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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-30
Herbert and Watts

After leaving Atlantic City we jour neyed southward until-as last Sunday s Chronicle shows-we reached Alabama, of which state Colonel Herbert was for 12 years representative in Congress be- fore he became Secretary of the Navy, and there our attention was attracted by the number of names conspicious in the history of that state that were borne by men and women who were natives of Georgia.
 Colonel Herbert, though, is a native neither of Georgia nor Alabama. He was born in Laurens county. South Caro- lima, but when 1 first knew him he was a practicing lawyer at Greenville, Ala. then one of the most fourishing towns in that state. Among the dis tinguished men who lived there in earlier days was Thomas H. Watts, whose name is on the roll of Alabama's governors. and who was attorney general of the Confederate states-one of the loveliest gentlemen I ever met. Over his body I kept the last vigil ere it was borne to the grave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-30
HiIIiard and Yancey

There was but brief interval between his death and that of Henry w. Hilliard, the personal friend and political ally of Governor Watts in the days when the wig and democratic parties contended for political supremacy, and Hilliard and William l.. Yancey were pitted against each other. MT. Hilliard, as I stated in last Sundays Chronicle. was for some years one of Alabama's most dis tinguished representatives, ip Congress during period when. that body ranked higher than it has of late years. He was man of distinguished appearance as well as polished manners, and twice rep resented the United States in foreign countries, first as minister to Belgium. and afterward as minister to Brazil He declined the mission to Portugal and also the mission to Holland. He lived in Au- gusta at one time, and was a resident of Atlanta at the time of his death, but was buried in Montgomery. bore his body to it's last resting place there in the beau tiful capital city of the state that had been the scene of his. political contests and triumphs.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
RULER DEFIED BY
GEORGE OF SERVIA
Former Crown Prince Returns
From Exile and Is Well
coined by Crowds
Especial Gable 10 The Call

L
BELGRADE, Oct. Former Crown
Prince George. after several months of
exile, has broken the pledge he made
to his father by returning here He
was wildly welcomed by crowds. who
regard him as "Servia's only hope" The
ministers would have expelled him in
stantly, but feared an uprising. They
sought to eonciliate by offering him
command in a small provincial garri-
son. But the prince flung the paper
back in the face of the royal aide de
camp who brought Ii and shut himself
up in his own house.
He is visited there by his partisans
and refuses all communication with the
king or the ministers. The situation
may develop seriously at any moment.
as public meetings are being held.
where revolutionary speeches are made
and the Crown Prince Alexander is de-
nounced with the statement that they
want a king in Servia and not a milk
sop.
One reason Prince George returned
was the serious report that the king
had heart trouble and the possibility of
his death In that event George could
easily seize the throne.
King Peter can not find a wife for
the Crown Prince Alexander in Ger
many, Russia or Austria, and as the
family needs money badly there is
court scheme to get him an American
millionairess. Alexander would have
been sent to America with this object.
but 1t was feared that George would
force coup d'etat in his absence.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
PREPARATORY WORK
NEEDS IMPROVING
Why Some College Graduates
Are Found Lacking in
Real Education

