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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
THE LAW AND THE GAMBLERS.

HEN the Supervisors in response to the de-
lN mand of the public enacted the ordinance for
bidding gambling at Inglesde, the track man
ayers, the booksellers and their touts were loud in
their Boosting of pull with the courts that would
enable them to defy the law. They less boastful
now Their pull has been found wanting The
courts have upheld the law.
The opinion delivered by Judge Murasky in dis
solving the injunction issued to restrain the police
from entering the racetrack, and which was pub
lshed in The Call on Sunday, merits more than
passing notice 1t is a clear exposition OF the law
governing the point in controversy and emphatcally
uphods the right of the police to enter the grounds
of the racecourse and arrest aw-breakers who may
be found there
After pointing out that the plaintiffs in the
(he gamblers) assert their innocence and aege that
the action of the defendants (the police is damag
ing their business; while the defendants aege that
the plaintiffs wrongdoers and vioators OF the law,
Judge Murasky said:
Where greater injury will be inflicted upon plant
if than upon the defendant by the dissolution of
injunction pendente lite the injunction should be
maintained until the final hearing. Where the con-
trary result will occur the injunction should be dis
solved If the plaintiffs allegations true IL will
suffer much loss unless defendants restrained,
and defendants will suffer by the injunction.
If however the allegation of defendants is true, that
plaintiff is a law breaker, then the injury to the
municipality from the continuance OF the injunction
would be greater than any that be compensated
by money, and therefore greater than any the
plaintiff suffer
That statement OF the law is in accord with reason
and justice. The injury that may be done to the
gamblers by the police is nothing in comparison
with the wrong done to the community by the pool
sellers. As the Judge we'll said the latter injury
would be greater than any that can be compen-
stated by money" The injunction therefore was dis
solved.
Commenting upon the decision, Attorney McEner-
ney is quoted saying he believed the decision of
Judge Murasky ended the controversy AS the right
OF the club to seek relief in court of equity rested
solely, according to the opinion Of the court, upon
question of fact which easily established in favor
OF the police there is escape for the club under
the ant-pool ordinance, and it must either refrain
from further selling or suffer the consequences.
There can be little or no doubt that this opinion
will prove correct. Racing, poolselling and track
gambling OF the kind that have been perncious
Ingleside have been driven from the great cities
of the East and it is not to be supposed that Cali
forna law is less effective than that OF her sister
States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
THE
CORRIDORS

DR.. E. C. Buell. of Los Angeles is stay
ing at the Occidental
W. S. Abel, a merchant of NIontezuma,
Wash, is located at the Russ.
B. F. Shepherd Jr., a prominent bust
ness man of Fresno, is at the Grand.
L. o. Henderson of Carson City is at
the Palace with his wife and child.
John w. Mitchell, the Los Angeles poll
tician. will be at the Palace for few
days
B. F. Shoecraft, a mining superintendent
of Nevada City, and L. H. Garrigas, a Sa-
linas attorney, are registered at the Lick.
W. E. Bailey, auditor of the Santa Fe
Pacific Railway, with headquarters at Los
Angeles arrived in town yesterday on a
brief visit.
DR.. ]. H. Tebbetts Of Hollister and Geo.
F. Herr, ticket agent of the Southern Pa
cific Company at Los Angeles, are at the
Occidental.
Hugh Murchn. superintendent of the
Nevada City Water Works, is in the city
for a few days and is registered at the
Ramona on Ellis street.
DR.. C. G. CargiH Of San Juan, who rep
resented his district in the Assembly, and
Henry J. Ostrander. a, MERGED business
man, are guests at the Russ.
Donald Mcneil of Brooklyn, n. Y, who
is largely engaged in the shipping bust
ness in the Empire State, is here on
pleasure trip and is a guest at the Palace.
He fitted out a number of transports
which left the port of New York for the
Government, and counts four hundred
men in his employ. His brother, James
Mcneil. the capitalist, of Santa Cruz,
came up to meet him on his arrival.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE
ATHERTON INTERVIEW

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
GRAVE CHARGES
AGAINST THE
GIRLS. HOME
Alleged Cruelties to
Inmates.
DARK CELL AND HANDCUFFS
LAURETTA HALL COMPLAINS TO
THE SHERIFF.
Many Serious Accusations and a
Plea for Release From the Al
legged Chamber of
Horrors.
DARK CELL AND HANDCUFFS
LAURETTA HALL COMPLAINS TO
THE SHERIFF.

