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NEWS OF OAKLAND, BERKELEY, ALAMEDA, HAY WARD AND SAN LEANDRO
FARMING? NEVER
AGAIN, SAYS MAGEE
Rural Life Not for University
Professor, Who Has Sold
His Ranch
BERKELEY. Sept. 27.— The back to
nature call which Prof. Walter E. Ma
g>e, head of the department of physi
cal culture at the university, heard
and answered by the purchase two
>%ears ago of 40 acres of rich farming
land near Walnut Creek, has had a re
actionary echo stronger than the first
summons, and now the well known
professor and clubman has sold his
"white elephant" and hied himself
back to this city, where he has pur
chased a home at the corner of Chan
nmg way and College avenue.
.He still mourns the time and labor
expended in hauling 15 miles to Wal
nut Creek the famous old fence around
the old football field, painted and
carved by the students in allegorical
representation of victories won by uni
versity and classes.'
: The. old fence, as famous on the
*;a.mpus as the North hall steps, will
.he left at Walnut Creek dedicated to
the" soil as a memento of the efforts
<rf the fleeting farmer. The fence*
:?^-h:ch inclosed a wide expanse of foot
ball fie}d just west of California hall,
was the main feature of the farm
h.6me of Professor and Mrs. Magee.
: The removal of the fence, however,
wats only part of the energy spent by
the physical culture professor In the
making of the model farm. He pur
chased the property two years ago and
*>aeh Friday, loaded down with bun
dles, went to Walnut Creek, where two
risys of hard labor were expended l in
developing the land.
Each "holiday saw Professor and Mrs.
Magee toiling in" the fields, and every
Fpare moment from his duties on the
campus was spent in the tilling of
the ground and erection of farm
buildings.
Now the call of the wild is but his
tory as far. as Professor Magee Is
concerned. He spent the last summer
in development work, and when asked
pliout farming raised his right hand
and satd "Never again." The ranch
has been sold, likewise all photographs
of it, and the only memory In the
mind of tlie popular teacher is the old
football- fence, which no longer occu
pies its customary place on the cam
pus, but has been sawed and nailed to
form the Magee farmhouse.
INSPECTION OF FRUIT
AND TREES RIGID
British Columbia Horticultural
Standard Is High
Consul General George N. West of
Vancouver reports as follows on the
inspection of nursery stock, the plant
ing of trees and the development of
the fruit industry of British Columbia:
The growth of the fruit industry in
thie province may be gauged by re
turns of imported nursery stock which
the provincial inspector of fruit pests
i-.Bts -recently transmitted to govern
rn^nu The number of trees and plants
inspected at Vancouver was as--fol
lotss during the first four months of
191-0: • January. 592.002; February. 103.
)«; March. 767.155; April. 1.255.715;
-iptaJ, 2.718.056. The inspector expects
lliait the" number of trees and plants to
wrrlye during the other eight months of
1910 will bring the total up to 4,000.000.
Every tree and plant is inspected as
it passes through the station. This
entails a van emount of labor. Owing
to this rigid inspection before the stock
Is delivered to the buyers for planting
ii7:the great Okanocan. Simllikameen.
East and West Kootenai and the
hanndary country, there is not a trace
of San Jose scab or the brown tail,
fiTipsy moth or codling moth. The im
portance of this fact to fruit growers
can hardly be overestimated, as It en
ables them to guarantee the soundness
of fruit to purchasers.
During the year 1909 there, were im
ported into the city of Vancouver 113.
11>3 boxes of apples, pears, peaches,
apricots, quinces and plums, which,
with the amount received from the
orchards located in the province, about
25,000 boxes, shows a large consump
tion of fruit in this city and the
nearby countrj-. ;
Apples have been grown successfully
at an altitude of 4.500 feet near Ross
land. It is expected tha.t there will be
a shipment of at least 1,000 boxes of
fruit to the prairies this fall from this
province, and these shipments will
come ind irect competition with those
of, the fruit grown In the states of
California. Oregon and Washington,
which have in the last few years been
the principal suppliers of '.fruit, espe
cially apples, to the provinces of Al
berta- and Saskatchewan.
The inspection of fruit coming into
British Columbia Is rlgrid and effect
ively enforced without partiality to the
section in which it is grown."
HOLLOW. BEAD INDUSTRY
DECLINING IN AUSTRIA
Production Reduced to SO Per
Cent in 1909
In the annual meeting of the co-opera
tive society of hollow bead manufac
turers of Bohemia, recently held *n
attention was called to the
great decline of this heretofore pros
perous industry." *
It was also reported that in the early
part of 1909 the production of hollow
beads was reduced to SO per cent? and
later in the season to 60 per cent. De
spite this fact the organization was in
possession of an accumulation of stocks
unknown in its history. Since January
1 the number of bunches of beads pro
duced hag risen to 45,000. and an effort
has b*en made to reduce the producton.
The following figures show how the in
dustry has declined: While in 1907 the
orders received were valued. at $374,
535, in 1909 they fell to $180,670.
As a result of the quiet market,
wages and hours of work in the hollow
bead Industry have been materially re
duced. In 1909 the manufacturing es
tablishments stopped work entirely for
two weeks in September. The principal
market of the manufacturers of this
district is in oriental . countries, and
recent political and social conditions
jn India and Egypt have had a. depress
ing effect on the industry. - Compe
tition .from Japan and : Germany has
also been felt. The business has been
equally Influenced by the action -of the
East Indian hollow bead Importers, who
are selling their goods at very low
prices. -
AMERICAN GRANITE
SHIPPED TO EUROPE
American granite Is, being 'shipped to
i Europe. Not long ago 320 tons of blue
\u25a0••granite from South Carolina were sent
to Aberdeen. Scotland. It "required 11
cars to transport the stone to Charlesf
ton, S. C, from tb,e quarries. ._
In response . to an offer of 165,000
marks for the best-plan -.for .the-en
largement of Berlin and »its; suburbs,; 27
papers were received.' The prizes -were
divided among four of ; thescV;;
Grace McFarland,
* Who Is Aiding in
College Project
WOMEN STUDENTS
TO SELL TICKETS
Decide Upon Novel Scheme to
Raise Money for New
Senior Hall
BERKELEY, ,Sept. 27.— Determined
to raise funds for the building of the
senior women's hall on the campus of
the university? the women have re
solved to sell tickets for the coming
production of "Caesar and Cleopatra,"
and 20 women are. now engaged in this
task on the campus under the direc
tion of. Miss Leigh Stafford.
