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"Training Stanford's Athletes" Sec This Illustrated Article in Th c Su nday Call VOLUME CVII.— NO. 157. EXPOSITION BOOM IS SOARING Vast Strength of Alovement Is Shown in Nation, Coast and State Ul r\ tccpc PAI I V TO CITY'S STANDARD "San Francisco for 1915" Slogan Echoes From Atlantic to Pacific SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR STOCK ARE INCREASING STEADILY WITH iho <:\ilifur:iia .leU-ation i;i Wasliinglon Tvorkinjr for the Panama-Pai--in"o exposition here in ]?15, the Sun Jose booster? shouting for it while covering; the. surrounding countryside, the puosts of the J?ari Francisco and Portland steamship rom l»any raiding: funds for it while takinp: a j.>Jeasure cruise on the bay, and with --übsrrip'K'ns rolling in from every po^ible sourr<% there was given a >trikipg illustration yesterday of the vast and widespread strength behind t!i«" movement. No one das.'' of men oould e)aim par i'UJar interest or honor in the under- . Taking:. It has become so general now That it e;nlira«-e.s all rlassep, not alone in San Francisco, hut throughout the. f^i". Th<- I"-«.st«rs of San Jose left the city nftcr .stating that they would ra?s<? JIOO.OnO among their own mer ihants and the probabilities are that | their example will be followed by other' lines in California. The efforts of the f:!iance committee toward selling sin plr shares of stock is meeting with un l'ounded success and the sale of stook in small blocks is being made now to! San Franciscans of every ttation. Washington Invaded Ti o scheme of J. Charles Green, the local advertising man, in p!aj«terins: ' Washington with posters proclaiming j the claims of San Francisco for the ] ho'ding of tbe exposition produced the j desired result, according to Washing- ' ton dispatches. Washington, which is Irving for the exposition itself, awoke { to find advertisements, of San Francisco •in every side. The streetcarr were flooded with them and they held the most prominnt places on all billboards. "Spare no expense in doing the job r}gbt and send me the bill."' wired <Jrop;i, and his instructions were car ried out. In Washington there was the, deepest surprise, followed by a disappointed Irritation in the minds of those who pre working for the interests of the < ountrys capitol, but on the whole the lerling was one of genuine admira tion for thus tarrying the war right into the camp of the opposition. President Taft wired the delegation from St. Louis stating that he would »:ieot it in Washington Saturday morn ing and give the city's claims official recognition. The entire party will call i !\u25a0• -n the president and Governor Gil lett. Judge Ilenshaw and Victor Met calf will act as spokesmen. The dele gation will put up at the Xew Willard h<jte] and will be joined there by nu ißf-ruijs Californians In the east. 51 5,000 Subscribed One of the most pleasing features of the day's subscriptions was that of $15,000 subscribed by a band of merry makers on board the steamship Bear, which was making a trip around the bay under the direction of S. P. Sthwerin. general manager of the Pa clfic Mail steamship company. The af fair was entirely impromptu and the l-vsl tiie finance committee knew of it was in the afU-rnoon by the receipt of the following aerogram: "Guests of San Francisco and Pacific ncamship company on steamship Bear today made subscription to exposition J 15.000. BS. P. SCHWERIN." Following are the names of sub scribers to the exposition fund: Schmidt Label and Litho?r*ph company. . % 5,000 J. H. Robl • •- 600 E. Picto & Co 100 A. Jacquemart. 349 DarU-- • 600 Piedmont Winery. 720 Pacific 500 K*rie Shub«rt. 32 Spruce .- 100 Sierra Art and EnjfraTinff Co., 343 Front 500 fcimone Grusto. 