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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
DEPUTIES RAID
LOTTERY GAMES
Officers of Berkeley Follow
Up Expose of Gambling
Made by Chinese Student
DOORS YIELD TO BLOWS
Invading Police Find That
Bird Has Flown-Watch to
Be Kept by the Marshal
Berkeley Office San Francisco Cah,
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Berkeley Office San Francisco Cail,
21l8 Center Street, Jan. 81.
Armed with axes. determined 70 pro-
cure evidence which should convfct the
Chinese gamblers Of violating the law
Deputy Marshals Brothers and Camp
bell last night invaded the two Tan
tan joirts exposed by the usal yerslty
student, Tom Ching. They broke IN
the doors at the Dwight way resort
conducted by Chan Gam You. but tne the
fantan gamblers appafent W. lS.l isLu
flown. group Of grinniHg Snlness
stood about the room, in the cen Ter. OF
which was a long table, supposedly Tor Tor
the gamblers, use None OF the Ian
tan paraphernalia was TO be found. = ne
Celestials Is laughed at the ofncers, VINO VINO
lshad made a spectacular entrance put
were forced to conclude with amin
|: glorious exit. -
The establishment Of Cam Lee. on
Shattuck avenue, near Dwight way
was also raided by the Deputy Mar
shals during the evening, put tnere, as
at the first place visited, all evidences
of gambling games had been carefully
removed.
Deputy Campbell remained on duty
all night at the Dwight way resort un-
der orders from Marshal Kerns, VINO
has announced that every Chlnese
gambler shall be driven from Berkeley.
The Marshal's indignation at the IN
sinuation that he has been paid TO pro-
tect the gamblers is such as to lead
him to declare that he Will make IL MS
particular business to wipe out every
vestige OF anything resembling gam
bling in the university town.
Tom Ching, the university youth
whose expose of the fantan joints was
made last night, has announced that
he will be pleased to go into court and
give his testimony against the
gamblers, but the authorities have de-
cided apparently to take no action, so
far as legal prosecution is concerned.
Deputy Marshal is to be detailed on
the task Of keeping the Chinese from
gambling, and he will spend all OF his
time watching the places where the
fantan devotees may be expected to
congregate.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
HOOHOOS HOLD THEIR
FIRST CONCENTRATION
Immbermen's Fraternity Initiates New
Members and Enjoys Itself at
Banquet.

OAKLAND, Jan. 1.-The first CON
catenation of Hoo-Hoo" to be held in
Oakland took place Saturday evening,
when the following new members
were initiated into the mysteries of
the lumbermen's fraternity
George H. Payne, Charles D. Haywood, James
A Smile. Ira A. Miller, w. E. Greer E. A.
Dickey. j. r. NeyIan, L. S. Rodgers. B. ].
Rose. c. s. Lamb. George w. Fisher, s. NJ.
Sorenson A. "Rustler' Keogh. H. c. Hanson,
n. w. Hogan F. M Dreisbach. l.. W. Foss,
e T. Paulsonl L. WE'LL. Edwin Christensen.
The ceremonies of initiation were
conducted by the following officers:
Shark of the universe. Henry Templeman:
senior hoo hoo, George r. Waddell; Junior hoo
hoo w Everett; bojum, w d. Wadley: scriven-
oter f. w Trower jabberwock. John n. Pri-
deaux: custocatan, A. Mayer; arcaneper. A.
Kendall; gurdon. Edward F. Niehaus.
After the initiation a banquet was
held. at which G. L. Belcher was
POSTMASTER.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
CONTRA COSTA
GIVES FIGURES
Water Company Submits An
nuaI Statement Showing
Years Volume of Business
SLIGHT GAIN Is NOTED
Oakland Ratepayers Contrib
ute Nearly Six HUNDRED
Thousand Dollars to Total
Oakland once San Francisco call

