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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
WINNERS OF EASTERN RACES

WASHINGTON, March 26.-BenDings results:
First race, six furlongs, Columbia course
Lady Vera won, kankakee second, Oakleaf third.
Time. 1:17 To-
Second race. maiden twO-year-olds half a
second. Giles third. Time, so 2-5.
Third race. six and half furlongs-Work-
man won. ALelina second. Wabash Queen third.
Time l:24.
Fourth race seven furlongs-Black Mate won
Campaigna second. Sallek third. Time. 1:30 10.
Fifth race. six furlongs-Akbar won. Park
Sixth race handicap. one mile and forty
yRrds-Sonoma Belle won. ormondes Right sec
ond. Ssylor third Time, LAG 3-5.
HOT SPRINGS. March 26.-oaklawn results:
First race four furlongs-Chulita won, Bro
cade second. Daisy Shine third. Time. 40.
Second race, three and half furlongs-Be-
witched won; Hssty second, Boil Weevil third.
Third race i've and half furlongs-Glendoyer
won. Demo second, Tom Giroy third. Time,
Fourth race. handicap. six furlongs-Mike Sui
ton won. Hannibal Bey second. DIR. Mack third.
Fifth race. one mile-woodclaim won. Dixie
Andrews second Clear Night third. Time,
40 As.
Sixth race. one mile and seventy yards
Beecher won. FlorizeI second. Belden third.
Time 1:44 4-5.
NEW ORLEANS. March 26-Fair Grounds
results:
NJ second. Sabsdo third. Time, AS 3-5.
Second race. five and half furiongs-Baleshed
won, Decklaw second, Sagapanak third. Time,
Third race. one mile-Warner Griswen won.
Granada second, Foxmeade third. Time. 40 3-5.
Fourth race. one and a half miles-Oheron
won, Gamester second. James Reddick third.
Time 2:34 3-5.
Fifth race. six furIongs-Gloriher won. From
tenac second Rusk third Time. 10 2-5.
Sixth race, and a half miles-Flavigny
won, Orline second. Arthur GUNNER third Time.
seventh race, one mile-Mesne won. ouagga
second. Fire Alarm third. Time. 1:41 2-5.
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oughly have their superstitious fears

oughly have their superstitious fears
been aroused.
Soderberg today had somewhat recov-
cred from the terror of his midnight re-
cital of the details of the murder, but
his trembling hands and the vacant
stare with which he returned the gaze
OF those who questioned him proved
that he had not escaped from the
haunting memories.
Soderberg was formally charged
with murder by the Coroner's jury at
the inquest held tonight. The con-
fessed matricide was called to the wit
ness stand after the story of the dis
covery of the body in the closet had
been told by Mrs. c. NJ. Christianson
Olger H. Valentine and Mrs. Mary
Palmberg, one of the neighbors who had
afterward entered the house, and Dr.
H. B. Mehrmann had explained the loca-
tion of the wounds which caused death
Soderberg once more related the
story of his crime. In addition he
declared that he had first quarreled
with his mother last December and
that since that time they had frequent
ly had trouble
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GOVERNMENT TAKES STEP
To GATHER READY MONEY

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Under In
structions issued recently by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, collectors OF Gus
toms throughout the country were di-
rected to deposit their customs receipts
in the regular repositories. This, how
ever. did not embrace the so-called sub
treasury cities. These instructions were
enlarged today by the Secretary so
that the public deposits with national
bank repositories in New York City
will be increased at once about S5,000,-
600 from customs receipts, under the
provisions of the act of March 4 1907.
This section is taken with view to-
ward facilitating the redemption of the
per cent bonds of 1907 and also to
render available additional funds, for
the usual disbursements occurring on
April /.
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Thief takes WALLET
WITH VALUABLE PAPERS
Stranger Robbed by Pick
pocket Within Hour OF
Arrival\

S. II. West had not been in San Fran
cisco with his wife from Leroy. Ill,
more than an hour before he was
touched for his wallet containing g
letter of credit Tor $4,000 on the First
National Bank of Bloomington. Ill. a
draft for $1,000 and 500 in currency.
In reporting the matter to the police
West stated than when he got off a
Market-street car at Fifth street. with
in a block of the office of Chief of
Police Jerry Dinan. some one rubbed
close TO him. He felt his nip pocket for
his wallet It was gone. Payment has
been stopped on the letter of credit and
on the draft.
West is registered with his wife at
the Hotel Netherland.
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OLD MEMORANDUM BOOK
MAY CONVICT PEMBROKE

