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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
DRACS WOMAN
FROM DANGER
Policeman Discovers HALF
Clad Wanderer Perched on
the Edge of Hotel Awning
SEEMS TO BE DEMENTED
Taken to City Prison, Where
Search Shows Rescued One
Is Possessed of Much Coin
SEEMS TO BE DEMENTED
Oakland once San Francisco Call.

1U1o 6TOdOWdyS OeSs 90
Scantily clad and apparently dement,
ed, Mrs. Maria Acherman, Al years old.
was found this morning creeping along
the edge of a high awning at the East
Oakland Hotel, East Twelfth street
and Park avenue. The woman was in
much peril when Policeman Feeley saw
her. By dint Of persuasion Mrs Acher-
man was induced to remain quietly in
one place until the patrolman had pro-
cured ladder and removed her safely
from her dangerous perch.
The woman, after being dressed. was
taken to the City Prison. There $236 in
American coin and 240 francs were
found by the matron concealed on the
prisoners person. The police learned
that Mrs. Alderman had been residing
at the home of William Stitz, 5S1 Hayes
street, San Francisco She had wan
dered away last evening. The woman
was seen early last night in East Oak
land by Patrolman Feeley, who had di-
rected her to the hotel. During the
night she had partly disrobed and
climbed out Of her room to the mar
row edge Of the awning. The police
notified the womans friends.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
PRETTY WEDDING CEREMONY
AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY
FORMER Students of That Educational
Institution Are Married In the
Memorial Chapel.

AOSh OIuucHIS Oh lnaL EOucauOnaL
Institution Are Married I'm the
Memorial Chapel.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 2S.
The wedding of Homer Laughlin Jr.
of Los Angeles and Miss Ada Day Ed
wards Of Indianapolis, Ind, was SOL
emn1zed at high noon to-day in the
magnificent Stanford memorial cha
pei Rev. d. Charles Gardner conduct
ing the service. The nuptials were sim
pie and without the usual decorations,
but were attended by many friends of
the bride and groom. Following the
ceremony pretty wedding breakfast
was given at the Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority house by Mrs. r. l. Green,
sister Of the bride.
The romance, of which the event
to-day was the elimination, began
two years ago in Los Angeles, where
Miss Edwards went to join the fac
ulty of the Marlborough School for
girls. Both bride and groom had at
tended Stanford University several
years previously and their old ac-
quaintance was at once renewed, with
the result that Cupid inspired a be-
trothal.
Miss Edwards is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel B. Edwards of In
dianapolis, Ind. While in college she
was a. member of the class of SO and
belonged to the Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority. Her sister. Mrs. Green, is
the Wife OF Professor r. L. Green of
the Stanford faculty.
Homer Laughlin Jr is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Laughlln of Los
Angeles. He was a '9S man and a.
member of the Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity. He is at present engaged in
managing his fathers large business
interests in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs Laughlin Jr. will re-
side in Los Angeles and will be at
home after honeymoon cruise
among the islands of the South Pa
cific
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
TWIGHT OPPOSES
BRANDY TAX.
Says 1t Will Hurt California Wines
PROFESSOR GIVES VIEWS

BERKELEY, Dec. pa protest
against the placing by the Government
Of tax on the brandy used by Califor-
MIA viticulturists for the fortifying of
sweet wines has been made by Profess
sor Edmund H. Twight of the Uniyer-
sity Of California, who has lust issued
circulars asking that meetings be held
throughout the State to back up his
protest. A recommendation by the
commissioner of Internal Revenue that
such a tax be ordered is the particular
OBJECT OF attack by Professor Twight.
PROFESSOR Twight declares that under
existing conditions, with competition
nerce, the proposed tax amounts to a
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
CHRISTMAS TREE FETE
AT LUTHERAN CHURCH
Old and Young Heartily Join in Sing
ing a Beautiful German
Carol

