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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
CHICO GROWS RAPIDLY.
Population Finds Difficulty In Obtain
ing Houses for Its Use.

The rapid growth of Chico has once
more made a shortage of accommo-
dations for the newcomers. The Chico
Enterprise says:
On August 3 the Enterprise called the atten-
tion OF the citizens to the present and pros
pectlve condition for housing the new settlers
This Is becoming a serious question; it is not
a theory but a condition which confronts Chico
and the business and people with idle
money or money out at low rates Of interest
should acquaint themselves with the conditions
with a view Of relieving them.
Last season a large number of families went
elsewhere, fifty in one month, number Of
which wanted 10 put students into the Normal
Here we are in August, the dull season and IN
school vacation. and no surplus houses. Real
estate men cannot supply the demand now
what will they do in September and October? !?
One real estate dealer told an Enterprise man
yesterday that he knew four families had left
this week and located elsewhere for the only
reason that houses could not be rented He
also said that more Of the places offered for
sale could be sold readily II prices were lit
tie more in accord with real values Rental
rates are certainly hlGh enough 10 induce build
ing-or else building material and labor are
beyond all reason. Something is the matter,
and if the business men and men with money
fail to fathom the problem and apply the
remedy the town viii be shut up.
1t is not best to depend outside capital
likely to go where home money remains idle
Home building organizations could do much to
relieve the situation, ana outside organizations
will move slowly and cautiously so long as
home people remain Indifferent.
VIII the experiences of last season be re-
peated? If So it Will be a most harmful
thing. Not only houses are needed and will
be needed but small ranch tracts of land are
getting scarce at prices to induce purcha sc.
Close in acreage is going to he in demand for
the small rancher the small fruit and vege-
table rasers and the poultrymen coming
this way-and If they are not located the next
lot of them will not give the place a call.
It is a veritable condition that confronts US
"a business proposition, and ought to be met
in a business way
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
sEED INTRODUCTION.

As 70 what may be done In the way OF the
g intr0d ucticn ~ new seed, the work OF the Iowa
experiment station ia inducing the corn farm
ers better seed has resulted n an in
creased average yield per acre of not less than
three bushels which means an increased reye-
rue 10 the State OF 1900 600 FOR a single
crop.
Should We, through these efforts be able 10
increase the yield cf wheat but single bushel
ger acre it would mean an increase OF over
?. 100000 bushels with valuation of some
ching ike $1,000 0o0 10 say nothing OF the
wheat ~ higher gluten content. so much de-
feet ~ these investigations.
Under this head there are two points 20 be
kept closely in mind. VIZ. that the inyestiga-
.tions on corn showed that the ear OF corn IS
approximately uniform throughout in chemical
composition u itE kernels. and that there is
wide difference in the chemical composition of
the different ears u the same variety. These
facts are essentially fne same for the compost
fion of individual bcets. With this as basis
for work the method followed was 70 deter
mine approximately the composition OF the
grain by analyzinE a number OF the kernels
reserVfrg the remainder or the kernels
facts essentially IN same for the COMPOST
from the same for seed purposes II de-
sired IN becomes impossible then BY the
analysis of q large nun Der Of ears, 70 select
for seed those ears which contain high per
centage cf the desired element plant in an
isolated field 10 avoid cross fertilization and
ETow a crop under as good cultural conditions
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
SHERIDAN
ARRIVES FROM MANILA
Pacific Mail Steamship City of Peking Gets in
From Panama-St. Paul From Nome Enters
Port-Tiny Grays Harbor Craft Moors in the Bay
Mcc1em.nts. T5 hours frvm

