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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17

guard of nine, which fought the
Speaker to the last ditch and refused
to surrender-the eldest is Davis, of
Minnesota, who is sixty, and the young
est. Murdoch of Kansas, who is thirty
nine. Davis was born In Illinois and
was taken to Minnesota when four
years old. After attending a business
college at ST. Paul he moved to st.
Peter, where he studied law and
mounted the ladder by the usual rungs
prosecuting attorneyship and seat
in the Legislature. He says of him.
self in the Congressional Directory.
aside from his extensive general
practice of the law, he achieved
marked success as a criminal lawyer"
Murdoch, Boy Prodigy.
Murdoch was named Victor after his
mother. who wrotr-it Victoria" HIS
State is called bleeding Kansas" in
honor OF the color Of his kinky hair
While at school in Wichita, he says he
began the printers trade during
vacations. at the age OF ten years, be-
came newspaper reporter at fifteen"
and at twenty got Job on Chicago
paper. After marrying at the age OF
nineteen this precocious youth return
ed to Wichita as managing editor OF
a paper, and when only thlrty-one
Poindextcr, the only irreconcilable
not living in the Middle West, was
born on the Mississippi River at Mem
| phis, three years after the war After
| going to an academy in Virginia, he
studied law at Washington and Lee
University, and then Went out to
Washington. to become prosecuting
attorney, district judge and represent
tative in Congress.
AISLE Gronna, the North Dakota
member OF the old guard was the
child of pioneers, who. arter his birth
in Iowa, three years before the war,
| carried him to Minnesota. Here he
grew up to be schoolmaster but.
after teaching for two years, got the
4 Far Western fever and went to Dakota.
store and ran bank. Tho four
Badgers of the old guard-Cary;
Cooper, Lenroot and Nelson. were All
born in the state which they repre-
sent, and are all lawyers except Mr.
Cary. who having been LETT an ORPHAN
ers and sisters to look after. had little
time in his early days for study
After working five years as tele-
graph messenger lie became an opera
able to take his little brothers and
sisters out OF angasylum and give theif,
an independent home. Later he so,
into politics in Milwaukee. becoming
alderman and sheriff,
| Cooper and Lenroot both came e
| Congress by, way of the Wisconsin
| legislature, while Cooper and Nelson
are both college men, who took post
H graduate courses In law. Cooper was
president of his class, and Nelson edit
ed the state for year.
y Immigrant Insurgents.
Sweden contributes ono of the IRE
ncllables-Lindbergh of Minnesota
| But he remembers nothing of his ma
il tive land, his parents having brough
Il him when a year old to the State o
/ his adoption, where he grew up on
Il farm. He became LAWYER as we'll a
H a farmer and has been an extenslv
H writer for ma gaznes and newspaper
\ on political economy,
Il The other Immigrant Insurgents
Il Kustarmann (Wisconsin) and Foelke
II (New York;, are Germans. The former
II after being Graduated at the sAcadem
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17

they moved to Brooklyn. They were
very poor at first. and the lad had to
attend night school in order to get his
education. But he got IT. and topped
off with a law course When twenty
nine he was elected to the State AS
imously nominated for the State SEN
ate. 1t was while in this body that he
cast the deciding vote in favor OF Gov
ernor Hughes's antirace course gam
bling bill. after being taken out of q
sick bed and carried to Albany and
back at the risk of his life.
The Eastern Insurgents.
The other two New York Insurgents,
Parsons and Fish, had start in life
quite in contrast with Foelker's. Both
We're partly educated abroad--Parsons
at the University of Berlin, after he
had left Yale and Fish In Switzerland.
Parsons, on his return from Germany.
studied at the law schools of both Yale
and Harvard, and then settled down to
law and politics in the metropolis, be-
coming AldermanI president OF the
Republican County Committee and In
innate friend OF Theodore Roosevelt
His wife, who was Miss Elsie Clews,
recently came into fame by writing q
novel which discussed trial marriage.
Fish was born in the executive man
sion. Albany, while his father-Hamil-
ton Fish, whose full name he bears
was Governor. After returning from
Switzerland and going through Co.
lumb1a College, he became private Sec
rotary to his father while the latter
was Grants Secretary OF State. Later
| he practiced law, went to the New
York Legislature, became Speaker and
!, was twice appointed assistant treas
urer of the United States in New York
by Roosevelt. Fowler, the lone New
| Jersey InaErgent. has also had a high
education. having been through Yale
| University and the Chicago Law
School Illinois. which has given In
surgents TO three other States, pre-
sented him to Jersey.
ben Butlcrs Grandson.
Butler Ames, one OF the Massa chu-
sets Insurgents, gets his belligerent
blood from both sides, for his mater
! nal grandfather was Maj.-Gen. Ben
/ Butler, while his father was Maj Gen
Adelbert Ames Young Ames, after
| going through West Point and becom-
ing an army officer, resigned from the
4 infantry to take n post graduate
course in engineering at the Boston
\ Tech" Gardner, the other Massachu.
sets Insprgent, also went In for the
higher education. which he got at
Harvard. He got into politics via his
State Legislature and the Spanish
American War, The remaining Eas'
tern Insurgent. Plumley, OF Vermont
may have contracted the germs OF in
sursenoy while attending the Univer
sity OF Michigan, However, this wa
J just after the Civil War, and he CAM
straight home to Vermont. where h
has served as States attorney, Unites
, States district attorney. State legls
|, lator and chief justice OF the Court o
!. Claims, He is also dlplomatist, hav
Ing been chosen to umpire in two I'm
lportaut International controversies
The Oldest House Insurgent ia Hol
lingsworth, Ohio, who says that he'll
a lineal descendant of Valentine Hol
lingsworth, OF the Society OF Friends
who In 1852 came to America in tn
ship Weloomeswlth William Penn. IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17

