davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
HARTMAN GIVES ADVICE
TO STUDENTS AT YALE
College Education Some Disad-
vantage for Work on Railroad

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Jan. 16.-Ed-.
ward Fl. Hartman has written for the
Yale Daily News his views OF college
training as preparation for railroads.
He said in part:
"A college education will be a great
nIelp II the man in going through coll
IeSe mas Kept the foundations OF his
scnool learning firmly fixed On the
oCner hand, If he has neglected his
ndneWrlunS and forgotten his arfth-
i1ll inetlc IN the higher mathematics, Moth
ing could be worse for him
ThlS college education L. in The
oeslhnlng. real DISADVANTAGES and
nave round that in every Ease the high
scnool boy does better work than tRs
SoIege man for the first few years
however, as soon as the college man
mas gotten back to the first prIncfnIas
ne VIII go ahead much faster than Eis
less educated rival -
NO matter how well educated a ma,
may De, ne must start in raflroadfn~
~ as the very bottom. 1t is the hardest
ne l know or. and yet one OF the most
peasant It cultivates an Insight II
tSaches knowledge of men. and IN
lnls Way is the best training for anv
profession. o"J
Pull can never carry a man a. a.
raiiroadIng. 1t is hard work and anniJ-
cation that counts ~
NY advice to the college man ~
PectlnS 10 enter raflroadfn~ s1d
hoping 70 have an easy life is s5o,5t
put 10 the man who does nor nina 49,.
hdfueSt KIND or work. who will not
quit under disappointment. and rvbo
Wishes 70 nave the most interasffre-
sore OF career, Is by all means-do.S y
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
THE COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
COMPLIES BOOK ON
INDIAN BASKETRY
DR.. S. A. Barrett Completes
Comprehensive Bulletin on
Work of PomO Tribes

BERKELEY. Jan. 16.-California In
dams excel in basket making, accord
ing to DR.. s. A Barrett of the faculty
of the university department of an
thropology, who has just finished
comprehensive bulletin on "Pomo In
dian Basketry" In all the tribes of
California the art of making baskets
has reached a high stage of perfection,
more so than among others of the red
men tribes in the country; but nowhere
is there shown such development of
the art as among the Pomo Indians,
who live in Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake
and other northern counties.
DR.. Barrett, who is a graduate of the
university with the class of 1905 and
is an authority on Indian lore, spent
several years among the Pomo tribes
and collected an immense store of data
concerning their customs, habits and
modes of living.
pices of the ethnographical and
archaeological survey of California
maintained by the department of an
thropology of the university, through
the generosity of Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst.
The bulletin from the university
press today deals with the technique
and the mechanical side of basket max
ing. It is concerned with the hbers,
rods. feathers and shells used as ma
terials, the technique of twining and
coiling, the forms and designs, the ele-
ments and arrangements of designs
used for ornamentation and the pat
terms in which these were grouped,
together with the names of the de-
signs and patterns and a glossary of
~
More than 200 cuts are used to illus
trate the work
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
MARRIES WIDOW, TAKES
MONEY AND DISAPPEARS
Another Victim of John Madison
Tells of Deception
Special Dispatch 10 The Call

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 1s.-Mrs. Elizabeth
n. E. Jackson of lola, Kans, is still in
the city prosecuting her search for John
Madison, the slender. middle aged man
who secured large sums of money from
widows throughout the country by
promising to marry them.
From Hannibal, Mo-, comes a new
story of the wooing by Madison in Janu-
ary 1900, of Mrs. Maggie Z. Bloom, a
young widow, who accepted his prof
fered love, married him and straightway
gave him most of her money and prop
erty. Mrs. Blooms brother, William
Holland. says:
Il told my sister not to correspond with
Madison, but despite my objections she
continued to do so. They were married,
and as an excuse to secure money from
Mrs. Bloom, Madison told her he was
short of funds at present having loaned
a friend in Kansas City $4,000. He said
he did not want TO go to the trouble of
wiring to Los Angeles for cash, and
persuaded her to sell her only home and
give him the money with which to pur-
chase tickets to Los Angeles. He went
to Kansas City the morning after their
marriage and has not been seen since"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
THORNTON HAMS WOULD
ASSIST BROTHER AGAIN
Declares He Never Worried Over
Outcome of His Trial

