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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
INSURANCE COMPANY
ELECTS NEW DIRECTORS

At recent meeting of the board of
directors Of the Western States life in
surance company the following were
elected to membership:
Right Rev W. II. Moreland, Episcopal
bishop of Sacramento: George w. Pei
tier. vice president and manager Cali
fornia national bank, Sacramento;
James j. Hight. assistant cashier of
the Old Bank, Hanford.
The other members of the board are:
Arthur r. Briggs. president State board
of trade; Guy Van Alstyne, vice presi-
dent; Otto Irving Wise. attorney al
law; Harry d. Loveland. San Francisco,
state railroad commissioner; G.. Howard
Thompson, land department. Bank of
California; Hugo X. Asher, attorney at
law
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
fhrisfmns and New Years Rates Via
Southern Pacific

Between al points 10 LaIlfornia
-rbere the one way fare is $1,000 and
1ess one and a third fare for the round
I'm Christmas tickets sold December
5sd. oath and 25th; New Years tickets
soId necember goth and 3lst, 1903, and
Tsnuarv 1st 1910 Good for return un-
III Tanuarv Sd. 1910. For details see
sFents Southern Pacific Company
.1lFcl-e+ of5ees. Flood Building. Market
.street Perry Depot. Third and Town
send streets Depot. and Broadway and
5rhirteenth Street. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
SACRAMENTO RIVER
| FARMS ENDANGERED
Erosion at Jacint0 Causes Fear
That the. Levee Will
Give Way
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

CHICO. Dec. 13.-Word has been re-
ceived here that an eddy in the Sac
ramento river at Jacinto is eating
are taken at once to repair the dam
age there is danger the levee will
give way.
Should the levee break, thousands of
acres of fertile farming land will be
flooded
The river at this point is unusually
high at this time.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
LEADERS SELECTED BY
GEORGE II. THOMAS POST
General Woodruff Mentioned
for Department Commander

The officers chosen to serve George
H. Thomas post No. ,, Grand Army of
the Republic. for the current term are:
II. L. Juden. commander: John Wagner.
senior vice commander, and John Rush junior
vice commander: Charles H. Blinn. quarter
master: 3. A. Rabe. surgeon: Charles Fl. OS-
horn chaplain; Joseph Hassenmuiler officer OF
the day: John RainsbuFy. officer OF the guard
trustees. William Healey, A. T. Eggleston, John
Rainsbury-
Those who were selected to be dele
gates to the next annual department.
encampment are:
r.. A. Searle. John Wagner. John Rainsbury.
William Healey. John Rush. +. NJ. Coke,
Joseph HasSenmuller, Thomas Green, ]. a..
Carels L. J. ItseH. r. Barker. r. A. Rabe.
Alternates: l.. III. Clement W. G. Bratton.
r F. McGrath David Irwin. II. l. Tickner.
Charles H. Osborn. James Pogue, William Royal
A. F. Gomez. P. T. NJ Waite. 7. T. and H. o.
Brewer.
At the last meeting of this post it
was advised that General Charles A.
Woodruff, one OF its members, had
been indorsed for the position of de-
partment commander by Lincoln post
No. 1. General Woodruff. who is COM
mandant OF the Veterans Home of this
state, served as a volunteer in the
United States army from 1852 to 1865
and in the regular army from 1887 TO
1908, when he was placed on t-.e re-
tired list at his own request.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
SELLS LOTTERY TICKETS;
POLICE ARREST HIM
,eciaI Di,nntch 70 The Calll

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
STOCKTON, Dec. 13.-Detective Don
ahue and Policeman Craig arrested
Charley Him, Chinese lottery ticket
vender, today. Donahue purchased a
10 cent ticket from Him and then he
and the patrolman raided the den at IA
South Center street. The Celestial
pleaded guilty and paid a fine of SIS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
PRIZE BULL TAKES
POSTMAST[R'S JOB
Animal Is With Difficulty Forced
to Quit Berth in Diamond
Springs
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

