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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
TAKE WILL TO WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.--The will of
Mrs. Ellen NJ Cotton was brought from
Santa Cruz today and fled for probate.
The local courts having decided that
Mrs. Colton's domiciIe was in Washing
ton. it was necessary TO file the docu-
ment here q
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
TELEPHONE KEARNY So
THURspAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1sO
WEATHER CONDITIONS

TESTERDAY-Partly cloudy; northeast wind;
maximum temperature. 81; minimum. 10
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy; possibly
showers with north winds, changing to soutb-
west Page IL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
Goods Send Soul Lover
to Napa Asylum
Russian Nobleman, Pupil of Toll
stoy, Who Annoyed Berkeley
Girls, Adiudged Insane

OAKLAND, Feb. 1s.-The theory of
soul love. as it may be advocated in
Russia, was crushed by the stern in
sistence of American women upon fair
treatment and the right to choose their
friends, when Robert Livingstone. Toll
stoy pupil, Russian philosopher and
member of the czar's nobility, accused
of annoying the goods at the University
of California, was committed TO the
state hospital at Napa for treatment as
insane. Superior Judge Ellsworth made
the order. About 10 goods, who were
IN court trfumphed over the phiIosoph-
icaI raction. who could see Justification
for Livingstone's habit OF writing let
tiers to young women he did not know.
and of bowling to them on the street
and in the libraries. Young women
members OF La Solzna club said that
Livingstone had annoyed and confused
them, staring at them while they were
In public libraries. He also wrote them
letters, they said, in which he set forth
the fathomless nature of his feelings.
livingstone was arrested on COM
plant OF Miss Elizabeth Wolfe of 11I7
Euclid avenue. Berkeley, who said he
had sent her four letters and insisted
upon staring at her whenever he met
har
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20

Horace G. Mckinley. Oregon
land CRATER, who arrived yes
terday from the orient in charge
of United States marshal, who
travelled $1,000 miles on his trail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
GIRLS TELL OF LETTERS

Testimony was given today by Miss
Mae Burckhalter, daughter of Prof.
Charles Burckhalter. who has charge
of the Chabot observatory. in which
she said that Livingstone had annoyed
her in the Oakland library and had
also sent her queer letter three years
ago. At that time Livingstone was
taken before the chief of police and
promised to leave town and write no
more. This letter, Livingstone said.
was the translation OF an article WRIT
ten in Russian by his sister. and which
he had translated and sent Miss Burck-
halter. 1t purported to relate the ex-
perience Of a susceptible young woman
in a public reading room, whose soul
was touched by the laughing gaze OF a
Prince Charming. Portions OF the com
position follow:
Now am 1 sorry? Never before have
n C-T
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
CLASH OVER FLEET
State Authorities Yield Bay to
the Government

Called together at the behest Of teIe-
graphic orders from high officisls in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
EDITORIAL

The dried fruit controversy. Page
In the dark. but not extinguished. Page
Embarrassing for Canada. Page S
A steel magnate on Roosevelt. Page
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
EASTERN

whiteIsw Reid, ambassador
declares talk Of war with
moonshiDe-
Senator Knox introduces a
system OF postal savings bsnl
President Roosevelt. belle
cutting wages TO stir labor '
drastic regulation laws, asl
mission to investigate and
facts.
Former Secretary Of the
fends the Fowler bill. prefer
on currency reform to those
measure.
Involuntary bankruptcy pro-
W. Morse. dethroned ice KIM
IKE in New York.
Trade with orient fast sliI
can hands, is statement
tell causes.
Harry Thaw's mother wi
named TO procure divorce for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
GRAFT

Judge Lswlor calls for evidence as to imma-
nifty pact with Ruef and refuses request for
sfhdavits by curly boss counsel. Page 3
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Coatinued ON Page ?, middle CoIum,
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FOREIGN

Japan agrees to terms submitted By United
States on emigration question, but transportation
companies offer opposition. Page 2
General Stoessel ordered TO face court martial
today 10 be sentenced for surrenderIng Port
Arthur Page q
French forces defeat Moors in serious battle
and casualties are heavy. Page a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
MARINE

In spite Of head winds America Msru aver
ages l51k knots and makes quick run across
Pacific Page IL
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should cancellations fail TO effect a
..tIenent and arbitration be rejected,
sceurate information should be avail
e,.Se in order to develop properly
s-formed public opinion
Il therefore ask you to make such
Investigation both of your records and
-, ,- means at your command, as
- ,.hle vou to furnish data con-
y ..;-,s- - such conditions obtaining on
.'1- T-e,,ixvfiie and Nashville and any
~ - ,-oade as may relate directly or
oti,sl .s..,-.l.- TO the real merits of pos
..',.l, irnpending controversy.
e4D's THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-02-20
SUBURBAN
COAST

