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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
WOMAN CHOOSES
TO DIE By FIRE
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

TACOMA, Feb. s.-Mrs. Thomas Ehr-
hart, the wife of former cook at the
Wisconsin Lumber Company's mill,
four miles west of Chehalis, last night
saturated her clothing with oil and
went to an clubhouse and set her cloth
ing on fire. The woman was burned to
death before aid could reach her. De-
spondency was the cause of the suicide
She leaves a husband, four-year- -old
son and a seyen-m months old baby. Her
relatives live in the East.
It is believed Mrs. Ehrhart adopted
this method of suicide from reading of
the suicide which occurred at Coving-
ton recently. The means of death and
mode Of carrying out the plan were the
same in both instances.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
UTAH SENATOR BADLY MIXED.
kearns Claims He Voted 'sNay" on
BarTi's Amendment


WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The Senate
to-day received from Kearns of Utah
disclaimer of the vote in favor of
separate statehood for New Mexico.
with which the records for yesterday
credited him. He said that he had
been misunderstood by the clerks and
that he had voted against the provis-
ion. Several Senators corroborated his
statement, but a number asserted that
they had understood him to vote for
the amendment. Immediately after
opening prayer Kearns took the floor
and said:
l rise to a question OF personal privilege
In the first vote the amendment of the
Senator from California (Mr Bard) last even
ing l voted may in a distinct manner IL
was numbered among those favoTing the amend
ment.
The statement had the effect of bring
ing a number of Senators to their feet
and to call out from them a number
of statements as to their understanding
of the Utah Senator's vote. The first
of these was made by Nelson. who sits
near Kearns in the Senate, who said:
Il was sitting near the Senator from
Utan when he voted and heard him
vote no distinctly
On the other hand, Foraker, sitting
somewhat farther away, received an
opposite impression. He. said that he
had been keeping a tally and had dis
tinctly heard Kearns vote in the
affirmative.
Other Senators sustaining Nelson's
view were Quarles, Clapp, Kittredge.
McComas, Scott, Dubois, Dallinger,
Hansbrough, Clay and German. All
expressed the conviction that the rec
ord of the clerks was justified.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
ADVOCATES
KILLING Of
lMBECILES
Club Woman Would
Doom DefOrmed
Infants.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, Feb. s.-'The Spartans
and Medes and Persians, who put their
imbecile or deformed children TO death
as soon as born, were wiser than we,'
Mrs. Margaret Forwerg told the Social
Economies Club to-day in a general
discussion of penitentiaries, reforma-
tories and insane asylums.
Brutal as it may seem. such an at
titude is necessary for the greatest
good to the greatest number she
continued. Society would profit if the
insane and hopelessly deformed were
put to a swift. painless and legal death.
In that respect some old pagan civili-
cations were in advance of our own.
"Asylums for the seclusion of such
persons, where they drag out a miser-
able existence, should be replaced by
hospitals for those of criminal and de-
generate tendencies. Those who are
hopeless should be done away with un-
der legal sanction"
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
SEAMEN'S UNION WOULD
RAISE STANDARD OF SKILL
Andrew Furuseth Proposes Amend
ment 10 Bill Now Before
House Committee.

WASHINGTON. Feb S.-vigorous
efforts are being made by the Inter-
national Seamen's Union to raise the
standard OF skill in seamanship in or
der TO reduce to a minimum marine
disasters. The House Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries re-
ported bill yesterday amending the
statute on this subject. which was pre-
pared at the Department. of Commerce
and Labor. but. in the opinion OF
members of the union, this bill Is not
specific enough in defining the stand
ard Through Andrew Furuseth OF
San Francisco, chairman OF the legis-
lative committee. important amend
ments to the bill have been proposed
covering these points:
That not less than three-torrths OF each
complement called FOR by any minimum man
ming schedule established by the Department
OF Commerce and Labor in OF deck crews
OF American vessels shall be individually sf-
fective hands-that Is. OF ratings not lower
than able seamen.
That the able seaman shall be considered
the unit upon which 70 calculate the number
OF effective hands. ordinary seaman TO Be
counted as two-thirdS OF one fenective hand
and boy TO be counted as one-third OF ons
effective hand.
That an able seaman within the meaning
OF law. must be 10 years more OF age and
must have had at least three years experiences
at sea OF which at least year shall have
been aboard sailing or other seagoing vessel
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
FORCER POSES
As l.P. MORGAN
Special Dispatch to The Call.