PLACERvILLE, Dec. ia prize
bull was postmaster at Diamond
Springs Saturday During its occu-
pancy of the office, however, no mail
was distributed and no patrons called.
The bull was being driven through
the streets when 1t ran into the door
of the postoffice. The postmaster and
clerk fed The bull was so large that
it required a great deal of strategy
to get him out through the door.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
AGED RANCHER AND MINER
ENDS LIFE WITH RIFLE
Came to California From Ken
lucky in 1852

GRASS VALLEY, Dec. 13-Allen
George, rancher and miner. aged 7s
years, committed suicide today by
shooting himself with life in room
at his hotel George came to Califor
MIA from Kentucky in 1852. Finan-
cial reverses are assigned as the cause
of the suicide.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
CORONER INVESTIGATES
WOMAN'S SUDDEN DEATH
TSbecial Di,pofch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
STOCKTON. Dec 13.-Coroner 3. c.
Wallace is investigating the sudden
death of iRta Baker, aged so years, who
passed away this morning after brief
illness. DR.. j. E. oliver was summoned,
but the woman breathed her last breath
as the physician was entering the front
door. An autopsy has been ordered.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
SQUIRRELS PUT PHONE
CABLES OUT OF REPAIR
Eat Through Lines at Chico,
Causing Damage
TSpeciol Dispotch 10 The Call

CHICO. Dec 13.4Squirrels have put
a number of telephone cables out of
business in Chico, according to Wire
Chief Naeder The squirrels have
gnawed through the lead cables, caus-
ing short circuits. putting telephones
in many sections of the city out OF
business
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
g. A R. POST ELECTS OFFICERS

G. A. &. POST ELECTS oFFICERs-GeneraI
George 6. Meade post No AS. @. A. r.. has
elected the following as officers for the ensu-
ing term Commander. L. W. Simmons; senior
vice. William Hearne; junior, vice. James W.
Short: quartermaster William F. Howe; sur
geon. John 0ran. chaplain. Samuel c. Smith :
officer of the day James H. Riley: officer Of
the guard, Joseph Hammell; delegates to the
Oakland encampment. April 10. William
Hearne. James W. Short, William z. Harris,
slternates. d. Morrison. Walter Bernard
John Oran-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
CASE OF RABIES is
FOUND IN STOCKTON
Laboratory Experts Pronounce
Dead Dog Infected
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 13.-That rabies
which has been affecting dogs in the
south has spread north to Stockton
is the positive word received today by
State Veterinarian Keane from ex-
perts in the hygienic laboratory at
Berkeley after an analysis of Stock
ton case submitted to them.
They announce that dog killed in
Stockton last Thursday was infected
with the dread disease.
The Stockton city council has been
asked to pass a muzzling ordinance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
OIL DISCOVERED IN
BLACK ROCK DESERT
Western Pacific Well Taps Rich
Field in Nevada
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

ISPeCIdI DSPdIcH 10 ne NdIII
WINNEMUCCA, New, Dec 13.-Re-
cent strikes of oil in the Black rock
desert have caused much excitement
in Winnemucca, Lovelock and other
towns of Humboldt county.
The oil sands were first discovered in
well drilled by the Western Pacific
at Sulphur Springs.
Since then oil has been struck in
several wells. Experts say the field
covers a radius of more than so miles.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
LIVES DESPITE DOUBLE
FRACTURE OF HIS SPINE
Case of Injured Contractor Puz.
zles Physicians

Especial Dispatch 10 he Call
SACRAMENTO, Dec 13.-With his
spinal column broken in two places
from the collapse of building, Albert
Stephens. contractor, lies at the
county hospital. His case is a puzzle
to physicians.
The accident occurred more than a
week ago, but Stephens held on to life
with remarkable tenaeity.
His ultimate recovery is not expected
by the doctors.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
nkscHER AocusEp oF cRUELrY-

