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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
PEOPLE VISIT THEATERS.
THEIR PASTOR RESIGNS
Church Members Offer Pledges
to Retain Preacher

DENVER, Colo, July 17.-Charging
that the members OF his church were
being led astray by theaters and other
amusements Rev. Crost Craft, for five
years pastor of the fashionable Capt.
toll Hill Methodist Episcopal church,
notified the official board that he in
tended to ask for a transfer.
This announcement was made today
following meeting of the official
board last night, and has caused con-
siderable stir in fashionable church
circles in Denver.
1t was stated today that members
of the church admit the charges made
by the pastor and are prepared to
pledge more consistent attention to
church duties if Rev. Mr.. Craft will
reconsider his determination to resign.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
SEA MONSTER MAKES GOO COO
EYES AT AST0NISHED MARINER

Captain Ross of the Standard oil
company's steamer Dakotah, which ar
rived here yesterday from Manila, en-
joyed brief but soul stirring Irritation
July II with a strange fish. On the
Dakotah's log the finny flirt is de-
scribed as being 40 feet long and 10
feet wide. with cavernous mouth and
very large eyes.
Captain Ross was on the bridge when
has mate called attention to what he
thought was whale on the port bow.
When within about 100 feet of the
monster they saw that while very like
a whale, at a distance. an intimate
view showed no resemblance.
AS we came along said Captain
Ross, "the creature turned its head to-
ward the ship. 1t was the fiercest
face ever saw. The mouth was like
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
Joe Letter Whipped
For Boonsh Manners
Young Miningman Makes Big Millionaire
Take Count In Pullman Car
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

ICAGO July Geoge Holmes J of Cananea Mexico arrived
of he whipped Joe Letter Pullman sleeping Jersey
declared he
his wife rude boisterous
ans looking fo trouble"
Holmes Knutsford hotel
City of the the He of
pounds old He graduate
athletic particularly with the
He told the the lobby of the Congress hotel
a E1gin,
of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18

the entrance to a railroad tunnel and
the eyes big as locomotive headlights.
For all the ferocity OF the face the eyes
had kind look in them.
I'VE watched the b.ute fntently. Just
as we came almost alongside he gave
those eyes a regular goo goo roll and
sank out of sight A whale would
have gone down head first and waved
goodby with his taA. We never saw
this fellows tail. and whether he said
'goodby' or come along. boys with his
eyes is more than can tell. I've been
to sea for many years but never saw
another fish like that one"
AS proof that the fish was all he
describes Captain Ross points to the
log, which says the encounter took
place in latitude $3.50 north, longitude
152 west.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18

from the float into the tide water and
started on a long drive from the shore.
Suddenly. with cry of alarm, he
sank Young Harrison sprang into
the water and struck out for his en-
dangered playmate, whom he seized
by the collar of his swimming suit
Turning back toward the float the
boyish hero struggled with his un-
conscious companion until he srasped
girder on the float. Keeping his hold
he succeeded in crawling to the plat
form and in dragging Brown up after
him. The boy was soon resuscitated-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
BOY HEROICALLY SAVES LITTLE
COMPANION FROM DEATH IN BAY

OAKLAND, July 17.-Roger Brown.
years old, was almost drowned this
afternoon while swimming in the bay
near the Key Route subway on the
Emeryviile town line, and would have
been swept out by the ebb tide had not
his comrade, Henry Harrison, swan
after him and dragged him to a float.
The rescuer is only IL years old.
The lads went to the bay shore to
swim at noon, and were in the water
for several minutes. The Brown boy
is afflicted with a weak heart. and did
not realize his danger when he dived
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
MODJESKA BURIED WITH
HIGH HONOR IN POLAND
Floral Tributes for Noted Act
ress Sent From United States

CRACOW, Austrian Poland, July IL
The funeral of the late Nine. Helena
Modjeska, whose body lay in state in
the Church of the Holy Cross for the
last "a hours, took place today.
High honors were paid the noted
actress and the last rites were attended
by great concourse of people.
Many Polish societies in the United
States sent wreaths, while in the cities
of Cracow and Lemberg all the national
theaters and hundreds of individuals.
including Count Stanislaus Badeni, land
marshal of Galicia, also sent beautiful
floral tributes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18

