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The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
The Matheson System

i Lieutenant of Police Duncan Matheson be-
eves there is a larger measure of protection
for the public to be gained from preventive edu-
cation than from the imposition of fines first
violators of the traffic laws.
Wherefore Lieutenant Matheson sends first
offenders against the traffic regulations to school
instead of to court or to Jail
The chief of the traffic squad is the kind Of po-
liceman who can think for himself; who can go
behind the letter of law to find its purpose.
He realizes that more violations of laws for
general safety are the result Of ignorance or mis-
take than of deliberate intent He believes that
the best way to enforce law is to teach potential
violators how. TO keep within its provisions.
Automobile drivers caught violating the traffic
rules for the first time placed under arrest.
They told to report at the hall of justice at
given hour the following morning.
There they are taken in hand by special detail
of traffic officers and painstakingly drilled in the
observance of the regulations Large charts are
employed to illustrate the instructions given by the
officers and the drivers are finally dismissed with
clear working knowledge of the street rules they
must observe.
There are no court records There are no fines
for the drivers who sent to Lieutenant Mathe-
sons school. The common sense system works to
prevent the crowding OF the police calendars
for good feeling between the police department and
the motoring public, and for the protection of the
general public.
while person may have given constant and
painstakng study to the rules he not infrequenty
wrong in their interpretation, says Lieutenant
Matheson, summing up his reasons for the estab-
lishment of the school "It is not hardship for
the drivers to receive lessons in the traffic rules
and it saves crowding the courts with unnecessary
cases.
Graduates of the traffic school caught breaking
the traffic rules sent into court and fined but
the first efforts of Lieutenant Matheson and his
officers are directed to keeping drivers and the
public out of trouble.
By the establishment of his traffic school Lieu
tenant Matheson has again given grateful proof of
his right to the confidence and support of the
public.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Oxnard's Loss

Ten thousand dollars is big sum for
the city TO lose, and yet that is the
amount the city has actually lost by
the delay In selling its water bonds
any buying its material before the price
went up. This Is one of the unfore-
seen things that sometimes arise to
bother not only municipalities, but also
the most far sighted business corpora
tions, and. being unforeseen. can not
very well BE avcsdeG.-Oxnard Courier.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Arizona Cotton Rivals That Of Egypt

William Foster cotton buyer for a
large eastern corporation, who is at the
Palace, says that they are growing
cotton in the Salt river valley in Ar
zona that rivals that of Egypt Mr..
Foster said:
which cotton was marketed. This year
there will be 5000 acres. The stalks
are already up and the water and sum
shine, of which there is plenty, will
place Arizona as a rival of Egypt. AS
in all crops grown in the Salt river
valley, the federal government has
taken a great interest and an active
part in assuring the success of the
long staple cotton project, which is no
longer an experiment The government
furnishes the water through the irri-
cation system from the Roosevelt dam
and the department of agriculture ex-
perts are aiding the planters in many
ways too.
I'm the Salt River valley district the
yield of long staple cotton is about one
bale to the acre. but the growers hope
to get two bales to the acre In another
year The price paid for the long
staple is 2s cents a pound, and 8 cents
pound for the short staple, which is
grown in other parts OF the state.
One of the many reasons for the
success of cotton around Chandler is
/ the fact that the boil weevil has never
appeared, and experts say the deadly
insect couldn't live here because of the
exceeding dryness When the water is
turned off after the cotton is picked
there is not enough moisture left in the
ground for an insect or an egg to
exist"
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
LITTLE MOVIES
The Boy Was Wise

L see your father has bought no
fireworks. That's pretty rough on you
kids"
"Oh, we know father. He never buys
any fireworks until the neighbors be-
gin shooting theirs. Then he rushes
off and buys more than anybody on
the block. kansas City Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
The Poor Premier

Premier Asquith. 1t is said. is STONY
broke due to the extravaganza of his
WIFE The daughters OF Eve seem TO
pc the bane of this luckless chaps ex-
istence.-PhiladelDhi Inquirer.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Incites to Riot

