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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31
LARGE APPROPRIATION
FOR IRRIGATION ASSURED
DR.. Walcott of Washington Says Con-
gress Will Take Up Matter at
Next Session.

SCSSlOAAs
DR.. Charles A. Walcott of the United
States Geographical Survey arrived in
this city yesterday from Washington and
is staying at the Occidental. He says
that the question Of irrigation will be
brought up in Congress this session and
he expects that a large appropriation will
be made.
DR.. Walcott says that a report on the
asphaltum fields in California has been
filed at Washington. In the near future
surveyors will go out and gather informa-
ton on the oil fields and their capacity Of
production.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

Is an item appropriating 100000 for the i'm
provement of streets in the north END OF to"n
and for repaving Stockton street .+
Gentlemen, there is nothing partisan .e*1 aDOu
this 1t is simply a matter of paving streeIs- sa
1t involves no principle of politics or ecoIoitS -
and to the officials who apportloned tndI sum
,,o,, nd in inst that amount.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31
AFTER.
Bulletin EDITORIAL October 2s, 1901:


There isno longer any doubt that the bust
ness men, the Rroberty-o7Cmers, the men 7Vho
haze material interests tn San Francisco, are
going to sote for Asa r. Wells for Mayor They
are going TO do it because they fear the effect
achich the election of an lutried man 7ViN haze
upon the progress and prosperity of the city.
TObin cannot hold his party 7'ote. He is dis
liked BY the poor men for his airs and anglo
mania, and he is only tolerated BY the better class
Of the people upon 9vhom he ought to be able to
rely for his most substantial SUPPORT. ~
Then, too, Mr.. TObn is too young 4 man.
to be properly qualified for Mayor requires
among other things equaui1nity Money and youth
are not the only requisites They are the chief
possessions of this young man, but they are not
the things Hiet catch the 5,otes of prudent men,
No, a man TO be Mayor should be a man and not
a child. He should nevey lose his equilibrium
The situation then is reduced to this
lobm, young, leader of a split party, hot
headed, 5'ain, disliked by the poor and far in the
rear
Wells, a. tried man, honest, capable, safe
for the business interests of the city, trusted by
all, and opposed by the Chronicle and Call Wells
ought TO b. elected.
The Call and Chronicle accuse Wells of the
dreadful crime of being an old man. Those sell
fish and fSgrutled papers describe Wells z0ho
is strong actp1c and alert in mind and body, as If
he had to be carried ON a Stretchcr from district
to district, They haze raised the old cry Of cor
rubt influences, and haze rigged up the old buga-
boos.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31

mendous burst of applause, to which he
responded with a modest bow. When
Budd finished his speech Tobin was intro
duced by the chairman as a progressive
young man whose election would be OF
vast benefit to the community. lie thougnt
a man who bore the name of Sadoc, which
in an Oriental language signifed Ihe
just" would prove an honor TO san ran
cisco. Tobin then advanced and when the
cheering subsided he made the following
spirited and thoughtful address:
Tobin Replies to Charges.
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen: In
the course of this campaign l have been ac-
cused first of the atrocious crime of being
young; secondly. of the equally enormous crime
tionable ave reasonable act of having my
clothes made in England; fourthly and lastly,
gentlemen, of being somewhat clean IN my
appearance (Applause)
All four of these are true 1 hope, but one
Which one it is, ladies and gentlemen, you
can pick out for yourselves These things are
too puerile to talk about
But while am talking on this subject, ladies'
and gentlemen, Germans l know that you
ing of youth. 1 know that the athletic train
ing of youth is part of the system or educa-
tion which Germany has founded and which is
to-day the brightest in the galaxy of joys that
surrounds her head Ladies and gentlemen,
would you prefer that l play polo or that l
lass my afternoons in the bay window OF
club telling ribald stories and drinking whisky? =?
(Applause.) Gentlemen, If in my career before
the public these the only arguments against
that my enemies can PICK out tnen lndeeu
l must be bullet proof. (Applause)
If l were to be asked. ladies and gentlemen.
what constitutes the primary elemental prin-
ciples of the German character l should
say domesticty and conservatism. The do
mesticity of the German race is the
golden horn of plenty from which many good
things flow. Industry and perseverance, the
founding and building of homes, the mainte-
nance of the household virtues, the organiza-
ton of an educational system which begins
with childhood and eliminates in the aspra-
tions OF the University of Germany-all these
things are traceable to the conservative, do
mestic character of the Germans. In our own
country at the present time there is no inf1u-
ence so powerful in shaping the ends of uni
versal life as the influence of German philos-
ophy. In all institutions of learning the
German professors stand out as men of in
tegrity and the greatest ability When. there
FORE appeal to German fellow citizens
in the name of decency, honesty and independ-
ence in public life meet them upon COM
mon ground, because no man can be decent,
honest and Independent in public life unless
he is scrupulously exact about the decency
is a characteristic we are all proud to note
servatism is anchor to windward which
keeps the power of city government straight
breasted against the walls of agitation and
discomfort, and conservatism in the United
States is to great degree founded upon and
| rests upon the domestic, sound, conservative
| honest independence of our German fellow citi-
, ZenS.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure
j.. w. Groves signature is each box. Csc. .
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-31
ADvERTfsEMENTs

