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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
WILL TRY TO TRAP SPOOKS
Observation-Disclosures
Elaborate Program for Year Is
Adopted by Berkeley Society
for Psychic Reseach

BERKELEY, Sept. 13.-Are ghosts
real? What causes table lifting?
What is the reason of the noises in
haunted houses? What is the nature
of telepathy and why is it possible to
have material communicate by this
meanse
These are some of the questions
which the Berkeley Society for Psychi-
cal Research. which was founded three
years ago by Prof James II. Hyslop of
Columbia university, will attempt to
answer during the coming year, accord
ing to the program outlined by Presi-
dent A. Howard Hermann, who has
been elected for the second time as
head of the local branch of the Ameri-
can Society for Psychical Research.
Only cold, hard facts, backed up by
data of the most positive and reliable
sort will be dealt with by the members
of the society. There will be no the
ories or hypothesis considered by the
local branch of the American society.
All data collected must be final after
series of the most searching investi-
cations and the report will be rendered
to Professor Hyslop
Haunted houses especially will be
considered by Hermann and the MEM
bers of the society this year. There
have been two cases reported here and
1T is likely that the members will sleep
in the houses for several nights to wit
ness the phenomena said TO be present
there. Even the women have volun-
teered for this nerve racking test and
they declared that they are not con-
cerned with anything but the truth
from a scientific standpoint and will
not be frightened at any apparition
they may see.
Table lifting of the ordinary spirit
ualist viii be examined at length by
the society and several mediums will
appear in person before the local
branch TO make tests.
The systems of mental healing will
also be part of the findings of the So
ciety for the coming year and reports
viii be read from members who will
be formed into groups of study for the
better delving into the phenomena of
psychicism.
Besides Hermann other officers are:
Vice president, Miss Louise Miller: Sec
retary-treasurer. Mrs. Rebecca Johnson.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
YACnTSMAN DIES
ON LINER AT SEA
Wireless Tells Of the Demise OF
Paxton Wright, Prominent
Alameda Resident

ALAMEDA, Sept 13.-Paxton Wright.
director of the Encinal yacht club,
director of the chamber of commerce
and prominent in social and business
life, died at sea on board the liner Ala
media Saturday, according TO an aero
gram received at the office OF the
Oceanic steamship company in San
Francisco. The Alameda is due TO
make port tomorrow The news OF her
husbands S death was made known TO
Mrs. Wright by Van s. Hedley, reia-
tive of the dead man.
Wright had been in i'll health for
more than year and left here on Au-
gust Is for Honolulu, after he had un-
dergone an operation for appendicitis.
He had planned to remain several
months in the islands, with the expec-
tation that his physical condition
would ba improved. Under date of Au-
gust 81 Wright wrote to his family
that his health was then excellent The
fact that he determined to cut short
his stay in the islands is taken by his
relatives to mean that his condition
had since become worse.
Wright was connected with conspicu-
Gus pioneer families of the state. He
was the grandson of the late Mrs. Anna
Mcclellan of Napa county and the son
ton of Healdsburg was his uncle and
Charles and Blitz Paxton are cousins
of the decedent Wright left the fol-
lowing relatives in this city: His wife,
Mrs. Alice Johnson Wright; his daugh-
ter, Consuela Hallock Wright, a
brother, and Mrs. Charles Davis sis
ter.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
COLLEGE @OSkY' TO
B[PARI OflfCTURf
DR.. Wheeler Will Give Califor-
mia Yell in Address Before
University Of Berlin