Sheriff Martin was made the recipient
yesterday of a very serious complaint
against the management of the California
Girls Training Home at 147 Natoma
street. The complaint, or rather the
charges, were made by one of the inmates
of the home, young girl named Lauretta
Hall, whose father and mother are now
on trial in the Superior Court on charges
of embezzlement She is 16 years old, of
good character, and her presence in the
home is due to circumstances connected
with and growing out Of the arrest Of her
parents and not because of Waywardness.
The girl declares that the inmates Of
the home are subjected to treatment that
would not be permitted or tolerated in
any penal institution in the State. She
says they are given insufficient and poorly
cooked food; that it is coarse in quality
and so unpalatable as to be nauseating.
She also AYERS that the inmates VINO are
all young girls under Is years Of age, are
not permitted sufficient air and exercise
to keep them healthy.
1t was in connection with the punish
ment given those who break the over
strict rules governing the conduct OF in
mates Of the home that Miss Hall had the
most serious charges to make. For any
slight infraction of the rules Of the place
the guilty one is given what is called
CHECK" When the girl has six of these
checks against her she is made to eat her
meals standing IN the presence or others
who are seated a the dining room table.
The meal so eaten consists Of plain bread
and water.
According to Miss Halls statement a
room, known as the punishment ROOM"
is set aside for those found guilty of more
serious infractions of the rules. The
windows of this room are boarded UP,
leaving the interior as dark as it is pos
sible to make a room. There is no bed
in the apartment, those who are thrust
in there having to be content with a soil
ed mattress, which is thrown upon the
floor in one corner. Those who are put
in this room are fed on bread and water
and are kept there several days at
time Miss Hall says that the more re-
fractory wrong-doers are frequently
handcuffed in order to make the dark
room punishment more severe. She cites
one instance in which the unfortunate Gull
prit, a girl named Mabel Norris, remained
handcuffed for three days. When she
was finally released her wrists were badly
swollen and discolored and she was I'M
able to use her hands for days afterward.
When Miss Hall was sent to the home
about six weeks ago she weighed 191
pounds. She now weighs los pounds, and
declares her belief that she will soon die
unless she is taken away from there and
placed where she can have light and air
and proper food.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

ton, as we intend laying the wires first.
There are several such systems now in
use, chief among which is the Edison
system, where the wires are laid in rigid
ducts and a system of loose ducts With
the Edison system 1t is necessary to tear
up the streets to replace wires, but with
the other system old wires can be taken
out and new ones substituted from regu-
lar stations without a pick being placed
In the ground or a paving stone moved
l am somewhat favorable to the latter
system. but | desire to make complete
and thorough investigation.
AS soon as an underground system
has been chosen work will begin we
will employ an army of men tearing nm
the streets and laying wires. OF course
this is the most tedious work. and We
expect that by the time the last foot Of
wire has been laid the plant will he f1,1fI,
established and the wheels ready to tlIrn
In fact the people will be surprised IN
learn in what a short time a plant can
be established and put in operation
1t Will be necessary to bllv ali tba
electrical machinery in the East. as there
Is practically none manufactured in This
State. All the supplies sold here are
products of Eastern houses handled Nv
local agents. This being the case 7 viii
simply select the very best goods. and
when two or more concerns can furnish
the same article they will be invited to
lowest bidder" - nc
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
COMPETITION IN LIGHTING.