4E23 Mission 100 Sturtiraat & Co., 423-7 Fulton 600 Sullivan Bros., 134 Haigrht •..•'< 100 Sunset barber shop, Hotel Stanford '100 Jorr. Surges Planinr Mill Co., Army and Condon 500 TLorrpson Bros., 644 Howard .- 250 M. r. Vandall. 420 Montgomery..- .N2soj V.'akefield. Carlhw*t« & Co.. Fint Na tional Bank buildinf 250 Wakelee**. 101 Powell 600 G. D. Wcstover, 1161 Sti-r.yan 260 J. C. Wilson Jr.. 1383 Jackson - 200 C. W. Winn, 410 Montromery 100 Jobs v.'t-.se. 3033 Sixteenth 200 j iCeenas Brothers, 273 Valencia 100 Georg-e T. KiUman, 37 Front 100 Wilbur F. Knf.pp, 41 Beale ...• -60 ST. a. Laist. Monadnock building 50 Jules Lambla. 110 SUter 10 Jobn A. Lennon, 137-8 Sacramento... . 100 H. Levy. »62 Eddy 1,000 A. S. Lilie, 3814 Army ..-• 100 >". Littjohn, 2031 Eagle avenue, Alamedm. 10 A. 1.. Mac*. Hotel Savoy 10 J. J. Mifinif. 1020 Kohl building: 100 A. C. Mauerhan. Ur.it^d States mint.;.... 10 Marhew &. Knight, 268 Market 200 Milton Meyer. 244 Kearnjr • v ., 60 Srnl Loraine Meyer. 679 Fifth tr»nue:... 60 H. A. Killer. 539 Merchants' Exchange... 50 Cbarl** G. Minifie. 1016 Eddy 100 E. J. Moltra. 2025 Sacramento 1,000 Mutual biscuit company; Crocker and Stev- \ enson ;.- .". .' ...* 1.000 K«r Frank's Best, 447 Pine 500 yew-ton rum cemp&ay. 737 Battery '_..«•* 800 Mrs. Emma Olafs«n. Bon Air hotel - 10 Alexander Eice. 41 Sansome \u0084 ICO Continued on Page 2, Column 2 The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE KEAR.M' 88 FRIDAY, MAT 6, 1910 EDITORIAL Out *»f tbo muiths «f bat**. Page 6 Mileage bans of ratrs Impossible. Pace 6 Brins ihr i;ui»o«l Railroads to time. Page 6 A rare pond wnrd for San Francisco. Page 6 »"it,y svrakfc to nerd of athletic grounds. Page « POLITICAL nooj-eTpirs policies and liquor question loom i Ijirpi- in primary campaign. I'agc 3 ! CITY fluildiii£ fund benefit to be giTrn by Salofcian I fathers. . Page Itt ; h'an Jose carniral boosters mate bis Dolt.*: in town. Page 3 A. K. Pptwiler's case continued until neit tbis aftcruooD. • Page 7 Mrs. Rratnrr, d p ad clubwoman, -was thirteenth Ku^st at dinDer. Page 1 Coroner's Jury finds that McCarthy's death was accidental.. _ J'agclfl Brilliant kuccpss forecasted bj- dress rehearsal \u25a0 for fairy operetta. Page 5 Spyny flour company reorpanizes directorate i aud ousts employes.' Page 1 j General Barry and Colonel Biddle' learc to j j pjan fall tnaneurcre. Page 3 I I'ratcis .^piller quitß* double bass after 2.'5 ycaTß of delighting audiences. Page 3 Pl»r?ro"nds cotumiysiiu discusses fixe possible', sites for school athletic grounds. Page IH Poolroom swiDdler. MacSherrr, furnished au thorities irith ralnablc Information. Page 2 SUBURBAN Knockout drops taken New Tear's eve Trreck man's mind. Page S Oirl awakrns inmates of hotel ivho are In <Janscc r of fire. Page S S"n of Albert Hoyrhke sajs patents *rr worth a million dollars. Page 9 Curd parties and teas features of actiTitr of Oakland t.Wet #v . Page 8 Ouilty of abfJuf-tion is plea of man wbo made ghi Mare in resort. Page 9 Miss Ktbei Itatcliff returns to Berkeley from rear's tour in Europe. Page S Henry John Bruns, son of Berkeley pioneer, ends bis I™. -ruth gas. Page 0 Mysterious fire in woman* hat. Hero comes to rearie, alas, too late. Page 0 Former Berkeley hiph school professor di vorced for extreme cruelty. Page 0 Mayor Noy declares accounts of erery city department win be exported. Page S King's Daughters secure third of amount needed for botuc for Incurables. Page S Mayor Mott In proclamation a«kß Oakland clti j rens to aid census enumerators. Page 9 COAST Two queens rule populace at Santa Rosa ros-r curnlral. Page 2 Executive secretary says srorernor can not I stop the h\g fifbt. . Page I Veterans of Spanish war prepare for state | convention at