GRANTS PASS. Or, Feb. s.-Oficers
arrived here yesterday from Eureka.
CAL, to take back a young man who
has made use of the name of j. Pier
pont Morgan to secure money. The
man. who now says he is j. w. James
of California, is wanted in Eureka TO
answer the charge of forging checks
under the name of the great financier.
He was caught in this city by Sheriff
Lewis and at the time of bis arrest was
attempting to pass a forged check on
a local liyeryman. James registered at
the Palace Hotel here as J. Pierpont
Morgan" When taken into custody a
check for 800 payable to ]. P. Morgan
was found on his person. He admitted
the check was forged.
The prisoner said that he bore no re-
lation to the great multi-millionaire,
He used the name simply because it
was easier to pass a check by it than
by any other
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
SALVATION HAS
ITS DR. WBACKS

With an admonition TO practice their
religious preachings and not bring their
petty differences into court, Judge Heb
bard yesterday declined to divorce two
members of the Volunteers Of America.
William ]. Fairburn, a familiar figure
on the streets as the tall one of two
men who wore red gowns and mortar
boards advertising Herbert Ready's
open shop" employment agency, sued
his wife, Ethel Dolly Fairburn, for di-
vorce on the ground of cruelty. He al
legged that she had struck him on the
nose, making ii bleed, and hal falsely
accused him of flirting
On the stand Mrs. Fairburn said that
her husband had struck himself on the
nose and that she had seen him fiirt in
the open-air meetings of the Volun-
teers. When she passed the plate he
managed to get hold of the collections
and appropriate them to his own use.
Judge Graham's record as a recon-
ciier was added to yesterday in the
hearing of the application of Miss
Garety, the probation officer, for letters
OF guardianship over the three children
OF William F. and Margaret Murphy
Father and mother promised to pledge
themselves against further use of in
toxicants and to live together in peace
again On this showing the guardian
ship application was continued indefi-
nitely
Divorces We're granted yesterday by
Judge Hebbard to Asunta Gionetto
from Giovanni Gionetto, cruelty: to
Elizabeth B. Kilgore from William B.
kilgore, desertion: by Judge Sloss to
n. L. Olsen from Edwin Olsen. cru
city; by Judge Kerrigan to Anton
Bowman from Lily W. Bowman. de-
sertion; to Sarah Mcpherson from Os-
borne Mcpherson. neglect
Suits for divorce were begun yester-
day by Abe WaRhalteT against Esther
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
SAYS CHINAMAN
OFFERED BRIBE

All Wee, a property owner and one
of the most influential residents of the
Chinese quarter, was arrested last
night by Patrolman Skelly and booked
on charges of carrying a concealed
weapon and trying to bribe a police
man. Skelly was suspicious of the
Celestial and placed him under arrest.
The patrolman says Wee offered him
So to release him. Skelly took the Chi
naman to the City Prison and locked
him up. An ugly looking six-shooter
was found in his possession.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09

The ureters are small tubes that con-
vey from the kidneys their excretion.
The pelvis of the kidneys is a sort of
reservoir into which all of the little
tubes of the kidneys empty.
All these tubes and cavities are lined
with mucous membranes very much like
the membranes OF the nose. throat or
middle ear. The mucous membrane of
the kidney is subject 10 cataTrh the same
as the membrane of any other organ
The catarrh may be acute or chronic.
1t may be of the dry or humid variety
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
Favorable Report on Treaties.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Relations
by unanimous vote to-day authorized a
favorable report on the arbitration
treaties between the United States and
several foreign governments. An
amendment was adopted providing for
the submission to the Senate of each
claim to be arbitrated under the
treaties. The treaties are with Great
Britain, Portugal, France, Switzer-
lard. Germany, Italy, Spain and Aus
tria- Hungary.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
Rejoicing In New Mexico.