OAKLAND, March ga tattered
memorandum book was introduced by
the prosecution today to prove that
Percy Pembroke had been regularly
employed in East Oakland at the time
when, according to the sworn testi-
mony Of his relatives and himself, he
was painting the house Of his brother
in San Francisco. The effect of the
new testimony If substantiated, will
be to break down the alibi built up
by the defense in the endeavor to
prove the youth guiltless Of the rob-
berry Of Edward Stanley
The book. which contains the work
ing time of the owner and his asso-
ciates, belongs to Henry Pym, a fore
man for James c. Talbot. a painter
living at 1166 East Fourteenth street
and with whom Pembroke is alleged to
have been painting during the last
weeks of September and the first
weeks Of October, 1904.
Miss Grace Eaton, Percy Pembroke's
sweetheart, repeated this morning her
former testimony that Sheriff Frank
Barnet had attempted to prejudice her
against the defendant It was because
OF this assertion that she had been
held for trial for perjury.
At the close OF the session this af
ternoon District Attorney Brown asked
the court to increase Pembroke's bail
from $1,000 to $4,000. Judge Melvin
took the motion under advisement-
During the morning, session Mrs. H
Siegel, a witness for the defense, in
the attempt TO establish an alibi. broke
down under cross examination and
begged Deputy District Attorney
Hynes to ask her no more questions.
She had been on the stand the day be-
fore and testified that she had seen
Percy Pembroke in san Francisco on
October 8, 1904 She lives near his
brother there. She said she fixed the
date by remembering that on the day
before she had disposed OF a piano.
but she could not show the receipt in
court.
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BR|GADIER GENERAL IS
ASKED BY TAFT To QUIT
Commander of Philippine
Constabulary Crosses
Commission
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON. March 26.-Brigadier
General Henry T. Allen, in command of
the Philippine constabulary. has been
called upon to resign by Secretary
Taft on account OF friction with the
Philippine Commission.
General Allen appointed Vicente CAL
legas second lieutenant in the con-
stabulary. although Commander Tavera
had a candidate for the place. Tavera
asked Gallegas to get out, and he re-
fused: then Tavera appealed to the
commission, and it sustained him,
whereupon General Allen stood up for
Gallegas and would not permit him TO
be thrown out.
Secretary Taft has no fault TO fnd
with General Aliens actions, but he
does not want friction between the
military and civil authorities
General Allen will return to his old
place as captain of the Sixth Cavalry,
and will be succeeded by Colonel Harry
H Bandholtz Of the constabulary, who
is also captain in the regular army.
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PEASANTS Join FORCES
TO MARCH ON BUCHAREST

BUCHAREST, March 2s,-Four thoL
sand peasants from the districts
Telorman and Vlashiua have joine
forces and are marching on Buchares
A minor state of siege has been pro
claimed here and the military author
tiles have taken measures to preven;
the revolted peasants from invading tn.
city Should the peasants refuse to re-
tire, orders have been issued TO tn.
troops TO use shrapnel against them.
one thousand more troops have beer
concentrated in the vicinity Of the cap
ital Tor protection against peasant at
tack, and in the fear OF such an oc-
currence the royal palace has been sur
rounded with artillery.
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CRICKETERs AFTER GROUNDS

The cricket season for 1907 will be
opened on the Webster street grounds
in Alameda. The California Cricket As
sociation has been unable to procure a
lease on the grounds, but the scheduled
games will be played there until the
owners notify the clubs that they must
vacate. In the meantime an attempt
will be made TO procure land close to
the city, where cricket, tennis and other
outdoor sports may be enjoyed. fThe
officers elected at the annual meeting
were: Captain John Metcalfe, president;
T. J. Tiedemann, II. W. Brown, L. F..
Hilton, L. ]. Theobald and l. w. Robit-
allie, vice presidents; Arthur Inkersley,
secretary treasurer.
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LAND FRAUDS INQUIRY
MAY LAND DIG FISH"
Men of High Station in Colo
rado and Wyoming
Are Involved

