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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
Tobacco and BaIdness.-

A medical man is responsible for the
theory that the smoking of tobacco
tends to develop badness For some
reason or other every mysterious dis
ease is attributed sooner or later to
tobacco. But there were brave men
before Agamemnon, and there was dis
ease before the days Of Sir Walter
Raleigh. julius Caesar. who lighted
neither churchwarden nor havana, was
wont to comb his thinning locks for
ward over his brow in order to cloak
his badness and Elisha certainly could
not have preserved his hair at the pc
riod when he was insulted by ribald
boys From earth's earliest ages there
have surely been men walking under
the everlasting armament with smooth
and shiny heads, and we altogether
protest, therefore, against the addition
of badness to the cumulative charges
brought against tobacco.
1t is one Of the saddest evidences of
mortality's inherent and incurable
baseness that tobacco, which is GER
tainIy one of mankind's chiefest bless
ings, should be forced to beat out into
the wilderness Of medical theories
nearly every sickness and evil which,
so far, the sacred weed has been unable
to remove.-London Globe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
Kuropatlzin,s VigiIance.

Kuropatkin will be fffty-six next
month. He is an inspiring figure.
trusted because ne has never been
afraid. Five years ago Kuropatlxin
was warned that the great powder
magazine at ST. Petersburg was to be
blown up within twenty-four hours.
and the magazine at Toulon, too.
Toulon was outside his sphere, but
Kuropatkin, who received the warn
ing while in bed. rose and went to the
st. Petersburg magazine stores. Can
ing together officers and men, he in
spected the stores. declared the in
spection satisfactory and gave every
man three days leave as a token Of
his pleasure. Other guards and san
pers were summoned. a rampant was
dug around the magazine and before
night it was certain that any danger
that had existed had been averted.
Nothing happened. but the next morn
ing the powder magazine in Toulon
was blown up.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
SUPERB RIFLE
FOR OUR ARMY
New Arm Superior to Any
Now in Use in Foreign
Military Establishments
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Ordnance ex-
perts of the United States army, after
months of work, have succeeded in
constructing magazine rife which is
believed to be superior to any in use
in foreign armies at this time. Every
Government arsenal in the United
States with the necessary facilities is
working night and day, turning out
the new arm, and 10000 of them al
ready have been completed.
None will be issued to the troops of
the regular establishment, however.
until 100000, the number requisite 70
supply the maximum strength of the
army on war footing, have been COM
pleted. At the present rate of prog
ress this probably will be about De-
cember l and the issuance will be i'm
mediately begun.
The rifles which were in use in the
Spanish-American war are to be re-
turned to the arsenals and later re-
issued to the various militia organiza-
TONS now armed with the ancient
Springfield rifles, which are regarded as
almost as obsolete as the old flintlocks
or percussion guns.
The most noticeable difference be-
tween the old and the new arm. Rppar-
ent at first glance, is the fact that the
barrel of the latte is entirely covered
with wood After the campaign IN
Cuba and the Philippines, many COM
plants were made to the ordnance Of
ficers, who said that. after a period Of
rapid discharge the rifles became so hot
that it was sometimes necessary to
cease firing for a time to permit them
to, cool.
The bore of the new rife is smaller
caliber, being about 80 inch, while the
initial velocity and penetrating power
are both greater than the old arm
The magazine has a capacity of five
cartridges and can be filled with ease
and quickness. The gun, fully assem-
bled, weighs a trifie more than eight
pounds and, according to ordnance ex-
perts, is exceptionally we'll balanced,
adding to the ease of its discharge ans
the accuracy of aim.
Twenty-three aimed shots have beer
fired in one minute with the rifle, used
as single loader, and twenty-five
shots in the same time, using the mag
azine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
HEAD SEVERED
FROM HIS BODY
Aged Man Meets an Awful
Death Under the Wheels OF
a Locomotive in Alameda
FAILS TO SEE ENGINE
Fatal Accident Occurs to
A. NJ. Lewis at the Nor
ton Street Station Crossing

