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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
.BRAYTON CONSENTS
TO CALL MEETING
Home Finding Society Superin-
tendent Will Meet Board of
Directors
Head OF Organization, Recently
Under Fire, Yields to
Pressure

BERKELEY, Aug. S0.-Although de-
malls are made at the home of Rev. H.
w. Brayton, superintendent of the
Childrens home finding society. which
was recently under fire as the result of
the recovery of little Alice Mimic in a
Chinese family in San Francisco, a
meeting of the board of directors of the
institution has been called for tomor-
row in San Francisco by Brayton. The
affairs of the society, according TO the
notices sent out for the meeting, will
be thoroughly investigated.
Various attempts have been made by
the charities organizations of the state
and of San Francisco to compel Brayton
to give an explanation of his methods
of conducting the society, but all have
hitherto failed.
Being a private philanthropy, the So
ciety was protected from state investi-
cation, and Brayton refused to allow 6
search of his books by persons outside
of the board of directors of his society.
Pressure has been brought to bear on
him, however and he has called meet
ing for tomorrow afternoon in San
Francisco. Among the directors who
will be present will be President w. G.
Jenkins, Vice President DR.. Edward
Newell, Recording Secretary Mrs j. A.
Davis, Legal Adviser w. H. II. Gentry
and Directors Rev. <. B. Winning, Rev.
J. Durham, Mrs. Allie +. Wayson and
Rev. II. W. Brayton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
BLACKBIRDS ATTACK CAT
IN DEFENSE OF YOUNG
Novel Battle Is Described in
Country Life

A correspondent in Country Life
gives an entertaining account OF the
vain efforts OF cat 10 get a young
hedgling blackbird. The cat had OBJ
served the young hier and Immediately
gave chase, rushing up the trunk OF
the nest tree. Meanwhile the parent
birds had come upon the scene and
seeing the situation OF their nesting
attacked the cat with the utmost brav-
cry. Gathering. as blackbirds can when
occasion demands. and for two hours
the birds kept up the attack without
ceasing, forcing the enemy to keep on
the defense only. At last the birds
were completely exhausted and sat "all'
of a heap" looking as II they had lost
half their feathers, like the jackdaw
of Rheims after the curse. "A friendly
hand at length dislodged the cat. In
the afternoon the happy pair seemed
quite to have recovered themselves and
were singing a song OF victory
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
STUDENT MAGAZINE
WILL SOON APPEAR
College Staff Working on Jour.
nal Of Technology, Scien-
tific Publication

BERKELEY. Aug. sO.-The Journal
Of Technology, the scientific publica-
ton of the university. will be issued
for the first time this term wednesday.
with the following stan: Editor in
chief l. H. Hubbard; managing editor.
j. NJ. Mccoy; assistant editors G. A
Goatley, l. o. WOlcOtt, C. H Griffen.
G. l. Frazier. z. L. Sneyder. w B.
Parker W.. C. Little; manager. George
Harlowe.
The Woman Students mandolin club
has been reOrganized for the term with
the following membership: Ellen Ord.
Zelma, Lewis, Shirley Perry. Theresa
Harrison, Minnie Walton. Edith Hare.
Mabel Wright, GOldie HELM.
Alumni and former students OF Po-
mona college who are attending the
university have organized club called
Terra TOma. with a charter member
ship of 40 and officers as follows. Pres
tdent. W. c. Fankhauser; vice presi-
dent, Miss Veta Heath; secretary
treasurer. w. Mather. Prof J. T. Allen
of the Greek department is a member
OF the new club.
H. T. Douglas OF the junior class has
been appointed associate editor OF the
Daily Californian, the student daily
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
RELATING To ORIGIN OF
THE MILITARY COCKADE
Developed From Strings Used
to Tie Up Flaps of Hats

