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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08
THE SEEING POWER OF SOME BIRDS

the extent of wanting to study the
buzZard at short range-a thing easily
done after a full and hearty meal has
been partaken of by the buzzard. Like
an alderman after guild hall dinner,
they are not only too full for utter
ance, but too heavy to fly, so they can
be approached. Now the buzzard is not
armed cap-a pie like a hawk and, when
pressed too closely, he does not dart at
you as would winged hawk; no.
BuzZards, like the condors, are gifted
with the sharpest sight and rely upon
their eyes entirely. This has been
proven over and over again by burying
an animal in a very shallow grave at
night, one that would deceive the sight
but not the nostrils, and yet the buzz
yards, about in the usual numbers, have
shown no interest. Their vision had
nothing to direct them, yet there was
everything to draw them had their
sense Of smell been developed.
The vision of the wild fowl is only
too well respected by the hunter. The
old gander, who comes scouting ahead
of the flock, is quick to give the warn
ing honk if scattered straw or freshly
strewn earth around the pit excite his
suspicion.
Have you ever noticed how a poorly
constructed blind, a black hat or coat,
a shining pair of gun barrels, Will turn
mallards yet hundreds of yards away?
IL mas Deen clalmeu tnat HdlldruS coulu
smell and many contentious have been
urged toward that end, but until def
nitely proven it is safe TO credit diverg
ence in flight and avoidance of blinds
to acute vision and not to the power OF
smell.
When wondering at the wonderful
vision of birds one must not lose sight
of the fact that the elevation or birds
eye view undoubtedly does much to ex-
tend the seeing powers of the carrion
hunter.
But that condors see the distance
they do is certainly fact i'm natural
history that we can do nothing else
than accept and wonder at. II is a case
of seeing and believing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08
BY CHARLES CRIsTADORO

HEAVILY laden train of mules
IN slowly wends its way through the
passes of the Andes, mounting up
ward to the divide before the descent
upon the other side is made
An oyerladen mule gives out, lies
down to die, for in spite of all ira
dition upon the subject, mules do die,
sometimes. Bret Harte proved that IN
the row on the Stanislaus
The muleteer knows the signs only
too well and begins to loosen the pack
and unload to distribute the dying
mules share among the living.
The day has been a cloudless one, the
sun striking the surrounding peaks ana
lighting up the mountain landscape Tor
miles around. Up to this moment no
sign of life has shown in any dlrectlon'
Int there is a speck ON the horizon
miles away Now another. Then
third and fourth, each speck advancing
into bird form and rapidly approaching.
Their powerful wings carry them
swiftly through the air, and before the
muleteer has freed the now almost de-
married. mule from his lashings, the con-
doris are close by, only waiting Tor the
departure Of the mule train TO tan 10.
Now where does the sense of smell
come in here? While the caravan
moved there was no attraction ioi ~
condors and they kept miles away.
There was no dead, ever so slightly
dead mule TO carry the scent 10 them.
II could not be that they smeled
dead mule afar, for there was no DEAD
mule previous to the condors' arrival
Co as the condors hearing has never
been credited with that sharpness 10
hear the noise caused by railing mule
many miles away, we must credit IL up
TO the vision OF the BIRD nothing
else.
Well. those condors knew the mean
ing of a hating pack train, with one
of it's carriers prone upon the ground.
rhev had seen such things before and
knew too we'll the meaning. And they
saw with a vision that outreached the
strongest glass, and came TO the teast.
Let a. COW or a calf or sheep snow
the slightest signs Of physical dis
tress that preeede death, and these BIRDS
note II and at once begin 10 gather.
Tbere can be no carrion odor carried
afar i'm such instances. The birds see
and gather.
rake the buzzard, that useless yet
most useful member OF the Mason ana
Dixon board of health. Can he smellF
lie can not, but he does.
we have heard of bird lovers who
have extended their anxiety, even 10
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08
Piedmont School

