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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
Many Students Will Try to
Make Team

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Oct. g.
Eighteen freshmen have signed up for
the trials TO make the team for the
freshmen-sophomore match next month.
In order that the tryouts may be more
easily managed. the men have been di-
vided into the following squads:
First squad. affirmative-H. L. Lond.
c. II. Marion. p. EIiel. Negatfve-P. D.
NOVEL;, c. L. Coffin, A. III. Baker.
Second squad, affirmative-W. f.
Simpson, ]. p. Gregg, j. Akadoshi. Neg
ative-A. G. Bradford, ]. Cross, W. C.
PorterfieId.
ard. t. Cronyn, S. Sayre. Negative-K.
+. Leib, w. p. Butcher, N. r. Ferguson.
The tryouts VIII be held November l..
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

When pleasant weather gave duck
and quail hunters an opportunity to get
a line on the conditions governing their
favorite pastimes after the disappoint-
ment on opening day. one thing was
proved; the season was opened entirely
too early. Members of the shotgun brig
ade are apparently unanimous in de-
claring that a grave mistake was made
in naming so early date as October J.,
Shooters who journeyed TO the up
lands after quail during the last week,
while they were successful in point of
achievement reported that many of the
birds killed We're hardly more than half
grown. This was particularly true of
the game in Marin county. for. small
birds predominated in the bags brought
in from there. The complaint of the
duck hunters is an entirely different
one. Most of the webfooted wild fowl
that reached the city during the week
was more or less tainted, having been
spoiled in the sultry weather while in
transit from the shooting grounds. The
weather, of course, is not always warm
and sultry in October, and there may
he some sportsmen who believe that it
is~all right to shoot ducks in thak
month. but there is no excuse Tor al
lowing quail to be slaughtered before
they attain their full growth.
Conditions governing duck shooting
during the week showed little or no
Improvement over those prevailing on
opening days. A majority of the en-
thusiasts who We're out on October L
remained on the marshes until the fol-
lowing Sunday. but the ducks failed
to return to the baited ponds on the
preserves in sufficient numbers. Good
shooting was had during the first three
days and during the week also on the
preserves of the Los Banos, Gustine,
Field and Tule and other clubs in that
region, but limit bags were not OBJ
tanned with the ease that was hoped
for
Hunters on the lSuisun marsh con-
tinued TO fare badly as a rule. Ten
members of the Glover Leaf club We're
at the Cordelia preserve from Friday
morning till Sunday night and met with
Indifferent success, less than % birds
being bagged by the party, according
to one report. The party consisted of
Tony and Lester Prior, w. +. Duzan,
J. f. Bond Mute Nielsen. Frank Turner.
b. s. Strange and 3. r. Coosen and
sons. Tony Prior remained at the pre-
serve until Thursday and reported that
the game was gradually working back.
Edgar Forster the popular judge at
tfap shooting functions, spent three
counted for 20 birds during his stay
Jim Hurley. Jack Kennedy and Jack
Grace. who went TO the vicinity OF
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
Little Wind and Bad Tide
Spoil Cruise

The annual cruise of the Interclub
yachting association last week turned
out 10 be q hzzle. Quite a few yachts
men started but turned around before
san Pablo was reached and ran into
Paradise cove There was but little
wind and a bad tide to buck The
san Francisco's were largely repre-
senIed. but as no one arrived much
before midnight no one was in any
hum0r FOR a jinks. This should prove
= lesson 10 the association and in the
future the annual interclub cruise
should be called for early ia the sea =
son. The sioop Dawn OF the Aeolian
Yacht club was 19 hours on the return
trip.
The Corinthiau feet left yesterday
Tor a cruise TO McNears, the return
being made this evening
The san Francisco club has an open
date. also the Californians. while the
Ae0lisn feet have an outside cruise
on their program. The Golden Gates
have the Helm cup lightship race
scheduled
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
ICogswelI 20
Lick =
q
Oakland 5S
Berkeley rs
Alameda 20

