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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
Mouser's Novel Plan
Of Campaign

Frank II. Mouser of Los An
geles- candidate for the repub-
lican nomination for secretary
of state, has returned TO San
Francisco on his second visit
since the beginning OF the
state campaign.
Mouser has just finished an
energetic campaign In the
southern city, during which he
personally visited every busi-
ness office in all of the large
office buildings of the city.
He intends to repeat that
performance here. He will re-
main in San Francisco until
the close of the campaign.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
"PERFECT WOMAN" LET
OFF WITHOUT FINE
Annette KeIIermann Promises
Not to Speed Auto Again

Miss Annette Kellermann, the world S
champion diver, was dream in light
blue as she walked into Police Judge
Conlan's court yesterday morning ac-
companied by John Morrisey, mana ger
of the Orpheum, to answer a charge of
exceeding the speed limit in her auto
mobile on Thursday morning, when she
nearly ran down Detective J. c. Pearl
al Sutter and Mason streets.
After Pearl had testified that Miss
Kellermann was travelling at a speed of
about 40 miles an hour she said in re-
ply to the judge: Il thought I knew
all the policemen at the crossing. but
/ was mistaken. ! try to knew them
all, as it is good policy. I guess 1 was
going at about So miles an hour
while you are guilty. said the
judge. II will dismiss the case beca use
you did not know the regulations"
You are very kind. like all the other
people sSan Francisco naively re-
piled Miss Kellermann. "and / assure
you | will not repeat the offense.'
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
SOCIALIST WILSON
TO SPEAK IN CITY

Arrangem ments are being made
for two mass meetings for J.
Stitt Wilson, socialist candidate
for governor, who will arrive in
San Francisco next week on his
red special"
The first meeting will be held
at the Building Trades audito-
rum. at Fourteenth and Guer-
rero streets, Friday night, Au-
gust 3, and rally will be held
in Dreamland rink on the even
ing of August Is, Just preced-
ing the primary election.
Wilson has issued formal
challenge to all other candi-
dates for governor to debate the
issues of the campaign with him
at any of his public meetings.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
REPUBLICAN SOUTH
END CLUB GETS BUSY

The South End republican
club at a meeting Thursday
night at Sanders hall, Hunters
point, adopted resolutions in
dorsing the candidacy of Will
liam c. Alberger for the re-
publican nomination for sur
veyor general, Joseph III. Scott
for the republican nomination
for member of the state board
of equalization and William
Sea Jr. for the republican
nomination for justice of the
peace. The club roll was signed
by 73 new members. The Off
GERS of the organization are
Charles Johnson, president, and
Frank Williams, secretary and
treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
REPUBLICANS IN BATH
FORM ANDERSON CLUB

An Anderson republican club
was formed last night in the
thirty-f fourth assembly district
at Duveneck hall. Twenty
fourth and Church streets, for
the purpose of boosting the
candidacy of Alden Anderson
for the republican nomination
for governor. The roll was
signed by about 100 voters.
The officers elected were:
Charles rubbing, president; l..
f. Compton, vice PRESIDENT;
William Hagerty, secretary; r.
Corval, treasurer, and Walter
Moreno, sergeant at arms.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
CATTLE MISTREATED;
UNCLE SAM SUES s. p
Alleged Violation of Food and
Water Law Basis

=. The United States filed two suits
a Eainst the Southern Pacific for Yio-
lsting the law forbidding cattle to be
kept in cars more than 2S hours with
-out food Or water yesterday in the
United States district court. The cattle
were shipped from Lovelock, New. into
San francisco. 1t is alleged in the
complaint that when the cattle were
taken from the cars they were placed
in filthy Enclosures where they could
neither rest nor feed properly.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
| DAWSON AND WAGNER
TALK TO COLMA FOLK

Mayor Charles W. Dawson of
San Jose. candidate for con-
gress from the fifth district
against Z. A. Hayes, was the
principal speaker at a meeting
of republicans last night at
Colma hall in Colma. Walter
Wagner, candidate for the re-
publican nomination for secre-
tary of state, also spoke.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
ILL HEALTH CAUSES
SHANAHAN TO QUIT

Joseph Shanahan, who was
announced early in the primary
campaign as a candidate for
the republican nomination for
the assembly from the thirty
sixth assembly district, has
withdrawn from the race. Shan
ahan underwent an operation
several weeks ago. He feels
that his health will not permit
him to undertake any further
active work in the campaign,
and has consequently Withdrawn
his name.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
MACKENZIE IS
beaten TWICE
Curry Men Balk Attempts to
Steal Endorsement for
Anderson

