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The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Doctor Robs Patient
Of Clothing to Pawn

After seizing and pawning for 81
the clothing of a patient who had
stripped for an examination. Dr. Will
liam Van Damme, who was discharged
from the state penitentiary at Still
water last December on completing q
commuted term for Illegal practice,
was arrested at his Office in the ka-
sofa building in Minneapolis and SEN
fenced to LIS days in the workhouse.
Wrapped in a blanket, the patient,
who gave the name of Gust Moore,
darted across the sidewalk. Jumped
into the patrol wagon and was de-
tanned until he had obtained proper
clothing.
The arrest followed a complaint to
the police by B. II. Sherman, 627
Sixth street South, who said that as
a patient he had gone to the office
and found Moore and the physician
asleep Moore was without clothing.
Unable to waken either, Sherman in
formed the police.
The physician, in municipal court,
admitted that after Moore had re-
moved his clothing and had fallen
asleep while awaiting the examina-
ton he had taken the clothing to a
pawnshop.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Women Spend Great
Sums Dressing Dogs

1t is common now for the London
woman of fashion to spend more on
her pet dog annually than mechanic
earns in the same period to keep a
family on. There is a canine out
fitting establishment near Picadilly
where you may learn much about
this special form of extravaganza
and where anything from 500 to
$1,000 may be spent on the purchase
of some peculiar toy pet. The ami
NAL is provided with fancy overcoats,
which change according to fashion.
Some are made of seaiskin at cost
Of SIS, and another SIS or two may be
needed for one that is trimmed with
ermine. One animal has boots made
of rubber, tanned pigskin, or patent
leather, costing from $3.50 to SIS a
set Recently an order was given for
diamonds that amounted to $4,000
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Building Trades Men
Threaten Strike on
Oakland City Hall
Trouble Over Metal Range Hood in
Jail Kitchen Causes Row Be
tween Unions and City Dads

The Building Trades council of
Oakland has locked horns with the
city officials consent to having a
metal hood over the gas ranges IN
the city Jail installed by union work.
men, no union men will be allowed
to work in completing the new city
hail. When the present jail, which is
temporary, was finished, mechanics
among the jail employees installed the
metal hood over the gas ranges in
the cooking department of the prison.
The Building Trades council officials
on discovering that the hood had not
been erected by union workmen, de-
manded that the hood be torn out and
replaced by union men,
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Any One Can Talk to
His Wife After This

NEW YORK. Oct. 14.-Because Will
liam Moffit cursed and swore when
Charles Evans, his neighbor, greeted
his wife, he received a beating, and in
the police court paid fine of 81 and
costs Now he says anybody can
speak to her.
Evans, who lives next door, said
he stood on his doorstep and raised
his hat respectfully to Mrs. Motif
with the top o. the morning" greet
ing. He said Moffit saw him and be-
gan cursing. Then he told him he be-
lieved he could lick him. Evans said
he proceeded to prove that he could
not. Moffit arose from the melee with
a bloody nose and a few bruises Then
a policeman arrested them both
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14

SN | N N { R
Of HAWANA
HAS RIVAL
18 Month Old Ruth Graham,
Who Arrived Today, Cham
pion Kid Swimmer

Duke Kahanamoku would hardly
have been noticed if he had stepped
aboard ,the army transport Sherman
this morning. Not because the army
doesn't appreciate Dukes skill as a
swimmer, but because Miss Ruth Gra-
ham was aboard. Ruth is the Is
month old daughter of Captain and
Mrs. c. D. Graham of the army med
ical corps, and Ruth is the champion
kid swimmer of Waikiki.
The Grahams have been stationed
at Fort Shafter, Honolulu, and Baby
Ruth has spent most of her brief life
on the beach at Waikiki. She was
at home in the water before she
could walk, and learned to crawl on
the beach and do the Australian
crawl in the water about the same
time.
Ruth could swim few strokes,
her mother says. before she could
walk, and can swim much faster
now than she can toddle. Ruth does
all her bathing in deep water, and
she goes into it in the most ap-
proved fashion, by diving.
You may not believe il to look at
her" her proud father declared, ''but
that kid can really swim. She loves
it. She doesn't make much headway.
but she has picked up three different
strokes. and there never was a baby
seal more at home in the water. 1t
has been fine for her health. She
never ails, but is never really happy
out OF the water"
The Grahams have a Photographic
record of Ruth from cradle days, and
among the earliest pictures the young
lady appears in a swimming suit.
Ruth was the envy of all the kids on
the sherman, but the worship didn't
go to her head.
.'She doesn't care about praise said
her mother "All Ruth wants is a
chance to swim
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
PLAN To BOOST
FOR H[TCH He ITCHY
Five congressman to Tell
BiIl's Status to RoIph and
Supervisors

