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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

who coined it never sent to this de-
partment what it means. the informa-
ton asked for can not be furnished.
Possibly some reader may know. If so,
send the explanation on postal card.
SALAklES-Unionist, City. Where can OBJ
tain list of the salaries paid TO the teachers Of
the public schools in San Francisco?
At the Office of the board of educa-
tion.
cCLELLAN-Subscriber, Fresno, Cal. Did
= 4. beauregard and Robert Il. Lee accompany
Seorge - Mcclellan on his tour of observation
during the Crimean war?
George B. Mcclellan in 1855, then a
captain in the United States army, was
one of three American officers sent to
observe the campaign in the Crimea.
The other two We're Major Richard
Delafield and Major Alfred Mordecai.
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HUNTING-E. H. F., Berkeley, Cal. Is a
hunters license to hunt and kill unprotected
game or birds?
The law says that every person
who hunts, pursues or kills any of the
wild birds or animals, excepting
predatory birds or animals, without
first procuring a license therefor, is
guilty of a misdemeanor.'
MAPS-F. ]. s.. Carson City, New. Can maps
OF the United States geodetic survey for the dis
ricts surrounding San Francisco bay, be had In
San Franciscof
AT the Office of the geodetic survey,
in that city. appraisers building.
ETYMoLoGY-o. r. NJ. city What is the
meaning, etymoIogically, of "Hei-ne-ga bu-ba-
lier. at time the name of wet goods house
In Stockton street?
AS this is coined word and the one
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Note and Comment
k August 19o9Mose and the statues Of himself done

New York, August, 1909-Mose
Gunst has came.
Since the tariff bill has been signed
and congress adjourned most of the
editorial writer's in the country feel
a sense of personal loss-a sort of
downward revision in their stock in
trade.
Time brings revenge. Joe Filcher
should visit the various dairy maid
conventions that will be held this fall
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California
By Way Of
Example

OF the has impetus reputation
IN this regard The plan ong of pkng originated
believe Bernardno
feasible but great advantage and other counties speedily
adopted
road the oiled macadam which laid base
number
all of
substantial and satisfactory relative yet devised
general building ~
This review OF road making activities California however
well intended not altogether The has bv no
been confined the southern state
and San Joaquin counties have issued large for work
OF this character and Santa Clara counties have made
liberal expenditures from their
pose We quite much alive to the need
OF good roads the SOUTH although perhaps we do not make
much noise about it
Moreover hope be able bond the state for s18Oooo
for the construction of system of highways will extend
from Sisyou to San Diego California will try live I'D to
reputation
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The Heavy Cost OF
Foreign Aggression

PAIN offers useful example of the suferings entaled
innocent people by the ambitions of rulers foreign
- adventure OF course murderous fight with the
Noors North Africa does spring from any phase
aggression legacy the past as the Philippines and
Cuba world empire But Spain been much
better off materially she lost those that SO
costly blood Doubtless Spain would be better Oft
she could rid of the that she holds the northern coast
Africa and could be left free develop her home resources
without compulsory military service in
foreign land.
Yet ngraned become the habit OF regarding foreign
and subject territory something desirable profitable and honor
able the York Sun thus describes the bloody
struggle with the Riff tribes in Morocco:
large of population of the Riff region in the held
of the number from loo 70
send 10000 Africa 10
sphere of influence as
in Caabanca But
Morocco logical
employment
the posts she coast-Mella the small
would
pride and
colleague mandatory
unequal that
Spanish acting under compusion when
The logical field for Spanish capital and industry at home
where badly needed Though all its circumstances and the
great body its people cry for the country involved
doubtful costly adventure that must severely its
end gevous disaster Spain country
and army of 10000 in foreign country
load of debt without counting the
heavy life uerings of families whose heads
compulsory service This the price of foreign
sion, and Spain afford it.
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Officers Sfrafagen1
Deceives Yachfsmen

