davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09
An Encouraging Outlook.

An Encouraging Outlook.
If any democrat is disposed to
take gloomy view Of the future
let him find encouragement in a
review Of the last few years.
The demand for the popular
election.of senators has grown.
The proposition never received
endorsement in congress until
thirteen years ago. Since that
time the proposed amendment
has carried in the house OF rep
resenatives four times. 1t has
been endorsed by two-thirds OF
the states andiby two democratic
national platforms. 1t will
come.
The protective tariff is becom-
ing more and more odious as it
become more apparent that the
manufacturers are eXhOrting
from the people at home while
they sell abroad in competition
with the world. Tariff reform
will come. And the deficit dur
ing the last fiscal year suggests
the advisability of an income
tax.
The trusts are exciting more
and more opposition as their
methods become known. 'Pri-
vate monopolies.are indefensible
and intolerable" and all of them
must sooner or later be eXtermi-
mated. Thessgrowth of munich
pal ownership has been phenom-
inal and men of all parties are
supporting that plan in all the
cities.
The railroads have had their
own way. They have watered
their stock and Disseminated be-
tween persons and places; but
they will be brought under gov
ernment conrOl.
The Philippine situation is
proving the correctness OF the
democratic position. The islands
are burden in peace and a
weakness in war. A colonial
policy provides at all times a
reputation of our theory OF gov
ernment, and ultimate independ-
ence is the only solution.
The labor question demands
settlement along democrotic
lines and each years delay en-
phasizes the necessity for re-
lief.
The quantative theory of
money has been established and
the benefit of a large volume OF
currency has been demonstrated.
President Roosevelt's popular
ity has been won by the advocacy
of democratic policies and will
be lost if he fails to make good.
Why should democrats not find
encouragement in the situation?
The outlook surely grows bright
er day by day. J. Bryan.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09
POisOns in Food.

Perhaps you don't realize that many
pain poisons originate in your food,
but some day you may feel twinge
of dyspepsia that will convince you.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills are guaran-
teed to cure all sickness due to poisons
of undigested food-or money back.
25c at 7. E. Paull's drug stort. Try
them.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09
Brain Leaks.

Some people mistake a fad for re-
ligion.
Lies greatest pleasures do not cost
money.
Only those who have suffered can
truly sympathize.
A friend in need is friend indeed,
not alone in words.
Some men who are quick to propose
reforms are the last to accept them.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

us that the track deepcns as the
thought passes more and more
frequently over the path until the
thread-like track becomes a deep
rut.
A wagon track, light at first,
if constantly driven over, be-
comes a rut. If the wheels con-
tinue to plow into the earth the
track is cut deeper and deeper
until it is impossible for the
wheels to roll out of the rut until
it reaches the end of the road.
1t is thus with the ruts in the
brsin. When the path is cut too
deep the thought must follow the,
old course, wherever it leads.
The rut may lead to theft.
The rut may lead to lying.
The rut may lead to murder.
Every thought, good or bad, if
permitted to travel again and
again through the mind, leads to
some act, good or bad.
Crime has it's origin in a
thought.
Great prisons have been built,
but crime still walks among us.
The habitual wishing to possess
what belongs to another too Of
ten leads to theft.
The ever-present wish to be
rid of one who is hateful too of
ten leads to murder.
Strong walls cannot control
crime until brick and mortar can
control thought.
And thought is free as the air.
It slips past the guard, it passes
through the keyhole, it scorns
the grating, it laughs at walls of
stone. it knows not the terror of
the gallows.
Prisons cannot save us, the
scaffold cannot free us, the laws
cannot protect us from crime.
All, but where the laws are
weak you are strong.
When the walls Of the prison
are fragile you are powerful,
While the hangman's rope can
not choke the life from crime,
you can.
When the desire for the pos
session of what belongs to anoth-
er comes to you, turn it out.
Don't wish for what is not your
own. Resolve to earn what you
would have. Thus q different
brain track is made and this
track deepened will lead to pros
perity, never to theft.
Instead of wishing to rid your
self of one who is hateful, wish
yourself higher and better than
he. This thought path will lead
to a higher plane, where the air
is rarer and the sight is clearer,
and the hateful one, way down
at the foot of the mountain which
you have climbed, dare not even
lift his eyes to the heights upon
which you stand. Is that not
better than a life behind prison
walls?
Man is more powerful than the
law.
We are more powerful than the
law,,.
We are more powerful than are
the instruments of the law:
We can control thought, and
crime begins in thought. EVE
P. Bach.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
Trustees of PalO Alto In
dorse Plan to Raise $40, 900
by the Issuance of Bonds
TO CALL AN ELECTION
Money to Be Used to Build
a City Hall, Extend Sewers
and Better Light Plant,
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PALO ALTO, Aug. 22.-At a special
meeting Of the Board of Trade last
night the trustees indorsed the proposi-
tion to call an election to vote on the
issuance of $4,000 municipal bonds
$4,000 for a City Hall, $4,000 for new
electrical machinery, $4,000 for water
and sewer extensions and $4,000 Tor
storm water drains. 3
Mayor Ferguson made report show
ing that the gross income from the
water and light plants during the year
ending June 80 was $4,000 and the ex-
penses. including payment of bond in
stallments and interest on bonds
$4,000, leaving net profit to the town
of $4,000. With new machinery 1or
the electric lighting plant, which Is
necessary to meet the needs or new
consumers and a new artesian well, the
monthly income will be increased $500.
The administration expenses Of the
town during the year were about
$4,000 and the net income from pub
lie utilities was nearly enough to pay
this amount The election will be called
soon and there will but little opposl-
ton to the bonds.
Supervisor Frank Mitchell of this dis
trict was at the meeting and announced
that he had purchased a rock crusher
and leased a quarry on the Stanford
estate and would at once begin the
work of matchmaking the San Fran
cisco and San Jose road. from the San
Mateo County line south to Mountain
View. a distance Of seven miles.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT The BAY
DUNKY LADY BECOMES
KNIGHT OF THE ROAD.
Clara SHkes, Colored, Holds Up Berkeley
Men at ReUoIyey's Po1ut
FLEES WHEN OFFICERS SEEK HER

