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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15
Two Injured in Air
Hunt for Lost Filler

NEW YORK. Oct 15.-Aviator jan
nus and passenger were seriously
hurt this afternoon while seeking
some trace OF Arthur j. Jewell, the
birdman. who has been missing since
Monday. The men set out from Staten
island in response to a plea by
JewelIs wife. They had gone only a
short distance when the machine
caught fire. The flames started while
they were 500 feet in the air. Janus
guided the machine down $50 feet.
then it turned turtle. The men fell
into marshy grour'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15

Rodgers May Set
New Bay Record

FRANK RODGERS, better
L known as Red" will at
tempt to Tower the record for
the swim across the bay next
Sunday morning. Rodgers has
been training for the event for
several weeks and believes he
will be successful. He will
start from Vallejo street wharf
at 1880 and will be attended
by members of the United
States Volunteer Life Saving
corps in launches.
The record for this event is
now held by Walter Porneroy
of the Olympic club. who went
the distance in l hour 81 min
utes and Is seconds on Sep
TENDER 20. last year. Since
then several noted swimmers
have tried 20 lower this mark.
but none of them was sue
cessful.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15
Power Here Tuesday
For PortoIa Events

James A. Power of the Boston Ath-
Ietic association will arrive In this
city next Tuesday to participate in
the Portola track and field cham
pionships and will then continue his
training to go on to Australia as a
member of the All America track
and field team, which leaves Novem-
Der IL on the steamer Tahiti.
Power is the first of the eastern
athletes to get under way for the tour
of the antipodes.s Transportation was
wired him this morning and he will
leave Boston tomorrow.
The Boston athlete is one of the
greatest milers and half milers in the
country today and has this season
defeated such world famous stars as
Mel Sheppard, Norman Tabor and
Abel Kiviat He has run his mile in
4.IS4-5 in competition and he has
been instructed to go after Clyde's
coast record of 4 30, which was made
last spring in the northwest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15
) BABIES IN
bACKF|ELD
Of CARDS

In the game between Stanford and
the All Blacks to be played this aft
ernoon at Stanford. the university
will have a backffeId in which five
of the seven men are. freshmen This
is rather a surprising feature and is
probably the first time that the var
sity has been represented In such an
important event with babies forming
the major portion of the backs.
Though infants in the university
life. these players are far from being
infants in their knowledge of the
game. They have all been playing
phenomenal football for first year
and have earned their place on the
squad by hard. consistent and heady
work Davidson at fullback, Carroll
at center three-quarters, Crary at
wing three-quarters. Lachmund and
Austin at ive-eighths. form the fresh
men contingent in the backs.
The Stanford outfit is a strong one,
any team is going to score on the
New Zealanders this team will be
the one to do 1t. The team plays an
open game and somehow shows far
better knowledge of the attacking
game than other teams hereabouts-
This is probably due to the work of
Danny Carol playing in the back
field His knowledge of the game.
which he has played all his life as an
international player all over the
world, has been Instrumental In
rounding the Stanford back field into
the open playing machine 1t is.
Manager Mason has selected a
strong outfit to take the field against
the varsity, and playing on the turf
field the visitors are expecting to
show something sensational In every
department of the game
The teams will line up as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15
Try to Kill King of
Sax0ny and Russian
Duke at Theater
Assailant's Poor Aim Alone Saves
Ruler as Bullet Barely Misses
Intended Victims

DRESDEN. Saxony. Oct 15.-An at
August of Saxony and Grand Duke
Cyril of Russia failed today. only be-
cause of the poor aim of the assail-
ant. The attack took place at q
theater
The man, who was armed with re-
volver and dagger. fired shot that
whizzed past the head of the king and
barely missed the grand duke, who
has been the guest of King August
for several days.
Mounted police captured the assas-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15
Charged With Taking
So, 500, Back for Trial

Detective George Richards arrived
in San Francisco this morning from
New York, bringing with him George
Damon, an attorney, wanted here on
charge of grand larceny. Damon is ac-
used of taking $500 from william
Jrshnson OF Healdsburg is months
Nv He held a power of attorney from
johnson. and is charged with Keeping
tile proceeds of hotel sale.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15
Registration 1858,
Largest in History