NEW YORK. jan 1e.-Thornton J.
Hains. acquitted yesterday of COM
pliclty in the murder of William e. An
mis-, was quoted today as saying that
he would willingly do it over again.
IF my brother. the major here, got
into trouble and needed me. I'd do the
same thing Hains is said to have
added.
Halns was asked whether. after he
had twice been tried on charges of
murder. he would continue to carry a
revolver
Certainly. I'll carry gun" he an
swered. "A man can't tell when he
might have to use II. Being on trial
for your life" he added, "is like
game of poker; the accused gets in
holding a pair of deuces and the prose-
cution holds three aces 1t is all in
the draw | have been asked II the
night before last. while the jury was
out, was not the worst 1 ever spent. II
was not by any means. / have spent
nights on shipboard IN storms that
were much more nerve racking. I was
not worried that night about the jury
District Attorney Frederick G. Dewitt
said today that Captain Peter c. Hains
would not be called for trial before
next March on the charge OF killing
William e. Annis.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
KEEFE'S CONFIRMATION
OPPOSED BY LABORMEN
Presidents Appointee Charged
With Being Traitor

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s.-Considera-
bic opposition to the confirmation OF
Daniel Keefe of Michigan. who was
nominated by the president on Decem-
ber 1 to succeed the late Frank Sar-
gent as commissioner general OF i'm
migration, has developed In the senate
under the leadership of Gore OF Okla
homa- The objection to confirmation
advanced by Gore is the fact that
report has been made to him by GER
tain labor leaders that Keefe received
the appointment as a reward for break
Ing with President GOmpers Of the
American Federation OF Labor during
the recent presidential cOmpaign. Some
labor leaders have gone so far as to
send letters to members OF congress
charging that Keefe. as a prominent
labor leader himself has been a traitor
70 the cause Of labor. Several efforts
nave been made by Senator Dillingham;,
chairman OF the committee on fnmf-
grafton, to obtain action on this nomi-
nation IN committee, but thus far he
has failed Senator Gore has given
notice OF a desire to appear before the
immigration committee and to argue
MS objections TO Keefe's cou7rmatfon
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
GAIN PROMOTION
Clerks and Carriers Are Ad-
yanced in the San Fran
cisco Office

