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The Carpentry in the Musical Show is Amazing as you'll learn in the article in : : : : The Sunday Call VOLUME OVIIL— NO. 85. PEAVINE PEAK DEVELOPS INTO LIVE VOLCANO Laca Issues From Crater and Smoke Envelops Top of t Mountain Clouds of Cinders Belched up From the Bowels of the Earth Countryside for Miles Around Is Shaken by Series of Tremors [Special Ditpatch to The Call] ing from the crater in the top peak of Peavine mountain, clouds of sulphuric Finoke overhang the summit, and the earth fur miles around trembled and shook at intervals all day yesterday, according to reports received in this A telephone call received in Reno late in 5 " the afternoon was the first in formation received that the supposedly extinct volcano on Peavine mountain was in eruption. It was declared that the flow of lava was quite heavy and ri-that clouds of cinders were being r> belched up from the bowels of the Telephone inquiries at the F. Heinze ranch in Purdy road disclosed the fact that a pall of smoke had been noticed hovering over the* crater all day. i tie volcano is about seven miles from the ranch and the discharge of lava was not apparent. Indistinct rum i'Jings were heard during the day, how ever. At the H. Jensen ranch, on the other side of the mountain, similar B9P MKi >^ : ' - < ........... .... reports were received. Residents had noticed a smudge of yellowish smoke over ihe crater, and they, too. had felt the queer subterranean rumblings. That ranch is also too far away to illow the lava to be seen from there. It has been ascertained that a party of campers visited the crater of the supposedly extinct volcano about three tv.-cks agro. On their return they told ranchers along the road that the ap parent activity of the volcano had frightened them away. The ranchers paid no attention to the reports, be lieving that the campers intended to intimidate them. Few people are aware of the exist »m-e of the volcano In Peavine moun laln. The inactive crater is good sized, md the mud in its bottom is always tvarm. Occasionally a sulphuric haze ,:angs over the mouth, rendering it Visitors to the place in the last few - - \u25a0 - \u25a0 - - . - -\u25a0--\u25a0 . months have reported that the heat iround the <-rater has grown more ap- The news of the apparent awakening jf the volcano yesterday was received writh misgivings among the ranchers on the mountainside. Many refused to be iieve that lava was really pouring from :he sides of the crater and, while granting that pmoke overhung the peak, believed that the sleeping mon ster was Ftill quiet. BOY OF 11 CARRIES 4 BABIES FROM FIRE Young Hero Saved Quartette in One Trip 'Special Dispatch to The Call] SAN RAFAEL. Aug. 23.— Anton Ma rh«=-tti. an 11 year old boy, carried four jaliies out of the San Anselmo Presby erian orphanage at one time during he fire there yesterday. The boy Is an >rphan. brotUer of Will Maghetti, a San Rafael high school athlete and well tnown Dipsea runner. When the alarm of fire was given by Miss Wa'nita McCoy, young Maghetti .eaped from his bed and rushed to the -.ursery. \u25a0$rh e > re 26 tiny children were \';'leeping. Rolling two babies in a sheet >je knotted the ends and took the jundle in his teeth. Then he took a rhild in each arm and staggering jravely under the combined weight of ill four, made his way down the long stairway and through the smoke filled isllway to a, place of safety in front ,f the building; \, it X feature of the Corte Madera fire % : as the faithfulness of a dog belong ng to Mrs. Robert Kendall, that met ts death rather than leave the place it jad been trained to guard. The dog vas tied on a rear porch, and his angry prowls frightened away all who at emptfcd to save liim. He perished In .he flames. A conservative estimate of the loss iy fire in the county yesterday is J21.0G0. about a fifth of which was covered by Insurance. BIRDS PROTECTED FIRST IN HENRY VIlVs TIME The spring number of Bird Xotes a.nd \*c\vs, the first of a new volume, x con :ains part I of the "Story of Bird Pro ection in Brittain." It is curious to lote that the first general law on this subject was enacted in the time of Senry VIII and that from 1534 to 1869 :here vvas n^ legislation iealing with" wild Mr; § r; -. apart from fame. It is alsf ?»otat'te viial the j>ro ectlon of eggs «-«.* keener In t olden" « jmes than it Is now; U;« Tudor act riade the penalty '•-ir 'taking «*:«? of vild fowl heavier than thai'for •.