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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-08
MAKES IL MILE
FLIGHT IN AEROPLANE
Mining Engineer Flies Along
Shores of Walker Lake
TSpeeiaI Dispatch 70 The Cali

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
RENO. New, Sept Mark C. Brad
shaw. young mining engineer OF
Lucky Boy. on the shores of walker
lake, New, has, according 10 reliable
information received in this city. made
a u mIi~ fight in an aeroplane which
he invented and recently completed.
Bradshaw drove his aeroplane along
the shores of the lake without mishap
or interruption
He was to have flown over the lake.
but the fact that there are no boats on
the body of water deferred him from
making his trial over that course.
According to the messages received
here, Bradshaw ended the flight at
Dutch creek He states that he has
been three years building the machine.
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Many Surveying Parties
ISpeeiol Dispotch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO. Sept. THE an
nouncement from Seattle today of the
selection of John F. Stevens. formerly
engineer in charge of the construction
of the Panama canal, as the president
of the Oregon Trunk line, a new Hill
corporation. which will build from
northern Oregon through northern
California into the Sacramento valley,
eventually reaching San Francisco. cor
roborates rumors which have been
heard here for many months.
1t adds strength to stories sent down
from the north that the Hill Hartman
fight. which was waged for years in
the Pacific northwest. ending recently
in victory for Hartman. has been
transferred to the central part of Ore
son and northern California. with the
great trade of the Sacramento valley
and San Francisco as the prize
For many months engineering parties
have been running lines in the passes
and valleys of northeastern California
and central Oregon. and there have
been rumors that some were employed
by Hill and some by Hartman. but
not until today has there been any
.,,.borfrc tive statement
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MIKADO'S GRANDSON
ARRIVES In NEW YORK
Japanese Prince Accompanied
by the Princess kuni

NEW YORK, Sept Prince Kuni-
yosesi Kuni. a grandson of the mikado.
reached New York tonight from Liver
pool. With him came the Princess
Kuni and her lady in waiting, Nine.
Nagasaki. whose husband is the grand
master of ceremonies at the Japanese
court. and Colonel Kurita.. the princes
military aide. The federal government
and the state were represented in 4
delegation that met tn royal party.
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CROWN PRINCE
DECORATES DR..
COOK FOR FEAT
King and Queen Attend State
Presentation of Medal
TO DiscOverer

COPENHAGEN. Sept. "A remark
able result of Commander Peary's
rivalry with Doctor Cook for the dis
covery of the pole is that Doctor Cook 5
profts from the enterprise likely will
be largely increased He received to-
day offers for his books and lectures at
twice the figures previously rendered
One American cabled terms almost
startling, and, il is believed. far beyond
any sum hitherto paid for such work
Doctor Cook is likely 10 accept this
offer.
The controversy is beginning 10 wax
warmer here. Commander. Peary's 5
statement is unanimously accepted as
true. but there is a very large follow
ing faithful 10 Doctor Cook His lee
ture before the Geographical society
tonight, however, added little 10 the
information he had given out with ref
erence 10 his expedition, and he re-
peated his intention to withhold de-
tails until the publication of his book
Prince Presents Medal
The king and queen. Prince George
and princess OF Greece and many
members of the royal family to-
night witnessed the presentation to
Doctor Cook of a gold medal by
the crown prince. and. listened TO
the explorers lecture afterward- In
introducing the explorer the crown
prince said that his reception in
Greenland and at Copenhagen showed
the way the Danes appreciated his Won
derful exploit. The prince then begged
medal Of the Geographical society. Doc
tor Cook told his story without hesita-
ton. but most of his statements had
been given out before.
1T is too early" he said, Ito give the
general results of the expedition Time
is required to digest the work Of polar
effort. This northward dash has occu-
pied the minds OF men for more than
800 years. Slowly and surely the ladder
of latitudes has been climbed with vari-
Gus degrees of success. Experience
has been gained. and each expedition
profted by the misfortunes OF its prede-
cessors.
Praises Forerunners
The art of polar travel has been
created and this art was the nucleus OF
our equipment We changed tactics TO
suit our purpose. but 1 am bound 10
at the outset that success
would not have been possible without
the less fortunate forerunners. All
honor to the pioneers. the pathhnders
to the pole, the earlier explorers. We
are particularly indebted to Nansen and
Peary and many Danish explorers for
the last stages Of polar progress
I'm my case I am especially indebted
to Captain Sverdrup. who is here to-
night. His work gave US new road
which afforded Us chance 10 try the
Ice a little farther west
although profting by other ven
lures. our expedition differed in some
important respects. The route we Sc
Iected l had planned out years ago as
! result of reading the splendid narra-
tive of Sverdrup- About the middle Of
1907. when we started, the pole was no
part of the program. which aimed alto
xether at study and recreation. with
he pole possibly as future problem
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NESTERDAY-west wind: cloudy maximum
temperature IS: minimum. 81.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Cloudy; moderate
west wind. Page Is
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HILL IS AIMING FOR SAN FRANCISCO
FUTURE OF THE OREGON TRUNK

