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"A NIGHT IN THE PORT OF BROKEN HEADS" Maybe You'd Like to Visit It? -^See— The Sunday Call Next Sunday yOLUME CVn.— NO. 14G. SAIST; FRANCISCO, vMO^m RAGING AUTO HITS FENCE DRIVER DANGEROUSLY HURT PRICE FIVE CENTS. TRAGEDY AT SHRINERS' RACES DR. W. F. BARBAT PUTS BULLET IN HIS OWN HEART BOYS DEFEATED THROUGH LUCK OF PLAYGROUND INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY Declare Youngsters' Chances Were Destroyed by Want of Practice Three Local High Schools Fail to Score Single Point in the Contest Interscholastic Track Meet at Stanford Shows City Pupils Thoroughly Outclassed Points Made by Schools At Interschoiastic Meet Chle* hißh 17 Oakland hlch 16 >nn Joae high 12 Brrkelej- hlsrh 11 fjou AnerlM hisb 1O Uric ncboul CS. F.) 9 Alameda liijth O H«-:il«!>!iuru liich 5 Hood River (Ore.) hitch !» Koii AnsrrleM polytechnic ti l-'ort Brace liißh 3 Mn Mntro liiuli \ flit iini hieh 3 Iniiinni hisrh 1 Hanard school (L. A.) 1 Mlnloß hlph (S. F.> 1 Palo Alto hl C h 1 •» sin in narbara high 1 Thr follow ins: ncbooh scored no pnlnta: Ittlinnni Krbnol, Hcnicia hlsh, Clovfa hich. CoKßwell iS. F.>, K»- parto Inlon liich. Kern hl«l«. l.o^ell high C!*. F.), Manrnnita liall <l»alo Altoi.MenUoeino htsh. Oakland polytechnic high. Ked- lands Uicli. ltichmond high. San Itt-nlto liiEh, S«nta CJara hic»u >an Franciiico polytechnic liigl«. St. Helena liJcb. Slitter hißh, IUiah bith- TAMMANY'S OLD BOSS HOMESICK CAPTIVE BALLOON CRASHES TO EARTH \u25a0The wrecked motor car, as it came to a slop after crashing through the outer fence on the.lngleside track and plunging ' down a sleep grade, and William Nelson, driver of the^car, who is dangerously hurt. • s F h^ n:^ bout 20( > fe e* UP the whole af- fair collapsed .and was dashed to the ground.^ The unknown, woman was b^diy. injured and was rushed to a phy- sicjan." s ,- • Finally the wind tore a rent In the bag, and with the gas escaping the bal- loon " floated' toward the earth, while several" thousand spectators stood brea'trilessjry watching." ' Huge Basket Tumbles 200 Feet and Woman Is Seriously Injured [Special' DUpalch Jo The Call] , '. . •NBW'TOUK', ' April 24. — Richard Croker, the', old \u25a0-time. Tammany boss, will return to New York before the summer is overUomake this city his permanent home. When Croker sailed for Ireland on' the Lusita'nia oii.Wednes- day he had apparently decided to sur- render' to the call of^Gotham,- and im- parted.the fact to several friends who went» to 'the steamer to bid"*him fare- well. his stay in town follow- ing his return from. Palm[ Beach, he confided to some of his intimates that he had tired of the old country of late and- had ".frequently experienced ' the pangs of homesickness. •\u25a0' .. - "There is no town like New York in j the world," he said to • John \u25a0' Scahn'elli "and*itjis getting more wonderful* and attractive every year.',' After a' man *has spent* nearly fifty years of hishife'-h'ere and formed strong friendships !'and*aV- tachmentst'he" can not go away 'and* find others'toHake their places. ' '' - ;• ' \u25a0"**- :\u25a0"!\u25a0 think 'l- will,come back to stay. Though I shall spend a month or two'in England 'andlfeland each year, I shall always ; spend my winters In " Palm BeaWi.n " ' • • . • -.• . * "I- shall not take any .active partiiiri politics. 'I am' through with that sort of thing forever." , . . . .* »• -- It was j learned today that 1 Croker made some heavy investments, in Bronx and Long Island property before sail- .lng.': - 1 r i' \u25a0 \u25a0-, '• \u25a0- '. ' \u25a0\u25a0 :' \u25a0\u25a0 Richard Croker, Before Leaving Gotham, Tells Friends He , g|s|^mß^ra^Sta)|: ; "It will .-'be portly for' a little while until I-. am released," ho told her, but the intcrview'i.'erided . with no agree'-* .. i. • «i r- . .. - " ment jn. sight.^. *\u25a0 On the driveiVack to Flshklll Land- ing Mrs.' Thaw* and Doctor Sillo. who -'* ° ' '4T--V J* -- . .. \u25a0 \u25a0 accompanied^her.j met an open, carriage in \vhiqh-.Mra.-|^iary .C. Thaw and her daughter, the^fprmer countess of Yar- mouth, were^riditfg. "Mrs. : Majy. Thaw spoke cordial ly^tol Doctor Sillo ' and or- dered -'--her'**«a*Ttege stopped. 1 Mrs. Evelyn # Nesb*ii:f* sTnaw,5 Tnaw, however, curtly told her .driver {i-b- hurry ,on without so much as*\locjkihg at her mother in lawi;'^-"?^,. i j. Jr ';%^ : '"- ; '^'.. ; * '\u25a0"\u25a0-\u25a0 [Special Dispatch to *The Call] : NEW YORK,, May. 24.—Harry ,K. Thaw is mourning because. his' wife is growing stout. :> V,Your poetic .. figure has passed away. V.he said, to her the moment he saw the.former model when she visited at>' Maftteawan Saturday af- ternoon. "But ydu"; are still beautiful," he made haste t^jiadd. For. some time»J;he two bantered each other about •tjieirj increasing weight and Thaw begged'his wife to walk up and down the^room that he might see her better. v.TTten they took up the' often discussed^^question of ja • settle- ment/, Mrs.^ThaVjdeclined' to consider anything but":going abroad to etudy sculpture, \u25a0;buU'<Fer* ; husband Insisted as v firmly that, elio .-should study in Amer- ica. \u25a0 .: . *..V'*?i . ;°A ' ' "Y^ur Poetic.; Figure Has Passed Away," He^Tells Her; and Continues HARRYTHAW FINDS CHANGE IN EVELYN The -state convention .of will be held: here; at that time and Johnson and his; aeroplane are to be the attractions closing .the fraternal gathering. : ... i; | ;. ' <sj.c>.V . A big : grandstand ] 'will be con- structed ?at r Av4ation park, and the railroads, have agreed to. run special excursions -.', from neighboring, towns to Merced on the day of the flight. Aviation Exhibition Will Close, Foresters' Convention ; ' [Special^ Dispatch ' to The Call] \u25a0 M.EBCED' A PriV. 2 . 44 — At "'» ™ a ? s «i«i ing called.-.by the 'chamber of commerce last .night the . services •of .Colonel Frank -H. , Johnson, the- well - known aviator, of San, Rafael, who was one of the exhibitors -of; the art of flying at the . recent meets -in /Los Angeles and Fresno, were engaged for the after- \ noon* of May.\4.""'y \u25a0' \u25a0 \u25a0:' JOHNSON TO FLY - > .AT MERCED MAY 4 ' 'Medical ;'aid, was f summoned, and It was with much difficulty that the young men w'ere^restored to consciousness. , \u25a0 Saiiford's brothers ; and Everett made a ' desperate' effort to ; save the lad, and in the attempt they",, nearly, met • the sa,me fate. \u25a0* They | were •• rapidly, swept along- "by" the^-current \u25a0;. when strong Bwimmers from shore and two men In a bbatV reached .'them and dragged •; them from the .water., .. - '• , OCEANO, April 24. — Caught in the swirl \u25a0 of *an undertow -while -bathing with his two /. brothers and Charles Everett, .a 'friend,- Paul Sanford,' 16 years . old, "was drowned; in- the' surf here^today. His body was swept sea- ward and has not been recovered, a. Youth Bathing" ; in " Surf ', Falls ;;^^ "Victim to Undertow . BOYS' FIGHT TO SAVE -, ' COMRiADE IS FUTILE All'-the v,shingle; mills of -western Washington were closed by .the ,manu- facturers Mast week f in order, to. prevent the brokers^ from reducing prices, ': and 3,500 men ; wcre thrown out of work. "./,"-: • •-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 • : :" .'