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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
NERVES BELIEVED CAUSE
FOR GREATEST VILLAINY
Roman Tyrants' Deeds Due to
Lack of Rest Cure

Many overwrought villains of the
past if they were now alive would be
subjected to a rest cure, which. though
II could not turn them into good men.
might make their viIlainy less ira
tlonaI and dangerous. The worst tv-
rants of the middle ages and the re-
Halssance, the worst Roman emperors
seem TO us fncomprehensible monsters
or inlQu1ty, men who did evil for tba
love of it. We should understand them
petter II we considered how likely their
way OF irving was TO disorder their
nerves, says the London Times No
DOUBT Nero, even If he had been brought
up In the most modern wav. tauRht
from child to take an interest in ma
lure ana 10 eat only the most whole
some tnlngS, would never have been q
very useful or pleasant person. Rut he
might nave been harmless faddist or
an innocent If undistinguished minor
As it was. he was the master of the
world, with no one to prevent him
from eating and drinking what ne
cnose or from taking whatever other
unWnolesome pleasure he was inclined
10. NO DOUBT he exceeded in everything
ana suffered from extreme irritabiIftv
IN consequence Unfortunately he
could indulge his trritability without
restraint If. when he felt cross ~ a
morning he ordered a senator to die
the senator did die. and he heard no
more of IT. Moreover there was al
- . AO@A 70 WOFk upon TyrantS
nerves and some emperOrs became
tyrants because OF that fear. Domf-
tan was martyr to il, though A
good man OF business. If he were a
stock broker of today no doubt he
would worry himself necessarily about
the state of the markets. and every
one would pity him for his nervous
ness. As he was a Roman emperor
who killed men for the pleasure of IL
We often hear talk of that terrible
taedium vitae from which Roman
mobiles suffered We should car II
nerves now; and our doctors wouId
prescribe a strict diet and a course of
golf or gardening for it. But the Ro-
man noble did not know how to treat
II. He made a feast, and drank deem
and fast, and crowned himself with
flowers; and the next morning must
nave felt worse than ever. But since
he was Roman noble he Is a roman
tic hgure to US and not q mere sufferer
from our modern disease of overstrain.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
MYSTERY SURROUNDING
EELS is EXPLAINED
Science Indebted to Straits of
Messina for Discovery

The straits of Messina are channels
of immense depth through which a
wild tide surges, and owing probably
to Irregularities at the bottom there
are wflirling eddies which have the
effect of bringing up from the depths
below many marine creatures which
are rarely seen except in the deep sea
travis 1t was here that the larval
form of the fresh water eel was first
discovered, an incident which threw
a blaze of light on the life history of
q very mysterious fish.
All kinds of theories have been given
forth with regard to the propa CATION
of the eel. Some naturalists declared
that they bred In fresh water. others
that they visited the estuary for
spawning purposes. but, thanks to the
discovery of Messina and later capture
of the eel in its larval form, 1T Is now
practically certain that after mature
cells drop down our rivers in autumn
they HE themselves to exceedingly
deep water in the sea and there de-
posit their eggs. From the eggs comes
a little ribbon shaped creature, the
larval form
In due course this changes into an
eel of still smaller size, strange to say
and these small eels, or elvers, after
ward ascend our rivers. and there re-
main until they reach maturity when
they in their turn descend to the sea
and history is repeated
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
SANITARY FARMING
METHODS. ARE SHOWN
instruction Car Fitted Up for
State Board of Health
[Specidl Dispatch 10 The Cali

lSpecIdl Dispatch 10 he Call
PALO ALTO. March 27-The instruc-
ton car being fitted up by DR.. w. F.
Snow of Stanford university for the
state board of health is nearly com
pleted The car is designed to demon
strate sanitary measures for farms
throughout the state and the necessary
measures for the prevention of disease.
Double models are displayed in the
car for the purpose of illustrating the
ordinary sanitary conditions that ex-
ist and the benefits that can be derived
at small expense by following UP to
date methods. Models of farmhouses
garbage incinerators, septic tanks.
barns and dairies are shown in full de-
tail, although on small scale Dis
ease charts are displayed prominently,
especially those relating to typhoid and
consumption.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the
work was made by the state legislature
two years ago to be used In an anti
tuberculosis campaign. Half of this
sum had already been spent before the
state board of health conceived the
idea of sending out an instruction car.
for which the state will provide a care
taker and the medical profession VOL
unteer demonstrators
The car for the health campaign has
been donated by the Southern Pacific
company, and both that corporation and
the santa Fe have agreed to haul 1t
over their state lines free OF charge.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
PASTORS TO UNITE IN
EVANGELICAL MEETINGS
Special Series of Sermons Is
Promised for South Berkeley