49, ieeued Yesterday Tor ]. Saxe of the
Rencbo CsIao. Mountain View. on charge ~
cr-leitr Ia animals SAKE Is accused of having
dumped crates containing 2 live caif ana
hog On the Jackson street wharf and aesnoon
Ing them without iood o. Hater-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14

GRAND LARCENY CHARGED-Florence Carter
was arrested by Detectives Riordan and Bal
letto yesterday on a charge OF grand larceny
for stealing SIS. a gold watch and diamond
pin early yesterday morning from Peter Han
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-14
Army and Navy Orders
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-The follow
ing army and navy orders have been
iSSuad-
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
JOHNSON sIDE.sTEPPrNG.
Tells Audience at New York Theater
He VIII Never Meet jeff.
BY w. p. MeLoUoHLIN.

New York. May 2s.--Jack Johnson
went into one Of the boxes In Hurtig
& Seamon's music hall III One Hun.
dred and Twenty-hfth-st. accompanied
by Yank Kenny. his sparring partner
and halfway manager. There was q
lot of local color" In the house.
Johnson was yelled at and whistled
at until he got up in his seat. He re-
cited these few lines:
The public or anybody In this
house will never live to see James j.
Jeffries and Jack Johnson fight. Jef'
ries Is a pretty old man--too old 20
get into condition. He carries too
much fat. l am confident and positive
that the public will never see Johnson
and Jeffries fight. / am going 10 Call
fornia to fight Al. Kaufman"
There cannot be anything back OF
that statement other than the desire
to duck" from Jeffries.
But Jeffries Is a man OF his word
he'll be on the job at the moment he
Is due, and the ring will see the last
of the meanest. most irresponsible,
least reliable and altogether untrust.
worthy boxer who ever corraued a
title
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
GL|DDEh ROUTE IS
DETERMINED IN 4
DETAIL
Total Distance :. De Travelled o.
Big Auto Run Is Over 1850 y
Miles and Running Time
Will Be IA Days.
Stops Arranged for Along the Route
at Most Interesting Spots and
Entertainment II Promised.

As at present projected the 1909
Glidden tour will cover about e.530
miles starting from Detroit. July -
and finishing at Kansss City, July
80. This makes an elapsed period II
is days for the tour and IL running
days.
When the pathfndiEg party ar.
rived at Kansas City on May n, tae
odometer showed total Of I'M
miles OF running, and DIAL Lewis ne
ures showed about 2.624 miles to be
covered for the tour. the pathiindtnx
car having been driven about zoo
miles more than required by the
route. These figures foI the tour VIII
be reduced about 100 miles by chang
ing the route 50 AZ to 60 from Min.
neapolis to Fort Dodge and Omaha
by way OF Mason City iistead Of Man.
kato. as the pathfinder went
From Denver tue greatest sight
seeing Of the tour IL to be enjoyed.
including trips to he Garden OF the
q bds. the grand canon. and other
TX ints. The Denver club has raised
q fund OF $4,000 for the entertain;
rent az the tourists.
IA nearly a. can b. figured out,
With the distance by the route not
ret surveyed given as an estimate,
the itinerary OF the tour will be a
ollows:
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
SLOW TRACK FOR
IN ERCOLlEG|ATEs
Harvard and Yale Picked on the Eve
of the Big Competitions of Which
Examinations Are On Today.

