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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11
AUDITOR TRICKED OUT OF
A WARRANT BY TELEPHONE

e. Hachett and j. Barry, Arrested
Wednesday Night, Are Suspected
but Not Positively Identified.
Edward Hachett and James Barry,
who were arrested on Wednesday
night for attempting to extort $40
from James Hurley. saloon-keeper,
116 Eddy street, by means Of a tele-
phone message, are suspected by the
police of having played similar trick
upon Auditor Harry Baehr last Tues
day. Baehr was called UP by tele-
phone and q voice said. s'This Is Tay-
lor, head gardener at Golden Gate
Park. Are the park demands ready ?"
Baehr replied In the affirmative and
the voice said, We'll, I'll send a young
man for my warrant"
A young man called later and repre-
senting that he came from Taylor got
the warrant The name of Charles
Taylor was forged on the warrant
and 1t was oashed at the Treasurer's
office. The amount was s79. The
forgery was discovered when Taylor
applied on Thursday to the Auditor
for his warrant.
Daniel Leary and John LAford Of the
Auditors office had look at Hachett
and although they feel satisfied he
was the man who got Taylor's war
rant they would not swear positively
Hachett was released yesterday on
$500 cash bail on the Hurley charge
and Barry was sent to the Central
Emergency Hospital suffering from
delirium tremens.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11
POSTUM CEREAL
A FELLOW FEELING.
Why She Felt Denient Toward the
Drunkard.

A great deal depends on the point Of
view. A good temperance woman was
led, in a very peculiar way, to revise
her somewhat harsh Judgment Of the
poor devil who cannot resist his cups
and she is now the more charitable
She writes:
For many years was q great suf-
ferer from asthma Finally my health
got so poor that found I could not lie
down. but walked the floor whilst 9TH
ers slept. I got so nervous I could
not rest anywhere
Specialists told me must give up
the use OF conee-the main thing that
always thought gave me some relief
I consulted our family physician, and
he, being a coffee nend himself told
me to pay no attention to their advice.
Coffee had such q charm for me that
in passing a restaurant and getting q
whin Of the fragrance could not re-
sist a cup. 7 felt very lenient toward
the drunkard who could not pass the
saloon. Friends often urged me to try
Postum, but I turned a deaf ear. say
ing That may do for people to whom
coffee is harmful, but not for me
coffee and I viii never part
At last, however, bought q pack
age Of Postum, although I was sure
could not drink it. I prepared it as
directed, and served it for breakfast.
Well bitter as I was against IT, must
say that never before had l tasted a
more delicious cup Of coffeei From
that day 70 this (more than 2 years.
I have never had a desire for the old
coffee Ny health soon returned: the
asthma disappeared, began to sleep
well and IN a short time I gained 20
pounds In weight.
s-Oue day ] handed my physician the
tablets he had prescribed for me. tell
ing him ] had no use for them He
STAYED for dinner. When passed him
his coffee cup he remarked I am glad
20 see you were sensible enough not to
let yourself be persuaded that coffee
was harmful. This is the best cup Of
coffee I ever drank he continued: the
trouble is so few people know how to
make good coffee. When he got his
second cup / told him he was drinking
Postum. He was incredUlous. but I
convinced him. and now he uses moth
ing but Postum in his home and has
greatly improved in health" Name
eiven by Postum Co, Battle Creek.
Mich.
Look in each package for the famous
little book The Road to Wellville."
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11

Search out all impurities and expel
them from the system through the nat
ural channels by using Lash's Bitters :
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11
Uses a Strange Hold.

While All Ying. Chinese pawn
broker at s231s Washington street,
was standing at the corner of WASH
ington and Stockton streets yesterday
afternoon with his friend. Yee Sun.
John j. Smith. hanger-on in China
town, approached Ying and threw an
arm around his neck. With his other
hand Smith slapped Ying's pocket to
see If any coin was in 1t. Ying broke
away from him and ran till he met
Policeman Ridden. Meantime Smith
had thrown his arm around Yee Suns
neck and a crowd had gathered. Smith
was arrested by Ridden and locked
up on charge of battery.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11

Ask for Log Cabin bread at Erocers ana
branch bakeries. Wholesale. 300 Dolores st. :
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11
sterens' Trial Proceeding.