BERKELEY. Sept. 13.--The Univer-
sity of California ''Oski' will be heard
In the German lecture room according
to the admission of Doctor Wheeler to
Secretary Ralph Merritt just before his
departure Saturday.
President Wheeler said he did not
know what kind of a reception the
German students would give him when
he "cut loose on Oski," but that he
hoped that explanations in good Ger
man would pave the way for him to
continue his lecture course.
Doctor Wheeler said that one of his
lectures would be devoted to Amer
lean College Usages" and that it would
be to emphasize this topic that he
would give the Oski. not in the Ger
man version, but in plain English, as
heard daily on the campus.
The lectures which he will give be-
fore the University of Berlin as Roose-
welt exchange professor will be unique
and attract considerable attention.
Doctor Wheeler left Saturday and
will return to the university immedi-
ately after the last lecture of the series
is delivered the last of next February.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
DANDIES CALLED
MORALLY UNSAFE
Berkeley Pastor Says Beware
of Man Who Spends Time
in Grooming Hair

BERKELEY. Sept 13.-That a man
is morally unsafe TO society il he de-
votes all his time in making himself a
dandy was the declaration 10 his con-
gregation last night of Rev. William
Spencer, pastor of the First Baptist
church of this city. He said that a
dude was a menace 10 people in gen.
eral. Continuing, he said:
.Absolom considered his personal ap-
pearance of paramount Importance. He
was handsome and knew it. His hair
was his pride and he could easily win
the praise and hearts of many silly
women of his race. He cut his hair
once a year and il was duly weighed
and recorded. His hair was eventually
his ruin, and I would advise you young
men not to let your ideas run TO hair
and clothes. for such men are not safe
Rev. l. n. McCash. pastor of the First
Christian church, devoted his evening S
address to his congregation In an at
tack upon the religion advocated by
President Eliot of Harvard and said:
The new religion is almost as inter-
esting for what it omits as for the
principles or tenets il advocates Moth
ing is said about prayer, repentance,
pardon for sin. resurrection and heaven
DR. Eliot accepts Pauls statement of
God: In him we live and move and have
our being. but rejects what he says
in the same speech at Athens, that the
resurrection OF Jesus is the assurance
OF all men of a mediator and Judge for
men.
Christianity has ever held to a
monotheistic idea of God, whether ex-
pressed from the Unitarian view OF
one God operating in three ways, or
by trial of agencies or the Unitarian
view OF one God without three fold
expression of self.
Not to accept God as personality
is TO take the atheistic or pantheistic
conception-no God or all deity. The
new religion rejects miracles. Chris
tianity stands alone and commends it
self to the highest reason and appeals
TO the best in men. Miracles in the be-
ginning of the church were what a
scaffold Is to a building When COM
pleted the scaffold is not needed and is
torn down and the structure stands
alone. Miracles are not contrary to
laws, but beyond our understanding of
their operation. Miracles have had
two purposes-to identify the messen-
ger and TO confirm the truth of the
message"
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
MONGOlIANS MAYBE
AZTEC ANCESTORS
Prof. A. L. Kroeber Studying
Lineage OF Mexican Indians
Through California Tribes

