The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1905, Page 74

SINCS 1S GA JEATH 15 HEAR Elderly Colored Woman Is Stricken While Warbling Songs of the Southland, DIES SOON AFTERWARD Tragic End of Mrs. Fogg at the Home for Aged Negroes at Beulah Park, Frui(v;\lo ——— Sing me a song of the Sunny South, | One with & sweet reiraing Sing me n song of Dixieland, Thut I may be buppy again. AKLAND, Dec. 16.—As t the popu melody s, Mrs. Fanny Fogg f ning and withi she was dead. It is supposed the victim of Nrs. Fogg was a D. C., and w2 months s of the Colored People’s Home at words | an bly room, e others she sang ad then, at the others, she sang the pop Sing Me a Song of the e “old Ken a fell r later received dead. SEEK TO NEW SCHOOL PAPER | Oakland High Students at of “Tom Cat. Dec. 16.—So great I the entire ¥ official ispute was taken Students’ Council be- into the reputed reasons e publication of the Tom the | has de- publica- er. gle of the Students’ editor of the Aeg! seven other members of the s are members of the the interesting, | tudent body r n O'Con- k on the 1 while on mills in and he He was taken I; where he a Receiving Hosp! e it PASTOR TO MEET OFFICIALS. OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—The Rev. Rob- ert Wh r. pastor of the Twenty- third- t Baptist Church, will meet with the Board of Police and Fire C mission ference s Monday afternoon for con- | allegations of vice and | graft in Oakland. The clergyman has | mede very general statemefits on the subject | | OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—Marie Horton divorce proceedin Horton on desertion. They were mar- | Utah in 1891 and have one son. | decree of divorce was granted | | A final Cora M. Lewis from F. W. Lewis this morning for desertion, and to Mary L. Bardellini from Joseph B. Bardellini on the same ground. —_———— APPORTIONS SCHOOL MONEY. OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—An apportion- ment of county school moneys was | made by County Superintendent of Bchools T. O. Crawford to-day and $240,437 has been divided among the districts of the county at the rate of $448 for each teacher and $25 for each pupil —_——— WAGE WORKERS' MEETING. OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—B. H. Williams, crganizer of the Industrial Workers of the World, will address a meeting of working men to-morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Gler's Hall, 511 Four- teenth street. STRIKE OF RIVETERS ON BRITISH WARSHIP Men Refuse to Work Over-| time and Are Prom- ised Redress. PORTSMOUTH, Englend, Dec. 16.—A | strike was begun at the @ock yard here | to-fiay among the men who are bullding | the battleship Dreadnaught, on which | work is being pushed with all speed, al- though the exact reason for the unusual haste has not transpired. The men have been required to work overtime, and of Friday evening the riveters decided that their pay was inadequate and refused to resume work until thelr grievances were adjusted. After some delay this morning their chief promised to recommend the reform they requested, whereupon the men re- turned to their labors. ‘This, it is sald, | is the first time a strike has taken place &t the roval dock yards. ——————— TWO WOMEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TAKING FUR Policemen Take Minnle Stanley Lottie Hatfield Into Custody on Market Street. Policemen Williams and Cronin of the Bouthern station arrested Minnie Stanley and Lottie Hatfleld on Market street shortly after 10 o'clock last night and locked them up pending an investigation. The women had a valuable mink fur in thelr possession and falled to give a elear account of where they got it. They were acting suspiclously when spotted by the, officers. They deny taking the article. The police were unable to find out last night whether or not the women stole the fur. and "They Will Attend Conventions | FASHIONABLES survive | ik { | [ Loggerheads Over Advent | | [ ] | nia Ec taken | | ing and new officers for 1% | eral | welcome by | tendent | covier!, president of th: San Francisco | other by THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1905 NEWS OF THE COU )} PROMINENT EDUCATORS|TRISTEES WANT [POLICE CHIEF TO MAKE SPEECHES. During Christmas Week Sessions. i P Authorities Issue a Statement Descriptive of Features The programme ventions of educational t are to be he:d in the univer- sity