davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
BULLETIN
ABOUT NEGROES
Census Officer Issues Matter
Showing Extent, Character
and Condition in Country
MISSISSIPPI HAS MOST
Males Predominant in Rural
DiStricts-Females Seem
to Prefer Life in the Cities

AS a result Of requests for informa-
tion from all over the country the Cen
sus Office lately issued a bulletin on
Negroes In the United States" con-
tanning statistics with regard to the
extent, character and condition of the
negro population in the several States
Of the Union. The summary Of the re-
suits given In the bulletin is in part as
follows:
The number OF negroes in the United
States Qncluding Alaska, Hawaii and
Porto Rico) Is $500 000-perhaps
larger number than is found in any
other country outside of Africa. Near
ly nine-tenths OF the negroes in conti-
mental United States are found in the
Southern. States. The largest number
Of negroes living in compact masses are
found in certain urban counties, sew
eral Of which lie outside of the great
cotton growing States. The four, each
having over $4,000, are the District of
Columbia; Shelby County, Tennessee,
containing Memphis; Baltimore City,
Nd, and Orleans Parish, La, coexten-
sive with New Orleans.
Is TO ].
'"The district in which the proper
ton of negroes is greatest lies in the
Mississippi alluvial region along both
banks of the Lower Mississippi, where
f1ve-eighths of the population is ne
gro, the maximum being in Issa-
quena County, Miss, with more than
fifteen negroes to each white person.
The center of the negro population is
in De Kalb County, Alabama, about
four miles from the western boundary
of Georgia and thirty-three miles
south of the southern boundary of
Tennessee.
"In the country districts as a whole
the negro males outnumber the negro
females slightly, and in the cities the
females outnumber the males decided
ly. This disassociation of the sexes
between city and country is far more
marked among negroes than among
whites and has increased since 1890.
MANY ILLITERATES.
Among negroes AS per cent are IL
literate. The percentage of illiteracy
has decreased rapidly since 1890, when
it was about seven times as common
as among whites, and this ratio be-
tween the races has not altered ma
terially in the last ten years. Illiteracy
among Southern negroes is about four
times that among Southern whites. If
the percentage of illiterates should fall
in each succeeding ten years by as
great an amount as it did between
1890 and 1900, an improbable assump
ton, it would reach zero about 1910.
There was a decided increase be-
tween 1890 and 1900 in the proportion
of marriages among young negroes.
This increase of early marriages was
yet more marked among Southern
whites of both sexes, and was prob
ably due to the great prosperity Of the
country just before 1900.
There are nearly 1900, 900 negroes in
the United States engaged in gainful
occupations. These persons, who may
be called breadwinners, constitute 45.2
per cent of the total negro population,
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY. Aug. 6.-Librarian J. C.
Rowell has under consideration a plan to close
all the slcoves in the library to free access.
This plan was applied with success last year
to the shelves on the. lower floor, the result be-
ing that less books were lost than In any pre-
vious year. While the number Of missing
books Is much reduced there is a tendency m
further curtail the privileges of free access 81
that the loss may be reduced to minimum-
Another advantage from this system would he
10 prevent the displacement OF books II will
however, require additional clerical helm to
wait upon all the applicants.
In order to avoid the friction that has char
acterized the association of coaches on the
football field in other years, James HOMER
this years coach will be permitted TO choose
his own assistants. In this way the coach
will be able TO name assistants friendly To him
and better results will be obtained Homer
has not yet taken advantage Of his privilege
but will, II IL believed. shortly
Miss Margaret Matthew 'O2, daughter OF the
Rev. ". S. Matthew of Lincoln street has
received the appointment Of student secreta ~
Of the Young Women's Christian Association of
Eecured leave Of absence from the Whittier
School where she Is a teacher and will iesya
on August Is for Lake Geneva TO attend the
annual conference of the secretaries there
After the conference she will go TO Boston and
establish her headquarters.
Philip NJ. Carey. yell leader for last year
mas accepted Government offer to take charge
OF some construction work the Yuba River
The work will continue for two or three
months and then he Will return to take up his
studies at Hastings.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
v AIF IS LEFT
WITH JACKSON
Mysterious Woman Aban-
dons Male Baby on Floor
of Married Mans Room
No EXPLANATION MADE
Child Is Carefully Dressed
and Consigned to the
Care of One Truman"

OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-While a
female companion kept watch at the
street door in order to see that an
avenue of escape was kept open, a
well dressed woman slipped stealthily
into the Vincent House at Seventh and
Market streets about 9 o'clock this
evening. She went straight to the
room occupied by D. Jackson and his
wife, raped lightly on the door and
fled, leaving on the floor a beautiful.
healthy baby boy about SIX months
old. Pinned to the shawl in which the
little one was wrapped was the fol-
lowing note: Christ said Suffer
little children to come unto me- Will
YOU re-echo his words and raise this
boy in memory of the noble son who
was so lately taken from you?
Underneath these words was writ
ten. Harry Truman, born January 5,
1904" and this, together with the
clothing in which the child was
dressed, furnish the only clew by
which the little waits identity may
be established.
The clothing consisted of q cro-
cheted Jacket. gown of pink flannel,
pink crocheted shoes and timely made
white underclothing. over all was
wrapped a large, heavy shawl of dark
pink tennis flannel.
When Jackson answered the knock
at his door and found the child he
called the landlady, Mrs. Joseph Kel-
ly She took the little waif to her
room and undressed it. Finding no
marks of Identification on the cloth
ing. she summoned Policeman Scan
Ian, who took the child to the police
station. Captain Wilson ordered him
to take it at once to the West Oakland
Home to be properly cared for. A
close examination of the clothing was
made at the home, but no marks were
found which would throw any light
on the baby's identity.
In spite of her precautions the
woman was seen by two girls as she
entered the building. These were
Edith and Norma Werly. Both give a
fairly good description of the woman's
clothing and appearance. She wore a
long brown cape and small straw hat,
trimmed with light colored flowers,
and she was about feet inches tall.
Her female companion was taller and
was dressed entirely in black.
The one who left the child was evil
dently we'll acquainted with the jack
son family In the note left she re-
ferred to the death of the son, A. j.
Jackson. formerly a student at the
University Of California, who died last
November. Jackson says he knows Of
no one by the name of Truman.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
DEFINING ARRESTED ON
CHARGE OF ENfBEZZLEAIENT
Accused by Singer Sewing Machine
Company of Having Stolen
$1,000 From 1t.

OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-W. F. Den
ming, former manager here for the
Singer Sewing Machine Company, is
charged with having embezzled $4,000
of the company's funds. He was ar
rested at Sacramento to-day and
brought to Oakland this evening by
Constable Hampstead. He had been
out camping with his two children, a
girl IA years of age and a boy II.
Several days ago he was arrested for
trespass. He did not understand what
the charge was and asked if it was
for some trouble he was in at Oak
land. The Sacramento County au-
thorities Immediately got into COM
munication with the police here and
his identity was discovered.
An affecting scene took place be-
tween the father and the children
when they were separated. The Sac
ramento County officers promised to
take good care of the children.
Denning claims that he is not an
embezzler. He says that the missing
money was lost through poor man
agement. He was broken in health
he says, and took his children out
into the country to recuperate.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOLD A
WELL ATTENDED RECEPTION
Many Visitors Aid I'm Celebrating First
Anniversary in the New Home
for Incurables


OAKLAND Aug. 6.-The board of
directors Of the Alameda County
Kings Daughters Home for Incur
sbles held a reception at the home to-
day in honor of the seventh anniver-
sdry Of the founding Of the institution.
During the afternoon many visitors
enjoyed the hospitality of the young
~ omen in charge Of the reception. At
5 % clock an informal musical and lit
eral'T. programme was rendered, in
Gliding instrumental solos by Miss
Pauline Collins and Miss Fern Frost
and readings by Miss Ida BRADLEY. The
programme was arranged by Mrs.
. Eva ShOrey CorsOn.
Refreshments were served by the
younger members Of the Alameda
county circles Of the Kings Daugh
ters.
Although this was the seventh an
nlFersary Of the home, il was the first
since The occupation of its new build
lng and many Of those interested in
lne. institution took advantage of the
opportunity 10 inspect its new quar-
tefs. There are now more than si1tv
inmates at the home, every ward Of
which Is fun. and the directors are
ALREADY planning TO enlarge it. A new
pullclng viii soon be erected and
when II is completed the present main
building viii be used solely for the
accommodation OF patients SUFFERING
from pulmonary troubles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
FRIDAY NOT "HOODOO"
DAY FOR AMERICA
A Number of Happenings Most For
tuitous for Us Have Fallen
on That Day.