\u25a0\u25a0!'%/ ' \u25a0 \u25a0- ' 1 Closing 1 ofi Northwestern Shih- glev'Mill^Causes' Tragedy , SEATTLE, *April ' 24.— John Benson, aged 45; sltot^Wroself through the head while. in- bed- at; his home in'.Ballard, a manufacturing, .today . because he believed •j.that^: the \u25a0•-. closing, of . the shingle mills b;y~ the- manufacturers pre« \u25a0saged'a-long^sleg^lof hard times. . He /was talc en';* to; the " city hospital, where it 'iEUsaidithat he can notj re- cover. ; . -.'\u25a0•. \u25a0.;' ."''.; i-- : \u25a0 ' '.'. ' '''•\u25a0'-.•' SUICIDE EES£ED HARD r\ TIMES^OULD RETURN TELEPHOXB KEAUXY SO MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1910 EDITORIAL The colonel in strenuous rein.- Page 6 Welcome for the eldest daughter. Page 6 Perplexity over senate leadership. rajte C Proportion of high school graduates. Page 6 A parliamentary revolution. Page 6 CITY Hundred dollars a day paid in tips by Chinese priuee during stay at Palace. P:i«;e 14 Tiny "Goldy Locks" flirts with baby bears, but Mrs. Bear objects. I'uKf14 Dr. W. F. Barbat kills himself with poison and pistol bullet. Page 1 Even wrecks of humanity have a place on Uncle Sam's census li*ts. • Page 14 Phillip Keene to present "Damon and Py- thias" for Knights of P.vthias. Page 7 Memory of former Mayor Pond honored at solemn church services. Page 14 Flames from burning stables menace lives of three sleeping children. ' Page 3 Klita Proctor Otis returns as Orpheum star." cleverly portraying poor sketch. Page 4 Body found in bay believed that of ,dance hall waitress. , Page 7 SUBURBAN Bitter war on between Havens and Tevis water interests. Page 5 College Alumnae Association of California cleats Oakland woman president. Page 5 Alamoila Elks' new clubhouse completed' by contractors and accepted. Page 5 Seven year old schoolboy falli from plank and drowns in estuary. .'^^ \u25a0;.'\u25a0-. Page 5 Oriental attempts t j murder countryman with carving knife. Ha.se S Mysterious $125,000 night fire -destroys ;ware- bouf>e and nine cottages. j Page 5 COAST |g - \u25a0 f Qneen Lillian of Santa Kosa chooses maids of honor and sir knight*. \ "iiv; v i I'aßt s Balloon falls 200 feet and five escape death by slight margin. V- ~-jC ".- Page 1 Northern Pacific engineer gives life to save passengers on encountering open pwitch. Page 4 Touth caught changing from girl's clothes and Jailed as murder swpect. Page 4 Several towus to. follow example of Fresno and hold raisin day celebrations. Page 7 EASTERN --^ Artificial stimulants react unfavorably on country's Gnaucial markets. Page 3 Senators attend ball game and delay adminis- tration railroad bill. Page 2 Mark Twain laid at rest beside wife after service where they were married. Page - James K. Hackett denies desiring divorce for sake of daughter. ;^ • ; *' Page - Frost badly damages fruit crops throughout middle west. . \u25a0 Pagp 3 Harry Thaw finds change in Evelyn and'dis- pute over ber future continues. Page 1 Richard Croker, homesick, will return to make Gotham his permanent borne. . Page 1 Several important courts martial now nearing close. Page 3 Interstate commerce commission to consider Pacific coast freight rates. Page 3 FOREIGN Mayor General Wood's visit to Cuba cements bonds of good feeling. Page 2 Paris papers Join in approval of Eoosevelt'B doctrines of civic morality. Page 3 SPORTS Clever sprinters entered In Clayton handicap today and good race expected. / Page H San Rafael golfers take first half of home and borne meet. - Page 8 Jeffries surprises them .all. by cavorting about like young hippopotamus. ' Page 8 Oaks annex double header ; from San Jose by outplaying Prone Pickers. Page I) Seals and Senators tie morning game; Seals take the afternoon contest. I*as*> 9 Bail tossers of St. Mary's college score double victory on the diamond. Page 8 Frank Kramer injured during professional bicycle races at Orange, N. v J.> -Page 8 Manager Chance of Cubs holds op Kling's re- instatement till fine is paid. . ' la;;*- !» Rival Swedish-American relay teams run ex- citing race at Oakland park. Vuxtf S Germany enters two Benz outh in coming Van- derbllt cup race for automobiles. i'a^r -j San Francisco yacht club to celebrate opening of season with high jinks. ' Page * .Johnny McCarthy Is ready for his bout with Antone La G rare tomorrow night. Pa er s St. Ignatius college players win Interschol- astic tennis tournament ' at Stanford. . Pagr 'J Captain J Jb). Helse wins year's champion- ship of. San Francisco schuetxen. rerein. Page 8 Vampires score ' hollow victory over Burns In soccer, championship finals. . " Page 9 San Matco baseball team takes Sbrevei of San Francisco Into camp. .' \u25a0 Page s Wanderers beat Golden Gates and Alaraeda win* ' from Barbarians at cricket. Page 8 ' Cincinnati wins from St. laiuLs in a slug- fent, with a slaughter of pitchers. Page O MARINE Steamers Sea Foam, and St. Helens crash to- gether in fog - off Point JUjfes early Sunday morning. Page 13 Located in -'Ann J Arbor . After ; x Four Day : Search- ;; : i;, : • ANNVARBOR. Mich. April \u25a024»— Nor- man P. Cummings.VmilHonaire real es- tate owner of. Chicago; and California, who ,» mysteriously.' disappeared .., from Chicago. ,Wednesday -; with— *li*- large amount of ; cash, and several thousand dollars', worth -of jewelry on-, his "per- son, was located in a local hotel where he: had /been staying, since .theTmiddle of last week: ;l Cummings _say s he .ca me tofAnn/Arbor to">'isit|his imotherj. !He sayjs he left: Chicago 'on the spurfof the rtioment. . but \he "has communicated with, his-: wife,\ and- she :wllj." join; him" here, .and> the -two will then leave for California. \u25a0 . , ;? \y • MISSING MILLIONAIRE IS FOUND IN HOTEL HEALDSBURG. \u25a0; April 2 4.— Struck' In the 'chest, by a bullet- from' his own 're- volver,;\u25a0 which 'felKfrom, his'pocket 'and was ' discharge'd \. as \ i t ".; struck ' a\ "rock, City"; Marshal Joseph Harris Is in a' pre- carious j condition /at !his;hornei He', has aj chance^forV; recovery.^ .The O^buliet 'buried 'itself; in the left br east,' penetrat- ingV the lefti lung 1 ,-; and -.lodged .in; the Condition; .Critical ; 'fi; Revolver Fell From Pocket V HIEALDSBURG MARSHAL : W\ IS SHOT C ACCIDENTALLY Continued on P*=« .?-. cc * lllnm * Fernando Nelson, driving his record breaking Columbia In the same race, passed the scepe of the mishap with- out noting it. in the. tense excitement of.