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"FOILING THE ~
OPIUM SMUGGLERS'*
Read an enlightening article- about the
.government's work in this port in
THE- SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVIL— NO. 52.
PACIFIC COAST
FLEET TO HAVE
4 BATTLESHIPS
Oregon, Indiana, Massachusetts
and lowa to Form First Di«
vision in Autumn
Twelve Cruisers Will Complete
Detachment of Warships
for Western Shores
Formidable Armada for Defense
of Important Ports Fac
ing the Orient
VESSELS TO COMPOSE
NEW PACIFIC FLEET
THIS will be the strength of
the nrw Pacific fleet t
FIR**T DIVISION"
Battleship* Orfton. lowa. In
diana and Mn»*achusett*.
SECO\D DIVISION'
Crnli»erf« Tennenwe*'. \\ n»hlngr
ton. California and Pennsylvania.
THinb DIVISION"
Cruiser* "West \ ircinla. Colo
rado. Maryland and Sonth Da
kota.
KOIRTH DIVISION"
i rtii".<*r*» .Mo(tofl r Sonth Caro
lina. Charleston anct St. l.nuU.
[Stecial Dispatch tc The Call]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. — The Pa
cific coast is to have the great
fU>et Its citizens have been re-
for years. Recent orders of
:!)*\u25a0 navy <J«;partnient. tailing together
wafFliips in nil quarters of the world,
r.ayr pointed to this fact, and today it
iraf admitted ny prominent officials in
the bureau of navigation thax th» or
ders wer* issued with the intention or
mobllixing a Pacific fleet by next
There will re four divisions to the
I^t. comprising 4 battleships and 12
-rulVer»T.r"At present tlie Pacific fle«*t is
rompoj^d of but eigrht cruisers and no
r.nttWhip*. though the Oregon is now
at Br*"Tn«>rton navy yard. It. will be
joined by the Indiana, lowa and Mas-
Cruise to Argentina
The first order affecting Pacific war
ehips , wrs that directing: that the !
crufrtrs Tennepsee and Washington,
now en route to Honolulu with the \u25a0
otber six", vessels of tlie Pacific cruiser
fi"et. should be detached immediately
U por, arriving at Honolulu and proceed j
with all speed to the Bremerton navy j
yard, to be repaired and overhauled.
N« v xt «-ame the order for the cruisers
Tennessee ' and Washington after the
repairs were completed to be held in j
readiness to leave for Buenos Aires,
and to sail in time to be at the capital |
rity of the A rpentine republic by May ]
;«," on which date the South American
. ountry will celebrate its centennial.
V.it^i the cruiders Montana and South |
Carolina, which are now on the Atlantic \u25a0
-;. tb**e two vessels will form what :
is knowu ns the Argentina special
Battleships Sent East
This v...'Tl<l u>\ir two vessels from
Hie i'a< :fi<- Reel to Atlantic waters, and
the ord^'r was made more puzzling by
;'.^ rurther ''ommand that the cruisers
,\\>ft Virpinia ami Maryland, also of
j'to Pa^ifi<- fleet, should go out of com
mission at Mare island for repairs on
arrivinK from the orient.
• "lose followers <>f navsl affairs be
gan to see the formation of a real
Pacific fleet, however. !n the order that
followed. This commanded that the
battleship* lowa. Indiana and Massa
chusetts should be mnde into a. mid
•Fhipmen's practice squadron and pro
ceed to the Mediterranean on a practice,
cruise. The battleship* are to return to
Annapolis in the autumn.
Ves&els to Round Horn
It is stated with authority that the
three battleships will be sent around
South America to the Pacific coast after
completing the practice cruise. At San
Francisco the vessels will join the
Oregon, now at Pujret sound, for four
battleships are required to form a unit
in the American nav*y. The cruisers
Tennessee and Washington will be
sent back to, Pacific waters after the
festivities at Buenos Aires are com
pleted. The cruisers Montana and'
South Carolina will join the Tennessee
and Washington at that time.
Then two cruisers of the first class,
the Charleston' and St. Louis, will be
ad Jed to form, the- fourth -division., of
the new Pacific fleet with the Montana
«ml South Carolina. The Charleston is
now flagship of the Asiatic fleet, but is
under orders to proceed^ to. Bremerton.