The supporters of Charles F. Curry
are indulging in broad smiles over
the failure of Johnnie Mackenzie's
repeated attempts to put paper in
dorsement of Alden Anderson over
on the City Front club. Mackenzie's
latest flasco was staged yesterday.
1t was known months ago that
Curry had the support of large
number of the produce merchants.
Their organization was not drawn
into Curry's fight, but many of its
members assisted in the organ1za-
tion of other clubs and committees
to work in the interest of the sec
retary of state.
Several weeks ago the Curry men
were apprised of a scheme to push
over an Endorsement of Anderson by
the City Front club at meeting
which, it was expected, would be
overlooked by a majority of the
members.
MACKENZIE OUTGENERALED
When the meeting assembled IT
was discovered that the Curry men
had not been caught mapping and
that, they were in the majority. The
Curry men made no attempt to Sc
cure an Endorsement for their can
didate. They insisted that the CITY
Front organization would best serve
the purpose for which it was formed
by refraining from Endorsement or
candidates for public Office. Their
view was accepted by the minority
and the meeting adjourned.
Mackenzie still had hopes of land
ing that Endorsement for advertising
purposes. A banquet was given at
the Palace. To it we're hidden
few members of the city front or
ganization. They were intrusted
with the job of putting over an in
dorsement in the name of their or
ganization at meeting which they
were expected to dominate.
There was leak. The Curry men
uncovered the scheme, but not until
the eleventh hour. When the or
ganization met yesterday Johnnie
warm hand and broad smile. The
smile wore off and Mackenzie dis
appeared when the Curry members
of the organization began to arrive
in troops. There was no Endorsement
talk submitted to the meeting and
the Curry men declare that If the
scheme is not abandoned they will
depart from their well settled pol
icy and formally indorse Curry.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
Republican Rally in 4lst

meeting of the Golden Gate VAL
ley republican club of the forty-first
district was held Thursday night at
Golden Gate Valley hall, 1906 La
guna street.
Speeches were made by Nathan C.
Coghlan, candidate for the assem-
bly,; Robert E. Lyons, candidate for
justice of the peace; George H
Bahrs, candidate for superior judge
Edward II. Aigeltinger, candidate
for railroad commissioner; C. D.
Dorm, candidate for justice of the
peace, and Joseph a. Brown candi-
date for justice of the peace.
The club has given it's formal in
dorsement to Alden Anderson for
governor, j. Harry Scott for the
board of equalization, Grattan ID.
Phillips for state printer, w. III. Be-
miss for clerk of the supreme court.
Robert E. Lyons for justice of the
peace. and Nathan c.. Coghlan for
the assembly.
The officers of the club are: ]. J.
Allen, chairman; Charles Gunther
first vice president; E. J. Wilkinson.
second vice president; E. Gumper.
treasurer, and j. S. Costello, secre
tary
johnson Men Form Club
A Hiram w. johnson republican
club was organized last night at a
voters meeting at 226 Sadowa street.
Ocean View, in the thirty-third as
sembly district.
Resolutions were adopted indors
ing Hiram w. Johnson for governor
f. A. Hayes for congress from the
fifth district and John w. Sweeney
lor state senator from the twentieth
senatorial district.
The officers elected were: M. r
Taylor. president; L. C. Wilson. vice
president; William Edminster. re.
cording secretary; Orin o. Mathews
financial secretary; ]. l.. TavIor
treasurer; E. j. DoId, chairman of
the executive committee, and ].
Richards, sergeant at arms.
Lewis Raps Factions
Under the caption of "Politica1
Power for the Working Glass Aus
tin Lewis has issued a circular ac-
cept1ng the nomination offered hin,
by the socialist party for congress
from the fourth district. Lewis
takes a rap at both regular" and
insurgent' republicans. as well &c
at democrats, declaring that neither
are truly representative of the
working classes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30

VISITING BARBER MISSING The police have
been notified of the disappearance of Edward
Pickens. barber from Reno. on his way to
Portland. Tuesday evening he left the Dolores
apartments, 2306 Market street. TO take a
walk and has not been seen since He had
about $500 in his possession. He is 20 years
OF age.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
pEANur RuTCHE

rival of the overland train at the ferry yester-
day afternoon Alfred Hahn. peanut
butcher arrested by Detectives Reran
aud Crowley. He Is accused of taking a purse
containing So from the pocket Of S. c. Wat.
kins Of Kansas City.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
POLICE CATCH BOY