The trial Of Adolph Eteffens,
charged with fraudulently voting at
the last primary election, was con-
tinued before a jury in Judge Law
lor's court yesterday. Charles c.
Crew, 1881 Lyon street, testified that
he did not vote at the election. Stef-
fens is accused Of voting as &C. A.
Crew, 1918 Lyon street" Fairfax II.
wheelan testified that he saw the de-
fendant vote as &C. A. Crew. at the
pooling booth at 2S05 Bush street at
4:45 D. m. August 8, the day of the
primary election. The trial will be
resumed on Monday morning, when
Detective Taylor. who arrested Stef-
fens, will testify.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11
DR.. Blumer Gives ADVICE.

The Relation Of Contaminated Food
and Water to Disease was explained
by DR.. George Blumer In a lecture at
Cooper Medical College last night. He
showed that innumerable cases Of ty-
phoid fever were the result Of oysters
which had been sfattened" in contami-
mated water, and urged that meat be
well cooked, which would destroy any
parasites which might be present
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-11

The Nippon School Of Jiu-Jitsu. 1881
Market st.. Majestic Bldg. is giving in
struction. both private and class, in that
wonderful japanese science of self-de-
fensA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24

The figures used for the United States
for the purpose Of comparison, are those
given for the period coincident with the
quotatio,s for the other countries
just hfy much Of this enormous total
can be regarded as in any way valid and
legitimate it is quite impossible to say. A
fair lump OF it at least has doubtless been
the borrowings Of temporary Presidents.
elected by revolution or assassination,
from individual spectators or from gam
bling syndicates. on varying bases from
10 TO 80 cents on the dollar. Some of it is
repreG nted by arrears of unpaid interest.
Some Of II has gone into the public trea sury
and some into gaping official pockets
The most important feature in the Sena-
torial consideration Of the Santo Domingo
treaty involves the question of the extent
TO which the United States in the early or
in distant future. is willing to assume re-
sponsibility for the payment OF these obn-
cations. The President will no doubt be
exceedingly anxious for the ratification Of
his treaty II remains 10 be seen whether
two-thirds Of the Senate will be Of the same
mind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
The Little Yankee ColleKa.

Read al ne dinner Of ne dr,hsrH Association a,
Hei1 York. Fet a. 1905.
Since the world was nrst created there hhs been
some wear and tear.
And little wheels have slipped their cors or r,,.,ed
here and thore.
SO God he built the Yankee. lsnk and odd TO Iook
upon.
But ct 20 do tho little things that needed 70 be dom.
Tho Yankee did his duty. but he noticed now and
then
The wages that were offered by the devn unto man.
So lest his childrens children be lured and led
sstrsy
Said ne I'm build them temples thai viii nou, tse
devils pay.
I'm carve my high commission into tablet, made Of
stone
Let the spirit be the masters and the workrnau.hip
my own
Flrm OF will. the Yankee builder did his work and
went before
And the little Yankee college acts as his executor.
The little Yankee college, 1t Is shadowed now and
then
BY ulghter mAchiD~rT fer educating men,
Blu, We seem to hear that builders ghostly rh,sp.r
4 opine
The little mills grind fewer grains. but grind EN-
extra finc."
Tho little Yankee colleges. God bio.s them. heart
and soul
Zach little lump ofleavcn that ieAvsneth the uhoet
What need OF mighty NUMBER II they fashion. on,
BY one.
The men who do the little thing. anecdinr TO b.
done'
Brnors JOHNSON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24

far, however, when It declares that the
decision has dealt death blow TO arbi-
tration. 1t does nothing of the kind.
II simply proves that at the next Hague
conference or at n congress of mari
time Powers called for the specific pur-
pose, the rights of neutral vessels on the
high seas shall be so vigorously defined
that they cannot possibly be misnter-
preted hereafter by arbitrators. II may
Justly be said, indeed, that even had an
arbitration treaty existed between Great
Britain and Russia, similar in tenor to
that which has been concluded by the
former Power with France, such a treaty
might fairly have been held inapplcabe
to the North Sea incident, on the ground
that this plainly affected the vital inter-
ests and the honor of a maritime Power.
1t is irrational to defend the course pur-
sued by the Balfour Government in sub
hitting the wrongs of the Hull trawlers
10 arbitration on the plea that thereby
a war with Russia was avoided IL
would have been suicidal for Russia TO
incur Britain's hostility by refusing a
summary demand for redress; for neither
Germany, nor France, nor any other
maritime Power could have afforded %
back tho st. Petersburg Government in
tho act Of Admiral RoJEsT-
vENsKY.
If the decision of the North Sea Com
mission has been accurately reported,
the Government OF the United States
cannot allow the dangerous precedent !
thereby established to go unchallenged. |
We cannot acquiesce in the principle |
that vessels belonging 10 our mercantile
marine. when engaged in peaceful COM
merce on the high seas, are at the mercy |
Of any stupid or panic stricken miscon-
struction Of their occupation and inten-
lions on the part Of belligerent COM
nander. Such a retrograde and intol-
cradle principle should be denounced
with all possible promptitude; and IL
other Foreign Offices delay to take the
it is to be hoped that our State
Department will move in that direction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
Seven Days OF Opportunity.

