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The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
WOMAN FARMER WANTS
TO WORK IN TROUSERS

When a Kansas woman addressed a
letter to the attorney general of the
state asking him if there was any law
forhidding her wearing trousers, the
matter caused considerable comment
says the Kansas City Journal The
woman was a plain, sensible person
who worked hard to support herself
and childfen on a small farm, and she
found skirts incumbering and awk-
ward She decided that She could wear
trousers with comfort and convenience
provided the law would permit.
There is something fine about this
Kansas woman's position. She did not
simper and treat the subject frivolous
ly, but went straight to the point
There is no hint of immodesty or
''mannishness" about the proposition
and it certainly is not a joke with her
And it is gratifying to note that the
attorney general assured her that she
could wear trousers if she cared to do
do so without offense either legal or
ethical
Civilization, among other things. has
made us slaves of sartorial custom We
wear conventional clothing as a voIun-
tary concession to what we deem the
proDrieties, but in reality we are
hopelessly obsessed with the fear of
criticism. To be sure, we vary the
quality and the designs of articles of
apparel, but fundamentally we cling to
the same set rules of habiliments which
our fathers and grandfathers inherit
ed. The absurdity of custom is illus
trated in many forms, but it is partic-
ularly conspicuous in matters of dress
A woman. for instance, will wear a
dinner gown cut alarmingly low fore
and aft, with train that drags behind
like a comets tail At the seashore
this same woman will wear bathing
suit that exposes the neither limbs to
the knees, but carefully covers the
throat and shoulders. A gentleman
hesitates, often, to appear in his shirt
sleeves in the bosom of his family, but
when out bathing he will don one
piece garment that is disgrace to
decency
Why should not women wear trou-
sers? In the orient women wear trou-
sers and men weare skirts There is
nothing immodest about trousers that
should make them appropriate for men
and inappropriate for women Ger
tainly some of the gowns of the pres
ent day are more shocking in their
revelations than trousers could posi-
bly, be- OF course, mems attire does
not hold many possibilities for deco
rative effect, and for this reason if for
no other it will probably never become
generally popular for feminine wear
But when a woman has the nerve, the
energy and the independence to work
a farm. she certainly is entitled to as
sumo the livery of the head of the
house
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
OAKLAND BOWLERS
AGAIN DEFEATED
Canny Local Scots Too Much
for TranSbay Aggregation
in Park Tourney
By GRANT SMITH

The San Francisco Scottish bOwlers
made it two straight yesterday when
they defeated the bowlers from Oak
land on the Golden Gate park green.
As a result Of their victory they hold
the perpetual challenge cup for the
year Yesterdays match was by far
the closest and most interesting ever
played in this vicinity. and it is doubt
full X there ever was a closer finish.
The san Francisco experts won by a
single point. their total for the three
rinks being O. as AGAINST 81 for Oak
land
on the last end of the last rink the
local boWlefs were three points 70 the
good for the day. Oakland scored two
on this end and the local enthusiasts
were swallowing bard when the last
bowl stopped rollins. The OaklanderS
deserve >great credit for the bold stand
they made on their opponents green
There were three rjuks, each club hav-
ing a team Of four players to rink
Each played p ends.
The results follow:
Thomas Millar. !. X Jones. Rev. W J.
Fisher and J. q Mofatt fSan FrauciScoi beat
\. Brown D. Sioir. Y. lIrwleu and A. Proctor
fOaklaEdi II 10 Is; IamcS tirUy, W. i. Hisgen-
Bottom, NJ. L. Grove aud John MeIachlan tS1n
Franescoi beat Pattulla. J. Snilic. ", Chalmers
and j. Low tO&klundl - to -; W. keay, J. =.
Taylor. g. = JIcAlath and w II, Thomson tOak-
lanJD beat Rev. \. c. Bane. J. Deasy. G. Ne
lnucS and ". M3UndreI tSan FrduciSc"l - 10
u. Total. San Francisco g.. Oakland 81.
Etter tuurnamcut--R. Mana 3l beat James
G. Jones II to 13; r. Mann beat j. q. jones
ii to -.
Dewar tour,lament-Judge Lueien Shaw G.
beat John McI3ren tscTatclB II to ID
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
DING0 LOOKS PLEASANT.
BUT is SAVAGE BEAST
Wild Dogs of Australia Are
Difficult to Tame