A number of promotions in the post
office have been made and approved by
the department The promotions went
into effect the first of the year. but
were only officially announced yester-
day. They are as follows:
Carriers-First and second grade.
AlaSter 5. Macdonald. Henry III. Bin
ming, William Pieper. William f.
Geertz. Joseph c. Bar, Edward F. Barry.
Harry f. TraSk, Daniel Sullivan Martin
w Law, Myler L. Harris, Elmer S. G..
Kenney, John Mcguire, Herman A
Relmers, Irving Z. Smith. Herbert Thai.
John DAILY. Charles w. Schoenlight,
Maynard B. Lewis Henry E. Schatzle,
James O'Leary Jr.. James Delillo, Ed
win j. sHewelcke, Joseph Schnetz. VIII
liam IL. Hoy; second to third grade,
William p. O'Connor. Alfred A. Kays,
Chris Thomson, James r. Curtin; fourth
TO NTH grade, George Leo Sullivan, Ar
thur L. Calvin, Theodore F. Munroe,
Philip kronberg, James t. Olsen. Cor
E. j. Golfer. William O'Neill. Robert w.
Green, Lewis A. Stevens, David Givens,
Edwin f. Dimmick. John NJ Deadly, Eu-
gene Merrill. Edward S. Wood. Albert
Reilly
Clerks-First to second grade. Felix
Battalora Jr.. Francis o. Bond. Tyler e
Cole, Harry'J. Doherty, Edmund Fisher,
Daniel d. Hart. John Kruhming. will
liam M. King, Malcum j. Larsen. Will
liam A. McKennsy, David c. Spauiding,
Waldo j. Varneyt second to third grade,
Earl E. Cosper, Warren L. Savage. Jo-
seph D. Wnhite; third TO fourth grade,
Daniel Altfield, George W. Branch.
Charles F. Buettner, William F. Bollin-
ger, Othel Campbell. jeremiah B. De-
lainey, Thaddeus d. Fields, Harry Falk,
William j. Geddes, James r. Harden
burgh, Charles w. Hayden. Thomas H.
Huling, Walter G. Hancock. Ernst
Hanke, Louis Harris. William Holse,
Thomas M. Jackson, Martin W. Kuens-
tie, John w. Knopp, James L. Kelly,
Walter j.. H. King. Charles A. Lane.
Isaac Marks, John L. Madden, John B.
Muller, Thomas G. O'Leary, Charles j.
Quinn, Paul E. Rissman. E. F. Seagrave,
Robert M. Sutherlin. Alfonso c. Stock;
fourth to fifth grade, Arthur Attridge,
James M. Cunningham, Alf L. Drysdale.
William E. Lanthier. Otis e. Merrill.
Frank r. Quinn. Denis J. Redmond,
Madeline e. Waechter; fifth to sixth
grade, Ellen S. Allen. Seamon Freed.
Joseph Gray, Alice T. Madden, j. NJ Nc
Crew. Edward j. McSorley, John T.
O'Neil, Daniel M. Ritchie, Margaret c.
ShpDHar7. COrne1fa p White
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
LECTURES TO SHOW
USE OF EUCALYPTUS
University Professors Will Ac-
company Agricultural Train
on Third Trip

BERKELEY, Jan. 16.AThe CONNER
cial possibilities of the eucalyptus will
be a subject of special demonstration
to the farmers of the third university
train which will leave Tracy January
IS for tour of the San Joaquin valley
as far south as Bakersfield. The
scientists of the university have taken
the greatest interest in the tree, which
is destined to become the tree of the
century in the language of distin-
guished forestry scientists.
A large number of the 200 species
of eucalyptus will be taken in the
train and the uses and advantages of
each will be shown to the farmers of
the valley. Although the professors
of agriculture at the university have
studied the tree several years they
have never before advised the use of
the eucalyptus.
Bulletins recently issued by Norman
Ingram of the Santa Monica station
will be given to the farmers, and
among those who will accompany the
train on its southern tour, unless the
heavy rain of the last week interferes.
are. Prof. w. T. Clarke, superintend-
ent of university extension in agricul-
ture; Prof. @. w. Shaw of the cereal de-
partment; Prof. F. T. Bioletti, head
of the department of viticulture; Prof.
E. w. Major of the department of ami
NAL industry; Prof. E. B. Babcock of
the department of plant pathology, and
Prof. c. M. Haring. veterinarian of the
university.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
FEDERATED CLUBS ARE
PREPARING FOR RALLY
Berkeley Women Arrange for
Alameda District Meeting

BERKELEY, Jan. 16.-The local
board of the federated clubs of Berke-
ley met today and made preliminary
arrangements for the annual meeting
of the clubs of Alameda district, which
will be entertained February %. "a and
20 by the women of the college town.
Miss Rosemary Dobbins is president of
the executive body, which is represent
ative of the Twentieth Century club,
Town and Gown, Etude, the Mothers
club and the Teachers club. Miss
Blanche Morse is secretary.
Committee chairmen were appointed
as follows: Introduction, Mrs. c. C.
Hall; excursions, Mrs. j. II. Wood; !;
hotel and hospitality, Mrs. Gerald
Whiteley; information, Mrs. H. N
Rowell; decoration, Miss Sue Johnson;
finance. Mrs. Victor Robertson; pro-
gram, Mrs. Elinor Carlisle.
The Berkeley club women are plan
ming for the entertainment of 300
guests, about 100 of whom will be ac-
credited delegates. A feature of the
three day session will be reception at
which the local clubs will receive.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
MEDICAL STUDENTS
ACCUSE EXAMINERS
Carry Case to Supreme Court in
Effort to Secure Licenses
to Practice