Which the working man has fought for
and succeeded in obtaining is something
the wife has no share In. Her day be-
gins before his and ends long after it,
as rule, and many a night her rest is
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
Winthrop Alley Manager Adds
At Pins to the Lead Secured
in the First so Strings Rolled
at FitChbuTg
WORCESTER MAN LED BY
81 PINS AFTER 100 STRINGS
Burns Reputation as a Bowler
Suffers and One Hundred Good
FitChburg Dollars Go to Help
in Buying Worcester Christmas
Presents

Manager James Loomis of the Winthrop
alleys of this city won from Manager
Burns of the Day Street alleys of Fitch
burg in the last so strings of the 100 string
match arranged between the men for
purse of $500, rolled last night at the
Winthrop alleys. Monday night LOOMS
went to Burns own alleys and led the
Fitchburg man So pins in so strings.
On his own alleys last night Loomis
rolled easy and ended up the second in
stallment of the match by coming out
with AZ pins on the right end, making
total of 50 pins he gained altogether over
his adversary from Fitchburg
In the last 80 strings Loomis piled up
40l4 pins and Burns 1867. At Fitchburg
Loomis knocked down 4192 candles and
Burns 4097 making a total in the 100
strings of S146 for LOOMS and 1854 for
Burns LOOMS average for last nights
work was S0.3 and Burns 1913. Loomis,
for the 100 strings, averages S146, and
Burns rolled an average string for the
match of S0.64 making one of the closest
matches in a 100 string game on record.
The rolling in last nights game was
close and exciting from the start, LOOMS
leading on the first five strings and Burns
cutting down his lead in the second five
strings and having three pins to spare.
In the 18th string Burns made a single of
1l5, which was the best single string
rolled in the match. The men started
rolling yesterday afternoon at o'clock
and did not finish until 945 o'clock last
night. The score:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
MILK PRODUCERS
NAME ALL OFFICERS

The Milk Producers Union met yes
terday morning, in Horticultural Hall,
and elected the remainder of its Off
GERS and a board of directors. E. P.
Curtis and Andrew Thayer were elect
ed vice presidents. The board of di-
rectors is as follows: Shrewsbury,
W. C. Knowlton; Grafton, Henry Field
ing; Millbury, J. w. Pierce; Auburn,
L. N. Stone; Paxton, H. H. Pike; Hol-
den, Levi H. Howe; Worcester, A. d.
Perry and c. H. Ellsworth.
The committee appointed to canvass
the district for members reported ap-
plications as follows Millbury, u;
oxford, g. Boylston, II; Auburn, "a;
Sutton, s; Holden, 10.
A motion was made by A. D. Perry
that a circular be issued by the union
to its customers, explaining the cause
of the advance in the price of milk and
announcing that the advance will be
maintained till May 1.
Some of the peddlers are under con
tract to deliver milk at six cents a
quart till April /. This fact caused
considerable discussion in the meeting,
and a meeting of the peddlers was
finally called for Monday morning at
10 o'clock, in Horticultural Hall.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
George Gardner of Lowell Scores
Knockout On Kid Carter After
Eight Rounds of FearfuIIy
Wicked Exchanges
HIS THIRD VICTORY OVER
THE LANKY BROOKLYN MAN
Victor Went at His Opponent In a
Systematic Manner and the
Face of the Brooklyn Man Was
Torn to Ribbons by the Slash
inu SWINGS of Gardner