- the race, but on the second round ' he stopped. George Nelson, the young amateur driver whose work with his Oakland' during the two days* meet has made him locally famous, was on the "scene immediately, and the two j accompanied the Injured men to the hospital. £5*3 Heavy Outer Fence Left \Both inner fences on the two- turns were takes out and Us Ist cloth 'fences." -When the accident occurred the young, man was driving his car at a \u25a0speed of about 40 miles an hour. Given a place some seconds behind W. T. Warren, in his Matheson, Nelson was striving to overtake his rival. He came down the backstretch at a terrific clip,, his mechanician pumping busily and nursing every inch of speed out of the' machine. The turn was taken without pinching down, and as the auto swung into the , tangent the strain upon the ourter front wheel proved too much and it caved. In a wink the flying ve- hicle was through the fence and over the bank, while a heavy cloud of dust obscured the details of the acclden; from the spectators. : At a late hour last night Doctor Tomllnson announced that, aside from the possibility of internal injuries. Nel- son was not dangerously hurt. His body is badly. bruised and lacerated in numerous places. . IN the last event of the two day automobile race meet at Ingleside yesterday, and in full sight of over 10,000 spectators, William Nelson, driving a high powered four cylinder roadster in the five mile handicap for members of the Mystic Shrine, crashed through the heavy wooden fence bounding the outer edge of the second turn on the mile track and sustained injury that may cause his death. His wife was watching from the grandstand as the 24 year old driver met with his all but fatal mis- hap. His father, Fernando Nelson, was driving in the same race. Mechanician Thrown 20 Feet The auto dished a wheel on the* turn, and, after tearing the fence away, shot down a steep embankment, piling up in a ditch. A. B. Bright. Nelson's mechanician, was thrown 20 feet as the machine struck, but was tossed into a marshy spot. His left wrist was badly sprained and his right knee torn and braised. BeriKerscher, a famous driver, also went through a fence in the 10 mile handicap, when the steering knuckle on his big 100 horsepower Darracq broke, but as a cloth fence had bee-n substituted at the place for the heavy wooden affair, the driver was not even scratched. The accident to Nelson and Bright cast a shade of gloom over what will go down In motor history as the great- est meet ever held on a circular track in the west, a meet in which new rec- ords have been set and many close con- tests between speedy cars witnessed. New Record Made Barney Oldfield. "the speed king," himself hung up a new mark yesterday in the mile, devouring the distance in the time of 51 56-100 seconds, a second better than hla record Saturday, when he set a new coast. record by shattering the time of 56 seconds made by him here some six years ago in the Winton B*ullet. Nelson, whose father. Fernando, ig a \u25a0 wealthy contractor, and himself the holder of spe«?d records, was removed to the city and- county hospital. In the Ingleside grounds, with Bright, the mechanician. Mounted police, always on the alert during the two day meet, were quick at the scene of the disaster, and the crowd was driven back. Dr. R. F. Tomlinson took charge of the two Injured men and discovered that Nelson's most aeriou3 injurywas a deep cut. extending to the bone, that completely encircled the right eye, caused by a board from the fence flyingnp and striking the autolst. The: physician found It necessary to close the circular wound with 130 , stitches. Internal Injuries Feared ACCIDENT AT INGLESIDE WITNESSED BY THOUSANDS Mechanician Hurled 20 Feet, but Escapes With Compar- atively Slight Injuries YOUNG DRIVER'S LIFE MAY PAY FOR SPEED William Nelson's High Powered Roadster Throws Wheel and Plunges From Track LABORER < MAT : DlE— Berkeley. April ; 24.—Sal- 1 <;Tiatorei,Valencia.'- a i laborer, -,wbo fell-, from -a », car * Saturday , -nlght.V at • the '\u25a0\u25a0 corner.: of • Asbby 1 .areniK* and' Adeline ftrept^mayidicag a result of.:his '.ln nrlM, according to statements, of the i!physicians -attending' the* injured man-'af the • Knosevplt hospital. Hi* *kull i*belleTed to be \u25a0 fractured.' and it Is also thousht ' that he sus- , tamed Internal Injuries. ;-' p!ac« *TJ which the children have Is - Use stadium In the park. In many cases this requires an hour's journey for »he pupil, and the children can irot afford the time after their school hour*. "The city needs s some running tracks, more handball courts, more lack the facilities. At present the only young people cooped up all day Inclass- rooms and then send them out at recess time l»to a small yard, where one can not run three yards without bumping into some one else. "At first sight It is surprising that San Francisco, with all its material, was beaten so badly at the track meet, hut all tlie material in the world is use- less unless the elders of the commu- nity see that It is properly developed. •'There is no reason in the world why a city bred boy should'not be physically well developed. In fact, there is greater reason to look to his physical training than to that of the country boy, who has all theb road fields in which to Facilities Are Needed Walter N. . Bush, principal of the Polytechnic school, took a similar stand. ••We have the material," he said, "but Payot Repeats Protest "What else can be expected," said Henry Payot, a member of the board of education, "Inthe face of the condi- tions here? I have maintained always tluat there should be more playgrounds, mores pace for the children. As it Is, I consider it almost criminal to keep the LACK of playgrounds, proper facil- ities and space are the reasons Leiven for the overwhelming defeat of the students of the San Francisco schools at the fifth annual Interscho- lastic track meet held at Stanford Sat- urday and so significant was the hope- ir-><; outclassing of the boys in this • ity in athletics that redoubled efforts \u25a0Bill be made by the playground com- mission and the board of education to remedy the defect and to give to the jjaNgyJof the <Mty at least an equal op- portunity of physical development as that afforded to his country cousin. At the meet Chico won hands down. San Francisco with its thousands of boys to draw from was utterly in the background. Three of the local high schools that were entered in the meet failed to score a single point, and of the two others Mission high school won a single point and Lick school with nine points being sixth on the list. Complaints of Children The complaint of the children for more than a year has been that thoy had no facilities for development, no track meet, no apparatus. And their complaint was seen to be justified by the maner in which they struggled against the better builds and better de- velopment of their competitors. None doubted their gameness and their pluck, but the youngsters did not have a chance. For more than a year their energies had been systematically suppressed and the ultimate result was that when the test came they were found wofully wanting. It was a bitter dose for the boys to swallow and the bitterness was all the more in the realization that If given half a chance they would have turned \u25a0defeat into victory. SbutHerri *' Pac ific\ Train Makes , fe Record orir Cutoff : SAN. JOSE, Aril; 24.— A.special train earring ,; 200 " excursionists [ from .San Jose to see today's ball games in Oak- iland and' San'; Francisco made a run from^this' city .to San Francisco , this morning in the remarkable. time. of 55 "minutes.'-: ' • -^ : . /:\u25a0 • ;. '}~~\^\ \u25a0.-_ ' !<"V; £ is \u25a0 the best 'time. any 'passenger carrying ,tralri has ever ;made . over, the i ne wj^ cutoff^route.