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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
WOMAN SENTENCED
IN CONTEMPT CASE

OAKLAND, Sept. 29-Five days In
the county jail without the alternative
of paying a fine was the penalty i'm
posed by Judge Waste upon Mrs. Reeves
Atkinson, keeper Of a private asylum
for the insane in East Oakland, and
whom he had adjudged in contempt OF
court.
Mrs. Atkinson failed to appear as a
witness in the insanity proceedings
against Yang Yuen. Chinese woman.
A bench warrant was issued for her
and when Mrs. Atkinson was taken
into court Judge Waste fined her IS or
gave her the alternative Of one day in
JAIL
You ought to be in Jail yourself, -
said Mrs. Atkinson, after she had
reached the door. ''You are not a fit
person to sit on that bench as a judge
Mrs Atkinson resisted the deputies
who had her in custody when she was
ordered back into the courtroom. Judge
waste then meted out heavier punish
ment than that prescribed for her fail
ure to appear as a witness. The Chi
nese woman was committed as insane
TO the state hospital at Stockton.
Judge Waste late tonight withdrew
his order committing Mrs. Reeves At
kinson TO Jail. He fined her So and re-
leased her in s25 bail to appear in court
tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
'PHflAN SCORES
GREED OF TRUSTS
Says Present System Is Morally
and Physically Out of
Joint
Big Offender Is Pointed Out as
Part of the Present Poll
tical Status

BERKELEY. Sept. 2s.-"At the pres
ent time our system is mentally. phys
ically and morally out OF joint" said
James D. Phelan. former mayor of San
Francisco, before the members OF the
Newman club of the state university at
its quarters In Ridge road. The occa-
sion was the second in a series OF lee-
lures by prominent persons, the sub
ject being Ethical Standards in Pub
lie Life
Phelan explained his opening state
ment by saying that the greed of the
trusts was accountable in large meas
ure for present evils, because they got
results. no matter what the cost That
was the reaso there were no Tenders
on cars TO protect life and why food
was adulterated.
They have no personal responsible
ity," he said, referring TO general con-
ditions in the United States. "and 1T is
fact that the big offenders are seldom
or never punished. The big offender
is part OF the political system. and the
bigger the offender the less he is pun
ished. Punishment of the guilty
in San Francisco is modified by their
bigness. This is shown very clearly
in the. trials now going on. Another
reason is that people don't believe In
the efficiency of the state.
THE youth of this generation does
not try to improve conditions in the
battle of morality, but believes he must
stand by the system. We can't advance
unless we change. Moral sense is not
hereditary. but is developed by each
Individual"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
GIRL MYSTfRIOUSLY
LEAVES HER HOME
Ruth Brinkmann Believed to
Have Eloped With Soda
Clerk Henry Thomas
Disappeared Early Sunday
Morning, Taking Her Best
Clothing With Her

OAKLAND. Sept. 29.-Ruth Brink
mann. the adopted daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Brinkmann OF 2ss Elev-
enth street. aged 1s years. left her
home Sunday morning. September Is.
and since that time no trace of her
has been found. Henry Thomas, soda
clerk in a small store conducted By
a Mrs Hallahan, near the girls home.
has also disappeared. and Mrs. Brink
mann believes the girl has eloped with
him.
The missing girl is feet
inclSes in height, weighs about 19o
pounds and has dark hair and eyes
She was taken from the Oakland or
phanage home by the Brinkmann fam
lily and adopted when ) years Of age.
Mrs. Brinkmann said today that they
had been troubled greatly by the girls
desire TO run around town with boys.
A year ago she disappeared for sew
eraI hours with Thomas. who was,
brought 10 time by the police. ~
man renewed his attentions TO the girl
however. and il is believed that he has
persuaded her TO run away with him.
Although she left her home on Sunday
without a hat she was seen later the
same day with new one. An exami-
nation OF her room revealed the fact
that her best clothing had been re-
moved before she disappeared.
Mrs w L Henderson. a sister. liv-
Ing in Grant street. Fitchburg. does
not think she has eloped and is anx-
ious about her mysterious disappear
ance. She believes that the girl left
her comfortable home and has gone 10
work in some San Francisco store in
order that she may be at liberty to go
with her sweetheart
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
ANTHONY DIVORCE CASE
AGAIN BROUGHT IN COURT

