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The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
ConnubIaI Bliss,

Congressman Fitzgerald's lateS:
story is OF an Irish couple In BostHl
whose connubial bliss was occasional.
ly disturbed by violent misunderstood.
ings. They were devoted in their own
way, however, and when the husband
died he left temporarily inconsolablc
widow. A friend dropped in to see
how she was getting along, and in the
course OF chat remarked: I'm glad
to hear that poor Mike died happy.
anyway" Indeed he did, Mrs. Lafs.
erty.' was the reasonably cheerful re-
ply. Sure the lasht thing he done
was to crack me over the head wild
medicine bottle, the darlin'."
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
Still Young at 80 Years.

The Baroness Burdett.Coutts, now
over 80 years old, is still in excellent
health and maintains the wonderful
poise which has always been one OF
her leading characteristics. Like Glad
stone. she is able to sleep almost at
will, and declares that in all her long
life she has never lost even part OF
a nights sleep. She is looking won
derfully well, and even yet her soft,
satinlike brown hair has no white.
Dressed in pretty modern clothes, with
a black silk apron and lace mittens,
when she receives visitors in the after
noon she is a wonderful example OF
tie present and the past.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
WAGNER WAS Too STRENUOUS.
threatened to auin the Cnl. Piano in
EaraNzy Scr-e


One Of the characters in Nome
A-zzEa. vas Dick Dawson. who had
Con dance hall and gambling he'll
r1IuIued. and had brought his out
El- including an automatic piano. down
from Dawson City ever an almost in
rassable route.
one day when things were rather
quiet in the place. Oscar, the chief and
only musician on the staff. got to work
With the automatic piano and pumped
az the pedals in ambitious style.
He had ground out a lot Of old
fashioned home and mother songs.
vaen suddenly, without the least
warning. he struck into the Ride Of
the vaIkyries"
When the crashing opening chords
first sounded, Dawson. who was stand
looked around. to see what was the
matter. Then the music took on
lighter tone, and as a delightful thrill
ing run sounded out in the treble be
settled back to enjoy it.
Again came a clash and thump
thump, thump. as the bass chords got
to work again. Dawson started over
toward the piano on the run.
Don't bother yourself, Dick" said
bystander. That's all right, that mu-
sic That's Wagner"
Who the IS Wagner" was the
answer. I'll kill that Oscar for let.
ting him spoil the piano."-Nev York
Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
Banks Benefited by Advertising.

Does it pay for banks to advertise?
Five years ago some banks in Pitts
burg, Pa, began to advertise, and re-
Gently they measured the results by
comparing their business with that Of
banks that did not advertise. In the
five years the banks that sought new
business through printers ink gained
38 per cent in assets and IS per cent
in deposits. The other banks gained
27 per cent in assets and II per cent
in deposits. During the last year the
former gained % per cent and the
latter lost per cent in deposits. The
question whether it pays to advertise
may not be entirely answered by such
figures. but they are calculated to
provoke thought.-Springfel Mass,
Republican.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
Quiet Life of Famous Actress,

Eleanora Duse. the famous Italian
actress, is peculiarly sensitive and
highly strung. When she is not play
ing or rehearsing she spends her time
IN perfect rest and lives in almost
nunlike seclusion. She has a CON-
panion who arranges her journeys an!
engages rooms for her at hotels. This
woman sees that Buses apartments
are at the back of the hotel and, il
possible. overlooking garden, fer sho
cannot bear street sounds and sights.
The furnishing Of her room is import.
ant. Everything must be scrupulous-
ly clean, severe and quiet, for her
highly wrought sensibilities cannot tol-
crate the distraction OF pictures ana
ornaments.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09