BERKELEY. Sept 1s-Although
majority of the Indians of California
have been found to be unique as tar
as connection with tribes outside OF
the state are concerned. Prof. A. L.
Kroeber. head OF the department of
anthropology. has started work on the
gigantic task of tracing the coming
of the Aztecs, the famous Mexican In
dian tribe. from Asia by the similarity
of their dialect with that of an Ind
ian tribe found near Los Angeles
For many reasons. scientists have
thought that the famous Aztecs were
related to the Mongolians and may
have crossed from Asia thousands or
years ago by the way of the Bering
sea and thence wandered through the
United States to the warmer chimes OF
central Mexico. where they were
found by cortez and his Spaniards In
the early part of the sixteenth CEN
tury
The discovery of the Indian tribe
with a similar dialect near Los An
geles by Doctor Kreeber. who IS an e&-
pert anthropologist and hnguisL. Dds
aided materially in tracing the Aztecs
northward and the work VIII De car
Fied on with this end in view
Professor Kroeber correlated with
his work in tracing the lineage or the
Aztees the task OF recording ali the
languages of the Indians of California.
This has been nearly completed ana
he has found that the total number OF
distinct aboriginal idiOms in Caltfor-
mia is now about 1885, He has records
xf a . Tn annkPn
within the confines of the state
OF those of which no record mas
been made by the university, neariy
all are extinct and forgotten fhese
comprise especially the dialects OF the
coast region of the southern half OF
the state. Occasionally few Indians
are still found who speak language
that has not been previously noted.
Such a new dialect was only this
month recorded by Prof A. J.
Kroeber from the Sacramento valley
Ii is likely that a few additional ia9-
guages will yet be discovered but IN
the main records have been gathered
of all forms of speech that survive
The numerous languages fall into
about 20 groups. known as fart
lilies or stocks. All the dialects with
in one group show a certain similarity.
but there is no resemblance whatever
between one group and another OW-
ing to the absence or historical rec
ords for more than very short per-
ied, the simiIarities and differences
between the various languages fur
nish the best means of classifying the
Indian tribes and of determining their
relationships and origin. In this way
il has been ascertained that certain
tribes of Humboldt and Mendocino
counties have sprung from the same
source as the Indians of Alaska and
the Apache.
All of the Indian languages exam
ined have been found to be much more
developed than. is commonly supposed.
They all possess a vocabulary of at
least 5000 words and many show a
complex grammar, rivaling or surpass-
ing that of Greek or Latin in. intri-
cacy None of the native tongues in
this part of the world was ever writ
ten by the aborigines, and special
characters based on the Roman alpha
bet. but distinct from it. have had to
be devised for recording them aecur-
ately.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
NEGRO BURGLAR Is
FRIGHTENED AWAY
House Holder Surprises Intru=
der ProwIing About Rooms
in West Oakland

OAKLAND, Sept. 1S.-Sim Sabras of
S12 Wood street returned to his home
from a theater at midnight last night
to find a negro burglar prowling about
the rooms. The intruder fed at the
interruption and got nothing.
The burglar who broke into c. Ear
saz' house at 76S Wood street was not
fnterfered with and stole s165 from a
trunk, according TO the report which
Zarsaz made to the police today. The
house was ransacked by the house
breaker.
Two men complained that they We're
the victims of pickpockets, Roy king
of 500 Eighth street losing a check
payable to him for s19.07, and Louis
Streuble of Melrose being robbed of
some valuable papers.
C. Anderson of 1893 East Ninth street
reported that a daylight burglar took
s17 from his home. eMiss Lena Shaw
of 1854 Clay street believes daylight
burglar took Jewels worth SO.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
Coast Brevities

FASCINATING Fon LINERS Victoria. B. G..
sept, 13.-The latest report With regard to
steamship service for the Grand Trunk Pacific Is
that the company Is negotiating for two turbine
liners for service in the Pacific.
EDITORS CONDITION sAT1sFACToRx-
Portland = q Ore. Ore. Sept. 1s.-The condition tonight
Oregonian, who Was operated on this morning for
appendicitis, is reported satisfactory BY the hos
pital attendants.
STANFORD ENRoLLMENT-Stanford Univer-
sity, Sept 1S.-From the registrars office the
report was obtained that the enrolment for the
present semester shows total Of l,537 students
9 gain Of 70 over the report Of last year OF the
nusnher asa are new students.
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB LECTURE Stanford
University, Sept 13.-Prof. r. j. Treat will adj
dress the cosmopolitan club next Wednesday on
the Cosmopolitan Movement 1T Harvard The
meeting will be held at o'clock, and the cleo
tion OF officers will take place after the lecture
GRADUATES MA1RIED-Stanford University
Sept. IS. Miss C. Kraft '03 and Thefeau Cronyn
'n3 were married IN the home Of Professor Pin
gel In Pale Alto last week. Cr0nyn was prom
inent man in college aaairs while NJ Stanford
During his senior year he Was editor of tho
Daily Palp Alto and Is now occupying position
on the New York Sun
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
STATE JOB MAY BAR
CENSUS SUPERVISOR
Member of Board of Managers
of Napa Hospital Worried
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 13.-With the
announcement from Washington that
the newly appointed census supervisors
must not in any way be mixed in poll
ties as far as the holding of offices is
concerned, Emmett Phillips, appointed
for this district, is wondering If he
can retain his new position. Phillips
is member of the board of managers
of the Napa state hospital, and under
the state constitution state officer
can not hold federal job The po-
sition is a political one, but Phillips
thinks he is immune from the pro-
visions of both the law and the presi-
dents orders in that his state job does
not carry a salary. The board of man.
ayers under the Jaw receive $40 per
day for attending at meetings not to
exceed $240 year.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
TWO YOUNG MEN PERISH
ON DESERT IN NEVADA
Mother Learns of Tragic Death
of Her Son