of Detmold, entered wholesale dry
goods house in Hamburg. Then, when
eighteen, he came to Green Bay, Wis,
where he has been merchant for over
thirty years. Foelker was brought over
by his parents when thirteen. First
the family lived in Troy, \. Y, then
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
PASTOR TO CLIMB
ALPS WITH PARTY
Rev. F. S. Brush of Alameda
Will Chaperon Californians
and Witness Passion Play

OAKLAND, March 20.-Rev. F. S.
gregationaI church of Alameda, is to
head a party of Californians who will
start on a tour of Europe the latter
part of May. One of the principal
Oberammergau, where the quintennial
production of the passion play will be
witnessed.
The party will be gone about 72
days. and devote considerable time
to switzerland, where the mountain
climbing ability Of Doctor Brush Will
be put to a crucial test.
Doctor Brush has spent a great deal
of time in the Rockies and the high
Sierra, and he modestly processes to
be quite an expert at the art of seal
ing cliffs, but he is not at all certain
of his ability to ASCEND the famous
peaks of the Alps.
Coaching trips will be taken through
the Tyrolese Alps from Innsbruck to
Oberammergau and through Scotland
from Edinburgh to Glasgow. In ad-
dition all the principal countries and
cities of Europe will be visited. Paris
Will be seen at the height of the gay
season.
The party will leave New York May
81 on the Holland-American steamer
Ryndam. Among those who will be
members of the party are:
DR.. and Mrs. Frank S. Brush, Ala
media.
Mrs. George w. Emmons and Miss
Gladys Emnions, Alameda.
Miss Mary Chapel and Miss Caro-
line Hall, Alameda.
Edward H Clawiter and wife and
Miss Grace Clawiter. Mount Eden.
Mrs. Mary M. Brock. Berkeley.
Mrs F. r. Fassett and party, Liver
more.
Miss L. Mott and Miss d. Mott, Ala
media,
DR.. j. Edward MacNein, Denver,
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
TO MAKE PLANS FOR
BIG CHERRY FESTIVAL
Project Will Be Discussed at
Mass Meeting

SAN LEANDRO, March 20.-Defnite
plans for the San Leandro cherry fes-
tival to be held in Jur5 of this year,
will be made AT mass meeting called
for Wednesday evening in the city hall
by Mayor ]. ]. Gill, chairman of the
executive committee of the carnival
At that meeting the committee in
charge of the various parts of the fes-
tival will be fully announced.
After considerable discussion Friday
and Saturday, June 10 apd IL, have
been selected as the dates on which
10 hold the celebration. A special fea-
ture of the festival is to be a floral
exhibit. in charge of the members of
the Alta Mira club. Alan g. Clarke
has been chosen secretary of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Another mass meeting is to be held
in Hayward tomorrow night to decide
on the proposed apricot carnival. SEN
timent is still divided in that town
between the apricot fete and the fourth
of July celebration, which was first
planned.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
ADVOCATES EQUALITY
OF SEXES FOR DIVORCE
President of English Court Ex-
cuses Slips" Of Husbands

