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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
NEEDS Of HARBOR
TOLD G|LLETT

Governor Gillett was the guest of
honor of the directors OF the Potrero
Commercial and Manufacturers Asso-
citation at an informal dinner last even
ing in the Union League Club, Franklin
and Sacramento streets. The business
men located in the Potrero district took
this opportunity of meeting the Gov
ernor personally and talking over with
him their plans for improving the har-
Dor facilities of that district and fur
thering the belt line project.
Gillett was the listener of the even
ing, and only departed from his part
as auditor to repeat what he had said
in his message, that he was in favor
of all reasonable legislation that would
assist in the building up of this city.
W. J. Barrett, secretary OF the Po-
trero Association, presided at the table.
Marsden Manson spoke of the needed
Improvements on the water front from
the standpoint of an engineer George
Kennan, the Siberian traveller, was a
guest and spoke entertainingly of his
experiences abroad. Others present at
the dinner were:
c. H Bentley. president of the San
Francisco Chamber OF Commerce;
George Center, president of the Mission
Club; Marsden Manson, F. w. Mcdonald,
George O'Brien, T. p. Andrews, Rich
ard Spreckels, w. BarSnett, w "A.
Noble. Frank w. Marvin, lsidor Jacobs,
G. A. Buell., j. A. McGregor, K. III.
Postlethwaite, c. w. Cobnrn and e. w.
Owen
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
INSURANCE LOSSES
DUE To DELAY

But eighty days remain within which
actions may be brought on insurance
policies covering losses by fhe fire Of
last April The time In which to take
the necessary proceedings and make the
showing in the courts of Germany to
obtain a standing and bring suit in
those courts has now become so short
that DR.. Justizerat Pinner, who has
charge in Germany of the cases Of the
policy-holders who have deposited their
policies for collection with the Ger
mania National Bank, has Instructed
Henry Drummer, president Of the bank
not to forward any policies for the col
lection of which he is to be responsible
later than the first week in February
Brunner has just returned from Ger
many. He retained Dr. Pinner to en-
force the rights and prosecute the liti-
cation against the various insurance
companies on behalf of various policy
holders Brunner says that the Difficult
ties that handicap a foreigner attempt
ing to bring a suit in Germany are very
great. In the first place he has to de-
posit cash bond of 10 per cent of the
amount for which he is about to bring
suit He then has to make an exhaus-
tive preliminary showing to obtain a
standing in court. Thus the less than
three months time remaining is so
short that it will require great eXpedi-
ton to prepare and present the cases
Of those now depositing their policies
with the bank Understanding the diff
ficulties of the situation the bank off,
cials cannot accept the responsibility
Of receiving policies and prosecuting
the necessary litigation after February
Policy-holders with claims of more than
100000 for San Francisco losses
have taken no action and made no move
toward having their claims presented
before the German courts, but have
been waiting in the hope that some
thing would turn up and that the
welching companies would begin to
pay Unless there Is a sudden awak-
-ening of the San Francisco policy
holders their losses. due to inaction,
will run up into the millions.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
IN ] URED CANINE
SEEKS The
HOSPITAL
Bull Terrier, With. Foot and
Jaw Bleeding, Goes to
Physicians for Assistance
BARKS HIS THANKS \
AFTER TREATMENT

A bull TERROR with Injured jaw and
forepaw went yesterday of his own &C
cord to the Potrero Hospital extend
ed his bleeding foot to the physicians.
and after he had been treated, barked
his thanks and trotted eway. The hos
pital doctors are authority for the
story.
In describing the incident Dr.. ". E.
Buell. of the Potrero Emergency SerV-
ice said:
About 2:s0 o'clock in the afternoon
/ heard a peculiar pounding on the
front door. Thinking It might be some
child, l sent Steward George Schneider
to the door and 7 followed him mo-
ment later. When W. opened the door
a large bull terrier was sitting there
on his launches with bleeding front
paw extended. He also had deep cut
on his jaw.
Immediately becoming interested, l
called the dog inside End began to ex-
anime his injuries. In order to deter
mine whether, his leg was broken, ]
handled 1T very roughly, and although
the animal fiinched, he offered no re-
sistance whatever.
after bandaging the leg and tying
up the cut on the jaw we allowed the
dog TO go. and he Immediately left the
grounds on a trot. The only sounds
made by the dog while at the hospital
We're two sharp little ~yaps, which he
gave after we had finished treating
him.
The dog had either been in fight
or had been run over by light buggy.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
WILL GIVE CONCERT FOR
MUTUAL BENEFIT CLUB
Society Folk of Oakland interested in
Assisting Useful Orgauiza-
tion of Their City