The hall was planned to be built
last semester, but owing to the lack
of funds for the building only about
half of the $2,000 needed was raised.
With this as a nucleus for the fund,
the women have made renewed efforts
and hope to raise the additional $1,000
by next spring.
Miss Grace McFarland, who is chair
man "of the subscription committee, is
one of the most energetic workers for
the new hall. Miss Cora ;Weider is
general chairman of the women..
The management of the student play
has offered the women 20 per cent . of
the money gained by celling tickets
for the Shaw classic, and the women
have started .to work with a will.
A number of the students of the
Berkeley high schoorhave also com
menced to sell ticket's under the di
rection of Miss Mary Clayes, and the
money they raise will be used for the
benefit of needy students, graduates of
the school, *vho are attending, the uni
versity. -The details for the founding
of this scholarship will be worked out
later. .
ADVICE GIVEN TO WOMEN
WHO JOIN FOX HUNTERS
Bill Nye's Story Patched Up for
New Readers
Among the bits of historic fun which
Life !s patching up for its readers' de
light the following is from Bill Nye's
story of fox hunting in America, when
the fox is an anise seed bag.
Too much stress can not be placed
upon the costume worn while fox
hunting, and, in fact — that Is, after all
— tht; life and soul to' the chase. For
ladies, nothing looks better than \u25a0 a
close fitting jacket, sewed together
with thread of the same shade, and a
skirt. Neat fitting cavalry.., boots and
a plug hat complete the costume. Then
with a hue in one hand, a cry In the
other, she is. prepared to mount.
Lead the horse up to a stone wall or
a freight car and spring lightly; into
the saddle with a glad cry. A freight
car is the best thing from which to
mount a horse, but it -is too unwieldy,
and frequently delays the chase. For
this reason t<To much luggage .should
not be carried on a fox hunt. Some
gentlemen carry a' change of canes,
neatly concealed in a shawl strap, but
even this majr be "dispensed with.
EATING OF CURDS IS '
OFFER OF, MARRIAGE
Curious Leap Year Custom Pre-
vails at Manche
An interesting ancient custom is ob
served in Manche at the harvest time.
When the work is on the point of
completion a sheaf of honor Is made
and decorated with flowers, which the
farmer himself carries' in procession,
surrounded bythe harvesters." Two of
the party,, under the pretext of sweep
ing the way, raise a cloud of dust. If
in Jhe progress the procession meets a
stranger the girls offer him some corn
from a pewter plate.' If he accepts and
makes them a small monetary present
the girls kiss 'him.*. But: the principal
ceremony Is reserved for therepast, in
which curds occupy a prominent, place.*
When this. part of the menu :ls 'reached
the girls each choose one of the young
harvesters and endeavor to force . him
to take a spoonful. . If the attempt is a
success It is taken as an offer of mar
riage on the man's part. /
BAD LUCK OF FRIDAY
ATTRIBUTED TO GODDESS
Venus of North Held Festival
on ' Sixth Day
.The bad luck supposed to attach -to.
Friday is said to be traceable to the
worship of • the goddess ;>Freya ( - the.
Venus of 'the north,- who felt ..herself
slighted if any one-begana^Journeyon
this, her festival.- In punishment for
the dishonor thus brought 1 ; upon ", her,'
Freya >: was ( won t .. to direct * misfortune
to. assair; the offender, so that it came
to be thought'; that , Friday was i an ? un
lucky time to embark -on I any L. enter
prise. In ; "Curiosities A of Pop
ular. Customs" , 'ls ; told , the; story lof the
1 brig,. Friday.'- \u25a0\u25a0 of J -'-, : J Wilmlngton,v,.'- '..whose
builder defied superstition tbyi ; giving : it
this whimsical name and launching it
on • Friday. C He 'also \ sent^ it ', upon V: its
first ; voyage 'on the -sixth day ;of the
week, I but . on \u25a0 the succeeding \ Friday ' a
homebound .vessel, "saw; the -hull* of la
brig pitchlng'he&vily Jin the'ltrough?of
the , sea; \u25a0 while ' its » crew - ran i about \ the
deck, butting .loose i. the ( wreck ?of |th«
masts ' ; that -; dragged ! ] and . bumped
alongside." ."This was* the^ last, seen of
the. brig Friday. .. / ' > v
\u25a0 There: Is nolbarren:iland;in .Manchu
ria. Almost ; : cve ryS acre is , cultivated."
The : vleld\of> beans.'- the leading staples
Jg- betweert^lO.OQO.OOOV'and* ;18,000,000
kokur (five- bushels) r.a 1 year.. -' - -. ' \u25a0' \u25a0-'\u25a0 "\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
RECEPTION PLANNED
BY MRS. J. MONRO
Charles Kellogg Is Inspiration
for Social Event to Be
Held Friday
OAKLAND, Sept." 27.— Charles . • Kel
logg will be the inspiration for the
large reception for which Mrs.' William
James Monro is sending out cards for
the Bvening of Friday, September 30.
The hour will take the form of a
muslcale, as the 100 guests wlll ; lnclude
for the most part those well, known in
musical circles about the bay. -.; •\u25a0\u25a0" Mrs.
