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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
TOWN THRONGED BY
ARMED NEGROES
Fear of Being Injured by
White Men Causes Blacks
to Assemble in Force
TROOPS STOP RIOTING

SCOOBA. Miss. Dec. 26.-A newspa-
perman who arrived I'm Scooba tonight
about dark found the streets crowded
with negroes, who had gathered from
towns around. They were armed. but
meanor. According to their statements.
most of them had gathered through
fear that violence would be done them
If they remained in the surrounding
districts, and fear alone had driven
them into the town.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 2s.-Advices from
Scooba and Wahalak. Miss, tonight
state that quiet prevails at both the
towns well as throughout the sur
rounding territory and that the troops
and civil authorities are in control of
the situation.
According to the most reliable re-
ports, the disturbances of the last few
days in Kemper County were not as
serious as at first reported The trou-
bic is attributed to the actions of
reckless mob, which in searching for
Cooper on Mobile and Ohio train last
Sunday and shot and killed Constable
O'Brien of Wahalak. killed three ne
groes and wounded several others
The feeling against the blacks was
intensified by the killing by negroes OF
Conductor R. N. Harrison of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad at Crawfords on
Monday night. and, believing the mob
was beyond control, Deputy Sheriff
Alexander. at Scooba. asked that troops
be sent in order that the people might
be protected. Two companies of State
troops are now encamped at Scooba.
Late this evening Governor Varda-
man, accompanied by twenty five mem
bers of the company Of State militia
stationed at Jackson, left for Scooba.
Governor Vardaman stated that there
had been no fresh outbreak. but that
he is going to the scene in order that
he might make a personal investiga-
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
INDICTED MEN ARE
ELECTED AGAIN

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-After ses-
sion lasting two hours the directors Of
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
Company reelected Frederick A. Burn
ham president and George D. Eldredge
vice president of the company. Nine of
the twelve directors were present and
the vote on the election of Burnham
and Eldredge is said to have been very
close. None Of the directors would dis
cuss the meeting. George r. Harper,
son of former president of the COM
pany. was not reelected treasurer.
Burnham and Eldredge are both un-
der indictment in connection with the
administration of the company's af-
fairs.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
EDUCATORS MEET
IN RA|S|N CITY
Fortieth Annual Convention
Attracts Eight Hundred
Teachers Of the State
MANY AT RECEPTION

FRESNO, Dec 2G-About 500 edu-
Gators from all parts of California at
tended the opening today of the for
tieth annual State convention of
teachers. City superintendent James
A. Barr of Stockton read a paper today
on why Men Teachers are Leaving
the Profession" claiming that the male
educators were not sufficiently paid
and that there was little opportunity
for advancement He recommended a
higher scale of pay and also an ar
rangement whereby advancement
might be held out to men remaining in
the profession.
C. E. Moore City superintendent of
Los Angeles, read a paper before the
Commercial and Drawing Department.
discussing to what extent other sub
jects than strictly trade branches
should be introduced in the trade
schools. He favored strictly trade
training. This matter will come up
again Friday and there promises to be
q lively fight between the utilitarians
and the advocates of the classics.
One of the most prominent person
ages at the convention is the president
of the State Teachers Association. C.
c. Van Liew of Chico. When inter
viewed this afternoon he said that the
most important business of this years
StSSlOH WOulQ De IH6 dQOplioH Ol d IcW
constitution. This was submitted to
the association during its session at
Berkeley last year. and will come up
for adoption or rejection at the session
Friday. First in Importance in the
new constitution is the para graph call
ing for an Incorporation of the asso-
citation under the laws of California,
which would make the association
much more effective in carrying out
the educational branches under its jur-
isdiction.
Van Liews stated that the incorpora-
ton would give the body better busi-
ness standing, a more businesslike
management of finances and legal
board of directors.
One of the interesting sessions as
having direct bearing on the education
of the child will be taken up by Judges
Frank J. Murasky of San Francisco
and Curtis D. Wilbur of Los Angeles
This will be an explanation of juvenile
court work along the lines made
famous by Judge Ben B. Lindsay OF
Denver.
At the Hughes Hotel tonight the
visiting teachers were given a recep-
tion by the residents of the Raisir
City. the hostelry being thronged by
hosts of guests.
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ELKs ARE ExoNERATED