The new fleet wil> have twice the
lislitinjr power of the present fleet and
exactly twice the number of ships. It
v.- ill be composed of the following ves
>eis: i'lrst division— the battleships
« tffgon, lowa. Indiana and Massarhu
<.r,(s; -^nnr.d division — the cruisers
T'-nneKsee.* Washington, California and
Pennsylvania; third division— the cruis
«rs: West Virginia. Colorado. Maryland
jin'l South' Dakota, .'which. now make up
the first and .second squadrons of the
Pacifi<r fleet;, fourth division — the
cruiser* Montana,, South Carolina,
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY 86
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21. 1910
WEATHER CONDITIONS ™
TESTERDAY— Clandy; c»lm; maximum tem
perature, 50; minimum. 44.
FORECAST FOR TODAT— Rain; wurmM;
brisk to fiijth *outh»>rly winds. Page 15
EDITORIAL
Jockeying for position in Washington. Page «
An injorj to the Pacific coast. Pajte ft
Tariff varg aiid tbe cost of tiring. Page 6
POLITICAL
Major Mott of Oakland may b* Lincoln-Roose
velt candidate for gortrccr. I'age 4
CITY
Exposition committee to confer with Eabn on
question of federal aid. „ Pasc 16
j City merchants lo«e big sum If steamer CleTe
land is barred oat. Page 4
Policeman Slattery says be was «trnck from
behind, but not by prisoners. ' Page 4
Knights of Columbus lodge gWes ball at the
Palace. rage 18
Howard K. Clorer exposed as fake naTy offi
cer at court hearing. Page 2
Valuable aeseta of Orean Shore road may be
seized because of oTerdue payments. Page 2
Mayor and superrisors will be entertained by
Royal Arch. Page 4
Heaxy demand for seats for "Professor Xapo
r*on." to be girm at Valencia tbeater. Page 4*
Divifinn of San Francisco Episcopal <Sioce*«.
will be considered by convention. Page 4
Inland empire excursion party rl«its city en
route to southern part of state. Page 7
Woman falls with lamp and dies after being
enveloped with burning oil. Page 7
SUBURBAN
Attempt of young man to rob daughter of
Frank Thompson on ferry boat. _ Page 1
Commercial bodi«<» t<> aid Oakland in endeavor
to secure money for barber. s Page 9
Aiameda shoe dealer tells of being slugged
sad robbed In Oakland. Page 9
Notorious confidence man is captured in the.
east Page U
Elnihurst rlab allege" discrimination in ligbt
inp charges. —-— Page 8
Prof. W. C. Mitchell says women should lenrn
to Fare earning!" of husbands. Page 9
Civil pcgireer ha* Foalrnate and wife 'is
granted divorce. Page S
Ton* of spoiled herring are ca«t into bay. by
health 1-oard. - Page 9
Aged man drops dead on lfa-rlng class In logic
at OBlrersity. Page »
\u25a0'"-"-\u25a0 \u25a0 " - .
j Conacilraan Elllotr farwrs commission plan of !
