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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
VIGOROUS CRUSADE
AGAINST NEAR BEER
Berkeley w. c. T. U. Takes Up
Fight in College Town

BERKELEY. Aug 7.-As the result
. of the recent arrest OF Al Zeimer on
The charge Of nonpayment Of the fed
eraI license on alcoholic drinks the
Berkeley W c. T. L. has started a
vigorous crusade on the near beer"
sold in the college town in place of the
real article.
This beer containing less than ? per
sent alcohol has lately been classed as
alcoholic. and under the town law the
sale is forbidden. Tke legislative de-
partment OF the local organization to-
day issued the following statement TO
he city couucilmeu. who, together with
chief Of Police Vollmer. have stated
their intention Of investigating the
matter;
In the discussion regarding the sale
Of near beer there seems TO be an
Impression that the state law specifies
the percentage of alcohol in liquors
that may not be sold within the mile
limit The law, which may be found
u the penal code of the state of Cali
fornia. section 172, reads as follows:
Every person who, within two miles
IF land belonging to this state upon
which any state prison or reformatory
Is situated. or within one mile of the
grounds belonging and adjacent 10 the
University Of California, or within one
and one-half miles of the lands Occu-
pied by any home. retreat or asylum
for disabled volunteer soldiers or sail
fshed by this state or by the
United States within this state, or
within the state capitol, or within the
limits Of the ground adjacent and be-
longing thereto sells. gives away or
exposes for sale any vinous or alcoholic
liquors. is guilty OF a misdemeanor."
We fail 10 see that this law author
zes the sale Of liquor containing alco-
lol ia any quantities Our city charter
saws The council shall have no
oower TO license the sale Of any spirit
Gus malt, vinOus or alcoholic liquors"
The city ordinance forbids the sale of
alcoholic, spirituOus, vinous, malt. or
eermented liquors, or any mixture
thereof.
And in this connection we would like
10 call the attention Of the public TO
the fact that the supreme courts of
several states have decided that any
alcohol whatever in a liquor brings it
- n the class Of alcoholic liquors.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
STRONG BILL FOR
ORPHfUM PATRONS
Varied Features Assured of Cor
dial Receptions Are Planned
for This Week

OAKLAND. Aug. THE new open
ing at the Sunday matinee at the Or
pheum theater will present features of
more than passing interest to lovers
of vaudeville of the Orpheum standard.
An act of highly enjoyable type is "A
Theatrical Agency staged by Walter
Schrode. Lizzie Mulvey and Herbert
willing, minstrel comedians.
A score of highly trained animals
figure in Sam watson's barnyard cir
Gus, a big, clean act, furnishing fun
for all.
An attractive feature of the bill is
added by the Gibson girls. who depict
characters and poses from the draw
ings of the famous artists Gowns and
electric lighting effects are on scale
with the best conception of the act.
Lily Lena, regarded as the premier
entertainer among women in English
concert halls, has won a following in
this city. She changes her gowns with
each song. and it is a question which is
anticipated more eagerly by those in
attendance. She - a dainty creature
with a good VOICE, not the least OF her
charms.
Topnotchers in acrobatic work are
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

Il think 1 owe it to all sufferers of
lung and throat trouble and consump-
tion to tell them some mighty good
right at home with little trouble" said
E. s Stroh, of Angola, Ind, yesterday,
as he passed through.
Coming from me, probably some
people might doubt this, but let me tell
YOU he said, as his 66year-old face
flushed with a resurrected, youthful
smile, "over two years ago was
weazened-up wreck, consumptlye at
63. Three lung specialists passed me
UP. Every day / would cough up about
a pint. / had chills and fever every
afternoon. / could hardly eat, even the
and was down to 1877 pounds when |
hit on the cure. Well, you see me now.
/ weigh 166 pounds. frisky as a boy at
&c. can do big days work, and eat
like a prince.
Now / am not trying to boost any
body. but / must give credit where
credit is due. DR.. J. Lawrence Hill. 5l1
Hill Building, Jackson, Mich, the weii
known lung specialist of America and
probably so far the only successful one,
cured me. That was two years ago.
have just had my lungs examined again
and there is no trace OF consumption
nor danger of its returning. DIR. Hill
makes a specially of treating throat
and lung sufferers at distance who
flee personally. That's the way. he
cured me, and / know of many others
who had one foot in the grave almost
brought back to life by what he calls
his Rational Treatment. 1t certainly
is a wonder.
II wish every reader of your paper
who has weak lungs, catarrh OF the
bronchial tubes or catarrh in any. form,
chronic bronchitis, asthma, chronic
hacking cough, loss of flesh, night
sweats hemOrrhages. soreness or pain
in the chest or under the shoulder
blades or any other deadly symptom OF
consumption, to send to DR.. Hill for his
trial package This treatment checks
st once further progress of the disease,
develops atrophied cell tissues and
brings on new resisting power, appe-
tite. flesh and good health" Fill out
the coupon below and mail today.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
BERKELEY CHURCH WILL
ERECT A GYMNASIUM
St. Joseph's ParishiOners to
Give Building to School

