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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
CHILDREN WILL TAKE
PART IN BIG PARADE
Campaign On in Stockton for
Purchase of Fairgrounds
TSpecidl Dnoofcb fo The Call

STOCKTON, Feb. 4-The campaign
for children's Fairgrounds is now well
under way. Arrangements have been
made for holding great children
parade week from today.
Miss Emily Dodge as spokesman for
score of teachers last night ad
dressed the board of education on the
subject She stated that half holi-
day was desired in order that the chill
dren might help the cause along by
paradlng the principal business thor
oughfares. All the trustees, with the
exception of Michael Henry, voted in
favor of the holiday
In addition to having a large play
ground for the children it is planned
to obtain permission from the park
commission to have small Fairgrounds
In the following parks: Liberty. in the
southeastern part of town; Columbus.
in the southwestern and Jones in the
northwestern.
The promoters of the playground
scheme will soon make a canvass for
funds with which to purchase a site.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
DISCUSS WORK OF
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Delegates to State Convention
Receive Counsel From Four
National Helpers
Special Dispqtch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4.-With a large
attendance of delegates and ministers
from all parts of the state on hand, the
state Sunday school convention has
opened its session in this city. The
convention is the first of a series which
VIII be held in California, the Other
meetings to be at San Francisco, Los
angeles and Fresno.
An address by Rev. Edgar Blake OF
Chicago on Building Bigger Schools
and one by Mrs A. A. LamoreauX or
Early Childhood were the features OF
today's meeting
-Four persons known in national Sun
day school work, Rev. David G.. Dow
ney, Rev. Edgar Blake, Mrs. Antoinette
Alternately Lamoreauxs all of Chicago
and Rev. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes
OF San Francisco, were present.
Rev John Stephens of Stockton was
the principal speaker this evening
Rev. Mr.. Blake spoke on The Boy
Problem A banquet followed the
meeting.
The convention will come to a close
Saturday. Rev r. f. Wenk of Fair
Oaks will lead the morning session and
Rev c. e. Winning of Grass Valley the
afternoon meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
SENDS HISTORIC GAVEL
TO SPEAKER CANNON
Uncle Joe" Acknowledges Re-
Ceipt of Veteran Ice Mallet

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4.-It remained
for julius S. Jacobs, familiarly referred
to in Sacramento county as mayor OF
Folsom" to bring from Uncle Joe"
Cannon the recognition that at least a
suitable gavel for the speaker of the
house had been found.
Some time ago Jacobs shipped to
Speaker Cannon an ice mallet which
had seen AZ years of service in Folsom
and box of the officials brand of
cigars.
Yesterday Jacobs received the fol
lowing letter:
My Dear Sir: I have received by
express, with your compliments, "a
gaVel of generous proportions and
weight which seems to have seen
considerable service. L also received
the cigars. Please accept my
thanks for both. 1 shall be glad TO
keep the gavel as an interesting
souvenir. Again thanking you. L
am, with respect, etc. yours truly,
J. G. CANNON.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
BANK FORfClOSES
ON Won LOBEN sells
Court DissOlves the Injunction
Against Proceeding, Holding
Interest in Default
Owner Tries to Have Payment
Depend on Profits of the
Land
Special Diseateh 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO Feb. 4.-The injunc-
tion by which the San Francisco saw
ings union was restrained from fore
closing on the 1900 acres of rich delta
land of p. j. Van LOben Sells, on two
notes for S294. 600. was today dissolved
by Judge Shields and the bank was
given power to proceed with the fore
closure.
Van Loben Sells having defaulted in
the payment of his interest the dis
pute arose over the Interpretation OF
the agreement with the bank. Van
Loben Sells contended that the late
Lowell White assured him that interest
was to be met by Van LOben Sells in
turning over the net profits of the
land The bank held to the close letter
of the contract. which calls for in
terest on December rs, 1908.
Attorney Garret McEnerney repre-
sented the bank and Hiram Johnson
the owner.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
$4,000 FOR TEN YEARS
RIDE ON WATER WAGON
Failure to Have Fulfilled Condi-
ditiOn Will Lose Fortune
Especial Dspdtch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4.-Raising the
point that although Leland q. English
may have substantially refrained
from the use of liquor for the term of
10 years, there was no allegation that
he had continuously ridden on the
water wagon for that period, May Will
liams, o. c. Robinson and Jeanette
Brown have interposed a demurrer in
Leland English's action to secure the
S50,00e of his dead mother. Under the
terms of the will of Elizabeth C. A.
English the son, Leland English, was
to fall heir to the $4,000 If he kept on
the water wagon" continuously for 10
years. English says he has fulfilled all
these conditions and is entitled to the
estate.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
FANATIC STAYS WIFE.
CHILDREN AND HIMSELF
Thought He Had Failed i'm Task
Imposed by Deity