Y the meeting OF the Supervisors Street Com
Y mittee on Thursday it was decided in the near
future tc discuss a plan for fostering compet-
ton in lighting the streets, public buildings and
residences OF the city DR. Perraut introduced
luton at a meeting OF the board few weeks ago
which provides for placing all competitive companies
upon a basis OF equality. 1t grants every lighting
corporation the privilege OF erecting poles outside
the fire limits and enacts that all wires within the
fire limits shall be placed underground forthwith
The Street Committee decided to request representa-
tiyes OF the Merchants Association to it in joint
conference for discussion of the subject and such
a meeting will be held tomorrow afternoon at ?
o'clock.
1t may not be generally known, but it is fact
nevertheless that franchise is necessary for the
construction and operation in this city OF lighting
plants. The constitution lays down the process in
unmistakable terms. Section 70 OF article XI reads
as follows:
In any city where there public works
owned and controlled by TIE municipality for sup
plying the same with water or artificial light any
individual any company, duly incorporated for
such purpose under and by authority of the laws
Of this State, SHALL under the direction of the Super
ntendent Of Streets, other officer in control there
Of. and under such general regulations as the mu-
nicpality may prescribe for damages and indem-
nifty for damages. have the privilege of using the
public and thoroughfares thereof and of lay
ing down pipes and conduits therein and connections
Herewith, far may be necessary for introduce
ing into and supplying such city and its inhabitants
sither with gaslight other Illuminating light or
with fresh water for domestic and all other pur-
poses upon the condition that the municipal govern
ment shall have the right to regulate the charges
thereof
Supervisor Perrauts resolution is the general reg
ulation which the above section declares shall be
prescribed by the municipal authorities. But whether
it is necessary or not is an open question. Judge
Seawel has decided that under this provision of the
organic law restriction be placed upon COM
petitive lighting companies by the Supervisors. I'm
doubtedly if the board should fail prescribe the
regulations referred to competing concerns could go
and prescribe them for themselves. No Board
CT Supervisors or Common Council would have the
power to defeat competition in lighting by failing
to act
These things interesting in view OF the recent
organization in this city OF independent electric
light company. That concern will have noAdifculty
whatever in introducing competitive plant We
doubt whether under a fair construction OF section
70, the Board Of Supervisors could forbid the erec-
ton OF poles long poles used for any electric
wires telegraph telephone. The purpose OF the
constitution is to reduce lighting to competitive
basis, and do not believe that process can be pre-
vented by sitting competition as has been done here
tofore.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
MODERN MACHINERY FOR
NEW LIGHT COMPANY
A. M. HUNT GOES EAST TO STUDY
BEST METHODS.
Work of Laying Underground Wires
Will Commence in a Short
Time.

A. NJ. Hunt, the well-known electrical
engineer, left this city on the o'clock
train last night for an extended tour in
the East. Mr.. Hunts mission is one of
interest to the people of San Francisco,
and, as San Francisco is the business
center of the State, incidentally to the
whole State Mr. Hunt has been COM
missioned by the Independent Light and
Power Company, incorporated March %
by Claus Spreckels and others, to make a
general inspection of electrical plants
throughout the East. Regarding his jour
ney Mr.. Hunt says
1T will be my mission to investigate
light and power plants everywhere and
select the best methods from each of
them. In this way we can safely promise
that San Francisco will have the finest
plant in the world. The great trouble
with most plants is that they grow from
small beginnings. Wherever such is the
case you will find piece of antiquated
machinery running side by side with the
newest and most improved. The newt
able result of this is an increase in the
cost of production.
Take the local plant, for instance. It
started a number of years ago on small
scale. OF course all the machinery it put
in at the time was the most modern, and,
as a matter of fact, all the machinery it
added as the plant grew has been modern,
but all the old, cumbrous machinery must
be taken out and an entire new plant put
in before they will have an up-to-date
plant as greater strides have been made
in the lines of electrical machinery than
any other
1.-THE new concern will not start small
and grow. A complete plant of the new
est machinery will be put in, and this
will enable US not only to give better
service than the older companies, but we
will be able to do it cheaper.
II have not yet made any definite plans
as to what cities l shall visit, but / will
stop off at Chicago. then probably go on
TO New York, Philadelphia, Boston and
other cities. I will first make a study
of the underground system of distribu-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

Some OF the soldiers who were brought back from
Honolulu to be discharged and are still here make
what appears to be a reasonable complaint. They
say they were denied travel pay the ground that
Honolulu is in foreign territory, and denied the
extra pay allowed for service in foreign territory
the ground that Honolulu is as thoroughly do
nestle Mipitas. Uncle Sam ought not to set up
a surething game like this
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
ADJUSTMENTS

Columbia--"The Serenade"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Grand OPERA House-'The Black Hussars~
Alcazar-''The Charity Ball"
Tvoli-''Beautful Golden Locks"
Observation-Disclosures Mated
Chues, Zoo Theater-Vaudevile afternoon
and
Oympa-Corner Mason and Ellis streets. Specalties.
California Theater Ian Maclaren. Wednesday evening
Anil
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

1t was hardly necessary for Coroner to hold an
inquest man at Antioch who had died after liv-
ing ninety three years The suspicion Of old age was
we'll founded that it required official confrma-
ton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

Fortunately, the appetite for battle news whetted
by the Philippine campaign, does not suffer from
famine during the lull in Asia. The Chicago cam
pagn keeps up the supply OF CORY news, with a
larger percentage of fatalities than in the Philippines
The Carter Harrison faction is doing most of the
benevolent assimilation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

There are reasons for believing the Instruction in
the Philippines has been virtually broken, but now
strife appears between the Turks and the Bull
garians, and the war chorus continues to hold the
stage
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