LOS ANGELES, Sept 13.-According
to a letter received here today by Mrs.
Molly Giendenning of 323 South Grand
avenue, the bodies of Emery Bodge, her
son. and Ten Floss have been found on
the desert near Skidoo, Ney.
The news came from j.. W. Weaver
of Rhyolite, Nev.
Mrs. Glendenning was Frustrated
over the report. which was the first
intimation she had of her sons death
1t is presumed the young men per-
ished from thirst
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
SERVED WITH FARRAGUT
IN MOBILE BAY BATTLE
John Whitaker, Veteran Engi.
neer, Killed i'm Accident

ALAMEDA Sep, 1S.-John Whitaker,
a prominent marine engineer, whose
home was at 546 Santa Clara avenue,
and who died in Los Angeles Septem-
Der 6 from the result of injuries sus-
tanned in an accident, will be buried
tomorrow from an undertaking parlor
in Oakland. The interment will be In
Mountain View cemetery.
Whitaker was an assistant engineer
in the United States navy during the
civil war and was on one of Admiral
Farragut's fighting ships in the his
toric battle of Mobile bay. He was
affiliated with Garfield post No. 81,
G. A. r., of San Francisco; King
Soiomon's lodge No. j, F. & A. NJ, of
Charleston, S. c., and with the Marine
Engineers association of San Fran
cisco.
Whitaker was ss years of age and a
native of New York. He is survived
by a widow, Ellen Whitaker.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
NEW ORDINANCE BARS
PROPOSED CREMATORY
City Council Passes Law For-
biding Erection of Plant

OAKLAND. Sept. 13.-The city coun-
ell passed TO print under suspension
of the rules tonight an ordinance
which prohibits the erection or the
maintenance of any body crematory
within the city limits, except in the
block bounded by Piedmont avenue.
Mather street. THERMAL hill tract and
the northeastern line of the city. The
exempted block contains the Oakland
crematory. Violation Of the ordinance
is punishable by 500 days imprison-
ment or $3.50 fine.
The ordinance was introduced by
Councilman Everhart to check the pro-
posed erection by Frank B. Gibson of
a crematory at Linda and Piedmont
avenue.
1t was charged by Everhart and
others that an attempt was made to
build the crematory under the guise
of an educational institute, Gibson, it
is said. applying for a permit TO erect
an engineering school. A voluminous
protest was filed by residents of the
neighborhood-
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
.GLff Club PLANS
WEEK END TRIPS
College Singers Organize to
Give Concerts at Brentwood
and Mill Valley