-. *>\u25a0 jr :he birds themse:v< .», ivhiJfl^ t.Kv. v.d The San Francisco Call. 1 ll\.ri IH, & xWjI-*3 1/JZf/t I ii MERCY HIS SOLE HOPE Confession Makes Him Equally Guilty of Captain a Murder Death is the penalty that confronts George Wite, the naval deserter, for his participation in the piratical plot on the steamer Buckman and the murder of its captain. The youthful bandit has woven his own noose. His confession has revealed him not an accessory, but as a principal' in the crime. He is equally guilty in the eyes of the law, with the man who fired the shots that cost the life of Captain Wood. Wise has broken down completely. He makes no defense, save that he was drawn into the conspiracy against his will. He admits his share in the trag edy. He told his story unreservedly un der oath yesterday before the coroner's jury. His sole chance lies in' his hope that a free confession may invoke the mercy of the court. He is now a pris oner at the city jail. This morning he wijl be transferred to the custody of the federal government. Faces Murder Charges The United States attorneys office has determined to prosecute him for murder in the first degree.- It" is for the killing of Captain Wood that he must stand trial. Tiie funeral of the captain will take place at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the family residence at 1919 Thirteenth avenue. Oakland. Mrs. Wood has ar rived from Portland, prostrated by the tragedy. Wise took the stand at the inquest yesterday after he had been warned by Coroner William J. Walsh that any statement he might make could be used as evidence against him in the trial. Undeterred, he related under oath the full circumstances of the conspiracy. The young desperado was the last witness called in the investigation. After a three minute consultation the jury brought in & verdict charging French West, alias Joe Thomas, with the murder, and naming Wise as his accessory. Immediately after the in quest Wise was removed to the city prison, where word was received that he would be taken into custody by the United .States marshal's deputies some time this morning. Speedy Trial Promised It appears that Wise will receive a speed trial, as First Officer Richard C. Brennan went to the office of United States District Attorney Devlin yester day and swore to a complaint charging Wise with the murder. Several assist ants to the attorney were placed at work in gathering evidence of the crime and outlining the prosecution. After Wise's statement before the coroner's jury yesterday and his fre quent confessions to the officers of the ship to the detectives who took him from the ship and the newspapermen, it is hard to anticipate just what de fense he can offer — if any at all. It is an easily to be seen fact that Wise has been very badly frightened by his ex perience and arrest. He has at no time tried to put up any kind of a defense other than that he did not.,want to go into the holdup when he learned of its nature a few hours before it was committed, but that he was forced to take a hand through fear of West. The fact that Wise ran at the firing of the first shot and left West to his fate partly bears out the prisoner's contention. The detectives who have had Wise in charge and who have secured his detailed confession are of the opinion that he will plead guilty and throw himself on the mercy of the court and jury. Demand Extreme Penalty The friends of Captain Wood, the murdered skipper, as well a.s officials of the Alaska-Pacific company, owners of the Buckman, have expressed a de termination to demand the extreme penalty as a warning to other criminals who may be inclined to turn to piracy. They were moved to this attitude upon learning how close two men came to capturing the ocean going steamer and driving it ashore for the purpose of obtaining booty. The witnesses at yesterday's inquest were First Officer R. C. Brennan, who commanded the Buckman after Captain Wood was killed; Second Officer Fritz Plath; H. L. Armstrong, a passenger; Night Watchman William Mlddleton, Purser A. C. .Watson, Qaurtermaster Otto Kahlmeister, Boatswain Sanford Wilson, Chief Engineer J. M., Callfas and Wise. The stories told by all the witness were substantially as related by them on the arrival of the. Buckman in port. Watchman Middleton described in dramatic style how he played hide and seek with the Imaginary shadows of the holdupmen and was finally forced by Coroner Walsh to admit that .his part in the affair consisted in foot rac ing from