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son in the role of an orator with
out being impressed with his deep
sincerity. That he is a Democrat
among Democrats no one can for
moment question. His Democra-
cy is based upon something more
substantial than mere sentiment.
1t is deeper than can be impaired
by environment and inheritance,
both of which have united in train
ing him in the Democratic school.
1t is the inevitable result of broad
conceptions of craftsmanship, of
profound conviction, of matured
judgement, of conscience.
Indeed, the record which that
party has made in the history of
Tennessee is one that is calculated
to inspire one less romantic, less
thoughtful than Democracy's pres
ent candidate for Governor.
Its overfowing treasury, its con-
tributions to education, without
discrimination against a the black
man; its institutions for the blind,
the deaf, the mentally infirm; its
care of the confederate soldier;
its fiscal achievements in reducing
the State debt from $38, 900, 900 in
1871 to about $4,000, 900 in 1906;
its reduction in the tax rate of
from go cents on the $10O in 1871
to about 35 cents on the 800 in
1906; its loyalty to the union in
spite of the hostility which was
shown by the dominant national
party in its reconstruction meas
urses, together with its enactment
Of amendments to the constitution
has placed the sacred ballot in the
hands of ignorant black men, and
its attempted enactment of a force
bill, the Objectionable measure that
Mr.. Evans voted for in Congress.
Indeed, but for the Democratic
party, what would have become
of Tennessee and of the South,
after that dominant national party
had disfranchised the flower of its
manhood and humiliated thereby
the noblest women who ever bap.
tised It's shattered fortunes with
their sacred tearsg
Tennesseans who are living to-
day, not yet beyond the shadows
of the clouds of war that arose
during the great conflict of forty
odd years ago, cannot forget these
things.
And they will not forget NAL
colin r. Patterson on the 9th Of
November next, as the exponent
Of all that Democracy holds dear
in this State, the champion Of
principles that cannot die, the
prophet of more glorious period
in its wonderful history, the val
liant knight holding high the re-
splendent banner of the white
mans government, the next Gov
srnor of the State Of Tennessee.
Seminal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-10-19
tensions
New Railroads.
Banner.

Hickman, Ky, Oct. IL. - M. @,
Gresham, of the Sikeston & South.
eastern Missouri Railroad, was in
the city yesterday and stated to the
President of the Commercial Club
that the proposed road from Skies
ton to Hickman was certainty,
although he could not positively
sav when they would begin laying
iron, but it would be some time in
the near future. He was here clos
ing the option on some lands across
the river in Missouri, paying So, 500
to Luther Henshaw for forty acres.
The ground for the depot and yards
will be donated as soon as the engi-
neers make the plot. The right of
way for the incline has been secured
and there are no hindrances what
ever here.
The Iron Mountain road from
Henson, Mo-, to Hickman twenty
miles) is also considered a certain
ty and they were to begin work the
first of this month, but there has
been some little delay. The Iron
Railway and the Hick-
man-Sikeston e. Southeastern Rail-
way will use the same incline and
transfer boat, sharing equally in
The axnanse
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
HURTS HAND PUNCHING
JAPANESE "MASHER 81
Oakland Man Thrashes Oriental
Who lnsulted Comely Young
White Woman.

OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-In giving a Jap
anese 'masher" a thrashing he richly
deserved, George Sturm this morning
seriously injured his right hand and
will be unable to use that member for
number of weeks. The woman in the
case is young and comely white wo-
man, whose identity is unknown.
Sturm lives at S44 Isabella street.
He was on his way to work at Adams
wharf at o'clock this morning and at
Eighth and Harrison streets his atten-
tion was attracted by a woman S
screams. Turning, he saw a young wo-
man struggling with a Japanese end
he ran to her rescue. With one blow
he knocked the Japanese down and
when the latter rose to his knees he
struck him again, injuring his hand.
The woman, released from the Japa-
nese clutches, fed, and Sturm allowed
the Oriental to run away when he saw
that she was out of danger.
Sturm went to the Receiving Hospi-
tal where his confused and badly
sprained right hand was treated by
Steward Borchert.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
Buying Head b Units

