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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
Where the Mother Is Head of the Family

is the custom of the Pueblo Indians
of New Mexico to recognize the mother
as the head of the family. 1t is one of
their earliest customs, which with
them is law. Kinship is recognized
through the female line. Their society
is founded upon clanship and united
by bond of the same maternal ances-
try. 1t may be a single line of male
ancestry, but it means company of
blood relatives-a mother. her children.
her daughters children, and so on in
descent. The entire line, or clan, of
Indian pueblo. or village, thus form
ing colony or set" and regulate
their own domestic affairs similar to
that of a large family. The mother
owns the house and the greater part
of the personal property. The father
owns the land. hunting implements.
the horse and farming implements.
but the principal part of the crops
and other property belong to the moth
er and their children.
The father is merely the agent or
manager of the household. The mother
dren. and the young brave purchasing a
wife must pay the dover TO her mother,
which is usually one or more ponies,
blankets. etc.
Separation is optional with either the
wife or husband. When he becomes
tired of the loose bond he throws his
blanket over his shoulder. as a sign
that he casts her off, and walks forth.
taking a few implements of the chase
or a very small part of the community
property. She falls heir to the house,
the furniture and other household
goods. and also keeps the children. If
he owns a small tract of land it's value
is divided between them. The father
returns to his own clan, or set" His
children belong to the mothers clan
and are thus brought up as members
of that clan. The clan name has its
origin in some object or animal-bear,
wolf, etc. That is why they are so
named. The marriage ceremony is
simple The young brave brings the
dover to the mother and takes the
blushing dusky bride to his humble
home. which is usually a small room
in a five or six story stone apartment
house, if at Acoma or zuni But If
at Isleta, near Albuquerque. it is a
small room in a two story adobe house.
The mother of the bride has already
instructed her in the art of cooking
and in the making OF a cradle or
pouch for the baby She twines the
twigs, thinking perhaps of a happy
married life. places the infant in the
pouch. sings it over her shoulder. and
goes forth in search of the blankets
baskets, pottery, etc. manufactured by
her husband. She not only gathers the
materials for the weaving of baskets,
but she washes the clay, mixes and
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If the goal tender is not too wary sends
the ball spinning over the cross bar. AS
soon as that happens the dogs know a
score has been made and trot back
TO the center of the field to wait for
the next serum.
Only the goal tender is inconsolable
In several of the accompanying photo
graphs recently taken at a game near
the famous English school at Harrow
the goal tender is shown in various at
titudes. In one, where the ball has
passed over the bar, he is jumping up
close beside the goal post in his rage.
That a goal was actually scored is ap-
parent in the wagging tail and delight
ed expression on the face of the oppo-
nent in the extreme right of the pic
ture
In another the same goal tender is
photographed just as he is tackled and
prevented from jumping high enough
to stop the ball from crossing the bar
The tackle is a foul, as the excited
opponent used his teeth, planting them
in the picturesque but useless drawers.
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tongues are lolling out and they are
playing the game hard.
The gridiron is considerably smaller
than the one used by human players.
In fact. ii varies to suit the ideas of
the owners. as no definite rules have
been established as yet A tennis court
about fts the needs. The two goal
posts are about seven feet high with
a cross bar at that height. They are
firmly braced and from the middle of
one cross bar TO the other a tight wire
is stretched. Up and down the length
of this slips a ring to which the foot
ball is attached by cord. The OBJ
ject of the game is for one set of
players to knock the football over the
opposing sides goal.
The players are all free to go at the
bali as they please except the goal
tender, whose natural tendency to fol-
low the ball wherever it goes is
checked by a rope which keeps him
where he belongs. The others all sur
round the ball. which hangs a few
inches off the ground, and knock it
along the wire toward the opposing
goal In well organized teams some of
the players devote themselves to keep
ing off the rivals. and others direct
their attention solely toward the ball.
Mass plays are made and combinations
not unlike the solid formations played
in the American game are frequent
AS the ball nears a goal the excite
ment becomes intense and the specta-
tors become wild with enthusiasm. The
dogs themselves know what is at stake,
apparently, and they fight just like
any other players under the goal posts.
The best defensive players are always
the goal tenders, and they make things
very lively when the ball gets within
their reach. To make a goal requires
considerable force and a cleverly exc
cuted attack upon the ball. One of
the dogs usually waits outside the
struggling. swapping mass until his op-
portunity arrives and then he throws
himself at the ball over the mass, and
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
By James F. RyefieId