a musical entertainment for the Mu-
tual Benefit Club of Oakland will take
place at Hamilton Auditorium in that
city next Thursday evening. 1t prom
ises to be an affair of unusual merit.
This club has been the means of
maintaining a helpful and homelike in
fiuence among young women employed
in retail stores for a number of years.
supplying an excellent luncheon at
noon for a nominal price. holding va
rious evening classes and providing
comfortable and attractive clubrooms,
which are open each evening. The club
had always been able to maintain itself
without seeking aid from the public.
but the changed/conditions have put it
behind and for the first time assistance
is required.
The programme. one of the princi-
pal features of which will be the play
ing Of Miss Cecil Cowles. a talented
young paniste is in charge of Mrs.
Zoe Green Radcliffe.
The following are the board of direc-
tors of the club: Miss Matilda Brown,
president; Mrs H. S kergan, vice pres
ident; Miss A. c. Sutherland. treasurer;
Mrs Waterhouse Miss Harriet Gautier.
Miss Gertrude Mansfield, Miss Helen
Powell.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Mrs. Ballington Booth Tells
of Mission Among Prisoners
Little Mother" and
Her Work to Aid
Her Boys"

Mrs. Balnngton Booth, head OF the
Volunteers OF America, who has been
3n California for few days, viii leave
tonight for Salt Lake. She visited Fol-
som prison yesterday and viii spend
part OF today ct San Quentin.
T am in the middle OF lecture
tour" she said. when seen yesterday by
g Call representative at the home or
colonel and Mrs. Walter Duncan Of the
American Volunteers. I have been lee
turing in Southern California and am
on my way to Salt Lake. From there
I 90 10 Boise, Idaho; then 70 Walla
WGua. Seattle. 10 Salem, Ore.i to Bel
lingham and Grand Forks. In three
weeks / hope 20 be back IA New York,
said Mrs Booth. rapidly sketching a
course OF travel that would have taxed
q strong man. But the Little Mother
OF the prisoners OF America seems
buoyed up by a faith IN her mission
and a 10Y IN her work that exclude all
thought OF fatigue
II was N San Quentin that she be-
gan the work which was to make her
famous the world over. II was there
she met the men wearing stripes and
spoAe to them for the first time.
Though ner stay IN San Francisco was
very brief an6 mainly for the purpose
OF looking over the property rented by
Colonel and Mrs. Duncan for the chill
dren's home in their charge, with n
view 70 buying it, she would not neg
lect her usual visit to her boys
7 visited Folsom this morning" she
said. and we had such a good time.
There were a thousand men present,
and they Were very responsive. Many
of them promised to lead better and
more earnest lives. I am going TO San
Quentin tomorrow. There are many
members Of our Volunteer Prison
League in both places You have heard
shout our Volunteer Prisoners League?
II has SO 600 members now. Most OF
my work is in the prisons. and 1t
IS marvellous 70 see how responsive the
prisoners are They are so respectful
and chivalrous. You see, they feel that
] belong to them In prisons where I
have never been before they have gen
'eraiy heard about me and they always
meet me Ike an old friend.
I'VE try 20 reach the wives and
mothers and children Of the prisoners
as wei. often they look me up; some
times the men write 10 me and ask
me 10 look after their families. We
help them with advice or money or
anything they may need. At Christ
mas we have 10 play Santa Claus to
al those children. Last Christmas
bought $1,000 worth OF clothing,
myself We reach ell classes in this
work. often il is well-bred and
wealthy people who have had this sor-
row come 10 them. ] feel for the for
eigners especially. Often a man may
he sentenced for many years for a
crime against law that he did not
clearly understand, and there is the
wife left with perhaps six or eight
children down 50 the Sums.
we try to make our work preventa-
tive as much as possible. Instead OF
rescue homes for fallen women we
buiid homes for working girls. where
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
MARsDEN MANSON
A WAR PROPHET