CITY large man came into the car
with his wife. I was told afterward
that he was Joe Letter.
He was boisterous and evidently
hunting trouble. I am a little hard
of hearing and paid no attention to
the noise until 1 saw Letter make a
grab for the porter and car conductor.
Elgin rushed to the aid of the porter,
small man, and / followed.
Just we reached the quarreling
men Letter came at me and I landed
a straight arm blow between his eyes
with my right and then gave him an
uppercut with the left. He went to
the floor like log.
When he started to get UP his wife
screamed, and as he made another
lunge at me I gave MIN a short arm
jolt with my left and a hard swing
with my right. Mr.. Letter was out
for the count. I waited for more, but
he had had enough.
His wife and the conductor took him
into compartment and washed him
up. That was the last we saw or
heard of Mr.. Letter. did not see them
when we left the train, and don't know
where they went
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
WASHINGTON'S SPLENDID
CROP OF 1909 WHEAT
Official Estimate of Yield Is
100000 Bushels

TACOMA, July 1.-THE Washington
wheat crop for 1909 will be 10 900, 900
bushels greater than that of 1908, and
within 100000 bushels of the bumper
crop of 1907, according to preliminary
estimates made by Chief Grain Inspec-
tor King. Although the official crop es-
innate will not be made by the COM
mission until some time next month,
King thinks this years crop will total
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
INHUMAN FATHER is
A PRISONER IN IRONS
Man Who Sewed Buttons on
ChiId's Tongue Is i'm Jail

STOCKTON, July 17.-E. A. Liebe-
scher. who was arrested at MADEIRA
Thursday on a charge of sewing but
tons on both sides of his chiIds tongue
to prevent it from sucking its thumb.
was taken through here today on his
way to Tuolumne county, where he will
be tried. The prisoner was in irons.
The child seems weak from lack of
nourishment. 1t is 13 months old.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
LION PREFERS CROWD
TO FIGHTING BULL
Bounds Into BIeachers and
Creates Panic

Ell PAsO. Tex, July 17.-Escaping
from a huge cage in the center of the
bull ring, Nero. an African lion that
refused to fight, bounded up among the
bleachers and created frightful panic
among hundreds of persons assembled
to witness the lion-bull fight in honor
of fiesta at Chihuahua yesterday.
Fortunately the lion harmed no one,
but the ensuing panic resulted in sew
eraI injuries.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
IN OVERTURNED STAGE
Three San Franciscans Injured
i'm Accident

SONOMA, July 1S.-The breaking of
brake on a stage in the Graham
canyon grade near here resulted in a
runaway and the stage being over
turned, throwing IS women and chill.
dren out. A man from San Francisco
had a rib broken and two San Fran
cisco women were injured. All the
others escaped with few slight cuts
and bruises.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
IRELAND SHOWS
MUCH PROGRESS
DURING DECADE
John Dillon, Member of ParIia.
ment, Says Improvement
has Been Enormous
Land Purchase Acts Gradually
Restore Homeless Tenants
to Soil as Owners
Hugh Sutherland Continues His
Story of Present Conditions
in the Emerald Isle

The following article is the second IN
the series by Hugh Sutherland written ex.
Bressly for The Call and the Philadelphia
North American. These articles deal with
social and industrial conditions in Ireland.
as they hSve changed during the last seven
yeass and as they exist today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
SHOTS FIRED AT BEAR NARROWLY
MISS The AUSTRIAN ARCHDUkE

the arch duke. The train was imme-
diately stopped. and after a search q
local land owner who was carrying a
gun was arrested. He said that he was
merely shooting at bears and did not
know that the shots had struck the
train.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
HARRIMAN'S HEALTH
is MUCH IMPROVED
Railway Magnate Will Soon Be
Joined by His Children

GAsTEIN, Austria, July 17.--E. Fl.
Harriman's health is much improved.
He makes long walking tours daily.
His children, who are now on their
way to join their father, are expected
to reach here Soon
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
Record Price for Wheat

WALLA WALLA Wash. July IA
record price for new crop wheat for the
northwest was paid today at Kenne-
wick. when $50 bushels of the Jonas
Phyfe variety sold for s1.1o per bushel.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
NOTED ASTRONOMER DIES
ON ITALIAN VOLCANO
Succumbs in Observatory on
Mount Vesuvius

ROME, July 17.-Prof. r. F. Matteuc-
eli, director of the royal observatory on
Mount Vesuvius, who was famous for
his devotion TO duty during eruptions
of the Volcano died in the observatory
yesterday Frank A. Perret, assistant
director of the observatory, an Amerf-
can. who predicted the Messina earth
quake. was Professor Matteuccfs sole
conpanion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18

LONDON. July ia dispatch to a
London news bureau from Vienna says
that while the royal train was carry
ing Archduke Franz Ferdinand of
Austria back from Roumania, four
shots were fired at the royal compart-
ment. one of which narrowly missed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
SUNDAY, JULY Is, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YESrERDAY-Westerly wind; clear; maxi
mum temperature. es; minimum. 80.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fsir; moderate
northwest wind. Page AZ
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
SPORTS
MARINE