FARGO, N. D., Dec. 26-After hear
ing the testimony of several physicians.
the Coroner's jury, which has been in
vestigating the death of Calvin Good,
a negro who died after being knocked
out during a boxing contest
at a recent social session of
the local lodge of Elks, rendered YER
dict that Good died of pneumonia, and
no blame is attached to the Elks. Good
went on for ten-round bout with. Jim
Gains, another negro pugilist In the
eighth round Good fell unconscious and
remained in that condition until he
died, several hours later. Gains fled
to Winnipeg.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
TWO VICTIMS OF
FEUD BAT TIE

LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 26.-Herman
Mullins and his son were shot and
fatally wounded in feud battle at
their home with a gang headed by
Charles and Bud Little and John
Brewer. There had been a feud of
long standing between the Little and
Mullins families. Today the men met
and the Littles fired on the Mullinses.
The latter made a running fight to
their home, where they barricaded
themselves. The Littles followed.
shooting as they ran. They surround
ed Mullins home, firing rifles and re-
volvers. The battle ceased only when
both the Mullinses were shot down.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
PASSED SPURIOUS cHEcK

NAPA, Dec. 26.-Constable Daily of
Elmira today captured man who is
wanted in Napa for passing several
spurious checks on merchants of this
city. Description of the man was sent
to different counties. which led to his
arrest today.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
SUPERIOR JUDGE GUILTY
OF GROSS IMPROPRIETIES
Bar Association of Chicago Finds Ar
thur III. Chet1afn Used Place ON
bench for Personal Gain

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S--The judiciary
committee of the Chicago Bar Associa-
tion. which has been investigating
charges against Superior Court Judge
Arthur H Chetlain of having become
Interested in various financial transac-
tions which came under the Jurisdiction
of his court today found the 1urisr
guilty of grave infractions and OF CON
duct unbecoming Judge and that ne
bv his rather reckless actions seriously
impaired his usefulness as a Judge.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
Is Yours a
piianoless
Home

There is no reason why it should be. Il
now. See Eilers Music Co. Either store,
1920 Fillmore or | 100 Van Ness. Same fair
dealing. same generous policy, and prices ever
lastingly the lowest, for strictly standard re-
liable goods. No stencils, no cheap stuff, no
mnke-believes.
Yesterday we sold fourteen pianos. Most
Of them were Of the highest. grade. But each
customer saved very snug amount Of money
in dealing with us. We are in position to do
il because we sell so many pianos. No other
concern can furnish as much intrinsic piano
value for the money as we do. See the pimo
we me selling for $l86, terms So month.
Other firms. with their ontiquated methods,
must charge at, least. $500 for such fine
instrument. You will find everything else
here at. correspondingly reduced prices, and the
lmgest selection IN the State Of California.
Talking machines at cut prices. To intro
duce our Fillmore Street tdlking machine de-
partment, we are now selling fine SIS talk-
ing machine and 10 sixty-cent standard records,
(your choice) total value So l. for $l6.85 cash.
or $lz.5O on payments Of ST week. Four
hundred machines will be sacrificed this way.
They are going fast. Please hurry if you want
one. Eilers Music Co. Two city stores, $50
Van Ness or 1920 Fillmore. Other stores,
lOz5-77 Clay Street, Oakland; Moil Building.
Stockton. etc.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
MRS. DENLY PASSES AWAY

EVANSVILLE. Ind, Dec. 26.-Mrx
Martha Fitz DENLY, widow of the late
Charles DENLY, former United States
Minister to China. died at a local hog
pital today. aged 70 years.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
HARRISON PARKMAN DEAD

TOPEKA. Dec. 26-Harrison Park
man, the man who first brought alfalfa
from South America and planted it in
the United States, died at Emporia,
Kan. today. aged 73 years.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Roose-
Welt. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and the
Roosevelt children were today guests
of Baroness Won Sternburg at the Ger
man Embassy. where Christmas tree
was given for the Roosevelt children
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

Office diaries and calendars also CAL
endar pads for 1907. now ready at lie
Count, Clark & Ormond's 220 Market ST.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
BILLS AT OTHER THEATERs