Registrar Zemansky reports that
tbe registration up to the time of
closing, October IL. was the greatest
In the history of the city, tue total be-
ing 146.673. OF these 49,S78 are
women and 96.795 men. The figures
prove Zemansky to be a good prophet,
as he had estimated the registration
OF women would be 10000
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15
STANDING OF. THE CLUBS

scoring on the play. Schaller famed.
Two runs one hit.
Oakland-Seitz, batting. for Ables,
flied out to Johnston. Clemens sim
gled fnfield to short. Hetling forced
Clemens at second Downs to Corhan.
Kaylor famed. No runs one hit
NINTH INNING
San Francisco-Stone is now pitch
ing for the Oaks. Downs out. Cook
to Ness. Corhan out. Leard to Ness
Cartwright grounded to Ness No
runs, no hits.
Oakland-zacher out. Cartwright to
McArdle
Ness flied out to Johnston
Cook singled infie1d.
Leard flied out to Schaller
No runs, one hit
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15
Miller Smith Match
CIinched in Gotham

Ter, and Gunboat Smith have been
matched to fight 10 rounds In Madi-
son Square garden on the evening Of
October 81 The contest was clinched
this afternoon at a meeting between
Tim Buckley. manager of Smith. and
Frank Carter. representing the big
San Francisco motorman. Miller has
been logging Smiths footsteps since
his arrival here month ago.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15

The Seals the Oaks during
and they is
be keen
boys lined game
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15
RANCH It Rains Ducks BAN(17
-~1 - s. 8 g 8 49, - ~]
LOCAL HUNTERS GET BIG BAGS
#. OF
serves o LngPo sand
Big Army of Sportsmen Be.
gins Blazing Away With
Sunrise and Birds Drop
Rapidly

Reports from the various marshes
and preserves within a radius of 100
miles of this city indicate that the
hunters are in for a prosperous sea-
son. Many of them got the limit bags
today, and the prospects for the ball
ance of the week appear very bright
Thousands of ardent spor0men
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15

seitz batted for Ables in eighth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-15

bin walked McArdle singled infield,
Tobin taking second Tobin and Nc
Ardle pulled double steal. and on
Hetling's error Tobin scored. john
ston out, Hetling to Ness, McArdls
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
Daniel Was a Worker.

Truly there were giants in colonial
days. GHe Daniel Leake of Salisbury.
\. H., made during his lifetime and
was paid f.: l.UOO.OOO shingles. Dur
ing the years he was accomplishing
this colossal work be cleared 300 acres
OF land. tapped for twenty years at
least 600 maple trees. making some
nnes 1000 pounds OF sugar year. tie
could NOW six acres Il day. giving nine
tons OF hay. His strong. long arms cut
SWath twelve feet wide. In his spare
time he worked aS cooper. and ne
WAS famous drum maker
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
SouthpaW Smokers.

With his left hand he took pine and
tobacco from his pocket. and with his
right hand he felf for Il match. He
had none. His fellow idler at the
other end of the park bench gave him
match and then let his own cigar go
out In his aStOniShmeut at seeing his
left handed neighbor light his pipe
with his right hand.
That's funny" said he You are
just about the most confirmed left
handler | ever met. yet for that little
trick you use your right hand as if
born to it,
"All left handed people do" we; thr
reply. Just think over the list of
your smoking acquaintances and see
II you ever knew one who lit his pine
with his left hand. vi bet Won didn't.
| never did. and i have numbe.en
among my pipe loving friends several
men whose right hand seemed nearly
helpless for everything eIse."-New
York Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
Tail of the Fiery DRAGON.

