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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09
BAT AND BALL
TOSETTLEFEUD
Rival Railroad Men Will
Fight 1t Out on the
Diamond

r HE bitterness that has existed be-
tween the members of the railroad
fraternity located in the Flood
building and those in the Palace hotel
and Monadnock building and vicinity,
and which has nearly resulted in
clashes In various instances, is to be
settled on the baseball diamond.
a challenge has gone forth from the
offices of the New York Central calling
upon the professed ball players from
the rural district" Of the Flood build
ing to congregate a sufficient number
OF men to constitute ball team and TO
march out upon the baseball field and
do battle for table d'hote dinner.
In the challenge the Flood building
aggregation is taunted In an unmerci-
ful manner Comparisons of the Flood
building players as "a freight train to
the Twentieth Century limited" and "a
cruel exhibition of slaughter" have
brought forth an answer from Eddy
and Market streets, accompanied by
cartoons of the Monadnock coterie
from the pen of Clyde Colby.
IF you desire to make any showing -
reads the acceptance. I'VE would sug-
gest that you eliminate the names of
Fred Blanch, Jack Foster, Sam Tate, T..
r. Bowes. Harvey Hun, T. B. Wilson,
w. H. Gr1mmelman, r. A. Murry, F. L.
Mason, M. u. Fitzgibbon J. F. Simmons.
c. L. Brown, Max Podlech, Club Burr.
Harry de Turk and W. C. Burkheiser.' .'
The entire aggregation OF the chal-
Iengers is named Attached to the ac-
ceptance are the names of such stars i'm
the baseball armament as Jack Inglis,
Roy Bishop, Arthur Dahlin, Sam Booth,
Charlie Miles, George Nave, Billy Web
ster, Bode Smith. f. w. Sherwood and
w. H. Batturs.
From all appearances the referee will
be steamshipman.
The regular monthly meeting of the
state railroad commission will be held
this afternoon at the offices of the COM
mission in the ferry building. Routine
business is all that is scheduled to
come before the commissioners
Western Pacific instruction train
rs to leave this city for Salt Lake
Wednesday morning. Stops will be
made at every station on the road, and
tickets, literature, ticket cabinets and
other paraphernalia will be distributed
to the agents, with instructions as to
their use.
w. S. Cornell. tourist agent of the
Pennsylvania lines. with headquarters
at Philadelphia, Is in the city in charge
of party of % fasteners. The party
will remain in this city several days,
several nearby side trips being planned
John r. Gray traffic manager of the
Chico and Butte Valley road, whose
headquarters is at Chico, is in the city
for a few days arranging traffic mat
ters with the lines that connect with
his road.
The Northwestern Pacific is exhibit
ing a large painting OF Sonoma county
scenery in its Market street office win
dow. The painting, which was exc
cuted by S. T. Daken and represents a
scene at Guernewood heights. is valued
at $4,000.
The Western Pacific has leased Of
fees in Oakland at 1853 Broadway for
a term of five years.
E. o. Mccormick, vice president, in
charge of traffic OF the Southern Pa
cific, who has been spending few days
at Santa Cruz, is expected to return
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09
AN EPIGRAM ON EXPERIENCE

A New York jurist once said to SEN
ator Platt:
My son wishes to marry chorus
girl. Give him some good advice, won't
your"
NO" said Senator Platt Advice
is worthless. We learn only by expert
ence"
Here he smiled sadly
And experience he said, as, alas,
comb for bald head."-LoufsviIle
Times.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09
The Railroads
Put on the
| Defensive

erred the commission by the legislation of
congress- 1t fact controversy that go the of
the in all its phases
This dispute that take years settle in all its bearings
but the early hearings before the will be
wholly with the facts they bear the question of reasonable
The arguments either side thus roughly summarized
living
ended by giving the roads what they
railroads.
The railroads have been waowng decades
needed to
and
likely ppitate another stock the
The alleged in
within the of railroad
nder the the burden
the railroads show afrmavey that they losing
by the existing In of the Union
and Southern Pacific companies in these Monday
this should be difficult undertaking. 1t need disputed
operating have increased this balance
shows substantial growth of the earnings sufficient
surplus continue the high dividends
which nconsideable There disposition
unfair to the railroads. but they will have prove their
there must be end the arbitrary power taxation
exercised by railway managers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09
An Unworthy
Appeal to
Passion