San Francisco, Dec. 20.-George
Gardner Of Lowell Mass, and kid"
Carter Of Brooklyn N. Y, met tonight
at Mechanics Pavilion under the
auspices of the San Francisco Athletic
Club in what was announced as a
contest for the middleweight cham
pionship of the world. Gardner clearly
established his right to the title by
knocking out Carter in the eighth
round.
The men had met twice before under
similar conditions, and on each occas-
ion the Lowell lad was returned win
ner. Tonight's result clearly empha-
sized the fact that Gardeners fistic SUI
periority over Carter is complete, and
as the latter recently knocked out Joe
Walcott, the victory is significant.
Tonight's contest was one of the
fiercest ever witnessed in the city.
Gardner was the aggressor from the
start. He went at his opponent in a
systematic manner, and before the
fourth round had been concluded, he
had cut the Brooklyn boys face into
ribbons. In the fifth, sixth and seventh
rounds he landed frequently with right
and left uppercuts to the jaw and in
the latter rounds the gong saved Car
ter on%each occasion. In the eighth
Gardner ra!ned blow after blow on his
practically beaten opponents face, the
latter finally going to the floor and re-
naming there until ten seconds had
been counted by Referee Jim Nc
Donald.
Carriers ability to stand punishment
was a revelation and stood him well
in hand No other man could have
lasted five rounds under the terrible
punishment which Gardner inflicted.
Both victor and vanquished were ire
mendously cheered as they left the
ring
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
viii Visit England to Assist In Me-
gotiationS With AngIo-AmeriCan
Telegraph Company Regarding
Compromise
CANADIAN MERCHANTS TO
RENDER HIM ASSISTANCE
Man Who introduced Wireless
System Denies Story About
CabIegram to His FianCee Urg-
ing Speedy Marriage But He
Admits Event will be Soon

st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 20.-Marconf
his present plans, he will sail for Eng
land next Monday on the Allan line
steamer Sandman. His company in
London wants him to assist in the
negotiations there with the Anglo
American Telegraph Company. The in
ventor has packed his entire wireless
apparatus and will take with him that
portion which cannot be used here.
The remainder he will leave here in
readiness for his return in month or
two
Marconi spent this afternoon in
looking for sites suitable for the es-
Enlistment of stations. The situation
at Cape Spear is the best he has yet
seen. He will abandon the station on
Signal Hill, it being too high to give
good results Marconi said he would Sc
lect site on the French shore, but
that he is unwilling to irritate the i'm
perial government. He has expressed
his readiness to install his wireless
system between st. Pierre and France,
if the French government desires 1t as
a commercial enterprise.
Sir William Whiteway, the former
premier, speaking with Marconi this
afternoon, suggested many helpful
ideas and encouraged the inventor in
his hope Of an ultimate compromise of
his difficulty with the Anglo-American
Company. Gov. Boyle has had an offer
from certain Canadian business men Of
high standing to render Marconi every
assistance, financially and otherwise,
in his experiments. Marconi is discuss
ing this offer with Coy. BOYLE tonight
Marconi today denied the story pub
lshed in the press of St. Johns and
wired the United States to the effect
that Miss Holman, his fiancee had re-
ceived a cablegram from him urging
a speedy marriage. Mr.. Marconi will
go to New York to be married in jan
uary.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21

feet. A street car track in a 25-foot
street makes it bad for every one con-
cerned. He also asked to have the
tracks laid on the east side of the
avenue so as to allow the clubs and
the property owners on the lake shore
to have better access to their grounds
than If they had to cross the tracks.
This suggestion brought up Mr..
Gruber, whose house is on the east side
of the avenue and close to the line. he
objected to the tracks being laid on
that side Of the street and said it would
be better for all concerned to have the
tracks laid in the centre of the street.
Fred Haas suggested that the tracks
be laid on the east side of the avenue
until they reach a point near the
schoolhouse, where they should be car
ried over onto the west side so as to
remove the danger of the tracks close
to the school yard. He also suggested
that the street be widened at the eX
pense of the street railway company
Mr.. Luby said he favored the lay
ing of the tracks on one side Of the
avenue all the way down because it
is dangerous to drivers to have to
cross the tracks.
John E. Josephs and Darius Chute
property owners on the line, spoke in
favor of the extension.
In reply to questions, President
Dewey said 1t is the intention of the
company to run cars as often as the
necessity demands and the road will
extend the tracks as far down the ave
nue. as the people need them. The fare
from the city down the avenue will be
ten cents.
Mr.. Gruber related some of his
troubles with the street cars that run
down to the Lake now and said he wanted
the company to remember that getting
cars down there at 10 o'clock will not
accommodate people who want to leave
for their work in the city at six o'clock.
There was no opposition to the petit
ton and the hearing was closed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
Fred B. Davis FuIfiIIS His Oft Re-
peated Threat to Take His Life
by Committing Suicide Last
Night
DESPONDENT OVER HIS
PHYSICAL CONDITION
A Sufferer From an InCurable
Disease Davis Often Said He
Wished He Was Dead-ToId
clearinghouse Proprietor He
Would be in He'll Tomorrow