Multi-m!llionaire Anson Phelps
Stokes has consented to give addition
al details concerning his latest plans
for an impregnable floating naval bat
terry for harbor and coast defense.
Naval officers, shipbuilders and
naval architects are giving the closest
attention to Mr.. Stokes novel scheme,
which is departure from existing de-
signs as radical as was the monitor.
The machine described by Mr..
Stokes is an Improvement of his first
invention. The first plan was for a
circular battery; the modified form is
his island Of steel, with its equipment
Of guns OF awful destructive power,
the "Cerberus, and has protected
himself with patents at Washington
and in Europe.
Mr.. Stokes has long been known as
philanthropist. Three CT his sons
have been prominent for years in
charity work. one of them. Arson
Phelps Stokes. Jr., being clergyman.
Mr.. Stokes said Of his invention:
The late naval battles make 1t evil
dent that for leading position in sea
power and for the proper protection
OF our coasts and our officers and
crews in battle. there is need for
something more powerful than the
present 16,00O-ton battleship, with it's
Pinch guns and insufficient armor,
and that only the very foremost ma
tions will be able to maintain really
effective fleets.
with the increase in size and pow
er of new types of battleships and
naval batteries may come the naval
supremacy of America alone.
Nations weak in battleships may
hug the idea of commerce destroyers,
but that barbarous system Of waging
war must be destroyed as were pri-
Watering and piracy. Commercial
vessels are now built more larger than
the largest battleships. But more pow
erful battieships are sure to be built
and more powerful guns. Land forti
fications cannot now be made suffi-
cient to protect our ports.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
Woman in Toledo School Board,

Mrs. Pauline Steinem, described as
the most prominent Jewess Of Toledo,
Ohio. and great favorite with the
late Mayor Sam Jones, has been elect
ed to the city's school board. She ran
700 votes ahead Of her ticket, and her
plurality was about 5000. The total
number of Toledo women registered
as voters this year was 1902, but they
electioneered zealously for Mrs Stei-
mem and contributed $110 for her cam.
paign expenses.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09

How dangerous will be the position
of New York and other large cities
when attacked by naval guns having
range Of twenty miles or more il We
do not provide adequate coast defense
ships. What would the capture of all
our foreign merchant vessels beneft
an enemy or injure US as compared
with the capture of one OF our great
cities by hostile fleet!"
Mr.. Stokes then described his inver.
ton in detail.
"One such semi-globular battery"
said Mr.. Stokes, could defend or
blockade an important strait, could
protect the mouth Of 4 transcor.
tirental canal, or dominate almost any
large seaport, and could safely resist
more than dozen of the largest ba.-
tleships, which cost s7,500,O0O apiece.
LAS the purpose of the Cerberus is
defence rather than aggression, /: Is
not necessary that it be able to move
rapidly from one place to another.
Should the Cerebus need to move
quickly to distance, an armore,i
cruiser might find useful and safe en-
ployment in towing her. The two YES
sells might sometimes be used togeth-
er as small squadron. The roll OF
the Cerebus in gale would be very
slight
The naval powers know the exact
position Of the large guns in our coast
Notifications. but the Cerberus cou.i
change it's position.
when the great struggle comes fore
the control of the Windward Passage,
that key to the Caribbean and to the
Panama canal, which we NAV be
called upon to defend, the existing
type of battleship may be found hl-
sufficient, and land Notifications and
mines will not suffice. for the Wind
ward Passage is wide and deep, as are
also the other entrances to the Car:D-
bean sea-"
Mr.. Stokes concluded by saying be
was planning still larger battery
with less draught and larger mum
ber Of guns.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
Youth Of eovernor.EI.c+ pouoIas

Out in Colorado they still remember
Governor-elect Douglas of Massachu-
setts, who, when young man, con.
Quoted cobbler shop in Golden. HIS
shop was little wooden shack which
stood about where the Crawford
mouse Is now located. and his fellow
townsmen little dreamed that "Will"
douglas would one day be among tho
leading shoe manufacturers of the
world, to say nothing of becoming
chlef executive of the old bay state
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
Increase in Railroad MILEAGE,

Railroad mileage in this country Is
increasing at the rate OF about 5000
miles year. With this Increase in
railroad mileage the demand for stoel
and iron will be correspondlnglv
greater. The last great building con-
structed In New York with iron beam
and iron girders was the Waldorf
hotel and yet this building is JlY
eleven years old. Every large build
Ing that has gone up since that has
been constructed with steel,
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
Judoe Parker Beoins Well.