John Stevens the noted engineer pho has been made chief
executive of the Hill railroad BioD Dheh the dotted
line shoDs the probable of the road south from the Columbia
the Deschues valley The Oregon California
said that this road mill eventually be extended San Francisco
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Making Strategic Moves

The victory of the Hill interests
some time ago in q Portland court
when Hartman engineers were en-
Joined from interfering with the work
in the Deschutes canyon in central and
northern Oregon. was the first skirmisf
made open and aboveboard. but for
months before that the engineers were
working through the passes and val
leys getting lines for proposed routes.
Hartman is reported to have taken
possession of several passes. and
stories have reached here to the effect
that he has purchased some of the ex-
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San Francisco Extension

The report that the trunk line would
be extended TO San Francisco has been
current for several weeks. and the plac-
ing Of the principal railroad engineer
in the United States al the head OF the
work is looked upon as confirmation of
the belief held by railroadmen-
The Hill interests also have a lire to
the gulf and much track in Colorado
and wyoming. Consequently the new
project is regarded as not revolution
airy. but in line with the Hill policy of
going after business on all sides.
Judge W. D. Fenton of Portland a
Hartman attorney. said last night that
he understood the trunk line would
reach San Francisco.
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JOHN +. STEVENS
MADE PRESIDENT
OfCORPORAT|ON
Famous Engineer Re-enters the
Service of the Builder of
the Great Northern
No Doubt That Harrimau's Tire.
less Rival Is Seeking Ex=
tension to This City

CEATTLE, Wash. Sept John F
Stevens, the famous engineer, for.
merly in charge of the Panama
canal construction, who recently re-
signed from the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad to re-enter the
service Of James J. Hill, has been
elected president OF the Oregon trunk
line, the Hill railroad to be built from
the Columbia river to central Oregon
and TO San Francisco.
Nevada Corporation
The Oregon trunk line is incor-
porated in Nevada and its home Office
is in Seattle V. D. Williams of Spo-
kane was named as president when
the articles were filed. The election
OF Stevens took place in a law office
in this city yesterday. Stevens was
present.
The board of directors of the Ore
gon trunk viii be reorganized at
once. but the names of the new direc-
tors aside from that of Stevens will
not be made public until the amended
articles are fled in Carson City. New.
The new. board viii be selected by Stew
ems from among officials OF other Hill
roads. with possibly the addition of
one or two New York bankers.
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Work to Be Rushed

John .. PORTER or the firm of Porter
Brothers. which has the Hill contract
TO build the Oregon Trunk Up the con-
tested valley of Deschutes river in Ore
gon, was with Stevens part of yester-
day afternoon. He said that work on
the Desehutes line is 70 be rushed. but
further than that he refused to make
any statement.
It was well understood when Stevens
left the New Haven road that he was
TO undertake a big piece OF construc-
tion for the Hill interests. Some weeks
ago Stevens, taking an assumed name.
made an extended trip up the Deschutes
valley. and how much farther is not
known.
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NORTH POLE

b'nnsHoer Fesry nurrFlng nome on STEAMER
Roosevelt after successful polar dash Page
Danish crown prince pins medal on Doctor
Cook. while king and queen acclaim Page
National geographical society plans brilliant
bsDquet for both Doctor Cook and Commander
PesrE- Page
Lieutenant Schsckleton. famous Antarctic ex-
ploTer. credits Pesry's story Of dash. Page 2
Wife Of Docto. Cook denies receiving diary OF
discoverer's far north dash. Page
Conpainion Of 1891 DISH says Peary's taking
his wife along caused breach between him and
Cook Page
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY So
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY

WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER S, 1909
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EDITORIAL

No alienation in perpetuity Page
Delays IN personal damage suits. Page
Suppression ot vile plays. Page
a summer capital n California. Page C
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Mount ST. Joseph Infant Or
phan Asylum will be the next
Orphanage described and pic
tHred i'm the series appearing i'm
The Sunday Call.
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MARINE

Mrs Uriei Sebree and other wives Of officers
Of Pacific feet sail today on Msnchuris TO over
take cruisers at Honolulu Page
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E.H.HARRIMANS
RUMORFDDEATH
STARTLES LAND
There Is No Longer Any Doubt
That He Is in a Critical
Condition
Physician Says Railroad Wiz
ards Condition Not as Crit
icaI as at First Believed
Friends of Patient Gather at
Arden and Change for
Worst Is Feared

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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-22

! looked at his dripping figure. her eye.
sparkling.
II said 1t would be an interesting
afternoon" she reminded him tri.
umphantly.
II wish you wouldn't stare at me
like that" she protested. flushing
slightly; Il know I'm very wet"
Your hair does curl naturally, after
ALL" he said, with a pleased smile; 81
always said It did"
They make them to stand water
nowadays" explained the girl. Il
should have thought you'd known that
Aren't you going In again to get the
boat?"
mo. I'm going to walk home. How
do you fix them on?-with 2 hairpin?"
What. Oh, those curls. Yes"
Wont you give me one? AS a
souvenir, you know"
I'VE shall get our deaths Of cold II
we stand here" said the girl.
But my curl"
i've some new ones coming. III
give you one Of those" she promised.
Come along"
She avoided his eye and tapped tho
ground n%ervously with her foot.
"They don't come off, really" she
whispered. Let go my hand"
The young man seized her other
hand before he replied.
You silly. It's not a curl I want"
Il didn't propose to o In the boat,
after ALL" said the young man, as they
went down to look at the canoe
NO said the girl.
She looked at him for a moment.
and then began to laugh softly.
The young man looked at her
dou%btfully.
That was really very funny of me-"
he said ~approvingly; "but-er-do you
mind telling me the joke in your own
words?"
The girl. with an effort. looked at
him in wide-eyed gravity.
It's not a joke" she said; "lt's
very serious for me-"
"Shall we sit in the shade" sug-
gested the young man in tired accents,
until you think I'm strong enough to
bear it,"
why" said the girl. you haven't
asked me to marry you at all yet"
The young man passed his hand
YEARLY across his forehead. ITS the
heat" he murmured; thanks for re.
minding me. Will you?"
Yes" said the girl.-Grit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-22
Futile Dieting.

The Doctors made me cut out pie and
every kind of berries:
He tells me that I'll quickly die II I
indulge in cherries:
I'VE q to give up cake M meat and
all preserves and sauces:
A doc can be,
1t seems to me,
The worst Of all ones bosses.
I've had to put my pipe away and
cease to smoke Havanas;
I may eat. II I Like it. hay. but I must
spurn bananas:
I must avoid all starchy feeds. ell stun
containing acid:
/ nave to strive
To keep alive
On nothing and be placid
Yet 1 would not complain nor kick nor
even view things gravoly.
I'd deem 1t lucky to be sick. and bear
my troubles bravely.
II were saving anything whNe suffer-
ing privations:
But all I make
They blithely take
For furnishing my rati0ns.
Chicago Record-Herald
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-22
AND SLEEP.

A Comforting Theory I'm Regard 10
Dosing in Church.
The French scientists are the most
consoling people in the world. They
are always working out some explana-
ton that affords consolation. Here
comes one with a theory about sleep
ing in churches hat will be a relief to
both pastor annd sleeper.
According to this French psycholo-
gist's theory, persons arc Inclined to
"doze' in church because of the de-
vout attention they pay to the services.
"In endeavoring to fix every word in
their minds they put themselves into a
sort of trance. 1t is about the same as
what Is called self-hypnotism. and the
more closely one follows the minister
the more likely he is to find himself
unable to remain awake.
For a good many years the pert par
agraphers have had a great deal to say
about church sleepers. and usually the
preacher has gotten the worst of the
argument. All manner of devices have
beer suggested by the humorlsts as
aids to lengthy sermons. even to the
placing of electric needles In the oush-
Ions to awaken the sleepers at the pres
sure of a button by the minister. But
now that the inclination to slumber in
church has been accounted for upon
purely scientific grounds, the remedy
for the evil will probably be abated in
a practical way-perhaps by encourag.
ing the employment Of pastors who are
incapable Of holding ones attention at
ll.-Dayton News.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-22
Old Fauorites
Katic Lee nnd Wiille CRAY.