BERKELEY. Sept. 13.-In prepara-
tion for trips to Brentwood and Mill
Valley this week and tour of the
coast during the Christmas holidays.
officers have been elected and social
evening will be held by the glee club
in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house
tomorrow night. The purpose OF hold
ing the meeting is to secure greater
unity OF cooperation of the 30 MEM
bers of the organization.
Alan r.. Powers has been chosen as
director of the club succeeding Clin-
ton r. Morse, who is studying music
in Europe. Ralph J. MacFadyen Is
president and Harold Brayton vice
president. Other officers are: Secre-
tary, e. L. Rowe; manager, r. M. Elm
stein; executive committee, A. Il. POW
ers, i. M. Einstein, Herbert Johnson,
Frank S. Baxter and Harold Brayton.
Following the custom of the Har-
ward debaters, the class of 1912 of the
university is raising fund to present
stems to the debating team which as
freshmen last year won over the class
of 1911 in annual debate. The stems
will be presented to Newton Drury,
E. c. Livingston and F. M. Shipper.
The debaters of the freshman class
have been organized by the junior
debaters with the following officers:
President, j. Beck; secretary, III.
Strouss;s treasurer, J. Clark; commit
tee on constitution. w. S. Whitney,
l.. Grimes. r. e. Norton; committee to
arrange debate with sophomores, e.
Sullivan, r. G. Ham. J. c. Altmau.s
At an informal meeting of the execu-
tive committees of Stanford and Cali
fornia in the rooms of the University
of California club of San Francisco
Saturday night to discuss affairs of
interest to the two universities, j. e.
Shelton. president of the stanford stu
dents, was elected president and S. w.
Cunningham, president of the univer-
sity students, was chosen secretary.
A series of lectures in contemporary
social problems will be given before
the university this year by prominent
speakers as follows
september 15-Dr. Adelaide Brown. The
Fight For Clean MIX in and About San Fran
September 22-Curtss Hillyer, Municipal
Warfare Against Disease
September 29-,liss Lucy B.. Fisher. How
We Are Killing Out Tuberculosis in San Fran
October 6--Dr. Ernest B. Hoag. School
Health a1, as an Index q Community Heath sn.,
October 1o-AfSs f. NJ. Kane, 'NDat
District Nurse Sees and Does
October 20-Will ]. French, Industrial Hy-
giene and How to Secure It,
October 2a-Prof. John Galen Howard The
Relation of the House to Social Betterment.' -
November 3-Prof. John Galen Howard. "The
Relation Of the House to Social Betterment.''
The following have been selected as
the tentative cast for "The Shoe
Makers Holiday" which will be staged
by the English club in the Greek
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
California Patents

WASHINGTON, Sept 1s.-The following pat.
ents have been issued to Californians:
G. J. Burkhardt, Burlingame. toilet: A. Car.
ter, Los Angeles, freezer; r. J, Cantrell, San
Eureka. lead block for logging teams; ". III.
Dean, Giant window ventilator; n. n. Farrell,
Sausslito, turn table turner; W. II. Gardner Los
CISCO method Of and apparatus for pumping
fluids: r. r. Graham. Petaluma. farm gate: II.
Hansen Oakland, solar time piece; G.. E. John
son. Los Angeles, motor attachment for sewing
machines and the like; r., Kohler and J. BIefke
Alameda combination brush and comb: d. w.
W. q. Alacomber. Johanesburg Internal com
buston rotary engine; r. Mahoney. Les Angeles
dental tool; A. T. Matson. Eureka. tobacco pipe;
r. n. Mills and George w. Smith. San Francisco.
printing press; p RPcconi, San Francisco. buffer
for railway cars: A. l.. Ryder, Pasadena COM
hination spark cap and plug; F. Vaughan, San
Francisco. shoe poisher: A. d. Williams Oak
land. flush tank; w. A. Woods Wafsonville
acetylene gas generator.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
| ENIGMA CLUB MEMBERS
GIVE NIGHTSHIRT PARADE
Arrayed in Nighties Students
Make Merry at Stanford
Special Dispatch to The Call