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Feb A.
William Ruckheim, a farmer, aged 35
years, murdered his wife and four chill
dren and shot himself last night at
Parkers Prairie. He was found dying
when his son went 10 the farm today.
Ruckheim declared that he had re-
ceived a divine command to proceed to
a certain graveyard, where he and his
family were to exhume several bodies.
using only their bare hands Unless
this command were carried out before
Easter, Ruckheim said, he and his fam
lily would be dragged to death
After examining the graveyard and
finding it would be Impossible to PER-
form the task on account of the frozvn
ground, Ruckheim said he killed his
family to escape divine vengeance.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
Promise of Appointment

1t was charged yesterday by the dis
missed operators that Miss Nellie Har-
vey, another of the new appointees,
had been promised the position of po-
lice matron, and that she was given
the place as operator when it was found
impossible to comply with the original
pledge.
Miss Foran, one of the operators dis
missed, was first vice president q the
telephone operators union prior to the
telephone girls strike in 1907, and re-
fused reelection to the office. She took
an active part in the strike and was
voted by the union the most popular
picket who participated. Miss Mcmahon
was also an active member of the union
and took a prominent part in the work
of the strikers.
The discharged operators stated last
night that they had not engaged legal
counsel and would not do so until they
felt that reinstatement was to be denied
them. For the present they Will rely
upon the sympathy and efforts in their
behalf of the mayor, members of the
police department. and friends in the
innermost labor circles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
SAN FRANCISCAN GETS
PLACE ON TEA BOARD
Experts to Test Importations
and Maintain Purity

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Secretarv
MacNesgh has announced the mem
bers OF the board of tea experts whose
duty II is TO establish standard of
purity governing the importations OF
that article of merchandise during the
calendar year 1910.
They are: George Hewlett. New
York; Charles Atwood. Chicago: Ed
ward B. Brandenstein, San Francisco:
Frederick Helliner, Chicago; A. B.
Irwin, Philadelphia; George H Macv.
New York, and Herbert G. Woodwork
Boston.
Tea is sn the free list, but a stand
ard governing importatons is made IA
keep out inferior and adulterated
grades.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
NORTHERN ELECTRIC TO
BUILD TO RED BLUFF
Bonus of Land Assures Exten=
sion of Line During 1910
Especial Di,toich to The CoHl

RED BLUFF, Cal. Feb. 4.-Ass,r-
ance that the Northern electric will
extend its line from Chico to Red Bluff
either this summer or early next spring
is given in deed filed here yesterday
by the Los Molinos land company.
granting a right of way to the electric
company.
The land is given to the railroad on
condltlon that the corporation extend
It's line from Chico to the Los Molinos
companys property during 1910 and on
to Red Bluff during 1911.
1t has been known for some time
That the Northern electric intended to
build to this city, in accordance with
its announced policy of having the sys-
tenn complete by touching every large
town in the valley.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS :
HONOR THEIR FOUNDER
Mass Meeting at Stockton Adj
dressed by Father Clark
[Special Dispatch to The Call

