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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
AGED WOMAN TELLS OF
BEATING FROM OFFICER
Richard Crowley, Dismissed Police
man, Says He Can Prove
A1ibi

Richard Crowley. policeman who
was dismissed from the department
for fnebriety. appeared before Police
Judge Sullivan yesterday on a charge
of battery preferred by Sarah Scott.
an aged woman living at the Casa
Blanca apartments, Seventeenth and
Valencia streets.
Mrs. Scott told the court that Crow
ley, while in an Intoxicated condition,
dragged her into his room and with
out provocation beat her. The woman
showed the court two black eyes and
bruises on her face and arm as evi-
dence.
Crowley made plea OF mistaken
Identity. He declared he could prove
an alibi. Judge Sullivan granted a
OF two days.
Crowley was ordered into custody.
however. the bail being raised from
$40 to $3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
CHARGE OF INDISCRETION
FAILS; PASTOR CLEARED
Exonerated, He Bursts Into Strains of
sPrafse God From Whom All
blessings FIowv

LONG BEACH. Aug. 29.-Rev. o. H
L. Mason, pastor OF the First Presby-
terian church here, was vindicated to-
day of charges OF indiscretion by tho
commission OF II appointed by the
Los Angeles Presbytery to Investigate
the case.
It was announced that Doctor Ma
son would continue In his present pas
torate until October / at least.
Just after the verdict of the COM
mission was announced the pastor
burst forth in song, making the as
sembly room Of the church echo with
the strains of Praise God From
Whom All Blessings Flow"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
MUNICIPAL BATHS TO
BE OPENED ON SUNDAY
city Band to Play Concert and Mayor
VIII Make Address I'm North
Beach Park

The board of Fairgrounds conmisS
sioners have decided to open the mu-
nicipal swimming baths at the Nortn
Beach playground tomorrow. when
there will be a concert by the Mu-
nicipal band, addresses by Mayor
Rolph and by Doctor Musante Of the
North Beach Improvement association
The commission will charge cents
for the use of towels and suits ex-
cept on the afternoons OF Saturday.
when there will not be any charge
for boys and girls on alternate days
Director Reardon will represent the
commission at the exercises on the
grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
Parade at 10 O'Clock
go 90
Two Performances Daily

The parade OF Ringlfng
Brothers, circus will start from
the show grounds mt Twelfth
and Market streets promptly mt
10 o'clock this morning and fol-
low Mission to East and over
East street TO Market. Ii Will
traverse Market to Valencia,
Valencia to Seventeenth, Sew
enteenth to Mission and thence
back to the show grounds.
Two performances Will be
given daily for three days, be-
ginning this afternoon and end
ing Monday night.
The afternoon performances
VIII begin at 2 o'clock and the
evening performances at 8, the
doors opening an hour earlier
to allow time for = visit TO the
menngerie.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
Circus Cavalcade This Morning
Ringing Bros. Comes to Town
Tent Covers IA Acres and
Breakfast Statistics
Are Appalling
Show to Be Here Three
Days-Elephants and
Clowns A-Plenty
Today's the day. BOYS ana girls!

Today's the day, boys and girlsl
The big circus is here.
Before San Francisco was awake
this morning Ringing Brothers had
covered IA acres of ground with tents,
the chef had served 1000 nice brown
pancakes. 1900 cups Of coffee and
thousands Of pieces of toast and eggs
and the 1890 performers were ready
for another day.
The first thing the head parade man
did after breakfast was to start the
fire in the boiler OF the steam calliope
for the morning parade.
And then the elephants, appearing
like great dried up mud puddles. will
waddle out into the street and aroune
the corners. following the gayly dec
Grated riders and the wild beast
cages and the wagons that have q
rumble different from any other rum.
BILE in the world
The first part of the circus train,
bringing the hotel and kitchen out
fit, arrived soon after midnight. Tho
other four trains followed at inter
walls during the early hours of this
morning.
In addition to the monkeys. the
i.dtuEdA cOHeulaHS OF lne animal Tam =,
lily, the show carries $50 horses anc
more than 1000 wild and semido.
mestic animals.
The circus will be here three days
showing at Twelfth and Markei
streets. That's where the circus
bands will play their lively airs while
the trained. broad backed horses gall
lop around the sawdust rings.
1t wouldn't be circus without
the clowns, and there are scores OF
them with the Ringing show.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
THREE BIG MUNICIPAL
PROJECTS ARE FINISHED
Incineration, Twin Peaks Reservoir
and Auxiliary Tank Go Into
Full Operation