stmr sequoia Mcc1emsnts 70 hours frSun
Willapa Harbor.
St Michael. Via Nome 15K hours. via Una
laska 1214 days. via Seattle 90 hours
simr Eureka Eureka Jessen q hours from from Eursk
stmr CoquiHs River. Sanford. 40 hours from
san Pedro.
schr Newark Reinertsen. IA hours from
schr Espada. sarrins, days from Grays
sIoop Restless. Prstsch. days from Grays
Harbor.
SAILED.
Saturday. August Il
stmr Homer. Donaldson Eureka.
stnr Maggie. Corning. Halfmoon Bay.
Stmr San Mateo. Ross. Tacoma
Stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander. san Diego.
Stmr Shasta. Hansen, San Pedro.
Stmr Whittier Dickson Portland.
Stmr Pomona, Swanson. Eureka
stmr Eureka. lessen. 25 hours from Eureka-
sjnr F A Nilburn. Thompson. Port Rodgers.
Stmr Geo LOOMS Badger Portland.
Stmr Aberdeen Hansen. Portland.
schr Ida A. Campbell, Point Reyes
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LOBOS Aug IA 10 D n-weather
thick; wind SW; velocity miles per hour
DOMESTIC PORTS.
EATTI.E-AETived Aug "A. = m-stnr
jefferson. from Skasway. Aug 1S-stmr Mack
NAV. hence Aug o; schr Oliver J Olsen. from
san Pedro; schr Ruth 2 Godfrey. from San
Pedro
PORT Los ANGELEs-Arrived Aug IA
stmr Jas Higgins, hence Aug IL, and sailed
for San Pedro.
COOS BAY-Arrivsd Aug 14-stmr Break
water. hence Aug 12
Sailed Aug 14~stmr Aniance. for San Fran
cisco. via Eureka.
PORT GAMBLE-Arrived Aug 1HBktn
Klikitat. from san Pedro.
TATOCSH ISIAND-Passed IN Aug IA
Schr ResOlute from Suva for Port Townsend:
schr Borealis. hence July % for Everett; stmr
Centennial, hence Aug IL for Seattle.
SANTA Observation-Disclosures Aug 14-Stmr
State OF California from San Diego; stmr
Sailed Aug 14-stmr state OF California. for
San Francisco.
AsTORIA-sansd Aug 14-sohF Jennie
Stella. for san Pedro.
FOREIGN PORTS.
vICTORIA-Arrived Aug 19-Br strnr Aths-
nian. from Hongkong: Br stmr Queen City,
Sailed Aug 1s-Br strnr AthsniAn. for Van
couver
OCEAN STEAMERS.
NEW YORK-Arrived Aug 14-Stmr CoIurn-
manic. from southampton and Cherbourg: strnr
Hamburg. from Dover and Boulogne; stmr
Roma. from Marseilles and Naples
BOULOGNE-Arrived Aug 13-Stmr Rotter-
dam. from New York, for Rotterdam. and pro-
ceeded.
LIVERPOOI-Arrived Aug 1s-stmr Ionian.
from Montreal. Aug 1HStmr Celtic from
New York, via Queenstown: stmr Lake Mani
toba. from Montreal: stmr Umbria from New
ST JOHNS. \ arrived Aug iEstnr
Siberian. from Glasgow and Liverpool for
Halifax and Philadelphia.
PLES-Arrived Aug 10-Stmr Cltta al
NapoH from Genoa, for New York.
GLASGOW-Saied Aug 13-Stmr lauren
tian. for New York. Aug 14-Stmr Sandman.
oUEENsTowN-saned Aug 1-stmr Lu-
cania from Liverpool. for New York.
DOVER-Sailed Aug 14-Stmr Graf Wal
dersee. from Hamburg for New York via
Boulogne.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

Sunday, August a.
U stnr Sheridan, Peabody. 80 days from
Manila via Nagasah "a days. via Honolulu
days.
stnnr Shasta Hansen. so hours from Belling-
ham Bay; bound south; put in to land pas
sengers.
Stmr Brunswick Elefsen. IA hours from
Fort Bragg.
Stnr Navarro Weber. % hours from Eureka
Stmr City Of Peking Robinson. % days and
II hours from Panama. via Mazatlan days
and II hours.
Stmr Umatilla. Nopander, 50 hours from
Victoria and Puget Sound ports
Stmr Chico, Martin, 50 hours from
Portland via Astoria 70 hours.
Westport
stmr G C Lindauer. Allen es hours from
Grays Harbo'
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
EXPERIMENTS ABROAD.

Illinois has more recently demonstrated
sraL the oil content Of corn could be Increased
'a-y selection and cultivatiot by at least one
pou11 Der busheL. which added > cents to the
Naiue az suc4l corn T did not stop there but
went Sill further and showed that the same
could De accomplished IN the case OF the al
blElen0id content of corn. which would add
more than S6.CC0.O0O 70 the feeding value OF
tne corn croD of that State. The result has
feen that the state now supports more than
q oozeu corn breeding stations a large
These have added Immensely TO the agrfcult-
ursl wealth ~ that State.
. Assuming thas similar condition holds
with regard 20 fhe heads ~ wheat i would
be possible to follow the same, or a similar
system, with this plant and, u would ap-
pear. ultimately 10 Increase the gluten con
corn me analogy cL this system 70 that
followed by breeders OF cattle is easily recog-
-izeo. and there seems 10 reason why we
should not have pedlgreed wheat as well as
pediereed stock, pedigreed sugar beets and
pediEreed corn.
The matter % obtaining an Increase Yield
Ter acre IS one which Is, IN measure. seps-
rate from that proposed in the foregoing. and
Erll ir ls closely allied with it. and proba bly
.rsay be approached 10 the best advantage by
testing new varieties. by introduction, and.
best ~ ALL hy the development o. varieties
particularly adapted 20 the several sections of
The state. az it is not az al likely that the
best wheat for the valley lands - the best
Tor the hin lands. that the drier and more
sandy soils viii produce the best results from
the same kind ~ wheat the heavier soils
The development and testing Of entirely new
fafleties has been most thoroughly and sys-
ferlatically undertaken by the experiment sta
tiCn Cf Minnesota. IN this direction a very
large amount 81 field work is required but IL
it is possible 10 undertake il in this State
Icial results 10 the nlilers, shippers and farm
ers as were obtained ard stu being oh
talnen ~ the application o. science and skill
tn Minnesota and elsewhere IN the middle
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
City of Picking Arrives.