The too common and too well
founded complaint of what might be
described as lack of culture or even
lack of intellectual development among
many college graduates receives indi-
rectly some suggestive and we should
hope helpful attention in the recent
report of the Yale alumni advisory
board to the corporation of that uni
lectual activity among undergradu-
ates."
At first blush that portentous subject
might seem paradoxical or superfluous.
as il were ION teaching fishes to swim"
or '.on teaching birds to fly" since the
theoretical supposition is that the slim
ulation of intellectual activity among
it's students is the chief function and
indispensable raison d'etre OF the col
lege, says the New York Post. But the
grounds for the complaint to which we
have referred, and the notorious cir
cumstance that not a few young men
feel, as the report before US says, that
work may as we'll be suspended during
the college year. except so far as is
necessary to enable them totstay in"
are ample justification for the investi-
cation and the recommendations which
the Yale advisory board has made.
We are inclined to think that amid
many valuable suggestions in the re-
port the most valuable is the last
namely, that there should be a pretty
radical reform of the so called pre-
paratory school system. One such re-
form would be a reduction in the guam
tity, though of course not in the quail
ity, of the work required for entrance
to the colleges.
1t can hardly be doubted that the
multiplication of required subjects for
10, -. t.
itably il duced a superficiality of treat
ment, and that 1t would be better TO
have young men successfully pass
thorough examinations in three or four
fundamental branches than to skim
over a dozen.
1t is believed >that the lamentable
lack of ability to write correct English,
which is so often observed in college
graduates, commonly comes from the
circumstance that thorough training in
English was of necessity neglected in
the preparatory schools for the sake of
other branches.
Another reform which is strongly
recommended in this report and which
we have often urged is the abolition Of
the name or the idea of preparatory
school, as though the institution were
designed merely to enable the students
to pass their entrance examinations
and get into college. 1t is to be feared
that that mischievous conception of
their functions prevails in many
schools.
OF course. the secondary school
should prepare the student to enter
college. But it should do so by giving
him symmetrical and complete instruc-
tion so far as it's curriculum goes IN
the great fundamental branches of
learning. Especially should it incul-
cate in him the habit of careful and
appreciative reading of the best liter
ature of his mother tongue, for that is
after all the most important and valu-
able form of intellectual activity. and
in the vast majority of cases if that
habit is not formed and fixed by the
time the youth enters college il will
never be formed at all.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
FISHERMEN TELL
OF FLEET FAMINE
Cruise in Northern Seas Was
Featured by Hunger, They
Declare

narrowing tales of hardships border
on starvation on ships Of the salmon
fleet endured in the icy waters of the
northern seas, when agents of the pro-
visioning contractor seized upon and
sold the food supplies, are being told
by fishermen just returned from the six
months cruise.
In a sworn, written statement drawn
up by s. Floris, Saverio Serio. and Vito
d'Acquisto, men who were on the sail
ing vessel L. G. Morse belonging to the
Alaska packers association, the suffer
ing from lack of food endured by so
companions on that ship is gone into at
length.
The Alaska packers association is not
held TO blame for the inhunlan treat
ment they suffered. The men say that
it was means of enriching the agent
or the contractor at the price of their
health
There are s5 ships in the fleet and
the men say that on every ship practi-
calIy the same conditions prevailed.
They shipped last April. The contract
to feed the men is let out to Dick Well
come, and 1t guarantees 40 cents worth
Of food daily to each man.
Hands for the canning factories To-
Gated on the Alaskan coast are carried
on the ships, but are not provided for
in the contract These men, composed
largely Of Chinese, Japanese and ne
groes, make shrift to feed themselves.
Serio stated that the agent in charge
of the ships provisions started to sell
foodstuffs belonging to the fishermen to
the passengers after the second day out
from San Francisco.
So remunerative did THIS prove that
the supply to the fishermen was cut
down to a dwindling ration, while sales
from the mems food brought an aver
age return of $40 daily.
Regarding this the statement reads:
During the whole voyage north the
,fare was very scant and hardly sufh-
cient to keep the men from starving.
On the return trip we Jared even worse
For a month before reaching San Fran
cisco the mess consisted of three cakes
of hard tack daily, some boiled rice,
occasionally macaroni not fit to eat, and
some very thin coffee"
The report goes on to say that they
went in a body and complained, and
were told that If they did not like their
fare they need not eat it. Many or the
men became sick, and to these better
victuals were given. The rest OF the
crew. however, could not buy food.
The matter has been referred TO the
fshermen's union and will be taken up
with the Alaska packers association.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
! King Peters Son Gets n00lhIM mi Mkn[0l
WOMAN USES ROSE
LEAVES FOR FIG
Wife of Colorado Mining Mag
nate Causes Sensation in
Scottish Highlands
Especial Gable to The Call