OMAHA. March 26.-Special Assist
ant Attorney General S. r. Rush, who
with Assistant Attorney General Burch,
will have charge OF the mineral land
fraud Investigations and prosecutions
in Colorado and wyoming, is engaged
in drawing up plans
while we cannot now name the men
who will be caught in this net there
will be big FISH, said an oncial con-
nected with this work. i can tell you
the recent prosecutions in Nebraska
which caught such men as Bartlett
Richards and W. q. Comstock, the Dig
gest cattlemen OF the State, We're
mere child's play as compared with the
upheaval in Colorado and Wyoming"
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FRANCES DOYLE DIES AFTER
A/YEAR OF SUFFERING

MEMO PARK, March 2s-AIiss
Frances Doyle. the widely known and
beloved philanthropist and daughter OF
the late John T. Doyle, died at the
family home here Sunday after an hl-
ness of nearly a wear
Frances Doyle had devoted her years
and her wealth to aiding the needy,
While thus engaged she received the
injuries which ultimately caused her
death In April of last year, soon after
the fire, Miss Doyle fell from a window
of the Childrens Hospital in San Fran
cisco, where she was acting as nurse
and suffered severe spinal injuries.
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DEATH OF POET STORY

PALO ALTO, March 26. = Charles
Louis Story, graduate of Stanford,
English scholar and poet, died at the
family home Sunday morning. He is
survived by his mother, Mrs. NJ. Nj.
Story. Story had marked poetic talent,
and his last production. Moods and
Memories" published last fall, received
praise from reviewers and scholars. The
deceased had also been appointed to
the faculty of the Stanford University
English department, but had not been
able to take up the duties of his posi-
tion owing to i'll health.
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RUSSIAN LOWER HOUSE
IS AGAINST 'DRUMHEAD'
Adopts Resolutions Calling
for Abolishing the
Bloody Court

ST. PETERSBURG, March 26.-At the
close Of two days debate the lower
house of Parliament today adopted the
preliminary constitutional Democratic
resolution providing for the abolition
OF the drumhead court-martial and
instructing the committee TO draw up
and present a bill to this effect, with
as little delay as possible The vote
was almost unanimous.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
Los ANGELES REFORM WAVE

Los ANGELES. March 26--Los An
geles may soon be made a closed town,
with prizehghting barred, the saloon
ordinances strictly enforced, gambling
prohiDiteo and women OF the haif-worid
driven out The Police Commissioners
have under consideration such a plan.
Enorts OF night promoters to obtain as
surance lnat the lights scheduled for
next month Will not be interfered with
have been unsuccessful
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MUSIC APPROPRIATE TO
, GOOD FRIDAY SELECTED

BERKELEY. March 26 - Richard
Strauss Death and Transhguration.
which will be rendered by the univer-
sity symphony orchestra Thursday aft
ernon, is regarded as peculiarly appro-
pirate, as the following day Is Good
Friday It has also been thought OF
by the conductor as a memorial to the
late Fritz Scheel.
This will be the first Richard Strauss
music ever played by the university or
chestra.
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BEAT WOMAN SENSELESS
AND RANSACK HOUSE

PORTLAND, Or, March 26.-Robbers
entered the home OF y. w. Rountree,
member OF one Of the most prominent
real estate firms OF this city, tonight
and after beating Mrs. Rountree sense
less with the butt OF a revolver ran
sacked the house
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WANTS STREET REPAIRED-The Potrero
Manufacturers Association petitioned the Super
visors yesterday to put Illinois street. near Six
teenth In good condition and TO compel the
railroad company to repair its portion OF the
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27