The boys and girls of this school
doing it with all their might. Mr..
Wheeler, the principal, works with the
children and spurs them on to great
things. They have a baseball and bas-
ket ball team. They are doing good
practice work for the coming events.
BASEBALL TEAM
Harry G. McPhee. captain; willard
Long, manager; Harley Carter, Floyd
Hopper, Melvin Levy. Walter Judge,
bio Honeyman, Henry Bartlett, Guy
Calden.
BASKET BALL TEAM
Harry McPhee, captain; Willard Long.
Floyd Hopper, Harley Carter, Melvin
Levy
ORCHESTRA
The school has an excellent orches-
ira The names of the musicians fol-
low:
Piano, Elsie Redpath. Florence
Heinzerling; first violin, Myrtle Mar
shall, Sterling Fishbeck, James Govan;
second Violin, Emil Thompson, Lee
Davies. Frank Rogers, John Carlson.
Harold Naismith has under construc-
ton an aeroplane which promises to
be flyer when completed.
MANUAL TRAINING
The girls are. doing good work in the
manual training department. Those OF
the eighth grades entertained at lunch
con Tuesday last the teachers OF the
Piedmont school. Their cooking was
pronounced almost perfect In three
weeks they expect to entertain at
luncheon the school board The names
DOm0S-
tic science teacher, Miss j. Work; Edith
FORESTER, Minnie Hansen, Laura Gum
ter, Florence Heinzerling, Dorothy
Hunt. Ellen Lauridsen, Dorothy
Minugh, Lillian QUAINT, Laura Swank.
Evelyn Boyce, Hady Fibush. Blanche
Haines. Marjorie MCGOWAN, Nellie Nc
Isaac. Davida Perkins, Mary Richie,
Helen Roeth, Hazel Shone, Jessie Sor-
ensen, Mildred Sproul. Marion Tambs,
Clara Wood
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08
St. Anthony's Ball Team

The st. Anthonys ball team of East
Oakland, our local champions, are in
fine trim for the series of three games
to be played with the ST Joseph boys,
the transbay champions, on the Califor-
MIA State league grounds in that city.
Their names follow: Francis Perry,
Joseph O'Connell, Anthony Cabral, Car
roll Elton, Alfred Henas, William
Cryer, Anthony Lewis, Arthur Henas
and Leo Cunningham.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08
A Promising Boy

Jeweler (to new boy)-Did you sell
anything while i was out, Johnny?
New boy-Yes, sir l sold six plain
gold rings.
Jeweler (very much pleased)-Good,
my boy. Wen make "A first class
jeweler of you one of these days You
got the regular price, OF course?
New boy-Oh, yes, sir The price
was marked on the inside 1Sc., an the
gentleman took all there was left, sir.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08
What the Grant School Is Doing

The Oakland Grant school pupils are
as busy as bees. Mr.. Petray, the prin-
cipal, certainly manages hock or
happy, earnest workers.
He organized the first grammar
school orchestra in Oakland two years
ago. and they are doing excellent work.
They play every Monday and Wednes-
day. and under the instruction OF MISS
Potter, they are giving fine selections.
The musicians are: Musical direc-
tor, Marshall Langstroth; first viohns,
Harrison Ryker, George Chambers;
second violins, Arson bigger, Alfred
Gineaux; cello, Leon Chamberlain; pic
colo, Quinto Maginini; pianists, Barbara
Worrall, George Mannheim.
The first OF the biquarterly concerts
to be given by the Grant girls choral
club was given on April 10 with great
success.
The following program was rendered
in most enjoyable manner:
Eel Captain" :. Grant school orchestra
Vocal solo--"The Years at the
Spring" ...............;;,;.B Browning
chorus@"voices of the woods
.....a.............. ...... Rublnsteln
Grant girls choral club c. part songs)
ta)-"Evening eazle
Orchestra selections-'"rhe Glow Worm"
Chorus-Seventh grades.
(a)-"Our Jack" H. Trotere
(b)-"Dancers'' ........... Gilbert
Grant girls choral club.
t aa}}-"ssuriine e., miid Srdnlns
Chorus (seventh grades) -"Union Jack"
observation-disclosures chorus from
"America"-By audience.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08
BAY CITIES INVITED TO SEND NEWS

the Alameda county school girls and boys as
young Junior the 'front.'
Tell s doing to do
oil all to have hnger III
the pie
all they gather in
overlook SEND
of Third Francisco
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08
SHORT BARKs FROM ALoNzo

