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The trail of the '49ers across
the -.' T «i-k.rnils of TeKuaritepiec
sixty y ears : afterward will be
described in The Sunday Gall
VOLUME CVL— NO. 64.
BOAT CAPSIZES
AND THREE MEN
SINK TO DEATH
Two Members of Party of Five
.^aved After Battle for
: '/• Life in Waves
Convicts and Guards From San
" :Quentin Do Brave Work in
•:;', : : : : Effecting Rescue
Prisoners Spend Hours' in Icy
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: Waters in Effort to Recover'
//Bodies of Drowned
S.WAMPED by the racing tides
which c sweep through Bincon
stxaits into San Pablo bay, a small
oat containing five men sank 300 yards
off Poiit.San Quentin about 2 o'clock
yesterday "afternoon, and three of the
party were drowned, while convicts and
guards were hastening to their rescue.
Two qf the men went down immedi
ately: For half an bpur the other three
clung desperately to the keel of- the
upturned boat. *"
. .Warden Hoyle, the guards and 300
prisoners .of San Quentin penitentiary
Istood on 'the rocky shore and watched
ithe .men make their fight in the water
with .death. Captain of the Guard O. E.
ETlis "and three guards put off in a
l)oat, and five convicts pleaded with
tjie warden for permission to swim out
while the prison boat was being
launched- Their brave petition was
When the rescuers had almost
reached the capsized craft one of the
men clinging to the upturned boat let
go. his hold and sa*ik.
The five, men in the illfated boat
were William Darling, unmarried, of
£5< . Valencia street,. San Francisco,
whose parents live in Deering- street,
Melrose, Oakland; ; Louis Krauer, uri
.married, partner with \u25a0 a* man named
;wack'in the Thoroughfare saloon, 1250
Market street; John MeCluskey, a clerk]
in the- San Francisco yard offices of ht«
•SoytlieriT Pacific^ -ali -of whom'wer*
drowned;, and Guy Beck, a seaman on
:ihe 33. S. S. West Virginia, and Belmont
-Ulineri a cement worker of 1489 Guer-
Tf'r6 ; street.
•Sailor' Proves Hero
.-.Beck was 'the- hero of the tragedy.
H.fcjs.aVJsd the life of Ullner and nearly
«uCCfceded/ in holding MeCluskey above
the c .wa.ter until help came.
; -The" heroism of the convicts was
after the living men on the up
•.turoetf- boat had been taken off. They
*t*ye<£.-i.n. .the freezing waters and the
•heaVy; wind, diving for , the three
itddie.S "under the waves. A guard stood
: op~sh6Ve. .arid- shot at the point of water
beheatJj .which the men had sunk. From
2 o'clock "until after 5 the convicts dived
•into the. chilling waters, and finally
their 'ijra.very was rewarded. They re
.coyered ttie bodies of Darling and Mc-
Clusßey." "Warden Hoyle refused to
jnake public the names of the convicts,
Ibu"* tiaok. especial notice of their worthy
.-condiict-.'" One 'convict in particular, a
•P&rta-Ricah, distinguished himself by
ins hardihood in^attempting the rescue
of. \u25a0•the"- Jiving and the recovery of the
b6:die.s"o'f,tlje dead.
=" :*Guy.. : Betfk, the JJnited States . sailor,
iold the :foliowing story of the fatal ex
cursion: •-..•
--. fSl'e. left San Francisco ; Sunday to
spend "the .day on the ark Erie at Green T
brae:'. Wf • went to the picnic at
Scduetzen park, missed the last train
"for -the city -and had to spend the night
,bn -the ark. This* morning we set put
•in c --.a- smalL" boat to go to San Quentin
for -supplies. *We started about 10
o'clock.' .On out return trip, made
about ,^ in the* afternoon, "we encoun
tered a choppy 6ea. When off the point
yrjiere'the new prison building is being
erected, the' boat- started to fill with
.water. I* set to work to bail it out, but
k;fifle.d too. fast for me and then the
boat swamped. ' m
Saves Drowning Companion
: ' "We all went under. When I came
•;.p MeCluskey was close beside me. He
V^iJled. 'Help * me, I can't swim.' 'I
[grabbed' hjm with one hand while 1
held'on to the gunwale with my other.
l-"could have swum ashore, but I did
not want to leave MeCluskey. I thought
Ji'at lfc could be saved, but as the boat
from the sh6re caine t out he started to
drag me- under. I had to let : go my
bold on him to save myself and before
J could set a fresh 'hold he had sunk
f.j-om. sighK I was very weak then
ahd it'was.all that I could do to swim
"to the boat 'as it approached."
