The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 28, 1900, Page 9

THE /7 NEWS ( OF THE WOULD FORM A CEDERATION OF ALLTHE TRADES g of Oakland’s Un- ons Called for Friday Night. It Is Expected That Twenty-Five Unions, With a Membership of Over Two Thousand, Will Unite. R o Oakland Office San Franciseo Call, 1118 Broadway, March 27. strong and active un- representing various f work, but there is no Federated Trades lled for mext Fri- r headquariers, been nvit r delegates or at can find asso- posed Federated Trades UNIVERSITY HAPPENINGS OF CALIFORNIA, March 27.—The first dehate for the selec- legiate team Hall. There eaker being allowed judges of the », Lange and Brown, will be held on s tournament will be a cotirts next Saturda The successful con- of the new tennis will meet on Saturda ck in the afternoon consist of W. E wi bow e Goodale ; No. 2; < 2; F. V. Xington '03 stroke; Fred Thorwbush, cock- tch shoot with Com- by telegraph next Park appointed floor rrangements is com- ®, Robinson "00, Dol- Hoffman '00, Foster Moran ‘01, Greene Smith '02, Powell Ritchie "02 and insti- April “April 2. Fowler will for farmers’ anged H. Bage of Ithaca, of President a Sage is a member of as given so liberally to d Schoolteacher Dies. March ss Annfe M. er in Oakland School twenty-four residence, 869A Harri- 1ll_several months. was_ 48 California- her. POSTUM CEREAL. FOOD RULES COMPLEXION. of No Avail When Im- Food Is Persisted In. vhose first name is was for many years t is now properly named, esting facts about her up her complexion ., were oved ry is interesting: “From I, with my sisters and been allowed the use of i coffee. After [ became a course it was no more at plexion like several of my but which I did not have. y different courses were taken to plish my end, such as applying , taking bottles and bottles of ng medicines, etc., all to no pur- My older sister had learned before t coffee was the root of the diffi- d urged me to begin taking hot I tried it, but could find little ction in so weak and unpalatable age. While visiting a friend one 3 ccepted a cup of coffee (as I posed), when I noticed that this par- t r coffee had a hundred per cent better taste than the coffee we had been the habit of using. Upon inquiring the receipt of this very pleasant bev- ge I learned that I had partaken of ¢ noted Postum Cereal Food Coffee. d struck the goal at last. This s t morning beverage that I want- ¢ nd this, it turned out, was the se- t 1e beautiful complexion of my Of course we immediately com- ed using it in our home, and I t to say that to-day not a more b hy, robust family is to be found in the United States, and the fact is at- ributable to our abandonment of coffee he use of Postum Cereal Food " We do not feel disgoscd to - full name of Miss Blossom, me can be given to those in- ted by letter to the Postum Cereal Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich. The young lady lives in Traverse City, Mich. It may be of interest to know that many of the voung ladies’ seminaries throughout the country have discon- tinued the use of coffee and are using Postum Food Coffee. A letter from Rev. Alex. Burr, Secretary of the Seattle (Wash.) Young Ladies’ Semi- nary, recites: ““We are using Postam Cereal Food Coffee on the table, greatly to the satisfaction of the faculty and a large number of boarding students.” debate | years, died | years old | Al sorts of medicines | e the root of the ::hmri I should wish for 2| MARSHALL Prominent in o R e S o o = % . > . ® P S o o 2 Sl S SE o > | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 27 Water Company, passed away at Baldwin, Me, his old home, on some time. The deceased came here in 1867, and was a resident of Alameda Coun- | ty for thirty vears. | known in the on account of the, | prominent part he played in the contest for the abolition of slavery. He was a other noted anti-slavery leaders, and was a member of the Governor's Council of | Maine under Governors Coney and Cham- | ARSHALL PIERCE formerly Sunday last, where he had been il for The name of Mr. Pierce was widely | personal friend of Garrison, Phillips and erlair ife Mr. Pierce was married to ia Lougee at Parsonville, Maine. ngaged for several years after | | THE LATE MARSHALL PIERCE. P Qi et eieiedbedeidodeiesdeisiediedeiod PIERCE HAS PASSED AWAY Well-Known Oaklander Who Was the Shipping Interests of the Coast. L e g s S | his marriage in the shipping_ and flour business at Boston and New York. Then he established a shipping business to this coast conjunction with his brother Henry. In 1862 he retired, the firm of H. & W. Pierce, which Is still in existence, succeeding to the management of