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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
TOYS POSSESS REAL
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
They Assist Much in the Develop
ment OF the ChIId's
Mind.

Miss Elizabeth Harrison, head of the
kindergarten movement in this country,
says: Toys form bridge between the
great realities Of life and the child's
small capacity" If this Is true. then
toys which bridge from nothing to no
where are useless.
This was the case with the playthings
of the second family OF children with
whom I lived in the capacity OF nursery
governess. They had no connection
either with the present state OF the chill
dren's minds or with any future stage
Of development What possible pleasure
or profit could children OF two and four
get out Of a bagatelle board? They had
not the mechanical strength nor skill to
shoot the ball. still less the mental power
to count the points, and least OF all any
care as to whether they won or not. They
had various mechanical toys far beyond
their power TO manipulate or understand.
and some Japanese things in jointed bam-
boo the object of which I was never
able to discover. There were no blocks,
no balls, nothing to minister to their In
stinct for construction. but their spirit
of destruction was encouraged.
The possessions that seemed to please
them most were stick with horses
head at one end. on which they could
pretend TO ride; little iron wagon which
they could drag around, some reins with
which they could play horse and q me-
chanicaI pig whose internal organs were
a coiled spring and a wheel or two. They
saw horses and wagons In the real life
around them and pigs were common OBJ
Jects In the landscape. These toys gave
them a little world OF their own suited
to their capacity, to enjoy which they
did not need the help OF an adult.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
SAYS PEOPLE
WERE hISLED
Charles 3. Naylor Declares
Alameda Taxpayers Non
Partisan Party a Fraud
CONTESTS AN ELECTION
Demands Unseating of Fritz
Boehmer, Alleging He Rep
resents Only a Clique

OAKLAND. May 2T.-Alieging that
the party designated as the ''Taxpayers'
Non-Partisan party" which put a list
OF candidates in the field at the recent
municipal election held IN Alameda,
consisted OF a small coterie of politi-
clans. Charles E. Naylor has brought
an action to contest the election OF
Fritz Boehmer as a Trustee on the
ground that the party never cast 8
per cent Of the votes at any election
and was not entitled to have it's name
placed at the head Of a column on the
ticket
According TO this complaint. Timothy
G. Daniels, A f st. Sure, Charles c.
Tisdale. 7. c. Stoddard, A B. Tarpey,
Fritz Boehmer and II. c. Mertens are
responsible for the Taxpayers Non
Partisan party" and they represented
no one but q Job" Through their ef-
forts Boehmer was elected to office,
though Naylor claims the votes should
not have been counted for him.
The candidates for this office and
their votes as set forth were: Repub-
licans-William J. Gorham, 977; Charles
T. Naylor S27, and Ernest J. ]. Probst,
e22; Socialists-R- A Daoue, 246; H. c.
Robinson, 172; S. Miller. 1877; Taxpay-
ers' Non-Partisan party-Arthur P.
Tarpey, sos; H G. Mertens, ASS, and
Fritz Boehmer. S31.
AS the votes stand, Naylor was just
crowded out by Boehmer, whose cleo
ton he is now contesting, and he asks
the courts to Unseat Boehmer, contend
ing that the party name was not right
fully on the ballot and that people were
deceived and misleI by the name to
vote for men who represented no more
than half dozen politicians.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
WRATHY WOMAN
R0UTS WORKMEN
Mrs. Foster Objects to I'm
prOvement of a Sidewalk
and Fights Without Fear
FLOURISHES REVOLVER
Puts Gang to Flight Second
Time and Aid of the Town
Marshal Has to Be Called

BERKELEY, May 27.-A lone woman.
determined that the wooden sidewalk In
front of her home should not be removed
and replaced with a cement walk, held a
gang of husky workmen at bay for twen-
ty-four hours, and she capitulated only
when the MarshaPs office was called
upon for assistance to subdue her.
Mrs. Mary Foster. residing at Sixth and
Addison streets, in West Berkeley, be-
heved that the Town Trustees had no
right to order her sidewalk changed, and
when the men employed by the Oakland
Construction Company began to work in
front of her property yesterday she Sc
cured revolver and told them to desist.
They desisted promptly.
A conference was held a few hours
later and Mrs. Foster, appearing amen
able to reason, the workmen began their
toll again. She had promised to let the
work go on. But exercising the feminine
prerogative, she changed her mind, and
while the men were bending over their
work of excavating she pushed over on
their heads a long section of wooden
sidewalk that was standing upright
against fence. Then the work
men, affrighted at the apparent treach-
cry, fed, and Marshal Vollmer was
asked to help subdue the woman. He de-
tailed Deputy Marshal Moran to accom-
plish the feat
The deputy's arguments were suthc1ent
to induce Mrs. Foster to put away her
revolver and to promise that no more
flank movements should be made upon
the workmen as they toiled. Mrs. Fos-
ter's objection to a new sidewalk was
that the old one was plenty good
enough"
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
RoBs his EMPLOYER.

