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Skange things happen.
SEE THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CIX.— NO. 22.
TWENTY FIRE
FIGHTERS BURIED
UNDER DEBRIS
Score of Men Entombed When
Wall of Burning Build
ing Falls
Four Bpdies Recovered From
Ruins and Voices of Living
Can Be Heard
Chief of Philadelphia Force Nar
rowly Escapes Death in "
Accident
PHILADELPHIA. Der. 21.— F<mr
firemen are known to be dead, 20
are thought to be buried in the
ruins and 12 others are in the hos
pitals as the result of a fire tonight in
the leather factory of Freelander &
Co., 1116 to 1120 North Bodine street.
It was first reported that Fire Chief
Baxter was among those in the ruins,
but -while he was injured, he escaped,
being carried down by the falling
\u25a0walls.
While the firemen were fighting the
flames from the roofs of adjoining
dwellings the south wall of the big
building crashed down on them. At
the time there was at least 35 men on
these buildings, and all were carried
down. Four of the men were taken
out dead. Twelve were able to extri
cate themselves from the mass of
bricks and twisted iron girders, but
it Is thought that 20 are still, in the
ruins.
All of these are not dead or seriously
Injured. Some of them are able to talk
xrtth their brother firemen, who are
bending every effort to rescue them.
The north wall of the burned struc
ture Is still standing, but it may fall
»ny minute. If It should fall before
the men are dug out. It is probable
that all would be crushed to death.
Patrick Carroll and George Sinnisky
of engine company 7 are among the
\illed.
William Glazier of engine company 6
Is in the rnins alive. In conversation
R-fth the rescuers working to release
him, tie sayg lie is lying on top of
Charles Erderman. another member of
No. 6, and that Erderman is undoubt
edly dead.
The fire Is still burning.
More than 20 ambulances are at the
scene and doctors are aiding the fire
men and policemen to release the un-
Cincinnati Block Razed
CINCINNATI, Dec. 21.— Fire In the
modern factory district of. this city
early today caused damage estimated
st 12,000,000, the death of two men and
the injury of six firemen. The fire,
which started at 2 o'clock, was one of
the most disastrous the local flre de
partment has had to battle with for
many years. At the time it broke out
a high wind was blowing. When the
flames were finally brought under con
trol 10 firms had been burned out and
eight large buildings destroyed.
An entire block from Ninth and Syca
more streets to Broadway was swept
by the flames. The firms burned out
are:
Krippendorf & O'Nra.l shoe company, Tfcjrlr>r-
Poole leather cotnpanj, C«M11 shoe company.
Twin lack company. Sycamore street stable com
pany. Barn. Grless Pfleper leather company,
Victor Safe aad lock company, warehouse of the
A. A J. ICtxrre company. E. O. Duncan paper box
company and the Wlldbcrg box factory. >? -i '
The fire, it is believed, started in the
engine room of the plant of the Krlp
pendorf & O'Neal company. Hardly had
\u2666he fire been discovered when the flames
leaped from almost every window from
cellar to roof.
ROBBER HURLS PEPPER
IN WOMAN'S FACE
Victim Screams and Thief Is
Frightened Away
While Mrs. Charles Murphy of 746
Clementina ' street was on her way
home Tuesday just before midnight, a
highwayman jumped out of a vacant
lot in Mission street near Eighth,
threw >black pepper in her face and
tried to grab her purse.. Mrs. Murphy
held tightly to the purse and screamed.
The thug ran down Mission street to
Seventh and disappeared..
COW BREAKS WORLD'S 7
DAY BUTTER RECORD
Holstein-Friesian Makes 37.28
Pounds in a Week
SYRACUSE, N. V., Dec 21.— Pontiac
Clothilde de Kelii. a Holstein-Friesian
cow, owned by Stevens brothers of Liv
erpool, has broken the world's seven
day: record, producing 37.28 pounds.
Since 1908 the record has been 35.55
pounds, held by Grace Fayne 11, Home
stead. •
BEGGARS JAILED FOR.