Tenyo Maru brings valuable cargo from the
orient and arrives at the hour promised by Cap
tain Bent in wireless sent from 500 miles
away. Page "a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
POLITICAL

Good government league issues to voters ex
PLANTATION for placing identifying marks unde
stamps Of return envelopes. Page 4
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s-antinued on PAGE IS. Column 5
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-17

The antique chair shown in the cut
has heen used SO long for commence.
ment and inauguration ceremonies
that no such occasion at Harvard
would be complete without 1t. Presi-
dent Lowell sat in IT during his in.
augural ceremony lust as his nredeces.
isors in office have done for the last
two centuries.
Tradition says that 1t came into the
possession of the university during the
administration of President Holyoke.
but 1t is not known exactly when nor
how. Tradition again says that 1t was
given to President Holyoke by Rev.
Ebenezer Turell, of Medford. a rela-
tive of the Mathers, who were among
New England's earliest settlers.
President Holyoke ALWAYS believed
that the chair was brought from En-
gland by some member Of the Matber
family.
Benjamin Pierce. one of Haryard,s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-17

OF that property and therefore pays q
tax on that additional sum that he
has expended. Consequently. he pays
more tax than his neighbor who has
the fre-trap. yet he Is causing the
city less expense by not requiring the
services Of the fire department. The
tax should be graded in accordance
With the class Of construction, the
maximum rate on inferior stun that.
requires maximum protection.
Then. too. the International Society
Of Building Commissioners has
strongly advocated most effective
measure. the labelling of all buildings
Of a public or semi-public nature as to
their class Of construction: 'Fireproof,,
Ordinary dangerous The word
'freproof is used altogether too glib
ly. Have the departments do this
labelling and make 1t very serious Of.
Tense for anyone to advertise his
building as being Of better class than
that to which 1t really belongs, and
you will take very broad step ahead.
I'VE have been given such spectacu-
lar lessons in the last few years, such
CONGREGATIONS as Baltimore's, San
Francisco's and Boston's. that we
must indeed be dense and stupid in
the extreme If we are not willing and
anxious to do something to prevent
the repetition of those appalling catas.
trophies. Utica Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-17
PAPERS b fnr PEOPL

thrust because Of their ignorance and poverty the
worst conditions which complex civilization pro-
duces in the modern city.
The problem which schools have to face is this
to these children from the stage of civilization
In which they are born and live up to stage
II 1t Is possible and to combat we'll evils which
civilization has produced for the for we have by
no means attained. yet unmixed good
We are In the midst of great change in educational
methods and IDEAS 1t has been forced upon us that
mere mental examining the acquisition knowledge
will not necessarily produce good citizens ITSELF We
have also begun to realize that the very conditions Of
life itself have changed radically and that the
changed conditions we must change methods.
To great extent the regular school is still in bond
age to the past but the school, instiu-
tion designed to meet phase of the new condi-
tons Is free to experiment and to expand and in such
schools are being performed the miracles of getting the
children Of the most backward ready in tho
vanguard with the children Of the more favored. 1t Is
in these schools that the rudments of the art of v
ing are being taught and 1t is In the art of living
more than In mere knowledge. that real civilization
lies
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-17
He I. Genuine nighlund cb,e,.

King Edward is about to start on
his round of country house visits for
shooting, writes a Londoner. The most
interesting of I'LL his majesty's hosts,
from every point of view, is The Mack
intosh, of Macintosh, laird of Moy
Hall, Scotland.
The Mackintosh's ancestry is like a
page of Scottish Chiefs, SO closely con.
nected Is 1t with the history of Scot
land In ancient days. The Mackin.
tosh Is one of the few genuine High.
land chiefs of purely Celtic descent in
the male line. His ancestry goes back
to the invasion Of Irish Scots from the
north of Ireland, which destroyed the
original Inhabitants of the Highlands
the Picti. the Romans called them.
because they painted their bodies-and
altered the name of the whole coun.
try north of the Tweed.
He Is the chief Of the Clan Chattan.
which ruled for centuries over the
greater part Of Inverness-shire and
Aberdeenshire. including the great for.
est of Badenoch. AS BELTS his ances-
try, The Macintosh is very tall, with
long, aquiline features and a droop-
Ing yellow mustache. He wears the
kilt and sporran of his clan, a skened.
hu (knife), a dirk and Highland
cap. In this costume he will greet the
KING
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-17
MISUSE OF WORDS.
of wanton Abuse. should