Buying coal on the heat unit basis Is
becoming increasingly and deservedly
common.
One OF the latest proofs OF this Is
given in Cassier's Magazine, which
states that Chicago is said TO have let
contracts for 100000 tons OF coal on
this basis.
In the case of the Chicago deliveries
If the coal test shows $4,000 British
thermal units, moisture 10 per cent and
ash s per cent, the price is to be $3.50
per ton, but if the coal varies in heat
units the price is to vary accordingly.
On 5000-ton contract an analysis OF
the coal is made once a week The
sample is taken by the regular method
and analyzed and reported TO the con-
sumner and the contractor
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
FATHER ANXIOUSLY
SEEKS DAUGHTER.
Opera Singer Ayers That
Mrs. Lydia A. Prescott
Has Hidden His Child
WILL ASK A WRIT

OAKLAND. Aug. 6.-John Thompson,
an opera singer. who was formerly con-
nected with the TivoH company under
the stage name of John Purdy, is
searching for his missing daughter,
who was taken from him six years
ago and given into the custody Of Mrs.
Lydia A Prescott, then secretary of
the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty TO Children. He asserts that
AIRS. Prescott is hiding his offspring
and he appealed today TO District At
torney Allen, who advised him that a
writ or -habeas corpus was his best
and speediest remedy.
Thompson was convicted October 10,
1900, OF battery upon his wife. He as
serted that his wife had fallen down
stairs, but was found guilty OF bat
terry and sent to the City Prison for
six months. II was while he was in
careerated. that his three children were
taken away. The boys, James and
John, aged I3 and "A years, respective
ly, were given TO Father Crowley of
the Boys and Girls Aid Society, while
Mrs. Prescott took charge Of Mary who
was then eight years old. While
Thompson was serving his term he and
his wife became reconciled and when
he was released they recovered the
boys from Father Crowley. But Thomp-
soH insists that Mrs. Prescott viii not
give up the girl He says he is anxious
TO recover the child, because he and
his family have been invited TO spend
the rest Of their lives with his brother
in-law, James Flemming Brown, a
wealthy merchant of Glasgow, Scot
land
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
OAKLAND To HAVE
CLEAN STREETS.
Mayor Mott InaugurateS
a General Campaign
Against Gutter Debris
BEGINNING

OAKLAND. Aug. 6.-Determined to
keep the streets OF Oakland clean,
Mayor Mott. who has just returned
from an Eastern tour. has directed that
the Street Department put an increas ed
force of men at work. Rubbish and
waste will be kept OF the thorough
fares by enforcement Of the law
against lax 1anitor service in the
stores and shops Crews of cleaners, at
the city's expense will be permanently
maintained and every activity OF the
cleaning department will be utilized to
attain the desired result.
Street-cleaning gangs will be sent
out at once over the city. Household
ers and property owners have been ad-
vised that the Mayor will expect their
cooperation at all times with the city
departments in maintaining well-kept
streets.
Mayor Mott today personally saw to
IL that the debris along the main husi-
ness streets was removed as rapidly as
possible. Special attention will be
given at points where building opera
tiens are in progress.
Sometimes this matter of ill-kept
streets becomes intolerable," said the
Mayor today. There is no reason for
such a condition and so far as 1 am
able, with the help of other municipal
ofhe1als, l purpose to get our streets
into decent shape very rapidly"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
High school Examinations.

OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-Principals P. NJ.
Fisher and J. II. Pond will hold exam
inations on Saturday. August II, at the
Oakland High School for all candidates
for admission into the Oakland High
and the Manual Training and CONNER
cial High schools who do not hold di-
plomas Of graduation from a gram
mar school OF Alameda County. Regis
tration for pupils desiring admission
into the Commercial High School will
take place at 2. m on Friday, August
10. at the school building, at Twelfth
and Market streets. Pupils with proper
credentials for the Oakland High will
register at the school at Twelfth and
Jefferson streets at the same hour.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07

includes, besides work in New Testa-
ment literature and Greek exegesis,
that also in History of New Testament
Times" in "Textual Criticism of the
New Testament" in New. Testament
Theology" etc.-work that the East
ern seminaries assign to from two to
five men. 1t is needless to say that any
one man who attempts all these sub
jects attempts the impossible. Fur
thermere, the Pacific Seminary has done
and will be expected to do for some
time to come, much work of pioneer
nature. Usually such work is not done
by specialists.
AS already stated. the work, to which
/ was called in your seminary was that
of New Testament literature and
Greek exegesis. In the latter subject,
however, / have been able to accom-
plish but little. the majority of the
students know very little Greek. Con-
sequently the work L am best prepared
to do I cannot do in the Pacific Semi
nary. Under such conditions, then,
feel that I am in the wrong place, and
l resign in order to make way for some
one who must be able and willing to
do the kind of work which 1 am not
prepared to do.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
UNIVERSITY Mining Men
SECURE GOOD POSITIONS
Demand for the Graduates From
Berkeley Greater Than
the Supply.