BOSTON. Mass, May 2S.-Dull and
threatening skies which hang over
Boston today. will, II Is feared, make
against broken records In the pre-
liminaries TO the intercollegiate track
and field championships which are on
this afternoon In the stadium.
Athletes from Cornell, Yale, Penn
sylvania, Dartmouth, Williams, Brown.
Michigan. Princeton and, OF course.
Harvard. are OH hand. II Is general J
admitted that Hary ard, Yale and Cor.
nell will be the contenders In the
finals tomorrow, and even Coach
Moakley. OF Cornell. admits he does
not expect the ltnacans to win, but
picks Harvard. Even the optimistic.
Mike Murphy. is of the opinion that
Harvard and Yale are the teams who
will fight II out, although he intimates
that Pennsylvania will be strong in
events where she is supposed TO be
weak.
"Pooch" Donovan. of Harvard. is 60
Ing TO pin his faith on Foster In the
two sprints. Merrihew and DeSelding,
in the quarter mile: Rand and Gard
Eer In the hurdles: Jacques In the
mile: Little and Long in the broad
jump; HARDWOOD In the high jump:
Little In the shot, and Barr In the
pole vault.
Yale will bank heavily on Howe in
the two hurdle events: Nelson and
Campbell In the broad jump; Andrus
and Goebel In the hammer throw;
Splitter in the halfmile: Fitzpatrick In
the broad jump and shot; Coy in the
shot. and Carey in the sprints. Johnny
Mack, who looks after the condition
CT the Ellis. figures that "a points
will win the meeting.
In the field events this afternoon
there will be eliminating trials when
but six men remain in each event for
the trials tomorrow. One and two
mile runs will be the only events in
which there will be no trials, and
these two events will be contested
SATURDAY.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
ALL THAT'S DOING TO-DAY IN THE REALM OF SPORT.
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS y
IN THE LEAGUE RACE

Rain spoiled the Detroit field for
play and the game with Boston
had TO be postponed. -.
New York and Chicago battled
for ten innings. TO "A 2 TO 2 tie,
WARRIOR slightly out-pitching
Smith.
In the game at Chicago the Yam
KEGS stole six bases on Manager
Billy Sullivan. once the leagues
premier catcher.
The Maps had no trouble de-
feating their old foe Barney Pei
~ at St Louis, Joss being In fine
form and stopping the Browns.
Goodies triple is coming to be a
daily occurrence and was OF ma
terial assistance I'm helping the
Maps again yesterday.
Only 1000 persons saw the game
in Chicago and but 5000 In st.
Louis. The Indictment weather Is
making a great hole In the antici-
pated profits OF the various west.
ern clubs.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
BY PAUL n. 8RuSkE.


The above letter. with an enclosure
stating that the veteran members OIL
the Detroit club were conspiring
against the younger men; that sys'
I tematic effort was in progress to
keep O'Leary on the team and force
Rossman of; thai Matty Mcintyre aid
others were working against Speer In
favor OF Killian. and that the whole
team was SPLIT up into factions 10
self-explanatory.
The supposedly authoritative nature
of the paper in which the clipping DIP
peared and the TACT that the writer
IL doubtless one OF the many thous'
ands of Tiger supporters, situated AT
such a distance that personal investi'
cation is impossible. are the condi.
tons that are doubtless 10 blame TO-.
the real anxiety which the report has
awakened In the breast OF Mr.. Willis.
Dissension? Yes. indeed
Dissension on the Tiger club? Yes,
indeed. there is--whenever the team
isn't winning its games.
But factions and conspiracies to
force anybody on or keep anybody of
the lineup. regardless OF its effects ON
the teams winning abilities? Not on
your life!
That is the only way in which the
situation can be summarized, and sum-
married. truthfully.
II is the same sort OF dissension
which has chaperoned the Tigers ON
two pennant campaigns and which still
ands them at the top OF the heap, in
spite of a weeklong slump. terminal
ed only by the opportune arrival or
the league tail-enders at whom all the
other clubs had gotten at least one
crack before the Tigers had chance.
Niles may be long distance from
Detroit. yet it does have daily OPP
portunity To scan the American league
standings. So long as the team is up
there in the van. rumors OF dissension.
wherever published. should be regard
ed with a slight culver OF the left
eyelid
All After That Bonus.
The times in baseball are past in
which a team with a chance for tho
pennant is not tickled beyond measure
at any symptom OF increased strength.
instances where the reverse is true
are solely derived from ancient his
tory. and find their scenes laid In
those times when there was no world's
championship series. containing from
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
spalding Junior League standing.
Sporting Notes
VI. A. c.. 1Oi De Paull, 4.