1On 1OnSOn VIII De the attraction
at the Novelty Theater up to and in
cluding next Sunday evening, and on
Monday comes James O'Neill, after an
absence of ten years The romantic
actor will offer his farewell perform
ances of the Dumas play, Monte
Cristo." with the success of which he
has become so closely identified, and
during the second and last week of his
engagement new play called THE
Voice of the Mighty"
Wilfred Roger and Izetta Jewell con-
tinue to win plaudits by their clever
work in The Christian at the Colon
ial Theater- The play is running very
smoothly The Butterflies" in which
John Drew scored one of his big sue
cesses, is announced for next Monday
evening.
The Orpheum Road Show is getting
a big share of the holiday theater
patronage Hyams and Mcintyre are
in their last appearances. and new peo-
pie announced for next Sunday are May
Edouin and Fred Edwards, presenting
"A Bachelors Dream" and Emilia Rose
in her acrobatic novelty The entire
road show will be retained. of course.
Bankers and Brokers" has been
whipped into smooth running order by
the Kolb and Dill company at the
Davis, and will be the attraction there
for some time to come.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
FoRGERY CHARGE

PITTSBURG, Dec. 26,-An additional
charge of forgery was today preferred
against ]. d. F. Rihehart, former cash
Ter of the Farmers and Drovers' Ma
tional Bank Of Waynesburg. Rinehart
waived a hearing and gave bail for his
appearance at the February term of
the Criminal Court.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
GUESTS AT GERMAN EMBASSY

Nell O'Nefl and Karl Eber. the Terry
Jewellers. now at 1744 Fillmore
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

ment OF the Signorina Tromben's ap-
pearance in Lucia" so soon after the
opening Of his season as a challenge
10 its discern r1ent
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
sINGs MYTH GusTO

In the matter Of the chorus, too, we
are afforded agreeable surprise The
least lovely of the feminine contingent
IS artfully backgrounded-unlil the
Tnoufsftfve children who are told that
they should be seen but not heard
and the men are not such bad look
The Donaldsonville chief., 1906-09-01

again the next morning, Edna, who
loved her child passionately, had not
the heart to refuse Lillian's pleading
Towards dusk as she was beginning
to be anxious at Lillian's prolonged
absence, DR.. Brandon, an old friend,
was announced.
Why, DOCTOR" she cried. delighted
ly, 81 didn't know you had returned.
Il came home a few days ago and
have been trying to call, but have
been prevented Are you quite well?'
he asked, looking scrutinizingly into
her wistful face.
'.Oh, yes, very well l want you to
stay until Lillian comes. She has
grown So
81 came to tell you about Lillian. |
have just come from-her fathers
She is slightly nl-no, don't be
alarmed! It's a very slight disorder,
but the weather has changed SO sud
denly, / thought it prudent for her to
remain indoors for day or two She
wants you-in fact, won't stay tonight
without you May I take you back
with me? My carriage is here
Has Walter told syou?" she asked
with a burning blush, as she looked
shamefacedly from him on their way
to the child
YES" he replied, gravely, "and he
said to assure you he would occupy
my apartments tonight. They are
just opposite his"
She scarcely heard him. A sudden
fash had come to her troubled mind.
DIR. Brandon she exclaimed, isn't
your first name Jesse?"
why, yes he replied in surprise.
"And were you up the river with
Walter and Lillian yesterday"
Yes; the child asked me what my
name was, and I told her Jesse, and
she proceeded to call me that to my
delight and her fathers distress.
He wondered at the radiant face up
lifted. AS they came into Walters
apartments she heard door in the
next room close, and knew that he
had left because of her arrival.
Lillian gave a little pleased cry at
the sight of her mother and friend.
After few moments Edna turned to
the doctor.
viii you please ask Walter to
come back here a moment? want to
see him"
The doctor was away in a trice to do
her bidding. With beating heart Edna
heard the well-known step in the hall,
| and she went into the outer room. The
| door opened.
Walter" she said, yearningly, 81
know, now, how you felt about
Billy
Dear" she said when she was re
leased from his embrace, will you
stop these awful proceedings"
Darling, I never began them! 1
simply couldn't
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The Donaldsonville chief., 1906-09-01

