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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
Lehner Defeats O'Connor
AT Billiards
Lehner

I. S. OConnor proved easy game for
e. Lehner in the class B tournament
game played at the Graney billiard
room last night. The Oakiander won
the contest, 200 to 80, and incidentally
assumed the lead in the tourney. having
won three games without single re-
verse. Lehner went to the front early
in the contest and the lead he estab-
lished the first part was altogether too
much for his opponent to overcome.
Neither of the players made any spec
tacular runs, although the winner
played his usual steady, nervy game.
The score:
Lehner-l3 10 13 s 0 IA - L 0l 3 3
3 ) s IL / 10 0 / 3
13 10 300; average, 20-45 high
run To-
o'Connor--oo 0 l 2 2 IA o 2 3 0 1 3
0 2 o u 0 O 3 . 0 o 3 1 o / 3 OIL Z
0 Ii 0 3-99; average, 2 945; high run IA.
DIR. w. f. Davis and O'Conner play tonight.
DR.. w. e. Davis and O'Connor play
tonight
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
Three Class Tennis Titles
Decided at Stanford

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Oct. IL
Considerable activity was displayed
Saturday in the interclass tennis tour
naments, a number of matches being
disposed of. A decision was reached
concerning the championship of the
three upper classes. In the finals of
1910 Jordan defeated Mann. A c. Tai
boy won from E. Coils for 1911 Nor
gan captured the championship for
1912 by defeating a. Davis. Semifnals
have been reached in the freshmen
series. The four men left are L. Shaul
W. Argabrite, r. L. Murray and H. L.
Lond.
In the doubles Jordan and Henry de-
feated Beard and Mann.
The results of the games played are
as follows:
Glass Of l91o-G. Wood defeated NJ. B. Car
Beard. CO. 6-1; H. Mann defeated G. Wood
by default; finals. E. Jordan defeated II. Mann,
Glass of 19lI-w f. Coils defeated G. e. La
Grange by default; A. c. Talboy defeated W.
H. Mcconnell. 50. Ct: dnals. A. c. Talboy
defeated W. E. Coils. ca, 6-S
Class Of l9l2-H. $. Morgan defeated c. S.
Grace, Go, 60: W. F. Geary defeated S. c.
Kennedy by default: H $. Morgan defeated W
feated A. Davis, ca. 6-1.
Class OF l913-R. L. Murray defeated F. s.
Pratt, 4-6, 6-3, 10; ". Argabrite defeated
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
THREE INDUSTRIAL
ACCIDENTS IN DAY
Woman Loses Finger, Man Two
Digits; Boys Arm Amputated

Annie Perkins, box folder, who
lives at 94s1s Ellis street, lost the ring
finger of her right hand yesterday
when it was caught in stamp. She
was treated at the central emergency
hospital
With two fingers caught in a dough
mangle. Walter Rippas, an emp1oye of
the California baking company, mar
rowly escaped death yesterday The
fingers were crushed and later were
amputated at the central emergency
hospital
Throwing UP his hand in a careless
gesture. Steven Slivkoff, a II year old
boy employed in the Union iron works,
struck the arm against an overhead
saw, which completely amputated the
limb at the shoulder. He was treated
by DR.. Buell.. Sliykoff lives at 944 De
Hero street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
The California Promotion Committee

The state Central Organization organized IN
lSU<-An association for the commercial and
INDUSTRIAL development OF California;
PROMOTION: The act OF promotion advance
ment. eneourag cement Century Dictionary.
,.ra1s me eonmistee has Tor Its object the PROMO
IlON OF Caiifornia'S interests. IL mas nothing to
Ss.i; S " Iosters all things tending to the AD-
eANNEalENt or California It Is an authority
on all matters relating to CaIffornia IT ny
COs RASES the establishment OF new industries
and fosters those already established II invites
tnnitles and needs OF all helds OF business and
professional activity. II Is supported by Dopulsr
Sunsserlptlon and makes no charge for any service
rehaefed ~ nas affiliated with IL $50 CONNER.
elai organ zationS of the state with combined
membefsnip OF more than 30. 600. Meetings Of
UNDERSTANDINGS OF these organizations are held
semlannuaiy In different parts OF the state
wnere matters OF Californla's interest are dis
cusSeu headquarters OF the comnftfpe are
maintained IN Merchants Exchange bldg San
FRANCISCO. CORRESPONDENCE INyITED-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
AMATEUR BOXING TOURNEY