City Engineer O'Shaughnessy re-
ported yesterday the completion of
three important municipal projects.
The Islais creek incinerator Is in
operation. the first wagon load of
garbage having been disposed OF yes
terday.
The Twin peaks reservoir Is COM
pleted, the leaks having been repaired.
and both compartments are filled with
water.
O'Shaughnessy stated that the Jones
street tank. an auxiliary of the high
pressure system. was filed with water
and in readiness to furnish supply In
the event anything should sap the
pressure from the Twin peaks res
ervofr.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
SPECIAL ATTORNEY FOR
SPRING VALLEY SUIT
Recommendations Made for Naming
Of Assistant to Conduct Con-
demnntionI Litigation

At the request of City Attorney
Long. seconded by Mayor Rolph. the
supervisors finance committee recon-
mended yesterday that special as
sistant city attorney be appointed at
4 salary OF $1,000 a month to aid In
the prosecution OF the Spring Valley
condemnation suit to be instituted by
the city. 1t is understood that Thomas
D. Haven, formerly an assistant city
attorney in Longs office, will receive
the appointment
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
What's Your Toe Worth? |
He Asks s4,855 for His |

Is q toe worth &4,S53f That
IL the value placed ON toes In a
libel 1lIed axainst the steamer
Argyll by AsInI Abrahnmsen
yesterday In the United States
district court. Abrnhamsen was
injured i'm a collision Of the
steamers ArgylI md GuaInla 20
miles south Of Point Arena, Oc-
tcber Is, and lost three toes. He
IL suing for $14,565 damages.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
$4,000 MIDNIGHT FIRE
DESTROYS THREE HOUSES
Big Blaze In Excelsior District
Sweeps Bakery. Stables and

Three houses in the Excelsior dis
trict were destroyed by fire shortly
after midnight yesterday. The loss
is 10000. partly insured.
The fire started in the bakery OF E.
Bohnert, 338 Brazil street, spread to
the bakery stables and warehouses
at 420 Madrid street, and then jumped
to Bohnert's home at 414 Madrid.
An overheated oven is believed to
have caused the blaze.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
The ladies' auxiliary convention
ROYAL CLANS HERE 1915

Thomas Walter Forsyth, special
representative of the Convention
league of this city to the Royal Clan
convention of the Order OF Scottish
Clans just closed in Philadelphia, an
nounced yesterday that that body
would hold its next biennial conven-
tion in san Francisco in 1915.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30

ROCHESTER,, N. ", Aug. 20.--The
new chair of civic design at the Uni
versity of Illinois will be filed by
Charles Milford Robinson. Rochester.
author of numerous works on city
planning.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Secretnry
Bryan has appointed John III. James,
a lawyer and newspaperman of Ur-
bana, O., chief OF the division of in
formation OF the state department,
succeeding SeveIlon Brown, resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30

PIERRE, 5. D., Aug. 29.-The ms
sessable value of South Dakota prop
erty this year is $1,000. 100000, ac-
cording to the valuation under the
new regulations of the state tax COM
mission
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30

Polo at Del Monte-spend your
weekend and Labor Day there.--Ad-
vertisement.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
GIVE $500 TO REMODEL
THE DONAHUE FOUNTAIN
Supervisors Plan Improvement Of
Troughs and Basznj $4,000 Tor
Dolores Parks

The supervisors finance committee
yesterday appropriated $1,000 for the
alterations of the Donahue fountain.
The basin will be paved level with
the street and bronze horse troughs
substituted. Two sanitary drinking
fountains will be installed. For new
street signs the committee allowed
$2.500, and $4,000 for island parks in
Dolores street. from Twentieth south.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
TAHOE SPECIAL

With Pullman Sleeping Cars Tor
Ak~SA+0 A
Leaves Oakland Pier TAT D. m.
daily. on arrival 7:20 p. m. boat from
San Francisco, Ferry Station. Leaves
Oakland. 10th Street Station, 1854
p. m, arriving early following MORN
Ing at Truckee, where connection Is
made with train OF Lake Tahoe Rail-
way, 1 s miles to Lake.
Returning. the Special leaves
Truckee $40 p. m. arrives Oakland,
10th Street Station, $50 e. m: San
Francisco. Ferry Station Z 80 - ms-
Advertisement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-21
Farm Residence of J. O. Sherman Forest County