OAKLAND. May 27.-Albert Liddell,
employed as a salesman by G. NJ Leav-
itt, the proprietor Of the Oakland Paper
Company. was arrested last night by
Detective George Kyle on a charge of
felony embezzlement preferred by his
employer. Leavitt charges that Liddell
has misappropriated several hundred
dollars Of the firms money. Liddeu ad-
mits his guilt. but II is thought that
his relatives Will make good the short
age and that the young man Will es-
cape prosecution. The salesman says
he lost the stolen money in gambling.
He is but % years Of age, but is mar
ried and has two small children.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
FIGHTS CHARGE
OF INSANITY
Louis Lux Demands Trial by
Jury, Saying He Is Being
Railroaded to Asylum
DOCTORS AGAINST HIM
Is Under Commitment to
Napa, but the Court Grants
Him a Five Days Stay

OAKLAND. May 27.-After having
been sent to an asylum several times
and discharged as cured, Louis A. Lux.
Berkeley real estate man, says he does
not believe that he is insane at all and
after being declared so by Drs. Tisdale
and Shirk this morning he demanded
jury trial and Judge Ellsworth grant
ed him five days stay of execution.
In the meantime he is under commit
ment to Napa-
According to the complaint of his
wife and brother, r. z. Lux, the patient
believes himself to be Jesus Christ and
allows his beard to grow in order to
resemble the likeness of the Savior. He
also insists that Christ was here six
years ago.
Henry IL. Lingo. young man
brought to this coast recently by his
parents from Cincinnati, Ohio, was de-
clared insane this morning and sent to
Agnews. He has been confined before,
but it was hoped that the change or
climate would have a beneficial effect.
A few days ago he grew violent and
struck his father, who was then forced
to take steps to have him put under re-
Straint
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
BACHELORS WIN
SOCIETY GAME
OF BASEBALL
BY ZOE GREEN RA6cLIFFE.

OAKLAND May 27.-WeIl supplied with
umbrellas and plenty of small change society
betook itself to the May fete to-day in crowds
that surpassed all expectations, inasmuch as
the day had dawned bleakly But It takes
more than mist to dampen the ardor of an
Oakland woman when charity beckons and
after all, everybody seemed to have a jolly
time The men were there to-day. too and
allowed themselves to be led into spending
their money with even cheerful resignation
The favorite rendezvous for the fashions bic
set was in the baseball grounds. where nine
young bachelors contested with as many mar
ried men for supremacy, and, as might be ex-
pected. with group of pretty girls cheering
them on the bachelors won, the score being IL
to 8.
The 'benedicts'' We're: Will olney. pitcher:
w. Turner. catcher: Harold Havens, first ba Sc: /:
Dan Belden second base: j. j Valentine third
base; Church Taylor shorstop; Walter StArr,
right heid; Ia. Bernard Miller centerrfeld; James
yer. Winn Greed. Wick Havens.
The winning team was composed of Sam
DIR. Charles Ayres first base: Lawrence Green
second base: Seymour Phelan. third base Dr.
Percy Gaskll. shortstop; Lawrence Knox. right
field; William Knowles, center field Seth Tai
cott, left field: sub Observation-Disclosures Bates.
Arthur Goodfelow. Russ Lukens.
In the grandstand were Mrs J. ]. Valentine
Mrs Dan Beden. Mrs. Harold Havens Miss
Lucreta Burnham. Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Burn
Miss Edith Beck. Mrs E b. Beck. Mrs Mrs'
veitch. Captain Babb of Yerba Buena Island.
Mrs William Hamilton Morrison, Miss Creliin
MacDermot. Miss Carolyn Oliver. Mrs. oscar
Luning. Miss Charlotte Elsey, Miss Pansy Per-
kins. Miss Alma Perkins and. others.
The entertainment given by the Oakland
Club last night for the benefit of the probation
fund was unique in many ways but especially
in that a real lve-and very much alive
Chinaman made his debut. On the programme
he was designated as Sing. by Himself" and
when he appeared he fairly took the house by
storm.
Mrs. ". S. Palmer. wife of the Southern Pa
cfo's general superintendent was con
graduated on all sides on the complete success
Of the Evolution OF Advertisement writ
ten for the occasion and fitted around the tall
ent at hand in the club. Mrs. Henderson as a
tragic reader. Miss Marie Allen as a teller Of
! Irish stories Mrs A. II. Jones as a coon
singer. were part of the motley crowd that an
ewered the advertisement. Mrs E. o. Corr-
gan and Mrs. V NJ Fox made hit as Dut n
dancers. and Mrs Melvin Tobriner and Miss
Kelton made charming little Japanese geishas
Milton Schwartz furnished good part Of
the evenings entertainment. and Miss Nor
gans orchestra furnished the incidental music
Of the programme. Mrs. wallace Briggs was
heard in several delightful songs
The events of the coming week includa a
luncheon for Miss Chase at the Claremont
Club with Miss Crellin as hostess.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
EVER GROWING EXTENSION
OF EMPIRE OF SPEECH