Marsden Manson has ever been an
optimist when engaged in the prepara-
tion of q report on Sierra water sup
ply and such bloodless documents. but
he has placed himself in the class OF
the archpessimist of them all by q
brochure just written. entitled The
Yellow Peril In Action" The panph-
let is alleged TO be history in the year
1872 and tells all about what happened
in the years 1908. 1899 and 1910. 1t is
dedicated TO the 'men who train and
direct the men behind the guns. The
glum prophecy retails at % cents a
gloom.
Thise yellow Peril IN Actiont' is a
guess at history China and America
get into difficulty and war is declared.
That is only a starter, for on March %,
1910, Japan publicly announces that it
is the ally of the Celestial Kingdom.
When the fun starts the Japanese navy,
in the1patriotic imagination of Manson,
sinks all the United States war vessels
in the wide Pacific. and the Jananesel
and Chinese capture all the Philippine
Islands, Hawaii, Guam, Catalina and
the Farallones A blackade of Pacific
ports is maintained and everything is
dark, dreary and foreboding.
To make matters worse, everybody
in the land of the free goes on strike
Chinese fruit pfckers. So the soldiers
have to protect the coolies and the
country goes to the demnition bow
vows.
When It is plain that the United
States has been whipped into fine
creamy custard by the Orientals the
Secretary of State. while lodging i'm
peachment procee edings. makes a queer
sort of peace pact with the conquerors
and then, behind closed doors, Congress
submits a constitutional amendment.
which is Immediately acted upon af-
flrmatively by the States, providing
that no man other than native born
American is to have the right of bal
lot and that no immigration is TO be
permitted for ten years. Then all the
strikers return to work, the demolished
railroad bridge at the Needles is re-
paired, the world wags on and the
Japanese Mikado opens a summer hotel
on Catalina Island, where the elite of
Los Angeles, Escondido and Pasadena
are to henceforth spend their winters,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
REPORT OF INSANE
WOMAN ESCAPE
IS DELAYED
Police Fear Mrs. Knudsen,
Who Left a Sanitarium
Two Weeks Ago, Is Dead
KEEPER>OF PLACE
FAILS TO NOTIFY

For more than ten weeks Mrs. AguSta
H. Knudsen, so years of age and inf1rm,
has been missing from q sanitarium
conducted by Miss L. Campbell at 40S3
Army street, where she had been con-
fined for the last nine years. The police
were not notified of the disappearance
until yesterday, Detectives have been
detailed on the case, but have not made
much progress.
The husband of the missing woman,
c. N. Knudsen. Pacific Coast manager of
the Armour Packing Company. who
shas been absent, returned home two
days ago. He had no knowledge of the
disappearance of his wife until he was
informed by Miss Campbell. When
asked why she had not informed the
police, Miss Campbell said that she
though 1T preferable to wait until the
husband returned before making the
disappearance public.
The missing woman is described as so
years of age. OF dark complexion and
very stout. She is possessed Of the
hallucinati ton that she is related to all
of the ex-Presidents of the United
States and takes great delight in telling
of the supposed relationship.
Two theories are entertained by the
police-one, that Mrs. Knudsen, after
eluding the vigilance of her keeper.
wandered away and met a lonely death
in some remote spot; the other. that
she deliberately committed suicide 1t
is possible that the missing woman has
been taken care of by friends, but if
this is the case, the detectives have not
located them.
The police believe that some unto
ward fate overlook Mrs. Knudsen. es-
peclally as at the time of her disappear
ance she did not have a hat on and
would have naturally attracted attention
in event of coming into contact with
many persons.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
MAN FALLS DEAD
IN HOSPITAL

After walking into the Harbor Hos
pital. where he had hoped to obtain
treatment for advanced tuberculosis, ].
r. Hudson, a drayman living at S27s
Eighteenth street, dropped dead while
waiting for treatment.
Accompanied by q friend, Hudson en-
tered the hospital yesterday morning
and. after stating his case TO the physi-
clans, was requested to take a seat
until he could be attended to. The
friend left his side TO attend to regis
tering the sick man. and when he re-
turned in about ten minutes he found
the prospective patient dead on the
floor at the foot Of his chair. The
cause Of death is supposed TO have been
due to heart failure.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
WANTS FLOOR RESERVED For
HUMBOLDT EVENING SCHOOL
Board of Education VIII withhold Per-
mission to Use School site for
New Courthouse