Including to-day, there remain only
seven working days Of the last session
of the Fifty-eighth Congress.
Unless there shall be legislation during
this brief period in regard to the salary
Of tho President of the United States,
that salary must stand at tho present
inadequate figures until after THEODORE
ROOSEVELT has retired 10 private life on
March 4, 1909.
What is Congress thinking about'
What do the men who shape legislation
at the two ends of the Capitol mean
by their inactivity in, face of a rapidly
waning opportunity9 After Saturday Of
next week it will be constitutionally inn
possible to enact for Mr.. RoosEvRLT's
benefit the law which is demanded by
justice, and, we believe, by public sent-
ment likewise
Raise the Presidents salary to 500 900
year, anddo it nowl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
Rodln on Whistler.



-Hhs IL occurred 20 you." said ". Rodln, "how
whistler was Influenced by sculpture Hts nudes
have tho nrmness Of marble. he studied much
from the antique and went TO that ancient source
OF beauty and grace, Greek sculpture. which ap-
ptoaohes so closely to nature The nude OF course.
10 the great test OF the artist. showing much mora
than the drapcd ngure-largely made up OF acces
soHes-tho value Ot his work.
whistler liked my form OF sculpture. but h
never said 50 20 me personally. lie wos very
reserved in his praise. | knew him well Tho
last occasion saw him was In London. Just before
he died. unchcd with him and two or three
friends Whistler was witty and amusing even ia
French. though he retained in speaking little OF
his English accent. Behind his brilliant converse =
ton and hts little sparks oi humor was an mex
orablc good sense. One hardly expected TO md
beneath a perpetuhuy moc,ng and lroulcal mask
deep and sincere nature. But that was his char
acter.
whistler has certainly had his great Influence
on contemporary English style. lie has much
charm Of color there is something think Japanese
In his delicious tones. For me. y Is the justnrss
and tfu'h OF bis work that is most striking He was
absolutely an inventor In producing effects OF
color.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
The Reported Decision OF the North
Sea Commission.

We have as yet received no official
confirmation of the report that decision
has been reached by the North Sea Com
mission. but the rumor comes TO us from
30 many sources usually trustworthy
that We are inclined TO credit il. The
decision, If its purport has been correctly
outlined, il on its face irreconcilable wit h
the rights of neutrals, as these have
heretofore been defined, and should be
promptly repudi0ted by an international
conference Of maritime Powers.
1t will be recalled that tho commission
was appointed for the purpose of fixing
the responsibility for the loss Of life and
property suffered by a feet of British
fishing vessels in the North sea, which
were fired upon by Russian warships
under AGSniral RoJEsTvRNsKY. The ex-
cuse given for tho act by the Russian
naval commander was that he mistook
the British fishing smacks or trawlers
for Japanese torpedo boats. Now, ac-
cording to the unofficial reports, the
commissions decision is silent concern
ing what has been deemed the funda-
mental question whether, as a matter Of
fact, there were any japanese torpedo
boats in the North Sea or in neighboring
waters. Although however, the crux
of the inquiry is thus ignored, the com
mission proceeds TO declare that the Rus
sian Admiral was justified in believing
his squadron to be in danger and that
under the circumstances he had the right
10 act as he did
This is an assertion Numerically
counter TO what has hitherto been re-
garded "a n firmly established dogma of
international law, the dogma. namely,
that when neutral vessels engaged in
peaceful business on the high seas arc
fred upon by a bellGerent 1t is inulm-
bent on the latter to prove that he had
not only imaginary but substantial prov
ocation for the aggression The COM
mission adds insult TO injury if il seeks.
as it il alleged TO seek, to paliatc the
grave consequences OF a startling ju-
dication by pointing out that the St. .
Government voluntarily Of .
fered to indemnify tho victims of the de-
plorable incident It Is not compassion
but justice TO which the victims of the
wanton outrage perpctrated in the North
Sea are entitled. That justice, which
their Government might have wr1iur
from Russia by stern and peremptory
demand has been withheld from them
by a court Of arbitration.
The London Daily Nal goes much too
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24

