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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
new CHAMPION IS
SON OF A SLAVE
Negro Fights Like Black Pan.
fher, Beautiful i'm AIerfness
and Defense

RENO, New, July 4.-John Arthur
Johnson, Texas negro, the son of an
American slave, tonight is the first and
undisputed champion of the world.
James J. Jeffries of California, win
ner of p championship fights, the man
who never was brought to his knees
before by blow, tonight passed into
history as a broken idol. He met death
at the hands of the black champion
While Jeff was not actually counted
out, he was saved only from this crown
ing shame by his friends pleading with
Johnson not to hit the fallen man
again. and the towel was brought into
the ring from his corner. At the end
of the fifteenth round Referee Tex
Rickard raised the black arm and the
great crowd filed out glum and silent
Jeff was dragged to his corner bleed
ing from nose and a dozen cuts on
the face. He had a black, closed eve
and swollen features and he held his
head in his hands, dazed and inco-
herent.
Johnson walked out of the ring with
out a mark on his body except a slight
cut on his lip, which was the opening
of wound received in training
Ring experts agree that it was not
even a championship fight. Jeffries
had a chance in the second round, per-
haps, but after this it was plain that
the undefeated one was weakening and
outclassed in every point, and after the
eleventh round it was hopeless
It was the greatest demonstration
the ring has ever seen of the failure
of fighter to "come back" after years
of retirement. The youth and science
of the black man made Jeffries look
like green man. The great Jeffries
was like a log. The reviled johnson
was like a black panther, beautiful in
his alertness and defensive tactics.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Hungry Hundreds Eat
Reno Foodless

RENO, July 4.-By o'clock this
morning the breakfast problem here
assumed a phase that boded i'll for
lunch and dinner. Throughout the
night and the forenoon the special and
regular trains had added their cargoes
to the thousands already on the
ground and most of them had gone
foodless for hours.
AS each train arrived its passengers
made dash for restaurant, lunch
stand or sandwich hawker and Renos
food supply began to melt
When the lucky thousands who had
places to sleep began to turn out bv
sunrise they found the homeless throng
had ben before them. At every res
taurant and eating place the doors
were locked and guards kept the wait
ing ones in line. letting them in only
as a customer departed. At Z the bacon
and ham supply was exhausted.
An hour later it was merely a oues-
tion of taking what the red eyes and
worn walters placed before one Table
linen had disappeared and dish wash
ing was .pretense.
Reno has done its best. but with
its population of 10000 more than
doubled in "a hours. with traffic con-
ditional abnormal and ready spend
ing crowd the housing and feeding
question was beyond it.
One thing that even the sorest and
the hungriest will remember to the
credit of the little city, however is
that with it all food prices have not
been appreciably raised.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
200 Mile Race Is Won
By Three Seconds

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 4.-Daw-
son, driving a Marmon car, snatched
the victory from Burman, with Mar
quette-Buick, in the last five miles of
the annual 200 mile race for the Cobe
trophy at the motor speedway todya.
Burmar, who had led nearly all the
long way, flashed over the wire of the
electrical timing machine only three
second behind the winner. A pause for
a new tire at the one hundred and
ninety fifth mile cost him the race.
Harroun (Marmon) was close third
Louis Chevrolet (Marquette- -Buick),
who won the Cobe event over the
Crown Point, Ind, course last year,
finished fifth, behind Grant (Alco),
fourth.
The American speedway record for
the distance and for cars of the class.
500 cubic inches piston displacement,
was cut from 2:53:4S.31 to 2:43:20.14.
The race was delayed because the
track was greasy with oil and water
and team managers would not risk the
lives of their drivers on the treacher-
ous turns of the back course until it
had been swept
Arthur Chevrolet Marquette -Buick)
took the lead at the crack of the start
er,s pistol with Burnan second and
the field strung out. At 20 miles Chev-
rolet began to have tire troubles and
lost first place to Burman. He re-
gained the lead 20 miles farther on,
but could not hold it.
From then on through many miles the
race was a merry go-round for Bur-
man. He did not stop once until the
one hundred and eightieth mile, when
his front tire blew up. He made a
quick change withoutil losing first place.
but Is miles farther the new tire gave
way under the strain and had to be
replaced, and Dawson, who had been
steadily pressing in. darted to the lead
and to the final triumph.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
BRIDGE GOES DOWN
WITH 200 PERSONS
Merry Makers Thrown Into
Water and Girl Killed
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

