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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
DISCUSS TRADE
AND UNION|SM
Noted Economists Re
view Existing Condi-
tons in America.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The American
Economic Association devoted its morn
ing session to-day to a discussion of trade
and this afternoons session to economic
theories. Brooks Adams of Quincy, Mass,
in interpreting the recent expansion of
the foreign trade of the United States
entered a plea of justification for COM
mercial and even military warfare to
maintain the commercial supremacy of a
country. He reviewed the economic con-
ditions Of the United States and sur
veyed the rise and fall of governments in
the past.
Worthington c. Ford, chief Of the De-
partment Of Statistics of the Boston Pub
lie Library, gave a succinct review of the
commercial policy of Europe, in which he
contended that free trade would be the
outcome of a threatened breakdown of
condition" of Europe.
Charles A. Tuttle of Charlottesville
Ind, described the workingmen's position
IN the light of economic progress and con-
tended that trades unionism and collec-
tive bargaining, profit sharing and indus
trial arbitration all signified that the
workman has a quasi property right in
the business In which he is employed.
At the afternoon session a paper by
Thomas N. Carver Of Harvard University
discussed Some Theoretical Possibilities
of a Protective Tariff" and sought to
show that a tariff duty is not necessarily
paid by the home consumer; also that a
protective tariff may be so framed as to
raise wages as we'll as to attract labor
and capital from the less productive into
the more productive industries-judged
from the standpoint of the community
rather than from that of the individual
business man.
The third session was held this evening
and two papers, 1.-THE Negro in the
mississippi Delta" by Alfred H
Stone of Greenvflle, Miss, and 'Concen-
tration and Arbitration Among Miners"
by Herman Justin, commissioner of the
Illinois Coal Operators Association, were
listened to with much interest.
Justin described the methods pursued
with respect to the coal mining industry
Of Illinois in the settlement Of disputes
and the prevention of strikes by friendly
council, where self-control is the govern
ing factor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
SAYS SCRIPTURE
CAN Be STUDIED
Chancellor Andrews Not
ofBelief That Inquiry
Shakes Faith.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Lib Broadway. Dec. %.
Professor E. Benjamin Andrews, chan
cellor of the Nebraska State University,
and President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of
the University of California were guests
of honor last night at a we'll attended
banquet given under the auspices Of the
Baptist Social Union Of the First Baptist
Church. John G. Hoyt, president of the
union, who presided, drew the attention
of the guests to the fact that the two
college presidents are the sons of Bap-
fist ministers and were reared in the
Baptist faith.
Professor Andrews addressed himself to
the subject Of the Christian religion, de-
claring his faith in its mission and assert
ing his belief that evolution is not an
tagonistic to its progress. He said In part:
Fear Is expressed by some people that the
belief in the Scriptures is in danger Of being
shaken BY study and investigation. find in
f6n f5sv Win 5avs t6 5ea That E
indulge in too much investigation and thought
fear that If they attempt to investigate the
Scriptures they are almost certain to bring up
against disbelief. This is a false theory. I
don't think there is any danger to religion in
the investigation Of its grand principles
The trouble Is that there are too many people
who regard science as something mechanical
There are many who believe DarWinism, in
particular to be a terrible thing. And thew
think that If the doctrine Of evolution is taken
many students who think there is great con-
.tradiction between evolution and religion I
do not think that there is anything Of the
kind 1t Is quite true that II one maintains
Darwinism as a strictly materialistic theory
that out of nothing something comes, that life
finally makes its appearance in matter. such
person has need of a God. but he has con-
siderable need of philosophy and common sense
Another boyle man that scares people Is the
so-called higher criticism. A few of us re-
member the early criticism Of the New Tesla
ment. But this criticism has proved to be a
great blessing. We now see things clearer
than before and have greater assurance in the
divinity of Christ. We know that Christ smoke
with an assurance as never man spake before
Criticism has shown us more and more thai
this is So Instead Of the Christian religion
being injured believe that the net result Of
criticism will be that the faith will be esta h
lished more and more strongly.
President Wheeler's address was a hr-
morous dissertation on the life Of him
self as a Baptist preachers son and his
association with Professor Andrews, also
the son of a Baptist preacher, at Cornell
and Heidelberg universities. He said he
took no stock in the libel that all minis
ters'' sons are scapegoats.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
DISASTER CONES
To SANTA CLAUS
Carl Whitmore Typifes
Him and Receives
Injuries.
Whiskers Catch Af1re and
His Face Is Severely
Burned.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Cali.

