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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
WOMEN OF ROME WERE
PUNISHED FOR DRINKING
Family Council Was Arbiter of
Life and Death

For many centuries the Romans were
water drinkers, the favorable location
of bountiful spring, now just redis-
covered, having determined the location
of the great city itself says the Boston
Transcript Wine was used on i'm
portant occasions or as medicine, and
women were not expected to drink it
The feeling in Rome was much toward
women wine bibbers as it has been un-
til recently in Europe regarding women
who smoke.
At the time of the Christian era the
women drank only sweet wine, and
many are the anecdotes of punishment
under the Roman law that made the
family council arbiter of life or death
of the woman who drank and of her
who stole her husbands keys to the
wine cellar.
In a vaunting way the Romans for a
long time decried the use of fine wines
Cato boasted of having partaken of the
same wine as his oarsmen, but then,
said the speaker, Cato was a queer
fellow, who pleased himself by ridi-
culing luxury" 1t was unworthy of a
Roman to admire choice wine. The
Greeks were the wine producers, as are
the French today The finer wines
were served at feasts in single por-
tions, even at great dinners. This was
the earlier condition
vine was distributed throughout Italy
and the greater the conquest of foreign
territory the stronger the home indus
try of wine producing. There is evi-
IDENTIFY a relationship between the two
facts. As the policy of culture in
creased luxury spread, and with 1T the
use of wine. The old time aversion
was dissipated, and city and country
would grow again the next year, but
an army cuts and burns trees and vine.
yards and Spartacus was species OF
phylloxera that the country people
learned to drink.
Rome not only Stacked the thirst but
had veritable fountains of wine The
wars had two results; they carried the
soldiers into vine growing countries
and they brought to Italy the skilled
viniculturists of the best regions
Just as there have been recently in
California, vine dressers from Pied
mont and Sicily, so In those days
Aegean farmers found employment in
planting in Italy the vine of their home
islands.
Wine was most important in the po-
litical relations between Rome and its
provinces. Rome taught them war
building, language, and to drink wine
Gaul prohibited it's importation. AS
China fears opium and France absinthe
so the ancient colonies feared the in
fluence of wine. But this feeling dis
appeared when they were annexed and
began to be assfmilated. And as the
colonies increased the prosperity OF
the mother country did likewise, an6
largely through the vine, whose prod
ucts found in every new province an
additional field Love of wine followed
the army. and the more Germany, Dali
malta and Pannonia drank the more
filed were the Golfers at home.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
WISDOM IN EATING JUST
BEFORE GOING TO ONES BED
Light Nourishment an Induce
ment to HeaIthful SIumber

Wise doctors grow wiser with each
year. Time was when they were wise
enough to tell us that the chief of sins
against ones stomach was to give it
work to do before putting it to bed,
says the London Globe.
They are wiser now, and tell us
that. so far from being wrong to our
selves to eat before going to bed, 1t is
a wise and desirable thing to do, espe-
cialiy in case of delicate persons and
growing children or when food of the
previous meal has had time thoroughly
to digest before the sleeping hour.
Many person has found this out for
himself or herself by personal expert
ment. There are a few persons so un-
fortunate as to be unable to eat even
lightly before sleeping without having
a stupid headache the next day.
The majority of people are only the
better for little food at bedtime. 1t
should not be rich or of great variety.
A few biscuits and a cup of hot bouilion
is excellent; SO is a glass of beer or of
hot milk, slipped slowly. and both in
duce sleep.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
John L. Is Up Against
More Trouble

Old John L. Sullivan may have an
other legal match on his hands. Heirs
of Walter Cowart, sheriff of Marion
county, Mississippi, at the time the Sui
livan-Kilrain battle was pulled off in
1889, think the fair name of the family,
which is a prominent one, antedating
the war between the states. has been
slandered by a paragraph, in Sullivan's
autobiography, which, the family say,
refers to their father, Colonel Walter
Cowart.
The heirs Of cowart were attracted
by this paragraph in John LIS auto
biography describing the start of the
Sullivan Kilrain fight: Bud Renaud
climbed into the ring and argued with
the sheriff, who had commanded the
crowd to dispense In the name of the
Mississippi law prohibiting prize nights,
but the sheriff was there to stay.
Finally Renaud slipped $3.50 into his
hands, and then several men gathered
around him and hustled the sheriff out
of the ring.
THAT was all the trouble We had
with the authorities, and the fight was
begun
Colonel Cowart died three years ago.
but his closest friends and relatives,
who remember him as a gallant soldier
who fought for the lost cause" insist
that no one ever slipped him any
thing"
Preliminary to the anticipated clash
in court letter has been written to
John L. asking him-to explain matters.
In event of failure the Cowart heirs
intend to institute suit for ''vindica-
tion, il not for monetary gain." as one
proud member explained 1T. The fam
ily connections are scattered all over
the state and are related to one former
governor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Smoky City Wants a
bill Taft Day

