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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
CHAPLIN FIGHTS
AN ATTENDANT
Insane Lumberman Engages
in a Ferocious Battle With
Agnews Asylum Attache
HIS CASE is HOPELESS
He Is a Victim of Paresis
and His Death Is Ex-
pected in a Few Weeks
HIS CASE is HOPELESS

James w. Chaplin. the insane lumber
man. ran amuck yesterday at Agnews
Asylum. Before he could be subdued he
severely injured an attendant with a
chair. Chaplin had been comparatively
docile since he became an inmate Of the
asylum. but yesterday he broke loose.
The attendant was about to leave the
room where lie madman was confined.
when he happened TO look around. Cha
pin was just about to bring a chair
crashing down upon his skull. The at
tendant seized the chair and a desperate
struggle took place. In his maniacai
strength Chaplin almost overcame the at
tendant. The man was exhausted when
help arrived. 1t took four burly attaches
of the asylum TO subdue the insane lun-
herman.
Chapin's trouble Is paresis. Last week
he become violent. He issued checks to
several of his friends, advertised for a
wife and demanded that the Crocker-
Woolworth Bank cash his checks for
500, 900. though he had no funds there.
Chaplin was regarded as one of the best
lumbermen of the country. The doctors
at the asylum believe that he will die
before long.
Chaplin went to the asylum quietly. and
up to yesterday has been a model pa
tient. His outbreak was entirely unex-
pected Since he has been at the asy-
lum kilograms have been received from
all over the country inquiring about his
condition. The same answer has been
returned to all His condition is hope
less, and his death Is expected within a
few weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
WINERIES WILL
REOPEN TO-DAY
Authorities at Washington
Modify Rigid Rules Gov
erning Important Industry

An order issued Saturday by Percy T
Morgan, president of the California Wine
Association. closing the company's win
cries in Fresno County and other parts
Of the State, was Unexpectedly revoked
yesterday, and to-day the winemaking
establishments will resume operations.
The reopening of the wineries after a
days cessation Of business is due TO a
long telegram from the Internal Revenue
Department at Washington regarding
certain rules of the service that were
responsible for the action of President
Morgan. Discussing the matter last even
ing Mr.. Morgan said
The rules Of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment very strict regarding the making Of
grape wine and imposes severe penalties upon
those who violate them. This years rules
were far more rigid than we had expected and
really worked hsrdsp upon the winemakers
Of California Fearing that would be un-
able 10 strictly comply with the law il we
continued 20 operate sweet wine plants
during the season. which opened week ago.
the association decided to close its wineries.
Hence the order issued Saturday.
Meanwhile We had addressed communica-
ton to the United Stases Commissioner at
Washington, through Collector Lynch Of this
city and we were pleasantly surprised on the
receipt ~ long teiegraphic message from the
acting commissioner at Washington yesterday,
IN which all the difficulties we had encountered
were removed
treuely courteous In the matter. In fact, the
acting commissioner ernphaJicaily states in his
message that the authorities are eager 20 fos-
ter In every possible Way Caiifornfa's wine in
clearly suggests the interest they have taken in
welfare Immediately receipt of the
message revoked the oroer closing the win
cries and business will be resumed tomorrow
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
GAME WARDEN PUTS
BROTHER In JAIL
Oregon Official, Anxious to
Make a Record, Arrests
His Relative.
Special Dispatch to The Call

PORTLAND, Aug. 27-Al Downs of
Silverton, Or. is in the Salem jail
serving out five days sentence for
killing deer without license His
companion, Ray Mckinley, paid $25
fine and went free. but Downs is serv
ing his sentence from sense of injury.
Downs asked his brother to get him
a hunters license, but the latter neg
lected it, When Al returned from the
mountains on Saturday he told his
brother he had shot two deer and was
very much astonished to learn that his
brother Robert was a deputy game
warden and was just waiting for a
chance to distinguish himself with a
capture That is should happen to be
n brother he had caught made no diff
ference to Robert, and that is why Al
is spending a week in Jail
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
STORM TURNS
DAY To NIGHT
Dust Descends Upon City OF
Pendleton, Ore, and Shuts
Out the Light Of the Sun
VAST DAMAGE RESULTS
Property Is Wrecked, Grain
Badly Injured and People
Are Almost SuffOcated