There are some who believe. tbouet
the evidence seems against them. that
certain of the wild dogs. like the Aus
tralian yellow dog dingo. al
ways hungry, dusty in the sun'-are
reversions to the wild state of a race
once tame. just as the pariah dogs of
various countries have Travelled half
the road TO becoming wild animals
again.
As one sees the dingo there in the
gardens II looks not merely like a do
mestieated dog, but like a dog of dis
tinctly engaging and amicable kind
The dingo's character bellies its gentle
looks. "Quarrelsome, sly and treach-
erouS" an Australian naturalist has
called il, says the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch. So sly il is that. according to
Beddard in The Cambridge Natural
History" it feigns death with such
persistence that dog has been known
TO be partly 1ayed before moving"
and so treacherous that in the days
when dingoes were more commonly
kept as pets by the colonists than,
as a result of bitter experience, is the
case today. il was no uousual thing
for dog which had been brought up
with every tenderness from puppyhood
10 turn suddenly on It's master or mis-
tress, or. what was more frequent.
when left in temporary charge of an
SiupAH AguSt 10 seize the opportunity
to raid the sheepfold or the poultry
runs.
On such occasions it ravens" even
as the wolf, killing not to satisfy its
hunger but in the understandable fury
Of brute instinct. so that given time
enough it will not leave one fowl or
one sheep alive. That it does nof need
much time. moreover, is shown by the
statement of Thomas Ward that sone
dingo in the course of a few hours has
been known to destroy several score
of sheep" For its fighting ability the
same authority declares it to be a
match for the most domestic dogs of
double its size.
When wild it hunts in packs. which
are said sometimes to include as many
as a hundred dogs, though from six
10 dozen is the common number, and
the only Australian animal which it is
uncertain If the pack can ever pull
down is. in spite of Kipiing. the ''old
man" kangaroo.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
ANIMALS IMMUNE
TO BITES OF SNAKES
Mongoose Victorious in Fights
With Deadly Reptile

Ihe remarkable combats of the In
dian mongoose with venomous snakes,
In which it always comes off victor,
are well known.
1t has been suggested that it is i'm
mune to snake poison. other animals
said to be immune are the pig and the
hedgehog. With regard to the mon
goose, indeed. this immunity has been
denied, and, if bitten, 1t is said to fall
victim as rapidly as other animals,
says the London Globe. If this be true,
then 1t must owe its victories to it's
wonderful agility in avoiding the bites
of the reptile
However this may %, some recent
experiments of M. G. Billiard show that
an animal of the dormouse family
must be added to the list of the i'm
mune. This animal is known as the
lerot and Is said to fight fiercely with
vlpers. Billiard injected large doses of
viper's poison into the lerot, and found
that no i'll effects followed. On one
occasion, again, one of them was Bit
ten badly on the eye by viper, and no
signs of poisoning followed
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
YOUNG ATHLETES
Hold field DAY
Good Sport Is Furnished al ST.
Peters Society Outing at
TanfOran