ANNOYING SHOPPERS
Daniel Murphy and Thomas Clark,
beggars, were sentenced In the police
court yesterday to 90 days in the
county jail The police have started a
S,Vusade against beggars who annoy
Ihristroas shoppers. Henry Hill, 60
years old, was* given a sentence of
three months for stealing a comb from
Pale Brothers' store.
The San Francisco Call.
Manuel to Attend
Oxford and Then
Make World Tour
[Special Cable to The Call]
LOXDOX, Dec 22.— The deposed
King Manuel, after going to live
next month in a house recently
rented for him at Richmond, will
attend lectures at Oxford uni
versity and other centers of
learnizzf.
He has no intention of ob
taining a degree, but as his
tastes and inclinations are liter
ary and scientific, his regular at
tendance at lectures may be
counted upon with certainty.
At the conclusion of his acad
emic course Manuel intends to
make a tour of. the world, visit
ing Australia, Africa, Canada, the
United States and the far east,
with a view to acquainting, him
self with the different systems
of government, and to thorough
ly equip himself for such a time
as Portugal will again call* on
him to "assume the reins of mon
archy, an event to which the ex
iled king • looks forward with
NEGRO MAY CAUSE
OFFICIAL RUPTURE
Wickersham Refuses to Make
Campaign Promise Good
by Appointment
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.— Negro vot
ers of Bpston are not going to permit
the proposed election of W. J. Lewis,
negro assistant district attorney of that
city, to the berth of assistant attorney
general of the United States to be side
tracked without making a fight.
From present indications there is a
strong liklihood that Senator Henry Ca
bot Lodge of Massachusetts and Attor
ney General Wickersham . may become
Involved in a contest that will em
barrass the administration.
Before election a semiofficial an
nouncement was made that Lewis
would •be appointed assistant 1 attorney
general. This appointment, it was said,
was the highest honor ever conferred
on a man of his race. Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham has insisted that
there was no vacancy in his department
that might be filled by Lewis.
Today a delegation of negro voters
of Boston had a long talk with Senator
Lodge, insisting that the promise to
appoint Lewis to the high post be car
ried out. Senator Lodge promised that
he would do all in his power to bVing
about the appointment.* .
Attorney General Wickersham, how
ever, reiterated his statement that
Lewis would not be appointed. Inas
much as Wickersham is head of the
department to which the appointment
wilKhave to be made and inasmuch as
he does not feel that the appointment
should be made, it is not likely that he
will yield-
President Taft, therefore, will be
placed in the position of deciding be
tween Wickersham and Lodge.
It is not unlikely that he will please
both his friends by the appointment' of
Lewis to some other berth, almost, If
not quite, as important.
STEAMER ON FIRE IS
SEEN IN OPEN SEA
Wireless Reports That Crew
Seems to Have Escaped
BREST, France, Dec 21. — A wireless
message was received tonight from the
steamer Prinz Eitel Fried rich that It
had sighted "a Belgian steamer on flre
in the open sea. The crew appeared to
have escaped in the boats.
Ship Stranded, on Shoals .
MOREHEAD CITY. N. C. Dec. 2L— A
large four masted schooner is stranded
on the' west side of Cape Lookout
shoals, about five miles out from Point
Beach, and the heavy running tide and
strong wind is driving the vessel fur
ther on the shoals.
HEALTHY ONE POUND
BABY BOY IS BORN
Child Eight and a Half Inches
Long Expected to Live
[Specie/ Dispatch to The Call]
GALT, Dec. 21. — A baby boy which
weighs less than a pound and is eight
and a half inches long was born to
Mrs. John Harvey Saturday night. The
baby Is apparently healthy and the
physician believes it will live. The
father Is six feet tall and weighs 200
pounds. The mother weighs 120 pounds.
STUDENTS OF ODESSA
BATTLE WITH POLICE
Riot Follows Raid on Meeting
and 235 Arrests Made
ODESSA, Dec. 21.— An attempt by the
police today to disperse .a students'
meeting In the precincts of the univer
sity led to a serious riot, in which one
student was killed, three were wounded
and others .received; slight' injuries. ; ;
Seven policemen were severely, hurt. .