af- fairs. Soon afterward he became treas- urer of the Contra Cosia Water Company, of which his brother. Henry Plerce, was ident. In 1885 ha retired, and since t time he has spent most of his time traveling in the East and Burope with his daughter, Miss Josephine Pierce. His - died twenty vears ago. dmxmnnl u; his daughter Josephine eceasec s _survived by another daughter, Mrs. J. H. T. \Vatkln’.;rm. and a son, Orestes Pierce, who is a resident of Oakland. Of his four brothers, Henry, Ira, Loujs and Willlam, the first two are still living. The funeral and interment will take place at Saco. Maine, where the family has a burial plat in a local cemetery. ASSMLTED AT | COTHEGATE OF HIS OWN HOME J. B. Baxter Attacked by| ? Two Footpads at ‘ Emeryville. i | His Wife Discovered the Attack and | Alarmed the Neighborhood Be- | fore the Robbery Was | Completed. R st | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, March 21. | Two masked men set upon J. B. Baxter at the gate of his home at Emeryville on | | Saturday evening and beat him badly in | | an effort to rob him. Mrs. Baxter alarmed | the neighborhood by her cries and the | | masked men were compelled to retreat | without securing their booty. | " Mr. Baxter is the proprietor of the Ca- | | ble meat market on San Pablo avenue in | Emeryville and lives on Watts street, | | some "little distance from his place of business. On Saturday evening Mr. Bax- | ter asked his wife to come down to his | store in the evening and return home with | him after business hours had closed. To | | this fact Mr. Baxter owes his escape from | being robbed, if from no worse a fate. | When Baxter reached a short distance from his house he stopped to speak to a man for a moment and his wife preceded him home. When he reached his gate | he was alone and two men stepped sud- | denly out from a clump of trees and with- | | out_ceremony struck him on the head | with a_club or sandbag. Mrs. Baxter | | heard his groan as he fell and set up a | | ery that brought help. Mr. Baxter was | found on the ground and was taken to his | house, where he was soon_revived. | beThe men were evidently bent upon rob- | Y. COMMITTEE WITH RAILROAD i PETITION MAKES REPORT BERKELEY, March 27.—The committes of the Board of Trustees appointed to | confer with a representative of the South- ern Pacific Company regarding the stop- ping of main line trains at Berkeley re- orted at the regular meeting of the ard last night. he report showed that the three members of the committee— Captain W. H. Marston, C. Hoff and A. | R. Framecalled upon Mr. Alger of the | railroad and presented the petition of tha people of Berkeley. Mr. Alger said that | owing to arrangements now made with regard to the raiiroad facilities of Berke- | ley no change will be made. The com- pany could not, he said, provide any other | means of transportation without consid- erable loss. erefore nothing will be done at presen: The committee, with the addition of At- torney Hayne and B. F. Arnold, will col tinue to press the rallroad for the pro- posed change: FINKS AT WAR IN THE DIVORCE COURT OAKLAND, March 27.—Alonzo W. Fink, a prominent commission merchant of San Francisco, was put on his defense to-day before Judge Hall at the trial of Mrs. May Pt SR 1 cane J juest ol sides the wi tricd_behind closed doors, although the i the accusations are only embraced under the eneral head of extreme cruelty. Mrs. | ink related her story of domestic infe- | licities this afternoon, citing y in- | stances of al hysical and vocal, to which she alleges she had subjected. The couple have resided in Alameda for many years. Fink denles his wife's charges, and each side has opened a vig- orous contest, Mrs. Fink's counsel being H. C. McPlke and R. E. Ragland, while her husband is represented by George | flippant | clothes and does it well. Reed and A. L. sume several d. s B Amateur League Baseball Game. OAKLAND, March 21.—The basebail teams of the Central High School of Oak- land and the Berkeley High School, both being members of the Amateur Academic League, will cross bats to-morrow after- noon at 1:30 o’clock on the university campus. A good game is expected. Frick. The trial will con- \AMERICAN HUMOR MAKES THIS PLAY ILLIE COLLIER'S “Mr. Smooth" is a farce of manners. American manners larded with American humor. It is racy of the soil and in its up-to-the-moment way it is very amusing. It is brim full of keen colloquialism, and | although the structure of it is far from | firm, the incidents are articulated and carry an Interest equal to that of most farces. It 1is the peculiarly merican cast of the dialogue that makes Mr. Smooth” modestly important as