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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
HIGH SCHOOL CLUB HOLDS
INITIAL QUARTERLY BALL
Large Crowd of Friends of Men,
bers Is Present and Great
Iy Pleased

The Commercial high school club
held it's initial quarterly ball in Golden
Gate commandery hall, in Sutter street,
last night. The hall was thronged with
friends of the members and the dance
was a great success. The affair was in
charge of the following committees:
Floor committee-JOsep Riley, floor
manager; Edward Hafky, Earl DEM
mon, Walter Dryer, Harmon Skillen,
Harold Ladd, Stewart Dodge, Dudley
Sherwood. William Lane, Walter
Spring, Joseph McShane, Walter Stern,
Arthur Banks.
Reception committee-DIiss Hattie
Jerichau, Miss Ida Micshier, Miss Jes-
sic Mckenzie, Miss Annie OBrien, Miss
Lillian Mcfarland, Mis- Eva Mcfarland,
Miss Madeline Maggie. Miss Maud Good
ban, Miss Marie Armstron, Miss Augot
Ferem. Miss Laura Cortier. Miss Maud
Sorenson, Miss Hazel Bernhard. Miss
Lille Billiter, Miss Segrid Harkins,
Miss Beulah Bettinger, Miss Annie
Murphy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
HIGHBINDERS ROUTED
BY WOMAN'S SCREAMS
Chinese With Pistols Flee When
Wife of Intended Victim
Calls for HeID

OAKLAND, Sept. 5.-Three Chinese
highbinders, armed with revolyers and
carrying a long piece of cotton rope.
made a desperate attempt to break into
the home of Chin Youk, a Chinese po-
tato merchant living at 519 Fourth
street, at o'clock this morning. They
rang the door bell and stood in wait
until the wife of the vegetable dealer
opened the door.
The three men seemed taken back by
the appearance of a woman instead of
a man, and. after hesitating a second,
pointed their pistols at the woman and
tried TO break past her into the house.
Terrified. she screamed. and the three
men ran. leaving their rope at the
threshold.
Chin Youk was SO alarmed that he
would not venture out of the house to
report the attempt to the police, but
sent his wife and her mother, Mrs.
Kong Ping The attempt was made at
a time when the police watches are be-
ing changed, and when the danger of
detection was less imminent in the
neighborhood.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
PRIEST TRIED TO FLY
TWO CENTURIES AGO
Early Attempts at Aerial Travel
Made With a Bellows
Aboard

Father Bartholomew Laurent, a Bra
lillian priest, described In the London
Evening Post OF December 20-22. 1909.
flying ship of his invention. BY
means of his ship zone may more
speedily travel through the air than
any other way, either by sea or land,
so that one may go 200 miles in "a
hours He also insisted on its mill
tary advantages, says the Chicago
News. Places beSieged may be sup
Plyd with necessarfes and succors-
Moreover, we may transport out OF such
places what we please and the enemy
cannot hinder it This wonderful yes
a pair OF bellows, which must be blown
when there is no wind; also, TWO
loadstoneS, to draw the ship after
them and "a good number OF large
amber beads, fastened on a cover made
OF iron Wire, IN form OF net. toward
which the straw mats that line the ship
will be drawn by the suns heat
Thomas walker. portrait painter.
published at Hull. England, in 1910, "A
Treatise Upon the Art OF Flying by
flying machine, based upon his studies
OF the flight Of birds 1t was a boat
shaped contrfvance, with a long. pro-
Jeeting beak. also long tail behind
controlled by the hands OF the sitter
II this machine ever reached the stage
or actual experiment., no records OF re-
suits are now traceable.
This prophecy was made in March.
1893. by a certain Sir George Coyley:
noble art will soon be brought home to
mans general convenience. and that
We shall be able to transport ourselves
and families and their goods and chat
water. and with a velocity OF from
20 to 100 miles an hour"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
STUDENT DANCE HALL
OPENED AT STANFORD
j. r. Pemberton, Varsity Foot
ball Player, Starts Novel
Institution