VI. A. C.. 1oi De PAUL, I.
Dctroics Masonic league gets going to-
morrow.
Arrangements nre Ia progress at Her
lin for the Olympic games OF 1910.
The Chicago club forms the opposition
for the Tigers today and tomorrow.
Michigan. ~ Syracuse. 2. Barr pitched.
We can lick EN- in baseball anyhow.
Pitching for the nay city league lead
ers, Monte Wood allowed Battle
Greek but one hit yesterday.
The Detroit Good Luck- are on n tour
yesterday and play today at Muske-
gon.
Catcher WcI.ean. OF the Reds. q famous
Indian" has been suspended by Man.
ager Griffith for abscnting himself
from the team for a week.
members OF the Board OF Commerce
excursion. the petroit Motor Boat
club has called OF its squadron run.
Lack Of competition with ID. u. =. has
bankrupted Central highs athletic
association treasury. The new inter-
scholastic Is having a hard row to
hoe.
Killian would have pitched the game
yesterday against boston and viii
probably take the firing line today.
Burns will he the visiting twirler. In
all probability.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
GOGGLES HELP HORSES IN
ACQUIRING FANCY CATS

Concave spectacles. or Cog
giles. are being used In England
TO induce high action In horses.
The lenses are set into leather
or rubber frames. which Mt
closely around the eyes. and
seeing only through these near.
sighted glasses the horse Is led
to step high. since the ground
has the appearance OF being
raised just ahead OF him. II IL
said the device. when used on
young horses. works a re-
markable change In the step
and action and that much or
the effect is retained after the
goggles ale discarded.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
O|sCORO IN RANKS
OF T|CES =? YES,
THANK HEAVEN
Base Hits and Ball Games Are Want
ed and Harmony Can Take
Wing and Fly Out of
the Window.
Same Situation Prevails That Was In
Force During Champions Two
Years of Flag Winning.

Sporting Editor Detroit Times:
Dear SiI-Wiil you, through
the columns OF The Times, please
tell II the enclosed is true and
II there is dissension on the De-
troit team. The clipping is from
the Chicago Tribune OF May 20.
Thanking you for your kind
ness. am, respectfully yours.
LESTER WILLIS.
Niles. Mich. May 20. 1909.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
Contributed.

The Shiney Black" club. OF the K
ME- Automobile Co, gave its first out
Ing OF the season at Cass lake. Sunday
Fishing and playing ball was the do
ings" President and Organizer Stu
art Decker. caught a large pike Lnt
was just going to land him In the boat
when he got away.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
WelIinqtons VIII Tour.

The Wellington A. c. will meet to-
night at Manager Behrend,s house
No. p Montcalm-st east, to complete
plans for the trip which the club will
take Sunday and Monday. playing at
Romeo, Wyandotte and Dearborn. The
Wellngtons ere open to meet any IS.
year-old team in the state.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
PEPPER UP, CROCKETT!
BIG Ban Serves Notice on Stalllnas TO
Speed His Pitchers.

CHICAGO. May 28.-Ban Johnson
has slapped Chief Stallings on the
wrist. The cail-down caIne In the
form OF a letter In which the Ameri-
can league mogul served notice on the
Yankee leader that his pitchers were
working too slow.
The Yankees have recently figured
IN several drawn out games which WAS
chiefly due TO the pitchers. Joe Lake
and King Brockett being the fragrant
Offenders.
Both slab artists have earned repu-
tations rs lazy toilers this season.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
cett viii Be Favorite.

r. Keenes Celt galloped home winner
by nearly a furiong In the Jockey
park, yesterday. he showed that he
was good and today finds him install
ed favorite for the Brooklyn handicap,
which will be run next Thursday at
Sheepshead Day. His closest oppon-
ent Is expected to be Sam Hildreths
King James
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28

How much better tie tourists will
fare when the roads arc hard and
dry than did the pathEnGers Is shown
by the fact that several times thes
took four days to 20 ever what will
be a one-day run for the tourists.
The last foui daye Of The tour will
be the most interesting according ri
the experiences Of the pathnnderss
Running along the foothills or tns
Rockies, with Pixies Peak in view,
they saw three herds OF antelope ON
their second iav out fcom Denver
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28