a vehicle of our typical humor—humor that | can be understood in no country but this. The play would be considered dull in London and tame in Paris, for it has neither the romping satire of the Galety Theater productions, nor the risque levity of the Palais Royal. It was written by Willie Collier for Willie Collier and it fits like the paper on the fence. There have been other comedies and | other comedians that gave us that subtle inconsequent sort of wit that lles curled up in some American brain like the hair- spring in a watch and is gradually Igalm ing a specific classification in the King- dom of Humor, as the ‘““American Josh,” but where they have been cheap and vul- gar the present play and players are quaint and clever. Peter Daly portrayed an impossible per- son of the bunko brand, but Colller gives us o flip character as Mr. Smooth, who, in spite of his peccadilllos, one would not mind knowing. It is his touch that car- ries the play; it is variously adroit and there are innumerable little things In ges- ture, pose, voice and expression that take one's visible function by surprise. Colller has the wisdom and good luck to surround himself with an excellent com- pany, and the vegult is a performance as smooth as the title of the filay. Thomas Evans “makes good” as Mr. Hickey, a bookmaker, and a line of horse slang that is ** Alfred ickman wears very good He also shows a pleasing comedy instinct, which mod erate and genuine praise may be also given to Mr. Ward as Arthur Chilleigh, an elderly caricature, and to Mr. Her- kert and Mr. Sheehan, who ca out Colifer’s quite original conceptions in the arts of valet and butler. uise Allen Collier . 1s unostentatiously good, and Helen Reimer capital in a _congenial char- acter. PORTER GARNETT. Labor to Have Its Own Temple. Preliminary steps were taken by the Ban Francisco labor unions at a recent meeting of delegates elected for the pur- pose of incorporating an association for the ownership of realty. For some time past the various labor unions have been | discussing the advisability of erecting a tem‘l‘le in which all of the many unions in this city should meet under one roof, and that one to be their own. The meet- ing of dslefi!.tes which has been held elected E. Mals| president, A. H. Coburn vice president and E. L. Clapp S fhe convention adopted the report of e convention ado) e repo; th joint committee. i g decided that unions and individuals taking stock should pay down 20 per cent of the subseription and the rest in four installments. Should a subscriber lapse.he will recelve stock to the full amount pald in to guarantee against 10ss. Articles of incorporation and the form of the subscription list were submitted lnld :‘; Jo{’nm:)tlteed:‘f n';e on by-laws was selec y the e e members are George De‘rflck.eglln! ' Unifon: W. T e o usicians; A. G. Kelly, Cemeni and W E. Biaden, Labor Assoclation. — e Lumber Mills Destroyed. FRESNO, March 27.—Flames swept the Sanger Lumber Company's factories at Sanger out of existence at 3 o'clock this morning. The com-n is a_San Fran clsco concern, of ch F. A. Boole is the local manager. The destroyed 'y n.\nkad!n gfifin fire ‘rom a spark In yesterday . afternoon % High wind prevalled S N R R S e i WAR OF THE LAWYERS 1S FINALLY OVER Judges Deny All Motions to Disqualify the Varney Estate Attorneys. Goodfellow, Representing Two Trus- tees, Withdraws—Contest Over Trust to Be Tried by an Outside Judge. gt Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 27. HE charges of unprofessional con- duct made by Attorney Willlam §. Goodfellow against the law firm of Bishop & Wheeler have been de- clared to be unfounded by Judge FElls- worth and Judge Ogden, who handed down a decision to-day denying the mo- tion to disqualify that firm from appear- ing as counsel for the plaintiffs in the contest over the Varney estate trust. The decision likewise declares that Mr. Good- fellow has perfect standing to represent all of the trustees, but that the question of his right to appear for T. H. B. Varney individually rests upon the point whether Varney's liability on a note now in liti- gation shall be drawn into the present controversy. There were exceptions taken by both sides to the decision, Mr. Goodfellow ask- ing for the customary twenty days in which to prepare his bill, the same motion coming from Mr. Wheeler upon denial of his motion to have Mr. Goodfellow ex- cluded. This preliminary battle has ended in a new turn to the ease. Mr. Goodfellow has settled all doubt as to his appearance for Varney individually by withdrawing in that capacity. To-day Garret McEnerney was substi- tuted. Mr. Goodfellow also created sur- prise