town a stmas week is stud- ded with mes familiar to those who h with modern pedagogy and nehes of work. The authori- Already Planned. { ! plant galled t harge of the preparations for | ventions to-day issued an an-| ouncement which man; of these ncluded, with a birdseye view f that which is to be seen at ng the con s. Accordir iouncement during Christmas will be five notable educational | Berkeley. The Caiifornia ciation will hold its thir- ual session, and affillated will be the meeting of the Library 1ation of California, the State Farm- Institute,’ the School Board conven- n and the seventh annual meeting of e Cordilleran section of the Geological fety of America. The Berkeley meet- g of the Teachers’ Association prom- es 1o be the largest gathering of the d ever held in the State. counties have calied their county insti- tutes at Berkeley, insuring the attend- ance of some 3500 teachers, while the ef- forts of President Barr to provide a pro- gramme ‘that will attract the other 5000 ve been successful that even the Theater will be severely accommodations for the crowd attend the general sessions. ns will be held on Wednesday Greek provide at will ler will speak on Wednesday his subject being, “The Rela- tion of the Part to the Whole in Califor- cation.” He wiil be followed by Dr. A. E. Winship of Boston, editor of | the Journal of Education, who will speak on R's ads and Fancies versus the Three The selection of the place of meet- with other business, will follow the address. On Fri- day afternoon Dr. Winship will speak i ‘wentieth Century Standards in on” being his theme, and Super- endent L. D. Harvey of the Stout ining School at Menominee, Wis., will ak on “Industrial Education.” The report of the council of education will be presented at this meeting. COUNCIL TO BE BU e session of the council of educa- e main working committee of chers’ Association, will begin morning, December 26, at ., and Jast all day Tuesday and until noon om Wednesday. These will be held in the Philosophy bufld- ing and many important topics, such as The Development and Maintenance of | | germ. Professional Standards Among Teach- ers, he Tenure of Office of Teach- 'he Training of Teachers for try Schools’ of Rural Schoo! will be discussed. On Tuesday afternoon there will be a gen- session in the Alhambra Theater lan Francisco, with addresses of Mayor Schmitz, Superin- Langdon and Alfred Ron- Board of Education, and an address by City Superintendent of Schools Frank B. Cooper of Seattle, Wash., and an- Mr. Suzzalo of the depart- ment of education of Leland Stanford University. The San Francisco teach- ers will hold sessions’ on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons also. DEPARTMENT WORK. On Tuesday afternoon regular de- | partment work will begin at Berkeley, the high school teachers of English as- sembling in the auditorium of Califor- | nia Hall, the teachers of mathematics in North Hall, the teachers of physics and chemistry in South Hall, the teach- ers who are interested in the commer- cial department in the Entomology building, while the department of music will hold its first session in the First Presbyterian Church. The section on county board organi- zation will hold its first session on Tuesday afternoon in the obsérvatory, the topics under discussion being “The Certification of Teachers by County Boards” and “The Relations of County Boards of Education to High Schools.” At the same hour, 2 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, the department of nature study and agriculture will hold its first joint session with the State Farmers’ Institution in Hearst Hall. Dr. A. C. True, director of the office of experi- mental stations of the Department of Agriculture, Wathington, will deliver an address on the timely subject, “Why the Friends of Agricultural Progress Belleve That Agriculture Should Be Taught in the Public Schools.” The | discussion of this subject will be lead by Professor Hilgard. On Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock Governor Par- dee will address this joint session of farmers and teachers of nature study and agriculture and Dr. True will pre- sent a paper on A System of Agricul- tural Education for California—Ele- mentary, Secondary, Universal —_—————— CANNOT EXPLAIN INJURY. OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—W. H. Gray, an old resident of San Leandro, ltes at Fabiola Hospital with two fractures of his left leg that were recelved in an unknown manner. He lives with his daughter, Mrs. Leo Best, at San Lean- dro, and neither he nor his family knew of his injuries until his cries awoke the household at 3 o'clock in the morning. The evening before he spent at the Estudillo House and it is supposed that he was injured going home. That he was not aware of his injurics is explained by the fact that he is partly paralyzed. —————— E. J. BLANDING ILL. ALAMEDA, Dec. 16.