l0PcCI0t .A%tSPdtCH 10 ne Suu
LASALLE, ILL.,. July 4.-One person is
known to have been killed and 80 Sc
riously injured, two of them probably
fatally, when bridge collapsed during
a fourth of July celebration at Utica.
Ill, today.
There were 200 persons on the bridge.
and practically all of them were thrown
into the water. Rescuers are working
on the wreck of the bridge, and it is
feared that other victims will be dis
covered IN the water.
The person killed was Rose Farmer,
aged 16, of Utica She was internally
injured and died while on the way to a
hospital.
William Kelly of Utica was internally
injured and brought to a hospital in La
Sale. There is little hope for his re-
covery One other victim is IL year
old boy, whose identity is not known.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Judge Davis ADDRESS

In part Judge Davis said:
The insistence of public and po-
litical affairs as a portion of our
experience IS already making itself
scutely felt IN the national con-
sciousness. We are realizing with
2 vengeance that in our neglect
Of all the great aspects OF public
life-legislative, judicial. execu-
tive-many of the expedients that
suficed in a former time are now
iii need OF radical amendment to
meet the changed conditions.
g Never in the history Of our coun-
try" it is said, has there been
greater need for intelligent public
leadership than now"
1t has become the fashion of
late. n the commencement sea
son. TO address the graduating
classes Of our colleges and uni
versities and TO maintain that
"upon the educated men and
women Of our country there de-
volve public duties and civic re-
sponsibilities which they may not,
without proving recreant to their
trust. either ignore or evade."
Appeals are made TO them to
do their utmost TO secure the best
government possible, and especially
to oppose any innovations and ten
dencies which may be inconsistent
with the principles of representa-
tive government, and upon which
its stability and permanency must
ultimately depend. 1t is pointed
out that, in the last analysis, our
government is based upon public
opinion. and warning is issued that
the deliberate and reasoned Judg-
ment Of the community" which
constitutes legitimate public opin-
ion must not be confounded with
public clamor. Instances in our
countrys history are cited where
public clsmor. II it could have
accomplished its object, would have
proved disastrous. and emphasis is
laid upon the wise planning of our
governmental machinery, not only
TO give expression TO mature pub
lie opinion, but especially to re-
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Memorial to Washington

PHILADELPHIA. July Am the
beautiful park in the rear Of Independ-
ence hall here today an oration by
John Barrett of the bureau of Arneri-
can republics was feature of today's
celebration.
Following the exercises bronze fig
ure of George washington was unveiled
on the Chestnut street side of Inde-
pendence hall.
Descendants of the Sc signers of the
declaration of independence held their
annual congress in Independence hall.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Eagle Screams Throughout City
as JOyousIy as Ever, Though
on the soft Pedal"
Jurist, in Address at Park, Re-
plies to w. F. Herrin's
Corvallis Speech
Declares Apathy of Ultra Con
servatives Has Forced Rad
icaI Political Action