Two or three recent improvements Of
the telephone show what undeveloped
capacities lie hidden in this wonderful
far-talker of modern science In the
first place, it has become possible to
eliminate the telephone girl as a con-
Meeting link, or rather a connector of
links, between the sender and the re-
ceiver of message. One can now
switch on" without herr Intervention.
If you wish to talk with a friend by
this new system you simply look up
his or her number and then on a dial
or miniature switchboard, in your own
house or office, you turn an Indicator
to the digits representing that num-
Der and Immediately your friends bell
rings and. without any further pre-
liminaries, you may begin your con-
versation. The switching mechanism
at the central exchange has automat-
ically followed the movements of your
indicator at home and put you into di-
rect communication with the desired
point. Besides, it gives a delightful
sense of privacy to a telephone talk.
Mechanical cOntrivances possess no
ears and no memories and. having
nothing to forget, make no blunders.
But if the automatic telephone ex-
cites grateful wonder, another recent
invention-the telephone that takes
friend happens to be out, but speaks
it into his ear as soon as he returns,
whether the interval be an hour or a
week-must be regarded as a marvel
of marvels. That machine may con-
sist either of a steel wire wound on
a revolving drum or of hard steel
disk revolving in a horizontal plane.
Above the revolving wire or disk is
placed a small electro magnet actu-
varying impulses that come over the
telephone wire under the influence of
the speakers voice are impaired by the
little magnet to the steel moving be-
meath it and they make upon that steel
surface a series of magnetic impress
sions, like invisible dots, each of which
possesses its own peculiar polarity and
degree of intensity. 1t is just as if the
steel were sheet of paper and the
magnet a pen and the magnetic i'm
pulses series of alphabetical signs
jotted down on the paper-only nothing
is visible to the eye. But the hundreds
of little magnetic poles are there,
though unseen. and when the wire or
the plate carrying these mystic hero
glyphics is again passed under the
electromagnetic (the latter being now
connected with a telephone receiver).
they reproduce exactly the same i'm
pulses that created them. these i'm
pulses passing into the receiver vibrate
the speaking membrane and give forth
the voice and the words which they
had stored
The only thing that a man who has
telephone in his Office needs to do is
to set the apparatus going when he
has time to listen to 1t and il any of his
friends have been speaking to it while
he was out or busy or asleep their mes
sages will be repedted-CoSmopolit
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
YOUNG BANDIT
CHOK[S VICTIM
Boy Is Beaten and Robbed
in Broad Daylight by
a Vicious Negro Youth
GETS MEAGER EARNINGS
Harry Hawkins, Released OH
Probation, Seizes First
Opportunity for Crime
GETS MEAGER EARNINGS

OAKLAND, May 27.-Endeavoring to
emulate the deeds of Jesse James and
other heroes of dime novel fame, Harry
Hawkins, colored boy. IA years OF
age, this morning held up Michael
Migolo, aged 10 years, in broad day
light near Twenty-third avenue, and,
after choking his victim almost into
nsensibllity, robbed him of 35 cents,
all the money that the victim had.
The Migolo boy had spent the morn
ing selling cherries in the neighbor-
hood of the place where he was held
up. Having disposed of most of his
stock he had started home with 35
cents as the result of his industry,
when without warning young Hawkins
set upon him, and, throwing him to the
ground, beat and choked him until he
had ceased to resist. Then the robber
proceeded coolly to search the pockets
for money
The bold crime of the boy had been
witnessed by several bystanders and as
soon as Migolo made known his loss
an attempt was made to capture the
young negro, but he eluded his pur-
suers
Hawkins has several times been in
trouble with the police and only few
days ago was released from Jail on pro-
baton. The victim of his latest crime
at once notified the authorities, who
are now searching for his assailant,
and, as Hawkins has failed to heed the
warnings of the Judge, he will be
severely dealt with when captured.
Michael Migolo, the victim Of the
vicious young negro, lives with his
parents at 515 Third street. His face
was badly cut and bruised by the blows
received in the encounter.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
MADAGASCAR SPIDERS
THAT YIELD SILK
Industry Conducted ON an Extensive
Commercial Scale I'm the
Inland.