one or the peculiHrities of the nm
clent writers on natural HISTORY Sup
Jects was the implicit faith which they
placed In the genuinene>s of the var
GUS baSilisk and DRAGON stories Vb,.n
were told To them. Brunptto. for ui,
instance 10 the point. relates with nI.
soDerneSs that the baSiliSk is the king
or serpentS. He wears a white ,.rp4,
upon his head. and such iS the ah,Ip
dance Of his venom that the air j.
poisoned wherever this dire rrpiir
passes Trees in which he makes hi4
home exhalr such poisonous oIor
that birds in flying over are 50 ovr-
come with 1t that they fall 10 tnr
ground dead
The dragon" says the same au-
thor, lis the very largest Of Sprppnts
and inhabitS especially India and Ethi-
Opla. When he flies out OF the cavpru~
In which he makes his home he fur
rows the air with such violence as To
make it CLEAN with fire. His mouth Is
small, and he has not the power to in
t1ict deadly wounds with his teeth
In his tail however his power lies
and with ii he can instantly stranglp
the largest elephant"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
r-,-IC3 Or TIE BRONZE AGE
2snar%7kIe Find of prehist .rto
'. saPons and Ornaments Made in
Karst Mountains.

a remarkable find Of prehistoric
weapons and ornaments hes been
made in cavern at St. KarziCn in
he harst mountains, not far from
AbbaZia. The cavern. which is known
as the Cave of Flies" from the pum.
Der Of Insects which. apparently breed
y" mere, Issue forth at certain times
u the year, is q subterrancan cham
Der with 4 perpendicular depth Of
one hundred and nifty feet, the only
entrance 70 which is by a hole in the
roof. Il was recently explored by
some climbers With the help of long
cope ladder. \ Roman helmet. dating
rom the beginning of the Christian
era, which the owner had aD2arenrlv
dropped down the hole, was frst
,ound. Encouraged by this the i'm
periaI museum sent men to dig into
the earth and stones which have fall
len from the ROOF and sides and form
he floor Of the cavern, and at q deptb
or three feet they discovered over a
thousand articles OF Lronze, including
two hundred lance heads, a number Of
swords. 2Ees, CLASPS and vessels The
last nance had all been burned
through by fire. The date of the arti-
cles Is estimated at about 1000 p. c.
Since it appears impossible that men
IN the bronze age should have lived at
the bottom of such deep and iuac-
cessible cavern archaeologists believe
the weapo!Is and vessels must have
been thrown down the hole as a sacrI.
flee to some subteranean deity-Vien.
ma Correspondence London Standard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
How Moose Jaw Got It's Name.

Moose Jaw lS Il strange name for a
city. and 1t may he OF interest to know
how such name was given Some
hfty years ago. 50 the story goes. u
pioneer with his team of oxen ana
prairie schooner while passing nloi +.
the banks Of the river. was obliged e.
camp at this point. in SaSkatchtWau
on account of an accident to his cart
as spoke had fallen out during the
day. and the wheel was falling apart
He looked around for something to i'm
sert for temporary brace for the
wheel, while his wife busted herself
with the evening meal The pioneer :
child. while rOmping around. found
the jawbOne OF n moose. which she
held up to her father. who by this
time almost deSpaired of finding some
thing with which to mend his wagon,
and was delighted to find that the Jaw
bone exactly fitted the place of the
missing spoke. The Indians thereafter
named this part of the river "The
Place Where the White Man Found the
Moose Jaw" This accounts for the
towns unfOrgettable name.-London
Standard
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
RENOWNED POOL OF silva
wonderful Waters Credited by People
OF india With All Sorts Of
Magnetic Attributes.

A remarkable Indian ceremony Is
the Kumbakonam Mahamakam festl.
val. This feast takes place once a
year. but the Hindu gods are supposed
TO visit the sacred tank on each
twelfth anniversary. II is said that
the god Brahma once requested silva
TO collect the essence of all the waters
In the world. II is understood that
silva succeeded in doing this placing
the MUD In pot. which he hid away
on the top Of a mountain During
the Hood this pot foated away from
its position. and when the waters sIb.
sided it rested az a spot some dis
tancC away. now known as Kun.
bakonam. silva. who hGppcled 10 90
hunting In the vicinity. saw the pot
and. drawing his bow and arrow, shot
at u ~''h disastrous results The VA.
ter. ~ hing oJt. Gilod "A hollow. all
this &C. he Ir. out time h. tue re-
nownei tank. This tank ls now q p ce
of pi Image where. during the los.
tl'ol untold thousands OF the faithful
dip themselves IN tho wonderful vt
ter. which Is credited with all SORTS OF
magical attributes Wide World Mag
azine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
GET WHAT you WANT.
You Can Finally oraop II if You Arc
Persistent and Patient.