WITTH music. eloquence and fire
M works. but with little arnica
and surgical bandages. San
Francisco yesterday celebrated with its
safe and sane" fourth of July the one
hundred and thirty fourth anniversary
OF the birth Of the American republic.
IN every part of the city there was
patriotic joIlihcation, and the quietest
places were the emergency hospitals.
The chief noise was contributed by the
blare Of the brass band, but the small
boy with his torpedoes on the car track
helped some in adding to the glory OF
the day. Every flag in the city was
hung on its pole and the thermometer
balanced ideally in the tube in honor
Of the great outing day.
Celebrate at Park
The principal celebration planned by
the fourth Of July committee was held
in Golden Gate park. where Judge John
+. Davis delivered the chief address.
The days program of exercises start
ed at $50 in the morning at the North
noon exercises We're held at the Mission
park playground, Nineteenth and Do
lores streets; south side playground,
Seventh and Harrison streets, and at
Glen park. There were athletic games
and harness races at the stadium in
Golden Gate park and aquatic sports
81 the foot Of Van Ness avenue During
the evening there were displays Of fire
works at Union square. Portsmouth
square Mission park, Columbia square,
North beach playground and Glen park.
Mayors Ankle Too Weak
Mayor p. H. Mccarthy was to have
been one OF the speakers at the Golden
Gate park exercises. which were held
st the Spreckels music stand. But the
mayor has not yet recovered the full
use OF his ankle. and while he viewed
4he exercises from his carriage did not
.seel able TO mount the stand and ad-
dress his fellow citizens He spoke at
Glen park, however.
The program opened with flag rails
5ng by B battery. Fifth field artillery,
Captain George N Apples commanding.
This was followed by patriotic music
REV Father Philip O'Ryan delivered
.ahe invocatio and Superior Judge
James N. Trout read the declaration
of independence. After more patriotic
music Judge Davis delivered his ad-
dress.
TIe spoke eloquently of the spirit of
American liberty and the genius of the
American nation. and then turned TO
fhe pertinent topics OF modern affairs.
answering The speech recently deliv-
cred by William I. Herrin, chief coun-
cil for the Southern Pacific company, at
The Oregon agricultural college at Cor
wallis. Judge Davis did not refer to
Herrin by name, but quoted several
paragraphs from the text OF Herrins
speech.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
BONES Of man
ARE FOUND ON
Mt. TAMALP AIS
Attorney and Companies See
Skeleton Near Spot Where
Woman Was Killed
Discovery May Throw Light on
Mystery of Tragedy Re-
vealed in February
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SAN RAFAEL, July 4.-The bleached
bones of man were found on Mount
Tamalpais today on the spur of the
mountain on which the skeleton of a
woman was found early in February.
The head was severed from the body.
L. c. Lennon. a San Francisco. attor-
ney, was walking down the mountain
from the tavern with two companions
They passed the spot on which the body
of the unidentified woman died. crossed
the railroad and continued along the
trail toward Mill Valley From a pile
of rock they saw the body of a man
in the bushes. 1t was badly decom-
posed and the bones glistened in the
light.
Mans Clothing Observed
The men did not approach nearer.
but were able to see that shreds of a
mans clothing draped the bones.
Lennon and his companions proceeded
to Mill Valley, where they informed
Captain Melvin Staples, town marshal
of their discovery. It was then too
dark for a search to be made, but
Captain Staples notified the coroner at
San Rafael, and early in the morning
the officials will go for the remains.
May Clear Mystery of Woman
The authorities of Marin county are
doubly interested in the finding of this
body, as it may throw some light on
the mystery that still shrouds the death
and identity of the woman The fact
that they were found comparatively
close together on the trail between Mill
Valley and the tavern is considered
significant.
The woman's remains were badly de-
composed and the clothing was also
much weather worn. For weeks the
police of Marin county and San Fran
cisco followed up clews which might
serve to identify the victim or throw
light on the mode of death, but all ef-
forts failed. 1t was thought that the
body had been on the mountain side
nearly a year before it was discovered.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Law Proves Effective

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July z.-St. Joseph's
first sane" fourth of July has been d
great success. Several months ago the
city council passed an ordinance pro-
hibiting the use of dangerous fireworks
or explosives of any kind and there has
been no noise except such as small
crackers make. No accidents have hap
pened.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05

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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Fierce Riots in New York
Trouble in Pittsburg

PITTsBURG, July 4.-Less than half
an hour after tie decision of the fight
was announced here three riot calls
were sent into two police precincts in
the negro hill district
Streetcars were held up and insult
ing epithets were hurled at the passen-
gers.
The police beat the crowds back with
their clubs to permit the passage of the
cars.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Fights in Los Angeles

Continued on Page ?, Column 8
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
THE WEATHER

VEST TEl2DAY-Clear; nest mind; maxi
mum >tcg1peratme 90. minimum 81.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Faa; some
pb6 DGmcr; light north mind. changing
TO west.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05

HOUSTON. Tex, July 4.-Disturb-
ances broke out tonight on the an
nouncement of Johhson's victory at
Reno.
Three negroes were badly hurt by
white men inside of an hour.
Police were called to quell several
minhr distllrfa noes
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Negroes Turbulent i'm ST. Louis
Attack on White Woman