AIameda 20 Oakland VI. It.
The athletes of the Oakland high
school. as is shown in the above score
were all the goods in the twenty-first
semiannual track and field meet of the
Bay Counties athletic league yesterday
afternoon on the University of Cali
fornia cinder track. Deming MaeClise,
last years captain OF Oakland, was
the star of the meet. winning both
hurdle events and breaking the rec
ords OF each, as well as taking second
place in the high jump He was closely
followed by Mike Smith, captain of the
same team. who distinguished hlmself
by winning the broad jump and pole
vault and taking the third place in
the fifty.
Rod hollis of CogsweH was another
shining light in the meet. walking
away with both the 80 and 100 yard
dashes. lowering the league record in
It was an ideal day for the meet.
not a breath of wind stirring to re-
tard the speed of the runners and a
warmth made the muscles of the young
athletes soft and pliable- The only
unpleasant feature Of the day, which
came near causing a serious accident.
was the falling of a large limb from
an eucalyptus tree on the north end of
the field. With a cracking that warned
the crowd of spectators that sat under
the tree the big limb fell, but one lad
was not quick enough TO get away.
Gilliland of the Cogswe1 school was
struck on the back and slightly hurt
About $500 people attended the meet
The prettiest race of the day was the
furlong event, which, from start TO
finish. was fought out by Todd of Oak
land and Scott, the Berkeley captain.
Todd won through his good judgment
in hurting himself at the tape in the
last yard.
The relay race, as usual was the
most exciting event of the day. Oak
land took the lead at the start, only
to lose it to Alameda, when MacCauley
ran his relay, but Todd, MacClise and
Smith soon overcame Alameda's lead
and won out quite handily. with Berke-
ley in second position.
The meet was well handled by Frank
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
British Woman Champion
Captures Title

PHILADELPHIA. oct. 9-lIiss Dor
othy Campbell Of North Berwick. Scot
land, the British champion. here TODAY
captured the women's national golf
championship of America by winning
her match with Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow
Of Philadelphia. 3 up and TO play
At the end of the first nine holes play
Mrs Barlow was 1 up. her medal score
being As to Miss Campbeus As.
Mrs. Barlow won the third and NTH
holes in bOgey figures Miss Campbell
won the sixth through Mrs Barlow s.
misplays. Mrs. Barlow had chances to
win the eighth and ninth holes as Miss
Campbell was in the sand traps playing
for the eighth and drove out OF bounds
for tb@ ninth. but Mrs Barlow putted
short in both instances.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
CHAMPIONSHIPS GAMES HERE

The second game of the series for the
championship of the state league will
be played this morning at 1880 o'clock
at Recreation park. Oakland and
Stockton hook up. The same teams
will play again in the afternoon at the
Grove street park in Oakland at 8
o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
wIscoNsIN wHITEwAsHED

TOKYO, Oct 9.--The University of
Wisconsin baseball team was whites
washed today by the University of Wa
seda nine the score being to in
favor of the Japanese players The
SVisconsins made two hits and three
errors, while four hits and two errors
were recorded for the Wasedas.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
MURPHY ACTION postponed

PITTsBURG. Oct 9.-The action on
the Pfeiffer case in which President
Murphy was fined $500 for his alleged
tampering with Pitcher Pfeiffer viii be
taken up by the national baseball COM
mission in Detroit. The commission
ed mot meet today.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
All the Teams Are Well Bal
anced and viii Improve Rap
idly With Practice
STANDING of The TEAMS

Two points for win. one for a draw.
GAMES TODAY
Vampires United CaIedonians mt
FruitvaIc.
SAN Francisco VS.. Burns, at the
stadium.
Barbarians vs.. ThistIes, ut Alameda.
Albion Rovers vs.. Independents, at
Freeman's park
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

Two points for win. one for draw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
Hard Lines.

Conditions are peculiar in connec-
ton with the present extra session
Of the legislature. The members are
not paid per diem or expenses. The
house salaries came IN a lump and
were all drawn last session without
any Idea that there was to be an ex-
traordinary meeting. This will look
like hard lines to some OF the states
men, or in other words being a pa
triot out Of ones own pOcketbook
something that has not been general
ly practiced IN America for several
generations.
The intensely practical member
who halls from Chicago will probably
look about for some place to get
even, but as the call says nothing
about Lucy Page Gastong anti-cig-
Rret crusade, the move to make the
Pullman company reduce the tariff
on upper berths or the necessity OF
laws to compel the fire insurance
company to pay the full face value Of
the policy. there are indications that
the session Is going to present all the
difficulties encountered by the party
in the fable who tried to get blood
out Of a turnip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18