One day after hanging out his shin.
gle as lawyer in New York city
former Judge Alton B. Parker received
two commissionership appointments
In the supreme court. Justice O'Gor.
Iaan named him. with others, to assess
the value Of property to be acquired
ty the city in connection with certain
piers on the East river two separate
commissions being named and each
paying from $1,000 to $1,000.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
Wasted,

Sir" said the Vague Shape at the
portal to the man OF the house, Il am
Opportunity. knock once at every
mans door. and"
Yes" snapped the man, "and
you've knocked some Of the paint OF.
What do you suppose the bellpulIs
for?"
Then he slammed the door in his
face.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-09
The Azure.

IT'S only in the depths of blue
Man finds his deai est dreams fulfillt d.
Where careful soilows pass tiGm view.
And every heart-cry's hushed and
stil!ed.
80 would | wing my Joyous flight
To azure realms where 'apture lies.
But not to yonder mystic height
'~d ny heaven In Soui eyes!
--RD f. Fassett in New Orleans
Times DamCclat
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
THREE MEN ARE INJURED
BY COLLAPSE OF A ROOF
Serious Accident Occurs at Salt Water
Reservoir of Local Baths
During Reconstruction

Three wOrkmen were seriously in
jured yesterday afternoon by the col
lapse of the roof over the salt water
reservoir of the Lurline Baths. situated
on Josephine avenue, near Point Lobos
avenue. H. NJ. Stone of S38 Madison
street, Oakland; Charles Graham Of
2570 Geary street and Eli Harrington
Of Madison avenue, West Berkeley, are
the injured men. From the nature of
the accident ii is regarded as miracu-
lous that they were not instantly killed.
The San Francisco Bridge Company
has the contract for placing new un-
deTpinning under the roof covering the
reservoir, and force Of men had been
employed on the work Shortly before
o'clock, without previous warning, a
portion Of the roof came crashing down
upon the three men, burying them be-
meath a mass Of twisted timbers. Eel
low workmen rushed TO the scene and
the three were soon extricated from the
debris. The ambulance was summoned
from the Park Hospital and the injured
were removed 10 that institution. Dr.
Stevens. the surgeon in charge, found
that Stone was suffering from internal
injuries and shock and Harrington had
two ribs fractured in addition to a scalp
wound. Graham was brought to the
hospital in an unconscious condition,
and ii Is believed that his skull has
been fractured at the base. He was re-
moved TO the Central Emergency Hos
pital late last night and an operation
may be necessary 10 save his life.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
WONDERS OF EXPOSITION
ATTRACT CALIFORNIANS
Many Visitors From Far West Sign
Register in the Golden
State Building.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 15.-The following
visitors from California have registered
at the California building:
san Francisco-H. A. Schmidt Mrs ]. r
Mckee, Mrs. ". NJ Mckay, 3. T. Dougherty
". @. Yolkmann. Mrs. J. a Smallwood, J. L.
McLillan, Miss Hedstror, Mrs. J 3. He'd
stron, a. 7. Peery, G. A. London and fami-
". s. s. McCahill. Ms. n A. Steele. Mrs. W
Los Angeles-F. r Hardy. W. A Ram
say. G. l. Ramsay. ". F. Gouty, T. l. Tally
and wife. Mrs. II. E Walker. O. B. RagIand.
]. H. Mathews. F. Foster. C. W. Conner w
W Beck, g. Thurston, Mrs. o. S. Finney
Mrs ]. p. Thurston, H. W. Wilson. r. a.
Hardy, II. NJ Edwards, A. W Ellington
Miscellaneous-O. g Ornick. D. G. TeIk-
mann. o L. Luther Miss c. CFares. Berkeley:
II. A. Lavler and WIFE, G. H. Burnham. oak
land; Dr. c. G. Bull and wife, A. L. Hutton,
Alameda: Miss K G. Mulock Miss NJ Wood
ward, Alhambra @. c. Price and wife c D
McCornish. Stanford W. Reid and family.
San Bernsrdino; +. II. Helruke and wife
Blocksburg; L. Carr. Redding; c. A. Knuth.
Orange; J. f. Bradley San Diego; E. p Donk-
ling. San Jose: J. W. Knox and family Mer-
ced; F FarT. Stockton; ]. p Thurston. Po-
mona; F. 3. Tuttlis. Gait; l. A. Butchers. San
Margarita; W. I. Bradley. Long Beach: Mrs
". ]. Hammond. Fullerton; Mrs l. Johnson.
Nestor; F. A. Corey and wife. Santa Paula.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
STRYCHNINE ENDS LIFE
OF HARVEY h. GLIDDEN
Divorced Husband of Mrs. Annie
Adams Kills Himself I'm a Salt
Lake BathhOuSe