j government f«r Oakland. Page'B j
;' Wife of alleged affinity of Mr*. Somnierhnyes I
sues fnr divorce". - Pajce 8 J
Preliminary work on coßrtnirti(m of Oakland j
wharves la commenced. Page 8 j
Society matron*, completing plans for Oak
land's tinnes*. Page H
Many bridge whist p«rti«u and dances planned
by Oakland s-vlety. l'nge 8
Senior ola«!= election at staje uniTersity and
four cornered figbt for president. Page »
* Brancli of merchant marine league formed in
Redwood City. Page 2
Morderer dances in cell after conviction and
I assures jailer everything Is all right. Page 1
Building trades convention plans state labor
political party. Page 2
Wife of minister alleges cruelty as ground
for divorce. - , Paw 2
Cortiss beats Paulhan in aerial race at avia
tion field. .-£«;.' i: Page I
Sonnies county frnit grower* davise means for \u25a0'
ggbtlng orchard pests. • * Page 3
EASTERN
S^natnr Flint and Representative McLachlan
prepare for fight. Page 2
Maud AlUn omits Kalomc dance in American
debut. \u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0-_; Page 3
Third firm suspeiids following collapse of Co
lumbus and Hocking pool. Page 3
Banker Stensland released on parole from
Joliet. • Page 3
Pacific, coast will have fleet of four battle
ship* and 12 cruisers. •. Page 1
FOREIGN
Political amnesty movementi in Barcelona to
be extended. Page 2
Ca*e againrt wife of American ambiwador
dismissed in Paris. Page 2
Madriz fleclare* peace negotiation^ ended and
prepares for war. Page 2
British liberal* may have to rely-nn Irish
party, unionist* having Z»lDed 61 seat?. Page 3
German states uphold government's stand
agalnut importation of American meat. Page 2
SPORTS
St. IgnatiHx college ball tosws take all rtars
into camp. Page 11
Warring ea*t and west golf associations may
get together. Page 11
Officials named to handle Academic, league
basket ball tournament. Page 11
I. H. Kobl, motorcyclist. Issues challenge for
150 tnile r*e*. Page 11
President Lynch of National league moves to
cure substitute erll. Page V
HeVtrr deposits |2,300 forfeit to bind Nelson- '
Wolgast match. Page 10
Marathon race postponed for week to"glv,e
Way to aviation contests. ; Page 11
Billiardist dc Oro shows his class by defeating
C. Lyons. \u0084,... >'«gc ii
Another training house to be built on Stanford
university campus. Page 10
Railroad . club to. stage amateur bouts tonight
at Dreamlsad. \ l'nge 11
Joseph NIH appointed basket ball cosch at ,
Sacred Heart college Page ll
Madman wins Palo Alto handicap and Perjuicio
is disgraced. . ".'l'«g«,l«
Three hundred yonng athletes await ! Sunday,
KCbool league contests tonight.' \u25a0 \u25a0, ' Pngc m
Wrestler, Gotch says Jeffries will ontlast John-
Bon in prolonged battle. .r.. r . \*~ Page 11
Big eastern "colleges to hold aviation contests
during next June. • Page 11
Ran Prancisco athletic club; to enter banket
ball team for championship. il'r,itel«
Ann , Arbor's new. eoacb ' defends professional
bai-eball student. . f«B» 1«
Foor well . known twi,rlers . traded by Cincinnati
\u25a0nd Philadelphia Nationals. \u0084 Page ll
Mis* Chefv.brough and Mi^s Hsger win semi:
finals of gnlf \u25a0 toorney.' Page 11
GaroUh. turf outlaw, pardoned few days after
bis death. Page 10
MARINE
* Wilbelmina. new steamer for the Honolulu- nin? r
arrives from Newport News.", Page S
SOCIAL 'V
. OrfcfDTrey. assernljly at Fairmont. to Ik- prccfdcl
'»w *«*tfal dlnnw, Bartie* y^- ;," . " ' Pnjte '• i
Sitf FRANCISCO, FRIDAYS J^U^Y 21,
HOUSE RATIFIES
SELECTION OF
INQUIRY BOARD
Caucus Nominees for Land Of*
fice Investigation Confirmed
After Hot Fight
Democrats Are Incensed by the
Substitution of Lloyd for
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. — Ignor
ing protests of democratic mem
bers, therepublicanniajority in
the house today ratified their caucus
nominees for the Ballinger-Pinchot in
vestigating committee, displacing Rep
resentative RaJney of Illinois, one of
the democratic selections, and naming
in his stead" Representative Lloyd of
Missouri. s .
An "attempt by Lloyd to resign as a
member of- the committee brought
about a curious condition today, in
which the house for the time found it
self practically in control of the mi
nority, actual control of the body
being prevented only by parliamentary
tactics."
Minority in Control '
It having been given out that there
would be a democratic caucus at 4:30
o'clock, . most of the republican'mem
bers went home, while practically every
democrat was in- his* place. .. Motions.- -to
adjourn were defeated by vociferous
choruses from the democratic side.
Lloyd's resignation was read, where
upon Representative Tawney made the
point of order that no one was author- .
ized to receive It and would not be. so i
authorized until the joint committee j
should be organized. Even then, he ex
plained, the committee would have au
thority to receive a resignation of one
of its members only ,by inference.
