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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
HAYWARD WOMEN HURT
: IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
frightened Horse Upsets Buggy
and Throws Occupants Out

:. HAYWARD, Nov. LIN an exciting
runaway this afternoon in B street be-
tween Castro and Main buggy con-
tanning Mrs. William Angus, wife of
superintendent Angus of the Suburban
light and power company, and her
daughter, Mrs. A. Brodeur, was over
turned and both women thrown out on
the pavement.
Witnesses of the accident hurried to
the aid OF the women and they were
taken to nearby drug store, where 1t
was found that Mrs. Angus had sus-
tained a fracture of her right arm,
while her daughters scalp was laid
open, several stitches being necessary
to close the wound. The women were
removed to the Angus home in Castro
street.
The cause of the accident was the
sudden frightening of the horse by
either an automobile or some boys in
the street. The animal whirled around
and attempted to back up on the side
walk, upsetting the rig.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
RESCUE CAPTAIN AND
CREW FROM SCHOONER
Life Savers Go to Vessel on
Dungeness Spit

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Nov. L.
From the fishing schooner Deeahks.
aground on Dungeness spit, in the
strait OF Juan de Fuca, the life saving
crew stationed on the United States
revenue cutter Snohomish today res
cued Captain Sam Larson and nine
men.
Bound in from Cape Flattery with a
catch Of % 900 pounds of fresh cod, the
schooner grounded during the early
hours of yesterday, going within 500
Yards of the Dungeness lighthouse.
Captain Larson complains OF the in
efficiency or righteousness of his
helmsmsn as a probable cause OF the
grounding. and states that six men Of
the command. who escaped 20 shore in
a dory. refused TO return 10 give aid
10 their companions aboard the vessel
that was in danger Of going TO pieces.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
CLOSE OLD ROAD IN
TRACT AT DUMBARTON
Supervisors Act on Petition
When Railroad Gets Property

OAKLAND, Nov. Following the
acquisition of nearly 5000 acres of land
by the Southern Pacific near Dunbar
ton point In the vicinity of Newark
during the last year, j. Q. Mowry of
Mowry's landing. petitioned the board
of supervisors to close disused' sec
tion OF county road leading through
the property.
Mowry explained that a new road had
recently been opened which was much
more convenient than the. old road and
on that ground Supervisor Horner
moved to close the old road.
Speculation as to the purpose to
which. the land acquired by the rail-
road is to be put has 1T that extensive
storage tracks will be. constructed
there with shops for repair work. The
land includes Mowrys landing.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
Suburban .Breyities.

DIES OF FRACTURED sKULL-oakland, Nov.
John Fitzgibbon living at $50 Apgar
street, who fell down flight of stairs at
saloon at a13 San Pablo avenue yesterday and
fractured his skull at the base of the BRAIN
died this morning
BERKELEY WOMAN DIEs-Berkeley Nov. l..
Mrs Robert +. Miller. a well known member
OF the local order of the Eastern Star died
yesterday from heart disease at the Miller
home at 1888 Delaware street. She is survived
by her husband and four children. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon from the
family residence
BULLDOG BITES GIRL-oakland, Nov L.
Ruth Bowers. 10 years old. living at s37 Jack
son street bad her hand badly torn by the
teeth Of large bulldog today. She WAS play
hand In his mouth. He was driven OF by sew
eral men who we're attracted By her screams.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
POSTPONE ACTION ON
MEMO LIQUOR. PERMITS
San Mateo Supervisors Delay,
Despite Learned Witnesses
[SoccioL Disoatch 10 The .Cdul

81 -. : =.
REDWOOD CITY. Nov. despite
the fact that President David Starr
Jordan, Prof. A.: B. Clark and Pro-
fessor Green of Stanford university
went on the stand and testified that all
of the Menlo saloons lie within a mile
and a half of the: Stanford campus the
board. of supervisors: of San Matee
county today again refused to take a
definite stand in the. matter of liquor
license renewals at. Menlo.
The application OF Charles Meyer for
a renewal of his liquor license was
read, and following this the university
professors gave their testimony
George c.. Ross, attorney for residents
OF Fair Oaks, asked the board to. re-
fuse to grant the license.
The controversy ended when Super
visor Casey moved that no action be
taken on Meyers application until the
next meeting. Blackburn seconded the
motion and 1t was carried unani-
niously.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02

ELECTION RETURNS
SHOWN BY THE CALL

The returns from the election
today, both In San Franchises and
from eastern cities. will be dis
played by stercoptfcon at The
Calls Oakland branch. 46S Elev-
enth street. Special wire COM
munication has been provided be-
tween The Calls Oakland and SAN
Francisco ofBces and all returns
Will be displayed simultaneously
at each location.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
SEAMEN GET MEDALS
FOR SAVING COMRADES
Rewarded for Heroism by Sec.
retary of the Navy

