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VOLUME CVIL— NO. Go.
56 DIE BY GAS
EXPLOSION IN A
MEXICAN MINE
Forty Injured are Removed to
Hospitals and Bodies Are
Brought to Surface
Workers Are Blamed for Causing
Disaster by Smoking in Un
derground Workings
—
Victims Are Suffocated While,
Waging Bitter Fight to
Reach Pure Air
JL .J.
I Miners Are Blamed for
| Disregarding Salety Law
At tilt- PMnlan mlnr In Las
Kaperaniiim Xlex^ T*tl men i»er-
Inhed nnd 40 were injured by ek
pl«nion dae to cigarette flame.
At Prlmero, Colo^ T>O bodies
bive h*m rreoverrd aod tbr io~
tal dead In 75, while there are 35
\u25a0«i<!nvT(> and 65 orphan*.
\t the fiU Panl mine. Cherrj".
JM.. *>nly one miner cod i>rveral
mule*" bodies fcavr been recov-
LAREDO, Tex. Feb. I\— One of
the greatest disasters in the hi*
' tor:-- of Mexican coal raining took
pla<e today in the Palau mine ?t Las
Efp*ranias, Mex. The toll of human
jife \u25a0«vhir]l paM the penalty of negli
g»n<~e on the part of some, miner is of
ficially placed at 56, while the list of
lnjrsred numbers nearly as many.
An explosion occurred in So. Z shaft
of the coal mine of the Esperanzae
mining company and is attributed to
the ignition of ga? from the flame of a
cigarette of a miner, smoking contrary
Explosion Expels Dust
Tlip miner*, mostly Mexicans and
Japanese, had assumed their places In
the^difl^-rcct. .-workings just after 7
At S:"0 o'clock those at work above
jrour.d heard a loud explosion and al
most instantly a vast ilo'ud of dust and
iniok« f?u<Ms frotii the "iiioutn of the
wI: ,i the onlookers realized the
BWMMiin'ie of tije disaster assistance was
.--:-.. \f-\y forthcoming-. As soon as
ihf: .i*r in the shaft could be purified
sufficiently .'to permit rescuers to- de
c'v-«-ttJ Biany volunteers were ready to
i gk iii'ir lives in an endeavor to suc
coi i';:. it stricken brothers below.
Victims F-ijjht for Air
<\u25a0.£\u25a0..- immediately were sent down,
«•• i to lUeir capacity with miners
i ' \u25a0• r iipon reaching their comrades. On
\u25a0 \u25a0 -\u25a0 .<!id second levels everything
w-i- - found intact and the men working
_ psc were safe.
The rescue party went down to the
Lhisd level and as soon as the air could
be sufficiently cleared, they entered the
various drifts and began a search for
the dead- Scattered about in various
positions in the workings they found
the bodies of the men. suffocated, their
faces indicating the bitter fight they
had waged to reach pure air and safety.
The rescuers worked in relays
Marching for their dead and dying
companions.
Forty Injured Are Removed
After six hours' work, 53 bodies had
been brought to the surface, while
nearly 4 0 injured men had been re
moved to hospital*. The injured owe
their escape to the fact that they were
working where they were protected
from the rush of foul air.
As the bodies were brought to the
gurfac*. ftcreaming women and children
were congregated about the mouth of
the shaft awaiting the rescue of loved
ones.
Moet of the killed were Mexicans,
the Japanese minere being employed in
other parts of the mine. "•'••
Mine Damp Causes Disaster
State .representatives sejit a detailed
report of the explosion snd a deduc
tion as to probable cause — the explo
sion of mine damp — to the governor of
Coah;:ila and Saltiilo. ; They instructed
the local authorities to take such ac
tion as they deemed necessary and to
investigate thoroughly the cause of the
disaster.
The mining company officials lost no
time in making provision for the In
jured. An order, was telegraphed to
Eagle Pass and Monterrey for coffins for
the dead, and money and food have
been provided for the suffering fami
lies.
... - *.
- The Palau mine is one of the best
equipped coalmines In \ the republic It
has an adequate ventilating system, is
provided with" electric lights, and rain
ing officials are utterly at a loss to
account for-Jhe presence of mine damp
in No. 3 workings. > , . • °" v.£.