Tawney undertook to demonstrate that
Lloyd, having. been .elected to member
ship on the committee, could not escape
service. •
j View Is Combatted
1 This view was • combatted.' by Under-
J wood of Alabama, who -said trie hou.se
| could accept, the.-. r^signaiipn.;. "V \ - ;,"
i Lloyd to obtain the floor
j for an explanation; but was barred out
by the parliamentary situation. Taw
ney, seemg -tiie impossibility of an ad
journment,- attempted to resume - con
sideration of the deficiency bill as a
means to force an adjournment. Again
the democrats^ in overwhelming num
bers, voted down hi? motion. \;
"Renewing his" motion to adjourn,
Tawney demanded \ a roll call on : the
ground that ''no querum" was present.
While the roll call was in progress and
republican members were being called
from their homes '.and hotels several
miles away, Underwood arose to make
an explanation. \u25a0
Democrats Hold Caucus
After some delay the Alabaman suc
ceeded in saying there had been a
general misunderstanding. He ex
plained that he had had no knowledge
of Lloyd's intention to offer his resig
nation at that time. • The minority,
he added, had not purppsely taken ad
vantage of the absence of. republican
members. * He said it was manifestly,
fair that he should move to adjourn,
and in doing so he received unanimous
support, and the house at 5:05 o'clock
adjourned, just 35 minutes after the
time agreed upon for. the democratic
caucus. The democratic caucus then
assembled.
At the democratic caucus Repre
sentative Rainey of Illinois, who was
denied a place on the Ballinger-Pinchot
investigating committee by a vote of
the republicans, addressed his col
leagues and withdrew his name from
further consideration in that connec
tion. Representative James also asked
to be- relieved \u25a0 from service upon the
committee, but upon motion of Rainey
the caucus voted to ask James to con
tinue.
Will Select Successor
Lloyd, ha\ - ing stated a desire to be
left off the committee, caucus ex
pressed a vote, of- confidence in Lloyd.
I and decided to meet' again tomorrow
i night, when the question of acting upon
\u25a0the.latter's successor will. be taken up."
; A motion by Representative .Sisson of
j Alabama that. Representative Clayton
! of Alabama, chairman- of the caucus,
I appoint a committee to consider^ the
i vacancy on the' investigating commit
tee and. to draw up an, address' to [the
i ountry was adopted by a vote of 49
| to"48. : ; \u25a0 -.; ;" . -.'\u25a0..
* ' Representative Poindexter of • Wash
ington, the lone republican insurgent
j who voted on.thefloor, of the, house to
! day "in -^favor of accepting the. demo-»
! cratic caucus nominees for the Bal
! linger-Pinchot" investigation, issued" a
lengthy statement today explaining his
attitude." . - .'
V"I do not think the republican party
is 'responsible' in" any way, for the demo-,
cratic membership, and; it did not de
volve upon *it - to inquire into '-their
qualifications.
Party Would Be Responsible ;
"If t the republicaiv organization
: should- liave r the -right to . select . the
democratic membership. >the, purpose <of
bipartisan representation Iwouid be de-^
feated.' A.The republican party would- be
responsible for the -.wholp : investigation
if it named thol entire .-committee." -
, PoinTle.xt»»r said ; tho- rulep,commiUee.
~r- Contluacd ; o» . JPsjrn ' S.** Column. 3.-
THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER
SEATTLE MAY GET
PACIFIC LINERS
Dispatch Says Siberia, Mongo=
Ha and Manchuria Will .Over
rate From Northern City
From Seattle came a report yesterday
that the' Pacific Maillsteamship.com
i pany intended to divert some of its
trans-Pacific line.fs from this port •to
; Pugef sound. It was stated that a di
i vision of the fleet ..would make the run
direct from Seattle to Honolulu and the
orient. The Pacific Mail Is said to have
completed plans .for two- large wharves
in the north for- the accommodation of
its freight and passenger, traffic. .-
This is the first intimation that such
a move was contemplated. There, has
been no official announcement from; the'
company.
The Siberia, Mongolia and Manchuria
are mentioned, specifically as ' the yes-,
sols likely to play a part in: the. new
arrangement. A dispatch received last
night frojii' Seattle said: },
"Confirmation of the* report that the
Pacific' Mall 'steamship' company, 'which
has been- operating. ; its entire oriental
fleet put of .San^P'rancisco, will divert
some of its ..trans-Pacific steamers from
the California port to Seattle came to
day when- the announcement was "made
that : the preparation will be beg"un im
mediately for the construction of ' two
ocean piers on the Oregon arid^.Wfl.sh
ington railroad^rompany'.s water front
property. now occupied by the Stetson-
Post mill company.: The , lumber; "mill
was notified to -vacate the property at
once and within a few days "workmen
will begin dismantling the buildings
now oh the prope/rty. ' » .'