BERKELEY, March ga number
of pastors of this city viii hold series
Of special evangelical meetings in the
Park Congregational church of South
Berkeley, commencing tomorrow morn
ing.
The first sermon viii be delivered by
Rev. Francis NJ. Price, pastor OF the
Park church. and other meetings for
the week are: Monday, The Call of
the Highest Rev. l.. L. Writ; Tuesday.
Our Yes and No TO God" Rev. Harry r.
Miles. Wednesday, Rev William r.
Patchell OF San Jose; Thursday, Touch
ing the Hem of His Garment" Rev.
George c. Adams; Friday, "Unrealized
Capacities Rev. c. r. Brown.
Rev. y. b. GaIlwey of San Mateo will
render the fourth OF the St. Johns club
lectures at the st. Marks church to-
morrow night.
Rev. John c. Gillette, pastor of the
College avenue Methodist church. will
lead the half hour meetings at the
rooms Of the chamber of commerce next
week
Thomas W Hayden of the San Fran
cisco board of education viii be the
speaker at the First Congreg gational
church on the subject of Citizenship
in the Public Schools. Miss Helen
Mesow. the well known blind singer,
viii render a solo.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
RIOT LAST ACT OF
JAPANESE DRAMA
President of Liquor Company
Abdicates and Countrymen
Are Twice Arrested

OAKLAND, March 27.-Five weeks of
friction in the ranks OF a recently
formed Japanese liquor company. be-
ginning with the abdication OF the
presidency by G. Sagawa, eliminated
this afternoon in the arrest of five stock
holders for disturbing Sagawa's peace
In San Francisco. The five Japanese
procured $40 bail each and marched
forth from the city prison to take ven
geance on Sagawa for their incarcera-
ton. The five liberated and warlike
japanese were X. Igarashi, 8. Naka-
hara, X. Nishitsura, S. Yoshida and Y.
Yoshima.
On the way to Sagawa's restaurant
at 320R Seventh street they picked up
two more stock holders, S. Sannoniya
and Y. Yecno, who had provided the
800 bail. They invaded the restaurant
and created riot, for which the police
were summoned by the frightened
Sagawa.
The eight Japanese businessmen
We're rearrested and their ball was
made 800 each.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
VICE AND MACHINE
GIVE UP TIE FIGHT
Mayor Elect Alexander AM
nounces a Square Deal
Policy
Especial Disp1tch to The Call


Los ANGELES, March 27.-Defeated
in their efforts to force the city council
to appoint machine man as temporary
mayor, beaten again when the courts
and thoroughly whipped at the polls
yesterday when George Alexander was
elected mayor, the Parker machine has
given up the fight, and today announce
ment was made that no quo warranto
or other proceedings will be instituted
to prevent Alexander's inauguration.
VICTORY IS COMPLETE
Despite the fact that Alexander won
by only 1906 votes over the combined
forces of the socialists, labor and the
machine, the provice adherents are
running up the white flag. and for all
practical purposes the victory is as
complete as though the vote had been
five to one for the recall nominee.
On the last day of the campaign the
Los Angeles Times. which with Hearsts
newspaper has been throwing mud at
the recall forces, announced that If
Alexander was elected the town would
be dry" within a short time. Alex
ander announces that no changes in the
rules governing saloons or cafes will
be made.
SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL
He says he means to have the laws
enforced and will give all a fair and
square deal. The better class of sa-
loonmen are beginning to realize that
their business will be more stable under
an honest city government than under
an administration which causes public
scandal by the protection of vice and
arouses sentiment against the liquor
traffic.
Alexander probably will be inducted
into office Wednesday. With his sue
cession to the MAJORITY one Of the
stormiest political periods in the his
tory of the municipality will have
ended
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
NAMES OF HISTORICAL
INTEREST IN LOUISIANA
French and Indians Named Most
Towns and Waters