75 Miners Dead
-, PRIMERO. Colo-. Feb. 2.— Monday's
•explosion in the main mine of the Colo
rado fuel and iron company claimed a
lotal "»f 75 victims and left 33 widows
«rd/s.^ fatherless children.
These" facts were determined late
th!» -afternoon when the official canvass
on Pajre 2. Coliimm ; 1
The San Francisco Call.
; Mrs* Frank Norris,
; Widow of Novelist,
W To Become a Bride
SIMPLICITY WILL
MARK CEREMONY
Mrs. Frank Norris to Marry F.
C. Preston in St. Luke's
Church Monday
; • .
With simplicity as the keynote. the
wedding of Frank C. Preston and Mrs.
Frank Xorris. widow of. the famous
novelist, will take pla< c in St. Luke's
church at noon Monday, announcement
to this effect being made yesterday.
None but relatives, will h* present.
The sudden decision to marry .so
eerly upset the calculations of the
friends who thought there would be no
wed«*ing until late .in the season. "This
was the original -idea, but it was
tot-eed aside by the couple, who found
it more to their convenience to cut
short their brief engagement.
Following a wedding trip Preston
«nd,his bride will- take up their resi
dence in San Francisco.
TWO -AMERICANS'-- KILLED
BY MEXICAN LABORERS
Dual Tragedy at an Arizona
Wood Cutters' Camp
DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Feb. 2. — An auto
mobile party from this city which hur
ried to the Sw'isshelm mountains last
nijrlu In the hope of capturing two
Mexicans who had killed one Ameri
can and fatally wounded another found
that the Mexicans had fled.
Ernest Kuykendall, his father. Sam
uel Kuykendall, and Owen Plumb were
engaged in paying off the Mexicans at
a wood cutters* camp when witho"ut
warning the Mexicans lifted axes.and
struck down the two younger men. «.v\
Samuel Kuykendall, the father, who
is nearly blind, started to run in the
direction of the wagon wherein were
the puns, at which the Mexicans fled.
The old man hid in the bushes until
dark and then crawled to the homes
of neighbors. Ernest Kuykendall died
this morning, while Plumb can not live.
CHINESE DROWNS WHEN
CANOE IS CAPSIZED
Accident on Lake Lagunitas
Nearly Numbers 3 Victims
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Feb. 2.—
The tipping of a canoe. on Lake Lagu
itas was the cause of a fatality, when
Long, one of the Chinese employed at
the Kappa Sigma house, was drowned
while rowing with two companions.
None of them could swim,' and had
it not been ; for the prompt, action of
J. F. Partridge and R. H.: Reynolds,
who were practicing in the two oared
shell near by, all three would now be
dead. " \u25a0• . . . '
\u25a0 Wong and Y«n, the two; who were
saved, are both employed at the Phi
Delta Theta house.
•Parties of- students are* at work
dragging the lake, but as yet the body
has not been recovered. . ' :
TRUNK MURDERESS IS
IN SAN QUENTIN CELL
Mrs. Emma Le Doux Evidently
:, Hopes for a Parole
[Sptcial Dispatch to The Call].
SAN QUENTIX. Feb. 2. — Mrs. Emma
he Doux, the ."trunk . murderess." ar T
rived here from. Stockton today* to be
gin her life sentence for the murder of
Albert NY Me Vicar. - She was accom
panied by She-riff ' Walter F.-Sibley and
Mrs. George Shepherd,, matron of the
coonty jail at Stockton* \u0084 - ..{>
Mr«. le Doux. regarded the interior
of San Quentin prison . with! great in
terest, t'lt .is. a far .nicer place] than I
expected," she remarked to the matron,
j The fortitude*, with .which ' she re
oigned herself to the" prospect of spend
ing the remainder' bf "her" life ' fn '"San
Quentin is- : believed to spring from
hope of a parole. She can notbe pa
roled until she has served eight years.
PROMINENT QRATON
COUPLE MARRIED
[Special Dispatch to The Call] ,
SANTA ROSA, Feb. 2.— The many
friends of J. M. >Brush; and Miss, F*.ay
Ayers of Gra ton '.were greatly^' surprised
to learn. yesterday that the couple were
married in San^ Rafael last Saturday.