President Taft is to have a real ball
by President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg
worlds champions do not misearry. An
other shift in the schedule will be nee
essary, and it is now up TO the Chicago
club owners TO accede to the PROPOSE
ton Of Pittsburg to make May
Taft day. Chicago is booked to play
in Pittsburg May 8. 4 and 5, and the re-
Guest made by the Pittsburg manage
rnent is now to bring forward the game
president may be invited TO attend the
game. June 80 will be flag raising day
at Forbes field
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
SPO1rLgGN1rS
ON Sp0IR rs
Ed Geers is So wears old

III S1tci Is % years OLD.
Kansas university has a boxing cIuh
oprlnter George Bonhag is a vege
tartan.
New York yacht club has 2,sos MEM
bers 'iii
Buffalo RambIers bicycle club is %
years old.
contests.
Canada made $4,000 on fishing Ii
censes in 1909
Readville, will have $4,000 trotting
and $4,000 pacing handicaps.
The records made by j. II. Gillies. the
canadian all round champion, Compare
faVorably with Sheridan's, and the pro-
posed meeting between the two next
July should produce a close and In
teresting contest; The records of both
are. 100 yards, Sheridan 10 3-5 seconds.
ellis II seconds; putting Is pound
shot. Sheridan 43A feet, Gfilis as feet:
running high jump, Sheridan feet Z
inches, Gillis feet II inches; half mile
walk. Sheridan 3:43, Gillis 4.O3; throw
ing 16 pound hammer, Sheridan 125 feet
10 inches, ellis 141 feet inches; 120
yard hurdle, Sheridan IL 1-5 seconds,
Gillis 16 2-5: running broad jump, Sher-
idan 20 feet 7h inches, ellis 20 feet
Sk inches; throwing 40 pound weight
Qong). Sheridan 20 feet liz inches.
Gillis 20 feet ia inches: one mile run,
Sheridan 6:05, Gillis SOS.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Capital Fans Are After
Sunday Ball

Representative Harry Coudrey of st.
Louis. member of the house commit
tee on the district of Columbia, has in
troduced a bill, the passage of which
will legalize the playing of professional
baseball in Washington on Sunday.
I realize that Washington will be
the only eastern city to have Sunday
basebalf If my bill is passed" said
Coudrey, but why shouldn't the east
have Sunday baseball? We have il in
the west and think it is good thing
hope the east will see ht to emulate
the example of the west
{ President Noyes of the Washington
baseball club is not at all confident
that this measure will be acted upon
favorably.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Oxford and Cambridge
Ready for Race

LONDON, March 20.-The annual boat
races. which take place next Wednes-
day. between Oxford and Cambridge
promise to be one of the most interest
ing contests of recent years, fully main
tanning the traditional struggle be-
tween the universities.
Training has virtually been COM
pleted, and the best judges are re-
luctant to indulge in predictions as to
the result. oxford has the heaviest
crew on record. the average weight OF
the men, excluding the coxswain. being
III pounds, against the Cantabs aver
age of 171&-
In the trials Oxford has achieved the
faster time for the full course by sew
eral seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
CUE ARTISTS ARE
HERE COMPETE
Hoppe and Morningsfar Carded
to Open Their Tournament
Wednesday Night