Few states have such wealth of
strange and curious names as Louis
lana, and these are not generally un-
derstood. The following paper, there
fore. which was prepared several years
ago by William II. Seymour and
read at meeting of the Louisiana his
torical society, will explain many
things that have puzzled northern ang-
lers and gunners who have sojourned
at Louisiana resorts:
The chief city of the state was named
in honor OF Philippe dOrleans; the two
lakes just back of New Orleans were
called for the comte de Maurepas and
the comte de Pont Chartrain, and two
rivers were named for the prince de
Condo and NJ. de Colbert says Forest
and Stream
Pearl river, short distance off
(whose ancient Indian name, Talla-
hatchie, also signifying the river of
stream, gets its. title from the fact that
the Indians who lived on it's banks
used peculiar kind of shell which
they obtained from the river in scrap
tanned pearls, upon which the savages
placed no value. but turned over to the
French. They were carried TO Paris"
writes one of the men, but we never
or not"
The beautiful Teche gets its name
through corruption of Thresch
DeutSch, a relic of the German settle
ment on its banks.
The name of Attakapas, "cannibals,"
a somewhat vague term applied to all
southern Louisiana, calls attention to
the fact that the Indian occupants of
this region were cannibals at one time,
although the French could never find
authentic proof OF this. Recent discoy-
cries of Indian remains and of half
burned human bones in the shell
mounds of st. Mary and Terrebonne
have verified the charges made against
the Attakapas to have been no mere
fancy or scandal
The name of the river which divides
Louisiana from Texas and which stands
godfather for several towns, cities.
lakes and counties, Sabine river, or an
ciently the river of the Sabine-the
Spaniards called it Rio Adais, after an
Indian tribe living on its banks, a name
surviving in the village of Adays, in
Natchitoch parish - recalls a story
the precise date of which it is impos-
sible to fix and of which there are sew
eral versions, all very similar. This
story, as told by NJ. de Bosso, some
what Of a romancer and Munchausen,
is that the French. landing on the
shores of the Lac de Lobos, became
very friendly with the natives. A
large party of the savages were taken
aboard the French. boats, but the
Frenchmen become intoxicated, cast the
male Indians ashore and made off with
the best looking squaws, from which
incident and it's resemblance to the
story in Roman history entitled "the
rape of the Sabines," the lake and
river received their new names.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
PET CAT PLAYS PIANO
AND LIKES IT'S TONES
Animal Purrs as Mistress Prac
ticeS and Then Performs

Little Gladys Schultz Of Bonneville,
Ind, has pet cat of which she is very
fond, and which is always at her feet
or near her. Miss Gladys is about 10
years old. and is very assiduous in
practicing her music lessons on the
piano when she is not in school. saws
the st Louis Post-Dispatch.
While this is going on the pet cat.
Cottie, is either at her side or purrin e.
around at her feet 1t seems to like
the idea of music, and will oftentimes
sit with undivided attention on a chair
by the girls side watching the move
ment of. the girls fingers along the
keyboard.
After leaving the room a few days
ago with the cat sitting on a chair.
Gladys came back shortly to find Cot
tie sitting on the piano stool irving
TO initiate her example and play on
the instrument. The cat would strike
the keys with her paws and seemed
delighted at the effect of the tones
produced, repeating it several times,
to the delight OF Mrs. Schultz and
Gladys. who We're looking on Since
that time 1t has become FREQUENT
occurrence. for Cottie to climb on the
piano. stool and give vent to her feel
Liugs in music
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING FRANCISCO
PASSION WEEK
TO Be OBSERVED
Methodist Churches Plan Spe-
ciaI Services to Begin April Z
and End Easter Sunday