Brush is >a book keeper for the ;Graton
cannery and - a nephew of ;. Captain iJ.
H. Brush . of : this city.. His bride ;was
attending Ithe. San Jos^ normal, school
up to the time of the wedding. .; A re
ception was given themJast night : at
Graton. / \u25a0 »^
SOLICITOR IS ; BROKE— J. A.' Henderson.- an
-. t Oakland .MoUdtor;' p-titioncr tin- I'uitwl Stoles
district court j-psttTdjfj' to Jie"declared.si.ltank
\u25a0 nnit. - He lt'tmttble tv i>ay a ccut <>v debts of
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SAN FRANCISCO;' THURSDAY,: FEBRUARY 3, 1910.
WILL ATTACK
LEGALITY OF
APPOINTMENTS
Ousted Commissioners Will
'Launch Legal Battle to
Retain Jobs
Political Arena Shifts From the
Mayor's Office to the
Courts
— - . \u25a0
The scene 'of action, in so far as
things political in the municipal camp
are concerned,, will shift today from
the mayor's office inthe Mills building
to the courts. Lawyers are to under
take the task of sevprlng the necks
that have proved' 100 tough .for the
mayoral guillotine.
On the one hand th^ attempt will be
resumed "to oust thp members of the
old board of education "who are cling
ing tenaciously to tli^ir i»opitions by
virtue of a preliminary injunction.. On
the other hand, the members of the
old board of health who were treated
to summary dismissal on Monday will
begin a legal fight to hold their places!
Will' Attack Injunction
The motion made in tho mayor's be
half to dissolve the preliminary in
junction restraining him from inter
ference with the inrumhent members of
the board of education will be argued
in Judge Sturtevaiit's court at. 2:30
o'clock. Cleveland Dam, for the mayor,
and Frank .1. Murphy, representing
Chief of Police Martin. Will attack the
injunction. Charles P. Wheeler will
appear in behalf .of Commissioners
Payot, Bannerman and Mrs. Klncald.
Simultaneously with' this hearing
the first, gun will be fired in the fight
of the ousted members of the board of
health to retain their places. Com
plaints on which, their action is; to be
based already have been prepared and
will be filed some time this afternoon;
The action to" be taken is similar to"
that^ taken by the school commission
ers, except that it* follows instead of
precedes the" naminir.6f'new appointees."
Seek tp Enjoin Mayor_ : L v -:% ;. : .
. In behalf of the..five ousted health
commissioners an attempt witt be made
to enjoin the mayor, the chief of police
and the newly appointed health com
missioners from proceeding with any
work or from interfering- with the old
board in its performance of the duties
of the office. * The effort will';-' be to
throw the burden of the contest over
the validity of the mayor's appoint
ments on the shoulders of. the commis
sioners of his naming^ , •
Separate complaints have been drawn
4n behalf of each of the five old com
missioners. The actions are based on
the theory that the mayor's appoint
ments were invalid, that no right was
gained by the violent seizure of the
board's office and that the old commis
sioners are therefore still the commis
sioners, both in, law and fact. '"- \u25a0:
Battle to Finish ,
The action in court will be directed
by Arthur H. Barendt, one of the ousted
commissioners.: and by Barclay Henley
as counsel for all- five. In discussing
the proposed action yesterday Henley
said: :'j .'; : ;;. '•'. : .
"We have determined 'upon- injunc
tion prcceedings and are. ready to go
ahead with this fight, which is. to be a
battle to the finish. We do not recog
nize the mayor's appointees as the. real
commissioners, 7 for_ he. was without
power to. make the appointments. The
old = commissioners^ were appointed for
a certain. term and-ean only be removed
on a showing of cause through a proper
legal procedure, which the mayor, has
not taken. • \u0084
"The law does not recognize violence
as establishing any right, and the forci
ble" entry, of the .board's" offices has
gained these . new appointees • nothing.
Our action is intended to reinstate the
old commissioners and preverit any in
terference with them or their work
until such time as they are properly
removed. • . „ • . .