We take the following interesting
account of the origin OF the cockade
from the Justice Of the Peace. The
cockade originated simply in the knot
of ribbons or strings, by which the
broad flaps OF the seventeenth century
round hat were cooked" or drawn up
TO the brim in fine weather. and thus
originated the three cornered hat. as
well as the cooked hat OF later times.
There was nothing specially military
about the usage, as the ignorant as
sert.
The same strings survive in the loops
Of the hats of bishops and other eccle-
siastical dignitaries in Great Britain:
in the strings Of the hats worn by
French cures and Spanish and Italian
seen on the hats OF some livery
servants.
1t naturally became the custom for
military men TO cock" their hats with
the livery color of the prince they
server. and. as the Hanoverian color
was the convenient one of black. the
black cockade" became associated
in the minds or the people with military
uniform In an old Scotch song OF
Shirramuir. the Justice OF the Peace
adds. citing Woodford's HeraIdry. we
read OF "the red coat lads with black
cockades." and a knot OF white rib
bons was naturally chosen as the badge
OF their opponents When the old use
of the strings was forgotten. the knot,
in the form OF rosette OF ribbOn sur
vived, just as did the buttons on the
backs OF our coats. which were intended
to fasten back the flaps IN riding or
marching.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
WHITE RIBBONERS
PLAN CONVENTION
County w. c. T. U. to Hold Two
Days Annual Sessions at
Alameda

ALAMEDA. Aug. 30.-The Alameda
County woman's Christian Temperance
union will hold two days conversation
in this city. opening Thursday morning.
The sessions will be held in the First
Christian church. San Jose and Park
avenues. Mayor William H. Noy is
billed to address the delegates in be-
half of the city. A welcome from the
churches will be voiced by Rev II. j.
Loken of the First Christian church.
President ID. L. Randolph of the board
of education will speak in the interest
of the schools. The welcome from Ala
media union to the delegates will be ex-
pressed by Mrs. H. K Starkweatlrer.
The response in behalf of the county
organization will be by Mrs. Annie
Little Barry.
There will be an address on 'fhe
Women of Korea" given at the after
noon session Thursday by Mrs. E Mil
Ter. Mrs. b. Sturtevant-Peet for 16
years president of the state organiza-
ton of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union. will give a parliamentary
drill, and Mrs. E. l.. Curtis VIII speak
on what has been accomplished during
the last IL months in purity work. In
the evening there will. be addresses by
Rev. Frank S. Brush OF the First Pres
DS tSildn CHUTCn OF THIS city ana Ut. W.
NJ. Burke Of the Anti Saloon league.
The morning session Friday will be
devoted to business and TO a general
discussion of the attitude of the Cali
fornia wine growers association on
public questions. At the afternoon
session there will be devotional serv-
ices led by Mrs. NJ F. Bunker, follow
ing which the state president Mrs.
Dorr, will deliver her greetings. Mrs. c.
Mansfield. superintendent OF scientific
temperance instruction in the Hayward
school department. will present the Ala
media county prize for the best essay
on The Value of Total Abstinence to
Life" to Miss Vivian StroMidge of
Hayward. Miss Anna z. Chase state
president of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, will talk on the do
ing of the last legislature Miss. Annie
Sitton, a bright Chinese student of the
San Leandro grammar school, will be
presented with the Alameda county
prize for the best essay on Wine" the
presentation to be made by Mrs NJ
Yeager. Mrs John Freyer, wife OF Pro-
fessor John Freyer of the University of
California, will deliver an address on
From the Orient"
The convention committees are as fol-
lows: Credentials-Mrs. George Will
liams, Mrs. L. NJ Worth; courtesfes-
Mrs w H. Maharg. Mrs. Nash; resOlu-
tions, Mrs. George Morris, Miss Jennie
Redfields Mrs. C. o. Southland. Mrs. ]. B,
Spangler and Mrs. M. NJ Bay.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
SHOOTS PLAYMATE
in CHILD'S GAME
Five Year Old Victim of Pastime
May Succumb to Wound
in Lung

