WAR CLOUDS AND UNREST WITHIN TWIN REPUBLICS Dead President of Haiti Probably Victim of His Plans Against Dominicans -\u25a0\u25a0 :>*?\u25a0 Washington State Department Watches Developments to Protect Americans [Special Dispatch to The Call] WASHINGTON, Aus:. f*.?Dark and ominous- war cloud? hanging over the republics, Haiti ami t-anto Do- ??ire giving" officials of the de- partment of state much anxiety. While there is tome doubt whether the tragic death of Cincinnatus Le- conte, tise Haitian president, was the result of an areid- deiiberat" plot, it is believed he was killed either directly or indirectly as a consequence of the unrest in the little republic and the elaborate precautions he took to protect himself from violence. of great internal dissension and threatens war with Santo DO?lingO. and as yet no definite policy for meeting t . \r. ted emergency has been for- mulated. American interests will be fully protected, both in Haiti and Santo NFX'OTIATIOXS FOR LOAN Doctor Haynadi-. the dominir-an min- ister in Washington, has been in- open ns for a loan ol b to wage a war a gainst Haiti. The state depart- ment doubtless will use every effort to dissuade the two republics from en- gaging in a disasl - It ia prob- able that Unit. tops will be landed in Santo Domingo. The American minister at Pori Prince stated in a dispatch ft department that the dent LecOnte ; due to improper ventilation Of smoke- less powder magazine*. He said that tle ci ty va b < that the con- great elected Tancre de Aug dent by a vote Of 111. \\ VR FOR POPI I.ARITY rded In Wash) as the g Bpii it in the impending war. believing it would be a popular move to start hostilities against the neighboring republic. Just What ef- fect his death will have on the tion is conjectural, but conditions are d upon as grave. Senor Menos. the Haitian minister. does not believe that there wa* a plot i the life nf Leconte or in any event that his death was caused by any art of the revolutionists. He thinks ? the many bullets discharged as . t of the explosion killed the president. BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED Vessel Runs on Shoals; May Be Taken Out of Service WASHINGTON. Aug. ft.?The battle- Xebraska ran on an uncharted shoal near Jfewport, R. 1- last night! and was so seriously damaged it was order' navy yard. The . t about tbe same time broke her starboard crank shaft and was ordered to Philadelphia for repairs. # It is believed the Nebraska has been damaged seriously, and it may be neces- sary to put the- ship tission, replacing it in the fleet with one - hips. An investigation will be made to lo- cate the uncharted shoal, the existence In waters so crowded with ng : - s gres I b .to nay al officers. The Connecticut's accident was not seriou h oc- curred is t week 1 I pi. The < board engine broke. Admiral Osterhaus will transfer bis flag to one of the other battleships. AMERICAN SPEED MAMA BLAMED FOR 810 WRECK Responsibility Fixed for Death of Thirteen Persons CHICAGO, Aug. 0 ?The Illinois railroad and warehouse commissioners made public tdoay their findings In the investigation of the wreck of the Chi- cago, Burlington and Quincy railroad at Western Springs, July it, when 13 people were killed. The commissioners ? against the manual block sys- tem, operated by persons, and for tiie automat i- block systt m. The commissioners attributed the wreck to three causes: First, the demand of the public for through trains at daegerous speed. rid, the demand by the govern- ment for a similar fast rate in the carrying of mail, to appease t mans of the public for rapid service. Third, the acceding of the raffroada to the prevailing demands, be Which fast trains are scheduled to rur> TWO SAN FRANCISCANS FINED AS "SPEEDERS" Petaluma Police Keep L'p Fight Against Fast Drivers [Special Dispatch to The Call] PETALUMA, Aug. o.?Special Officer Walter Gylner today arrested ?;. _J Perlian of San Fran- iolating t.fte speed Ol ? ? prisoner ap- peared before Judge Dillon and fined M*> Shortly before noon officer Guldner arrested .J. B. Coryell of San Francisco. He paid $10 and was re- leased. COTTON DEALER SHOOTS WIFE AS THIEF SUSPECT Victim Says Husband Fired De- liberately While Intoxicated XFW YORK, Aug 9.?Matthewo*CaL lagha-W a cotton merchant* living in a fashionable section of Brooklyn, was arrested today on the charge ol shoot- ing his wife, Lillian, whom he declared he took for a burglar. Mrs. O'Gallaghan said her husband wa* intoxicated and that the shooting was deliberate She was taken to a hospital in a critical condition. She is 37 years old. BANK CASHIER GOES TO JAIL FOR STEALING PRICE, titan. Aug. '.). ? a two year \u25a0 c penitentiary was Imposed on Clyde W. Jackson for he embezzle- ment of $12,800 from tee Helper State bank, of which he was cashier; .lack- son pleaded guilty and surrendered about $4,000 of property t» his bonds- men. Actress From Antipodes Is Held at Angel Island Board of Inspectors Will Determine Whether Whisperer Told the Truth Four of the cabin passengers who arrived here yesterday from the an- tipodes on the hnei- Aorangi *?