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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-02

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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
SPIRIT MAN BEYOND
REACH OF ATTORNEYS
Police Play Tag With Habeas
Corpus Seekers

OAKLAND, Aug. with the help
of the local police habeas corpus pro-
ceedings in San Francisco to liberate
Delbert Garner, who is charged with
felony e1nbezzlement in Bakersfield,
We're frustrated, and Deputy Sheriff
James Quinn of Kern county was able
to pilot his prisoner to a late train last
night without being delayed.
Garner was arrested in San Fran
cisco and Quinn reached that city yes
terday afternoon TO take the accused
man back to Bakersfield. AS the time
for departure approached he and the
police across the bay were apprised
that habeas corpus proceedings Were
being commenced.
Quinn took Garner from the San
Francisco city Jail in the evening be-
fore notice had been served and lodged
the prisoner in the Oakland jail Until
, after Quinn bad caught his train the
local police withheld the name of
Garner from the arrest book, entering
the case only when the deputy sheriff
and his man were beyond reach of at
torneys armed with legal papers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
With Learning China Will
Be Worlds Greatest PoWeI" !"
Prof Fryer Says Chinese Have Made Won
derful Advancement in Last Few Years

pire. High and low. rich and poor. all
alike are anxious to obtain western
learning at any cost. 1t is impossible
to say what great results may be pro-
duced in the near future. In spite Of
many difficulties the movement will be
crowned with success and China, with
her newly acquired western civilization,
will cut very different figure in the
affairs of the far east than she has
hitherto done"
The university professor was the
guest of honor at a dinner given by a
governor of a Chinese province on the
occasion of the birthday anniversary of
the empress ,dowager. He was feted
and dined wherever he went and his
trip was exceedingly enjoyable.
On his return he visited Singapore.
Rangoon and traversed- India from east
to west. He stopped at Cairo. de-
scended to the pyramids and made a
thorough exploration of them and also
attended the meeting of the congress Of
archaeologists in session at the Egyp-
tian capital.
After a short stay in Italy and Eng
land Professor Fryer and Mrs. Fryer
went to Canada, where they visited He
returned TO California and Mrs. Fryer
went to New York.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
WELL KNOWN ARTIST
WILL RESUME DUTIES
Prof. j. Fred Wolfe Will Return
to University From His
Eastern Trip

BERKELEY, Aug. 2. - The report
that Prof. ]. Fred Wolfe, head of the
department of music of the university
would not return to his duties here,
and as head of the Bach choir, which
he organized last year, was dissipated
today by the news from Doctor Woole
that he was on his way from the east
and would arrive here August 10 in
time for the opening of the university.
His return to the coast will do much
to revive the interest in the study of
Bach and other composers which he in
augurated here last year. 1t was
feared for time that Professor Wolfe
on his return to his former home in
Bethlehem after his contract as organ
ist of the First Congregational church
was not renewed would stay in the
east
Letters to this city refute this rumor.
and he will arrive here after a trip TO
Seattle. Apartments for himself and
his wife have already been. engaged at
Cloyne court.
During Professor Wolle's absence of
two months in the east to visit his
parents the Bach choir, of which Prof.
d. NJ Lehmer is president has been
augmented by the addition of MANY Of
the faculty of the university and prom
inent residents of this city
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
BURGLARS OBTAIN
DIAMOND JEWELS
Loot Residence in Adams Street
District During Family's
Absence

OAKLAND, Aug. 2.-J. A owen
house, manager of the Hauschildt
music company. was the victim last
night of burglars. who broke into his
home at $50 Adams street and carried
away several hundred dollars worth
of diamonds and other gems
The burglary is supposed to have
been committed early in the evening,
but was not known until after mid
night, as Owenhouse and his family
were away from the premises. A
jimmy was used by the house breakers
to raise a rear window. When the
occupants of the dwelling arrived home
they found traces of the invasion in
every room.
The valuables reported to the police
as missing were a womans gold watch,
gold locket, a stickpin set with a
diamond. a double Elks' tooth watch
charm, a gold chain fob. revolver and
a diamond ring.
Anton Silva of S64 Linden street re-
ported the theft of clothing, and Philip
Mornder, night watchman at Idora
park, reported that his pistol was
stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03