by withdrawing as counsel for Var- ney as trustee and also for H. H. Pitcher, a second trustee. Reed & Nusbaumer and A. A. Moore were substituted respective- ly. This action leaves Attorney Goodfel- low the representative in the contest of only Trustee John Taylor. On top of all these turns in the per- sonnel of the legal forces for the trus- SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, tees came the announcement by the court | that for various reasons it would be de- sirable that an outside Judge should try the case. None of the four Judges of the Alameda County Superior bench could sit in the trial, and the attorneys, after a long conference in chambers, gave way and cast about for some other Judge. The name of Judge A. Rhodes of Santa Clara County was suggested, but illness prevented him from accepting the invita- tion. Appeal will be made to either Judge Hunt or Judge Seawell of San Francisco, the trial being continued until to-mor- row afterncon to discover a Judge who can hear the contest. The situation from a legal aspect is in- teresting in that the counsel now arrayed against each other represent the flower of the bar of California. On the side of the beneficiaries. who seek to have the trust funds accounted for and a distribu- tion made of a large portion of the es- tate are Bishop & Wheeler and A. J. Treat, with all the forces of that eminent firm. The_three trustees have as representa- tives W. S. Goodfellow, A. A. Moore, Gar- ret McEnerney and Reed & Nusbaumer. There is involved in the contest from $350,000 to $400,000, a large portion of which is invested in the Bank of Livermore, of which Trustee Pitcher is the manager. The beneficiaries of the estate of the late | Thomas Varney, who complain, declare that a large amount of the estate is un- necessarily tied up to meet provisions of the trust, which they claim requires only $3500 annually to meeét its requirements. In thelr decision on disqualification Judges Ellsworth and Ogden agreed on all points. After reciting a general record of the litigation and the connection of the attorneys with it, the opinion reaches to the time Mr. Goodfellow turned over to Attorney (now Superior Judie) 8. P. Hall the transcript taken when the second ac- count of the trustees was settled and suit on a note for $23,000 was ordered against Varney. In this transcript, the court says, varney's reasons were fully stated for his repudiating the note and why he thought he was not liable on it. Refer- ence is made to the transfer of the suit brought by Mr. Hall to Mr. Earl, and the latter's later connection with the firm of Bishop & Wheeler. The decision says: “Mr. Earl took necessary steps to bring to a close this case of Pitcher and Taylor against Thomas H. B. Varney, and during the progress of the litigation had a con- sultation with Mr. Pitcher of about thirty minutes. There is no pretense made here that any matter, save this note and the attendant litigation over it, was dis- | cussed, or that at this or any other time cither of the trustees ever consulted with Mr. Earl or Mr. Treat or Messrs. Bishop & Wheeler about the management of their ust.”” "Aa to Mr. Treat's standing the court said: Mr. Treat examined into sald estate, obtaining what information he could from papers, Interviewed Judge Nye, and as el th regard to the testimony upon settle- ment of the second account. No_information Was conveyed to him by either Hall or Earl, Dbut, on the contrary, it was obtained fairly Dad in the proper conduct of an attorney’s business. Thereafter Treat consulted with Wheeler with reference to the law points in- volved in the present action and thereafter the firm of Bishop & Wheeler, with Mr. Treat, Were retained to prosecute the present action. Y Harl had never consulted with Bishop & Wheeler with reference to the suit of Pitcher o farney and the firm had no interest in his fee in that case. Altogether the facts so disclosed show the utmost faith on the part of Mr. Treat, Bishop & Wheeler and Mr. Earl in the trans: action of the various businesses committed to their charge. So far as appears from the evidence here thé action of Pitcher et al. vs. Varney was upon 2 promissory note; the facts relating to its execution and the defense of Varney to it were not matters of secrecy or concealment. Varney testified fully concerning it upon the settle- ment of the account in the Probate Court. No issue could be made in that case involv. ing the administration of the trust estate or calling for any investigation into the action of the trustees with reference to the benefi- Cclaries under the trust. It was an action in the interest of the beneficiaries through their trustees, Pitcher and Taylor, against Varney to compel him to pay into’ the trust estate 1900. PEDDLER KILLED BY A SINGLE BLOW Samuel Joseph, His Former Part- ner, Wakes Up to Find Himself Charged With Murder. | B e e T S e oL ol WY LAMEDA, March 27.