Court holds T. B. Hickey for embe,
and orders special grand jury
Mrs. Martin tries TO starve herself Fl
erville jail.
Young soutberner in Sacramento leaT
sage 10 San Francisco girl, then XII
self.
Pure food laws Of state will be rig
forced, says attorney for commission.
Nonunion miners repulse pickets Of
federation at GoldfeId and drive ther
from shaft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
All that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.
 Hamlet.
Marketing the Crop

President Rennie of the American Cotton Manufacturers association ob- jects to the classification of cotton spinners with the cotton gamblers of New York. So far as southern spin ners are concerned, he is wholly cor rect, but to say that Fall River and Manchester are innocent of all at- tempts through the New York cotton exchange to depress the price of cot ton is to say something that scarcely accords with recent experience. The eastern and foreign spinners are the natural enemies of southern producers. They want cotton at the lowest possi- ble price, and they are well supplied with money. Beyond reasonable doubt they have utilized the artificial quota tions of future contracts on the New York cotton exchange to rob the farm- CT and swell their own profits,
 The system of fixed differences in New York has become so fragrant and offensive that New York has not only ceased to be spot cotton market, but the cotton gamblers of New York are considering the adoption of the New Orleans system in order to retain their business in futures.
 The south should cut loose from New York. It is a market controlled and manipulated by eastern spinners. New Orleans deals in futures, and the other southern ports handle spot cot ton. The New York habit should be overcome, and a southern staple should either be shipped direct to the mills or else handled in southern ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
Gatul Dam and Locks

The Culebra cut, through the moun- tain wall between the two oceans, is better known than the Gatun dam, but there is nothing difficult in the cut, while the dam is full of unsolved problems. The cut is simply a plain case of digging and removing rock, and time and money can accomplish it now that Colonel Gorgas has made the ca- nal zone as healthful as any other part of the Americas.
 The Gatun dam forms a great lake twelve miles long between the Culebra cut and the Atlantic slope. This lake Is to receive and hold the torrents Ill the wet season of the Chagres river. This lake is to be S5 feet deep, and to get into it from Colon flight of locks Is to be built that will lift ships S5 feet. The locks and the dam are the srux of the entire canal work. There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
THE FIRST S1ooo.
York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
 "The thing that oounts," said man of independently large means, accumu- lated by hard work, saving and wise investments, Ifs the first thousand dol lars. When you've got that amount together you are beginning to get somewhere, and with that start you will want to keep on The red ink in- terest entries that you see put down in your savings bank book twice q year will strike you very pleasantly. indeed. As interest on your thousand dollars you'll get s35 or $40 in a year; your money has begun earning money for you.
 You've got an income now and you'll want to add to 1t. You will leave that interest in the bank to be added to your principal, and now your interest will begin to draw interest, and to be sure you will keep right on adding to your principal too, and every six months you'll see those red figures growing bigger and bigger, pretty fig ures to contemplate, and you'll keep right along saving. But the thing that really counts IS the nrSt thouS- and dollars. Get that and you're all right And you'll always be glad you saved it.
 For there really is nothing like financial independence, or like having at least some money laid by. Then if you want money you've got 1t. You don't have to go to friends to borrow and take the risk of being refused, the risk of being compelled to go without what you need. If you've got money in the bank you can go there and get 1t. There might come a time when you would need money for your family or for yourself very much; it's a grand thing to have it where you can get it." says the Rochester Herald.
 There's nothing mean about being saving and accommodating money; on the contrary 1t is every mans duty to make himself financially independent. I don't mean at all that man wants to set out to accumulate great wealth. there's no great fun in that; but what he does want to do is to get together enough to live on modestly."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24

is no doubt about that. All can see when the Culebra cut can be com pleted, but no one can foresee when the dam and the locks can be built. The engineers are still testing small experimental dams trying to determine some of the yexed questions involved in the construction of the biggest dam and locks ever constructed in this world. The magnitude of the problem causes hesitation on the part of the en- gineers, although the work on the dam and the locks is well started. Al ter the dam and locks are built the sole source of disaster in the canal will be at the great dam and it's flight of locks. Should the locks get out of order the canal would be temporarily blocked, and should the dam give way the canal would cease to be a canal altogether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
WASHTUB AIDS HEALTH

i lieves that the exercises prescribed will lift the heart and the lungs to the po- sitions given them originally. She doesn't believe in trying to put the shoulders so far back that they are behind the head. In raising the lungs 1t isn't necessary to throw the shoulders back. To bend the back and bulge the front of the body is to sacrifice the back to a protuberance in front. It Is an injury to the lungs, and especially to the stomach. Deep, full breathing-through the nose-exer- cises the muscles around the waist and the abdomen.
 "Too many women depend on an arti- ficial support for their back" Mrs. Mo- Murray said, land declare that they can't get along without 1t. That proves that be- This artificial support crowds every thing out of place when improperly used, and from being an aid, as they believe, to symmetry, it becomes a menace. Some women, most women indeed, believe they can fight off stoutness by trying to pinch it away, but they can't do it. The re- lief lies in proper eating, proper exercise, properly developing the muscles and tis- sues and organs that have been neglected. How many women who do not work can have no discomfort? How many depend upon medicines to do that which nature 1 would do if nature had a chance?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Would Bring Great ProanerItx.

