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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
WILL REWARD MAN
WHO SAVED SAGE.
Legatees of Dead Finan-
cier Plan to Extend
Aid to w. H. Laidlaw.

NEW YORK, Aug. st is probable
that on or before September IL one of
Russell Sage's legatees will call upon
each of the nephews and nieces to con-
tribute purse of $4,000 to be pre-
sented to William III. Laidlaw, the
Human shield who saved Sage's life
fifteen years ago.
This heir, whose Identify has not
been revealed. suggested that a round
robin be addressed to Mrs. Sage ask
ing that sufficient part of the estate
to yield yearly income of $500 be
set aside for Laidlaw's benefit.
1t is believed Mrs. Sage has a strong
sympathy for the man who was indi-
rectly the means of adding fifteen
years to her husbands life. In the
event of the refusal of Mrs. Sage each
OF the heirs will be asked to contribute
$4O0 to make up the 10000
Laidlaw Is a wreck. He lives with
his two sisters in a little fiat at Nine
ty-second street and Broadway. He
has ia scars on his back, evidence of
the many wounds received by him
when the crank Norcross dropped the
bomb with which he intended to kill
Russell Sage.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
dan CUPID TO PRESIDE
AT A ST. LOUIS PICNIC
Outing Is for Purpose Of Bringing
Together Those Who Are
Seeking Mates.
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-St Louis has a
matrimonial club which proposes to af-
ford opportunity to young men and
women who want 70 get married to
meet personally the opposite sex and
choose their life partners. The purpose
or the club may be shown in the fol-
lowing extract from a circular inviting
attendance at the first picnic of the
club next Saturday, August IL. 1t
reads:
Many young men of the West End,
having grown tired of their single
blessedness and resolved to better their
conditions If they can, have organized
a club to be known as the Matrimonial
Club. whose object it is to give a Sc
ries of matrimonial picnics and balls to
bring the young unmarried element of
st. Louis together in a congenial
friendly gathering. We realize that
there are thousands of good young la
dies and gentlemen In this city who
would be only too glad to get married
and settle down if they could find suit
able partners. We feel that If this vast
army of young people can be brought
together with the right spirit II
will offer excellent opportunities"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
CANCER A DISEASE
Of CIVILIZATION.
DR.. Nicholas Sem Says
That 1t Is Merely an
Frratic Tissue Growth
SUGGESTS A CURE
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SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GALL
CHICAGO. Aug 5-Dr Nicholas Sem.
who returned from an extended explo-
ration trip in the heart of Africa on
Friday night, has brought back with
him the results of discoveries which it
is expected will throw light on the
treatment of cancer"
After closely observing health con-
d1tions in Africa on this trip and com
pairing the conditions found with those
L had observed while on my polar ex-
pedition with Peary. L am convinced
that cancer is purely a disease of civ
iliation," said DR.. Sem. There is alb
solutely no cancer among the natives,
who are animals pure and simple. From
that | am led to assume that If we in
Chicago and other places in America
had natural mothers and were allowed
to be brought up simply and on the
plainest food the spread of cancer
among Americans would be quickly
checked. My Investigations showed me
that cancer is not a parasitic disease,
but is merely erratic tissue growth, and
when we have found a method to ripen
tho undeveloped tissue, which is a can
Ger, the cure will be sure and abso-
Lutte"
The doctor spent three months In the
heart of Africa and while there saw the
celebrated ruins Of Khami. about sew
enteen miles from Bulawayo. These
he describes as great mural fortihca-
tions covering areas larger than a Chi
cago block. ranging from three to fif-
teen feet high and splendidly built.
The conclusion of his travels and
studies from an chronological standpoint
is that the African is nearly an un-
mixed Hamitic race. He is purely ami
NAL and subject TO none of the dis
eases of civilization except pneumonia
This is, Of course, in the interior. for on
the sea coast other diseases are COM
mon.
The pigmies, he believes, are genuine
abortgines who through centuries OF
oppression have lost their speaking
tongue and express themselves in the
click" language, which is understood
by the monkeys among which they live
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
PRESIDENT ORDERS
KOEHLER'S TRIAL.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-President
Roosevelt has ordered the court-martial
Of Captain Lewis M. Koehler of the
Fourth Cavalry for having criticised
General Leonard Wood, his superior
officer. Koehler accused General Wood
of unjust and illegal acts and with
malice in connection with the court
martial of Captain Koehler last jan
uary in the Philippines.
The difficulty between these two Of
ficers is due primarily to some trouble
Captain Koehler had with Major H.
L. Scott, military and civil Governor
of the island of Jolo, where the Mount
Dajo battle occurred last March. Cap
tain Koehler charged Major Scott with
incompetency and neglect of duty, but
when the charges reached General
Wood Major Scott was in Manila and
preferred charges against Koehler.
General Wood. who is a strong per-
sonal friend of Major Scott, ordered
Koehler court -martialed. Koehler was
convicted and sentenced to be repri-
manded.
Captain Koehler appealed to the Sec
retary Of War to have the sentence of
the court and the reprimand by Cen
eral Wood set aside. This letter came
through the regular military channels,
and of course passed into the hands of
General Wood. He complained against
Captain Koehler and the President or
dered Koehler before a court-martial
on a charge of insubordination in criti-
cising his superior officer General
Wood could not order the court-mar-
himself, as he was the complaining
witness. This court will be held in the
Philippines on October 1.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
AZ Ensfern Re.ort.