Sacramento. Page 4 EASTERN "I'm gatisfled with trial." says Do<:t»r Hyde; j ""I'll be cleared." Page 3 Money in circulation S"i.ir. per eapfta. based on 90,123.000 population. Page t Secretary Ballinser grows an^ry when pressed to sstate facts on witness stand. Page'l FOREIGN Earthquake kills hundreds in C<*ta Rica.; de tails megger. Page I Queen of Norway Joins audience in cheers for Colonel RooseTelt. Page 5 King ' Edward <r>nfir>M to his bed by bron chitis and people alarmed. Page 1 SPORTS Younjr Oaks take same from baby Senators by s^-ore of 3 to 1. Page 1O Joe Thomas comes In for plenty of attenti<« at training quarters. Page 10 Baby Seals put up game finish anu 'win same from San Jose nine. Page 10 Ancel swatters win game from the Seals by the score of 5 to 3. Page 10 Public takes increasing Interest In second day of Kennel club show. Page 11 Charley White of New York may be dark borse in rcfere* contest. Page 10 OlouGligbt rung away from Fern L in . handi cap at Emerjrille track. Page 10 Jimmy Carroll to meet Htrry Dell at Dream land next Friday uipht. Page 11 RaisSn Pickers break losing streak and win from Stockton, score 4 to 3. Page 10 Jeff boxes with Cboynskl and Papke, display- Ing much cleverness and ginger. Page 10 Stanford withdraws entry In Pacific Associa tion of Amateur Oarsmen 'regatta. Page'll Waldo. faTorite for Kentucky derby, corers four furlongs In :02 4-5 at workouts. Page It MARINE Prominent businessmen are guests of R. p. Schwerin on new steamer Bear. Page 15 LABOR Members of building trades council will attend Sau Jose rose carnival. Page 7 10,000 MISSED IN CENSUS COUNT Residents of New Oil Towns De» clare They Have Been Over* looked by Enumerators BAKERSFIELD, May 5 — Alleging that no provision has been made for taking the census in the new oil fields, where towns have sprung up, a petition is being made reaJy for presentation to Supervisor Lyman W. King of River side, in charge of the eighth district. It will represent that from 8,000 to 10,000 citizens have been overlooked. These are in Midway, Elk Hills, Mid land. Fellows, North Midway, Buena Vista and other settlements tributary to Moron, Taft and Bakersfield. The Bakersfield count shows that the population has only 'doubled in 10 years. Much more was expected. CITY WAXTS 300,000 LOS ANGELES, May s.— Although the census enumeration of Los Angeles will end officially at 12 o'clock tonight, the civic associations of the city are so intent" upon recording a population of 300,000 or upward that Census Su pervisor Bert I* Farmer and his corps will be kept in the field for, some days to come. The chamber of commerce has maintained a staff of census assistants to run down persons who have been missed by tho enumerators. These at taches discovered today an entire block which had been overlooked in a .thickly settled district. 220,000 IS PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore., May 5. — Tlic.ccn-; sus will. show a population of between' 215,000 and 220,000 in this city. In* 190.0 Portland's population was 90,426. SAN FRANCISCO, FRED AY, MAY 6, 1910. ANGRY RETORTS MARK EVIDENCE BY BALLINGER Refuses to Answer Questions Regarding Hitchcock Dis tributing Official Pie Congressmen Limit Inquiry* by Refusing to Request Definite Statements WASHINGTON. May a!