BERKELEY, Aug. st. Joseph's
% Catholic church is making arrange
aents for the building of a gymnasium
to be used by the students of St Jo-
seph's school. A parish institution af-
6liated with the church.
The members Of the congregation are
contributing TO meet the expense of
building and equipment, which will cost
in the neighborhood of $40, 900.
The hall and gymnasium viii be situ-
ated at the rear Of the church, which
is across the street from the school,
and a physical director Will be in
charge of classes as soon as the place
Is completed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Lad Dressed AS Girl 7 Years
Foster Mother Is Arrested
Peculiar Hallucinatons of Widow of Late Prof.
Morrell Prompt Her to Beat Child

OAKLAND, Aug. For seven years
little Aimee Morrell. foster son of Mrs.
Meta Morrell. widow of the late Prof
Charles Morrell of San Francisco, was
thought to be a girl. He was dressed
as girl. forbidden to play with boys
and had girls name and long curls.
Today he blossomed forth at the de-
tention home as a regular boy, with
curls cropped close to his head and
togged out in a big pair of blue over
ais. A prouder youngster never made
his first appearance in masculine re-
gala than little Aimee.
The boy was the victim of insane
delusions on the part of the woman
who adopted him. her mind having
given away through grief over the
death of her husband. Hallucinations
that she was surrounded by bands of
spirits who might come" for her and
the child at any moment led her to
practice strange rites and to be in
constant readiness to CO. In the mean
time she is alleged TO have beaten the
boy savagely in order to make him
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
RISE OF NORTHWEST
THEME OF SERMON
L Hi tWNN NJ ~ IAU 4 III
Rev, Homer VOsburgh to Preach
--
on Seattle Exposition as
. Type'Of Progress

: !: OAKLAND Aug. Rev. Homer j.
@.6sburgh, pastor Of the First Baptist
.lfurch viii deliver a sermon on the
@Easka-Y a-Yukon-Pacihc exposition sun
Say evening. His theme viii be An
..atarpretation and a history, the ro-
z7ance and heroism OF the northwest,
a.<th a special study Of Marcus Whit
mare. who saved oregon TO the union. {"
Rev. William Day Simonds. pastor of
The First Unitarian church, has issued
+au appeal for church attendance, be-
ginning with the close Of the vacation
season. Post cards are being widely
distributed, urging members of the
community TO mingle church life with
the resumption Of everyday duties. He
viii preach on The Gulf Stream of
Progress-Summer of 1903" at II
o'clock tomorrow.
Rev. Thomas ]. Boyer has announced
q series of Sunday evening sermons on
Picture Gallery OF Saints and Sin
lers." Subjects and dates are:
sunday evening. August s, Torch
Bearers-The True Followers of
christ; sunday evening, August Is.
"Forma lists-Who Look Well to the
Outside Of the Cup and Platter: Sun
Whose Lives Are Spent in Hearing or
Telling Some New Thing: Sunday
evening. August %, "NisiOnaries-WlI lIo
gre Always at the Summit OF the
6 ountain". Sunday evening, September
Suburbanites-Who Follow Christ
Afar on. Sunday evening. September
ID, -Sectar arians-Who Would Cali Down
Fire Upon All Who Differ From Them
,in Methods of Work: Sunday evening.
september 10. "Hirelings-Who Flee
when the Wolf Comes; Sunday even
frar1a Al Inn 1,~
Are Always Going To, but Never Do"
ALAMEDA. Aug. Yosemite day
wiIl be observed at the First Con-
gregationa1 church Of Alameda tomor-
row, with the return OF Rev. C. p.
Hitchcock from several weeks sojourn
ID the famous valley. The morning
'sGbject viii be Vacation Aftermath.
vvtth SideNghts from Yosemite" At
$50 o'clock the subject viii be 'Yo-
semitic by Indian Trails" with 100
finely cOlored lantern slides.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