ALBUQUERQUE n. NJ, Feb. s.
Great enthusiasm prevails throughout
the Territory over the passage of the
statehood bill by the Senate, with the
amendment admitting New Mexico as
a separate State. Mass meetings and
Publications were held here and in
other New Mexico cities. The Legis-
lature this afternoon passed resolu-
tiens thanking the United States Sem
ate.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09

Whenever the kidney is affected BY
catarrh it is known as Brights Disease
Peruna is the remedy for catarrh
wherever lOcated-whether in the kid
neys. the head, the lungs or the pelvic
organs.
Beckache is usually the first symptom
OF kidney trouble At the appearance Of
the first symptom Peruna should be
taken Delays are dangerous. often
causing fatal results.
Address DR.. S. B. Hartman President
of The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus
Ohio, for free medical advice
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09

Waghalter, desertion; by Nellie v.
Acheson against James NJ. Acheson, de-
sertion; by Lille ]. Roper against
Charles w. Roper. cruelty; by Hannah
Bjorn against Carl F. Bjorn, intem-
perance and cruelty. and by Nils Olsen
against Inge NJ. K. Olsen, intemper
ance.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
LOCKED FOR A WEEK
IN REFRIGERATOR CAR
Travels From California to Missouri.
Lives on Oranges, but Feet Are
Frozen.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. s.-wfl-
liam Smith. aged "a. an orange pick
er, who went into an orange refrig-
orator car at Pomona, Cal, on Feb
ruary / to take shelter from the rain
and fell asleep and was locked in,
was liberated here when the car
reached its consignee. He had lived a
week on oranges. He was thinly clad
and the weather here being very cold
his ill shod feet were frozen soon af-
ter he left the car. Smith is now in
the City Hospital
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
(WHxr Joy [hEY BRING
II EVERY I1oME

ID smiling faces they romp and play-when in health
health the games in which they indulge, the outdoor
N.Y. regular habits they should be taught to form and
which they should partake. How tenderly their health
by constant medication, but by careful avoidance of
INJURIOUS or Objectionable nature and if at any time
red, to assist nature, only those of known excellence
es which are pure and wholesome and truly beneficial
ant laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs, manufactured by
p Co. Syrup of Figs has come into general favor in
informed families, whose estimate of its quality and
n personal knowledge and use.
so met with the approval of physicians generally, be-
holesome simple and gentle in its action. We inform
sto the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs obtained,
ON certain plants known to them to act most benefic-
agreeable syrup in which the wholesome Californian
note the pleasant taSte therefore it is not secret rem
ee to refer to all well informed physicians who do not
ines and never favor ndiscrimnate self-rnedioaton.
and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup
ull name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co.
front of every package and that it is for sale in
1t any dealer offers any other than the regular Fifty
nted thereon the name of any other company, do not
get the genuine you will not get its beneficial effects
avs have bottle on hand, as it is equally beneficial
hildren, whenever laxative remedy is required.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09

WAITER IS MISSING.-Paul c. Harris,
waiter by occupation, is reported missing from
his lodgings at 92S Post street Harris has
been acting in a queer manner lately and his
friends fear that he has taken his life. He
was last seen February s.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09
Death of Walter F. PIunkett.