Entry blanks are now out for an anna
teur boxing tournament to be given by
the Columbia athletic club at its club
ing, October rs. Nine handsome tro-
phies are offered for prizes in the ban-
tam, light, middle. feather, welter and
heavy weight classes. The tournament
is open to registered amateurs only
and is sanctioned by the Pacific athletic
association. This is the clubs initial
effort in this line.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
BOATMEN ORGANIZE

The crew men held a meeting FRIDAY
night at the Phi Gamma Delta house
and decided not to drop rowing. They
formed an organization to be known as
the Lake Lagunita rowing club.
Membership 10 the club will be eX-
tended so as to Include any man in the
university who is Interested in boating.
The dues will be % cents a month and
the money thus collected will be used
to maintain the sport. Captain J. G..
Huston of last years crew was elected
president of the new organization and
f. l.. Gurena II. cOXswain of last year 5
crew, was elected TO the position of sec
retary-treaS aSurer.
constitution was adopted by the
club.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
Rules Violated

CHICAGO, Oct 1.-THE postpone
ment of the fourth game between the
Chicago Nationals and American league
baseball clubs for the city champion
shin today by order of K. S. Berpard,
representative Of the national commits
sion in charge of the series. resulted in
charges from the National league
players that the postponement was
made in violation of a rule of the COM
mission that the umpires shall be the
sole judges Of the condition of the
field for play.
Bernard. after visiting the American
league grounds this morning. decided
the game should be postponed. Man
ager Chance OF the Nationals declared
tonight that Bernard acted without au-
thority and cited rule is of the Ma
fional conmis ission. governing con-
tests for the worlds championship,
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
RUGRY GAME posrpoNEp

The Rugby football game between
the Olympic team. which was to be
played on the campus at Berkeley to-
day, has been indefinitely postponed.
The condition of some of the players
after recent games necessitated the
postponement.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

ALAMEDA. Oct 11.-The football
team of the Alameda high school and
the eleven from the Oakland high
school will meet in the American game
tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock at
Recreation park. The day being a
holiday a large crowd of rooters for
both teams is looked for
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
Baseball Thrown by Girl
Distance of 2O9 Feet

SEATTLE. Oct. 11.-At a baseball
throwing contest for girls and women
held under the auspices of the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer this afternoon Miss
Lizzie Arnold. aged 16. of Bellingham.
Wash, made new worlds record.
throwing a ball 209 feet 5 = inches. The
previous worlds record for women was
held by Miss Marjorie Bell of Chicago
and was 204 feet 2 inches.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
THuG RoRs LARoRER

THUG RoBs LABoRER-George Panas ! Greek
laborer. reported 10 the police YESTERDAY that
thugs had knocked him down In Berry street
ing and robbed him Of SI10 in coin. Papas.
who lives at Is Union street. was unable 10
describe his assaiIants.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12

Two base hits-Deiehanty 90. Cobb. Abstein
Leach lIifs-On Summers 1 in one-third in
ming. of Willeft In 2-3 innings. OF Works 4
IN two innings Stolen bases-Wagner "a. Leach
Left on bsscs-DefrOit s. Pittsburg g. First base
on called balls-0f Summers /. on Maddox 2.
Tfff bv pitcEer-Ieach. Clarke by Willett. Struck
out-By Works g. 10y Maddox ?. Wild pitch
Summers. Time Of game hours and minutes.
I-mOires-O- -Iouehlin and Jobnst0De.
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DOTBLES

a. y Fyfe. G-s. e-3; L. shaul defeated H.
5. Reed by default.
DOUBLES
Class Of 1slo-H. Mann and H. W. Beard
defeated G. W Wood and f. A. Parton by
default; f. Jordan and T. C. Henry defeated
=. $. Jordan and NJ p. Carson by default
Mann and II. W. Beard, Ga. 81
Class Of 19ll-J A. Ianghtt and ". Fl.
Mcdonnell defeated c. E. La Grange and A.
c. Talboy by default
Classes of 1912 and lo13-No matches.
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Postponed at Boston

under which the city series is being
played.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
rRnTs POSTPONED

LEXINGTON, Ky. Oct 1.-THE tros-
ting races were postponed until tOmOr-
row on account of Sundays rain.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12