arrived at Eastern summer resorts are:
Swampscott, Mass.-W. A. Show, Pasa-
dena. Crawford. N H.-S Chamber
lain. San Francisco; c. B. Hall. Santa
Barbara; c. p. Reynolds. Intervale, n.
H.-Miss F. NJ Gilmore, Los Angeles
Mount Washington, n. H-Mr. and
Mrs. c. H. Sessions, Los Angeles; Mrs
Ellen Chamberlain, Santa Barbara; T;
Clinton b. Hale. Santa Barbara. Auco-
cisco House, Cliff Island. Me.-Andrew
]. Field. Mrs. Walter Field Manches-
ter-by-the-Sea, Mass.-Mr. and Mrs F
B. Silverman, Los Angeles Manchester.
Vt-Edward L. Perley. San Francisco
winthrop. Mass.-Miss Dorothy Dam
forth. Ltquinland, Me.-Mrs. Alice b
Chittenden. at Mount Pleasant House.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
INSANITY INTERRUPTS
TRIP To SAN FRANCISCO
Aged Man Coming From Ireland
Detained Three Years In
Iowa Asylum.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Aug. s.
Daniel MCGOWAN, the aged Irishman
who. after three years detention in st.
Bernard's Hospital. has regained his
mental faculties, has been sent rejoic-
ing on his way to San Francisco, where
he has a sister and a nephew.
Three years ago MCGOWAN left his
home in Dublin, Ireland. with the in
tention of joining his relatives in Cali
fornia- In Philadelphia he rost or was
robbed of his baggage and this preyed
upon his mind. BY the time he reached
Council Bluffs he had become insane.
He was taken off the train and placed
in st. Bernard's Hospital
His condition at the time was such
that he did not even know his own
name and for a time nothing could be
learned about him. Finally his iden-
tity was disclosed through tracing the
ticket which he had in his possession.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
INVENTION MAY END
RAILROAD COLLISIONS
Telephone System for Moving
Trains to Be Given Test In
the South.
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DURHAM. n. c., Aug. Arrange
ments are being completed for giving
a practical test to the railroad tele-
phones recently invented and patented
by ]. w Tatum of this city. The test
will be made on the Durham and South
ern road. Two miles of the equipment
will be erected for the purpose of
demonstrating what the invention is
capable of
1t is claimed for this telephone that
engineers will be enabled to talk 10
one another while their trains are
running at full speed, and in case two
trains are within a dangerous distance
of each other a warning gong will
sound in each cab. If the system
should prove successful it would put an
end to railroad collisions.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Three Hundred Sink
With the Italian
Liner Sirio.
board caused more loss of life thar. ne

board caused more loss Of life than ne
sea itself
ALICANTE, Spain. Aus. 5.-The cap
tain Of the French steamship Marie
Louise which has arrived here from
Cartagena, relates having witnessed
The laundering Of the Sirio from point
close to that vessel He says he was
remarling TO his mate upon the dan
gerous course the Sirio was taking
when the Italian vessel, going ahead at
full speed, suddenly stopped and her
bow was seen TO lift. The Marie Louise
changed her course and went toward
the Sirio. At this moment there was
heard a loud explosion as the boilers Of
the Sirio burst. Shortly after this dead
bodies began TO float by the French
steamer and those on board could hear
the shrieks Of the drowning people.
The Marie Louise launched a boat and
picked up twenty-five persons. who
were sent 10 Hormigas Island. In the
meantime the steamship herself rescued
twenty nine persons more and brought
them here.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
SENATOR FLINT IN
SAN FRANCISCO.
Surprised at Evidences
of Recovery From the
L raster of April 1S
CONGRESS WORK