POLICE CATCH BoY-George Low II years
old, of three boys who tried TO break into
Toulouse in front of building in of
construction at Post and Stockton streets. was
arrested by Policeman Sprengett after short
chased last night. His two companions es
cane.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
EMBEzzLEs STAMPS

sTAMPS-Grsnt NJ Smith. repre-
senting Thomas H. B. varney. Aionadnock
building. obtained a warrant yesterday for the
arrest Of Harry O. Liberman q charge of
embezzling 1000 postage stamps valued at $50.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
AWARDS MAIN CONTRACT

The construction of the fire protection
mains leading from the Twin Peaks
reservoirs to the initial center of the
ran shaped distribution system of pipes
at castro and Scott streets, was awarded
yesterday by the board of works to the
Raisch Improvement company for s44.-
2o5.4o, theirs being the lowest of the
six bids submitted
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
MUST LIVE IN CITY
urand Jury Orders Strict En-.
forcement of Law

The practice of MANY n,,nfcinaI em
ployes of living outside the cftv limits.
dt ieast during a large part of the wear.
was called to the attention of the hea DIS
OF commissions and departments yester-
DAY by the grand jury, which enjoined
strict enforcement of the charter pro-
sisioh recurring all persons employed
by the city to live within its borders
The inquisitoriaI body asked the co.
operation of the mayor and the depart
mental chiefs in remedying this state
OF aHa1rs. The resolution adopted re-
cited that 100000 persons earned their
livings In the city but resided outside,
thus making a great and constant drain
upon It. 1t was held that municipal
employees getting their livelihood direct
ly from the tax payers should be mem
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12

Cowper is an old spelling of Cooper.
Both the poet Cowper and Earl
Cowper sprang from the Sussex fam
Cooper.
Cooper is a word derived from
coop. something to keep, or hold
things, whether wine in a cask, or a
hen in her prison. A cooper. then, is
one who makes coops. Coop, in turn,
is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word
cepan or kepan.
Variations of the surname Cooper
are Coupare, LIE Coupere, Cowper> and
Cuparius. The plain and unassuming
name of John Cooper is quite swell"
in appearance-when in it's Italian
squerade-Giovanni Coperario.
Who would not prefer being Copper
ario to Cooper?
The Coopers have been seated in
Great Britain almost since the begin
ming of that nation. Probably there
never was time when you couldn't
lay hand on a Cooper. They flourish
in Berkshire, Gloucester, Dorset, Wilt
shire, Surrey and Oxford. Of the land
ed gentry of Suffolk, the principal fam
lily seat is Wortlington House. Of the
Oxford family, one Thomas Cooper
was a colonel in Cromwell's army.
Markree Castle, Ireland, is another
stronghold of the Coopers. Apropos to
this franch of the family. it is just re-
Gently that the society columns of
English newspapers have chronicled
the wedding of a daughter of Maj
Francis Cooper. R. F. A., of Markree
Castle. to Mr.. Frederick Wynn of
Coed-y-Maen. Wales.
We find pilgrim in the person of
Thomas Cooper, in Boston, 1875. He
was only about Is years old. and is
said to have come from Somerset, or
Gloucester, and to have been born
in London. Three years later he was
a passenger on board the Pink Bless
ing" to New York. Thomas was born
with rowing disposition. for in 1892
he bought property on Casco bay.
Maine, paying s100 for mile of land.
Probably all this while Boston was
his home, for January 10, 1898. Mr. and
Mrs. John Coleman gave the land for
the Brattle street church, of which
he was one of the principal origina-
tors This is the church called by
Mather the Manifesto church. Thomas
Cooper was a large land owner.
One branch of the Coopers came
from Holland, settling in New York,
and the descendants in New Jersey.
They spelled the name Kupos and
Kuyper, but soon changed to Cooper.
The author, James Fennimore Coop
er, descended from James Cooper, of
Stratford-on-Avon, who came to
America, 1879, and made home in
Pennsylvania, and afterwards in New
Jersey. The Coopers of Pennsylvania
and Maryland number many writer's
and statesmen. and the same may be
said of the family of Georgia.
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12
A COOL
PROPOSITION
And a Sure One.
The Body Does Not Feel Heat
Unpieasantly If it has
Proper Food
Grape=Nuts