Ills Broadway, Dec. q.
Santa Claus, personified by Carl Whit
more, son Of Attorney Welles Whitmore
and student at the Oakland High
School, was severely burned last night
while amusing a gathering of children at
the family residence, 1915 Jefferson street.
His face and hands were scOrched so bad
ly that 1t Is feared he will be marked for
life
Regaled in flowing red robes touched
with snowy cotton, and with a beard that
came down to his knees, Santa Claus was
distributing gifts to the little ones from
the tree in one of the drawing-roOms.
Suddenly an accident caused the merry
makers to utter ordinations of terror.
While Santa Claus was reaching within
the tree his whiskers swept over a light
ed candle and in moment were convert
upward into the face Of the young man.
and to escape them he threw himself
PROSTATE upon the floor. There he rolled
over and over in the frantic effort to blot
out the burning cloth and cotton.
Finding that the fire could not be
crushed out and mad with pain, he then
arose and rushed into another room,
spreading the flames as he hurried along.
He was followed thither by his father.
who caught up a rug as he went and
wrapped it around his suffering son. Soon
the flames were completely smOthered.
Miss Helen Lethem while playing about
Christmas tree at the residence of DR..
Colestock, at Pleasanton, was severely
burned on the hands last night Her
dress caught fire from a candle and be-
fore the flames could be stamped out she
had received a number Of wounds.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
ASPHALT TRUST
IS INSOLVENT
Receivers Are Named
for the National
Company.
Unable to Meet Obligations
Due on the First of
January.

NEWARK, n. J., Dec. 8.-John NJ.
Mack and Henry Tatnau Of Philadelphia
ana John F. Stanley of New York were
to-day appointed receivers of the Ma
uona1 Asphalt Company by Judge An
crew Kirkpatrick of the United States
Circuit Court Judge Kirkpatrick is au-
lhor1ty for this information.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S-The Record
VIII say tomorrow: In authorization of
a oeIa0lt IN the payment Of fixed charges
que on January l ARRANGEMENTS have
Deeh mace Tor the appointment Of receiv-
ers OF the Asphalt Company of America
ana the National Asphalt Company. 1t is
understood that Henry Tatnall. president
or the American National Bank, and John
NJ Mack, director Of the National As
pna1t Company, will be named as the re-
ceiVers by Vice Chancellors Emery and
stevens, sitting at Newark 1t was an
nounceo that formal application for the
appointment Of the receivers was made
yesterday.
The Investigating committee formed by
THOMAS de Witt Cuyler some weeks ago
IS friendly to the -Widener-E Ikins
interests in control Of the two concerns
i MS committee now controls $50, 1000 Of
the SSo,OOO,000 Of bonds issued by the As
pha1t Company Of America. and a major
lty OF Ell the obligations issued by the
National Asphalt Company through a
similar committee, IN which William F.
Harrtty is the moving spirit.
Fixed charges amounting to $500, OOo
including the semi-annual interest on
asphalt IS, are due on Thursday next.
vide circulation was given to a report
that the two asphalt companies would
default these payments, and the climax
came last night, when II was announced
that both corporations are insolvent and
viii be turned over to friendly receivers.
There is an issue Of $50 600, 900 Asphalt
company OF America, 8 per. cent bonds
and 100000 National 5 per cent bonds.
besides the common and preferred stock.
OF the National Company, amounting to
SlS,6l5,O0O. making the total amount s54-
$4,000. The bonds Of the company have
deprecated rapidly within a few months,
and the Asphalt Company Of America SIS
sold yesterday at 80, one-third of their
par value, which was the lowest price
they ever brought. About two years ago
they sold at g.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
BELIEVES DAVIS
SAW FUGITIVES
Sheriff Satisfied That
Conductors Story
Is Correct.
Prisoners Escape Six Hours
Sooner Than Officers
First Thought.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,