"Chief Engineer j. H. IIolman ; of the
Oregon and Washington has in his pos-T
session \ completed plans. of these ocean
terminals, which embrace two modern
pier buildings, of two ' stories each. ,to
be constructed -of concrete - and, sheet
steel, ' t with full facilities for passenger
and freight traffic. . Tho cost of build- 1
ings alone^is stated to be. in excess. of.
5600,000. AVith the harbor iprovements
and approaches the work will entail an'
outlay of more, than ?75<\000. :
, "In r connection withthe improvement
of the ; water terminals of the .system
it is authoritatively stated that; part
of.the Pacific Mail fleet will bo diverted
from- San Francisco "and brought from
Honolulu to SeaCcle direct.V ,
"The big liners Siberia, Mongolia and
Manchuria of -the system are expected
to bear a" heavy, share "of the passenger
and freight business .from the orient
to 'Seattle direct.
. "Officers of - the ; mill company say,
they; will 'vacate ithe, railroad property
February 1 to -occupy; new quarters on
the oast" waterway." ' .
WILLIAM-J. BRYAN IS
': -WELCOMED rIN^RERIi
'Commoner Is Met by Repre-!
I sentative of President
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;. LIMA. Peru.. - Jan. . 20.— William J."
i Bryan > arrived: •\u25a0 hereitoda>\ ..; He ?,' was
landed ;* at tCallao'frorrii'liis- steamer ;by
a governm« > ntslaunch^and f ..was imeti by
a; large *nurnben'*of. '-prominent' persons,'
j n el iid ing"\u25a0 a '•-, representative ;V>f •President
Legu laTgt_Bryan\isroceftd ed ; h *»re -/and * to
il ii gg h t <1 i n ed ' at : ; t h ft"' A m erica n~; 1 egra t i o nV
Th ov- or king clas se s ; are "ar ran &I ng r spe -
'cisU?hon<»p« > forihinal'%-:V.':.;i^.:i f .-'".' . \u25a0 "' -
MURDERER DANCES
AFTER CONVICTION
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-Woman's Slayer Calls Jailer's
Attention j to Jig as Show
ing "Eyerythingtßight'^ y|
:. SPOKANE.', Wash..'- Jan. 20.— "Guilty
of murder in the first degree." This
is the verdict of the jury at Colville,
Wash', in the case of James F. Logan, j
alias Frederick Jahns, accused of mur
dering Mrs. Agnes Janson, his houw
keeper, the night of October 28 last,
and with- cremating .the body.
The case was given to thejury this
afternoon on instructions from the
court", and an" address by the-prosecut
ing attorney. Counsel for Logan did j
not "address - the jury. \u25a0
As ' I^ogan \u25a0 heard the verdict read by
the clerk he fell into his seat, .eying
the jurors closely. Then suddenly a
s-mile spread over his face. On-being
taken back to jail Logan rushed up
stairs for a word with George Hilton,
his nephew, who was'also arrested in
connection with the crime. In*. reply'
to HUton.' Logan said:
i .'.'lt was murder in the first' degree."