Mayor Rolph has called meeting of
the city's advisory water committee
and tn eboard. of Supervisors at his
Office Friday morning to discuss plans
to push the Hetch Hetchy bill. The
presence of five representatives from
congress will enable the supervisors
and other city o1scials to gain a first
hand knowledge of the position of the
bill
Rolph has asked Congressman Kent.
Senator Newlands, Congressman
Knowland, Senator Perkins and Con-
gressman Kahn to be present.
In connection with the condemna-
tion of Spring Valley, DIR. Kellogg of
the health board will render a report
at the board meeting tonight on his
inspection of the company's reservoirs
about the bay. The report will state
that the Alameda sources are remark
baly pure, but that the Merced reser-
voir contains a certain amount of bac-
terra and growth of vegetation, and
that the San Francisco reservoir also
contains bacteria because OF bird life.
In general, he found. the water is free
from impurity.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Clock Numbers Run
From Zero to IL

In the tower of the ST. Lazare rail-
way terminus, Paris. the first mon
ster public clock keeping time in
accordance with the new French com
putation has just been unveiled. The
peculiarity of this timepiece is that
1T has two separate dials, which
change places automatically on the
strokes of midnight and midday. The
first is numbered from zero to twelve.
the second from thirteen to twenty
four Five minutes before midnight
will be five minutes to twenty four"
and five minutes after midnight.
five minutes past zero"
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
SULLIVAN WELCOMES
WOMEN AS PLEADERS

Police Judge John J. Sullivan
am staunch believer that more
women should enter the legal pro-
fession. Comparatively few women
are practicing law, and I believe
more would enter the field If con-
ditions were changed. But the law,
unfortunately, can not be changed
just to admit women lawyers. /
disagree with Professor Jones when
he declared women too emotional
to argue case intelligently to a
jury. / have seen women argue a
case in a slow, careful and deliber-
ate manner. Some may advance
the theory that the salacious testi-
mony drawn out in the criminal
courts is a bar. to women attorneys.
1t is no more so than to compel
women to testify in such cases.
Nothing can be done toward grant
ing women special privileges in the
criminal departments.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
FINED; HE FAILED TO
RESPECT GIRLS DOG

On the proposition that girls dog
should be respected as much as the
girl herself, resident of Philadelphia
was fined by Justice of the peace.
In a fight between dogs that result
ed fnimicably-yes. very inimicably,"
the girl said-to the interests of her
pet, James Burns took the part of his
own pet against Miss Mary OConnor's
possession. Miss O'Connor appeared
before Squire Buckland with the final
score of the engagement. The squire
fined Burns for talking too vocifer-
ousIy. and admonished him to be more
gallant in the future.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
AUSTRIA'S NEW SHIPS
CARRY BIG CANN0MS

Austria's newest dreadnoughts are
to be fitted with guns of extraordi-
nary weight and capacity. Each ship
will carry 10 of these monster cam
non in five double turrets, planned
to enable the whole force to fire
simultaneous broadsides- The guns
will have a length exceeding 81 feet
and a weight of 20 tons.
Their probable range is being kept
a secret. With their heavy armor
plated decks and special cannon for
shooting at aeroIEanes and airships,
the projected dreadnoughts will be
armed against the new terrors from
the air Their total displacement is
estimated at $4,000 tons.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
NOT TOO EMOTIONAL,
L.F. BYINGTON THINKS

Former District Attorney Lewis
+. Byington-During the time 1
was district attorney no woman
appeared in court as counsel. There
were women practicing. but the
criminal courts did not appeal to
them. I think women are capable
of doing work in all professional
lines, and I don't think her emo
tions would affect her power to
make an argument on a point of
law or fact. ] think women would
have natural ability to present a
case either to a court or to a jury.
The training of the law tends to
cause any one to lose emotional
strength. even if they possessed it
originally.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Worker Falls 40 Feet,
Caught by Companion