Ills Broadway, Dec. %.
Sheriff Rogers and his jailers are sat
isfied that Frank Case and William Kelly
escaped from the County Jail between the
hours OF and IL o'clock on Christmas
night.
On the strength Of Conductor William
Davis statement to The Call that he saw
them on the 1:45 narrow gauge train to
the city that night Sheriff Rogers inter-
viewed Davis to-day and ascertained that
the story is true in every respect The
Sheriff is convinced now that the men
escaped some six or seven hours sooner
than was at first thought and under
cover Of darkness instead of in broad
daylight
There Is no doubt that Davis saw
the men" said Jailer George Taylor to-
day. He knows Case we'll and could not
have been mistaken as to his identity.
We wish he had told us about them
sooner, but, Of course, he is not to blame,
because he honestly thought they had
got out Of their troubles with the police
He described their appearance just as
he did to The Call. They were dirty and
dusty from climbing about in their effort
to get free.
Il think they got out between and II
O'Clock Christmas night. We lock the
prisoners up at o'clock at night, but
these two men were not locked in their
cells Christmas night, because they hid
In the bathroom. Their cellmates de-
ceived US as to their presence and their
absence was not noted. They must have
craWled through the place where the bars
were sawed of and stayed there until
AFTER O'clock when they got away by
means Of the rope ladder.
I'VE think the men are in San Francisco
and that they will be caught very soon.
Neither had more than twenty-five cents
and 1 don't think they would have
skipped"
Sheriff Rogers has shut down on visits
10 all prisoners. He will not permit the
promiscuous calling that has been going
on for a long time Some Of these visit
tors, he says, are responsible for the
presence Of saws in the Jail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
CONSUL RooTH-TUCKER
WILL HOLD MEETINGS
Salvationists Prepare for a Large
Demonstration in Honor of


OAKLAND, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Booth
Tucker, consul Of the Salvation Army, ar
rived to-day on special car from Port
land, Or. She is the guest of Colonel
French at Eighth avenue and East Twen-
tieth street.
The consul IS accompanied by Colonel
Ed Higgins, chief secretary for the United
States; Staff Captain Trumbell, leader OF
the staff band of fifteen pieces, which is
with the party; Staff Captain Wright,
secretary for the consul; Captain Nc
Kenzie, and a staff Of women singers.
The consul will conduct a meeting to-
morrow morning at IL o'clock at Hamil-
ton Hall, Thirteenth and Jefferson streets.
There will be meeting in the afternoon
at the MacdOnough Theater at o'clock
and an evening meeting at the same place
at o'clock. Salvationists have arranged
a number Of open-air demonstrations in
honor Of the consul.
On Monday evening the consul will de-
liver lecture at the Alhambra Theater,
San Francisco. This is her first visit to
the coast since last March.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
COURT GIVES MENDONCA
CHILD TO HER MOTHER
Mrs. Marian Joseph Declines to Con-
test for Possession Of the
Young Girl.

OAKLAND, Dec. 28.-Mary Mendoza,
the 12-year-old child whose mother, Mrs
Julia L. Maze, sued out a writ of habeas
corpus in order to wrest her prom the
possession of the Joseph family of Liver
more, was to-day awarded to the possess
sion Of the mother by Judge Hall. Mrs
Mariana Joseph, in whose custody the
child has been for four years. informed
the court that she was perfectly willing
that the mother should have her, and 0e
clined to make any contest.
The child was reluctant at first to leave
the Josephs. but after a private talk with
Judge Hall and the mother she decided
to go with her maternal relative. She
will be taken to the home of Mrs. Maze,
IA Hollister.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
SAYS THE BOOKS
ARE UNRELIABLE
Attack Made on School
Study Of Scientific
Temperance.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 2S.-Professor
O.. W. Atwater of Wesleyan University,
Middletown, Conn, read a paper before
the State Science. Teachers Association
here to-day on alcohol Psychology in
the County Schools" He said in sub
stance:
A body of temperance reformers by extensive
organized effort has secured in almost every
State in the Union legislation requiring text
book instruction in temperance psychology in
public schools. Unfortunately for science
pedagogy and morality, a considerable part Of
this teaching is not in accord with the views
of specialists or the result Of the latest scien-
ti1c investigation.
Thus 1t comes about that in the United
States great educational movement is at
IN to PrG up moral reform upon
approves.
In explaining what in his judgment
constitutes rational teaching Of the sub
ject Professor Atwater said he believed
the instruction should be only in the
higher and not in the lower grades Of
schools, and that both the kind and
amount of instruction should be left to
the great body of capable, conservative
and earnest educators to decide.
In the afternoon just before adjourn
ment Mrs. Mary A. Hunt Of Boston ma
tional superintendent of scientific temper
ance of the worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and Mrs. Ella A.
Boole, president of the State Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, disputed
statements made by Professor Atwater
relative to alcohol in food Mrs. Boole
said that it was a reflection on teachers
that they were opposing temperance leg
islation and teaching of text books. The
great stumbling block in teachers tinsti-
tutes and normal schools, she said, was
due to the fact that there was not an in
telligent presentation of the effects Of al
CohOl.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
DEMANDS CLOSER UNION
OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
President Rogers of State Federation
Points Out Important Work by
National Convention