comprehend the doctrines which held
sway in her disordered mind. Neigh
bors complained that the screams of
the boy coming from the little hovel
at the foot of Parker street, Berkeley,
where she lived, had disturbed their
nights and days.
Yesterday she was arrested on COM
plant of Miss Bertha Wright and
taken to the receiving hospital for
suspected insanity. The child was
taken to the detention home, where
the discovery was made that he was
wrongly garbed and superintendent j.
Page was prompt to act. The boy had
never been allowed to sleep in a bed.
a shabby baby carriage having been
utilized by the woman for that pur-
pose.
The wfrrant showed a transposition
of names, which led Judge Waste to
declare it defective, and Mrs Morrell
was released pending the issuance of
a new complaint. Aimee, now thor
oughly established as boy, will be
held at the detention home until a
permanent home can be found for him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
NEWS OF OAKLAND BERKELEY LEANDRo

Wells Drury, secretary of the local
chamber of commerce. because he was
not invited to address the banquet
given by them last month. together
with President Wheeler and the other
speakers, chosen from the most prom
inent men about the bay.
The trouble began some time ago
when Smith addressed Drury. as
brother as, indeed. he addresses
every man, woman and child of his
acquaintance in Berkeley.
Don't call me that" said Drury; IT
don't like it, and the wordy war was
started. The incident rankled in the
bosom Of the Golden Rule worker, and
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
|LOOTS WINDOW BY
SMASHING GLASS
Burglar Robs Opticians Store
of Display Within Block Of
Police Station

OAKLAND. Aug. I'M. c. Kittredge,
an optician at 53s Fourteenth street,
half a block from the police station,
was robbed of $3.50 worth of his wares
early this morning by burglar, who
smashed a plate glass window with
a brick and looted the show window of
valuables. When detected and scared
away he was preparing to enter the
store through the rent in the glass.
Otto Burggraf, steward VINO lves
in the Touraine hotel. discovered the
burglary before the culprit had finished
bis iob He heard a noise at the shop
while across the street and started for
the optician's place. The miscreant fed
and Burggraf investigated. He went
at once to the police station and re-
turned with Sergeants Brown and Wal
ters. who found brick within the
broken window The policemen took
the remaining goods in the window,
valued at 5000, to the station and kept
a watch for the rest of the night on
the store.
This morning Kittredge discovered
that the burglar had overlooked many
of the most valuable articles in the
show window, but had prepared to rob
the store A small door from the case
TO the StoTc WdS oPchSt e'Ato eiio pioncii
window had an opening wide enough
for a mans body. The stolen goods
consisted of opera glasses, lorgnettes
and other optical articles.
s. D. Walter of 407 San Pablo avenue
reuorted that clothes worth $25 were
stolen. S. Kawahai, a Japanese of 316
Seventh street put SIS in gold coin in
one of his patent leather shoes last
night for safe keeping. In the night
q burglar broke into the room and stole
the shoes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
RICH WOMAN TRIES TO
END LIFE WITH POISON
Sarah j. Nichols Saved by
Prompt Medical Treatment

HAYWARD, Aug. Mrs. sara j,
Nichols attempted to commit suicide
this morning by swallowing poison
when the vigilance Of her attendant
was relaxed Prompt medical relief
saved the woman's life. Her throat
was seriously burned by the poison.
Mrs Nichols is the owner Of fruit
lands in Eden township valued at $20,-
GOO. Her mind is said TO be affected
and because of this condition Fred
Lucas has petitioned the superior court
TO name a guardian for the woman.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
ARTISTS START NOVEL
CULTURE INSTITUTION
Berkeley Women Organize the
Associated Studios