Publishers, booksellers stationery, printing. Of
ace supplies The Whitaker a Bay Co. III GroEsLs
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'of the worlds geologic formaI5I-
was The NsriOd when gr fins and sea
serpents and coci1atrices and WyveTns
were not a myth but a reality. The
sea. the land, and the air we're filed
with horrible monsters OF one sort OF
another This era e. often called the
Age Of Reptiles, because OF the magui-
tude and variety q flying. swimming.
and crawling reptiles. which then eK-
lsted
These were the days OF the famous
old IchthyOsaurus and OF the Dine
saurs. the latter. from their gigantic
size. called The lords Of creation
The Ichthyosfurus. although not 80
large as gre III Hozaur. was by no
means sM. I specimens measur-
ing th-rt ARE not uncommon
The an u4. . answers most close
D. 10 die a-llriu deserlptlons o. the
terrible sea serpent IS known as the
PIesiosaurls The Iguau0dOn. some
thing Ike an immense kangaroo. will
q great. heavy tail hke SHAT ot q
crocodile often measured thirty feet
from The end Cf the snout 20 the ZAP
OF The Jal. AID when erect probably
stood fifteen feet from the ground
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PterauOdOn. except that the former
had teeth I'm the jaws while the lat
ter had none-must have been. IL has
been estimated. about twenty-five
square feet
Further study o. the skeleton and
consequent anatomy Of this great
dwelier of the air revealed the fact
that 10 belonged 90 the class OF birds
which soar with little motion OF their
wings and yet in some mysterious
manner keep their bodies ahoat on
the yielding air. rather than 20 the
class OF birds which Zap their wings
alnos constantly as they dy.
Fails great hale baiIike half reptile
Ike creature. with sort OF hand
shaped claw extending out from the
front edse Of each widespread wing
and with fierce. big. glaring eyes pro-
trudlng from a head nearly as large
as the entire body OF the animal. must
have presented a very terrifying ap-
pearance as &c sailed easily and yes
very rapidly along over The surface o.
a hall-foTmed earth ana sea.
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HoW II selze0 Prey.

Sweeping along swiftly over the sur
face OF the water. the great bu sud
denly dips down into the ocean, and
with a loud clash. Ike the striking To-
getner or TWO heavy words. llt u-
nocelt fish. which but a moment be-
fore was dlsporting itself 50 gayly iE
The dancing waves. becomes the food
OF This terrible monster OF Jue air. iris
brother 20 dragons" this reptile rath-
er than bird. bat a reptile with wings
as large as she sails OF a small yacht.
The fteFanodou doubtless sailed very
much after the manner OF the alba
tross. which also has a long. narrow
wing. The albarross has a spread OF
wins OF nesriy twelve feet. and .s tle
most notable example of long sustain
ed r-slJ ia a heavy bird. It's body be-
inG heavy in proportion 20 It's area OF
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speclaIlLed Ii FIrIne.