OAKLAND, Dec. 28.-Charles D.
Rogers, president of the State Federation
Of Labor, has returned from Scranton,
Pa, where he was a delegate to the ma
tional convention of the American Fede-
ration Of Labor. Mr. Rogers brings the
news that in April the executive commit
tee of the national body will hold a meet
ing in San Francisco for consideration of
labor conditions on the Pacific Coast
The most important work done by the
convention, Mr.. Rogers, says, was the
adoption Of resolutions calling for the
closer utilization of labor organizations
Individual unions are instructed to affiIi-
ate with the local central organizations
This move has a most important bear
Ing upon the somewhat mixed conditions
existing in San Francisco" said Mr.
Rogers. 1T was decided to uphold the
formation Of Building Trades Councils
provided that all Of the unions affiliated
with such councils be members Of their
international associations and likewise
affiliated with the local organization of
the American Federation of Labor"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
To Excavate Shell Mounds.

BERKELEY, Dec 28.-Several of the
shell mounds about the bay erected by
Indians years ago as burying grounds
viii be excavated by University of Cali
fornia students under the direction of
Professor ". c. Merriam Of the palaeon-
tOlogy and geology departments and
Vance c. Osmont, q graduate student
Three mounds will be visited-one at
Shell Mound Park in Oakland, one in
West Berkeley and the other in Sausalito.
The Indians threw up the mounds in
burying their dead as they covered each
body with shells. Beads, implements Of
war and camp utensils were buried with
the dead. These, with the skeletons
viii be dug Up in the interest Of science.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
New View of Parental Kinship.

A little miss of five, living in Washing
ton, conspired with her brother, age four
to save enough pennies to buy papa and
mamma presents. A friend of the family
noticed that mammals present was much
finer and more expensive than papa's,
and was impelled by curiosity to inquire
why the bulk Of the savings had been ex-
pended for the mother. The little miss
replied: We'll, you see, papa is only re-
lated to we children by marriage, while
mamma Is our relative by formation"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
WORK CEASES ON TIE
PoSTOFFrCF BUILDING
Delay in Shipments Of Steel and Stone
Retard tho Course of
Construction

OAKLAND, Dec. 28.-Because Of delay
IN shipments Of steel structural material
from the East and the shutting down. for
winter Of stone Quarries in Utah work has
ceased on the new pOstofice building at
Seventeenth street and Broadway. Con-
tractor Barrett sees no possibility Of Sc
curing stone until May. He explains that
the Quarries cannot be operated in win
ter, cold weather cracking the stone.
Il an under a penalty of $40 a day to
complete the building by December s,
1902, said Contractor Barrett, but I
can DO absolutely nothing until steel and
stone have arrived. The steel Orders
and columns should have been here by
September 20, but they have not vet left
the Eastern mills. If had the material
seventy or eighty men would now be at
work The Government officials selected
the Utah stone, but they must have over
looked the fact that climatic conditions
there might retard shipment"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
BOXERS BEGIN TO TRAIN
FOR ACME CLUB MATCH
o'Brien and Gibbs Contest Promises
to Be an Interesting Light
weight Affair
weight Affair.

OAKLAND, Dec. 28.-Jack O'Brien, tho
clever lightweight, who has been matched
against young Gibbs for a fifteen-round
contest at the Acme Club on January IA.
began training to-day at San Rafael As
a lightweight contest the match is one OF
the best that has been made about the
bay. O'Brien is a New Yorker, who has
an almost clean record Of victories. His
draw with Erne about a year ago was
a notable ring event.
Young Gibbs, the Cleveland lad, Is
working at the Acme Club gymnasium in
Oakland. He has already shown to the
followers Of the sport shifty and handy
style.
The contest IS expected to be as inter
,esttng as the Observation-Disclosures event
Of a year ago. 1t is ware that men as
evenly matched as O'Brien and Gibbs can
be brought together. The Acme Club is
making extra preparation for the even
ing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
Mrs. AIdrich Appeals.