.'Ullner praised Beck for. saving his
,"Whrn I: came- up I" was helpless, as
I'lV"*- e wallowed a quantity of , water,"
eaid Ullner. "Beck got hold of me and
told me to cling to the floating hull of
t%* boat. He held me up until I re
covered my 'breath; then he turned his
iiitemion. to MeCluskey/ We did not
*•& Darling or Krauer after w<3 * first
.Vlliifr was in bad shape when/res
cued was taken to., the prison hos
jiit:il. where' Dr. Wade Stone, the prison
\u25a0physician,' treated him. -The men in^the
boat; which brought Cllner and Beck
ashore .were Captain of the Guard Q.-E.
; Continued on Page 2, Column 4
The San Francisco Call.
THE DROWNED
WILLIAM DARLING, cement
worker. 594 Valencia street.
LOUIS KRAUER, saloonman,
1250 Market street. ' ..
JOHN McCLCSKEY, Southern
Pacific freight yard clerk. '
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jl THE RESCUED j
Belmont Ulln*r, cement worker,'
1459 Guerrero street.
Guy Beck, seaman, U. S. S. West
Virginia. . : . '
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY 80
TUESDAY. AUGUST 3, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— West wind; clear; maximum
temperature, 66; minimum. 52. '
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair, With fog;
brisk west winds. . Page 15
EDITORIAL
The feud between Ballinger and Pinehot. F 6
The confused fame of two adventurers. Page 0
The reappolntment of Lane. * k' \u25a0/ '.'. V Fase «
Why did Governor Glllett Interfere? Page 0
Confirms Mrs. Atberton's diagnosis - Pace •
Ljdla Pinkhanr Stone owes an accounting. P 0
GRAFT
One talesman temporarily passed In Calhoun
trial. Pagel6
POLITICAL #
Xat C. Coghlan still unable to promise busi
nessmen's committee that he will retire . from*
the race for district attorney In Ticker t's
faror - . Page 16
'Infamous Grauman withdraws from race for
mayoralty nomination. page 10
Municipal . league of independent republican
clubs plans to bill city as part of primary cam
paign. Pace 16
CITY .
Government .will establish great coaling sta
tion at California City. Page 1
Three men sink to death in writers of bay de
spite efforts of rescuers. . ' Pace X
Success of Portola festival depends on gen
erosity of California's citizens, says com
mittee. pnßep nße s
Southern Pacific is ordered to explain
Its system *of express charges to transbay
points. . Page 7
Three footpads hold op private : watch
man." - Page 4
Warrant out for the arre»t of :" JaniesiC.
DuDphy. '.«^V .Pajco 4
Wife of physician 6ays her bcßband has/"an
affinity. . »^t'«geJ
_ Town of Pomona loses suit to telephone <com*\
pany. . ' Page 7
Test case against time check system, will be
made against the ' Ocean Shore railway -com
pany. I'ase 4
Remaining properties of the Calkins syndicate
purchased by Union : trust company^ page"
Public schools reopen for fall term. Page 11
Supervisors decide to close Langton street
to aid Western Pacific in securing facilities for
station. ' Page 7
Superintendent of Banks Alden Anderson finds
35 banks have capital impaired? '-I'aigV?
SUBURBAN
Former Police Chief Sehaffer finds owner of
casket left -In his care 16 years ago. ' Page 8
I*rofcssor Fryer predicts great future for Chi
nese empire. . Vntse.S
Key Route and Southern Pacific'•'•sk\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0>city,
council for water front franchises. Page 9
Two new • courses . have been created at :the
University, of California. . page h
Prof. J. Fred Wolle will return to the uni
versity. Pages
Estimate of Oakland's income for next fiscal
year is mafic by City Auditor Gross. Page 8
01d # printing rates for county printing adopted
despite protests. '\u25a0 I Page 9
/Valuable jewels stolen from Frultvale resi
dence. • Page 8
Mayor Hodghead is favorably impressed with
the lletcli Hetchy water systefl». . Page 9
COAST
: Two valuable horses f and : victoria stolen from
the of Mrs. T. .0. Phelps at Sao
Carlos. Pace 1
Mexican controls the . Pacific coast crawfish
tr^de. KHue3
r Railroad tax rate fixed by, the state equaliza
tion board. . ; ... i*aj;«" 5
EASTERN .0>V«?
