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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Illness Ends i'm INSANITY.

BERKELEY. March William d.
Esstin. real estate dealer, residing
AT California and Francisco streets,
swore to a complaint to-day in JUS
tice Edgar's court charging his wife,
Elizabeth W Eastin, with insanity.
She was taken TO the Receiving Hos
pital in Oakland, where she will be ex-
amined. Her malady is the result of
an illness OF fifteen years duration.
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commissioners TO Investieate,

The Civil Service Commission will
at its meeting next Monday night take
up the alleged violation of the civil
service rules by the Department of
Elections in employing twenty labor
ers who are not on the registered list
as the charter provides.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Barnes, Trial Begins.

OAKLAND, March 2.-The trial Of
w. e. Barnes on charge of grand
larceny for driving away with
horse and buggy was begun to-day
While in Jail short time ago Mrs.
Anna B. Hughes bailed him out and
married him in order to keep from
having to testify against him. He has
spent most of the time since their
marriage in Jail for one offense or an
other
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NEW ADvERrIsEr1xNra
MRS. MARY eHraovrcx

OF Phi1ipsburg. 1Gontana. Tells How she
Was Cured OF DandruR
Mrs. Mary GregOvich of PhiIipshurx.
Montana. under date Of Nov. 2s, 1883.
writes: Il had typhoid fever this sum
mer. consequently was losing. my hair
terribly. and my head in places was per
fectly bald. NewbrOs Herpicfde had Just
come into use in Philipsburg. and the
doctor strongly recommended 1t to me.
After or applications my hair stopped
falling out. and is coming in again dliite
thick. used TO be troubled greatly with
daudruff, of which / am now quite
cured" Kill the dandruff germ with
Herpicide. Sold by leading druggists
Send 10c in stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co, Detroit. Mich
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
DEALERS IN LUMBER
FORM AN ASSOCIATION
Contractors Support Combine and
There Are Indications of a Build
ing War.


OAKLAND, March Am association
Of the lumber dealers of Alameda Coun-
ty has been formed within the last few
days. Most of the larger lumber firms
are members. The association has the
support of number of the building
contractors of Alameda County, who
have agreed not to purchase from firms
not members Of the Lumber Dealers
Association, and there are indications
of big building war in Alameda
County.
Representatives of the association
called upon Hugh Hogan, the president
of the Humboldt Lumber Company, to-
day and requested him to become a
member of the combine, but he refused
to consider the proposition
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Says She Was Neglected.

OAKLAND, March "A decree of
divorce was granted Martha Hand from
George Hand by Judge Ellsworth this
morning on the ground of willful ne
glect. She was also awarded the Gus
tody of the minor child and $25 month
alimony.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
CHARGE AGAINST BOY
BURGLARS DISMISSED

Efncst SchtIItZ and Henry Knox Given
Into the Care of Probation Of
ficer White.
OAKLAND, March Ernest Schultz
and Henry Knox, the bold, bad bur-
glar boys, who were captured after an
exciting chase in Alameda a few DAYS
ago. were brought before Judge Hall
this afternoon and a charge of bur-
glary against them was dismissed. with
the understanding that they would be
dealt with in San Francisco.
Secretary White of the San Fran
cisco Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children was present in
court and was allowed to take the bows
to San Francisco, that being their
home.
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Increase Directorate.

OAKLAND. March 2.-Notice was
filed with the County Clerk to-day that
at regular meeting of the stock
holders of the Emeryville Savings Bank
the number OF directors of the bank
had been increased from five to seven.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Farmer Found Dead i'm Chair.

OAKLAND, March 2.-SteDhen B.
Smith. 40 years old, a farmer was
found dead this morning in chair at
Redwood Hall. a meeting-place in
Redwood Canyon, across the road
from Smiths home. The deceased
farmer had been in ill-health. Cor
oner Mehrmann has charge of the
case. Smith was born in Missouri.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Pardon Proves of Little Use.