st, Peters Sanctuary society held It's
tventy-third annual picnic and field
day yesterday at Tanforan park. The
athletic program for the day consisted
fn track and field events participated
in by both the members Of the society
and baseball contests among picked
teams Of the society.
a gold medal presented by the eRv.
Brother Paulian. the director Of the
society. was won by Edward Callahan,
victor in the 220 yard dash, who sue
reeded I'm mosing out Raymond Murphy
and Joseph keenan, for the prize. r.
Flynn showed the best form among the
Junior athletes. carving off the 90 yard
dash and 220 yard dash of the 50 pound
class.
Baseball honors were carried by the
Midget team, which scored victory
over the juveniles by the score oil TO
O. and the Seals. who succeeded in
vanouishing the oaks TO the tune OF
/ 10 .
The baseball teams lined up as fol-
lows:
Mldeets-E. McKeeyer. catcher and captain.
r. Peicen. frst base: p. Abern. shortstop; 7.
wilson third base: J. Ashe. right field: f. Mur
Croniu. left field. T. Burke pitcher
Juveniles HayicE. catcher and captain; ~
ACuTLelff- Lrtt Ntets H. lc' el-sli ~I'iteill
Ward. tnird base; :. IeIaughlin. right selG
J. NclEoy. oenter held; q. fcgarty. second
hase: J. hJcNamara. lcft 6eld ID. Do5leInsn
sesis-H. O'Ncu pitcher and captain; r
Murphy. catcher: p Callahan. drst base; J
O Donneu second aase: T. Price. third hasc
A. Conway shortstOp. r. Kelly left field; u
Cronin. right field: r. Manni center field
oaks-J- o'Conner. pitcher and captain +
keenan, catcher; r. Carroll, first base; Z Gal
-iaChcr. second base J. Folherry. fhird base; j.
Barry. shortstop; =. O'Counen. left field: II
Burke right heid; !. McNamara. center held
The track eTcuts resulted follows;
40 POUND CLASS
go yard dash-Non by Z. Pcgcn; Z. Nc
hTeser secon9 p Murphy MIRO; Ilme' - -, -
100 yard dash-Won by r Pelgen = Nc
keever second. J. NonuOlley third. Time, ID
so POUND CLASS
90 vaud dssh-Non by c. Gallagher. Z. Flynt
second. A. CONWAY third. Time. ,o6 30
100 ward dash-Non by a. Flynn. C. Gallagher
second. 4. Conway third. Time. - Is.
% POUND CLASS
50 yard dash-Won by r. Flynn. X. CorroI
second, o. Fogarty third Time. :o6 %.
100 Eard dasll-WOn by J. Flaherty, ]. Barry
second. J. Ashe third Time. III 30.
20 yard dash--Won by r.. Flynn. J. Flaherty
second. T. Price third. Time -26-
UNLIMITED POUND CLASS
- yard dash-Non by r. Murphy. j. heensr
second. z. Callahan third Time. :06.
100 ward dash-Won by i. Callahan. r. Mur
lray second. ]. keenan, third. Time, IL
90 gar6 dash-WOn by y. Callahan. r. Mur
phy second J. Keenan, third Time, "a
200 yard dash Onvitationall all-No0 by e
Freuch- D. Doran second f. y Latulpie third
Time. %: 80.
Casey. starter Rev. Brother Josephus. Judges
~ fuish-RcF- r. Hunt. ". Doyle. a. Larry and
= T. Twohig. Tmers-Rev. Z. Burke. Rev. II D..
Gnogan. Rev. Brother Fean. Field marshals-
Rev. Brother Henry. Clerks II cOurse-T. L.
Clancy, r. Slevin and J. Mcdonnell
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
TURRET, Er1ERYVILLE
SON OF CUNARD IS
AMONG ELIGIBLES
Hildreth Rates Dalmation Along With
Fitzherbert and King James

7URRET "Dagge Smith east is
OF
h derby which has value
ofs It a of
Barleythope
an Sweep Candeberry
uertaL
high Damatan his
candidate
ritz and
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
w. c. FowneS Wins the
Allegheny Cup

PITTsBURG. June 11.-W. c. Fownes
j, OF the Oakmont Country club won
The Allegheny Country club cup in the
snvitation golf tournament which
CLOSED with today's play.
T5ownes defeated Dr. H. w. Barker
Of Cambridge Mass. who represented
the. Wilmington, Del, Country club, 4
Up and to play
IN the semi finals this morning
F-ownes won from r. H. Crowen Of
Cleveland with 3 up at the sixteenth
hole. and Doctor Barker defeated J. H.
Cnilds
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
EVEN AERSHIP IN SKY
DIDN'T CONVINCE HIM