Because ul ass small body and
enormous wings, IL is called Iae Alua
or uyiug creatures" Scientists claim
tEat IL was mere highly Specialized
iof flying purposes Juan any uyi <
animal before OF since It's time Fr-L
Langley, when he was studying tls
question OF aerial navigation. Io8E
this group Of flying reptiles as sarJ
OF a model TO- has aerodr1mes HE
asked himself. What mas nature as--
self done I'm the way OF large Hvs.s
machines, and are the birds which We
see now the Lmlt OF her ability To-
construct them
He discovered, after careful Inves-f-
cation OF the flying powers Of modern
birds and ot the PJerodaetvI e-5ll,
that The greater the creature me
SMALLER the relative supporting sur
face The wing surface OF tie Prer5-
dac-yl-which was similar 10 The
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peaTed. A large model Of this pre-
historic blrd-like reptile has Just been
placed on exhibition in the Smltnso-
nIan Institution National Museum II
lived 1000 900 years ago during what
Is known 20 geOlogisIs as The Meso-
z0ic age This. OF course, was long be-
fore mans advent
Judging from the enormous ~ize or
the skeleton alone. the epule, II iiv-
ms today, would be able 20 carry on a
horse With ease. The only complete
actual specimen Of this long extinct
dsulEsn OF the world is In The famous
Peabody Museum al Yale University.
and The huge model. which is nov IN
the Smithsonian Institution. BE- the SIN
OF the Yale University museum.
The name which has been given to
this strange creature is Fterau0d0n
lOugiceps.
II Is a cousin OF the PterOdactyl. an
other hyiug reptile. pictures OF which
are quite common.
AL OF the Ptsrodactylz were biFdlike
in general appearance. The entire or
ganlzatlon OF this group OF animals
was modified in such a way that they
were exceedingly swift ia hlsni- Es-
pecially noteworthy IN this respect
were the American members OF the
group. which surpassed many modern
birds in the extreme l.EA-4esz ana deli
cacy OF their bones.
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family TO which il belonged are DIS
family related 70 the croc0diles and
lizards but Il bears no apparent re-
sem5lance 20 either OF these animals
IL might be described as a combina-
ton bat, bird, and reptile.
Il must have been extremely chastity
and grisly looking, as it neW about
over the broad surface of the ocean.
looking for prey which il might de-
your. It's head auC long protruGing
blli which We're o. immense size in
comparison with ths small BODY OF the
creature, must have made il look par
ucuiaTiy ferOCIous ana bloud-JurslY.
The FOSSIL bones from which the 0Tl5-
mai restoration OF this animal was
made We're Obtained Irom me chalk
formation at The ulOuFAEa creJaceous
OF Kansas. gnder the direction or TIE
IauO-s rrOL Al.rsn. wuo Was Tor
many years before lbs death al me
head uI -uc museum al 1AIe.
A iie z-i-.a44 a.-e 04 sac .44y ald tle
extreme length o. JAe wings. Wll-u
EXTENDED O4l IOr Tea .esJ "a more Ola
each side OIL the BODY. vii SNOW lual
Inc EleIaLJlJu Was blAJ LoI rapid
rs mg. IL was probably necessary Tor
them 10 De Nery q-4CA ia uisl.L I4 Jrger
10 capture their elusive pre-. bones
81 Dlras belonging 10 t4e same group
as me FteraAoaOu have been FOUND
lnier conditions indicating JEry aclJ
lar out 90 sec. auu Jue pTolz1IlLy ls
Jnat they led largely OF entirely Ju
Azn- tlsA certainly formed a part or
tAelr diet, Tor nza bones ana scales are
I0-na SIln The remains OF pIzrodaa-
ty-z. We can see this great rs Ing rep
Tie Win AS immense wings ouLspread
10 total width OIL over twenty ieet
gliding about over TIE Sea. and max
ing Sudden darts 10 right OF len. pick
ing up IN us long aLd pointed DeaE.
nsn which are Too slow 10 escape ils
Iayld approach.
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Probably more. since the albaT0ss
are!y dies IN a direct line.
The geological records indicate that
the Pteranod5n Ionglceps and other
animals OF the same kind we're
abundant on the earth during the
Mes1Zlie era Of the worlds history.
but they became extinct during the
CIeraceous period. which was the lat
Jer part OF that era
The MesozoIe era-the middle ages
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wing surface. which does NOR ,..-..
seven square feet.
Sailors sometimes catch an albatross.
Iasleu 90 10 tag bearing the name
of The ship t.e date OF the capture.
lha latitude and longitude and then
release tile bird one 8l -le birds thus
captured ana taelsl H4s later taken
1u another ship ana She record showed
L.4r in twelve days tle bird has tray
eled a distance OF al least $3.50 miles.
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An Era Of Nightmares.


Il was not until the era after the
Mezozoic that mammals resembling
those which iunabiI the earth today
began 20 exist. Flying reptiles and
sea serpents and other monsters OF
that sort are 20 Us merely myths, but
IN the days OF the Pteranod0n they
took the place Of the whales and
delphins IN the sea. OF hsrbiV0Tous and
CarUiVOrOus mammals on land. and
Of yultures and cormorants in the
air.
Scien lists have said that the con-
sciOusness or a man Is but the sum OF
the consciousness OF all his ancestors.
Who knows but that when man ~
the present time IS suffering from the
lideous visions OF q delirium, he may
nave Iapsed into the cCusct Ousuess OF
the cave man and may be cOu1urlug
up in the recesses OF his ancestral
mind phantoms, such as the reptiles
0f q later period than the PterauO-
don. seen with fear by hts torehears
az a time when the earth was stil
comparatively new
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Continued from First Pags1

knsws and understands. whether thou ART
near or far IL never deceived. I am very
worried. very fun Of analrz. even very di-
vtdod In my mind. which o. q prey 20 con-
nictinE ideas and thoughts, az one ana tie
same moment the most lively apprehension
and the most enthusiastic hopes / EN-
brace thee. 1 beE Of thee 90 write % me.
And throw myself a. ms feat.