-HE smartest and liveliest of all
dogs. the fox terriers. have been
taught the game of football in
England and the sport has
proved so popular that it bids fair to
become an international amusement.
The oogs can not have too much of it;
they enjoy it thoroughly. and at the
end Of a match are ready TO do it all
over again.
Tt could hardly be called Rugby or
intercollegiate football that the dogs
play but the game viii probably be
given a name of its own as its pop
ularity increases. Fox terriers which
have never seen the game take 10 it
in a few days and learn to send the
ball toward the opponents goal every
time. Only the goal keepers require
extra facility and the look of disap-
pointment that comes over their faces
as a goal is scored is only equaled by
the gladsome wagging of the tails of
the successful team.
OF all the dogs which take a part
in the games of children none are so
clever as the fox terriers. Tag and
hide-and-go-seek come to them read
lily and they play with ali the serious
ness Of the children themselves.
They have taken up football in the
same spirit. and the sight of them in
their little jerseys and short drawers.
which are put on them for the enter
tainment Of spectators. keeps the on
lockers in high feather all the time.
They go upon the field as serious and
determined looking as any bunch of
gridiron heroes. but they seem to take
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The photograph in which the referee
the air just as he lifts his front paws
under the ball to send it flying over
the bar.
A fierce serum and a thwarted goal
is caught in another of the photo
graphs. The clever opposing team had
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08

worked the, ball up to where it was
just out of reach of the straining goal
keeper and then the kicker of the team !.
comes forward with his great rush to
carry it over. But the side on the de-
fensive has another good blocker of
plays, who plants his paws against the
opposite side of the ball as the kicker
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
Fountain City Man Today An
nounCed Himself as Seek
ing Democratic Nomination
For State StatiStlcian.
WILL HE GET SOLID DEL
EGATION FROM WAYNE.
There Is Some Doubt About
This as He Has Many Po-
IitiCaI Enemies in His Own
Party-EfeCt on Others.

George b. Harris, Of Fountain City.
democratic chairman OF Wayne county.
today announced his candidacy for the
office of state statistician. Before
ed much encouragement from party
men in various counties of the state
and as at present he has a clear field.
il is declared by his friends that the
chairman will land the nomination.
The Democratic state convention meets
III indianapolis March - and -. thus
giving Mr.. Harris Il month in which To
forward his candidacy. la that time
he will push the construction of his
political fences at a lively rate. He
may have some of them to repair from
lime to time, however. for il viii be
rememberer that he has many enemies
in his home county.
Mr.. Harris is known over the state
principally as the man who organized
he Sixth district against james t.
Watson in the Sixth Congressional
esection. and came near defeating him.
II is on the strength of this fight that
Harris will make his race.
The supporters of Harris claim for
him solid delegation from Wayne
county. but that assertion is by no
means an assured fact IL the admin
istration forces of the city of Rich
mond tall in line and support Harris.
it will be only To get him out of county
politics, for there Is no love between
he two factions in Wayne county.
The delegates will be chosen for the
state convention Saturday. March I.
Just what effect the Harris candida
cy will have on the Rev. T. III. Kuhn's
race for th& gubernatorial nomination
is "a matter of speculation among the
atter's friends. Ii is pointed out that
with the election of Stokes Jackson OF
Greenfield as democratic state chair
man and Rev. kuhn's candidacy. the
Sixth district already has its share OF
political honors and aspirants. without
any more entries in the political field
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
JUDGE FOX RULES
Says That Rental Agent Can
not Be Termed Agent in
Full Sense of Word.
HARSH CASE DISMISSED

