The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-03
! Dr.. Fisher Says He VIII Brook
!. interference From
@ !. s.. .... >". +. the. A. P. A.
DIR. SARAH sHUEY's OPINION.
Three Robbers Plead GuiIty-Death
of DR.. Margaret c. Porter.
+ =. *-... Native Sons Outing.

public. The a. F. a. has passed and
printed the following set of resolutions:
-. HALL or Council No, AZ, A; P;.A.},
r.. 20 lKEANB, Cal; June "A, IS91. J
sWTTPRF As II he Mayor of the city OF Ga kl9nd
Z. In his endeayorS- to purify municipal poiucs
and offices; did: recently with fhat ,opJect IN
view appoint DrS. ShHey and Beckwlth as mem
be RS, of the Board of HEALTH with the implied
understanding that: they would appoint none
but<mem bers o f-the a. p: Alto positions ElihIn
the gift of-satd: board: ana whereas, DTS ohueF
and Beck with did deliberately and contrary 10
all sefse.of -honorand decencyyote Ia retaln IN
Office SeGretaTy=Sehafer and Sanitary Inspector
Smith; both of whom used Roman GAthollc
infueuce*to retain, their positions, aud both
% whom are ineligible to membership IN our
order, and k1ownte be bitterenemies thereof;
also members OF the Board OF Health,
f.. giiralso.professed and known Protestants, did
knowingly do al in their power TO cause the
retention In Office of Secretary Schafer and
sanitary Inspector Smith; Knowing them TO
= be- affiliated with and married to Roman
Catholics Under the dominion and ntuence OF
: priests and church and by such action showed.
concfuSiyely their enmity and antmus against
" :. our orter:~ therefore be 1t
=. .PfS6fref.-That Council No. Al, a. p, A,
eprecates the hostile action OF the four above
=: named physicians as being adirect attack upon
=. ORGANIZATION and greatly detrimental to
+: good: government, believing as we do that our
ifliC tpality Chn@0n ~. be pure and clean while
: conducted and ofieered by loyal Protestants;
=: =Resolred That a. copy Of these resolutions be
!. sent: 10. each Of the hereinbefore-n entioped
physicians Rnd=to: each of the councils Of the
: A. P# A. and VA P. A. in Oakland and be.
- spread full upon the minutes,
: The members the board all denounce
=. the resolutions. DR.. Fisher says that he
allows no society, Romanist or anti-Ro-
manist, to do his thinking. He says that
he will discharge his duties according to
bis. own idea of right. He says that he is a
Protestant, but does not like the way in
which so-called Protestant organizations
are interfering with the affairs OF public
officials.
!. -.*Dr. Akerly. also, says that he will resist
=: by: ali honorable means the endeayor by
any. organization, religious or otherwise,
= to control his actions or vote as a public
: official.
!. =: DR.. Sarah Shuey, the lady member of
:. the. board, Is quite incensed over the mat
=. ter: She. does. not like the idea of being
accused OF a: thing OF which she is not
guilty. Yesterday she said, in relation to
r the matter: II.
After an interview with the Mayor, by his
= request, June Il, / realized for the first time
competencym nothing, but that religion
- Of officer QT-of some member OF his family
=: IN ga mt everything. provided that religion
i OF the Roman Catholie order.
=. The Mayor did not tell me that he was an
A. p. a.. or that he wanted to put A. P. AS into
o1lee1 but with close adherence TO what l
-supPose are the tenets of that society, did not
=. me nt1on. those facts. However, with spirit
:. that seemed TO me most liberal and just, and
:: extraordinarily Tree from pRIusanShip, he said
. he Wlshed: TO see Republican, Democrat, ETC.,
=. as.We1l. as Populist in the Offices.
-. My ignOrance:of the workings OF that order
=. ot*A4 A. placed me in position una BILE to be
Influenced by. them or TO anticipate their
= wishes. tits not now Cifficu 1t 10 see from the
above articles the spirit that would remove
poor crippled soldier q janitor OF the High
school,. Who has fought and almost died for his
90 Fr IN frr lpTT tn Qloo lol frro
:: or.the- relative of an a. P. A.
u II DIV. could feel hostility toward an order
= of which knew nothing? Nor am 1 likely 10
= find out much from individual members, for
:. have learned by actual experience that it is
+ .discourteous to ask man if he is ana. P. A.
+; He hesitate6,loOks mysterious and somewhat
:. embarrassed, and, after attempts to evade the
question, replies, Eyes; don't mention il, or
= = am. not at liberty to say"
-. w are certain that an individual is corrupt
=. In HIS methodist these methods will not bear
the light OF day-and when the control OF civil
government is attempted by a secret organiza-
= ton its proper aims must be defeated. Has not
= history furnished US serious lessons OF the
workings of secret political societies. In
stanee the Jesuits, Kuklux, Molly Maguires,
2 the Mania etc. The basic principles OF our
Government are attacked when we show
intolerance. to any religious sect.
Death of DR.. Porter.
Mrs. Dr. Margaret E, Porter passed away
:: yesterday morning at her home, 724 Six
teenth street The cause of her death was
!: p1euro- pneumonia. ~.
: Mrs. Porter was born seYentv-two wears
ago in Dumtries, Scotland. Her husband
died when she was 50 years old, and it was
moi until then that she began the study of
=. medicine. After finishing her studies she
! practiced in New York and Chicago, max
ing a specially of diseases Of women and
" children. She succeeded in ACQUIRING
quite fortune. For the past. sixteen
= years she has been resident Of Oakland.
. where she has done great deal of chart
table work. She took a particular interest
in the Young Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union home. She was a member
Of st. Paul Church Of this City. Her
r living children are Mrs. H NJ Leach of
Oakland, Albert NJ. Porter of Chicago, and
H. e. Porterot Brockton, Mass.
r. T. Going to G1eRwood.
=. Piedmont Parlor OF the Native Sons has
finished arrangements for its annual ont
E: ing at Glenwood Park, Santa Cruz Mount |
aims, @on the Fourth, and a special train
: bearing the excurslonists will leave: Four
teenth and Webster streets at S:45 to.uor- |
row morning. The train will return in
time for the fireworks in the evening.
:: a number of variety performers. have
:: been engaged to give an open-air enter.
tafnment, and local talent will also assist
in: making the day an enjoyable. one.
Valuable gate prizes are among the at
fractions. The following committee Will
8 H..
y. =Tisdalet H. F, Seller and Fred ]. Ham
: merlY.-
-. :,..:. After Chinese Lotteries.
T. Judge Wood of the Police Court quickly
dispatched Chinese lottery case yester-
day. He did not even take time to secure
"a. jury. The complaining witness in the
case was celored man, J. w. Wilson.
After the testimony of Wilson. and the
!: Chiefof. Police the Chinaman took the /
stand in. his own behalf He contradicted
the testimony of all other witnesses, after
: which the Judge denied him jury trial
and Immediately declared him guilty
Sentence will be pronounced to-day.
.-.o: Young Lawyers Organize.
=. .Severalof the law students and young
LAWYERS of Alameda County met last even
ing: In Judge Green 8 courtroom and organ
: lied what is known as the Alameda County
+ Law Association. A committee of five was
=: appointed to draw up a constitution and
bylaws 1t is the purpose of the organiza-
: .tiQn TO conduct a law school with volun-
. tary corps of instructors, consisting of the
Judges and leading attorneys of the county
:. :. Golden Gate Man Injured. Il
e G.. A. Miller, a matchmaker of Golden J
Gate, was severely injured at Thirteeth /