Cocktail invented which satisfies Kansas topers
and docs not violate prohibition lew. • i'hjcc 3
Taft yields to the demand of western senators
that leather schedule be reduced. Pace 1
; Doctor from Matteawan asylum declares Thaw
Is still insane. - t I Page 3
Admiral Sebree's fleet will, have cruise /of five
months. ! Po'lP* 2
Russian crar pnys first official Tislt to Eng-
Republlc said to have been proclajmed by many
smaller cities" In Spain. ; cuke 1
England's Imperial defense committee . favors
the use of war balloons for both \u25a0/ army
and navy. •••.-, -\u25a0; i Page 4
SPORTS
California cricket association' takes steps to
induce famous Australian cricket team now, In
England to play. here. , Page 11
Kalamaloo trotting njeetlnj: brilliantly inaug
urated with card of four good events.' v Page 10
'Oakland and Vernon will open a scries of seven
games at Oakland 'this; afternoon. *' Pniteio
Emperor ' William's ; new Meteor wins 50 /mile
race In regatta at;Cowes. . i Page II
Jack Johnson posts $3,000 forfeit rto "meet
Jeffries, and Berger says big black will get
beating. Page 10
W. D. Collins badly/ hurt by '.collapse
of wheel .during motorcycle exhibition ~l~ at
Vallejo. Page 10
James R. , Keene's . - Affliction, \u25a0 heavily
played, wins Saratoga handicap,"' one and a quar
ter mile«. . ';'\u25a0*\u25a0-• ; Page 10
; Five . Californi* '\u25a0 tennis ' players who ' have •.betfn
victorious *in the cast < will . sooif compete 'for 'na
tional honors. ; " -Page 11
.C. J. Casey at ', Empire : City sends telegram
here asking- B." L. ' Marks" to " : set * price "on
Turret.' Page 10
marine \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 -: r ,;V-:lv.> \u25a0-•''
-.- -; \u25a0• \u25a0-•.-. •\u25a0.-\u25a0. -.l. ••. .' ., . '\u25a0:\u25a0:'.,
. Representatives of underwriters - return' from
wreck of steam : Bchooner.j,Winneb«go and Treport,'
"Xot enough "leftto photograph." -Page 13
SOCIAL - . '.
Lieutenant / Johu Stuart Wllljams »nd Mios
Henrietta Walker :of I.W Angeles ; "will \u25a0 J«
married Win the Pretsidio .- chapel" Wednesday^
cvusing. Paje «
S^/FRA^CiS^
REVOLUTIONISTS
SAID TO HOLD
SMALLER CITES
Repu blic Reported to Have Been
Proclaimed by Villages in
\u25a0 Disaffected District
Rigorous Censorship Veils Real
Conditions and Shrouds Sit
uation in Mystery
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PARIS, Aug. 2.— The international
situation in Spain tonight seems, to be
slightly ' improved. r Barcelona:, has
emerged - from her isolation and the
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threatened general strike in Madrid
appears to have been averted, at least
temporarily.
The first train out of Catalonia's cap
ital city since the, beginning of the
tragic events there;reached the French
frontier tonight, bringing censored and
plainly -Inexact newspaper .accounts of
the insurrection. The rest is shrouded
in mystery. Several of the smaller
cities are reported to be in the hands
of the revolutionists and many villages
have proclaimed the district; a. republic.
Insurrection Will- Be, Crushed' l
Troops are being steadily / distributed
throughout the rebellious districts and,
barring new serious outbreaks, the in
surrectionists eventually will be forced
to capitulate. It is said that the au
thorities are" determined to crush the
insurrection before the return from
South America of Deputy Alejandre
Leroux, chief of the republicans at Bar
celona, whose period of exile for po-,
lltical reasons was set aside by the
chamber of deputies last- April.
Revolutionists Hold Town
Reports from " San Palamos
and Casa de la Selva say that these
places 'are still; in the hands of. the
revolutionists. It is rumored that the
Spanish'" gunboat ,'Temeraria "has left
for San Felice to aid the troops In re
storing^rder./.V' ; ,/ "jil^^a
' An offlcial 'statement, issued in^ladrid
tonight- concerning the proposed
eral strike there says that numerous
masons -failed to_ reuort for duty today,
but it is explained that this, was 'due to
a fear of a clash with the unionists.
Spain's censorship tonight is more in
exorable than ever. No news has been
received fronvthe various points in the
north, , where the trades unions had
planned a general strike for today,' and
therefore the actual conditions there
and elsewhere can not be stated.