The royal commission recently ap-
pointed to investigate the subject of
divorce in response to the strong public
opinion favoring revision of the present
law held its first sessions in London
recently and Sir John Bigham, presf-
dent of the divorce court, explained his
extremely interesting views to the COM
mission. says the Chicago Tribune. He
opposed increasing the number of
courts, but favored increasing the
causes of divorces. He would grant de-
crees for long desertion long sentence
of imprisonment, habitua1 drunkenness
and lunacy if soon after marriage
The archbishop of York objected that
the judge. ignored the Christian prin-
ciple that adultery was the only true
basis for divorce. Justice Bigham re-
piled:
'I do not look at 1t from religious
point of view at ALL
Justice Bigham affirmed that he held
a strong opinion, which might shock
some persons, namely; that adultery on
the part of the petitioner ought not to
deprive, except In serious cases. either
the man or the woman from getting a
divorce. He held this opinion in the
interest of public morals. he said He
also declared that he would not grant a
divorce to a man who lived In open mis-
conduct. but he didn't believe that a
man who, in the course of 20 years OF
marriage. made a slip. should be de-
prived from the right to separate from
q dissolute and bad living woman
He favored equality of the sexes in
the right to obtain divorce, but added:
"I do not consider that the act of
adultery on the part of the man has
anything like the same significance as
on the part of the woman. Most mem
think all men--know perfectly well
that such an act on the part OF a man
may be more or less accidental
Il am not talking of continuous mis-
conduct A single slip is not incon-
sistent with q mans continued esteem
and love for his wife. Some persons
may say it is. but I do not agrees On
the other hand, An act of misconduct on
the part of a woman, in my opinion, is
quite Inconsistent with continued love
and esteem<for her husband
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
LESSON DRAWN FROM
LOWER ORDER. CREATION

A French savant has drawn a strfk-
ing object lesson from the lower order
of creation, which he says might teach
his countrymen something in regard to
their suicidal policy. which is apparent
In the registrars return of population.
says the London Globe. HIS investiga-
tions show that the leech and the spider.
produce 107 eggs, the fly IA. the frog
1,0o0, the shrimp 5000. the common
worm 10000 and the tick $4,000. Fishes
are equally prolific; the perch of 100
grams gives s,s43 eggs. the smelt.of rs
centimeters produces 25,11l, the her
ring $4,000, the carp $4,000, the tench
900. the sole 100000, the plaice
1887 900. the roach 100000, the stur-
geon 100000 and the cod 100000.
{ The lobster, although it walks back
ward. does not lag behind. and accord
ing to some observers. produces 1880
eggs. while others put the number at
q, ,000
Paris contemporary, from which
We take the foregoing, asked: Is it be-
cause these species are not troubled
with the femintsm problem that they
comport themselves so much better in
matters OF populationT'
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
TYOffICIAL IS
ASKED TO RESIGN
Berkeley Assessor Relieved OF
His Office by Action
of Council

BERKELEY. March 2o.-Alleging
that the official was unable. on account
of illness. to fulfil the duties of his
office. the city council has asked Harry
j.. Squires, city assessor of Berkeley,
and for many years a municipal en-
ploye. to resign his office. fixing April
1 as the date for this action on his part
The news came out yesterday. when
Squires announced his intention OF re-
signing. and there is some speculation
about the city hall as to who Will sue
ceed him.
Squires was for many years a captain
in the Berkeley fire department., and
still retains the title. although sew
eral years ago he received injuries re-
sulting in the amputation Of one leg
This incapacitating him for further
duties in the fire department, SquireS
was given the ONCE of city asSeSSoEt<
under the old charter.
Believing that greater part OF the
work in the assessors office was done
by subordinates, and that Squires in
jury incapacftates him from doing the
work according to it's idea. the council
requested his resignation. making no
complaint. however. regarding his for
mer conduct of the office.
The councilmen refuse to say who is
likely to be Squires' successor but 1t
is understood that Archie Taber.
Squires chief deputy. will not be placed
in the Office.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
POLICEMAN SHOT
AT BY AUTOISTS
Speed Burners Attempt to Xii
Mounted patroIman
and Escape