"This will force the new appointees
to institute. quo warranto proceedings
to prove the validity of their, appoint
ments and will throw the burden of the
proof on ' them. -We are making no
effort in the present action to test the
validity of 'the appointments. That
must come from them." •
Two changes announced- in the of
ficial family yesterday have practically
completed the.mayor's-progfam of com
mission reorganization. '.. William A.
Newsom was appointed to succeed Joan
D. McCJilvray^ Jr. on the board of pub
lic works and William K. Gutzkow was
chosen .'as -"park = commissioner - ; to *:re
place P. -Troy, both McGilycay
and Troy "having handed over" their
resignations several days ago.; marl M.
Cummins of- the;"old park commission
still retains his° place, but his" resigna
tion is in the mayor's. pocket. •
Slaughter at an End
This brings the slaughter, of com
missioners to" an end, say» for action
against the, trio of 'fighting- board, of ;
education members in; the event that;
a* legal V ul timatelj^/ permits v a !
change.- Two'cbnimisslons'f-the' election
and playground boards— have i hot? felt
the hand >of \ reform under.' , the new
regime, nor., are likelyjto. The
mayor.' yesterday/ expressed ; hfs*' satis
faction ;,w|th :thei present. : pe*rsqhn*«l 'at
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FREE CRITICISM
STIRS WRATH OF
NAVY SECRETARY
Lively Row Between House
Committee on Naval Affairs
and Cabinet Officer
Meyer Is Nettled at Broadside
From Rear Admiral and
Paymaster General
. —
[Special Dispatch to The Call] \
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.— -The -liveliest
kind uf. a row has .broken out between
the house, committee on naval affairs
and Secretary Meyer, growing out of
the '\u25a0\u25a0 testimony of Rear Admiral -Capps
and Paymaster CJeneral Ropers in op;
position to tli": "Meyer reorganization
plan.
•All sorts of stories arc afloat, includ
ing, rumors of Meyer's resignation and
a conerrfp.sional investigation of the
navy department;
These naval officers' at first declined
to testify on the ground that the presi
dent's order forbade them from fur
nishing information lo congress with
out the consent of the head of the de
partment.
This consent was" granted by Secre
tary Meyer and the two officers there
upon poured hot shot into his plan to
abolish some of th«» bureaus of the navy
department.
Secretary Meyer was greatly nettled
bythi« and rumors that the two offi
cers wer<» to be \u25a0 deposed flew about
quickly.
Today .the story gained ground that
Capps. and Rogers were busy bringing
influence to bear against Meyer, in con
gress. ,
President Taft took a hand today,
conferring with Chairman Foss of the
naval committee. Secretary Meyer, and
Attorney General Wickersham.
The house committee has complicated
matters by. taking ;sides.' on the,; n?or-'
ganization plan. The naval committee
is incensed at Meyer because they have
the idea that he intends to remove or
discipline Capps and Rogers for giving
Information to a conirniuoV of a-kind
he-did not like.' % . # '
-<\u25a0 Chairman Foss ' told th"e > ''pre^iden t "to
day that congress would never surren
der the right to question any official of
the government. • . . \u25a0
HEIRESS CLAIMED AS
BRIDE BY DIPLOMAT
William A&tor's Granddaughter
Marries
"LONDON. Feb. 2. — Miss Caroline
Astor Dray ton .of New York, only
daughter of J. Coleman Dray ton and
granddaughter; of -the late William
Astor, today. became the wife of WH-.
Ham Phillips, secretary of the Amer
ican embassy.
The parish church at Regate, Sussex,
was the scene of the ceremony, which
was witnessed by a large party of rela
tives and friends. Rev. Edgar Shep
hard. subdean of the chapels royal,
officiated.
Following the ceremony at the church
a reception was held at Nyewood house,
the home of Captain T. F. Warren, a
friend of the Draytons. v
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will pass their
honeymoon at "Fawkewood." near
Seven Oaks,, which Phillips has taken
as a country residence; ";
Phillips was third assistant secretary
of state during the administration of
President Roosevelt and. outside of his
official duties was" a member of the
famous "t.enniß cabinet." He was ap
pointed to his present post September
25,-1909: His home is in Boston."