Easter Sunday in many parts OF the East was
marked by blizzard OF than ordinary severity,
and the bonnet OF the day will have to go over for a
month and make its debut at the May day picnics
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

SUCCEEDED HIMSELF-J. w. D.
United States Senator from Michigan.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

oAKLAND's CHEW. s.. City. VIII
liam Fletcher is the Chief of Police of
Oakland. He was captain of police ten
years ago under the old system, when
there was no Chief of Police in that city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

ENL1sTING IN THE NAvY-W. j. w.
Oakland, Cal To enlist in the United
States navy at this point, make applica-
ton to the naval authorities at Mare
Island
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

There are disadvantages attached to fame Corbett
and his wife cannot have quiet little family row
without news OF it being flashed across the continent
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

South Dakota can be proud OF its soldiers living
and its soldiers dead No finer body OF men went
through this city the way to war, and none more
valianty ever met the foe
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

Los Angeles has something the matter with its
musical Not even for the sake of boosting art
by the display OF good clothes would it attend the
opera.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

Vanderbilt has right to give his son $4,000, ooo
OF course, but there many worthy American
fathers who decline to bestow such wedding gifts
and yet the young people get along all right
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

Huntington's statement that the Southern Pacific
Company had nothing to do with the Senatorial CON
test Sacramento imposes upon Herrin the duty of
explaining what he was doing there.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
Spoiled by Cooking.

traveller. ''by my wife's cooking
was it so very bad?"
NO, lady; it was good. So good that
my friends ate me out OF house end
home What to Eat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Mont
eornery street Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

There is doubt of the right of William Waldorf
Astor to be citizen of England if he DESIRES and if
there is to be objection let it from the other
side
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

The most effcacious stimulant to sharpen the
appetite is DR.. Siegerts Angostura Bitters
See that you get the genuine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

Printing, engraving, stamping, visiting
cards and wedding invitations at San
born & Wallis. TAI Market street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
SELING HARDWAR"O

SELLING HARDwARE-O. K. O.,
Redwood City, Cal. II you desire to go
through the country soliciting orders for
hardware and sell by sample you will not
need a license. If you intend to go from
place to place to peddle hardware you
will have to secure license in each coun-
ty through which you travel.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04
They Were Not Allowed.

Yeast-Did your lawyer take any excep-
lions in the case?
Crirnsonbeak-No; but 1 did when his
bill came in.-Yonkers Statesman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

There is much sympathy felt for Brandes, but his
lawyer has the pleasure and duty of feeling it all
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

Cal. glace fruit SOC per n at Townsend's,.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-04

THE PESTHOUSE-D. G. s., City. The
responsibility for the condition of the
Pesthouse of San Francisco rests with the
Board of Supervisors. The Call drew the
attention of that body to the terrible con-
dition of that institution with the result
that immediate action was taken to rem
edy the EVIL.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-11-04

+lnissing from the opposing teams when
the game was brought to a close
Down along the side lines two crowds
of rooters were trying to drown each 9th
ers' yells and the air resounded with
Zip boom bees" and "W. A. .C's", but
taken altogether good nature was the
ruling sentiment among both spectators
and PLAYERS. Prof. Balmer had made
proper arrangements with the weather
clerk, and the ideal specimen of Indian
summer they provided for the occasion
had much to do with bringing out the
large crowd OF ladies' and gentlemen that
filled the grassy grand stand overlooking
the field. Over 500 people witnessed the
game, about 200 coming from Moscow
50 the visiting athletes had no lack OF
proper encouragement during the so
minutes OF red-hot foot ball that followed
the call OF time.
Although the W. A. c. team shut out
the wearers of the silver and gold, the
game was not as one sided as the score
would Indicate The u. Of |. team put
up strong, plucky fight, and their line
bucking was savage, and at times ire
aistible, and the individual play of the
team was good. jenkins, the stalwart
left tackle, was their star player, and the
way he would wiggle and twist through
the mass of arms and legs at times proved
| him to be crack football PLAYER.
! Gibbs, at left half back, also put up
strong and heady game, and he and Jen-
kinS were ldaho's princip ground gain
ers in line plays. Nilong, at right tackle,
was U. OF LIS main dependence in line
smashing, and time and again he proved
himself a smasher, and at the same time
as clean and gentlemanly player as one
ever sees. Horton, ut full back, also
played well, and MS punting was strong
and sure. Hanley, at quarter back, also
put up gritty game, but was inclined
to get mixed up too much in mass plays,
and he butted up against Woods 1S0
lbs. Of bone and muscle once too often