OAKLAND. Aug. 30.-Five year old
John Orr. son of Mrs. Mary Orr of 9s5
Sixty-third street, may die of a gun
shot wound inflicted last Friday by
a chance playmate. Garrett Owen. 9
years of age.
The shooting, resulting from a boy
hood wild west" game, occurred IN
the basement of Mrs John Snyder's
home at sS5 Sixty third street.
Mrs. Owen, mother of the lad who
used the 20 caliber rifle which
wounded the Orr boy. was visiting
with Mrs. Snyder.r While the. women
sat in the house the children went to
other youngsters in an Indian hunt"
Raising the rifle Garrett Owen COM
manded John Orr, Throw up your
handsn'
II WON'T" responded the playmate.
and Owen p1ayfully pulled the trigger.
The small victim dropped to the floor.
and the affrighted children ran from
the room. A few moments later the
wounded lad had climbed a fence and
fell bleeding before his mother.
DR.. g. w. Williamson was called and
found the lead lodged in the back, 1t
having punctured the right lung. Then
the wounded bay was taken to East
Bay sanitarium, where today 1t was
said he had a chance for recovery.
John Orr is the son of William G. Orr.
an engineer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
SOUND WAVES MAKE THE
TELEGRAPH WIRES HUM
Probably Caused by Changes in
Temperature and Wind

The familiar humming OF telegraph
wires is phenomenon that has not
yet been satisfactorily explained. It is
not merely caused by wind. for ii is
heard in perfect calm. 1t seems prob
able that the sound is due to changes
in temperature, by which the wires are
loosened or frightened. The beats" or
long rising and falling waves of sound.
which can often be noticed when near
telegraph post, are due to the inter-
ference of sound waves of different
length; at regular intervals one is
nearly quenched by the other, just as
happens IL one strikes together two
consecutive notes on harmonium diff
fering only by a Observation-Disclosures
Globe
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
NEWS OAKLAND BERKELEY ALAMEDA HAYWARD AND SAN LEANDRO
START MAYORAL1Y
BUZZ FOR BREED
Former Officials Friends Give
Politicians Food for Gossip
as Result of Enthusiasm

OAKLAND, Aug. 30.-A ripple of in
terest has been stirred in local political
circles by the gossip which has f1oated
out from a dinner given to Arthur H.
Breed, former city assessor and auditor,
now prominent realty broker, upon his
return from trip to Europe. The gos-
sip relates to an enthusiastic declara-
ton by Breeds friends as his support
ers for the mayoralty to succeed the in
cumbent, Frank K Mott, who is serving
his third term.
ALL ARE VERY COY
Breed bashfully declined to put a
serious tinge to the story today. Mayor
Mott, who presided at the dinner, an
nounced automatically that something
of the sort had been suggested, but
that, perhaps, it might have been due
to the conviviality of the occasion and
the warm interest which was shown
by Breeds friends in his return home.
At any, rate, enough was said to filter
out upon the streets, and to set bit of
talk a-going among those who keep
close tab upon political movements.
AND HOW ABOUT MOTT!
1t was suggested by those who ad-
mitted that Breed for mayor" was
proclaimed that nearly two years must
elapse before a successor to Mayor
Mott can be selected by. regular term
election.
But the whole situation is contingent
upon Mayor Motifs decision. 1t is not
impossible that he will be candidate
again 10 succeed himself. His remark
able record in the mayors chair for
three terms may lead to his reelection.
He is not publicly making any state
ment al this time other than that 1t is
entirely too early to discuss the sub
ject.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Colonel John B. Rodman Victim
of Cancer in Face