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Sept. g.
The unique institution of a student
dance hall was launched this evening
in Palo Alto, when J. r. Pemberton
varsity football player and oarsman Of
Stanford university. opened the doors
of what is to be known as the Bryant
street pavilion to large number of
college couples. The project has been
much talked about during the last few
days upon the campus, both because
of the extreme oddly of such a stu
dent project and because of the well
known personality of the promoter
At the pavilion tonight therS was a
university atmosphere about the place
Varsity athletes served as floor man
ayers while number of university
musicians. drafted from the varsity or
chestra, furnished the music for the oc-
casion.
The dancing was conducted on much
the same lines as that pursued in the
dance pavilions of other. eastern coll
lege towns and similar to that fol-
lowed in San Francisco at the new
dancing places. The collegians and
their partners were taxed the small
sum of IS cents per dance. and all ap-
peared to enjoy the novelty OF the oc-
casion- The place was decorated in
the university colors and 1t is intended
to keep it runring throu shout the sea-
son. --.-
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
CAPTURED PROBATIONER
NOT WANTED IN EAST
Names Are Similar, but the
Minneapolis Thug Is Already
i'm Custody

OAKLAND, Sept. 5.-The thug who
escaped from Minneapolis policeman
after his pal had been fatally shot In
an attempted holdup and the Herbert
Hansen who broke his probation here
are not the same persons. as first
thought. Sheriff Barnet-received a dis
patch from Chief Of Police COrriston
today saying that the man wanted
there has been captured and short
time before Barnet learned that the
Hansen wanted here had been taken
at Oroville
Before his death the wounded Min
neapOlis thug said his pals name was
Roy Hansen and the description which
he gave tailed closely with the de-
scription of Herbert Hansen. Herbert
Hansen is now known to have run
away from the Preston reformatory.
where he had been committed as in
cOTrtgtble. and then to have had a part
In the theft of a horse and buggy at
Livermore- His companion was SEN
fenced to four year term and Han
sen was placed on long term of pro-
bation- This he broke several months
ago. He will be brought back from
Oroville next week
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
IDR. .W.B. WRfRRYTO
DIRECT RAT FIGHT
Succeeds DR.. John D. Long, Who
is Transferred TO San
Francisco
Statistics Show Sanitary Cru.
sade Has Reduced Death
Rate

OAKLAND. Sept. 5.-Dr. John D.
Long. passed assistant surgeon In the
United States public health and marine
hospital service, who has been In cnarge
Of the government sanitary crusade IN
Alameda and Contra Costa counties
during the last year. has been relieved
OF his duties here and transferred 10
San Francisco. DR.. Longs successor
in Oakland will be Acting Assistant
Surgeon William B. Wherry, who has
been associated with him in the anti
rat crusade. The work will be con-
tinued under DIR. Wherry's direction
Since evidences of plague were dis
covered on this side of the bay more
than a. year ago the city Of Oakland
has expended $4,000 toward the ex-
termination of rats and the general
cleaning up of the city. Statistics COM
piled by the. board of health show that
the general death rate is 20 per cent
lower now than it was when the sant-
tary work was commenced
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
SCHMIDT ASSAULTS
JAMES G. AINSLEY
Town Trustee Accused of Strik-
ing Secretary of Taxpayers
League From Behind
Encounter Follows Attack in
Newspapers Which Berkeley
Politician Resented

BERKELEY, Sept. 5.-Town Trustee
William J. Schmidt assaulted James G.
Ainsley. secretary Of the citizens and
taxpayers league of West Berkeley this
morning in the West Berkeley postof-
ice. following a denunciation Of Schmidt,
which appeared in the Inter-City EX-
press and the Courier, two weekly pa
pers published here.
According TO the complaint lodged
against Schmidt, he struck Ainsley 4
heavy blow behind the right ear as his
head was turned away, at the same
time shouting that Ainsley was respon-
sible for the newspaper articles A
warrant for SchmidtS arrest on a
charge OF battery has been issued. Aims
ley has employed special counsel and
declared that Schmidt would be prose-
cuted.
You viii write me up in the papers"
Schmidt declared, as he approached
Ainsley in the postOfice building and
dealt him heavy blow behind the
right ear. 4 win cut your heart out"
Schmidt is alleged to have said as he
was pulled away from the smaller
man.
The scene attracted considerable at
tentiOn and a number of women en-
~ployes Of the postofice rushed out and
denounced the trustee for attacking a
man ol0er ana smaller Inan nlmSelt.
The article in the Inter-City Express,
which appeared today concerning
Schmidt labeled him as the one man
power of the West End, on account of
his influence with the voters of that
section. He was denounced for his
actions as a member OF the board OF
trustees and his political methods.
The Courier article attacked Schmidts
personal character and alleged that he
claring him 10 be a menace to the trus-
tees and town
Ainsley said today that he knew
nothing Of the articles for which
Schmidt attacked him and that the per-
sonal assault was uncalled for Schmidt
has been in politics in this city for
many years. He holds Office as trus-
tee and formerly was a member of the
school board He represents a con-
stituency in the seventh ward
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
METHODISTS TO ERECT
NEW CHURCH BUILDING
Plans Accepted for Edifice That
Will Cost in Neighbor-
hood of $4,000