Especial Gable to The COLL
INVERNESS, Scottish Highlands, Oct
Mrs. Samuel Newhouse of New York.
wife of the Colorado mining magnate.
has caused series of sensations among
fashionable people scattered over the
Scottish moors with her stunning
gowns. She has just finished round
of visits in the highlands and has gone
to Paris for more frocks to take with
her to America, intending to sail for
home some time this month.
She was staying at Balmacaan with
the Bradley Martins during the visit
there of the duchess Of Marlborough
The gown Mrs. Newhouse wore one
evening at dinner was made up en-
tirely OF sewn rose leaves OF the palest
pink, each leaf centered with a tiny
pearl.
She stayed at Invercauld with Mrs.
David Beattie and was there one day
when the king and queen came to
luncheon. There she affected a style
of dressing in shot colors yelled in
colored chiffons, which came to be
known as "Newhouse frocks." From
she went to visit the dow
ager duchess of Roxburgh at Broad
mouth park.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
CHINESE IN GREAT
HURRY To LEARN
Pupils Want to Be Surgeons
Before Studying Anatomy

After the war between Russia and
Japan, when the Chinese renaissance
was attempted. education became the
fashion Schools sprang up every
where. Some were built by the gov
ernment and others by patriots, but
thereby hangs a tale.
The patriots were in quest OF honors,
and as soon as they obtained them they
withdrew their subscriptions. At first
the movement was success, but the old
Chinese looked askance upon western
methods, and it seems that the account
given by NJ. Rae of the difficulties
which the Jesuits encountered in teach
ing the Patagonians were small COM
pared with those OF reforming educa-
tionists in China.
Although the Chinese give a good
account of themselves in European
seats of learning. they are troublesome
pupils in their own country. 1t Is said
that they wish to try surgery before
anatomy, trigonometry before arith-
metic, and the interest they take in
chemistry is confined to explosives.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
Wife IS DESERTED
FOR AN AFFINITY
William II. C0rnweIi Is Arrested
on the Complaint of
Archie Rice

In the arrest of William H. Cornwell
by Detectives Sullivan and DroIette in
the Manx saloon yesterday afternoon a
sordid tale of married woman's mad
infatuation for a man and a mans de-
pravity was disclosed. Cornwell was
arrested on. complaint of Archie Rice, a
former newspaperman. who lives in
Berkeley. Mrs. Rice has abandoned her
husband and two little girls and Corn
well has abandoned his wife.
Cornwell belonged to a wealthy fam
lily in the Hawaiian islands and was
educated in Trinity school, here; An
dover academy, Massachusetts, and
Kings college, London, Eng. He mar
ried In the island of Maiu II years ago,
and after deserting his wife three times
and returning to her. they came to this
city in 1905. He worked in interior
towns till last fall, when they came
here and occupied a fat at 1441 Hyde
street. Last November his wife mort
gagged some Of her property in Hawaii
for $4,000 and gave Cornwell the money
to go into the florist business at O'Far-
rell and Powell streets with Jack
Sievers
In the beginning of May last he be-
came acquainted with Mrs. Rice and
since that time they have been living
together at the wellington hotel. the
Montclafr apartments and some other
place unknown to Rice. Mrs. Rice.
Rice said. gave CornwelI $1,000 in cash.
bought him a diamond scarf pin and
other articles of jewelry and wearing
apparel.
If 1T were not for my children" said
Rice yesterday, II would have killed
Cornwell for running my home / have
done everything I could RI hrir, -,
wife to her senses, but without avail.
and on August "a I commenced suit for
divorce in Alameda county This is not
the first time that CornweIl has been in
trouble with women, married and sin
gle, of which 1 have proof He has
been posing as me while living with
my wife. Bell Vida, a cousin of Corn
well, has been threatening to kill me-,
y CornwelIs bonds were fixed by Po-
lice Judge Shortall at $4,000, or. So. 600
cash. District Attorney Fickert is per-
sonally interesting himself in the case.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
NEW BALLOON READY
FOR INITIAL ASCENSION
"Diamond" Will Be Christened
Before First Flight

OAKLAND, Oct. 1.-The big new bal
loon Dimond is scheduled to make Its
first ascension tomorrow afternoon
from the grounds at Sixty-third street
and Telegraph avenue Captain +. A.
Van Tassell, c. E. Mathewson and ]. II.
utishar are billed to go up with the
great gas bag
Prior to the ascension the balloon
will be christened by Miss Blanche
Ronham. Ira B. Dalzel, president of
the Pacific aero club Of San Francisco.
will act as master of ceremonies.
Councilman Harold Everhart will de-
liver an address, and praper will be
offered by Rev. Nelson f. Saunders.
The Diamond was built to be entered in
the big aerial meet planned by the
Panama-P Pacific aero clu bof San Fran
cisco Life preservers will be carried
bv the balloon passengers tomorrow, to
be used if the big gas bag should de-
scend in the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
MISS BIRCHFIELD
returns A Wife
But Where Is Harry Elliott
With Whom She Went
to Orient?