OAKLAND. March 27.-Passion week.
beginning April and continuing TO
Easter Sunday. viii be observed in the
Methodist churches Of this city.
Rev. George IL White, pastor of the
First methodist church. VIII preach a
series Of evening sermons. as follows:
April 3. Passion Week as Interpreted
by the Passion Play at oberammer-
gau"; April 3, Civilization Seeking
Christ; April 6. Cleansing of the
Temple Of Cod, April Z, Reputation
Of Ecclesiasticism" April S. why Did
Christ Need to Die?"; April 3, Fin
ished Work Of Christ" There viii be
special music.
Another series of sermons during
Passion week viii be given by Rev.
Leon J.. Loofbourow Of the Eighth ave
nue. Methodist church. April 4 the
morning service viii be The Fact Of
christ followed in the evening by a
stereopticon lecture on His Home !;
April 8. Ills Spiritual Mindedeness"; /;
ApTil 6. His Comradeship"; April Z,
His Chivalry''; April S, His Gen
erosity," and April 9. His Courage
Singing Of the hymns Of Fanny Cros-
by VIII be a feature of a service tomor-
row evening at the Centennial Pres
byterisn church in honor OF the blind
poets ninetieth anniversary Rev. O..
T. Hart viii preach.
Porter lodge, No. 272. l. O. o. F.. will
attend services at the First Baptist
church tomorrow evening. Rev Homer
!. Nosburgh viii preach special ser
mon. entitled The Jericho Road
Rev. Charles Gordon Patterson OF
san Anselmo viii preach morning and
evening sermons a [ the First Presby
1erian church tomorrow. His subjects
VIII be; The Grace Of Christ and The
Conversion Of st. Paul"
Rev. ". Ellsworth Lawson viii con-
duct services Of special interest TO
young women tomorrow evening. his
sermon being on "COntrasted Ideals"
Rev. William Day Simonds, minister
OF the First Unitarian church. viii be-
g1n a series Of three Sunday morning
sermons on The Liberal Jesus at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning The first
VIII be The World Through Which
Jesus Passed"
Subjects of morning and evening ser
mons TO be given by Rev Charles r.
Brown at the First Congreg gational
church tomorrow are; Sailing by the
stars" and Men with Handicaps."
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
FORDERFR WAGING
ACTIVE CAMP PAIGN
Record of Alameda Mayoralty
Candidate Is Pointed To
by Constituents

ALAMEDA, March 27-With the ap-
proach of the day of the municipal
election, April Il, the chances of Jo-
seph T. Forderer to be elected to the
mayoralty increase steadily, his sup
porters say, and from now until the
polls close the friends of the expert
enced and popular candidate mean to
conduct vigorous battle in his behalf.
The club handling the campaign for
Forderer is increasing its membership
daily, and IL every voter who has
signed the roll turns out on election
there will be no doubt of the result.
Letters are being received constantly
by the club management from voters,
tax payers and property owners pledg-
ing their support to the candidacy of
Forderer. These letters are from men
in every walk OF life most of whom
have known the candidate and the
splendid record he made as a servant
of the people while filing the Office
OF mayor and city trustee for 16 years.
The Forderer club is planning to
hold several mass meetings within the
next two weeks, at which the candi-
date will appear and prominent speak
ers will be heard. Included among the
legion of hackers of Rorderer are hun
dreds of well known republicans, DEM
ocrats and voters of other political
parties. All of them nave overlooked
party lines in their desire to support
and elect a man to the mayoralty
whom they know to be qualified to fill
the position in every way and whose
past record in public life is his high
est recommendation.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
PAROLE FOR BOY THUG
WILL BE OPPOSED
Percy Pembroke, Now in San
Quentin, Seeking CIemency

OAKLAND, March 27.-Parole for
Percy Pembroke. who was sentenced
10 10 years in the penitentiary at San
Quentin for highway robbery after he
had been acquitted on a murder
charge. viii probably be opposed by
superior Judge Brown and District At
forney DOnahue- Notice has been re-
ceiN ed that Pembroke is attempting
10 secure his release on parole
Pembroke has served about two years
Of his term. but with good behavior
his 10 years would be reduced to six
and a half
The fact that Pembroke was an
scrlve member OF a gang OF boy thugs
who robbed and finally committed
murder in East Oakland and Fruitvale
has led to feeling that clemency
ought not to be extended TO him in
view Of his comparatively light SEN
fence. Others of the gang were given
life Imprisonment. They confessed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
PRINTERS. OBJECT To
u. 5. AS COMPETITOR
Sale of Stamped Envelopes
Cuts in on Trade