— When Secre tary^Ballinger had concluded his direct testimony in the Ballinger-Pinchot hearing this afternoon, and Attorney Brandels, counsel for L. R. Glavis. one of Ballinger's chief accusers, took up the cross examination of the witness, Brandcis scarcely was well launched into cross examination before the com mittee adjourned, but in the hour and a half that ho questioned the secretary he Huccccdcd in arousing the latter's angrr several times. On his very Jlrst question Brandcis had to appeal to tho committee to "re quest" Ballinger to answer it. The question involved Postmaster General Hitchcock "as the official pie distrib uter" of the administration. Wrangle With Committee A wrangle between Brandeis and members of the committee ensued, and the result was a record vote by which' the committee, 6 to 5, decided that Bal linger need not .answer more fully. Ballinger concluded his direct testi mony with tho statement that his every official act had been with the sole Idea of fulfilling his trust. "I defy any one to put his finger on anything I have done while in- public service which was not In line with my duty and in accordance with mv trust," ho said. Proposal to Kill Snakes Ballinger admitted the now famous Associated press interview in which bo asserted, after his return to Washing ton, subsequent to publication of the Glavis charges, "that he proposed" to kill some snakes." He als6 admitted that he had made reference to Glavis, who, he had made up his mind, "ought to be killed as a snake." j. Early in the day 1 . BalHnger contra dicted two statements iriado by former Secretary Garfield., He tcstiflM also that since Pinchofs dismissal there had been a complete reversal of the for estry policy of the government, and he said that he believed it would keep a great many Americans from emigrat ing to Canada and would develop 'many portions of the forest reserves. Taft Enjoined Silence A hitherto unpublished letter of the president to Ballinger under date of September 13. 1909, was read. In it the president expressed a desire to retain Pinchot, but said his weak ness lay in his "inability to credit high and honorable motives to those who differ with him on his methods." The president requested Ballinger to re main silent under criticism and the secretary said this was why he had not followed his natural impulse to answer the charges. Ballinger said that he had remained silent under all the abuse and had In structed his subordinates to do like wise. As a result, he said, Glavis had gone to Collier's Weekly with , what he called his "scurrilous screed" and which they had "rehashed in the style they usually publish their scurvy matter." Devotion to President Asked by his attorney what he meant by saying his "hands had been up for months," Ballinger said that they had been "not only up, but also tied. He added: "Now I don't want it understood I am in any way casting a reflection on a president to whom I am devoted and for whom I would make any sacrifice." Ballinger then read, a number of telegrams and letters which the "de fanse" said tended to sho wthe exist ence of a conspiracy against him. Balllnger related an instance of what he regarded as maladministration of the forestry bureau under Pinchot. He said that within the last month it had been called to his attention that $731,088 had been wontonly wasted on the Menominee Indian reservation in Wis consin by the forestry bureau. He said the matter had been turned over to the Indian office. Statement to Committee • After some further questioning Bal linger made the following statement to the committee: . Every act performed by me as a public official, either as : commis sioner of the land office, or secre tary of the interior, has been 'per formedwith the sole idea of fulfill ing my; trust under my oath and? according to what I believed my duty. In every respect I, believe I . have lived up to it, and if a state ment has been made: here .to; the contrary I want to deny it. I defy . any ona to put his finger on any thing I have done while in, the pub lic "service not in line with my duty ' and in accordance with ray trust., Full Answers Refused Attorney Brandeis began the cross examination of Ballinger at 3:30 <p. m. The attorney referred to a letter Bal linger wrote to Schwartz stating he desired, in the making of appointments of a number of special agents'of the ac cept<?