Senator Frank P. Flint arrived in
San Francisco from the north yester-
day on his way to Los Angeles. He has
been doing Yellowstone Park and ex-
presses himself as impressed with the
natural wonders of that pleasure
ground. but is of the opinion that the
Yosemite can be made as popular.
Senator Flint says that San Fran
cisco has made wonderful strides to-
ward recovery from the April disaster.
What surprised me most" said he.
upon arriving in the city, were the
magnificent hotel accommodations. On
the train heard passengers asking one
another where they were to go when
they got here. Some seemed to believe
that they would have to live In tents.
When we arrived here we were taken
to as excellent hotel accommodations
as could be wished for. 1t was hard 70
believe that there had been a fire.
Eastern people. need nots dodge San
Francisco because OF the fear that
there is lack of hotels. That emer-
gency has been met ma agnificently.
PROGRESS IN REBUILDING.
The work OF restoring the city has
made greater strides than I thought
would have been possible In such a
short time. I have been out over the
city today and it Is not difficult to see
that San Francisco has not lost her
enterprise. Even with a less tmpor-
tant location. her people would build a
city here.
Il have just come from Yellowstone
Park The Federal Government has
made 1t one of the greatest pleasure
grounds in the world. The same can
be done for the Yosemite. CaIifOrnians
should pull together to obtain an ade-
quate appropriation for the bstterment
OF that valley.
Congress got right behind President
De- al
the recent session The railroad rate
bill was made as strong as eOnstitu-
tional limitations permitted; but il
does not fulhu the purposes for which
IL Is intended. A bill that will do so
will be passed. The packing-house in
spection bill was another good meas
ure. II places all packers on the same
level, giving each an equal opportunity.
1 am Of the opinion that the packers
should have been made to bear the ex-
pense OF inspection and that the date
Of the packing should have been re-
quired 10 be on each package. But Il
Is good law as IL stands"
PROPOSES INSURANCE LAW.
Senator Flint is making a study OF
the insurance situation brought about
by the fire.
II am Of the opinion he said. that
legislation should be adopted that will
make the policies incOntestable except
for fraud This Is a big subject: IL
affects the whole country. and some
sort of action, Federal or State, will
eventually be taken upon it,"
Senator Flint said that Bryan prob
ably would be the Democratic candi-
date for the presidency two years
hence Mr. Roosevelt, he said. held TO
his determination not to accept third
term, but 1T was probable that the Re-
publicans would nominate some one in
sympathy with his policies.
On State politics the Senator was as
mum as an oyster.
I've just got in" he said
Senator Flint will leave for Los An
geles tonight or tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Youth STICKS KNIFE
INTO STRANGERS BACK
Crazed by Hunger, Lad MortaIly
Stabs Pedestrian and Rifles
His Pockets.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-While appar-
entity crazed John earle, a homeless
youth. crept behind W. Pearson, a trav-
cling salesman, who was walking
through West Twenty street to-
day and plunged long knife into his
hack. AS Pearson fell earle sprang
Upon him and began rifing his pockets,
hut fed when dozen passers- by
rushed at him. He was covered by a
policeman, 70 whom ne surrendered the
knife, saying, Here's what's left of
g. The blade had been broken in half,
three inches having been left in Pear
sons back Pearson was mortally
wounded. When taken to court earle,
much emaciated and so weak that he
was hardly able TO stand, said:
y made UP my mind TO Kill some one
and rob him I was hungry I had
eaten nothing since Friday night Yes
terday I stole fruit from a pushcart in
Park Row, and a few minutes before I
came along I made up my mind to kill
The first man who passed. This after
neon Pearson was the first and I did -
earle was committed TO Bellevue
Hospital for mental examination.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
LOVE THY COUNTRY,
SAYS OIL KING.
Rockefeller Still Fond of
His Uncle Samuel
Despite Investigation
TALKS TO PUPILS
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 5.-"Love thy
country! Such was the text of John
d. Rockefeller's speech in the Euclid
avenue Sunday school this morning.
The oil king is superintendent of the
school and this was his first appearance
before 1t this year. He shook hands
with all present. Government prosecu-
ton of the Standard Oil Company evil
IDENTIFY has not cooled Rockefeller's love
for his country. In his speech he said:
This is a great and good country to
live in. 1t is a powerful country. 1t
has grown TO its present strength from
the strength of the Pilgrims-their love
of truth, respect for it and their desire
for living right-which laid the mas
sive foundation of the United States.
The Puritans made the beginning.
What it was we should keep 1t, as 1t
was intended.
That is why we should love this
country of ours; love her people. her
business, her institutions. We should
sink the smaller annoyances in the
greater things: we should remember
that things which seem so overwhelm-
ing now will be forgotten in decade.
Through 1t all we must show our love
for our fellow man.
I'VE are free in this country. We
can study the blDie, lfNe III lHe lrulil
and accomplish great ends by our free
DOM Over in Europe they do not have
the advantages we have. l was sur
prised to find so few Sunday-schools on
the continent. You know l take a great
interest in Sunday schools. l think
they are great institutions. Our coun-
try is much better for it's Sunday
schools. After / have seen what they
have-what Sunday schools there are
across the water-I have decided that
this is a country of Sunday schools. In
living in the United States you have a
heritage which is most valuable"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Dinan Owns.
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society thousands of murder mills and
home destroyers.
We too often put the dollar above
character. law and order
Chief Of Police Dinau tells me he
arrests some OF the most nagrant Yio-
latOrs Of the law and the Judges turn
them loose again on society even with
Men who have been convicted in
courts are often selected by those In
authority and put in places OF trust.
In our City Hall the courts are more
Ike kangaroo courts. Dignity is dls-
missed and justice often goes begging:
a convicted perJurer is permitted
10 roam the streets followed by Dep
uty Sheriff at the expense of the tax
payers He laughs at the law and at
tempts TO make fools OF our Judges.
Put him in San Quentin and thus say
aside your wife and deny the mother
who gave birth to your children.
Women and girls plead in vain for
dellvcrance from the 'red-1ght people
adjacent 10 their homes and from the
insults from the gangs which hang
around the open doors of infamy.
The Chief Of Police, am informed,
IS backer Of one Of these joints.
POLICE GUARD DIVES.
often a policeman stands at the
front door and directs men how TO
reach these places by a rear way.
win not Chief Of Police Dinan lay
down his tOga or hand IL over to a
man of Detective Harper's type--a man
OF purpose and character, who would
give US, I am sure, deliverance from
these eVils2
Mayor Schmitz says these places in
the residence districts are closed
Doubtless he knew when he so stated
thst il was an infamous falsehood.
God deliver Us from such rulers.
Give as men who viii not sell out to
Satan and who viii not make cove
nant with hell
At the entrance to Golden Gate
Park, where our wvies and children go
for recreation. are disorderly houses
and no opposition from the police
The Board Of Police Commissioners
legalize a death trap and allow some
one TO put il up against a public school
building TO contaminate the rising
gen neTation.
a relief corporation proposes to haul
10000 poor refugees into the horse
stables at Ingleside when there are
millions 10 build them homes.
The next move we expect is to hear
OF them driving them into hog pen
If the most of them are not hauled to
the pOtter's field. having died from
scientific charity"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
REyoLUTIONIsTs DEFIANT.
Avow Their Responsibility for the As
sassination at Samara.