STOCKTON. Feb "A great mass
meeting of Christian Endeavorers was
held at the First Presbyterian church
last night in honor of Francis +. Clark.
founder of the society, who is on his
way east after having toured the
world. He delivered an address on his
travels since October 16 last. when he
sailed on the steamer Cleveland for
the orient.
The speaker gave a summary of the
history of the organization and told
of the convention held at Agra, India,
recently.
Previous to the meeting a banquet
was held at the Stockton Coffee club.
plates having been set for 125. Doctor
Clark also spoke at the banquet.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
WOMAN PAINFULLY
BURNED IN HOME
Saves Baby and House by Quick
Action, but Suffers Se-
we're Injuries

RosEVILLE, Cal, Feb. 4-Mrs. r. L.
Teal was badly burned yesterday when
her clothing caught fire from a stove,
but she saved the life of her babe and
She had the babe in her arms when her
dress ignited. Hurriedly placing the
child on a cot, she ran into the yard to
make sure the house did not catch fire.
Neighbors helped her extinguish the
flames, but she was badly burned, and
is now in a hospital in SACRAMENTO.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
"JACKASS" BRANDY IS
SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT
Four Hundred Gallons of Con-
traband Liquor COnfiSCated
fSpeciaI Dspotch 10 The Call

JACKSON, Feb. Eight barrels of
''moonshine" brandy were seized last
night by Deputy Revenue Collector j.
S. Linney of Sacramento on the prop
erty of Mrs. Simon Molfno near this
city.
The barrels contained 400 gallons of
what is known as "jackass" brandy
1t is contraband.
Mrs. Molfino denies knowledge of how
the barrels came there. No arrests
have been made.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
SKELETON MUTE
EVIDENCE OF A
BRUTAL MURDER
Brutal Staying on Slope of Mt.
TamaIpais Discovered by
Chance
Victims Skull Crushed With a
Stone Near Lonely For
est Trail

level ground. There is no elevation
near by from which the girl might have
fallen ] made a search Of the vicinity
OF the body and found no letters OF
papers which might throw light on the
persons identity. There was no bull
let found in the skull nor body. The
murder must have been committed with
The three sided stone which was found
near at hand"
The remains Of the woman were
brought 10 Mill Valley this afternoon
and were later removed to San Ra-
faeI. An inquest viii be held.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
PORTLAND BANKER TO
URGE WAR UPON RATS
Five Acres of Garbage is Ro.
dents Breeding Ground
Especial Dispatch to The Call

lSPecIdt DiSpdtch TO ne C0li
PORTLAND, Feb. millions of rats
find breeding grounds in Portland's five
acres of garbage. Willie the city coun-
ell sits haggling over the location and
name of an incinerator the menace of
the bubonic plague hangs over the
city.
1t will not be removed until the re-
fuse is burned
Incorporating this thought into an
address TO be delivered next Sunday
evening, A. l. Mills, president of the
First national bank and of the Oregon
division of the National league, will
appeal to the people of Portland to
bring such a pressure to bear upon the
city council that the body will not find
it possible longer to consume valuable
time arguing incidentals when the
public health is at stake
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
TWO TOWNS UNITE TO
FORM LIGHTING DISTRICT
Loomis and Newcastle Cast a
Unanimous Vote
GSpecidl Dispatch 10 The Call

AUBURN, Feb. 1.-Two Placer eoun-
ty towns-Loomis and Newcastle
voted yesterday to organize lighting
districts and within short time con-
tracts will be closed for installing cleo
trio plants to provide lights for both
towns. There was not a single vote
against the proposition at either town.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
ALTURAS TO PETITION
FOR GOVERNMENT FARM

ALTURAS, Feb. "A petition is be-
ing prepared to be forwarded to Wash
ington asking that the government es-
tablish on the Fort Bidwell Indian
school reservation, at the head of Sur
prise valley, this county, an expert
mental farm as an aid to those who
would develop this country by farm
ing Its broad wastes. The government
owns farm and water rights adequate
for the purpose.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
MOTHER RESCUES HER
CHILDREN FROM BLAZE
Parent Risks Life to Drag Two
Little Ones to Safety
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
NAPA, Feb. 4.-Mrs. William Coulter
and her two children narrowly escaped
death today in a fire which destroyed
their residence. Mrs. Coulter, return
ing from visit to a neighbor's house,
found the dwelling ablaze and the chill
dren surrounded by flames. At the risk
of her own life she dragged them out
of the burning building. The house
was burned to the ground.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
MRS. r. SWIFT ENERSZ
ENGAGED TO MARRY
Husband Will Be j. ID. McGuire
of New York
Especial Dispatch 10 The CouI