Oaklano Onlce san FRANCISCO Call.
1016 Broadway. Jan. 81.
The Contra Costa Water Company
fled with the City Clerk to-day its an
nual statement of receipts and expen-
oitures for fe0z, showing a total rev.
enue Of sS32, $1,000, of which $57S, ,351.37
was collected from ratepayers within
the city OF Oakland. The amount taken
in from Oakland In 1903 was, accord
ing to that year s statement. S59l.-
*5o7. o.. 80: -: :. 80 E.:
:. The disbursements include for oper-
s-ting expenses $2lS.S7e.32. for consTuc-
tlon s,T6S. .09. ~. There are also interest
payments of S297. .042,Sl;- taxes SIS. .20l. 90,
and SIS, 40s.i as extra amount ex-
pended during the year on account of
the suit Of the company IN the United
States Circuit Court against the city
on water rates.
The balance tabulation shows a total
volume Of business Of 1926, ,654.e2.
The receipts by divisions were: Oak
land Cncluding $50, ,62L62 outside of city
limits), $3.50. .972.9 80; Berkeley, S1O1. .156. OF; ;
Alameda. $7070l.04 Disbursements
$148, 1920; Berkeley. s44, SCI. SO: Ala
media, SIS, ,660.4e; construction, Oakland,
$40. .627.5l; Berkeley. S19.347.4S; Ala
media, $4,7e3.l0; interest, Oakland, s242, =
O42S1; Berkeley. s25 600: Alameda
$50 600; taxes. Oakland, sec, ,667 63;
Berkeley, sz,717.36; Alameda, S9.Sl6.9l
There is a floating Indebtedness of
S147,1
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
AIASONS WILL CONDUCT
FUNERAL OF PIONEER
10 Memory of OrviIIe X.
StamDley.

OAKLAND, Jan. Sl.-The funeral
OF Orville K. Stampley, who died last
night at his. home. 40 Ninth street.
viii be held at ? p. m. next Thursday
from the Masonic Temple, under the
auspices Of Live Oak Lodge, T. and
A NJ. of which the deceased was a
member. Mr.. Stampley was 81 years
old at the time of his death. He was
an old resident of this city. He was
the first Sheriff Of Santa Cruz Coun-
~ and was later elected to the office
Of Auditor and Treasurer of that
County. Deceased leaves a wife, but
no children.
The funeral OF Mrs. Lucy E. Ban
gle. who died Saturday night at her
home, 1878 Tenth avenue, was held
to-day from the family residence, the
services being held at 1870 p. m. Mrs.
Bangle has resided in Oakland for
twenty-six years and for several years
has been a member Of the First Meth
Odist Church choir. She leaves a hus-
band. Bronson Bangle.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
ARGUMENTS IN MURDER
TRIAL STILL GOING ON

OAKLAND. Jan. s1-with the
closing Of court this evening the ar
guments IN the case of Lemuel d
Campbell on trial for the murder of
his wife, were still unfinished. Attor-
ney A L. Frick spent a part Of yes
terday ina searching analysis of the
testimony in an effort TO show that
his client was drink crazed when he
committed the act.
AT 3 O'Clock this afternoon District
Attorney Allen began the closing ar
gument, which he promised the court
he would conclude tomorrow MORN
ing in time to allow the jury to be
CHARGED before noon
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
FIRES SHOTS AT A
PERSISTENT BURGLAR
Thief Caught i'm Cafe. but Escapes
While He Is Being Made a
Target for Pistol.

OAKLAND, Jan. 31.-"Buzz' Don
ahue, manager of the Santa Fe Cafe.
San Pablo avenue and Fortieth street.
fired three pistol shots this morning
At burglar who had broken into the
place, but had aroused Donahue and
J. Feight, one Of the proprietors. The
thief at 10 O'Clock in the evening en-
tered while Feight was in the kitchen.
but fed before he got any plunder. AT
2:SO O'Clock this morning the persist
ent prowler returned and it was then
that Donahue came upon him ad-
vsncing toward the cash register.
DOnahue opened fire upon the sin-
truder, who turned and ran. Two
more bullets were sent after the fugi-
tive, who disappeared in the dark
ness. No traces of blood were seen
by the officers and they could not de-
eide whether Donahue's aim had been
good.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
KIRK FAvoRs BILLS.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 31.-Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction Thomas
j. Kirk has issued a circular letter
addressed to the members of the SEN
etc and Assembly, asking their SUD-
port of bills introduced in the Assem-
bly, ana Senate which provide for a
change in the method of apportioning
school funds. The measures in oues-
ton are Senate bill No. 236 and As
sembly bill No. 2s7.
Kirk claims that if the bills become
a law more equitable distribution of
school funds will result.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
BULLETINS ISSUED BY
AGRICULTURAL PROFESSORS
Pear Scab Discussed by Ralph Il.
Smith and Fertilizers by
Chemist Roberts.