*?'< fused landing by the immigration au- thorities until a special heard has In- vestigated their titness for admission to the United States. They were taken to Ansel island and will be held there until landed or deported. Among those taken to the island was a Miss B. Hiller, an Australian vaudeville actress, Msd the ocean in sear-h. of an ftement. I Hiller is young and pretty. ';' \u25a0 passengers for whom she sang on \u25a0 ! 1 occasions, say thai she [a tal- ented, she was pop-da'- in Australia and made friends with her fellow pas- sengers during the v©j . oss the Pacific. She told the immigration of- ficers that she was here in search of an engagement. Sh< " ? Told them .ihe expected to meet her fiance here and might, marry instead of going on the circuit. There was nothing in either program to which strictly proper LTttCle Sam could Take exception and the young woman would have been allow-d to go || bch ber Of the sf had not whispered Into the car of the immigration Inspector Who was < tig her. The inspector \u25a0 ! to land her and ordered her taken to Angel island, where a hoard of tnspectdrs \v ill fudge whether or er to] iI ?. "-. The - oung woman i : iI. .. - Bay ? ot ft . ?- ;*. John Kelghley, said ! .- ? .orangi tO ler of New : ng on ac- count Ich he ram- 1 ere to c RShII a specialist, but 1' \u25a0? in: | fear, ig a public \u25a0 ' . bould hap- pen to - N ? id business be- fore he sets out of the United States. Marl Bister, Mar- garet ift w< ? a IsO held. too, cam edical aid. with him : tO be well tO do, but he i? Id deaf. He is held chiefly, ? a ev< r, on account of his sis- ter, who is 7(1 years Old. blind and :ng from senility-. Tiie |mi tion authO "? \u25a0? gard him as Ins sis- \u25a0 i dian, and If it is de- cided to deport her, he also will have to return to the antipodes. Miss E. Hiller, Australian vaudeville actress, who is being held by I the immigration authorities pending an investigation into her right to land | in the United Stales. * MAIL 'MORGUE' FOR EACH STATE URGED Postmasters Seek 1015 National Convention for Cali= fornia STOCKTON. Aug. 1.-?That the post- office department at Washington estab- lish a dead letter office in each state to the end that the return to the Bender of such mail be facilitated, was the gist of a resolution adopted late this after- noon by the sixth annual convention of the third and fourth class postmasters of California in session here. IT was also recommended all domestic money orders be made negotiable and payable at any postofßce in the United Slates, and that all supplies be furnished by centra! state o/Bcea instead of the pres- ent plan of relying on Washington. The \u25a0;? ? Mible publicity for the post U Savings banks was recommended, and this branch of.the service was resolved to be \u25a0 beneficial feature of the depart- Ident C. !\u25a0'. Keilar was elected a ate to the national convention to be held at Richmond, Va., September 1:1. 20 and -1. and he was instructed To invite the convention to hold ItJ 'ft in I 'alifornia. ft ? officers elected for th" ensuing term were: C. I*. Keller of Keawah. Tulare county, president; 11. s. Silts of Crows Landing, Stanislaus county, Vice president, and Dell MahOOd of ? Madera, Marin county, secretary. The next convention will be held in Santa CrUz. The Stockton sessions will close tomorrow. EAGLES' GRAND AERIE ELECTS SAN FRANCISCAN John S. Parry Chosen Secretary at Cleveland Convention CLEVELAND. 