When Harry r. Elliott athlete and
assistant secretary of the Olympic club.
disappeared last April It was told a few
weeks later that he had sailed for the
orient on the liner Manchuria in COM
pany with Bessie Birchheld and that
they had secured passage as Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Russell
Bessie Birchfeld returned yesterday
on the liner Asia. She came home as
Mrs H. G. Brown. She admitted hav-
ing Travelled 10 the orient on the same
ship with Elliott, whom she acknowl-
edged as a very dear friend. The Mrs.
Russell feature of the adventure she
declined 10 discuss She went to the
orient, she said. 10 be married, and she
brought Brown back with her as proof.
She Travelled with Elliott she ad-
niuted. as far . s Calcutta. At Singa pore
they received letters from San Fran
cisco and newspaper articles from local
papers in which Elliott was charged
with having gone away with money
not his own.
i do not know where Elliott is now. >,
said Mrs. Brown, but I do know that
he never took cent that was not his
own One Of the papers accused him
of taking money belonging to Neil. The
account between Harry and Neil was
2 the other way. He is coming back
70 san Francisco and will be able.
know, 10 clear up everything. He did
take some money that had been col
lected for a watch that was given to
Williamson, but that~was an oversight
and he viii settle that. too"
Friends Of Elliott say that he went
from Calcutta to London and is now
on his way back TO San Francisco to
start a series of libel suits
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

I had been thin for years. and began
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in the mirror now I think 1t is some
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during the last month and never felt
stronger or more 'nervy' in my life"
Protone is a powerful inducer of nu-
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1t is absolutely noninJurious to the
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They viii also send you their book on
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ish you. Send coupon below today with
your name and address.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
FOREIGN NEWS
BY CABLE
SPINNERS
CLOSE zoo MILLS
Lockout Affects 10000 Opera
tives in Lancashire and
Ties Up Industry

MANCHESTER, Eng. Oct. 1.-The
federation of master cotton spinners to-
day declared a lockout of 10000 oper-
atives and at noon closed the doors Of
the 700 mills owned by it's members.
This tying up of the Lancashire in
dustry is the result of trivial dispute
arisin gfrom the discharge of a single
employe at the Fern mill in Oldham.
The total number of men idle in
England as q result of differences be-
tween employer and employe is now
100000. Unless George Ranken As
quith, comptroller general of the COM
percial, labor and statistical depart
ment of the board of trade, is success
full in his efforts to arrange settle
ment of the latest quarrel, hundreds of
other workfngmen Will be without en-
ployment next week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
CARNIVAL
PROVES A SUCCESS
Prizes Awarded to Automobile
lists Who Took Part in Stock
toms Big Parade
Especial Dispatch to The Call


STOCKTON, Oct. 1.-Stocktons prod
uce carnival ended at midnight with
the battle of confetti. The streets were
crowded all night long and the carnival
proved far greater success than was
expected. The Stockton merchants as
sociation is most grateful to all who
assisted in making it go.
The prizes awarded to the automo-
bilists In last nights parade have been
announced as follows:
Best decorated car-Buick, owned by
Joe Breidenbach Jr.
Largest number of cars entered by
one agency-Seven Studebaker cars.
Best decorated runabout in line
Hummobile, owned by Percy Arthur.
Best decorated car in line-G. H.
Shed.
Car containing most women-Stod-
dard- Dayton, owned by julius Cohn, 15
women.
Largest car driven by woman
Mitchell six, driven by Mrs. Carroll
Skinner.
Busiest car In line-Stephens-D -Duryea,
driven by Arthur Turner.
Most noiseless car-Cadillac, driven
by Harry Thompson.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
MEXICAN MINING LAW
is RADICALLY CHANGED
New Act Demands Attention to
Guard Against Loss