Island.
According to a report of United States
Consul Hunt at Tamatave the industry
of drawing silk from spiders. which the
unappreciated philosophers Of Laputa un-
dertook 200 years ago. is now under way
on commercial scale In Madagascar.
The female spinning spider of that ISL
and (Nephila Madagascarfensis) grows
to length of two inches and a half and
swarms in millions about the capital The
silk Is reeled on by native girls, each OF
whom has a basket filled with live spi-
ders at her side. She takes out a dozen
fastens them in a frame, draws out the
ends Of their webs and combines then,
into single thread, which is passed over
hook and attached to a reel. The girl
then sets the reel TO revolving with a
pedal and, like the public under the
manipulation of the trusts, the spiders
have to ..give up Unlike the public
however, they are said to suffer no dis
comfort from the operation.
When spiders supply OF silk is ex
hausted it Is taken back to the mark to
recuperate and in nine or ten days If is
ready to declare another dividend. After
ten days 1t is ready to declare another
dividend. After going through the reel
five or six times it becomes discouraged
and dies, having yielded IN all between
two and three miles OF silk Even with
cheap labor spider, silk is expensive. n
takes a thread over thirty-five miles lone
and nineteen strands thick to weigh an
ounce, which makes the fiber cost s4o >
pound.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
FORECASTER CLOCK WILL
RUN WITHOUT WINDING

Many are the efforts which have been
made recently to improve on the old
spring clock, with its twelve-hour face,
which has been in use for good many
years. There have been clocks without
hands and clocks without dials and
clocks with springs of such gigantic pro-
portions that they required winding but
once a year.
The newest thing in this line is a clock
which will run forever and never needs
winding or any other attention, except
perhaps occasional regulation, for 1t is
possible that the timepiece might run a
trifie fast or slow. 1t will never be In
need of winding, and, as matter OF
fact there Is no provision whatever made
for winning the clock.
This clock is operated by motor driv-
en- by the changes of the temperature
which are constantly going on in the air.
operation at Knoxville, Tenn, where
these clocks will be made under patents
which were granted to Professor Weston
M. Fulton, who is the local forecaster in
charge of the United States Weather Bu-
reau and observatory at that place and
also instructor OF meteorology at the
University of Virginia.
The essential feature of the professor s
invention is a vessel for containing the
uquiuS anu gases WHICH diC dStCu uPoii
by the air. The remarkable thing about
this vessel is that it is made OF metal
and yet has the capacity of compression
and expansion to a great degree without
impairing it's usefulness.
The materials with which this has been
heretofore done in the construction OF
bellows and like devices have all had the
disadvantage that they were short-lived
when any attempt was made to make
them hold certain chemicals which Pro
fessor Fulton makes use of, and here
tofore it was never thought that metal
was available for the purpose.
But this is what the professor has sue
ceeded in doing, and the vessel he has
designed is of thin sheet metal. with
deeply corrugated Sides The chemicals
are sealed within the walls of this con-
tainer. and as the expansion and COM
preston take place the movement is
transformed into power, stored up by
means of a spring and made to operate
the clock.
1t is also designed to make use of this
device in the construction Of an appa-
ratus for the purpose of raising dough
for bread without the use of yeast.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
PAINFULLY HURT IN
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Mrs. DR.. A. X. Crawford
Hurled From Buggy While
Driving With Husband.

OAKLAND, May N.-Mrs. A. K. Craw-
ford. wife of DR.. A. K. Crawford of 1856
East Twelfth street, was seriously in
jured in a runaway accident yesterday
while accompanying her husband on his
round of visits to patients. While the
doctor was calling on a patient in North
Oakland Mrs. Crawford started to turn
the buggy around. AS she did so the
shafts dropped from the vehicle, fright
ening the horse, which ran away.
Mrs. Crawford was thrown to the
ground and sustained a severe scalp
wound and number of painful bruises
about the body. She was at once taken
to her home, where DR.. Crawford himself
took charge of the case. 1t was reported
to-day that Mrs. Crawford was resting
easily and was well on the way toward
recovery.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
.CUNBOAT GETS
FINAL ORDERS
Princeton to Go to Panama
and Relieve the Wyoming,
Which Will Return Home
REPAIRS ON PAUL JONES
Work of Making the Tor
pedo-Boat Destroyer Sea-
worthy to Cost $4,000