The big Sunday-school room of the
First Lutheran Church, Geary street.
was crowded last night when the
Christmas tree festival and musical
and literary entertainment took place
The room was handsomely decor
ated, flags were in profusion, and a.
huge Christmas tree lighted in true
orthodox fashion served to show to
the elderly ones of the assemblage
that after all there is little difference
between the present and the past
and the same sentiment prevails as of
old.
There were songs of Christmas
sweetly sung by the Sunday-school
pupils, and the boys of the class
showed their intelligence in their
clever Interpretation and delivery of
dialogues especially written for the
occasion.
The vocal ensembles were especially
well rendered by the children, and in
one old German Christmas carol the
adults Joined the boys and girls, the
effect being quite inspiriting.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
YOUNG PERSONS ANNOUNCE
THEIR SECRET MARRIAGE
Berkeley's List of "Gretna Green
Weddings Added To by Hartley
Kitchens Romance.

BERKELEY, Dec. 2S.-The news
Of quiet marriage consummated a
month ago became known to-day
when the parents of Hartley Kitchen
and Edna Shrieve were informed by
the young persons that they were
welded at San Rafael on December
1. Kitchen resides at SS5 Fifty-ninth
street, and his bride at 1927 Fulton.
He is 20 and the girl is 16. The pa
rental blessing was sought at this
time because it was believed that the
merry Yuletide season would conduce
to pardon from the older people. The
result was according to anticipation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
STCNS WOMAN
AND ROBS Her
Thug Makes a Brutal Attack
on Pedestrian He Waylays
at a Dark Street Corner
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,

SiAClSy OllC6 Dan FRANCISCO Cali,
2l4S Center street, Dec. %.
Mrs Beatrice Willmans of 2614 Haste
street was attacked last night by a
fcotpad, who struck his victim on the
head with a blunt instrument. The
brutal robber grabbed a handbag con-
tanning purse and money that Mrs.
Willmans was carrying and fed.
The woman was half senseless from
the blow for a few minutes, but when
she came to her senses she screamed
for help. Neighbors hastened to assist
Mrs. Wlllmans and they escorted her
to her residence, which is near the
scene of the robbery
The attack occurred shortly after 8
o'clock Mrs. Willmans had ridden to
Haste street and College avenue on an
electric car and was fastening home
when the highwayman met her. The
place he selected was well adapted for
the crime. 1t is shaded by trees and a
large hedge, the latter surrounding the
William l.. Duff residence at the corner
OF College avenue and Haste street
Mrs. Willmans did not see the face Of
her assailant owing to the darkness.
The robber struck Mrs. Willmans
twice. The first blow glanced off her
shoulder, but the second one, square
on the side of the head, staggered her
She felt her handbag wrenched from
her grasp as she sank to the sidewalk
The injury caused such a shock that
the footpad's victim was prostrated to-
day and. could not talk about the oc-
currence. She expressed qualification
that the thug had not more seriously
hurt her.
Mrs. Willmans was unable to give the
police description of her assailant.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
PROPOUNDS NEW THEORY
OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
DIR. SpitzlIa Says Not Gray Matter but
Health of Bundle of Fibers
Shows Mentality.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2S.-A new
theory of brain development has been
propounded by DR.. Edward Anthony
Spitzka of Columbia University before
the Association of Anatomists at the
University of Pennsylvania. Tt Is in
effect that mentality is not dependent
on the relative proportion of white
and gray matter so much as upon tina
health of the great bundle Of f1bers
known as the corpus callosum, which
connect the two sides of the brain.
In announcing his theory DR.. Sp1tzka
exhibited the brains OF more than q
dozen men who had been eminent in
science and in each case endeavOred
to show that they bore out his asRar-
ton. Said he:
The relative Importance OF ,sths white ana
gray matter IN the brain Is oIten misconstrued
Were it not FOR the manitoid connecllons cl
the nerve cells in the cortex with each other
well with the periphery BY means OF the
millions and millions OF hoers which make up
the white matter such a brain would be as
useless as a multitude Of telephone or telegraph
stations with all interconnecting wires de-
The corpus caIlosum is an index which places
the braln Of man 80 far over that OF the brute.
is Invariably attended by profound weak mind
edness CT total idiocy. Ano the examination
of the brains OF these notable men possessing
large capacity for doing and thinking SHOWS
the converse to be quite as true.
He ridiculed the idea that the crimi-
nal brain was of a type distinct from
that of the ordinary person. He main
tained that the classification Of crimi-
nails must rest upon the observation OF
each individual criminal, together with
his antecedent history. Speaking OF
the brains of the various races. DR..
Spitzka said eventually the bigger and
better brains will be found on the
American continent, because nOwhere
in the world is the mixture of the races,
chiefly Teutonic. Celtic Roman and Sla-
vonic, going on so actively as here.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
ATTEMPTS TO PROVE
HIMSELF MURDERED
Excited Citizen Demands Arrest on
the Ground that He Had Been
Done TO Death.