<! class in the 'Alaskan coal- cases. Continued on Vase m,' Column j» BRITISH RULER IS KEPT ABED BY BRONCHITIS Unexpected Announcement Cre> ates Consternation Through out the Kingdom Physicians Remain at Palace During Night After Two Days' Concealment LONDON, May .'.—The kingdom -was thrown into consternation tonight by the unexpected announcement i that King -Edward was suffering- from bron chitis in a form that caused . some anxiety to his physicians, two of whom arc sleeping in Buckingham palace to be on , hand in case of need. . The first intimation of aught amiss was the failure of the king to meet the quvcivwho returned from the con tinent tonight. The queen hurried to the pajacc, and soon afterward the public learned by official announcement that the king had been ill two days. The fact that his illness had been concealed from the public increased the alarm when it became known. Weather Causes Trouble «H Thursday the king had ji busy day. He . gave' audience to Field Marshal Lord Kitchener and Premier Asquith and visited the royal academy. Friday he gave several audiences, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Gladstone at a. farewell luncheon on their departure for South Africa and visited the theater in the evening:. It was noticed, however, that while his majesty was viewing the pictures at the royal academy he looked pale and fatigued, and the members of his entourage feared this might betoken a return of the throat and chest trouble. The king spent the weekend at San'd ringham.to combat the threatened at tack, and returned apparently better, but the sudden . chang« in the weather this week \u25a0 was trying on his majesty and finally compelled him tokvp in doors. Confined by Ph.y icians '4 Ho still "attPn«le ? V''O Ptatc Htmines.s, eluding among otheri' an audience, with" Whltelaw Reid, Airierican "ambassador, and with Lord Roberts Tuesday. He entertained Grand Duke Michael at luncheon Wednesday. It was only today that his physi cians were able to induce the kingr'to keep his bedroom. The bulletin issued nt 7:20 o'clock this evening showed that Sir Richard Douglas Powell had been called in. He. with tho king's phy sicians, Sir Francis Laklng and Sir James Reid, signed the bulletin, which reads: g|f "The king is suffering from an at tack of . bronchitis and has been con fined to his rooms for two days. Ills majesty's condition causes some anxiety." Invalid Rests Well The king is in good spirits despite his illness.jMit Sir Francis Laking and Sir James Reid will remain in Buck ingham palace through the night. It Is said, however, that this is merely a, precautionary measure. A consulta tion was held late tonight, but no bul letin was issued, it being merely re ported that the king was resting well. According to the latest report the king's condition at midnight was more reassuring. DIES AT 108; LEAVES THIRTY DESCENDANTS Negress, Who Was Slave, Is Dead, Aged 106 Years NEW HAVEN. Conn., May 5. — Ber nard White, the oldest man in Connec ticut, is dead atihis home here of old age. He was 10S years old. Five chil dren, 20 grandchildren and five great grandchildren survive. Negress Reaches 106 CHEYENNE. May s.— Mrs. Lucy Phillips, colored, a former slave, died at her home here today, aged 106 years. She was the oldest woman in the state. MAYOR FINED UNDER HIS ANTI-SPITTING RULE Police Obey Executive's Order and Arrest Him MEMPHIS, Term., May 6.