BERKELEY, Aug. 2.-After having
traversed more than 1000 miles in
one year, visited dozen different
countries and circumtraveled the globe,
Prof. John Fryer, head of the depart
ment of oriental languages of the uni
yersity and one of the foremost Chi
nese scholars of the world returned to
MS university duties last night after a
tour OF inspection of the educational
system of China. He will report the
results of his Investigations to the re-
gents of the university.
Professor Fryer declared that the
advancement of learning In China was
surprising any similar movement in
the worlds history. Education is con-
sidered by the celestials, he said, first
above everything else, and nothing else
is held of like Importance. The Chi
nese, he declared. would have learning.
and when they attained it in full meas
ure, with their population and martial
potentialities. they will have to be
counted as the great power of the
earth.
In describing the situation Professor
Fryer said:
1T is one of the greatest movements
recorded in history It is wonderful
to see how, in only half dozen years,
1T has permeated the vast Chinese en-
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
WOMAN ATTACKED
BY INSANE THUG
Police Believe Recent Assaults
in Berkeley We're Commits
ted by White Man

BERKELEY, Aug. 2.--It is now be-
lieved by the police that the assailant
of Mrs. Fred Williams and Mrs. Mary
Rusanan of West Berkeley last Friday
night, who choked and rendered them
unconscious, was not negro, as first
supposed, but an insane white man.
This was established, according to
Chief of Police yollmer, by the report
today of third woman, whose name is
withheld, who declared that she, too,
nearly fell victim to the demented
thug. The woman lives near the scene
of the other assaults, at Ninth street
and Allston way, and noticed the man
pacing up and down in front of her
home as she went to mail a letter.
AS she walked out of the house the
man Joined her and, while she tried to
avoid him, kept up a conversation to
the postbox, four blocks distant He
attempted no violence until on her re-
turn, when he tried to seize her, but
she eluded him by fleetness of foot
home in his face just as he grabbed at
her clothing
The woman said that she had fine
chance to observe the features of the
man who assaulted Mrs. Williams and
Mrs. Rusanan. His eyes were blood
shot and distorted and he appeared to
be a man about 3S years of age. He
was smooth shaven, of medium build
and about feet s inches in height.
The police are working on this new
clew
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
UNIVERSITY ADDS
TWO NEW COURSES
Medical and Veterinary Ento'
moIogy and Agriculture Are
New Classes Created

BERKELEY, Aug. 2.-The demand
for technical training in agriculture,
which has been added to the list of
university requirements for admission,
has resulted in the creation of new
course in the college of agriculture for
the training of teachers in various
branches of agricultural instruction.
Prof. lie Roy Anderson, superintend-
ent of the university farm. and who
will devote most of his time to the
university, instead of to the Davis
farm, will head the new department.
He will be assisted by Prof. E. Bah
cock of the department of plant pa
thology.
The two professors will give ele-
mentary and advanced courses in the
methods and teaching of agriculture,
which, supplemented with the work of
the college of agriculture. will fit the
student for a position of teacher on
graduation.
Agriculture was added as an accred-
tied subject for admission several
months ago as a result of a growing
demand for a comprehensive study of
this science. several or the mig
schools of the state as well as minor
colleges have already added agricul-
tural courses to their curriculum and
as result the university has been
besieged with applications for teach
ers for these subjects.
The same need for advanced train
ing has been felt in the department
of entomology of the university and
this year Prof. william H. Herms. ex-
pert on the house fly. will give two
courses in medical and veterinary en-
tomology.
The former will treat of the insects
which are encountered in the practice
of the physician and will prove a
boon to the professional men of the
bay cities.
The course in veterinary entomology
will be along paralle1 lines except that
the habits, structure and best means
of combating the insects of the house
hold animals and birds will be studied
under the direction of Professor
Herms, whose work in ridding Berke-
ley of the house fly is well known
here.
Prof William T. Horne, who has
been added to the department of agri-
culture as assistant professor of plant
pathology under Prof Ralph E. Smith,
has arrived from the Cuba experiment
station where he was employed, and
has started preparations TOR the fall
terms work.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
Auditor Submits Estimate
OF City Income This Year
Ruthless Slashing of Department Expenses Is
Necessary to Secure This Rate