Monro has asked a small' number of
friemls to assist her in the receiving
party. . : :^.;l^ ! > ; \u25a0 .;":-•;'
Miss Lu^cy Fenn'essy, whose wedding
with Harry Leach will be ,an avent; of
the later season, is_ being made the
guest of honor at the elaborate bridge
party for which Miss'Ora Lucas is_send
ing out cards. A large, number .'of ; the
younger set ere being asked to share
the hospitality of the Lucas residence
on the afternoon of Thursday, October 6.
A large number of guests' will cross
the bay Thursday afternoon to "accept
the hospitality of ; Miss Johanna Volk
mann, who yr\\\ entertain: at an,- elab-,
orate bridge* lbncheon In. honor: of Miss
Ruth Kales. : I The wedding, of -'Miss
Kales and Thomas Knowles will be an
event of the coming month. " . •'\u25a0 .\u25a0'.:piA'-\
Miss Mildred Clarke, one of the pretty
girls of tne younger set in "Berkeley,
has decided to \ spend 1 the year oh the
Atlantic : coast, entering one of the : fin
ishing schools in New York.-
Miss Eleanor Connell, who has re-,
turned from a several months' sojourn
abroad,, has given up her' apartments
at the Key route Inn and joined, the
musical colony;in* the college town.
Miss Connell is "gifted '.as 'a, vocalist,' and
during the j season on" the- continent
combined study and pleasure..
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. J. L. Fuller
will open her residence in Oakland av
enuQ- for- a card party, for which 200
invitations have been^ issued.' : Each^
guest will contribute -a* small -amount"
for the afternoon's pleasure, the pro
ceds to be devoted to the work <of the
Oakland New Century club.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bond sailed-to
day, for Honolulu, where' they. .will cs r
tabllsh their home. Since their mar
riage of . the midsummer they : have
been enjoying an extended honeymoon
on the Atlantic coast, returning, to
California Sunday. Mrs. Bond was
formerly Miss Rowena Elston. Yester
day she shared the honors at a small
and informal tea witli Mrs. Eustace Van
Lob en S els and Mrs.. -Walter Gompertz,
brides of the year, when Miss Leslie
Gompertz entertained , a grdiip of
friends.
, The members of the Informal Dancing
club, which claims a number: of "the
younger society folk of Berkeley in its
personnel, will enjoy three dances this
seaßon^wlth Unity hall as. the setting.
The first occasion Is announced ; for Frif 1
day \u25a0 evening, November: 4. January,.' 2o j
and February 24 have been named for
the succeeding^ dances. The patron
esses of the cotillon are:-
Mrs. - Whitney Palache Mrs. Benjamin Bangs •
Mrs. Frank Woodward Mrs. J. T. Burfc ,
-Mrs. Henry Martinez -. Mrs.' Eleanor Moore
Mrs. William Fitzbugh Mrs. B. F. Brooks
Mrs. Andrew Davis Mrs. James Wj-per . '
Announcement Is made of the mar
riage of Robert W. French and Miss
Hattie-E. Austin. The ceremony took
place on Wednesday evening last at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. William Aus
tin in Thirty-fourth street, Rev.\;H. H.
Haller officiating. .After a honeymoon
Mr. and Mrs. French will occupy the
home which has been built for them In
East Oakland. French Is engaged In
business in this city." ':
.The charm of hearing of the per
sonal life of Robert Louis Stevenson
during , the seven and a half-years
which he spent In the south seas at
tracted several hundred clubwomen to
Ebell this afternoon, , Mrs. ! Lloyd ;Os 7
borne was the . speaker of the hour.
She gave. an Intimate -glimpse of .the
home life of the great man and re
viewed his ; personal relationship wjth
the natives and the esteem in which he
was held by them. The reading of ex
tracts from some of his greatest works
was an Interesting feature introduced
during the lecture by Mrs. Osborne..
LENGTH OF CRIMINALS'
ARMS UNDER NORMAL
Convicts' 'Reach f Not a" Great as
Supposed
; A French scientist, : : Doctor Perrier,
has . been investigating. \the ; question
whether ; criminals ; have longer,^ arms
than the more law abiding members' of
the community— -that is to say,* to what
extent, if any, they approach in length
of, arm the negro and anthropoid >pc
types. The results obtained are inter
estlng, because they indicate; Just; the
opposite to what might have been ex
pected.- ... \: - \u25a0..'"\u25a0:;;\u25a0.] :'\u25a0''-' -:\u25a0\u25a0'"\u25a0\u25a0;'\u25a0": '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0
* Doctor" Perrier \u25a0'_; -\ premises . .. that .in
Europe a ;normally proportioned \ man
can stretch with arms extended: about
2% j Inches [ more ( than . his height, says
the London Globe. ' Out of 858 prisoners
of the Nimes prison who were' examined
he found 11 per cent could not stretch
their own height— i.^e., had ; arms much
shorter than '- usual ; " in \u25a0 3 per! cent the
measurements *, were the i same and ?in
86 p.er. cent the 'arm; stretch: exceeded
the height: by from one to * two Inches,'
or, in other words, their arms 4 were_ also
slightly shorter than ? the -normal. ' "V.
• Distinguishing next between the.dif
ferent classes of crime' some "curious re-,
suits are noted. wFor instance,' vagrants
who were put.to the test were found. to
have very • short; arms. ;l Murderers had
arms of slightly short ornvormal length.