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 1.-THE fight
of medical students who failed to pass
the test of the state board OF medical
examiners as conducted in Cooper col
lege. San Francisco last August. was
taken directly to the supreme court OF
the state today in an application OF DR..
John r. Renaker for writ Of man
damus TO compel the board to issue him
a license TO practice.
DIR. Renaker in his application al
Ieges gross abuse Of power on the part
of the board, charges that questions
were impractical and of such nature
that they could not be answered by a
general practitioner but only by spe-
cialists eversed in the latest fads
and theories"
DR.. Renaker. after failing in two
previous examinations. took a third
examination IN August last year and
again failed This examination was the
basis of charges filed with the board
that undue preference had been given
to Cooper college students and that
cribs" and ponies had been used
without stint by favored students at
the examination.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
LONGSHOREMAN QUITS
FIGHT WORSE FOR WEAR
Oscar Nelson Is Taken to Hos
pitaI After Encounter

Oscar Nelson, a longshoreman, took
a large sized cargo of rum aboard
last night and then started out to prove
that he was as good as his namesake,
Battling Nelson. oscar started, but
did not travel far, for he met a man
named Johnson, who beat him into
sensibility and then assisted in taking
him to the harbor hospital Nelson's
right leg was broken, his nose frac-
tured, both eyes were discolored and his
face was horribly cut and bruised
The bout took place in lodging
house at PIP Steuart street. Nelson
is accused of having fired a revolver at
Johnson after failing to whip him with
his fists.
Nelson was placed under arrest on a
charge of disturbing the peace and dis
charging a firearm within the city
limits, and Johnson, who is also a long
shoreman, was held as witness.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
LAW CHANGES FAVORED
Secretary of State Board of
Charities Offers Suggestion

A proposed compulsory education
law, differing greatly from any exist
ing measure upon that subject. was
discussed at some length yesterday by
W. Almont Gates, secretary of the state
board of charities and corrections. be-
fore about so members of the Com
monwealth club at the week end
luncheon of that society.
Gates made a strong plea for the
betterment of the delinquent school
boy and the incorri gib1e, declaring that
wrongful method of correcting the
Iransgressing youth was in vogue.
Don't expel the misbehaved student"
said Gates. Transfer him to another
school. and If he does not do well there
send him to a parental school. There
is every possibility that by this method
the erring youth viii finally be placed
upon. the right. track and the reforma-
tory will be done away with. Like
other institutions the refOrmatory is
doomed if this system is carried out
thoroughly"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
MINERS WHO DEPORTED
WITNESS ARE PUNISHED
Fined $3.50 Each for Driving
Man From CandaIeria

Lawlor, Mike Walsh and D. A McNeff,
three miners accused by c. N. Platt of
deporting him from Candaleria, a camp
west of here, have been found guilty
and sentenced by Justice Henely TO pay
a fine Of $3.50 each or remain 125 days
in jail
According to Platt he witnessed a
fight between these men and the fore
man Of a mine at which they were
working and saw them draw a revolver
on the foreman.
Fearing that he would be a witness
against them. he says, they visited his
cabin early in the week, gave him
severe beating and a bottle OF water
and told him TO hike" across the des-
ert and never come back. He came to
GoIdfeld and swore 10 the complaint
against them.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
MILLMEN AND CooPERs DANCE

