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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
MARINE
LABOR
MRS. LLOYD OSBOURNE
LECTURES ON STEVENSON
Lack of Woman Characters One
Defect of NoveIist's Work

OAKLAND. Dec. s.-Mrs. Lloyd Os-
bourne gave a talk this evening be-
fore the Press club of Alameda county
at the Hotel st. Marks on Robert Louis
Stevenson and his help to literary
workers.
Stevenson the man was more unique
than his work. she declared. and his
writings were merely a sop to public
opinion.
..Stevenson's real greatness of mind
and mission ss not realized even to-
day" she continued, although he has
been dead for Is years His only set
rule in working was to write regu-
larly and Systematically He scraped
acqauintances with all classes of peo-
pie and it was his ambition to under
stand every phase of humanity.
THE most regrettable feature of
Sfevenson's work was its lack of
woman characters, which was the re-
suit of a regrettable but unavoidable
combination of circumstances. He was
conscious of this defect and aimed to
remedy it Just before he died he had
planned to write a novel in which the
three principal characters were to be
women, but the work was never be-
gun
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Heavy snOwfaIIs Reported
So DIsealeh q az Caal

lSpccIoi DISpdtch 10 ne (dal
CHICO. Dec. e.-After letup over
Sunday a snowstorm struck Chico and
the upper Sacramento valley at noon
today and tonight is raging with full
force. There is already several inches
OF snow on the floor Of the valley, and
reports from foothill points and higher
in the Sierra tell OF a fall already
as heavy as that Of early Sunday morn
ing
summary Of dispatches from points
OF the valley shows snow fell as fol-
lows early Sunday morning:
Dunsmuir. % inches; sisson. - inches; siski
vou tunnel ? feet. Ashland Ore. inches
Woaverville I6 inches: Reddjpg i inches; Red
8iun inches: Auburn. sehes: Grass Valley
- inches. Chico. ; inches. kenDett. IL inches
nehana inches: 0roviiie. inches; 1reka- I
inches: Penr,n. 1 inch; Stirring City 20
inches: Willows 3 Inches summit, S feet
Eleorado 5 inches
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
Steuographer Involved

While in Grass Valley prior to his
wife-s arrival he was much in the
company Of A young lady who was said
10 be his ward and stenographer, but
he explained that she was a public
stenographer who only visited him at
his public Office. Her name was with
held at the time. though the charge
was not refuted that she had sor1e-
thing 70 do with the misunderstanding
which occurred between Rev. and Mrs.
Hadlock on the latter's unexpected ar
rival from the east
Mrs. Hadlock fled q suit for sepa-
rate maintenance in Grass Valley. but
later withdrew It after q conference
between her husband and attorneys.
Hadlock Immediately offered his resig-
nation as pastor of the Congregational
church and it was promptly accepted.
Since returning to San Francisco
HadIock has given up the ministry and
devoted himself TO business pursuits.
though he occasionally delivers stere-
opncon lectures. In her present suit
for divorce Mrs. Hadlock makes no ap-
pIication for aIimony.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
WILLIAM ]. CALHOUN
MINISTER TO CHINA
Chicago Lawyer Accepts APP.
pointment and Chinese Cow
ernment Expresses Pleasure

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Announce-
ment was made at the state department
today of the appointment of William j.
Calhoun of Chicago as minister to
China. Calhoun has accepted the ap-
pointment and the Chinese government
has indicated its pleasure in receiving
him
Calhoun is well known corporation
lawyer in Chicago. having begun prac-
tice in DanvilIe, ILL.,, in 1875. He has
done some important work during his
career, notably when, at the request OF
President Mckinley, he investigated
conditions in Cuba prior to the out
break OF the Spanish American war and
later when ne investigated the differ
ences between the asphalt companies
ard President Castro of Venezuela for
President Roosevelt.
For two years he was member of
the interstate commerce commission.
He is 81 years old and native of Pitts
Dc
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
Walter Macarthur Praises
The Call for Humane Work
By WALTER MACARTHUR


o
The pob The Call exposing dsgracefu condition
sleeping dcconuodd atoms the the bdu and steamboats,
be commended highly The conditions the vessels
ve thousand There is lack rendhon The
congcd the hrded in those pits than cattle Doud
be housed There has been little Improvement the quarters pears
The Call is doing public service its
favor of humane the who the boats Iii
difficult preserve his sefepect the quarters phch
federal health officers the the United States hospital
ake but 10 be hoped that the board
health improvement the conditions the vessels
The federal provide that the sleeping quarters all vessels
flying the american flag be properly lighted drained and ventilated
and protected from the efup cargo bage Those
humane requirements shall be insisted upon
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
KRUTTSCHNITT RETURNS
TO VISIT SICK son
Young Man at Hospital Suffer-
ing From Appendicitis