deck to deck to dodge imag inary foes.. Dreamed of Golden Loot During the testimony of Wise Ire brought out the point that on the night of the murder and attempted capture of the ship West had told him that there was a large amount of gold dust in the purser's safe^. This bears out the theory first advanced that the men were after big booty and not the mere few hundred dollars the robbing of the passengers would have afforded.; -it Continued on I'age 2, Column 4 SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1910. Law Makes Wise as Guilty as Murderer Cporge Wise, the youthful pirate, rvas formally charged yes terday with murder \ in the first degree. He is held equally guilty with French West > in' the killing of Captain Wood on the steamer Buckman. West fired the fatal shots. Wise's con fession stamps him not as an ac cessory but as a principal. The authorities say that he faces cer tain conviction with death' a 5. the penalty. MILL OWNERS OUT FOR OPEN SHOP Chamber of Commerce Asked to Investigate Methods of Boycott and Picketing [Special Dispatch to The Call] OAKLAND, Aug. 23.— A delegation of independent mill owners and proprie tors of other establishments in this city that are bein£ operated on an "open shop" basis appeared before the directors of the chamber of commerce this morning in an effort to secure the co-operation of that organization in* a' campaign against a closed shop town! The chamber was asked to conduct an investigation into the methods of boy cott and picketing in this city and to secure protection for the "open shop." Alpheus Kendall, president of the Pacific Coast lumber and mill company, which was dynamited Saturday night, and W. I.; Reed of the Rainier mill arid lumber company," led the delegation. Kendall said that three : attempts liad been made within the las{lS months to dynamite his mill, lie also declared that proper police protection had not been given him at his mill Saturday night. Kendall and Reed both said that their lives as well as their property were in danger. Benjamin O. Johnson, a contractor and Willis B. George, a master plumber, they had been threatened with dynamite. The directors suggested that a com mittee of five be appointed from the in dependent mill owners to confer with the executive committee of the chamber of commerce. President "W. S. MacKay said tonight that it would be impossible for the chamber to take upon itself the responsibility of conducting a fight for an open shop city, although it was de sirable that all workers of the city receive a square deal. j;r : ; AMERICANS SAID TO HAVE BOUGHT ANGHERA African Coast District Rivals Gibraltar as Stronghold TANGIER, Morocco, Aug. 23.— 1t is reported here that the greater part of the so called Anghera country, the re gion in the extreme northwestern part of Africa, occupied by the Anghera tribesmen, has been purchased by American interests. The territory has vast, natural re sources and politically and strategical ly it is immensely important. It has a 40 mile coast line on the Mediterranean, stretching from Tangier to Jebel Musa, a mountain near Ceuta, facing the rock of Gibraltar, and con sidered strategically equal to the Brit ish fortress. Jebel Musa has an eleva tion of 2,700 feet and could be con verted into a second Gibraltar. BRITAIN TO TEST MOTOR DRIVEN BATTLESHIP If Successful Dreadnaughts Will Be Absolete PORTSMOUTH. Eng., Aug. 23. — The British admiralty has decided to build an: experimental motor-driven battle ship, propelled by an Internal com bustion gas-engine. Naval engineers have long had their eyes on this type of engine as the ultimate form of power for naval ves sels and satisfactory experiments have been carried on with the gunboat Rattler. f * \ A battleship equipped with such a motor would have no boilers, stokers nor smokestacks, and would render, .it is said, all vessels of the present Dread naught type obsolete. BRITISH CRUISER IS POUNDING ON ROCKS Bedford at Mercy of Rough Sea TOKYO, Aug. 23.— The British ar mored cruiser Bedford, which ran 'on the Samrang rocks southwest of Quel part island Sunday while steaming through a dense fog. was still hanging on the jagged ledges when dawn broke today. It was pounding heavily in the •seas left in the wake of the typhoon which last week swept across the east ern, sea. • " . The high seas have prevented any attempt at salvage by the fleet of English and Japanese war vessels standing 1 by. ' ' \u25a0./ .The- .weather; .today, however, was moderating. CEOWN PKINCE NOT, COMlNG— Berlin. Aug. . 