The ball given in the auditorium 20
the Building Trades temple BY mill.
mems union No. 423 last night was a
very pleasant function, IN which rnore
than 800 persons participated. w r.
Bemiss. the floor manager, was asafaf-.
ed by j. a. Hart, William G.. Seaarava.
Charles Elyzalda and H Kemnitzer-
Coopers' union No. 65 gave a social
In the Labor temple last night which
was well attended There was dancIn1 .
until midnight under the direction OF
D., Cummings, 5. j. Cook. joseph m
rich, A. Peterson and I. p. Beban. II
Cough was floor manager with n
Michel as assistant
Journeymen plumbers gas and steam
htters union local No. 442 will give a
ball in Garden rink Saturday. January
30. Frank Mills. George J. Petersor-
Thomas Riley, John Ingram and Frank
Thompson have been named as tha
committee OF arrangements.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
OIL MORE SATISFACTORY
THAN COAL ON MONITOR
Experiments on Cheyenne Prove
Value of Liquid Fuel

SAN PEDRO, Jan. 16.--Warrant Ma
chinist Frank f. Ingram of the United
States monitor Cheyenne today gave to
members of the chamber of commerce
of San Pedro a statement in relation
to tests of California oil used under
the boilers of the Cheyenne for two
weeks. ingram said:
we have demonstrated that oil is
far more satisfactory than coal. There
is no smoke. no cinders, no excessive
heat. Only one-third as many men are
required to keep up the steam pressure.
tAs to the economy in consumption
We will make several tests next week
off Santa Barbara and ascertain the
relative quantity of coal or oil required
to make a mile at average speed"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
CONTEST OVER Ay1LLA ESTATE

NAPA, Jan. 16.--A contest was filed
in the superior court here yesterday
afternoon over, the estate of Manuel
Avilla, who resides near Napa, and who
was prevented from killing c. II. Cordy
on Tuesday only by the prompt action
of the latter's wife The wife shot
Avilla with a rifle in the left side. On
Wednesday j. A. DAILY filed a petition
for letters of guardianship on Avilla's
estate. the property consisting of 200
acres of land near this city valued at
$500. The second petition is that of
Frank Mento of Sacramento, who says
that he is a nephew of Avilla. Avilla
is now in the Napa state hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
LANE FORESEES DELAY
IN RAILROAD DECISION
Los Angeles Case May Not Re
Adjudicated for Months

Los ANGELES. Jan. 1s.-Raflroad A.
'orneys this morning rang a surprise on
the shippers in the switching case hear-
ing by suggesting that thew ba -
mitted TO make their case in fba 49,
lns at san Francisco next week ard
case also. oS angeles
Ine 1oobers objected and Connis-
sloner Lane ruled that the rai1-oarI-
"3ulu gae. nave 20 go ahead with their case
1estlmony was produced to show ffaf
Los Angeles businessmen had - ne-
sne @1,,oo switching charge and were
competed 10 compete with Others v0bo
were given free switching. VINO
Lane said tonight that Il r,f~h4 :
several months before the conr5issfc,
could render its decision in the case u
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
INDEPENDENT CLUB
ENJOYS A BANQUET
Humorous Stories Told and
Politics Not Mentioned

The members of the independent re-
publican club of the thirtyninth dis
trict and their friends enjoyed them
selves several hours at a banquet in a
downtown restaurant last night. Humor-
Gus stories were the order of the even
ing and none of the members was al
lowed TO discuss politics. Assemblyman
E. j. Callan, who halls from the thirty
ninth, was not present, but was heartily
cheered when his name was mentioned
ing committee:
Louis A. Cotton, chairman; Paul Ban
croft, treasurer; c. w. Riffee, j. G.
Chown and A. w. Burgren.
The following attended the bauulJet.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
FIFTY MILE RACE IS
WON BY LOCAL
TEAM
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

SAN JOSE Jan. 16.--San Francisco
Young mems Christian association team
won the fifty and one half mile relay
race from the local associations team
tonight
The time of the winning team was 4
hours. 2S minutes and 2AGeconds, beat
ing San Jose by minutes and "a sec
onds. The race was run on a wooden
track in the Auditorium, the track
being 3 laps to the mile.
The first and second prizes for the
best time in the mile and one-half
mile were won by San Jose runners
Joe Thompson OF the San Jose team
went the mile in minutes and 42 sec
onds, breaking the Pacific coast record.
The first 40 men on each side ran one
mile each and, the next 20 men went
half a mile.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
OREGON BANK LOOTED OF
$4,000 BY MASKED MEN
One Robber Captured, but Man
With the Money Escapes