PENDLETON, Ore. Aug. 27.-A
heavy wind and dust storm this after
noon did a large amount Of damage.
The city was shrouded in darkness and
for ten minutes it was impossible to
distinguish objects five feet distant
For over an hour the storm ragged,
leaving a trail Of devastation.
Plate-glass windows were shattered
and awnings were torn from buildings.
Nearly all merchants will lose heavily,
as dust collected a quarter of an inch
thick in stores. damaging the merchan-
disc. The air was close and sitting.
Dust was carried into the houses and
many people narrowly escaped suffoca-
tion.
Unharvested wheat which was In the
trail of the storm has been almost to-
tally destroyed. Farmers arriving in
the city state that grain was so badly
shattered that nothing more than the
straw remains. Many stacks of the
wheat yet unthreshed were blown down
and scattered about the fields. Farm
ers will lose thousands of dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
ELECTRIC STORM
VISITS ARIZONA
Great Damage Done by
Lightning in City of
Phoenix.

PHOENIX. Ariz., Aug. N.-Phoenix and
vicinity last night experienced the most
destructive electric storm of years, which
was accompanied by heavy fall of rain.
The lightning struck at various points
within the city, though there was no loss
of life The principal damage was to the
electric lines of the city. Six hundred
telephones were put out of operation, and
the city lighting plant and power COM
pany was considerably damaged. There
were no electric lights last night, and all
circuits have not yet been repaired. The
electric equipment of the cars of the
street railway was burned out. and the
system running through the center Of the
town did not resume operations until this
evening. The fire-alarm system was also
badly disturbed, and 1t required all day
to recair it.
During the first part of the storm a
high wind did some damage. An awning
in front Of Wakelins wholesale house
was torn down and heavy plateglass win
dows, valued at $780, were smashed.
Chimneys were blown from residences
and there were other slight property
losses.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
MAY BLOW OUT GAS
WITHOUT ANY FEAR
Device Invented Which Stops
Flow When Flame
Is Quenched.
Special Dispatch to The CAN.


PORTLAND, Aug. 27.--Landlords
need have no fear where the automatic
cutoff device, just given successful
test here, is applied to gas jets. Their
guests from the country may blow out
the lights without fear of the conse-
ouences for the device is such that
within a few seconds the flow is en-
tirely shut Off.
Victor z. Campbell, a jeweler of
Goldendale, Wash, has worked on the
patent for eight years and his present
model seems to be perfect The prin-
cipal is thermostatic A brass bulb
two inches in diameter contains the
mechanism. The flame expands the
LIQUID and releases brake wheel. This
brake wheel is set by the cooling of
the LIQUID, shutting off the supply Of
gas. even when the ordinary cutoff is
not used.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
TRAVELLING MAN
AMONG MISSING
Disappearance of E. S. Little
From Palace Hotel Being
Investigated by Police
DROPS OUT OF SIGHT
Management of Hostelry Is
Unable to Suggest Cause
for Chicagoan's Absence

House Detective Glennon of the Pal
ace Hotel is busily engaged in an ef-
fort 10 discover the Whereabouts OF
fate OF E. S. Little of Chicago, who
mysteriOusly disappeared from the hos
telry several days ago. Little is the
travelling representative of a big milli-
merry establishment of Chicago. and ar
rived here about fifteen days ago. Sew
eral days later Little, as is the custom
OF commercial travellers, arranged his
goods in his sample rooms in the hotel
preparatory 10 showing them to the To-
cal trade.
The day after his samples were
placed on display Little dropped out of
sight and all trace of him has been
lost
His absence did not at first cause any
Uueasiness to the hotel people, for they
thought that possibly he had absented
himself from this city for a few days,
but when it was prolonged over an un-
reasonable time an investigation was
instituted without result
Yesterday the police were advised of
Little's disappearance and are now try
ing 10 trace him When last seen Lit
tie appeared 10 be in the best of health
and spirits and this fact has suggested
TO the hotel management and the detec-
tives the possibility of his having met
with an accident or foul play. The
condition of the missing mans room
plainly indicates that he had not
planned TO be absent for any length of
time.
The hotel management yesterday
wired Little's firm in Chicago of the
fact Of his disappearance.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
STATUES DEDICATED
IN san JOSE CHURCH
Impressive Ceremonies Held
at st. Patrick's, i'll the
Garden City.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

SAN JOSE, Aug. g.-Impressive cere-
monies were held this evening at the
ST. Patricks Catholic church in the pres
ence OF several San Francisco priests and
clergymen from other sections of the
archdiocese, when three new statues re-
Gently donated to the church were dedi-
Gated. The statues are of the Sacred
Heart, one of the patron saints of the
church of st. Patrick and one OF st.
Anthony.
There was an augmented choir. which.
as the local council of the knights of
Columbus entered the church. sang the
ode which that order has adopted, "On-
ward Christian Soldiers" The members
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. the
Ladies Auxiliary and the Young Mems
Institute of this city attended the ser
vices in a body. The ceremonies were
performed by Rev. John Lally.
The statue of ST Patrick was donated
by George Graves, merchant of this
city, and the others were donated by
parties whose names were not given. A
sermon was delivered by Rev. Father
Harvey of the seminary at Menlo Park
on the Catholic position with respect to
images and pictures of the saints In
churches and homes
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
PERSONALS.