II
Proceeding this assumption the Independent
cheapne reduction
the dodgers which distributed
that OF the troubled
misrepresentation from the boldly asserting, The
whether this is right but whether
emily municipalities well individuals play the grab
This is strange of vtuperaon introduced in
of the attitude and purpose of the people of
Francisco The Independent carefully specify the source
Of its quotation The question whether this right but
whether get it If any such propounded
time the this controversy asuredy not
representative OF San Francisco 1t discredable
Indc whole the basis
The Independent likewise udcousy vague subject
the msnformaon dodgers
influence 1t make ohand of
but the practice credit semiregous paper proof
given No such proof offered Independent and we do
not believe it
memory the only misrepresentation facts uttered
that campaign contained in literature circulated by the
Spring Valley water company which employed every
dirty politics defeat the No doubt
has had access o all that literature"
The evident purpose independent Judging from its tone
OF vtuperaon import element passion this discussion
and feeling against designed provide
adequate and unpolued supply for the million
people whose numbers will doubtless be doubled before
question OF It's use The matter pressing ALL because
the of the grant Eleanor supply must be exhausted
before the Hech Hey will contingency can
not for least it does
arise 1t the least likely that
administration will be deaf the demand great community for
one OF the prime of life In the the matter
should be treated without making unworthy appeals to prejudice
and passion based on Misrepresentation.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09
THE AUTHOR OF HAMLET

School Inspector-Most amusing
thing happened today. was aues-
tioning the class and asked a bov.
WHO wrote Hamlet'?'' and he an
swered tearfully, "P-p-please. sir. IL
wasn't me-"
Village Squire (after loud and pro
longed laughter): Ha! ha. That's
good. and suppose the little devil had
done 1t all the time.-London Tatler.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09

following the method by which municipalities provide their super
annuated policemen other employees But this plan
suit the active the civil all will
resist proposal down salaries which, they
already inadequate the of living This objection
proposition salaries condition
VIII do work. with the understanding that the additional
shall be applied thepnsion fund 1t urged that super
annuated having been weeded the remaining would
able
interesting theory but fails the complications
that politics sometimes introduces classified
But something be done rid of the wood
civil service.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09
RSONS IN THE NEWS

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the Springfield Republican, published in Mr. Lodges
help England having done?
featuring prosperity of this section England
hostility the tariff other of the pay
hoggish than
ngr charging that it already had three feet
New England from the Lodge standpoint the chances
already been large factor developing party
likely be conducted by the radicals
Mr. Lodge did his doing too much
o at last revision
The engaged legitimate business n
New England did of duties and
they quite satisfied with protection they were getting
the Dngey law Nevertheless Adrch with the
of Senator Lodge marked up the duties. Why?
Senator Brsew question with the
that the advance made stock obbng with the
intention to float the securities OF mill projects New England
Whatever the motive duties on one Of tle
prime necessares OF life was wholly indefensbe
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09

the shippers and the railroads, turning on the
question whether existing rates are sufficiently
high to afford reasonable return on the
investment, and further it involves the consti-
tutionalitY of the power to regulate rates con-
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09


War Scare 1t is the old story with which we
l------- familiar. None of the details is omitted
We learn for example that Japanese feet fishermen
taking soundlngs Manila bay under preense fishing
they should spend time and taking soundg explained
when they could all the information
detail by p photographic
ISSUED by the for the
old story that exploited this neighborfood was
printed tremendous sensation that Japanese fishermen
taking soundings in Monterey bay
1t takes money and lot of fight war and as
Japan becomes necessary, make
theory look plausible provide the
how Accordingly this ingenious heorist has
hoard of $l000O0 which japanese government has in
somewhere Europe That respectable sum- but It
would be only drop the bucket of States
If Japan wants the Philippines would
cheaper
not know whether the United States would SELL but if
bargain OF that kind could be concluded the price be
tithe OF the OF with this would
stop until Japanese warsp was captured or sent to
the bottom.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09