The Board of Education notified the
Board of Supervisors yesterday that
1t desired official information of the
fact that a temporary courthouse
would be erected on the school lot on
the southeast corner of Bush and
Stockton streets before the necessary
permission would be granted by the
first-na board.
If the courthouse is to be erected on
the lot the Board of Education says 1t
reserves the right TO first inspect and
pass upon the plans of the building.
with the end in view Of retaining the
upper floor, or a portion thereof. for
the use of the Humboldt Evening
School
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
WAS wELL-KNowN BoATswAIN

John NJ. A. Shaw who was found
asphyxiated in the Savoy Hotel I'm San
Francisco yesterday. was one of the
best-known chief petty officers that
have recently served on this coast.
Shaw was a native of Denmark. aged
81 years, and had no relatives in this
country. He was on duty at Mare
Island for three years and later on the
transports Solace and Lawton, plying
between this port and Manila.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
.BLIND PIGS FLOURISHING
ABOUT YOUNTVILLE HOME
District Attorney BENJAMIN Closes sa-
looms, but Liquor Is Easily Oh
falned by the Veterans

VALLEJO. Jan. 26.--An old soldier
writing from the Yountville Veterans
Home states that since the driving out
of the saloons in the vicinity by the
prosecutions instituted by District At
torney BENJAMIN for violations of the
State law preventing the sale Of intoxi-
cants within one and one-half miles Of
the home. numerous blind pigs where
liquor may be obtained have been
opened. and that they are doing -four
fshing business.
The enforcement of this law has been
very unpopular. not only with the In
mates of the home, but with the resi-
dents of YountvilIe and vicinity.
The London Express asks the ques-
ton. apropos OF earthquakes. etc: rs
the earth becoming unsafe?"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
MISSING MAN,s BODY IN BAY

The body Of a man. later identified as
William Lynch. a longshoreman. was
found floating in the bay between the
Beale and Fremont street wharves yes
terday forenoon Lynch lived In the
South Park refugee camp. where ne
left Wife He was missed from his
home on January /. His death Is sup
posed to have been the result OF an
accident
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

the girls who are working for perhaps
three dollars a week can be taken care
Of and feel that they have a real home.
IT have not seen the refugee camps
and / shall not have time. have seen
only so much of the city as 1 could
see from an automobile, but il is ap-
pallinE OF course we have read de-
scriptions OF II all. but ii can't be
imagined. The strange thing to me
when I came In on the ferry last night
was to see the people rushing for their
cars and seeming as busy as If moth
ing had happened. The marvel to me
is that any one stayed here admire
your courage, At least we have learn
ed that the spirit Of Christ is gaining
in strength and is showing itself in
brotherly love. There is no longer the
old mean spirit OF rivalry between the
cities.
'I was one Of the thirty-seven stars
that appeared at the Metropolitan
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
WIDOW OF THOMAS KELLY
SUES UNITED RAILROADS
Big Damages Asked for Death of Iiv-
cry Stable Proprietor, Who Was
Killed by Car

Mrs. Margaret Kelly, widow of the
late Thomas Kelly, a well-known liv-
cry stable proprietor who was killed
in a streetcar accident in Devisadero
street a year ago, has brought suit
against the United Railroads for 500
600 damages for his death. Kelly was
72 years old, the fatsier of five chill
dren and the head OF the firm of
Thomas Kelly & Sons.
Kelly was driving horse and buggy
across Devisadero street at Fulton.
when the rig was struck by car. He
was thrown to the pavement and the
horse became frightened and ran
away. a portion of the demolished
buggy striking .Aelly and inficting the
injury from which death resulted.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
sUIcIpE 4 REMrrrANcE MAN