Julius Kruttschnitt. director of main
tenance and way of the Southern Pa
chic. returned Unexpectedly to this city
yesterday. leaving the private train of
Judge Lovett, that is now speeding
eastward
With Kruittschnitt were Mrs. Krutt-
schnitt and Miss Kruttschnitt. They
registered at the Fairmont
1t was rumored yesterday that the
sudden return OF the railroadman was
due to his desire to be close to his son.
Herman Kruttschnitt. who is now in a
local hospital suffering from an attack
OF appendicitis.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
KINGS CONDITION
CAUSES ANXIETY
Alfonso Must Undergo Serious
Operation for TubercuIous
Ear Affection
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dispatch 70 The CALI
MADRID. Dec. Skiing Alfonso's
physical condition is causing extreme
anxiety at court. The Calls corre-
spondent learns on good authority that
the king is suffering from tuber-
culous nafrection of the postnasal parts
of the inner ear.
DR.. Monre of Bordeaux has performed
three slight operations to check this
disease. Now serious operation has
become necessary and the queen is
much concerned about the result. in
view of the kings weakened condition.
His tuberculous condition is believed
to have been inherited. His father. Al
fonso XII, died of tuberculosis.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
Bacon to Lead Democrats

WASHINGTON. Dec 6--With great
seriousness Democratic members OF the
senate met today to elect a successor
to Senator Culberson. who has deter
mined to resign as chairman OF the
caucus because of i'll health
tentative program had been ar
ranged by which Money. vice chairman.
was TO be elevated TO the leadership
and was TO decline because of Ill health.
Senator Bacon was then to be elected
chairman With this program agreed
upon Senator Culberson's letter was
read TO the assemblage. and then IL
was discovered that he had not re-
signed the chairmanship. but had mere
ly stated his purpose Of so doing.
Immediately all tbs Ue4 Laid plaD~
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
IMPORTANT CHANGE SUGGE STED BY DOCTOR

change which A. p
the board of health
all be bedds
be installed This
Kab who has and
whose work has brought about changes heretofore
improve the sanitation OF the mmaurable
The effect OF the lack
Of members in the marine hospital all the
cali
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07

make that the conditions have existed
for 25 or 80 years without public criti-
cism. but had little excuse to offer in
extenuation of the continuance of the
evils. superintendent Anderson of
the California transportation company,
owner OF the Aura. Fort Bragg and
Captain Weber, vessels whose fore
castles are noisesome and without any
adequate ventilation. had a conference
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07

yesterday morning aroused the great
est interest along the water front.
Members of the steamboatmens union,
men who for years have suffered in
the filthy, foul smelling accommoda-
tions on the vessels which Walter Mac
arthur has declared to be vile in a
thousand ways. were quick to realize
the justice and accuracy Of The Calls
exposition of the existing conditions.
Masters of vessels and officials of the
steamboat lines had the comment t
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
FORECASTLES ARE DECLARED TO BE DANGEROUS

George
nto1rble them the bay
the iorcale while sailors
drown like in acage
Dr. Martin Regensburger only waiting the decision
of Watsonv1e of health
Regensbuger president before proceeding
make
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
Federal Authorities Will Be Asked to Act if
State Health Board Is Powerless

THAT conditions bay
strong
opinion
Walter Macarthur,
the
Macarthur strongly commended the stand The Call has taken
exposing public conditions
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07

PEKING, Dec. 6.--China signifies the
acceptability of w. J. Calhoun as min
lister from the United States. The ap-
pointment gives great satisfaction
among the American colony.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07

The name of the national federation
of cotton weavers was changed to ma
tional federation of cloth weavers at
the last session.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
TUESDAY. DECEMBER I. 1903
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

YESTERDAY-Rain; south wind; maximum
temperature, "A; minimum, 40
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Rain, breaking
away during day: somewhat warmer; high south
winds. changing TO moderate west. Page 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs. Ber-
tie HadIOck Recalls Sensa=
ton of a Year Ago
Stormy Scenes With Husband
in Grass Valley Followed
Arrival From East
StenOgrapher May Have Beer
Cause for Breaking Up
of the Home