OAKLAND, March Though she
was pardoned out of the County Jail
only few days ago by Governor Par
dee, Emma Wingate, daughter of a
pioneer expressman of this city, was
sent back to Jail to-day for ninety
days. The woman is said to be in a
serious physical condition. During
her short period of freedom she fell
into the hands Of the police because
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
q NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA X
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
111S Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
214S Center Street.
Telephone North q.
ALAMEDA.
1875 Park Street.
Telephone Eagle 5O2.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03

institutions, but the movement that is
now taking forr- in this country will
probably result in a society that viii in
all intents and purposes take the place
OF universal military organization and
encourage yearly manoeuvres. encamp-
ments and weekly armory drills.
The new society that is growing into
shape in the minds OF the people will be
an auxiliary of the National Guard and
will probably have some connection with
it through patronage by the Govern
ment.
Such a society, calling itself, for in.
stance, the Volunteer Militia, would drill
for the pleasure OF It, with the POSSIBLE
ity always before it Of volunteering for
active service in times of need.
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Hon. He Dodges
$50 Carnon-BaH Flyers a
Day on a -Four Track
Bozuling Alley for Fifteen
Cents an Hour.
Cents an Hour.

= you have nothing else to do some
day when you are passing through
the great network OF tracks Of the
New York Central from Forty-sec-
ond street to Mott Haven. give a
thought to the man who walks them for
you. the man on whom your safety in
this particular so much depends.
He is a peculiar individual His work
is so very exceptional. probably differ
ent from your own While you are sit
ting lin your seet placidly wondering
whether you are going to have pleas
ant evening at the theatre or whether
|, the business which you are about TO
attend to viii be as profitable as you
desire, he is out on the long track over
which you are speeding, calmly exam
ming the bolts that hold the shining
metals together. Neither rain nor sleet
can deter him.
The presence OF intense heat or In
tense cold has no effect on his labors.
Day after day, at all hours and In all
sorts of weather he may be seen placid
~ Flooding these iron highways. his
wrench and sledge crossed over his
shoulders, his eyes riveted on the rails,
carefully watching 70 see whether any
bolts are loose or any spikes sprung. a
situation which might mean your death
II he were not watchful, II the work
were not most carefully performed,
if he had a touch of malice or feeling
Of vengefulness, he could wreck your
train, mangie your body, and send you.
praying or screaming, TO your maker,
and there would be no sure way Of pun
ishing him
The particular sectionIof the road that
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way for the most experienced ear to
tell which way or upon what track a
train is approaching. There is. Of
course. no chance Of seeing. Smoke is
here in a thick. gloomy pail, broken in
spots by a bright yellow bar. which
marks the presence of an overhead
opening, but for the main part dark
and continuous. Lights are here also
pale, glimmering ineffective things
which shine out upon near approach
like will-o'- the-wisps. There are side
arches. or pockets, in walls where one
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RE4W EaR AI0HER tHG7VZ
THE RHCK Z1LfER IS MG

men. 1t is not supposed that their ser
vices are worth more tnan those of any
other laborer.
Fifteen cents an hour is deemed suf-
heieut for every hour Of the work they
do. and twelve hours not any too long
for them to spend in doing it, If they
work but ten hours they are fortunate,
or If they are not compelled to work on
Sundays-but their pay is in so much
diminished. of course.
And now, what would you say of men
who would 40 this work for fifteen
cents an hour? What estimate would
you put upon their intellectual capac-
ity? One oS these men, an intelligent
type of laborer. not a drinker and who
did not smoke. attracted the writer's
attention by his punctuality. Day af-
ter day. week after week. month after
month, he passed a given spot on
particularly dangerous section Of this
road exactly at the same time, and al
ways keenly alert. His eye was bright.
his step sure. Whenever a train was
approaching ne seemed 10 become aware
of il almost instinctively. and would
step aside before its laundering ad-
vance with a grace and indifference
that was a delightful thing to see.
He seemed so calm, so secure. and
would take time to tighten a bolt, OF
try a spike with his sledge when death
seemed imminent in the next ten sec
/ onds.
The man was married and the father
of three children. He was not so old
but that he might have sought some
other form of employment and yet he
seemed willing to stay here. One day
he was asked if he did not consider his
work extremely hazardous. He admit
ted It, but added at once that he did
not know what he could do.
II have no trade" he said 'Wherc
( would l get more
: Where. indeed2
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Facing the Elements.