Correction of Wanton Abuses should
Begin In Grammar Schools.
Those who find a never-ending
pleasure in reading the works of
Goldsmith, Addison, "Rollicking Dick
Steele and our own genial Irving must
suffer something like literary nausea
in turning over the pages Of some
modern newspapers In quest Of news,
the Buffalo Commercial says. Why
should the society editor insist that a
wedding occurred" instead Of taking
place? But this abuse of the word
seems venial when we turn to. the
sporting page and find that every
event recorded from dog fight to a
running race is Classy" It may be
assumed by some critics that this word
flashed upon the sporting fraternity as
a great prize through the revival of
the Olympic games. Greek authors
wrote books now known as classics.
and by the same token their athletic
games obtained like designation. But
why should prize fight be called
classy? Probably the word is a
slangy equivalent Of 'high class" At
any rate, 1t is illegitimate and Of.
fensive as "brainy."
But the offending is not confined to
the editors of sporting pages. To go
through the catalogue of misused
words would far exceed the limits Of
any editorial article. Yet one can
hardly leave the subject without re-
cording a solemn protest against the
phrase armed with warrant" or the
aeronaut who "negotiates trip
around the aerodrome. And one would
like to add that "inaugurate," which
means to induct in office, does not
happily characterize the running Of
new railroad train or the opening
sale Of autumn millinery.
The colleges Of America are doins
good work in their departments Of
English literature to prevent the wan
ton misuse and abuse of our magnifl-
cent language, but the education
should begin in our grammar schools.
where the great majority of our chill
[dren receive their only education.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-17
rREEp THE HoMEsTEApER.
Two Huge Bull Moose In battle 10
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Two Huge Bull Moose In Battle for
Supremacy in Herd.
Battling to the death and making
the woods ring with their cries Of
anger and pain, two huge moose were
seen in terrific struggle for suprem-
acy by Hans Nelderson, homesteal Ter
residing about ten miles north of this
place.
While making his way through the
woods to Winton. Nelderson, suddenly
coming into a clearing, faced huge
bull moose. head high in the air and
eyes blazing apparently with anger.
The homesteader thinking the animal
was angered by his approach. hur-
riedly sought refuge in tree. The
moose. however, paid little attention
to the man. and, after sending forth
numerous calls, turned about, and
Nelderson, following the animals gaze,
saw another moose of almost equal
proportions approaching.
The two animals faced each other
for q moment, as If hesitating as to
their course Of action. Suddenly the
first moose attacked the other, and for
nearly half an hour Nelderson, in the
tree, witnessed probably the fiercest
struggle man has ever seen.
Fighting with antlers. hoofs and
teeth. the animals continued the con-
test until the first moose had been
defeated. Nelderson's admiration for
the vanquished king of the woods
nearly resulted in his sustaining seri-
GUS injury. When the moose which
came upon the scene last INDUCED in
unfair tactics. according to Nelder-
sons opinion. by planting his antlers
in his opponents breast when the lat
ter was down and out" the home
steader fired twice with a rifle of
small caliber.
The wounds were only slight and the
conquering moose turned his attention
to the claim owner. Butting the small
tree violently, the animal nearly threw
Nelderson to the ground. AS 1t was,
the homesteader, holding on to the
tree trunk, for safety, roundly berated
himself for attempting to take part
in the battle. Finally, tired out from
Its exertions. the successful combat
ant trotted peacefully away. 1t was
not. however, until some hours after
that Nelderson worked up SUFFICIENT
courage to drop to the ground and
make his way to Winton.-Duluth
Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-17
TheClaimJumpers

Ben Hallowell was returning to his
claim. He had been to Frisco for
month trying to induce some one with
means to "grubstake" him, but had
failed. This was not because he did
not have good claim, but because the
capitalists he met did not care to look
into 1t. Ben was very gloomy. A
year before he had married the girl
of his choice in the East and a week
after his marriage had returned to his
mining operations. He had hoped be-.
fore this to bring his Susie to him,
but the fates had been against him.
And now his failure to secure means
with which to prosecute his work
made him doubly respondent,
Before him. coming on horseback,
the broad brim of his felt hat Tapping
with each lope, was a man whom he
recognized as Andy Kitchen. the owner
Of q claim not far from his Owl.
"Howdy, Benz" said Andy, grinning
affably, and without lessening his pace
added. Yer claims jumped"
What's that to laugh att" called
Ben, sharply. How many Of 'em?"
Two. But one on EN- reckon you
can handle without trouble. He's a
littls cuss. Tother may down you"
Ben would have asked more ques.
tions. but Kitchen seemed to be In
hurry and rode on. Here was more
trouble. Ben was peaceful. plodding
man. beloved by his neighbors, and
the last man in the world to fight ex-
cept for his rights. But he was not a