date of Sept. End, 1910, relative
to Villas county and its value as
a grass and stock-raising coun-
try.
Mr.. Wallace, who is thorough
" familiar with soil con 1itions
and relative values of crop rails
ing, visited Villas county the mid
die of August of that year. His
article follows:
"NorthernjW Wisconsin is no long
er, strictly speaking, a poor
mans country, insomuch as a
poor man with unlimited energy
is as wealthy and can do as we'll
as one worth millions of coin. 1t
takes less capital to secure a
home in this cut-over country
than in either the irrigated or
drv-farming sections.
The cut-over country is the
nearest to poor mans country
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-21

similar grain crops. He is conf
dent that alfalfa will grow we'll
here when once established, not
withstanding the fact that mex
perienced farmers may have con-
siderable difficulty with it the
first year. He contends that a
woven wire fence and Angora
goats are the efficient means to
clear land.
We are glad to have this editor
of national reputation express
himself so confidently of the
future of this section. Such com
mendation on our crops means
much when coming from an ex-
perienced farmer and learned
editor, who because Of his ability
and rank has been closely associ-
ated in agricultural pursuits with
such men as the late jeremiah
Rusk, and with present secretary
of agriculture, Wilson, and who
was called by President Roose-
welt to be a member of the
Country Life commission.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-21
More About Wisconsin
Wallace's Farmer Exploits North
ern Wisconsin as Farming Region.

Mr.. Henry Wallace. editor Of
Wallace's Farmer of Des Moines,
Ia, a paper which has been pub
lished for the past thirty years
and has the reputation of being
the ablest farm journal in the
country, writes lengthy article
in an issue of the Farmer, under
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-21

that now remains. It is not a
country for the city-bred poor
man or for the man who wants
to get rich quick, nor the man
who lacks patience. nor the man
who is afraid Of work.
"On the other hand it must be
said that clover is like a weed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-21

I'VE have the PERSONAL
STATEMENTS of men living in
Oneida and Villas counties-men
in whom we have the utmost
confdence-that the land which
it is proposed to '.reforest' is to
large extent agricultural land.
They say it is capable of being
made into the very finest farms.
That is the reason they object to
its being taken over by the state
and the progress of settlement
stopped
Editorial in the Wausau Record
Herald, March 8, 1913.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-21

and that the markets for pota-
toes, butter, eggs, poultry and
everything that a man ought to
try to grow in this section are
the very best, and always will be
so, as long as there are great
iron mines north and great cities
south.
"The loggers brought in hay
from the south, and when it be-
gan to be seen that the clovers
grew luxuriantly' around the log.
ging camps and along the tote
roads and wherever it could be
covered grew like weeds - it
dawned on observant men that
the land SO apparently worthless
would grow whatever would
grow after clover, and SO we
have a country with abundant
normal rainfall and with ire
mendous water powers.
Northern Wisconsin has never
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-21

as yet produced a crop failure
and the man with little money,
or much money, will find it a
guaranteed producer if he has the
essentials to makeit such-energy
patience, and confidence that
what he puts into the ground
is bound to bring him fotr-fold if
properly taken care of. Strikers
will never make a success of
farming, be it in Wisconsin, Iowa
or any other state in the Union.
Villas county is the mecca for
the farmer with Drawn =
Mr.. Wallace declared on seeing
our fields of clover that a coun-
try raising such a valuable crop
is sure to become rich agricnl-
tural section surprising lands
raising only wheat, fax and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-07
Sporting

In the international skating races at
Christiana, the Russian, lppolitow,
won the 5000 meters event in S min
% 4.10 secs. Mathiesen. the Norwe-
fian champion, won the ! 500 meters
in min. p 1-10 SEES.
Jim" Thorpe, the Carlisle Indian.
who was crowned the worlds greatest
athlete at the Olympic games at
Stockholm and has been stripped of
his amateur achievements because he
has confessed to playing professional
baseball, has signed with the New
York Nationals.
Bescher Of the Cincinnati Reds is In
q class by himself in continuous base
running feats He has led the Nation
al League in steals for the last four
years, his totals being as follows: 1909.
54 1910, 40; 1911, so; 1912, G7.
Young Joe Shugrue, the New Jer-
sey lightweight, provided 5000 fans
sn Madison Square Garden, New
York. with "A big surprise by taking
the measure of Leach Cross in hair
raising ten round bout Cross was
outclassed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-07

Presidentelect Wilson has inyiteA
his classmates Of Princeton. 70, 10 a
smoker at Chevy Chase Club, Wash
ington, March 3.
The President and Mrs. Taft enter
tanned I'm the White House at dinner
I'm honor OF the Speaker and Mrs.
Champ Clark.
Former Mayor Mcclellan of New
York has finished his first term as "A
professor at Princeton. His class has
petitioned the university authorities to
keep him there.
President Taft, Yale, rs, sent fra
tornal greetings to Augustus Smith
Co commemorate the later's 9th birth
day. Mr.. Smith is the oldest Yale
graduate living
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-07
General