WASHINGTON. Nov Upon the
recommendation Of the secretary of the
navy silver life saving medals were
awarded by the secretary of the treas
ury today to Michael Maillia, chief
boatswains mate on the cruiser Penn
sylvania, and to Frederick McNeeley,
second class yeoman on the cruiser
Mississippi, for gallant conduct in res
cuing shipmates from drowning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
HELD FOR ASSAULTING
SAUSALITO SALOONMAN
George Spring Must Answer
With Partner for Crime
I,seee;oI Discoich 10 The Call

SAN RAFAEL; Nov. George
Spring, who, in company with Val
Tarpy, was arrested on the charge OF
assaulting Frank Lazarus. Sausalito
saloonman, some time ago, was held
to answer before the superior court by
Justice w. F. Magee here today. Tarpy
is now serving a three year sentence in
Folsom for the crime
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS :.
IN UNITED KINGDOM
Results Considered Indicative of
Political Feeling

LONDON, Nov. .1.--Municipal cleo
tions were held throughout the United
Kingdom today. Although fought on
local issues, results are considered in
dicative of political feeling. Returns
are incomplete. but UP to a late hour
showed that party strength has been
little changed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02

IRON NoLDER INSANE-oakland, Nov. L.
James Mcpougali, an iron molder was found
insane by lunacy commission today. He had
the delusion that he was changing into large
compound locomotive
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02

YOUTH SEEKS PROBATION Oakland Nov I.
Walter Carolyn. 10 years old. in Judge afur-
phey's court today admitted that he had stolen
2 box of carpenters tools and was convicted
OF burglary IN the second degree. Or. O. D.
Hamlin testified that his mental development
had been arrested and he may be committed
TO an industrial school during minority.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
SUPERVISORS re TAKE
UP BOND PROJECTS
Road Improvement Scheme Be-
!. fore Marin County Board

ISPecldI DIspdlcH 10 TIC Ndl]
SAN RAFAEL. Nov. 1.-The road inn
provement bond projects advocated by
Supervisors Pistolesi and Burke of
southern Marin county will be the
principal subject for battle at tomor
rows meeting of the county board of
supervisors. The projects provide for
the bending of southern Marin in the
sum of 100000 for good roads.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02

ENGINE PLUNeEs OVER GRADE-Nelson. B.
c. Nov. l.-0n the Phoenix branch Of the Ca
madam Pacific railway yesterday light engine
left the track and went over embankment
$50 feet high, injuring Engineer Leo Me-
Astocker and Fireman George Beatty seri-
ously that they have no chance Of recovery.
, 1909-09-25
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commercial influence, ana he ana not DeleV6
tariff reformers and socialists were marshall.
ing their forces for the conflict. The decision
did not rest with the Lords or the Commons,
but with the people
Mr. Balfour has never been more warmly
received and seldom more eloquent. He sur
passed both Lord Rosebery and Mr. A4quilh,
and satisfied the tariff reforuers that he is
dependable as a successor to Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain. Mr.. Austin Chamberlain pre-
sided. and read a letter from his futher
in which he wrote: 81 hope the Lords nay
see heir way to force a general election. and
do not doubt the countrv's answer"
This was followed by tremendous cheers. to
over the electrophoue. There were never
theless some dissantients to the resolution
pledgiug the Uuionjsts to support Nj. Bal.
fours leadership in the policy Of adherence
to Tariff Reform rs Il necessary means of in
crossing employment at home and strength
euing tie Empire ut large, which the fnan-
cial proposals Of the government will post
poue indefinitely.
The death is announced of Robert Hoe,
the printing press manufacturer.
During an aviation meeting at Boulogno
, 1909-09-25

t,.., ,~lynri., bju The Radical press cou-
tandst bat tbia oiv4s the orayest turn to the
constitutional crisis. nud creates a complete
d.olIock
de.gatcb from Melbourne says the
Commonwealth Minister Of Defense has
moved the 2nd reading Of the Defense
ban giviug effect to he decisions OF
the Imperial Defense Conference in Lon
don lie compared the trIilnS British
strength in The Pacihc with the pre-
ponderance Of Japan and the United States,
aud lie de lored, tIat Australia wished to
take "a large share in defending British pos
sessions there, hence she would provide four
cruisers besides smaller vessels with q COM
PIGMENT Of 1890 officers and men. Eyoutu-
ally. Inc cuntuuel, the army would include
26l0O1 traiueI adults besides $4,000 re
s~eryists. and both services ure 10 be com
pulsory, but compuI5ion imtially VIII be con
fined 10 the closely populated aregs. The en-
tire scheme win cost two and q half millions
sterling annually. The Bill viii uuioubted-
w pass, nevertheless the opposition desire
the entire independence OF command, OBJ
jectI.g to transfer TO the Empire during
wur.
The huh of the Cnard Liner Lucaula has
been sold lur thirty thousand pounjs.
The body Of the Int Mr. Davidson, the
poet, who disappeared last March, was re-
Gently recovered md has been buried at sen
ten miles Oft the Cornish village Mou-ehoJe.
Official ndvices from MeHllu state the
Spuuiah forces have suffered eighty casual
ties, but inflicted heavy losses upon the
Mo rs and captured two towns The span
ish Minister 10 Morocco has demanded the
withdrawal Of the Su1tau's protest and pctl-
ton to the powers, but the Moorish Foreign
49,
, 1909-09-25
TELEGRAMS.
81. GROIN ST.