OAKLAND. Dec. 2S.-"Tve been
murdered" was the startling cry made
by H 3. Klotz Of 259 Fourth street
as he rushed wildly into the Police
Court this morning. Clerk Hennessey
glanced at his excited caller, but could
discern no evidences Of violent death.
T. fact. KlOtz was anything but dead
as he danced around the clerks Of
fee, pitched TO a high key Of excite
ment.
Yes, I've been murdered" reas-
sured KlOtZ and / want a complaint
for murder, battery and disturbing the
peace. He pointed a pistol at me-"
Hennessey managed TO quiet his
visitor long enough to learn that Klotz
had had business dispute with Frank
Narrup Of 657 Madison street. Prose-
cutting Attorney Leach compromised
the murder charge by issuing a war
rant for VarruD's arrest for disturb
ing the peace.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29

differential against California sweet
wines, against which there already is a
differential in the shape of high freight
rates to the East.
According to Professor Twilight, the
prices of grapes are already as low as
they well can be, and profits on wines
in bulk are as small as can be permit
ted. So long as it is the policy of the
Government to encourage the domestic
wine industry by freeing it from the
high revenue taxes imposed on other
alcoholic liquors, Professor Twight says
that protection should include the
grape spirit, which is an essential con-
stituent Of all properly made sweet
wines.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
Jewel Given KnowIand.

ALAMEDA, Dec. 2S.-Congressman
Joseph Russell Knowland. who retired
last night as worshipful master of Oak
Grove Lodge No. 215, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, was presented with a
beautiful jewel by the fraternity DIR.
Q. L.Tlsdale made the speech of pres
entation. to which the recipient Of the
token responded in a gracious man.
ner. The newly elected officers of Oak
Grove Lodge were also installed last
night. The ceremonies were followed
by a banquet, in which ESQ partici-
pated.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
oakum Fire Creates Alarm.

BERKELEY, Dec. %. = Smoke
pouring from the box in which A. M.
Poulsen, a plumber at Shattuck ave-
nue. and Dwight way, kept his oakum
apprised the workmen in the shop to-
day that blaze which might ruin the
place was imminent. The entire fire
department equipment of Berkeley
was on the scene in five minutes. The
Smoldering stuff was taken out before
serious damage was done and the
f1remen's services were perfunctory.
The damage was nominal
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
SOUTHERN WTNEMAKERS
FORMULATE A PROTEST
Oppose the Proposed Increase of the
Internal Revenue Tax on
Sweet Wines

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2S.-A meet
ing OF the Southern California wine
makers was held in this city to-day
to formulate a protest against the
proposed increase of cents per gall
lon internal revenue tax on sweet
wines, as recommended by the IN
ternal Revenue Commissioner. A res
olution was unanimously adopted re-
questing the California Congressional
delegation to resist the imposing of
the additional tax.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
Southern Pacific WIN Improve.

OAKLAND, Dec. .28.-W. s. Palmer.
e9Nlsion superintendent Of the South
ern Pacific Company, has petitioned
the City Council for permission to
make extensive improvements to
streets and sidewalks in the vicinity
Of the new freight station at Fifth
and kirkham Streets The company
has started by asking the privilege Of
improving Third street, between Cy-
press and Kirkhsm streets by private
contract. An OF the frontage on both
sides Of the street in this block is
owned by the company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
Identifies Dead Sailor.

