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The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
PARDON TOO LATE
TO AID PRISONER
G. M. Reed Unconscious When
Governors Decree Is Sc
cured by Loyal Wife
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SAN QUENTIN, Sept. 3.-Although a
pardon reached him before death, C. NJ.
Reed, a prisoner, breathed his last at
l o'clock this morning unconscious that
he was free man. For many days he
had been patiently awaiting the docu-
ment that would give him liberty, hop
ing to die at his home in San Fran
cisco with his wife at his bedside. He
wished the end of his fatal illness to
come upon him outside the prison walls,
but he died in the penitentiary hospital,
ignorant of Governor Gillett's decree.
So low was the prisoners vitality
yesterday that the governor directed
that the message of reprieve be tele-
phoned to the prison at once It
reached Warden Hoyle and was trans
mitted to the hospital where the dying
man lay, but he had lost consciousness.
Seven hours later he died
Mrs. Reed, his loyal wife, pleaded elo-
quently for the reprieve She assured
Tirey l.. Ford. president of the state
board o. prison directors, that she was
able to assume the care of her hus-
band. Because he was second
termer,' which usually forbids the
granting of a pardon, it was necessary
to secure the approval of the state
supreme court. The recommendation
bore the signatures of Chief Justice w.
II. Beatty and Associate Justices f. NJ
Angellotti, Lucien Shaw and F. w. Hen
shaw. Reed was serving a term for
burglary from Contra Costa county
since January
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
COLLEGE singer
TO give MUSICALE
Half Hour of Music in Greek
Theater Will be Farewell
to Friends of Musician

BERKELEY, Sept. 3.-Hubert Clyde
Linscott, a graduate of the university
who after two years instruction in
voice culture under King Clark of Ber-
lin has returned to this country to ac-
cept the chair of vocal music at Ber-
nau college, Gainesville. Ga, will rem
der the half hour of music in the
Greek theater tomorrow afternoon.
During his undergraduate days on
the campus, Linscott studied under
Fernando Michelene and Alfred Coggs-
well, and his rich baritone voice was
a feature of the glee club and De
Koven club concerts. Upon graduation
he went TO Europe to study with the
greater master, and only recently re-
turned to his home in Santa Cruz. He
will leave in a few days for his east
ern duties.
The musicale tomorrow at which
Mrs. William Adelotte of Santa Cruz
will be the accompanist, will be in the
nature of a farewell to his many
friends here. The program Will be:
"Im wunderschoenen Monet Mai, - ''Aus mein-
en- Traenen spriessen." ''Die Rose. die Lille -
and "Wenn ich in define Augen seh'' Schumann:
"Day and Night" Williams; Flower Rain. -
Schneider; two poems by Charles Keeler, Re
by Edith Simonds; ''Embarquez Vous" GODDARD
''L'Heure Exquise,' Hahn: wilson Fugitive -
from Massenet's "HerOdade." and the prologue
to Leoncavallo's II Pagliaccf."
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

IMPORTS FOR YEAR
MAKE new RECORDS
Trade Aggregates Sl,562,6O0,-
900, Exceeding Best Mark
by S106, 100000

WASHINGTON. Sept 8. - Uncle
Sans import trade under the Payne
Aldrich tariff law during the year was
a record breaker. according to the
governments statistical reports. In
der this law during the IL months
ending July 81 last imports aggre-
gated $1.5S2. 100000 came into the
United States. OF this total S7s4,s00.-
600 was listed as dutiable. while
S76S,0O0, 900 entered free of duty. Al
though it was the first year of the
Payne-Aldrich law. it eclipsed all
former records under the Dingley, Will
son and Mckinley laws
Until the Payne-Aldrich law be-
came effective August 1, 1909. the ban
ner year of the previous Is years had
been 1907, when under the Dingley act.
an aggregate of $1.456. 100000 of i'm
ports were recorded.
Customs receipts during the last
year amounted to 1927. 100000. which
was more than S17. 900. 900 in excess of
the previous year under the Dingley
act. The customs receips during each
of the Is years preceding 1910 showed
a much less encouraging record. ex-
cept in 1904 and 1907. when customs
receipts exceeded last years total.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
BEAUTIFUL BABES
OVERWHELM JURY
Plethora of Candidates at AS
sociated Kindergartens' Fete
Makes Work for Judges