0.. Aug. 3.?The result of the election held by the grand aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles an- nounced today shows officers elected were: William J. I'rcnnen, Pittsburg, Pa., grand worthy president; Thomas J. Cogan, Cincinnati, grand Worthy vice president: John S Parry, San Francisco, grand worthy secretary: F. X Hughes, Yonkers. x. V., grand worthy Treasurer. James I*. Kelley. Cleveland, Conrad 11. Runs, Kansas City, Mo., John J. I'.ohl, Stamford. Conn., and Fred <'. Jfaev, Davenport, la., grand worthy trustees. Mare Island Notes MARE SSI.ANO. Ans. ft,?Tb* hie aniiliary collier Jupiter "ill leavy tbe wajca «' Mare i-liml <:>ii Saturday afternoon. August 24. at 12:4."i Id'elock The time was settled this afternoon, and elaborate prepeatloßa will be made fer. the ?iiit'S. TESTIMONY CLOSED IN DARROW TRIAL j Judge Bordwell Denies That He Discussed McNamara Case With Lincoln Steffens LOS AXtlOJ's, Aug. :?*.?"The people rest."' "The defendant n With this double announcement by District Attorney John I». Fredericks' : and Chief Counsel Ba*ri Rogers of the d ' \u25a0 *c '"\u25a0 \u25a0 Lively, the taking 61 evl- dei ? ? bribery trial of Clarence \u25a0"-'? Darrow m ? brought to a conclusion today. F nal arguments to the jury will 1 begin Monday morning. ?"ft Beii if. Franklin, wife of the mer McNamara defense detective, \u25a0 ssed to bribing two jurors, tness \u25a0 ined bj the state 'Uttal and at the end of her direct lon the defense announced \ thai there | be no sur-rebuttal. '"'\u25a0 ? ' need any," commented i Chief Counsel uogers. The | tion had intended making much dis- >ni ersationa be- ' v ' i ft ila t rtngton, : bj means of \u25a0\u25a0'?\u25a0. ruling by Judge Hutton, waver, U \u25a0 defendant I could I on collateral ' \u25a0 district attorney to ? ffort. The ruling was ; made while Mrs. Frankln, was on the stand, whi o.in sustained an objection of the defense to a question i concerning a conversation between Darrow \u25a0 . | ranktifl on the day . lof Prank i ?. in that converaa-l tion the defendani was alleged tc have ! \u25a0aid to Mrs. Franklin: "Don : " ard toward me." Darrow dented making such remark j I when ? ruination. Except for the tesUraony today of Judge Walter Bordwell, whs presided I at the trial of .fame- h. McNamara and; before whom the McNamara brothers entered their plea* of guilty, today's; proceedings were without sensational features. Judge Bordwell contradicted a por- tion of the testimony of Lincoln Stef- fens, i line writ.ft .a I o v. as an important witness for the defense, lie testified U li bad n* t- steffens on ft occasions during the week pre- ceding the culmination n f the McNa- mara trial, but He denied that he had ever dis- ussed the socaited peace nego- tiation.- with the author. Steffens, he said* bad attempted to talk about the settlement with him. but he had de- clined to enter into any discussion. Other witnesses appearing today were called to impeach the testimony of former Fire Commissioner C. O, Hawley. R NATURAL GROWTH AND COMPETITION BREED COMBINES Trusts Are Not Deliberate Crea- tion of Man, Says House Steel Investigator WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.?Trusts were not the deliberate creation of man but were the natural development of in- dustry and competitive conditions, ac- cording to Representative Gardner of Massachusetts, ranking member of the house "steel trust" investigating com- mittee, who addressed the house to- night on his report. He advocated federal licenses for all concerns whose capital exceeded a fixed amount and the creation of an inter- state commission of industry with reg- ulatory powers over corporations and prices. "If we wish to dissolve the trusts,, i the time has come to say so," said I Gardner. "If we wish to recognize the 1 trusts, the time has come to be definite [about it. Don't misunderstand me as ; adversely criticising the bills presented j by the democratic majority of the com- mittee. | PRESENT PRACTICES UNFAIR "In my opinion substantially all the {practices at which those bills are j aimed, are unfair and ought to be sup- pressed. But if every one of the ma- jority's bills were to be enacted into j law. we should be no nearer the settle- j merit of the trust question. "The majority bills do not spell dis- solution. The stock market tells us so plainly enough. If we really wish to break up the trusts, all we have to do is to forbid the concentration of more than a given amount of capital under a single management and then instruct our courts to dissolve existing trusts ' into corporations within the prescribed size. That will break up the trusts fast enorgh, but it will not prevent the sur- viving subdivisions from arriving at a price understanding in a short time." DISSOI.I TIO\ MOT A