II Is almost as dangerous 10 hol,er
spiit skirt on Canal street as it is to
cry Fire in a theater. In either case
there is wild rush.--New Orleans
Picayune
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Putting 1t Of

He's mean man"
How so?"
When his little girl begs for an ice
cream sundae he asks her IL she
wouldn't rather have a gold watch
when she's 19."-Kansas City Journal
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Some Girls Do

7 wonder why all the girls In our
set litter whenever they see me-
think your fiancee passes your
love letters around, my boy."-Kansas
City Journal
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Unworthy Of Her

Why have you thrown over that
artist to whom you were engaged?"
He wrote to me that he had become
cubist, and he knows that / am
Sox fan. Chicago Record Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
SHARP POINTS
An Underdress

You women overdress,r remarks a
fair visitor to these shores. For h.av-
ems sake, lady, be reasonable. They
reaiiy can't go round September
Morning philadelphia Inquirer.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
The Wisest Woman

Jane Addams says she wouldn't be
mayor OF Chicago il she had chance
Every day, almost. adds proof of the
fact than Miss Adams is the wisest
OF her sex.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23

The summer Of 1913 will go record as the greatest
silly season in this country. Both Lamar the wolf OF
Wall street. and Muhal the pirate of politics. have had
the melight for long that the serpent the hoop
snake and the blue haven't had ghost Of chance
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Over the Counter

Are these candies fresh. my pretty
one?' asked the youth with the sun
set socks.
They are fresh. but not in your
class" answered the saleslady with the
Titan hair.--Kunsas city Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23

Governor Fielder of New Jersey the result of his
personal investigations says that the pine woods
dweers Of that state degenerate that they ought
to be sterilized. That's something Woodrow Wilson
overlooked when he was governor
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23

The progressive party enrolment this year in New
York city and state respectively, 1888 and 3O377
less than 10 per cent of last years This light
enrolment by means indicates that in hot national
political fight instead Of the municipal campaigns this
year the vote might be as large as that of last
November.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Fooled Us

The farmer fooled us without doubt;
His facts made quite STIR
The farmers "ad' said there were trout,
And, sure enough, there were!
Kansas City Journal
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Literary Hostilities

''Will we have war;"
Don't see how it can be avoided
now. The lingo Magazine has fred on
the Monthly Muckrake kansas City
Journal
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
Price Of Patriotism

Seems like democrat is always in
hard luck"
How now?"
The senate Is so chose that no demo-
cratic senators can so away on jun
kets. kansas City Journal
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23

The list of stocks owned by the late Pierpon Morgan
to indicate that he stung just about as often
as any one else who has tin box full of pretty green
gold paper certhoates of rubber company and mining
stocks
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23

Pennsylvania new primary law aboishes all conven
tons How Can any living Pennsylvania ever do politics
there,
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23

Colonel Mulhall is believed be direct descendant
of Baron Munchauscn
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
LOBBY GOSSIP
Mexico Seeks japanese Alliance

III. w. Baron. for many years a resi-
dent of Mexico and one OF the leading
civil engineers in that country who is
now in San Francisco on a vacation,
said yesterday at the ST. Francis that
the mission of Felix Diaz to Japan was
to form an alliance with that country
and his own Mr.. Baron said:
There is no doubt In my mind, nor
in the mind of any one else who
knows the Mexican situation. that the
purpose Of Felix Diaz in going to Japan
is to make some agreement with the
Japanese government In regard to the
present trouble. / think the people in
power In Mexico are seeking aid from
Japan on the promise of concessions
and broader trade relations. Japan has
long sought land holdings in Mexico
and now there are many Japanese In
Mexico who have valuable holdings,
both mines and timber and agricultural
lands.
TT will be a long time before the
revolution In Mexico is over The fight
ing will never stop as long as either
side can get money and munitions for
warfare. Just now both sides seem to
have plenty of money. The rebels are
stealing their money. 1t is a common
thing in Sonora for the rebels to take
over mining property owned by Mexi-
cans, work the mines and take the
proceeds. There is one mine in Sonora,
owned by a Mexican family. with an
output of $4,000 month, that has
been seized by the rebels. The owner
hired 800 men to protect his mine, but
a larger body of rebels attacked the
mine. killed scores Of the defending
force and then took charge OF the prop
erty. All mining property in Sonora is
being levied upon.
Some one will have to pay the
American interests large indemnities
for the damage done to their railroads.
The entire western and northern sec
ton OF Mexico Is practically demoral-
lied. 1t is impossible to telegraph any
distance. and all manner of hardships
are being imposed upon Americans.
Personally, I think the United States
Will be compelled to step into Mexico
and settle matters. An Englishman
has a far better time of 1t in Mexico
than an American citizen"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-02
New Light on electricity,