Two hundred and thlrty.-five students
were arrested. . „
SAN FRMCISep,^ imJRSD^Y, DEGEMBER i 22; ;\u25a0 1910:
OIL PROMOTERS
ARE ARRESTED
FOR DEFRAUDING
indictments Returned by Fed
eral Grand Jury Against
Kern County Company
Charged With Having Used the
Mails for Purpose of
Swindling
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.— The offices
of the Cleveland oil company, op
erating in the Kern county \u25a0 oil
fields, were raided by federal officers
late today. W. J. Batchelder, secretary,
and G. G. Gillett, said to be Interested
In the sale of stock, were arrested and
charged with using the mails to de
fraud. Both were released on bonds of
$5,000 each.
The' arrests followed. indictments re
turned.today by the federal grand jury
at the instigation of Postoffice Inspec
tor J. H. C. Wilson.
It is understood that warrants .were
also Issued for others connected with
the company. The examination of
Batchelder and Gillett was set for De
cember 31.
The officers of the company are al
leged to have issued inaccurate pros-
Continued on Pasre 2, Column 4
SOLDIERS IN READINESS
TO BE RUSHED TO CUBA
Stars and Stripes Will Float Forever Over Island if In
tervention by America Becomes Necessary
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.— -Troops of
the United States army are in readi
ness to be rushed to Cuba to maintain
peace and. protect American and. other
\u25a0foreign interests. . - " v
Officials of the war department Look
for a crisis in the affairs of the island
republic by February. The last time,
1906, that the United States inter
vened in Cuba the then president of the
United States, Theodore Roosevelt, and
Secretary of War Taft declared that if
"the country was again called in. to set
tle, disputes between the factions of
the Cuban government and to maintain
HENCOOP MADE OF X-RAY PLATES
IS COURT EXHIBIT IN DAMAGE SUIT
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
OAKLAND. Dec v 21.— X-ray plates
that had been converted into a hen
house formed exhibits in Judge Waste's
court today in the trial of the damage
suit brought by Matthew Ryan against
the Oakland gas, light and heat com
pany. A skeleton, used to illustrate
Ryan's Injuries, was another exhibit. *
The X-ray plates showed the exact
nature of the fracture of Ryan's bones.
They were used at the first trial five
years ago. While the case was on ap
WOMAN AWAKES IN NIGHT TO FIND
HOUSE FILLED WITH FRISKY MONKEYS
- [Special Dispatch U The Call]
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.— When Mrs.
Celia Lippman of Edendale awoke last
night after^ a brief hour's sleep, she
discovered that 15 monkeys had taken
possession of her house and were mak
ing themselves at home In- her parlor
and dining room. • Mrs. Lippman tried
to dislodge the monkeys, but . failed.
Today she appeared at the prosecuting
attorney's office and demanded a war
rant for the arrest of Antonio Ryder
MORE THAN. THREE HUNDRED COAL
MINERS ARE KILLED BY EXPLOSION
BOLTON, England, Dec. 21.— More
than 300 men lost ;their; lives today' in
the explosion ;in the Little Hulton col
liery of- the Hultoh colliery company,
located a short distance from- this city.
Heroic efforts were niade by; rescue
parties, -but a fire prevented the res
cuers from, penetrating.' beyond 400
yards into the. workings. Tonight the
RA ILROADS TO GIVE FINAL ANSWER
IN WAGE RATE TOODAY TO ENGINEERS
' CHICAGO, Dec. 21.— Managers , of
61 western ' ;• railroads^ tomorrow : will
give their: final -answer to \u25a0>' demands of
the' enginemen^. for fa*' wage' : increase.
Labor, Commissioner , Neill; \u25a0 .who \u25a0 -has
been acting as. mediator"; in , the wage
AID RENDERED ORPHANS DEEPLY APPRECIATED
SISTER HELENA THANKS HOME'S BENEFACTORS
Facsimile of receipt given by Sister Helena, superior of, M ount St. Joseph's orphan asylum, for money collected by I
The Call to } aid Jittle girls made homeless by fire. j
peace throughout \u25a0 the island the": stars
and stripes would remain there." 1
Officials. of the state and war. depart
ments have . kept;/ in- close '.touch i
with affairs' ; in" Ciiba^ever : since the j
evacuation by> American ; ; troops j less I
than" three;years:Vgrt.J; "WithlnUhe last
six months'repbrts.aivd information.re
ceived from , American / representatives
in the island have indicated that the j
Cuban government was-Vnot substan
tial and could exist but 1 a -few- months
longer. Within- the Last /tliree weeks
reports .have; been so discouraging that
the war : department* has felt the j neces
sity^ of keeping 5,000 troops within a
36 hours' embarkation point.
peal a deputy sheriff, thinking there
would be no more use for them, took
them home and made a roof for his
chicken coop but of them. The chicken
coop was brought into court today.
