davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-10

elected to elders orders. They will be confirmed Friday morning.
 A brief recess from the regular order or business was taken at this time, and Dr. watterhouse, President of Emory College of Georgia. was introduced to the Conference. He spoke half an hour on the nature of educational work needed ip the South among the Metho- dists of both races.
 pr. watterhouse's address was an able exposition of the educational needs of both races He held the closest at tention of the members of the Confer ence.
 Educational Association.
 At the close of Dr. watternouse's address it was announced that It IS sought to form an educational. associa- ton in the Methodist Church. to con sist of a membership of at least l0o,- 900 persons to work for the betterment of educational facilities in the noun tain districts of the South and other of the less- favored sections.
 Rev. M. H. Holt was appointed by Bishop Morrison to canvass the Con ference and secure members for the new organization.
 b o. Turnipseed addressed the Con ference on the need for concerted ac- tion toward the support of the Metno- dist homes for superannuated preach CTS, He pledged himself to see that the Conference shall not be called upon to pay any part of the first years ex- penses It was his opinion that a iay committee, to consist of a member from each district in the Conference, should be appointed to push the work connected with the surerannuate home and. in accordances with his wish, the following laymen swere selected: Il Brannon. H. L. sMeliuss A.nA iWifkin- son. c. B. Thofnas Az P. Renfyoe. P e. Turnipseed, A. H. Alston, S. T sur rfth, J. E. Finley and E. w Thorpe.
 The matter of choosing deieBates to the General Methodist Conference was brouKht to the attention of the body. If was suggested that since the eiec- lion of these delegates will require the greater part of a morning, 1t was agreed that the matter should be made A speciaI order of business for Frlday morning. It was ordered that this matter be, taken up at 10 o'click Friday morning.
 Bishop Morrison made stirring ap- peal for the cause of Metnodist mis- sions in Brazil He recounted some Of his own experiences while in that country a year ago and brought close home to his hearers the needs or mat country. He asked that collection be taken up for this particular pur- pose. and the Conference responded by giving s4se.
 Al o'clock in the afternoon Rev. E. M. Bounds Of the South Georgia Methodist Conference preached ser mon to a well-filled house. ana ms words were listened to With deep ap- preciation.
 The Conference Sunday School Board held its anniversary meeting Thursday night in Trinity Church. where ihe Conference holds its business sessions. nr ramilI and Dr. Chappelie addressed the anniversary meeting.
 Fridays order of business will in- clude the report of the committee to Nyangum confirmation of the class elected to full Conference member ship the selection of delegates to the General Methodist Conference. ana regular routine matters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-10
COUPLE FOUND DEAD.
pr, and Mrs. A. c. smitlas May Have
 Had Compact.

Tulsa, Okla, Dec Y.-Ihe ueau DOu- ies of pr. and Mrs. A. c. smith. an aged couple of considerable wealth. were. found by neighbor In their home late today,
 A partially ffled bottle of carbolic acid was at the mans side. They had evidently made suicide agreement
 The couple came here from Spring dale. Arkansas. but originally lived in ohio.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-10

There has been as yet no organize' movement in the interest of Senate Frank s. Moody, but in the past thrc days there have been In the city nun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-10
snnaax schooI noard..

oneiilxa. Dec. s.--(Special) )-The sunday School Board of the Alabama conference held its anniversary meet ing this evening in the New Trinity Methodist Church.
 Addresses were delivered by pr. H. M Hamiil. of Nashville. Superinten- dent of Training Work of the Sunday School Department, on triple sunday school campaign and by pr, E: D. chappell, of Nashville. Sunday School Editor.
 pr. Hamill declared the south has progressed marveiously in spite of the handlcaps against which she has la bored ana in spite of the hook worm that invites the soothing syrup or John ID. Rockefeller and that her churches had progressed. He declar- ed that the great advance Of south ern Professionalism and especially southern Methodism to be result or systematic Sunday School work ana urged an extension of that work. He pleaded for boys and for more work to be done to save them from the worlds temptations and urged the es- tablishment of cozy reading rooms for them at every church to be kept open every night in the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-10
!" r,nea sfoo for PFohI Law.

Birmingham. Dec 9.-(Special. J. George Cevoiles. who was arrested Sat urday night at Ensley on charge of violating the prohibition laws. was tried before the Mayor of that place today and fined S100 and costs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-10

Tiny pink roses trim young girls dance frocks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-10
THE ORPHEUsI TO-DAY.