accepted lover he turned the corner OF
the house toward the little kitchen.
She will be preparing for me the
grand dinner he said TO himself unc'
tuously and leaned across the sill o.
the window through which he could
hear the rattle of pots and pans. The
sight that met his eyes made his jaw
drop and stilied the greeting on his
lips. More quietly than he had come
the man withdrew and skunk across
the beach to the bunk boat.
Only an idling darky boy was in
sight when Despard reached the wait
ing motorboat. into which he hurried
~ climbed. carrying n suit case and
three notes he had written
Here. you" he called as he started
the motor, deliver these notes as soon
as this boat is out of sight"' Out In
the channel he turned in the opposite
direction from Knights key and bead
ed for Miami. The negro boy waited
until a little promontory hid the boat
from view and the chug-chug Of the
motor could no longer be heard and
started on n dogtrot with the missives.
which were addressed to old O'Hig-
gins, Nanon and Ingraham.
When the men came in later Ingra-
ham hurried TO the O'Higgins shack
Old O'Higgins, more bent and forlorn
than ever. sat in the little doorway
softly weeping.
"Despard?" queried the superintend-
pnt. HAS he been here? l sent him
HE was here-yes," answered the
old man bitterly. And has gone
away. but if live long enough to find
him he will answer for this insult TO
my little girl
INSULT" cried Ingraham, astonish-
ed. ''Who-Despard? Has Nanon'-
Read theser" said O'Higgins. hand
ing him Frenchy Despard's notes. He
took the opened one of O'Higgins first.
You have deceived me grossly" 1t
started, without introduction You
have tried to foist your ugly daughter
on me under false pretenses, and re-
bel. 1 have gone away-so far that you
will never be able TO find me to marry
your daughter that cannot cook"
Bewildered, the man opened the 9th
er note.
Dear NJ. Ingraham," it read. 81 am
forced to the fight. ignominious. Mile.
Nanon. my iancee. L find is no cook
at all. On arriving at her home unan-
nounced today l saw her father pre-
pairing those so elegant dishes we have
thought she made. OF course l cannot
marry her, but fear they will try to
force this so unpleasant state on me.
Your motorboat l return from Miami"
Uncertain whether to laugh or join
the O'Higgins' lament. Ingraham stood
staring at the cpistles. Then the thought
of the girls sad eyes came g hIn.
"And Nanon2" he asked somewhat
awkwardly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18

A New York court recently decided
that a man who had been convicted OF
crime was innocent and ordered his
discharge from custody Unfortunate
ly the man had served his sentence
and the only good the decision did him
was TO efface the brand of a criminal
The Rochester Chronicle gives another
evidence of the laws delay in the in
stance of Nathan Schlessel.
He was convicted the Chronicle re-
lates. in the court of general sessions
in New York on a charge of removing
his assets with intent to defraud a
creditor. He served his full term il
prison and was discharged Now the
court of appeals hands down a deci
sion setting aside his conviction and
ordering a new trial Could anything
be more farcical?
This is the record of the case: The
crime alleged was committed in No
vember, 1903 The indictment was not
returned until June, 1905. demurrer
was interposed which was disallowed
in February, 1905. The case went to
trial in November, 1907. resulting In
a conviction. The matter came before
the court of appeals in November
1909.
I'm view of the protracted delays al
every stage of the case, the layman
may be pardoned. perhaps. If he feels
that Justice Bartlett scarcely did the
subject justice when he mildly observ-
ed in the course of his opinion: 1T is
not too much to suggest that greater
expedition than this ought to be read
lily attainable." One thing is certain
Greater expedition than this must ne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
MOUNT ETNA.
IL Is Said to Hold All the Climates of
the Earth.

IL Is Said to Hold All the Climates of
the Earth.
Mount Etna has furnished more me-
terial for travellers tales than any 9th
er mountain on earth AStonished Eng
lishmen of century ago, who fell
into the fashionable habit of climbing
to it's highest peak-and some did so.
to the Amusement of the Sicilians. even
in the dead of winter-haye left on
record in the eXuberant language of
their day the emotions that thrilled
their soul. The man who treads
Mount Etna." wrote one OF these, lis
a man above the world. Every river
on the island can be traced from its
mouth TO its source.
The characters" the same writer
continues, "of all the climates of the
earth can be detected-the frigid close
around one. the temperate with its
belt of trees just beneath and the trop-
ical ut the base of the mountain. with
it's vineyards and luxuriant groves. The
great ocean around. with the islands of
Lipari. Panari. Alicudi. Stromboli and
Volcano. with their smoking submits,
appear under your feet. and you look
down upon the whole of Sicily as upon
a map"
In addition to all the climates. Etna
is reported to have trees that rival the
giants of California. lakes that never
thaw, bottomless caverns and salable
snow.-ChicagO News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
PASSPORTS.
Method Of Applying For Them TO the
State Department.