People can live in a temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their neighbors enjoy, by
regulating the diet.
The plan is to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use a goodly allowance of
fruit, either fresh or cooked. Then fol-
low with saucer containing about four
heaping teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts.
treated with a little rich cream. Add to
this about two slices of crisp toast with
meager amount of butter, and one
cup of well-made Postum.
BY this selection of food the bodily
energy is preserved, while the hot, car
bonaceous foods have been left out.
The result is a very marked difference
In the temperature of the body, and
to this comfortable condition is added
the certainty of ease and perfect diges-
ton, for the food being partially pre-
digested Is quickly assimilated by the
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment In food.
and its application to the human body
has brought out these facts. They
can be made use of and add materially
to the comfort OF the user.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wel2ville." ." in pkgs. There's Reason" I"
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12

we find the word spawer, meaning one
who goes to the country, or to a sum-
mer resort. 1t seems that this is a
word in use in some parts of Eng
land, particularly Yorkshire. 1t comes
from the word Spa or Spaa, a town in
Belgium. noted for its mineral springs,
one of the oldest in Europe, and men,
toned by Pliny. A spa then became
place of springs, and is thus used in
some verses by Beaumont and Fetch
er. We have imported the word, for
we often see "Ballston Spa." or "Sar-
atoga Spa" Spaw is an old spelling.
Is it not possible that what it now
spoon" was once spa, or spaw, and
Witherspoon was originally wuduspa,
or witherspa-"a spring in grove"
One who lived near such a locality
was designed accordingly. and-well.
enough said, the writer merely sug-
gets that this is her theory.
One immigrant ancestor, John With
erspoon, born in Scotland, came to
South Carolina in 1874 on the ship
Good Intent.
DR.. John Witherspoon, "signer,'
was lineal descendant of John Knox,
and through this line the lineage is
traced to Robert the Bruce.
A statue of John Witherspoon
stands on Landsdowne drive, Fair
mount park. Philadelphia, and there
is a handsome, modern building bear
ing his name in the city. His grave
is with those of the other presidents
OF Princeton. in Princeton cemetery.
Witherspoon hall at the university, is
named in his honor
Heitman's Officers of the American
Revolution" gives the name of Maj.
James Witherspoon, son of Rev. John
of Princeton. He was killed at Ger
mantown, October 4. 1777. Another
James-Capt James of South Caro-
lina-received his commission from
Gen. Marion, April 4, 1882.
Strongholds of the Witherspoons iD
South Carolina have been Villains
burg, Kingstree, Abbeville, Sumter.
vile, and in North Carolina, Newbern.
among other places. The family have
been pioneers in Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Florida.
The coat-of-arms illustrated is bla-
zoned: or, on a cross engrailed, be.
tween four crescents, gules, mascle.
argent.
A hand holding a laurel wreath.
proper Tin natural coloring).
Motto: Dec Juvante-God helping,
or assisting.
The cross and crescents of the arme
point to Crusader ancestry: Zen,
grailed" denotes possession of land.
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12

Samuel, from the time of the stamp
act, wrote the principal and the best
political articles which treated of the
subject.
The first American-built railway To-
comotive, the tom Thumb" was the
work of Peter Cooper, born 1871, in
Philadelphia The locomotive con-
structed from his own designs, in 1880,
ran 13 miles in 81 minutes on it's
trial trip.
The first actor to "star" in Amer
ica was Thomas Abthorpe Cooper, born
in England, 1776.
The coat-of-arms illustrated is bla-
zoned argent, chevron ermine. CO.
tised gules. between three leaves vert.
Crest, a cIbit arm, erect, proper,
holding up chaplet, vert. No motto
is given with this coat-armor, but the
Coopers have notices, and one is Nil
Magnum Nisi Bonum. Another is
Tuum Est. One coat-of-arms granted
1854, and borne by the Winchester
Coopers, is: Tzure. fesse, between
three pelicans argent, vulning them
selves. gules.
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12
Wager That Was Won by Golf Enthu-
sIast In Spite of Odds That
Were Heavy.

Golf enthusiasm has probably
caused more argument and unique
wagers than any other branch of
sport" says G. ]. Nathan in Outing.
For instance:
mo more amusing illustration of
this enthusiasm can be cited than the
wager that was made several years
ago by former national champion
with a number of his friends on the
Garden City course. While in the heat
of a discussion over the fine points
of the game, the ex-champion de-
clared that he could play the 18 holes
of the Garden City course in less than
one hours time and In 95 strokes or
better. In view of the fact that the
course covers about 5000 yards and
that 1t usually takes about two hours
to make this distance of more than
three miles, it is quite superduous to
say that his offer was snapped 70 on
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12
Tho Wronu Sort,