— Mayor Ed ward H. .Crump was arrested today, charged with expectorating on the tiled floor of the new $2,000,000 courthouse. Mayor Crump, who. was inaugurated in January, recently started an anti spitting crusade, and ordered policemen to arrest any one expectorating on the streets : and on i the \u25a0 floors of streetcars and public buildings. ,>• " The mayor -was .fined $5, which he paid. : ' MONEY IN CIRCULATION IS $34.45/ PER CAPITA Population Estimated at 90,123,* 000 May 2 "WASHINGTON, May C—Estimating that the population of thoV. United States, May 2, was f 00,123,000, 'the treasury';: figures ; that,: the per capita ciruclatlon ! of money Jon that date was $34.45. : . This: is^ a loss f for"; the month of fApril 'of 42: cents and ris; explained by" the large -exports : >f; gold*, during that •; month," /amou nting'-i to ? about ? $ 30, 000.000.v ' The' amount.of .trioney; in cir culation May 2 \wa5*?3,104;547|273. KING EDWARD VERY ILL ALARM GRIPS BRITONS | King Edtvard, who is confined to his bed ivilh an attack of bronchitis j FLOUR COMPANY IS REORGANIZED Sperry Wrec^raYe/Reduced to > Five and^JighSalariea "* Employes Ousted A reorganization- policy that has meant a reduction in the personnel of the boarrj of directors from 11 to a, and may mean the temporary closing down of one, or .possibly- 'two, mills, has taken place in the.- Sperry flour com pany. Ofiicials of the company state that the shakcup is in the line of ad vancement, a centralization of , forces for a more aggressive business policy. . The board of directors as it existed until tho recent election was composed of Horace Davis, prosident^.Halsey G. Smith, Horace B. Spcrry,- James M.,Lit tlehale. D. B. Moody. James : Hpsrg. Wil liam 11. Crocker, Andrew -W.', Simpson, Dunning Rideout, C. A. Black, George B. Sperry. .. • .--,. .. \u25a0\u25a0- • < ,\u25a0, \u25a0 -, / . The I ; boards. as ;it .exists now com prises: : Horace Davis, president; W.S. Goodfellow," William H. Crocker, Dun ning Rideout,. John H. Rosseter. '....'\u25a0 Stock holders in- the companyvremain the. same, arid' the reorganization, tho officials cay, i resulted from, a decision that the business , could be carried on to greater advantage with a more com pact directors' board.' . , : .. "Three or four men: have been -dis missed." It' was said; yesterday -by., 'one of the officials, '"because we have, in stalled a new- system of. accounting and so eliminated' the necessity of hav ing all the old force. We may decide to closer down one." mill, or . possibly two of the nine operating" in :the state; but this will be onlybecause the wheat crop is not of size : in some sections to warrant the operation of mills. ' The. wheat' areas change con stantly with- the, invasion of^orchards and vineyards, and frequently we" close down mills temporarily, or, for all time. The wheat producing' area, shifts to other sections, and we' follow " the wheat." \u25a0' '. - : \u25a0 :' \u25a0\u25a0 ; . .; \u0084 Officials Ousted [Special Dispatch to The. Call] . , ; STOCKTON, May, ».--It has been an nounced by .Ward v M.". Smith, .for three years manager of 'the Sperry, mills/.that he had. been discharged' witliout .notice. He hadibeenr in : .the company's employ for 35' years. , According to report four officials receiving^, $400 a' month each, among 'them .Smith, , have \ been "ousted. ! VACCINATION; FORCED ON OCEAN LINER PASSENGERS One Suspected, Case of Smallpox Affects 2,400 PHILADELPHIA, - May 5.— A jl7 .year old-immigrant boy suspected of having: smallpox caused, 2,400 passengers to be r compulsorily vaccinated* ;on < \u25a0 the North German .Lloyd steamer Main' last night and 3 early today. The' Main ar rived ; yesterday -from Bremen"-^ with 2,365 immigrants and 45 cabin passen gers. ; : As > the passengers: were [dis embarking-word % came : that the boy possibly, had 'smallpox. ; \ . . • ; Eight. hundreds immigrants) who ~ had departed -on a Baltimore^and Ohio' spe T clal train' werei intercepted: and, brought back/to the: ship during the anight and 175 Mother. now; comers^were} rounded up in!! the,- streets .'in; the southern of the^citV'andalso'returnedtto {the Main.' , K very* one\ had $ toj submit *>to'^vaccin iitioriirr-including'^'tlie \u25a0?. captain >' of ;* the shi p ; and "his crew, t£?