Colonel John B. Rodman, Z. S. A.
retired died Sunday, after a lingering
Illness, caused by a cancer in the face.
Colonel Rodman was well known in
this city, where he had resided since
his retirement in October. 1903. He
made his home at the Cosmos club.
Rodman entered the service Septem-
Der / 1869, graduate from the mill
tary academy at West Point. He re-
tired at his own request, after 40 years
service. He leaves two brothers. T. j.
and A. B. Rodman. HIS wife died sew
eral years ago. The funeral will take
place today at~2 p. m. from the chapel
at the Preside.
Captain E. Holland Rubottom, Ninth
cavalry, from Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.,
registered at department. headquarters
on sick leave. He is staying at 1902
Seventh avenue, Oakland.
Major Benjamin J. Edger Jr, medi-
cal corps, L. s. A, is at the general
hospital at the PresiClio for treatment.
He is stationed at Fort Meade. S. D.
The joint army and militia coast de-
Tense exercises of this district will
commence at the Presfdio Saturday,
September T. and continue until Sep
TENDER IS. Four companies of the ma
tional guard of this state will go into
camp with the regulars. They are the
Second company, Captain c. J. Mund;
the tOuftH Company, Sdptdln w. IL
Hyde; the Sixth company, r. z. Mittle-
staedt, and the Seventh company, Cap
tain A r. Tarless. The Second COM
pany viii go to battery Cranston, the
Fourth company to battery Godfrey,
the Sixth company to battery Lancas ter,
and the Seventh company to battery
Marcus Miller. Major Erneste V. Smith.
paymaster, U. S. A, will supervise the
preparation of the payrolls for the
militia organizations
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
SURVIVES THIRTEEN
WRECKS ON BRINY DEEP
Passing of John Beverage, a
KirkcaIdy Celebrity

A Kirkealdy celebrity has just passed
away in the person of John Beveridge.
He always appeared in his seafaring
garb. At an early age he ran off to
sea and started life as a ships boy.
For the next AZ years he was only at
rare intervals ashore. He had a very
adventurous career. and was ship
wrecked 13 times. On one occasion,
when shipwrecked in st. Andrews bay,
he saved his life by swimming ashore,
hanging to a live sheep. He sailed in
many of the vessels which belonged to
the Kirkealdy whaling fleet, and when
the last three whalers belonging to
Kirkcaldy were wrecked he was a
member of the crew on each occasion.
For IS years he was a naval reservist.
and 20 years ago he. sailed his last
voyage in the Empress Of Dundee to
the Baltic.-London Globe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
HIGH TRIBUTE TO
WORK OF SCIENTIST
Department of Agriculture Ac-
knOwledges Retirement of
E. w. HiIgard

BERKELEY, Aug. S0.-Formal, ac-
acknowledgement of the fact that Prof.
Eugene ". Hiigard, foremost soil ex-
pert in the United States. has been made
professor emeritus of the University of
California is expressed in a public state
ment made by the United States depart
ment of a agriculture.
Appreciation of his work and scholar
ship are pointed out lin the following
communication sent to the university:
DR.. Hilgard stands out one of the
foremost pioneers in agricultural science
and in the experiment station move
ment. His scientific grasp of the prob
lens presented made him effective and
resourceful in attacking them. His sue
cess in that line helped TO make il clear
how science could be of service to the
practice of agriculture and furnish a
basis for its teaching.
The high quality of his work has
given IL very great value in construct
ing a science of agriculture. It's nature
has been such that the benefits have not
been confined to California, but the
whole western empire and in large
measure the entire country has shared.
be, his studies upon IT have been funda-
mental. and this has lent to the results
a national and in many cases a world
wide scope
There is much of inspiration in his
long and fruitful career for the young
er workers in agricultural science. The
standards he set for thoroughness, ac-
curacy and scientific deduction are
among the greatest assets of his life
work. The tangible product az his la
bors can be judged from the list of his
investigs lions and their applications,
but the influence of such man on an
embryo science and on the development
Of investigation is not easily measured.
DR. Hilgard came to the University
of California in 1875 from the Univer-
sity of Michigan. He has held the chairs
of geology. natural history and agri-
culture. He is at present engaged in
writing a book on soil conditions on the
Pacifc cnasf
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
GOOD TIMES INDICATED
BY SALE OF CHEMICALS
Chemical Congress Recalls an
Interesting Bit of History