23. — Crown Prince Frederick William ; will not Tistt r the United States after his tripUiv India and the far east, i Count yon Bismarck Bohlen. \u25a0 lord -chamberlain to - the " household •\u25a0* of crown 'prince, stated this definitely today. . TEDDY TO LEAD HIS PARTY OUT OF WILDERNESS Modern Joshua in Speeches in West to Tell How to Win Election Even Reactionaries Admit That Sherman's > Goat Has Gone With Cannon's IRA E. BENNETT [Special Dispatch to The Call] WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Repub lican progressives who have discussed with Colonel Roose velt the speeches which he will make in the west, all of which have al ready been prepared, say that he has laid out a nation wide program of po litical policy. He Avill show the re publican party the only way by which he thiuks it can win the** coming elec tion. He will show, by the general trend of his speeches, that it is only, by be coming the 1 progressive party of the United States that the republican party can remain. in power. ' POLICIES, NOT M EX, DISCUSSED According to the statements of the men who have talked with Roosevelt, he will have nothing to say about Ballinger, Aldrieh, Cannon or .even Taft.;-;: \, \u25a0 \u25a0 JH-:-!'' Ho will discuss 1 policies, -not mrin. He will frankly discuss the tariff and tho chances for a tariff commission to; take the tariff out of. politics. , He. Will dis cuss the railroads and "corporations.. In a word, he -will bring the Roosevelt policies up tOj date. _ \u25a0 It Is admitted here even by. the re actionaries..that the \u25a0: influence Vice President Sherman : had with President Taft is gone. » It is • also understood that Cannon .and Aldrieh have been dropped . . overboard . once and for all. They will not -longer be the advisers of the administration. DEATH KXElli OF OLIGARCH Y It is conceded here that enough In surgent republicans will' be elected to the house to insure the progressive ness of the republican party and the death knell of the old Cannon-Aldrich oligarchy, although country regular re publicans are dropping out of the race for re-election. Even Representative Boutell. one. of the old standbys, has dropped out. No insurgent so far has been refused renomination, while many regulars have been refused. Seeing this evi dence of the will, of the people, it is safe to assume that many regulars will henceforth be progressives. ENGLISH WIZARD OF AIR TO FLY HERE Claude Graham=White Due in San Francisco on September 24 [Special Cable to j The Call] LONDON.Aug.-23.— -Beiore sailing to day on the Gimric for Boston, where he will take part in the aviation meet pro moted by the Harvard university aero nautical association, Claude Graham- White, the English aviator who made the plucky attempt to win the London to Manchester prize, which was seized from his grasp by Paulhan, said to The Call's correspondent: V'l am to give exhibition flights at Harvard between September 3 and 13. On September .24 I am due at San Fran-" cisco, where I am to give exhibition flights until October 4. Then I return to New York for the international meet on Long Island, where,- among other events. I shall make a try for the blue ribbon of the air in' the "speed cup con test. \u25a0' -.. , '. : :W- : "In the interval between the Harvard and . San Francisco engagements I may compete for the World-Post Dispatch's $30,000 prize for the V; New; York-St. Louis flight. I cannot speak with cer tainty about that, however, as, of course,: the prize may be won by some one elsebefore I. can get started." DRIXXEK'';' FOTTND DEAIX— Los - Aus. ,•• 23.-r-A ; man Mppoeed to ; be * Peter; Starback. -a '; driller formerly la ; the i employ of .the Southern 'Pacific railroad in the. San Joaquin .vaHey, : was decapitated by-. a "train on '[ that road-near Tropleo last night.; : The.body, ; with"; the head 'seTered, was found' lying beside 'the .rails -to- MANY FIRE FIGHTERS LOST TAHOE FOREST IS BURNING __: \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0/ 1 ; — ; j « . Map of the district in Placer county where forest fires are raging I between Forest Hill and the top of the Sierra, and a scene near Tahoe, I where, the forest is threatened. \ GUARDIAN ELUDES PROCESS SERVERS Auburn Man Flees With Rich Ward Before He Can Be Legally: Deposed [Special Dispatch to The Call] AUBURN, Aug. 23.