Death was cheated by Charles
Lewis when he caught a fellow work
man In his arms after the latter had
fallen 40 feet or more down the big
exhaust pipe in the Philadelphia city
hall.
c. r. Rapp fell from his riggers
seat on a level with the fifth floor
Lewis in a rigger's seat on a level
with the third floor heard his COM
rade's cry, braced himself and caught
Rapp. The two almost fell from
Lewis seat to plunge to death at the
foot of the shaft but by a supreme
effort Lewis held their position.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
500 WORTH OF PRIZE
BRlNDLE BULLDOG LOST

"Bowwowv' Twenty hundred doll
lars worth of brindle bulldog Is gal
looping around Evanston, ILL.,, lost to
his owners, lost to the police and lost
to himself. Mrs Henry Vick's base-
ment did not stack up with the sum
ing
E. r. Calkins of Winnetka, his own
er, says Jack is prize dog and his
habits are dog perfection. but he let
his four feet slip yesterday and Is
on his way.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
CARDINAL SPENDS LIFE
ON ASTRONOMICAL BOOK

Cardinal Mazzi, archbishop of Pisa,
who is one of the greatest astrono-
mers Of the day, has completed a vast
astronomical work, on which he has
spent a lifetime of labor.
In his book the cardinal propounds
wholly novel theories with regard to
the formation of nebulae, sun spots
and the atmospheric conditions on the
planets. The manuscript has been SUBJ
mitted for examination by the papal
authorities prior to publication.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
WOMEN COULD EQUAL
MEN AT LAW--CHOYNSKI

Attorney Herbert ChOynski - I
have never seen but one woman
lawyer in action. They are able to
hold their own in other affairs and
should be as good at law. granted
legal ability. 1t would not require
much of a woman to be as good as
most of the men lawyers I come in
contact with. / was opposed by
woman lawyer in a case once, but,
instead of presenting legal facts
and questions, she was relying on
courtesy, regardless of the fact
that we were combating each other
in a professional way
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Fire Destroys Cafe
and Lodging House

The cafe and lodging house of
Frank Grobe. at the end of Hollis
street, adjoining the Emeryville race
track, was totally destroyed by a fire
at $3.50 o'clock this morning. After
the Emeryville fire department had
battled with the blaze for an hour it
was forced to call on the Oakland de-
partment for aid, and then only sue
ceeded in saving the building ad-
joining The origin of the fire is un-
known. The damage is estimated at
about $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
381 PIECES OF SOAP, 300
APRONS, LEFT BY BEGGAR

There were many surprises after
the funeral of Eliza Hoenig in Fleet
wood, Pa, when an inventory was
made Of her possessions. She had
matches on hand to fill lard can,
3s1 pieces OF soap. 800 aprons, 100
skirts. three black silk shawls. 20
comforts and blankets, peck Of
thread, a sum of money, two re-
volvers, one loaded, and pies and layer
cakes too old to eat.
She died at the age of 76 years, and
no one knew she had SO much of q
surplus of worldly possessions, as she
often went begging.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
TOO MUCH HEAVY
WORK, ROCHE THINKS

Attorney Theodore J. Roche, Po-
lice Commissioner-My experience
with women lawyers has been ex-
tremely limited. / have no doubt in
my mind that many women are men
tally capable to cope with the best
legal talent that men can produce,
but, apart from the question of
emotion, there is the problem Of
physical strain which courtroom
work involves. know men who
are making big money in their of
fees who have not the physical
force necessary for "a hours work
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Leased Property Not
AttachabIe for Debt

When a cripple leases an automobile
to gain his living the machine is not
subject to attachments for debts, ac-
mording to a decision of Justice of the
Peace Treadwell today in a suit by
John N. Lofstad against ]. ]. McDon-
aid to collect S240. Mcdonald uses an
automobile to travel through the
country selling goods. Judge Tread
well declared that the attachment by
the sheriff was illegal and ordered
the machine restored to Mcdonald.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
$3.50 DIAMOND FOUND
IN A DUCKS CROP