"HROr7EH . suit for divorce fled
bv Mrs BERTHE NJ Hadlock in the
\ local courts there has been re
rallied the sensation and hints OF
scandal which developed a year ago
through the resignation Of Rev l.
Harvey Hadioek. former pastor OF
the English Lutheran church OF
this CITY. from the pastorate Of
tbe CONGREGATIONAL church Of Grass
valley. His resignation from the
Grass valley charge followed a stormy
scene with his wife. who at that time
had just arrived Unexpectedly from
the east. and the present suit for d.
vorce is the outcome of the same
trouble
Mrs. Hadlock's complaint fled by
her attorney. Charles ". Kits. does
not refer TO the Grass Valley denoue-
ment. but bases the action on a simple
allegation Of desertion, which, II IS
claimed. occurred May 10, 1891 Since
the storm broke at Grass Valley Mrs.
Hadlock has made her home in this
city. while her husband also has made
this his headquarters, but the Two
have remained estranged-
MINISTER SOUGHT DIVORCE
Rev. Mr HadIock, il is said, has
been anxious 10 secure the legal sepa-
ration. hut has insisted that the ac-
zion be brought by his wife instead Of
himself. and il was only recently that
st,o vro,,Id consent to seek release
through the courts. Hadlock, it is un-
derstood. win not contest her action
Minister Sought Divorce
Rev. and Mrs. HadIock were married
in Bradford. Ne. July 20, 1883. and
have no children or community prop
ertv. though Mrs Hadlock has an in
terest in an estate left by her father,
Thomas R Kingsbury of Bradford, Ne.
Rev. Mr.. Hadlock first came TO San
Francisco about four years ago, and
for a tine hlled the pulpit of the Eng
Hsh Lutheran church in Geary street.
His connection with that pastorate
was severed in April. 1905. and it was
limited that there were reasons behind
his esignatlon Whicn cnulcn oAelaAs
did not care TO discuss publicly.
Upon leaving san Francisco Rev Mr..
Hadlock became the pastor of the Con-
gregational church in Grass Valley in
May. 1903, where he remained until
November of the same year. At that
time his wife unexpectedly arrived
from Springfield, Mass She went di-
rect 10 the parsonage. finding Hadlock
away. but on his return she and sew
eraI church members met him. There
was stormy scene, in which several
direct questions were put to Hadlociz
as TO his life since coming TO Califor-
MIA. some Of which he refused 10 an
swer, though he denied certain charges
that were made.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07

4 steeplei0ck Mil tell. IN The Sunday
Call. Dhdt the United States looks lie
from the peaks of its tallcst STATS and
stceples.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
China Is Pleased

burg. "a.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
COAST

Governor Gillett
growers gathered
convention.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17

A curious example OF generous OBJ
Ftlnacy WAS a stout English country
man who inquired Tor nice book TO
read-"one with a story In" On sew
eral being placed before him, he exam
ined them uttcntlyciy and picked out
the middle volume OF n three decker
with the remark This 'ere's my sort.
What's the price,
"Ch." was the reply this IS only the
second volume Tie story goes through
three. The set Is balf crown"
"Hauve a crowp. Well, I'll gle ye
that for that one book It's pretty
one enough"
"But won't you have the other two
as we'll? You'd better
Nav. don't like th' beginnIn' OF
a story. cau't get forrud wi 1t. An
| don't ike tn endin'. ! don't know
as 'ow IT'S coined about. But In tn
middle un I'm into tn thick Of II right
off. No, I'll TAX tn middle un. It'll
set me up for a month" And, cram
ming the book into his pocket be put
down his half crown and disappeared
with a Good night before the other
volumes could be given to him.-Cham
bers' Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17

His name was Johnny, and he was
the idol OF his mothers heart In spite
OF what the neighbors might say to bis
detrlment.
"You'll get my bread today before
returning TO school, Johe remarked
his mother TO the boy ISiIIe be in
dulged in bis midday meal.
Yes. mother" answered he and
shortly went forth to carry out bis
mothers wishes.
"a Quartern Of bread-yesterday's,
please" murmured John sweetly rs he
rendered fivepence halfpenny In pay
ment OF the two lOayes forthcoming
BREAD has gone up, my boy, one
halfpenny." remarked Mr.. Dough as
he held ont his hand for the needful
balance.
"WhenT queried John thoughtfully
as the prospect Of distasteful double
Journey flashed across bis mind.
"This morning. my lad, If that Is any
consolation
Johnny's face frightened vislbly.
"Yes. ! think It Is" be remarked spas
medically, "for It was yesterdays
bread ordered"
Tie baker concluded he had no
claim.-London Telegraph
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17
ZasnandoanE Herald
ADVERTISING RATES