Tine Heroine of Mnsekins, another one of seIls'm great Boer war pictures, with orchestra effects. A picture with life and action, romance, love and war. Don't miss it.. New iIiustfated songs, changed daily. ~
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
MEMBERS ARESPLIT
ON BIG PROPOSITION
San Francisco. Dec. 10. 1909.

San Francisco Dec. 10. 1909.
Editor Call, San Francisco. Cal.-Dear
Sir: In your issue of the 1lth inst, un-
der the caption of Enemies Harming the
City" you charge the Sierra club with
waging vicious campaign against the
city in its Hetch Hetchy plans; with
flooding the east with false and mislead-
ing statements: and, generally, with con-
ducting a malevOlent propaganda against
the welfare Of this community.
While admitting that much has been
and is being done tending TO implicate
certain prominent members in such work,
prompted, fsin would believe, by mis-
taken views and apprehensions, I wish TO
state my conviction that such attitude OF
hostility to the Sierra project by no
means represents the unanimous opinion
Of the membership of the club. No poll
hSs ever been taken on the subject.
As loyal San Franciscan who has the
interests Of his city at heart and who be-
lieves that the welfare of the million of
people here and hereabout les and ought
70 be the paramount consideration and
satisfied that the creation Of lakes in
the Tuolumne and Hetch Hetchy valleys
viii enhance and not mar their beauty, I
must AFFIRM my approval of the prOpo-
sition.
With many others in the club I deeply
regret the false position in which it has
been placed and the notoriety which has
begun TO attach TO It. Yours very truly,
J. 4. CUTTER,
Member Sierra Club.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
The Quickest and Sim
pIest Cough Cure

Better than all the cough medicines
you could buy. and far less expensive
is simple remedy that you can make
at home in five minutes. A whole
pint of it-enough to last a family a
long time-costs only "a cents. 1t is
pleasant to take-children like it.
1t will usually conquer deep seated
cough in "a hours. Two or three doses
overcome an ordinary cough 1t is also
splendid for colds. bronchitis, incipient
lung trouble. whooping cough, etc.
Granulated Sugar Syrup p.-----.. .13k OF.
Take pint of Granulated Sugar,
add y pint of warm water and stir
about minutes. Put the 21z ounces
Pinex in pint bottle and fiji it up with
the syrup Take a teaspoonful every
one. two or three hours
Granulated Sugar Syrup is a simple
but excellent sedative. Pinex is the
most valuable concentrated compound
of Norway White Pine Extract, and is
rich in all the medicinal elements of
the pine None of the weaker pine
preparations compare with the real
Pinex itself All druggists have il or
will get 1T If requested.
Strained honey can be used instead
Of the syrup and makes a very fine
honey and pine tar cough syrup.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
WULLNER ENDS SEASON
WITH GREAT SUCCESS
Performance Stirs Audience to
Fine Demonstration

DR.. Ludwig Wullner> had the demon
stration- of his season in San Francisco
when last evening, at the end of his
closing performance. he stood before "a
house in which there was hardly a va
cant seat and listened to rounds of
"bravos'' that expressed the enthusiasm
of an audience that was not of Latin
origin. but more largely of the Teu-
tonic. There had been applause at the
end Of each song that he dramatically
sang throughout the evening, and that
meant much. for the program was long
and not at all OF the sort that is con-
sidered to be popular" The songs were
largely from Schubert and Schumann.
Hugo Wolf, Richard Straus. Arnold
Mendelssohn and Brahms. 1t was seri-
Gus in moods, then heroic, moderately
gay and provokingly humorous. Doctor
WuIlner had a cold that caused him to
cough at intervals. and q dense fog that
swathed the air outside OF the Novelty
theater like an opaque blanket crept
into the upper notes of his voice. But
this could not interfere with his moods
or prevent him from developing all the
volume that nature has given him when
the occasion demanded.
At the end the demonstration was
such that Doctor Wullner brought forth
Conrad V. Bos by the hand to share his
triumphs and get his own share of the
plaudsts Finally there had TO be an
other number added to an already teem-
ing program.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
CONVENTION LEAGUE NOW
COMPLETELY ORGANIZED
Fund Provided for Entertain
ment of School Teachers