BERKELEY, Aug. 6.-According to
the university authorities there has
been a great demano for the graduates
of the California college of mining.
More than half the class of nearly forty
who graduated in May, 1906, secured
positions as soon as they had finished
their examinations. The demand for
graduates is greater than the supply.
William S. Adams, '06, is now out
side foreman and bookkeeper for the
fremont Coal and Coke Company at
Wilkeson, Wash. W. w. Henry Jr., 'O6,
is engaged by a mining company in
Nome, Alaska. Fred B. Reece, '06. is
with the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Min
ing Company, Kellogg. Idaho. E. e.
Carpenter, 'o6, is with the Tonopah
Mining Company as an assayer. j, II.
Burgess, '06, is with the same COM
pany as assistant surveyor. Other Uni
versity of California miners at Tono-
pah are: Dodge, '05; Stenger, 'o6; Haley
and Mace, 'O6.
r. l. Dunn, 'o6, is working for
the Southern Pacific Company in
Humboldt County. f. L. Johnson, '04,
is erecting a stamp mill in Arizona.
Drummond McGavin, '04. is engaged in
mining in Mexico. NJ. c. Milton, 'o4, is
surveyor for the North Star mine In
Grass Valley. W. F. Copeland has
charge of some very important mining
interests in Alaska. A. E. Almind and
D. A Cavagnero of the class of '03
are assisting Mr. Merrill in the large
cyanide plant at the Homestake mine
in South Dakota; F. l.. Morris, 100, is
doing some important mine examina-
ton work in Alaska. e. c. Cahill has
charge of some important mine exam
ination work for a large English COM
pany in Ecuador. W. w. Bradley, OF,
has an important position at the
Standard mine, Bodie, Cal.
w. V. Griffith, '0e, is on his way to
Peru, where he has received an i'm
portant position in the famous Cerro
del Pasco silver and copper mines. This
is one of the largest and most famous
silver and copper mines in the world,
and is located ~ the 4-ndes fountains
at an elevation Of nearly $4,000 feet
above the sea level
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
LICENSES GRANTED
IN SAN MATEO.
Nineteen Permits to Sell
Liquor Are Given by
Board of Supervisors
RENEWALS ASKED
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


REDWOOD CITY. Aug. 6.-That the
thirst of the countryside suburbanites
is still profitable one for keepers or
saloons in this county was shown by
the rush today for licenses TO open wet
oods dispensaries. Many licenses were
granted by the Supervisors ofthe eoun-
~ at their regular meeting.
The First Township. which embraces
the territory about South San Francisco,
put forth the largest showing. Ten sa-
keepers were granted licenses
there upon the approval Of bondsmen
by Supervisor julius Eikerenkotter.
Four licenses were granted in the
Fourth Township, two in the Second,
two ir the Third and one in the Fifth.
The total number was nineteen. These
are not new licenses in many cases. but
simply renewals. The remainder are
transfers upon the expiration OF the old
permits. No new saloons are allowed
TO start business outside Of the fncoF-
poFated towns
Twelve requests were presented to
allow a continuance of the present
licenses. which will expire shortly.
These notifications will be considered
by the Supervisors OF the districts in
which the saloons lie and the matter OF
bondsmen taken up. The largest num-
Der of notifications came from the Third
District. Five petitions came from
there four from the Fourth, one from
the Fifth. one from the Second and one
from the First.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
GRANTED DIVORCE
FROM LAZY WIFE.
Frank Cruess Says His
Spouse Neglected the
Cooking and Washing
ALSO RUNS AWAY