pay their house rent. The only ones (
don't have to put up for right along
aow are Ned, who took up electricity,
and Sam that's mining engineer
and neither one of them right now is
making as much as my average travel
ing salesman.
"Of course say, If you want to be-
come a professional man, that's all
right. But I'll tell, you, son, the law
gers and doctors get only few grains
of corn that fall through the cracks;
the business man owns the crib, full
Of ears. I've kind of got this profess
sional man idea out of my head. had
It good and hard when your older
brothers were growing up-but if you
want to do something of that kind,
| that's all very well and good: but, do
you know, I've kind of got 1t into my
mead that business man is a pro-
fessional men. Why, my buyer hero
in the silk department must know
whole lot OF things-technieal things
at that, too-and / don't see why he's
not just as much a professional man
as the fellow that yanks a tooth out of
your head. Why, my travelling sales
men are professional men. They have
to study their business It has cost me
a good deal Of money to find out that
| the young fellow starting out on the
road has a whole lot to learn.
Now, maybe you would like to take
up profession that none of your
| brothers have stopped to, and become
a business man. OF course I say il
you wish to do any one Of these other
things and don't agree with me, you
shall have that liberty and I'll spend
| thousand a year on you for four years
more. But, before you do that, I'm go
ing to have my say for just little
while. want you to spend at least
going to for half century I want
you to put in little study In my col
lege-the University of Hustle.
The "HIgher Education"
higher education, which is little more
or less than the reading of good books,
should he the pleasure picked up in
leisure hours OF the business man.
Why, I've seen one Of my friends hers
in Chicago get into a talk with lot of
professors on subjects of history, re-
iigion, philosophy and literature AMI
rearly skin them in an argument; ani
| I'm shot If | don't believe that he has
a better education, as you call it, than
any professor ever met. And you
know that your old dad himself isn't
such a slouch when it comes to books,
eh son?
| "But, here! This is Monday morn-
ing and two days mail to go through
You run along out now and see your
mother. You can take one days yaca-
ton with her, but tomorrow morning
| you show up here with me, at eigh..
o'clock One Of my travelling men has
just told me that the young man who
packs his trunks has got wise and is
going to go out on the road on his own
hool. for another house. He needs
good, live boy to help him along, and
guess I'll just turn you over to him for
a few trips
The Donaldsonville chief., 1906-09-01
New Genus Of Parasitic Bees.

Another genus of parasitic bees is
known as Apathus, and numbers four
species. These are very similar in
general appearance to the humble
bees, in whose nests they lay their
eggs. In this case the Intruders do
not destroy, or starve, the rightful
owner, their presence only entaiIing
additional labor for the industrious
humble bees. The species of Apathus
form the only instance among our
bee parasites in which these resem,
bic closely the host at whose expense
they are fed. Thus, large black,
red-tai1ed humble bee, Bombus Iapfda.
rius, is preyed upon by large, red.
tailed parasite, Apathus rupestris,
which only close and careful exam.
fnation can distinguish from its host.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1906-09-01
CHANGES IN THE CABINET.

that position an expert knowledge
such as has not been possessed by aay
predecessor of recent memory. At the
very present he is utilizing his posi-
ton in the diplomatic service to make
a systematic study of the general na
val situation in Europe, and so will be
able to take charge of the American
naval service in a manner that would
not be expected of man chosen from
private life here, no matter what his
interest in 1t may have been or how
Jealous he might be in its upbuilding.
1t may be taken for granted that
Mr. Meyer is just the man President
Roosevelt wants for his secretary OF
the navy, for the Roosevelt programme
is to make the United States a sea
power in keeping with its new position
among the nations. With his intimate
knowledge as to what the European
powers are doing in the matter Of
their navies, gained through sources
that could not be open to one in an
other position. Mr.. Meyer, it is de
clared, should be in a position to com
pei extraordinary attention at the
hands of congress when further plans
for our naval programme are contem
plated
He will, moreover, strengthen the
cabinet in other particulars from the
Roosevelt point of view, for he is {
personal friend of the executive
Harvard ehum-and, in addition to
that, he has gone through a school o.
experience in the diplomatic service
that will make him valuable adviser
in the greater affairs of state along
with Root and Taft.
There has been good deal of spec
ulation as to who will succeed Ambas
sador Meyer at st. Petersburg. II
would not be surprise if he were
followed there by Henry White, who
was appointed ambassador to Rome
when Ambassador Meyer was trans
/ ferred to Russia. Russia as a storm
center of world politics during the
next few years will form field for the
diplomats of other nations, and the
post will call for talent of a high or
der. Ambassador Whites work as {
member of the commission which rep
resented the United States at the Mo
rsccan conference last November was
SO eminent1y satisfactory that it il
regarded as natural that he should be
selected to perform another importan'
! mission, such as the Russian ambas
sadorship will be in the immediate
future.
In the event that Ambassador White
| is transferred to st. Petersburg it is
entirely probable that his successor al
Rome either will be one of the presen
/ lesser lights in the diplomatic service
or else there will be change abou
which will afford opportunity for pro
motion somewhere else. Under the
new order of things the policy of thi:
government, as far as possible, is *
make ambassadors and ministers ou
of those who have been trained in the
diplomatic school as secretaries of EN-
| bassiess and legations.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1906-09-01
Chinese Youths at School.

