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The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
LEARNED MAN
ENDS HIS LIFE
DR.. Joseph Pollatsek Gives
Up Hopeless Fight and
Kills Himself With Poison
WE'LL KNOWN IN EGYPT
Scholar, Linguist and HUI
manitarian, He Passes Away
Without Help or Sympathy

DR.. Jacob Pollatsek, a physician Of
high attainments, graduate of the Roy
al University of Budapest, former sur
geon Of the Sultan of Turkey and a dis
tinguished linguist, whose name is bet
ter known in Egypt than in San Fran
cisco, died at the Harbor Emergency
Hospital yesterday morning from the
effects of poison administered with sui
cidal intent. In his sixty-third year,
broken in health, friendless and pow
erty stricken, he chose to abandon a
struggle which seemed to him hopeless.
He was found on Friday unconscious
in a cheap room at the What Cheer
House which he had occupied for the
past fifteen months. From there he was
taken to the hospital where he died.
Among his effects was found the fol-
lowing note:
"11-3, '0A
ITO the Honorable Coroner-Dear Sir:
1 feel it is the end. 1 beg of you as
tutor Of the dead not to have rested my
remains in the so-called Potter's field.
Should it for any reason or another be
shown that this, my last wish, is un-
to some medical college (of good stand
ing), to their disposition, and not 9TH
erwise, as nobody has a right to inter-
fere. The last wishes of a dead man
should be respected.
Coroner, moriturus te salutat.
"Fuit.
DIR. JACOBUS POLLATSEK.
"All these are my documents at
tached. 1 am a citizen of this country"
His papers show that at the age of 3S
years, on November %, 1878, he received
the degree of doctor Of medicine at the
Royal Scientific University Of Buda-
pest. Hungary. He was house physician
to the Ottoman Sultan in Turkey in
1878, and in December Of that year was
a surgeon in the French army. Later
he acted for a year or more as quaran-
tine doctor at Port Said. In 1898 he
lived in Cairo, Egypt. and perfected
himself in the knowledge Of the writ
ten and spoken Arabic tongue, and he
received from the Jewish community
of Cairo q testimonial in the French
language thanking him for his unpaid
services to the Jewish poor. Toward
the close of the year 1898 i'll health
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
Civil Engineer Wanted.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an examina-
ton on November 29 at San Francisco
for the position of civil engineer and
superintendent Of construction, quar-
termaster's department at large. Age
limit 20 years or over; salary, $500.
Apply to the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, D. c.,
or to the secretary Of the board of
civil service examiners, postoffice, San
Francisco, for application form 1872,
which should be properly executed
and filed with the commission at
Washington.
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George Blanck and bearing the alleged
signature Of Judge Trout.
vulicevich used to hang around the
Police Courts when they were at the
City Hail., and in December, 1894, he
obtained money from a man by threat
ening to arrest him on a warrant pur-
porting to have been signed by Judge
Joachimsen. He was arrested for OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses and
was sentenced to serve three months In
the County Jail. In August, 1885, ne
was convicted Of vagrancy and SEN
tenced to serve six months in the
County Jail. While serving that sem
tence he was allowed to leave the jail
occasionally and take stroll down
town. This caused a scandal at the
time.
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BOARD OF WORKS ORDERS
REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES
Says Changes Are for the Good OF the
Service, and Makes Two APP
poirtments.

The Board of Public Works yester-
day removed John Hayes, keeper OF
the Sixteenth-street corporation yard,
and F. G. Carpenter, assistant super
intendent of street sweeping, from
their positions and appointed Peter
F. Sheehan and w. ]. Shaughnessy TO
the respective places. The board as
cribes no reason for the removals
other than that they are made for the
good Of the service.
The board gave the owners Of the
house standing in the middle Of Beach
street, between Hyde and Larkin, one
week to remove the same, with the
alternative of the building being torn
down by the employees Of the board.
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compelled him to leave Egypt and come
to America. He lived while in New
York and tried to get position. as sur
geon in the American army in the
Philippines, but in this he failed. Dur
ing his residence in this city he lived in
the What Cheer House, barely having
sufficient means to keep body and soul
together and too proud to make his
wants known to his fellow Jews.
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WILD Geese Plentiful.