Many Churches Burned '
CERBERE, France, Aug. 2.— The first
train out of Barcelona since the/trou
bles began there arrived' here tonight,
bringing copies of La Pubiicidad and
other newspapers. After pointing Jout
that their accounts . of the fighting at
Barcelona had been censored, leaving it
to be supposed that they are Incomplete,
the papers publish a "list of 35 churches
and' convents, which were burned be
tween July.26 and : July 30. J '• / •
After July 26 Civil Governor Gallardo
resigned, turning over' his "'power: .to
Captain peneral. Sahtiag;o. In the? first
disorder the losses 'of the army 'were
three "men killed and. 27 wounded, while
75 civilians were killed and 127 wound
ed placed In hospitals'. -The papers Ysay
that the number of civilians injured. in
private'houses is not 'known. •
The number of--woundediprisonersin
carcerated in' the Montjuich fortress
July 29 was 20-1, and on July.3o, 182. To
these figures "should be added four dead
and 17 /wo'undcd.* The ne\vspapers.say
also that the bishop of Barcelona aban
doned his palac-e and fled toSarrio.
The Red Cross labored devotedly dur
ing the. fighting.. The papers report that
calm has been. re-established. -
Many .^Foreigners Killed
LONDONV.- Aug.,' 2.— -In '^ a dispatch
from. Barcelona; dated Monday, the cor
respondent 1 - of \u25a0 the *Daily/* Mail says: \u25a0 -
.^"General ' Santiago ; has started -send
ing out forces to restore order in the
neighboring towns and villages. The
officers have been ordered to take* swift
and vigorous measures." \u0084
The Daily Telegraph's ; Madrid cor
respondent asserts/ that many foreign
ers, especially Frenchmen and Italians,
are among the dead,, wounded and-pris
oners in/Barcelona. ;,. : •' "/
Diaz Heads Subscription / ;
.MEXICO •-' CITY, Augr :2.^President
Diaz ,tohight ; headedj a subscription , list
for,the /relief; of the women: and, chil
dren of -Spain made" dependent on \u25a0•ac
count of the- war in Morocco. •. His] con
tribution was $1,06(j. The Spanish col
ony - here \ and '. Mexicans generally, are
cbntributing. : liberally. , -.' -i
JBURSTINQ?DAM;;BRINQS
JiDEATH^ANDIDESTRUCTION
Two Men - Kijled L and r Houses
Swept .'Away; .in / Mexico
' MORELOS, Mex., 'Aug. • 2.— Two; men"
were -killed, three -hurt, several- houses
swept faway and, all* crops f destroyed\by.
the ibursting ofi a dam? across? the San
Juan river > near ihere* yesterday. C The
wreck - of • the jdam . was ;*; * caused /by// a
cloudburst and ; the*damagc is * estimated*
at $506;b0f> , ' " "v" v ' *-* f ~ '- A *
"JOKER," CRY THE WESTERN SENATORS
PRESIDENT YIELDS TO THEIR PROTEST
'^tASHINGTON, D^ C., Aug. 2.— President Taft, Speaker Cannon and the tariff conference committee tonight
; VVL capitulated to thewestern senators^ori' the leather schedMe. : The \u25a0 joker will be corrected and the rates on
leather; products the ! mentthjought theywere i getting in .exchange for jrieiding to free hides will be
isujbstituted for the Qualified
.violated both the^letter and the spirit : of their a^e^ • , ' '
NAVY COALING STATION
CALIFORNIA CITY CHOSEN
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
WASHINGTON,/ Aug/ 2.— Tlie7navy/ department has decided i
•: to ; abandon its : : plans for the further improvement of the^coal- 1
ing station^at 5 San Diego,' Cal., ; and instead establish" a |
coaling base at California : CityV on San Francisco -bay; v The improve
ments there will cost about $200,000. They/ will include a dock
nearly /400 f eet. long and <a^ traveling crane" to be one v of the largest
in the \yorld, ' with a span of 300 feet. ' -; .- •
HORSES STOLEN BY
DARING THIEVES
AT SAN CARLOS
Two Valuable Steeds and
Victoria Taken From
Private Stable J
[Special Dispatch to The Call] \ ,
• SAN CARLOS, Aug. ; 2.— Thieves' in
vaded the beautiful estate of ' Mrs. Tim
othy Guy Phelps Sunday ;nighC*and,"
devoting their attention to the stables,
made; off with two valuable carriage
horses,^ a ' handsome 'victoria and two
"sets of harness. ; The., raid:- was- effected
with/a cunning that .'betokens the ex
perienced marauder of.; earlier /days; So
stealthily was it' -acQf';?ntished ..that
neither the JiostlerC; nor. the ; cbactfrnan'
weretawakened. v?-'
\u25a0 -The •; precaution had' ( Heen: taken- to
spread "straw along 'the '-'floor 'of 1 , the
barn, and as the horses A were led out
thesound of'their hoofs was completely
muffled. . Once in the open, "the high
waymen drove the stolen steeds over
the hills and disappeared. \u25a0\u25a0)
j The robbery has occasioned: unusual
concern 'among the wealthy residents
who maintain palatial estates down the
peninsula. ; There have been occasional
visits ; from night; prowlers, ' butsit\waar
generallly believed that the horse thief
was an extinct species" as 'far "as the
peninsula was concerned: No special
precautions ; have been taken to safe
guard / stock, '^because the need for "it
was never apparent. '\u25a0 /\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0"-.-.