The Pacific Nail Companys steamship City
OF Peking arrived yesterday. % days from
Panama She brought 1910 tons OF freight and
$33, 800 in treasure There were thirty-six pas
sensers IN the cabin.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
WORKING TOGETHER.

Before the committee adjourned it
was agreed that, considering the inter
ests at stake, the California Legisla-
ture should be asked to help the farm
ers. Concerning the cooperation that
has taken place in this State much
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
Sun. Moon and Tide.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Height OF High and Low Waters
at For: Point entrance 70 San francisco
Bay. Published by official authority OF the
Superintendent
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front mission street WHARF about 25
minutes later than at Fort Point: the height
Of tide is the at both places.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

Ye Olde English Inn,
IA Mason ST. Just one trial at Jules
That's all.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

NOTE-In the above exposition OF the tides
the early morning tides given IN the left
hand column and the successive tides OF the
day in the order OF Occurrences as to time; the
fourth time column gives the last tide OF the
day. except when there are but three tides.
sometimes occurs. The heights given are in
addition to the sOundlngs OF the United States
Coast Survey Charts except when minus (-l
sign precedes the height and then the number
given IS subtracted from the depth given BY
the charts. The plane Of reference Is the mean
Of the lower low waters.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
Mill Men Tell of
Experiences in
the Trade.
Farmers Couns el
With Body of
Inquirers.

non-bearing so5: walnut Cbearing) 4o4o, non
bearing 1880.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

MONDAY. AUGUST is.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

Steamer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-02

friends and relatives to cemeteries. In
many cases il was not possible for all
members of the immediate family 10 ride
in the funeral procession because no car
riages could be procured for them. The
1Verymen were simply overwhelmed by the
demands and earnestly urged that, as Tar
as possible. the relatives should content
themselves with a carriage for the pail
bearers. the hearse and one other car
rage for The family. Where there were
more members OF the family than could con-
veniently ride in one carriage, they were
compelled 10 make their way to the ceme-
terry by other methods OF transportation.
This was the situation in Chicago to-
day and tomorrow fl will be intensified.
The cOrOner's office to-day issued nearly 30
burial permits for persons killed in the
fire. Some of these were for people re-
siding in other cities.
The majority Of the striking drivers have
returned to work and il IS not likely that
any funerals will be interfered with. w
ordered them back. wages or no wages. 10
help the city out of the great calamity that
has befallen IT," said President Hagen, Of
the union. after ten days the strike will
be resumed where IL left of. Strike benefits
are being paid to-day and will be paid just
the same"
THE men are glad Of the chance to come
back said President Edgerton, OF the Liv-
erymen and Undertakers' Association. All
will have 10 work, and checkers and cards
I'm the drivers rooms viii no longer be the
main occupation of their working hours.
When a man is ordered to clean up he will
do Ii. and he can't plead the union as an ex-
CuSpH
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IND|AHIANS SEARCHED
FOR DEAD RELATIVES
Body of Eloise Swayze, a St.
Mary's of the Woods Student,
Identified.
A OF LOUISA DEE