The following article, from the Ell
Paso Herald, should be of interest to
all persons interested in Mexican mines:
A leading mining engineer from Mex :
leo remarks that it will be well for not
only the newcomers in Mexico, but the
old time owners as we'll, to secure
copies of the new mining code of Mex
leo and study the new law as soon as
possible.
Many of the changes, he says, are
so radical that ignorance of them may
cause the unlucky owner to be some
day dispossessed unwittingly of his
property and subject to heavy fine
and Imprisonment. Among other
changes he calls attention to the fol-
lowing:
The most important article is that
providing for the registration of all
mining titles. old and new, under pen
atty of forfeiture. Titles issued prior
must be registered in their respective
districts before July /, 1910.
Properties titled under the old law
must have monuments built on the
ground before January 1, 1911, or the
right to the property will be lost should
another person denounce It, The PEN
atty for destroying or removing eny
na nf iooo pesos 1g 1sass, calm ann ia va
wears in the penitentiary. Under the
new law no title is issued until such
monuments have been placed on the
ground.
ing claim before the title to the same
has been granted suffers the same pen
alty and the forfeiture or loss of the
property.
Legal questions pertaining to min
ing properties will be decided by the
federal court. and all old cases pending
rights will soon be transferred to the
federal courts.
AS the former privilege of unlimited
exploration zones was much abused. the
new law has reduced the area of the
exploration zone to a radius of 5a0
meters about IN easily distinguishable
point as a center.
These are only few of the radical
changes made which it behooves in
vestors In mines in Mexico to heed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
MEETING POSTPONED
Will Be Held at Time of Asso-
citation Session

OAKLAND, Oct. because of the
meeting of the California teachers as
ISOLATION, which will be held In Berke-
ley next December. the regular teach
ers institute OF Alameda county. which
was to have been held at Idora park
this month will be postponed. County
Superintendent of Schools Frick an
nounced today that he would postpOne
the institute so that teachers could
make one session OF IL by meeting at
Berkeley In December.
His decision came as the result OF a
number of requests from teachers
throughout the county. They were un-
willing to attend two sessions. and
they were anxious. also. TO hear the
distinguished speakers who will ad-
dress the California teachers associa-
tton IN Berkeley.
Among these speakers win be Miss
Jane Addams OF Hull House. Chicago.
According to a communication received
by Frick from L E. Armstrong, secre-
tary of the California teachers asso-.
citation, that body's session will begin
December 81 and close December 80.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
A|RSH|P REC0RD Highest 5 M.1'' Attitude Made de-.
Queen MARY RULES
COURTOF ENGLAND
King Tells Ministers That He
Must ASK May" When
Orders Are Needed
lSpeeiel Coble TO The Call

LONDON. Oct. II must ask May"
This is becoming a catch phrase in
court circles, as it is King Georges
invariable reply when his personal in
structions and advice are solicited on
any point ranging from preparations
Tor a shooting party TO the settlement
OF important ministerial affairs.
~ nen II came to disposing OF the
late kings clothes and uniforms Eeng
George was asked what should be
zone with them, as naturally it was
expected he would have some scheme
IN mind He answered, as usual, L
must ask May"
Queen Mary. when approached. sug-
sesteo that Queen Alexandra be in
Nlled 10 give advice. Alexandra said
that she would retain the kings field
marshals uniform and orders. She
Chen sent a list of persons to whom
small souvenirs should be given, and
the remainder have been placed in a
special room IN Buckinham palace.
The ministers are now quite accus-
toned, when discussing matters Of
state. 70. deal chiefly with Queen Mary.
even when the king is present. They
have formed very decided opinions
concerning her ability and insight and
Also Of the knowledge she shows Of
preceoents governing the relation of
the crown to ministerial matters.
D.. In household matters her chief care
IS economy. and she has already
planned -retrenchments in the private
expenditures Of the royal family.
In everything Queen Mary dislikes
frivolity. She is intensely devoted to
her children and looks twice al six
pence before spending it.
Queen Mary intends te live chiefly at
windsor castle, because ii is best for
the children.
Family prayers have become regular
and frequent In short, there has been
g complete transformation from the
gay days OF King Edward.