ALAMEDA, Sept 3.-While cross
Ing the railroad tracks near Merton
street station this afternoon Albert NJ
Lewis. So years old, was struck by
light switch engine running west anG
instantly killed His head was severed
from his body and his right leg ana
arm were ground 10 pulp.
IN charge Of the locomotive were
Conductor :. a. Mexican, Engineer
Henry r. C0yne and Fireman L Holt.
The engine crew. agree in the statement
.hat the victim OF the accident appear
ed from behind a local train that was
just pulling out from Morton-street
station and that IL was too late 10 re-
verse the engine IN time to prevent
hitting the man.
The body was conveyed TO the local
branch morgue. where an examination
showed the tattooed initials a. l.,
suTmOunted by a crown, on the LETT
wrist.
The body was not identified until
some time after the accident Lewis
lived at Fruitvale avenue and Blossom
street. Fruitvale. He was a widOwer,
with six grown children.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
BALTIMORE TRUST COMPANY
SUED FOR LARGE SUMS
Suits Are Result of Alleged Scheme to
Secure Investors in Cotton
Duck Corporation.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-TWO actions,
seeking to recover 100000 from the
Continental Trust Company of Bala-
more. were begun in the United States
Circuit Court here to-day. The suits
were brought by the Central National
Bank of New York in liquidation and
the Merchants Trust Company of New
York
The first named complainant seeks
to recover the sum of $500 600, which
it paid a subscriber to the underwent
ing syndicate of the United States Cot
ton Duck Corporation. The Merchants
Trust Company asks judgment for
100000. which it likewise paid on a
subscription to the same syndicate.
The complaints allege that the defend
ant company in promoting the United
States Cotton Duck Corporation used
false, fraudulent and deceitfuI" rep
reservations to induce them to sub
scribe to its underwriting syndicate,
with an intent to deceive and de-
fraud them.
Complainants allege that they were
induced to invest in the duck corpora
ton on the strength of a printed state
ment issued by the defendant, which
falsely purported to show that the new
corporation was capable of earning
profits sufficient to pay all fixed
charges and dividends on its 50,000,
600 issue of stocks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
DEMOCRATS
NAME LEADERS
Alamedans Quietly Hold
Their Regular County
Convention in Oakland
THERE ARE No. BATTLES
Freedom From Contests
Marks Bourbon Delibera-
tions Regarding Offices
Oakland ONCE San Francisco CAN.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
10t6 Broadway, Sept. 8.
The Democrats of Alameda held
their county convention here to-day
and nominated men for most of the Of
fees to be filled at the coming election.
There was a good representative body
Sof men present and the convention was
characterized by it's freedom from con-
tests. The meeting was held in Ger
mania Hall and was called to order by
A. T. McDonough, chairman of the
County Centrar Committee. After a
short address he called for nominations
for temporary chairman Of the conven-
ton and M. j. Laymance was unani-
mously elected. l. ]. Muma was elect
cd secretary.
The following nominations were
made:
First Supervisorial District, George
Beck Of Livermore; Fourth Supervisor
iaI District, no nomination; Fifth Su-
pervisorfal District Daniel Cronin of
Oakland.
Thirteenth Senatorial District, Dan
lei Ingram; Fourteenth Senatorial Dis
triet, no nomination; Fifteenth Senate
rial District, George E. Faw.
Assemblymen = Forty-sixth District,
]. s. Joseph; Forty-seventh, Frank D.
A(OAdB -SlS LLIlf SHdIlCo La.
French; Forty ninth, no nomination;
Fiftieth, p. j. Ryan; Fifty-frst, no
nomination; Fifty-second. William A.
Powell.
The County Central Committee, as
selected by the various Assembly dis
tricts, is as follows:
Forty-sixth DISTRICT. M. Joseph,
NJ. G. Callaghan, Henry Riemers. ]. p.
Tormey.
Forty C. Stoddard, r. L.
Sampson. w. E. Sculley, A. F. st. Sure.
Forty eighth. ]. Muma, w. B.
White, Martin Ryan, J. ]. Collier.
Forty ninth-F. ]. Moffitt, ]. c. Bull
lock, C. Fletcher. B. T. Connolly.
Fiftieth-A. 7. McDonough, NJ. A.
Fitzpatrick. J. ]. Pegnan, A. Borland.
Fifty frst-M. ]. Laymance, ]. T.
REILLY, B. F. Stetson, H. E. HARDWOOD.
fty-second-J. H. Cregan, c. F.
Frasier. Clyde E. Abbott, F. W. Mon
day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
WRISTS WEALTH
FROM KLONDIKE
For Five Years Peter Las.
sen Seeks Fortune in the
Gold Fields of the North
is AT LAST SUCCESSFUL
Miners Return Brings Hap
pineSS to Wife. and Ends
Hard Battle With Poverty