IN August p Chicago will begin before the
commerce commission the important railroad hearing
the between
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09
Dead Wood
in the
| Civil Service

These considerations unite make problem of great difficulty
Nobody disputes the fact that would be great thing
the
provide this relief without adding enormously of
government 1t all likely that congress sanction
sny such increase of the payroll.
The obvious suggestion that these pensions should from
the in service
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09

service suffers from overloading with men who
are really past their work and yet are carried
on the rolls out of motives of humanity.
Again, the matter is seriously complicated by
the remarkable increase of the cost of LIVING
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09

the Spring Valley water company. AS might
be expected, it does not stop at misrepresenta-
ton of the attitude held by the people of San
Francisco and their aims. The argument is
chiefly based on the favorite contention of the
local water company that there are adequate
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09

editorial in the New York Independent subject OF
the Hetch Hetcy reads criousy like brief prepared
of company AS
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09

ME Chicago Tribune exploit the hot season
war scare 1t IS of course japan that figures the bogyman
The japanese the Philippines the infested
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-09

president TAFT occupied consideration of plans for
civil list to provide
federal classified an admitted evil that the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27
INSTITUTE IN DANGER
King EmmnnueI's Pet Hobby Is Victim
OF Petty JeaIOusies.

Milan, March 2c-lspecial. l-Ths Inter-
national Institute of Agriculture at Rome
founded by King Victor Emmanuel, with
the corporation of most foreign govern
ments, is in danger of complete collapse
because of internal difficulties.
The grand ,se scheme was originally
suggested to the young king by an. en-
tiusiastic American sociologfst and was
from the beginning generally regarded
rs more or less Utopian- The adhesion
to the idea given by so many other ma
tons was in the main a mark of respect
towards its august initiator- The crea-
ton of permanent delegates has resulted
in the establishment of a sort of third
diplomatic corps in Rome, after those of
the Quirinal and Vatican These are en-
gagged in inoessssat Guarreting, and the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27
The Courts of Father India
FARCICAL DUEL
Spanish Capital Is Laughing at Recent
Affair of Honor

Madrid, March 26. = Especially = The
whole capital is laughing at the farcical
ending of the duel between Captain
Queipe and Senior Rafael Eshry.
The firebrand cavalry officer had Just
served a disciplinary month in fortress.
owing to his share in the protests against
certain promotions in the Rim campaign.
His meeting with Senior Eshry, Of the
Journal Ell Ejercito Espanol, only awaited
his release.
Public interest in the duel was fired
BY the prospect of fatal termination,
the two men being known to be bitter
enemies and expert swordsmen. There
was, consequently, much preliminary talk
and the chief of police determined to
stop the fight at all cost.
When the captain and his adversary
started for the ground In two motor cars,
he pursued in third car. Their auto
mobiles were. however. far more power
full, and speedily outdistanced the police.
The principals. with their seconds and
doctors reached field surrounded by q
wall, where they were able to lock them
selves in.
When the chief of police came UP he
found it necessary to climb the wall, the
top Of which bristled with broken bot
ties. Ho jumped from his perilous posi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27