OAKLAND, March 20.-Joy riders
whom Policeman Degelnan, one of
the mounted patrolmen in the an
nexed district, tried to stop last night
from speeding. made an attempt on the
officers life by firing a shot point
blank at him. The ball missed its
mark The machine in which the
speed burners were coming toward
Oakland did not stop after the police
man had shouted his warning and had
been fred at. but continued its wild
pace westward.
Immediately after he had been made
the target for a revolver shot DegeI-
man telephoned to the Melrose police
station, and Sergeant Brown, who is
IN command of the annexed district.
made an effort with some of his men
TO check the automobilists. Their sig
nails were ignored and Brown sent a
message to the police in the Old city
of Oakland to arrest the speeders.
Apparently the speed burners
realized that they were liable to ar
rest for shooting at Degelman as well
as for breaking the speed limit law, for
they avoided the usual roads which
autos follow. They were not seen west
Of Fruitvale avenue
The police believe that the speed
burners came from roadhouse out in
the county and were intoxicated when
Degelman tried to intercept them. No
reason for their firing shot at the
policeman other than the police theory
is known.
Search through this city has not
brought 10 light the identity of the
reckless autoists who made the daring
attempt on the patrolman's life.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
SWISS CONSERVE ALL
NATURAL RESOURCES
Result Makes Country One of
Most Prosperous in World

Much of the $4,000 square miles OF
territory comprising SwitzerIand is so
mountainous and stony that when
available for'any purpose it can only be
Tor the pasturage of animals. Yet, so
carefully are all of the natural re-
sources conserved anJ exploited, that
the country is one of the most prosper
Gus in the world and the Swiss people
are as contented as they are industrious
and frugal
An attractive feature of every Swiss
landscape in spring and summer Is the
beauty and variety of wild flowers
growing in profusfon on hillsides and
lower mountain ranges, while the val
leys resemble beautiful mosaics in the
rich and varied tints of flowers that
cluster in the greensward. This wealth
OF blossom, In addition to beautifying
the landscape, is turned by the thrifty
Swiss into profit The flora of Switzer-
land possesses qualities that produce
delicious honey, and thousands of colo
MES of bees may be seen in the coun-
try, being utilized by the people to in
crease the food supply and commercial
products; in fact, the production of
honey and wax constitutes an industry
of considerable importance to the con-
federation, as is. shown by statistics
furnished by the Swiss society of agri-
eulturists.
1t is estimated that there are $500
hives OF colonies OF bees in the country,
each of which produces 40 pounds of
honey during the season, a total of
10,000,0 600 pounds year. The average
price of Swiss honey for the year 1903
was rs cents per pound, giving the
years product a total value of $2,5ee,-
600. The statistics furnished by the
society of agriculturists show that the
highest average production for 1909
YVES in the canton of Lucerne, where
5000 colonies of bees produced 424.000
pounds Of honey, average of SO
pounds to the colony. The next high
est average, ~ pounds, was in the
canton of Berne, where $500 colonies
produced 403, 200 pounds of honey. The
territory comprising the cantons of
Lucerne and Berne Is rich IN the fora
especially suited TO honey production.
The honey crop Of Switzerland, valued
at $2,500.000, is largely profit to those
engaged In the industry, nature pro-
ducing the raw material.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
ENTERTAINING BILL
AT BELL 1HEATER
Varied Program of Vaudeville
Prepared for Patrons of
Oakland Playhouse

OAKLAND. March 2O.-This week S
bill at the Bell theater is made of a
varied collection of vaudeville novel
ties. The headliners are Alf Ripon, who
styles himself Scotland's premier ven
triloquist, and his assistant, Mcpherson,
whose sobriquet is The Komik Skot
This team presents an entertaining 8
comedy sketch which always goes well
with the audience.
Something of an international as
pect is given to the performance by the
appearance of the German comedians.
Collins and Brown, whose farcical skit,
The Marathan footrace.' follows the
Scotch burlesque. Both of the pseudo
Teutons are natural fun makers and
they caught on decidedly at both
performances today
A unique acrobatic act was presented
by Les Theodors. a troupe of tumblers
and equilibrists who profess to have q
world wide reputation. Their stunts
range from plain exhibitions of
strength and agility to feats of, daring.
Carlyle Moore and Ethelyn Palmer.
supported by a we'll balanced COM
pany, appear in a new playlet, entitled
"Disillusioned." The plot is built on a
country girls longing to go on the
stage and when she actually starts on
career behind the footlights.
Hathaway and Siegel in a whirlwind
dancing act, interspersed with light
comedy, and Pero and Wilson in a pan
tomimic novelty. including singing. bar
rel jumping and juggling, wind up the
bill. An interesting series of motion
pictures serves as the finale.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
YALE PRESIDENT
WILL Be SPEAKER
DIR. Arthur Hadley Accepts lnvi-
tatiOn to Address University
of California Jubilee Visitors