Mrs. Declan Troy. Yonkers. y. Y.
Is the mother of twins, born 81 hours
apart.
Mrs. Meddelena Ciccone was found
guilty in Newark, n. j. OF numbering
her husband with arsenic Her daugh-
ter testified against her.
Certified pure" water must be used
on railroad trains and steamboats, for
drinking purposes, says the Interstate
Commerce board in its latest edict
The West Virginia Legislature
unanimously ratified the income tax
amendment to the Federal constitu.
ton.
Prosecuting Attorney Gunter Of All.
ken, s, c., said he hadn't the least
idea of convicting f. o. Beach" on a
charge of attacking Mrs. Beach.
Park-in.Pines, winter resort hotel
al Aiken, S c., and Savannah. Ca.
dock property valued at S1.500,0 600
were destroyed by fire.
Cipriano Castro. eX-President OF
Venezuela. was released from Ellis
Island, New York. under $500 bail on
a writ of habeas corpus by Judge
Holt
Presidentelect Wilson announced
that he expected TO have ten Cabinet
places to iill, instead of nine as now,
as he expected Congress TO pass the
measure creating a separate Depart
nent OF Labor.
A board Of naval officers will con,
vene at the Naval War College at
Newport to determine what prompted
Commander Frank Marble. member
Of the college TO shoot himself in
February, 1911.
President Taft has signed meas.
ure providing for a $4,000. 900 Lincoln
Memorial to be erected in Potomac
Park Washington. ID. c. An appro-
priation Of 100000 will be asked of
Congress to start the work.
The North Carolina House passed a
bill TO hold liable to a fine the person
who gives tips and the receiver OF
tips
Supported by SO Democrats, 46 Re.
publicans and one Progressive vii
Lam Mckinley, Democrat. OF Chicago
was elected temporary speaker OF the
Illinois Legislature. ending deao
lock which lasted 81 days.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-07
Foreign

The shortage Of men in the British
navy is nine per cent, exactly the
same as in the United States service
Baron llkeston. member of the Lib
eral party in the House of Lords. died
in London.
Desidiare Arias, the last OF the revo-
lutionist leaders in the Dominican Re-
public. has laid down his arms.
Piano players in London moving
picture houses have organized and
will demand an increase OF wages
The average wage is $1.75 week
Business houses, residences and
shops of the United Railways were
burned at Merida, Mexico, at loss of
100000.
$40 each, or seven days in Jail, for
wearing projecting hatpins, in AIDE.
laide, Australia.
Lieut.. General Jenkher Jacobus c.
c. den Beer Poortugael. aged 81. inter
national jurist and avthor and several
times delegate 10 The Hague Confer
ence, died i'm The Hague.
The Porte instructed the Turkish
Army TO fire no shot till the allies had
attacked, and ordered the peace en-
voys TO stay at their posts till hos.
tilities were resumed.
The returns of the French success
sion duty department for 1911 shows
that there were 359.ll3 estates worth
5,76l. 100000 francs. making CSC mil
lionaires in French money and A. mil
lionaires i'm American dollars.
The Cunard Line has asked the Aus
trian Government for a concession
for steamship service between Tri-
este and Portland. Me. A similar con.
cession is held by the Canadian Pa
cihc.
The Assize Court OF Paris con
demned the manager and editor of La
Bataille Syndicaiste TO five years in
jail and TO pay fine OF $500 for
printing an article urging the assassi.
nation of King Alfonso II he should
come TO Paris
Lieut. Gen. Kurloff. commander of
the special corps of military police.
against whom the charges Of negli.
gence I'm connection with the assassi.
nation OF Premier Stolypin have just
been quashed by imperial order. Is
soon TO be appointed Governor-Gon
raj OF one of the Russian Asiati,
provinces.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-07
Minor Mention of a Weeks
Important Events.
A HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS
Paragraphs Which Briefly Chronicle
the Events Of Interest as Bulle.
tined by Wire, Wireless and
CsbIe-Foreian News.
Washington

In his annual report the Postmaster
General recommended an amendment
70 cheaper and enlarge the parcel post.
An amendment for the popular cleo
tion OF Presidents was defeated In the
Senate, but only by vote OF 80 10 80.
The Senate debated the proposed
one-term limitation for Presidents. and
Senator MARITIME declared that Mr.
Wilson would not be a candidate TOR
reelection.
Gross sealing frauds were laid
bare I'm a report by a House commit
tee, and recommendation made OF a
suit on $500 900 bond for restitution.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-07
A Strong Bible Proof.