Fred B. Davis, a carpenter, room
ing at 566 Main ST., committed suicide
last night by taking a dose of NOR
phine. Davis went into Dryers res
taurant at Franklin Square after he
had taken the poison and fell to the
floor unconscious. He was taken to
the City Hospital in the police ambu-
lance and died at that institution this
morning, never having recovered con-
seriousness.
Davis left a note in his room at the
Main Street boarding house asking that
his tools be given over to the local
carpenters union. He said in the note
that he intended to end his life ad
wanted no display made about his
death.
1t was known by those intimate with
Davis that he was suffering from an
incurable disease, and many times he
said he wished he was dead. Yester-
day afternoon he met the proprietor of
the boarding house in the hallway and
said: I'm here today; but tomorrow
1 may be in hell" No attention was
paid tofhis words at that time, as he
often made remarks of the same nature.
and it was not until after he had been
discovered almost dead from the eff
fects of the poison that his friends
realized the meaning of his many
threats to end his earthly existence.
officer Henry B. Nugent was called
into Dryers restaurant last night by
one of the night men who supposed
Davis was drunk. The man lay on the
floor in a stupor and the officer after
making an examination, decided to call
the ambulance DR.. A. c. Doten went
with Driver M F. Kennedy and Off
Ger A. Q. Thayer on the ambulance
and after an examination ordered
Davis hurried to the hospital. His
breath smelled strongly of liquor but
at the hospital, where DR.. Doten made
further examination, unmistaEv5le
signs of morphine poisoning >re
found. Davis clothing was searched
and an eight-ounce bottle of morphine
partly emptied was found.
Antidotes for the poison were admin
istered but the drug had got in its
deadly work. Davis has been living in
Worcester about two months and from
letters found on his person the police
are lead to believe he has relatives
living on Brown Avenue in Holyoke.
Lieut. James r. Johnson notified the
Holyoke police last night, but had re-
ceived no answer from them at 2
Davis must have gone to a saloon and
took a drink of liquor with the poison
to make it more palatable.
The note found in his room told of his
intention to commit suicide and asked
that his tools be delivered over to the
carpenters union. His body will be
held until word is received from
Holyoke. Davis was 38 years old and
unmarried
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
OBITUARY
ROY W. SUMNER

Rov Walter Sumner, son of Edwin
A. and Cleora L. (Smith) Sumner, died
Yesterday morning at the home OF MS
parents, 1 Harrington Avenue 'after
an illness of five weeks with acute
military tuberculosis. He was Y years,
Q months and II days old. He was
born in Stafford Springs, Ct, coming
to Worcester with his parents, he went
three years at the High School and
then spent one year at Worcester Poly
technic Institute. He entered Brown
University and was graduated with the
class of 1886 At college he was a
member Of the Alpha Delta Phi Greek
letter fraternity.
1 nthe fall of 1895 he went into the
office of the f. A. Sumner Coal Com
pany at 1856 Main Street.
He was a member of Central Church
and for three years was its treasurer.
His engagement to Miss Whitcomb,
daughter of G. Henry Whitcomb, was
recently announced.
He leaves besides his parents, bro
Their, Howard E, and a sister Miss
Bertha c. Sumner.
The funeral will be tomorrow after
noon at go o'clock. Rev A. w.
Hitchcock and Rev. Daniel erriman
will oficiate. Burial will be in Hope
Cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
Weather Indications

Washington, Dec. 20.-The weather con-
tinues clear and cold under the influence
of an area of high pressure which covers
the Ohio and the middle and lower Mis-
sissippi valleys. Generally fair weather
is indicated for all districts east Of the
Mississippi River for Saturday and prob
ably Sunday. The temperature will
probably be higher Sunday on the At
lantic coast districts. The winds on the
Atlantic coast will continue light to fresh
northwesterly, becoming variable Sun
day Steamers which depart on Satur-
day for European ports will have light
variable winds and fair weather to the
Grand Banks. Forecast for Saturday and
Sunday:
Eastern New York and New England
Fair Saturday and Sunday; rising tenn
perature Sunday; light northerly winds,
becoming variable.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
HEAD OF CABBAGE
FOR A WHIST PRIZE