The holding OF the chemical con-
gress in London recalls a curious and
interesting bit OF history which is
specially worth attention at the pres
ent time. Toward the end of his adj
Tninistration. the late Lord Beacons-
field. discussing the then prevalent de-
the Mansion house that they might take
comfort from the fact that the price
OF chemicals was going up.
The phrase was seized upon by his
opponents as a subject for cheap ridi-
cule, 10 which. as his custom was. Lord
Beaconsfeld made no reply.
In a few days the experts began to
give their views OF the matter. and the
prime ministers critics We're consider
ably astonished to find that the instance
he had picked, far from being trifling
maxim Of economics that the first and
The most infallible sign of a return
Of national prosperity is precisely such
a rise in the price OF chemicals as
Lord Beaconsheld had referred to.
People do not. of course, take more
ouiRine or rhubarbl because they feel
pretty confident that~a good year is
coming. nor would IL make much diff
ference If they did.
" nat - u iAiPOi~oltIc - tndt cncnnl-
Gals are required IN a thousand and
one manufacturing processes, and that
when manufacturers see plenty of or
ders in front Of them they begin to
buy the necessary chemicals. and the
price naturally goes up If any one de-
sirss TO see whether good times or
bad times are in front of us let him
study the wholesale market in -chemi-
Gals, and. barring some entirely un-
foreseen incident. he will be able to
arrive at q more accurate guess than
the student of even such generally
accepted criteria as the labor market
and the market IN food stuffs.-London
Globe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
BET is THE ORIGIN
OF ROSEBERY'S HOUSE
Building Lost on Race Becomes
The Durdans

To bet is traceable the origin OF
Lord Rosebery's beautiful house, the
Durdans, at Epson. The Merry Mon
arch, says Country Life, was the owner
of horse called Thump, which was
entered for six mile race at Newman
ket and on the animal he staked Non
such house, Henry Wits old palace at
Cuddington, near Epsom against the
5000 guineas wagered by Barbara
Palmer. duchess of Cleveland Thump
was beaten and the lady. becoming duly
possessed of her house property.
promptly pulled it down and sold the
materials of which it had been built
for some where about $4,000 to the
earl OF Berkeley. who used them in the
building of a house, to which he gave
the name Of the Durdans, on EPSON
downs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
Plan Gorgeous IIIuminatious
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SAN JOSE, Aug. 30.AA feature of
the great state Admission day celebra-
ton, to be held In this city September
s. 9, 10 and IL. which will attract as
much attention as any of the many
others, and on which a great deal OF
time, money and labor is being spent,
will be the illuminations.
At recent meeting of the joint gen
eral committee of the Native Sons. held
at the city hall. the sum of $4,000 was
appropriated for lighting alone. The
immense electric tower, the first OF its
kind in the world, has been covered
with thousands>of small electric globes
which outline all its rods In a most
effective manner Two immense search
lights nave been secured Tor the tower
and these will be played about the city
every evening during the celebration
The common council has appropri-
ated a large sum for the decoration
of the city hall. This building, with
its dome, will be outlined in electric
lights by night and covered with hunt
ing by day. Immense electric signs
have already been installed on its dome
bearing the words welcome" and
IN. s. G. W. An immense bear flag
and an American flag, both traced in
electric lights, will also decorate the
dome.
The board of supervisors has en-
gagged a corps of rs elecxicians; who
are busy with the decorations of the
courthouse and hall of records.
An immense electric arch, upon the
design for which the committee on
decoration has spent months of labor.
will greet the incoming visitors at the
depot. canopy OF electric lights. 35
feet above the street. will grace the
intersection of First and Santa Clara
streets. Thousands of lights will be
placed on this and the whole will be
decorated with shields and bears and
surmounted by a figure of Marshall.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-31
TURKS NATIONAL ANTHEM
HARM0NIZED IN PARIS
Score for Bands Written by
Noted Orchestra Leader

Paul Vidal. leader of the orchestra
at the Paris Opera, has just finished the
score of the Ottoman national anthem.
composed by Waddia Sabra. a Turkish
subject, who studied in the French ma
tional conservatoire under Levignac,
Guilmart and Vidal The score has
just been sent to Salvet Bey for the
military bands, the duty of selecting a
national anthem having been assigned
to this official by the sultan.