REMEDY Gardner said he did not believe in dissolution as a remedy. He said com- binations of capital had their place in the economic scheme of things, but they should be made to behave. "What we need." said Gardner, with emphasis, "'is good drastic recognition of large industrial units. We have fooled too long with genteel dissolu- tion." A return to the competitive system, Gardner said, would not mean lower price He pointed to the falling off in prices on the products of the United States Steel corporation in the decade in which the prices of other materials and commodities soared. Gardner advocated the compulsory licensing of all corporations whose as- seta exceeded $r.0.000.000. forcing them at the same time to recapitalize at the exact amount of their actual holdings. He would give an interstate commis- sion of industry power to enforce the corporation laws, and, if necessary to gain complete control of the situation, to fix prices. FITIRE IS TXOI DEO "It may be that civilization is in a state of evolution," lie said, "during which socialist creed must have atrial. It may be that government control will ultimately lead into collective owner- | ship and out of it again. The science of statesmanship requires us to solve the pressing problems, not to stand dun-founded and inactive, because In ;no direct-on is the future clear." WIFE SLAYER ADMITS GUILT BEFORE COURT Almedos Hebert Surprises Judge by Changing Plea [Special Dispatch to The Call] REDWOOD CITY. Aug. 9.?Almedos Hebert. the Belmont farmer who shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Victoria He-- bert, in the United Railroads waiting station in San Mateo June 16, pleaded guilty to a charge of murder in the superior court this morning. His ac- tion surprised the court, as he pre- viously pleaded not guilty. Judge George Buck will sentence Hebert Monday. Mrs. Victoria Hebert. who lived in San Francisco, instituted divorce proceedings early in June. Accompanied by a friend, Mrs. Louis Chester, she went to San Mateo June 16 to serve a summons and copy of the complaint on her hus- band. Hebert met them In the waiting station and learning the object of their visit, drew a revolver from his pocket and killed his wife. Attorney Frank B. Austin of San Francisco was appointed by the court to defend Hebert. "FREE LUNCH STRIKE" IS RENEWED BY ANGELENOS Referendum Petifions Started Against Ordinance LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9.?One hundred men armed with referendum petitions providing for an ordinance permitting free lunches to be served in the saloons of Los Angeles as of yore started out yesterday to obtain signatures. The ordinance recently passed by the city council doing away with the free lunch will become operative August 27. The butchers, bakers and produce men of Los Angeles are said to be behind the movement. Fo!lowing the strict letter of the law, the new ordinance would mean the doing away with egg drinks, olives in cocktails and even fruit trim- ; mings in lemonades. RED FLAG ORDINANCE IS PASSED OVER VETO Seattle City Council Overrides Mayor SFATTLE. Aug. 9.?The city council. by a vote of 6 to 3, today passed over Mayor Cotterill's veto the so called j anti-red flag ordinance, which provides that when any flag is carried in a pro- cession the American flag shall be j borne with equal prominence. The j ordinance was, drawn by Mayor Cot- ' terill, but was amended by the council, jso that it would oblige lodges at I funerals and visiting militia men to j carry the American flag, and the mayor j said the amendments would make the j ordinance a dead letter. DEAL FOR PURCHASE OF RAILROAD IS CLOSED Line Between Anderson and Bella Vista in New Hands [Special Dispatch to The Call] RKDDING, Aug. 9.?The d«a! for the purchase of the Terry railroad, between Anderson and Bella Vista, by the Aft- erthought Copper company has been closed. Possession will be given as soon as the Afterthought desires to begin construction work on the ex- tension from Bella Vista to the copper mines and smelter at Ingot, a distance of 12 miles. The road sold is 16 miles long. Bidders in construction will go over the Bella Vl_ta-In_ot portion next week- "Red" Invaders Establish Base Defending Force Is Up in Arms Presidio Force Prepares To March Down Peninsula ROYDEN WILLIAMSON The war is on! California is in- vaded! The navy Is blockaded-in San Francisco bay and the enemy has ef- fected a landing from its troopship* at