OAKLAND. Aug. 2.-The auditors
estimate for the fiscal year 1sOs-1s10
was filed with the city council tonight
by City Auditor and Assessor George E.
Gross. With the compilation went an
termination of the funds set aside for
public Improvements, which reach a
total of sSs2,esO, or more than 26 per
cent of the total tax income, outside
of that required for meeting bond pay
ments.
Gross estimates the income from a
tentative tax rate of $1.20 at $1,607,1 7,115,
of which only $137,190 will be diverted
for bond payments. This leaves, ac-
cording to his compilation, S1,469,925
for betterments and maintenance In
his communication to the council he
explained that ruthless slashing of de-
partmental estimates was necessary to
keep the probable tax rate at $1.20.
His regulation of the finances of the
various funds is an advisory statement
for the guidance Of the council, which
will take UP the budget at. a special
meeting of the finance committee, with
the other members of the city council
and the city auditor in consultation.
Provision of finances for the school
department must be considered at the
session, and either a REVISION of the
auditors estimate or an increase of the
S1.20 tax rate must be effected to put
money in the treasury by which gram
mar schools can be conducted in the
city.
OF primary Importance, in the audi
tors estimate, is his itemization of the
public betterments projected during
this fiscal year. Some of the improve
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
EVENTS THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE SAN FRANCISCO
UNIONS PREPARING
FOR CELEBRATION
Labor Day Parade Promises to
Surpass Efforts of For
mer Years

OAKLAND. Aug. 2.-Richard NJ
Hamb. business agent of the building
trades council. has been elected grand
marshal Of the Labor day parade,
which will take place September 6. He
was nominated for that position by A.
. N. Thompson. who is business agent
of. the central labor council All the
unions Of both organizations were pres
.ent at the meeting at which Hamb
was chosen.
Indications are that the Labor day
parade of this year will far surpass
previous efforts. Great interest is be-
ing displayed by all the unions. They
promise to send large delegations of
marchers and to furnish handsome
floats The committee in charge Of
music is making special efforts to pro-
vide good bands Musicians from many
cities outside Of Oakland have been
secured. Many Of the unions are al
ready planning their uniforms for the
occasion.
The committee on decoration has Sc
cured a promise from Mayor Mott to
decorate the city hall and TO illumi-
nate it for three days and nights. This
committee is also making efforts TO
induce the business houses of the city
to. decorate their places for the oc-
casion.
Special prizes viii be awarded to the
unions making the best showing in the
parade. These prizes will be valuable
and have caused much rivalry among
the various unions. There will be a
prize for the union having the largest
attendance of members in line: another
for the union making the finest appear
snce, and another for the one providing
the handsomest float. The latter will
be z cash prize, which will go to
defray the expenses OF preparing the
float
It is expected that nearly SO organ
izations will send members into the
parade. After the parade the unions
of Oakland will join with those Of San
Francisco in picnic at Shell Mound
park.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
LIVESTOCK OWNERS
WANT FIRE WARDENS
Vast Acreage in County Is Ex-
posed to Flames

OAKLAND, Aug. 2.-Appointment OF
the county game warden as fire warden.
with an annual fund of 81 900 to draw
on to secure protection against fire.
was the object of a petition fled with
the board of supervisors today by the
Stockmens protective association. The
letter said that 100000 acres Of land in
Alameda county devoted to grazing and
timber were without fire protection and
that lack of fire wardens constituted a
grave menace to livestock and agri-
cultural interests. The letter was
signed by John McGlinchey. president:
John j. Callaghan. secretary. and d. j.
Murphy, game warden. who was willing
to accept the Office. No action was
taken.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
COLORED CLUBWOMAN
SPEAKS IN OAKLAND
President of National Fedora
tion Delivers Address

OAKLAND. Aug. Mrs. Elizabeth
c. Carter, president of the National
Federation of Colored Womens Clubs
addressed the negro clubwomen OF
Oakland in Armory hall in Market
street tonight. Her subject was The
Secret of Success"
Mrs. Carter is on her way to the con-
vention of the state federation of
colored clubwomen which will open in
the Third Presbyterian church of San
Jose tomorrow. She is a teacher in
the public schools of New Bedford.
Mass.
The Oakland colored women's clubs
which will send representatives to the
San Jose convention are the Fannie
Coppin club, Mrs. Tfllman president:
the Mothers Club of Colored Women,
Mrs. George Brown president; the
Art and Industrial club, Mrs. Jeff Rob
ertson president; the Progressive Art
club of Alameda county, Mrs. Louise
Wilkinson president; and a club of
young colored girls. the Nautilus club,
of which Miss Alice Burroughs is presi-
dent.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
COUNTY OFFICIALS
FILE YEARS ESTIMATE
Departments Called On for Cost
of Maintenance Report