SEATTLE, Feb. S.-Walter F.
Plunkett, a prominent young civil
engineer, died very suddenly this
evening. He was a native of San
Francisco. where he had mother
and sisters
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-The Interior De-
partment has temporarily Withdrawn from all
forms OF disposal 345. 500 acres in the Carson
City (Nev.) land district on account OF the
Truckee- Carson irrigation project.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-09

Il caught which Kidneys
them badly tried couple of kidney remedies largely
but they did help One my of
great help he had received Psruaa
at procured
1t indeed blessing ! large
of the day. and trouble such had affected seriously
bottles of Psruna entirely,
thr bs soLor
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08
SIXTH SENSE IN BIRDS.
Experiments with Carrier Pigeons
Prove Itc Possession.

Although birds are not placed near
the summit line Of evolution, their
ability TO fly gives them advantages
over nearly all the mammalia. Their
mysterious power Of changing their
polarity or weight, in order to dive
in water or fly, has been often dis.
cussed, and the almost incredible We
locity of their motion when migrating,
sometimes amounting to four miles. a
minute for vast distances, has no par
allel among other animals.
A series OF careful trials with car
rier pigeons shows apparently without
doubt their possession Of a highly de.
Veloped sense Of direction. In twenty
minutes the first bird, dispatched a.
10 p. m, reached its rOo2t. distance
OF seventeen miles being trarersed.
Half OF the number arrived before
midnight and the remainder followed
in a few hours,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08
THE VALUE OF BREVlTY,
Life Too Short fer Time to Be Frit.
tered Away useIessIY.

Long visits, long stories, long es-
says, long exhortations and long pray
ers seldom profit those who have to
Go with them. Life is short. Time is
short. Moments are precious. Learn
to condenSe, abridge, and intensity.
We can bear things that are dull if
they are only short We can endure
many an ache and i'll if il is over soon:
while even pleasure grows insipid and
pain intolerable if they are not con.
tracted. Learn to be short. Lop off
the branches; stick to the main facts
IN your case. If you pray. ask for
what you believe you will receive.
and get through; if you speak, tell
your message, and hold your peace; if
you write, boil down two sentences in.
to one, and three words into two
Selected.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they will
save not only time, because it never
sticks to the iron, but because each
package contains 16 oz.-one full
p0und-while all the other Cold Water
Starches are put up in 3-4.pOund pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then, again, because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you a
1907. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let.
tiers and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking Defiance never sticks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08
EDITOR WANTS A COOK LADY
Manifold Inducements Offered for the
Rlqht Party.

We are willing to enter into a con.
tract with party DESTROYS of perform.
ing the culinary duties of our little
household. We will pay more than
anybody else in town, will give every
afternoon off and no cooking on Sun
days. The good wife will wait If there
Is rush at the table; now, we don't
mean a rush OF grub, but a rush fol
a location. We are trying to mort
gage this plant; il we succeed we will
purchase an auto, if we can raise
enough to pay the first payment and
freight, OF course This vehicle is at
the pleasure Of the H. c. and her
friends. All we ask is notice each
morning when we are preparing our
coffee and sinkers, which we would,
OF course, expect to do il we got any.
thing that day. Now, if this is not
enough inducement then stay where
you are and starve TO death and see
II we care. For further particulars
write this office ard a stamp will be
returned.-Echo, Ore, News.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
OF everyday use in the market and
who is reasonably satisfied with the
old. we would suggest that trial OF
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
at once. Not alone because it is guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be su-
perior to any other brand, but because
each 10c package contains 16 ozs.,
while all the other kinds contain but
IL ozs. 1t is safe to say that the lady
who once uses Defiance Starch will use
no other. Quality and quantity must
win.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made me we'll woman, and ! feel so CRATE
tul that am glad TO write and tell YOU Of
my marvellous recovery. 1t brought II,
health, new life and vitality"
What Lydia f. Pinl,ham's Vegetable
compound did for Mrs. Ainsley it will
do for every woman who is in poor
health and ailing.
Its benefits begin when It's use begins
1t gives strength and vigor from the
start, and surely makes sick women
well and robust.
Remember Lydia T. Pinkham's Vegc-
table Compound holds the record for
the greatest number of actual cures of
woman's Ills. This fact is attested to
by the thousands Of letters from CRATE
fHt women which are on file in the
Pinkham laboratory. Merit alone can
produce such results.
Women should remember that a cure
for all female diseases actually exists.
and that cure is lydia f. pinkham' S
Vegetable Compound Take no substi-
tute.
If YOU have symptoms YOU don't
understand write to Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn. Mass, for special advice--it is
free and always helpful.
cund Surcoads Wtern Nts,erS Fail.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08
Here Is Relief for Wonnar,.