H L. Hibbard OF Washington. ID. c.,
is at the Palace.
z. p. Anderson Of the Bremerton
Navy Yard is down from the north and
staying at the California
Among yesterday arrivals at the St
Francis was J. O. Bamberger. a
wealthy mining man of Salt Lake City.
Former United States Senator Will
lam NJ. Stewart. who is now engaged in
the practice of law in Bullfrog. New,
arrived here yesterday and is staying
at the st. Francis.
II. o. StabIer of the United States
Forestry Bureau, who is engaged in the
forestry work now under way in the
northwestern part of the Safe, is reg
isfered at the Occidental
c. Z. Loss, the well known railroad
contractor, who has been inspecting the
proposed route of the Ocean Shore road
between this city and Santa Cruz In
an automobile with Chief Engineer
Rogers, returned to this city yesterday
and is at the st. Francis.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
SCORES OF BICYCLES
STOLEN BY TWO BOYS
Youngsters Confess When
Placed Under Arrest in
Los Angeles.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27.-With the
arrest tonight of Louis Hiner and
William Sledzonoski. neither of whom
is eighteen years of age, the detectives
believe they have put a stop to one OF
the most annoying series of bicycle
thefts with which they ever had to
deal. Hiner was seen to steal wheel
and an officer followed him on another
bicycle, tracking him to his home,
where he was arrested and where eigh-
teen stolen bicycles were found in a
shed.
Hlner confessed and told about the
part the other boy had taken in the
thefts. When the second arrest was
made, twelve more stolen wheels were
recovered. The prisoners promised that
tomorrow they will take the officers to
another cache containing a number of
other bicycles. Neither of the prison.
ers knows how many wheels they have
stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
WITTY MAY IRWIN RETURNS.
Popular Actress Comes Prepared to En-
tertain Snn Frnncfsco Theater-Goers.

tertafn Snn Francisco Theater-Goers.
We'll, here ] am home again., said
Miss May Irwin, still plump in form and
smiling one of those real smiles that
have made her face as familiar in the
memory of the San Francisco theater
patrons as her clever acting, scrawled
her name upon the st. Francis register.
gave a sigh that was audible for twen-
ty feet around the hotel lobby and then
in a matronly way hailed her two sons
10 follow her. on the trio started, ac-
companied by a colored valet and COL
ored maid, for the apartments upstairs.
Yes, it's home for me-. remarked
the happy woman later, for no place
has ever given me a warmer welcome
than dear old San Francisco
Miss Irwin has returned to San Fran
cisco full Of pleasant anticipations of
a hearty welcome when she appears to-
night at the Columbia In Mrs. Black
Is Back" Time has treated the much
favored actress most fairly Although
she has been off the stage for seven
years, those who greet her in her new
play tonight will be unable. to note
much change In her appearance, for the
truth Is she has not changed to a
noticeable degree and seemingly carries
the burdens of life with a contentment
that plainly shows on her beamin &
countenance. Accompanying the actress
is her manager, Kurt Eisfeldt Her
advance agent, Lawrence J. Anhalt, has
been here for several days.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs F. w. Dohrmann and
Mrs. B. w. Paulsen of San Francisco
were recently registered at the Hotel
du Lac at Lucerne; thence they
will go to Interlaken and Lake Geneva
Mademoiselle Eleanor Joseph has re-
turned from Paris and Berlin. where
she spent the last three years, devoting
her time to vocal study under Madame
Rosine Laborde and Gustav Plaichinger
Friedrich She will be welcomed by
the music circles on both sides of the
bay, and will make her home in San
Francisco.
Mrs. ]. S. OBrien, who has been Wis
iting her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. u. G. Wilson. returned to New
York last Tuesday night, accompanied
by her grandson, who had come west
with her, and her daughter, who goes
East for a stay at the home of her
parents. Mrs. O'Brien is the wife Of
Lieutenant Joseph O'Brien, veteran Of
the Civil War and an attache of the
New York Custom-house.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin are making
an extended Eastern trip. having left
San Francisco last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p Emmerson have
returned to their home, Octavia street,
after a fortnight's visit in Seattle.
They were accompanied by their son and
daughter.
Miss Rose Cohn and Solomon c. Bait
held their engagement reception yes
terday from to at 1890 Post street.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Cohen (nee
ZobeD of 1869 Buchanan street have
bought pretty home in Alameda,
where they will soon be at home to
their friends.
Messrs James Giacomella, Carl Hill
derbrand, William Finck and George
Franklin, prominent members of the
Northern Whist Club, have left for an
extended trip through the Sonoma VAL
ley in Mr.. Franklin's new touring car.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Day have gone to
Portland for a three weeks trip and
will visit other northern cities.
Miss Harriet L. Davis has returned
from an enjoyable trip through the
north, where she visited in British Co.
lumbia and at the fair.
Mrs NJ. A. Whittingham is spending
several weeks at Ross Resort near San
ta Rosa.
Mrs C. H. Goldberg of Covelo is the
guest of her mother Mrs. S. Morris.
SIG First avenue She will be at home
on Mondays.
Several sojourners are stopping at
Seven Oaks. Ell verano among them be-
ing Miss Harriet z. Strahle, Miss *.
McShane, Miss Lyons, Miss ONeil, Mrs.
McShane, Miss Mary Dawson, w. Will
liams, H. Dougherty. Miss Amy O'Con-
nor, Miss Doudall, Mrs. T. q. Mc6hane.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
Flames Beyond Control and
Threaten to Devastate an
Immense Grazing Area
LOSS ALREADY HEAVY
Blaze May Extend Into Three
Counties, Taking in Piute
Range and Tehachapi Pass
Special Dispatch to Tn. caIL