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 15-Harvey
K GHdden, the divorced husband Of
Mrs. Adams, the mother Of Maud Ad-
ans, the actress, while suffering from
an attack Of nervous pTostration yes
terday committed suicide with strych-
nine in a Turkish bath in Salt Lake
City.
GHdden since his matrimonial erou-
bles. which gained for himself. Mrs
Adams and her daughter considera bic
notoriety a few years ago. lived on a
fine ranch in Southwestern Wyoming
until recently, when he went to Utah
Brooding over the separation from his
wife and passing his life in complete
SOLITUDE in the wilds OF the mountains
are believed to have unsettled his mind.
After reaching Salt Lake Glidden
decided all Of his possessions 10 Mrs
Annie Adams, who is now in New
York. Some paintings. silverware and
jewelry are left TO Maud Adams. Mrs
Adams has been asked as TO the dispo-
sitiOn Of the remains.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
REMEMBERS HIS FORMER
FTREMEN IN HIS WILL
Retired Railroad Engineer Bequeaths
Ten Thousand Dollars Each 70
Seven Men.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 15.-Seven
engineers Of the Illinois Central to-day
received $4,000 each from the estate
of Joseph BOmschief a rich Hebrew,
who died recently in Paducah.
Bomschief was for many years one
of the crack engineers of the Illinois
Central and handled the throttle on
fast passenger trains between Louis
willie and Memphis. The seven ben
eficiaries of his will had been his fire.
men and he had obtained promotion
for each of them TO be engineers before
he left the road to take the manage
ment of a large estate left to him BY
his father.
Bomschief loved his engine and but
for the death OF his father would
never have resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
TWO VESSELS COLLIDE
DURING a DENSE FOG
Oriental Liner fremont Is Damaged
by the Ramona at Entrance to
Port Townsend Ray

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash. Aug. Is.
During a dense fog which set in
shortly after nightfall last night a
collision occurred at the entrance OF
Port Townsend Bay. The vessels in
volved We're the Oriental liner Tre-
mont Of the Northern Pacific Com
pany's fleet and the steamer Ramona.
operating between Vancouver, B. c.,
and Seattle
The fremont was bound for sea
heavily laden. while the Ramona was
returning to Seattle. No warning was
given until the crash came
When the accident occurred the Tre-
mont was swinging into this port to
take on board a party of fifty Chinese
steerage passengers under order of de-
portation from the Federal detention
house here.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
THOUSANDS OF ACRES
BECOME PUBLIC DOMAIN
Acting Land Commissioner Issues
Order Restoring Oregon Lands
Withdrawn FrOTn Entry.