Willie Hoppe and Ora Morningstar,
two of the worlds greatest biniardists.
arrived from Chicago last evening.
They will meet in a championship con-
test of 1900 points at wright's billiard
room, commencing Wednesday even
ing, playing block of 500 points for
tnree nights at 1S.2 balk line billiards.
the game which each man plays the
best.
Though only yOungster, Hoppe is
looked upon as one of the greatest cue
artists in all the world. In his recent
games with Morningstar in the east
Hoppe managed to beat his opponent
nandlly in nearly every match. Still.
Morningstar is confident that he can
retrieve bis lost laurels.
Hoppe paid a visit to San Francisco
last summer. playing several exhibit
tion games at the Graney He was the
talk OF the town and he drew out large
crowds nightly. Though not playing
In competition. Hoppe gave several
wonderful exhibitions and since then
the billiard cranlSs have been eagerly
awaiting his return. He will be ac-
corded great reception when he grabs
hold of his cue in the first game on
wednesday evening.
The youthful marvel made his first
trip 70 this city about eight years ago,
accompanied by his father. He was
only lad in short trousers then. vet
he astonished all with his wonderful
shots. Since that time Hoppe has
played with great success all over the
United States and Europe.
Morningstar has never played before
San Francisco crowd. though every
other large city in the United States
ana most of the European capitals
nave seen him in action. He held the
championship up TO a short time ago.
when the young fellow relieved him of
IT, Since then Morningstar has been
anxious for his revenge.
The two players will practice this
afternoon and evening and tomorrow
afternoon and evening for the benefit
or those who desire to watch them
work out before the big contest opens
Hoppe undoubtedly will rule a heavy
faVorfte in the betting. though Morn
ingstar will be backed by many who
have a hankering after the short end
in all such events.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
0. BOEDDIKER AND
GREER VICTORIOUS
Olympic Club Star and Hamilton
School Boy Win Firsfs i'm
p. A. A. Cross Country

William Greer. a diminutive lad from
the Hamilton evening high school. won
hrst prize in the Pacific athletic asso-
cations cross country handicap race
over the Fruitvale hills yesterday
morning. Fifty-nine runners were
sent of by Starter Klarman and So
We're officially timed at the finish Otto
Boeddiker. the Olympic clubs little
champion. carried of the first time
prize. the Spalding trophy. negotiating
the distance OF seven miles in 81 min
utes Is seconds.
Jupiter Pluvius kept busy during the
entire time Of the race and the run
ners finished covered with mud. All the
runners finished in fine shape, and the
services Of the associations physician
were not needed in any way.
The members of the Century club
|-ere on hand early TO receive their
guests. and everything was done TO
make the contestants comfortable. The
club members, accompanied by a num-
Der of Nisitacion valley club boys,
braved the rain and tagged the course.
Y. L. Duncan of the Acme club of
Oakland, with a handicap of 10 min
utes, set the pace, but a slight mistake
in the course allowed William Greer to
take first position, and the latter was
never headed. BoeddilIer made his best
time as usual. in going up the hills.
The boys of the Columbia athletic
club made an excellent showing, seeur-
ing four out of the first 10 places
William Howden OF the Acme club
won the second time prize, the p. A. A.
cup; ". Greer won the first place cup.
presented by the p. A. A.; Harry Ryan
received the second place prize, the
Hammersmith cup, and ]. Mattress the
Tribune cup for the first Alameda
county boy TO finish
The runners finished in the follow
ing order:
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Hussar Polo Team Far Outclasses
Riverside and Looks to Win Title
Britishers Too Strong for Californians
And Game Ends in Is to 2 Score
BY ARTHUR INKERSLEY

Hurndall scored, the last named from
a fine long shot. Score-IIussars s,
Riverside 0.
In the fourth period, which lasted IL
minutes Is seconds, Hurndall scored
from a long drive. Hudson and Roberts
took the ball down the field, but lost
possession near the goal. Score-Hus-
sars 9, Riverside 0.
In the fifth period Hobson put the
ball between the posts in minutes 15
seconds after play started. Gill and
Pattee scored. Score-Hussars IL, Riv-
ersfde 1.
In the last period. which lasted 10
minutes, Gill and Hobson scored for
the Britishers and Lett for Riverside.
The visitors were we'll mounted and
quite too strong for Riverside. Each
man of the winning team played his
place well, the hitting was true and
long and the combination work was
excellent.
Tomorrow AFTERNOON the Burlingame
team, holders of the California cham
pionship and the all America trophy,
is scheduled to make its first appear
ance this season, being paired against
the team from Hermosillo, Mexico.
Unfortunately Captain Besly's ponies
have been quarantined at the frontier
and the Mexican team will play at a
serious disadvantages, but mounts VIII
be loaned them by other players.
The second round will be played
Tuesday. the contestants being Coro-
nado. the Englishmen and the winners
of 'the Burlingame versus Hermoslllo
match. Two of the teams will play and
the third will draw bye.
The final match. for the champion
ship of California, will be played
Thursday afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Rain Prevents Three
Baseball Games

