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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
ENGAGEMENT STIRS
SOCIETY CIRCLES
Mrs. Carolyn c. RasOr to Be-
come Wife of A. j. Hill
Next Monday

BERKELEY, Jan. 3.-After obtain
ing a final decree of divorce last month
from A. ]. Rasor. prominent mer-
chant, Mrs. Carolyn Crew Rasor, church
singer and well known in society cir
cles of this city an Oakland, is about
TO embark on another matrimonial VEN
ture. her engagement to A. ]. Hill, a
prominent railroadman of the southern
part of the state. having been an
nounced today. A furry in society has
been caused by the announcement, as
the plans of the couple call for we'd
ding next Monday at the home of the
bride elects father, J. L. Crew, 2942
Ellis street, South Berkeley.
Rev. S. NJ Price of the Park Congre-
gationai church of South Berkeley will
be the officiating minister and the we'd
ding will be witnessed only by mem
bers OF the immediate families. Mrs.
Rasor will wear white broadcloth
walking suit.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple will start on their eastern
honeymoon of six weeks and will prob
ably make their home in Los Angeles,
although this has not as yet been
settled
Mrs. Rasor's suit for divorce caused
a sensation a year ago, when filed in
an Oakland court. Nothing had been
known of marital difficulties and the
only statements which the couple would
make TO their friends was that they
had agreed to disagree"
Mrs. Rasor at the time denied all
intention of remarrying and stated that
she would continue her work at voice
culture and as soloist Following the
separation from her husband came a
slight illness which necesSitated her
removal south. 1t was during her
period of convaIescence, it is said, that
the railroadman wooed and won his
fiancee.
The secret, however. was well
guarded and none but members Of the
family knew of the plans for the we'd
ding upon the signing of the final
decree.
Mrs. Rasor is one of Berkeley's best
known singers. She has been identified
with choir work here and in Oakland,
where she is now a soloist in the First
Methodist church. She sang for several
months in the First Presbyterian
church of Alameda. She was also
prominently identified with the Bach
festival in the Greek theater last April.
Hill is manager of the Pacific rail
ways of Southern California and is
we'll known all through the south. He
is prominent in fraternal and social
organizations as well as in the business
world.
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Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND, Jan. s.-The following marriage
licenses were issued today:
Rosaiia De Luis Rodrigues, 81 and JuIius p.
Rodrigues, IS. both of Alvarado
Emil |. kockmsn. 81, Fruitvale, and Karin
A. Anderson, 20, Oakland
F. 3: Pearl 2s, and Nellie E. Kramer, %.
both OF Grafton
Joseph c. Batemsu, "a, and Josie Van
Prosyon. 22 both of Giant
Henry ID. Cooper, 55 Oakland and Sonbie
c. Cooper, 80, Los Angeles
Jose E. Silva, IS. and Maria A. Samuel.
49, both Of Oakland.
Lonzo D. King, 81, and Rosa Harrison, 25.
both of Point Richmond.
James II. Furbush 61 Witnipquin Md and
Margaret A. Ferguson, 3s. Oakland
Charles Johnston. 2l, and Anabel Dibble, Is,
both of San Francisco.
Claud Tr1plett, %, Elmhurst, and Norma
Blankenship, 20. San Leandro.
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HALLEY'S COMET MAY
BE SEEN AT OBSERVATORY
Good View of the Wanderer
Through Telescope

OAKLAND. Jan. 3-Halley's comet
is now the mere trifie of $1,000 .O00
miles distant from the earth, and is
receding AT the snail like pace of
900 900 miles a day. so Prof Charles
Burckhalter, head OF the Chabot observ
atory. has invited the public to observe
the latest celestial novelty through
the giant telescope in his Office any
evening this week between the hours
Of and 7:3e o'clock.
The astral derelict is fairly visible
when the sky is free of clouds and
haze, and looks like an illuminated
globe with a yellow ocher center. Al
though the erratic hobo of the
heavens" is at present leaving our
planet with lightning like rapidity, the
scientist declares that il will attain
its closest proximity to the earth next
May
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
RETAIL CLERKS TO HOLD
DISTRICT CONVENTION
Delegates From California and
Nevada Are to Confer