The Convention league took another
step forward in it's organization yes
terday when the 19 directors signed
their names to the bylaws and consti-
tuition and a committee was appointed
to select a finance committee, an exec
utive committee and a transportation
committee. The meeting was held at a
luncheon given at the st. Francis
hotel. and Kirk Harris, manager of the
Grand and Hamlin hotels. presided.
A fund to entertain the delegates Of
the California teachers association
which meets here beginning December
%, was provided and it was determined
TO show to the visitors all of the inte-
esting places in town, particularly the
manufacturing districts and the news
paper plants.
Kirk Harris read a communication
from the American society of architects,
the society of public accountants and
other organizations which are anxious
70 hold their 1910 conventions in this
city. With the organization now COM
pleted the league hopes to bring a
large number Of conventions to the city
within the next II months.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
In the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
BIG PROJECTS ON
FOOT IN STOCKTON
Several Million Dollars to Be
Expended in Various Inn
provements Next Year

STOCKTON. Dec. 1S.-The close of
the year finds this city about to pro-
ceed with various big undertakings
that promise to result in great ma
terial Improvements.
Outside capital is being brought
here by the sale of s2.OOo.000 worth
of road bonds, and the people of the
South Side irrigation district will. be-
fore the year ends. vote on s1,S75. 900
bond project with which to build an
irrigation system for the lands in the
southern part of the county
The stockton Jenny Lind interurban
railroad company has started construc-
tion work and expects to have the line
completed as far a Bellota by sum-
mer.
The Central California traction COM
pany is investing s1,0oO.0O0 in the ex-
tension of it's interurban road from
Lodi to Sacramento.
Rights of way for two. interurban
lines from Stockton to Modesto have
been secured.
The Southern Pacific is double. track
ing its system from Tracy TO Sacra-
mento at cost of S1.50O.000.
The Western Pacihc's first through
freight train is to. start from Oakland
this week and the company's local
freight service is now established.
Fully 100000 is to be expended by
the Santa Fe in improving its local
shipping facilities.
The United States government is ex-
pending $225,00O digging the divert
ing canal, to protect this city from
food. In addition to that the war de-
partment has recommended that con-
gress appropriate $4,000 more for
deeping and widening the San Joaquin
river.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
CHRISTMAS STAMPS
SOUGHT BY PUBLIC
Million and Quarter Tokens
Handled by the Local Red
Cross Branch

The sale of the Red Cross Christmas
stamps in this city has gone beyond all
original calculation, for in ordering one
million stamps in November the com
mittee thought TO meet all demands.
But il has become necessary to send
to the national headquarters in Wash
ingtOu for 250, 600 more. 10000 having
been sold and the remaining quarter of
a million viii soon be gone. The Chi
nese and Japanese are making siren
uOus efforts also to sell stamps and to
aid in the eradication OF tuberculosis.
The Chinese Red Cross detachment
has asked for 10000 stamps. which
have been distributed through the big
stores for sale
The japanese consul general is ad-
vising his people TO buy stamps. and is
aided by 3. Fl. Teresawa, who was
active in Red Cross work in the war
with Russia. Mrs. J. f. Merrill. Mrs.
J. r. Loosely and Mrs. F. 6. Sanborn
campai gned the Richmond district in
automobiles last Saturday and took
many large orders for stamps
Among the most important sales in
the city are those made in the offices
Of the Southern Pacific company in the
Flood building, where a booth has
Kathryn Cole. The grand parlor of
the Native Daughters bought 1,500, Miss
Laura Frakes, the grand secretary. tax
ing 1000 and Portola parlor 500. Miss
Cole is aided by Miss Rose Joan Book,
Miss Ada N. Elliott. Miss Lillian Veatch,
Miss Loretta Gallagher, Miss Georgia
O'Brien, Miss Louise Berton, Miss Ilene
Orcutt, Miss Geneyieve Heney and Miss
Blanche Curry. A. stand is TO be placed
at the ferry under the direction of Miss
Cole
Forty thousand school children have
been eager for stamps and are anxious
to buy many, though each child is
limited at each school to five stamps
The National association of letter
carriers, Golden Gate branch PA. has
placed a large order for stamps.
Mrs. Merrill will call a meeting of the
Red Cross stamp committee this morn
ing at 1890 o'clock at 1547 Jackson
street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
POUNDMEN IN DESPERATE
FIGHT WITH COWBOYS
| ariats and Clubs Welded With
Telling Effect