OAKLAND, Dec. 2S.-F. Haanstra,
reported that William McAllister, a
discharged sailor from the whaler
Narwhal, is the man who was killed
by Frank Turchetti Christmas eve in
San Francisco. Haanstra says Nc
Allister shipped under the name of
Drake because he had deserted from
the Eighteenth Infantry, u. S. A. Nc
Allister has sister residing in Terre
Haute Ind
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
Loses Money i'm stocks.

OAKLAND, Dec. 2S.-W. B. Hem
pie was granted a judgment against
E. j. Koenig to-day by Judge Ellis
worth for s4976 10, money lost by
Koenig in trying to beat the stock
market Hemple and Koenig belong
to the same church in Fruitvale
Hemple was willing to stake Koenig
Koenig gave his notes without secu-
rity and Hemple is now going to see
If Koenig has anything he can realize
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
Mouid go 10 Rnrden

. OAKLAND, Dee. 28.-"Anv reason
why sentence should not be Imposed ~
queried Police Judge George .SamtIels
OF Manuel Sonsa, who had pleaded
guilty this Enorning to a violation of
The garbage ordinance. 4 have nine
children TO support" was Sousa's re-
ply You have troubles euougia
Judgment suspended Call next case .
said his Honor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
Son Wrecks Home.

OAKLAND, Dec. 28.-James Blaker
appeared to-day in the Police Court,
a prisoner on complaint of his father,
c. H Blaker, who lives at 1927 East
Twenty-first street Blaker said the
young man came home Christmas eve
and smashed seven windows, ripped
lace curtains into ribbons, wrecked the
furniture and demolished things gen.
orally. Young Blaker pleaded guilty
and will be sentenced tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
w. B. hngIish Jr.'s Funeral.

OAKLAND. Dec. 2S.-The funeral
of the late Warren B. English Jr. was
held this morning from the residence
of Mrs. William d. English, 12S
Tenth street The Rev. Charles T.
Wallxley, rector of st. PauPs Epfsco-
pal Church, officiated. Interment was
in Mountain View Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
Exercise Boy Hurt.

OAKLAND, Dec. 2s.-F. Johnson,
an exercise boy employed at the EN-
eryville race track, was thrown this
morning by horse that ran away
with him. He was taken to the Re-
ceiving Hospital in an unconscious
condition. He was suffering from con-
cussion of. the brain and other inju-
ries.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
sCoTT's EMULSION.
1T ALWAYS HELPS

An ailment like consump-
ton that has been months
and years getting a foothold
cannot be relieved in a week
or day. SCOTS Emulsion
viii always afford relief and
often cure, but not over night.
The consistent use of SCOTS
Emulsion viii positively help
the oonsunPti~e at any
stage Of the disease We
guarantee nothing beyond
this, but we know that right
living and SCOTS Emulsion
have done more to cure con-
sumption than anything else.
Scott 4 BO~se. 4oo Pearl St. Neu York
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29

MARRIAGE LICENSES Oakland. Dec. %.
the County Clerk to-day: Philip Welch, over
2l and Mac Mars, over Is both Of San Fran
cisco; Ernest NJ. Post 32. Holly, Mich, and
Ida A. Cussins, 21 Sfssons.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
Municipal League Convention.

OAKLAND, Dec. 2S.-The Munici-
pal League has selected the evening of
February 4 for holding its municipal
nominating convention.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29

TERRE HAUTE, Ind Dec 2S-Tarleton
Thompson committed suicide to-day IN the Of
ics Of the coal company Of which he was
manager.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29

The busybody can butt In without
any ifs or butts.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29

Happy is the man who never knows
when he gets the worst of it.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
OK NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
1915 Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888
BERKELEY.
214S Center Street.
Telephone North ~.
ALAMEDA.
1885 Park Street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29

Tomorrow afternoon Mrs Clarence Wet
more's little daughter Philena viii entertain
ten OF her little friends at luncheon and later
they will attend a matinee performance at
the Orpheum. -
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Schrock entertained a
few friends informally last evening in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Lyons OF Fresno
After a few interesting games of 900 a
little supper was served. Mr.. Scott and Mrs
Lyons were the lucky prize winners in the
card contests. Those present We're: Mr.. and
Mrs Lyons, Mr.. ana Mrs. j. Walter Scott
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Laymance. Mr.. and Mrs
E. Whitehead, Mr.. and Mrs. Cueheirner OF
San Francisco Mr. Schrock Sr., VIII Hammer
and George McMenomy.
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
PRIMITIVE MINING.
rhe Way Rubies Are Found, Washed
aud Sold In burma.