The Anthony divorce case, which
had considerable notoriety in the news
papers of 1903 and 1904. is to be
brought up again next Friday in de-
partment of the superior court, when
a motion on behalf of the plaintiff,
Christine j. Anthony, to modify the
decree will be heard by Judge Buck
The case dates back into 1902,
when DIR. Richard S. Anthony, who is
now practicing in Fresno, sued his
wife, Christine, for a divorce. An
thony, at the time he was married,
was missionary in South Africa. He
was educated in the medical profession
by his wife and lived happily with
her. until the war in the Transvaal
broke out.
He was granted a divorce In South
Africa, which was afterward set
aside: His wife. who was living in
San Francisco, was granted q decree
and $50 month, to be used in edu-
eating her children. The alimony was
paid only for short time. Against
Mrs. Anthony's motion for a modifi-
cation of the decree DR.. Anthony has
filed counter motion, which will be
argued next Friday. Mrs. Anthony
asks that the $50 per month be paid
to her attorney, Grant Carpenter. An
thongs motion is to throw out the de-
cree
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
CAPTAIN AVERY TO BE
CASHIERED FROM ARMY
Courts Finding Is Tempered
With Mercy on Account
of Officers Wife o

Mercy tempered Justice in the sec
ond court martial OF Captain Solo
mon Avery Jr-. recently tried at the
Presidio for misappropriation of the
funds of his company. He was charged
with the embezzlement Of something
like s1.400.
ITO be cashiered from the army is
the finding OF the court That il was
not more severe is due to the fact
that the officers OF the court had great
sympathy for Mrs Avery, who was
much beloved by every one IN the post.
Captain s d. McAlister departed sat
urday for Washington. d. c., to go
before retiring board on the
ground OF being morally unfit for
service in the United States army
Prior to his departure McAlister used
ever endeavor TO have Colonel Maus
and Colonel Lundeen intercede in his
behalf with the retiring board They
were, however. deaf TO his appeals
Captain J. N Pickering. First in
fantry. from Ord barracks. registered
at department headquarters yesterday
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
BAR INEXPERIENCED TEACHERS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI,

SANTA ROSA, Sept. 29.-The Sonoma
county board of education has vetoed
the practice of young people taking ex-
ing here to secure school and gain
experience. Hereafter only those who
receive their diplomas in this county
county, according to the following res
olution adopted at the last meeting of
the board:
26, teachers holding certificates on ex-
animation in other counties must have
at least two years teaching experience
or else pass the examination of Sono-
ma county to obtain certificate in
said county"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
GREEK THEATER CONCERTS
ATTRACT MUSIC LOVERS s

BERKELEY. Sept. 2s.-Many music
lovers about the bay have asked that
the number of concerts in the present
Indian summer Saturday night series
in the Greek theater be increased but
the musical and dramatic committee of
the University of California will ad-
here TO the limited series of four. as
originally planned. Professor Armes
says there will not be more than the
remaining three concerts played, the
next one of which VIII be given next
Saturday night by the Steindorff or
chestra.
The program for this concert has not
yet been entirely arranged by Stein
dorff, but viii be submitted to the COM
mittee in a day or two.
The advance sale of tickets opened
with q good demand for seats Last
Saturday night there were close to 5000
people in attendance.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
BOAT DELIVERS FIRST
SHIPMENT TO MERCHANTS

SAN RAFAEL. Sept. 29-The first
power boat to bring freight to San
Rafael since the completion of the
San Rafael canal was the Skinner.
which arrived this morning from San
Francisco, loaded with 10 tons of
freight for the merchants of San
Rafael.
The boat was due last night but
just as she approached the mouth OF
the canal the beacon, which has burned
every night for months. mysteriously
went out and the entrance to the water
way was lost. This necessitated the
captain ordering the boat to lay out
side until morning, when the run was
finished and the boat tied up to the
wharf to discharge her first load of
freight.
The mysterious extingulshment of
the beacon has caused some gossip. the
surmise being that some Interested
parties had hand in the affair.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
.MYSTERYSURROUNDS
|. STUDENT POISONING

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Sept 29.-.
The poisoning Of the 150 students OF
Stanford university, which caused such
a sensation about the campus yester-
day. Is still a mystery. Prof. r E.
Swain Of the chemistry department.
who has taken the food fed 10 the af-
fected students. has failed 10 trace the
foreign substance which caused the
widespread illness among the students.
DR.. Swain has made a number OF tests.
but in each case the result has failed
to show any marked physical property
which can be classined as due to .
poison
1t is suggested that IL the discharges
Chinese cook was responsible for the,
sickness he may have used some ori-
entail herb or powder which will baffie
the chemists
All the students who were taken sick
have recovered and no new cases have
been reported
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
TARDY WEST WIND
CAUSES WARM DAY