RERKELEY, Jan. 31.-ProfesSor
Ralph e. Smith has had printed bull
letin dealing with the pear scab, cop
les of the document coming to the
agricultural department of the uni
yersity to-day from the State print
ing Office. Pear scab, the professor
saws. is one of the most common plant
diseases, affecting the quality OF the
fruit rather than the vitality or the
tree. His bulletin contains descrlp-
tions of methods calculated to control
the disease. The extent of the injury
to the pear crop by this disease Is
written OF by Professor Smith as fol-
lows:
The scab growth is very superficial. affecting
only the outer surface tissues. whicn are naru
and corky such fruit is perfectly healthtul
and in no way injurious because Oh the as
ease, yet ON account of their poor appearances.
color and shape, pears Wnioh are Dau,y
purpose while il at all seriously affected they
are worthless for shipping, undesirable Tor
canning and poor for drying
In years of abundant pear scab in Cali1or-
mia unsprayed orchards have shown losses Oh
from one-fourth TO nearly all the crop IN
marketable pears. This loss may be about
equally divided between the scab and the
worm although either would be able alone to
cause it, In an average year California ships,
cans and dries some 80 900 tons of marketable
pears, of a value, at $2o per ton. OF Sl,ocVuoo;
From these figures some idea may pc formed
of the losses from pear scab in the state, con-
sidering in relation to the total tonnage util-
lied as above. the further amount or proper
tion rendered entirely unmarketable, and the
loss in quality on large portion OF tnat
actually soda loss representing the differ
ence between $40 and SIS or $50 per ton in
many seasons
George Roberts, assistant chemist
in charge of fertilizer control, has
compiled matter for bulletin on fer
tilizers, just issued by the State print
ing Office. The bulletins include tables
giving the result of analyses made by
D%1@a @arfc
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
MOTHER OF CHILD ACTRESS
BRINGS SUIT FOR DIVORCE
MIS-. Allie keife Seeks Separation in
st. Louis From San Fran
cisco Husband

ST. LOUIS. Jan. S1.-The suit of
Mrs. Allie Keife, the mother of zena
keife, the 9-year-old actress, now
playing the star part in ''The Fatal
wedding" at Havlin's Theater. for a
divorce from James P Keife of San
francisco was heard to-day in the Cir
cult Court by Judge Taylor, who took
1t under advisement. Zena was present
during the trial.
Her mother. asking for Zena's GUS
tody. alleged that the father has made
various efforts to secure part of the
child actress earnings Of s45 a week.
Mrs keife's chief allegation Is nom
support. She testified she was married
on April 27, 1901, and the separation
occurred on August IL, 1902 She
said her husband worked in a pool
room in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
snowballing in Anburn-

AUBURN. Jan. 31.-A terrific cloud
burst and hailstorm struck this city at
o'clock this afternoon. Rain and hail
poured down in torrents, accompanied
by great roars of thunder and flashes
OF lightning. The downpour lasted for
fully thirty minutes. 1t was the heav-
lest storm here in years. When the
waters had somewhat subsidized from
the streets and sidewalks small banks
of hail and snow were left A general
snowballing took place. in which youno
and old all participated.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
Young Girl Painfully Injured

OAKLAND, Jan. 31.-The careless
use of an air gun by a boy supposed
to be John Mcpherson, will probably
cost 15-year-old Teresa Carew of
Fruitvale the sight of her right eve.
The girl was riding on a Fourteenth
street car and the car was passing
Bray avenue when the boy fred a shot
which struck her in the eye. Her
father, who is a conductor on the
Leona Heights line, has reported the
matter to Constable Carroll and the
youth will he arrested
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
Fire in Professors Room

BERKELEY, Jan. 31.-A defective
gas CRATE in the room of Professor
o. A. Leuschner, at the home of Mrs.
C. Hooper, on Spruce street, near
Arch, was responsible to-day for
blind fire, which was not subdued by
the Fire Department until the wall
of the building had been torn out.
The damage Is estimated at s25 by
Chief Kenny
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
Benett Tor First CORDS Cadets.

Arrangements have been concluded
for the benefit of the. First Corps
which is to take place at the Chutes
on next Friday evening. All the con-
cessions have been placed at the dis
posal of the young militiamen and a
good time is promised to those who
attend. The cadet band will render
music during the afternoon and even
ing and a special amateur programme
will be given in the theater after the
regular performance.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
A LIVING TORCH, SINGER
RUNS THROUGH AUDIENCE
Flames Extinguished by Spectators
But the Burns VIII
Prove Fatal.

CINCINNATI, Jan. s1.-As the au-
dience in a local theater awaited the
appearance of Mamie Hayburn, a
concert singer. she rushed out OF her
dressing room a living torch, and ran
screaming through the theater Sew
eral men threw coats over her and a
pail of water finally put out the
flames, but the singer. burned from
head to foot and suffering horribly.
is dying in a hospital tonight. Only
the prompt action by men In the
theater prevented dangerous panic
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
Talk to Union Men.