Monterey, driving back the force sent to oppose it. The defenders have retreated to the south and east hotly pursued by the invaders. Official announcement to this effect was made yesterday In a general order issued by Brigadier General Walter S. Schuyler, commanding the department of California, in a bulletin describing the situation to be met In the forth- coming: maneuvers to be held -"next week in the Santa Clara and Salinas valleys in what will be the greatest military exercises ever held on the Pacific coast. Simultaneous with the great campaign being conducted In Connecticut by the eastern division of the army and the national guard of all the New England and Middle states, the war department, under di- rect authority and special appropriation of congress, is conducting joint opera- tions of the regular army and the national guard of California .and Utah with the defense of San Francisco as the problem. TEN THOUSAND ENGAGED All the similitude of actual war will characterise the maneuvers, and 10,000 men will be engaged. Long before Gen- eral Homer Lea's notable book. "The Valor of Ignorance," exposed to the reading and thinking public the strat- egic weaknesses of the Pacific coast in the event of Invasion by a - foreign power, the army war college was alive to the situation and was grappling for the answer which must be made should any nation question our sovereignty by a hostile demonstration on our western border. It is partly the practical application of their studies and partly a practical test of the efficiency of the national guard, to which the government at Washington has given its fullest sup- port during the last few years in line with its policy all over the country, that is the occasion for these opera- tions. Military men, not only here, but in the east, are keenly interested in the coming campaign, and many les- sons are looked for in its results. In the first place, the amount of marching to be done exceeds any ever before attempted outside of actual war eortditions by so large a force. The blue army o. the defense, which will consist almost wholly of regulars, will break camp at the Presidio probably at dawn on Wednesday morning and start down the penihsula. En route it will be Joined by the Twelfth in- fantry, under Colonel W. H. _. Bowen. The force will number about three thousand men and will be commanded by Colonel Cornelius Gardiner. Six- teenth infantry, the post commandant of the Presidio, one of the ablest strat. egists In the army. ' His opponent. Brigadier General Robert Wankowski, whose forces will consist chiefly of militia, is an able officer, having gained much practical training during the Spanish war of 1898. in which he served with distinction. This is the first time that a militia officer has had an op- portunity to command a brigade in company with regular army officers. Special instructions from the war de- partment gave the command to Gen- eral Wankowski. for, as a rule, militia officers are not recognised as to rank by the regular army above the grade of colonel. Should the "reds," or the army of invasion, under General Wan- kowski. gain the decision of the um- pires, it will be a testimony to the excellence of the national guard. REGULATION EQUIPMENT It is expected that the blues will come In contact with the enemy some- where in the vicinity of Coyote, south of San Jose. In the march down - *the peninsula the endurance of the troops will be tried. Both sides will wear the regulation field uniforms and equipment, keighing 40 pounds, and each man will carry 40 rounds of blank ammunition, but no overcoats will be carried In the field. W Nowadays the only distinguishing mark between contending armies is in their headgear. The Reds will be rec- ognized by a red band, 3 inches In width, worn about their hats, other- wise the appearance of both armies will be exactly as in actual war. Except in connection with the regu- lar supply of troops, railroads and the commercial telephone and telegraph lines will not be used nor will any in- formation be used that may be derived from persons passing between the lines. All the conditions governing the ad- ministration of an army in the enemy's country will be observed. It is not known whether either side will employ aeroplanes for their recon- naissances. General' Schuyler has pro- vided fo r this, however, by ruling that pilots of such machines -must reach a height of at least 2,000 feet under pain of