TOfal ...-..-.-.----. -.39 u p Il
EAIcTrtyre batted for WiIlett in seventh.
1Mullin batted for Works In ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12

BOSTON. Oct. 11.-The post season
baseball game between the Boston
Americans and the New York Nationals
scheduled for today was postponed on
account of wet grounds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-27

doned without disaster, save to the
Spanish pride and Spanish prestige
south of the Mediterranean. The sit
uation in Morocco is not altogether
creditable to the government at Mad
rid The war was caused by an eff
fort to deal with an irresponsible local
chieftain in the procurement and de-
veiopment of certain mining conces-
sions Beneath the whole situation
lies the failure of the sultan himself
to control his own territories, condi-
ton for which Spain is in no wise re-
sponsible and which involves, indeed,
the extremely difficult and delicate
question of continental influence.
The present governmental program
in Spain appeasr to be to adopt an
apologize attitude for the execution
of Ferrer and meanwhile to make one
more effort, through the employment
of Gen Weyler of Cuban notoriety. to
subdue the Riffians. There is no like
lihood of continued rioting as long
as the army remains loyal and in the
absence of fresh disasters in Africa.
But in view of the parliamentary
weakness of the liberal party are ex-
pedient of a ministerial change cam
not be regarded as a guarantee Of
prolonged calm.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-27
SPREAD OF THE COMMISSION
DI AN

The commission plan of city gov
eminent goes on making friends. The
Galveston plan, the Des Moines plan
and other variations of the commission
system have been adopted in scores
of cities and are being thought over
with a serious view to adoption in
very many more.
The commission idea is making
great Roadway in the west. Adolph 0.
Eberhart, who became governor of
Minnesota on the death of John A.
Johnson, has announced himself IN
favor of the commission plan. He vot-
ed in his home town Of MankatO for a
new charter which he said 'dethroneS
the republican administration there
and substitutes a business form of
government with a centralized re-
sponsibility for the proper performance
of public trust He said he hoped
Mankato would be the first city in the
state TO adopt the plan and believed
that many of the smaller cities would
follow Mankato's lead, and that ST.
Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth would
finally swing into line. The proposed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-27

with considerable proportien te36
per cent? of colored population.
Nearly one-fourth of all deaths reg.
istered were those of persons born
outside. of the United States. The
states having the largest proportion
of native born Americans of native
stock, are, Dr. Wilbur states the ones
in which it is the most difficult to Sc
cure the passage of effective registra-
ton laws. Therefore. the actual NOR
tally of Americans of native parent
age is not fully represented in the
registration area, although over two
thirds of the deaths registered were of
native born persons and one third
were of native born with native par
ents.
1t appears that the month of max
imum mortality in 1908 was january
with 67,763 deaths and that of mini
mum mortality was June with 1901
deaths
The death rates of the individual
registration states vary for the year
from 1874 for California to 101 for
South Dakota. DR.. Wilbur points out
that the total variation is less than
that among the great towns of Eng
land and that the range of mortality
is not excessive.
With the exception of South Dakota
all the registration states for which
data are presented for more than
single year, show lower rates for 1905
than 1907, and in several instances the
rates for 1908 were the lowest on rec
ord, at least since fairly accurate reg
istration has been in effect. For Mas
sachusetts a comparison of the rates
given in the state reports since 1851
shows that, with the single exception
of the rate Q63) in 1904, the rate
G6.5) in 1908 is the lowest.
Then follow comparisons of the
death rates of the cities of the United
States with 100000 population or over
in 1890 OF the thirty -five cities con-
sidered a decreased death rate was
shown in 1908 in all but five instances.
The remainder of the bulletin is de
voted to the consideration of causes OF
DEATH of occupations in relation to
mortality, and contains the official
English translation of the revised list
of causes of death arranged for use
in mortality tables by international
agreement at the second decennia' re-
vision in Paris last July.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-27
civil IzED WORLD HAS LOWEST
DEATH RATE EVER RECORD
ED IN HISTORY.
Far Lower Than Would Have Seen
Possible a Few Years Ago Is
Rate Just Announced.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 81
THE civilized world has indeed ar
rived at an era of low mortality
This conclusion is stated in census
bureau bulletin, 104, on mortality sta
tistics for 1905 prepared by DR.. Cres-
sy l.. Wilbur, chief statistician for
vital statistics under Director Durand
who has transmitted it to Secretary
Nagel of the department of commerce
and labor.
The death rate of the registration
states in 1908 was 1873 per 1000 of
population which was slightly lower
than that for the entire registration
area. 15.4 per 1000, and it is the low
est on record Dr. Wilbur states it is
probably the lowest death rate that
has ever occurred in the United States.
The death rate of the rural portions
of these states was still lower, being
only IA per 1000, while that of the
urban population was 1865 per 1000;
the latter including all cities having
population of 5000 or more lnhabi-
tants in 1900 and being, as usual
somewhat greater than the rural rate.
Such rates would have seemed quite
out of the question few years ago
The death rate of England and
Wales was only 14.7 per 1000 of pop
ulation, and of London for the same
year, 1873 per 1000. For each year
since 1893 the death rate of England
and Wales has been less than 16
per 1000, with the exception of the
year 1904 for which year it was 1872
per 1000, while no rate as low has
been recorded for any previous years
of registration.
The early publication of the data
relating to the mortality of the year
1908 for the registration area of the
United States was only made possible
by the increased promptness of the
returns from the state and city offices,
most CT which now make monthly re-
ports.
The registration area embraces the
registration states and separate regis
tration cities in non-registration states
accepted by the census bureau as hav-
! ing approximately complete registra-
/ tions of deaths based upon the re-
quirement of compulsory burial per-
mits. For the year 1898, the registra-
| ton states were: California, Colora-
do, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Mary
| land, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
! Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
! PENNSYLVANIA, Rhode Island, South Da-
| kota, Vermont, Washington and Wis
cOnsin.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-27
LON BROSO.