The system practlced for obtaining
rubies In the mining districts I'm Burma
Is of the most primitive description.
The mining shafts are simply holes
about two feet square sunk to depth
varying up to fifty or sixty feet. The
snoring UP of the walls of the shafts Is
most crude, the sides being supported
by posts ut the corners and branches
of small trees secured against the
sides by stout sticks.
The miner carries tin pot similar
In shape to a blunt ended cone on his
head. He squats down I'm one corner
and digs between his knees I'm the OPP
posite corner. The earth, or byon, us
the ruby bearing earth is called, is COLI
veyed to the top as fast as 1t Is exca-
vnted In small buckets let down from
above. The apparatus for raising and
lowering the buckets is simple In the
extreme. A stout bamboo post about
twenty feet high, called a maungdine.
is fixed upright In the ground ut con-
venient distance from the pit or dwin
and long, thinner bamboo pivoted
horizontally into the upper end Of 1t so
as to project an eighth from the mine
and the long arm toward the mine.
From the end of the long arm hangs
long cane fastened to longer thin
bamboo, the latter ending I'm a double
hook, and from the short end hangs Il
basket of stones. The buckets are
raised by the inner arm with Its hook
while the stones counterbalance the
weight. Usually three men work In n
dwin-one down below, one hauling up
the baskets, and the third operator
piles up the byon as 1t Is received. The
byon Is excavated by means of Il
straight, strong tool about two feet
three inches long, with a broad blade
The baskets are shallow and circular
with loop cane handles.
When enough byon has been piled up
1t Is taken off and put into stone
paved circular inclosure resembling a
bath under fall of water and shov-
eled about with mattock till the mud
and clay are washed away and the
stones are all collected in deep hole
at the end of a narrow channel. These
are then strained, sieved and finally
sorted and all rubies and sapphires
placed in little bamboo cup full Of
clean water till the wash is over. They
are then transferred to a little calico
bag, which every mine owner carries,
and are finally transferred to the un-
clean hands Of the money lending fra
ternlty, who flock around in crowds on
the bazaar days to buy any stones
found during the week. - Scientific
American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16
PIN Money For the Rich.

The devices of the daughters of
rich men to make their own money
are perfectly well known to the mana
gers of women's exchanges, which arc
established solely to help poor women
put their work on the market. One
day was In an exchange when a wo-
man, evidently lady's maid, came in
and registered some embroidery In her
own name. The superintendent took
up the work and In casual way asked
the supposed artist to show her how
to do particular stitch. The woman
pleaded lack Of time and went out en-
barrassed and guilty looking. II thought
3d." said the superintendent. 'She
brings her mistress work Her mis-
tress is the daughter of very rich
man, but she has no pocket money,
and the poor thing has to cheat the ex-
change by selling her work here under
her maids name."-Everybody's Mag
azine,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-11-16

There Is story told Of a miner to
whom sudden good fortune brought as
sudden death. He was man who
touched III luck at the start and could
not get away from 1t. Not grain of
gold could he find In his own claim;
his capital was exhausted; he could
not even obtain livelihood as n Ia
borer for others. In the depths of de-
spair he went to the owners of n mine
long worked out and begged permission
to go down the shaft. 1t was granted.
He went down, and 200 feet from the
surface he drove in his pick and dis
lodged something. He came up with
1t and asked that his find might be ex-
amined and weighed. That was done.
"Is 1t all mine" he asked. 1t was,
they told him. ''Its not the govern
ment'sr No, It was not the govern
ment's. "Nor anybody else'sp No,
nor anybody else's. ut all belongs
entirely and solely to meT" 1t did.
The nameless wanderer had found one
Of the biggest nuggets unearthed. It
weighed 1876 pounds Of pure gold. They
turned to congratulate him, to find
that Joy had killed him. The story is
said to be true.