—E. J. Blanding, a capitalist. is critically ill at his home, 1617 Everett street. He has pneumonia and pleurisy and his recovery is doubt- ful. Blanding is = large , owner ot realfy in this city and in San Francisco and has been conspicuous in civie mat- ters here. — e MARRIAGE LICENSES. OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Ernest W. Hart, 22, and Marle C. Jardon, 19, both of | to Oakland; James R. Langtry, 24, Oak- land, and Edith Bruns, 21, Berkeley; Louis D. Stoppel, 26, and Mabel I Dugan, 18, both of Newark. and “The Supervision | Fifteen | taxed to | afternoons at 2 o'ciock. Pres- | SCIENTIST DESCRIBES ODD PLANT BERKELEY, Dec. pears to have muscles and nerves as do animals, is described at length by H. B. Torrey, a scientist connected with the department of zoology of the State University. In a bulletin dealing with this plant-like animals, Professor Tor- rey says: “One of the striking features of the higher plants is that the stems grow upward, the roots downward. As the result of experiments with the Cory- morpha, Professor Torrey finds that not only does it behave in a similar manner, but the mechanism by which the movements of the stem appear to be made is also stmilar in both cases. Thé direction taken by the stem is due to a change in the turgidity of the large vacuolated cells wlilch constitute the major portion of the stem-tissue. The cells on the upper side of a stem that in inclined from the vertical be- come relatively smaller than those on the lower side, under the influence of the force of gravity. There are neither muscles nor nerves in plants. There are both muscles and nerves in Cory- morpha, but these do not appear to be affected by gravity. The position which the stem of Corymorpha as- | sumes is rather due to an unconscious | | | | mechanical reaction to an external sthinulus of certain tissue-cells, which are not identical with the muscles re- sponsible for other movements of the body.” Professor Torrey has also just pub- lished a paper on differentiation in hydrold colonies and the problem of senescence. He states as the conclu- sion reached by his investigations that old age is a phenomenon of differen- tiation, depending on similar causes. The.hydroids are plant-like animals, many growing like flowers attached to a eommen Stemy: Those -at the top of the stem differ somewhat from those at the base. This difference is ascribed to & change in the chemical constitu- tion of the colony which takes place as development proceeds, or, in other words, as the colony ages. Professor Torrey's experiments do not sustain the theory that the structure of, the adult organism is essentially pre- determined in the structure of the READY TO UPHOLD THE AMERICAN FLAG President of Isle of Pines Writes Coneerning Exist- ing Conditions. HAVANA, Dec. 16.—President Raynard of the Isle of Pines Association in a let- ter to the Assoctated Press says: ““The last mail from the United States brought additional guarantees of $40,000 in cash ancd of men and all the ammunition needed to defend our rights and uphold the American flag in this isle. This means over $50,000 in cash, 6000 men and all the munitions needed should we elect to use force in maintaining the rights of Amerl- cans on American territory.” Secretary of the Interior Andrade, when shown the above letter, apparently was undisturbed. He said the United States doubtless could be depended upon to pre- vent the embarkation of men and muni- tions of war for the Isle of Pines. Asked whether he regarded Raynard’s letter as grounds for prosecution, the BSecretary said that it was a matter for the courts to decide, declaring that the Govern- ment would pay no attention to such statements. g e OPPOSES EMPLOYMENT OF CONTRACT SURGEONS General Wood Declares the Present System Is a Makeshift and an Expensive One. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—S8ecretary Taft to-day sent to the Senate a let- ter from Major General Leonard Wood, commending the “proposed legislation to incredse the efficlency of the medical corps of the army. General Wood op- poses the employment of contract sur- geons, declaring the system “a make- shift and an expensive one, as is our policy of expansion of the medical de- partment in time of war through the employment of inexperienced medical men. These gentlemen, whatever their professional attainments, know little of army methods or of handling large bodies of men, and we have always paid for their education in time of war by an enormous éxpenditure of men and money, with its resulting embarrass- ment in the way of inefficient troops and a large pension list.” SUES BECAUSE HE HAD TO WORK IN SING SIN Ex-Convict Brings Action For Dam- ages Against the State of New York. MOUNT VERNON, N. Y., Dec. 16.— John Rohr, who was sentenced to Sing Sing prison for five years and who was released about eight months ago, has ought York for $10,000 damages, because h was forced to work in prison, and es- peclally on holidays. Rohr claims that it was {llegal to force him to work on 8. . W‘;'am Johnson ‘béfore Supreme Court Justice Keogh at White Plains as one of the parties mention- ed in the actlon, but as the Attorney | one-legged man named James Bruner was | standing on ‘Mercer ¢ General of the State was not present the case was not called. The action was brought to test the law. —— . Nohmhflh{, mmfin b | l | 16.—A peculiar | sold mouchoirs and at Corymorpha, which ap-: i mmn e ng suit against the State of New | young men from the instl ) bflncm ATTEND' FAIR FOR CHURCH By ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, Dec. 16—The spirit of Christmas hovered merrily about the Ebell building to-cay, for 8St. Paul's bazaar was in progress and adults and children found much to please them there. The club rooms were well filled all day and there were So many present whose names are familiar ones in the history of smart set affairs it was almost like a fashionable tea. ~The small stage had been converted into &n ice cream parlor and thére Mrs. E. C. Morrison presided, with daintles and a pleasant word for every one. At the ‘“wrappers” table Miss Florinne Brown and Mrs. Lililan Brown Everts were the busiest people in the hall, Miss Brown tying bundles with the neatness and dexterity of an expert, while Mrs. Everts made change as calmly as the professional ‘‘cashfer.” At another table Mrs. James G. Allen varfous other booths might be seen Mrs. Harrison Clay, Mrs. R. G. Brown, Mrs. KEdson Adams, Mrs. John Fearn, Mrs. Walkley, Miss Prather, Miss Russell, Miss Hay- den, Miss Crellin, Miss Fox, Mrs. Mc- Neale Morgan and scores of others, all working with willing hands and hearts to make the bazaar a success and a tidy sum was added to the building fund. Rev. Mr. Walkley was present and the thought that it was the last time he would participate with St. Paul's parish was the one sad note in the otherwise festive day. Mr. and Mrs, Walkley are preparing to leave for his new charge in New Jersey on December 28. Mr. Walkley has made many friends during his residence here and leaves St. Paul’'s in a fairly flourishing condition. There is $4000 In the bank for the new church building, which is to be.erected on. the lot owned by the parish on Boulevarde Terrace and over $4000 has been paid in the last vear on the lot. The old Harri- son street property is free from debt and as the income from the parish is greater than its expenSes it rather looks as though Mr. Walkley was leaving affairs in fairly good shape Ior. his sdccessor. . e Miss Mabel Reed and her friend, Harry Lane of Los Angeles, were the guests of compliment at an elaborate dinner affair in San Francisco last night. Mr. Lane has been visiting in Oakland for a week and leaves to-morrow for his southern home, where he will assume the position of editor on the News. Mrs. Will Deming was hostess last night, and covers for ten were placed on the beautifuily deco- rated table, exquisite American Beauty roses being used with delightful effect. . Miss Walda Eggers, whose engament to George Brummel of Berkeley was recent- ly announced, was a guest, with her flance, and Mr. and Mrs, Fred Hammer of QOakland were also among the chosen. The wedding of Miss Reed and Mr. Lane will probably be an’ early event of the spring, and the daintiest of trousseaux is already being planned. Every one‘ls re- gretting that the future home of -these young peopie must be in Los Angeles, for Dot only is Miss Reed uncommonly popu- lar, but Mr. Lane hasswon a host of ad- mirers in the short time of his stay here. Being a Chi Psi man, he has been warmly recelved in fraternity circles. PR Miss Anita Thomson hostessed a mati- nee party this afternoon, a gay coterle of soclety girls enjoying a performance of “[f I Were King.” Miss Laura Van Sick- len of Burlington, Vt., was the guest of chief interest. The party also included Miss Hilda Van Sicklen. Miss Noelle de Golia, Miss Katherine Xutz, Miss Sevilla Hayden, Miss Gladys Meek, Miss Char- lotte Hall, Miss Gertrude Russell, Miss Helen Dornin, Miss Edna Prather, Miss Beulah Brigham, Miss Katherine Brown, Miss Ruth Houghton and Miss Elsa Schill- ing. 2 . v . Miss Inez Boyne entertained at dinner this evening, her guests including Miss Bessie Jarvis, Miss Mildred Boyne, Miss Estelle Kleeman, Mrs. B. F. Wade, Mrs. Joseph Mathews, Eugene Farnham, L. Sherwood, Will Jarvis, Rufus Smith, Dr. George E. Kleen:an .llld-chk Mathews. Mrs. C. M. Dyer and her daughter, Miss Nellfe Dyer, have gone to Denver and Salt Lake to visit during the holidays. ———————— NAVAL ACADEMY OFFICERS 2 ARE HARSHLY CRITICIZED Congressman Penry of Maryland Says They Winked at and Connived at Haz of Midshipmen. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Officers of the naval academy are harshly eriticized for winking at hazing in a resolution intro- duced to-day by Representative Peary of Maryland. Charges were made against the authorities of the academy as fol- lows: “It appeared to be falrly well ascer- tained from the testtmony given before the court-martial (the Meriwether court- martial) that the practice of fagging, hazing and fighting was common at sald institution, and that the same was winked at and connived at by the officers of the sald institution, whose duty itls to main- tain discipline among the midshipmen and to train’'and perfect them for service as officers of the navy, and to protect such midshipmen in their health and life, and that the faflure to maintain disei- pline lay more with the officers of sald institution than upon the midshipmen at- tending there.” After reviewing the Branch-Meriwether case and the recent hazing of Midship- man Jerdon Pettus Kimbrough, the reso- lution provides for a complete investiga- tion by the Committee of the House on Naval Affairs, and recommendations by that committee as to how the institution may be reconstructed and changed to disgraceful ) Prevent such “disastrous. and occurrences.” i In conclusion the resolution urges em- phatically that the responsibility for re-| with the mere One of the most ord took place here several days ago. the 5 corner, when another fellow affiicted C NTIES ABOUT THE BAY’ STUDENT EDITOR OFFICIAL REPLY| ANSWERS JPS| SCORES “HAES™ Conrad Replies to Chargesil)afly Palo Alto of Stan- Ask President Heron of Oak- land Traetion Company to Confirm Assertions of Hart WANT DIRECT ANSWER San Francisco Attorney’s Statements Deeply In- terest the City Fathers ALAMEDA, Dec. 16.—Through City Clerk J. W. Gillogly the City Trustees of Alameda have asked the officials of the Oakland Traction Consolidated to either affirm or deny the statements of Attorney W. H. H. Hart made at the meeting of the board last Thursday dight. Hart, who represents W. J. Morgan of San Francisco, who has made application for a franchise to operate streetoars and a ferry in Ala- meda, informed the members of the board that if the franchise which ex- tends over streets now occupied by the tracks of the Oakland Traction Consoli- dated were granted the established llnes would be abandoned in faver of the new company. ‘While it is true that General Super- intendent J. P. Potter of the Oakland Traction Consolidated; Samuel J. Tay- lor, the secretary, and Bernard P. Miller, assistant manager of the Realty SByndicate, have all emphatically denied that the Oakland corporation is in any way connected with the new company represented by General Hart, the City Trustees have received no formal an- nouncement that such is the fact and by their order City Clerk Gillogly has sent the following communication to E. A. Heron, president of the Oakland Traction Consolidated: “Mr. E. A. Heron, president