While there has been some improve ment in general business 1t is not as substantial as optimists say 1t is," re. marked a prominent coal operator. Now, what, in my opinion, would bring real prosperity and bring it quick would be Q reaction in public senti- mept that would not simply allow the railroads throughout the country to increase rates 10 per cent, but would invite them, or ask them, to do so for the common good. l voted for Gov. | Conner and was lnsistent as any Comerite on railroad rate regulation. I still feel many reforms were needed in the railroad world, but I think our | south ern legislation was entirely too drastic l approved 1t at the time, but since the panic I have become more con- servative. In other words, I confess 1 was too harsh in my judgment regard 1 ing the railroads. I verify believe that the anti-railroad legislation and anti. corporation Legislation in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina, along with President Roosevelts big stick, pre- eipitated the panic. At any rate, I am in favor of a movement in behalf of the railroads.
 If the public would agree to a req sonable advance in freight rates, 1t would give the railroads such imme- diate credit that there would be prao tically no limit to the bonds the com panies could float. And big notations would mean an extensive building of new lines.
 Business is based, in a certain sense on sentiment and so true Is this that the very creation of public opinion directly in the interest of fair play for the railroads, and the increase in rates all along the line, be the increase only 10 per cent, genuine boom would take the place of depression.
 "A slight freight rate advance on or dinary commodities would fall so lightly on the consumer as hardly to be appreeiable; and for the sake of havin Z general prosperity with us again, all should agree to come to the rescue of the railroads"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
OUR FLEET IN AUSTRALIA.

ooh EEEt TN AO . hALlA. From the Manch ester Eng.) Dispatch.
 This fraternizing of Anglo-Saxons be- meath the southern cross is a matter worthy of every Englishman's consid- eration, for there are linked up with it all kinds of questions of foreign and least, which is as wide as the world itself-the future position of the yellow races.
 First and last, it is a question of the yellow races, of the Chinese and the Japanese. Rightly or wrongly, our Australasian brothers detest these two races, and more than that, they fear tn em. AS yet their own numbers are scanty, and they know quite well that the vast tracts of Australia are in finitely attractive to both the China man and the Jap. To us the yellow peril is phrase with very little mean ing; to them 1t is real and a hideous thing. And America shares the hatred if not the fear. Any one who has any knowledge of the western states is well aware of the feelings with which the Japanese in particular are re- garded.
 Here, tn en, is common ground upon which our sons and our cousins may meet, which leaves us right out in the cold, by reason of our alliance with Japan, and the weakening of our Pa cifc fleet. The fact that the Japanese are the allies of the old country does not make them one whit the less de- tested in Australia. and that the al- liance is the source of a deal of trou. ble. It is not to be wondered at that the colonists sh ould, under the circum stances, feel almost more akin to America than to the country from which they both sprang.
 The obvious conclusion would seem to be that the most desirable thing for this nation is an Anglo-American al- liance when our agreement with Japan terminates. Such an alliance, coupled with the growing power of the colonies, would insure Anglo Saxon supremacy on all the seven seas, and would be no small step toward securing the final peace of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 1 HE most eminent noveIists have NY not sorupled to give the moth
 CT first place in literature as match maker. They have held that her business talent along that line Is as brilliant as 1t Is interruptions, and they have pried Into and exposed her vari- ous methods. praisfng CT blaming them according to their hHmor. There is scarcely an English novel written that does not convey to the mother some subtle compliment for her prewess at match making.
 The dowager, with half a dozen daughters to marry off, futtering in the face of the ineligibles like an an- gry hen, keeping the younger girls in socks and short frocks till the older ones have secured their prizes In the matrimonial lottery, adroitly planning campaigns. taking the outposts of the most reluctant suitors, and finally blnd- ing the suitors themselves to her tri- umphant chariot wheels, is a familiar figures to every novel reader.
 Even in America, where daughters are supposed to be well able to look out for themselves, the mother plays no unimportant part in providing suita- ble husbands for her progeny.
 Lacking mother. the father has usually been considered the best sub . stitute as an advance agent and busi ness manager for family of daugh- ters.
 We know how cleverly old Lady Kew ridiculed the least eligible of her granddaughter's loversi and the adroit management of the Biblical Ruth by her mother-in-law ic matter of history but no one has ever looked upon the brother as the real sponsor of all the matrimonial projects in his family, yet 1t is to his credit that most of his sisters brilliant matches must be put down, whether they acknowl- edge it or not. There Is nothing even faintly suggestive of match making in the brothers getup. He Is ostensi- bly contemptuous of his sisters charms; ;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
MEN SHOULD BRUSH HAIR MORE