—A blow dealt him on the face by the man he threatened to kill, last night felled Alexander Conrad, a fruit peddler, in such a manner that his head landed squarely on the edge of a concrete step, crushing his skull so badly that he died six hours later. The man who dealt the blow i{s Samuel Joseph, also a fruit ped- dler, who surrendered himself to the po- El | | time throwing up his hands. D e e e e e ] man toppled over backward, at the same His condi- tion was such that he could not save him- self, and the back of his head smashed with a thud against the edge of one of the concrete steps which lead into the saloon from the street, Several bystanders as- | sisted Conrad, as he was unable to rise, | and from a contusion on the scalp the lice this morning and was charged with | murder. He was released day, when he furnished bonds in the sum of $5000. Conrad and Joseph, according to the lat- ter's story, were cnfriendly terms and were former business associates. Joseph dis- solved the partnership on account of Con- rad’s insulting manner toward their pa- trons while intoxicated. Conrad drank heavily, and when in his cups would utter threats agalinst Joseph on account of a fancied insult. More drunk than usual last night, he demanded to see Joseph while he was at supper, at 7 o’clock, in the rear of a store owned by Mrs. Josephine Riegel- huth, corner of Sherman street and Rail- road avenue. ile lp})lled vile language to Joseph and made a feint to draw a pistol from his right hip pocket. Mrs. Reigel- huth interfered, and Conrad was per- suaded to leave the gl&ce. After Joseph had finished his supper he started out for a walk. Conrad was w: ing for him on the opposite corner, front of a saloon. began his_ vile use of language again. Joseph told him he had better go home, and in reply came threats from Conrad that he would fill his ex-partner full of bulletholes and another attempt to draw a weapon. The repeated threats angered Joseph so much that he flnsll{; struck Conrad a blow on the face, from t in later in the | 3 | ait- | | He accosted Joseph and | e impact of which the | blood was observed to flow. He was en to the office of Dr. A. A. Stafford, in the neighborhood, who said the skull had been fractured but that the wound was not a serfous one. Conrad was in a stupor, but it was thought that his condition was due to liquor. Later Conrad was removed to the home of his mother, 1013 Eagle ave- nue. Joseph and the witnesses to the af- fair went to their homes, unaware of the fatal nature of the wounded manis in- juries. At 1:30 o'clock this morning he passed away. “When I was told this morning that Conrad was dead I couldn’t belleve 1 said Joseph in the City Prison to-day. “I hadn’t any idea that he was so badly hurt. He was of a quarrelsome disposition and always looking for trouble.” Conrad has frequently figured in_the courts, and the police have listened to many complaints from housewives whom he insulted. No pistol was found in the clothing of the body when it was searched by the police, but it {s known that Con- rad was accustomed to carrying one. He was a native of California and 34 years of age. Joseph bears a_good reputation and is foreman of the Sherman Hose Company. His story of the affalr i{s corroborated by a number of witnesses, among them Mrs. Josephine Reigelhuth, Richard and Her- bert Noy, Fred Castro and s Russell. The _Coroner held an inquest this even- ing. The jury found that Conrad's death was caused by fracture of the skull, but whether accidentally or not the jury could not determine. 23,000. The formal parties therein, it is true, e btteher and Taylor, but behind them were these beneficiaries, who were alone to be ben- efited or injured as that case might be deter- mined. For these and other reasons it is ap- parent that Mr. Earl is not disqualified to appear for the plaintiff here and for that rea- son Mr. Treat and Bishop & Wheeler are qual- ifled to appear herein. e 1 Squally clear that Mr. Goodfellow 18 qualified to appear for all the defendant trus- tees. Should the question be presented to the court hereafter as to the liability of Thom: H. B. Varney on the $23,000 note it will then be time enough for him to determine as to his course. Having mever represented Pitcher and Taylor in the proceeding against Varney he is untrammeled and there would be nothing inconsistent in his representing Varney and his co-trustees at the same