ALAMEDA. Sept. 5.-The First Meth
odist Episcopal church has accepted
plans for a new house of worship that
viii cost $4,000 The edifice will be a
combination OF Mission and Roman
architecture. There will be two impos-
ing towers and a broad corner entrance.
The new church building will be
erected at the northwest corner of Cen
tral avenue and Oak street
The First Methodist Episcopal con-
gregation is the wealthiest about the
bay. IL owns a valuable business block
at the southwest corner of Park street
and Central avenue. the present church
building and the location of the pro-
posed new church edifice.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
STUDENTS WHO KNOW
BEANS WILL HAVE THEM
Unusual Fare to Be Served at
a Function Given by Pro-
feSSOr Smith

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. s.
A bean blowout" is the unusual and
interesting function which Professor ].
p Smith Of the geology and mining
department of Stanford university has
scheduled for the senior students in
his department for Wednesday night
Of next week. AS the name of the
affair suggests, Professor Smith will
serve 10 members of his classes the
familiar camp staple of baked beans.
The plan of the host will be to serve
the students who accompanied him this
summer for several months on uni
versity work in the field with the fare
they had while on the trip and have
an informal Jolly up To carry out
the spirit of the party all of the
students Will wear their regulation field
costumes of corduroys and flannel
shirts, together with boots and SOM
breros. Mrs. J. p. Smith will assist
her husband in making the students
merry, and ii is said will cook the
main article Of the spread, which will
be served in the open at the hosts
Palo Alto residence.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
THE GREAT LIrrLE PIN

One hundred and thirty-three million
gross of pins. Nineteen billion pins
The census bureau is the authority for
the statement that the output OF pins
In the United States for the year 1907
alone reached these stupendous figures.
1t is not strange that mankind has for
many years wondered where all the
pins go to. Nineteen billion pins sup
plies ,225 pins for every man, woman
and child In America. Nor Is this all
These figures are for the common pin
and do not include hairpins, safety
pins. nor the importation OF an ,un-
stated quantity of pins from other
countries. If we assume that the aver
age length of pins Is an inch, 1t appears
that in a single year America produces
1000 100000 inches Of pins, 1,600,-
pins. pins enough If laid end to end to
go around the world 13 times, pins
enuogh to make a 100 strand cable
Their cost is about f140.O0o.--GIasgow
Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
EMPLOYERS OF STRIKING
TRANSFERS OBDURATE
Refuse to Leave Dispute to a
Neutral Arbitration COM
mittee of Citizens

SAN MATEo, Sept. Through the
efforts of a committee composed of Rev
Samuel Quickmire. ex-Mayor William
H. Brown and Samuel d. Merk a con-
ference was held last night between
the. executive committee of the build
ing trades council and the employers of
the locked out teamsters regarding the
difficulty which has arisen over the
question of wages within the last few
weeks. The conference was long
one. but all efforts to oprocure a settle-
ment of the difficulty proved unavail-
ing.
Toward the conclusion of the meeting
President A. S. Brown of the building
trades council proposed the appoint
ment of an arbitration committee, two
men to be chosen by the interested
parties and they to choose third, who
should settle the dispute that has
arisen between employers and en-
ployed. Browns plan did not meet
with favor by the employers affected,
who refused to dispose of the matter in
the method proposed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
FARMERS OF KOREA
BEING EDUCATED
Agricultural College and Ex-
pertinent Station Are Bling
ing About Results