OAKLAND, Sept. 3.-Ba bies big and
babies little dainty girls in smart
white frocks and big bows. merry boys
on their best behavior and mothers
proud with fathers nervous all lined
up today before the five judges who
were appointed by the Associated Kin
dergartens to choose the 10 most beau
tiful children presented at the annual
garden fete today in Piedmont park
1t was an arduous task, for among the
100 babies passed upon there seemed to
be many deserving a trophy The
judges, all matrons of discernment,
were united in their decisions, which
gave the awards to Whitney Jones
Wright, Estella Ellis, Ruth Otto, Harold
Lishman, Sigmund Kertz, Fern Lewis.
Alice Lunberg, James r. Wright, Mil
dred Hutchins and Morris Goertz.
The little tots came from every grade
of society and represented many types
of childish beauty. One little negro
child was a near winner, losing only
by a place or two. The judges were
den, Mrs. Anna PARCELS, Mrs. George
Jensen and Mrs. Harry Frick.
The crowds began to visit the hill
park early in the morning the workers
of the five free schools being ready to
receive them and offer the dainty nov
elites whose sale will fill their Golfers
for another year. Under the oaks the
young women of the East Oakland
home made attractive a rustic nook,
where ices were served. Another quiet
spot was generously patronized by the
lovers of afternoon tea, with a coterie
of prominent women as hostesses. The
needlework offered by the loyal mem
bers who assisted Mrs. Thomas Crellin,
president of the Central kindergarten
found rival only in the tempting
packages of home made candy which
were displayed.
The housewife delighted in the home
prepared fruits and table dainties found
in the concession presided over by the
matrons of the West Oakland school,
which also courted trade with the Pan
dora boxes.
The Good Will women believed in
amusement. and attracted many to
their quaint fortune telling booth.
where their pony carts and donkeys
earned their nights rest.
The girls of the North Oakland kim
dergarten acted the part of Hebes and
all day served refreshing glasses of
iced lemonade
Society lent its patronage to the
days outing, for the women supporting
the five free kindergarten schools are
all of the exclusive set.
The vaudeville show which was given
in the eucalyptus grove was an am
bilious feature of the days program,
which interested several hundred visit
ors The charming folk dances pre-
sented by 16 lads and lassies was one
of the numbers which won particular
favor. A dozen young pupils of Miss
Hilma Buttlar were seen in fancy
dances. Vail Bakewen contributed q
solo and Milton Schwartz was heard in
monologue.
The philanthropic workers have add
ed several hundred dollars to their
treasury, and the money so earned will
be devoted entirely to the running eX
penses of the various schools.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
GIRL DRESSED AS BOY
ARRESTED WITH BOYS

Three boys and a girl dressed in
boys clothes called at a lodging house.
1884 Steiner street, Friday evening and
engaged rooms. When questioned by
the landlord they said that they had
come from Santa Rosa to visit the city.
His suspicious were aroused and he
notified Policemen SIeag glich and Saw
age. They went TO the house and took
the youngsters to the O'Farrell street
police station. where the girl gave
her name as Leona Parker. 13 years OF
age, and said her parents lived at 1928
Pierce street. They were communi-
Gated with and her father called and
bailed her out. The three boys. Fred
Ward, 1S; Henry Nassen, Is and Will
liam Mcmahon. 10 years Of age, were
sent to the Juvenile home. They will
all be taken before the Juvenile court.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
weight OF SOUL"
STIRS AGITATION
Experiments Made With Dying
Men Arose Sharp Argu=
ment and Comment

There is a popular notion that the
weight Of a living body is less than
that of the dead one, says the London
Lancet. In recent issue of the Pio
neer Mail a correspondent discusses this
question in connection with the be-
havior Of a crocodile which he shot dead
while it was basking asleep on a quick
sand.
When shot the crocodile began to
sink, and almost disappeared before it
could be reached. The correspondent
is clearly inclined to accept the popu-
lar notion of an increase in weight at
death but for the fact that recent ex-
periments undertaken by some learned
authorities in America have proved that
a dead body was lighter than a living
one. From this they (the learned au-
thorities) deduced that the soul had
definite weight in pounds avoirdupois.
1t is possible that some of our readers
are unfamiliar with the experiments to
which the correspondent of the Pioneer
Mail refers. They were made and re-
corded a few years ago by DIR. Duncan
Macdougall of Haverhill, Mass. Pa
tients were weighed in the act OF dying.
The scale used recorded any increase
or decrease beyond the fifth of an
ounce-not a particularly delicate in
lOE SSllIudllIS the weight Oh
that part of the living body which is
usually regarded as immaterial and i'm
ponderable.
In the first of a series of six eX-
periments Doctor MacdougalI placed a
man dying from pulmonary tuberculo-
sis on the scales. The patient lost
weight at the rate of a sixteenth of an
ounce per minute until the moment of
death, when the beam end dropped with
a N
decrease of three-quarters of an ounce
in weight. What was the cause Of the
sudden decrease2 Doctor Macdougan
after excluding the loss due to escape
of breath and fluid contents of the body
by evaporation or other natural means,
concluded that the marked and sudden
decrease was due to escape of the soul
substance" In this particular instance
the soul was evidently a very material
one, weighing quarters of an
ounce.
The experimenter extended his OBJ
servation to dogs, but the results
gained were negative. At the moment
of death the dogs body refused to show
any alteration in weight. We are of
opinion that the correspondent OF the
Pioneer Mail in seeking to explain the
disappearance of the shot crocodile in a
quicksand need not take his Learned
authorities" too seriously. Doctor Mac
dougalrs observations are to be ex-
planned by a peculiar bias on the part
of his scales or on the part of the
friends who assisted him. At least the
scales used by other investigators have
refused to reveal any sudden diminu-
tion, in the weight Of the body at death.
In the usual acceptation of the term
death occurs when respiration and
circulation have ceased, but in a more
strict sense the death of the body is
gradual, the muscular system, for in
stance. being really alive some hours
after the apparent death of the indi-
vidual.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
RAMONA RADCLIFFE
TO BECOME A BRIDE
Attractive Actress to Be Mrs.
Walter l.. SchaCht