CALIENTE, Aug PA big fire is rag
Ing in Kern County in the vicinity of
Mount Breckenridge. About ten thousand
acres have been burned over. Great
damage has been done on the range
owned by Walker Rankin. The loss in
his case will exceed $1,000. The fire is
said to have been started by deer hunters
or campers 1t is still beyond control
and spreading rapidly and may extend
into three counties, involving great losses
to cattle men. The feed is high and is
eagerly licked up by the flames. Every
effort is being made to check the blaze
without success.
The latest information from the noun
tains states that the fire has crossed the
Kernville road and may extend to the
Piute range and take in the Tehachapi
Pass, devastating over hundred thou
sand acres Of grazing land. The cattle
men will suffer from the loss of the
feed
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
BOYCOTT WIDESPREAD.
SAYS CHINESE AGENT
DR.. Tong States 1t Will Last
Until Laws Are
Changed.

PORTLAND. Aug. 27-"The boycott
upon American goods in China will
never end until the Chinese people are
admitted freely into the United States,
or until the same determinations are
made against the inferior classes OF
other nations as those which are made
against the coolie of China"
Thus the Chinese boycott situation
was summed up by F. F. Tong, who is
at present IN Portland on HIS way to
Washington, d. C, as a special envoy
from the Emepror of China. Continu-
ing Tong said:
The American people have no true
idea Of the extent of the present boy
colt II is confined to no one class
men. women and children are united in
it Even a child OF a few years. enter
ing shop to buy an article Of a few
cents value, viii ask If il came from
America. and. If such is the case, would
not take IL as a present.
The Immediate cause OF the boycott
was the discrimination against Chinese
merchants and travellers by some Of
your exclusion laws. Several such
ca ses were reported by our consels
here and aroused great Indignation, es-
peeially among the merchant class"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
CLUB PARTIES.