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
M'KINLEY FORCED
TO DECLARE WAR

Columbus, Ohio, May 24-The declara-
ton by Senator Depew in the Senate
Monday that President Mckinley was
forced by the people into the war with
Spain is corroborated by James Boyle,
who, when Mckinley was governor of
Ohio, was his private secretary. and who,
under McKinley's national administra-
ton. was consul at Liverpool
Mr.. Boyle says:
II know that every word Of what Sen
ator Depew said Is true. After Nc
Kinley's second election I met him at a
dinner In Canton. He said to me that
the war with Spain was wholly unnec-
essary; that it would not have occurred
but for some hot-heads high in influence
In Congress, and the yellow press. He
said that he had stood out against II
with all his strength and was finally
swept away by popular sentiment fof
war; He told me that negotiations were
well advanced for settlement OF the
Cuban matter with all that Cuba could
ask, and would have been brought 10
a successful conclusion, no doubt, II the
war clamor could have been witnstood
a little longer.
II asked him. said Mr. Boyle. what
the negotiations contemplated, and he
replied, without going into detail that 1t
would have given Cuba at least the full
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
CORN is SUFFERING
FROM BAD WEATHER

washington. May 24.--Unfavorable
weather In the great corn growing states,
generally satisfactory conditions over the
entire cotton belt. satisfactory progress
in vegetable growth and the usual larm
work in the Atlantic coast states gener-
ally favorable weather over the oistricts
from the Rocky mountains westward
but very dry weather in California, Ari-
IONA. portions of New Mexico and west
ern Texas is the summary of the wealth
or for the week ending yesterday az
published today by the weather bureau
In the national weekly bulletin.
OF general conditions the bulletin says:
THE week as a whole was exceeding
ly unfavorable over the great corn grow
ing states. Much cloudy and rainy
weather interferred with the soil and
continued to retard termination of seed
and the growth of vegetation. Frosts oc-
Cured over many portions of these states
but without material damage. Over the
states further north, also including the
spring wheat region, the weather was
unfavOrable.
Good rains occurred in the cotton belt.
except In the southern parts of Alabama
and Georgia, along the coast OF South
Carolina and over portions of Florida.
Heavy and well distributed rains occur
red in all portions of the cotton growing
counties of Texas, and rainfall sufficient
L for preesnt nceds occurred over Okla
homa Warm sunshine Is needed in the
northern portions of the cotton growing
states, but otherwise the weather condi-
| lions over the entire district. werA gan
! orally satisfactory.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
Personal and General

There will be two numbers of the lyce-
UNI course at the high school next week
On Tuesday night R. P. Hobson will de-
liver a lecture. On Monday night Kyle
B. Price will deliver his lecture on State
Building
The wandering sheep have returned to
the fold and the three aldermen. A W.
Deason. L. A. Carlisle and Percy Benton
have signifed their intention of being
candidates for reelection. There is not
now a single member of the present board
who is not a candidate. The candidates
are forced to cover a much larger Held
at this election than at the previous one
owing to the fact that they are Obliged 10
make the race over the entire city. IL is
freely predicted that there will be changes
in the board in the next administrator.
The funeral of Eddie Morrison. VINO dieo
of typhoid fever yesterday at the Robin
son hospital, took place today lntermen'
was in Valley Creek cemetery, with ia
cobs g. Son In charge.
The series of revival services being con-
Quoted at the First Baptist church by the
Rev. Otto hamper of Mississippi are pro
crossing nicely. Large congregations
have greeted each sermon of the Rev.
Ramper The revival will continue IN
definitely.
Some little attention has been called to
the fact that at the next election Besse-
nner will vote on the proposition OF COM
mission government 1t Is said that IL
will be turned down 1t will be remem-
bered that some agitation was begun be-
fore the last meeting of the Legislature,
hui nothing was done and the commits
sion received chilly reception.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
ACCIDENT CAUSES
DEATH OF MAGNATE