Geese are plentiful at the present time
and large fiocks are occupying the shall
low ponds along Sherman Island. If you
want to 20 to Sherman Island with your
gun ask the Santa Fe at Gal Market
street about the Blumenberg launches
from Antioch.
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The body of the man who died Of
carbolic acid poisoning at the Central
Emergency Hospital last Friday
night was identified yesterday as that
of Mario Musso, a teamster residing
at 14O7 Dupont street. He had been
despondent for several days.
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Rob Bank OF $4,000.

ST. CLOUD, MINI, Nov. k-BurEiars
entered the bank at Becker. MINI. to-
day, broke open the safe with nitro
giycerine, secured $1,000 In currency
and made their escape on a hand car.
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SEEKS DAMAGES FOR BRUIsEs-W F.
Howe yesterday sued the Geary street Railroad
Company for S290 damages for injuries al
legged to have been received on the company
turntable at Market and Kearny streets
The plaintiff says of the company's cars
was revolved on the turn-table and struck him
the ankle with great force. bruising and
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who is 65 years old.
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falsely rsprssentdnR themselves a.
GEORGE MAYERLH, the dexmAn H.
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Sir George Newnes, Member of
Parliament, is having built for him
at NewcastIe-on-Tyne a 13O0-ton
yacht of the turbine type.
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Don't miss Socialist final grand rally Monday
night. AIhambra Theater. Brilliant speakers I.
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commencing November 20, en-
titled lettings of Old Jim
Jucklin." The first story will be
ION HE'LL"
Be sure you get THE CALL
and follow this series of articles
carefully.
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Identified as Mario Musso.

R.F.stoll. dentist: Haight & Masonic av..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15

ing less than a full half score of
ghosts who had uttered weird
sounds as he went by the road,
and had threatengly shaken their
vapory white arms at him.
OH said most of those assem-
bled, and what did you do?'
81 ran,' said he who had told of
the ghosts, as fast as l could
'Pooh!" uttered the biggest
man in the room, who was sitting
on a sugar barrel in a corner, 4
wouldn't run from any ghost, be,
cause l don't believe there is any
ghost!'
Nor I don't, either vain-glor-
iously Joined in a little dwarf of a
man, whom everybody knew was
afraid of goose.
"'But you wouldn't dare go near
the graveyard tonight, I'll venture
to say said one of the listeners.
"Tf l wasn't SO crippled would
said the dwarf.
"'Well, then, I've an idea in the
matter put in the landlord. why
not have Sandy take Dennis on his
back and make a trip through the
graveyard, seeing they're both sc
brave, and if they go from one gate
through to the other, then I'll pro
vide a picnic for all of us tomor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15
q CHoST HreRX.

1t was too chilly for Uncle Ned
to go on the outside and converse
with his friend the Moon, and be
sides, it was too cloudy for the old
Moon to get a chance to talk to
Uncle Ned.
So Uncle found his easy chair in
the sitting room for the evening
and filled his pipe and lit it, while
Mary the oldest started little
wood fire in the CRATE, just to take
the chill off the room.
OF course the sight of Uncle sit
ting complacently before the CRATE
seemed to invite the chance of his
telling story, and it wasn't long
before Mary the oldest was Joined
by Ungrammatical Ann, Arithmet
ical John and the other nephews
and nieces, who clustered around
Uncle's knees and looked up at
him expectantly.
Him." said Uncle, "how do you
suppose I know any more stories ?"
Told us one, you don't know,
anyway" said Ungramatical Ann,
who generally started Uncle into a
story, because she never minded a
bit as to the form in which she
worded her pleading
WELL" said Uncle, without more
ado, Il suppose I'll have to-" and
he began:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15