 ''Very few men brush their hair enough said doFntown barber. Fact. Most ills of the scalp can be traced to that fault. You see it's this way. man Is generally in a hurry when he dresses and he never takes time to brush his hair, simply smoothes it down. generally only with a comb, and as a result dand- ruff Is allowed to accumulate and trouble begins. Now, with woman it's differ- ent A woman has to carefully brush her hair at least once a day. If she didn't 1t would be a pretty mess its very length saves her, for In brushing it each day she gets out all sorts of impurities, dandruH and the like, all of which is for her own good. Now, that is the chief reason why fewer women suffer from dandrun than the unfortunate members of the oppo- site sex and it Is also the reason why the hair is a womans crowning glory, even is she is fair, fat and 40. 50 brush your hair every morning thoroughly If you want to keep in the swim foure right Next. sir."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
The Business Situation.

Henry Clews, in his financial review, says in part:
 There has been a decided halt in &C., tivity on the stock exchange, due chiefly to profit-taking and temporary absence of the big speculative leaders. Whether the downward reaction has yet run its course or not remains to be seen. It is known that some of the leading operators, especially those who bought to check the panic, have been taking profits on a lib- eral scale. It Is hardly probable that the recession has gone far enough to tempt them to reload; and as the market has lost important element of support In their change of attitude, it would be difficult to renew the advance without their cooperation. In short, the immed- fate future of the market is largely de- pendent upon the plans of the big leaders for the rise, who are not likely to take the public into their confidence until they have accumulated a fresh supply of stocks at prices satisfactory to them selves
 "As to the natural influences, which should govern the market in the long
 
 crops continue to make satisfac- tory progress. A good wheat crop has been harvested, and both cotton and corn are doing well and promise full yield Very shortly the bulk of these important crops will be out of danger from frost. It looks as if a good and profitable har- vest is going to be the turning point in our business affairs and prove the main factor in lifting us out of the slough of the panic. There are signs, too, of gen. uine industrial recovery, the railroads are placing more orders for iron and steel, there are some symptoms of revival in the building trade, the textile industry shows improving conditions, and all branches of business dependent upon ag- riculture or food products are in rela- lively good shape. Clearing house returns show much smaller decreases than for merly, the number of idle cars is dimin- ishing and railroad earnings are expected to show better results when the crops begin to move. The railroad situation, however, is still very perplexing, the great shrinkage in earnings and the im- possibility of adequately curtailing divi- dends rendering it probable that further dividend reductions may be forthcoming.
 'In spite of all these disturbing factors there is a remarkable indisposltion among investors to part with stocks even at top prices. The average holder is so strongly impressed with the idea that affairs are improving that he holds on to all that he possesses with unusual tenacity. This 1 form of confidence is undoubtedly an ele- l ment of considerable importance in the 1 present course of the market. The fact also that prices have had a downward reaction of to 10 points, and that there has been a considerable increase in the short interest, discourages selling of 1 stocks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
Millions for Steel Cars

The steel passenger car is coming into favor, and the best railroads are increasing their orders. They have ceased to be considered eccentric. Pretty soon the roads that enjoy great passenger receipts will be considered eccentric If they do not have them.
 At first the steel passenger car was noisier than one of the ordinary wood- en type, but Improvements in construc- ton have taken away from them any excess of noise, and no one now ob. jects to them on that score.
 Thus far the steel passenger car has not been tested in a great wreck, and the hope is 1t never will be. But if 1t should be, it will neither splinter nor burn. It may not preserve it's occu. pants from all bruises, or even in all cases from fatalities. It is, however safe to say that it will prove safer than the old type in case of collisions or derailments. Orders for sleeping cars are being placed, and pretty soon the old-time car will be crowded out to feeders and small roads, while the steel car will monopolize the great trunk lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24

treated. have in mind many such cases. notably that of Belten Gilreath s Pocahontas camp. MT. Giifeath had been the friend of all his miners-the Warm' personal friend of his best miners, and yet all listened to strangers who came among them as organizers, and all walked out
 Another new phase Is for the elected families at the different mines to live in tents. Without sanitary arrangements, the death rate will be frightful; and the people of Birmingham should be prepared now to fight an epidemic, which Is almost sure to come from the disease breeding tented camps of the miners.
 Another and the worst phase of all is the social equality seen between whites and blacks at some of the camps. This is indeed horrible and leads one to ex- claim, what is Alabama coming to, when white people tolerate such a wholesale scandal2"