The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-19

Y Shinohara, corner Eleventh and Full
ton street. ! work in a saloon. On Sep
TENDER 10, 1906, at 10 D. m, on Suttcr
street, near Webster. three men. ranging
from 26 to 80 years of age, grabbed mo
and knocked me down, and then ran
away. | was not badly hurt, so went
home and went to bed. l did not make
any complaint about this matter to any
one.
N Akagi, 115 Church street. have a
furniture store On October 20, 1906, at
O'Clock, p. M, on Page street, between
Steiner and Pierce streets, as | was de-
lverlng goods To my customers, two young
men, about II or Is years of age, knocked
the merchandise out of my hands and
slapped my face. | took no action, and
did not report this case TO the police.
On October 80 ] applied to Weidenthal
& Goslinger, electrical workers, i51 church
street to make electrical connections at
my store. on November 3 the manager
of the establishment fatty refused, say
ing that he was a member of the Japa-
nese and Korean Exclusion league and
could not work in a japanese establish
ment; otherwise he said he would be fined
$50 by the league. On this account my
store is still without electrical connoc-
tions.
|. Takayama, 1401 Scott street. I am
laundryman. On September II, 1906, as |
was on my route delivering, at the cor
ner of Laguma and Eddy streets. about
II a. M, four men, aged from q to SO
years, with gas pipes about four feet long.
accosted me and struck my wagon with
such force that two holes, about three
by four inches, were made in my wagon.
They threatened me with bodily violence
and I hurried away.
About a month ago. as | was delivering
laundry work on Scott street, seventy or
eighty school children threw stones at
my wagon, like stones of rain. and several
holes were made. So continuous was this
act on the part of the school children that
I desisted from calling in that section
of the city, thereby losing seven or eight
customers. On September 8. on O Farrell
street, near Laguna. several hoodlums at
tackled my person, as well as Mr.. kaw-
asak OF the Japanese association. This
was about 2;3O p. M The matter was re-
ported to the police department. For
the last three or four weeks they have
annoyed be continuously at my place of
residence. During the Afternoon or In the
middle of the night rotten fruit. stones
etc. have been thrown into my shop. The
night watch has not been very effective.
| did not report this case to the police
G. n. Tsukamoto, $500 Twenty-third
street I am proprietor of the Sunset City
laundry. Soon after the earthquake the
prosecutions became intolerabe My
drivers were constantly attacked on the
highway, my place of business defiled by
rotten eggs and fruit: windows were
smashed seeyral times. ! was forced to
hire, on September 6. two special police
men at great expense, and for fully two
weeks was obliged to maintain the service.
The miscreants are generally young men.
II or IS years old. Whenever newspapers
attack the Japanees these roughs renew
their mlsdeeds with redoubled energy.
s. Takata. ll5S Haight street. am
lodginghonse keeper on August Is. 1906,
about p. M. my window was smashed
by a person on persons unknown. Again
ON August 30 about IL p. m. some one
broke my large front window. | reported
these incidents to the Japanese associa-
ton but not TO the police
T. Tamnra. 1912 I.agnn1 street. ] have
an employment office In San Francisco.
ON August 3. about : p m, a large
number OF youngsters past thru the
streets with drums and trumpets de-
Eouneing Japanese One hour later a
gang Of rough looking laborers, thirty
or forty strong. came to my place and
smashed my windows | telephoned to
the police department several times. but
TO no avail On the afternoon Of the sue
ceeding day a policeman called and in
aured what vfs the matter. That