And that Is not all. If you were 70
walk along the tracks and examine the
conditions which here prevail, you would
see that here, far more than elsewhere.
varying weather conditions tend to in
crease the dangers under which their
work is conducted.
Thus, if the day is lowery or there is
a touch Of fog or moisture in the air,
all the smoke and dust which the pass
ing engines exhale fingers and beclouds
the atmosphere. 1t tends to lessen the
range of the eye and deaden sounds.
Under such circumstances rapidly
moving trains are likely TO plunge out
of the shadows with a swiftness which
it is impossible to calculate. Many a
track walker and specially guarded sec
ton gangs have been cut down before
1t was known that train was APP
preaching. One Of these Inflated gangs.
consisting Of eight men, was destroyed
some three years ago befoPa-any Of its
members could get of the track, and
this in a fog which was not so thick
bit that you coulG see an object a
hundred yards away.
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Americans to Be a Nation of Soldiers

THERE is growing feeling among
the people of the United States
that some sort of a system of uni
versal military training for the young
men OF the country ought TO be inauguT-
ated. In case of great war such as
some people think viii come when Eu-
rope tries TO break the Monroe Doc
trine and grab South America. it would
be very necessary for America to throw
into the field from half millien to a
million trained men 20 compete with the
best soldiers OF Europe at moments
notice.
The cities OF Boston. Washington and
New York teach military life to Il GER
tain degree In the schools and private
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for here in all this shadow the danger
of an optical illusion is greatly en-
HANGED.
That one should be occasionally
picked of by passing train is mat
ter Of common event. You will see
them frequently mentioned as John,
James or William, but the notice that
their demise receives is very small.
And what is the profit? Are you
thinking? What recompense is meted
out to those travellers in shadow-these
seekers of impending evil? Well, they
are not accounted exceptional working
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may take refuge in case Of danger, but
which leave you so close to the thunder
ing wheels that the dust and SCOT of
them are flung into your very soul.
Exacting and Essential.
And for this reason the work to be
done here by these men is all the more
essential and exacting. They cannot, as
the man on the outside sometimes can.
walk and trust to. their eye to say
whether bolt has turned a thread CT
not or a spike sprung a fraction Of an
inch. They must look and look sharp
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provides the most dramatic exemplifca-
ton of this is the portion of track from
Forty-second to One Hundred and Sixty
fifth street. in New York city. and in
wolves the New York Central & Hudson
River and the New York. New Haven &
Hartford in their most critical operating
part. This section Of track is traversed
by more trains and more passengers, and
regulated by a more complicated me-
chanicai system than any similar sec
ton, mile for mile, in the world.
Here is the great tunnel that for years
has been involved in the life movement
of New York-the tunnel that has Gre
ated more talk and been the subject Of
more mechanical explanation than al
most any other tunnel in the world.
Here is the beginning of the much-ad-
vertised four-track highway that leads
to the East and North and West, the
section that is operated under the brief
est Roadway schedule that was ever de-
vised by any railroad system.
Here, is a region where If you stand
at Eighty-hrst street or 18th street or
indeed any portion OF the track between
that and l5lst street, you may see more
trains nash by you in every one OF the
twenty-four hours than was ever
thought to be possible in so narrow a
COMPASS Of space and time.
Indeed. this is one section OF the rail-
road world that, aside from its mechan-
ical difficulties, has a dramatic and
pictorial interest all its own.
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portion Of the whole arrangement. OF
all of the men employed to make II all
fast and correct and sure, he Is one of
the most important. OF all work in
volved his is the part that cannot for
a moment be neglected. If a bolt should
give, if a spike should break at a criti-
cal point OF connection, If rail should
bend and he not see it, death and de-
struction would follow.
It is absolutely essential that he
should travel his given beat with the
greatest regularity and that any defect
he may find shall be instantly reporteL.
And the difficulties and dangers IN
der which he works are. of all forms Of
railroad work, the greatest. The four
tracks which he must travel have such
narrow interspaces that II he should be
caught between two of them when two
trains were passing each other the re-
suit would. in all probability. be death.
There is a suction or spiral revolution
of air set up by trains passing each
other at so close range which 1t is al
most impossible to stand against. Any
one caught so would find his best chance
for life in quickly lying down between
the tracks, but men do not always have
the presence of mind to think of these
things.
Another difficulty which the track
walker in this section of the road en-
counters is the frequency of trains AS
has been said, the Roadway (or running
distance apart under which the regular
train service is conducted is about two
miputes for every hour in the day, but
between these and at particular, but
unscheduled. times there are sandwiched
any number Of irregular ones-wild en-
| gines, special cars, special trains and
what not, the running time of which
no one could hope to calculate, and the
| approach Of which is to be detected
| by the ear alone.
If a man is not watchful of his ear
and his eye is not trained to- the most
accurate capacity his deathknell may
be rung at any moment by an engine
/ bell.
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: BEYOND THE PALE OF THE LAW ,