green every day with my school fell
lows. My Intention was that I might
make my body stronger while in the
night ] have few hours to study my
lessons and sometimes went to bed
very late .
Very tender, too. is the solicitude of
a son for his father. .tYour sons
health is lucky safe" he writes. and
need not wish about me- You are a
old man and ought to sleep in carrying
and rise in late; but I am learning so
that I can't care about you and beg
your pardon, father Yet Eton and
Ho1gking meet in the boyish request
VIII you please send those dollars
to me TO pass the New Year. LON
don Chronicle.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1906-09-01
eEoRGEL, MEYER.

front SO prominently. Having taken
an important part in the work Of
preparing for the trial of the Standard
Oil cases Mr.. Moody wishes to see the
prosecution fully under way before re-
Hnquishing the portfolio.
Secretary Bonaparte is slated to sue
ceed Attorney General Moody and Am
bassador Meyer is slated to succeed
Mr.. Bonaparte as head of the navy de-
partment. The information that Am
bassador Meyer has taken only a>short
lease of the K1einmichel palace, where
he now resides, because he expects to
remain in st. Petersburg only a short
time, is regarded as assurance of the
understanding between him and Pres
ident Roosevelt respecting the secre-
taryship of the navy
When Mr.. Meyer becomes secretary
Of the nayy-for it is regarded as SO
much of certainty in Washington
that it is hardly necessary to qualify
it with any doubt-he will bring tc
The Donaldsonville chief., 1906-09-01
WAS REGARDED AS A WONDER
First Steam Fire Engine in Boston
Built in 1854.

Boston.-When the city fathers Of
half q century ago purchased the first
steamer for the Boston fire depart
ment, it required over a year to COM
plete the transaction, as negotiations
were begun in February, 1854, and
the machine did not reach here for
the try out" until March 5, 1855.
The cost Of the ancient fire fighter
was $1,000. Its name was the Miles
Greenwood. The corner of fremont
and Park streets was the scene of the
practical test Of the steamers ca
paeity to throw streams of water in
comparison with hand engines
A publication of January Ii, 1855,
thus tells the story of the purchase,
and describes the machine:
"We present our readers with an
accurate delineafion of the new steam
fire engine, invented by A. B. Lata,
for which our city government ap-
propriated the sum Of $1,000. The
city of Cincinnati, which was the first
to adopt this important invention, has
three large engines in the process of
construction. At an experimental
trial in Cincinnati water was forced
through a line of hose 900 feet in
length, throwing a stream upon the
roof of a 51s story building, LIZ feet
high. At the same time six streams
were in operation, throwing simultane-
ously 1000 barrels of water per hour
five stories high. Water was thrown
In nearly a horizontal line 220 feet.
The machine is capable of being put
in operation in five or six minutes
after the fires are started.
"A very peculiar and important tea
ture is that by which steam can be
made to pass from the steam chamber
through a pipe into a building before
a fire is fully developed, thereby
s1nothering it in it's ineipient stages.
It has often been said that water oc-
casions as much damage to property
as fire, but by employing steam III
this way, goods may be saved with
out any injury.
THE capacity of this engine is
equal to that Of six common engines,
and while it is capable of throwing
The Donaldsonville chief., 1906-09-01
Could Tell Il Another Way.

Many years ago an old and well to
do farmer in western New York had
something of reputation as liti-
CANT, says Case and Comment He
had a peculiar twist about his mouth
when he talked, due to some muscular
affection, which gave a striking effect
to his utterances.
His old neighbors tell of trip that
he made to see his lawyers on a GER
tain occasion when he had made up
his mind to have a lawsuit. He sat
down with his lawyer and laid out his
case before him at length. The law
yer said: Well, on that statement
you haven't any case" The old man
hitched his trousers nervously
twitched his face, and hastily replied:
We'll, / can tell it another way"