-. -- ..:. v, ''\u25a0 ""_ :_•\u25a0 , ..' fit is reported that '\u25a0' Southern \u25a0 Pacific officials .were^arixious to :t'est';tHe' speed capacity" of ' this Hrain.V* as it f planned toT'reballastt a part '. of \ the; 1iue ; and ' run- fseyerkli^dally^tralns /on ;:a* j6j 65 "minute schedule" 1 between'' ; here , '\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0', and ' " »the -metropolis. ' \ ...;: \ SAN JOSE-OAKLAND RUN ; * MADE IN SS^MINUTES BANK CASHBIERT JAILED—Chicago. April 24. : f| StcflmanSTbomas." cashier) of 4the'.Dalrj-nieh'B i^natlonali bank,Tßheboj-gan 'F«ll»*Wiß.,l churned V*with ' tnlcappvprJatlnc - $10,fK)0i' of .. tlu» r bank's BINGER HERMANN HAS • A SERIOUS ILLNESS ROSEBURGi Ore., April 24. — Blnger Hermann, former congressman from Oregon, although seriousjy ill, is re- ported tonight by his physician to be a little better. He was »able today tto return to hls : bed, having: been unable for several days to 'rest in ,a reclining posture. The swelling in the vicinity of the suleen is ETOWlnir.leßa.' Three doses of poison and a bullet through the 1 heart,, fired by his own hand, yesterday morning ended the life of Dr. William F. Barbat, widely known In the' local medical profession and at one time^a member of the San Francisco board of health. The suicide occurred in Doctor Barbat's offices in the Hast- ings" building. He is believed to have been temporarily deranged from brood- ing over his ill health and the shock of his mother's death a week ago. The fatal shot, is believed to have been fired about 7 o'clock in the morn- ing, but the body was not discovered until shortly after 10 o'clock. Dr. G. M. McNevitt, a. ..dentist,' who occupies adjoining offices, in, answer to the in- sistent telephoning of Mrs. Barbat, looked through a crack in the door and saw the prostate body of Doctor Barbat. Insanity theory- Strengthened The theory held by members of the family that* a temporary tit of insanity caused the act is strengthened by two short notes addressed to his wife. These were written in a wild style, holding no resemblance to Doctor Bar- bat's handwriting, and are essentially the same. The first reads: "To my dear' Emily: I leave friend- ship to you and Billy Boy." i "Billy Boy" is the pet name of Doctor Barbat's 4 year old son. - : The second note is identical, with the: exception that it adds the word "love" to '"friendship." - , , Disorder marked the scene of the sui- cide.' -.» All the' drawers .of -the. medicine cabinets ..were open, and botUes." were scattered about in a manner to sug;se£t that the -physician had ransacked jthe office for means of ending his Uf«.<>\u25a0- . Three Poisons Taken % *-;' Three poisons were taken by the dead man before' the agony of \u25a0 suffering drove him to use his pistol. Carbolic acid, lysbl and cyanide of potassium were taken in quantities which might have been sufficient to cause death. The table was littered with other poi- sons. * The empty box in which the potassium was kept was found in a bucket, indicating "that this poison probably was taken first. To insure the accurate passage of the bullet Doctor Barbat drew a circle with a purple copy pencil on his white vest directly over Ms heart, and through the center of this the leaden missile entered. The pistol used was identified as the one . thei deceased carried about with him on his night 'calls. Doctor Barbat had been in bad health. He -recently suffered a severe attack of grip, but he displayed no signs of mental derangement. Last Sunday his mother died, and this worried him greatly. His practice, was extensive and forced him to work under a high strain, which is believed to have caused the breakdown. He was a Mystic Shriner and had participated in the festivities of the week. Saturday night he was ' out with a party of Shriners until a late hour. He attended the races at Ingle- side Saturday afternoon and yesterday morning before leaving, his home he had given his wife two tickets for. the automobile races yesterday afternoon, saying' that he would return in, time to accompany her. This was at 5:30 o'clock in the morning, when he arose In answer to a- telephone call from one of his patients. . He told his wife that he would have, to go ito his office to get his- medicine^case and ,he kissed his baby boy and left- with a cheery adieu. "Absence Causes' Alarm \u25a0:\u25a0', Telephone calls began to come into his home, from' patients that he had arranged appointments with and, Mrs. Barbat became anxious and communi- cated with Doctor MacNevitt. The lat- ter went to. the office and found a num- ber of patients standing in the hall waiting -.for Doctor Barbat. \u25a0 ; , Ivooking^pirough the. letter'latch of the' door. Doctor MacNevitt saw Doc- tor Barbat's. body on the floor. Doctor Barbat was 36 years old .and leaves a widow and >a \u2666 4 ' year old son, living at 613 Cole street. He was the son of the late John Barbat,' who was prominent in\u25a0''financial, circles, and is the brother of "Dr. J. v Henry Barbat, formerly head of theißarbat sanatoria urn in Sutter street, and of Dr. Josei phine Barbat. " 'J JJ;.. r; Dr. Barbat was a ,graduate of the medical department of the .University of California .with the class of 1895. ; He was a ' former member of .the : San Francisco J board 'of health and was the discoverer of the bubonic -plague^ in Chinatown during, the- first of;the';epU, demies.* ; He served , as secretary of! the San' Francisco Medical , society ; and was on i the executive board* of the State MediCar'society. .He was^at one- tinla president of -the *local "Society for,:' the ! Prevention of to ; Animals^and was '.a. member, of *, the Camera- clubt^';/' Takes Three Poisons Before Using Pistol to End His Sufferings Well Known Physician Commits Suicide as Result of 111 Health and Grief The San Francisco Call. YESTERDAY^- Clear; soZihwest—wing; , maximum lempetainfCE^jl ; mwxmuvcu^&fz*/. J FORECAST FOlC^^-f^^^J^ .settled, with possible^fr6iaa^jiimoTtung7"ughty s southwest wind, changing to west. [Special Dispatch to The jj Call] SACRAMENTO. April 24.— Four pas- sengers, three of* them women, and. an aeronaut had a thrilling escape from death tonight when a captive balloon operated in Oak park was torn to pieces by a high wind and the huge basket and occupants fell to the grouryl from, a height of - 200 feet.. An un- known man and wife were seriously injured and two girls', Norma Riddle and "Flora Flower, and the aeronaut. Earl Wayne, were bruised. * The balloon was at a height of 1,000 feet when it was blown out of its course by the wind and the cable rested across an electric -power line. For fear the contact of the wires might sever the cable the operators would not haul In (the balloon, and the big bag was tossed ; about like a feather in a heavy wind | for half an hour, the passengers all be- * coming seasick. v - \u25a0 < . i Have YouBeen Counted By the Census Man? j , // not, or if you have an}} doubt, fill out this coupon and mail it to C. B. Baldwin, super' visor of census, 507 Chronicle building, phone Suiter 551. On April 15, 1010. I « at. living at address RlVen below, but to (he bent of my kno«Iodi;f I have not been enumerated there or mjwhere else. Vame
Transcript of The San Francisco Call. - Chronicling...