An American observer has called az.
tention to curious property Of an
electric current In that when passing
around a sharp corner 1t apparently
projects a discharge along its original
line of motion.
In Germany the same phenomenon
has also been observed, and now an.
other authority advances the notion
that II is evidence Of the existence of a
true electric momentum, resembling
that of water flowing in a pipe. Fara-
day had thought Of the possibility Of
such thing but his experiments led
him to conclude against its existence.
Clerk Maxwell afterward raised the
question again and also decided It in
the negative. But 1t has lately been
pointed out that the phenomenon is in
accord with the most recent theory Of
the atomic nature Of electricity, which
had not been worked out in Maxwells
day. At any rate. II is said, there is
here newly acquired fact about cleo.
tricity. whatever the ultimate explana.
don Of it may be.-Chicago Record.
Herald
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-02
A Study In Slang.

Eyes, I've cut out the slang stud"
Nell was telling her latest gentleman
friend"
Gee. but my talking was getting
fierce. I'd worked up line O table
material that had George AIDE backed
OF the map and guessin' for wind, but
I've ditched all that now. seen II
was to me to switch on to another
track.
TANNED on my emergency brakes
one day and says to meself: You mutt,
where do you think you'll wind up If
you don't slough this rough CUFF you're
shown across on your unprotected
friends2 You never will land Johnny
boy that's got enough gray matter in
his cupola 10 want a real. bang up.
dossy lady for his kiddo instead of a
skirt that palavers like a brainstorm
with a busted steerin' gear Any girl
can talk like lady even If she never
gets closer TO one than TO stretch her
neck when some swell dame buzzes
past in her gas wagon
II says to yours truly, It's to re-
formate your grammar, little sister.
And You betcher sweet life I've cut the
Hartford Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-02
No. 10 Friday Street. London.

Quite tenth Of the London streets
have no No. Is. There is no such num-
.er In the Strand nor In Holborn.
Westbourne grove. Haymarket, St
James street. Lowndes square or Park
lane. Even the doctors ban 1t, for Up
per Brook street goes from II to 15a
on the odd number side Of the street
In the humber quarters OF London II
Is the same-for instance. Charlotte
street, Southwark. Rotherhithe street
and Charles street, Hoxton. Even the
printing press does not drive away SUI
perstition. for In Wine Office court and
other purlieus on Fleet street the num-
Der is missing. City men. too. have
banished 1t from london street. Token
house yard and Threadneedle street
There is, however. a manufacturer
greatly daring-who for years has car
ried on business at 13 Friday street.
London Standard.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-02
Gossip and Furniture.

Besides his skill and taste as a cab
met maker and his fortunate Judgment
In adopting varied and sundry styles
to the needs and wishes of his British
patrons. Chippendale was good bust
ness man and thoroughly understood
the art of advertising as then prac-
ticed, the art, at least Of making
himself liked and attracting largeJand
fashionable clientele-and a habitual
clientele at that-to his shop in st
Martins lane.
The bellies and beaus as well as the
great lords and naughty. swelling dow
ayers. were wont to gather there OF a
morning and were sure of getting what
they sought, no matter whether It was
furniture or gossip. ChIppendale al
ways made his patrons thoroughly wei
come and comfortable. and his shoI
became to all intents a kind of club
where all the court chit chat and scan
dal of the metropolis were retailed
amid the engaging settings of chair ''in
the Gothic taste" Chinese sophas."
Louis Quinze secretaries and the like
Suburban LIE.
The Bulgarian Servant.
The Bulgarians have a curious way
of recruiting servants at two periods
in the year. On st. Georges day, the
23d of April. and on the 18th Of oc-
tober the streets Of the capital are ill
ed with servants who come to look for
employment The ladies who employ
them pass by in street reserved es-
pecially for this strange market" and
examine and interrogate the aspirants.
The average wages is "a per month.
out Of which sum the woman servant
manages to save enough for fair
sized dot" on the occasion of her
marriage.-Harper's Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-02
Some PessImIstIo statistIcs.