Those ; convicted -of * theft? and "moral?.,
crimes approached"' more 'nearly/ to; the
normal standard^ while > coiners, ' 6n;the
contrary ,';.were mostly > remarkable. for,
"very"vshort<arms.^" ; ;i?r : -*.".*>'^ : :..-"r.;;:"^~*:-'^-'
. '; Other results /obtained .*• are ;, equally
entertaining,*. especially- the fact? which
the ? learned * investigator.;: had ; ;dlscov c
ered,"' that . married { criminals ' have more
normal proportions Othan [.'.[ .the"? - single
rogue. It suggestsVpossibly ; that? the
single ! man c is : at- born * criminal;"; while
the j married^ man^haslbeen .'forced into
crlme;through; circumstances,- of' which
his I : marriage > may,ibe^one.V : - ,
PRINCE COMRAREStBRIDES
JNCHINAyAND AMERICA
;. The * young : Prince y Tsai-Tao; : during
his visit; to 'America^ says the New. York
Tribunes-welcomed criticism -of [Chinese
customs,*^ and :; retdrted *3 politely J; r with
counter, criticlsnvof the customs of -the
United; Stated- --/\u25a0;..;: ,v;:v?.-'"-/ ' , \u25a0\u25a0''\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0 -..-;;,
V4: The prince, at a fashionable, luncheon
in iNewiYofk,? sat Ibeside;allady> promi
nent* in fa^richf arid 'rather ifaßt: Bet/-" :"-!
# v:sal<l;thellady;v: < itthinkiit > s
dreadful* th&t*in]China *a';bride¥never
sees, her, : husband: before the ; wedding
,' day .Vi ;\u25a0.'.',.; \u0084: . :--..'-r. ". /.,:\u25a0/:\u25a0 V -yT/' "\u25a0,\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0'-.:*; :Y* >•
{>\"Well,". s^idi the 4 prince,-^ withra'grtri;
'.'here - in, America' you \u25a0 never S see* him 1
after; iU" ' .. " //&%»
KENDALL CHARGES
UNFAIR DEALINGS
Asks Court to Enjoin Board of
Education From Carrying :
Out Contract V
/OAKLAND. Sept. 27.— Alleging -. that
he'- has' been 'A -unjustly discriminated
against by the Oakland board of edu
cation, A., Kendall, president of ; the
Pacific Coast lumber and ' mill corh
pahy, today brought suit to enjoin the
board of education, its seoretaryi J.
W. McClymonds, and ; Its assistant &ec-'
retafy, R. ; B. S. York, from : carryln g
out" the . terms . of a contract made be
tween the school trustees and 'the Ho
gan lumber company. .; r • . . . ;
, "Kendall brings the suit : in his own
name as a tax payer, declaring that he
will be injured if. the: Hogan lumber
company / is permitted ' to i furnish sup
plies ana v material : to ; the school- de
partment at the price agreed; upon. He
says that when bids were' called for by
the board of education, last April , he
put; In the lowest bid,. $802,50, which
was \u25a0rejected. :;4\r. \u25a0".'\u25a0'.:.\u25a0 ".\u25a0 .-\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 . .;. \u25a0"'\u25a0\u25a0>-.- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0:;./ p
A' part of Kendall's mill was blown
up;wlth dynamite on the night; of Au
gust 20. He has had a long standing
dispute union, men and .employs
nonunion men. He.said, in an affidavit
he made today, that; he was thelvictim
of a conspiracy because he hired non
union men and "that i thetpoliceVdepart
ment of Oakland was; "being: used for
political purposes and* as part 5 , 0f said
conspiracy." The ; affidavit - was m ad
dressed :to the board of pollcfe and y fire
commissioners and was ; accompanied
by^ a' request that" " the r commissioners
investigate his charges andyglve^hlm a
chance to produce: witnesses to^prove
these.::' . . - '^r-'. :.." '\u25a0_ : .'*& <.~'i: PI 4 .
-As supporting his contention -he has
cited the actions r of I Police Inspector
Bock, and Sergeant Sill on that night.
He says that they. refused his request
to station two, policemen at his. mill
after ;the explosion, .saying that they
could. not spare regular, policemen, but
offered to provide him' with two sub
stitutes if he paid them. : . . ' :.
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
WRITE FUNNY ANSWERS
Questions Put by Regents at
Public Examination
' j Following are some "of the answers
made by pupils of a high school in New
York state :to questions put to them in
the regents' examination:
"PoHtical rights .are - certain rights
granted only certain sexes."
"He. himself having advanced, caught
of the 10 mile forces of the enemy." v
• :"A duty of thecommissloner of: agri
culture Is to conduct a constitution for
the betterment of agriculture."/
"A quorum Is a place In a large city
where fish and other large wild animals
are kept." -f
"The,. Rough Riders were sporty- men
riding. on ? horsback." \u25a0. - -
/'Water flowing from a rock. down: to
the ground is called a watershed." '': ,"\u25a0'.- •
"An^elevated piece of land' which has
sloping sides upon \whlch "theY water
runs is called a .watershed.". \j, ;
"The relief of a country Is where an
other country takes it • awayr from- the
country; to which r it belonged." \u25a0\u25a0'•-; :'y / ..
-" 'The -relief of _; country, means; that
when the winter has passed and warm
er weather, has come."
'•'The \u25a0 patroon system ' was that any
one that came over : here, could have 16
miles »f: water or 24 miles of \u25a0land,"; -
. "The patroon' system was .where one
could have 1,600 miles on one. side of a
river or 800 miles- on both.'V, v^ : - '
' "According to the patroon .systenv a
man> ould:haye 24 acres- of : land along
the river 12 ;miles." ; ;:r t -. : -: '.-'-.-\u25a0
"A monsoon is a large traveling area
of wind.'" • - /\u25a0'"\u25a0.'':\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -\u25a0\u25a0'.';•\u25a0.:\u25a0 -\u25a0 :\u25a0 ./. [
\u25a0 "Lava Is a mass of.heatedsoot." . '?\l
"A liter is paper or dirt scattered
about.".
"Halos; are caused by, mixing, light
with ompressed air and fdust particle."