OAKLAND. January S.-The annual
convention of the retail clerks asso-
citation, district No. 8, composed of
California and Nevada, will be held
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Odd
Fellows hail. Eleventh and Franklin
streets. The association is affiliated
with the American federation of labor.
About 75 delegates. representing To-
calls in California cities, and at least
one delegate from GoldfieId, New, will
attend the convention. General rou-
tine business covering officers and or
ganizers' reports, annual election of
district officers and the like will oc-
cupy the day.
M. e. Light is district president and
Ernest Sullivan district secretary. Of
1cers of retail clerks association No.
Al and retail shoe clerks local No. 1929,
of this city have charge of the ar
rangements. The visiting delegates
will be guests of the local men after
the convention adjourns.
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U. S. BEHIND JAPAN
IN CARE OF YOUNG
DIR. N. X. Foster Declares Amer
ica TO Be Backward in
Child Culture

OAKLAND. Jan. 3.-That both Japan
ana the Argentine republic. as well as
most Of the countries of Europe, are
ahead of the United States in their
methods Of physical examination and
care Of children was the assertion of
Dr \. X Foster, director OF health
development and sanitation in the
public schools of oakland. in the course
of an address delivered before the oak
land fellowship in Lincoln hall last
evening.
The system OF medical examination
of school children began in Massachu-
setts and Vermont and has now spread
10 ESQ cities. including, in California,
Oakland, Berkeley. Alameda, Stockton
and Los Angeles" said Doctor Foster.
MANY HAVE PHYSICAL DEFECTS
.'Of the 1900 children examined by
me since the opening Of the school term
in this city last fall 4S5 were so de-
fective in sight that their progress in
school was deferred" he continued.
Two hundred and twenty-six were de-
fective in hearing owing 10 enlarged
AnnkiLN
unable to breathe through their nose.
-Four hundred and thirty-one had teeth
so badly decayed as to injure their gen
eral health. while 479 had TWO serious
dental defects, and 252 had three"
The speaker declared that inability
10 breathe through the nose caused a
serious loss OF nervous energy ana
made the general statement that there
Is close connection between back
wa rdnoss in mental development, crime
and degeneracy and physical defects.
A generation or two Of proper medl-
cal work in the public schools VIII be-
gin to depopuiate the prisons and VIII
relieve the tax payers Of the support Of
large police forces" he said. Some
defective children are merely stupid,
hut others are ugly tempered The
backward child often becomes ashamed
or being rebuked for inattention when
he really can not hear well or under
stand what is being said TO him, and
his resulting truancy often develops
into crime.
IMPURE CANDY MENACE
Doctor Foster said that many Of the
small candy stores selling impure
candy near the public schools were a
menace to the health of the children.
lie added that many children are IN
iured by drinking coffee, and some by
intoxicants administered 10 them at
sbeir homes Abstinence from tea and
coffee he declared 10 be urgently ad-
Visabie for growing children.
Special emphasis was laid upon the
need for corps Of trained nurses to
visit the homes Of the youthful pa
tents Of the school medical adviser
and see that his orders were carried
out.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
FINAL ALARM SOUNDS
FOR OLD FIRE HORSE
Frank" Veteran Equine of Ala.
media Fire Department, Dead

ALAMEDA, jan 3.-Pneumonia
proved fatal to Frank" the oldest
horse in the fire department, this morn
ing. The veteran animal ran to fires
in this city for 20 years and had at
tanned the age of 25 years.
Frank" was a powerful, well be-
haved brute and during his long SER
vice for the city rarely missed a day
from duty.
Prank was the standby of the fire
department and when any horse be-
came ill or was unable to work or for
other reasons Frank was substituted.
The faithful old fire lighting equine
was found dead in his stall in the
Court street fire house this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
SOUTH SEA ISLANDER
LOST IN BERKELEY
Police and Residents Search i'm
Vain for Til

BERKELEY, Jan. 3.-"Titi.n a full
blooded South sea islander, is lost in
this city, and the police have been
asked to locate her. "Titi's" vocabulary
consists of plenty of talk of the south
ern seas. a smattering of French. but
no English. Captain J. s. Berude of
1928 Grove street, at whose home "Titi,.
who is 40 years of age, lived. is much
worried over her disappearance and
asked Chief of Police Vollmer to take
up the search for the woman.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
ROBBERY OUTCOME OF
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE
Victim Rents Room for Stranger
to His Sorrow