Tardily blew the wind of the western
sea yesterday and the thermometer es-
tablished its seasons record, achieving
SO degrees in the official shade on top
of the Merchants Exchange building
where Prof. A. G. McAdie conducts the
United States weather bureau.
That is not much" sighed McAdie
resignedly, but it is the best we can
do this year, l think, as the west wind is
picking up a trifle. Tomorrow fore
noon may be warm. but we can expect
the wind in the afternoon and then
cooler weather"
WILL SHELvE FLUFFY RUFFLES
The annual September shirt sleeves
and the annual September lacy waist
should be things OF the past this aft
ernoon.
During three days the thermometer
has been behaving in way that would
inspire a skylark of the poetical aviary.
1t was higher still, and higher" Sun
day it batted SO per cent, Monday the
mercury in the tube read SO and yes
terday it took still Drawer attitude,
resting at SO at o'clock in the aft
ernoon. There it gasped for breath.
frightened its belt little and made a
desperate struggle to scale into the COS,
but the weather cock swung a bit be-
fore the rustic of a west wind and the
hot spell was over.
AS far as the history of the weather
bureau is concerned yesterday was mild.
September s, 1904, the temperature was
101 degrees. In September, 1895, it
was 9S. Those are record hot days, ac-
cording to Professor McAdie
CAUSE OF HOT SPELLS
The September hot spells. when San
Francisco has its highest temperature, -
said the director of the weather bureau
last evening, ARE due to the fact that
the west wind ceases to blow. A slow
north wind only is moving and that
gives the city the conditions of the
interior The minute the west wind
starts to blow there is drop in tenn
perature of 20 degrees. The hot weather
at this time of the year is explained
by the change that comes in the fall.
about the time of the autumnal equi-
nox."
While San Francisco lolled about in
an atmosphere of cooling drinks and
no vests the interior of the state did
not go in for unusual temperatures. but
kept at the steady summer peg.
This evening shivering San Francisco
will put away her thin fabrics and that
sort of thing, according to McAdie.
The dog day will be tied in his kennel
by the west wind.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
STUDENTS ARRANGE
TO PRESENT PLAY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. %
The English club of Stanford univer-
sity, IN accordance with the resolution
adopted some weeks ago to renew the
custom OF giving a first class play to
represent the talent of the organiza-
tion. has decided to present The Arms
and the Man." by Bernard Shaw. The
play will be presented in Assembly hall
October 80. and active preparations are
now being made. A list of members
VINO VIII take parts has been an
nounced and includes many undergrad
yates of ability. Miss Aurania Eller-
back. '0S, OF Salt Lake City will appear
as Roina; Miss Eleanor E. Dean, IL,
of Pasadena as Louka; Miss Marguerite
Wilson. II. of Los Angeles as Gather
Inc; Frederick w. McNulty. 90, OF For
tuna as Nicola; George T. Morgan, '09.
or Los Angeles as Gerguis; William B.
Calm, II, of Cleveland, o., as officer:
Richard Seward, ~. of Los Angeles as
Bluntschli. and Howard W. Lewis, IL,
OF Los Angeles as Peteon.
The second big gathering of the un-
dergraduates will be held tomorrow
morning The affair will be under the
auspices of the local branch of the
Young Mems Christian association.
Professor Bert Estes Howard. the new
ly appointed head of the political sell
ence department, will be the chief
speaker and has chosen for his topic
The Power of Positive Convictions"
He Will be followed by W. c. shelton.
'Os, the president of the Young Mems
Christian association.
The varsity band was organized last
night. III. ID. Owen. II, OF Stockton was
elected to lead the musicians, and H.
Fittins. 'oS, OF San Bernardino. manager.
The band viii make its first appearances
upon the bleachers Saturday.
President David Starr Jordan will be
present at the inauguration of Prof.
c. A. Duniway as president OF the Uni
versity of Montana next month. DR.
Jordan will make one OF the principal
speeches or the occasion and will leave
here Friday to be absent week Pro-
fessor .Duniway was formerly an as
sociate professor In the history depart
ment OF Stanford university. but re-
ceived the offer of presidency OF the
Montana institution last year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
ClUBMAN STRIKES
TAILOR, IS JAILED
Samuel c. Irving, Former Menu
Der of University Board of
Regents, Is Arrested
Wife Says She Was lnsulted by
Suit Maker and Husband
Takes Part