Cesare Lombroso, who died at Turin
recently, was a man of whom the
world owes much For years the world
talked a great deal about, while know
ing very little of, Lombroso. Popu-
larIv he was 'Lombroso the criminol-
ogist." and popularity criminologist
had some ill-defned connection with
criminals and crime.
Lombroso, after laying broad and
liberal educational foundation for him
self. because a surgeon and had wide
experience in army practice. He be-
came interested in mental disease ana
served as an instructor in this de-
partment of knowledge in the Uni
versity of Turin. Then he became su-
Derintendent of an asylum for insane.
There he began to fortify his theories
as to those abnormalities productive
of criminals and lunatlcs.
1t was Lombroso who urged that
MANY vicious or stupid children might
be reformed by the removal of ade-
noids and the correction of spinal cur
yatl1re. 1t was LombrOso who discov-
cred that many cases of insanity were
due to pellagra, and it was Lombroso
who traced this disease to its cause.
Lombroso did much to direct alien
lists along the theory that there is re-
lation between organic or physical i'm
perfections and mental distemper
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-27
LOW MORTALITY
ERA IS REACHED

F., The District of Columbia and "A reg
| istration cities in non-registration
| states, together with the registration
| states mention, made up the aggregate
| registration area for 1908, whose to-
tai estimated population for the year
| was 45,O2S,767 or over one half (51.S
per cent? of the total estimated pOpu-
| Iation of the continental United States,
| which was S6,S74,99O. The addition
of Ohio for the year 1909 has still fur
Their increased the percentage of the
population reporting to $50 per cent,
and other areas may be included for
the calendar year 1910, for which di-
rect comparisons of the mortality sta
! tistics can be made with the popula-
ton enumerated by the Thirteenth
census.
The total number of deaths return
ed for the year 1908 from the aggre-
gate registration area was 691,574.
For the preceding year the number
of deaths was 6S7,034. or only 4,540
less than the 1908 returns, although
the registration area for 1908 was in
creased by Washington and Wiscon-
sim The year 1908 was one of remark
ably low mortality throughout the
United States so far as can be deter
mined from the available registration
records and was marked by a general
absence of severe epidemics and of
unusual mortality from other causes.
Females contributed a slightly larg
er proportion of the deaths in 1908
than they did in 1907 but the actual
number of deaths of males registered
for 1908 was less than for 1907. The
percentage of males was 54.3 and of
females 45.7. The figures for age per-
iods show a somewhat increased per
cent of deaths of infants under / year
for 1903 but the ratios for each of the
individual years from l to 4 are iden
teal for 1907 and 1898. A close agree
ment appears in the subsequent five
year periods, although there was a
slightly more favorable showing for
1908 for the age periods from Is to 40
years.
Nearly one-fifth of all the deaths
that occurred were those of infants I'M
der one year of age and over one
fourth are of children less than five
years of age.
For both 1907 and 1908, 933 per cent
of all deaths were those of white per-
sons, which shows the unequal division
of the registration in this respect
Maryland is the only registration state
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FINE WORK BY WOMEN
Continued From Page One