BERKELEY, Aug. pa woman foot
pad is the latest novelty that the police
of Berkeley have to deal with. For three
days the deputies under Marshal Voll-
mer have been searching for Clara Stikes,
q colored woman, who held up Thomas
Driscoll at Addison and Fourth streets,
in West Berkeley, last Sunday night and
secured from him 1920.
The woman is said to have held a re-
volver to the head of Driscoll and forced
him to give up all the coin in his posses
sion. He reported the matter to the po-
lice, but the news of the affair was not
made public until to-day. Driscoll resides
at the Franklin Hotel in West Berkeley.
Another report has been made to the
police of the woman footpad's operations,
this time by John Downey, who is a
guest at the Acheson Hotel in Berkeley.
Downey reported having been robbed by
the Stikes woman of $15.
Each of the womans victims was able
to give an excellent description of the
''highwaywoman," and the police soon
learned her identity. A clew was found
which led the officers to the home of a
colored family named Clark at 2112 Fifth
street. in West Berkeley. They went to
this place and inquired for the Stikes
woman. The Clarks threwthe officers off
the scent for few moments and man
aged at the same time to convey warning
to Clara Stikes, who was in the house at
the time The footpad LADY" escaped
through a rear door and has since been
in hiding. Descriptions of her have been
sent out by the police to the officers of
neighboring cities, and it is confidently
expected that she will soon be in the
fOilS
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
GRAND JURY. BEGINS.
PROBING OF SCANDAL
Will Fix Responsibility for
Raising of County
Bills.

OAKLAND, Aug. 22.-The Grand Jury
this morning set to work to find out
who is responsible for attempted robbery
of the county through bills for stationery
which had been greatly increased after
having been o. KID by the different coun-
ty officers. A typewriter copy of all the
testimony given before the Board of Su-
pervisors was especially prepared for the
use of the Grand Jury and with this
data at hand it proposes to satisfy itself
as to the conclusion arrived at by the Su-
pervisors and then take the steps neces-
sary to bring the guilty ones to justice.
Its investigation necessarily covers
much. the same ground as that traversed
by the Supervisors, but will be wider in
its scope. The board simply conducted
its investigation with view to finding
out how much the bills that had been
held up has been increased, without
troubling itself as to who was the guilty
party. 1t found the bills Had been in
creased and cut them down from about
$4,000 to $4,000. The Grand Jurys query is
who did the work and why was 1t done.
The witnesses called to-day were Coun-
ty Expert John Sabin, County Recorder
Grim, County Surveyor E. C. Prather.
Deputy County Treasurer Charles Hus-
band and Otto l.. Hasse, manager of the
Central News Company. The testimony
of the county officers was about the same
as given before the Board of Supervisors.
They stated that the bills had been
changed after the supplies had been re-
ceipted for and had been greatly in
creased and articles added that had never
been used or ordered. Hasse denied any
thing had been charged for that had not
been delivered.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS

MARRIAGE LICENSES. Aug o.
Harry d. Lawson, So, and Alice Pooler 40, both
Charlotte G. Peterson, 20, both of Oakland; /;
Albert Johnson, "a, and Jennie Gilberge. "a.
both of Oakland.
THIEF STEALS PURsE.-Oakland Aug
22-Mrs. Sadie Campbell residing at e57 Grove
street lost SIS 40 last night which was in
purse that was stolen from her room The
money was all the woman possessed, being her
wages earned as nurse.
CARRIED MASK AND wHISKERS-Oak-
land Aug. 22-John Mattos. a negro, is held
at the City Prison as a suspected footpad. He
was arrested in vacant house at 5S1 Twenty
ninth street, and a search of his person brought
to light a black muffier. mask and set Of
false whEkers.
VISITOR DIES AT HOTEL.-Oakland Aug.
22-Mrs Katherine Moses, resident of Chi
caeo, who has been visiting California in. COM
pany with her son, W. H. Moses. died this
been guest for some time. She was SO years
of age. The remains will be sent to Chicago
for interment.
BUMP WILL CoNTEsT.-oakland. Aug p.
The trial of the contest over the will of the
late Nelson Bump was resumed this morning
after an adjournment since last Thursday.
under cross examination. The only other wit
ness was her niece, Mrs. Rene King, who was
also cross-exam1ned-
wADEs INTO BAY.-oakland. Aug PA
man giving the name of Jonn Anderson, who
says people are bothering him, was seen wad-
ing into the mud and water at the foot of
Harrison street to-day. he was taken to the
insane ward of the receiving hospital. He is
33 years of age and says that he is gardener
and lives in San Francisco.
DEATH CALLS DAVID FITZGERALD
Oakland Aug. 22.-David Fitzgerald rs years
OF age died last night at his home 726 Six
teenth street He had been a resident of Oak
land for the last thirty-five years. He leaves
three children--Edward and Thomas Fitzgerald
and Catherine Fitzgerald. The funeral will be
held Thursday from St. Francis de Sales
Church.
NARRAGANsETT PIER. r. l., Aug. 22.-
As preliminary to the annual meeting of the
American Bar Association. which Is to open
here tomorrow, conference of the associa-
tton's section of legal education was held to-
day Nathan Abbott dean of the law school
of Stanford University and president of the
American Association of Law Schools. was the
principal speaker
LOOK INTO HIS CHARACTER.-Oaklan
Aug 22-The inquiry into the fitness of W. c.
Tighe of MADEIRA to have the custody of his
two children who under the charge OF
their maternal aunt. continued to-day be-
fore Judge Melvin. Grave charges were made
by Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison to the father s
fitness to be their guardian and his attorneys
put a number of witnesses the stand from
MADEIRA to prove his good character.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
BROTHER
To Be BURGLAR
Woman Sends for Police Only
to Discover Her Rela-
tive Hidden in Basement
ACCUSES HIM AS THIEF
Refuses to Relent When Con-
fronted by the Man She
Had Heard in the Cellar