The case of Abraham Harsh Of this
city against Edwin NJ. Campfield. of
Jefferson county. was again brought
up in circuit court this morning. Mr..
Harsh claims that Campfield owes him
s222.06 on account for coal furnished
the latter for use in the Colonial
building on Main street, which Mr.
Campfcld owns. Some time ago,
John l.. Rupc as counsel for Campfield
moved to dismiss the action on the
grounds that the latter does not live
here. Charles +. Shiveley. counsel
for the plaintiff, asked that this mo
ton be overruled on the grounds that
Nr Campfield has an agent in this
city who collects his rents. Judge Fox
ruled that an agent who collects rents
and is not an agent in any other sense
cannot be alleged to be an agent in
full, and so dismissed the case from
the Wayne county docket.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29

ton and Boston townships, ! delegate
and / alternate. meeting place Boston
Center township l delegate and l al
ternate. meeting place Centerville;
Clay and Harrison townships l dele
gate and ! alternate. NEE ting place
Greensboro; Franklin township, I del
egate and ! alternate: Dalton and Per
ry townships, l delegate and ! alter
nate. NEE ting place Economy; Greene
and Webster townships. l delegate
and ! alternate meeting place WI
liamsburg; Jackson township. > dele
gates and 2 alteTnates. NEE ting place
Cambridge City; jefferson township.
l delegate and / alternate; New Gar
den township, l delegate and ] alter
nate; Washington township ! dele
gate and l alternate; Wayne township
outside Of Richmond, delegates and
> alternates, meeting place court
house; First ward. Richmond. / dele
gate and / alternate; Second ward
Richmond, ! delegate and ! alternate:
Third ward, Richmond, delegate and
l alternate; Fourth ward. Richmond
2 delegates and . alternates; Fifth
ward, Richmond, delegates and al
ternates; Sixth ward. Richmond. .
delegates and > aIternates; Seventh
ward, Richmond l delegate and l al
tcrnate; Eighth ward, Richmond.
delegate and / alternate.
The various township meetings
shall be held at 80 o'clock in the af
ternoon of Monday, March 16, and the
ward meetings, in the city of Rich
mond at 7:30 O'Clock in the evening
in the usual places.
The same aDDOrtionment shall gov
ern the election Of delegates to the
legis'ati:c convention. as is effective
for tiIr cCuGrc-@ional convention
LEWIS :. BOWMAN. Chairman.
EDWARD F. WARFEL. Sec'y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29


After BOlden was rcn owed to Rich
tnOnd the women were taken into the
council room, where Deputy Prosecut-
ing Attorney. Joshua Allen put them
through the sweat box for about half
an hour. Their testimony in the main
cOrrespOnded to the story told by Mr..
Hindman, but their statements We're
somewhat conflicting. They claimed
that they had never been in trouble be
fore. and that they were sure that Pete
Bolden did not have any weapon about
his person.
When the prisoners were searched,
nothing was found upon them. but it is
the opinion of the deputy prosecutor
that the weapons We're thrown away
in the flight to the home of Calamese.
From the stories told by Mrs Scott
and Mrs. Boone it appears that they
and Bolden We're invited to Hagers-
town by Calamese to spend the even
ing and that today they all intended To
go TO the home Of John Williams, col
ored, near Economy to spend Saturday
and Sunday. One of the women stat
eu lIldI Slle udu never Secn OF H6dIt
of Hagerstown before. and IF de good
Lawd would let her get away from de
place alive she'd nevah step foot inside
de town again as long as she lived -
Mrs. Boone stated that neither she nor
any of her companions were related to
Calamese but that they called him
Uncle because he was so good and
kind.
Mrs. Boone stated that Pete BOlden
was a boarder at her house and that
her husband was hOstler in the em-
ploy Of Hernly, the race horse man of
New Castle. The statement that was
made by Betty Scott that she had new
er seen HagerstOwn before was found
to be false. because she was finally rec
ognized by several as having attended
the fair here last summer.
All three of the colored people were
very much frightened. and BOlden
heayed sigh of relief when he was
placed III the carriage that was to take
him to Cambridge City. Mrs. Boone
told the more consistent story OF the
two women. but owing to fright or a
lapse of memory. Betty Scott could not
tell the same story twice, except that
she was "nevah SO scared since the
day she was BON"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
Congressional and LegisIa-
tive Conventions viii Be
Held at the Same Time,
March 16.
IAPPORTIONMENT OF
TOWNSHIP DELEGATES,
Richmond Has the Greater
Number-Time of the Var
ious Delegates Selection.