SAMARA, Aug. 5.-The f1ghting or
ganization of the revolutionists has is
sued a proclamation avowing respon-
sibility for the assassination August 8
of Governor Block of this city. Many
arrests have been made. The Cover
nor's body was torn into fragments by
a bomb.
vORONEZH. Aug. 5.-Peasants of
Bolgusia, who had assembled for the
village fair, today attacked a passing
patrol of Cossacks and lne latter replied
with volleys. A number of peasants
were wounded.
YEKATERINoSLAv, Aug. 5.-The
conductor of street car was arrested
here today for reading to his passen-
gers, among whom were several sol
diers, accounts of the mutiny of Silvea-
borg
MINSSK, Aug. 5.--Two workmen
have been arrested at the barracks for
distributing revolutionary proclama-
tions among the troops
POLTAVA, Aug. 5.-The torch has
been applied to the stables. granaries
and other buildings on the estate of
Princess Chaplitsky. A -four mill also
was destroyed. The incendiaries are
not known.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
BRITISH NAVAL GUNNERS
MAKE SPLENDID SCORES
Remarkable Shooting Done by
the Men Of Edwards Medi-
terranean Fleet.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyright, 1906 by the Herald
Publishing Company.
LONDON, Aug. 5.--Some remarkable
scoring has been made in this years
firing exercises in the British Mediter-
ranean feet The destroyer Bruiser
with her six-pounders, made forty-six
hits out of siXty-four rounds, and with
twelve Founders six hits out of ten
rounds. The average for the six
Founders is 1896 hits per gun, which
constitutes a record for this class of
gun. The Bruisers scores are better
than those made by the destroyer Ora
gon, which was recently complimented
by Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beres
ford on her performance.
The cruiser Barham, in the heavy
gun test, made forty-two hits out of
fifty eight rounds. With a 4.7-inch
gun eleven hits were made in eleven
rounds. The next best score was ten
rounds and ten hits.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
MAN Is SLAIN IN SIGHT
OF WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN
Demented Engineer Killed In Revolver
Duel With Five Deputy