Friday, August 3, 1892, Christopher
Columbus set sail from Port Palos,
Spain, on his great journey.
Friday, October II, 1892, he discover
ed land.
Friday, January 4, 1493 he sailed on
his return voyage to Spain.
Friday, March IA, 1893, he arrived at
Palos on his return voyage.
Friday, November %, 1893, he landed
at Espanolo on his second voyage to
America.
Friday, June -, 1894, he discovered
the mainland OF South America
Friday. March 5, 1896, Eenry VIII
gave John Cabot his commission to
pursue the discovery of America, which
resulted in finding North America.
Friday, September Z, 1865, Mendez
founded st. Augustine, Fla, the oldest
town in the United States.
Friday, December 2, 1920, the Pilgrim
Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock.
Friday, February %, 1892, George
Washington was born.
Friday. June 16, 1755, Bunker Hill was
seized and fortified.
Friday, October II, 1777, Burgoyne
surrendered at Saratoga
Friday, September 22, 1850, Benedict
Arnold's treason was discovered.
Friday, September 19, 1891, Lord
CORVALLIS surrendered at Yorktown.
Friday, July 4. 1916, a motion was
made by John Adams in the Cont
mental Congress that 1.-The United
States are and ought to be indepen-
dent. ."-Exchange.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
CHANGES HER
DIVORCE SUIT
Mrs. Bessie London Eases
Off on the Charge Made
Against Novelist Husband
REACH UNDERSTANDING
As Result She 0mits Name
of Anna Strunsky and
Alleges Simply DesertiOn
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

oakland once san francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Aug. 6.
An understanding has been arrived
at between Jack London, novelist and
newspaper man, and his wife, who is
suing him for divorce. Mrs. London
to-day dismissed her original action
and instituted a second, alleging sim
pie desertion as the ground for her
complaint. The name of Anna Strun-
sky is not mentioned in the second
complaint, which also omits the
charges of a gross character original
IL made against the husband. The first
complaint laid most of the unhappi-
ness complained of to the door of Miss
Strunsky. None of these charges will
now have TO be answered or tacitly
acknowledged as true If the case were
allowed to go by default.
Two weeks ago the injunction pro-
hibiting London from drawing any
money from publishing houses or
newspapers was removed. At that
time il was announced to Judge w. E.
Greene that an amicable settlement as
regards the property interests of the
pair had been arrived at. 1t is due to
this settlement that the change of
grounds upon which a divorce is to be
asked has been made.
BY the filing of a new complaint,
however, notice is given that no COM
promise is looked for and that the
Londons have simply agreed upon the
ground on which a divorce shall be
granted. - They have been separated
Tor the statutory period of a year and
this gives Mrs. London a choice as to
the reasons to be assigned for her pc
tition.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND. Aug. 6.-The following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: George w. Ban
mister, 21. and Lena Linari, 19, both
of San Francisco; John w. O'Donnell,
80, Modesto, and Maude Tripp, %,
MADEIRA: George A. Harbin, 25, Stock
ton, and Mae Canavan, 19, Alameda; !;
Charles Z. Rutledge, 43, and Kate
Cronin, Al, both of Oakland: Oscar
F. Brandt. 2S. and Annie H. Carton,
%, both of Oakland; John Mulcahy,
q, San Francisco, and Edna Brule,
25, Alameda; Joseph Bruno, "a,
Alden, and Lena Avanzino, Is, Berke-
lev
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
Wanted to Be Guillotined.

for trial in Paris in the person of Au-
guste Baumann, charged with the at
tempted murder of Able Lebel in No
vember last. 3aumann's own descrip-
ton of himself is as follows: Il am
not an anarchist, 1 am 'revolte,' an
independent; l support no prticular
theory. 1 have no grudge against Able
Lebel, but 1 am opposed on principle to
all priests, soldiers, magistrates and
professors. DESTROYS of ending my life,
l have given myself up as a prisoner
and demand to be sent the guillo-
tine" The court could not quite see its
way to grant this request, but awarded
the prisoner fifteen years penal servi-
tude, with ten years exile to follow
New York Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
TO ADDRESS ALANfEDANS
advancement Association VIII Hear
Public Spirited Speeches at Meet
ing In the City Hall.