VALLEJO, May 27.-The u 8. 8. Prince
ton, which recently went into commission
at Mare Island, Will not go to Honolulu
to serve as station ship. nor Will she ac-
company the Pacific squadron to Port
land, as has been stated She will leave
the yard Monday for Panama, where she
viii relieve the monitor wyoming The
Wyoming Will come to this yard for a
few minor repairs.
The torpedo-b boat destroyer Paul Jones
viii remain a. the navy yard undergoing
repairs until July l. the work on her be-
ing much greater than was at first esti-
mated. The repairs will cost nearly
5000
The u. s. 8. Boston, now In San Fran
cisco, will come to this yard next
Wednesday for supplies before leaving
for Portland.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
AFRICAN FORESTS ARE
DUE TO THE FOES

A peculiar climatic feature exists in the
southern part Of the Congo Valley for
10 degrees south of the equator. The
rivers and lakes are found to be bor-
dered with dense vegetation. which ex-
tends out from the water a distance pro-
portioned to the extent Of the water sur
face. Adjacent hills and mountains are
often covered with dense vegetation on
one side and are bare on the other Be-
yond this bordering vegetation there are
plains, almost treeless or with small scrub
growth and thin grass.
The explanation is given as follows:
From May to October there IS dry sea-
son, with hot days and fairly cool nights
(often 80 degrees Fahrenheit). The evap-
oraticn of the daytime is followed BY
condensation into fog at night. This fog
moistens the country adjacent to the
water surface and causes a luxuriant
growth of vegetation. The morning winds
blow the fog against the exposed sides
Of hills and mountains and I'D the val
leys OF tributary streams. Wherever the
fog is not carried the country is dry
The natives reflect this characteristic OF
their hills by shaving OF the hair from
one side Of their heads Dense forests
are found where the fogs prevail while
out OF range Of this moisture there Is only
a sparse vegetation.-Chicag Chronicle
The mother Of one baby always feels
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
MRS. gIcNEmL,s WILL FuED.

OAKLAND. May 27.-The will of the
late Elizabeth A MCNEIL. who died re-
Gently at the age Of IS years and was
an old time resident of this city, was
fled to-day and gives an estate of s6o,-
600 TO her heirs to be distributed TO
them according TO law. She makes one
beQuest OF $1,000 TO Mary A Kennedy
OF this city. The estate consists of
lands in Alameda County valued at
S35, 900; $40 acres in Sonoma County
valued at $4,000, and 120 acres in Men
dOcino County valued at $1,000. There
are a large number of relatives in this
city and IN the States Of Nebraska and
Illinois
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
"A. ]. JACKsoN ARREsTEp.

OAKLAND, May 27.-A. ]. Jackson,
coIored, was arrested at Seventh and
Washington streets this morning by
Sheriff Frank Barnett on a telephone
communication from San Leandro. 1t
is believed that he is the person who
robbed the home of Mrs. D. x. Pratt
there and stole a considerable amount
of jewelry. He was working about the
house a few days and it is thought he
took advantage of his opportunity to
steal. He was seen getting on the car
this morning and word was sent to the
Sheriff here to meet it.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
ENJOY TRIP ON THE BAY.

OAKLAND, May 27.-The members Of
the Oakland High School graduating
class were the guests of Charles HI.
Spear, the president of the Board of
Harbor Commissioners. on trip
around the bay to-day and a party Of
sixty young people enjoyed the excur-
sion on the tug Governor Markham
The members of the class committee of
arrangements were Miss Gene Baker
Miss Pattie Chickering. Miss Kathryn
Culver. Miss Florence Weeks and Leon
M Cove.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
oAKLAND DAY Ar poBTIAND.

OAKLAND, May 27.-OakIand is to-
have a special day at the Lewis and
Clark Exposition at Portland Mayor
Mott received a letter to-day from Pres
ident II. W. Goode Of the exposition
setting Friday, August II. as the date
Tor Oakland day and inviting the pres
ence OF Oaklanders and promising a
hearty welcome TO all
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
CaIifornians i'm New York.

NEW YORK, May 27.-The following
Californians. are in New York:
From San Francisco-E NJ. Hayard
and M. L. Macondray, at the Martha
Washington; Mrs. H. Foote, at the Gill
sey; H. C. Mole and wife and Miss Noel,
at the Imperial; j. j. Writer. at the
Navarro; G. H. Bliss and wife, at the
Imperial ]. w. Ellsworth, at the
Astor; r. NJ Mein, at the Holland; ]. H.
Spohn and wife, at the Imperial, and
c. Stewart and wife, at the Holland.
From Los Angeles-H. Richardson,
at the AStor.