Ryan , was injured while digging a
trench. He was awarded .110,000 dam
ages, but the judgment. was reversed.
A number of physicians testified to
day. They were Dr. O. D. . Hamlin, Dr.
Henning Koford, Dr. Emmett Rixford,
Dr. James H. O'Connor and Dr. W. B.
Coffey. "-;. ' '
her next door neighbor, who she as
serts instigated the Invasion.
Ryder is a trainer of monkeys and
dogs. Two of his; canines," which pre
ferred Mrs. Lippman's clothes basket
to their : own kennel as sleeping] quar
ters, were poisoned recently.'
Ryder suspected Mrs. Lippman of
administering the poison and she as
serts he sent his band' of monkeys into
her house in an effort to be revenged.
rescuers were 'called =; out . of the \u25a0 mine.
Inspector Gerrard issued a report, "after
making a descent intoithe pit.in.wnich
he said it was, impossible that^ that any
of \ the miners are still alive>^ -Twenty,
bodies were found lying near, the; shaft
'\u0084 No explanation , Is given . as : to the
cause of the explosion, which' complete
ly wrecked the mine. . '\u0084
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dispute,;. tonight^informedUhe: railroad
; managers*^ Tcbmmittee' / '. that I the r en
: glneers^- refused /to ;, concede .'; a vlsingle
point ; ln^ttfelr.' demands. .; He '. held^' an ail
day . consul tation .-.with; represehtatlyes
of th'e'-broth'erhood '>. of ? iocolnotiv'eK'eiV:
ASYLUM FOR HOMELESS
WILL BE REBUILT SOON
Sister Superior Sends Letter Thanking, the: Gall and All
Who Aided Unfortunate Orphans
Last Contributions
To the Call's Fund
For Orphan Asylum
Ir The. following subscriptions :haye !
been received, by T^hc rCaltfor^the \
Mount Si. Joseph's. orphan asylum \
' fund, : and The: Call herewith closes j
; the I account, the grand total having ',
reached, the splendid sum of ,
:$24,530.73: :
; Previously Acknowledged. s24,ooßi23i
; MRS. JOHN H.DAKLIXG \ 20.00:
ASXIE FKENDENBURG, ' ;
; Idria ..:.:.........:.:. 2J>O;
: TOTAL ....$24,530.73:
ORPHAN FUND IS
CLOSED AT $25,000
Big Sum Received Through The
Call Brings Comforts to
Homeless Tots
With a total of nearly, $25,000, The
Call's subscription list for Mount St.
J oseph's orphan asylum has been closed
and the last' 'of the money given by the
generous public for - the unfortunate
little girls turned over to Sister He-
leiia, ;< the sister superior. When the
big orphanage -crowning the JiilKln
South San.Francisco-was burned in the
early dawn of a Sunday morning at the
beginning of ; last October more than
400 children and "30 Sisters of Charity
barely -escaped with their, lives.* In
fact, one; child fell a victim to the
flames as the others hurried,' praying
for their safefyT from the burning
house. ;T'"* [ .
. Out in the fog and wind of the
bleak morning, the inmates found
themselves with nothing save k the
nightgowns in which they were clad, In
the" way of earthly possessions.
: .-; A few hours later The; Call headed a
fund -for their relief. The'tale of the
need of the.siters and the orphans was
told the public. Then; the gifts of
money began to" come. Some r were in
dividual checks, for sums of three or
four figures; others were equally large
checks-' as' the. result of private sub
scriptions; : various' departments of , the
city, began' to do, their part with big
hearted generosity, and besides all 'of
these came .tiny gifts which. ";meant
perhaps more, than the big ones.