-i\: ;• r > -The* quarantines was today. - THIRTEENTH GUEST CALLED BY REAPER Piorieei- Clubworaan One of Fatal Numfer at Dinner^Pre^S"-*" Association Thirteen ! covers Were ; .laid, 1 3 ladies were served and within half that num ber'of days, tho thirteenth guest in vited on April. 26 to participate in a dinner in honor of President Mrs. Nor man il. Martin of the Pacific Coast women's " press association by Mrs. Laura Y.Pinney, had been claimed by the grim reaper that superstition has so inseparably associated with the fig ure 13. * News' of the death at Carmel Monday of, Mrs. Sarah E. Reamer, the thirteenth diner, was received within seven days of the affair, and. her funeral was held on Wednesday at ' the :home of her daughter, Mrs. O. D. Oliphant of 2711 Elmw6od avenue^ Berkeley.' On theocasion of the dinner, which was given. in honor of the retiring president ; of the women's organization, consternation seized on the selected as semblage, and to. circumvent the super stition and allay the harrowed feelings of j the guests Mrs. Pinney \u25a0 had her baby grandson seated and served. But the fatal combination was effected and the "charm of childhood was of no avail. On her return to Carmel Mrs.. Reamer fell ill,- rupidly sank and expired Mon day. • Mrs.; Pinney bad invited to her home, 28^0 Buchanan street, the officers of the. Pacific" Coast .woman's press associ ation to grace the dinner which was in tended to. express appreciation of the work of the retiring president, Mrs. Martin. Some^2o ladies -were" asked in attendance,, but a. few. regrets- were re ceived. • The resutl was that Mrs. Nor man' H. Martin, Miss Ina Coolbrith, Mrs. Ella M. Sexton, Mrs.- S. E. Gardi ner,. Mrs.- E.G. Lightner, Dr. Minora Klbbe... Mrs. .Amelia Truesdell, Mrs. Florence Richmond, Mrs. Florence H. Miller, Miss McKlm, Mrs. Bes sie Roaoh,.- Mrs. Laura Y. Pinney and Mrs. Sarah. Reamer were seated about the- table.- All unconsciously the first course proceeded, the notes of- re grets 'mentioned and. pleasantries ex changed.-- Then it was discovered that the accidents, of .chance, had made the combination; and that 13 , were seated. Immediately a cover was set for the baby grandson, \u25a0 more to allay fear of the superstitious than to admit, the su perstition. A spirit of uneasiness seized upon the, diners and . Wednesday they f oregathered. again beside the bier of the thirteenth guest, v . ANTI-RACESUICIDE \u25a0 PLEA SAVES BIGAMIST Father of Nine Children Ac- H quitted Despite His Guilt -; NEW ORLEANS. May! s.— Joseph Vauthier was acquitted on the charge of; bigamy last night after his attor ney, made" a plea for acquittal on the ground that the defendant was the father 'of .nine children. The nine children .were in court. No /attempt wa's^rnade \u25a0 to .'controvert " the fact'; that Vauthior^ had. illegally married, his.sec ond/wife. Vauthier claimed 1 : that he was intoxicated. - . j ' f :l\ \ (TcH&WEATHER YE^TERJDAy-jClear; vest wind; maxi mhn^kmperalar^.Wdi minimum, 48. lEORECASffFOR TODAY— Fak; ram. • /ertJighi nortfr&indt changing to west "TKIGE FIVE CENTS. QUAKE KILLS HUNDREDS IN COSTA RICA At Least 500 Dead and Scores of Buildings Are Thrown Down by Awful Shock CARNEGIE'S PALACE OF JUSTICE IS IN RUINS Wife and Children of Central American Magistrate Are Among the Killed TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN AND NEWS IS MEAGER SAN JUAN DEL SUR. Nicaragua. May 5.