An old Irish peasant was one Sun
day sitting in front of his cottage
putting away furiously at his pipe.
Match after match he lighted, pull
ing hard at the pipe the while, until
at last the ground all round his feet
was strewed with struck matches.
Come in to your dinner, Patsy" at
length called out his wife.
Faith, and Oi will in minute, Bid
dy," said he. "Moike Mulrooney has
been a-telling me that if OF shmoked
bit av ghlass Oh cud see the shpots
on the sun. Oi don't know whether
Moike's been a-fooling me or whether
Olive got hold av the wrong kind of
ghlass. SCRAPS.
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12
What They Did With Them,

An American who spends much Of
his time in England tells of cockney
who went to dealer in dogs and thus
described what he wanted. Hi wants
a kind of dog about SO Ugh an so long.
Hits kind of gr'y'ound, an yet it
ain't a gry'ound, because is tyle is
shorter nor any O. those ere gr'y'ounds.
an is nose is shorter, an e amt SO
slim round the body. But still 'e's
a kind O. gr'y'ound. Do you keep such
dogs?" 1--WE do not" said the dog
man. 1--WE drown EN-"
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12

Wither. or using the word wood for
forest, wooder or wodder
Then again, in trying to find an
origin for the first syllable of the
name Witherspoon-wither is old Ger
man for army; or wit is a word mean
ing knowledge, from which we may
have wither. AS to the last part of
the name-spoon-it may come from
an old Roman word sponsus, meaning
promised. or a bond
Still again, if we may theorize fur
ther, regarding the origin of the name
or the last syllable, in one of the
stories of the day, "The Post Cir"
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12
ACorner in Ancestors
WifherSpOOn Family
By ELEANOR LEXINGTON
Copyright by Mcclure Syndicate,

Cosmos Innes, the eminent authority
on Scottish surnames, believes that
Witherspoon is name derived from
locality in Scotland. Variations of
the name, found in records, are Wod-
.derspoon, Wotherspoon, Weitherspoon,
and Widderson seems to be a name
rather closely related.
If one go back to the old Gothic
word vidus, perhaps we get at the
origin of the name. From vidus comes
the old German with, and the Anglo
Saxon wudu-all these-vidus, with,
wudu, mean a grove. with" is the
Danish for grove, or forest, and With
er or Wyther was a tenant whose
name Is recorded in Domesday book.
One who lived in or near a grove
would be designated as Wyther or
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12

She was too genuine to pretend not
to understand.
Mrs. Peyton frowned. "Of course
you have known what was coming.
Ever since the acquaintance began he
has been sending you flowers, taking
you to lunch and to ride. It's better
that everything should be settled be-
fore you CO."
But I'm not at all sure"
That you want to marry him? Why
of course you'll marry him. He can
give you everything wealth. position,
influence. It's wonderful oppor-
tunity to come in the way of coun.
try school teacher"
Buff l do not love him?"
Mrs. Peyton laughed scornfully.
Love! oh, you little ninny! No
body marries for love nowadays. It's
money that counts"
Lois understood now what had
brought about Virginia's marriage
with the bald, elderly man she met
occasionally at the dinner table.
You always lacked worldly wis
dom," Mrs. Peyton added with soEe
asperity. "But for my Intervention
you would have thrown yourself away
on Ward Winthrop two years ago-a
struggling artist without dollar"
Lois face became white. Instantly
she was on her feet.
Virginia" she gasped. I never
understood why Ward went without
a word. l had felt so sure that he
he-cared. You were visiting me at
the time I remember. Did you-send
him-away%
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12
Made it in Record Time

the spot. 1t was decided. furthermore.
to settle the matter at once
Procuring two caddies, the player
ordered one of them to follow him and
the other to keep on ahead after the
ball. The course is comparatively fiat
and the gallery mounted bicycles to
keep pace with the golfer who had
set out to make speed record over
the course. At the cry Got from the
timekeeper. he started. Keeping con-
stantly on the run and shouting out
to the caddy the club he intended to
use next, he dashed around the entire
course in exactly 46 minutes, making
the 18 holes in % strokes, according
to the tally. and thereby winning al
odd a wager as has ever been laid BY
a golf enthusiast"
The Ely miner., 1910-08-12
1t Wouldn't Stretch.

best he could, but the farmer was
shrewd and wary.
How many acres of farming land
have your" he inquired warily.
"'Bout 20, I guess" said Reuben.
Twenty! Why, it looks to me like
nearer 120. Come, now, can't you In
crease that little? There are surely
more than 20 acres in that tract. Sup
pose you stretch that little.''
"Say, feller," said the farmer, "this
amt no rubber plantation" n."-Harper's
Monthly.