OAKLAND, Sept 3.-Miss Ramona
Radcliffe, the pretty daughter of Mrs.
Zoe Green Radcliffe, has added her
name to the long list of engaged girls,
her betrothal to Walter L. Schacht be-
ing announced this week.
Miss Radcliffe is unusually gifted.
AS the Japanese maiden at the recent
kirmess she attracted attention by her
winsome ways and charming voice, and
added to her laurels during a summer
enga agement with the stock company
of Ye Liberty playhouse, when she ap-
peared in a number of roles with great
success.
Since it's beginning she has been an
active member of the Prelude club, a
year ago serving its president. Her
fiiance is established in business in the
east. No definite plans have been made
for the wedding which will take place
some time next year.
In honor of Mrs. A. Schacht, the
mother of Miss Radcliffes fance, Mrs.
Radcliffe will give a large reception on
Wednesday evening next at the Key
Route inn.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
KEEP TO THE RIGHT OR
KEEP TO THE LEFT
Statistics Prove Latter Method
Breeds More Accidents

American tourists who from 2 few
weeks sojourn in England acquire the
habit of keeping to the left of the road
In their walks or drives do not stamp
themselves as cosmopolitans, though It
may be of sufficient satisfaction to
them that they reflect the manner of
Rotten row and Piccadilly. The an
thorities of Paris have just completed
an exhaustive study of the expediency
of turning to the right or to the left.
prompted by suggestion that the
adoption of the English rule would IA
cilitate traffic in congested thorough
fares, says the Providence Journal.
The inquiring commission reports in
favor of the practice, which prevails
in France, in the United States and
most other countries. In the showing
of facts 1T is stated that proportionally
many more persons are killed in Lon
don streets than in large cities where
the rule is not to keep TO the left. and
that Belgium, having once changed TO
the English rule, was obliged to
change back. 1t is further submitted
that "95 per cent of the human race and
all animals instinctively bear to the
right" Practice might develop con-
trary instinct, but in the meantime
there would be years of accidents" II
would be interesting il light could be
thrown on the beginnings of the i'm
memorial custom which sanctifies the
keep to the left rule to John Bull
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
MEXICO'S COOLER
OPERATED BY sun
Ice Cold Water a Miracle of the
Steaming Southern
Deserts

Manufacturing drink of ice water
with nothing cooler than the suns rays
and dry, tropical air would probably
seem under the province of the magi-
clan to an easterner who had never
Travelled farther southwest over his ma
tive land than the plains of Colorado.
1t is nevertheless fact, says the New
York Times, that by these ever avail
able agencies the greater part of the
population of Texas Arizona and New
Mexico manufacture their ice water
Ihls not only serves for drinking pur-
poses, but also provides an efficient
medium for the ordinary requirements
or refri geration-for in the cruder sec
tions of the great southwest the arti-
fetal production of ice is still a trife
too costly to be feasible.
the secret lies wholly in the con-
structfon of the receptacle. This is
simple Mexican creation, and in that
language is called an ola, the two Is
being silent according to the Spanish
pronunciation of the word
The ola is made from a crude clay
1sh mortar, composed of burro manure
and sand This, with TIE use of a
little water, is worked into a pliabJe
mass by the Mexican. and when dry
and thick enough nodded into the de-
sired shape of the vessel In driving
the composition becomes very porous
and 1t is this essential characteristic
which contains the secret of the cool
ing process.
After having been painted over, toth
inside and out, by solution of harm
less vegetable dye the ola Is ready for
use. 1t is then filed with water and
hung up, preferably in some nlace
which is exposed to the wind. if there
be any
In few minutes the exterior of the
jar grows slightly dark with the mois-
ture which has seeped through the
porous composition. The seepine pro-
cess, however, is very slow, and the
moisture which exudes etaporates into
the receptive, dry atmosphere in such
equal BILE proportion that scarcely more
than a drop minute trickles away
from the bottom of the ola.
1t is this continuous and fairly rapid
evaporation, which produces the cold
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
SWALLOWS FLOCK TO
ST. BERNARD'S HOSPICE
Birds. Caught by Storm. Are
Sheltered by Monks