vote OF n TO "A. The mere moral effect
Of this bill should be stupendous. viii
anybody dare 10 grease an employed q
palm or pocket after this2
The Hon. GUsTAvE HARTMAN Of tho
Sixteenth district, formerly n teacher in
vacation school, brought into the As
sembly bill said to be begotten by the
high official powers of education in this
town. This bill forbids married women
to teach in the city public schools unless
they have the distinction of being di-
vorced or legally separated from their
husbands and need the money. Married
women whose husbands can't support
them may also pass the guarded gates
of the public schools.
This bill, so interesting in it's discrimi-
nations and exceptions, so thoroughly
in line with public policy, so admirably
enforcing the superiority of divorce and
separation to the undivided married
state, may well close this short list of
long and great thoughts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
BACTERIA AND CASH.
Hoard OF Health Experiments show Pen.
nles to lie Far the safest Sort OF Wealth.


MES TO lie Far the Safest Sort OF Wealth
DR.. w. II. Park, bacteriologist in charge
of the Board of Health laboratory, reported
yesterday to DR.. Darlington the result Of
the investigation made to ascertain the
influence of ccin and paper money upon
the life Of diphtheria bacilll He found that
coins inoculated with bacilli disinfected
themselves in few hours.
A sterile bill was inoculated with diph-
liberia bacilli which were found alive the
second day later but not on the sixth day
| This experiment was repeated and diph-
liberia bacii were recovered frat eight days
after incubation then fourteen days. then
twenty-on days and finally one month.
Moderately clean bills obtained from a
cheap grocery store held 1850 living hac-
terra and dirty bills 1900, Pennies held
only 20 and dimes 40.
The experiment was made OF placing
pennies. nickels and dimes in the mouths
Of children suffering from diphtheria. The
coins showed no traces OF diphtheria bacili
twenty-four hours afterward. The report
thus sums up the results reached
Pennies at the end OF twenty-four hours
gave a growth Of diphthern bacilli when
fairly dry bacilli were placed on them, but
none when placed on Wet. Pennies ~ the
end Of forty-cight hours gave no growth
Nickels at the end OF twenty-four hours
gave a grow IN at times but not at others.
Nickcls at the end of forty-eight hours gave
no growth.
Dimes at the end OF twenty-f four hours
gave n growth at times and not at others
Dimes at the end of forty eight hours gave
no growth.
Paper money at the end OF forty-eight
hours gave growth and continued to do
20 at times up TO one month
The results OF these experiments indicate
thnt the metallic substances M coins when
brought in contact with bacteria through
the solvent action OF moisiures are deleterl-
Gus. while in paper there are no such sub
stances. the gradual death OF bacteria being
due TO the effect OF drying.
The relative danger OF infection by vari-
Gus kinds Of money s shown in a table Of
results compiled by Dr. Parks In the
experiment a spray of water containing
an ordinary intestinal bacillus vas thrown
on pieces OF copper. silver. nickel and
paper and allowed to dry. Afterthree hours
the test substances were washed of
The number of bacteria found alive on
paper was 10000. on nickel, about 10000;
on copper, none.
In conclusion the report says:
If bills are taken fairly. one would hardly
expect to obtain tubcrcle bacli from them
unless large number were examined In
the flrst place N IL pure chance whether they
become infected by the patient handling
them with contaminated fingers, and, second
II Is a difficult thing TO obtain them from
dirty bills. as the bacill can only be obtained
through animal incubation. and the other
bacteria on dirty bills are apt to cause other
infections.
DR. Darlington took the report to WASH
mittee Of the House of Representatives in
charge Of a bill designed 20 take all dirty
and mutilated paper money out Of circula-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
PURSUFR TAKEN FOR THIEF.
He Got Ahead OF the Crowd In Dark Park
Avenue and The Fat Wan Got HIM.