OAKLAND, Jan. 3-Joseph Madeiros,
Fourteenth and East Twenty third
street. reported to the police this morn
ing that he was robbed of $3.50 last
night. He said he met an affable man
fn the downtown district, and after an
evening with the Stranger hired a
room for both at S29 Washington
street When he awoke this morning
the man was gone. after having ran
sacked Msdeiros' clothes.
Mrs. J. +. Macksy of 202a Mitchell
street reported that burglars entered
her room and stole her purse, contain
ing $40.
J. Gentry, 1s12 Seventh avenue, re-
ported that burglar tried to enter his
room, but was frightened away late
last night, after opening the back door
with a pair Of pliers. The pliers were
found on the back porch.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
DISOBEYS COURT AND
GOES TO CHAIN GANG
PugiIist Is Sentenced After His
Failure to Leave Town

OAKLAND, Jan. 3.-George Ormerod
the former pugilist known as Young
Dempsey, who was ordered last week
TO leave the city for year, was rear
rested last night in Hollis street for
disregarding the orders of the police
judge, and was sent to the chain gang
for six months today by Police Judge
Smith on charges of drunkenness and
disturbing the peace. The original
charge against him was made by the
police who had been called to the pu-
gilists parents home, where Ornerod
was wrecking the furniture and ter
rorizing his mother
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
JUDGE WASTE is BACK
AGAIN ON THE BENCH

OAKLAND, Jan. 3.-Superior Judge
w. III. Waste returned to duty on the
bench today after an illness of three
months.
Only one change in the departments
of the superior court, at the allotment.
was made today. Judge Ogden
of the probate department, gave way
to Judge Wells, who will preside over
the juvenile court as we'll.
Judge Ogden will have charge of
department six, over which Judge
Wells presided during the past year.
No changes were made among the
clerks of the departments.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
NEGRO CHARGES OFFICER
WITH UNJUST ARREST
Threatens to File a Complaint
Against Underwood

OAKLAND. Jan. 81. S. McFarlane,
the negro whom Policeman Underwood
shot at few nights ago, and who had
one ear clipped by the bullet was
granted a continuance this morning in
the police court when arraigned for dis
turbing the peace. He has retained
Attorney Phil Walsh to defend him in
the court and TO prepare charges of
false arrest against Underwood to be
filed with the board of police and fire
commissioners
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
GIVES PARTY FOR
DOZEN CHILDREN
Mrs. Frank Proctor Entertains
as Hostess to Friends
Little Ones

O<AhA<AfNlJ, Jan. 0.-blTS. Gilt
Proctor was hostess of the afternoon,
entertaining a dozen of the little folk
of her most intimate friends at chill
dren's party, making the occasion a
celebration of the holiday season. The
earlier hours were given UP to series
of games and concluded by supper
Mrs. Proctor received her little guests
at the home of her mother, Mrs. c. F.
MacDermot. in Eighth street.
The continued i'll health of Victor N
Metcalf is of concern to the many
friends of the young man. His mar
riage with Miss Marie Buffers, which
was rather indefinitely planned for the
early spring, has again been postponed
and arrangements for the wedding will
not be made until bis restoration te
health is assured.
Tomorrow Mrs. M j. Laymance will
entertain a score of friends at dinner
and bridge at the family residence In
Fifth avenue, her guests including the
members of the Five Hundred club,
which have been meeting for number
of winters. Among those for whom
covers will be laid are:
Mr.; and Mrs. Richard Scott -, c,,,.r.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Curtiss
Pond Mr.. and Mrs. Z. b.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Davis
Mrs. Moylan c. Fox and her daughter
Mrs. Edison Adams. have issued cards
for one of the teas of the week, re-
ceiving in honor of Mrs. Lawrence Fox,
| who has been spending the holidays in
Oakland as their house guest, on the
afternoon of Thursday, January 6. "A
! number of the friends of the two host
| esses have been included in their invi-
tation.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mallory Dut-
ton, formerly Miss Alice Boggs, will
return from Carmel-by- -the-Sea tomor-
! row, having spent the first fortnight OF
their honeymoon in one of the seaside
cottages. They have taken apart
ments for the winter at Cloyne court.
Late in the month Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Thornton White will take posses
sion of their new Vernon Heights resi-
dence. Since the Thanksgiving season
the young matron and her husband
| Whites mother, Mrs. Frank Lampson
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Loop, who
closed their home in Alameda several
weeks ago, are travelling in China
After an extensive tour of the orient
they will go to Europe, where an itin-
erary has been mapped out. They are
not expecting to return to California
for year or more.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schilling and
| their daughter, Miss Elsa Schilling,
will leave later in the month for a
tour of the Atlantic coast, planning to
spend a part of the later winter in
| New York Tomorrow afternoon Miss
Schilling will entertain informally the
half dozen or so girls who are meeting
| frequently for game of bridge during
| the winter.
Bridge offered the diversion to the
dozen matrons whom Mrs. Harry Max
well entertained this afternoon at her
Piedmont home, a supper rounding out
the occasion. The guests. all of whom
| are members of one of the Monday
! bridge clubs, were:
| Mrs Wickham Havens Mrs Harold Hayens
/ Mrs Edward Engs Mrs Edgar Jones
Mrs William EIDE Mrs Burr Eastwood
! Mrs John Britain Mrs Robert Newell
/ Mrs. William Knowles Mrs Charles Gilman
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
SMALL BOYS SHOOT
IN RECKLESS MANNER
Fire Bullets Into Houses With
out Regard for Life