PREACHER GETS DRUNK
AND STEALS .-.COATS
Professed "Evangelist" and "Re
formed" Thug. ls Jailed
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAX, JOSE, P\eb. 2. — Samuel Dugan,
an "evangelist'.'^who says that 'he. 'is "a
reformed thug from the Barbary coast
in San ' Francisco, -was brought -into
police^ court today- upon . a -charge of
stealing overcoats from'- the- vestry' of
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal -church
i He pleaded guilty and was -sentenced
to. serve 180 days'in' the county prison.
The man has been conducting meetings
in San Francisco, Stockton and San
Jose. ;He has been in this city about
six weeks and had preached several
times in the Florence Crittenton mis
sion. . ; '\u25a0...-. '; • '
He was caught bythe polide trying
to sell the garments two hours after
he-had stolen them. His bnly^defense
was that he had been, drinking' and
was not reepqnsible for his actions. -
WARRANT ISSUED FOR j
DAVENPORT'S ARREST
Cartoonist Is With
Failure to Pay Alimony "<
\u0084 NEW, YORK, Feb. 2.— The arrest -of
Homer, Davenport, the ' cartoonist," 1 ., has
been -ordered -by ;the 'supreme 'court
here" for ifailure to pay alimony, at the
rate 'of. $400 a- month. :" Davenport left
the state -some .time ago and is; now
said to^be seriously, ill in California, t
SCANDAL AIRED; IN V V v
GIRD ESTATE CONTEST
[Special DispalchUo The Call]
SANTA ROSA; LFeb. :'.— The S.N.- Gird
estate will :be; heard before the supreme
court. • in ' ! San! Francisco? tomorrow; on
appeal 'from the * Sonoma 1 county .'supe
rior,' court.' >Glrd, "who waslkilled'jbere
some - two years'^ ago. \u25a0> left '>. his*; slo,ooo
estate- intestate ;'arid .his ; brother;; from
southern California 'appeared '-and 'made
claim-i to";it;: but* Stephen r ; and; ' Nellie"
"B^nnet'i tiled a coritgst and»i«et *iip ttheir
claim?as"illegitimate";ohildren^wlioXhad
beehl legally* recoknlz^Fby^ttielrjfath'er
during; bii> lifetime* — — *• "- f \u25a0 \u25a0* >*~- •-»
BOSTON SOCIETY GIRL
BECOMES THE BRIDE OF
OFFICER OF THE NAVY
MRS. HOLDEN A. EVANS.
HEART STORY TOLD
BY LITTLE SHOE
Through All His^ iMiserable Life
Tramp Carried iMemehtq of
Baby Son
\u25a0• . .' - - fs*
[Special Dispatch Jo The Call)
LOS ANGELES. Feb: 2.— ln February,
1309. a tramp,- ojd and infirm, his cloth
ing torn and. patched, entered the;
Pisgah home for treatment. A few^days
later he died, witltqut giving his name
or any. information concerning his past
life. .
•In the search for something to
identify the dead man Doctor" Yoakum,
in charge of home, found $910.78 sewed
inside- the lining of .an old. coat. \u25a0 From
the inside pocket of the same garment
he tdok^a'baby's tiny shoe. Today, the
little shoe was brought into the pro
bate-court by Thomas J. Franklin of
San Francisco, whose foot it'once cov
ered, but: who has now grown to man
hood and has children 1 of his own. .'• '\u25a0'_
' Franklin's. name, written on a slip of
paper;, was found in the shoe some time
after the' old tramp's .death. • He was
communicated with and- came . to 'Los
Angeles.'identifyjng' the '.shoe as "one
taken by .his father, Nathan Harrison
Franklin, 21 -years ago^-. Of the estate
of more.Hhan $900, the report -to- the
court/showed that $300 remains, the
rest, of" the;'money ;having • been : spent
by; the son; in placing a monument over
his" father's 'graved • '.':. ' •
- Franklin "said^ his father left 1 home
21 years ago and that all Urace of him
had since'been lost. '_•* ". ' •!..-•
WOMAN IS SERK)USLV V :
HURI\ IN: PANIC -ON CAR
Mrs.' Mdran, Thrown From PlatV
V form in VVild Stampede *^f
-Mrs. "-- William*-' Moran pf.422. Laurel
avenue sustained- a compound fracture
of the Jeft leg last evening. when she
was thrown from' 'a 1a 1 Fillmpre street cai
in o Duboce avenue during a. panic which
followed .the; blowing -out of ajfuse.