command of each battalion and the men
are largely East Indians. The native
Burrnans do not make good policeman
military police has European officers IN
although some of the natives or the NH
tribes have proved fairly good.
AS to the civil police, every district
has its own force. made up OF the hd-
tives. Training schools for such men
have been established in many locaiities,
and the British are endeayoring 10 nave
the natives police themselves. AS II 49,
crimes of violence are decreasing, al
though thefts of cattle and other things
are still common A close watch Is kept
upon all Migrants, and villages are fined
n thew harbor criminals or do not main
tain a good police force. The system
of keeping track of bad characters by
photographs and finger prints Is well
known here, and many OF the natives
have been detected thereby.
The Courts of Father India
The British have established good
courts all over Burma. The laws In force
are modelled upon those of India and
upon the statutes of England, as wen as
upon the laws of the Hindoos and Mo-
hammedans. In every case the judges
take into consideration tho native Gus
toms and rules of the tribe or caste to
which the criminal belongs, ana through
these and equity. justice Is fairly well
administered. The costs OF the courts
are now more than q million dollars
year, and litigation Is said to be de-
creasing.
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of Colmenar. The discovery was made
by a workman who was digging on the
site of ruined castle near the town.
and who found a number of old Spanish
gold and silver coins He reported his
discovery to his employer, and a syste-
matte search was made in the castle
ruins, the result being the discovery of a
dungeon which had been carefully sealed
by the buccaneers. In this apartment, the
walls of which were of extraordinary
thickness. were two rusted iron chests
filled with treasure. The contents of the
chests were carefully examined by ex-
perts. who believe that they form part
of the booty obtained from ships cap
tured more than $50 years ago. Old Span
ish and Portuguese money formed the
bulk Of the treasure, but many gold and
silver ornaments, including vases. jew
elry and ecclesiastical plate were also
contained in the chests. The excavations
are being continued by the Portuguese
government
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27

ton and fell between the duelists, a dis
tance of some ten feet The combat. of
which two engagements had been fought
without injury to either of the partici-
pants, was brought to a sudden termina-
ton. and the dueling party declared I'M
der arrest.
The attention of the doctors, however.
had at once to be concentrated on the
unfortunate chief of police, whose hands.
feet and legs were bleeding profusely as
result of his experience on the top OF
the wall.
1t is the lighter aspect of the affair
which has attracted Madrid society, who
jokingly say that this is the first duel in
which police representative was wound
ed, while the chief parties concerned
were uninjured.
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am told that the Burmese make fairly
good prisoners. They are high strung
and proud and will fight at the drop of
hat. They are not backward about
getting into trouble. but once in jail are
amenable to the laws. The number Of
convicts is large in comparison with the
population OF the country. The jail pop
ulation Is now more than one to the
Thousand OF the actual number OF citl-
zens. This includes what are known as
the civil prisoners--men who have been
incarcerated for debt There Is a special
department of the Rangoon jail for such
Offenders. They are allowed a certain
amount Of money for rations. each man
doing his own cooking.
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heads Of the Belgian and American dele

heads Of the Belgian and American dele
cations have consequently resigned.
Although it Is alleged that the French
and the Germans work we'll together, the
British representatives are accused OF
striving to maintain a state of splendid
isolation A considerable part of the total
income is eaten UP in disproportionate
salaries to the vast stan of functionaries,
among whom the Italians complain that
they are very inadequately represented,
while the vital work of the institute as
regards It's daily information about rul-
ing agricultural prices IN divers parts of
both hemispheres is actually being OBJ
tanned through epistolary correspondence
to avoid telegraphic expense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27

Buried Treasure Urearthed
Lisbon, March 26-Treasure buried by
some of the pirates of the eighteenth
century has been discovered at the town
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27

A Question In Mathematics
From Judge.
Say, pa?'
what is it?'' -,
one man Of the hour7"V '
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1t takes something like 5000 military
policemen to keep the Burmese people
in order, and in, addition there Is civil
police which numbers about 1900. Tho
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27
Prison Labor