Oakland Traction Consolidated, Oakland, Cal Dear Sir: Recently an application for a franchise to run cars and operate a ferry in Alameda has been made to the Board of Trustees of this city by W. H. Morgan of San Francisco, repre- sented by General W. H. H. Hart. The greater part of the streets over which the applicant requests a franchise is at present occupied by the Oakland Trac- tion Company, namely, Santa Clara avenue from Webster street to High street, and on High street from Santa Clara avenue to San Jose avenue. “In making this request for a fran- chise General Hart stated that Mr. Havens and F. M. Smith of your com- Ppany have agreed that the Oakland Traction Consolidated will abandon sald section of your roadway in favor of the Morgan interests. He further stated that your company would then desire a franchise on some’other ave- nue north of Lincoln avenue. formerly Railroad avenue. “The Board of Trustees, of course, do not desire to work in the dark in this matter, consequently they have in- structed me to communicate with the president of the Oakland Traction Con- solidated and request that you official- 1y either affirm or deny this statement. As the Trustees hold their regular meeting next Monday they would like to have a reply by that time if possible. “Yours respectfully, “J. W. GILLOGLY.” FOLSOM PENITENTIARY IN FIRST-RATE SHAPE Directors Meet and Go Over the Affairs of the Institution. Special Dispatch to The Call. FOLSOM, Dec. 16.—Two prisoners were paroled at the meeting of the State Board of Prison Directors here last night. E. W. McKinsey, serving a seven-year sentence from Glenn County for assault, ‘was the first paroled. He had three years left to serve. F. L. Johnson, under a seven-year sentence for robbery, with eight months to serve, was also given his release. Louis Stultz, a life-termer, was recommended to the Governor for parole. He is 60 years old and has served twenty years. James Denbro was given eight months’ restored credits. . Contrary to expectations, the Prison Directors took no action as a resuit of the recent investigation at San Quentin. The affair was discussed informally in an executive session. Director Felton was not present. The examination of the routine work of the prison here was quickly finished. The report of Warden A. Yell was approved. The affairs of the prison were found to be in a very satisfactory condition. Just before the meeting adjourned the board approved the site for the new insane ward for the convicts. It will be located just above the prison dam. The site was selected by the State Commission of Lunacy. —_——————— FRUIT BRANDY DISTILLERS v WANT TO SECURE EXEMPTION et to Modify the Law Re- lating to the Manufacture of Soirits. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec, 16.—A bill pro- posed by the California Wine Assocla- tlon was to-day Introduced by Repre- sentative Hayes, exempting fruit brandy distillers, in the discretion of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, from the provisions of the law relat- ing to the manufacture of spirits, In order to secure this exemption the brandy must be made exclusively of apples, peaches, grapes, pears, apricots, oranges, pineapples, berries, prunes, figs, cherries or plums. Hayes also esented a bill regulating the prac- | tice of medicine and surgery in Alaska. —_——— Lunar Rainbow Seen Im Georgia. A curlous and unusual phanomenon, in the form of & rainbow for which the moon instead of the sun furnished the light, was observed here on the night of June 18. A A heavy rainstorm, accompanied by considerable thunder, occurred just before tlouds retired to the west the luminary rose and the bow was first observed, only the extremities for 3 ‘visible, §rs gt = 3% £ 25 { Countrymen of the Minister That Gambling Games Are Permitted to Be Operated FACTIONS ARE BLAMED | From Land of Mikado As- sert Tasaki Is Impostor ALAMEDA, Dec. 16.