"A NIGHT IN THE PORT OFBROKEN HEADS"
Maybe You'd Like to Visit It?-^See—
The Sunday Call Next Sunday
yOLUME CVn.—NO. 14G. SAIST;FRANCISCO, vMO^m
RAGING AUTO HITS FENCE
DRIVERDANGEROUSLY HURT
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TRAGEDY ATSHRINERS'
RACES
DR. W. F. BARBATPUTS BULLET INHISOWNHEART
BOYS DEFEATEDTHROUGH LUCKOF PLAYGROUND
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'SNEWS TODAY
Declare Youngsters' ChancesWere Destroyed by Want
of Practice
Three Local High Schools Failto Score Single Point in
the Contest
Interscholastic Track Meet atStanford Shows City Pupils
Thoroughly Outclassed
Points Made by SchoolsAt Interschoiastic Meet
Chle* hißh 17Oakland hlch 16>nn Joae high 12Brrkelej- hlsrh 11fjou AnerlM hisb 1O
Uric ncboul CS. F.) 9Alameda liijth OH«-:il«!>!iuru liich 5Hood River (Ore.) hitch !»Koii AnsrrleM polytechnic til-'ort Brace liißh 3MnMntro liiuli\ flitiinihieh 3
Iniiinnihisrh 1
Hanard school (L. A.) 1Mlnloß hlph (S. F.> 1Palo Alto hlCh 1•» sin innarbara high 1
Thr follow ins: ncbooh scored nopnlnta:
Ittlinnni Krbnol, Hcnicia hlsh,
Clovfa hich. CoKßwell iS. F.>, K»-parto Inlon liich. Kern hl«l«.l.o^ell high C!*. F.), Manrnnitaliall <l»alo Altoi.MenUoeino htsh.Oakland polytechnic high. Ked-
lands Uicli. ltichmond high. SanItt-nlto liiEh, S«nta CJara hic»u>an Franciiico polytechnic liigl«.
St. Helena liJcb. Slitter hißh,
IUiah bith-
TAMMANY'S OLDBOSS HOMESICK
CAPTIVE BALLOONCRASHES TO EARTH
\u25a0The wrecked motor car, as it came to a slop after crashing through theouter fence on the.lngleside track and plunging
'down a sleep grade, and
William Nelson, driver of the^car, who is dangerously hurt.
•sFh n:^bout 20(> fee* UP the whole af-
fair collapsed .and was dashed to theground.^ The unknown, woman wasb^diy.injured and was rushed to a phy-sicjan."
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Finally the wind tore a rent In thebag, and with the gas escaping the bal-loon
"floated' toward the earth, while
several" thousand spectators stoodbrea'trilessjry watching."
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Huge Basket Tumbles 200 Feetand Woman Is Seriously
Injured
[Special' DUpalch Jo The Call] , '..•NBW'TOUK',
'April 24.
—Richard
Croker, the', old \u25a0-time. Tammany boss,
will return to New York before thesummer is overUomake this city hispermanent home. When Croker sailedfor Ireland on' the Lusita'nia oii.Wednes-day he had apparently decided to sur-render' to the call of^Gotham,- and im-parted.the fact to several friends whowent» to 'the steamer to bid"*him fare-well. his stay in town follow-ing his return from. Palm[ Beach, heconfided to some of his intimates thathe had tired of the old country of lateand- had ".frequently experienced
'the
pangs of homesickness. •\u25a0' . .-"There is no town like New York in
j the world," he said to • John \u25a0' Scahn'elli"and*itjis getting more wonderful*andattractive every year.',' After a'man *hasspent* nearly fifty years of hishife'-h'ereand formed strong friendships !'and*aV-tachmentst'he" can not go away 'and* findothers'toHake their places.
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:\u25a0"!\u25a0 think 'l- will,come back to stay.
Though Ishall spend a month or two'inEngland 'andlfeland each year, Ishallalways
;spend my winters In"Palm
BeaWi.n" ' • • . • -.• .
* "I-shall not take any .active partiiiripolitics. 'Iam' through with that sort
of thing forever." , . . . .* »•--It was jlearned today that 1 Croker
made some heavy investments, in Bronx
and Long Island property before sail-.lng.': -1 r i' \u25a0 \u25a0-,
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Richard Croker, Before LeavingGotham, Tells Friends He ,
g|s|^mß^ra^Sta)|: ;
"It will.-'be portly for' a little whileuntil I-.am released," ho told her, butthe intcrview'i.'erided . with no agree'-*..i.• «ir-. . . - "ment jn.sight.^. *\u25a0
On the driveiVack to Flshklll Land-ing Mrs.' Thaw*and Doctor Sillo. who-'*° ' '4T--V J*
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accompanied^her.j met an open, carriage
in \vhiqh-.Mra.-|^iary .C. Thaw and herdaughter, the^fprmer countess of Yar-mouth, were^riditfg. "Mrs.:Majy. Thawspoke cordially^tolDoctor Sillo
'and or-
dered -'--her'**«a*Ttege stopped. 1 Mrs.Evelyn
#Nesb*ii:f*sTnaw,5Tnaw, however, curtly
told her .driver {i-b-hurry ,on withoutso much as*\locjkihg at her mother in
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[Special Dispatch to *The Call]
: NEW YORK,, May. 24.—Harry ,K.Thaw is mourning because. his' wife isgrowing stout. :> V,Your poetic .. figure
has passed away.V.he said, to her themoment he saw the.former model whenshe visited at>'Maftteawan Saturday af-ternoon. "But ydu"; are still beautiful,"
he made haste t^jiadd.For.some time»J;he two bantered each
other about •tjieirj increasing weightand Thaw begged'his wife to walk up
and down the^room that he might seeher better. v.TTten they took up the'often discussed^^question of ja •settle-ment/, Mrs.^ThaVjdeclined' to consideranything but":going abroad to etudysculpture, \u25a0;buU'<Fer* ;husband Insisted asv
firmly that, elio.-should study in Amer-ica. \u25a0 .:. *..V'*?i . ;°A''
"Y^ur Poetic.; Figure Has PassedAway," He^Tells Her; and
Continues
HARRYTHAWFINDSCHANGE IN EVELYN
The -state convention .ofwill be held: here; at that time andJohnson and his; aeroplane are to bethe attractions closing .the fraternalgathering. :... i;|;.
'<sj.c>.V
. A big :grandstand ] 'will be con-structed ?at r Av4ation park, and therailroads, have agreed to. run specialexcursions -.', from neighboring, townsto Merced on the day of the flight.
Aviation Exhibition Will Close,Foresters' Convention ;
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[Special^Dispatch'
to The Call]\u25a0 M.EBCED' APriV.2.44
—At"'» ™a?s «i«i
ing called.-.by the 'chamber of commercelast .night the . services •of .ColonelFrank -H.,Johnson, the- well -
knownaviator, of San, Rafael, who was one ofthe exhibitors -of;the art of flying atthe . recent meets -in /Los Angeles andFresno, were engaged for the after-
\noon* of May.\4.""'y \u25a0' \u25a0 \u25a0:'
JOHNSON TO FLY-> .ATMERCED MAY 4
''Medical ;'aid, was
fsummoned, and It
was with much difficulty that the youngmen w'ere^restored to consciousness. ,
\u25a0 Saiiford's brothers ;and Everett made
a'desperate' effort to;save the lad, and
in the attempt they",,nearly, met • thesa,me fate. \u25a0* They |were •• rapidly, swept
along- "by" the^-current \u25a0;. when strong
Bwimmers from shore and two men InabbatV reached .'them and dragged •;them
from the .water., .. - '• ,
OCEANO, April 24.—
Caught in theswirl \u25a0 of*an undertow -while -bathing
with his two /.brothers and CharlesEverett, .a 'friend,- Paul Sanford,' 16years .old, "was drowned; in- the' surfhere^today. His body was swept sea-
ward and has not been recovered, a.