Method Of Applying For Them TO the
State Department.
Passports are issued to citizens of
the United States upon application to
the state department in Washington.
The applica ton must be accompanied
by an affidavit attested by a notary
public or other officer empowered to
administer Oaths stating that the ap-
plicant is n citizen and giving the
place Of birth and age. and 1t must be
accompanied by the certificate of one
other citizen to whom he is personally
known that the declaration made by
the applicant is true.
The application must be accompa-
MED by description of the person.
particularly as to age, height, COM
plexion. forehead. eyes. nose. mouth.
chin. hair and face. Blank forms are
furnished by the state department on
application. The fee for each passport
is 81. Citizens travelling abroad may
also obtain passports by applying to
United States ambassadors and minis
tiers.
Where any person has made a dec
Iaration of intention to become a citi-
zen of the United States and has re-
sided in the United States for three
years n passport valid for six months
may be issued to him. This passport
is not renewable and does not entitle
the holder TO the protection OF this
government in the country Of which
he was originally a citizen-New York
American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18

attainable if our courts are not to be-
come a laughing stock.
What greater travesty on justice
could the imagination conceive than a
reversal OF a Judgment of conviction,
six years after the date of the alleged
crime, and after the defendant had al
ready completed a term of imprison-
ment based on verdict that it now ap-
pears was illegal?
at must be remembered that our
courts are powerless to turn back the
hands of time and that there is abso-
luteIy no way in which the victim can
recover the hours lost while he was I'M
Justly deprived of his liberty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
Contrasts in the Life of the Dead
Ming.

The contrasts Of human life were
presented in a remarkable degree in
the career Of Leopold H., the dead
king OF Belgium. A good king and
q bad husband and father. too tender
hearted to sign the death warrant of
a criminal, yet the heartless exploiter
OF the Congo natives. perhaps the
shrewdest business man living, al
though the most proliigate prince in
Europe, up-to-date statesman, en-
nghtened promoter of industry and
commerce. art connoisseur, benefac-
tor of his people, domestic tyrant,
spendthrift, gambler, embezzler, hero
Of hundred scandals In which wom-
en- notorious and obscure Of several
great capitals figure. a man OF con-
tradictions, offers perhaps the most
! curious study in history to the an
alyst OF character In his public ca
pacity he showed many qualities of
greatness.
In his private life he was vicious,
reckless and cynical to the point of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
Mean Thino.

"If the men would only listen to
their wives
They would do a great deal better,
wouldn't theyT
"well. that isn't exactly what / WA
going to say"
wasn't it"
mo"
what were you about to sayT'
al was about to say that II the men
would only listen to their wives they
would be compelled to apply for pen
sion for the support of their families
as their time would be fully occupied
with holding their job OF listening"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
The international Roll of Honor


The Noble prizes for the most dis
tinguished services to mankind during
1909 were awarded to Profs. OSWALD
of Leipsic and Kocher of Berne. and
William Marconi as scientists; Selma
Lagerlof as a literary worker and
Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant
as promoter of peace.
These prizes" the New York World
explains, ARE the intellectual blue rib.
bons Of achievement for all the world.
In the list Of their recipients for nine
years the names of Rontgen, Becquer-
Ell, the Curies, Rayleigh. Ramsay
Crookes. Ross. Finsen. Koch, Tavern,
Metchinkoff; of Sully-Prudhomme, Car
ducci. Seinkiewicz. Kipling. Cremer
and Renault, show how rapidly the No
bel prize-Tinners are becoming a long
roll of honor. The very large money
rewards-this year $4,000 for each
full prize-are almost invariably offer
ed by their recipients to promote study
and research by younger students. thus
quickening at many points the interest
in scholarship.
The committee has not been mar
row in its distributions. From the
first prize, prizes have been given to
IL Germans. IL Frenchmen, eight Eng
lishmen. four Swiss, three to Dutch
men, Swedes and italians, two each 20
Russions and Danes, and to one Nor
wegian, one Pole and one Austrian.
Three women have been crowned
Baroness Won Suttner. Selma Lagerlof,
and Nine. Curie, and two Americans
Theodore Roosevelt, for services to
the Russo-Japanese peace of Ports
mouth. and Prof. Nicholson of Chica-
go university. No Japanese student
has yet been honored. and of the two
Russians, Prof Metchnikoff of Paris,
is practically French"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
A New York manufacturer opposing