OAKLAND, Jan. 31.-Councilmap
b. HI. Pendleton: the Rev. Charles T.
Walkley, rector of st. Paul's Church,
and M. j. Keller addressed the mem
bers of the Central Labor Council at
meeting held last night. Mr.. Walk
ley discussed the use of the union label
and Mr.. Keller spoke of the present
labor conditions in Oakland. Council
man Pendleton told of the work of the
Associated Charities and cited many
cases handled by that Organization.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
FATHER OF A BABY BOY
AT AGE OF EIGHTY-THREF.
second Child Blesses the Union Of
Octogenarian and Girl of
Twenty-Three.

TRENTON, N. j.. Jan. s1.-John
Harding, S3 years old. Is rejoicing
over the birth of son, which Is the
second one born to him in two years.
Three years ago he married a woman
70 years old he had adopted when she
was little girl. Their first child died.
Haroing is wealthy and his boy will
inherit 100000
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

LIBEL FOR WAGES.-W Wandei filed a
libel yesterday In the United States District
Court against the American schooner Sophie
be due as seaman's wager
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
THE POLICE OF NEW YORK
Elthu Root and Jacob SchifY Mem
bers OF Body Named for
lPurDOSe

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 31.-Presi-
dent A. G. Fox of the New York City
Club announced here this afternoon
the committee which he was directed
to appoint for the investigation of the
New York police. The nine men
named are as follows: John G.. Mil
burn. Elihu Root, Isaac N. Seligman
William Church. Jacob HI. Schiff.
George McAneny. Henry de Forest
Baldwin, James Mexican, Austin G..
Fox.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

Intelligence was never so necessary
in the world as now. Ignorant people
have a sad time Of it in this age.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
q NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA g
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
1915 Broadway
Teleph0ne Main 1885,
BERKELEY.
sf4s Center Street.
Telephone North IL
ALAMEDA
1895 Park street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

and without pain. Sold at $I.oo per
bottle by druggists. Our book of priceless
value to all women sent free. Address
oRAOFzEI0 REsVlAToR co., Aaaus., q.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01
ADVERTISEMENTS.

pliable all the parts, and
assists nature in its sublime
work. BY its aid thousands
of women have passed this
great crisis in perfect safety
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-01

To-day Mrs. William Lynhan shisls dis
pensed the hospitality Of her charming Jack
son-street home to a large number OF friends
from San Francisco.
Tomorrow Mrs Oscar Long sntertafns IN
formally at Highlands
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-12-23
BANKER WALSh'S CaREEh.
Started Life as Newshoy and Made
Millions.

Chicago.-John r. Walsh, whose
banks and railroad enterprises have
tumbled about his ears, is 6S years OF
age and has lived in Chicago fifty-eight'
years. His parents brought him from
Ireland when he was 10 years of age
and turned him loose to make his way.
He began as q newsboy. saved his
money, opened a news stand, which
eventually grew into the American
News Company, continued to save his
money. bought bank stock, and in 1852,
backed by men who had faith in his
business ability, he founded the Chi.
cago National Bank.
He speedily learned the relation be-
tween banking and politics and reached
out for state and county and city funds
and got them. Five years later he
took over the Home Savings Bank.
Then he organized the Equitable Trust
Company and bought the Chicago Her.
aid. One year after selling the Her
aid - established the Chicago Chron-
'icle. This gave him strong political
lever and he became tremendous
financial and political power. He then
began buying up street railway and gas
systems and dabbling in railroads
The Southern Indiana railroad, his
to carry and it broke his financial
back. He had two opportunities to un-
load it at a valuable premium.
Personally he is taciturn and little
given to appearing in public. He has
made and broken many men and built
up vast enterprises. His failures have
not shaken Chicago financial institu.
tions. On the contrary, they are
stronger thereby.
To-day thousands lined up and drew
their money. Nearly S3,000O00 was
paid out Every grade of humanity
was in the lines, from the millionaire
to the ragged newsboy.
/ Payment was made ic gold, and as
many OF the depositors were women,
they Immediately sought secluded cor
ners to conceal their money One
woman. who seemed much perplexed,
admitted that in her excitement and
haste to get to the bank she had for
gotten to put on her stockings and had
no place 70 carry her wealth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-12-23
CHICAGO FAILURE
JOHN r. WALSH'S THREE iNSTITU.
TioNS SUSPEND OPERATIONS.
OEP0SITORS WILL BE PAID
Clearing House Comes to the Rescue
Walsh Claims That Securities
Largely Exceed Liabilities