Sfrafagem United
is probably the finest of herk kind in
DeceVes the and her
handsomest according certain fair yhomen
bay cities and who judges The officers
intercollegiate 1t happened this
Two heutenan of the McCuloch the
clear the Now, keeping
clear ankes task and well calculated
this the iunants their heads together
work The result of the wardoom conference reading
NO allowed his line
These signs placed yachts anchored
the of the
yachts seen these that flow
the most desirable ocaton
have not heard Of we it possible get lines
The young eunants besged mystic
ne FAR yachtswon smiled sweely
auring how young refuse? They didn't The
result was that this section of the filed
that might have obsucd many friends and
had most enjoyable time, all parties satisfied
Which goes to remarked embryo that
people like to be bunkoed if you do it in a way
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Conducting a
Literary
Riot

damnng
the role of prophet foreteng dire calamity
ike this:
Nothing the fire of arship 1t
rapid shells chief reliance
fighting infantry cavalry machine rife With this
400 bullets within
exactly of garden hose against
gunners object the ground with clear
of realization who has flown balloon
striking of bullets perfectly And the
nearly doubled of their position The
infantry beneath
Of long body which
could called forbid the possibility of
remaining o e down like n
the ground the rship will take
risk Its position makes practically omnien the
Only prepared artillery
possibly hit therefore will only when artillery
will wndward level then high
the safety and unprotected bodies of infantry
cavalry with the speed of night will swing
earchghts (steaded by wind and electrically focued hundreds
below and the dark illuminated
mark Maneuverng will play the development
quick and sudden blow vital with possibility
Reads like novel; does not? Note the nice and kfu
with which the and of athletics drafted
enforce the position The eternal bowwows
would be but Tor thing Our prophet oppouney
The aeropane will destroy the gas bag before
deadly work There is still hope for the human
In the meantime somebody has invented electrical apparatus
that will project devastating among the Clouds and
aerial nave will gnomniouy tumbng down with slumr
vulgar earth But it great stuff for the magazines
sort OF literary riot with police about.
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The Punish
ment Of
|Crunpacker

greatly pleased with Mr. Crumpackes clear and convincing
of principles but the speaker of the house did not like
therefore the Indiana deprived OF his place
the committee to the rules committee
the important body in the lower branch of Mr.
stated phase
There number OF lines of American production that capable
believe
along such lines should be admitted to this country free OF duty The
material doctrine that the greatest
the
highest
whole materials handicap
the trade They
his neutral markets by seriously
creasing his production
battle with the Mr.. Taft frequently
quoted from Mr.. Crumpacker's of principles
result regarded dangerous by the andpatters Sc
find that Joe Cannon has clipped his far that
be DONE by excluding him from the committee which deals with
tariff matters. But it is petty and mean revenge.
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and see the statues of himself done
in prunes.
A new plot on the part of the gas
company to hold up the city for $685.
600. has been exposed. However, the
fact that the corporation has not as
yet demanded that the municipality
pay all its operating expenses and the
interest nits bonds, in addition to the
rates, proves that it is not totally lack
ing in public spirit.
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The Insider
She MarveIed at
Liners "Spare Tires"

M, c '
- 80 - lungs for the h with the salt
Liners spare iHeS - laden Of She
Mail
thousand and wonders
ofornth greyhound
of
the had
sleeping jackets
bridge listened while little
brown officer with much kissing many explained the
buttons charts
mechanical that make
ashore She wide and And
walking the rail and
laying her hand upon preserver you
theyc carry so ma tresF'
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pine box company sued the California fruit
exchange to recover 100000 for merchandise
The exchange which handles about three
fourths of the fruit business in southern Cali
fornia, replied that the plaintiff had over
charged, and further as related in the. Express
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the true principle Of protection Mr. Crum-
packer insisted that duties should only be
imposed to advance the welfare of the whole
people and should not be used to surround
special interests with conditions under which
they may make increased profits. Mr.. Taft
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neighbors to initiate. Commenting on the
campaign in San Diego county for large
issue of road construction bonds the Port
land, Ore, Telegram says.
California, in fact, is the model state on the
Pacific coast in the road improvement matter
The southern,
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STRANGE. point of law, although exactly without
precedent in California up last week in Los Angeles
before Judge Bordwe of the superior The California
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