Estimating the worlds population as
1000. 000.0 900. the whole human race at
present living could stand comfortably
shoulder to shoulder in an area of 500
square miles
Taking the number OF generations in
the past 5000 years as 200. the room
taken by them all on the above plan
would only be half the size of Ger
many. or less than the area of the state
OF Colorado. To bury all the people
on earth would require a graveyard a
little larger than that area.
If the dust left by each body be esti-
mated at one-tenth of a cubic yard.
which is a liberal estimate. 1t would
cover only forty square miles to
depth of about three feet This GER
tainly seems insignificant. 1t is pointed
out. compared with the great coral
reefs and other immense deposits built
up by the shells of tiny mollusks.-
Harper's Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-02

Great interest and enthusiasm have
been awakened in the play, "As You
Like It," to be given by the college
players, assietsd by Mrs. March Gull
more of Houston, at the Colonial The
atre on Friday night, April 4. The cos
tunes have arrived from Chicago and
dress rehearsals have begun. Many
prominent College people are taking
part, including instructors, cadets, la!
dies, and children of the campus. 1t
promises to be an entertainment OF
unusual merit given for the benefit
of the Long Horn, the students. an
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-02
II Amusements II
nual. A large attendance is antici-
MADAME Sherry"

nual. A large attendance is antici.
pated.
MADAME Sherry"
Madame Sherry" vivacious, saucy,
charming, melodious as ever, will be
the attraction here next Wednesday
night, April 8. age can not stale nor
custom wither her infinite variety"
Time and again the many beautiful
melodies that are sung are encored
and the sparkling humor keeps the on.
iot happy until the final scene.
THIS will be the last big show of the
season, so don't miss it. Seats on sale
Monday morning.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-02

y
N with
"A its Of its lofty palms,
will with light Musical the world win
will assemble the floors of the In the Festive Court visitor
Moorish
the the will be sculpture
lights will night this all
which
the south end Of the will be 30 feet
which will be with echo smaller
The Festive
the
during exposition win
the which will designed FROM
the serious phases OF the exposition
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09

equipment. The floor must be dry,
windows and doors must be so located
as to allow a maximum amount OF sun.
shine on the floor during the winter.
and the fowls must have actual out
door conditions. as far as fresh air
Is concerned. night and day, winter
as well as summer. You cannot give
them too much air, IL It is not drafty,
aud the roost is protected by a muslin
curtain during very cold weather.
The old idea that the whole south
side OF the hen house should be glass,
forming sort OF sun parlor, has
been permanently exploded. II is a
better plan to have It all open to the
weather. but the ideal arrangement
Is 10 have one window and a large
opening beside II. which Is guarded
by chicken wire and may be closed
by a hinged frame covered with I'M
bleached cotton cloth. during stormy
weather. Whether closed or open, this
curtain frame permits OF free circula-
ton Of air and the fowls are much
healthier and lay better. The walls
should be perfectly tight, but they
do not need TO be more than one thick.
ness. Whitewash them inside twice
a year. putting some good insecticide
In the whitewash.
The floor should be either cement
covered with earth, or earth alone.
Wooden floors rot II covered and they
harbor rats II they are raised.
The roosts should be 2x4 timbers.
fiat side up. edges rounded. and all
on level to prevent hens from crowd
ing on the top one. Place them over
a tight board platform to catch the
droppings. and clean II or at least
once a week. Hang the nest boxes in
a row under the dropping platform,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Reduce Width OF Roads.