BERKELEY March 20.--Dr. Arthur
Twining HadIey, president of Yale uni
versity, has accepted an invitation to
deliver the golden jubilee address be-
fore the University OF California May
Ii. This marks the completion, with
the exception of few details. of the
program for the big celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of the founding OF
the college.
DR.. Hadley, in accepting the invf-
tation, wrote that he hoped by speak
ing here to make closer the relations
between his college ard the University
of California, there existing now a
feeling of friendly relationship be
tween the two institutions
The celebration will begin about May
10, and until May 13 the time will be
taken up with class and alumni meet
ings. fraternity reunions, banquets and
dances The baccalaureate sermon
will be preached in the Greek theater
May Is, the speaker being yet to be
chosen, and the celebration will close
May IS with the commencement exer-
cises.
Tuesday. May II, will be the big
day of the anniversary jubilee, when a
pageant, in which floats representing
different events in California history
will parade through Berkeley, march
ing afterward to California field, where
the biggest rally ever held will take
place, alumni and visitors being ex-
pected to fill every seat in the big
bleachers.
torchAght procession will be held
IN the evening by the students of the
university. The principal Grafton will
be heard in the afternoon at the Greek
theater.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

George B.:-You state your symp-
toms are constant thirst. feverishness.
pains in the back and groin. swelling
of the ankles. puffs under the eyes. In
famed eyelids. painful. smarting and
frequent urination. sleeplessness, ca
tarrh, etc, and you are correct In sur
missing that your kidneys and bladder
any we'll stocked druggist mix the fol-
lowing: / OF. fl. ext buchu. or comp
fl. balmwort and ozs- comp. syrup
sarsaparilla- Take a teaspoOnful before
or after meals and one when retiring
Drink plenty of water between meals.
Eat slowly. Abstain from alcohol
Continue treatment s to weeks.
George W.:-You have dyspepsia. il
your symptoms are bloating and belch-
headache. weakness and dizziness You
should avoid pastries and sweets for
some time and take teaspoonful after
each meal of the following:
ozs. essence of pepsin. Il OF. comp.
essence cardiol and 2 ozs. syrup OF gin
correct and cure any case of indiges-
tion or dyspepsia.
Frank:-Your extreme thinness is
unnatural. You should weigh 20 pounds
more. Your trouble is due to inability
of the digestive tract. or alimeptary
that go to make flesh and fat from the
food taken into your system. | know
many who have gained a pound a day
for 80 days through the use of the fol-
find it very strengthening. while in
creasing her weight. You can both use
1t TO great advantag ge:
ozs. essence of pepsin, ozs syrup
hypophosphites comp. OF. tincture
comp. essence cardioi. Mix. take q
teaspoonful after meals and one be-
fore retiring. Continue soto so days.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
WILL URGE OPENING
STREET FOR ROAD
San Leandro Citizens Favor
Railroads Request

san LEAGDRO. March 20.-To urge
immediate action by the board Of trus-
tees on the opening of Santa Clara
street from Estudillo avenue TO San
Leandro, in compliance with the re-
quest of the Southern Pacific company
which has offered to construct an SO
foot concrete bridge across the stream
IN return for the street opening, a COM
mittee from the chamber of commerce
viii appear before that body.
The committee is composed of Will
liam Zambresky, c. Q. Rideout and w.
+. Cunningham. The railroad company
representatives have assured the COM
mittee that IL the street is opened the
electric line from Melrose 10 San Lean
dro viii be in operation by June of
next year.
It is understood that the fare will be
only 10 cents TO San Francisco and to
Oakland. while a As minute service will
be given The majority of the property
owners are in favor of opening the
street.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
VAGRANT EXPLAINS HOW
HE LOST HIS OCCUPATION
Posed as Evidence of an Anti
Fat NOstrum

The magistrate at one of the Paris
police courts has just learned of a new
occupation. Some tatterdemalion ap-
peared to answer a charge of vagrancy,
and when asked his occupation his re-
ply was 'Je pose pour Tobesite" Asked
to explain himself, the man stated that
he had been engaged by q maker of
some anti-fat nostrum, says the London
Globe.
He had assumed an indiarubber dress,
and this was inflated after the manner
of a pneumatic tire. Next the vagrant
was photographed, and the faithful re-
Hmembrancer" was placed in a frame
bearing the legend, Before treatment"
After some time the man was again
photographed after less imitation, and
below his picture added the words,
after a months treatment" Later
the process was repeated, and this time
the words below read, After two
months treatment
Unfortunately, the photographs could
be reprinted from the negatives, and
the mans occupation was gone; hence,
driven to desperation, he had commit
ted the offense which brought him
within the law.