"The voyage of Columbusresulted in
the founding of the Orenoa' river." : , \u25a0
. '- "Lumbering -^extensively carried oh
in the United States; when they cut ;the
trees; they: catch the sap and; make
sugar of it." ; - ? ; v
• "Japanese - appears .very dark ; com
plected:" They, dress very peculiar; with
their'hair. downtheir^back in a brade.
Some of * them j dress > very gay/ \u25a0 They
dress very differently from we do."
."•"If : you.v ever: came; in .ijpntack with
some fierce Indians you must endure as
much: pain^ as possible." 't*;',.
"Dewey was commander \u25a0of
China."-, :.•--.•-.\u25a0 ;.-- - ', - . \u25a0:\u25a0 \u25a0.:..-. \u25a0}.\u25a0
. "Itwas ; the alni of the Indians to get
alp;the_skulls they could and put. them
intheir belts."—^-Newl York Sun. .
SANITARY PRECEPTS IN
V ANCIENT RELIGIONS
o ' '; '.- .".. ;;\u25a0•:.':•:-,;;\u25a0\u25a0:-;:\u25a0 :\ :\ \u25a0':\u25a0: \u25a0\u25a0
Sacred \ -Books Contain Many, of
These, Says Contemporary '-
The sacred books ; of ; most \u25a0 religions,'
says the London Hospital, contain many
excellent^ sanitary ;; ; precepts; > l ( which/
while: .. based v merely^. on. an intelligent
observatiori7of [nature, : are -often; start-,
Hngly : accurate,* in "-1 their ' effectiveness;
as the 'ifollowlngf article- will; show.'
The 'Journal ; of Medicine 'sand
Hygiene "points ;• out that; so ; f ari : from
,belhg : contrary A tO; thel.rellgionlofiahy
considerable .section; of -the population
of "India, i rat killing; is "factually 'en-^
joined-in T thelr..^sacred: books." '. — : ;
VA'AccordlngAto "Hindu! Ideas, i the Wedas
stand "on 'even; higher than?, is
claimed by. Christians fdr.their bibleiTas
they; are' said not; to :be;merelyiinspired^
but , to r have i existed- prior : to \ the begin
ning of time. The following .Is altrans
latiqnifrom- Book -VI,. verse 50, ot -the
Atharva-Veda:y^ - -JV , 'J-.-c, >;'; : '-'.'>':~'; : \u25a0\u25a0:'.\u25a0 \u25a0;
v' "Destroy, the •rat," the mole, 'the' boring
beetle; 'cut" off their, heads,, O asvins. .
) \u25a0 "Blnd;fast:theirimouths; \u25a0 let : them not
eat I bur i bar! ey ; : so J guard r ye \ twain , our
growlngTcorn s f rom:*danger. '):. ,:• v'
- "Hearken i to ; me,: lord "of the female
borer, ;; lord .''of i the v female ~ grub ! Ye
rough!? toothed; vermin; >
. < ye ,beV dwelling; in^woods^
and ' piercing, ': we jcrushi 1 - and , mangle ! all
those 'piercing;ihsects."^::.'.."f'"-..--. ;
::iThe | Journal r goes " on to ; remark ;that'
the destruction^ of jjthe iflea and ; mosquito/
both piercing insects,' is :clearly;enjoined
as^ellVasvthatfof theirat/fand/it^is
certain! that'lfithe-iVeda could;besliter
aHyj'obeyedibyf itsyfollower»,?plague/
malaria ahdffllariasislwouldvbe prompt
ly f abolished f f romi IndiaFand : 1 trypano^
somes ; cease '» to destroy ., it's -cattle.
Sanskrit^
withla'traiisiationiihto^tho'modern^verf
naeular, : should! betincorporatedlf into fa"
leaflet j f or^ general Cdistributlon fand \ in^
troduced' into": any,, book jprepared i for. ini s
structioiil intelementary! hygiene for. the
useYof*: vernacular! schools. - ; \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0: ".:•;-.= -\ -\
:\u25a0'. -Apples ?aref greater! luxuries i ln?New
, York ?f than i; oranges; ! While> single
brangesfof StheAfinest: variety £ can*', be
bought "f or « s Vcents,^ the [:bestf apples 'are
being sold" forU2?cents^each//;^;/r.t::i
Notwithstanding: the ;duty /of
cent;a;barrcl,UargeJquantities;of (apples
ifromilOregon^Washingtongandlfother,
states care consumed ?in i western;;; Can-
COMMITTEES ARE
NAMED FOR BALL
Arrangements for Masquerade
and Mardi Gras Fore- -
< ' tell Success
\u25a0 OAKLAND, Sept.- 27.— The : chamber
of commerce, under whose auspices the
Panama-Pacific ; bal ; masque and . mardi
gras;will;be held at Idora park Friday
evening, October 14, has announced that
arrangements for the event are making
rapid headway. The ; progress and pros
perity committee \u25a0 has been
to 7 act! as the executive committee in
preparing for the affair and -will .be
assisted by the following committees:
V Gpne raj— E. B. Bull > (chairman),- Charles P.
Cote (secretary). C.F. Gorman, K. A. Millican.
GusUv Mann. Carl H. -Renter. G. C. Barnhart,
W. A.V^Wann. . D. v E. Perkins,; C. t C. Borton,
B. P. Miller, CM.- Wood.
\u25a0 Reception— Tray lor Bell, Charles S.-But
ters. > H.*C.' Capwell, I. Harrison Claj-, P. T.
Clay. Walter D. .Cole. Geerge Q. Chaße, G. E.
de Golia. C. Minor - Goodall. Georg^.jC. Jensen,
M.V J."" : Lay mance. Charles -. LoTell. Ir vine - Lund
borg, A: S. Macdonald, Harry * East Miller. Ar
thur Nason, J. P. NeTil.- W. S. Palmer. Denis
Rearles,- J. Walter Scott, .Fred R.> Sherman,
Percy ;.J.v ; Walker, W. P. Williamson. C. J.