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Jan. IA number of 1ndi-
anians spent the day at the morgues in this
city searching for bodies OF friends who are
supposed TO have persisted in the IrOquois
Theater disaster.
DR.. L. E. Maddox, of Montpelier, Ind,
searched all day in vain for the body Of
Mrs. F. A. Leach, OF STAT Drexel avenue.
The only means of identification were the
teeth. Mrs. Leach had resided with her
daughter. Mrs. ]. w. Caslin. who saw her
fall in the Inflated theater. The daughter
is among the severely injured.
Mrs. Lulu b. Bennett, $500 Normal avenue,
found her way TO the coroner's office. From
pieces of clothing she was able to trace the
body of her daughter, Miss Eloise Swayze, a
sixteen-year-old student at St. Mary's of the
Woods. Terre Haute, Ind. She had occupied
a seat in the third row of the first balcony
with a schoolmate, Hazel Brown, who also
was killed.
Louisa Dee, aged two. daughter Of Mr..
Dee, of Mecca, Ind, died during the day.
The body of William Mclaughlin, nephew
of DR.. F. w. Gunsaulus. was shipped to In
dianapolis tonight for burial.
Superintendent of Schools Cooley an
nounced tonight that the Iroquois Theater
IRE mad Killed tWenty-fOur teachers in the
Chicago public schools and six teachers are
still reported missing, making a total of
thirty.
The City Press Association to-day discon-
tinued all attempts TO keep track of the
number of dead bodies at the morgues, the
fact being palpable that the effort was
more productive of error than genuine facts,
owing to the confusion incident to the re-
moval of the bodies and the dazed condi-
ton Of those In charge as a result of over
work and loss of sleep. Instead of records
at the morgues the issue of burial permits
az the c0r0ner's office was substituted as a
less unsatisfactory method of holding the
death count.
Coroner Traeger to-day issued an appeal
to the public TO notify him Of all fire deaths
that may have escaped the records. 1T has
come to my notice" said Coroner Traeger,
that the bodies of some persons were re-
moved from the temporary hospitals and
relief stations opened by merchants in the
vicinity of the theater directly after the
fire without any records having been made
by the police. In the hurry and confusion,
persons who could identify remai, were
allowed to a k them TO their homes with
out question. 1t is understood that this oc-
Cured in a few instances. j have also
learned that some of the injured have been
taken to private residences and hospitals
without the making OF any record. and 1t is
reported to me that some of them have
since died. L have asked that any citizen
knowing of such occurrences report the
matter TO my office at once"
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BODIES OF INDIANIANS
FOR BURIAL
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RENSSELAER,, Ind. Jan. 1.-The body
of thirteen-year-old Pauline Mossler, one
OF Rensselaer's victims of the Iroquois The
alter horror, was brought home to her grief
distracted widowed mother last midnight.
Six persons searched for her all of Thurs
day forenoon through the numerous and
widely scattered ~extemporized morgues,
and found her at noon at an undertaker's
on Thirty-ninth street. She was undoubt-
eddy killed by suffocation and crushing
from other people falling on her. The fu-
neral will be held tomorrow.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. clarence
Davis. colored. reported fatally injured in
the Iroquois Theater fire, is thought TO be
a son of Mrs. Dora Shacklett. living at No.
II East Sixth street. in this city. In the
list of injured, his residence was given as
Evanston, Ill. Davis was employed at No.
500 Dempster street, Evanston. Mrs. Shack
lett left tonight for Chicago.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Jan. 1.-The funeral
of Jack PottlitZer, the Lafayette youth
whose life was lost in the Chicago theater
catastrophe, was held to-day from the un-
d%ertaking establishment of Futh * Sons in
Chicago. Julius. Edward II. and Leo Pott-
liter. of this city, attended the cere-
mony. The body was buried in Rose Hill
Cemetery beside the grave OF the boys
mother.
MONON, Ind. Jan. 1.-The body of Miss
Bessie Heron, of Hammond. Ind. who
was burned TO death in the IrOQuOis The
alter fire in Chicago. was brought here for
burial to-day. She formerly lived here.
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OF IROQUOL
THEATER VICTIMS

CHICAGO. Jan. 1-Chicago never wit
messed such a day Of mourning as that
which ushered in the new year. In every
portion Of the city almost it seemed as
though there were funerals going, or I'M
dertakers' wagons arriving with dead. TAX
ing them TO their homes for the last time.
While the funeral professions were NOV
ing through the snow-cOvered streets TO
various cemeteries the thrOngs about the
various MOI CUES seemed almost as large as
ever. The scenes here were the same as
those Of wednesday night and of Thurs
day and Thursday night. Many men APP
peared at the doors Of Rolston's and Jor-
dams morghes this afternoon who had been
on their feet for forty-eight hours, con-
stantiy searching for those they had lost.
The greater number Of unidentified dead
are I'm these two places. and men who had
viewed the CHASTITY rows OF corpses before
and gone on an unavaillng search TO every
other morgue in Chicago went back once
more TO Rolston's and to Jordan's almost
IN despair. but hoping against hope that
they might have overlooked their dead in
the great number that had crowded the
tables and floors on Thursday morning.
In some cases they were successful. in
many others they were not. Nearly all
bodies which admit of careful identification
have been carried away, and of those
which remain the majority are in such a
condition that only the most minute and
careful inspection will be able 10 reveal
their identity TO those who knew them
best.
The funeral of two Regensburg children
was held this afternoon at the home OF
their parents, $40 Michigan avenue, in the
heart of an aristocratic region. Because
of the many calls on his time. DR.. Emil
G. Hirsch. who conducted the service, an
nounced that he would be able to deliver
only a short address. In four other homes
OF the members OF his congregation lay the
bodies of children waiting for him to Off
ciate at their funerals. From the Regens-
burg home DIR. Hirsch went to that of DR..
Joseph Zeisler, 3256 Lake Park avenue, to
attend the funeral of another victim. Wal
ter Is. Zeisler, who was a student at the
University Of Chicago. The experience OF
this one clergyman I'm his round from home
to home Is but an instance of what dozens
of other preachers were called on TO per-
form during the day.
1t was impossible for relatives to secure
all the carriages they wished TO convey
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JESSIE BARTLETT DAVIS
BLANES THE PUBLIC