—Chiet of Police John Conrad is not perturbed because of the assertions made by the Japanese Young Men's Christian Assoclation and the Japanese Assoclation that his depart- ment has not exerted itself to suppress sgambling in Chinatown after having been requested o to do by Rev. S. Tasaki, rep- resenting the two organizations of the little brown men. In speaking of the re- flections cast upon his force and of the complaints- made by the Japanese, which have been flled with the City Trustees, Chief Conrad said: “There are two factions in the local Japanese colony, and it seems that they : are endeavoring to draw the police Intul their troubles. One faction is headed by the Rev. Mr. Tasak!, and the other is composed of those who to Tasaki. The minister n':nmmm‘n evidently think that those who are hot with him are gamblers and rascals, and the opponents of Tasakl say that he is a fraud, an !mpostor and & grafter. “Tasaki came to me some time ago and ‘wanted certain Japanese run out of town. I asked him why he desired them exiled, and he replied that they were bad men. I advised him that if he knew wherein they had violated any law to prefer charges and that I would assist in the prosecution. Tasaki said that the men he complained of should be banished from Alameda on general principles. I In- formed him that I did not have the power to run any person out of town on general principles, and asked him what he would do if I would attempt to drive him from Alameda on general principles. He an- swered that he would object to being sent from town in that manner, and I said that I belleved that he would be justified in so objecting. “Many complaints haye been made by F. W. McCann, who owns the greater part of Chinatown, of numerous petty thefts of tools and building supplies. As a result of these numerous fts Mc- Cann has discharged the Japanese that he had in his employ. Tasaki implies in his remarks that the police and gam- bling are responsible for these Japanese thefts, when in my opinion the men guilty of the petty thefts are natural born thieves. There is no more gambling in Chinatown now than there ever has been, despite the statements of Tasaki. I am ready at any time to go before the City Trustees and answer Tasaki's ac- cusations.” BANKERS ARE AFTER THE CHECK RAISERS Meet and Discuss Plans for Protection Against Bad - Paper Passers. SAN JOSE, Dec. 16.—An important meeting of the exécutive council of the California Bankers' Assoclation took place at the Hotel Vendome this evening. Members of the council were in attend- ance from all parts of the Stdte. The meeting was presided over by J. D. Rad- ford, president of the First National Bank of this city. The principal topies discussed were gn organization for the mutual protection of the bankers of the State and the offering of a standing re- ward for the conviction of check raisers and forgers. —_—————— YOUTHFUL SINGERS RENDER A DIFFICULT PROGRAMME Eric and Elizabeth Davis Give a Birth- day Concert, Which Is Enjoyed by a Large Aundience. Eric and Elizabeth Davis, tw% youth- ful performers of the Roeckel Conserv- atory operatic class, gave a birthday concert in Association Hall of the Young Men's Christian Asseciation building last night and won for them- selves the utmost praise of those whe attended the concert. Eric is 13 years old and his sister is but 10. They rendered some very diffi- cult selections in a capable manner. The programme was as follows: In costume. ‘Prologue, “Pagliace™ (Leoncavallo), Eric; two scenes—"Vol che sapete,” “Figaro” (Mozart), Can- zone, “Saper . vorreste,” “Un Ballo” (Verdi), Elizabeth; Cavatina, “Salve! dimora casta e pura.” “Faust” (Gou- nod), Eric; two sScenes—Gypsy song, “Carmen” (Blzet), “Avanera,™ “Car- men” (Blizet), Elizabeth; Prison Scene, “Il Trovatore” (Verdi), Elizabeth and Eric; “The Butterfly Page's Song” (Ch. H. McCurrie), Elizabeth; trio, “There ‘Was an Old Woman” (Pratt), EMzabeth, Eric and Mario Roeckel; song, “The American Flag” (Drake), ( ). Eric; 'sacred song, “O, Divine Re- deemer” (Gounod), Elizabeth; Scotch ballad, “Annle Laurie” (Dunn- Roeckel), Eric; from “Song Cy- cle,” “A Love Garden” (H. Clough Lighter), “The Rose and the Nightin- gale,” “The Fate of the Rose,” * the Red Rose Fade,” Elizabeth; “The Angels’ Serenade” (Braga), Eric, vio- lin obligato by Elizabeth (pupil of Pro- fessor Loydd Gilpin); duets—(a) “Go, Pretty Rose” (in Canon) (Marzials), (b) “Nearest and: Dearest” (Tuscan folk song) (Caracciolo), Elizabeth and Eric; “Song Cycle,” “From an Old Gar- den” (McDowell), “The Pansy,” Myrtle,” “The Clover,” “The Yellow Dalsy,” “The Blue Bell,” “The Mignon- ette,” Eric. ———— How Protection Works in France. In France the standing concern the decline in population has taken form of a committee to ascertain its causes. Yves Guyot has made one re- port to the g ford University Complains of Methods of the Faculty (Criticizes the Professors Who Have Sole Right to Hand Out “Flineh™ Cards Speetal Dispatch to The Cail. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 16.— The system of final “exes” at the Stan- ford Untversity, which has long been complained of by the students of the university, has again Dbeen Severely at-" tacked the “Dally Palo Alto through its editorial columns. The sec- tion of a student body paper in cen- suring any procedure of the Scholar- -mpngomm'uao or academic committes is considered audacious, as the t,u of the editor of the college “daily” rests in the hands of this group of profes- sors. The editor complains not of the idea of giving final examinations, but of the practice of continuing the regular pro- gramme of studies at the same time and preventing the student from de- voting the requisite time to preparation for the final tests. He declares that the practice, which originated four or five years ago, is steadlly Dbecoming more stringent from year to year. The editorial in part Is as follows: “It has always been generally under- stood that the reason the faculty have continued classes during the period when the last examinations of the semester are given was that the writ- ten reviews that occurred at this time were not final examinations covering the whole sem: work. These ex- aminations were stated as covering only the work not included in the ex- aminations given earlier in the semes- ter, and therefore the college work should continue without interruption. This was the argument against having a special examination period during which classes should be stopped. Con- ditions justified this argument for a time, but during the last two years there has beem a growing tendency to give final examinations, until at pres ent it is no longer uncommon, many students having three or four final ex- aminations. It is unreasonable to ex- pect a student to take examinat! tend classes up to the last day. “If these final examinations are to be given, a student must also be given time to prepare for them. The present conditions demand the . cessation of regular work during the examination period. “The former condition where the students were not given final examinations and classes were legitimately kept up to the last day, worked no unnecessary hardship, and a return should be made to this condi- tion of affairs.” —_——— MINING MAN SCORES JUDGE FOR A RECENT DECISION G. W. Rumble Says Fake Fromoters Were Assisted i Their Schemes Through Aid of Court. G. W. Rumble, secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Sunset Mining Company, has addressed a letter to Superior Judge Graham In which he criticizes a recent decisfon rendered by the Judge. sof affairs, Rumble alleges Sanderson, Waeil, Davis and Smith, lawyers, with Jim O'Connell, P. O. Sleuth and L E. Aubury, State Mineralogist, are unlaw- fully planning to get the company’s valuable mines. He also recites how these men “broke Into the company,” and calls them crusaders. He says he pald the taxes of the com- pany's property and that the men he accuses have done nothing in the terest of the stockholders. He ’ alleges they held a fake election ana' thereby got control, and that they are seeking to obtaln the remainder of the property by sults in the courts. —_—— . Bride Vietim of Avarice. A young Canadian bride who fs suf- fering from a slight nasal affection was, after long treatment by her home physician, advised to visit a spectalist in this city. At considerable pecuniary expense, not to speak of the grief at parting from “hudby” for an indefinite time, the young woman came here. Owing to the chenge of climate, she had to wait several days before the eminent speciallst would venture an examination. It was a long and thor- ough one. “My dear young lady,” he said, gravely, “There is absclutely nothing that I can do for you that could not be done by a physician of ordinary ability right In your own ecity. It would be sheer robbery on my part to place you under treatment here when it would be S0 less expensive for you at home. The best advice I can give you ls—er—well ~—change your home physician who told you to come here.” On her way back to her temporary home the bride made but one stop in her hurrfed flight. It was in a tele- graph office, where she sent word that she would start for home the next day. -Exchange.