OAKLAND. Aug. 2.-Estimates of the
cost of maintaining several depart
ments of the county government for
the ensuing year were fled with the
board of supervisors today pursuant TO
the adoption OF the scheme as a basis
for the approaching tax levy
District Attorney DOnahue said that
he would require $4,000 County Re
eorder Grimm asked for $4,000, and
County Surveyor Haviland fled an es-
innate of $4,000. superintendent ".
A. Clark said that the county infrmary
would require S12S.370.
Probation Officer Ruess estimated the
expense of the detention home and pro-
baton work at s1S.s9S. other depart
ments have yet to be heard FROM
The supervisors are considering a
request by labor unions to decorate the
county buildings for Labor day.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
CHILD OWNER OF
CASKET LOCATED
Police Chief Finds Beneficiary
of Heirloom Placed in His
Hands 10 Years Ago

OAKLAND, Aug. 2-After having
been in the custody of former Chief OF
Police Schafrer. a casket. believed to-
contain valuabIes. will be given to Lulu
Pore of Roseville. Placer county. whom
schaffer has at last been successful in
finding. The casket was intrusted to
Schaffer's care 1S years ago by the
girls father, who disappeared after tell
ing the then chief of police to keep it
until his daughter was IS years OF age.
Miss Pores mother. who was only 1S
years Of age. had just committed sui
eide by shooting herself through the
head. Schaffer took the casket and
kept track of the child for years. but
she finally disappeared. Recently he re-
ceived letters that enabled him TO fnd
her. and he will now deliver to her the
trust he received from her father. The
casket has not been opened, and its
contents are still a mystery.
After the suicide or her mother and
the disappearance OF her father, Lulu
Ted Whitaker, of East Oakland. For
several years she remained with her
grandparents. They took her 70 Sacra-
mento, where Schaffer lost track OF
them. 1t is believed that they are dead.
Some time ago the Is years were up.
and the former chief OF police set about
to find the girl.
He could get no trace of her until a
few days ago. when in answer to the
published story of her inheritance
waiting for her. he received a letter
from her mothers cousin. Mrs. Matilda
Drieschman of 101 state street, San
Francisco. which gave the information
that Lulu Pore was in Roseville in the
care of G. NJ Rentschler, a railroadman
of that place. relative of the girl.
Rentschler was written to by Schafer.
and confirmed the story.
The former chief Of police will now
give to the girl the precious casket he
has had for 16 years
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
THEFT OF JEWELS
IS MYSTERIOUS
Plumber Taken From DOugherty
Residence, but No Trace of
Burglar Is Found

OAKLAND, Aug. 2.-Jewels valued
at $1,000, stolen from a single room in
the home of General w. E. Dougherty
at 400 East Fourteeth street. while
money and other jewels in adjoining
rooms were untouched. and with no
evidences of forcible entry into the
place to be found, furnished a prob
lem in detective work for Sheriff Bar
net and his staff
The theft was reported today, but
had probably been committed Satur-
day evening during the absence of
the family Circumstances surrounding
the robbery appeared TO indicate that
some one who had privileged access to
the house was the guilty party. Deputy
Sheriff A B. Moffitt working on this
theory. traced a maid servant, who
gave the name of Hopper, to Oakland.
where he found her and learned that
she was divorced and her real name
was Livingstone.
The woman appeared to have no
knowledge of the burglary, and before
being informed expressed her inten-
tion of going back to work. Details
of her statement convinced Mofitt that
she knew nothing about the affair. She
said she had used an assumed name
to conceal the fact of her divorce The
investigation is being carried out on
the original theory that it was, in po-
lice parlance, an inside job
General Dougherty reported that a
bracelet set with diamonds and rubies.
two inch gold band engraved with
the initials "R. c." solitaire diamond
ring set with stone weighing one and
half karats, a ring set with three
half karat diamonds, cameo ring and
silver card case were among the
loot
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
SUPERVISORS CORRECT
TAX ERROR BY AUDITOR
Action Taken Adds to Road
Funds of County