' "We .were greatly surprised," said
Mrs. Phelps, "to find that some one had
entered the/ stables./ /TTo.w o. very;hand
some carriage - horses were stolen, also
a;victoria and two/sets of -harness. Hay J
had' been "scattered about so/that the i
horses -were I led f away without making
a *no|se. They taken through the
farmyard, and. what became -of /them :
we do not know. ; We have 'no clewttar
the thieves, ,but;have offered a re
ward.";' \u25a0'' \u25a0-\u25a0 :• ,Vl''&
MARION DEARIES IS
TO BJE CUSTOMS JUDGE
Tariff "Bill Fixes 'His^Salary at
$10,000 a Year
[Special ; Dhpa'ch lo \u25a0 The- Call] ";.'
, WASHINGTON. Aug.. 2.— Marion Dev
ries "of Californiais' tOvbe oho of the
judges of .the hew cii3toms court pro
vided/for in ; the tariff. . The /salary, [as
fixed ; .b'y. the/bill is $10,000,"* but ; theTur
gent deficiency hill actually makes the
appropriation for only<s7,ooo. •* Thls/ret
duction was niade by tKe senateToh ac
count/of the claim' that it' would' be, un^
fair to the;circUit judges* to* give .thie
new judges a greater salary.V 4 Hpwever,
a compromise/will prooablyj be! made in
which -the judges willi receive a larger
salary./ The argument^ is/made that 'the
members of the/board' of -general, ap
praisers receive $9,oooieach: '.•\u25a0,
PRESIDENT 7TAFT SENDS :
GOObJvVILL TO;/THIS^CITy
Merchant With Mes-
sage FfomH Chief Executive
8./ Katschinski, "•' proprietor^ of the
Philadelphia shoe company, ( has' just rei
turned from: -the feast V with a special
message of good ;. will f rom'"^ President
Taft: to •* thej< peopleJ'bf :,San*. Francisco/
Katschinski'sibusiness; affairs "called
him/to^thlsT other/ side £of the /continent
on \u25a0 an.extended. trip and 'during -his ! ab-'
CoiTgVes^man^
.The/piresident^spoker.very kindly l of
this oi ty r and. asked : . that, h|s" good will
be conveyed" to tho;people, here. • '
/$ : .Katschinski l'irjßturns^mofo^than^ever
irnpressed^'wiih 'San;Frahciscb; JHe took
.pains i to Vobserve*bußiness 'conditions *in
the big cities of the, easternjstatea?and
'reports -that this city is 'more*than \u25a0' hold-.
|MAIN BASE TO BE
LOOTED IN BAY
NEAR THIS CITY
Government Abandons Its
' Improvement Plans
IJor San Diego
- California City; has . been used by the
government for some time as a coaling
pojnt, but It has never ibeen equipped
with' the machinery and appliances that
go to make upla modern station. Cal
ifornia/City bn the Marin shore,
about three miles north of. Tlburon. It
iis in-.the cove- near El; Campo-.; T lt 'Is
not v bri the railroad line,^but f is easiiy
reached "by wagon f rbm' SariV Rafael or.
Tlbufon. / There'are an ample approach
and anchorage. from' the' bay. . ;
The reason 'advanced, fort the. aban
donment of /the Idea of .improving -Sari
piego'is that all-coallngjof; ships -larger
than'the gunboat ciassihas^to be, done
Slighters. / The San Diego station
willibe^ retained for the use: of gun
boats, torpedo boats and other minor
steam: craft:*// \u25a0."* V..-"'. • .