During my stay I spent much time in
the workshops. They include almost every
industry known to the Burman and are
a living example of the skill of these peo-
ple There is a large printing office with
about 500 presses, and there are fully
that many convicts at work there and in
the type foundries and engraving estab-
lishments nearby. Each printer has an
iron collar ON his neck and iron rings on
his ankles. and this is the case through
out the whole iail.
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Next to the printing establishment is
la large carpenter and cabinet-maling
shop, and farther on are rooms where the
criminals carve wood and weave wicker
furniture. This work is very artistic.
We next went by groups OF tailors and
coIr rope makers, who work out in the
open. All these dropped their work and
folded their hands as we passed.
asked as to the earnings Of the pris-
oners. They are considerable. Most of
the criminals are sentenced to hard labor,
and the expenses Of the jails are largely
paid by the sales OF their work. They
manufacture all sorts OF things for the
government departments, do much of
the government printing and binding and
make the weapons and chains used In the
jails. saw scores Of prisoners In tho
blacksmith shop forging swords and dirks
Ito be used by the men who guard them.
and also, shaping iron collars similar to
those they had. on their necks.
All Dose ~ Hand
Machinery has small part in the
work Of Tits prison. Human muscle
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-07

Christ. to be your friend at all times, to
give you my sympathy when it is needed,
my counsel when it is desired, to be inter
ested in whatever is for your interest, and,
so far as in me lies, to stimulate your re-
ligious life. I come to you believing that
we may do each other good, and together
do good to others.
Until we meet as minister and people, |
am
Yours truly,
Asa Mayo Bradley.
Rev. Asa NJ. Bradley was born in
Brewster, Mass, town on Cape Cod.
His father was a Universalist minister
whose ministry extended over period of
So years. 80 Of which were spent on Cape
Cod. At the age of IL, like most Cape
Cod boys of his generation, Mr.. Bradley
went to sea, eventually landing in San
Francisco where he obtained a good posi-
ton and gave up the life of sailor. He
followed the furniture business for several
years, finally acting as designer and sales
man for firm dealing in public building
specialties. For two years he was located
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-07
Mkh- FErEhbOk HAb LEFT TOWN,
Efs,vhile salyaiioa Army Lassle BIDS
Good bye 10 Husband and Friends,


Mi.. John feisT.,n, nre Elah Reynolds.
hIidr ~ lees than taaf nonihs aha lisrsi
~ IS Main sifnei, has lrit hoine, husband
and ffieiids hrhind Arramt.auirsi hy hrI
imnk and handbag ob Monday she hais
gnsd nu t. liTaiil.lsora and hri iuli II a.
baf a. an sFsiahile Salvation Army lassir
sni has answered the call II her hrat
which evidently iongrd ior = wider isui,
tory, Mlss Reynolds came 10 Braillrl,oo
iuiinr the eafig SUMNER With Adiulanl
Mstiiaih. giio feuenily resigned the oom'
nand u the loral Salvation Aumy oorps,
Her residence, l,fior TO bet appearance 10
nulilflsata. Was lewiston, Ne, Nhrre
.lsr va. engaged ia aTmy wnIk. About the
.amr time John Peterson II the Nood'
siock, New brunswick, SALVATION Army
ioirr. joined AdiuiAni Mrt'raih', corp.
sal a. ihry worked together Edith and
John lceaine interested IN each ether
/ Ihrg de, idssi in I-aol their fortunes and
wsfr married 10 key. N. N Nharisles sept.
I H. ig9. The only ferofd left by the bride
!, spread upon the book. Ia TIDE office oi
the town clerk which j. 10 the effect that
.hc Wa born in Bedford y. y, aud had
PASSED through > summers and winter.
MIR and Mr.. Peterson lived happily iof
time aud would doubtlrss hc travelling ~
double harness loiay had not the bride
lHfil ui"liFfl litil lh' iahhH ~ AH' "ssa
ikaiion with which she wac connected.
Captain ll0ke, who succeeded Adiutani
McGath a. commander oi the liraiilcboro
corps of the Salvation Army, became con
vincci -oon after reaching Braiilebof0 that
Edith was not entitled 10 wear the familiar
bonnet Of blue with It's scarlet ribbon and
accordingly Mr.. Peterson was divested OF
her rcgalia and quietly dropped from the
membership roll. Mis- lioke IN convcr'
sation with her attorney aud the news.
paper men says that she wa. convinced
that Mn. Peterson was not conducting
herself in a manner 20 reflect 20 the credit
of the army and for that reason u was de-
cidcd that she had best be dropped from