BERKELEY. Sept 29.-Samuel c.
Irving, wealthy ciubman, former mem
Der OF the board OF regents Of the uni
versity and president of the Mechanics
institute of San Francisco. who has
lived at 1922 Shattuck avenue. North
Berkeley since the FIRE, was arrested
on a charge OF battery this morning
following an alteration over a tailor
bill with Leo B. Wiesz. head of q
ladies' tailoring firm at 224S Telegraph
avenue, yesterday. Irving is said TO
have struck Wiesz in the eye on ac-
count of alleged insults TO his wife.
He was released on $500 bail and his
preliminary hearing set for Saturday.
Wiesz declared today that particle
entered the left eye and that he had TO
crystal removed.
The alteration was the result of q
dispute over a sait made by Wiesz for
Mrs. Irving last July. The garment
was ordered. made and delivered 1t
cost s110. which Wiesz collected Mrs.
Irving declared. She was out of town
at the time the suit was finished and
did not return for e month.
Mrs. Irving then tried on the suit
and found that there were certain de-
fects which required attention. She
requested that Wiesz make the altera-
tions and he demanded SIS be paid for
his time on the work. This was re-
fused and the matter dropped for a
time
Last Tuesday Mrs Irving. during the
absence of hS- husband in the south
ern part OF the state, again asked
wiesz 20 repair the suit. He is alleged
10 have insulted her and ordered her
from the place.
He made motion TO his hip
pocket" said Mrs. Irving today, "and
while he may not have intended to do
me injury it was no way to treat e
lady. I was shamefully treated and
have been Ill as a result"
On the arrival of her husband Mrs.
Irving told OF her trouble with Wiesz
and he sought an explanation from
the tailor yesterday afternoon.
Blows followed words and Wiesz was
struck in the left eye, the blow shat
tering his glasses and badly bruising
the eye. Irving then left the place.
while Wiesz sought the aid of a sur
geon. Today he swore out a warrant
for Irving's arrest on charge Of bat
terry and declared that he would fight
the case TO finish He said that there
was no excuse for Mrs Irving leav-
ing the alteration Of the suit for four
months and that ne would have been
willing TO make any repairs within a
reasonable time. Wiesz denied insult.
ing Mrs. Irving and said that he treat
ed the couple in a courteous manner.
Walter p. Woolsey and Frank Arm.
strong, residents Of this city. appeared
as Irying's boRdsmen. Irving will fight
the case and has secured the services
Of Attorneys Morrison, Cope and Bro
beck Of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
BIDS ARE ASKED FOR
FARMERS POWER LINE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NAPA, Sept. 2S.-The supervisors of
Napa county have advertised for bids
for a franchise TO conduct a farmers
power line from Napa into Lake coun-
ty, through the Napa valley. The bids
viii be opened on November IL Z ID.
system and viii bid for. the franchise.
He proposes to supply power. not only
for electric lights but for pumping
water, churning and even milking
cows. The system has been tried else
where in this state and has proven
practicable and economical for farms
vile and Rutherford are among the
towns above Napa which will be reached
BY the new system
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
WOMAN'S RESCUER DIES
FROM HORRIBLE BURNS

VANCOUVER. Wash. Sept. 2e.-The
heroism of James Manning in trying to
rescue Mrs. E. NJ Green. vapor bath
patient. from a horrible death in a
blazing room. cost him his life, while
the woman for whom ne gave 1T is
likely to die at any rnoment.
While Mrs. Green was in the bath
Mrs. Brown. the manager of the baths.
found the supply of gasoline in the
stove used for heating the water run
ming low and refilled the tank without
putting out the fire.. An explosion fol-
lowed almost Immediately.
Manning rushed into the ROOM and.
finding Mrs. Green in the bath, unable
to help herself, he tried to get her out
and was horribly burned.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
CORONER HOLDS INaTEsT

PALO ALTO, Sept. 29.-Coroner B. c.
the body of Frank Angland of MenIo
Park, who died in the Guild hospital on
sunday night. The testimony of John
Johnson showed that Angland collided
with cart and that he toppled from
his wheel. The men stopped, but as
Angland did not seem seriously hurt
they proceeded. Angland became un-
conscious and later died of hemorrhage
OF the brain. No one was blamed by
the jury for the accident.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
POLICE SEARCH CITIES
FOR FREIGHT CLERK