Katie Lee and Willie Cray.
Two brown heads with tossing curls.
Red lips shutting over pearls.
Bare feet white and wet with dew,
Two eyes black and two eyes blue;
Little boy and girl were they.
Katie Lee and Willie Gray.
They were standing where a brook.
Bending like a shepherds crook.
Flashed its silver, and thick ranks
OF green willow fringed the banks;
Half in thought and half in play.
Katie Lee n Willie Gray.
They had cheeks like cherries red:
He was talier-most a head;
She, with arms like wreaths OF
Swung a basket to and fro;
AS she loitered, half in play,
Chattering to Willie Gray.
Pretty Katie" Willie said
And there came a dash of red
Through the brownness Of his check
Boys are strong and girls are weak.
And I'll carry. so l will,
katie's basket up the hill"
Katie answered, with a laugh.
You shall carry only half"
And then, tossing back her curls.
Boys are weak as well as girls"
Do you think that Katie guesses
Half the wisdom she expressed?
Men are only boys grown tall.
Hearts don't change much, after all:
And when. long years from that day,
Katie Lee and Willie Gray
Stood again beside the brook.
Bending like a shepherds crook.
Is it strange that Willie said.
While again a dash of red
Crossed the Brownness Of his cheek.
Il am strong and you are weak:
Life is but a slippery steep,
Hung with shadows cold and deep.
will you trust me. Katie dear2
Vail beside me without fear.
May l carry, if 1 will,
All you burdens up the hill?"
And she answered with a laugh,
NO, but you may carry half"
Close beside the little brook.
Bending like a shepherds crook.
Washing with it's silver hands.
Late and early at the sands.
Is a cottage. where. to-day.
Katie lives with Willie Gray.
In a porch she sits, and 10!
Swings a basket to and fro.
Vastly different rom the one
That she swung In years agone
This is long, and deep. and wide.
And has-rockers at the side!
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-22
DEATHS FROM A~NEsTHETICs.

They Are Small in ~pOrt ia
Cases, but Caution Is Necessary.
The melancholy death under an an
esthetic of the Hon. T. A. Powys, the
young heir and only son of Lord Lii.
ford, in the course of an operation not
generally associated with any Idea Of
danger, Is an event which will direc.
public attention to the dangers attend
ant upon the use of a%nesthetics in gen
eral and upon the precautions neces-
sary in order to reduce these dangers
to a minimum. From the report Of the
inquest upon Mr.. Powys, the London
Times says, 1t appears that he was suf-
fering from the engagements at the
ly known as the adenoid engagements,
which are not attended by any imme-
diate danger to life. A professional
anesthetist was employed to conduct
the administration Inc he began his
proceedings by a complete examina-
ton Of the patient, in which condi.
ton he discovered nothing to call fer
more than ordinary caution. This an
esthetic used was a mixture Of shloro
form with ether. and it was not Until
the operation was nearly completed
that a sudden failure Of respiration
gave warning Of imminent danger. A
post-mortem examination disclosed the
existence Of a condition to which at.
tention has recently been called by
other cases OF like kind, a condition
called status lymphaticus. which ap
pears not to be ~discoverable during life
and which involves special danger in
the use of anesthetics.
The occasional occurrence of fata,
consequences from the administration
Of chloroform or Of ether, howeve,
much to be deplored in the Individual
instances. should not be permitted te
divert attention from the enormous:
number OF cases in which these agent.
are administered without III effects o.
any kind or from the enormous mum
Der in which they a v life by permit
ting the performance of operations.
which It would be impossible to ac
complish without their aid.
It may be safely said that, in round
numbers, there are 5000 successful ad.
ministrations of anesthetics for every
death attributable to them, and 1t Is
only the immense number Of opera
tions which they have rendered posi-
BILE and successful that explains the
comparatively very small number OF
fatal accidents which have occurred in
. given hospital or In = given time.
Notwithstanding the vast preponder.
NICE Of safety. it Il impossible to deny
tho existence Of . certain, or rather
Of an uncertain, amount Of real danger,
and hencs there il q very general feel,
ing that the powerful drugs concerned
have been employed In the past with
somewhat greater freedom than 10 en-
tirely justinable.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-22
PET mi PLAYMATE.