Orville Wright. at a banquet in Day
ton. told Of an obstinate old Daytonian
who, looking up one still afternoon at
the Wright biplanes circling smoothly
and steadily through the air, said:
When people first told me about
this here hyin, I called 'em liars. Then,
when ] read about II in the papers, I
said il was a fake"
The old man, as he watched the BIZ
planes moving in great curves like lazy
birds shook his head. tf1oughtfuliy.
BY crinusi" he said Il ain't what
&c mout call convinced yet nuther."
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
FARMERS OF TAMPICO
DISTRICT GROW COTTON
Experiments Prove Success and
Planting Is on Big Scale

Consul Clarence A Miller of Tampico
reports as follows concerning the groW
ing of fiber plants in the state of
Tamaulipas, Mexico:
"A great deal of interest is being
taken by the farmers near Columbus
in the cultivation of cotton. Expert
ments have been made during the last
two years the results OF which have
been so favorable that plans have been
made to grow cotton on a large scale.
A cotton planters association has been
formed at Columbus. Georgia seed has
been ordered and it is proposed to plant
ing June and July. Arrangements have
been made with firm in Laredo TeXn
to install the equipment for first class
cotton gin. The planters are hopeful
that they will have no boil .Tcevil to
contend with, and they expect 20 raise
about a bale per acre.
The cultivation of the zapupe fiber
plant is receiving most attention in the
Tampico section.N Within the last three
years several companies have been
formed for the cultivation of zapupe
near Tampico and in addition a num-
Der of individuals are engaged in plant
ing the fiber. 1t is claimed that zapupe
natures more quickly and that it pro-
duces more fiber to the plant than hene-
quen 1t is also claimed that by plant
ing one year old plants zapupe natures
or comes into the productive period in
two years while about four or four and
a half years are necessary for henequen
to mature. 1t is also claimed that "a
pupe in production will yield two and
a half to five pounds of fiber per plant,
according to the amount of cultivation,
while henequen will only yield about
one pound per plant BY care and cul-
tivation some of these parties hope to
clear about S125 gold per acre after the
second year This industry, however,
is still in its experimental stage.
In Victoria and vicinity, about 100
miles north of Tampico, henequen
growing Is receiving much attention.
Land not fit for any other kind of cul-
tivation seems to be we'll adapted for
henequen and many Americans are en-
tering this district and setting out a
number of acres in this plant. II has
been reported here that an American
syndicate has just set out about 300, 600
young henequen plants on ranch near
Arguelles. Although henequen has been
planted by individuals in this section
at intervals for the last 10 years, it
must be said that this industry is also
in the experimental stage.
While TIE Zapupe and henequen in
dustries are still in their experimental
stages in Tamaulipas, it must be added
that a considerable amount of fiber is
being produced and exported from
Tampico.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
ENGLISH MUSIC HALL
STARS GET BIG PAY
One Gets Income Equal to That
of Cabinet Minister

1t transpired at the Old Bailey the
other day that La Milo. a music hall
star. has the income of a cabinet min
lister. That is not bad. but it is a long
way behind Little Itch. another music
hzN favOrite, who is earning at the rate
of f15.OOO a year. He got $500 for ap-
pearing in Edinburgh recently, and he
had even more in Glasgow. He keeps
his motor, and as he can not be both
cred with rehearsals he sometimes sends
his chauffeur to run through the music
of his songs with the orchestra so that
they may get the cues.-W Westminster
Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12

If a man who is early to bed and
early to rise doesn't get rich his wife
is firmly convinced it's because he is
too honest
A bill granting the tax paving women
of Princess Anne county the right to
vote at town elections has passed the
Maryland senate,
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
WILLIE STAR NAY BE ENTERED IN THE BROOKLYN DERBY
STADIUM TROTTING
RECORD Lowered
s. ChriSfenSOn'S Refine Direcfnn1
Steps OF the Mile at
Park in 2:I234