Heeseman. C. >\u25a0 L. Smith. ; George I S.* Meredith,
F. \ W. l Bilger , A.*. S. Larenson, Fred Kahn, J. Y.
Eccleston, Samuel . Breck. J. S. Klllam, Theo
dore- Gler, F. i A: Leach Jr.. ' R, A. - Lcet. E. . C.
Sessions Jr.. ; ; Clarence : Crowell. '' E. J.* Tyrrell,
Edwin; Meese. r J.* Maxwell Taft.? Harry Ander
son, Julius Ahraharuson. Wallace Hnssey,- O. M.
Burkhalter. 0. F.; : Olsen. George E. * Randolph,
A.- J.^Snyder.- John;F. Conners/ Thwnas'F. f>e
lury, G. B. Daniels. A. A. Denison. Emil Lehn
hardt, \u25a0 F. 1 S. , Qsgood, ; Dr. - W." S. Porter, Walter
Lelmert. .1... A. » Beretta, -Dr. - C. L. Tisdale.
W. \u25a0; E. Gibson. Max H6r«rinski, A. Jonas, Paul
T^ Carroll. J. Tyrrel, Clarence Reed. F. L.
Starrett. ; Wickham Havens, J. /P. Edolt,- Edson
F. 'Adams. - Thomas 'Prather.- - Carl S. Plant,
W. W. "Garthwalte. J. F. r Carlston. L. G. Bur
pee.' P. E. Bowles. C. \u25a0- A. Smith, Harry A.
Mosher, E. N. Walter. CM. McGregor, A. H.
Elliot. Judge F. B. Ogden. .Judge \u25a0 H. .. A. - Mcl-
Tlu. :,Wells 1 Drury, Frank .C. Mortimer, -C. - C.
Juster. Perry -T. Tompklps,- Duncan McDnffie,
John Foy, P. R. Boone. Charles H. Spear, Prof.
Frank Soule.^ R. ; B. Ayer. CD. Bates. Bernard
Ransome. Harry W. Bishop, Harry Campbell,
Dr. E.-R.'Talt. > - v.-v ,
c InTitation — J. W. Garthwaite (chairman).
A. A. Denison. W. J. Laymance. F. E. Reed,
E, F. Weihe, Mies G. Hyatt, I. H. Kahn, J. B.
Jordan. . . '
Features— Kenneth MilUcan (chairman),
Daye . McLauphlin. \u25a0 Ben E. Woolner. George M.
Ebex. \u25a0 John .A. Jackson, v Max Horwinski.. Earl
Battle. ; GnstftT Mann, Sydney Ayres, Mrs. Zoe
Radcllffe.:
Box — H. LI Hinman (chairman), A. B. Weeks,
R. S. Kitchener. ; W. D. Reed, H. L. Hall.
W.H. Stephenson,; W. C. Carter, R. H. Adams.
L. A. Gerhard. '-''/
Fraternal organizations — Dr. G. B. N. Clow
f chairman ), J. C. . Mielke. Milton Maior. J. P.
Montgomery. R. ; J. Montgomery. H.t B. Klchols,
J. W. Phillips. S. Samuels. J. Ernest Smith,
S.:j. Smith. W. Wild, Frank M. Cerlni. P. N.
Hanrahan, Judge George Samuels, • D. . E. Perkins.
H. S. Henion, Hubert Vischer. Lynn Stanley,
W. B. Townsend, William Hobbs, E. H. Coffee,
H. L. Kerap. . -. . ". ''
Floor — Edwin' Steams .(chairman), Emll
Frltsch. C. M. Shrader.
Dancing clubs— C. .C. Norton (chirman),
George V 7: lyudlow. Dr. John Slavich. John F.
Hassler, Herbert L. Breed, Dr. F. R. Jordan,
Roy R. Read. " ""\u25a0:",-.' " ," "
MAN IS^ KNOWN BY v
THE TEETH HE KEEPS
Don't Let the Mouth Bacjlli Get
Drunk
A. man is known by/ the teeth he
'keeps. r>'i , ; '_-, ': . " - :\.-^> '."\u25a0 ,...,- ' :''- '\u25a0..• '. ;
: 'The worst thing .that", can" happen to
our teeth Is for them not to have enough
to do.' 1 ':- It •is the .worst th ing., that can
happen to' us alsoi -Spiritualized and
cultured as we have become, 5 we still
fight Uhe battle -of life> with our teeth,
though we no longer chew our enemies*
ears ,or throats. - - Bone r cored, enamel
coated and rock" ribbed as the hills, our
teeth are ";more absolutely: under Your
control- than almost; any other; struc
ture ; of .the .• body. ., says Dr. "Woods
Hutchinson In Survey. " Neglect :. them
and they decay at once. Give them
proper attention ! _ and • they will go on
repairing . themselves : for, 40, 50, .60
;Qive- children plenty, of roughening
food to. chew, and they, will get the
pearly vigor -of the savage "tooth with
the endurance of the Caucasian's. Above
all, the I food - ; be ; of -such j a char
acter \as\ to givei ye t exercise , arid I massage
to the ; gums. : Part.of this j can be given
by plenty of "coarse food in "addition
to real food— not a6l a substitute j for
it-^ and^part by^ intentional and vigor
ous? friction i with - th'e^toothbrush.' , To
brush .the (urns .well Is half 't£e value
of ''brushing, the teeth.'' '
. Keep the imouthr and. "gums strictly
clean," and the teeth will take care of
themselves.; There are .33 , distinct
named and \ labeled-7sorts } of : bacilli lor
bugs in our mouths as = normal Tparlor
boarders,; but they'll behave with per
fect unless;: you give them
carrion to' get drunk 0n. .-. ; .1
REMARKABLE HERMIT V
- : CRABS ARE FOUND
Indian Ocean Inhabitants Live
in Hollow Stem
•.The •'• common hermit crab of^ our
coasts -^borrows : for its. dwelling the
empty: shell 7 of a -wh«lk ; or; other mol
lusc, ; retaining fits .-* position ; My , means
of. ''\u25a0 the -rudimentary s feet" r at: the
end "of • Its "unprotected - and
putting out '.its V well, developed ; front
endv with 7 the -walking > legs;;; pincers,
eyes and. feelers.* One; of /the pincers, is
larger,? than*?' the/other t and* acts ? as * a
stopper; to' the mouth of the 'shell when