— A large part of Cartago, Costa Rica, was destroyed last night by a powerful* seismic move ment. Details are meager, as the tele graph wires have been leveled be tween San Jose and Cartago. Tho operators at the latter place wero killed. It is known that at least 500 per sons are dead and many hundreds in jured. Scores of buildings wero thrown down, among them the Palaco of Justice, erected by Andrew Carnegie, The wife and children of Doctor Bo canegra, the Guatemalan magistrate to the Central American arbitration court, have been killed. The earthquake con tinues and panic reigns. San Jose also has been shaken, soma the buildings being damaged, but no deaths are reported there. Somy per* sons were slightly injured. also were felt at sevcrat points in Nicaragua near tho Costa Rican frontier. Reports reaching hero state that there is much suffering ia Cartago. Comet Not Blamed SAN JOSE, May s.— Director Wil liam TT. Campbell of the Lick observ atory refused to lay the responsibility for the meteor and earthquake in Costa Rica to the Halley cornet an<l 1* positive in his assertion that the two ; phenomena could have no connection. 4# Halley*s comet is more than .>n.« 000,000 miles away from the earth aft the present time,** he said. "Meteors of this kind are liable tn enter the earth's atmosphere at any time. They have no connection withy Halley's comet." A photograph of the comet secured this morning by Doctor Heber in tho Curtis showed 18 dejrrees of the tail, corresponding to a length of 20.f>00, 000 miles. A considerably greater* length could probably have bee-; photographed, but IS degrees was tho full capacity of the instrument. NEW YORK SYMPHONY PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED Damrosch Will Direct Two Con* certs in Greek Theater BERKELEY. May 5. — Announcement of the program for the New Tork i symphony orchestra which will play in the Greek theater May 7 and 12 under the direction of Walter Damrosch was? made today. The soloists for the musi cals .which will begin the jubilee week, are: Mme. Sara Anderson, soprano; Mroe. Nevada Van der Veer, contralto; Fred Miller, tenor, and Marcus Keller man, bass-barytone. The program fol lows: Wapaer festival, Saturday eveniag. May 7: "Taonbauser" — (•> Overture. (b) Elizabeth's aria, act II.v; .'- Mme. Sara Anderson. (c) "Sony to the EtpiUbs Star." . Marcus Kellcroaa. <b) "Elsa'B Dream." act I. (c) Prelude and Bridal Chorus, act 111. "Die Meistersinger" — (a) Prinze sons, act 111. Reed Miller. (b) "Dance of the Apprentices.'* "Die Walkure" — "Sprinjr Sobs" and finale «f act I. Mme. Anderson and Mr. Miller. '"Tristan and Isolde" — (a) "Love Music" and "Branjrane's Warning." Mme. Anderson. Mme. Vaa der Veer, Mr. MiHi-r. <b> "Isolde's Death." . Symphony concert. Thursday afternoon. May 12: Symphony No. 5. E minor, from "The New- World" Dvtira i Adagio: allegro molto; largo; seherao; al legro con fnoco. "The Two Grenadiers" Scnnmann Marcus Kellerman. "Academic Festival - Overture" Brahm* (Written for the University of Breslau. » (a) "Moment Mnslcale". ..-. Schubert (b) "Sptnnlmr 50ng"..... ...Mendt-lssobn Aria from "Sappho" Council Mme. Van der Veer. Scherzo, op. 45 i .....Goldmart; WOMAN ROPES ROARLV, RIPSNORTIN' TEXAN Ties Obstreperous, "Steer" to Water Plug and Calls Police PUEBLO. May 5. — Announcing that he was a "ripsnortin*, roarin' Texas steer." a man. who gave his name as John Jones at police headquarters, ter rorized the women in a residence dis trict here this afternoon until one of them, a ranch bred woman, accorded the obstreperous "steer" proper west ern treatment by lassoing him with a clothes. line and tying him ton water; plug, where he was kept until tho ar rival of the police. V V