OAKLAND, Aug. 6-To Frank d.
Cruess, who says his wife, Elnorah,
was lazy and. among other things,
failed to do his washing, Judge Harris
today granted a final decree of divorce.
The complaints of CFuess are many
and the time honored mother in law
hgures prominently in all his allega-
uons. The couple were married in
Oakland only two years ago. Not only
did Mrs. Cruess. in her laziness, fail
to do the washing, her husband de-
clares, but when he would come home
Tor luncheon there would be nothing
Tor him to eat, and she would offer as
an excuse that there was nothing in
the house to cook. But when he had
departed she would send the neigh
bors children for steaks, pastry and
other edibles for herself and mother,
who, he claims, cruelty conspired with
his wife to make his life miserable
Mrs, CFuess, the complainant recites
also wheedled his money from him,
saying Ehat she would sew it in her
dress for safe-keeping. When he went
to work on the morning of Apr.l 13,
1903, he kissed his wife an affectionate
good-by. When he returned in the
evening all he found was a note say
Ing that she had gone for good" and
there was no use looking for her. She
had taken the $40 that she sewed in
her dress and other articles with her.
Judge Waste has granted a final de-
cree of divorce to Flora Eva Howard
from Frank Ray Howard on the ground
or desertien, and he allows the wife
TO resume her maiden name of Flora
Eva Davis.
A final decree has been granted by
Judge Ellsworth to Mabel T. Burnham
from Walter w Burnham, on the
ground of neglect
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
STEAM SCHOONER Wasp
DISABLES DRAW BRIDGE
Crashes Into Alice Street Structure
With Such Force as to
Render 1t Unsafe.

OAKLAND. Aug. 6.-Driven by wind
and tide, the steam schooner Wasp, in
charge of Captain Wheman, crashed
this morning into the Southern Pacific
Railroad bridge at the foot of Alice
street, damaging the structure to such
an extent that all traffic across the
bridge has been suspended. One of the
heavy girders of the bridge was torn
completely in two, and several of the
uprights were damaged.
The accident occurred shortly before
II o'clock this morning, and was caused
by the fact that John Braswen, the
bridge tender, was unable to swing the
bridge when the signal from the Wasp
came in time to avert a collision.
The bow of the Wasp was but slight
ly damaged. During the afternoon and
tonight all trains on the narrow gauge
line bound for Oakland were stopped al
the south side of Webster street. Pas
sengers were forced to complete their
trip in the street cars.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
JUsTICE Is DEALT OUT
TO OAKLAND OFFENDERS >
Suit Case Thief Sentenced TO Prison
for Two Years by Judge
Harris.

OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-Wnliam Reed
pleaded guilty to a charge Of grand
larceny this morning and was sen
tenced 10 serve Two years in the State
Prison at Folsom by Judge Harris
Reed stole a suit case containing a
suit Of clothing and other articles
from a parcel delivery wagon that was
standing in front Of a store on Wash
1nEtOn street.
J. J. Mcconnell. former Deputy As
EesSor, accused Of stealing funds from
the Woodmen Of the World, for whom
he was q collector, was to have been
sentenced by Judge Harris this morn
fng, but Ezra DecOto, the probation
officer, made n unfavorable report, and
the case was continued until Friday
Friends Of Mcconnell tried to have
him placed on probation, but the un-
favorable report Of Decoto probably
means that he must be imprisoned.
Hamilton Morris. better known on
race courses as Riley Grammar who
killed George Jones during quarrel
over q poker game and was convicted
Of manslaughter last week, appeared
before Judge Harris this morning, but
at request Of Attorney MCGUIRE the
sentence was continued one week
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
The Dendlie.t Of snakes.

The deadliest OF snakes Is said to be
mamba, an African cobra. IL flies at
everybody and everything; IL goes out
of its way to quarrel; it will even come
down from tree to solicit an inter-
view. over In India there is the great
king cobra, or Hamadryad, a size larger,
quite as herce-it has been known
TO chase a man on horseback; he had
to ride for his life-but It's poison is a
degree less virulent. The differences.
however, may be considered negligible
and ceases to interest the patient after
few minutes. Among the Australian
cobras. the pit vipers OF America and
the great West African vipers there are
species with evil regulations and tha
most alarming feature Is that the ag-
gressive snakes are all desperately poi
sonous.-New York Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
PRINCE s PROTEGE
At BERKELEY.
Young East Indian Trav-
els to Be Taught How
to Farm Scientifically
STUDYING BEES