81 900 TO $4,000 Tor every member OF
the competing clubs.
The better the chance OF the club
for championship, the better its own
individual members are pleased. In
stances, IN which close friendship has
been thrown to tine winds on the az
rival of additional strength abound In
baseball. The Detroit club has fur
nished at least two OF them.
only wish that Mr.. Willis might
have the privilege OF visiting the
tTiger clubhouse some afternoon when
game has gone the wrong way OF
the ledger lie would conclude imme
diately that all h,s worst fears were
founded on fact and that the situation
had been told only In part. Recrimina
lions are passing about like snowballa
on warm February afternoon. hvo
minutes after school has been dis
missed. Nice little epithets such as
bone head" "busher" and worse are
being banded about. The game In
variably has a goat and on his de-
voted head are Embossed all the walls
of wrath that have been corked up
while the team has been in the field.
Credit When it's Due.
Conversely, when the team has won.
there is none too gleeful over the re-
suit 10 forget TO give credit where 1t
Is due
You pitched a nice game. KID"
Swell drive. old boy. you guessed him
right that time" are In evidence every
where, from the disrobing athletes.
In short where there's dissension
it's the sort that arises from defeat.
and this alone. Once in a while some
colt grows a biz sulky under the
tongue-lashing. When this happens,
there's a request for waivers goes out
from the American league headquar-
ters.
There is such thing as having too
much harmony on any ball team. Man
ager Joe Cantillon, OF Washington. has
some views on that.
They said | let loose of Capt. Gan
ley because | wanted harmony on my
cub" remarked the sage of Reelfoot
lake while in Detroit recently. 1t
wasn't harmony was in search of.
though wanted base hits. Base
hits have harmony beaten all the ways
there are.
Heaven keep me from ever being
at the mead of one OF those happy
baseball families. | want players that
will scrap when they're losing and get
real sore. | want bunch OF men as
interested in getting the team to win.
ming as | am.
Harmony can run for the other TEL
lows. There neveS was a harmonious
pennant winner when 1t was getting
licked, and there wasn't ever world 4
champion team that had man In u
who didn't feel that his team mates
would be perfectly ready to accept
some one else in his place, provided
the other fellow could play bit bet
ter ball"
Less Harmony, More Base Hits.
And there you have your answer
Mr.. Willis. Base hits and ball games
not harmony and love-feasts are the
! main endeavor at present OF the De-
troit baseball team. And when their
ambitions aren't being satisfied they're
n mighty crabby bunch, which Is just
exactly as II should be.
So far as plotting Is concerned. rest
assured that what there Is springs
! from one sole endeavor and that Is Ia
present In the field the strongest team
that can possibly be gathered out OF
the material that Is at hand.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
Gilbert Wins Special Match.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-A tourna-
ment record OF 2,S9S pins. "a under
the worlds record made at Pittsburg
by the Lipm"ns. OF Chicago. was made
in the third annual tournament OF the
National Bowling association, last
night. by Corinthian, No. s, of this
city The special match between
Charlie Gilbert, OF Cleveland, and Lee
Johns, OF Newark. was won by the for
mer. who took six out OF ten games
with an average OF 1913 $40. The
winner has been matched to meet
Dave Shiman.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28
Barry FIohts Knockout Demon.

LONDON. May 2s-Jim Barry, the
American heavyweight, will fight Tom
Nolan. one OF the best English heayies
tonight at the Tivoli hall. The fight
Is scheduled to go 20 rounds. Despite
Nolan's record of some SO knockouts.
the odds favor Barry. due to the Eng
lishman's regard for all American
heavyweights Barry arrived from
Paris few days ago He looks to be
In rather poor condition, being sadly
overweight.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-28

Yesterday's Results.
Pittsburg Z. Boston o.
Rain elsewhere.
TOday's Games.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Phillies at New York.