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, Sept. g..
After an absence of more than five
years in the Klondilze, Peter Lassen,
formerly a well-known landscape gar
dener Of this city has returned to his
home a rich man. His return has
brought a new light to the eyes of his
wife, who during the long years of her
husbands search for gold has had a
hard struggle TO maintain home for
herself and her children.
As months and years passed without
bringing any word Mrs. Lassen's battle
with poverty grew more bitter.
Lassen left this city in 1898 to join in
the rush to the gold nelds of the Klor-
dixie. but, like many another, he met
with disappointment. He took part in
many a stampede" to new diggings,
and at last his perseverance was re-
warded and fortune smiled upon him.
He is interested in several rich claims
in the Whisky Hill country and also
owns a paying claim on the Tanana
River.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
NHSlIATED COUPLES
STRIVE FOR FREEDOM
Mrs. Anna Hughes-Barnes Wants Her
Lfbcrty-Daisy Harlan Is De-
MED a Divorce.

OAKLAND, Sept 3.-Mrs. Anna y.
Hughes Barnes has begun an asuon
10 free herself from Within L.
Barnes, who a short time ago was
found guilty OF forgery and sentenced
by Judge Hall to six years in San
Quentin. She married Barnes while
he was in the County Jail 10 save him
from being tried on a charge Of grand
larceny preferred against him by her
self He afterward caused her a great
deal of trouble and was arrested a
number Of times and was finally found
guilty and sent 10 States prison. The
suit is brought on the statutory
ground that Barnes has been c0rvict-
ed Of a felony.
Daisy G. Harlan, a professional
nurse, was denied a divorce 10 day by
Judge ogden. She had begun suit
against Robert Harlan on the ground
Of deseruon and failure TO provide,
but this she could not prove.
suit for divorce was begun to-day
by May Weed against Frank Weed.
whom she charges with desertion and
failure 10 provide. Thomas Olivera
has begun a divorce action against
Amelia Ohvera on the ground Of de-
EertiOn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
WILL RECEIVE
VICTOR METCALF
Citizens of Oakland Pre-
pare Demonstration for
an Old Time NeighbOr
PLANS FOR THE EVENT
Every Civic Organization
of His City Is Engaged
in Effort to Honor Him
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Cal'
1915 Broadway, Sept. g.
The inhabitants Of this city, ire
spective OF party and politics, Will
gather at the Marlborough Theater on
Thursday evening. September p, for
a public reception to Victor H. Metcalf.
Secretary of Labor and Commerce. and
a member of President Roosevelt
Cabinet
A joint committee consisting OF SUD
committees from the Merchants E.&-
change, the Oakland Board or Trace
and the Union League Club, have helu
a meeting and agreed upon the details;
1t was decided that a banquet Woui1
not offer the opportunity for general
demonstration such as would allow a
large number to meet the Cabinet OF
ficer from this county and that a mass
meeting would give more general sat
isfactiOn.
It is intended to make this meeuns
one - congratulation from the citizens
of this city to the man VINO Dy MS
individual integrity and worth mas
made himself a name in national poll
tics and won recognition from the
Chief Executive Of this country Inc
programme and speakers Will De an
nounced later.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
new DISEASE
ATTACKS VINES
Napa County Bean Growers
Appeal to University Scien-
fists to Come to Their Aid
PLANTS TO BE BURNED
Professor Smith, PathOlOgist
of Berkeley Agricultural
Department, Investigating

BERKELEY, Sept. "a new dis
ease that recently appeared in the
bean plantations of Napa County Is
being investigated by Professor Ralph
e. Smith, plant pathologist or the as-
ricultural department of the Univer-
sity of California The disease man
ifests itself by attacking the vines,
which it causes to take on a sickly hue
and kills off within a week Profess
sor Smith has been supplied with
samples of these beans and an eX-
animation of them convinces him that
the new disease is Of a bacterial char
acter. The matter is of considerable
interest in scientific as well as
practical way, as the disease is an en-
ttrely new one. In a number of let
tiers to growers he has advised burn
ing of all affected vines in the fall and
refraini4g from planting beans in the
same place next year. In the mean
time he will make a thorough investi-
cation of the new terror.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
GERMAN CATHOLICS WILL
GATHER IN CONVENTION
State Session of the Order Opens This
Morning at st. Anthony's
Church