OAKLAND, Aug. Resolutions
were passed by the board of super
Xisors today correcting errors made in
the auditors Office in computing al
lotments OF funds to various road dis
tricts Of the county. The corrections
extended TO allotments made in De-
cember of last years, and March of
this year. and liberated funds which
had been tied up for several months.
The actions resulted in an increase
OF $4,000 TO the total available for roads
and necessitated an entire reapportion-
nent- The vote was taken after Dis
<rict Attorney Donahue had questioned
the proposition at considerable length.
Chief Deputy Auditor H NJ. Rogers
explained that by a clerical error an
assessment of sl.5OO,0OO had been left
of the property owned by the Peo-
pies water company. which caused the
computation of road taxes at $4,000
less than the correct figure. The total
now on hand for road purposes Is
SI26,077.S5.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
AGED BICYCLIST RUN
DOWN BY AUTOMOBILE
Former Fresno Chief of Police
Injuries Old Man

OAKLAND, Aug. 2.-J D. Morgan.
former chief of police of Fresno, ran
down J. H. Gooch, an aged employe of
the Pacific telegraph and telephone
company, at Twelfth and Webster
strests this afternoon while driving his
automobile west in Twelfth street.
Gooch, who lives at s45 Thirty-thfrd
street, was riding a bicycle.
The aged man was unable to nick
safe path in cluster of vehicles be-
cause Of his nearsightedness and guid-
ed his wheel in front Of Morgan's ma
chine, which hurled him to the pave
ment He was painfully injured. Gooch
was taken to his home. He is expected
to recover.
Patrolman Gardiner took Morgan in
charge for a few moments. but, after
getting an explanation of the circum-
stances Of the accident, released the
former police chief
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Berkeley Authorities Report
Heavy Registration This Year

BERKELEY, Aug. with an at
tendance of about 1000 pupils in the
high school and more than 1000 in the
grammar schools all records were
broken today in the first Of the fall
term OF 1909-10.
The gain in the high school is about
SS' as s27 registered for work on the
hrst day of the school term of 190S-0e.
a9d the gain in the grammar schools is
ABOUT 5e' with more registrations to
follow.
The grammar school registration is
divided among the several schools as
follows; Lincoln, 5S7: lie Conte. 425:
mckinley, $50; Longfellow, 149; Whit
tier, $50; Hillside, 14S; Franklin. 500:
Snyder avenue, 80; Emerson, 4Os; Wash
ington' sos; Jefferson, lI6; total 4,S7e.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
WOMEN OF PIEDMONT
PARLOR TO ENTERTAIN
Social and Dance Will Be Held
in Rice Hall

Piedmont parlor. N. d. G.. W., are pre-
pairing to give another social and dance
in Rice institute hall on the evening
of August II. Invitations to attend
have been extended to all the parlors
of the order about the bay
The committee in charge of the en-
tertainment consists of the following:
Mrs. Beda Pacheco, Mrs. Gertrude
Bibber. Mrs. Addie Mosher, Miss Carrie
Witterson. Miss Clara Siegler, Miss
Hazel Cohen. Miss Lillian Murden and
Mrs. Rose Nedderman.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
LAST OF SUMTER'S CREW
is INJURED BY FALL
John E. Boyd. Who Fought
Under Farragut, the Victim

BERKELEY. Aug. John E. Boyd,
one of the Oldest residents of this city
and the only survivor OF. the steamer
Sumter, which went with .Farragut's s
fleet before Mobile during the civil war,
is confined to his bed as a result of a
fall from his express wagon last Fri
day. His back was sprained and he
was bruised about the face and body.
Dr. Frank Carpenter, the attending
physician, says he wifi recover.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
DAUGHTER OF MAJOR
q. II. WETHERN A BRIDE
Weds Man of Her Choice With
Quiet Ceremony

OAKLAND, Aug. Frank A. Han
ush and Miss Zelma Wethern, daughter
of Major G. H. Wethern, Fifth regi-
ment, N. G. c., were married yesterday
at the residence of Rev. c. H. Irving.
East Oakland. Relatives of the bride
and groom were the only wedding
guests The young couple had planned
church service for August 10, but
stole march on their friends
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-03
OAKLANDERS MAY VISIT
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Sacramento Valley Association
Issues Invitation

OAKLAND. Aug. 2. Secretary
Stearns of the chamber of commerce.
has received a letter from the Sacra-
mento Valley development association
inviting all Oaklanders who wish to
take advantage of the excursion rates
to the national irrigation congress at
Spokane to engage accommodations on
the special train arranged for by the
association. This train wiil,leave Sac
ramento on the evening of August g.
and the round trip fare from that city
will be s44.40.