An agricultural experiment station,
combined with an agricultural college,
has been established in Korea says
United States Consul General Thomas
Semmons in report forwarded to
Washington from Seoul.
The model farm and college, although
initiated by the Japanese residency
general at Seoul. were later transferred
to the Korean government The insti-
tutions are situated at Suwon, 20 miles
from Seoul, the capital of the country.
Suwon is a walled city inhabited by
about 10000 Koreans and 1000 Japan
eSe.
The college buildings. equipped with
competent staff, are commodious and
well built and provided with labora-
tories. The dormitories had to be heat
ed In the Korean manner, beneath the
floors, in order to secure the attendance
of land are used for experimental pur-
poses and $4,000 is annually appro-
priated to maintain the institutions.
The main experiment station is
equipped along modern lines. In the
nine months during which the station
has been in operation 1t has expert
mented with sugar beets, rice, cotton,
barley, silk worms and mulberry trees,
serving as meteorological station. The
experiments with cotton and silk
worms are considered as opening up a
great future to the Korean farmers.
ayers to be one of the main products of
the future, while beans and tomatoes
are favorably considered Foreign
cotton seed is being distributed through
the county with excellent results. The
juice secured from the Korean beets
averages 13 per cent of sugar with. a
purity of So per cent. 1t is feared, how
ever. that the droughts will constitute a
formidable hindrance to the sugar beet
cultivation. The rice experiments have
been very successful and of particular
interest to the Korean farmers rice be-
ing one of the chief crops of the coun-
try.
Notwithstanding the favorable exper-
iments for Korean silk 1t will take
many years before 1t reaches a state
anything like perfection, on account of
its yellow color and crudity, the null
berry trees. on the leaves of which the
silkworks feed. being large and uncul-
tivated. But it is thought that the null
berry tree was first introduced into
Japan from Korea, and as the Japanese
in charge point out that they can recall
when Japanese silk was as crude as Is
the Korean product. they are hopeful
for the industry
The experimenters find that tobacco
grows better In Korea than in Japan.
but the leaf. does not come up to the
high American standard
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
INJUNCTION SAVES THE
HOME OF SIGMUND SALZ
Judge Melvin Prevents Sale
Under Executi of
Judgment

OAKLAND, Sept. 5.-An injunction
forbidding the sale of the home of
Sigmund Salz and Fannie Salz at Mis-
sion San Jose was issued by Judge
Melvin today. Sheriff Barnet had ar
ranged to sell the place under execu-
favor of the estate of Martha Wich-
man, who died in 1899 in Ell Dorado
county. The injunction was granted
on the ground that Fannie Salz had
filed a prior homestead claim.
The money has been owing over 20
years. Salz was called before a court
commissioner and explained that he
was not worth 10 cents. His creditors
had been given even his watch, and he
had nothing more with which to ap-
pease them. He is brother of Edmund
Salz of San Francisco, a well to do
broker, who gives his brother employ
ment
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
PALO ALTO TO HAVE
NEW MODERN HOSPITAL
Institution Will Have Thirty
five Beds and Latest Sci
entific Equipment

PALo ALTO, Sept. 5.-Articles of in
corporation have been prepared by the
Peninsula hotel company and will be
filed at once. by the incorporators, who
are Miss Elizabeth Hogue, DIR. S. b.
Van Dalsem, DR.. Ray l.. Wilbur, DR..
Josiah III. Kirk, Alfred Scale, DIR. Harry
B. Reynolds and John A. Durker.
The company proposes to establish a
modern hospital in Palo Alto as soon
as possible, although the site for the
building has not fully been decided
upon as yet The plans call for the
erection of a building with accommoda-
tfons for 35 beds, so arranged that
additions to the structure can be easily
constructed as required. The hospital
will be equipped with latest surgical
aids and appliances and will relieve
greatly the Guild hospital, which, being
the only one here, has been greatly
crowded at various times.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
CHAFIN WILL ADDRESS
THE PROHIBITIONISTS
Presidential Candidate Will Be
Speaker at Rally in the
Greek Theater

BERKELEY, Sept. 5.-Members of
the prohibition party and their friends
will hold mass meeting in the Greek
theater Wednesday morning. when Eu-
gene w. Chain, prohibition candidate
for president of the United States, will
be the principal speaker of the day.
Party leaders on the coast VIII also
address the meeting.
Chain is well known lawyer of
Chicago. He is an orator and is an
authority on United States history and
constitutional law. His book, Lincoln
the Man of Sorrows" has had an i'm
mense sale Chain attracted consider
able attention at Springfield a short
time ago when he saved a negro from
death at the hands Of a liquor crazed
mob
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
BRIToNs GIVE AWAY FoRTuNEs

Lord Mountstephen's recent gifts Of
f26, F5S to the royal infirmary., Aber-
deem. and OF securities producing e. 900
are the latest proof, If proof were
needed. that the American millionaire
has no monopoly of regal munificence
Lord Strathcona's philanthropic gifts
include-f5 900 for the Royal Victoria
hospital and f200,0O for a women's In
stitute in Montreal; Sir Donald Currie
not long ago gave f150,000 for uni
versity education in London and Edin
burgh: and Lord Iveagh a quarter of
a million for the foundation of the
Guinness trust BY gifts and beunest
pital Sunday fund by 100000; III.
0. Wills recently promised 100000
toward the endowment Of a university
for Bristol and the west of England:
1900. 900 for seamen. and Lord Ashton
gave 100000 to Lancaster.-Westmin
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
BERKELEY MAN HELD AS
BLIND PIG" OPERATOR
Daniel F. Duggan Alleged to
Have Sold Liquor Illegally
in California Park