New York, May 24--Charles Coulter
dickinson. organizer and former presl-
dent of the Carnegie Trust company
d,ed IN st. Luke's hospital this morning
from congestion of the lungs, caused oy
the Inhalation of a mysterious noxious
Gas in the laboratory of DR.. F. ~
LANCE. Scranton, Pa, on May 16. V. ".
Hedeepeth of Scranton, vice presi-
dent OF the Tippecanoe Insurance COM
nanv at whose instance Mr. Dickinson
went to witness an experiment In the
laboratory. was also seriously affected
nv the gas, as was the exper1menter,
DR. LANCE. Both are reported Ill, but
will probably recover. s. G. Dickinson,
a brother of Charles Dickinson, gave
ont the first news of the mysterious
tragedy today. He was in an adjoining
room, when the others were stricken and
was unaffected.
At nrst he declined to give the name
of the chemist or of the friend VINO In
vited his brother to witness the expert
nient, but tonight fearful lest rumor
of suicide be given credence, he made
a full statement He does not know the
nature of the experiment or exactly why
his brother went to witness 1t, and the
character of the ingredients Is so baf-
fling that two Of New Yorks' most emil
nent physicians, doctors Janeway and
Delafield, could not account for the effect
upon Mr.. Dickinson's lungs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
CLAIMS OLIVER
IS INELIGIBLE
SIGNED CARD CREATES STIR IN
TALLADEGA CITY POLITICS
CITY BEAUTIFUL IDEA is BEING
FOSTERED

Talladega, May A.-(Special.)-Quite
breeze was created in political circles
here today by a card signed by Cecil
Browne, urging the ineligibility of s. Z.
Oliver to the place of mayor. The lat
ter had announced his candidacy for a
third term. He Is the superintendent of
the Birmingham and Atlantic railroad
and Mr.. Browne cites section 1457 of the
code precluding any officer Of a munic-
ipality from being employed, profession
ally or otherwise, by any corporation
holding, or operating, franchise grant
ed by the city. or state, involving the
use of the streets of the city. The Bir-
mingham and Atlantic railroad operates
such a franchise through the streets of
Talladesa.
The Civic Improvement league has Of
fered a reward of s. for the best kept
grounds, both front and rear. Several
citizens will enter this competition with
lively Intentions of winning out. The
league expects to do much for the i'm
provement and betterment of the lawns
yards and grounds of the city, making a
yet more beautiful place of one naturally
SO.
The city court grand jury is in ses-
sion. with a large attendance of wit
nesses before it. It is understood that
the grand jury is giving the bulk of
it's attention to violations of the liquor
laws, having before it number of per-
sons who are presumed to be acquainted
with the lair of the blind tiger.
The candidates for aldermen are
''glad-handing" at a great rate using all
sorts of pleasant wiles to catch the
voter. In the first ward A. w. Argo has
announced. Robert Hood is understood
to be a candidate In the second, SO Is also
Carl Michael. In the third j. W. Linz
baugh, the groveryman, and Mr. Thorn
ton, also In the grocery business, are
candidates. A. g. Story offers in the
fourth ward. 1t is not thought that this
completes the list by any means.
Arrangements have been perfected for
a joint public debate between the
Baraca classes of this city and Sylacauga
or the question: Resolved, that the
struggle between Labor and Capital will
destroy our Republic; affirmative, A. F..
Brannon and M. g. Crump of Talladega;
negative. J. L. CroQfstt and Frank J..
Gross,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
PRICK OF SPLINTER
Is CAUSE OF DEATH