"The time will come" said Hobbies,
when nan will be humane even to
the wolff" and 1t may be added, to the
smaller creatures, with which he per-
sists in waging war. In this light it
Is interesting to read a story printed
by the New York Times. Let me
tell you something that happened early
yesterday morning." the private
watchnan said to a Times reporter.
cts not WI
Before midnight I noticed an old
woman sitting on the steps of the
building Of the Society for the Proven
tion Of Cruelty to Animals, in 26th
street. I thought she'd got tired and
had stopped to rest. Passing at IL
o'clock, l saw her still there, sitting
up straight, al If waiting for some
one. A / o'clock she was still there.
At 2 I investigated her oase-no that
It was any Of my business.
"'Oh1cer,' said she, you'll let me
stay here, won't you? I'll tell you
Why. I'm cook and maid an bottle
washer an. everything except cap'n
on the humber barge Queenie-been
there for twelve years now.
"'In this shawl is Napoleon-my
white rat. A scholar 1 knew gave
him that name, because he's 60 little
and fat. He said Napoleon was gen
orally that way.
"You wouldn't think much Of a rat
for . pct? Why, me an Napoleon
have had some great times together.
On dark winter nights, when the wind
an waves are cutting VI outside. ne
an Napoleon &c through our tricks by
lamplight behind solid timbers.
"'He can stand on his hind legs,
an he'll lie down an turn over when
I say the word, Summer days we
chase each other round over the lum-
Der, an the old man says we're q
pair OF fools.
We'll sir, the last trip up Napo-
leon began to all. l noticed that the
| minute he stood on his hind feet he
fell over. Napoleon, there's some.
thing wrong with you,' l said.
"fWell we got into Harlem early
tonight. l started out to look for 4
doctor. 1 walked in an waited for
two hours, an then he said he didn'
doctor vermin. What do you think OF
that, officer? Napoleon a vermin!
81 kept on walking along looking
for doctor signs in the windows. Two
more places I went the girl said right
out fat, when she saw me at the door
that the doctor want in an want
expected.
After a while l went into a sa'
loon, and a man there said the society
in this building had all kinds Of ami
NAL doctors. an would help out any
kind of an animal. He told mo how
to get here
1T took me some time, an when
got here 1t was shut up. That's what
I'm waiting for-for them to open up
I hope they open up early.
Officer. I'll give you = peep ut Ma
pc,een. I'm 'fraid he'd catch hi,
| death II l let you see all Of him Il
this night air. him being % puny NJ
ready. The old man says he's just
na,u'ly dying Of old age, same - hin
an me will soon. he says; but ] ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-22
A TALE THAT IS TOLD.

Civilization OF Red Man Completed
with Recent Land Opening1.
The opening Of three Indian reser
vations in the West and the parcehDe
Of their share Of the public lands to
the Indians marks almost the last
milestone in the conquest Of the saw
ages, Golfers says. The Indian be-
comes a homesteader. He takes his
place side by side with the white farm
er and rancher. He has long since
ceased to roam IN the old nomaaic
way. He confines himself TO period
ical visits to the towns and cities CT
the whites, where he looks with Gu
rious eyes upon the pulling novelties
Of civilization. He oascaTds the blan-
ket for trousers and g~alluses. Hts
daughter, gowned in innocent white,
marches under evening shadows, to tho
~far-echoing toll Of the vesper bell. q
mingl1ng figure - the silent vespeT
professional. His sea Is a cornstist In
the reservation brass hand. Thus tho
former warrior hves and dSes. the last
vestige Of a dissslviag raee- Here and
there throughout The West still Ye-
main remnants Of tvibaa life, pitifa2
figures that lag sapernoo1s upon .
stage enoe swelling with the pomp and
paint Of feathers and Rtehtmared with
the holocaust Of Hood Il is not .
TAR call from Fenimsre Cooper's
C~h1ngachgsek to 0Aar3st, the chief q
the Flatheads. enc PA the warrior
Of . dying Jaee - Atlantic shereA
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