BERKELEY, Aug. "A new art
school is TO be started in Berkeley
August Is by Miss Frances Saule Camp
bell, a well known painter OF minia-
lures and portraits, at the corner of
Durant and College avenues Miss
Campbell is a graduate Of the Pennsyl-
vania Academy Of Fine Arts and af-
fliated with her viii be Miss Katherine
Birdsan. a well known singer of the
bay region, who Will conduct classes
In music The new school will be
known as the Associated studios.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
SOCIETY FOUNDER IS
ANGERED BY CHAMBER
Sighted at Being Excluded
From Speakers

BERKELEY. Aug. 7.-Incensed at
not being able to air his Golden Rule
Society," a semireligious affair which
he is advertising, z. p. Smith, who re-
sensational charges against the univer-
sity authorities, had a spirited tiff with
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
RAILwAYMAN,s WIFE ILL-yallein.

RAILwAYMAN's WIFE ILL-vallejo, Aug.
Word has been received here Of the critical
illness at her mothers home In Reno, New, of
Mrs. T. T. C. Gregory. wife OF the president
of the Vallejo and Northern railroad, and
formerly district attorney of Solano county. Mrs
Gregory has been the guest of her mother, who
is the weaIthiest woman in the sage brush
state and stricken with appendicitis. Very
little hope for her recovery is held out.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

the Three Donals. English strong men.
Their feats take them out of the Gus
tomary class of acrobats.
Julius Tannen, monologist, will vary
his contributions of remarks and sto-
ries and will give new line of charac-
ter representations.
Griff, the Juggling JOKER and his
son George receive liberal share of
applause, the pair showing some re-
markable lines of original ideas.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

later he went about town charging
mismanagements and misjudgment. as
well as prejudice. against the men who
arranged a banquet and left him out
of the list Of notables on the speak
ers' list.
The fellow is not worth bothering
about" said Drury this afternoon: "he
is simply a nobody
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
How He Got Rid
Of Consumption
Remarkable Rescue of Prominent
Indiana Man a Matter of Life-and-
Death Interest To All Throat
and Lung Sufferers.

For Benefit of Call Readers, He Tells
How He Cured Himself at Home
Costs Nothing TO Try.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

BUscE I'LL AsRoAD-sfayencs. Germany.
Aug T.-Adoiphus Busch OF st. Louis returned
from Carlsbad few days ago to HIS villa in
I.anxe SchwaIhaeh. He has a severe cold and
has been ordered to stay In bed but his con-
dition does not give occasion for serious anxiety
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-04-09
where BILLIONS ARE NEEDED

When James Hill two years made the astonishing state
that the railroads OF the country would require OOO
capital every year for the years regarded
of those anciful flights like his of the bscueag
ability of the Orientals Mr.. Hills supplemented
last Fall by from Yoakm said build rail-
roads actually needed buy equipment and improve existing railroads
within the years would require the
Sc 600 capital Even this figure reduction
OoOoooOoO s6oOOooooo per year regarded slightly
overdrawn In OF carefully compiled just
quite reasonable.
These that capital needed refundng
bonds due 1909 and 1910 something
OF Se0o0Oo00O The authority also places the
and bonds issued by the railroads
year S99075,376 nearly equal the
Mr. Hill for all purposes Not all of stock
but the involved that easy
understand how billion year be put railroads without
making much OF showing The details of these maturing that
be paid this year and show what abb
orbed by the roads already built thus demonstrating the modesy OF
the estimates of both Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Yoaklm
example, among the due 1910 is the
the Pennsylvania 100000 from the New
Shore with other old established lines showing obi
cations 100000 S15000000 each On all
the the additional capital for which these
the purpose of making betterIen and improving
equipment These roads engaged but little construction but
demands for capital heavy that they for
portions of the country less avoab known than the territory
traversed by these lines
Fortunately the farmers last year turned off about SIS 000
products and for that that
any legitimate railroad proposition be financed salts
factory
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-04-09
HISTORY and ASTRONOMY
By Garrett P. Servlss.