A New York manufacturer opposing
q workingmen's compensation act. de
clares that workingmen would inten
tionally injure themselves 20 get the
fcompensation. That might be true in
isolated cases. and very isolated But
FSe would not be generally true. The
contrary Is shown to be the case il
Germany and England, where like leg
tslation has been accompanied by a
diminution in injuries to employees
Forced to share large part of the bur
den OF compensation. employers pro
vide more and improved safeguards
against accidents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
Hunor and
Philosophy
ANNUAL SPASM.
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH

THE New Years isso,r,,on
Il VIII shortly be a., decL
When man Will sigr a oaoer
To save him from ne u,ract.
When he will gayly .ror,tse
His habits to amen.
And all his small sho,tcoutnen
To Halifax TO send.
Then by his stubby vaiskerr
Most loudly he will Scar
That he will quit his Heanneea
And soon a halo wea'
That he will cut out casars
That lead but 20 disgr,ee
And be from that time inward
A credit to the place.
With patent resolutions
He'll put away the past
And I'm the fiery furnace
His awful habits cast.
To all things low and nauEty
Securely tie n can.
Give doubtful chums the gotv
And henceforth be a man.
Yes. these are his Intentions.
And let US hope he may
Be able 10 fulfill them
And mend his crooked way.
We know that all the chances
For winning out are shy.
But that's no blooming reason
Why he should cease to try.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
New Figures on Cost of Living


The cost of living in the United
States increased II per cent in the
year between Dec. l. 1908. and Dec. l.
1909 This figure represents the aver
age advance in the price of SO COM
modities
This is a stupendous increase. II
presents a situation so momentOus that
President Taft felt called upon to dis
cuss it in his message to the congress.
The president sought to explain the
reason OF the increase. He said: The
proportionate increase in the output
of gold, which today is the chief me-
dunn of exchange and is in some re-
spects a measure of value, furnishes
a substantial explanation of at least
part of the increase in prices"
Amy political economist of standing
in the country will agree with us, we
think. that the president did not state
the chief reason of the increased cost
of living The real substantial ex-
PLANTATION" is high tariff rates, and the
resultant tendency toward monopoly.
Economists all agree on this point.
The president adds that sit is we'll
TO note that the increase in the cost
of living is not confined to this coun-
try. but prevails the world over" This
is true But the cost of living is adj
vancing from two to three times faster
in the United States than in other
leading nations. 1t is a noticeable
fact that in nearly every instance the
increase in the cost of living in a coun-
try is proportionate TO the heighth of
the nations tariff wall
While the cost of living has advanc-
ed II per cent in one year. under Ding
leyism. in the United States, il has adj
vanccd but ~ per cent in the entire
10 years between 1896 and 1906 in
free trade Great Britain.
AS to the difference in the increase
in the cost of living under protection
and free trade, the following table tells
its own story:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
Didn't Like the Walk.

A north country pitman went with
his wife one Saturday night to do a
little shopping. They visited a large
drapery esta Enlistment. and the obse-
quious shopwaker. having ascertain
ed their requirements. said TO the cou-
pie politely. will you please walk this
way?" But unfortunately he walked
very lame.
No. miStor." said the pitman. IA
nivvor hev waaked that way. an Aa'm
not gannin' re "'-London Scraps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-18
Better Net Take Whisky.

The next time you have a sudden
chill-you or any of the folks at
home-don't bother with whiskey or
waste time. Take quickly a tea
spoonful of Perry Davis Painkiller
in half a glass of hot water or milk.
It's good record of 20 years proves
reliabilit-. :. yTo,- dE,sggist;-- The
new size is 35 cents or so cents 2
(larger) bottle. You ought to have
it on hand.