OAKLAND. Aug. 22.-August Fromme,
20 years old. is detained at the City
Prison as burglar, his accuser being his
sister, Mrs. Lizzie -Seig, residing att 1923
Fifth street. who charges her brother
with having stolen purse containing
$14 50 from her residence.
The noise from breaking glass aroused
Mrs Seig last night and she sent a
hurry-up call for the police. Patrolman
John Cockerton responded. In the rear
of the house two broken panes of window
glass were found and inside was evidence
of the burglars visit. The rooms had
been ransacked. Mrs. Seig had seen a
man run out into the back yard. The
policeman made search and dragged to
light a man who was hiding in the base
ment He confronted the woman with
his prisoner.
MY God, it's my brother screamed
the woman.
Then she ordered him to jail, declaring
that lie had offended before and must
expect to take the consequences of his
wrongdoing. The culprit pleaded in vain
and was sent off to jail.
Mrs. Seig has not sworn to COM
plant against her brother and he is
therefore being held in detention until
a decision is reached. Fromme is silent
concerning his troubles.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
HEALTH OF THE STUDENTS
OF STANFORD CARED FOR
Houses Where Scholars Will Be Quar-
tered Must Stand a Rigid
Investigation.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Aug. a.
The opening of the Stanford University
in September will witness the operation
of the extensive plans of the depart
ment Of Public Health to protect the
student body from any exposure to
unsanitaryt conditions. In accordance
with a State law the lodging houses
upon the campus, in Palo Alto, May
field, Men1o Park and College Terrace
have been inspected to ascertain
whether the sleeping apartment al
lotted to each student had at least the
minimum 600 cubic feet) amount of
free air space. The light by which the
studying would be affected was exam
ined. The plumbing has been investi-
gated. If the houses proved entirely
satisfactory the owners OF the dwell
ings were given certificates to that ef-
feet These certificates will be required
of all before they are allowed to reg
lister. Those who are inmates of the
university dormitories are excluded, as
these buildings. are known to fulfill all
requirements.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
SAYS HE HAS HOME
AT EACH END OF RUN
Wife Charges That Railway
Engineer Lived With
Divorced Spouse.

OAKLAND, Aug. 22.-The charge was
made to-day by Mrs. Mary c. Wills in
testifying against John l.. Wilson, all
way engineer, whom she is suing for di-
vorce, that while he was living with her
in Oakland he kept up marital relations
with a divorced wife at Raymond, having
a home at each end of his run.
She charges him with great cruelty
and with being responsible for the break
ing down of her health. She says she had
little idea of what she would be called
upon to go through when she promised
to become his wife.
Amy a. Hart dismissed a divorce pro-
ceeding to-day against John Hart, for
merly janitor of North Hall at the Uni
versity of California The suit has been
pending ever since 1894. Charging that
hisswife has left himS Erafik IN. Sesteiro
began divorce proceedings against Mary
Sestefro. He also asks for the custody
of their two children, II and 8 years of
age.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
WILL NOT HEAR
OF COMP PR0M|SE
Striking Lumber Tallymen
Refuse Terms Offered, by
the Dealers Association

OAKLAND, Aug. 22.-Drawn up in line
of battle, the opposing forces of the strik-
ing tallymen and the Alameda County.
Lumber Dealers Association await the
first hostile more, each of the other.
Neither the lumber dealers nor the strik-
ing tallymen made any advances toward
a settlement of the trouble to-day, the
former resting on their proposal to COM
promise on an advance In wages of 20
cents day, and the latter standing firm
ir their determination to accept nothing
less than a raise of so cents a day. A
member Of the striking union said to-
night:
I'VE will not listen to any proposition
tc accept less than the amount specified
in our first demand, and will stay out for
a year, If necessary, to force the accept
ance of our terms. We are conducting
the strike in an orderly, business-like
manner, and we are certainly out to win.
and we will win
1t was generally expected yesterday
that if the strike was not settled to-day
the longshoremen and lumber handlers
would be called out on Sympatnetlc
strike, but nothing Of the kind has oc-
CURED, and it is believed now that the
members of these unions are not anxious
to become involved in the trouble, and
will not go on strike unless non-un1on
ldllyIn6n are put IN the ydTuS, duu lHCy
are ordered out by their national execu-
tive committee.
The officers of the union refused abso-
lutely to discuss the strike tonight, ex-
cept to say that the organization would
not entertain any proposal to compromise
for any advance less than that demanded
The officers of the Lumber Dealers As
sociation are also very conservative and
refuse to say what action will be taken
If their offer to compromise is refused.
George HI. Payne of the Lumber Deal
ers Association said tonight:
There has been no change in position.
We infol ed the taliymen when they demanded
So so day that could not afford to pay
that wage. but would pay them IS 20 That
offer still stands ard we have not seen MT to
alter It, To-day we sent letter to the tally
men, renewing our offer of So %. and notify
ing them that they could come to work to-
morrow for that pay. If they do not return
to work will consider that they have re-
fused TO accept our terms and Will, act ac-
cordingly. We made overtures to the tally
men day and they made no overtures to us.
Whether the strike of the tallymen will extend
to other organizations. connected with the lum-
ber business 1 am not prepared to say.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
MAYOR CALLS
A CONF FERENCE
Wants the Lake Merritt I'M
provement Project to BE
Advanced Without Delay
DISCUSSION ARRANGED
Meeting of COuncilmen, Citi-
zens' Committee and Com
missioners Is to Be Held