Get what YOU want In this world
Its here waiting for you All YOU have
to do IL TO reach for It IL YOU reach
haru enough and far enough and long
enough you'll get IT. no matter what If
you want
suppose you are foolish enough 1u
want great wealth. You can get II
But TO get IT you must make up ycur
mind that you want wealth: that Won
want 1t above everything else in the
world
observe an industrious alien with y
pushcart. He wants $1,000 He sleeps
III cellar. He rises at l. He works rii
III at night He denies himself food to
save. Some day he will have his thou
sand dollars
But. you protest. IL can't sleep in
a cellar. I'm above running push
cart Very we'll, then There is little
likelihood that you will ever be rich
There are other things that YOU want
more than wcalth-your comfort your
social position.
suppose you are more sensible. Sun
pose that 1t Is success you want Good
Ihere are few joys In this world that
can compare with the JOY of achieve
ment. Set your mark and start climb.
ing toward It. You'll reach it IL you
keep ut It, BE persistent and be pa.
uent If you are I'm Maine you can't
wish yourself I'm California You can't
get there overnight. either But yonIl
get there some time If you start and
keep going. even If you 90 on your
hands and knees
But remember this: No man ever
climbs higher than the mark he sets
himself, No man ever reaches the top
walking sideways. No man achieves
who keeps turning back
And one thing more:
Pick your apple carefully before you
start to climb the tree Some aprles
are William Johnston In Amer.
lean Magazine
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
Punish naent For a Thief.

Richard. by the grace OF God. king
OF England. =" II any one cast any
repraach or bad word against another
or invoke Gods Madison on him let
him for every offense pay an ounce OF
silver. Let convicted thief be shOrll
like prizefghter. after which let boil
Ing pitch be poured on his head and a
feather pillow be shaken over 1t SO as
TO make him laughing stock. Then
let him be put ashore at the first land
where the ships touch Witness my
self at Chinon." These are two of the
ordinances OF Chinon quoted by Miss
Maude VI. HoIbach in "In the Foot
steps of Richard Occur de Lion"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
An Extensive Shave.

When Salmon p Chase was a school
boy at WorthingtOu. O.. he was one day
left at home with orders to kill and
dress a pig while Bishop Chase and
most Of the Older members Of the fam
lily were gone. In telling Of this expert
ence he wrote in an old letter:
Il had no trouble in catching and
saughtering fat young porker. had
the tub Of water all ready for plunging
him in. preparatory to taking off his
bristles. Unfortunately. however. the
water was too hot. or perhaps when |
soused the pig kept him in too long
AT any rate. when / undertook to re-
move the bristles couldn't start one
Of them. They were set. But that pig
had to be dressed bethought me of
my cousins razor-a new one. Just pur
chased by that spruce young clergy
man. No sooner said than dole, | got
the razor and shaved the pig from tan
to snOut."
This is undoubtedly one of the moss
extensive shaves on record
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
Ye Bad Boyes In Church,

In Salem. in 1916 ii was ordered by
the town that "all We boyes of We
towne are appointed to slit upon three
paire Of stairs in We meeting house. and
William Lord is appointed to look
after We boyes upon ye pulpit stairs. .
In Stratford the tithing man was or
dered to watch over youths Of dis
orderly carriage and see they behave
themselves cOmelie and use such raps
and blows MS is in his discretion meet. -
In Durham any misbehaving boy was
punished publicly after the service was
over We would nowadays scarcely
seat twenty or thirty active boys to-
gether in church If we wished them
TO be models Of attention and dignifiei
behavior. but after the boys seats
were removed from the pulpit stairs
they were ai turned in together in a
boys pew" in the gallery. There was
boys pew in Windsor Conn. as late
as 1915. and pretty noisy it usually
was.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
What Rules the World.