ST. GROIN STATION.
London, Sept. 22nd-The Lords have
passed against the Government three amend
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

WASHINGTON.-In the giving out
w of the news at the White House
perhaps the most striking departure
from the Roosevelt methods has been
shown since March f.
The day of the "fair-haired bow" as
the Roosevelt newspaper favorites
wete locally land perhaps enviously)
known, has passed. There are no
press agents of the administration, or
If there are they do not appear as
such at the White House.
Mr.. Taft had not been president
very long before he announced that
he would cease seeing newspaper rep
resentatiyes with the same freedom
they had been accustomed to at the
White House. The first version of this
was that when he had anything to
communicate to the newspapers he
would send for representatives and
talk to them, but that at other times
he did not care to see them.
Either this was not his position or
he soon modified it. Now the practice
is to see newspaper representatives
by appointment, and when the inter
view is sought the president requires
that the subject of it shall be stated
This gives him an opportunity to de-
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

G INCE Mrs. Taft became the owner
- of Jersey COW she has been re
receiving hundreds of letters. Mean
while "Bossy" is giving a generous
quantity of rich milk, wholly uncon-
scious of what stir she has created.
Many of Mrs. Taft's correspondents
are housewives who offer her various
suggestions as to butter-making, how
to produce the most palatable cottage
cheese, etc.
Mrs. Taft is glad to receive letters
like these, for she knows they spring
from no mercenary purpose. The most
persistent of the correspondents, how
ever are cattle breeders who see
what a great advertisement it would
be for them if they could have their
special herds represented on the big
lot back of the White House. Such
communications get no consideration
If all of them were answered to the
satisfaction of the senders the big ell
liptical pasture back of the presidents
home would soon look like wild
west cattle ranch.
The story of the purchase and de-
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24
Size of Families Is on the Decrease

scarcely more than one-fourth of the
families enumerated.
The number of children under IS
years of age to each white family
was 2.S in 1890, as compared with Is
in 1900. The ratio in 1890, of two chill.
dren under 16 years of age to each
white female 16 years of age and over.
declined to one in 1900.
OF 3,171,0 white persons enumer.
ated in 1870, approximately 1000, 900
survived 80 years later, IL 500 in 1880,
while in 1900 there were 23 persons
who reported their ages as ITO years
and over, so that at the census of 1900
1t is possible that there were still
living persons enumerated in the first
census, taken ITO years before.
In 1880 the Smiths led all the rest,
there being 33,345 of that family.
Other families followed in the Sc
quence given: Brown, Davis, Jones,
Johnson. Clark. Williams, Miller and
Wilson. These nine names repre-
scented about four per cent. of the total
white population of 1870.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

0NE of the most frequent visitors to
" the members gallery of the house
of representatives in Washington
since the converting of the extraordin-
airy session of congress is Mrs. Champ
Clark, wife Of the minority leader, on
whom the eyes of the country are
turned during this his first experience
as chief of his party in the house.
1t is true the leadership was turned
over by John Sharp Williams during
the second half of the last session,
but the former leader kept close sur
veillance over his successor. Now Mr..
Clark is responsible for himself and
his management of Democratic affairs
on the floor of the house is a matter
Of deep concern to his wife, who, like
most congressmen's wives. takes the
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

r HE size of the average family in
1 the United States has decreased
from SIS persons in 1890, the date of
the firSt census, to 4.6 in the same area
in 1900, according to volume being
prepared by the census bureau at
Washington.
OF especial interest from sociologi-
cal point are statistics of family life.
In 1880 families composed of no more
than three persons represented only
one-fourth of the entire number of
families. while in 1900 families of sim
liar size made up nearly 40 per cent
of all families. Families composed of
six or more persons represented in
1890 more than one-half. but in 1900
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24
Mrs. Champ Clark Aid to Her Husband