BERKELEY, Jan. 3.-For the second
time in week shots have been fred
into the homes of residents here and
the police are on the lookout for
small boys with Christmas rifles which
are being used with reckless abandon.
This morning F. S. Gray of 26O7 Grant
street reported that a % caliber bull
let had been fired into his home. but
no one was injured, although members
of the family had a narrow escape.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-04
DAUGHTER OF LAWYER
DIES AFTER ILLNESS
Josephine R. Gibbs Succumbs
to Sickness of Months

BERKELEY. Jan. s.-After an i'll
ness of several months Josephine f.
Gibbs. IA year old daughter of Stacy
W. Gibbs attorney and one of the
trainers Of the new city charter died
last night at the family home in Ok
ford street. She was native of Wash
ington and had a large circle of friends
here.
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Y. M. G. A. TEACHES FIRST
AID TO THE INJURED
New Class Organized at Berke.
ley Proves Popular

BERKELEY, Jan. 8-"What to do be-
fore the doctor arrives will be taught
in new class which has been started
at the local Y. NJ. c. A The "frst aid
to the injured" class is unique feature
of the educational work of the local
association and other classes of a similar
nature will be started. DIR. c. A. Page
will be the instructor of the new class,
which has a large enrolment and will
run through a course of three months.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20

had fought his first public battle at the
age OF "a After 4 single defeat carly in
his career al the hands Of a minor boxer
hc had won his way steadily up the
pusilistlc ladder by a series OF notable
victories. Unlike jackson and Gully.
Tom had been no favorjte OF fortune,
Success had come To HIM only after he
had beaten down all obstacles with his
mighty arms.
OF modest, unassuning nature, Cribb
had gradually won n following before he
stepped into the championship. No fairer
or cleaner tighter ever held the honor. He
had kept his record without reproach For
the rest, he had attained his superiority
by hard work and careful study OF the
science. No natural boxer like Bclchcr,
he had shown but mediocre ability at the
start. lie had been classed a "slow
hitter" and never developed into a re-
marSably swift or agile pugllist. His best
qualities in the ring were his excellent
gcneraship. his knowledge OF the game.
his wonderfully sound wind and his rock
founded courage.
In another inn OF tho vicinity the chal-
lenger was put up for the night before the
big battle. Tom MolineauX had been
a slave on Virginia plantation. where he
was born Having found refuge in Eng
land. he had presented himself al can
didate for puglistc fame under the aus
piceS OF "Bll' Richmond. another Amerl-
can negro who was well known to follow
ers of the sport as a second and a fighter
Of merit. Two victories over minor box
ers OF the day had recommended MIN AS
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lost no time i'm retaliating with a power
ful swing to the ear. As Crlbb rushed in
confidently MolineauN spranc upon him
with renewed vigor. checked the advance
and milcG back detcrminedly, He sealed
the work he had begun upon the cham
plon's eve, ripped TO the chin and won
back his lost ground. Tho champion
found that he had counted too much upon
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Suddenly Cribb went upon the offensive
In the first tentative clash which serves
the alert lighter as a clearing and defn-
Ing OF values he had tasted his superiority,
sensed his own great ability and resources
once more. lie drove In mapiully with
right and left smashes. The first got
home n glancing cut on MollncauX's body
the second was skiliully paVrled as the
black stepped into the opening and sent
hard lunge to the champions head.
MoincauN was ready for him covered
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Champion One Hundred Years Ago, Like JEFF
fries Today, Left His Retirement to Uphold
White Superiority Against Negro Claimant