the % hermit > retires -into : It ; for shelters
Some '*\u25a0 hermit '? crabs r have
recently, been fdlscovered'iln^the. Indian
ocean, -which ? differs from 'the/ common
hermit' as' regards" the; choice of l a. bor
rowed says : 5 the ; 'London
Globe.' \u25a0;' One* of .-these r , bottles > ltJtelf ~ up
inside afibltl of ihollow^stem/;ilke"that
of the bamboo, fllling I , the cavity; tightly
and^stickingiiout its 'great 'nipping
claws v : at the' , open, end.s"; At /.will ; the
crab : can .bend ; these claws j back > and
with thenii plug up the end of the tube
as by; a"; stopper, r;; \u25a0 _ , ,
• i The ; Berlin \ museum of Imperial post
has ;; recently <t made* an important addi
tion to its : remarkable collection of an
tiquated rand^. rare « volumes^- sThisi ad
dition: is < the -so? called v Hibeh^ papyrus,
dating from the i reign of Ptolemy Phil
adelphus, £ 259 i years 4 8.\ C, ; and 1 relates
to 'the : transmission'-* of Z letters ; by? the
ancient , Egyptian ' postal :. service, along
the Nile, 1 and 'is said to. be 'the first evi
dence i found - s of 1 an y. organized - postal
service. \u25a0'\u25a0' '\u25a0 : .. '. .'\u25a0\u25a0 ..-.*; \u25a0..':\u25a0 -\u25a0 ' V;:/^. ..•-;' ,-. :,
'{S-^^M'-- ' The -hitfiest: type of jiiapplnesa; ~a
fmJi^JMiM^iC' 1 &%"^l '-^ T?.iT^T-' ; '^ reached ': by having children in the
'\u25a0 ; ',f~|- I I .1 Wl^ r j\yi home; hut the coming of the little
W*; =*• \u25a0*''sj*s^ -*^#*T X \u25a0'-• ' ? ones -. is often attended i\rlth. Tappre-
'"-^^ \u25a0 'T'T 'j-^'-u.'' jj'ji-V-'- hension and 3 - Mother's Friend
IN THF I"! lI A4 l-<* \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0••*''nsed''by the expectant mother in
?Jr^ii£f-'l Xv_^flTilZ-/ Preparation of the . ordeal, carries
'&'-^;:,: : <;'l :?h^ii?^??Z£i!iX-\<^;* : h er^through ; the, crisis ; ; with -safety.
This great remedy), assists nature in 1 all^ necessary physical] changes of tie sy3-
tem, ; affords bodily comfort I the ' period . of : waitlngV and : preserves < the
syinmetry-bfj form f after ,te
Mother.'s;Friend allays \ nausea, 'i prevents ', of tie breasts,^ and la ; every
r to 1 strong, healthyl :,•\u25a0'\u25a0.\u25a0'..\u25a0..\u25a0'
motherhood. Mother's 'Friend; Is : l^j>T' \u25a0'-\u25a0. ; --"'"- „ : -^;.; ll
sbldfat; drug ; stores. 8 AWrite for our ;..'- IVI l T^lL3f Y~f |j
free book containing valuable inf or- T \u25a0 «M-\^^-.''-m jLUd/jEStf N^r
mation for ejepectant mothers. ' \O •'!\u25a0 '''"---' •\u25a0• "
BEADFIBLD BSOULATOB \ w6^tM%- °W txL^T^ MsMs£K>l'^M\M $ M5£K> 1'^M\
Rose Wilbur,;Who
Is Appearing at the
: -Oakland Qrpheum
MYSTERY AND FUN
AT THE ORPHEUM
Rameses in the Role of Egyp.
tian Necromancer Among
Program's Features
OAKLAND, Sept. 27.— The new bill
at the Oakland Orpheum this week is
a fine show with an all star past. There,
is-music for music lovers, fun for fun
lovers, drama for the serious and mys
tery for the problem solvers.
Of all the excellent \u25a0 acts, there are
four that vie for first honors. Among
them Is Rameses,. the Egyptian, who
has a- production equal to anything of
its kind'ever seen here., As a trickster
he presents puzzles that puzzle, and his
quickness and dexterity in this line of
work .are remarkable. Especially Is
this true in the burning of the fire god
dess, one of the most mystifying tricks
imaginable.
.-\u25a0\u25a0' "High Life in Jail," as pictured by
William H. Sloan and W. \H. Mack in
striped: clothes, and four clever assist
ants," with a. dog. Is meant to bring
laughs, and gets them at every turn.'
"The Parsonage," with Miss Rose
Wilbur and Zellah Covington enacting
seven different roles, is another, act that
stands among the leaders and is prov
ing a drawing card, \ while the Four
Rianas, two of whom appear as human
monkeys in an acrobatic act called "In
Africa," which keeps the fun up to a
lively pace throughout, acquit them
selves with credit. .
Miss. Lottie Duisserett Is not only a
splendid concert viollnlste, but a chic
and dainty soubrete as-wall. She is
programmed for her violin work only,
and her little song and dance as a third
encore! come as a pleasant surprise. -
"Jack, the .Giant Killer," with big
George Auger, . little Ernest Rommjl,
Caroline Hass and Sylvia Hearne, has
been retained, and continues to delight
both young and old.
j.'vThe Bison, four are all boya with
splendid, voices and a good idea of r*al
comedy. Their new songs, one of
which is "The Chantecler Rag," have
won\ indisputable favor. The Jack
Artoia Duo, as clowns who perform
puzzling feats on the horizontal bars,
round out a winning program. ~
\u25a0; Next week's headllners will Include a
:little" classic In- slang byj George V.