•A feature of . the projected, station at
Califbrnia; City; will be the oil supply
tanks for the newer oil burning tor
pedo boat destroyers.;
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
TO SWIG THE AX
Further Changes to Be Made^as
Result of Scandal in the-
Freight Office
Further changes are impending, in the
freight -office -of -the. Southern /Pacific as
a result of the recent exposurefbf < the
loose methods "and. shortages in -the de
partment. Three" clerics; were dismissed
a month' ago: Melville" C. Cleaves'/ the ras
slstantf local ifrelghtagent. -has ; left": his
home In Frultvale T andhis
ported \u25a0 his absence to the police. '<\u25a0 In the
meantimeHhe/ Sou them Pacific; has; em
ployed experts ; to revolutionize/the" book
keeping;' arid'lcheckingl systems of that
branch of the service. v,-- ; >:,v'/ : :\u25a0
} : Thereyis;ja. disposition^on the^partof
flic higher officials of ; the jcorpofatlori to*
blame .William /J. Hardy,; the 1 t reight
agent/ for/t he ; system .that/ proved -.j so
disastrous. is I admitted ' that- 1 ,- Hardy
topki prbniptactlonlo protect the'eorn;
panyas soon;aa;he 'learned of ? the ! short'-*
ages, 'but he; is /heldito^blameifor dis
charging <the- high" salaried /men': in :his
bureau • and substituting/ clerks jwho
proved i not only/ iricbmpctent.Sbut : dls
hbnest..vlt^appeafs /that 'Hardy- ehdeav-"
ored to|economize;andUet -out member's
of • his/forcel who fwerel. receiving'salar
ries/of*slsolandn?l7s{a,monthVand re-*
placed them/ withjinexperienced. clerks*.
:-{- NoTdefinite- estimatelhas'beeri! reached
as?to; the'£am^uht|ofj'thelshbrtages.";v'lt
-will/bo'i impossible to I ascertain 1 the"exact
sum -until i? the investigation */• has-been
completed./: It i is; knbWn,"= however/f that
the i; loss •; will ' exc£edKthe :: figures J. first
'given'out^ : \u25a0 ;•\u25a0.:* \u25a0*• ''\u25a0'_ :^C ®*'i"' : : -- -' ''* - *>'"«'•* " : "
\u25a0• 'The* presence •herei'duringlthe last two
weeks /.N'bfv James} /Lewis,//th'e i-f reight
aVentVv/lth 'headquarters <\u25a0 at i San >Jpse."
has^given/riseTtolthe^belief^thatlh^and
Hardy < are to '"switch ; places. » Lewisthas
been v busy :*ih s the^ Flood «;bullding> fa
miliari2ing;:hlmself with 'the -work of
the ', local > office. '' '-' " /;. . > \u25a0/ ','.\u25a0 '\u25a0. \u25a0'•\u25a0'\u25a0,\u25a0 «•;>;\u25a0 •;
SRREADINQiTHEXjOSPEL
f AMONG EbUCATED^HINDUS
Effort to Establish Bible ' Class
in Rangoon
i ; There - will'-jbe^ay meeting 'in- Trinity
Episcopal: churchUomQrrbwJ evening* at
ii:3ojp'clock;tbjdlcussj the 'establishment
of at bible/ school |f6r;'educated jHindus
"and^Mohammedans'i'ii^RangoonTr Burma!
|3^Mrs^JiW;^F. %of ; Ran
rgo"onyr,hwlir-'. give." 'JZ a' r "? talk > ' on ; - '• the
,need^: of A ;/siich^a^ school:"' The ' ed
ucated'l peopl e£there,j she | has ;- 1 bl d. *th c
leadjng'imlnisters fand^iaymen r- of vthe
church yhere7Jafe> interested;; ln iCHris-^
tiaiilty^ butcare" perplexed .over the va
rlety^ofiits|sects^;<^^;j-i-.*/',-• - '
> 'The /missionaries j. there • are working
mainlS' Vainongl the l^ poor.-'^whlle -there 'is
nothing \u25a0 provided 3 for-^the"* upper-classes;
who areralready.vrlpef.fbr >a change of
'Xaitbj^^^^^^^as^^tegHffijhriw
£H you have lost any-
Jfllingi find/ it by -^means
iof|a classified ad in "The
CROWLEY TAKES TWO
MATRIMONIAL TRIPS
Launchman Goes by Water
Route to San Rafael toAVed -
Secretly Miss Qade
• .Tomj.Crowley.: : llke the, man in . the
song," forgot that. he-; was married. -In
.fact, he -was wedded so secretly that
he apparently neglected to take" him
self' into his own confidence^-. Thus it
happened that he hied, himself 1 with
his bride to Sari Rafael ./on'. Sunday,
steeled: for -the ceremony... to be stag
gered by. the knowledge that he was
already a married man.