ALAMEDA, Aug. e.-Three men
prominent in the promotion of the
etate's welfare viii address the Ala
media Advancement Association at fits
meetlng 10 be held Monday night in
the City Hall. They are Rufus p. len
nings' the executive officer of the Cali
tornia Promotion Committee: Edwin
NJ Stearns, secretary Of the Oakland
Board OF Trade. and the Rev. Frank
,. Brush OF the First Presbvterian n
church Of this city.
Jennings viii tell Of the work being
done by the organization with which
ne is associated and Stearns will sneatr
:on the needs Of Alameda County in
genera ana viii explain the attitude
Of the Oakland Board Of Trade ,,-itI,
respect 10 the consolidation Of the
cities on the east side Of the bav The
Rev. Mr.. Brush. who has just returned
frOn1 a tour Of the Eastern States ie
10 relate his impressions of the conn
try east of the Rocky Mountains.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
BRITAIN'S COAL SUPPLY
AT GIBRALTAR FORTRESS

The storing Of coal at Gibraltar is ac-
complished by means Of a very curious
plant which has just been completed
for the pumping station at Landpert-
In the huge rock fortress the coal store.
boiler house and the engine room ad-
joining are worked under compressed
air and are necessarily alright The
store to which the coal has to be con-
veyed is hewn out Of the solid rock
and is absolutely bOmbproof. A special
feature is the arrangement of the. coal
plant in such a way that II does not
interfere with the air pressure. The
coal Is lifted from the coal tip fifty
seven feet below the horizontal trav-
eler. The skip by which the coal IS
conveyed is raised by means OF a steel
wire rope working over pulleys and
around a driving drum. The time oc-
cupied by the skip in travelling from
coal tip to coal store is two minutes.
At this end, and on a level with the
motors, a sentry box Is hewn out OF
the rock, where the man who controls
the gearing for hosting the skip is
housed and has practically a full view
of all three operations.-New York
Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
THE CARNAHUBA PALM
A MOST USEFUL TREE
Said to Be the Most Marvellous
Growth in the Vegetable
World.

Said to Be the Most Marvellous
Growth in the Vegetable
World.
Undoubtedly the most marvellous tree
in the world grows in Brazil. It is the
carnahuba palm, and can be employed
for many useful purposes. Its roots pro-
duce the same medicinal effect as sar-
saparilla- Its stems afford strong, light
fibers, which acquire a beautiful luster
and serve also for joists. rafters and
other building materials, as we'll as for
stakes for fences.
From parts Of the tree wines and
vinegars are made. 1t yields also a sac
charine substance, as we'll as a starch
resembling sago. It's fruit is used for
feeding cattle The pulp has an agree
able taste, and the nut, which is OLE
aginous and emulsive, Is sometimes
used as substitute for coffee. OF the
wood Of the stem musical instruments.
water tubes and pumps are made. The
pith is an excellent substitute for cork
From the stem white liquid similar to
the milk of the cocoanut and a -four re-
sembling maizena, may be extracted
OF the straw, hats, baskets, brooms
and mats are made. A considerable
quantity Of this straw is shipped to Eu-
rope, and a part Of 1t returns to Brazil
manufactured into hats. The straw is
also used for thatching houses. More
over, salt is extracted from it, and like
wise an alkah used in the manufacture
Of common soap.-Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
THINKS COURT
..
A PRIZERINC
PugiliSt Charlie Tye, Who Is
Charged With Insanity, Be
gins Fight With Patient
IS ABOUT TO SCORE
Sparring for an Opening He
Is Restrained in Time
by the Deputy Sheriff
Oakland once San Francisco Call
1915 Broadway. Aug. 6.

1915 Broadway, Aug. 6.
Imagining that the space within the
inner rail OF Judge Ogden's courtroom
was the interior Of a prizering, Charlie
Iye, the lightweight prizehghter,
charged with insanity, this morning
started a bout with another insane
man by the name of John A Nystrom.
Only the timely Interference OF the
bailin prevented Tye from scoring a
Knockout.
Both men were before the court to
have the time for their eXaminat ons
regarding their sanity set and had
teen left seated by themselves. Nys-
from seemingly was cold and got out
OF his chair and began TO double shuf-
ne and sidestep 10 get warm. In a
second Tye was on his fet and toed
the scratch. He assumed a fighting
posture and was eyeing Nystrom like a
hawk. Unconcernedly Nystrom went
on with his antics, until suddenly
. catching sight Of Tye. he made a jump
az him. Tye ducked, then tented
with his left and in another instant
would have taken advantage Of the
opening had he not been prevented.
There were a number of specta tors
in the room, none Of whom said a
VOrd. They were intently watching
for the scrap 10 come of. A bailiff
took in the situation. and, rushing be
tween the two insane men. forced
them 10 take their seats. Both mems
examinations were set for next Mon
DAY.
Tye It Is believed, is hopelessly in
sane.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
Signs of Civilization,

