At 16 , Turner began to develop an interest in socialism and at 17 published the weekly paper " Stockton Saturday Night , " which concerned itself with uncovering corruption among politicians and businessmen . He studied at the University of California , where he met Ethel Evelyn Duffy . The two married in 1905 and settled in San Francisco . After losing their apartment in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , the couple spent a brief period in Portland , Oregon before moving to Los Angeles where Turner worked as a reporter for the Los Angeles Express . From 1908-1911 , the couple were involved in the revolutionary movement in Mexico , and Turner 's book '' Barbarous Mexico '' , criticizing the corruption and brutal labor system under the regime of Porfirio Diaz played a role in accelerating the revolution
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
John Kenneth Turner