Hobert, called "Dlnkelsplel's Christ
mas," which was one of the big hits
last year, at the Lamb's Club Gambol in
New > York ;Waterbury, Brothers and
Tenny," musical comedians and Lane
andrb'Donnell. in a novel r acrobatic
act, called "Looping the Bumps."
BLINDNESS IN EGYPT
COMMON FOR CENTURIES
Defects; Yield to Treatment and
Popular : Education
", Those who are acquainted with.VDlo
dorus Siculus," or those who have not
forgotten- their "Herodotus," s will nee,d
no reminder that 'both these observant
writers "were impressed by the defec
tive eyesight of the -Egyptians. It was
due to this cecity among. the Crusaders,
In 'later .times, : that ; Saint ; Louis, pro
fanely, known' as -LLouiss s IX, \ founded '. in
Paris the r "Quinze-Vlngts," ,the asylum
for the i blind. Later still we find that
the' s soldiers ;^of;: Napoleon; -\when In
Egypt, suffered from* : bllndness. Up to
1880 .about ' 95 ' per cent ' of the \u25a0 people
suffered from ophthalmla^of some de
scription during some.^ period 'of their
life," and aVleast 3 per "cent:' were blind.
.There > are \u25a0 many * contributory causes
for, this state of things— -flies and popu
lar' prejudice .being \important factors.
However/ things s are changing. . Oph
thalmia is not prevalent among the
British > soldiers. -; Skillf ul .". treatment
and popular education in the wide sense
of rth*; word are. overcoming, the mala
dies Tnoted by the Sicilian and- him of
Hallcarnassus. .- . ' -
education is both free
and ; compulsory, and such ample .facil
ities . are . provided : for * all . classes that
illiteracy^ is. aJmost "unknown. -
French writer, predicts -that in the
course of .loo years very ' few persons
will\live-ln .thetclties.v Cities will be
used^only, for.^buslness purposes.
MRS. PALMANTEER
ACQUIRES ESTATE
Daughters of Late Banker Re
nounce Rights in Favor
of Their Mother
OAKLAND. Sept. 27.— The estate of
the late William G. Palmanteer. former
president of the Central bank, was or
dered distributed, today to his widow.
Kate M. Palmanteer. His daughters.
Mrs. Carolyn P. Snowden and Hazel and
Ethel M. Palmanteer, who were entitled
to share In the estate, formally assigned
their respective shares to their mother.
Mrs. Palmanteer paid J40.0Q0 out of her
own fortune toward debts and expenses
of administration, for which she waived
compensation.
'; "Much of Jhe late banker* fortune was
given by him to his wife before hi 3
death, and although he left much prop
erty it was much less than he was com
monly believed to be worth. The asset 9
of the estate, as listed in the decree of
distribution, were:
Two notes for $20,000 each, executed
by F. C-? and Wickham Havens; two
notes of $10,000 each by the same par
ties; note of« Piedmont building com
pany, $13,000; 114 shares of : Central
bank stock; IS shares stock of Califor
nia cotton mills; five shares Llvermore
Valley bank; five shares Bank of Liver
more; 334% shares of Harrison realty
company, 500 shares common and 250
shares preferred of Oakland hotel com
pany, half interest In 57 lots in Warner
tract, Elmhurst; equity in 13 other lots
in same tract.
Listen to
Your Stomach
It Gires Words of Most Serions Warn-
in? and Appeals Aloud for Help.
When by over-eating and excesses,
poor cooking and imperfect mastica-
tion, late hours and physical abuse,
your stomach is depleted of its strength
and lies irritated and sick, then it Is.
that this wonderful machine signals for
help and begins to talk. Listen to it.
Sometimes it says don't eat so much,
don't give me such work to-do.
Straight Talk From the Stomach.
The does not talk like you
would like It to, but you should listen
and you should heed.
• When foul. breath makes people turn
away from you. when paiiyj and nausea
come and go before and after meals,
when gases distend your abdomen and
affect your heart, "arhen false. appetite
and abnormal craving cornea to you.
when the sight of a meal makes you
sick and when* many other events of
like character happen, your stomach ia
talking.
is trying to tell you that Its peri-
staltic or churning muscles are Irri-
tated and unfit for duty, that alkali is
filling the stomach and digesting and
eating the "membrane within, that the
juices are not doing their work and
consequently are permitting the food tD
He for hours, eventually decaying and
passing to the bowels, where such food
is absorbed in a poisonous state and
taken up by the lymphatic system and
the blood.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will give
to the stomach all It needs. They will
ease up on the peristaltic muscles, they
dilute the alkali juices, enrich them
and digest the food when the stomach
is unable to do so.
Don't say they can not help you.
Why. these tablets will digest a hearty
meal placed in a glass tube, without
aid from the stomach.
One grain of a single ingredient will
digest 3,000 grains of food. It is due
your stomach to reply to its appeal.
Send today for. a trial package of these
digesters. It will prove these tablets
marvels, and the answer will come
from your stomach. Send us your name
and address and. we will send you" a.
trial package free by mall. Address F.
A., Stuart Co., 150 Stuart Bidg.. Mar- .
shall, Mich. :
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am their' patrons the manage- hj
I ment have a free bus meet |
I all cars at cor. E. 14th St. and I
i ' Jcaquln Ay«. In San Leandro. |
j Take' San Leandro or Hay- 1
\u25a0 ward car at 12th St.. Oakland. |
I . Fare to Hunter's Inn. 10 cents. |
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