The Park amateur driving club ran
off a. classy card at the stadium track,
Golden Gate park. yesterday. In the
second race on the program S. Chris
tsnson's Refine Directum broke the
track record for a mile trot when, IN
the second heat. he stepped the mile IN
2.12% which clipped a quarter OF
second off Princess Christine's record
made in competition The fastest mile
ever made on the track was stepped by
Walter Wilkes in 2.1215, not in compe-
titiOn.
Four of the six heats were won IN
straight heats. the closest finishes be-
ing in the free for al trot jim -W hich
Refine Directum broke the record. The
other two heats were won by y. OF
fingers Charley r.
The next best race on the card was
for class A trOtters. over mile Al
though the race went to r. ". Thomp-
sons Lady Washington, the best horse
in the race was r. L. Matthes' RAY
mOnd NJ. The latter won the first heat
easily and would have taken the sec
Ond had he been on the ground when
they were sent away He fell out Of
it from sixteenth to an eighth of a
mile and at that just failed 70 set up
at the end.
The results follow
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12

1t takes flea to make a dog toe the
scratch.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-10-06
PAY FOR NATIONAL GUARD
EVERY BOY OVER THIRTEEN
SHOULD BE TRAINED SOLDIER.
Gen. Leonard Wood Tells ST. Louis
Conference That War Department
Would Support Bill

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 5.-Special: A
plan to ask congress to place the ma
tional guard on the army salary list,
at rates of from to % per cent of
the regular wages, was adopted at the
conference of the national guard Of
ficers here. General Leonard Wood
said the war department would sup
port a bill to appropriate from $5,-
900, 900 to $6,000,000 as pay for the Of
ficers and enlisted men of the guards.
Every boy in the United States of
more than thirteen years should be
trained as a soldier, according to
Wood, who said:
Il would out-German the Germans
by instituting compulsory military
education in all schools.
Every boy should be compelled to
learn the use of rife as part Of the
school course. Then we should have
generation of crack marksmen.
Our standing army of 10000 men
is far too small, and congress should
provide for it's increase to at least
100000 men" -... e.. .-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-10-06
OPPOSE PARDON OF HAMS
Mrs, Helene Annis, Widow Of Army
Officers Victim, to Confer With
Governor Hughes.

New York, Oct. 6.-Mrs. Helene An
mis-, widow of William Z. Annis, who
was killed by Capt. Peter c. Hams.
Jr.. now serving a sentence in Sing
Sing. will go to Albany to oppose an
application for pardonirecently made
to Governor Hughes In Hams behalf
by his father, Gen. Peter c. Hams.
Mrs. Annis called at the office of
District Attorney Dewitt in Long Is.
land City to protest against the
application and to inquire what
steps she could take to defeat the
move. She was told that Governor
Hughes had called for the records In
the case and that the, district attor-
ney's office would take. no action be.
yond furnishing the data. 1t was sug.
gested that she ask the governor for
u hearing before he reaches deci
sion.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-10-06

board of auditors also inspected the
accounts.
Testimony also was produced, it is
said. to the effect that member of
the lodge at Denison had heard Past
Grand Chancellor Kuehnle say that he
had seen the letter but that he had
not signed it personally.
Forces Conflict.
1t is understood that w. NJ. Narvis
of Muscatine, one of the defendants,
can not be held on the charges pre-
ferred by Mr.. Ferguson. According
to a member of the lodge, Mr.. Narvis
was in the east when the letter was
sent out and could not have attached
! his signature.
| 1t is understood that there are two
conflicting forces in Iowa Pythianism
that have caused the present trouble.
Mr.. Salinger is acknowledged to be
one of the leading members of the
lodge in the state and has dominated
state proceedings of the order for
some time. He has devoted much
| time to the work of the lodge and is
we'll versed in Pythianism. His forces
are known as the Salinger ring"
There is another body, it is under
stood, that is attempting to defeat the
Salinger division.
! Cause of Trouble.
Following the convention of the
lodge at Sioux City year ago, during
which considerable conflict occurred,
1.-The circular letter which is the cause
of the present trial, was sent out A
member of the lodge stated last even
ing that the letter charged Mr.. Fergu-
son with devoting lodge funds to-
ward the political aid of Ben |. Sal
niger and his henchman." The letter
is said to have been signed by num-
Der of the past grand chancellors. A
demand on the part OF the defense
that the signers of the letter be
drought to trial and a refutation of
connection with the letter by the
grand chancellors led up to the pres
ent trial before the grand tribunal.
The past grand chancellors who are
ACCUSED of SANDER by Mr.. Ferguson
are f. ]. Blake of Marshalltown, w.
M. Narvis of Muscatine. r. B.~Huff OF
Muscatine, John Cameron of Daven.
port, Senator F. NJ. Molsberry of Co,
llumbus junction, o. M. Gillette OF
independence, Carl F. Kuehnle OF
IDenison and DR.. T. s. Wadd of Ger,
mania. The members of the tribunal
all of whom are present, are H. G,
Larimer of Charlton. G. w. Kellogg OF
Missouri Valley, f. e. Taggart OF
Spencer, H. ]. Pfffner of Emmetsburg
and Rice H. Bell of Keokuk..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-10-06
ROOSEVELT IN LUCKY ESCAPE
COLONEL JUST MISSES BEING
HIT BY AUTO.
Good Horsemanship Probably Saves
Ex-Presdent From Serious Injury
While Riding Spirited Mount.