kASUS have been taken the national capital prevent
IV the defacement of public horoughares hdeou bill
boards that of
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NALIFORNIA is in the way of acquiring reputation
enlightened policy in relation building and main
- and the state is held up example her
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OE CANNON'S AK swung Crumpackes head rolls
basket The Indiana disgrace because
speech the floor of the house defining
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city life. In the Fourth Estate we find th,
following account of the action of the com
missioners:
h&a has been placed on the wholesale
plastering of billboards around the district of
Columbia by the authorities, who have issued
orders that permits be issued for the nurnose
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Putting
BhIboards Oh a
reservation

of
in
Commissioner West heard of took action
chm
called and all posting companies
would be
the vicinity OF the section in question
Other municipalities would do well follow the example
Washington system of permits should be instituted vhc
of the municipal would be empowered t.
regulate the location Of bboard It obvious the prncpa
horoughres and those which visitors pass through enterins
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but it seems to fit the military situation of
today But perhaps there is more excite
ment in the magazine offices than elsewhere.
The eminent tacticians and strategists who
make war from behind the entrenchment Of
roller top desk are dealing destruction
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[IX TITH fear of change perpexing
Wv as old Paradise Lost and written before
arships and dirgible balloons had into ken,
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Relates charming young Arkansas lass viewed that
great engine of greyhound and mis-
took the life belts for gear

q HE was from Arkansas and filing her
lungs for the first time with the salt
laden air Of the sea coast. She was on
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-27
DROWNED WOMAN NOT
IDENTIFIED IN MORGUE
Body Viewed by Hundreds, Who
Fail to Solve Mystery

OAKLAND. May 2s-Although a
long file OF persons called at the
morgue seeking today to identify the
young woman whose body was found
floating in the estuary last night, the
case remained as much a mystery Il
was when the body was recovered.
Numerous telephone calls were made.
asking for information concerning the
body. but in no occasion was there a
sign Of 4 clew to the young woman's
identity The police joined forces with
the coroner's Office in seeking TO clear
the mystery and searched the records
Of missing persons. This effort also
ras unayaflfng. for no absent woman
mentioned in the records fitted the de-
scription OF the unknown dead.
The only hope of an Identification
probably lies in the possession of the
womans belt buckle. IT is Of unique
design. but the belt bore no personal
marks. Even the laundry marks have
been obliterated from the woman's
garments.
closer inspection OF her attire was
made this morning by the coroner's
Office attaches. II was noticed on
scrutiny that the soles OF the dead
woman's shoes were worn nearly
through.
The woman was slight of figure.
about 5 feet 5 inches tall. and had a
mass OF brown wavy hair. The fea-
lures were unrecognIzable-
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TeIegraphic Brevities

COUNTY TREASURER ARREsTED-Buffalo,
Nav 26-Jarred C. Weed, cashier Of the county
treasurers office since tsss s & vas arrested today
NAVIGATION BUREAU CHIEF-Washington
Nav 26-President Taft today sent to the SEN
ate the nomination Of Rear Admiral William P.
Potter to be chief OF tne bureau OF navigation
of the navy department
RAN ON EMMA GoLDMAN-New York. May
2e.-The activity OF the police In watching
Emma Goldman recently has resulted in the city
council of East Orange, NJ j.. refusing her per-
mission to speak there.
FARM HAND KILLS WOMAN AND SELF
Topeka May 26.-Daniel Loganston. a farm
hand. shot and killed Mrs. James Abel at her
home near Granville. six miles east OF Topeka
today. and then killed himself.
WOMAN MYsTERIoUSLY MURDERED-Bay
Citv Mieh May 26.-Mrs. Christine Coryeon
seed 20 years was mysterlously murdered today
in her home here. She was found on the floor
of her bedroom with her skull fractured and the
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO MEN-Bradford.
Pa. May ga nitroglycern factory OF the
Dupont powder company located at Howard
this afternoon. Two men blown to atoms
and much damage was done.
UPRISING OF SPANISH PEAsANTs-Mad-
rid. MAY 2s-An uprising of the peasants sinh
lar IN that which occurred few years ago
IN Andalusia Is now threatened in Galicia
where the country people are reported to be
burning the crops ana the forests.
Beach. CAL May 26.--Four hundred dollars
worth Of diamond. and jeweIry and SIPS in
cash mysteriously disappeared from safety de-
roait hoy in the bathhouse here today and re-
suited in the arrest of Lee B. Warren. The
complainant is Miss Betty Hart of Los Angeles.
FARMER KILLED IN aUARREL-Chehalis.
wash Nav 26.-Iast night on Jackson prairie
IL miles southeast Of Chehalis. Joe Ware shot
and killed ]. NJ Corp. following dispute over
q small niece OF rope Both men are well
known farmers. Ware being pioneer.
HUSBAND ANNoYs HER-New York. May
2e.-Mrs John Feeley caused the arrest Of her
hushand. who was formerly captain OF engine
cornnsny 1 Of the Bayonne. N. j.. fire depart
nenf last night on charge of annoying her
she said that for many months Feeley had been
in the habit Of getting out OF bed Just at mid
niyst and talking for several hours to ghosts
PRISONER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Modesto.
May 26.-James Boyd. prisoner in the county
jail supposedly Grsht gf wisb arrhls nd : lying At
throat and legs. indicted with the sharpened
edge Of a steel heel plate taken from his shoe.
press little hope for his recovery. Boyd was
arrested several weeks ago for horse stealing.
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OF OAKLAND BERKELEY ALAMEDA LEANDRO
.SWINDL[RS FACE
TRIAL FOR GRIMES
Men Who Passed Bogus Checks
on Hotel Clerks to Be
Extradited