An incident has just occurred at St
Bernard's hospice which would have
delighted St Francis OF Assist. the
friend of nature, could he have beheld
it. Thousands of swallows were on
their way to Switzerland, when they
were overtaken by terrible weather
After a heroic struggle they returned
TO the hospice and placed themselves in.
the care of the monks. They did not
appeal in vain. and they were to be
found in the kitchens the dormitories,
the monks' cells. the salon of the guest
house and even in the chapel. The
atIaers were scandalized at the invaE
sion of the chapel, but the little feath-
cred ones were oblivious. Then the
tempest ceased, and the swallows took
their leave for the Swiss valleys.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
CHAMOT'S WIFE BEGINS
LIFE'S STRUGGLE ANEW
Departs for New York to Be-
come a Nurse
So Dspoteh o The CoRl

LARKSPUR. Sept 3.-Going alone to
seek her fortune in the world, the
young widow Of Chevalier August Cha
mot. the distinguished boxer war hero
who died in poverty here a year ago,
has left the home Of Mrs Jean Escalle
10 find employment as a nurse some
where in New York.
Too proud 10 remain longer s the
guest Of the wealthy wine growers
wife. she slipped away quietly last
night after bidding q pathetic farewell
70 the friends who had been so kind
10 her Since Chevalier Chamot's death
last September she has managed to
save enough money TO take her 70 New
York, but once in the great city she
VIII have nothing save the name of her
famous husband with which TO seek a
livelihood Escalle and his wife Of
fereG her every assistance, but the
woman is imbued with the same
spirit that caused her husband to re-
fuse aid from his relatives while he Law
dying in a barren cottage
With her on the journey Mrs. Chamot
took the treasures that marked her
husbano's fame. Among them was the
French decoration OF the Legion Of
Honor, q cameo likeness of Pope Leo
AIII. and the insignia Of a knight Of
the Rising Sun, the latter z gift from
the emperor Of Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
EASTERN STAR HOLDS
ENJOYABLE SOCIAL

The members of Marietta chapter No.
956 of the order of the Eastern Star.
and many of their friends had an en-
joyable social at the termination OF
business at the last meeting. This was
in the home and gardens OF NJ K and
Mrs. Fox at 1853 Davis street. Fruit
vale The gardens were Illuminated
with lanterns of various colors and
the parIors of the mansion were ar
tistically decorated. There was a pro-
gram. Those who contributed were:
Roy Ross, w. Gelhke, F. Kaiser. Mrs.
Charles Bennett, J. J. Ferrier, f. Oksen.
Miss ;. McEwen, Mrs. E. H Rhodes and
Miss L. Fox. In addition to the enter
tainment speeches were made
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
LEFT HANDED PEOPLE
FAVORED BY RULING
War Department Makes No Dis
elimination on Subject

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-By today's
action or the war department any dis
examinations against left handed can
didates for the army has been re-
moved.
In preparing recently to make a
nomination for West Point a congress
man asked the navy department IL the
fact that his nominee was left handed
would operate as a bar to his admission
al West Point.
As the question had never been raised
before. the surgeon general OF the army
was asked for an opinion on the sub
ject. That official replied that a left
handed cadet may not properly be con-
sidered as physically disqualified.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
SIERRA POET WRITES
POEM FOR BERKELEY
Joaquin MiIIer's Latest Work
Enters into Campaign