The Vernon Cycle Club gave a social
and whist party lost night in the club
rooms, Green Street. Ten tables were
in use. After whist, refreshments were
served. The first ladys prize, a pack
Of cards, was won by Miss Julia
Geary; BOBBY, Miss Mamie TOrpey;
first prize of gentlemen. pack Of cards,
Edward Gallup; BOBBY, head of cab
bage. Thomas Raymond. After refresh
ments, dancing was enjoyed till 1
q, clnck
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
SHORTAGE IN ACCOUNTS
AFTER SIX YEARS

New York, Dec 2O.-Controller coler
said today that it had been discovered
that Edward L. Taylor, who was cash
Ter of the bureau for the collection of
arrears of taxes and assessments and
who died in 1896, was short in his ac-
counts between $1,000 and $4,000.
The hearing in the case Of Charles
H. Chip accused Of having embezzled
$50, 900 of city funds was put over I'M
til next Tuesday to give him time to
obtain counsel. Chip says 100000 is
too large an estimate although he adj
mits some irregularities in his accounts
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
PRESIDENTS SON GOES
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

President Roosevelt's son, on special
train Of three coaches and a baggage
car from the Lawrence Academy at
Groton. accompanied by the son OF Gen.
Nelson Miles and over 100 students of
Groton Academy, passed through Wor-
cester yesterday.
The following Worcester boys have
returned home from college: Thomas
R. Johnson, a member Of the Yale
crew and guard on the football team
James Donnelly, a former member Of
the High School football team, and a
member of the freshman team at Dart
mouth last season; John F. Raftery a
former member of the High School
football team and former manager of
the track team.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
PIGEON FLY ARRANGED
FOR THE HOLIDAY

The South Worcester Homing Pigeon
Club will have a Christmas fly from
Cherry Valley. a distance of three
miles air line. The following have en-
tered birds: Michael Donoghue. Fred
Sneider, Joseph Vanjenhoaven, John
Herman, Joseph H. Oliver, Albert
Oliver, Louis Allen, John Clampett,
Patrick Dean and Peter Dean, one bird
each. The club will have a meeting
Tuesday night, in the Vernon, to make
final arrangements.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
TO BE FRIENDLY
NOT HOSTILE


lating to the condition of labor and
capital or that the joint committee is
to undertake arbitration by compul-
sion. In fact we are opposed to COM
pulsory arbitration. We believe we can
accomplish more by getting into closer
touch and contact with labor.
The first step will be to establish a
relationship between the two inter-
ests and this will serve as a founda-
ton to work on. While we do not eX-
pect that there will be no strikes they
will be minimlzed as a result Of the
conciliatory and arbitration policy"
Mr., Hanna said he expected the COM
mittee to meet during the winter to
adopt bylaws and elaborate still fur
Their the scheme Of arbitration.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
THROTTCH sLEEPTNG CARS

The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway operates through sleeping cars
between Boston. New York. Buffalo,
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, To-
ledo, Chicago and st. Louis. also be-
tween Buffalo and Pittsburg. Accom-
modations in sleeping cars may be re-
served by means of letter OF telegram,
or by application to the local agent in
your town. No other railroad between
Buffalo and western cities offers such
good sleeping car accommodations as
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-21
PRIZES AWARDED IN
GUESSING CONTESTS

The prizes in the guessing contests
at the fair held a week ago in the
Catholic Institute, for the benefit of
the order of the Notre Dame du Lac
were awarded last night. Mrs. Paul
Henry won the dolly embroidered in
a poppy design. Mrs. c. Brennan of
Al Millbury Street won the doll. The
three carriage robes were won by Mrs.
j. P. Butler of IS Providence Street.
Frank Gallagher of Plane Street and
Julian Corbett of 81 Vernon Street. The
soft cushion was Won by c. \. Healy.
and a doll was won by Mary Sexton.
The statue of the Infant of Prague was
drawn by Laura Knowles O'Connor of
Boston, and the statue Of st. Anthony
of Padula was won by Mary ]. Gala
han.