Youth Bathing" ;in"Surf ',Falls
;;^^ "Victim to Undertow .
BOYS' FIGHT TO SAVE -, '
COMRiADE IS FUTILE
All'-the v,shingle; mills of -westernWashington were closed by .the ,manu-
facturers Mast week fin order, to.prevent
the brokers^ from reducing prices, ': and3,500 men ;wcre thrown out of work."./,"-: •
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Closing 1 ofiNorthwestern Shih-glev'Mill^Causes' Tragedy
, SEATTLE,*April' 24.— John Benson,aged 45; sltot^Wroself through the headwhile.in-bed- at;his home in'.Ballard, amanufacturing, .today .becausehe believed •j.that^: the \u25a0•-. closing, of . theshingle mills b;y~ the- manufacturers pre«\u25a0saged'a-long^sleg^lof hard times. .
He /was talcen';* to; the " city hospital,
where it'iEUsaidithat he can notj re-cover. ;. -.'\u25a0•. \u25a0.;' ."''.; i--
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SUICIDE EES£ED HARD r\TIMES^OULD RETURN
TELEPHOXB KEAUXY SO
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1910
EDITORIALThe colonel in strenuous rein.- Page 6Welcome for the eldest daughter. Page 6Perplexity over senate leadership. rajte CProportion of high school graduates. Page 6A parliamentary revolution. Page 6
CITYHundred dollars a day paid in tips by Chinese
priuee during stay at Palace. P:i«;e 14Tiny "Goldy Locks" flirts with baby bears, but
Mrs. Bear objects. I'uKf14Dr. W. F. Barbat kills himself with poison
and pistol bullet. Page 1
Even wrecks of humanity have a place onUncle Sam's census li*ts. • Page 14
Phillip Keene to present "Damon and Py-thias" for Knights of P.vthias. Page 7
Memory of former Mayor Pond honored atsolemn church services. Page 14
Flames from burning stables menace lives ofthree sleeping children. ' Page 3
Klita Proctor Otis returns as Orpheum star."cleverly portraying poor sketch. Page 4
Body found in bay believed that of,dancehall waitress. , Page 7
SUBURBANBitter war on between Havens and Tevis water
interests. Page 5College Alumnae Association of California
cleats Oakland woman president. Page 5Alamoila Elks' new clubhouse completed' by
contractors and accepted. Page 5Seven year old schoolboy falli from plank and
drowns in estuary. .'^^ \u25a0;.'\u25a0-. Page 5Oriental attempts tjmurder countryman with
carving knife. Ha.se SMysterious $125,000 night fire -destroys ;ware-
bouf>e and nine cottages. jPage 5
COAST |g -\u25a0 f
Qneen Lillian of Santa Kosa chooses maids ofhonor and sir knight*. \"iiv;viI'aßt s
Balloon falls 200 feet and five escape deathby slight margin. V- ~-jC".- Page 1
Northern Pacific engineer gives life to savepassengers on encountering open pwitch. Page 4
Touth caught changing from girl's clothes andJailed as murder swpect. Page 4
Several towus to. follow example of Fresno andhold raisin day celebrations. Page 7EASTERN --^
Artificial stimulants react unfavorably oncountry's Gnaucial markets. Page 3
Senators attend ball game and delay adminis-tration railroad bill. Page 2
Mark Twain laid at rest beside wife afterservice where they were married. Page
-James K. Hackett denies desiring divorce for
sake of daughter. ;^•;*'Page
-Frost badly damages fruit crops throughout
middle west. . \u25a0 Pagp 3Harry Thaw finds change in Evelyn and'dis-
pute over ber future continues. Page 1Richard Croker, homesick, will return to make
Gotham his permanent borne. . Page 1Several important courts martial now nearing
close. Page 3
Interstate commerce commission to considerPacific coast freight rates. Page 3
FOREIGNMayor General Wood's visit to Cuba cements
bonds of good feeling. Page 2Paris papers Join in approval of Eoosevelt'B
doctrines of civic morality. Page 3SPORTS
Clever sprinters entered In Clayton handicaptoday and good race expected. / Page H
San Rafael golfers take first half of home andborne meet.
-Page 8
Jeffries surprises them .all. by cavorting aboutlike young hippopotamus. '
Page 8Oaks annex double header ;from San Jose by
outplaying Prone Pickers. Page I)
Seals and Senators tie morning game; Sealstake the afternoon contest. I*as*>9
Bail tossers of St. Mary's college score doublevictory on the diamond. Page 8
Frank Kramer injured during professionalbicycle races at Orange, N.
v
J.> -Page 8Manager Chance of Cubs holds op Kling's re-
instatement till fine is paid. .'
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Rival Swedish-American relay teams run ex-citing race at Oakland park. Vuxtf S
Germany enters two Benz outh in coming Van-derbllt cup race for automobiles. i'a^r -j
San Francisco yacht club to celebrate openingof season with high jinks.
'Page *
.Johnny McCarthy Is ready for his bout withAntone La Grare tomorrow night. Pa er s
St. Ignatius college players win Interschol-astic tennis tournament
'at Stanford. . Pagr 'J
Captain J Jb). Helse wins year's champion-ship of. San Francisco schuetxen. rerein. Page 8
Vampires score'hollow victory over Burns
In soccer, championship finals. . "Page 9
San Matco baseball team takes Sbrevei of SanFrancisco Into camp. .' \u25a0 Page s
Wanderers beat Golden Gates and Alaraedawin*'from Barbarians at cricket. Page 8'
Cincinnati wins from St. laiuLs in a slug-fent, with a slaughter of pitchers. Page O
MARINESteamers Sea Foam, and St. Helens crash to-
gether in fog - off Point JUjfes early Sundaymorning. Page 13
Located in-'Ann J Arbor .After;
x Four Day:Search- ;;:i;,:
•ANNVARBOR. Mich. April\u25a024»—Nor-man P. Cummings.VmilHonaire real es-
tate owner of. Chicago; and California,who ,» mysteriously.' disappeared .., fromChicago. ,Wednesday -; with—*li*-largeamount of;cash, and several thousanddollars', worth -of jewelry on-, his "per-son, was located in a local hotel wherehe: had /been staying, since .theTmiddleof last week: ;lCummings _say s he .ca metofAnn/Arbor to">'isit|his imotherj. !Hesayjs he left:Chicago 'on the spurfof thertioment. .but \he "has communicatedwith,his-: wife,\and- she :wllj."join;him"here, .and> the -two will then leave forCalifornia. \u25a0 . ,;? \y
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MISSING MILLIONAIREIS FOUND IN HOTEL
HEALDSBURG. \u25a0; April 24.—Struck' Inthe 'chest, by a bullet- from' his own 're-volver,;\u25a0 which 'felKfrom,his'pocket 'andwas
'discharge'd \.as \it ".;struck 'a\ "rock,
City";Marshal Joseph Harris Is in a' pre-carious jcondition /at !his;hornei He', hasaj chance^forV; recovery.^ .The O^buliet'buried 'itself;in the left breast,' penetrat-ingV the leftilung1,-; and -.lodged .in;the
Condition; .Critical;'fi;RevolverFell From Pocket V
HIEALDSBURG MARSHAL :W\IS SHOT CACCIDENTALLY
Continued on P*=« .?-. cc*lllnm *
Fernando Nelson, driving his recordbreaking Columbia In the same race,
passed the scepe of the mishap with-out noting it. in the. tense excitementof.- the race, but on the second round '
he stopped. George Nelson, the young
amateur driver whose work with hisOakland' during the two days* meet
has made him locally famous, was onthe "scene immediately, and the two jaccompanied the Injured men to thehospital. £5*3Heavy Outer Fence Left\Both inner fences on the two- turns
were takes out and Us Ist cloth 'fences."