James G. Mclaughlin, who lives in
West Orange, N. J.. was glad that he
killed a large drake for his dinner In
stead of the chicken which his mother
favored.
In preparing the bird for the table
Mclaughlin found a small white stone
in its crop. He washed it and discov-
cred II was a diamond weighing about
a carat He took 1T to jeweler, who
told him 1t was worth about $3.50.
Mclaughlin, who is employed in a
Wall street bank. was formerly con-
nected with the theatrical company of
Robert B. Mantell, but not as a press
agent
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
WEE MOUSE ARCHITECT
USES BLUE PRINT PLAN

a Observation-Disclosures
When the janitor in the offices Of
the Iron River Offices Of the United
Steel corporation in Iron -ountain,
Wash, dumped the earth from a flow
er pot to discover why the plant had
withered, a mouse's nest fell to the
floor. The parent mouse had bur-
rowed to the bottom of the Jar and
built house OF bits of blueprint
chewed from the maps in the Office. A
roof had been built. the janitor says,
that shed the water poured in the
pot to moisten the plant. He aff1rms
the rodent used the blueprint as
plan OF construction. so cleverly was
the domicile built.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
THIEVES CHLOROFORM
THREE AND LOOT HOME

Burglars visited the room of Fred
Dole, in Detroit, and stole jewelry
valued at 5000 and escaped without
disturbing the slumbers of either
Dole, his wife or year old son.
From Investigations made by the po-
lice they believe the burglars chloro-
their time In ransacking the room.
Mrs. Dole, the first to awaken. was
greatly surprised to f1nd everything in
the room turned topsy turvy and more
surprised to find that her diamond
earrings she VAS wearing when she
went to bed were missing.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Coed Speeds Auto on
WAY to u. c., Arrested

While speeding up her automobile
10 get to school on time, Gisela Has
lett a prominent young society
woman of Alameda and student at
the University of California, was ar
rested for exceeding the speed limit
at College and Lawton avenues, Oak
land, this morning. She was taken
10 the police station by Sergeant
Byrne and released on her own recog-
nizance, The girl is is years old and
prominent in university circles.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Saxony to Stamp
Out Alien Words

While the use of forcib1e words is
steadily increasing among Germans,
the government of Saxony has taken
measures to stamp out, as far as pos
sible. all words of alien origin. In an
education bill passed by the Saxon
1andtag last year 1t was enacted that
purely German substitutes are to be
used in schools for the "fremden-
worter" {foreign words). which have
hitherto been officially recognized.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Stork Near Woman
Is Saved From Cell

The nearness of the stork saved
Mrs Marshall w. Anderson from
term in prison when she came before
Judge Donahue in Oakland this morn
ing. Mrs. Anderson, an unusually at
tractive woman, was up for sentence
for passing fictitious checks. She had
pleaded guilty and the case had been
referred to the probation officer, Miss
Beatrice Mccall. who discovered that
this was not the first offense. but that
Mrs Anderson had passed eight bad
checks.
In view of Mrs. Anderson's condi-
tion, Miss Mccall recommended elem
ency, and Judge Donahue placed her
on probation for three years.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
"PLAcE FOR WOMAN Is
IN THE HOME"- -ACH

Attorney Henry Ach-W Woman's
place or sphere is the home. AS to
women generally in the practice OF
law, both as to matters in office
and in the trial of causes in court,
the natural and beautiful reticence
in woman, in my judgment, de-
stroys the needed capacity for the
proper handling of another's inter-
ests, either in business or in court.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
FORD DOUBTS THEIR
CRIMINAL CASE ABILITY

Attorney George X. Ford have
never seen woman lawyer act
lively engaged in court. but / know
of two that are excellent for pur-
poses of consultation. Judging
from women witnesses, do not see
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
PROF. JONES WRONG,
w. p. CAUBU ASSERTS

Assistant District Attorney w. II.
Caubu--I don't think that Professor
Jones has the right idea. II you
ever heard the women making
speeches during the Judge Weller
recall movement. presenting facts
logically and forcibly in the face of
jeers, you would say that emotion
was an asset and not a falling
And they had no training for the
law So far as actual cases in the
police courts, there has been none
as yet. Just how it would work
out would be interesting.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
say, is given herewith.

why women lawyers would not be
quite a success. However, with
regard to criminal practice, a man
or woman in trouble probably
would turn to a man to defend
them in the courts.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
Women Too Emotiona| for Law?
Mere Men Differ onthe Question


r. Jones dean o a o
0 Sal Francisco ia sagr Jone'
pretty gn ind he HsIng uesho do
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o lie mere men law at say is give herewith
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14

in court. A grinding, gruelling
criminal case requires all the
strength of the strongest.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-14
PROF. JONES SAYS
80 go 80
LISTEN TO HIM

w hat Professor Jones SdpS
of pomen lawyers:
when male and female
minds clash I'm the court
room. the woman naturally
gives In, she becomes con-
fused; she can not with
stand the strain of conflict.
Women are almost too emo
tionnl to cope with criminal
cases, and, in fact, 1 doubt
whether women, as n rule,
can ever argue ease In
court successfully.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-01
TANANA VALLEY RAILROAD
 MUST PAY LARGE TAX