launched upon one. two with irresisti-
ble strength. MolineauX turned one aside,
but the next. sweeping through UNI
checked, caught him n "doubler' over the
stomach with rcsoundng force. The
blow was enough 10 have laid out many
a more stalwart one on the spot IT sent
him spinning across the ring and all but
Off the stage. BY desperate effort he
regalned his balance and kept his feet
before Crbb came up with him.
To the surprise OF the crowd the black
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a fitting aspirant to the championship and
he had ISSUED challenge 10 Cribb
Crib, after his second defeat OF Bel
cher. had practically decided upon re-
tlrement. When the ambitious defiance
OF the negro was presented, however, he
had yielded readily TO the wishes of his
friends The situation was somewhat
similar To that now existing between
Jeffries and Johnson. Crlbb was called
upon TO uphold the supremacy OF the
race in the ring and gave over his pri-
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'Om" Cribb'S Final Triumph /

Done. answered Barclay. and the
wager was recorded.
Crinb ielt no uheasincss at the size OF
tne ophsatlon assunpd on his account by
his friend and faithful hacker. More tina y
any other he was in n position to testify
to the wonders wrought by Barclays
training.
The champion had just completed his
thirtieth year. Born near Bristol the
birthplace OF so many holders of the title,
he mad served as a sailor In the navy and
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-
nv entered the tavern
7 The distinguished anna =
IA OF the sport were TO
before the great fight
.fson than "Tom" Cribb
shouts greeted their arr
4ere quickly made about
@rion centered upon the
and stalwart figure OF
1o had kept himself out
nee months. There had
s as 10 his condition and
Il opportunity the fancy
up their truth.
M. you've fallen away.
OF Major Mellish, as he
over critically. Where 5
npose this is YOUR doing.
dict and training nou-
sn dlnning In our ears.
Captain. with a proud
nv IT'S my doing. You
Ia gone q seeking OF a
Nell, I've found one now
\ have wished a better
'Ibb. Look at him. will
/ Thirteen stone six
and as hard all over
10. Major"
doubf it," replied the
hat member. "Thirteon
hats near a stone un-
nhen he met Moline5uN
IL. my good friend. I've
wanting that stone to-
ycly you've taken all the
myth away with your
nd. forty mile walks aud
Il of II. Tom? III go
.IImp as 4 cat under IL
living. rare beef and
te's the training for any
:tepped."
! me 1T enough" laughed
II these gentlemen
e over his condition he
ijart In IL. for there was
he was much mistaken.
had never felt better,
Is OF hard training at
bf Try and in the High
N him TO the keen edge
lng.
\ the kind OF discussion
hoped for. AZ a time
lfrRining OF athletes was
he had devised and
'od Of his own that had
sacheIvc notable fcats of
i1rsncc. such as walking
leen hours and throwing
-ight Il distance OF eight
Y OF the morrow was TO
10 test once for all.
more to II. major he
IN came 10 my place in
II sixteen stone, not a
bss OF thirty-siN pounds
I h net result
rp both hands and ap-
5mpsny. "Then he's a
.Fe II TO any gentleman
Itord any such sappinS
rclay, ] misdoubt you've
klndness "
N 10 place any bets on
jorg" purred the cap
umbled Mellish. return
rfion OF Cribh, you'll
IL your own information.
now. is an element in
4 OF IT," returned Bar
PTS every word Of it
ould you offer?" asked
isly-
5niidence | might have
n you" smiled the cap
He you three to one"
p0O." cried Mellish eX-