\u25a0 the fund' reached very large
proportions there were dozens of offers
from organizationsto give benefits, "afid
from /these were reaped ' the ; richest
sort ot ?a (harvest. ." , • . ~~~ : 's
. Probably few' of those" who gave
either great -rorVsmall- sums will- ever
realize^what their money ; has • done. ' It
is" simply impossible to' tell ; in.the com-;
pass \u25a0o f Jone, brief (story.; : Picture, how
- ever, jthfe . necessities' : of;'; 400 children
without!"; a home or clothing.'" and" some
idea' can 'be ; gained -of i what the \ ready
moneS r ; ; has :» meant > to ; the sisters" and.
the orphans., i.^..;..
; vlt is expected --that ;a" year whence will
find them iback on -/their ' old ; home; site
inUhe jbigixiew/ house\'which; islbelng
.pi ah ned '-, now; ) arid -.which k ,has ;been ,made
.a. T rppssibility ; through .'The Call's fund^
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, 1005
Ellis Street, San Francisco, Cal.
Mr. Charles W. Hornick. General
Manager of The Call— Dear Sir: For
some time; l? hive intended. to, write to.
you, but. l would try. In vain to express
in _^ordsJJ;he, sentiments of gratitude
which we, the sisters and children of
the orphan asylum^ feel, toward you and
the members ; of ; your, staff, who have
labored so earnestly for. us during the
To-. our r good mayor, who from the
morning of the fire until the present
day has. not relaxed his' interest in our
behalf; to the officers and members of
the- social club, who worked so inde
fatigably and reached such a marvelous
result from the ball given by them; to
the board of education, the fire and
police departments; to the clergy and
our sisters In religion and their, pupils;
to the managers of the theaters, the
Knights of Columbus, the Hibernians;
to the Catholic Laaies' aid society, the
St. Vincent de Paul society; the Native
Sons and-> Daughters, the v mothers'
clubs, the California club, the Gaelic
dancing club, the Young Ladies*. Insti
tute, the sodalities and the little chil
dren's clubs, and to all the organiza
tions, great and small,' and to each in
dividual donor, from Mr. Fltfod. with
his gen«rous gift, to the little girls who
are now bringing their toys to the
children, we are deeply grateful and
would be glad to thank each one in
person, if that were possible.
• Through the efforts of your good pa
per f and, the -generous, response, of the
pebple."we have. not only been enabled
to provide a temporary shelter for our
dear little ones, but we have been en
couraged to start the building of the
new asylum.
\u25a0As soon as , the plans, now in the
hands of the architect. -Mr. Smith
O'Brien, are perfected and approved by
his grace," Archbishop Riordan, the
building will be erected on the old site
and willtbcTin every sense of the word
a "home" for the orphan?.
•We felt proud of : our city when we
laid before our superior.-the Very Rev.
JV J. Sullivan, the. long list of donors
clipped -from the different issues of
The Call; 'and he left for the east-last
week,, carrying .with him a keen ap
preciation of the charity of San Fran
cisco, saying on leaving: "I know, all
will be well, for I; leave you with
friends."
Yes, we, and the orphaned child,
have many true friends not only in our
beloved ,but throughout the whole
stateof California,, as has been proved
during- this heavy, trial; and -as the
season of -J.'peace=- and good will" ap
proaches you and all our benefactors
must: certainly experience \u25a0 an; extra
share* of happiness" when you reflect on
yburi, share ' of \u25a0 the noble work of con
tributing" to the .-welfare ."of so many'
homeless little ones." -Surely the good
Master will _ say to you as ; he . did ;. of
old: "Verily, as- you have done to the
least;of "these you have done unto in el"
:; That 'your, reward may;- be ''exceed
ing .great,"- and that the coming year
ftay * bring Ito ..each .one \ of , you , peace,
pfosperity: and every blessing. Is the
sincere- wish . and daily, prayer of * the
sisters and children of the . orphan- asy
lum. , Very gratefully.* yours, r^'"' " '
\u25a0 : ;- SISTER: HELENA.
"December 19, 1910.
Highest temperature* 58;
Tuesday fdghuAl.