The State convention of the Ger
man Catholics will open at ST. An
thongs Church, Army street, between
Shotwell and Folsom. this morning
with high mass celebrated by Father
Thomas, o. S. B.. of Mount Angel, Or.
The sermon will be preached by Arch
bishop Riordan. The first closed meet
ing of delegates will take place this
afternoon and in the evening there
will be a meeting of German Catholics,
which will be opened by Father Fuhr,
o. F. M, of Los Angeles. An address
will be given by Archbishop Mont
gomery.
The convention will adjourn Tues
day evening. Among the speakers
will be Rev. P. T. Richard of Santa
Barbara, Rev. P. 0. Miller of San
Jose, Rev. M. Wallrath of Colusa, DIR.
Alfred Eichler Of San Francisco and
Simon Peisel of San Jose.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04

OAKLAND, Sept. 3.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: Herman r.
Mau. 81, and Fannie G. Carter, II.
both OF Oakland; Manuel B. Azevedo,
%. and Maggie de Costa, II, both OF
Oakland; William II. Morrill,. "a, Oak
land, and Eliza Du Barry, "a, Sacra-
mento; Stephen /. Richards, 81, and
Catherine Mullins, 20, both of Sacra-
mento; Claude A. Markly 26, San
Francisco, and Janet A. K. Murray, %,
Oakland; Walter S. Schee, 90, Santa
Monica. and Edith Baldwin, 80, Oak
land; Ernest c. Merryheld, 80, Col
ton, and Leila G. Bovard. 2e, Berke-
ley; Emile G. Schultz, IS, San Francis
co, and Irene B. lie Noir, 81, Oakland.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
Find Destitute Woman.

Mrs. Ida Crow OF Portland applied
to Policeman Conlon yesterday after
noon at the ferry for aid. She said
she was destitute and had not the
means of procuring food for her five
children, one of whom was only a
year old. She was taken to the City
Prison and placed in the charge Of
MatrOn Mrs. Condor. Her five chill
dren are all under Is years Of age
Mrs. Crow saws her husband died two
weeks ago in Portland and left her
without means. Her Children will be
given in the charge of some charitable
institution and the police will try to
find a place for her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
Deaths in Alameda County.

OAKLAND. Sept. 3.-Mrs. Hannah
,. Jackson, a pioneer resident Of this
city. died last night at her home, SO4
Sixteenth street aged 81 years. The
deceased was the widow OF the late
Giles A. Jackson and leaves two
children, Austin NJ. Jackson and Mrs.
q. =. Quigley.
Frederick O. Low. aged IS years,
died yesterday at his home, 2010
Broadway. The deceased has been a
resident Of Oakland for the last thir-
ty-six years and leaves a widow and
five children, Frederick G., John P,
Frank p, William p. Low and Mrs.
Marshall Bowen.
Mrs. Susie Trevitts. the wife of
George T. Trevitts, died yesterday at
her residence in this city. Mrs. Ire
Wits was the daughter of the late AL
bert ". Stone. Her mother, Mrs.
Martha Stone, still survives her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
CHIEF WHITMAN ROASTS
CITY PRISON OFFICIAL
Head Of Police Department Calls
Down Sergeant BidweIl for Lax
Management of Prisoners.

Quite a sensation was created in
the City Prison last night, when Chief
Whitman severely took to task Ser
geant Bidwell for his lax methods in
conducting the Jail. 1t is known that
a note was taken from a felony pris-
oner.
The letter interfered with the plans
Of Captain Martin in regard to the
prisoner. 1t gave information to an
attorney tht may have spoiled a good
case.
The alleged felon is believed to be
James Murphy, who was arrested
August % on suspicion that he stole
some valuable ship chandlery. One of
the TRUSTEES who works at the prison
is supposed to have taken note
from the prisoner. He should not
have been permitted to hold any con-
versation with the arrested man. as
the latter was held in detinue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
Iarce Fstate Is Dtsnosed of.

The viii of Clara T. Morrison,
who died at Rejdesheim. Germany, on
August %, was filed for probate in
the Superior Court yesterday by her
brother, Frederick Maurer OF Ala
media, who was named as her executor.
She signed the viii at Dresden, Ger
many. on February 20 of this year.
The estate is a large one. including
bond holdings in the Makaweli plan
tation in the Hawaiian Islands. The
minor requests I'm the will are in sums
ranging from $3.50 to $1,000 for the
many relatives Of herself and her de-
ceased husband
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
Awal,ened by a Rohher.