OAKLAND, Dec 2S.-Mrs. Minnie q.
Aldrich filed an appeal to-day from the
decision recently recorded against her in
her suit for an accounting from Mrs.
Annie Aldrich Barton and Mrs. Alice
Dunning, trustees of her husbands es-
tate. She claimed that certain moneys
from the sale Of stock should have been
given to her, but the court decided that
they belong to the trust
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
DEWEY THEATER CLOSES
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Manager Stevens Receives Splendid
Return for His Efforts to Please
His Patrons

OAKLAND. Dec. 2S.-"Captain Swift"
a melodrama Of high colors, will be given
New Years week, commencing Monday
evening, at the Dewey Theater. The plot
is strong and the full cast of the stock
company will be employed to present the
drama. Manager Stevens closes the year
with record Of successes quite unpar-
alleled in the theatrical history Of this
city. By earnest effort to meet his
patrons tastes he has realized a hand
some and prosperous twelve months. The
new year dawns brightly upon Mr.. Stew
ems and his popular playhouse.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
Licensed to MARI

OAKLAND, Dec. 2S.-Lcenses to marry
were issued to-day to Nels P. Johnson,
Is years old, and Grace s. Goodwin. q
both Of Oakland; James H. Collins, q. and
Dolly Strolzwald, q, both of Oakland;
Frank F. Lewis, %, and Mary r. Reba-
is, both Of Haywards; Philip ]. McGrath.
81, Nevada, and Mary E. Roberts, 30, Oak
land.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
Postofice Promised Alameda.

ALAMEDA, Dec. 8.-Congressman Vic
tor H. Metcalf has written to a friend
here stating that after the HOLIDAYS he
will introduce and work to put through
bill in Congress to provide Federal post
Office building for this city, to cost, with
the site, 100000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
KETA ~.
.QoLlN9kY

compartments will be rendered by the
children. Mr.. Luth is to off1ciate as stage
manager.
! In the minuet dance these graceful little
| people will take part: Reta NJ. Golinsky,
| Carolyn F>urth, VALERIE Foveaux, Gladys
May Coates and Herbert D. Langhorne.
Presents will be distributed by Santa
Claus to every little boy and girl in at
tendance at the kinderfest. In the even
ing there will be a reunion Of the fami-
lies of the members of the Harmonic Club.
Harmonic Club, under the management
Of which the childrens festival will be
| held, is the oldest social organization in
Alameda, and has numbered among it's
members nearly all of the prominent Ger
man residents Of this city. 1t has been
the yearly custom Of the club to set aside
a day during the Christmas season to be
given over to the younger people.
The present officers of the Harmonic
Club are: President Henry Epstein; vice
president, Martin Lemcke; treasurer H.
H. Banker; secretary, Herman Heinsohn.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
Contestants Ask for New Trial.

OAKLAND, Dec. pa motion for a
new trial was made to-day by Mrs. Eliza
NJ Miller, Mrs. Cordelia A Baldwin and
Mrs. Martha Duval, the recently defeated
contestants of the will of Miss Eleanor
H. More Errors in the trial and insufH-
cheney Of evidence to justify the nonsuit
granted by Judge Melvin are the grounds.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
Teacherg, CertiAcates Granted.

OAKLAND, Dec. 2S.-The County Board
of Education has taken the following ac-
ton regarding teachers certificates:
High School certificate granted to Miss
Anna Wilder: grammar grade, Miss
Evelyn Gallagher; recommendations for
grammar grade life diplomas, A L
Kuhls, Carrie Parrish
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
Plumber Expects Fortune

BERKELEY, Dec. 2S.-J. w. Delaney. a
local plumber, is one Of the five Children
of Mrs. Laura G.. Delaney, who died re-
Gently in San Jose, leaving an estate
valued at S1SOO00. Delaney expects to get
some $780, 900 out of the estate after The
will is probated. The property consists
of real estate in San Jose and San Fran
nfenn