OAKLAND, Aug. 22.-Mayor Mott has
called e joint meeting OF the Board OF
Public Works the City Council and the
citizens advisory committee for to-mor-
row afternoon at ( o'clock to confer on
the projected Improvement OF Lake Mer-
rift and the parking Of the lands south
Of Twelfth street dam
The purpose of the conference is to out
line q plan for the immediate prosecution
Of the improvements. 1t is expected that
the VARIOUS collateral questions touching
the lines of the lake, the interests of pri-
vate ownership along the lake shore, the
general scope of the project and the set
ting of minor disputes viii all be handled
and put in shape for definite action at
once.
Mayor Mott said to-day he favored an
amicable adjustment Of private interests
where they did not materially encroach
on the original lines Of the lake. This
refers particularly to lands along the
northwest shore. which passed years ago
from the original claimants to third par
ties and where very extensive improve
ments exist. But the settlement of the
citys claim TO title in filled lands at the
northeastern arm Of the lake Will be
given special consideration, as a consid-
erabIe tract of reclaimed property is in
volved. There are also some pieces along
Lake Shore avenue TO which attention
viii be given.
In connection with to-mOrrow's confer
ence will be considered the question Of
purchase. with or without condemnation
suit Of the portion OF partly water-coV-
cred land east Of Fallon strost along the
Twelfth street dam as far as Kendalfs
boathouse, owned by the Edson Adams
estate This tract covers six acres, and
according to the engineers survey OF 1900
is outside Of the original Lake Merritt
lines, although it is partly submerged at
high tide.
There is also in hand a proposal to open
Thirteenth street on a curve east from
Fallon street to Twelfth street, making
an easy connection between the drive
across Twelfth street and Thirteenth
street as opened now TO Fallon- As eN-
pressed by the Mayor, the chief purpose
Of the conference is to press forward the
preIirninaries toward the inauguration of
work on the general improvements that
are contemplated, to make the Lake Mer-
ritt water park and the adjacent lands
one of the show places of the city.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
President of Ocean Shore
Sets at Rest Fears of Resi-
dents of HalfmOOn Bay
WILL FULFILL PROMISES
Largest Part of Line to Be
Graded Before Work of lay
inc Rails Will Be Begun
Special. Dispatch to The Cali

HALFMOON BAY. Aug 22.-The IN
creduIous ones. who doubted, because they
saw no active building operations in this
city, that the Ocean Shore Railroad was
to be any different from it's predecessors,
but was to remain simply a promise with
out fulfiIlment have been reassured By
the positive assertion of Alfred ID. Bowen,
president of the road, that construction
work will commence in Halfmoon Bay
late in the fall or early in the winter.
IN explanation of this apparent delay
the president says it is the purpose ot
the company to finish grading the largest
part of the road before commencing to
lay ties and rails. 1t is expected that
the grading will be over with at ths
stipulated time. 1t was at first intended
to use electric locomotives on the road,
but it has been deemed advisable by ths
experts to substitute the side trolley sys-
tenn During the day passenger trains
will be operated exclusively and at night
electric freight trains will convey tha
produce of the district to the markets %
San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23
HOME MISSIONARY
SOCIETY MEETING
Organization Of Northern
California Conference
Elects Officers.

ALAMEDA, Aug. 22.-The annual meet
ing of the Home Missionary Society OF
the California Conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church was held to-day
in the First Methodist Episcopal Church
More than 100 delegates from various sec
tions of Northern Californi were pres
ent The morning session was given
over to devotional services, announce
ments and the reading of reports
During the afternoon session vocal
numbers were rendered by Mrs. n. b.
Frisbie Of this city and a choral of jap
anese and Chinese girls from the Mis-
sionary Society's Oriental Home in San
Francisco. officers were also elected as
follows: President, Mrs. C. A. Weston
berg, Berkeley; vice presidents-Mrs- f.
r. Willis (San Francisco), Mrs. E. y
Roop (Oakland), Mrs. C. B. Perkins (San
Francisco), Mrs. H. M. Alexander (Santa
Rosa), Mrs c. c. Lombard (Oakland),
Mrs Laura Mayne (Stockton); recording
secretary, Mrs. C. E. Platt, Berkeley;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. L. P. VIII
1iams, San Francisco: assistant secre-
tary, Miss Agnes Nickerson, San Fran
cisco.