' Tom 'is the Beau - Brummel ,of the
water front.. From Hunters' point to
the- headland at Point Lobos rhe is
known as "the "handsome launchman."
His romance had its beginning on Fri
day, /when he-: slipped quietly over to
San/ Rafael with Miss Birdie Gade.
They : took a' circuitous route over the
water. With great secrecy they pro
cured a license and. with; even greater
secrecy Justice William . Magee per
formed > the • service in the courthouse.
Then Mr. and ,Mrs. Crowley returned
to San: Francisco, i
Sunday, Tom and his bride-made an
other but less secret trip to San Ra
fael. With them were 'two friends
arid together they sat down with less
secrecy to a wedding supper.. It was
at -the 'conclusion of: the -supper that
iTom ; decided \u25a0 to get ' married again. A
cabman was roused 'from his slumber
;to drive 'him ;four blocks -^to/the* home
; of /Justice -Magee.'- - It-, was very/late.
In': fact, it" had turned mbrnlrig and the
justice ; was asleep.
: .''l'm /.Tom ; CrbwleyV'~announced the
laurichriian.;/"i I m;"33Jyeari old and I
want to get' married." '-.' :\u25a0\u25a0'-."
\ v "But •''you it were married .only/ last
iFri day ,'***; replied '* the "astounded 1 justice!
j "You 'can't' prove Jt.7
"What .have' I 'got- -to , show for It?"
I: "Why, 4 you've- got your - wife," said
Magee". ' ' *; " .
"That's not enough," Tom replied,
raising his voice. /'"What I .want is a
certificate. Either, I. get a certificate or
I- get; married again, here and now."
-/In vain the Justice explained /.that
the certificate had first to be placed on
record. \u25a0 \.
- "This is a "queer/place where a man
can't""get : married when he'vanls to,"
ejaculated Tom, with disgust...
:"D'you \u0084hear. hear what I • say. you iland
-lubber?" he demanded of ; the cabman
; he^encouritered on the steps.
;-' Evidently' .the babbled didn't .share
TonVs' ;yiew, for the next moment the
aquatic "bridegroom and- the. landlub-,
her "'clinched and rolled in combative
eriiis'race to the .foot, of the. stairs.
LEGAL FIGHT OVER
DICE SHAKING LAW
Cigarmen Plan to Test Clause
Prohibiting Gambling With
r Customers^
. That the . city- ordinance passed re
cently prohibiting employes or" proprie
tors of cigar- stores from shaking dice
with} their patrons though the latter are
alljowed'to do so-among themselVes, was
class legislation, and- therefore uncon
stitutional,* will bfe the plea made by
Charles Edwards,. an employe in a cigar
store at Commercial and Kearny streets,
lwh"o;was arrested yesterday for the 'vio
lation* o'f \ the The case will
be carried through^the as a test
and /the>"cigafmen" of the clty, : are confl
dentsthats they .will" be able, 'to knock
out) the",' ordinance.' • . ,
f ,ls/'an;' employe of James B.
Mosholder/ the proprietor of two' big
local r *clgar stores. .Ever, since 'the or
dinance was passed Mosholder. .with the
other/cigar. -dealers of 'San" Francisco,;
was /-confidents that it would '.not /be
maintained' 'in the courts. " No : sooner
was i Edwards ..arrested /than, the Vase
'wasVput- into" 'the^hands of Burdette &
Bacon to "fight 'it.'.
r* Thejease 4 wlll come? up )t or. a hearing
before- Judge; Deasy's court Vthis morn
ihg.^^The arrest 1 was "made . by . Policeman
Redmond. -'ti \u25a0 .
MENLO; PARKAS A LOONS
13AREvQRANTED^liICENSES
Action Is Taken ; Pending the
.^ Court's * Decision "
- CITY; Aug': ,2— The su
pervisors'-: granted; licenses to 'som'S' of
; the -Menlo » Park? saloons ; itoda'yl/ r'A- law
passed Lat % the i last .'session -to --deprive
Menlo t of ., its . .'drinking^ resorts ;*oni ac
count of their proximity "tVj Stanford
university "has ;. thus ' far ' been, a dead
letter .Tsojfaiyas 'action : on the part Vof
the^county. = authorities is .'concerned.'