Today the executive committee OF
the Wayne County Republican central
committee, issued a call for ward and
township meetings on March 16. The
call. which follows, denotes the places
where these various meetings will be
held.
To the Republicans of Wayne County,
Indiana:
Pursuant to the call Of the district
chairman, the republicans of Wayne
county will meet in their respective
wards and townships Monday, March
Is for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the congressional district con-
vention 10 be held in Shelbyville. Ind.
April Q, 1905. They will also at this
time elect delegates 70 the Legislative
convention of Wayne and Fayette
counties. which will be held ar the
same time and place as the congress
sional convention. The delegates 10
the legislative convention will select
q candidate for joint-representative
for Wayne and Fayette counties in the
state legislature. The legislative dele
gates may be the same or other than
the congressional delegates.
Attention of the various ward and
pre- cinct meetings is called to Rule II.
adopted by the Wayne County Central
committee. which is as follows:
Candidates for Congress.
IL All candidates for congress re-
siding in Wayne county shall have
their names on the ballot. The one
receiving the highest number Of votes
shall be declared the nominee OF
Wayne county and he shall have Il
voice in the selection OF delegates 10
the congressional conve ntion, which
delegates shall go uninstructed beyond
Wayne county's preference.
In accordance with the district call
Wayne county is entitled to ~ dele
gates, apportioned as follows. Abing-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
ERENZ|ED HACERSTOWN MOB MADE
VIGOROUS ATTEMPT TO TAKE LIFE
OF NEGRO WHO COMMITTED ASSAULT

have been in trouble before. although
they vigorously denied ever having
been in the tolls. Mr.. Hindman is
resting easy this morning. Many citi-
zens have called at his home to see
him. To all Mr.. Hindman states that
he believes the negro intended to kill
him if possible. Mr. Hindman is
very prominent man of HagerstOwn
and well known over three counties.
At one time he made the race for sher-
iff and came within few votes of
winning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
REUTERDAHL TO
TELL HIS STORY
Was Forced to Leave Evans
Fleet.

Washington, ID. e., Feb. z9-Henry
Reuterdahl who criticised the con
struction of American battleships and
stirred up an investigation. and WHO
is with Admiral Evans feet, has been
called to Washington by the Senate
committee on naval affairs 10 testify.
Reuterdahl left CalIao yesterday for
Washington
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
OLD HOME
A NATIONAL PARK
General Sherwood Would
Have II So.

Washington. .. c, Feb. 29-Gener-
al Sherwood today introduced i reso-
luton providing for the purchase of
Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's form
er home, in Virginia. The idea is to
open it as d government memorial
park.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
MAN LODGED IN JAIL.
Prosecutor Jessup Stands by the Mob
Leaders.

