The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07

political matters, and says she does not
know why her nameEas brought forward
for the office, ''unless," she said, ''it is be
cause | was once a schoolteacher. OF
course I think it is right that women
should have charge of the schools but l
had never thought of the matter in the
light of holding Office. 1 do not know
whether III be elected or not, but if l am
l shall certainly bend my energies for the
good OF the schools"
DR.. Knox is above the medium height,
in middle age, but with no signs of gray in
her coal-blac., hair. She is a pleasant
spoken and kindly faced woman, and for
sixteen years, since her husbands death,
has cared for herself and two daughters.
In 1884 she graduated from the Cooper
Medical Institute in San Francisco, and
has ever since practiced her profession in
Oakland. One OF her daughters is taking
Il course in social science at the University
OF California, and the other IS at present
visiting the East
DR.. KNOCKS not strong-minded woman
IN the sense that she believes men are enc
mics of womankind She would not par
ley with this, that or the other, she said,
about what she would do. II would go
ahead and do it. When | started the study
OF medicine | did not argue the matter at
al but went ahead with it..
The Old Bunko Game Played.
Yesterday James Emart, a Centerville
farmer, was worth $4,000 in lands and
money. To-day he could not possibly fig
ure no his earthly belongings us worth
more than $37, 800. The reason is that the
farmer has been simply bunkoed out of
$500 Of his hard earned means by a couple
of ,e%,., I
way.
Early in the day well-dressed man
with Il business air called at the farm of
Mr. Emart looking for land in the vicinity.
He said he liked the appearance of the
country whereabouts, and would not object
to making a purchase. Now, IL happened
that the man worth $4,000 wanted to sell
his ranch or part OF it, and he thought it
would be good idea to sell to the stranger
with the business-like air if he could make
a bargain. Accordingly he had his buggy
hitched up, and with the pretended pur-
chaser started out to look at the land.
The two had not been out very long
when they run across another man, who
accosted them. He was also a stranger in
the neighborhood, and evidently a stranger
to the stranger whom Farmer Emart had
in tow. But somehow it did not take long
to start 4 conversation and in short time
the talk got on games OF chance and lot
terles. The last stranger said he repre-
sented lottery company, and that he had
with him some of the paraphernalia with
which fortunes were made. He spread
out his stores and the man with the bust
nesslike air took a chance and won So
He nuGged Emart and took another chance
and won $25. Again he nudged the farmer
and the latter took chance which Melted
him SIS.
That was an easier way Of making money
than raising hay, and when the man
wanting to purchase ranch won $500 on
hisnext trial and the money was counted out
to him Emart thought he saw the opportu-
nitv of a lifetime. He was willing he said
to risk $500, but the lottery man would
not let him play unless he produced the
money. He was not going to let such a
good thing slip and he fastened 10 the
house of nelgbbor, woman OF wealth, and
soon returned with the necessary gold
The lottery agent was not content
to let Emart hold the money him
self and finally he said he would
intrust his $500 to the hands of the
stranger if Emart would also turn his
$500 over to the same party, which he did,
and the man with buslness-llke ar put
all the money in tin box, which he
then wrapped in paper. In the wrapping
he substituted another tin box of the same
size. and this was slipped to Emart, who
then took his chance in the lottery.
1t is not stated whether he won or lost,
but he thought he was safe until several
hours had gone by and he had examined
the box, but he did not find 5000 therein
or any sum-just few rocks. And the
strangers had gone and had a. good start.
Emart told his troubles later to Con-
stable Wales and the two came to Oak
land The old farmer had good descrip-
ton of the two men in mind, but the
officers have slight hopes of catching them
The Democratic City Ticket.
The Democrats held their city nonlin-
ating convention last night. 1t was well
attended and enthusiastic. The platform
advocated municipal reform in expend-