The rain again played havoc with the
oall players yesterday. the three sched-
uled games being called off. The White
Sox We're TO have gone against the
Commuters in the morning and the
Commuters were to have played the
state leaguers across the bay in the
afternoon, but there was no chance
owing to the torrents of rain.
quite few of the faithful fans
gathered at Recreation park, where
game was scheduled between the Seals
and the White SoX, but like the others
this also fell by the wayside.
The SoX will play Santa Clara col
lege at San Jose on Tuesday and on
Wednesday they go against ST. Mary's
at Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Jeff Returns Home 20
Pounds Lighter

Los ANGELES. March 2O.-Jim JEFF
fries returned from his haunt in the
Tehachapi today without any bear, but
90 pounds lighter than he was when he
went away. For that reason he con-
siders the 10 days we'll spent
II didn't even see a bear, although I
beat this man Weston hunting them"
said the big champion. II got rid OF
about two pounds day. / walked and
climbed a lot. Saturday I covered 40
miles,
Jeffries will rest a few days at his
ranch and will go north in time to open
his permanent training camp near San
ia Cruz April /.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

lSpecrol Dispatch 10 4 he Call
CORONADO, March 20.-The second
day of the tournament of the Southern
California Polo and Pony Racing asso-
citation drew another large crowd The
contestants were the Twentieth Hus-
sar team of England and the Riverside
team. The game went far to confirm
the predictions of those who have. in
sisted from the outset that the Eng
lshimen will be winners of the tourna-
ment. They outplayed the Riversiders
at every point and won by 1s to goals.
The English team was made up of
Major G. w. Hobson, number /; f. b.
Hurndall, number 2; Frank A. Gill,
Riverside was represented by Hilliard
Lett, number 1, Harry, Gordon Pattee.
number 2; Frank d. Hudson. number 3,
and w. Lionel Roberts. back.
Though the Riversiders played we'll
at times, when a chance to score came
they generally galloped over the ball
or failed TO put it between the posts.
Every man of the British team played
strongly, Hobson scoring five goals,
Hurndall three, Gill three and Lee two.
For Riverside Pattee scored in the fifth
period and Lett in the sixth. Cyril To-
bin was referee.
The ball was thrown in at p. m.
Hobson made the first goal in a minute
and a half and before the end of the
period scored again. Gill and Hurndall
also put the ball between the posts.
In the second period the play was
fairly even for the first seven minutes,
but toward the end of the period, which
lasted minutes 35 seconds. the first
having lasted 10 minutes 25 seconds,
Lee put the ball through, making the
score SO,
In the third period Lee, Hobson and
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
OLIVE OIL PROVES OF
VALUE AS MEDICINE
Highly Prized Remedy in Cases
of Gastric Trouble

Those who have used olive oil in
gastric troubles have become convinced
that there is field for the action of
this remedy which is not thoroughly
understood, says Health.
Bloch treated 19 cases of gastric ul-
ceration, a part of which were accom-
panied with pyloric stenosis. with the
use of either olive or linseed oil given
in small quantity three times a day.
This not only promoted restoration of
the strength of the patient but re-
lieved the pain.
Where from spasm of the pylorus
there was enlargement of the stoma ach,
the result was immediate and satisfac-
tory. Where the stenosis was extreme.
the results were most apparent. The
oil is nutritional in Its influence. and
will do away with the necessity of SO
large a quantity of nutrition which the
stomach may not receive well.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Another Second for the
Boiler Maker

Another of the seconds of James ]
.Jenries in his fight with Jack johnson
on July has been chosen.
He is Thomas A. Kennedy, former
amateur heavy weight boxing cham
MON of the United States. Kennedy
recently received a letter notifying him
of his selection from James ]. Corbett
who will be Jeffries' chief instructor
before the big fight and his chief Sec
ond during IL.
kennedy has also been invited to
visit Toronto on March u, where he
will box Day, the amateur heavy
weight champion of Canada, at the
Armory club.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Los ANGELES. March 2o.-Berry's s
Angels gave the White Sox regulars a
to l drubbing this afternoon in the
fastest game played this spring.
Tozer and Nagle did the twirling for
the Angels and were opposed by Olm-
stead, who pitched the entire game for
the Sox.
The Sox started off in front with one
run in the second inning, but were am
able to increase this advantage, and
some timely hitting in the third drove
in two runs for the Angels
From this time until the Sox were
retired in the ninth 1T was a beautiful
battle between slabsters. Tozer was In
his best form and gave three hits in
the six innings he pitched, while Nagle,
who succeeded him, held the Sox hit
less in his three sessions on the mound.
Score:
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Speed Maniacs Primed
For Carnival