The police learned yesterday that the
man arrested at the Hotel Manx Tues
day afternoon. who gave the name of
George w. Taylor. man wanted in
Los Angeles on charge of forgery. is
Russell Sanders, an attorney of Car
rollton, Miss. He is brother of J. O..
S. Sanders of Jackson, Miss, formerly
attorney, and another brother is H. w
Sanders, an attorney of Gulfport. Miss.
Sanders was formerly private secretary
to A p. Mccormack of the United
States circuit court of appeals.
Detectives Bunner and Freel, who
had been working on the case since
May %, arrested Tuesday night David
Booth, cousin of Sanders. who was
employed as a clerk in San Antonio,
Tex, and has been his companion in Ell
P8so and Los Angeles where forged
checks were passed. A dispatch was
received yesterday afternoon from
Sheriff F. j. Hall of Ell Paso to hold
Booth and he would send for him. A
dispatch was also received from Chief
Dishman of Los Angeles that an off,
GER would be sent for Sanders.
The method adopted by Sanders and
Booth to pass the checks was to take
rooms in a hotel, as they did in the
Haywards, Los Angeles, Sanders regis
tering as George w. Taylor of New Or
leans. They would remain in the hotel
for two or three days and then have
their trunks forwarded. at the same
time rendering a check for payment of
their bill made payable to Taylor.
When the clerk objected that Taylor
was not known to him SANDERS would
show a card bearing the inscription,
George w. Taylor, assistant secretary.
Reily-Taylor company, coffee dealers,
New Orleans" and Booth would show
pending from his watch chain a charm
bearing a similar inscription. That
would usually satisfy the clerk and the
check would be cashed. Both also wore
buttons of the United States travellers
association.
The way in which they became pos
sessed of the blank checks was for
Sanders to call at lithographing es-
tablishment, present the Taylor card
and explain that he intended to open
an office in that city and asking that
samples of the checks of the establish
ment be sent to his hotel for examina-
tion. These samples would be utilized
for passing upon hotelmen.
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WHf[[[R'S SALARY
RAISED TO $4,000
President of University Also to
Have Allowance of $4,000
for Expenses