BERKELEY, Sept. 5.-Danie1 F. Dug
gan, an old resident of the west end.
was arrested today on the charge Of
conducting a blind pig" in California
park at Third and Camelia Streets The
park was one of the best known gar
dens in the city when the liqour traffic
fourished in Berkeley. Duggan was re-
According to Marshal Vollmer Dup
gan has been under police surveillance
for many months. The evidence against
him is said to be complete, and a large
number of witnesses will be called
Bottles of whisky and beer purchased
by policemen and others will be placed
in evidence.
Vollmer declared that Duggan, be-
fore being arrested, had declared that
he would kill the policeman who took
him to Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
THE TEMPLE GARDENs

Despite their musty connection with
law. the Temple gardens. which have
been the venue for a brilliant flower
show during the last three DAYS. nos
ssess many romantic horticultural asso-
Citations They were famous for roses
stthe old Provence, cabbage and the
maiden's bfushl and, according to
the first. red and white enibler1s FOR
the factions of York and Lancaster.
In middle. temple garden is an old
catalpa tree. supposed to have been
planted by Sir Matthew Hale. Formerly
the temple, like Gray's inn. had a rook
cry. which Goldsmith loved TO watch:
but the birds left the gardens In dis
felled. Wood pigeons. so suspicious In
the country, still place implicit con-
1dence. In the benchers.-Westmins
Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
no MEAR GOLDMAN CosrIrnfEs

BERKELEY. Sept. 5.-A fancy dress
cotillion will be held by members Of
Berkeley parlor No. $50. Native Daugh-
tive Sons hall, Shattuck avenue The
members of the parlor and their friends
have been requested to wear costumes
similar 20 those worn in the cotfllons
OF olden days. The committee in
charge consists of Mrs. Oscar Nichols.
chairman; Mrs. Frank r Wehe. Mrs
Putnam. Mrs Frank Elliott and Mrs
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
REPORTS BOY MISSING

OAKLAND. Sept. 5.-Mrs. Donnelly
of Elmhurst has reported to the police
the mysterious disappearance of George
Wilson. 16 year old boy. He left
home on September l and boarded a
car for Oakland He did not return
and has not been seen since. He is
five feet eight inches tall, weighs $50
pounds, has blue eyes, sandy hair, fair
complexion and a spot of black hair
on one side of his head
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
EyANsoN WILL FILL PULPIT

BERKELEY, Sept. 5.-M Evanson, a
theological student of San Jose, has
been selected to fill the pulpit of the
Bethany Congregational church at Cali
fornla and Carlton streets, recently va
Gated by Rev. Leslie NJ. Briggs who
has gone east to enter the theological
school at Yale university. Evansori
came to this city highly recommended
and was greeted by his new charge
at an informal meeting last night. He
will attend the Pacific theological
school in conjunction with his church
work. He will preach his first sermon
here tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
JEWELRY AND STOCK
FORM BURGLARS LOOT

OAKLAND, Sept. ST. K. Stout, nv-
ing at 1o1 Fifth street, last night lost
4,o00 shares of mining stock certifi-
Gates. silver watch. a pair Of field
glasses. three razors and some jewelry
when burglar ransacked his home
The thief entered by window.
solomon Brown, keeper of a shop at
4I9 Seventh street, reports that a bun
ko man beat him out of watch and
chain and gold ring. He says the
crook obtained the watch and chain
under promise of repairing and clean
ing them. A few hours later the.
stranger returned and asked for sig
net ring, saying he had a prospective
purchaser
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
FELL FROM STREETCAR
IN EFFORT TIC SAVE DOG
Intoxicated Man Was at First
Thought to Be Seriously
Injured

OAKLAND. Sept. 5.-yincent Cum
merford carpenter <of Melrose. fell
from a streetcar today while attempting
to prevent his pet dog from leaping to
the street. 1t was at first thought that
Cummerford was seriously injured and
a policeman who came to his assist
ance started to take him to the receiv-
ing hospital.
On the way to the institution, how
ever the peace guardian decided that
his charge was suffering chiefly from
an overdose of intoxicants and took him
to the city prison instead Later he
was released.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
NEGLIGENT PARENT wARNED

OAKLAND, Sept. 5.-When W. Leun-
felt a San Francisco tailor, was ar
raigned in the police court this morn
ing on charge of failure to provide for
his year old son Police Judge Smith
Informed him he would be given until
october L to show that he intends to
reform and If another complaint is
made against him he will be punished
by being sent to the city prison.