One Of The cauiilat'S at IN Eug!isl
election Was auHul!n I'd tU address
meeting IN York >iIr" village we
known to horse dpa.rrS and breeder
us the rent-g ~ district noted for IL
hackneys ard rpadStPrs. The candl-
date WAS an eloquent speaker, but for
some rcaSou eT o;heT he failed 70
make any great impression on TIE
horse loving farmers However. the
local blacksmith came To the rescue b.
summing up tle respective merits of
the rival candidates In the following
lacOnic little speech:
Friends, this felleE candidate
-"rides 'osS. T'other felIer rides
mortycar. You breeds 'osses. an |
shoes 'em. so wot is theer 10 argy
abOOt?"
In such n district and before such an
audience the brief. businessiike speech
Of the blacksmith WIS not without ef-
feet, for II touched the pockets rs well
ms the hearts OF those present Lou
don Mall
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17
Vol. 90
Matchinq the Braid.

After ten years be returned, toctsore
and weary. His wife met him ~ the
door.
Il thought you were dead" she told
him.
"You should have known better than
that" he said. do you remember that
last piece Of net tried Ia match for
you! You scoided because there WIS
a difference OF an eighth - IN inch II
the width of the folds. aYu vowed
that would never again return from
matching anything FOR yon anil hao
found the exact thing you wanted.
He handed her a package.
Here is that old rose binding braii
that you told me TO buy. found !.
last Monday in Billings. Mont. have
looked for it in thirty-seveh states.
She tore off the wrappings.
lit is a little too dark. she said.
"But the sample has faded some II
ten years." he reminded her.
lit Is a little too heavy besides
"But handling by thousands OF CLERKS
has worn the sampleHlway some. IL
WAS heavier when | started ort."
II suppose can make ii do she
said.-Newark News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17
Rule OF the Corset.

II Cleopatra wore corsets she may
rank as a royal champion OF them with
Catherine de Medici. who is credited
with having introduced the busked cor
set In Fran from Italy. Male mon
archs have been less friendly. Joseph
II. of Austria tried to discourage the
corset by making 1t part of the cos
tune of convicted woman OF bad
character. Napoleon. shaking his head
over the tight lacing Of his day. told
DIR. Corvisart that he saw in 1t sign
Of frivolous tastes and menace OF
coming decadence. The restoration
kings. Louis XVIII. and Charles x
were equally hostile. Formerly. SAID
the latter. France bad been full OF
yenuses. Dianas and Niobes. but now
there were only wasps. The revolu'
t,on alone temporarily put down the
garment that has triumphantly defied
kincs.-London Spectator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17
Tn. Diamond Remains a Mystery

As substance the diamond is one
OF the mysteries OF nature, one Of the
despairs OF science. Nobody knows
whence II came or how, whether 1t IS
O spark from a comets tail or a crys-
tallized drop squeezed In some horr
bic intensity Of fiery CONFUSION from
the white hot insurgent heart OF the
earth. Nobody knows much about Il
at all, except that 1t doesn't belong
10 this world. Some known black dia-
monds literally were from the skies.
They came imbedded in meteorites
cast upon Arizona and Chile by an
unidentified star. One does not pros
pect for chips of stars. As we'll search
for the end of the rainbow. Neither
Is II practical TO hammer all sorts OF
eruptive rock and conglomerate where
ever come upon. Earthquake or vol
canic upheaval districts are not neces-
sarily the most promising. for often
diamonds that seem TO have had vol
canic origin occur thousands Of miles
from the probable place OF extrusion
carried thence, 1t is assumed. by
glacial drift In some far back geOlog'
ical time.-Franklin Clarkin In Every
body's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17