BERKELEY. May 26.-The salary of
DR.. BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler, president
of the University of California, has
been raised to $4,000 a year with
$4,000 for. travelling and incidental ex-
penses, according to the readjustment
of salaries for the ensuing year by the
reients. Dr. Wheeler's salary for the
last 10 years, since his connection with
tbe university, has been $4,000, with
no allowance for expenses, although
such an account was allowed his prede-
cessors.
THE increase in salary was announced
tonight by Secretary Victor Henderson
and confirmed by DR.. Wheeler as hav-
ing been fixed by the regents, when the
hude for the coming year was re-
Gently discussed. DIR. Wheeler has been
forced to meet his own expenses in
transacting university business.
OFFERS TO LEAVE
During this time he has received a
number of ffattering offers from east
ern institutions with big advances over
his former salary here, but has turned
a deaf ear to them. An offer of the
presidency of the Massachusetts lnsu-
tute of Technology at $4,000 was de-
clined by President Wheeler, and the
event made one of celebration by re-
gents. faculty and students.
DR. Wheeler has frequently declared
his preference for California and ex-
pressed his desire to complete his work
of making a great institution on the
western shores.
AS the university grew since he came
here in 1899, DR.. Wheeler has been
forced TO bear the extra expenses Incl
dental to his growing office, and al
though the increase in salary was not
a large one the regents considered that
DIR. Wheeler was entitled to it after his
long service.
HOUSE UNOCCUPIED
DR.. Wheeler has been under such
heavy expense that when Mrs. Phebe
Hearst made a gift to the university
to erect a home for the president on
the campus, five years ago, DR.. Wheeler
declined to occupy the mansion on ac-
count of the expense of furnishing and
entertaining. The residence was re
Gently ordered completed by the re-
gents at a cost OF $4,000. Under the
present condition President Wheeler
will have no such difficulty, as the ex-
pense fund of $4,000 provided for by the
regents for entertainment and other
university expenses will be ample to
meet MS needS IN tnaI dlrectlOn 1or sew
eral years to come. 1t will also provide
an allowance for travelling, such as was
given former presidents, but which DR..
Wheeler has had to bear himself.
The salary of Victor Henderson. sec
retary of the regents, has been raised
from s2,7o0 to $4,000 year, and he was
advanced from acting as secretary to
the regents to university lands agent.
His increased salary was formerly paid
to the secretary of the executive body
of the university.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-27
THREATEN OAKLAND
WITH DAMAGE SUIT
Warren Brothers Object to Use
of BituIithic Pavement,
Claiming Patent

OAKLAND. May 2e-The use Of
bitulithic paving in Fourth avenue
may involve the city in litigation for
alleged violation Of patent rights by the
contracting company. according to
statements made by City Engineer
Frederick C. Turner at the board of
public works meeting this morning.
T. n Smith. the East Oakland capi-
tslist, has contracted with the Ran
some Crummey construction company
Tor the paving Of portion of Fourth
avenue, the company TO use the btu
Lthic process which the Warren Broth
ers' company claims as a patent right.
Besides the threat of involving the
city in court proceedings for dana ges,
the representatives Of the Warren
Brothers company have declared their
intention Of bringing suit against
Smith and the Ransome company
jointly. The city would fall liable, they
hold, because street improvements
must be accepted by the city govern
ment
INDEMNITY BOND ASKED
Notice Of the threatened suit was
served on the city engineer this morn
ing by members of the Warren COM
pany only orally, and Turner was in
favor Of disregarding their claims
until written protest had been fled.
For protection Of the city, however.
the public works commission directed
that the Ransome Crummey company
be notified TO file an indemnity bond
covering the possible loss to the city
If patent rights were violated before
the Improvement is made in Fourth
avenue. Turner estimates the
the royalties claimed by Warren
Brothers at IS cents a square yard.
Long ago the Warren Brothers
company sued the Barber asphalt COM
pany for damages for the use OF the
bitulfthic process. The United States
appellate courts. il is said, have sus-
tanned the Warren company, and the
case is now pending in the United
States supreme court.
GARBAGE QUESTION REVIVED
The Oakland garbage question rose
before the board of works this
morning in the form of a letter to
Mayor Frank Mott from DR.. A X Fos-
ter. secretary Of the state board of
health. and DR.. Rupert Blue of the
United States public health and marine
hospital service. The communication
set forth that the garbage contractor.
F. Curtis, who operates the garbage
boat, is not carrying the refuse far
enough 10 sea. Consequently, il is
said, there is waste matter floating
back into Bolinas bay.
The mayor said he would require
that Curtis convey the garbage as
far out as the South FaraIIon. be-
yond the line set by the United States
geOdetic survey at which the tides fail
10 bring drift matter toward the shore
OBJECTS TO USE OF CARS
T. H. Pratt, secretary of the building
trades council. addressed a protest in
behalf Of that organization to the COM
mission against the Oakland traction
company being allowed 10 haul large
quantities Of quarry rock on the car
lines. He wrote that the streetcars
were being used for commercial pur-
poses, depriving teamsters Of work