Superintendent l.. l.. Lee of the city
pound and Frank Reno, one of his
deputies, had an exciting horseback
encounter on Saturday afternoon with
several vaqueros in the employment
of the Sam Aftergut company, Six
teenth avenue South. the poundman
and his deputy using their clubs and
the vaoueros their lariats Two of the
vaoueros. Stan Ortiz and Michael
Reanner, were arrested and charged
with battery and violating the pound
ordinance.
Lee was informed on Saturday that
"a head of horses owned by Aftergut
were running loose in Fifteenth avenue
South. He and Reno gathered the
horses together and after driving them
six or seven blocks Ortiz and Reanner
rode up. Swinging their lariats the
vaaueros dashed among the horses and
sta rted them running down the. hilt
Ortiz attacked Lee with his iariat,
striking him across the face. Lee and
Reno drew their clubs and used them
indiscriminately. One of the .vaqueros
had his arm broken and others their
heads cut
The vaqueros were placed under ar
rest by Mounted Policeman Logan.
The cases were continued in Police
Judge Shortall's court yesterday to
December 21
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
CHINESE ARE SUSPECTED
OF ILLEGAL LANDING
Connivance of White Smuggling
Ring Is Likely

Eight Chinese wandering in the
neighborhood of Second and Townsend
streets during the early hours of yes
terday were arrested on suspicion by
the police and taken to the steamer
Mongolia, from which they are believed
to have been smuggled ashore. At the
ship one of the eight was recognized
by the Pacific Maiis interpreter as a
mess boy on board The others refused
to give any account of themselves or
other explanation. AS the result, they
will be kept in the. company's detention
sheds until their history is cleared.
The investigation begun yesterday
under immigration Commissioner Hart
North and Deputy Meehan is likely TO
disclose the connivance of white
smuggling ring The theory that the
eight. caught while evidently hunting
for Chinatown, escaped off the ship TO
coal barges alongside and thence by
shore boats to some landing, is less be-
lieved by the investigators than that
they came down the gangplank.
Whatever the means of gaining the
shore. there is no doubt among the in
spectors that the gang were stow
aways from the Mongolia. which ar
rived here last Friday. They could not
make the voyage, it is further said,
without the knowledge of white en-
ploEes- of the company.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
PICKPOCKETS SECURE
VALUABLES ON CARS
Oakland Woman Loses Brooch
With Gems Worth $500

Mrs. NJ Spencer, 1925 Telegraph
avenue, Oakland. was relieved of a
gold brooch set with gems and valued
at 5000 Sunday on a Powell street car;
Charles weidner, 7S7 Market street, of
a purse containing s54 on Sixteenth
street car; Mrs. G. Hirsch, 2IS Post
street, of a gold watch on a Market
street car; Miss Jane Storms, AIS
Telegraph avenue, Oakland, of a gold
watch on a Haight street car, and John
Lagomarsino. 3430 Mission sstreet, of
two checks valued at s27 on a Mission
street car.
Solomon Riasco. $50 Brannan street,
says he was beaten and robbed of $3.50
by three men at Third and Silver
streets.
The saloon of John Butler & Son.
554 Market street. was entered on Sun
day night and sack containing $67.15
taken from under the bar. The room of
Yee Fut Sun, merchant. SAT Clay street,
was entered and clothing valued at $50
stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
HEALTH BOARD FAVORS
NEW HOSPITAL PLANS
Urges That Building Be Rushed
to Completion

At the regular monthly meeting of
the city and county board of health last
night the plans of the new San Fran
cisco hospital were unanimously ap-
proved, with the suggestion that work
on the buildings be pushed rapidly
as is compatible with the best con-
struction.
The board also recommended to the
incoming board of supervisors that the
park emergency hospital be reopened
with a full corps of physicians. stew
ards, matrofls and attendantsS 1t was
also recommended TO the new board of
supervisors that the eigth hour law be
extended to all employees of the emer-
gency hospitals. Various changes and
altera tions Of the present water system
al the relief homes were ordered, and
other routine business was transacted.
Matt Harris Sr.. the new chairman of
the hospital and health committee OF
the board of supervisors, was present.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
WHITMAN FAILS TO GET
BACK INTO DEPARTMENT
Former Chief of Police Denied
Captaincy by Court

The petition of George ". Whitman
the dismissed chief of police, to be
restored to the position of captain. was
denied yesterday by Judge Sturtevant
Whitman was promoted from the post
of captain November II, 1901. and was
dismissed February 20, 1905.
Judge Sturtevant held that the dis
missal was from the department His
acceptance of the post OF chief of po-
flee, according to the court, worked
q forfeiture of the lower position of
captain.
The fact that the commissioners
when removing him as head OF
the department did not reinstate
Whitman as captain showed that their
intention was to dismiss him from the
force, the judge held, and even If
Whitman was entitled to his former
position the fact that he waited until
April s. 1909-four years after his
dismissal-before applying for rein
statement in the department amounted
TO an abandonment of his rights.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
AGAIN FACES TRIAL FOR
TIMBER FIRE IN RESERVE
Louis R. Webb Charged With
Starting Disastrous Blaze