Mother Gray, nurse iD New York, dis.
covered pleasant herb remedy for women's
Ills, called AUSTRALIAN-LEAF. It is the
only certain monthly regulator. Cures
female weaknesses, Backache, Kidney and
Url4ary troubles, At all Druggists o. by
mail SO cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co.. Leroy. N. Y.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

The soil of Siberia at the close of
the summer is found still frozen for
sc inches beneath the surface, and
the dead that have lain in their collins
for $50 years have been taken up I'M
changed in the least.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08
1T Knocks the Itch"

1t may not cure all your ills, but
1t does cure one of the worst. II
cures any form of itch ever known
no matter what it's called, where the
sensation is Itch" it knocks it. Ec-
zema, ringworms are cured by one
box. It's guaranteed, and it's name is
Hunts Cure.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

BY breeding and feeding his fowls
in special way, Wiesbade1 chemist
has been able to increase the natural
quantity of iron in eggs that they are
medicinal and useful for the cure of
various diseases.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08
cts Oil Rioht."

1t may not smooth the waters, but
it surely soothes the pain. Use it
on cuts, burns, bruises, aches and
pains. 1t will make you happy. be-
cause it makes you well. Hunts
Lightning Oil.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

An Italian engineer has invented a
successful elevator for raising sunken
vessels. 1t consists of compressed air
chamber of canvas and wire, each
equal to lifting capacity of sixty
tons, and it is possible to attach as
many of these as may be necessary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

Mortality in every occupation has
decreased in the last ten years. This
is due TO the better means of ventila-
ton and sanitation which We have at
present and the greater precautions
exercised in every field of endavor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

We owe the art of music printing to
Italy, musical notes having first been
impressed with movable metal types
in 1902 by OttaviO Petrucci.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

At recent automobile meet in Eng
land one of the competitions was to
test the capacity of the chauffeurs to
judge the pace at which their respect
i've machines were travelling.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

The conscience of some people
closes its eyes to its own debts, but
keeps them wide open to the debts of
others,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

The first white man to set foot upon
New Zealand was Capt. Cook. The
country's first governor was Capt. Hob
son.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

Red Cross Bag Blue should be in every
home. Ask Your grocer for it and take no
substitute.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

Barley grows wild in the mountains
of Himalaya, where it is apparently
indigenous.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

While one man may speak for anoth.
er, one woman can never talk for an
other to her satisfaction.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

No one ever gets. next to just how
old an actress is until after she has
shuffled off the stage of human ac-
ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

When a nan knows how to do lots
Of things, he. usually spends lots of his
time doing fothing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-09-08

household, and too often all the doe
toring does ~ rood.
If a woman .'ds her energies are
tagging, and thai everything tires her.
dark shadows Ape under her ewes,
her sleep is disturbed by horrible
dreams; if she has backache, head
aches, bearing-down pains, nervous
ness. whites irregularities, or despon-
dency, she should take means to build
her system up at once by a tonic with
specific powers, such as Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
This great remedy for women has
done more in the way of restoring
health to the women of America than
all other medicines put together. 1t is
the safeguard of woman's health.
Following we publish, by request, a
letter from young wife.
Mrs. Bessie Ainsley of GIL South 10th
Street, Tacoma, Wash, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"Ever since my child was born have suf-
fered, as hope few women ever have. with
Inflammation. female weakness, bearing-down
pains, hackache and wretched headaches. 1t
affected my stomach SO that could not en-
Joy my meals, and half my time was spent
mbed.
lydia {. PiHkham'S Vegetable Com