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 13.
Tonight at O'Clock the members Of
the Encina club gate their annual
nightshirt parade for the edifeation of
the new students and the delight of
the old. From the Encina dormitory
the long line of nighties skipped and
danced to the front of Roble hall, sing
ing and yelling to attract the attention
of the women students.
The white clad horde then swung
into step toward the fraternity row
and there amid boots and yelIs of Il
love my wifel' "Queenie was therew
and divers other ca lis they cavorted
and sang, turning their way home
ward.
This form of parade, though undig-
nified and conducive to- peculiar songs
and. yells, is considered much more
seenily than the memorable one of
1908. AS this is the only form of pa
rade permitted the participants tonight
were exceptionally gay
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
CASH ALLOWANCE TO
CHARITIES ILLEGAL
Supervisoria. Aid for Associ-
ated Charities Gets Setback

torney Donahue advised the board of
supervisors today that an annual cash
allowance to the Associated Charities
would be illegal. Giving away county
money without specifying its purpose
in detail at the time was, in Donahue's
opinion, a procedure which could not
be adopted.
Donahue said that if periodical re-
ports of expenditures were submitted
by the Associated Charities the board
might take what action it pleased in
repaying the cash outlay.
This plan will be adopted. as the
board has expressed Willingness to
give positive financial assistance to the
Associated Charities, which in turn
would take over the investigation of
INDECENT applicants and in nearly all
cases the direct distribution of relief. !
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
OLD TIME FAVORITE
IN "MAN FROM MEXICO"
Maurice Stewart Makes Hit in
Title Role

OAKLAND. Sept. 13.--Mauriee Stew
art. in the leading role in THE Man
From Mexico" was given welcome
reception last night when he stepped
on the stage at the Broadway theater
after an absence of severals years
Stewart always popular in Oakland
where he has lived for years, made a
hit last night. His work in the comedy
showed that he had lost nothing of his
skill as an actor.
Miss George Cooper. Miss George
woodthorpe. Miss Anita Murray. God
frey Matthews and Milton Dale were
others in the cast whose work at
tracted attention.
The Man From Mexico" will be given
throughout the week at the Broadway,
with matinees Wednesday. Saturday
and Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
WIFE OBJECTED TO
LIVING IN MISSOURI
Decree of Divorce Is Granted to
Deserted Husband

OAKLAND, Sept 1s.-Theodore W.
Deal secured an interlocutory decree
of divorce from Matilda NJ. Deal for
deserti0n today. He said they were
living at Joplin. No. and that she pre-
ferred Ohio, where her people were
and after much pickering on the sub
Ject Deal complained that she left him
and refused to return
Nellie A. Mulhollano secured a final
decree of divorce from William Mulhol-
land, teamster. today for desertion
and neglect.
Florence D. Thompson was finally
divorced from J. w. Thompson. a car
penter at Llrermore. for desertion to-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
NEW BERKELEY CITY
HALL MEETS APPROVAL
OfficiaIs Make Rigid Inspection
of 100000 Structure

BERKELEY. Sept 1s.-After exami-
nation by Commissioners W. f. Mcclure.
head of the department of public
works, Building Inspector B. p. Bull.
Contractor Robert Grieg and Archi-
tects Bakewell & Brown, the new city
hall. completed at the corner of Allston
way and Grove street. was approved
this morning.
The council can now officially accept
the new municipal building, which cost
100000. and order the final payment
of the money.
The inspection was rigid and al
though a number of matters Of minor
importance were found to differ from
the specifications the building as a
whole was found TO be completed in a
satisfactory manner.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-14
PARISHIONERS PLAN
TO RAISE YEARS FUNDS
St. Patrick's Church Considers
Fair and Subscription

OAKLAND, Sept, IA special meet
ing of the parishioners of st. Patrick's
church will be held tomorrow night
at the Auditorium, Seventh and Per-
alta streets, for the purpose of de-
Gliding whether needed church funds
shall be raised by a subscription or
by a fair. According to Father J. b.
McNally, pastor of the church, between
$1,000 and $4,000 will be needed during
the coming year for debts incurred by
the church during the year for I'M
provements and for the parochial
schools.