watchful the
performed, if had feeling
ing or screaming to your Maker
FURNISHING
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DANGER Turks IN THE TUNNEL

IF his trained to the ut
most capacity be at moment
by engine bell.
The tracks between trains
he would surely be killed.
On Oy day pail tunnel but the TRACK
WALKER DARES FIFTEEN CENTS HOUR.
1921
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The Track Walkers Task

The part which the track walker plays
in all this has more true color and feel
ing involved in it than almost any other
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But II the conditions which surround
the labor Of the track walker are bad
IN the open air. where there is a reason
able amount OF light, and where the ar
rangement OF the roadway leaves a
chance to step to either side of it (where
no inclosing walls EXIST and so be rid
for the moment of all danger, how much
worse do you suppose they are in the
famous four-track tunnel, where smoke
and darkness and the constant thunder
OF incoming sand departing trains are
added to the already trying labors of
the man who watches for you?
Here. If anywhere, death may be said
to be constantly lurking. There is no
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-04-30
IBERIA REPUBLICANS.

New Iberia, April pa Repub
lican mass meeting was called a.
New Iberia to-day by B TT ri is
tiancy and p. II. Segura, com.
mitteemen. VOORHEES, Derouen was
appointed chairmen of the meeting,
and Leo Frank of Jeanerette secre-
tary. Delegates and alternate to
the Republican State convention,
to be held in New Orleans May 9th
were chosen, as follows: Clement
Darby, Albert Derouen, b. 7.
Christiancy, Robert Conrad, E.
A. Minvielle, 2. IL. Segura, Leo
Frank, ULCER Mestayer, Clement
Young, Homer Caldwell, Albert
Stafford, William Cantine, Frank
Blame and Albert Fontelieu.
Much enthusiasm was manifested.
Resolutions Of sympathy and con
iolence Oh the death of Hon.
Charles FOntelieu, late United
States Marshal, were unanimously
ADOPTED.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-04-30
THE LOUISIANA CENTRAL RAIL
WAY COMPANY,

In the "Ayoyelles Blade, . pub
lished at Marksville, Avoyelles ParisI
iii its sssue of April 10th. we notice
the charter of the above Company.
| The capital stock is -Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars and is all subscribed
BY an election held ON the 4th of April
the Parish of Avoyelles voted tax of
five mills for 10 years from 1901 to
1914, for the purpose of assisting in
the construction of this new road As
the following extract from the charter
will show:
Sec. l.. The objects and purposes
OF this corporation are declared to be
10 locate, construct, lease, maintain,
own, operate and use a standard guage
railway, or any part thereof from the
city OF Monroe, in the parish of Qua
chita, to the city of New Iberia. in
the parish of Iberia, in the said State
of Louisiana, with the privilege of
making such extensions and additions
thereto from either of the Terminus of
said road, or from any points on or
along said road, TO such places and
points in the State of Louisiana or ad |
lacent States and by such routes as /
may be deemed by a majority of the .
directors of said company most expe-
lient. :
1t will be seen from this that the
Dad traverses a rich section of Louis
ana and New Iberia will be its ter
minus for while at least. This will
i've US competing lines to the great
est and will be of incalculable ad-
antage to our City i'll the way of
reights and passenger rates. as we
hall be in touch with Kansas CITY
nd all western points. We notice in ,
he direc tory of the road the name of {
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-04-30
THE ENTER TAINMENT FOR ST.
BERCHrIAN' BOYS SCHOOL.