canont leave this verse without
calling attention 10 it as one OF the
most convincing arguments OF the
truth OF Christianity. What siEnif.
caoce there is In these words Beth
any. where Lazarus was which had
been dead. whom he raised from the
dead" There is evidence that this
gospel was known In Jerusalem at
least within seventy years after this
raising OF Lazarus occurred. There
are grounds for believing. indeed.
that Il was published within thirty TO
forty years OF that date. Surely there
must have been persons then. and
there. who could personally have tes.
t!fied 20 the falsity OF the whole thing
II II were false We cannot imagine
any such event occurring in he
neighborhood OF Chicago. for example.
not longer ago than that. and our be.
ing unable TO find anybody to deny IL
frcm personal knowledge. II II were
10 be denied But has the resurrec.
tion az Lazarus ever been denied
Let he silence Of the Jewish nation.
and the Gentle world answer So far
from the enemies OF Jesus disheliev.
ing this mighty fact. they so entirely
believed that they consulted how the,
Night put Lazarus 10 death. because
nat by reason OF him many OF III,
ews vent away and believed OF
esus
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-07

The snnuaI dead letter sale In
Washington netted the United States
s1O,S61
The election OF Senators by the
people direct, was favored by the Ne.
vada Assembly and the Idaho Senate.
Chinese. japanese and other Orien.
tai athletes have gathered at Manila
for the far eastern olympiad.
George s. Legare. Congressman
from the First South Carolina district,
died in Charleston.
The City Council OF Philadelphia
voted to reduce the price OF gas TO so
cents a thousand.
Lake Superior is frozen over from
Grand Marais 10 Duluth for the first
time this winter
The FIVE members OF the family OF
Major Harris. Richland Iowa, died
In fire which destroyed their home
After having a monument erected
for himself, Joseph s. Smith, farmer
OF Greenville, Ga, committed suicide.
Mrs Eleanor f. Smith. aged 92, died
at her home, Newton, n. j., from
mumps.
Newark Bay is frozen for half
mile of Bayonne shore for the first
time this winter
Abraham Oreleck, a merchant OF
Providence, died OF heart disease when
hig automobile caught fire.
Henry and Walter Robinson, broth
ere, were drowned near Providence
when their boat was overturned.
Panama Canal officials say that de-
spite the great land slides in the Gu.
Zebra Cut, they will turn on the water
At the appointed time.
President X. T. Millner OF the State
Agricultural and Mechanical College
at Austin, Tex, expelled 400 students
for insubordinauon.
Swift q co. have purchased four
large poultry and produce companies.
thereby extending their control over
the produce business of the West.
The ordnance department will be
gin work soon on the new cavalry
sword. The long straight blade will
replace the slightly curved sabre.
Mrs. Annie Dobkin is suing the Chi
cago Cubs for $4,000 for injuries sus-
tanned when she was struck by foul
ball
Governor Wilson conferred with the
Democratic members OF the New Jer-
sey Legislature on the bills he has
recommended for passage.
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
Nagel decided that General CiprianO
Castro must be excluded from the
United States as nn undesirable per
son.
Thomas j. OConnor, young civil
engineer, fell from the top of a steel
tower 125 feet high he had just com
pleted at Arlington, n. j., and was
killed.
Edward l. Church. teller Of the Ber.
gen q Lafayette Trust Co, Jersey
City, testified that he had made resti-
tuition of $4,59S embezzled from that
institution.
A hot iron falling into pit OF oil
caused an explosion which started a
fire that destroyed the rolling mill OF
the John A. Roebling's Sons plant at
Trenton. The damage Is 100000.
II the requests OF the sulfragettes
are responded to, features of their
pageant, TO be held in Washington.
will be one baby. one convict one
beautiful woman. and one male imbe-
cile.
Samuel IL. London, who for seven
years has studied the social evil here
and abroad, told the Curran commit
tee that 100 policemen assist white
i'm keeping their victims in
lie said the white
slaves" support 6,l00 men in New
York
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-07

We are now In
the Sc son OF
l. g n I. so-called
from the period
OF the year when
the days begin TO
lengthen. II is a
period OF forty
d ays beginning
with Ash Wednes.
day, and continu'
ing until Easter.
observed by some
churches as com
memorative OF
the forty days
fasting OF our
Saviour in the
wilderness. IL ~