Chicago.-Three of the largest finan-
cial Institutions in the West, the Chi
cago National Bank, the Home Savings
Bank and the Equitable Trust Com
pany, all OF them controlled by John
X. Walsh of this city. and in great
measure owned by him, suspended op-
erations Monday. Their affairs will be
liquidated as rapidly as possible and
they VIII go out of business
Mr.. Walsh, who was the president Of
the Chicago National Bank and of the
Equitable Trust Company, has re-
signed. c. II. Bosworth national bank
examiner, has succeeded Mr.. Walsh at
the head of the Chicago National Bank.
and the places of the directors have
been filled by men appointed by the
Chicago Clearing House. Back Of the
new management stand the allied
banks of Chicago. who have pledged
their resources that every depositor
shall be paid the last cent and that no
customer of any one of the three insti-
tutions shall lose anything by reason
of the suspension. Had not this ac-
city, disastrous panic must have fol
lowed in the financial world.
The immediate cause of the collapse
of the institutions controlled by Mir.
Walsh is said to be the large amount
of money which they have loaned TO
various private enterprises of his
notably the Southern Indiana railway
and the Bedford QuarrieS Company of
Indiana.
Mr.. Walsh claims that if he could
have bad a little more time and been
left untrammeled in his operations, he
Couiu nave saved his DanhS ana made
enormous profits for himself and his
associates. He bases this statement
on his estimate of the value of the
bonds OF the Southern Indiana Railroad
Company.
The comptroller, the state auditor and
the members of the Chicago Clearing
House committee place the value OF
the bonds at one-half the valuation of
Mr.. Walsh, and it was their refusal to
accept his valuation that caused the
suspension of the banks.
The liabilities of the three institu
tions are estimated in the aggregate at
$4,000 900
Against this amount the banks and
the trust companies have resources
that are on a conservative estimate
worth $1G.0O0000. The bonds of the
Southern Indiana Railroad Company
are estimated by Mr.. Walsh as being
worth $4,000. 900. They are considered
by the comptroller and the clearing
house committee to be worth a little
more than half that sum.
. The directors of the two banks and
Mr.. Walsh, who has turned over all OF
his private property. as we'll as that
standing in the name of his wife, have
pledged real estate and securities val
ned at s5,000.000 and estimate the
railroad bonds at $1,000. 900 more, max
ing a total of $4,000, 0a6 assets
against S2G, ,00A, 900 liabilities.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-12-23
Forcing Spiders to Spin.

Certain green ants in Queensland.
which also make their nests OF leaves
and flowers spun together, are said to
keep spiders to spin for them Wheth-
er these latter do 1t spontaneously, or
require to be held as the larvae of the
other species, does not seem to have
been determined. In the devices of
these ants there is surely one OF ma
tures hints to human inventors. Since
the days Of the spider artist In the
University OF Lagado, spider silk has
been a dream. The difficulty of its
realization has been chiefly the pug
nacious nature of the spider, which
prevents them being kept together.
But machine has been invented
which seems to overcome the diff
Guilty 1t is described as sort OF
frame containing twenty-four minia-
ture guillotines. the blunt knives OF
which descend on the waists OF the
spiders and hold them fast A mum.
ber Of threads are secured together on
a hook and slowly drawn out.-Lon.
don Globe.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-12-23
Thought Him Real.

It is easy for the public to think
that Conan Doyle has been writing
Of real people in his Sherlock Holmes
stories. The publication OF The Re.
turn of Sherlock Holmes" brought the
publishers a letter. interesting as
showing how completely Doctor Doyle
has made his characters live. The
writer dates his letter from little
Pennsylvania town. and says:
zone story gives a description OF
Horace Harker, in whose house
man had been murdered, in London.
am much interested in the Harker
family, and would be awful glad Il
could get in correspondence with
some of the Harker family in England.
Ny fathers mother was Harker.
who came to This country with her
parents when she was quite young.
Do you think If | would write to Doc
tor Watson, in London. who seems to
have been Mr.. Holmes constant COM
panion, that he would answer my let
ter. and try to place me in communl.
cation with some one? Can you give
me Doctor Watsons address in Lon
don? Yours very truly"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-12-23
Won Carnegie Scholarship.

Henry Cook Boynton of Cambridge,
Mass, who has been awarded the Car
pegie research scholarship OF $500 by
the Iron ard Steel Institute of Lon
dou is one of the younger instructors
In mining and metallnrgy at Harvard.
He is 80 years of age. a native of Ply
mouth and entered Harvard in 1896.
He received his A. B. degree in 1900
and 1901 took the degree OF master OF
arts He is the third American TO win
this scholarship. which il awarded an.
nually and entities the winner to
expend f10o ($500) in research study
whenever he desires. Mr.. Boyntou in
tends to pursue his investigations at
Harvard.