>The discussion I..at<today's1 ..at< today's meeting- re-
A-olved *| a round the ';.* point ;,th'at 'the li
censes " f might:as well be granted until
the "matter was in' the courts,
and y that -If vthe , law ; was t found constl
'tutional j-the ..various ; " portions , of "the
: licehseTmonex;wouid -be refunded to" the
saloorirhenl'.^ ' '.' . ''\u25a0 : . : * *\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0•?}
PRICE 7 - FIVE CENTS.
HIDE AND LEATHER
SCHEDULE CAUSE
OF MORE DELAY
CHARGE THAT FAITH '<i
"JIAS NOT BEEN KEPT
Conferee's Report Held Up
In Senate by Angry
Men of West
[Special Dupalck to The Call] */ .
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.— Senators
Earah and Brown, representing
.the. hide senators,, had a long
conference tonight .with the president
, after Mr. Taft had had an Interview
with Chairman Aldrich. They were told
that a concurrent resolution -would be
passed after the conference report ls (
adopted by which the enrolling clerks
would be instructed to substitute? a
leather schedule In harmony with the
wishes of the westerners. Speaker Can
non and Senator Aldrich stood for the
faithful performance of this agreement
by the two houses, and the president
said that he would personally see that
It was carried out.
Deduces the Duty
This agreement, reached after a some
what alarming day in the senate and a
stormy emergency session of the con
ference committee", reduces the duty on
boots and shoes made not /only, of hides
of cattle,- but of calfskins, etc.,* to 10
per cent on dressed upper leather to 1^
per ; cent, and' on harness In the same
manner to 20 per cent.-'
' As provided ini the* conference report,
these-rates were 1 applicable only to such
products when made from* "hides", from
cattle, and' that' grade of leather enters
into the manufacture of these articles
only in a. very- small degree.
Conference at White House
: The White House Interview tonight,,
concluded at midnight, clarifies the situ
ation and removes all serious opposition
to the bill. This morning there were 19
republican votes against it, which, com
bined with democrats," would have de
feated it. The president Is expected
now to approve the bill as an* admin
istration measure, and seven of the 10
"progressives" who voted against it will
support the conference report. Adjourn
ment Is expected by Friday.
Western ' Senators Bitter
"Western senators were extremely bit
ter in their, condemnation of ,tha com
promise. They said they had been
fooled, that the president had been
fooled, and that the trick played on
the consumer was nothing short of
buncombe. ; .Finding that the 'western
ers were not amenable to argument,
some -of .the .senate- leaders and some
of the dissatisfied members hurried to
the White sHouse. . TneTe all were in
formed that the president had not been
fooled. He was reported to have told
all rf>f' his callers that he fully under
stood the character of the compromise. .
Letters From President
Senators Brown and Borah both had
letters from the president bearing upon
the alleged "joker." The letter to Sen
ator, Borah was In response to one lie
had written. The president asserted in
this letter; that the leather and! hide
schedule as adopted by the conferees
was just as he had understood it. He
.. -- ....
said his understanding was that the
reduction on leather goods should be
made on -those manufactures of the '
hitherto dutiable hides, and should not
include manufactures of hitherto free
hides.
Continuing, the^ president argued. that
farmers wear shoes made of the kind
of .hides that would pay the low duty
and that practically all harness is made
'from dutiable leather and therefore
would be reduced to, 20 per cent ad
valorem. '•• In the Brown letter the presi
dent -is- said to rhave added, a rather
sharp criticism of legislators constant
ly '.'finding jokers."
Senate Takes Up Report
\ ; -Moving ahead, as* rapidly as, possible^
in running over th^amendmenta agreed'
to. the reading clerk was interrupted ,
by, Senator. Heyburn.
' ; "The clerk has. made no references
to ; 'the". 'maximum and minimum pro
visions," said the Idaho senator, ad
dressing-, the presiding offlcer.
r - "Hehas omitted the cotton- schedule,'*"
declared Clappl
"It Isobvious that at least 20 page's;
hay* been turned "over without" read- '\u25a0'•
ing.**, commented Culbersbn. joining the
two . republican . sienators ; in \u25a0< Insisting
on a careful compliance with the rules.
The reading, l clerk.; protested "that -ha *.'
had read all. but his protest served
only.' the 'purposfe^of, calling out fir re
buke ; from Heyburn.
ilt was evident that "there waa i