swam
after .him and: dragged him to a float.
The : . : rescuer.' is only "12 years old. ,
; 'The : lads went to ithe bay shore .to
swim^ at'noon, "and were in . the water
for) several minutes. , -^The Brown, 'boy.
is afflicted ".With ; a weak '\u25a0.heart, •arid did
not 'realize his when he dived
SHOTS FIRED AT BEAR NARROWIY
MISS THE AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE
\u25a0LONDON, 'July, .17.— -A dispatch to j;a
London news bureau ! from. Vienna says
that "while ; the ; royal * train was * car ry
ing? ?Archdiike_; Franz /"Ferdinand - of
Austria, back ' from; . Roumania,- four
shots were fired fat the -royal' cbmpart
ment, , one. of which narrowly missed
l-ljjjß 17 TO 24 \nM
nearly 12 miles, -the descent was; made
without mishap.
Orville stated he had noticed the
bearings! of .the. motor were. becoming
heated and, he. did, not wish % te>\ take
any -chance's In' remaining 1 up longer."-. .
New 'A irsh i p , Makes'Jßec ord '/ -
•*. : MlNEOLA,sLlil..;roulyl7.*-i-A climax
Xojth^^aeropjane -flights Glenn 11. Cur
tiss has been making' at Hempstead
Plains, L. . 1., with' ' .increased , success,
came today, when] ire; sent his; flyer 24.7
miles -in 52 minutes . and i3O 'seconds,!
and S quail fled | asi tbV first candidate for !
the cup ; offered by the ' Scientific Anieri- 1
can. . *.''..
This "flight .Is not only Curtiss" best,
but 'is the longest made with an aero
njane jn'America this year. j j
Curtlss j came to ' earth today barely f
within • the required distance! of 10$ I
meters from the starting point, but the
judges' decided" that ,he had 'compiled
with all the terms of the competition.
• .The flight was witnessed by 2,000 per
sons. At times his speed increased to j
45 miles an hour, but the average \ for
the. whole distance was 28^i miles an I
hour. ' {
the ,to a railroad' tunnel and
the eyes big as locomotive headlights.
For all the ferocity of the face the eyes
had a kind' look in "them. V
';We watched the b««ute Intently. Just
as- we : came almost ; alongside he gave
those'eyes a regular'' gob goo roll, and
"sank :out. of : sight. A whale would
have gone down head first, and waved
goodby, with his taK. We never saw
this fellow*a , tail, arid whether he said
'goodby* or 'come along/, boys'/ with his
eyes is more than I can tell. . I'vebeen
to sea for many years but never saw
another fish* like ; that" one." f^' ' .
As "proof \u25a0 .'.that - the- flsh was all he"
describes Captain' Ross points to \u25a0 the
log, ; which says the "encounter took
place: in latitude 45.30 north, longitude
152 ' west. . .7. . • . -
from the float into the tide -water, and
started on a long drive from the shore.'
Suddenly, with a cry of alarm, lie
sank. .Young Harrison, sprang' into
the water and struck out for his en
dangered playmate, whom he seized
by the collar of his swimming suit.
Turning back toward the .float 'the
boyish' hero with his un
conscious', companion until he grasped
a girder on the float. ' Keeplng.his hold
he- succeded in crawling to the plat
form , and 'in - dragging ; Brown up after;
him.: The boy was soon resuscitated!
.the ; arch/ duke. _, The ' train was . limne-'
diately stopped, and after ' a search- a
local land owner who -was: carrying, al
jsrun .was arrested/ lie said that ' he was
merely. • shooting, at bears and did ! not
know that the shots'; had struck' the !
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ENDS HIS LIFE
TO AVOID
EXPOSE
Baron W. yon Meyericck, For
mer Teller of Union State
Bank, Blows Out Brains
IRREGULARITIES FOUND
IN SUICIDE'S ACCOUNTS
Request for Explanation of Dis
crepancy Is Followed by
• Self-inflicted Death
INSTITUTION IN HANDS
OF STATE OFFICIALS
BROUGHT to the threshold of
disgrace, by the discovery of dis
crepancies in his accounts Baron
William yon .Meyerinck, up to
three weeks ago teller for the
Union state bank and member of
a. prominent family in Germany,
retired to his bungalow at Lark
spur Friday afternoon and- blew
out his brains. He leaves a widow,
the Baroness Anna yon Meyerinck,
who conducts a conservatory of music
at' 818 Grove street, and a son, em
ployed in the Fillmore street agency
of the Merchants' national bank.
•The suicide upset entirely the Union
state bank. Within a few hours after
the:news of the baron's death was re
ceived in the city the, bank was closed
and Bank Examiner. S. P. Young was
in charge. At the same time the in
ternal discords were sounded forth
with . greater violence than ever and
statements and charges made by W.
C. Hays, late vice-president and man
ager of the institution, which accused
its officials of a system of financiering
which may make them defendants in
criminal prosecutions. Loans, he
said, were made on securities mythi
cal.and mysterious. He accused Vice
President Bechtel of borrowing money
from the bank, giving a^ security his
bank stock.
Tells of Joy Rides
He went into" the details of the
pleasures of himself, and his banking
associates, pleasures which were along
the' line of .automobiles during the
night hours and which often saw the
bankers gathered around the gaming
tables of A Mon Chateau in San Ma
teo - county. Hays brought to light
pertain transactions tinged.with finan
cial humor of a severe kind. He de
clared that: he lent his bank stock to
Bechtel for the purpose of allowing
the ; latter' to borrow money, from the
bank/ and that this was no sooner done
than Bechtel used the stock in voting
against Hays and ousting him from the
vice, presidency. . ...
These are Hays' views of the finan
cial flutters. Bechtel; it is expected,
will reveal- more .enlightening facts,
and what the investigation of the bank
examiners will bring forth , can only
be surmised..
"I have found discrepancies and ir
regularities," "said" Alden Anderson,
superintendent of banks, after * brief
examination of the books of the tn
stltution.- -j , .
<The news, of Yon Meyerinck's suicide,
together, with the closing of the bank,
struck the financial circles of the city
like ; a thunderclap. The baron, well
known here, \ prominent in club -life,
quiet,, steady, without -a single known
extravagant- vice, was the' last' man to
have been»suspected of being, short In
his 'accounts. Such was his reputa
tion that, on leaving the Union state
bank three weeks ago. he was imme
diately offered a position by, the Mer
chants* national bank In. the collecting
department. - . . \u25a0
Depositors Surround Bank
With the announcement of ; the news
ofc the suicide, a -crowd of angry de
positors gathered at, the -doors of the
Union state' bank in the Monhdnock
building 1 and s were bo vehement and
outspoken in .their demands that th*
bank examiners telephoned to the po
lice .to maintain order.
Close on the heels of the exciting
events of the morning came repeated
rumors and announcements deelarinjr
that the rapid and preliminary investi-'
gation by the- bahk : examiners ha«i
brbughtVto* light an exceedingly chaotic
state of affairs in tne finances , of the
bank.' That this phase-of the situation
would. • -ultimately, be straightened out
was the opinion of all the bank officials,
who 'declared that the depositors had
no* 'need • for worry.' as they would be
"paid dollar, for /dollar.
: Just to what extent Yon Meyerinck
was short could not tie definitely ascer
tained yesterday, but one item alon-*,
"according to the bank's book keepers.
. showed -\u25a0 that there .was a discrepancy
of $500 -in his accounts.
To heighten the'effect of the -trasrsrtw