Louis r. Webb was put on trial for
a second time in the United States dis
trict court yesterday on the charge OF
maliciously starting fire in the Klam-
ath reserve which resulted in the de-
struction of 10 square miles of valu-
able timber.
In his first trial, in which the jury
stood 8 to for conviction, Webb made
the defense that the fires he started
were to protect cabin on his mining
claim in Elk valley from a fire tina
was sweeping from another direction
Federal witnesses of the neighbor-
hood testified there was no other for
estsfire at the particular time save the
one that came from Webb's direction.
which one witness said Webb started
to make deer shooting easier.
The case, which involves maximum
fine of $1,000 or two years imprison-
ment. goes on today before Judge de
Haven
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
INDICTMENT AGAINST
NICHOLAS DISMISSED
Langdon Says Doodle Super
visor Testified TruthfuIly

On the motion of District Attorney
sLangdon, the indictment charging
Fred p Nicholas. member of the
Doodle board of supervisors, with the
acceptance of a bribe of $3.50 from
the Holmes brothers furniture COM
pany, was dismissed by Judge LawloI
yesterday.
Nicholas was indicted November 20,
1906, before the big exposure of graft
in this city, and was accused of accept
ing the small sum named as a reward
for recommending the payment by the
city of a claim held by the Holmes
company.
Langdon stated to the court that
Nicholas was induced to testify for the
state in the trials of Ford, Glass, Ruef
and Calhoun partly because of an as
surance that If he told the truth the
district attorney would not press the
Indictment against him. Therefore the
district attorney believed it would be
in furtherance of justice that the in
dictment should be dismissed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
DEAD BODY FOUND;
MURDER SUSPECTED
Corpse of Workman With Deep
Wound in Head Discovered
Beside Railroad Track
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Dee 13.-The body Of
James Holten. who was employed on a
pile driver. was found this morning
about a mile and quarter north OF
Elk Grove, under circumstances which
lead the authorities TO suspect murder.
He was discovered with deep
wound on the side of his head. prob
ably inflicted by a blackjack, his pock-
cts rified and with his feet touch
ing the railroad track, two circum-
stances which at once aroused the sus-
picion of the officers and caused them
to abandon the theory of accident. He
was walking TO Gait to meet his wife.
1t is believed he was first beaten
and robbed, then thrown on the track.
When DR.. w. H. Beattle of Elk Grove
reached the place the body was still
warm. He found besides the wound
in the forehead that one of the dead
mans ears had been partially torn
off and that one of his feet was severed,
evidently by the wheels of car
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
BRUTAL HUSBANDS TEARS
AND PLEADINGS FUTILE
Arrested for Failure to Provide,
Despite CRYING Fit

William Walsh, 730 Hayes street.
burst into tears when arrested by Spe-
cial Policeman Fairweather Saturday
on a charge of failure to provide for
his two minor children and remained
bathed in tears from that time till
brought before Police Judge Ueasy
yesterday morning.
The case was continued to today and
Walsh was led from the courtroom with
tears running down his cheeks
His wife telephoned to Secretary NJ
J. White of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty TO Children Satur-
day that Walsh was abusing her, and
when Fairweath went to the house
and arrested him he dropped on his
knees before his wife, burst into tears.
called her his darling and implored
her forgiveness.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
MESSAGE MAY EXPLAIN
MYSTERIOUS BLAZE
Fruit Dealer Receives Warming
i'm Advance of Fire

Fire Marshal Towe and the police
are investigating mysterious fire that
occurred shortly after O'Clock yester-
day morning, slightly dana gipg fruit
store at 1873 Church street, occupied
by A Couchee, who sleeps in the rear
The firemen and Policeman latham
found that the fire had started un-
der the main fruit stand among some
sacks and rubbish that had been sat
urated with kerosene. The liquid had
also been sprinkled over the shelves
and paper bags. Burnt matches were
found scattered about.
Couchee said he had received an
anonymous letter about three months
go in which he was told to beware OF
fire. A skeletons figure was drawn
on the letter. Couchee believes that
the fire was the work of an incendiary.