But they couldn't have him al
that, for the dwarf, frightened
worse than he had ever been be
fore, regained use of his legs, and
it is said, though l don't know
whether it is true or not, actually
reached the inn some 20 strides
ahead of Sandy, where both OF
them fell exhausted on the floor.
Uncle sat in silence and puffed
on his going-out pipe.
But Uncle" said Arithmetical
john, sit wasn't real ghost, was
it ?'
NO" said Uncle; 1.-The whole
thing came out later. You see, in
this country where all this happen.
ed sheep stealing was often indul.
ged in, like horse stealing in our
own west some years ago. A gang
Of sheep thieves had made their
headquarters in the graveyard, and
in order to scare away any of the
villagers who might run across
them they dressed in white to
look like ghosts"
"They thought, of course" said
Mary the oldest. that by doing SC
they would scare people from go
ing near the graveyard at night
and thus do their stealing more Sc
curely.
Correct you are, Mary" said
Uncle, land when one of the gang
was left in the graveyard the 9th
ers would go out after the sheep
The ghost that accosted Sandy
thought he was one Of their mum
Der, returning with a sheep on his
back, the same sheep being the
poor dwarf. So it was that the
ghost inquired was the sheep lear
or fat
ut was a good thing the poor lit
tie dwarf got his feet though back
observed Ungramatical Ann.
Eyes, that's so, Ann" said I'm
Gle, "but it's poor story thai
hasn't some good feature in it
and, now I'm going to bed"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15
A JUNE WALK
By Harriet E. Francis.

Pink and white wild wood flowers
Are you glad to see me
Wandering down the woodland paths,
STOPPING low to greet thee:
Pressing thee to lips of mine,
Where thousand fancies twine,
Of the days long ago
When each thought was overflow
Of the sweet glad time of youth,
Bright and fresh and CARRIED with truth:
Not an earthly strain to mar
Not a dread of Lille affair."
Hoarded bliss for life's way,
Never fading night or day?
Sweetest dreams that still do HE
Where thy clustering beauties lie,
Modest, fragrant wildwood flower,
Breath of youth is still thy dover.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15

row.
And many hurrahs greeted the
landlords suggestion. But Sandy
and the dwarf were very glum in
deed, but they had made their own
bed and must lie in it. So off they
started to the graveyard, the dwarf
on Sandy's back, and others fol-
lowing at a distance to see that
they performed their mission.
They entered the graveyard
bravely enough. Both were arrant
towards, and their knees trembled,
but they were able to walk, and
that's saying much for them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15

The sassafras of North America
is found from Canada to Florida
and west of Kansas and Texas. 1t
sometimes attains a height of 100
feet.
The tbree-lobed, thick-growing
leaves give it an attractive appear
ance. The flowers are yellow in
color and the tree bears a small,
dark blue fruit.
The wood is soft, light, coarse
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15
TUBERCULOSIS
COWS TO BE KILLED

The question of dealing with tu-
berculosis and its transmission from
COW to man through milk. is receiv-
ing serious attention in England.
The London county council has
passed a measure for the slaughter
of every COW that reacts to the
tubcrculin test.
II the postmortem shows the di-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15

tains the privilege of voting for a
delegate to the international con-
gress. The next congress will be held
in March, 1905, and will be the most
important ever held by the Zionist
movement. The congress will be call
ed upon to choose a new president
to succeed the late DIR. Herzl.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15
.4HG%s iasisyAs-Ea

fibered, colored dirty white or red
dish brown. Its strong, aromatic
smell is very agreeable to most
people, and the spongy bark of the
root is much sought for, as it con
tains oil of sassafras, greatly fav
ored by confectioners for fiavorine
purposes.
The leaves are also used for flaw
oring soup and are valuable be
cause of the abundant mucilage
they contain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15
DANGER IN PAIL COLDS.