The Susan 3. Anthony Club held a
meeting last Monday at the Sequoia Hotel
in commemoration of Lucy B. Stones
anniversary. An interesting programme,
under the direction of Mrs. Nellie Hol-
brook Blinn, was given Among those
in attendance were Mrs. L. j. Morris,
Mrs. A. M. Haas, Mrs. NJ w. Andrews,
Mrs. Ellen A. Sargent, Mrs Isabella
Wing, Mrs. J. B. Rider, Mrs. Austin
Sperry, Mrs. G.. W. Pringle, Mrs. Austin
Holbrook Blinn. Mrs. Hester Harland.
Mrs. Mary Grafton Campbell DR.. Avery,
Mrs. Hobe, Mrs. NJ. E. Kinds, Mrs. E.
G. Fletcher, Mrs. Elizabeth Cornell Mrs.
Rosetu Baker, Miss Atkinson, Miss
Bede Sperry. The next meeting will be
held September is.
Mrs. Clara Shortridge Foltz has been
appointed president OF the Business
Womans League and a meeting was
held last Friday evening in Mrs. Foltz's s
rooms in the Parrott building.
The Deutscher Club will give concert
at their rooms Tuesday evening. Septem-
Der 5, and will hold reception in Golden
Gate Hall on Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 20.
Miss Elizabeth True was hostess at
a birthday party given in her honor
last Sunday evening, at the Wahgef
Club, the many guests present spend
ing an enjoyable evening at the club
house in songs and recitations given by
the talent present, and also by dancing
in the clubs dance hall. Among those
who extended their congratulations to
Miss True were: Miss Ella Anderson,
Miss Margaret Anderson, Miss Mabel
Brown, Miss Ollie Brown. Miss Tessie
Fahey, Miss Mae Horn, Miss Susie Nc
Dewitt, Miss McGrath, Messrs. Frank
Clancy. Harry Clunie, Dr. Fieferd. Wal
ter Franey, Jules Getz, Edward Nc
Elroy. Nicholas Mcmahon, Fred Won
Issendorf, Henry Won Issendorf, Profes-
sor William Werlich, Alfred Weiner and
Henry Wurkheim.
in its new club rooms, T27 Mission
street, next Friday evening from 5 to
1890
Ell Saleri Cotillon Club will meet
next Saturday evening in Assembly
Hall on Polk street
Corona Club held the first meeting
of the fall session on Thursday after
noon, August 10. the subject being
Vacation Experiences" Mrs H. w.
Thorpe gave an interesting account of
her trip across the continent, speaking
particularly of such points of interest
as the Grand Canyon of Colorado, Gar
den of the Gods, Manitou Springs Nj
agara Falls, etc.
Mrs H. n. Stevens told in pleasant
manner of a summer she spent forty
years ago in the heart of the Sierra at
a gold quartz mine. from which the
party made trips through the noun
tains in many directions by team and
on horseback, visiting, among other
places, Donner Lake and Lake Tahoe.
Her Portland experiences and the in
cidents attendant upon her excursions
into the surrounding country were CIV
en- by Mrs. John H. Bullock. Mrs. A. l..
Sobey's account of her journey up the
coast to Victoria, where the relocated
Tommy Atkins holds sway, and the re-
turn by rail through Portland was
highly interesting.
The musical numbers consisted of
vocal solos by Mrs. G. Wentworth Ken
meth, and an instrumental solo by Mrs.
K K Roberts. The usual social cup of
tea followed
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
RESCUED FROM FLAMES.
Two Men Surrounded by Fire Saved
by COmrade.


by C0mrade.
BOULDER CREEK, Aug. 27.-Camp-
ers on the Larsen ranch started q fire
on the ridge east of town about Sat-
urday noon which, famed by the wind,
communicated with the woods and
soon a sheet of flame arose above the
hills 1000 feet long and fifty feet high.
The wind carried the flames northward
until the homes of Fl. Rohrer, S. S.
Sloan and A. w. Lee were in danger of
destruction. Prompt back-firing saved
them. Later the wind yeered and car
ried the flames south along the ridge
In the direction of Brookdale, but on
the opposite of the river. Large crews
of men fought the fire all night, and il
is now thought to be under control.
About 1:3O o'clock Sunday morning.
two of the fire fighters, John Hayes
and Jesse Peery, were surrounded by
the flames and overcome by heat, and
only saved by the bravery of one OF
their companions, Jack Page, who
rushed through the circle of flames,
and grabbing one under each arm,
dragged them down a small gulch to
the river, where they were revived and
their burns bathed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-28
ENGAGEMENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kochmann announce the
engagement of their daughter Gertrude to
Herman Baumgarten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Shinsen announce
the engagement of their daughter Lillian
to Max Berman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Vice. announce
the engagement of their daughter Alice
to Albert Percy Heise. The wedding will
take place early in September.
Mrs. r. Cohn Of 1890 Post street an
nounces the engagement of her daughter
Rose TO Solomon c. Ball The reception
was held yesterday, when a host OF
friends called to extend greetings.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
May Macauly and Leo Beuner. The
wedding will take place August 81 at the
home of the bride, after which Mr.. Beu-
ner and his bride will leave for the East,
returning to reside in this city after their
travels.