WASHINGTON. Aug 15--The Act
Ing Commissioner OF the General Land
Office has issued orders restoring 10 The
public domain S1S.590 acres Of lands.
constituting a part OF the area which
had been temporarily Withdrawn from
entry for the proposed Blue Mountain
forest reserve, Oregon. and II, 900 acres
which had been similarly Withdrawn
for the proposed WalOWa forest re-
serve, Oregon.
The proposed Blue Mountain forest
reserve Includes the Blue Mountains
and the Straw berry Mountains in
Eastern Oregon The lands thus made
subject 10 entry and settlement are
made UP Of scattered tracts along the
boundary OF the proposed reserve and
lie in Cmarilla- Union. Grant. Baker,
Crook and Malheur counties
The proposed WallOwa forest reserve
includes the Powder River Mountains
and the headwaters Of the Wauova
River, in Northeastern OREGON. The
lands opened 10 settlement are com
posed OF scattered tracts along the
boundary Of the proposed reserve and
lie in WallOwa and Union counties. In
the case OF both reserves the lands re-
stored 10 the public domain were fou-T
10 be undesirable for forest reserve
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
BOARD ORDERS
LOTS BOUGHT
Purchases Are Authorized
for Sites and Additions
to Schools in Oakland
FOUR TRACTS SELECTED
Leaves of Absence to Teach
ers Will Be Denied Here
after Except for Illness

OAKLAND, Aug. 1.-THE Board of
Education tonight ordered purchase Of
the following new schoolhouse sites
the schOOlhouse and sites committee:
From Union Savings Bank. lot 205
feet on Broadway BY 249 feet on Or
chard street, adjoining Grant school;
cost. So, 900.
From estate Of Gilbert Clement, lot
81 feet by 132 on Linden street, near
Fifth; cost. S2730.
From Z. z. VandercoOk Company,
lot % by 100 feet. Third street, near
Harrison; cost, $3.50.
From Olive p. Lathrop and Amelia
z. Wilson, lot at the southwest corner
Of Perry and Spring streets, with
frontage Of 494 feet on b, tn streets, z52
feet depth on Perry street and 344 feet
depth on Spring street; cost, $500.
The board decided 70 permit no
teachers TO take leave OF absence for
less than the full school term except
in case Of sickness or other urgent rea-
son. Dorothy Hufschmidt and G. A
Vincent, teachers, were granted term
leaves Of absence. Miss Emma r
StOer, resigned. Miss NJ Lucy Max
we'll was granted q months leave on
account OF sickness
A temporary addition 10 the Durant
School was ordered. The Superinten-
dent reported the SWEET and Grant
schools overcrowded- The total enroll
ment for the first week Of school was
reported a 500 or 700 short. About 100
new pupils registered to-day. Director
RedingtOn's motion TO restore the posi-
tion OF superintendent OF music was
lost
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
STUDENT SEEKS
MERCY OF LAW
Earl A. Sargent, Fugitive
From Justice, SurrenderS
After Hiding Two Weeks
TO PLEAD KLEPTOMANIA
Youth Who Took Employ
er's Property Declares He
Has No Recollection of 1t
Berkeley ONCE San Francisco Call,