KLAMATH FALLS. Ore, Jan. 16.-
The klamath Falls county bank at this
place was robbed by two masked men,
who entered the bank this afternoon
with drawn revolvers and compelled
the cashier to pass over the counter
all money in sight. amounting to about
1900. Several citizens who were in
side the bank were held at bay while
the robbers escaped The money was
in a sack. The robbers separated, one
of them going east of the city and
the other sought refuge. in a barn near
the bank and was captured. The rob-
ber who took the money was on foot.
Officers are in pursuit.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
RoBERT BuRNs CELERRArIoN

SAN 7MATEO Jan 16.--The anniver-
sary of the birth Of their beloved poet.
Robert Burns. viii be fittingly ceIe-
brated by the Caledonian club at Ath-
letic hall on January 25 Three dis
tinct forms of entertainments hUNe been
provided. a concert. banquet and dance.
Among those who will take part are
w. e. Balm, e. Morrison. Mrs. J. ri
Nisbet. Mrs. e. T. Marcus and Mrs. ".
B. Marcus.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
oRvILLE WRIGHT IN A WRECK

PAU, France. Jan. 1e.-Orville Wright,
the American aeroplanist. and his sis
Hart O. Berg. wife Of the European
manager Of the Wright brothers. were
in a wreck near Habas, in the Landas
district, today. None Of them sus-
tained injury, but 10 Of the passengers
on their train were hurt, four of them
seriously.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
oELEnRATE BURNS, nrRrH

The one hundred and fiftieth anniver-
sary of the birth of Robert Burns, the
famous Scotch bard, will be celebrated
by ST. Andrews society in Lyric hall
Friday, January 22. A select literary
and musical program has been ar
ranged by the committee in charge.
Among the participants are: Mrs.
Olive Orbeson, soprano, A. A. McMil-
Ian. tenor; Anderson Wylie and Mrs.
WyIie and Alexander Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
MrNER SHOT BY PARTNER

TONOPAH New. Jan. 16.-Franlx
Hall a prospector from the Golden
Arrow mining district. was brought
into Tonopah yesterday with a bullet
hole through his neck. He was shot
who beat him over the head with q
gun after the shooting and left him on
the ground for dead. The men were
partners and Quarreled over q mining
claim.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
ADVERTISER COMMITS SUICIDE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16.-The body of
John White. an advertising man from
the Novo remedy company OF San Fran
cisco. SO years old. was found lying in
Westlake park at noon today It is be-
lieyed TO be case of suicide. Oniv
II cents was found IN the pockets On
January l3 he was given medical treat
ment at the receiving hospital for .fn-
pending delirium tremens," as the rec
ords show.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
LECTURE ON CHICKEN FOODS
Especial Dispdtch 10 he Call

PETALUMA, Jan. 16-The Poultry
Keepers association met today and lis
tened to Professor Jaffa of Berkeley
Foods on the Market Vincent Hunt
ley manager of the California POULTRY
station, and H. A. George. a prominent
lures from successful poultrymen are
to follow
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
TILTED BY SWEETHEART.
SOLDIER TRIES SUICIDE
Joseph Parker Stabs Himself
and Is Placed in Prison

Tilted by his sweetheart and then
arrested for yagrancy after he had
attempted suicide. Joseph Parker, a
former soldier, is in the Bush street
station bemoaning his Ill fate. Parker
went TO the Preside yesterday to visit
Mae Pickins. a pretty nurse at that
post He apparently was tilted. Later
Parker was found at Baker and Green
wich streets. bleeding from slight stab
wounds IN the breast. He was taken
TO the central emergency hospital. To
prevent him from doing real injury
to himself he was locked up at the
Bush street station.