— Frederick A. Rhodes of this city,- said to be a near relative of the late Cecil Rl\odes, dia mond and gold king, has successfully eluded process servers from . a local justice court and is now in his way to New York and England, it is believed, with Fred yon Mellenthin, aged 11 years, his. ward, of whom the officers here would like to obtain possession. A petition was filed a few days ago in the justice court by Mrs. Estoff Wil liams, alleging that Rhodes is not the proper person to be guardian of young Yon Mellenthin. and asking the court to take charge, of the boy's estate. Rhodes Ijeard of. the suit and got out of town with the boy before the process servers could reach him. The yon Mellenthin boy is -a son of CarlMellenthin, a German, said to be of noble birth, who is in Germany. Mrs. Williams alleges that the Mel lenthins lived there until five or six years ago. but, that Mellenthin re turned to Germany leaving his wife and son here. Mrs. Williams charges that Rhodes took up his abode at the Mellenthin home, that Mrs. Mellenthin got a divorce from her husband and that* Rhodes was , appointed guardian of ; the. boy and" placed In charge, of an estate which is .-.. valued at several thousand dollars.. She wants Rhodes deposed as guardian. ROBBERS SECURE CASH IN GROCERY Two men -. entered ( the grocery of George Nick, -Hillcrest drive, just across the county, line, shortly after 10- 'o'clock yesterday morning and wanted to purchase; some canned goods. Nick went -to-the rear of the store jto get the articles,' and when he returned' the men has disappeared with $525 in gold.. $65 in currency and a check for $25. Nick notified the ipolice of. this city and the sheriff of "San; Mateo county, and Detectives Burke and -Richards of the Mission district were detailed on the' case." . Nick described the thieves as fol lows: One 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weight 200, pounds, 40 years of age. light hair and wearing a blue serge suit; the other- 5 feet, 7, inches tall,, weight 150 pounds, 30 years of age and wearing a brown suit and soft brown hat. Burglar Eludes Jailers The police; have been asked to keep a » sharp lookout . far Timothy Sheedy, alias 7 . Timothy Shields,, alias A. T. Stanley, alias!T. A. Smiley^ a notorious burglar^for whose! arrest. 'Sheriff Ed ward J W. . Dewey "of Hartford county, Connecticut; "; offers a reward of $1,000. He is believed to have come to. this city. . -'. ; '.::\u25a0. :;,'.. : v \u25a0'S'-V"', . Sheedy has been' sentenced to an in determinate term of 3 to 30 years for burglary,: and while ' waiting- to transferred: from the . Hartford s county jaiKito Wethersfield prison; August 8 he .* and, James; Cornell, a "trusty,'' escaped- in Jan \, automobile. . , ••.Sheedy ; is aninveterate 'gambler, and may-be found -?in gambling, resorts. He is y. 47 'years :- of liage' < 5 "; f eet* 7 Vi\t Inches tall,'; mixed ; gray. hair. and shaggy ; mus- MILITIA CALLED OUT TO FIGHT FIRE More than 100 fire fighters missing in Idaho. Montana and Idaho militia called out to help United States soldiers and civilian fire fighters. Hundreds of settlers and fire fighters missing, but death list is belov> 100. Fires sweep through timber of Placer, El Dorado, Su\isou and Trinity counties. Rain falls in Idaho. . Flames Sweep Through Timber of Northern California [Special Dispatch to The Call] AUBURN*, Aug. 23. — The forest fire in the National forest re serve above Forest Hill. Placer county, is raging, and with a fe rocity that means devastation to every thing In its path. One hundred and twenty-five soldiers from San Francisco arrived here last night and were taken to Forest Hill today. Auburn sent 50 men, Colfax 25. and Forest Hill and vicinity has 200 men fighting the flames. The fire started in the Eureka saw mill, destroying that and burning 150 feet down the air shaft of the Hidden Treasure mine, the property of former Assemblyman 11. T. Power. The fires are raging between Michi gan Bluff and Lake Tahoe- In both Placer and El Dorado counties. The state commissioner of forestry IS ex pected here to assume charge of the battle against the flames. It is now feared that the entire Lake Tahoe na T tlonal forest will be destroyed as well as large private timber tracts in Placer and El Dorado counties. FOREST HILL FIRE IS BEYOND CONTROL GRASS VALLEY, Aug. 23. — Forest fires which have been raging for the last week east of this city are re ported today as being entirely under control. All of the fire fighters wufh the exception of 15 left on guard have been transferred to the Forest Hill section, where the flames are re ported beyond control. :.