In the; excitement 1 Mrs. Morari was
hurled from -the platform, i'Theambu
lance'from the.central emergency .hos
pital was misdirected, to "the scene -. of
the accident' and 'the removal of the
woman to the 'hospital was delayed , a
considerable .time.-. '', .J. J - -°. . ','
PLUMBER MAY HAVE : ;
: DROWNED UNDER PIER
Laborer Disappears White, He
, Is Working at Ferry Slip
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- SAUSALI JO, : Feb. ; 2.*— Lawrence ,-Hau
ser,;a San Rafael ; : plumber employed, by
the Northwestern' Pacific^ railroad?, com-;
panjvisibelieved to' have\been drowned
here'this ', morning. ; v Hey. began;', work
installing oil" pipes • under, the pier : to 1
the ; north. of*. the fefryj slip.' \u0084 - :; .:.';^ .., _
" : .YWhen ' he"did» not appear -at : the noon
hour 'a -search Iwas : made, resulting in .
the flndUig'of hiscap on aibea°m near
theCwater.v-He^was^a iwidower^and
leaves •aV.little'i girl scyears^of ~~ageb'at
Lodi,3 f where r his- sisters;; Pauline^ arid
Jensina; Valso V reside! ".?:\ Two v brothers,*
Tom Tahd reside I a t.^ 1112
Devisadero 0 street, Ji San iFTfancisco.
r^Draggririgfand^blastiriK^failed-to-pro^
diice '.> theft 1 bodyi""^ -; Christopher Mleclar.es'
lliS 'i)f o U]?F ? had no cause -jt or /suicide, f •
MAKE THEIR VOWS
AT HOME CEREMONY
Simple:; Wedding of iiieu tenant
" ConirnanileT^ Hi A^ Evans^d :
Miss Frances Ingersqil J:Hk
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iorllolrfcn- A. Kia»« dl*rav.er» : .hi« Tritfe,
Mr*. >Fnu«l Hvann, kUslnjj Mciltenant
"Boy" Owlnirp. "" . ... ': " ..-. \u25a0 .•; ;•'.\u25a0:••''•.' \u25a0;V. : ;- " \u25a0
Jaimarj'r, 1000— .i:vau» tUf >nft tor
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January . 1 t-f-I*J vorre U • Rranictf. j
- -May ' S— Evau.V repprterf .<rng:a.i?e«i ; ;.".t©
mnrry Mis« jMiilie In enroll of JlUwiUm..
-.' 31a»jr - {>— Kvan* iJouie* -the'••^|»RaKr
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'.'.February 2.: lUJtr— -Cvnnn :_:: _ : marrl<-«
Ml«« Ingreraoll In Boston. '..-' /•• V" \u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0 I? I*.:-
[SpecialDiipalck-to The Call] ./•", . .. : : !
' BOSTOX. Mass.. Feb.:2.— A weddtng,
which was perhaps .the most "iio table'
one. in society.and naval circles : this
season,, took place in this city tonight,
when Lieutenant Commander Ho Wen A.
Evans:. of the Mare Island .navy- yard,
and- Miss Frances Ingers&lJ,,*' a Boston
society girl," wer« joined in wedlock ;by
Rev. S^H;i. Roblin. ; V \u25a0H : .\v]':.'.--:;ftU;
The ceremony took place at the home
of the bride's'mother.Mrs.; Harriet ilil
dreth. 136 St. Botorph street, and was
attended by ; many- society : .people of
Boston and New York.' |V,V. /; \u25a0
Evans, and .his . young! -wife -.left
shortly.-, after, the ceremony for. .Wash
irigtoii'. D., C;. After .remaining there a
few; days they .wtir.goto; Xew; Orleans,
and -from there; journey ;.to. the .'Pacific
coast;< '^X':~ r *'S- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'' ' : V^» .'.:\u25a0 '\u25a0 ''\u25a0':.'•\u25a0 v;. '"\u25a0'•\u25a0\u25a0
; j Miss ingersoir- wore a .gown of white
satih'/mediaV ;wiih a • wedding: ; veil of
old Flemish lace.'- .She!c.arried. a shower
bouquet 'of lilies of the yalleyV r .f
.The.' "matron of : "honor" was 'Mrs.