•;*' As .; Logan entered- .the ste*>l -tank
other .prisoners sang out: "What is' it,'
old man?" and again he returned the
answer: "Murder ih "first degree." ' •
After the jail doors clanked securely
behind Logan the jailer, again walked
around* to the outside 'door -'and
asked: "Is everything all right?" The
prisoner; answered cheerfully: "Don't
this look like it?" and the officers were
amazed to see.him dancing a jig. x^
Sheriff Graham placed a , double
guard over Logan's r cell "and : will
continue. the guard till Logan is taken
away.^f It ; is the sheriffs belief that
the prisoner has dangerous confeder
ates.: .:\u25a0:.'.,.\u25a0-•;\u25a0 '". ;\'. ;-'r': \u25a0',\u25a0 vjV -.'• . \u25a0
: The jury took t^v6 ballots, the firsi
being 10 . for^conviction l and .2 for. ac-"
quittal. "The second ballot, was, unani-,
mousfor "the 'verdict of guilty. :
ASK RULI NG ON^BEET .;/ ; :
SUGAR DISTILLATE
Representatives of California
Interest Now in Washington
[Special DUsaich to The Call]
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.— J. K..Young
berg'j'of-San Francisco, , representing
the distilleries and other ,
manufacturers of .'.'neutral spirits". f rom ;
sugar beets,- is "here -trying: 1 to obtain j
a ruling from the commißsioner of ; in- j
ternal revenue that* will permit these j
manufacturers" to, continue "their busl- I
ness. ..;' ' ...- . - .- " ; ' - \
; President Taft's decision*on ."what is
whisky"- put. the .manufacturers of
sugar beet out of business.
The decision classified rum .as "spirits
I distilled: fromicane. etc... and whisky as
I Bpirit"s{distilled^frorn grain. .. • \u25a0 :
I ;C;No= ; mentiori"Vwas?made;of dis
' tilled from.; sugar beets, this*
product, isiactually Vneutral spirits"; of
exceptional purity. - ;
T -The matter is still ; oending mV the
«Jai>h.rt.nifint_ .*' \u25a0' , " : *•'\u25a0.-• -' ;. ' -" - \u25a0 ''-' '
ATTEMPTS TO ROB
GIRL ON FERRYBOAT
Young Man Drinkr to
Daughter of Cap jtaiist and
*F|e«s After Outcry
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
OAKLAND. Jan. 3t>.*— Miss Harriet
Thompson, IS years old, living at 1620
Bay street, Alameda, daughter of Frank
Thompson, a San Francisco capitalist,
and . granddaughter of the late Cap
tain-R. R. Thompson, an Alameda mil
lionaire, was found in a hysterial con
dition at the Oakland mole early this
evening, - where- she had- been aban
doned,":she says, by a strange young
man, who -plied her with drinks and
tried to rob her.
She' had on her wrists and finders
jewels'^ valued at fully $3,000, which the
girl told the police were the objects
of theyoung stranger's attentions.
Miss " Thompson said' that she had
been to the St. Francis, hotel to visit
her father and her* mother, the latter
of whom is reported to be dangerously
ill. She took a fefr>" boat from San
-Francisco on the Oakland mole run.' she
says,, about 6:30 o'clock. On the boat
she was accosted by the young man,
who conversed a whlleand finally sug
gested that, they go to the dining room
for a, few moments. .
\u25a0v'rJust what refreshments the girl par
took of in the lower pajt of the vessel
is not clear from her incoherent state
ment." First "she said that she had
mixed liquortr" and then asserted that
Bhe">had taken only "soft "drinks."
which affected her as woulddrugs. On
the attempted robbery she is not more
precise, but; maintains -that the "com
panion tri«d to . get possession of her
jewelry. \u25a0 •
.The 'girl said that' she was
violently*ill while the young man was
with her. but did. not lose conscious
ness, -and that she- was able to resist
when the stranger tried to remove her ;
jewels. Her outcries the
stranger and he left her abruptly.
Miss ' Thompson made her way to the!
train *and. got aboard the Oakland local'
instead -.of- the Southern Pacific "horse
shoe'V train, which would -have taken
herto Aiameda. She was so : ill that
she > did,' not leave the train atßroad
wa'y. as an Alameda passenger would
have done, but rode clear to the end. of
the line at Melrose. She "still kept on
the train and returned to the mole.
'The' train crew notified the police and
the girl was taken to the receiving
hospital. Dr.*; W. ; K. , Irwin. : who at
tended her, pronounced her "hysteri
cal." She was kept at'the hospital-for
a time, -but was finally permitted "to
go home with' G. E. Thompson, her
uncle, .who had been summoned to the
hospital.' He said .that ' the girl was
frequently, hysterical, and mighty have
been overcome by. such'an experience as
Lshe. related : in her broken -manner.