being ruled out by the umpires. To insure that no information is obtained at a less height flights must be made in a direction opposite to the location, of the opposing force. A's the aviation corps of the California national guard, commanded by Lieutenant J. McHenry, coast artillery reserves, Is one of Adju- tant General Forbes' special prides, it is probable that some sensational re- connoiterlng will be made by this means. Tbe principal lessons to be derived irom the operations, the results that will be studied by military men long i after .the "war" has been forgotten by the public, are the questions of com- missariat and supply. Captain S. J. Bayard Shlndel, Sixth Infantry, who, as adjutant general of the Blue brigade opened an office yesterday at post head- quarters in the Presidio for the direc- tion of the vast amount of work inci- dental to the administration of his army, has been at work for weeks with his headquarters staff. It is said that no condensed foods will be used in experiment, as the effect on un- trained troops, whose strength will be taxed by the unusual marching, might prove bad, but the commissary problem is being thoroughly studied and the officers In charge hope to main- tain a constant supply from the re- sources of the country traversed. Another valuable experience for the militia will be In thep roblems con- fronting the quartermaster's depart- ment. Transportation is of vital im- portance to an army in the field, and a delay in bringing up its supplies ham- pers its, movements in proportion there- to. Napoleon said that an army crawls on its belly. One of the many things the war department wants to know is the efficiency of the California guard in this respect. Brigadier General Schuyler, who will observe in person the general operations of the two forces, announced yesterday the personnel of his staff for the maneu- vers! The chief umpire will be Lieu- tenant Colonel Charles H. Barth, Twelfth infantry. His adjutants will be Major W. R. Sample, general staff; chief quar- termaster, First Lieutenant Julian Dodge, Sixth infantry; chief commis- sary, Captain W. S. Weeks, commissary department; medical officer, Lieutenant Colonel E. B. Frick, medical corps; aid, Lieutenant A. L. James, Fifth cavalry. Salinas Rapidly Taking On Aspects of a War Town O. W. TUTTLE [Special Dispatch to The Call] BASE OF THE RED ARMY. TORO RANCH. SALINAS. Aug. 9.?This fruit laden and prosperous valley, now lying peaceably with ranches extending miles northward to San Jose, shortly will be the scene of terrific battles when the "red" invading army clashes with the defending "blue" force in the maneu- vers which begin next week. Salinas is rapidly taking on the as- pect of a war town, and orderlies are j dashing back and forth between the | railroad depot and the maneuver camp j with orders in a regular procession, j Commissary headquarters temporarily ; have been established at the depot, and j there is hustle and bustle everywhere. | Real war preparations began today I when a large detachment of iroopers i from the Utah militia organization ar- | rived and started forage operations to I have everything in readiness for the ; Utah regiment of infantry, the battery j of field artillery and the several troops of cavalry from that state when they | arrive Saturday night. WANKOWSKI ARRIVES TODAY Brigadier General Robert Wankowski, who will command the "red" army, will | arrive here early tomorrow morning j from Monterey to take charge of the! maneuver camp of the invading force. A number of his staff officers arrived at the camp this afternoon, and are pondering over maps of the country where the mimic battles will be waged. Orders were received by Colonel W. H. Bowen of the Twelfth regiment of infantry, regulars, in Monterey to- night to proceed immediately to join the "blue" force which will defend San Francisco The regiment will arrive at Toro ranch at daylight tomorrow, where the soldiers will have breakfast. It will then proceed on a forced march through Salinas, over the San Juan grade and up the valley, through Gil- roy. The orders from Colonel Cornelius Gardener, commander of the "blue" army in San Francisco, to Colonel Bowen read: , Meet the blue army as far north on the peninsula as* possible. FIELD BAKERY ESTABLISHED First Lieutenant F. H. regu- lar army, attached to the commissary department, with Sergeant Edward Wolbert and a detachment of 17 men, was dispatched here