CHICAGO, Feb 4.-The engagement
of Mrs. Ruth Swift Eversz, daughter
Of Mrs. Gustsvus F. Swift. 10 J. d.
Mcclure Of New York city is to be an
.-nouEced tomorrow, inst one year from
the day that the separation of Mrs.
Ioversz from her former husband. Err
nest Hammond Eversz, became public.
MIS- EVersz is now in Santa Bar
bara, Cal, with her mother, but the
1Umor was confirmed today by her
brother, Harold Swift
Mcguire, who is an official in the
American steam pump company in New
York, expects to go to California in
six weeks to join his fancee and her
mother and to return with them to
Chicago. when the date for the we'd
ding will be arranged.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
SMALLPOX PATIENT
CAUSES CONSERVATION
Sick Man Applies for Aid at
Police Station

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 4.-W. H. Mot
Icy, an oil drilIer, created consterna-
tion at the Central police station today
when he walked up TO the desk SER
sesnt and announced that he wished
10 be treated for smallpox. Police sur
geons who examined him found that
he really had the disease and he was
. taken to the county pesthouse, while
the policemen and newspaper reporters
At the station were thoroughly fumi-
gated
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
SACRAMENTO COUNTY
SHERIFF NEAR DEATH
Especial Dispoteh to The Calll

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4.-Sheriff Reese
of this county is not expected to live
through the night. Taken i'll several
weeks ago, he has been confined to his
bed the last few days. The doctors
gave up hope for his recovery yester-
day and tonight he was reported as
sinking. He is one of the best known
peace officers in the state. having
served Sacramento county as sheriff
for three terms
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05

TAFTS BROTHER IS BETTER-Los Angeles
Feb. 4.-Henry W. Taft, brother Of the presi-
dent, who is suffering in local hospital from
attack of erysipelss, was reported today 10
be entirely out of danger. Taft will remain
at the hospital four five days longer aud
then proceed TO San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05

How to Mix Good One Booklet
free-tells all about mixing drinks.
r. Hotaling & Co, proprietors of Old
Kirk Whisky. 429-437 jackson ST.. SF. :
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
ONLY one .Bromo Quinincy

That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look
for signature of E.W. Grove. Used world
over to Cure Cold in One Day. csc. .
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
May Be Sister of WEIGH

1t was said yesterday that Miss
Margaret Welch, one OF the three new
operators appointed by the commits
sion, was sister Of State Senator
.'Dick" Welch. The latter declared
last night that if this was the case he
had no knowledge OF it, although he
admitted that he had a sister named
Margaret Welch.
Il do not know whether or not this
is my sister who has been appointed, :"
said Senator Welch last night. Il have
sister named Margaret, but have
heard nothing of her having applied
for such appointment or of having re-
ceived such a position. However, if
it is she it is absolutely without my
knowledge. / have made no applica-
tion TO Mayor Mccarthy or to any of
the police commissioners for any place
for my sister or any other person I
have asked no favor of any kind from
the administration, and If my sister has
been given an appointment, I repeat, it
was without my knowledge or con-
sent
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05