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in serving meals to visitors, ana IL IS
said neat sum was realized with
which to take up additional park inn
proyements in the spring. Walla~ wal
la Walla is indeed fortunate in having
so live and progressive an organlza-
ton as the Woman's Park club 1den-
tilted with the growth and develop
ment of the city beautiful" and fu-
ture generations, in no less degree
than the present will give all due cred
it and communication to the brave
and noble women who have given time
and labor, to whom no obstacle has
been too great and who have sacrificed
many a pleasure hour, in order that
the Garden City Of the northwest
might have a park that would be
wholly in keeping with the city, valley
and county in which it is located.
Wala Walla's city park stands as
most fitting monument to the memory
CT the WomanS Park club, and to the
members whose names have during
the past three years been synonymous
with better, bigger and more beauti-
full Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

Walla Walla and vicinity: Rain to-
night and Thursday; warmer tonight.
Washington: Rain tonight and
Thursday; warmer east portion to-
night.
Weather Conditions.
A large area of high barometric
pressure, with its center over the east
ern slope of the Rockies, covers nearly
the whole of the United States, re-
sulting in fair weather in all sections
except the Florida coast. Areas of
comparatively low pressure are over
British Columbia and the ST. Law
renee valley. No marked changes in
temperature have occurred, but it is
cooler in southern California and the
Missouri valley, and warmer in the
eastern states. The indications are
for a change to rain in this vicinity
tonight and Thursday, with warmer
tonight.
JOHN GROVER, Observer
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-27
NEW YORK MONEY SILENT.

The first claims in the New York
campaign are just out. Barnard by
100000 NONSENSE" exclaims Mr.
Murphy. THAT simply shows the
hopelessness of the republican cause
Gaynor by 10000. Mr.. Bennett, the
republican chairman smiles and says.
What a 'zidder Murphy is! He
knows he's beaten. and that figure
proves it, Hearst by 10000. Mr.
Murphy shakes his head and replies,
Not on your life! Hearst is not IN
it at ALL" Meanwhile, money, which
has the reputation of talking, and is
often so eloquent in New York poll
tics. is silent What does this signify?
Is gambling on the wane? or the re-
suit of actually in doubt, or the Cau-
casion played out?
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charter was defeated by four votes
but the question is not settled and
will come before the people again.
st. Joseph. Mo-, wants the modern
municipal system She could not
adopt the straight commission plan
because there is no state law author
izing it, yet she has adopted a char
ter effective next April. embodylng
some of the points of the commission
plan 1t abolishes the old city coun-
ell of five members elected at large.
The charter also includes provision
for the referendum of franchises on
petition of twenty-five per cent of the
voters and provides also for the re-
call and the initiative.
Tacoma has voted to try out the
new system of municipal government.
Colorado Springs is another city
which has recently adopted charter
embodying the commission principle.
Illinois is turning to the business
plan of city administration. There
are frequent and persistent calls from
the press of that state that Governor
Deneen shall request the general as
sembly to enact law permitting cities
to adopt the commission plan. The
senate of the forty-siXth- Illinois gen.
eral assembly passed a bill providing
for this permission. Only one or two
votes were cast against it, The bill
did not reach vote in the house. The
Illinois State Register says:
professional political gangsters in
the house were afraid to let the SEN
ate bill go to a vote on the floor of
the house The wirepullers ordered
senate bill No. SO to be murdered in
the house committee on municipal cor
porations.
Two Oklahoma cities, Enid and
Tulsa, have lately adopted the commits
sion plan. In Tulsa, where the new
system has been in operation longer
than in Enid, the citizens are gratified
with their experience.
LeaVenworth was the first city in
Kansas to adept the commission sys-
tenn, and has been followed by Wichi-
ia, Kansas City, Kan, independence,
Hutchinson, Anthony and Coffeyville,
while Topeka Parsons and Ottawa
are soon to vote on the question of
the adoption of the plan.
One of the eastern cities recently
adopting the commission plan is Hav-
erhill, Mass.
Buffalo, n. Y, is in the throes of
the people of that city are urging the
adoption of the Des Moines plan Or
some modification of it.