Fall colds are liable to hang on all
winter, leaving the seeds of pneu-
monia, bronchitis or consumption.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures quickly
and prevents serious results. II is
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15

But, 10, when
h a If through
a VIII te figure
arose from ibe
hind a tomb.
stone, and in
terribly sepul.
chral tones, in
CURED:
L e n, or
fat 2
"a n d t b e q
again.
:" Il e a n or
fat?'
Poor Sandy
was in a fearful
way, but with a
terrific wall OF
distress and ter
ror he pitched
the poor dwarf
on the ground
yelling at t h {
same time,as he
made for the
gate: Lean OF
fat, gu ca I
have himi'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15
SHEKEL DAY SUNDAY

NEW YORK, Oct 15.-The execu-
tive committee of the Federation of
American Zionists has fixed upon to-
morrow for shekel day. The shekel
payer is one who pays IS cents to the
Zionist movement, and in return OBJ
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15
SOUTHERN PACIFIC ANNOUNCES

Mimic War in California" Is strik-
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Magazine. Articles by General Mac
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sketches. stories, etc. 10 cents from
all new sdealers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15

"a COON many
years ago, in a
small village, in
somewhere !
don't just re,
member there
was an inn at
which the vii.
] a g ers W e r e
wont to gather
in the evenings
to tell stories
ana gossip, and
all that sort of
thing.
"On the night
on which the
occurrences / am
goint to relate
happened, t h e
biggest gossip
in all the vii
lage had told an
awful story as
to how he had
S e e n on t h e
night before in
t h e will a G e
GRAVEYARD moth
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15
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the owner, otherwise the county will
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-15

A combination Of shirring and box
plaits is a graceful Interpretation of
the 1880 skirt. The straps across the
shirred material hold the fullness
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NEW ATTRACTIONS
At the COMIOUE

Large vaudeville bill in conjunc-
ton with the domestic melodrama,
DEVOTION" supported by the
Comique Stock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-04
Efforts to Suppress Riots.

Reports received by the ministry OF
the interior in st. Petersburg indicate
that the precautionary measure taken to
preyent anti-Jewish disturbances during
Easter week, when the ignorant are
easily aroused to a sort ofreligious frenzy
against the Jews by the dissemination Of
false stories regarding "blood atone
ment," will result in the avoidance OF
serious trouble. In spite of the precau-
tions, however, it is considered possible
there may be attempts at rioting, but
the authorities may be relied upon to
suppress these with a strong hand. The
following private telegram was received
Yesterday from Odessa: "Reports OF
anti-Jewish disturbances, which always
are common at Easter time, cause moro
alarm than usual this year, because OF
the occurrences last year. The Jews
here are nervous, but the authorities
have confidence in Governor Eidhardt,
who is in charge of the city and who is
an energetic and humane man, as well
as in Baron Kaulbars, cOmmander-in-
chief of the troops in southern Russia.
Under the circumstances, therefore, any
thing like serious disturbance is re-
garded as impossible. The official news
papers have published strongly worded
warnings and the city is placarded with
notices that all who disturb the peace
will be severely punished.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-04
Suicide on the Stage.

Emil Hasda, the leading comedian IN
company playing Fulda's "Twin Sis
ters" at the Municipal Theatre al
Nimptsch, SiIcsia, on Saturday evening
committed suicide in fall view OF the
audience. The company was on tour
from Berlin, under the management OF
Herr Rudolph Mohr, and was making a
great success. OF all the players Hasda
was the public favorite. All through
the first act the Interpretation he gave OF
the extremely funny part he played had
kept the audience in roars OF laughter
and a storm of applause caused the cur
tain te be raised several times at its close
When it rose for the sixth time Hasda,
who had been bowling his acknowledge
ments in the usual way, suddenly drew
a revolver from his pocket and blew out
his brains in full view of the spectators.
Hesda fell dead in front of the footlights,
and the other actors and actresses on
the stage fled panic-stricken. The cur
tain came down with crash, hiding the
blood. stained stage from the public
gaze, and the performance immediately )
came to an end. 1t is stated that Hasdf
committed suicide because one OF th'
actresses of the company rejected hi
auit