Report Proves Effective
SO effective was the report and the
presentation which it was given by
Congressmen Knowland and Senator
Perkins that the federal engineers re-
Versed their former decision and unan-
innousIy recommended that the appro-
priation be made.
The fact that the house committee
1aVOrs the recommendation is regarded
ss equivalent to the final passage of the
appropriation, as messages from Know
isnd and Perkins convey the assurance
that both houses of congress will be
well disposed toward the project.
In addition TO the sI,10o,OeO which
VIII be spent in deepening the harbor
The government viii also appropriat te
Sz5o0o0 for annual maintenance.
OF the main appropriation, $500 900
viii be spent in deepening the chan
mel between The bay and the draw
bridges to uniform depth of 80 feet
and widening it to 500 feet.
City Work to Begin Soon
The remainder win be spent in carry
ing a 800 foot wide channel with a
depth of II feet around the Brooklyn
basin. The government has just fin
ished deepening the outside portion of
The harbor channel between the draw
bridges and the bay to depth of 25
feet and the new appropriation will
mean the continuance of this work to
an additional depth of five feet
As the gigantic water front improve
ment provided for in the recent bond
issue vote by the city of Oakland in
cluded the construction of 2 magnifi-
cent series of docks and wharves, the
work viii be commenced in the near
future and carried on simultaneously
with the government deepening project.
it is therefore safe to say that the estu-
AIRY of San Antonio will be one Of the
busiest harbors in the country during
the next two years.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
OAKLAND'S HARBOR
TO BE IMPROVED
Congressional Committee Fa:
vOrs Appropriation for
80 Foot Channel
Continued from Page 9

de, who IS IN charge of the United
States engineer corps at San Francisco.
Report Proves Effective
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
PATRONAGE DEAL
STIRS UP A ROW
Police Commissioners in Trouble
Over the Discharge of
Union Operators
Continued from Page .

none of the discharged operators was
in a position to say. They were more
surprised at the action in view of the
fact that the same commission which
discharged them made an order just a
week ago appointing them to their po-
sitions for the month of February.
The telephone operators always have
held under monthly appointment and
no order revOking such appointment
was made Thursday night. Should a
legal contest develop "A point will be
made of the fact that the order of the
orators for the month OF February
was in force and that any attempt to
remove them was illegal
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-05
NOT IN ANY HURRY

u do not expect to hurry about filing
any suit, said Mccarthy yesterday.
There is plenty of time, and I have
nothing to lose by waiting. I contend,
however, that / am still the secretary
of the commission and will look at all
sides of the question before taking ac-
ton. ! am going to contest this at
tempt to Gust me, and will fight it to
finish, What j want and expect to
do is to establish my legal right to
the office, for il they can remove me
they can remove every civil service ap-
pointee in the city"
New-York tribune., 1910-07-23

of literature Of the war which has ap-
peared in the course of the last forty
five years.
AS a specimen of Mr.. Eggleston's S
treatment of his subject may be taken
his remarks on the inactivity of the Con-
federates after the first battle of Bull
Run, which he. Of course, calls Manas-
sas:
The singuarly complete victory was won
on the 21st of July, 1851. That was almost
at the beginning of the season favorable 10
military operations in Virginia ct after
that battle was over there was effort
made TO utilize the time III military move
ments OF any kind The Confederates
of Importance. They inausurated no cam
paigns. They made no advance upon
Washington. which was the one thing tha t
ordinary intelligence was entitled TO expect
at their hands. They did not at all behave
like victors. They nowhere assailed their
enemy They made no effort of any. kind
TO strengthen themselves. They simply sat
still On the Northern side the in
action was not only explained hut justified
by the utter Generalization of the army
which had been so terribly beaten :.
But nobody has ever yet offered SO much
as plausible suggestion of reason for
the astonishing inaction OF the Confederates
all that summer and autumn
| They sat still, doing nothing except to aid
| their adversaries in undoing what had been
In conclusion, Mr.. Eggleston's opinion
of the literary quality of Uncle Toms
Cabin" may be quoted. He rejects the
view that Mrs. Stoves work was not at
all great as creation in fiction, and
owed its immediate and stupendous sue
cess and influence to the adventurous
circumstances of its publication, because,
he says:
Those circumstances did not exist in the
remote European countries into whose Ian
guageS the novel presently translated
and among whose peoples it continues TO
be a classic to this day. They were in no
way Influenced IN their judgment of Mrs
Stoves romance by any of the considera-
tions that vexed the politics of this re-
public. They read the novel because of its
intrinsic and intensely human interest, and
because of nothing else whatever. The
better judgment would seem to be that
Uncle Toms Cabin" was a work of ex-
traordinary fitness to appeal to the SYM
pathieS OF men.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-23
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