by the commander of the "reds" to establish a field bakery for the baking of bread for the thou- sands of soldiers who will be here Sun- day morning. The detachment arrived at 6 o'clock in the morning, and before noon three field ovens were erected and the bakers were busy turning out thousands of loaves of bread. The ovens are capa- ble of baking 15,000 loaves a day, but only 2,500 loaves will be baked dally until the "red"' army arrives. Considerable mystery is attached to the arrival in Salinas today of two aeroplanes of the Curtiss and Wright type. It Is,rumored that they will be used by the "red" troops for scouting purposes, owing- to the small cavalry force which will be attached to that army. Staff officers at the maneuver camp refused to deny or confirm this report. It is said that Roy Francis and Frank Bryant, aviators of Oakland, will handle the craft. MOUNTS FOR OFFICERS SCARCE Members of troop C of militia cav- alry in Salinas have been acting under orders for the last week* in securing horses for officers of the invading army. The entire country has been scoured for mounts and tiie number re- quired is still deficient. Farmers who have ranches in the re- gion where the troops will be engaged have been notified that a board of officers will follow in the rear of each army to appraise the damage should the troops of either side tear down fences or trample their crops. Toro ranch, the base of the "red" army during the war game, lies six "miles west, of Salinas and an equal distance from Monterey. The site se- lected by the engineers of the invading force is ideal for a camp. It stretches along the county road for a distance of several miles and lies between two large hills, which afford the camp am- ple protection . from a sudden attack while the "red" army awaits supplies from the imaginary transports an- chored in Monterey bay. Earthworks are being thrown up on the crests of these hills by members of the militia artillery and everything will be ready by Sunday for placing field pieces in these positions. The guns will command al! approaches from the valley. CAMP DEFICIENT IN WATER Large oak trees, which dot the site of the camp, will afford shade to the soldiers from the scorching rays of the summer sun. The one difficulty which the engineer corps is trying to over- come is the lack of water. At present there is rm water within several miles, and It may be necessary to pipe to camp. The citizens of Salinas and the sur- rounding towns are keenly interested in the coming mimic battles. The town has been decorated with flags and bunt- ; ing for the arrival of the troops and a large electric sign has been placed at the depot, reading, "Welcome to Sa- linas." Automobile parties are being made up by the different garage owners to follow the troops of the "red" army in their invasion northward, and large crowds will be on hand to watch the battles. Newspaper correspondents from every hamlet in the state are arriving, and soon there will be a whole war strength company of newspaper men. When a-woman gets a new hat that is really becoming to her she wonders if her heavenly halo will look anything like it. TAFT VETOES WOOL TARIFF REVISION BILL I President Requests Congress Not to Adjourn Before Enact" ing Suitable Measure WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.?For the sec- ond time within a year President Taft today vetoed a bill to revise the wool tariff?schedule X of the Payne-Aldrlch law. The president returned to congre»<-« the bill evolved as a compromise be- tween the house and senate, holding that its low rates would bring disaster Ito home industry. He appealed to con- i greas, however, not to adjourn until it l had enacted a measure to "substantially j reduce unnecessary existing duties" j without destroying protection for the I wool industry in the United States. The president's disapproval of the wool bill is to be followed with similar vetoes of the steel bill and the cotton bill. The sugar bill is likely to be vetoed, as is the excise tax bill, the latter probably on the ground that the president believes it unconstitutional. "I stand by my pledges to maintain a degree of protection to offset the differ- ences In cost of production here and abroad, and will heartily approve any bill reducing duties to this level," wrote Taft. While the present bill and the one i disapproved last year were Identical In | terms, the president's reasons differed. ;He