No word has yet been received of
A. 3. Craig. former freight clerk at
the Northwestern Pacific railroad. who
disappeared from his home In San An
selmo on the night of September 12
The police have searched every city
around the bay but have failed to To-
cate the missing man. His wife. who
is nearly. prostrated from grief, fears
that Craig has met with foul pIay.
into communication with hetif he were
alive.
The authorities of Marin county have
searched the wooded spots from Sau-
salito to San Rafael, but have not
found a clew. Unless Craig is found
this week the marshes near Larkspur
will be dragged
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
The Biggest Dog I'm the yyor,a

He has been extinct for some tens Of
thousands of years. but his bones have
Just been found. perfectly preserved in
the asphalt beds near Los Angeles
tons of saber tooth tigers, mammoths
ground sloths, camels and giant crea,
lures of prehistoric yesterdays, and
with them are the. bones of extinct
birds and unknown insects, all blended
together in this Death Trap of the Ages
Dr. John c. Merriam, professor of pale
ontology of the University of Califor-
MIA has written the first published &C
count of these remarkable remains for
the October number of Sunset Maga-
zine.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
BIG CARDINAL IS"
PUT ON BLEACHERS

BERKELEY, Sept. 29.-An investiga-
tion is being made by President J.
Warren McKibben of the student body
of the university to discover the cul-
prit who painted the large letter "S''
OF a bright cardinal hue on the north
end Of the east bleaehers of California
field some time last night. The letter,
more than six feet In height, has at
tracted considerable attention, but it
is not known who did the work The
letter was painted out today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
STING OF BEE PROVES
FATAL TO OLD WOMAN

COLFAX, Wash, Sept. 2s.-Mrs
Caroline Hover. aged So. is dead at her
home in Spring fiat. near this town. as
the result of the sting of bee. Mrs.
Hover had stepped from the house to
bid her children goodby as they were
leaving for Colfax. A bee from a near
by hive settled on her hand, stinging
her near the base of the thumb. She
grew violently i'll, and her children as
sisted her to the house, whore she died
10 minutes later.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
NEW COUNCIL MEETS

The first meeting of the newly elected
city council was held last night. at
which time the following officers were
sworn in. Andrew Hynding. Herman
Gaerdes, Daniel McSweeney, Harry Ed
wards and Thomas Hickey. trustees
mann, treasurer; Henry W. Kneese.
marshal. The trustees will meet every
Monday night, in an effort to complete
the city ordinances as quickly as pos
sible.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
BRYAN CLUB ORGANIZED

PALO ALTO. Sept. ga Bryan club
has been organized in Mayfeld. with
the following officers: ]. p. Schaefer,
president; Victor Dornberger. W. c.
Shepard, J. Grassland. vice presidents
Z. B. Scott, secretary; Messrs. Hough,
Paulsen. Dfste1 and Ingersoll, campaign
committees: Friedman and Behmn,
finance COMMITTEES: Garland, Crowley,
Rafferty,. membership committee. Tague.
Backus. Holston, election committee.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
ANOTHER DOG PoIsONED

ROSS Valley, Sept. 29.-Epin, a
prize collie belonging to Athin Shook,
son of James Shook, the Importer, was
one hundred dollars reward is already
offered as a reward for the discovery
of the culprit by those who have lost
their pets because of his pernicious
additional sum will now be subscribed
by the dog owners of Ross and in the
pefOhhOrhOOd
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
CHURCH BENEFIT PLAyNED

SAN ANSELMO. Sept. pa musicale
and tea will be held at the residence
next Saturday afternoon from to s
o'clock, the object of which is to pro-
vide funds for furnishing the rsecforv
attached to st. Anselm's church The
church and the residence are nearing
completion. An excellent musical pro.
Tam win be rendered
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
BANDIT RoBs MINERs

SEATTLE. Wash. Sept. PA spe-
ciai cable TO the Times says that lone
bandit appeared on the trail between
Nome and Council, Alaska. and held up
eight miners. securing about sl.2OO.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30

TO ABOLISH BILLBoARDs-oakIand, Sent.
29.--The Outdoor art league of Alameda county
is preparing TO inaugurate vigorous campaign
for abolishing billboards. The league Is receiv.
ing much encouragement in its work.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
Double
Your Money

Every dollar up to fifty paid toward
the purchase of new piano this week
at Eilers stores gets you a receipt for
". go Market and 1920 Fillmore.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
Do Yau Want szon.

Read THE CALLS weekly offer or
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