BERKELEY, Aug 6.--AlI the way
from India has come Bril- Kishore
Singh, a young protege of one of the
greatest native princes OF the British
dependency, Madho Rao Scindhia, who
is ruler of the rich State of Gwaliar
and holds rank that is highest among
all the native princes of the land.
His father was at the head of the
forces that fought the British for con-
troll of the land many years ago. The
younger prince is progressive, how
ever, and has commissioned Bril-
Kishore Singh to take a course in the
agricultural college at Berkeley, where
scientific instruction in irrigation and
beekeeping is now being given the
swarthy East Indian. The fruit of the
instruction is to appear later, when
the young student returns to India,
and there, under the patronage of his
prince, puts into practice the lessons
he has learned here.
Bril- Kishore Singh has had some ex-
perienee in solving the problems of
agriculture in India, his father being
possessed of many thousands of acres
Of land in the province of Gwaliar, but
advanced knowledge is lacking among
the men who control the work on his
domain, and it was to supply this lack
that the Indian student came all the
way to California.
When Singh returns to India after
three years study here he will be put
IN charge of a reclamation station. He
is now studying irrigation under Pro
fessor A. Fortier and beekeeping un-
der Professor c. W. Woodwork.
Singh said today:
Had I gone TO England and to con-
tinue my studies my expenses would
all have been paid by the British Gov
ernment. The idea of coming to Amer
lea was more attractive to me, how
ever. Ny father had heard much OF
the agricultural college at Berkeley.
Cal. and the work of Professor Hill
gard is known TO him and TO our
Prince. The agricultural wealth of the
province of Gwaliar is immeasurable,
but scientific irrigation is unknown.
So l am studying irrigation methods
and bee and dairy culture as we'll. Bee
culture is almost unknown in India,
despite the fact that the Indian bee
is the largest known variety OF the
bee family. Its honey is obtained by
the natives. who live in the jungles,
and it is highly priced. This bee has
never been domesticated. Because of its
sting ii is dreaded more than the tiger
Of the jungle.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
Professor Resigns Because
Students Know No Greek
knowledge of Classic
Tongue Needed in
Bible Study.
ians of Pacific
Seminary Not Up
to Standard.

~ ERKELEY, Aug. 6.-Prefessor T.
1 Cewden Laughlin, one of the
eminent men connected with the
faculty of the Pacific Theologi-
cal Seminary, has dropped a bombshell
in President J. K. McLean's office by
forwarding his resignation from New
York, and alleging as cause for his ac-
tion the fact that he is hampered in
his work here, as professor in New
Testament Literature" by the ignor-
ance OF Greek wnleh affiicts many stu
dents of the theological seminary.
These students, referred to by Pro
fessor Laughlin in his letter of
ficient in the language of Perfcles and
Plato, and when Professor Laughlin
found that they were not, but instead
showed a lamentable deficiency in this
respect, he decided, apparently, that he
was wasting his time and talents at
tempting to induct young theologues
into the deep mysteries of New Testa-
ment literature at q time when they
should instead be toiling away at
Greek roots, etc.
The board of trustees of the semi
nary received DR.. Laughlin's letter
of resignation today. The professor is
in New York. He has spent the sum
mer months visiting in Eastern cities,
and while absent from the coast ar
rived at the decision to sever his con-
neetion with the Pacific Theological
Seminary.
Professor Laughlin's letter, which
the trustees now have under considera-
ton, is as follows
To the Board of Trustees of the Pa
cifie Theological Seminary, through its
president DR.. John Knox Mclean:
Gentlemen-I hereby tender my resig-
nation as professor of New Testament
Literature and Greek eXegesis in the
Pacific Theological Seminary.
Four years ago l accepted a call to
this chair of your seminary, after hav-
ing specialized in those branches of
New Testament study. The work which
those subjects at the present day call
for is all that any conscientious man
can do. Unfortunately, however, the
Pacific Seminary can afford but one
professor in the whole New Testa-
ment department, which department
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
JOURNEY To THE ALTAR
In WINTER OF LIFE
Of San Francisco Couple
Witnessed by the Grand
daughter Of Bride.
SPECIAL nIspArcH TO TIE CALL.

REDWOOD CITY. Aug. 6-Mrs. s. NJ.
Coe and g. w. Hecox Of San Francisco
quietly stole away from the metropolis
this morning and were married in the
quaint little chapel of the Episcopal
church in Redwood City. Rev. d. NJ.
CIaktree tied the nuptial knot and then
the party boarded the sOuthbound train
for Palo Alto, where they spent the
afternoon among the classic oaks and
palms of Stanford University. Tonight
the couple returned TO their new home
at I'll Clayton street, San Francisco
3 Mrs j. c. Sawyer OF San francisco,
William H. Grove Of Redwood City and
Miss Margery E. Glass, a pretty little
miss of Oakland still in her early teens
and granddaughter of the bride. wit
messed the ceremony.
The groom is well-known retired
capitalist and mine owner OF San Fran
cisco. His interests are scattered in
various parts of California and Nevada