greatest interest in the work of her
husband.
Mrs. Clark, before her marriage, was
Miss Genevieve Bennett. She is es-
sentially domestic in her tastes and is
decidedly intellectual. She is convers-
ant with the great questions of the
day, and has devoted herself to the
seconding of her husbands public ca
reer, and to her children, of whom
she has two living, Bennett and Gene
We've.
1t has been said of John Sharp Will
liams, former leader of the minority,
that he had attended more colleges
than any other man in congress, but
people who know of Mr. Clark's career
from boyhood say that he holds the
real record
Mrs. Clark is one of the charter
members of the Congressional club
and is prominently identified with the
management of the organization. She
is delightful hostess and is affec-
tionately regarded by the new arrivals
in congressional circles, who look to
her for guidance in official sociap
matters.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24
No Press Agent Now at the White House

cline to take up subjects he is not
ready or willing to discuss. In appli-
cation, however, there is a good deal
of latitude. After the subject men
toned is disposed of the president
talks about various matters brought
up by himself or his visitor.
President Taft has an intimate per-
sonal acquaintance with nearly all the
newspaper correspondents in Wash
ington. He calls them by their first
names and by nicknames. He knows
their families and friends. With those
in whose discretion he has confidence
he chats in the same jolly, frank way
as of old-with this difference: the
visitor is made to feel that he must
not take professional liberties. Mr..
Taft does not want himself or the
White House written up as a show. On
account of his personal intimacy with
the newspaper men he did not adhere
to his original plan of combining them
to very formal interviews, but this
concession does not mean making
copy out of casual conversation.
There is no more running to him to
verify reports, to learn who is to be
appointed to Office, to get stories about
senators, to get advance statements
prior to official action.
Mr.. Taft does not say much about
it, but he let's it be known that he in
sists upon the dignity of his office.
He likes small talk to express his
views about men and affairs, and his
visitors may use what they hear for
their guidance, but not as presidential
gossip for publication.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24
Gen. Corbin Buys Cow for Mrs. Taft

livery of Mrs. Taft's COW never has
been told correctly Maj. Gen. Henry
c. Corbin, who was a farmer in his
younger days, was commissioned to
get COW. He made a selection and
early one morning he and Mrs. Corbin,
who are among the elite of Chevy
Chase, Washington's fashionable SUI
burb, embarked in an automobile and
led 'Bossy' into the city and up to
the back fence of the White House.
There they sent in a policeman for
President and Mrs. Taft, who came
out and opened the gate in regular
country fashion.
Then arose problem as to what to
do with the COW. When the quartet
arrived at the White House stable
with the COW they found it crowded
so full of automobiles that no place
was left for "Bossy." Finally, by
shifting around, stable room was
found.
Gen. Corbin fixed an automobile
cushion by "Bossy's" side and in the
regular old-fashioned way MIXED
about quart of tactical fluid, which
President and Mrs. Taft sampled"
and pronounced good. Having deliv.
cred the COW Gen. and Mrs. Corbin
whisked away in their automobile.
'Bossy's" surroundings were a little
strange to her at first, but she has be-
come used to the policeman and auto
mobiles and is giving first-rate salts.
faction
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-26
MANKATO FREE PRESS

at the next election? Everywhere poll
clans, everywhere confusion, everywhere
men loafng and smoking, everywhere
lack of system, abundance of waste
America has solved many problems,
but the problem of governing city is
as intricate and entangled as it was
at the start.
The trouble is fundamental and lies
in the fact that we have made a
clumsy attempt to adapt our federal
form of government to the administra-
ton of cities. The city is business
corporation; we have organized it with
the president away off in one corner,
the directors in another, neither ever
brought together in consultation, the
one having an absolute veto on the
acts of the other. How long would a
business last under organization like
that? Our hope lies in the way in
which Des Moines and Galveston are
travelling. They have scuttled the old
ship and built new from the foundation
A half dozen men, of well known abil-
ity and well paid, are made rulers
over much. The people can watch a
half dozen men, and they can watch
the government. The plan not only
sounds good, but it works well, as the
records show Take look inside your
city hall some day and see how the
old-fa shioned plan works.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-26
GIVE THANKS TO THE GOOD GOD

With the coming of the morrow
would it not be well for us all to take
an inventory of the blessings that we
enjoy and then return our thanks to
Him who is the giver of all things?
Surely it is not asking too much of
mankind to devote one day of each
year to offering up heartfelt thanks to
the good God who bestows upon His
children the rich bounties of His love.
There are those that make every day
"a Thanksgiving day, and they do not
lose sight of Him who is the preserver
and helper of all His people. Would
that everyone pause in his reaching out
for the material things and give thanks
for the kind acts and deeds that are
performed for him and out of which
he gathers so much enjoyment and con
tentment ReerettabIe as it is, too
many OF us are travelling the pace that
kills, and While in this mad haste we
are not giving ourselves mp to those
thoughts and deeds that should per
meate our daily life and which would
make Us better men and women
would feed ON sOuls with the eternal
bread of life-would fit us for the
world to come.