FORT WORTH, Tex, July 4-Minor
disturbances between whites and blacks
broke out here following the announce
ment of Johnson's victory over Jeff-ies
this afternoon. The most serious attack
was made by two negresses with beer
bottles on a white woman.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
New York Governor Slated for
Place Before Vacancy in
Supreme Court
INTENTION MADE KNOWN
TO CALLS CORRESPONDENT
Appointment May Necessitate
Special Session OF Senate
for Confirmation
HARLAN WILL PRESIDE
UNTIL CHANGE is MADE

BAR HARBOR. Maine. Julp 4.
Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller of
the United States supreme court died
of heart failure at his summer home
in Sorrento at 6 o'clock this morning.
Especial Dispatch to The Call
-cItINrcrON-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-04-25
CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION

In the last century OF our national
career. lands were abundant and men
scarce. Resources were then so un-
limited that people cOuld get the best
without extra effort and thus uncon
sciously cultivated d habit of reckless
ness and wasteful extravaganza.
Now some OF the more thoughtful
peOpla have discovered thar onr tim
bar resources will not last longer than
twenty wears unless radically con
served: thai our rivers are suffering
from this deforestatiOn; that our
water powers are falling into the
hands OF private monopoly; that our
mineral fuels are becoming less
abundant and are harder and more
costly to mine; and that tons of fer
tile soil are being lost from the lands
by river wash.
The people of Missouri are heginn-
ing to realize the Importance of con
serving their resources and are making
an effort to systematic this work
through an association. The plans
are to direct the organization of public
sentiment and the formation OF laws
by which their resources, III land ,Dr
water, publicly or privately owned,
shall b. administered in such a way
As To preserve intact. or to increase
the principal Of them and to give each
succeeding generation larger share
from tn interesl.
TO enable his children to he pres
perous in Tie fu,nre as he has been
ii the past. every Missourian should
help himself by uniting his effort with
the Missouri Conservation Association.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-04-25

,ictance from the university team.
His 100 frequent part in the outdoor
Games is to pay a tax, among otnei
aarar SPECTATORS, to see the aflstoc
IN, Y of muscle perform on show da! 5
While the ordinary citizens OF the COZ
leg, community allow their JOINTS 10
grow rusty in this division OF labor
those of the athletes who are wlilihs
10 be codded return favors by cour-
te ,usly refusing, for their part, 10
trrspass on the field OF the intellect
Cc'onel Roosevelt once said:
The whole test of the worth OF any
smart should be the demand that sport
makes upon the qualities OF the mind
and body which in their sum recall
lr&nliness."
Except in rare instances. such as
tbs newspaper protest al AnheIsl'
neither the assisting student nor the
assisted athlete is able to see how pa
tretically absurd he is.-Colller
Weekly.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-04-25
aDE,s COLLEGE PLAY MADE H''
His "city Chap" Presented by 7a''e
o,,in Club at Purdue.

LAFAYETTE. Ind.-With capapie
cast, we'll supplied by clever dahee'
and splendid musical numbers ~
CIV Chap" presented by the Hafie-
,,,in cmb of Purdue University. maze
a tremendous hit with an enthusiastic
audience in the Dryfus theater. me
onara house was packed to the doorS'
many alumni and out-of-town auiiiife'a
taking this opportunity 10 see 'ie
premier production of George Au9
pIav. Encore after encore greeted Tue
chnruses and solos and the enthuS!-
asm of the audience vented Hsell III
the Purdue series between the actS.
When the final curtain loWfed GEORGE
Ade responded to the calls 1or th'
auth0r with one of his short, snappy
lines. Unknown to Ade, the iiarle-
cuin club had furled big United
States flag. purchased by the author
for the university while on a recent
trip to Japan, away up in the wings.
While the author had the platform the
drop was thrown. unfurling the big
hag. the spectators applauding vigor-
ously.
The production was characterized
by clever representations, splendid
dancing and a score of unusual merit.
George AGe Davis is responsible for
most of the lyrics, and Benjamin Hap
good Burt composed the music. Sev-
eral of the songs sent the audience
away whistling and humming, and tWc
or three of them will be campus tunes
for long time to come. Just We
Two" a duet by the leading lady
and leading man and You'll Never
Want for Money If YOu Have a Line
nf Talk" were tn big song hits of
the evening.
The players were supported by a
Cunrlete Purdue orchestra under tIe
Leadership of +. J. Wotawa. Feminine
representation was acted to nicely
last night. Even in the makaups the
realism was almost complete. 1t was
hard to believe that the well-formed
pretty "maidens,' with such we'll
mOdulated voices and fiirtatiOus man
nerisms were not the real thing
indianapolis Star
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-04-25
PARIS TO HOLD CARNIVAL.