Fairbanks, Nov. 22-Upon the re- quest of the clerk of the court, District Attorney Crossley handed down an opinion yesterday to the effect that the Panama Valley Rail- road company is liable to an annual tax of $1OO per mile of track that is used by the company. Should the clerk of the court now demand pay ment of this tax the government wold be benefited to the extent of $5,OOO.
 When the railroad was built, a special act of congress was passed which exempted the company from paying any tax during the time that the road was under construction, and for five years there. As the road was completed in 1907, Dis trict Attorney CrCrossley is of the opinion that the exemption clause is now void, and that the govern ment should receive the money.
 According to the feleral law GOV ering the operation of railroads in Alaska, the companies are liable to an annaI tax of $1OO per mile, un- less otherwise provided by special act
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-01
sELKIRK INDIAN CHEFTAIN
 PAYS JUNEAU A VISIT

Jim" Boss, chief of the Fort Sel- kirk tribe of Canadian Indians,
 mayor of Lake LaBarge" and the finest speciment of the Indian in the Yukon country, has been in Juneau for the past two days, on his way to Hoonah hot springs for a yaca- ton.
 Jim is very interesting. He can entertain a whole company by his inimitably told tales of cheechacoes' for whom he has very little time, and he has a big, full laugh to go with his stories. Jim has for sever of years lived on the shores of La Barge, freighting in summer and winter and steadily rolling up comfortable fortune. He conducts roadhouse that is well known to win ter travellers of the Yukon, and he talks of his home and fireside
 Jim dropped in to have a chat with J. E. Barragar, an old Yukon acquaintance, last night. He was munching from large sackful of grapes. We don't get grapes at LaBarge", he remarked. iu well ar ticulated English. But we have ev erything else, don't we, Jim'?, he said to MT. Barragar. The chieftan had housed MT. Barragar and par ty of friends who were going in past LaBarge on a hunting trip several years ago, and the two talked re- minisciently of that occasion.
 Jim Boss told a good one on Cap tain Wallace Langley, which happen ed this year. Langley came into LaBarge on his boat, and got well up towards shore before the ice stopped the boat" he said. "The boat was crowded with cheechac- oes. Langley told them to get out ar e walk ashore 'Iu show you how to walk on the ice, said Lang | ltr". The veteran Yukon naviga tor got on the ice, and to show his confidence in the horeycomb coy ering of LaBarge, tread heavily. Within a minute the ice had -brok- eu and Langley went under. We pull lots of these fellows out of the drink every year laughed 1 the Indian. Some of them are old enough to know better, too."
 Jim Boss is over six feet tall, weighs about 21O pounds. and is a fine type of the Yukon native. In his ears are pierced nugget earrings. In his watch charm he wears a di- amond as large as a hazelnut. A heavy chain of nuggets completes Jim's display of iewelry. This is his first trip to Juneau in some time l-JUneau Disatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-01
FREIGHT NOW MOVING
 OVER THE VALDEZ TRAIL,

Bob Mcintosh. the freighter, sent out twelve head of horses yesterday morning with big loads consigned to many different points. The teams will travel together as far as pos sible on the government road before separating in order that they can take advantage Of the broken road.
 The miners are beginning to send out by horse teams their outfits tu preference to buying dog teams and going to other expense in getting thoir supplies into the new camps. The roadhouses along the road are also stocking up heavily in anticj- patton of the heavy travel which is sure to result from the work of the miners in the Neichiua and Chisan1 camps.
 Among those whose outfits went out yesterday morning were ROchill and Johuon, bound for the Nelch- ina. Others going to the NeIchlna were Jos. Nickleson and Geo. Chrisk John Paulson left for the head of the Copper river, where he will pros pect. and the Big SwGde for the ShUshanna.
 The roadhouses for which supplies were taken were Wortmans, The Drop. Eruestine, Copper Center and Gulkana. Mir. Mcintosh states that he has received sufficient orders al ready to warrant sending out more horses next Saturday morning. Valdez PrOSpeCtOr