The production If Kathleen Ma
yoururou at the Ncndome Opera
House last sunday and Monday night,
did not draw a> large audiences a. il
m"ritcd aud the cause for which it was
given deserved The play was staged
nrr and under the leadership of Miss
Holman, was produced with charming
effect. all connected with the play
faction of all present Prof Dee in
an admirable manner personatcd the
country gentleman and squire, rs also
the heartless deceiyor DR. Dasplt : Ter
rance O Moore was perfect. the bustling
enthusiastic loving " broth IF bye
full of noble impulses and true
manhood, an ideal porsonatlon of the
Young freshman. Miss Kitty rs
deliueatcd by Miss Lilliene Pellerin
was true to life and elected much ap-
plausc In fact NIL the characters were
admirably personated We noticed
with pleasure the graceful dance of the
petite Ivounc Arnandcz and Willie
Weeks Hall which was most accept
able feature, the positions assumed wcr"
full Of poetic motion NOcifcrIOuS np-
plauSr greeted them and an encore was
demanded and given, when Il beautiful
basket of flowers and a silver pitcher
wero presented bv Mr. } W Eckart
The fun loving, bustiing mirth of Mr.
Shrout rs Billy Buttoncap was mint
ably amusing and ridiculous, his gro
tesQue song of Every race has II hag
but the Coon provoked much merri
ment and applause. He il a born
commcdian and would make his mark
ON any stage. Maj. Williams person
ated the Dignitied Priest to perfection,
The Williams and murderers as person
ated by Messrs We'll and Southwell. |
were TO the life. Capt. Clearfields by |
Mr.. Chas. Carstens, was the cool
headed precise officer seeing only his
duty. Miss Celeste Pellerin as Dorothy
and Miss Liettemier rs May Marslogh,
showed careful study of their parts
and naturally rendered For the prime
'avorite, Miss Holman we feel in
to describe her PRESERVATION,
Is It was so perfect, we forgot all
'bout Miss Holman, our svmparhies
md admiration were entirely fer
Kathleen, the peerless Irish girl So
has been this play that by ,
eneral request it will be repeated in ,
he near future, when we feel assured a,
will again score a grand success.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-04-30

munity also engaged in raising
early Strawberries and vegetables
aud still another at Roseland, La.
while there are thousands of North.
ern farmers settled in small groups
in Mississippi.
The Waterbury, Couu., American
sees the good that will result from
this class of immigration into the
South and says 1--WE do not know
OF any more encouraging Slgn than
this quiet business movement which
Is drawing SOuthward just the
right kind of Northern settlers.
because Of the character Of the set
Tiers, the character of their bust
ness and the places where they set
tie ont IN the open country. The
real value Of such movement "a
this is that It is unObscured by any
political sentiment. 1t must there
fore further the mutual understand
ing and harmony Of the two sec
lions, because it appeals to the one
great motive that in this particular
age brings rival interests together
the motive OF mutual advant-
age.
No one is better pleased with
the success Of the Northern settlers
in the South than the Southern
people themselves, because they
know that it means much for their
section, hence they desire that the
NorthcfH farmers are prOSpering
among them because this knowl- .
edge will greatly increase the tide
of immigration The truth is that /
when Il Northern farmer comes
South 10 seek cheaper and inore
land rs well rs Il more genial elm
ate he feels at home, because The
South to day is the only purely /
section of the country by reason Of
the fact that the addition TO its
of foreign peoples is
SO small as not TO be noticeable.
In commenting on tins fact the
charleston News and Courier says:
1T Is not surprising that what
.he correspondent Of the Evening
Post calls native American should
lind among the much misreprc-
'ented and misunderstood white
people OF this part Of the country
precisely the same sort Of people
IS themselves We do not fear
my political disturbance IN the I
south because Of the settlement IN
his section Of Northern colonies
of such people We do
lot care what their politics is, and
low much they may have been
mistaken in their previous indy
nents of the South and its civiliz- !
ton; we know that they are as
imilaole, and that they will be ,
moved in all their aspirations and
onduct by precisely the same
pirit in essential things as has /
ctuated always the white people of
ne South ~. q. States.