Thomas Henry Maxweil^"a;sister. of the,
bride.-Xaval'Constru'cto^ John A. Spell,
man acted" is -' best - man.- j Naval Con
structor William C.' Ferguson -was head
usher. -* ; - \u25a0 .? :\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0"•\u25a0\u25a0-'\u25a0 •'"\u25a0'•• ; '\u25a0- :;-" : *'/ r
BREAKS' QUARANTINE v '
AND STARTS FOR>HOME
Youth ; >Vith Scarlet Fe ver
\ '• . ' . Eludes ;Nurse •. .;
ISpecuil 'Dispatch to The Call] .
- PALO ' : : A%.TO. Ff b. * 2.-^Thoughts bf
home-. cheer-' and maternal sympathies
overriding-, whatever- scruples, he may
have had : caused/ Alfred C Murray^- a
Stanford /student,'^ to -break' from " a
tjyarantirie- cottage -.where he had "been
placed on .beings stricken .with scarlet
,f ever, three weeks ago and -to fly to his
home- In* -Woodland on an " early train
this morning..' -*- 4 . •,- " -;*.•*'""-,
'7 Murray was ., placed in acotta'ge an
nexed to the Guild hospital. There 'was
some. opposition- and protest to a" quar
antine .cottage "in. the. heart of the .town
and": complaints were;made to "the. town
council I about the I matter. Thia - fact,
together \u25a0 with the ; natural loneliness of
the ; situation,*" so" worked ; upon • the" boy
that,^though 'he /was in " the : most I"dan
gerous ;period;6f his affliction, he quiet
ly,-'slipped "away, "'The* discovery ot his
flightTwas-jriottmadeJuntir theCnurse
entered : his; room ; I wlth;breakfast.)-v-" ;
V A few {'days .. ago - friends \u25a0; of , the 'J lad
visite'/ 1 Doctor^ Boxmeyer. and asked for
permission j. to send r'hlrn.-.honie.Xbut 1 the
request .'was . emphatically. ;. ; it
is ".; said I that -; should "M urray^ return The
•will V:: be jprosecuted.for : violating ? the
. h§altli" laws f J n * breaking, quarahtlheT?"'.
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WEATHER
YEgS T'EJSJDA V—Clear;Y — Clear; east r»ind; maximum
fxrtJfieraluTe. 50; mmimttm, 42.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; light
north TPtnd.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MERGE IN
BUSINESS
OF EXPRESS
Southern Pacific Company Sells
X Its Wells Fargo Stock to
'-. '."'. the American
Deal Is Probably Forerunner of
Plan to Consolidate the
Traffic
—
Price Obtained Is Said to Be in
Neighborhood of $200 a
Share
Harriman Estate Is Still in Pos*
session of Large Amount
of the Stock
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[Special Dispatch to The Call]-. .
NEW YORK. Feb. 2.— What is
believed to be practically a
merger of two of the largest
and' wealthiest express companies in
the United States was revealed today
when it was disclosed that the South
ern-Pacific railroad company, had sold
its holdings o£ stock in th« Wells-
Fargo express company. The; name
of the- purchaser could not be. ascer
tained positively, but in authoritative
circles it was said to be the American
expre ; ss...epmpaDy. -y; ][-:'.^:-.
:: AUhoiugb the Southern Pacing Rold
ivigs, in \Vells- Fargo do nofc represent
stock control :of that concern/ the rc
.raatrider.o 1 the shares, outside -at tho-e
\u25a0 h.<fld;b-:y;.thc Harriman estate, arc »o
vvidely .distributed that the Southern
Pacifiv: xcould easily swing the corn
;s2oq|^;Share;;/: ;;;'-; : ' .; ;>
Ifi -TJ]"^pnc« pavd.;h said tojjave been -
; iri uh^ licf^bborhood ot ?2Uo \a" share.