Strenuous protest is being made by
printers throughout the country over
what is claimed to be unfair conpeti-
ton of the government printing Office
az the national capital in the printin =
and selling of stamped envelopes.
At first but little injustice was done.
But with the enlargement and exten q
sion of the rural free delivery sys-
tenn this competition itself has In
creased, and in consequence the print
ers have good cause to complain OF the
nardSh1p which has been Duc upOn
them in the loss OF profits
It viii not be difficult to make this
plain. In the beginning the printers
were not affected to any marked ex-
tent by the traffic IN envelopes, be-
cause they were sold principally TO the
country people and the printing on
the envelope consisted only OF the
stereotyped form. But one thing has
led TO another. until at this time the
government authorizes pOstnlasters and
envelopes agreeing to print thereon
whatever the customer wishes and the
price which is charged is so reduced
that the printer can not afford TO meet
It except at a loss.
OF course. the government. bv means
or It's enormous plant, can afford to un-
deroid the individual printer whose
outfit is modest: but the application OF
such policy to trade in general would
soon put an end to competition IN the
United States.
The principle appears to be wrong.
IL uSurpS a function which does not
belong to the government and IL tends
to force individuals out OF an honest
means Of livelihood. On account OF the
pronounced opposition which has been
raised by the printers to this course
on the part OF the government. 1t is not
at all unlikely that congress VIII take
the matter up at the approaching ses-
sion and grant the relief which seems
to be required--New Haven Palladium.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
MOTT DELAYS NAMING
McELROY'S SUCCESSOR
Salvation Army Will Hold Me
mortal Services for Attorney

OAKLAND. March 27.-Mayor Mott
announced today that a successor to the
late city attorney. John z. McEIroy,
would be appointed before the expira-
5ion Of his term. March 81. Under the
charter the mayor win appoint both for
The unexpired term and for the full two
yeads. commencing April !, as McElroy
had not qualified before his death TO
succeed himself by election at tbs re-
cent municipal election.
TIE mayor has refused 70 consider
any candidates this week He said that
he would not hasten his action, but
would defer an appointment as long as
possible out OF respect for the departed
Official.
The salvation Army viii hold memo
rial services tomorrow for McElroy.
Suggestion has been made that pub
lie testimonial TO the late city attorney S
worth be made by the erection Of a
suitable monument in one of the new
public parks, the acquisition OF which
was materially advanced through his
efforts.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
STORMS MAY SOON
BE GUIDED BY MAN
Electric Transmission Line De-
ternines Course of One

To guide the storm bids fair to fall
within the power of man. A case in
which the course of hailstorm was
determined by that of an electric trans
mission line Is recorded in Vaucluse,
France
The storm swept over an area of
about one mile and half. Its direc-
tion corresponded to that of a $4,000
volt three phase transmission line,
which has been operated for less than
a year, saws the Chicago Tribune
of mountains l 900 to 1,100 meters high,
about 5000 feet, called the Luebron,
which has reputation for attracting
hail. at an altitude of from 200 to 400
meters, $50 to 1900 feet, and is sit
uated from four to five kilometers
(two to four miles) south of the Lue-
run down from the chain and are cut
at right angles by the line.
1t was observed that the storm on
encountering at It's start one of the
valleys at first followed it toward the
Luebron, then crossed it at point
where the bank dipped. rejoined the
course of the electric line which it had
not completely deserted, and thence
followed the latter closely until the
hail stopped.
The effects OF the storm were felt
most strongly in the immediate vicin-
ity of the line, decreasing gradually
on either side. At the center OF the
stricken zone, along the trace and fol-
lowing the contours of the electric
cables, the hail fell without rain dur
ing nearly quarter OF an hour. while
at the two sides it was accompanied
by water. Storms In this region gen
orally come in the opposite direction
to that which this one took, and with
out bringing hail. The observations
indicate that the action of the cur
rent had some effect in attracting and
directing the storm.
A land owner about 1900 feet from
the cables reported having seen near
the cables three great balls twice the
size of a mans head, which remained
suspended for a moment and then ex-
ploded Immediately before the fall OF
hail