Park avenue was dark and deserted.
not even cop was in sight, when man
turned the corner OF Seventy-eixth street
and ran south, shouting AT the top Of his
lungs Stop thief Stop thief
At Seventy fifth street another man
turned into Park avenue and met the first
man. He heard the first mans cries and
also started to run down Park avenue.
He was corking good ep1nter and he
wasted no breath in shouting. so he soon
outdistanced the first man by block
The first man kept going and was joined
by more runners, Ill running and shouting.
except the second man. who just kept
plugging along block ahead
The crowd behind began 70 tire. but stll
kept going. At Fifty-sixth street the
second man despaired Of catching up with
realized just what had happened he was
surrounded by the weary. painting crowd
One big fat man, who had Joined the
chase in the last block took il upon him
self 10 be spokesman.
Think you're a hold-up man. do YOU
he gasped, at the same time firmly grip
ping the second man by the collar.
The second man was too astonshed and
winded to go into explanations.
where's the man who was robbed?'
asked the fat man.
The fnst man did not answer in fact.
he had oeased to be part OF the crowd some
distance back. No one could bring any
charges against the fat mans captiy"
After he had recovered enough to explain
apologies were in order all around and
the crowd departed swearing vengeance
on the frat man
That's what | get for butting in. mutt
tered the Disguised second man. a, 10
YEARLY turned toward Broadway
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24

Monday was not an unusually fruitful
day among the Lycurguses and Lockes
Of tho New York Legislature. To the
wise every day is harvest.
The Hon. JONI C. FITZGERALD, always
in the van and sullivan Of reform and
progress, introduced to the Senate a bill
forbidding a cigar company to give cou-
pons TO purchasers Of cigars and other
forms of the filthy wead renounced by
little RoBBY REED. Will not Mr.. FIR
GERALD pursue his philanthropic aim by
drafting a law TO establish a State hos
pital for victims of coupon addiction?
viii he not seek to prevent the keepers
ofcigar stores from giving aw ay matches?
If men must smoke, viii not Mr.. FIrz-
GERALD move for system Of municipal
cigar divans?
The Hon. MARTIN SAVES bin prohibit
ing servant, agent, or employee from
fee in the discharge Of his
duty 10 his employer was passed by a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24

To THE EDITOR or THE SuH-Sfr: II does seen
absurd TO read OF these rrformrrs, and all they
intend 10 do. In IurtHposton with an account OF A
hold up In a Brooklyn car. and gentleman break
Ing his arm when he lei the ice before a church
door. where the ice had not been removed for
some time, proving menace 20 many poor
pedesInan-and the minister OF said church Is one
VINO mouths about reform also
Reformi-and. when insurance companies ar.
honeyoombed with extravaganza. terrible out
look for future widows aud orphansi
Suppose instead OF bounding az each othe-. .sch
one cleaned his own doorstep and biz O, sideusik
and these reformers refou I'd themselves.
This pane Wanted city u New York ia far FINN,
being safe city 70 live n and does not oor,,,,s
With ihs rest Of the world In the safety and care given
70 US hhhoilan's and yet We arr always cock a.
doodle doc Inc about ourselves 10 the rrst Of tte
worid-how they must laugh at Us when they read
AVouI vs. Az OLD HIN
NRw YORK, Feb -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24
RAILROAD CAN'T CLOsE STREET.
The Long Island Must Change some OF Us
Hay Ridge Terminal ivars

baS hlukc terminal ilarS.
Borough President Iittleton in BROOKLYN
yesterday received the report of the chief
engineer Of the Bureau of Highways and
the assistant engineer in charge OF the
Typographical bureau Of his Office. on the
petition OF the Long Island Railroad Com
pany for the closing OF First avenue, be-
tween SiIty-third and Sixty-sixth streets,
Bay Ridge. The petition asks that the
company be allowed to acquire all territory
lying below Second avenue and New York
Bay between Sixty-third and Sxty-sixth
streets.
The commission advises that tho com
pany should be compelled 70 construct a
viaduct under First avenue and that be.
cause Si1ty-fourth street contains one of
the new main sewers the street should
not be given over to the railroad company
The commission reports in favor Of a vaduct
on SiKty-fourth street to the bay
II is proposed to give the Long Island Rail
road Company copy OF the report and an
opportunity 10 change its petition before
1t IS sent to the local board of improvement
With the recommendations Of the Borough
President The railroad company pro
poses to spend 81 900 900 in improvements
on the Bay Ridge terminal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-24

The EreninD Post discovers that Mr.
RoosEvELr's advocacy Of big navy is
doing As much as anything elso TO cause
European nations to increase the size of
their fleets. Whereas, this great nation
might -be setting the splendid example 1t
used" Being unprepared for war ia setting
splendid example. no doubt; but the
great Powers, less enamored of peace than
our sanity contemporary would be slow
to initiate that example. The Post is evil
IDENTIFY seething with the notion that Mr.,
ROOSEVELT il War and Football In one.