The suggestion OF the governor of
Iowa that public roads should be re-
duced In width Is a very sensible one.
The governor proposes to make the
roadway 40 feet wide and turn the
rest Of the land back into the farms.
While this would add many thousands
Of acres to the tillabie land OF the
state. the best feature OF the plan is
that II would greatly reduce the cost
Of keeping the road In good condition.
I never could see the reason for main
tanning 7O-foot highway with a little
tract OF 10 feet In the middle and 80
feet on each side growing up to weeds
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
GOOD CHICKEN HOUSE
Proper Shelter for Fowls Has
Much to Do With Success.
Building Must Afford Protection to
Hens From Thieves and Predatory
AnIr,sIs-ousrd Against All
pampness and Drafts.

By PROF. JOHN WILLARD BoLrE)
Success with chickens depends upon
the house as much as any other one
factor Feeding and proper founda-
ton stock are the other two great fac
tors. but a poor house. or a good
house improperly handled, will effec-
tually cut down the egg yield, II 1t
does not actually kill the chickens.
In modern poultry keeping the
house has but two functions to per.
form. II must protect the hens from
thieves and predatory animals. and It
must protect them from drafts, damp
ness, and the direct rays OF the sun
Any house which does this IL . sat
isfactory hen house II II is handled
right and has the necessary interior
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09

smoke that would have compared IA,
vorably with a factory chimney, and
approached within five feet Of the nest
to set his camera in position, rather
risky operation on account OF the very
unstable condition Of the debris-a
movement of one stone would have
set the nest In motion, to tumble
down over the poor tourist into the
valley below; the odds being greatly
in favor of the hornets coming out
Of the ordeal in the better frame of
mind. The nest. which was round.
measured about nine inches in diane
ter at its widest part. and 1t will be
seen by the proportionate size OF the
hornet at the entrance that the in
sects seem to thrive exceptionally well
in this part Of the country.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-09
Mountain Agriculture
Conducted by Prof Frank 8. Montgomery,
Instructor In Animal Husbsndry, and
Special Investigator.
FARMERS MEETINGS.

The series of farmers Chautau-
quas that have been held in Madison
County during the last three weeks
have been Of untold value to the
County. Those who attended, the
number was large, at least thou
sand at each place. received many
new ideas which they have gone
home 10 put into practice. Many Of
them brought samples of soil TO ne
tested. The most of these will go
home determined To pillow under
green manure, clover or rye, and
many of them will lime their soil.
The lcguminOus, or nitrogen bearing
crops such as cOwpeas, soy beans
the various cloVers and alfalfa will
be grown in ever increasing quaint
ties, because these are the founda-
ton upon which the productivity Of
the soil can economically be main
tanned. Many farmers brought milk
to the chautauquas 10 be tested. As
a result several cows that are not
paying for what they eat will pc
sold for beef. Several fruit special
lists were at the meetings and valu-
able lessons in the planting, graft
ing, pruning, and spraying of fruit
trees were carried home by the
farmers. The importance of having
good fruit and vegetables in the
home the year round was insisted
upon, and canning demonstrations
were given to show the ease with
which this can be done. Home sci
cnce specialists were there both as
speakers and demonstrators from
whom the ladies learned many other
valuable lessons in keeping a good
home with the least hard work pos
Slble such home as the boys
and girls will not be anxious to
leave for life in the cities. Much
was said along the line of better
schools and better churches in the
country. The fact was emphasized
everywhere that The great men of
our country always have and always
will come from the country. and
that improved schools and churches
and better agriculture in the coun-
try develop more and more great
men to 60 Ia the cities and an ever
increasing number viii stay in the
country.
These chautauquas should be only
the beginning of farmers meetings
in eastern Kentucky. already have
calls Ia attend several meetings
during the next few weeks and
want the people to whom | and the
other agriculturists Of Berea College
are accessible to call upon us for
help at any time.
One of my earliest recOllections
Is the meetings of the farmers
Club mt my fathers house once
every winter in the rounds to homes
NJ the various members. This was
nearly 40 years ago. Every man
who belonged TO that club that held
It's own little monthly meetings at
he homes of the members became
a successful and prosperous farm
pr.
Every community should organize
md hold meetings every month to
discuss problems of agriculture and
rural life and we are always more
han willing to help you in this
good work.