=. BOlden, the coIored man whose
life an enraged Hagerstown mob
sought last night for d murdcrous as
sault on Arch Hindmau, the veteran
hotel keeper of that place. now rests
behind the bars Of the Wayne county
Jail. After Marshal Dixon had placed
BOlden in the town Jail at HagerstOwn
he teleploncd to Sheriff Meredith at
Richmond and asked him to come i'm
mediately to Hagerstown. Get here
in ten minutes if you can said Dixon.
Meredith told him that it would be inn
possible. owing to the condition OF the
roads, to get to Hagerstown in less
than three hours. He then instructed
Dixon TO smuggle the cOlOred man out
of the Jail and drive with him to Cam
bridge City. Il will meet you there,
last car back to Richmond" said the
sheriff
Acting on the instructions he had re-
ceived from the sheriff Marshal Dix
on and deputy, with a maddcned
crowd in the office of the Jail build
ing shouting lynch the Niger" kill
him" and string him up to a tree, "
secretly took Bolden out of the rear
entrance TO the Jail, escorted him
down an alley and then placed him in
rig. after which they drove with him
to Cambridge City. There Sheriff
Meredith took Bolden in charge and
brought him to the county Jail
On the car Bolden said to the sher-
tff with a grim smile. We'll | was
scared, but not half as scared as that
town marshal was" He refused to
discuss the cutting affair other than
to say that he did not use razor on
much as a jack knife on me-" he said.
Amusing Incident.
There was one amusing incident
connected with the capture of Bolden.
Before he was taken out of the Ha-
gerstown jail, Marshal Dixon placed
a pair of antiquated handouts on the
man. In his hurry to get the man out
of town Dixon left the keys to these
"bracelets' in the Jail. When the sher-
IF had placed Bolden in the county
jail it was necessary for him to file
i'll two the handcuff chain 1t was not
until about noon today that the keys
TO the handouts arrived
No Prosecution.
will YOU take steps to prosecute
the leaders Of the mob that attempted
to lynch Bolden?" Prosecutor Jessup
was asked this morning.
You can positively and emphatic
ally state that | will not prosecute any
member of that mob. When a drunk
EN- negro makes a cowardly and muir
derous assault on an aged man who is
attempting TO act as a peace maker it
is only natural that his enraged fel.
low citizens give vent to their feelings
like those men at Hagerstown did last
night" was his vigorous reply. AT
noon today Prosecutor Jessup and
Sheriff Meredith went to Hagcrstow
to thoroughly investigate the affair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
WOMAN AND THREE
CHILDREN CREMATED
Several Others Had Very Mar
row Escapes.

Pittsburg, Pa. Feb. 29-Mrs. Caro-
lima Eiack and her three children were
cremated by the burning of their
home this morning. Several others
had narrow escapes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
A STRANGE FATE.

Madison, Ind. Feb. 2s-Two weeks
ago Mr.. and Mr. Peter Krerner eele.
brated their golden wedding. Mrs.
KTemer died the next week and her
husband followed her today. He was
: wears Of age and a civil war veter-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
BRUTALLY MURDERED
ON NEW ORL EAhS LEVEE
Robbery Was the Motive for
Killing Kempie.

New Orleans, La. Feb. 29-Captain
Frank Kemple, commander OF the
steamship Antilles, was murdered and
robbed on the Ievee this morning.
There is no clue 10 the identity OF the
murderer. s.. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
THAWS WILL NOW
ELIMINATE EVELYN
She Herself Told of This
Phase.

New York. Feb. 29--Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw was interviewed today and she
admitted she had not seen her hus-
band for some time and believed that
the Thaw family had decided to elm
mate her. She denied the stories of
a conference to make a settlement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
Story of Assault.

MI Hindman was at Muncie yeSter-
day crying a sale. after which he went
TO Anderson on an interurban car to
make connection with the Pennsylva-
MIA train for HagerstOwn, which ar
rives here at siX-thirty D. N. When
the train reached New Castle, three ne
groes boarded the train, one a man and
two were women. When HagerStOWn
was reached. Mr.. Hindman together
with Mr.. Mahlon Lannard, whom Mr..
Hindman had met on the train, alight-
ed. The colored people did the same.
going north on Washington street,
quite a little in advance of Hindman
and Lanuard. When about midway
between the depot and Main street on
Washington, the negroes stopped and
appeared to be Quarreling among them
selves. 4 few seconds later Hind
man and Lannard came up and in at
tempting to pass around the negroes,
one of the women made the following
remark. presumably addressed to Mr.
Hindman: Say. Mr.. Whiteman, please
make this man stopping fighting me-"
to which Mr.. Hindman replied i'll his
usual jovial manner. Now girls be
good and don't cause any trouble -
whereupon the man struck him in the
back of the head. which for a moment
stunned him. The men then clinched
and lively scramble ensued, in which
Hindman was severely slashed about
the head and shoulders with some
snarp instrument thought to be a ra-
ypr
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-29
STATE PLATFORM TO
HAVE TEMPERANCE PLANK
Ohio Leaders Say 1t Is Neces-
Sary.

Washington, D. c. Feb. 29-Infor-
nation given out here is that the Ohio
republican platform will contain a
temperance plank. Leaders say they
are compelled 10 do it.