The body of the man who committed
suicide at the ocean beach last Friday
has been identified as that of l.. s Lut-
ton, who recently arrived here from
England. B. NJ. Bancroft OF Walnut
Grove said that Luton was said TO nave
been the scion of a wealthy English
family and was in receipt of remit
tances from his relatives in Europe. He
was in this country travelling for his
health
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

partment IS having some of them
cleaned out while others VIII need
considerable repairing to make them
available. Many other cisterns will be
built. and it is believed that a recur-
renee OF the fearful conhagration,
which was due to lack OF water, Will be
avoided in future.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
san Francisco Insurance

An interesting record Of the results
following the San Francisco fire is con
tained IN the article, The Municipal
Value Of Insurance" bT David II. Walk
er, which appears in the February issue
of the Sunset MaRazine
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
JOSEF HOEMANN SAYS

The incompatible WcltcMgnon piano has opened event
ful future the musical world What loss have had Il
long ago. but Dhdt blessing mill prove future generations
All dealers and all manufacturers acknowledge that the Wee-
Mgnon stands class by ITSELF supreme and unappoachabe
All acknowledge the artistic superiority of the WeeMignon
THE PEER OF ALL PIANOS
In the musical world there opinions about the value
and importance of the WeteMsnon The great musicians agree
with unsnmiy that this piano. than any that has yet been
invented embodes in the greatest contribution made the
musical art aea.
welteDgnon
the soul the
ebruary
LeschetiszEy I can only express that this
sbriIovftsch The weltegnOn
inventions
human min z.
in as
opinion S
Greig any
pianist
piano by EIERs MUSIC
COMPANY Francisco
Clay street. Oakland Building
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

INSURANCE SUIT FILED-The CaIiforAss
Glove Company has fled suit for $4,000 against
the Globe and Rutgers Fire Insurance COMPANY
for property insured in that company which
was destroyed in the FIRE.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

Weight is no measure for coffee and
tea; it's the name Schilling's Best.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

B.F.stoll. dentist: Haight Masonic av. .
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
lie PEER OF all PIANOS

dge the ARTISTIC superiority of the Welte
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-27
A Study In Names

The names on the little vestibule
plates in New York apartment house
are the subject of letter from New
York in a Vienna paper II had to
stand In the little space" the writer
says, waiting for some one FIVE flights
up to pull string which opens the
entrance door. This took long time,
and l had opportunity to study the
names Of the people in the house.
These We're some Of the names: Beck
er, Schneider, Schuster, Kelner, Schrein-
err Thurman and Drucker At first I
thought that the various apartments
We're occupied by persons engaged In
trades named on the little signs, but
this was not so. Becker (baker) was
clerk; Schneider Qailor) was railroad
employee; Schuster (shoemaker) was
cigarmakerj Kelner (waiter) was an
electrician; Schreiner (carpenteD was
a woman, a dressmaker; Thurman
(teamster) was a barber, and Drucker
(printer) was a painter. The person
whom l visited escorted me to the
door and called my attention to one
little sign which l had overlooked. 1t
was inscribed Baker That he said,
IS the only American family in the
house. and they have a boarder whose
name is CarpenteR. Both men are iron
workers. It.all made me think had
been at labor union convention"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-27
Talkinu About the Baby.

When the visitors asked the mother
how old her infant was she replied
without hesitation that he was four
months
why, no, he isn't" corrected the ia
Their, who sat near by; che is only three
and a half months"
Il suppose l shall have to learn It."
said the young mother resignedly 81
feel that in very short while shall
be doing the very thing for which
laughed at mothers in the days before
1 was married Then when they told
me the ages of their infants in months,
weeks and days l thought 1t was SUI
premely silly. When one would say to
me, Willie is three months, three
weeks and four days DID, was won't
to shrug my shoulders and wonder
why she didn't put it in round num-
bers. -Four months would be near
enough in all conscience l would say
to myself
"Also I used to hear that Anthony
weighs nine pounds and eight ounces
and that seemed to me a waste Of
breath: either eight or nine pounds
would have been near enough to have
satisfied any ones curiosity. But now
I am deemed an unnatural mother If l
put my child's age or weight In round
numbers, and so, being corrected, will
tell you that my precious pet, who is
the very sweetest thing that ever hap
pcned, is, as his father amends, three
months two wael<s and-lat mo coo-
six days old Baltimore News.