DAYTONA, Fla, March 20.-The Day.
tona speed carnival will open Tuesday
morning. Barney Oldfeld with his big
Benz. Walter Christie and his favorite
front drive Monster, Bruce Brown and
the 120 horsepower Benz and Ben
Kerscher with his Vanderbilt cup win
ming Darraca are all ready for the one
mile worlds championship dash and
the five mile worlds championship free
for all.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

There are 100000 men engaged in the
production of oil in the United States.
on whose labor 100000 people depend.
and the daily wages paid are about
81, ,000. 900, or approximately sse0,000,oo0
a year. This includes the production,
refining and shipping of petroleum, as
also the manufacturing of petroleum
products.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

Even the honeymoon in the air is not
a new idea. M. F'lammarion, the dis
tinguished French astronomer and
aeronaut. took his bride for a honey
moon trip In balloon on August 2S,
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

Polar exploration was passion with
Lieutenant Shackleton from early
youth His first expedition was made
under the command of Captain Scott,
to whom he offered himself
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

At the age of IA there has just died
in the Ballarat (Australia) benevolent
asylum the discoverer Of the famous
welcome nugget.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

The state federation of women's club.
in Kentucky three years ago began q
campaign against illiteracy.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

The TRANSMISSION of particles of diff
ferent kinds of metals through the
agency of electrical current has been
held by some to take place just the
same as in the case of electrolytes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

Tantalum is rare metal of slight
importance, the only practical use to
which 1T is now known 10 be put being
in making filaments for incandescent
electric lamps.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
High School A. Drubbed British Polo
Win Bowling Entries Billiard Champions Revolver Cracks Shoot
Battle of SlabsteTs Ends With SoX
No. | Drubbed by Berry's Angels
Tezer and Nagle Allow Visitors Scant
Three Hits During Session

White Sox. .......0 10 o % OIL
Basehits ......1 O-S
SUMMARY
Hits made-Of Tozer 8. Three base
hit-Ross. Two base hit-GandiL sac
rifice hits-Zeider, Purtelb Cole, Col
lins Innings pitched by Tozer ., py
Nagle 8. First bases on called balls
Off Olmstead /, off Nagle l. struck
out-By, Olmstead 4. by Tozer z. py
Nagle 1. Time of game hour and 20
minutes. Umpires-Finney and NC
Greevv
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

Evidence has been found that tobacco
was cultivated in German gardens as
early as 1910.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Fresno, 2; Bakersfield, 6
TSoee;oI Disooteh 10 The Call

IOpecfdI DspdtCH 10 nc NuIll
FRESNO March 2o.-By the score or
z to the Fresno Tigers nosed out
victory today over the Bakersfield
Driiiers. With the score to against
them, two men on bases and two men
down, Schimpff for the locals poked a
neat single into right and two spiked
the rubber.
Up to the seventh inning the Tigers
were unable to score, while Devereaux
proteges had six tallies marked. BY
punching hits in the seventh the locals
scored three and then scored once In
the eighth. Three runs were scored In
the ninth.
The San Francisco Coast league team
plays here tomorrow and TUESDAY.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

The velocipede was invented by Drais
in 1917
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Shriners Lose the Sphere

BAKERSFIELD, March 20.-With
game of baseball. in which when they
quit counting the score stood IT'LL, the
Shriners of Islam temple, San Fran
cisco. and AL Malaikah. Los Angeles,
ended their pilgrimage to this city to-
day and left for home aboard their
special trains tonight.
Islam players appeared on the field
in regulation uniforms, but when they
found their opponents garbed In clown
costumes they did their part in making
the game a burlesque.
The San Francisco mobiles will be
hosts on the next pilgrimage toVisalia-
The Adair County news., 1910-06-15
FATAL ACCIDENT.
ROllin Vance, Son Of George Vance.
Caught, by a Shaft and Al.
most Instantly Killed.

A horrible and distressing accident.
resulting in the death of Rollin Vance,
a thirteen year old son of Mr.. George
Vance, occurred at Gradyville, this
county, last Saturday afternoon about
l o'clock. The boy had gone to the
roller mill with a turn of grain, as we
understand, and while waiting for his
grinding, he was at play about the mill.
Getting too close to shaft, ne was
caught. The mill was running at full
speed and, hearing singular noise,
the miller closed down and commenced
an investigation. He found the boy al
most dead, his legs and arms broken
and his body fearfully crushed. He
was carried to his home and medical
aid summoned, but the skill of physi-
clans brought no relief, the boy dying
at s o'clock Saturday night. The death
of this boy makes four children Mr..
Vance has lost in the last year, three
dying with consumption.