1 a trenjettdoua: .profit.
for jt he railrotid on its ori gina I. ii nyn vc st-
ivas this, it ii-jaid,' that
pf^rhpctied ;i.hc^ale. .;-- :: '••/ \u25a0•- y'r
;\V;ii VNyairidMrfng 1.. H. HarrißffaS*« vre\u25a0_Kitne\.ihsr.^;thci.:Southernv re
\u25a0_Kitne\.ihsr.^;thci.:Southern Paeiftc/.^ai-i
\u25a0quireU .%.s .hbtdings ot Wcfe-iFar^..
Harrlma; .na;l;so purchase*! a Ltrgv. b'-' H k
oh. his.- QW.a account. That.- it ;"tx siiitl.
;his ; family. )-[{' ; -\ :; '
Surplus; ir-
tpek.:ai.a^.; .caiised the •?.-...: : a -& >/*..: .\u25a0
to p.urpfe^se.more.tlie '\'-- ] -.•\-i •-\u0084'>\u25a0\u25a0
:pahy '.iva^.a tremendou, -.:.<>-";";;Ji;^rD»u.-i
"tta]rriffian.;.aime tlat cont: ->: !, : ..t : , <
;pitj^; ; a?(b.feias':of great va.. "
tiojj .witJj.Uhe stock mav'v.;^.{nui»iM: : -.
•.tian : S;Sifie;-,vC9ndiiet»;d \u25a0in behalf :of the
ro^ds -Jte . directed. Th*at * surplus \u25a0 was
divided recently iv the shape of. a divi
dend of;3oa per cent to the stock hoi<t
.e'rs/:' ;-';\u25a0\u25a0"}-\u25a0 : ';: : . \u25a0•-./:.; v :. ;\u25a0. -.
JSputhern Pacific Holdings v \u25a0
;.:; According to its last annual report
)thV Southern Pacific held 15,530 shares
\u25a0of. Weflsj Fargo. This. number was In
crigased to 45,900 when the company
exercised the right to subscribe from
;the,3o(> per cent dividend to two new
shares:.; for every one it held after the
capitalization had beert increased.
...The plan to- sell the Spiithern Pa
cific, holdings to the American, express
company was decided upon; at the time
of the : great melon cutting. • It was
about the same time? that the:. Union
Pacific entered into a contract with the
American express company -for the ex
press business in connection with, its
road. :' \u25a0' \u25a0 '.' \u25a0' :}/: }/ ':':'.. '•\u25a0 "v.;. ;>; :;
Wells, Fargo Contract '•'..
..The Weils Fargo. contract .with the
Southern Pacific .was renewed recently
for a term of 21.. years'. \u25a0.:\u25a0\u25a0'"''''? -'";'
The Southern /Pacific 'decision Is in
line with- the policy of: the new man
agement of .the road.- This i 3 to con
fine it3elf to railroading and to cease
the stock- market manipulation which
was the prinicpal feature of the Har-
Yiefds Rich Revenue
..Even, with jthe sal§; of '-its. stock la the
Wells. Fargo Company the Southern Pa
cific" will continue to find It. a source of
r.lclx revenue. ..Under th^ present con
tract 50 p.er cent of>,the s*oss receipts
of the- express company go to. the rail
road. . . . .. • .
; It .was through this contract that tha
company drew. Us greatest raturns
from the express' business. It owned
one-sixth of the capital stock of the
corporation, but was able to dictate the
policy through allied interests.
Half.'o^ the revenue of Wells Fargo
have;7c"onae .from its: business over, the
Southern Pacific lines.
•'Teh renewal of' the Wells Fargo
cotract and the arrangement 'effected
between the Union Pacific - and the
American express company will assure
the Harriman lines of the' control "of '
tbe' bulk of the western business.
TATT RELEASES IHDIAN , COS VlCT— Taeotna.
W«stt-. Feb. l.~ ColnmbU Ceorje, » fu^l blood
lodtan. .70 : years of^asre. iwbo says he,ir»a
'.fcWef 'of tbe IrnHan^ of 'the; V nut ilia trtbr."
' wa« rclea»<*d from tb* federal * prison »t Mc-
Neils • Island ' today 'hj \u25a0 telecrapific ord«r« } «C
* President Taf U \u25a0: lie had . betft . teat . up for