-When the accident occurred theyoung, man was driving his car at a\u25a0speed of about 40 miles an hour. Givena place some seconds behind W. T.Warren, in his Matheson, Nelson wasstriving to overtake his rival.He camedown the backstretch at a terrific clip,,
his mechanician pumping busily andnursing every inch of speed out of the'
machine. The turn was taken withoutpinching down, and as the auto swung
into the , tangent the strain upon the
ourter front wheel proved too much
and it caved. In a wink the flying ve-hicle was through the fence and over
the bank, while a heavy cloud of dust
obscured the details of the acclden;
from the spectators.
:At a late hour last night DoctorTomllnson announced that, aside fromthe possibility of internal injuries. Nel-son was not dangerously hurt. Hisbody is badly.bruised and lacerated innumerous places. .
IN the last event of the two dayautomobile race meet at Inglesideyesterday, and in full sight of over
10,000 spectators, William Nelson,driving a high powered four cylinderroadster in the five mile handicap formembers of the Mystic Shrine,crashed through the heavy woodenfence bounding the outer edge of thesecond turn on the mile track andsustained injury that may cause hisdeath. His wife was watching fromthe grandstand as the 24 year olddriver met with his all but fatal mis-hap. His father, Fernando Nelson,was driving in the same race.Mechanician Thrown 20 Feet
The auto dished a wheel on the*turn, and, after tearing the fence away,shot down a steep embankment, pilingup in a ditch. A. B. Bright. Nelson'smechanician, was thrown 20 feet asthe machine struck, but was tossedinto a marshy spot. His left wristwas badly sprained and his right kneetorn and braised.
BeriKerscher, a famous driver, alsowent through a fence in the 10 milehandicap, when the steering knuckleon his big 100 horsepower Darracqbroke, but as a cloth fence had bee-nsubstituted at the place for the heavywooden affair, the driver was not evenscratched.
The accident to Nelson and Brightcast a shade of gloom over what willgo down Inmotor history as the great-est meet ever held on a circular trackin the west, a meet in which new rec-ords have been set and many close con-tests between speedy cars witnessed.New Record Made
Barney Oldfield. "the speed king,"himself hung up a new mark yesterdayin the mile, devouring the distance inthe time of 5156-100 seconds, a secondbetter than hla record Saturday, whenhe set a new coast. record by shatteringthe time of 56 seconds made by himhere some six years ago in the WintonB*ullet.
Nelson, whose father. Fernando, ig a \u25a0
wealthy contractor, and himself theholder of spe«?d records, was removed tothe city and- county hospital. In theIngleside grounds, with Bright, themechanician.
Mounted police, always on the alertduring the two day meet, were quick atthe scene of the disaster, and the crowdwas driven back. Dr. R. F. Tomlinsontook charge of the two Injured men anddiscovered that Nelson's most aeriou3injurywas a deep cut. extending to thebone, that completely encircled theright eye, caused by a board from thefence flyingnp and striking the autolst.The: physician found It necessary to
close the circular wound with 130,stitches.
Internal Injuries Feared
ACCIDENT AT INGLESIDEWITNESSED BY THOUSANDS
Mechanician Hurled 20 Feet,but Escapes With Compar-
atively Slight Injuries
YOUNG DRIVER'S LIFEMAY PAY FOR SPEED
William Nelson's High PoweredRoadster Throws Wheel and
Plunges From Track
LABORER <MAT:DlE—Berkeley. April;24.—Sal-1<;Tiatorei,Valencia.'- a ilaborer, -,wbo fell-,from -a», car *Saturday ,-nlght.V at • the '\u25a0\u25a0 corner.: of•Asbby1.areniK* and'Adeline ftrept^mayidicag a result
of.:his '.ln nrlM, according to statements, of thei!physicians -attending' the* injured man-'af the• Knosevplt hospital. Hi**kull i*belleTed to be
\u25a0 fractured.' and it Is also thousht 'that he sus-, tamed Internal Injuries. ;-'
p!ac« *TJ which the children have Is-Use stadium In the park. In many
cases this requires an hour's journey
for »he pupil, and the children can
irot afford the time after their school
hour*."The city needs s some running
tracks, more handball courts, more
lack the facilities. Atpresent the only
young people cooped up all day Inclass-rooms and then send them out at recess
time l»to a small yard, where one cannot run three yards without bumping
into some one else.
"At first sight It is surprising that
San Francisco, with all its material,
was beaten so badly at the track meet,
hut all tlie material in the world is use-
less unless the elders of the commu-
nity see that It is properly developed.
•'There is no reason in the world why
a city bred boy should'not be physically
well developed. In fact, there is greater
reason to look to his physical training
than to that of the country boy, whohas all theb road fields in which to
Facilities Are NeededWalter N.. Bush, principal of the
Polytechnic school, took a similar
stand.••We have the material," he said, "but
Payot Repeats Protest"What else can be expected," said
Henry Payot, a member of the boardof education, "Inthe face of the condi-
tions here? Ihave maintained always
tluat there should be more playgrounds,
mores pace for the children. As it Is,I
consider it almost criminal to keep the
LACK of playgrounds, proper facil-
ities and space are the reasonsLeiven for the overwhelming defeat
of the students of the San Franciscoschools at the fifth annual Interscho-
lastic track meet held at Stanford Sat-
urday and so significant was the hope-
ir-><; outclassing of the boys in this• ity in athletics that redoubled efforts
\u25a0Bill be made by the playground com-mission and the board of education toremedy the defect and to give to the
jjaNgyJof the <Mty at least an equal op-
portunity of physical development as
that afforded to his country cousin.
At the meet Chico won hands down.
San Francisco with its thousands of
boys to draw from was utterly in thebackground. Three of the local high
schools that were entered in the meet
failed to score a single point, and of
the two others Mission high school wona single point and Lick school withnine points being sixth on the list.
Complaints of ChildrenThe complaint of the children for
more than a year has been that thoy
had no facilities for development, no
track meet, no apparatus. And their
complaint was seen to be justified by
the maner in which they struggled
against the better builds and better de-velopment of their competitors.
None doubted their gameness and
their pluck, but the youngsters did not
have a chance. For more than a year
their energies had been systematically
suppressed and the ultimate result wasthat when the test came they werefound wofully wanting.
It was a bitter dose for the boys to
swallow and the bitterness was all themore in the realization that If given
half a chance they would have turned
\u25a0defeat into victory.