time. The fact that Mr. Goodfellow has. been paid fees out of the trust estate does not affect his position here. He at all times acted for the trustees and as thelr counsel. In all disputes between the trustees and the beneflciaries he was the attorney for the beneflciaries’ adversaries and can at all times represent the trustees when thelr acts are attacked. Agreement by Telephone Valid. The jury in the case of James A. Mor- row against the Franklyn Fire Insurance Company, in which the plaintiff sued to recover on a policy alleged to have been secured in the defendant company through the medium of a contract entered into over the telephone wire, has given judg- ment for the defendant. Although Judge Babrs decided that an agreement made y means of the telephone was valid and 80 instructed the jury, the fact that such an agreement was made was not proved to the satisfaction of the judges of the 11::1" and juament was entered accord- Y. De Bauge on Trial. Paul de Bauge, who killed Della Con- nors, allas Tracy, in a lodging-house at 14 Turk street on November 17 last, was placed on trial before Judge Dunne yes- terday on a charge of murder. The 4 fense will contend that the tragedy was the result of an assault made by the woman upon De Bauge after she had robbbed him of $10. The testimony intro- duced yesterday was all of a preliminary nature and included plans of the room in which the murder was committed and the statements of officers regarding their ef- i Wi Sontine today. = THE BEST LAXATIVE. Hunyadi Janos A Pure Natural Aperient Water, ABSOLUTELY ODORLESS, and therefore free from all the offensive smell often found in Aperient Waters. RELIEVES DISORDERED STOMACH, CURES CONSTIPATION. The ONLY A Water bottled at the Hunyadi n; ANDREAS SAXLEHNER, Sole Prop,, Budapest, Hungary. STANFORD HAPPENINGS Special Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 27.— Final arrangements have been made for the celebration of junior day, which has been officlally set for Friday, March 3. The festivities begin on Thursday even- ing, when the farce, “All but Two,” will be presented In the Assembly Hall. Fri- day morning an interclass fleld day will be held, and In the afternoon the varsity | will cross bats with the Santa Clara Col- lege boys. In the evening the junlor “prom’’ will take place in the Encinal Club rooms. A contract has been let for the erection of a grand stand and bleachers, capable of seating 1200 people. It will be located near the university oval. This is prepar- atory to the intercollegiate flelg ay, which will be held here on April 21 The Alpha Phi Sorosis has filed articles of Incorporation and will soon commence the erection of a handsome clubhouse on the campus. Mrs. Funston, wife of Brigadier General Funston, U. S. A., was a guest of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity over Sunday. President and Mrs. David Starr Jordan will return from their Eastern trip on ril 9. %ord has just been received from the University of Indlana that it has been decided by the trustees of that university to name their new athletic ground Jor- dan fleld, in honor of Dr. Jordan, who was president of Indiana before coming to_Stanford. ‘The sophomore class to—d-z‘ met and elected officers to publish t Stanford Guard, which Is issued by each class in its junior year. rles Whitmore was made editor-in-chief and M. F. Mec- Cormick business manager. Mr. Whit- more was last week l})polnt.d to the - tion of editor-in-chief of the Sequofa in place of R. W. Hartwell, resigned. His Pfl"‘d study is English and he comes rom Bernardino. e W. Dickie. ma of the Union Iron Works, addressed the stud- ents to-night upon “The Industry and Trade of Japan. The temperature at the bottom of the ocean is nearly down to freezing point. and sometimes actually below it. There is a total absence of light, as far as sun- light is concerned, and there is an enorm- ous pressure, reckoned at about a ton to the square Inch in every 1000 fathoms, which is 160 times fuur than that_of the atmosphere in which we live. At 2500 fathoms the pressure is thirty times more powerful than the steam pressure of a lo- comotive when wing a train. As late as 1880 a leading zoologist ex- plained the existence of deep-sea animals at such depths by assumi; bodies were composed of solids and liquids of great density, and contained no_afr. This, however, not the case with deep- sea fish, which are afr-in- flated swimming uprv{ o‘bnrpn ascend beyond ‘with t'l‘: .de;r::.nd pressure and carries i o in spite of its efforts, lfill‘n in Il& course; in fact, bers meml of tl unfor- tunate class are likely to become victims to the unusual accident of falling