Huntsville, May 24.-(Special From
sticking a small plinter of wood in his
finger two weeks ago and contracting
blood poison, Joseph Henderson, con-
tractor and builder of East Clinton street,
died last night in great agony.
Henderson paid no attention to the in
cident "A the time and thought no more
of 1t tfdn a person ordinarily does even
when there waN a sharp swelling in the
finger and wrist. Later on the arm
swelled painfully and a physician was
called in. He treated the case casually
for a day or two and then found that
it would be necessary to amputate the
arm in order TO save the patients life.
When all was ready for the amputation
it was found that Lamberson was too
weak to undergo the ordeal and would
certainly die under the knife. All hope
was given up Monday at noon and the
patient died late in the evening. Mr..
Lamberson was well known and pcpu-
lar citizen and member of several fra
ternal orders He leaves a widow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
KNIGHT YANCEY
CREDITORS TO MEET
HERE NEXT WEEK

Decatur May 4.-(Special.)-A number
of people from the Decaturs and from
this section of the state will go to Bir-
mingham next Thursday to attend the
creditors meeting of the bankrupt cot
ton firm of Knight, Yancey & Co. of
Decatur, which company failed recently
for about 100000. There are a number
of people in this part of the state who
sold cotton to Knight, Yancey & Co., be-
fore the failure and collected a part of
the money on their cotton before the
failure came. These people will attend
the meeting in Birmingham on next
Thursday Among the number is Mrs.
Leila Seaton Wilder, who owns large
cotton plantation near Decatur. Just be-
fore the failure came Mrs. Wilder sold
to the knight, Yancey Co., num-
Der of bales of cotton on which, she
had collected only a part of the money
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
PROF. M'LERAN GOES
TO WINSTON COUNTY
Is Elected Principal of High School at
Double Springs-Reyiyal at Rus
seIIvilIe Christian Church

Russellville, May 24.-(Special.) PROF.
B. B. McLaern of Notasulga, who has
been for the past two sessions the prin-
eipal of the Russellville public school
has been elected principal of the Winston
county high school, which is located at
Double Springs. This is one of the state
high schools. 1t was understood severa
days ago that Professor McLaern would
not be an applicant for the principalship
of the Russellville school for another
session.
Late Saturday afternoon Capt 7. E.
McCulloch of this city united in mar
rage Ed Robbins of Greeley and Miss
Lottie Horton. Mr.. Robbins is son
Of w. r Robbins of Russellville. Miss
Horton is the daughter of John Horton,
who lives a few miles from this city.
DR.. N. P. Underwood of Russellville is
attending the meeting of the Southern
Railway Surgeons association in Rich
mond, Va. this week DR.. Underwood
is surgeon for the Northern Alabama
branch of the Southern railway. He was
accompanied to Richmond by his wife.
The Rev. G. Dallas Smith of Tennessee
will commence a revival meeting at the
Christian church in Russellville on Tues
day. June !. Dr. Smith conducted a re-
yival meeting in this same church last
year, which resulted in much good.
Lonnie E. Founders and Miss Myrtle
Davis were married at the home of Capt
It. E. McCulloch in Eussellville Sun
day, Mr.. McCulloch performing the mar
rage ceremony.
Charles Jordan and Ben McCulloch,
alias peg" McCulloch, have been given
terms of PA days and 1877 days respective
ly In the coal mines by Judge Charles
P. Almon of the circuit court for violat-
ing the statutes forbidding the sale of
whisky in Alabama They were given
three months each in addition to the
amount of time they will work to pay
costs of their trial and the $50 fine i'm
posed by the jury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
COMPLAINT MADE .
OF ENSLEY STREETS
OF THEM IN IMPAssABLE CON-
DITION-GENERAL ENsLEY NEWS
OF INTEREST

Since the heavy rain of the past few
days some of the streets in Ensley are
In deplorable. condition.. in fact, in
some places are almost impa Bile. A
noticeable place is the corner of Twen-
ty-third street and Avenue /, near the
high school building. The streets at
this point are much higher than the
sidewalks and consequently the water
overflows and converts the corner into
pool several inches Deep The peo-
pie living In this neighborhood are up
in arms and are vacating the premises.
There has been much sickness which
is attributed to the stagnant water as
the only method by which the water is
removed is by evaporation.