FOR TODAY— Cloudy; light
north wind, changing to west; light frost in
morning. «* •
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BURKE CASE
DEVELOPS
SHAME
Lv Etta Smith Recites Horribh
Story and Hearers Become
Embarrassed
CHILD SHOWN IN COURT
TO HELP PROSECUTIOi>
Woman Admits That Trip to
Japan Was Made at Her
Own Suggestion
DEFENSE CALLS FOR THE
PROOF OF DYNAMITING
By HARRY DAVIDS <
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
SANTA ROSA. Dec 21 — Much that
could not be repeated with pro
priety was heard in a packed
courtroom today, when Lv Etta Smltt»
made her closing statements as wit
ness In the trial of WlUard P. Burke-.
All of her former evidence, crude,
harsh and unlovely as it was, had at
least the softening shades of an al
leged love and the sanctiflcatlon of re
ligious belief, but her horrible recital
today, dealing with her relationship
with Doctor Burke was so unclean that
neither she with all he rstrange be
liefs, nor the district attorney, with
all his desire to shield her, made any
endeavor to mitigate the testimony by
thought or talk of love or religion.
Child Used at Exhibit
And into this mass of evil she
brought her child, a pretty little feU
low of 2 years, with flaxen hair and
blue eyes. He was Introduced as an
exhibit.
"That is my child of whom I have
spoken.!*- said Lv Etta Smith. _
"And his name?" queried the "dis
trict attorney.
"Willard P. Burke Jr."
The boy clung to the hem of his
mother's dress as she sat on the raised
witness stand and. with childish eyes,
took" in hfs surroundings. The atmos
phere was not to his liking. He iifted
up his voice 'in a lusty howl. ana
howling, was removed to friendly
hands outside.
Testimony Causes Shame
The testimony given by Lv Etta
Smith dealt with Doctor Burkes ac
tions while she was a patient at tha
sanatarium, and her attending physi
cian. ' Once before she had declared
that he "had done things which no phy
sician should do." and her detailed ex
planation bore out her declaration.
"While she told her story Doctor.
I Burke hung his head and the angry,
muttering of Mrs. Burke was plainly;
audible. Others also hung their head?
as Miss Smith spoke. The audience*
seemed embarrassed, ashamed that such
things should be said, and ashamed that
men and ; women should^ throng to
listen to them.
Toward the close of her testimony
Miss Smith proved the weakest, and
gave evidence that la regarded as ex
tremely damaging to the prosecution.
Woman Planned Trip Abroad
She admitted that she went to Japan
of her. own accord after Doctor Burke
had been indicted and that it was she
who suggested the trip abroad.
"I did. not care to testify," she said.
"If I could find some way of escaping
it. You must understand that through-.
out all this — long before the explosion
—my only thought was to get away;
somewhere, where I would b© alon«^
with my baby. I thought Doctor Burke,
should provide for the child, as he was!
the father. Therefore, when Marion, •
Derrig visited me and discussed the j
situation, 1 suggested that I should goj
to Japan with my baby and live there.;
provided Doctor Burke would provide;
for us. I chose Japan because I was"
interested in the religion of that ccou- t
try. The suggestion was approved, and'-
I went.'*
Explanation Is Difficult
v This. statement Is directly contrary to
the former impression, which was to
the effect that she- was inveigled out
of the country in order to break tho
back of the prosecution. One phase of
this situation she had . some difficulty
in explaining^ She had testified that
she took the name of Mrs. E. L. Long,
in order to escape notoriety.
"Now, Miss Smith.** said Attorney
Leppo. "if you took the name of Long:
why did you sign the name of Lv Etta
Spilth on; the blank sheets of ;aper e
whlch you' said were forged your let-^
tor* to , the 'district attorney exonerat-
ins: Burke?" POS
The woman hesitated and Leppo
pressed his point.
v . *'Tou said," he v continued, "that Ma'
rlonJDerr'g asked you to sign your
name to certain blank sheets which
you prrsumed to be for the purpose of •
identification in the Japanese banks.
If these were to Identify. you and you
were traveling under the name of Lonar,
why; did you sign the. name of Smith r.V
, •"••Because," she said, "it waa asreed