SbutHerri*'
Pac ific\ Train Makes, feRecord orirCutoff :
SAN. JOSE, Aril;24.— A.special train
earring ,; 200 " excursionists [from .SanJose to see today's ball games in Oak-
iland and' San'; Francisco made a runfrom^this' city.to San Francisco ,thismorning in the remarkable. time. of 55
"minutes.'-:' • -^ :. /:\u25a0
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is \u25a0 the best 'time.any 'passengercarrying ,tralri has ever ;made . over, the
inewj cutoff^route.-.--
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fit is reported that '\u25a0' Southern \u25a0Pacificofficials .were^arixious to :t'est';tHe' speed
capacity" of'this Hrain.V* as it fplanned
toT'reballastt a part '.of \ the;1iue ;and'run-
fseyerkli^dally^tralns /on;:a* j6j65 "minuteschedule" 1between'' ;here , '\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0', and
'"»the
-metropolis.'
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SAN JOSE-OAKLAND RUN;* MADE IN SS^MINUTES
BANK CASHBIERT JAILED—Chicago. April24.:f|StcflmanSTbomas." cashier) of4the'.Dalrj-nieh'Bi^natlonali bank,Tßheboj-gan 'F«ll»*Wiß.,lchurnedV*with
'tnlcappvprJatlnc-
$10,fK)0i' of.. tlu» rbank's
BINGER HERMANN HAS •
A SERIOUS ILLNESS
ROSEBURGi Ore., April 24.—
BlngerHermann, former congressman fromOregon, although seriousjy ill, is re-ported tonight by his physician to be
a little better. He was »able today ttoreturn to hls:bed, having: been unablefor several days to 'rest in,a recliningposture. The swelling in the vicinityofthe suleen is ETOWlnir.leßa.'
Three doses of poison and a bullet
through the 1heart,, fired by his ownhand, yesterday morning ended the lifeof Dr. William F. Barbat, widelyknownIn the' local medical profession and at
one time^a member of the San Franciscoboard of health. The suicide occurred
in Doctor Barbat's offices in the Hast-ings" building. He is believed to have
been temporarily deranged from brood-ingover his illhealth and the shock of
his mother's death a week ago.
The fatal shot, is believed to havebeen fired about 7 o'clock in the morn-
ing, but the body was not discovereduntil shortly after 10 o'clock. Dr. G.M. McNevitt, a...dentist,' who occupiesadjoining offices, in,answer to the in-
sistent telephoning of Mrs. Barbat,
looked through a crack in the door andsaw the prostate body of Doctor Barbat.Insanity theory- Strengthened
The theory held by members of thefamily that* a temporary tit of insanity
caused the act is strengthened by twoshort notes addressed to his wife.These were written in a wild style,holding no resemblance to Doctor Bar-bat's handwriting, and are essentially
the same. The first reads:"To my dear' Emily:Ileave friend-
ship to you and BillyBoy." i
"BillyBoy" is the pet name of DoctorBarbat's 4 year old son. - :
The second note is identical, with the:exception that it adds the word "love"to '"friendship."
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Disorder marked the scene of the sui-cide.' -.» All the' drawers .of-the. medicinecabinets ..were open, and botUes." werescattered about in a manner to sug;se£tthat the -physician had ransacked jtheoffice for means of ending his Uf«.<>\u25a0- .Three Poisons Taken % *-;'
Three poisons were taken by the deadman before' the agony of \u25a0 sufferingdrove him to use his pistol. Carbolicacid, lysbl and cyanide of potassiumwere taken in quantities which mighthave been sufficient to cause death.The table was littered with other poi-sons.
*The empty box in which the
potassium was kept was found in abucket, indicating "that this poisonprobably was taken first.
To insure the accurate passage of thebullet Doctor Barbat drew a circle witha purple copy pencil on his white vestdirectly over Ms heart, and throughthe center of this the leaden missileentered.
The pistol used was identified as theone . thei deceased carried about withhim on his night 'calls.
Doctor Barbat had been in bad health.He -recently suffered a severe attackof grip, but he displayed no signs ofmental derangement. Last Sunday hismother died, and this worried himgreatly. His practice, was extensiveand forced him to work under a highstrain, which is believed to have causedthe breakdown.
He was a Mystic Shriner and hadparticipated in the festivities of theweek. Saturday night he was
'out
with a party of Shriners until a latehour. He attended the races at Ingle-side Saturday afternoon and yesterdaymorning before leaving, his home hehad given his wife two tickets for. theautomobile races yesterday afternoon,saying' that he would return in,timeto accompany her. This was at 5:30o'clock in the morning, when he aroseIn answer to a- telephone call from oneof his patients.. He told his wife thathe would have, to go ito his office to gethis- medicine^case and ,he kissed hisbaby boy and left-with a cheery adieu."Absence Causes' Alarm \u25a0:\u25a0',
Telephone calls began to come intohis home, from' patients that he hadarranged appointments with and, Mrs.Barbat became anxious and communi-cated with Doctor MacNevitt. The lat-ter went to. the office and found a num-ber of patients standing in the hallwaiting-.for Doctor Barbat. \u25a0 ;,Ivooking^pirough the. letter'latch ofthe' door. Doctor MacNevitt saw Doc-tor Barbat's. body on the floor.
Doctor Barbat was 36 years old .andleaves a widow and >a \u2666 4
'year old son,
living at 613 Cole street. He was theson of the late John Barbat,' who wasprominent in\u25a0''financial, circles, and isthe brother of "Dr. J. vHenry Barbat,formerly head of theißarbat sanatoriaurn in Sutter street, and of Dr. Joseiphine Barbat.
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Dr. Barbat was a ,graduate of themedical department of the .Universityof California .with the class of 1895.;
He was a'former member of.the :San
Francisco Jboard 'of health and was thediscoverer of the bubonic -plague^ inChinatown during, the- first of;the';epU,demies.* ;He served ,as secretary of!theSan' Francisco Medical ,society ;and wasonithe executive board* of the StateMediCar'society. .He was^at one- tinlapresident of -the *local"Society for,:' the!
Prevention of to ;Animals^andwas '.a. member, of*,the Camera- clubt^';/'
Takes Three Poisons BeforeUsing Pistol to End His
Sufferings
Well Known Physician CommitsSuicide as Result of 111
Health and Grief
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FORECAST FOlC^^-f^^^J^.settled, with possible^fr6iaa^jiimoTtung7"ughtys southwest wind, changing to west.
[Special Dispatch to The jjCall]SACRAMENTO. April 24.—Four pas-
sengers, three of*them women, and. anaeronaut had a thrilling escape fromdeath tonight when a captive balloonoperated in Oak park was torn topieces by a high wind and the hugebasket and occupants fell to the grourylfrom, a height of
-200 feet.. An un-
known man and wife were seriouslyinjured and two girls', Norma Riddleand "Flora Flower, and the aeronaut.Earl Wayne, were bruised.* The balloon was at a height of 1,000feet when itwas blown out of its courseby the wind and the cable rested acrossan electric -power line. For fear thecontact of the wires might sever thecable the operators would not haul In
(the balloon, and the big bag was tossed;about like a feather in a heavy wind|for half an hour, the passengers all be-*coming seasick.v -
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On April 15, 1010. I«at. livingat address RlVen below, but to(he bent of my kno«Iodi;f Ihavenot been enumerated there ormjwhere else.
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