Pas Center Street, Aug. 10
A fugitive from justice for two weeks,
Earl A Sargent. a student al the Uni
yersity Of California, surrendered him
self 10 justice this morning and is now
prepared 10 stand trial for committing
a number OF petty Iarcenies. Klepto-
mania viii be Sargent's defense. though
II is understood that the prosecution
viii not be pressed severely against
him, so that his punishment Will be
light, whatever il is
Sargent is the young man who took
a quantity OF jeWelry and wearing ap-
parel from the house Of Benjamin Dal-
lerup, for whom he was working as a
carpenter 10 earn money TO carry him
through the university. When the pO-
lice finally discovered that Sargent was
the thief they traced him TO his house
at 16Z5 Leroy avenue, where all the
stolen goods were recovered under pro-
cess OF a search warrant.
While the officers searched his effects
Sargent made good his escape, although
he had greeted them in the front yard
when they arrived. The officers appre-
hended him late the same night while
he was visiting his mother, but he es-
capped a second time because they did
not take the preCautiOn 10 handcuf
him.
This all happened two weeks ago,
and the police have been waiting for
his return ever since. He slipped into
town again to-day, however, without
them seeing him. having determined TO
remain a fugitive no longer, but 10 face
the consequences Of his act. Before Civ
ing himself up TO the law he sought an
interview with DalleruD, his victim,
with the result that he secured a prom
ise that he would be punished as lightly
as possible. Then he surrendered 10
Justice Of the Peace Quinn Of Oakland,
who fixed his bail al $500 and accepted
his bond for the amount. The charge
is petty larceny.
I feel like a man just waking up
from a dream" said Sargent, with
tears streaming from his eyes. Il re-
member things only in a vague way.
II l took things that did not belong 10
me II was because was not RESPONSE
BILE I must have been crazy. That's
the only way 10 account for II. But
I've come back now 70 take my medl-
cine"
The case Of Sargent is most inexpli-
cable. A college-bred man. man with
q good mother. whom he supported
from his own labor, the owner Of some
property and apparently surrounded
with the best influences, he suddenly
stepped aside from the path of right
eousness. There seemed TO have been
no incentive 10 steal. for besides hav-
ing considerable means Of his own, the
things he took he could not sell and
did not attempt TO sell. His conduct is
explained only on the ground that he is
suffering from a mental disease akin to
kleptomania.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
RUSSIAN FLAGS HAULED DOWN.
Germany Takes Possession OF Vessels
That Put in at TsingchOu.

TSINGCHOU, Aug. 15.-The Russian
battleship Cesarevitch and three tor
pedo-bOat destroyers are now in the
hands Of the local German Government
for repairs. but IL is improbable that
these vessels viii fight again in this
war
Captain Truppel. chief OF the military
and civil administration Of the prOIec-
tOrate Of SiaOchOu. after having con-
pleted provisions for the neutrality Of
the crews OF the Russian warships dur
ing their stay here, went on board the
Cesarevitch. The crew Of the battleship
was alarmed al the advent Of Captain
TruppeIs party and seized its weapons
II was quickly Quieted, however. and
the commander OF the Cesarevitch was
informed that il was necessary that the
Russian flag be hauled down and re-
main down pending the completion OF
the repairs. The Cesarevitch's flag was
then lowered amid impressive fOrmaI-
ties. after which Captain Truppel Wis
tied each OF the three destrOyers, whose
flags also were lowered.
II is believed that the Russian cruis-
ers Pallada and Diana have reached
EladiVOStok
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-16
UNION LEAGUE
FILLS OFFICES
Elects Senator George c.
Perkins as Its President
and Metcalf Vice President
GOVERNOR AN OFFICER
Congratulations Read From
President Roosevelt and
Numerous Organizations
Oakland Office san Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, Aug Is.
The Union League Club OF Alameda
County permanently organized this
evening al Maple Hall with 157 charter
members. kilograms OF cOngratula-
tiOn were read from President ROose-
velt, the Union League Club Of New
York. the Union League Club OF Los
Angeles, the Union League Club OF
Stockton and Senator Thomas II. Bard
The club elected as its president
Senator George c. Perkins; first vice
president, Victor II. Aetcalf; second
vicss president, Governor George c.
Pardee: secretary. s. J. Taylor; treas
urer, F. K Mott; director-W- W.
Gsrthwaite, ". Frank Pierce, George
y. Scott, u. (. Chapman, J. A John
son. George D. Metcalf
The meeting was presided over by
Senator Perkins, who was elected as
temporary chairman A constitution
and bylaws was reported BY the com
mlttee on organization. consisting Of
George Z. de Cola, George ". Reed,
r h. Chamberlain. Philip s. Teller
and Guy c. Earl. The committee hav-
ing IN charge the matter Of z perma-
nent home for the club was granted
further time.
The matter OF preparing a reception
10 Victor Il Metcalf upon his return
from Washington was referred 10 the
board OF directors. The meeting then
adjourned 70 meet next Tuesday even
ing