BERKELEY, Sept 3.-A poem by
Joaquin Miller. the Poet of the Sierras
has been brought into the present an
neNation campaign and was read last
night al meeting held in West Berke-
ley. X is entitled Berkeley; Westmost
city Of the WestmOst Sea" The poem
follows.
Westward the course Of empire takes its way. -
Bishop Berkeley.
Say, what shall be said Of the great Bishop
town
Bishop, and prophet. and poet and seerl
ny, pluck up 4 cedar, and set her fame down
IN gold and IN fower-fed stmosphere.
City Of cities in stories TO be-
Classical, scholar-built Berkeley.
Aye, write her fair story-ss fair as a star.
As sweet as her sea winds, strong as her
sea-
City with never stain or scar
City % deeds and Of destiny.
So born and sUn-bred Mecca 70 be-
chess, magnificent Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
CONTEST FILED BY
DEFEATED CANDIDATE
Charge Made That Eight Voters
Were Illegally Thrown Out

OAKLAND, Sept. Sc. S. Fitzgerald,
who lost the republican nomination for
constable of Murray township by the
flip of coin yesterday, filed a contest
today The official returns showed that
he had received 124 republican votes,
and that c. II. Acker had received the
same number. The board of supervis-
ors yesterday gave the nomination to
Acker by lot Fitzgerald now declares
that eight votes in Altamont precinct
were illegally thrown out when they
should have been counted by the cleo
tion officers for him.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
PICkPOCKET IS FOUND
TO BE FORMER CONVICT

The pickpocket arrested Friday night
By Detective Mclaughlin and who gave
the name Of James ". Allen was identf-
fed yesterday by Detectives MCFARLAND
and Reagan Of the Identification bureau
as George Wheeler. who served term
cfE five years in the Colorado peniten-
tiafy for robbery, having been re-
leased in 1905. Mclaughlin arrested
John Hansen and James Crimmins
pickpockets, yesterday while operat-
ing at the ferry and registered their
names on tbs detinue book at tbs city
prison.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
BOY PLAYS HE is INDIAN
AND Is SLASHED IN ARM
San AnseImo Lad Falls Upon
Knife in Another's Hand
Especial Dispatch 10 The Ccl9

SAN ANSELMO, sept. 3.-Playing that
he. was being pursued by Indians. u
year old Robert Perkins trfpped over a
scnoolmate today and fell upon a knife
in the hands Of Robert Bushheld, re-
ceiNing painful laceration on the
night arm. The boys, all of whom at
tend the local grammar school, were
enjoying their holiday with great en-
tnusiasm Young Bushfield was cary
ing stick with his new knife while
watching the fun, when Perkins acct
dentslly fell upon him. The injured
iad was given medical attention by Dr.
Y. =. Hund Of san Anselmo.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
MANUAL CRAFTS USED
IN A MEXICAN JAIL

Consul William E. AIger writes that
manual crafts have been introduced
into the Mexican jail at Mazatlan. All
prisoners will be required to spend a
certain number of designated hours
each day in these departments. The
authorities hope in this way to re-
duce the amount of crime by making it
possible for many men without trades
to earn an honest living.
There's always an i'll feeling between
2 doctor and his patients
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

BIEDENBACH INDoRsED- Sept a
c. l.. Biedenbach. principal OF the Mckinley
school of Berkeley and president of the Ala
media county board of education. was today
Endorsed for the princpalship of the Chico
normal school by the Alameda county board
of education TO replace Principal Van Lew.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
STREETS TO BE

STREETS TO BE RENAMED--san Anselmo.
Sept. 3.-Mayor W. r. Jones. In response to
complaint from numerous citizens. has ap-
pointed a committee composed of the following
TO rename streets in San Anselmo haripg dup
licate names: A. l.. Adams. A. w. Studley l..
r. S. Holmes, J. ]. Fonnesbeck, A. Brizzolari.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

Fortunately for most of us we are
not compelled to follow our own adj
vice.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04
PLAYS PLANNED
TO ASSIST CLUB
German Societies of University
TO Gather Funds to Erect
New Building

BERK ELEY. Sept. with the OBJ
5ect in view Of securing funds for the
erecting Of a clubhouse for students Of
German Of the university. the German
clubs Of the university viii stage four
Shrovetide plays Of Hans Sachs in the
Greek theater Monday night. Since the
beginning Of the semester the German
department has had the rehearsals in
charge, and the staging Of the plays
viii be q big college event.
A feature of the occasion viii be the
awarding Of the prize saengerfest
rtophies offered BY Kaiser Wilhelm of
Germany and Emperor Franz Josef of
Austria at the conclusion OF the per-
fOrmance.
Ernest George coached the students.
and Prof /. !. Demeter has charge of
the mana cement. The stage decoration
and costumes, which viii be histori-
cslIy faultless, are in charge Of Prof
. D. f. Meyer Of the California school
o. arts and crafts The patrons and
pstrOnesses for the evening will be:
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-04

Husbands and wives rarely agree on
the amount OF pin money the latter
need,