F. T. Grinsell from Wadsworth,
New. came TO the Emergency Hospi-
tai at O'Clock yesterday morning
with a battered head. He stated that
while asleep on a doorstep on Fill
more street, near Market, he had been
robbed by a policeman Of about sl7
and when he resisted the policeman
had dubbed him. DR.. Boskowitz, who
attended Grinseli at the hospital, said
the man had been drinking, but eyi-
IDENTIFY knew what he was talking
about Grinsell described the robber
as being in uniform. helmet and hay
ing a large mustache.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04

The United States has a total of %. $40
newspapers as follows: Dailies, 2I5S:
weeklies, 1887: monthlies. 27s1; semi
weekly, Al; tri-weekly, 40; biweekIy.
60: semi-monthly. 275; tri-monthly. 2;
bi-monthly. s.; quarterly. 175; semi
quarterly. ?: total, 20.S79. The first six
States, in the number of their newspa-
pers, rank as follows: New York, 1886;
Illinois, 1925: Pennsylvania, 1898; Ohio.
1918; Iowa, 1852; Mississippi. 1O45.
Alaska has two dailies and the Phil
ippine Islands four
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
PAYING COTTON BILLS"
USES SPECIAL METHOD
Buyer Pays Planter Cash on DehYery'
Reverse OF the Usual
Course

ReTerSe OF TIC Usual
Course.
The receipt this week of the first cot
ton bills, with the probability that
within a fortnight they viii be offered
in abundance. directs attention to the
methods of negotiating them, the way
in which the Southern grower gets his
money, and the means used BY foreign
spinners in settling for purchases The
common notion is that the producer
is put to the trouble Of borrowing the
necessary money in order to dispose or
his cotton. The reverse Of this is true
as the buyer Of the cotton usually
pays the farmer in cash when the
staple is delivered, or as soon as 1t -
bargained for
A cotton bill is like any other COM
mercial bill drawn against the purchase
of a particular article Where the sta
pie is intended for shipment Ii is ac-
companied by a bill of lading, invoice
and policy of insurance. The most i'm
portant device, however, is the draft
which accompanies 1t, this being the
instrument wherein money is raised
TO pay the planter. Most Of the cot
ton is handled by factors" The fac
tor. or Southern representative % the
spinner, concludes all arrangements
for paying for the cotton Here is a
case in point:
A Liverpool spinner wants to buy
$500, 900 worth Of cotton in America
He secures a letter OF credit from a
foreign bank Of international standing
and sends it to his American agent
with drafts in blank. The agent con-
tracts for his cotton, goes to a South
ern bank, which buys the bills at cur
rent rate f foreign exchange, and in
return gives a check for the sum re-
auired. The buyer then turns this
check over to the owner Of the cotton
and the latter is paid. The purchase
has been closed so far as this coun-
try is concerned. The draft, which ac-
companies the cotton bill, being a nine
ty-day note. bearing an agreed rate
of interest, is finally returned to liver
pool and there presented for payment
at maturity. 1t is chiefly for the pur-
pose of taking up these bills that large
currency shipments are made by New
York banks every autumn
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
TIE-UP AT MARSEMLES.
Labor Troubles Threaten Maritime
Supremacy of French Port.

MARSEILLES. Sept. 4.-The mari
time supremacy of Marseilles, the sec
ond city in France, is threatened with
extinction owing to the continuance Of
the strike and the tie-up of the entire
marine industry. Much traffic has al
ready been diverted to Spanish and
Italian ports. The strikers to-day
sought to interrupt street traffic, and
the troops were called upon to dispense
the strikers. The steamship companies,
including the French Atlantic Com
pany, refuse to yield until the sailors
consent to submit to the discipline of
their commanders.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
The Wrong Department.

A prominent New York physician
tells this story at the expense of the
modern craze for specialization in the
from the East Side went to a nearby
dispensary to ask for aid for her lit
tie son, who had one of his fingers
smashed with baseball bat. At the
first room where she applied she was
told by a curt attendant that the boy
could not be treated there
Wrong place &" he explained, this
isythe eye and ear department"
were is der thumb and finger de-
partment?' inquired the woman. SIM
ply.-New York Commercial
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
millionaire Bradbury Held for Trial.

SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 3.-Millionaire
w. 3. Bradbury had his preliminary
hearing before Judge Magee to-day on
a charge of assault, preferred by Mrs.
C. Hanifin, and was held in $4,000 bonds
to await trial in the Superior Court.
Bradbury did not offer any defense. He
secured his release on bonds furnished
by his wife and nephew.