Japan is certainly up to date in the
vices as well as the virtues of the
West. But it comes as something of a
shock TO find that the land Of the
chrysanthemum is suffering from the
boarding and advertisements curse All
the most beautiful spots where tourists
travel are rendered unsightly by un4
decipherable signs and all along the
railway lines and at the railway sta
tions ugly boardings blot out all that
Is beautiful. Some of the boardings
range from ten to thirty feet in height.
Turpentine has been found to be an
antidote for carbolic acid.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

ley Democratic Club has named the
following delegates to the State and
county conventions: County-Niles B.
Searles, Charles Mills Gayley, Chaun-
cey w. Wells, Edward S. Fowler,
George M. Robertson, Olin Welburn
Jr., Harry A. Encell, William A.
Powell, Frank Pagan, Charles f.
Fraser, Philip Munro, S. ]. Sill, c. R.
Hoessli, ]. M. Spencer, James O'Neill,
Clyde E. Abbott, Earle H. Webb.
State--W. H. Mara, Rufus A. Berry,
Clyde E. Abbott Hansford B. Griffith,
Richard O'Connor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
Mayor Returns From Vacation.

OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-Mayor War
rem Olney returned to-day from his
vacation and announces that he will
at once resume the conduct of the
business of the city. Much has ac-
cumulated during the absence of the
Mayor, but he is so much improved
in health that he feels able to cope
with it all.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
Saws VIE Left Him

OAKLAND, Aug. e.-Suit for d.
vorce on the ground OF desertion was
begun to-day by John f. Dietzmann
against Louise Dietzmann- They were
married IN Minnesota in 1880 and
have fve children. He says that two
years ago his wife left him.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

Wigg-"Are the Bjoneses very So
ciable people?" 'Wagg-"Well, the
last time was there they taught me a
new game Of solitaire"
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

while for the total white population
the per cent Is 37.3 and for Southern
whites 34.2"-New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

All the writing and copying inks used
by the Russian Government are Of for
eign origin.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

Crossing the knees is a common
cause OF sciatica-
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
q NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA 10
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
1915 Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888.
IEY.
214S Center Street
Telephone North ~.
ALAMEDA.
1435 Park Street.
Telephone Alameda $50.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
ALAMEDA's ONLY FIGHT.

ALAMEDA, Aug. 6.-Edward K. Tay-
lor, candidate for the Republican nom
ination for State Senator from this
district against City Attorney NJ. w.
Simpson, to-day issued the ticket con-
tanning the list of his delegates to be
voted for at the primary election Tues
day. The ticket bears the caption,
These delegates will vote for Z. K.
Taylor for State Senator and ]. c.
Bates for Assemblyman, and oppose
one-man power" The delegates are as
follows: Charles S. Neal, E. B. Dun
ming, l. N. Chapman, L. H. Brink, E.
A. Randlett, Oscar L. Rogers, H. A.
Thompson, E. d. Judd, Julius Magnin,
Louis Cordes, George Johnston, Frank
Halle, w. Brandes, A. P. Smiley, AL
bert kim, Peter Christensen, George
Lovegrove, William Hammond Jr., l..
D. Ellis, F. L. Browning, l.. L. Schuler,
F. G. Fabens, Samuel Frank, DIR. w. o.
Smith, Fritz Boehmer, Bert L. Fisher,
Henry Tank, Samuel Center, George
Morris, c. w. Pinkerton, Edward
Houston, d. A. Cohen, George r. Nc
Connell c. T. Rose, John Lubben, Pete
Perata.
Assemblyman ]. c. Bates, who has
no opposition and who aspires to an
other term, also issued his list of dele
gates to-day, many of them being the
same as are on the Taylor ticket. The
Bates TICKET pears I0e lOllOW1QS cap
ton: This ticket, which will be sent
to every voter in Alameda, is the only
ticket recognized by Mr.. Bates and his
friends as favoring his candidacy for
denomination to the Assembly. There
lis no vacancy in the Senate. The dele
gates are here given: p. S. Teller, W.
P. Dillon, John Larkin, Peter Christen-
sen, ]. II. McNutt, John Lubben, Albert
kim, w. II. Noy, z. ]. Probst, Thomas
csr- II
well, Frank G. Fabens, c. T. Rose,
Peter Perata, G. r. Smith, c. L. Tilden.
j. ]. Searle, Jesse Peterson, Ed Cleve-
land, A. V. Fisher, Joseph Morizio, j.
B. Lanktree, E. ]. Holt, w. G. Fort
man, William Hammond Jr., Rus Pari-
ser, L. Newbell, II. Steiger NJ. NJ. Tuft,
John +. Hanson, c. w. Marsden, NJ
Madsen, F. E. Browning, E. b. Thorn
ing and J. S. Hanley.
BERKELEY. Aug. 6.-The Berke-