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-Jessie Bart
lett Davis. wife of viii j. Davis. part
owner and manager of the Iroouois The
alter. Chicago, In speaking of the terrible
calamity, said: 1T is all the fault OF the
public that such things occur. In these
swift days the public Is not satisfied with
good. quiet shows. They must have lots
OF excitement, color and light, with the
result that every actor takes his life in his
hands when he goes before the footlights.
In that particular scene in which the awful
catastrophe occurred there were 400 per-
sons upon the stage. The wonder Is that
any OF them escaped. 1 do not understand
how the asbestos curtain failed to work.
Mr.. Davis drilled his men every day in
the use of the apparatus and in the drop
ping OF the curtain. Never before was there
any hitch"
francis Wilson. with whom Miss Davis Is
playing in "Erminnie.' said: 1T Is my
opinion that there should not be a step In
a theater Everything should be on a
gradual incline. If theater-goers could have
no fear Of unexpected steps, I am satisfied
the danger Of a stampede would be les
Sencd."
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MESSAGE FROM MR.. MUIR
CONFIRMS Sd REPORTS
Almost Entire Family Were Vic
TINS in Horrible Disaster-MiSs
Muir's Serious Condition.

A telegram was received yesterday by
Mrs. Herman Muir, of 23O East New York
street, from her husband, who went to Chi
cago on Thursday, which confirmed the re-
ports that his brother, Samuel A. Muir,
his wife and her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. Emery Hewins. Of Petersburg.
Ind. were victims of the Iroquois Theater
catastrophe. Mr.. Muir Identified the bodies
of his relatives. and is making arrange
ments for the funeral. The bodies will
probably be taken to Petersburg for burial.
The telegram also stated that Miss Es-
telle Muir, a sister OF Herman Muir, is in
a critical condition as a result of burns
which she received. Miss Muir was SER
iously burned about the head. arms and
back, and her recovery is doubtful.
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BETHLEHEM, Jan. Fire tonight gut
ted the Union Station of the Lehigh Valley
and the. Philadelphia & Reading Railroads.
The United States Express Company re-
moved safely all the valuable packages
and over $4,000 in money TO the Wilourn
Bank. The damage will amount TO many
thousands of dollars.
NEW YORK, Jan. Fire to-day on the
sixth floor of the Murray Hill Hotel caused
a damage of $4,000. A slight panic result
ed. during which many guests left the no.
tel, and one woman tainted. No one was
CORY, Pa, jan. 1.-The Pennsylvania
shovel works at this place were destroyed
by fire early to-day. The loss will amount
to $4,000, which is partly covered by in
surance.
ANSONIA. Conn, Jan. 1.-Two business
blocks in the center of Ansonia were de-
stroyed by fire this afternoon, involving
a loss of So, coo
NAPOLEON. o., Jan. 1.-The Morning
Star thresher factory was destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss. o,00O, with SIC, 600 in
SuranCe.
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Peace ON Earth, 1903.

Now comes the Yuletide of the year
Ordained in friendship and good cheer
Though Russia on the Manchu plain
Is drilling troops with might and main:
The while the Jap just aches to have
A deadly tussel with the Slav;
While frightened Mongols in Manchu
Observe their exit p. d. O.;
While England's trekking overland
To enter Tibet, sword in hand;
While angry Colon yells "Ha. Ha.
Just let me get at Panama.
The while the Turk perfects a plan
To slay the Macedonian;
While Uncle Sammy stuffs his teans
With bullets for the Philippines
Poor Santa Claus viii bring, 1 fear,
A stocking full OF guns this year,
Unless the angel comes again
With Peace on Earth, Good Will TO Men,
Wallace Irwin.