New York, Oct Col. Theodore
Roosevelt had a narrow escape from
serious injury when he just managed
to avoid being hit by an automobile
that came swiftly around curve on
the road near his Sycamore Hill
home.
Colonel Roosevelt was astEide a
spirited black horse, and his rough
rider experience stood him in good
stead, for he managed to spur his
mount out of danger Just as the big
touring car swept around the curve.
The automobile was occupied by
Mrs. Frederick Southack, widow of
millionaire real estate dealer of
New York. AS the machine swung
around the curve it looked for an In.
slant as if the colonel would be
knocked off his horse and thrown
onto the hard macadamized road.
But by quick dig of the spurs and
by lifting his mount he got out of the
way of the car. which graZed his
horses flank as 1t sped by.
First stories of the AFFAIR were to
the effect that the automobile had
struck the colonels horse and thrown
the animal on its launches into the
ditch at the side of the road The
colonel, however, kept his seat after
being tossed forward to his horses
neck. This story was denied at
Sycamore Hill when inquiries were
made concerning the matter. Evi,
IDENTIFY Colonel Roosevelt. did not con,
slider HIS experience worth talking
a n,,k
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-10-06
'-t''ss'f i i = = = .s'.ss.sa.s''
THIS DATE IN HISTORY. .
. Events Occurring October
= in the Years Gone BY.
t.-s..s..:. !. !. + Il X !. + !. .s..s..;..3


1768-One thousand lives lost in a
hurricane at Havana.
1S18-Connecticut adopted state
constitution.
1S28-Thomas B. Robertson, third
governor of Louisiana, died. Born
about 1884.
1S30-Chester A. Arthur, 21st Presi-
dent of the United States, born in
Fairfield, Vt. Died in New York
City, Nov. II, 1886.
1S41-James d. Doty appointed gov
ernor of the territory of Wisconsin.
1S4S-T. p. OConnor, Irish parlia-
mentary leader, born in Athlone,
Ireland.
1861-Steamer Monticello shelled the
rebel troops and drove them back.
1S62-Union forces occupy Galveston.
Battle at Hatchie river Rebels
routed at Fayetteville, Ark.
lS63-Rebels destroy r. r. bridge at
Murfreesboro. General Bragg be-
gan bombardment of Chattanooga
from Lookout Mountain. Rebels
repulsed in attack on Murfreesboro.
1864-HoOd captured small garrisons
at Big Shanty and Ackworth and
burned seven miles of railway, NOV
ing on Allatoona.
1S78-Marquis of Lorne appointed
Governor-General of Canada.
1S92-The Dalton gang of bandits was
nearly exterminated in a battle at
Coffeyville, Kas.
1900-Daniel Hunter Mcmillan ap-
pointed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Man.
itOba.
1906-Great electric power works at
Kakabeka Falls. near Fort Will
liam, Ont, opened.