Twice every year wave Of living
birds, almost inconceivably grand In
the number OF birds involved. surges
over North America. The autumn
wave rolls from the arctic tundras
Of Canada and Alaska to the torrid
valley Of the Amazon aud the great
pampas Of the In Plata. only 10 roll
back again to the icebound northern
ocean with the northward progression
Of the sun. And almost as ceaseless
as the ever rising, ever falling swell
OF the ocean tides IS this miraculous
tide OF beating wings and pulsatlng
little hearts The last stragglers OF
the northward migration do not reach
their northern home before the early
part Of June, bat In July the south
ward setting tide has begun again.
The number OF birds that make up
this mighty wave almost passes COM
prehension. Probably more than %
per cent or all birds making their
summer home between the northern
boundary OF Mexico and the Arctic
ocean-that is. IN the United States
and Canada-help to swell the great
bird tide that moves southwark IN
autumn and northward In the spring
with the regularity Of a pendulum.
Allowing little less than one migra-
tory bird TO an acre, we get the enor-
nous number of 4.320.000.00O birds
whose wing beats follow with rhyth-
mic precision the southwark and north
ward movement Of the sun. This
number is too vast to be easily COM
prehended.-D. Lange In Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17
Her Dime.

Somebody had given the east side
woman bad dime. 1t was composeo
largely OF lead. She tried TO pass II al
several places, but they are wary foi
some r<Son or other on the east side
They invariably ring q dime on the
counter once or twice and bite 1t be
sides. When she got home with the
dime II had several holes In II fron
the pressure Of east side teeth. ut j.
more impossible than ever" she said
The impecunious man called thai
evening. He had a dollar with hin
which was wholly intact-that IS t
say, /, had not been broken.
81 am afraid they'll give me baC
money for it," he said upon takin-
his departure. lover here in these eaS
side cars. Will you change II for noeT
81 shall he delighted" said she.
He called week later with
crouch.
You can't seem to get away from
the bad money over here on your Ole
east side" he complained. "SOmebod'
or other stung me with IN old ieaC
dime that was full Of holes. ."-Nev
York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17
The Herrinu.

A peculiar feature in the herring
trade is that an exceptionally large
catch during one season has 10 effect
whatever upon the next years supply,
also. large rs is mans consumption of
herrings. naturalists say the NUMBER
killed by fishermen is quite insignit-
cant rs compared with the quantity
DESTROYED every year by sharks. por-
poises. cod. dogfish. ling and other fish,
each of which must have its daily
meal OF from one to two score her-
rings. 70 sav nothing Of tho sea birds.
which practically live on surface iced
ing fishes Herrings are not at all
modern article OF diet. A vast com
merce in them was carried on In north
ern Europe oil through the dark anu
middle ages. The herring's chief food
consists Of minute organisms. which II
strains from the water by its gills. but
II also eats worms and at certain sea-
sons its own young, sprats and sano
eels.-PearsoD's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17
The Candle Tree.

One Of the wonders of the vegetable
kingdom is undoubtedly the candle
tree of Panama, known to botanists
as Parmentiera cerifera. This tree
produces from its stem and older
branches a great profusion Of yellow
ish. cylindrical. smooth fruits, twelve
TO eighteen inches long, which appear
exactly like wax candles, as the botan-
ical name implies. SO close IS this
resemblance that travellers, seeing the
tree for the first time, are liable TO be
temporarily puzzled as to whether the
candles of shops are made in factories
or grown on trees! The candle-like
fruits are suspended from the branches
and bare stem by short. slender stalks,
dangling in the air, and readily give
the impression OF the chandler's shop.
AS night falls and the numerous fire.
flies move among the fruit this impress
sion is intensified. The inexperienced
traveller is not infrequently iAormed
that the flrehies perform the duty OF
lighting up these candles" at night
when light is required by the denizens
Of the jungle-London Strand.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-09-17
poison IN TIE Middle Aces,

In the middle ages so little was
known Of tOxicol0gy that all sudden
and mysterious deaths were attribut-
ed 10 poison. but I'm the light OF mod
ern knowledge many OF these. says the
British Medical Journal. are now cas-
fly explained by such diseases as ap-
pendicitis and gastric ulcer. Even the
Borgias can be absolved from many
Of the poisOnings laid to their charge.
Nevertheless from early times in Italy
poison was a favorite means OF re
moving" an enemy. In England,
France and Germany cruder methods
of vengeance prevailed. and II was not
until the sixteenth century that the
Medici introduced poisoning into
France. The fashion spread with ter
rible rapidity. and poison was employ
ed in every rank OF society to get rid
Of inconvenlent persons. The art In
troduced into France by Catherine de-
Medici and her followers took root so
deeply as TO blossom later into the
black magic of Louis XIv.'s reign.