remarkable discoveries that have lately been made in Crete
Of the OF civilization far antedang the days Of which
Homer sang have pushed back the historic record mankind
many thousands OF years The traditional date OF Adam and the
Garden of Eden ony years ago) quite
by comparison scholars talking confidently OF what
10000 1900 years ago. when already would
clay acitrave developed
Of and government
But another side this historic limits
which the arcaeoogsts appear have paid small attention If
civilized living around the Mediterranean years
ago. many of their surroundings have entirely different
from those that have existed during the historic periods with which
familiar Thus those who push history
domain which belongs astronomy and will have deal with the
procession OF the Equinoxes.
Every $4,000 years complete reyo-
luton the heavens half that period South
poles interchange places with regard Along
goes revolution of the climate OF the opposite hespheres
At present the northern hemisphere when the earth
is in the distant part OF its orbit from sum-
travelling owes Winter the other hand tic
earth the and travelling rapidly The
long the short and both relatively mild To these
probably northern middle latud favorable
climate under whose genial influences all the greater civilized
have fourished At the time the southern hemisphere has
winter when the earth the distant part
sequenty the southern winter long and the This
itself sufficient explain the greater deposit and
the Antartc The southern climate would be vet
the that the the
the climate the whole southern hemisphere
Now go back u 900 and find these conditions reversed
Then the OF the northern hemisphere
Vas most dStd from e sun in us orD ana the summer When
The long cold and short
Our hemisphere has the mitigating influence
he great southern oceans that the accen
ate and has been shown that conditions would
the formation Of glaciers The affairs may
emarked will 1000 years hence.
In OF these facts, evident that the early civilizations
whose remains have been uncovered grew up amid very different
from those known during the last 5000 years Cl
caly they had another world around them Central Europe
been gacaed and around the Alps probably dwe the
stone Age OF culture ddng in and hunting the reindeer
the Mediterranean the climate
han it is in northern Europe today. :
Thus King Ninos becomes link history astronomy
Dim in the mss of 1000 years he minds half way
ound the circle Of the wandering equinoxes
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-04-09
DEBATES ON THE TARIFF
(Washington. D. q. star. Rep.

j washington, D. l., Star Rep
Will the present tariff debate inspire any brilliant oatory-
produce any nasterfu treatment Of the subject?
twenty-five years ago Colonel Morrison Illinois introduced
his famous horizontal tariff bill He himself not an orator and
bis euenan had do the taking Frank Hurd Ohio was the
brilliant OF the number and his speech specimen
his best heard by packed chamber and loudly ap
pauded The bill killed through Democratic detection
lby Samuel Randall
Roger Mills the leader OF House 5Oh Congress
and reported tariff bill He speaker power
in passing his bill through the House There excellent
debate but speech either side OF the chamber
the highest quality.
the Congress which followed the election OF Cen
era Harrison that memorable tariff debate place William
Mckinley the leader OF the majority John
leader OF the minority Mr. AcKneys first lieutenant
Dngley and Mr. Carisle Roger G. Mills exception
ally strong quartet But the telling speech by
Thomas Read who descended from the chair the purpose He
cared little for and peudced against
play but this spoke some length and with thorough
preparation His satrcal description Of going
action produced almost FIVE minutes Of laughter the
selves joining in heartily During the debateNlr Carlisle
transferred the Senate and when the bill reached that body he
discussed it in speech which greatly admired
The abe speech favor OF the Wilson bill 1894
by the author He scholarly close reaoner and
while he left sick bed close the debate spoke with his head
heavily bandaged he acquitted himself brilliantly In Senate
where the bill picked pieces the speech
that of David H which however concerned itself
OF the income provision than with the general
tariff problem The Supreme Court afterwad sustained Mr. Hills
position
The debate the Digey bill produced showy speeches on
either side The desire for early action figures speech
we're subordinated arihmetical figures
Are there among the members Furds and Reeds
IN the topic tempting old members A may old
member OF the House Senate enjoying opportunity
70 talk tariff practical point Twelve years have passed
he Dingey bill debated and became law