-• COAST ARTILLERYMEN LEAVE FOR COLFAX According to, the instructions re ceived Monday from the adjutant gen eral's office, headquarters of the de partment of California,' the Sixtieth and One Hundrew and Forty-seventh com panies of the coast artillery corps under the command of Major A. W. Chase left the Presidio for Colfax yesterday to fight' the forest fires in that vicinity. The companies went fully equipped for the field with tentage, 1.000 rounds of rifle ammunition, 1,000 rounds of re volver ammunition and 10 days* ra tions as well as axes, picks and shovels and other Implements to aid In subdu ing the blaze. Second Lieutenant Willis C Knight was; detailed as quartermaster 'and; commissary of the battalion. Officers were attached to companies as fol lows: .Sixtieth company. Captain T. Q. Ashburn, - Second Lieutenant vW. C. Knight, Second Lieutenant H. . W. Stephenson; One Hundred and- Forty seventh company, Second Lieutenants R.;E. M. Goolrlck, D. H. Crlasy and R. E. Lee. Insurgents Control Riverside RIVERSIDE,. . Aug. 23. — Insurgent supporters of Johnson were in fall 'con-* trol of the;Rlverside codnty republican convention today, it was a harmonious gathering. Resolutions were adopted indorsing Johnson and -the state direct primary. President Taf t ; was, praised and; the re-election of -Congressman Smith an<S the choice of A..G. Spaldlng as United - States senator /were urged. THEWEATHEIL YESTERDA Y — Maximtini%mpeJalSrc^JS ; minimum, 54. #\u25a0;f; f • O^ FORECAST FOR TQmV—ffifyJrp I sot /Ac forenoon; light tyfyh ttin^ c/ran#Tn| fo moderate vest. S\ r\ w X £ PJRICE M\fNoE^s^ HIS MEN Forest Supervisor Fears Yale Graduate and Assistants Have Been Killed RAIN BRINGS HOPE TO STRICKEN DISTRICT Soldiers From San Francisco Presidio Sent to Colfax to Help Stem Flames WARDNER AND BURKE NOW OUT OF DANGER Charred Bodies Found in Black Path Left by Forest Fires The known victim* of the forcut ftrva number S3, an follows i In and near Wallace, Idaho, 38. In and near »wp«rt, Wash_ 8. »ar St. Joe, Idaho, 0 men, aoppoae<l <o be foraet ranger*. At Saltese. Moat, 1. S 1 - POKANE, Wash.. Aug. 23.— Interest tonight in the Idaho forest flre» is centered upon the fate- of Forest Ranger 11. F. Kottkey an'J 200 men who have not been heard from since Friday night, when they were fighting 'the flames in the country between Wallace and the St. Joe river. Kottkey. a grad uate of th<s Yale forestry school, is one of the most valued men in the forest service, and Forest Supervisor W. R. Welgle feels sure that he would have sent worJ to his chief if communica tion were possible. The missing men were in a section where the flames have since burned fiercely. Searching par ties have started in several directions for Avery, Idaho. RANGERS RETUR.X Ranger Van Dyke, on Independence creek, and Ranger Derrick, at Saltese, Mont., both reported tonight. It had been feared that Van Dyke' 3 crew of 75 men had been cut off. Latest reports from Montana concern ing the 600 missing rangers are more hopeful. A revised count of the known dead in and near Wallace gives 35 bo'Jies, only 17 of which have been identified. In most cases thd bodies recovered are so charred as to be beyond recognition. For a time this afternoon rain fell in Wallace and in other of the canyon towns. It was only a sprinkle, but it made the day more hopeful than any since the fires closed in on the Coeur d'Alene towns on. Saturday. Heavy clouds all "day gave rise to hope thai it might rain; and while only a drenching downpour could aid the forest fire situation, even today's drizzle was wel comed as lessening the danger in som<a degree. The town of Burke is taking extreme precautions. Every bit of wood has been soaked with water. The flume that gives Burkes water supply has betn safeguarded by chopping away brush on every side and by stationing men with water buckets along every foot. MILITIAMEN MEN RUSHED TO SCENE OF FIRE BEVERLY, Mass., Au(. 23. — Presi dent Taft's suggestion that the fire stricken states of the west should call out their militia to assist the federal troops in handling the situation has already borne fruit in Idaho, where Governor Brady has called out the national guard. The president today received a Ion? telegram from Governor Brady, in which he described the fire situation and added: . I am convinced that these condi tions warrant me in calling on the state militia In encampment at American Lake. Wash., and I have . ordered General F. M. Rowe to pro-