1lany years ago John Brougham.
Lester Wallack, Artemus Ward and
others used to meet after the play at
Windhurst's, in Park row, In New
York. One night the question, What
rules the wOrldY' arose. and various
opinions were expressed. William Ross
Wallace. who was present, retired be
fore long and some time later called
Thomas ]. Leigh from the room and
handed to him a poem which he had
just written. Mr.. Leigh read 1t aloud
to the company, and Mr. Brougham
made a happy little speech of acknowl,
edgment. The thing was entitled
What Rules the World" and the first
stanZa ran:
They say that man Is mighty.
He governs land and sea.
He wields mighty scepter
Ger lesser powers that be.
But mightter power and stronger
Man from his throne has hurled,
And the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
WRATH CAME IN VERY HANDY
SO Mad After spat With Sweethear.
That lie Whipped a
Bandit

Sam zones was mad clear through.
ne had Just had a quarrel with his
sweetheart and although he had con-
cealed his anger until he left her
! nome he was now boiling over with
rage AS usual, Sam had got the
worst OF the little spat, for in spite of
his feet 2 and his great strength
his diminutive lady love had wound
him around her finger like so much
ribbon
AS Sam alighted from the elevated
train at his home station his cheeks
were still flushed with helpless anger
and he was just spelling" for a fight
or almost any kind of a chance to
even up matters on some one. His
wish was destined to be granted
sooner than he knew, for when ha
descended the elevated steps to the
street figure blocked his path. a re.
volver was held a few inches below
his nose, and gruff voice command.
ed. Gone on Shell out, jack"
Without a seconds hesitate sam
smashed the would-be robber .al IN
the face with his brawny fist ana zeat
him reeling several PAGES backward
and stunned him so that he Grouped
his weapon. Both Sam and the thief
were so surprised that they merely
stared at each other for a few Sec
onds, then the latter remembered that
he possessed a good pair of legs and
started 20 run at express speed.
Here's a good one," Sam laughed
gr1mly as he set out in hot pursuit
Of his assailant This fellow intend
ed To bold me up and now I'm going
20 hold i'm up just to balance things
trtte." Sam was soon forced to
give up the chase, however. for he
was hUrdened with a heavy ulster.
while tie holdup man wore a light
sweater
Gee" chuckled Sam. "if hadn't
been as hot under the collar as I was.
as a result Of that little fuss with
Alice. III bet I'd have shelled out like
little lamb when he presented the
invitation. I'll go up there tomorrow
night with big box Of chocolates
ard square things up"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29
SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN,
Neither Original Nor Enlightened. 10
Helen KeiIer's Verdict.

! doubt II the women In Shake
speare's comedies are to be taken So.
riously. They are pretty creatures In.
tended to be played by boys They are
the vehicle Of any more or less fitting
strain OF poetry which happens ~
please the poet Alice In Wonderland
Is very real little girl. but one would
not make grave. scholarly analysis of
the traits OF character which she dis
plays In her encounter with the mock
turtle. Neither should we press too
heavily upon Shakespeare's poetry TO
extract his beliefs about women The.
unrivaled sonnets voice the praise and
also the petulant dissatisfaction Of II
man In love or pretending to be lii love
for the purpose OF poetry. The woman
Worship in the sOnnets and in the glow
Ing passages of the plays spoken by
gallantS In pursuit Of their ladies' is
only the conventional romanticism com
mon In medieval md renaissance liter.
ature
Shakespenre's phraSing outtiieS that
Of all other poets But his ideas Of
women are neither Originul nor ell.
iightened In studying the social ideas
OF writer md his time we often learn
more from his unconscious testimony
than from his direct eloQnence. Portia
g wise. witty. learned. disguised as
man: but she Is disposed of without
protest through her fathers will and its
irrational accidents To- II commonplace
bankrupt courtier and the tarit impli-
cation Is thar she il happily bestowed
Where Shakespeare brings POrtiaS ca
reer 10 Hu end modern comedy would
begin In the other plays TIN delight
ful heroine lS hurried of M the close
of the firth nct into the possession of II
man whom She would not look at If she
were as wise and strong and witty as
the situations have represented her
Helen Keller IN Metropolitan