upward, no doubt meet with a violent death lea: acoustomed level, O S L R S 3 TEACHERS TRYTO FRAME A BETTER COURSE OF STUDY Institute Committee Confers Concerning Changes in the Programme. —_— Dr. Fredericks Presents a Paper on the Study of Geography—Success of Phonetic Reading System. ——— Oakland Office San Franciseo Call, 1118 Broadway, March 27. The course of study to be used in the Alameda County public schools after July 1 was the subject of much discussion at this morning’'s session of the Teachers’ Institute. The only definite actlon taken by the teachers with relation to the sub- ject was to adopt a resolution that the half-hour devoted to science be made un- assigned, so the teacher may use that pe- riod as deemed most necessary to the class. The efforts of the County Board of Edu- cation to arrange a better course of study were acknowledged by the adoption of a fitting resolution, The following teachers were named as a committee to present the views of the in- stitute to County Superintendent T. O. Crawford: George Edgar, William Gree: well, 8. H. Greenman, Miss Alice Dough- erty, A. J. Swasey, Mrs. K. V. Bchenck, Willlam McDonald, Mrs. E. T. Cardoza, Miss McKeever, Miss M. Thurston, Miss Hartman and H. W. Lynch. Dr. Harold W. Fairbanks of the faculty of the University of California gave a dis- course on methods of teaching g hy. the present system, he mg failing to arouse the child’s interest. The collegian added: “Geography !s being taught in the schools as so much material to memorize, and cannot be a success until it is brought before the child so that it shall mean something to nim. There is a for this. In every section of the country there are certain features of landscape differing from that of every other section. If the topography of the section is explained ir will appeal to the child and he will more closely observe the small ravines, moun- tains, valleys, hills and rivers. Facts that are related in no way to the dally life of the child have no meaning to him. He should be made first to see understand- ingly the things that are near him, and then he will have sufficlent imagination to grasp much about the things of which he knows nothing. “The different mountain ranges and con- tinents and oceans will not then stand out as isolated facts, but will be Wn near Sndtglll be appreciated by the chiid stu- len ““Method and Practice of Reading™ was the theme of a symposium directed by Miss Cynthia P. Leet. J. C. Hammel, H. W. Lynch and Miss M. H. Barber said they had success in testing the so-called rational method of teaching to read by phonetics. Professor C. C. Plehn lectured before the institute this evening on “The Needs of Commercial Education in California.” The teachers will visit Berkeley to-mor- row, holding a session in the morning at Hearst Hall. FUNDS TO IMPOUND CALIFORNIA FLOODS President Willlam Thomas of the Cali- fornia Water and Forest Association re- ports that the subscriptions that have been made recently to the funds of the as- socfation Indicate a general willingness to assist in the Impounding of the flood waters of the State. No general canvass has yet been made, but the banks of San Francisco and the dealers in California dried and canned fruits have contributed. The grocery trade will next be asked to donate. Mr. Thomas is encouraged by the reception_he has met, and has written to Ellwood Mead, the head of the irrigation department of the United States Depart. ment of Agriculture, that the association is ready to join with the Government In making the actual surveys for the estab- lishment of irrigation works. Mr. Thomas said yesterday that he would interview C. P. Huntington in a few days. Mr. Hunt- ington wrote from New York that the Southern Pacific Company would assist if the enterprise was ug‘n a practical and satisfactory basis. r. Thomas thinks that the railroad company may ex- pected to help. The subscriptions of the ast few days are as follows: California ruit Canners’ Association ; _J. K. Armsby Company. $100: Grifin & Skelley Company, $100; Castle Brothers, §100; John- sonFocke Mercantile Company, $100; Bal- four, Guthrie & Co.. $100; Porter Brothers Company, $100: Code-Portwood Packing Company, $0; Pacific Fruit Packing Compan: ; Hunt Brothers Company, $50- Pacific Sheet Metal Works, $75: Union Can Company. $30; Rosenberg Brothers & Co., $0; Griffith-Durney Company. $50. The banks had previously subseribed as fol- lows: San Francisco Savings Union, §1000; Hibernia Savings Bank,$1000; German Sav- ings Bank. $10%; Bank of California, $1000; Anglo-Californian Bank, $250; Wells-Fargo B $250; London. 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