vetoed the former because it had been framed before the tariff board's report; the latter because he said it had been framed with disregard for the. board's findings. WOOI, IM)l STRY AT STAKE "Most of the rates in the submitted bill," wrote the president, "are so low iln themselves that if enacted into law the inevitable result would be irretriev- able injury to the wool growing indus- try, the enforced idleness of much of our wdol comblrrg and spinning ma- chinery and of thousands of looms and the consequent throwing out of employ- ment of thousands of workmen." The bill sent to the White House im- posed an ad valorem duty of 23 per cent on raw wool and on clothes of 49 per cent. Both rates. Taft held, were in- sufficient to protect the wool grower and the manufacturer. It was predicted today that the wool bill might be passed by the house over Taft's veto, but there was some doubt as to its fate in the senate. Republican leaders were inclined to believe" that it would fail of passage there, as it did 1- months ago. The president declared in his messaee he was anxious to see schedule "X" revised downward, and that he would be glad to see congress remain in< Washington until a bill li-e could con- sider proper was presented to the White House. He found it impossible, he said, in view of the platform on which he "was elected, to approve the submitted measure, but declared one agreeable to his views had been drafted by minority members of the house ways and means committee. WISHES TO RKOICE DUTIES "T strongly desire to reduce duties." read the message, "provided only the protective system be maintained and that industries now established be not destroyed. It now appears from the tariff board's report and from bills in- troduced lino the house and senate that a bill may he drawn to be within the requirements of protection and still offer a reduction of 20 per cent on most wools and from 5 per cent to 50 per cent on clothes. I can not act on the assumption that a majority of either will refuse to pass a bill of this kind. I therefore urge upon congress that it do not adjourn without taking advan- tage of the plain opportunity thus sub- stantially to reduce unnecessary exist- ing duties. I appeal to congress to re- consider the measure, which I now re- turn without my approval and to adopt a' substitute therefor, making substan- tial reductions below the rates of the present act, which the tariff board shows possible, without destroying an established industry, or throwing any wage earners out of employment and which I will promptly approve. "Despite the efforts that have bee-i made to discredit the work of the tar- iff board, their report on this schedule has been accepted with scarcely a dis senting voice by all those familiar with the problems discussed, including ac- tive representatives of organizations formed in the interest of the public and the consumer." The message was drawn after con- ferences between the president and Chairman Emery of the tariff board. It was submitted to the cabinet yester- day at a special meeting. Reports that two members of the president's official family urged him to approve this meas- ure were denied. DAYTON RESIDENTS PLAN MEMORIAL FOR WRIGHT Coliseum Also Projected With Publicly Subscribed Funds DAYTON. 0.. Aug. 9. ? Two Greek I columns will be erected at Sims sta- tion, between here and Xenta. as a Wright memorial, if the members or the Wright Memorial company have their way. The columns will mark the exact spot where the first heavier than air flying machine carrying a man rose from the ground. It is proposed further to erect \u25a0 marble coliseum, closely following the lines of the Greek Pantheon, as a hall of fame. The latter will be built from funds collected throughout the civilized world. The columns, however, will be erected with money raised here, the home of the Wrights. "SOMETHING FOR NOTHING" You are missing something good if you overlook the splendid free offer de- scribed on the "Want" page in this paper. Better read the "Lost and Found" column, too. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1912. ? ______ ? ?? - \u25a0 ' , 11 7000 feet above sea level The Rim of the Grand Canyon of Arizona and as you stand on the brink you look down upon a mountain range colored like a sunset, whose peaks and domes do not extend above the nm. It ts a mile deep, 13 miles wide, 217 miles long. 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