\u25a0' , Miss^ .Thompson's- father^-was oneVof
the v heirs of Captain R. R.- Thompson^
and\his : own' fortune now is large* He
j achieved' notoriety, recently s when: some
|. woman,, was ; said to have: obtained 'a
I fortuna' from* him. " •
r^V^^r^^ii Commercial
firfiTJi^p o^'' i! ruin
KrNI^S Real Estate RjrUllN
LrC w I j Automobile IlLglU
- Dramatic
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AEROPLANE
RACE WON
BY CURTISS
Beats Paulhan in Aerial Speed
Trial at Southern Avia
tion Reid
Hamilton Has Narrow Escape-
From Death When Return
ing From Long Flight
Crank Shaft Breaks, but Skill*
ful Use of Planes Averts
Serious Accident
Parade Showing Evolution of
Transportation Closes the .
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Great Meet
$!,000FORFKSTAVUTOR
TO LAND ON TAMALPAIS
4 ( X W V offer of 91.000 for tke
f\/l firat aviator who ntarti*
•«••\u25a0» from San Francisco a nit
lands on the- top «f Mount Taam
alpaix vrtth his machine Mill
hold!* srood." said C. V. Runjon.
prenideat of the Mill Valley and
Mount Tamalpais railway, ye»
terday when he received a tele-
KTim from the sooth *a via sr that
Paulhan, the daring Frencihman.
had promised la make th« fllsht.
"ft In not a ra*e of flj-int; aroanil
the mountain. He raaat nllcht
thrre. and If he doea mm I*ll pay
over -the . *t.0O«». Oar hoard of
direetort held Hn aannal mrettnc
today and' the members of the
board upheld my flr*t offer."
T "OS. :. ANGELES, Jan. 2tt— X*
I . flu?k gathered over tbe old
— T^ Dominyuez ranch tonight four
flyiner machines that had been circling
in the air in rivalry of the meadow
larks that for so many centuries have
held dominion there settled softly to
earth. The masters of these newest
air. craft walked to their tents, the
?rcat crowd filed down the roadway
and the first international aviation
meet ever held in" America was over.
Aviator Near Death
All was peaceful and but tew* knew
that one man had been near death in
those last few minutes. Charles K.
Hamilton \vas returning, from a 13
mile flight toward the ocean. While
a mile from the aviation field' the
crank shaft of his machine snapped.
To. an automobile this would have
meant a wreck. To a ship it would
have meant a helpless drift upo?) the
se«. To .the. aeroplane it meant so
little thiit no one in the crowd noticed
anything: wronjr.
Hamilton shut off his engine and so
leveled and ..swayed his planes that h«
was wafted gently down,' touching with
scarcely, a thud. It was the best piece'
of emergency handling of a machine
that has been seen at the meet.
Aerial Race Begins
Curtiss and Paulhan — the great rivals
of the meet— furnished the excitement
fpr the closing day. Paulhan -went up
at 3:25 o'clock for an endurance flight.
After' he had gone two. or three laps of
the course. Curtiss started on a 10 lap
speed trial, half a lap. or more, than
three-quarters of a mile -behind Paul
han." Instantly it was seen that a great
race was on — the first real race of th»
10 days. The two airships, full speed
on. came over the grandstand with the
fpeed of an express train., Curtiss. it
was plain, was gaining. Tie trept
swiftly on Paulhan's heels, and on the
third" lap after starting he reached,-,,
Paulhan. ' flying above. The French
man for a few seconds held his own,
then Curtiss. in his American machine. .
forged ahead by a nose, a length, and
finally by half a. lap."
American MachineFaste&t
. . It was no race after that. The' Ame
rican machine was demonstrated as the
faster beyond question. As Curtiss
rusbed.over PaulHan. he received the.
greatest applause that any of his ef
forts had" gained. Paulhan went ott
until he had "traveled <?4.4 miles and
had been in the air nearly an hour
and a half. Curtiss came down after a
30 mile trip.
This race". gives ; the whole story of.
the.meet.- The Curtiss machines have
won. all the prizes: for speed, quick
starts, perfect landings, and those
events where a light, swift machine
showed . best.
Paulhan has won all the cross coun
try, -passenger carrying and endurance \u25a0*
tests, having a heavier, slower machine
and an engine -which he r trusts to the .
ultimate. Paulhan haa taken more tnaa~
$15,000! in prizes, and has tfta
world's records -for altitude and: for
cross country flights alone > : and with a .
passenger. Curtis, haj* broken ua