COUNCIL BLUFFS Aug. 5.-Ed
YOUNGER, Great Western engineer, re-
Gently from Joliet, ILL.,, was killed in a
revolver duel with several deputy sher-
IFS at Lake Manawa, summer resort.
near here. today. Youncer's wife and
two children were witnesses of the
tragedy.
YOUNGER. who is believed to have
been slightly demented, created excite
ment at Lake Manawa by f1ourishing
two revolvers, and when officers tried
to disarm him he opened fire upon
them. Five deputies at once returned
the fire and YOUNGER fell dead. No one
else was hurt, though the shooting oc-
CURED in a crowded portion of the
grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06

not legally belonging to them it is
probable that every owner of land in
San Francisco would apply to The Call
for protection. All that is asked of
the property owner is 70 FIJI out the
accompanying blank and address II to
the Title Editor of The Call. He then
may rest assured that IL any one tries
TO file suit for title 10 his property he
will be informed Immediately Careful
account is kept of tho records, and
when two suits are filed for the same
property notice is Immediately sent to
the person having furnished his ad-
dress to The Call.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06

UGH appreciation is being shown
wv by property owners OF the work
A = Of The Call in the matter Of
protecting their property titles. Large
numbers Of owners are fling their
names and the location Of their prop
erty with the title editor, who is keep
ing account of all suits that are begun
for the restoration Of titles.
If the property owners thoroughly
understood the opportunities afforded
dishonest persons 10 file suits on land
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
MINERS ANSWER THE CALL.
Workmen Employed, In the Lonagovia
Pits Go Out on Strike.

UZvOhA. Aug I'm spite of the
proclamation of the Governor General
to take extraordinary measures" in
case the workmen still laboring in the
mines should cease work the summons
from st. Petersburg to general
strike has met with appreciation OF
workmen here. The postal, telegraph
and telephone employees express their
willingness to strike and even an Of
ficer of Cossacks said he viewed the
strike with satisfaction.
Workmen in the Lonagovia pits to
the number of $500 went on strike to-
day after Cossacks had broken up their
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06

II VIDENCE has been obtained by
II the brothers of Thomas Van Tas-
sell, who disappeared some time
ago from San Francisco, that he
had been shanghaied and is now on his
way TO London on the British ship
fairfield. AS soon as the ship arrives
at her destination legal action will
probably be taken to bring to justice
the men who are responsible for the
crime and Van Tassell will be returned
10 his home.
Van Tassell was for twenty years
employed in the mecnanical depart
ment OF one of the San Francisco pa
pers. He was known to be d man of
good habits and his sudden disappear
ance was a hard blow to his mother and
brothers, who could not ina gine al first
what had happened to him. Something
caused them to suspect that he had
been taken on board a vessel against
his will, and Alexander Van Tassell. the
brother of the missing man, began a
thorough investigation. From evidence
that he has been successful in obtain
ing he is now positive that the lost man
was taken on board the fairfield.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
ODESSA is ALARMED.
CossacIxs Guard Residence of Governor
md All Public Buildings.

ODESSA, Aug. photographic COM
munication between here and Sebasto-
pol has been interrupted for the last
As hours. Governor General Kaulbars
has not yet returned from Sebastopol.
Flashlight signals were exchanged at
midnight last night between the roof
of the commandments residence here and
a torpedo boat few miles at sea.
There Is certain apprehension of
pending events. For the first time in
two weeks Cossacks appeared in town
last night, forming double guards at
the residence OF the Governor, the pre-
fects and the commandants and at the
public buildings.
The French Consul here has been in
structed by his Government in case of
necessity to give refuge to all fugi-
tives irrespective of nationality.