Gay Paris is to have carnival.
The recent foundations have not dam
pened the ardour of thc parisians, nor
have they checked any light-h earted
celebration that the Frenchman might
conceive.
Those III charge have decided it
shall BE- a carnival OF nature and flow
ers. July , and are to be given for
this event. to be followed by week
of nautical displays. including life-sav-
ing drills. swimming contests and
pageants along the Seina. July IA. the
great French holiday in which they
celebrate the falling of the Bastile,
will be devoted to these displays.
The object of this carnival is pri,
marilv financial. 1t is hoped that
these celebrations will go far toward
compensating for the loss of trade
caused by the February foundations
All the industrial and commercial
svndicates of Paris are expected tc
co-operate in this undertaking.
Such activities as these speak vel
for the municipal government OF Paris
which can. after such overwhelming
disaster, face about and with bra
heart plan a carnival that will in SOM
measure compensate for the trade
losses in the floods.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-04-25
Coddlinq Athletes.

In most of the larger colleges and
universities there are fully as many
coaches fol the classroom perform
ances of football player or a track
champion as there are for his ply
steal training These volunteer nurses
glory in smoothing the pillows for
the head of the muscular gentlemen
OF in sitting up nights to watch over
is at hand. Some athletes resent such
coddlers: but others accept free tu
tOring and classroom coaching as a
matter of course. In recent issue
of the Amherst Student protest
against this attitude appeared:
Why should any player be run
after and coaXed and tutored to pass
his courses? He has brains; and the
honor of playing on the Amherst team
! up his studies of his own volition.'
/ The spectacle of the dutiful stu
/ dents of each class taking it on their
/ own shoulders to do the thinking and
/ reciting for other full-grown, normal
human beings, whose opportunities
! are as good as theirs, and whose
health usually is better, is the resul,
/ of a mistaken notion of what conSti
tutes loyalty and misrepresentation
that this is a just division of labor
Tie student who has no hopes OF
ever distinguishing himself in sport:
never thinks of demanding athletic as
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-04-25
TO AID FARM WOMAN
Improvement in Her Lot Benefits Her
Entire Family.

No one will decry the vaire ot the
Farmers Institute to the agricultural
world, disseminating among Fl" farm
ers as it does, the knowleds eained
n\ tfa scientists in his laboratory
and ON the experimental iM TO
dav we have higher-pricec arms,
larger crops, more sanitary barns and
better milk-producing COWS "a re-
sr;t Money has been spent a"ishly
and intelfgeutly for this edU" n OF
tie farm en- How much iI been
ypent for the farmers vi. How
MANY scientists and experiment are
working, searching, studyira for
truths that Will help the farm wife
in her work? You can nearlS "ount
them on your fingers Yet the r,port
OF the Commission on Rural I.jir nds
that The women needs more II lps,"
and at is important that al rural
IT, aetirgs the home topics Shall be
discussed
All the woman Oh the farm asks
is fair play. She does not ask that
men shall study her needs. She asks
only that she have a chance To meet
and confer with other women, to
work ont the solutions of their many
probIems; that the government give
Ter an equal chance with her hus,
band: that the same time and money
or enough time and mOney-be n,
lowed for her needs that is given 10
his.
why does the farm woman need
city? Because of her isolation. Sha
has no other women with whom tn
consult. Church is not the place. and
that is about the only spot she meets
other women who might be OF helo
to her.
The report of the Department OF
Agriculture of Ontario says: "Of all
the money expended for education il.
Ontario there is no department that
has brought such large returns as the
money expended by the Department
OF Women's Institutes, for the reason
that when woman is educated she
educates her whole family,
The United States Government is
spending large sums for the benefit
of the school teacher, with splendid
results; for the farmer. with equally
good success. Now it should go a
step further and begin systematic
aid to the source of all the mother
The DelineatOr.