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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-17
RESENTS "JOKE;;"
SUES FOR LIBEL
Expert Accountant Bognani De-
mands $4,000 From Cal
kins Newspaper Syndicate

Humor as hashed out by the Truckee
Republican, one of the organs of the
Calkins newspaper syndicate, did not
appeal to Louis @. Bognani, an expert
accountant. who, in fling his suit for
s25 900 damages on the ground of libel
yesterday, claimed that when he de-
manded a retraction for a scurrilous
article he was told that it was Joke
AS q witticism it was unique. The
writer of the alleged article departed
from the limited confines Of recognized
humor and stopped to the depths of the
vilest abuse of which pen was capable
Bognani was employed by the syndi-
cate and he alleged that February s,
when he left Truckee for visit to
San Francisco, the article appeared.
The humor of It was lost on Bog
mani He failed to see the scintillating
wit in such sentences: 'Bognani is
the most complete and rankest CRATER
that ever struck these parts" He
could not laugh when his name was
mentioned with the denizens of the red
light district, and Immediately de-
manded q retraotion. According to him,
when he did so he was told It was a
Joke; but, still failing to see the
point and becoming insistent In his de-
mands for retraction, he said, he was
discharged. Tho cream of the Joke
was that marked copies Of the paper
were sent to his mother, sister and
fiancee.
Under the circumstances Bognani Wis
tied his attorneys, Bell, Strauss & At
wood, who oolIaborated on a humorous
masterpiece, the royalties from which
they expect will amount to $4,000.
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ON HIS DOCTORS ADVICE

MIR. Jonathan D. Boothman,
of Providence, r. T., who is
past 70 years Of age, was adj
vised by Dr.. O'Connor of
Lawrence, Mass, several
years ago to use DUFFY's
PURE MALT WHISKEY
to prevent sickness and keep
him vigorous and healthful.
"a great many years ago I was adj
vised by DR.. O,Connor of Lawrence,
Mass, TO use your Whiskey as a medi-
cine TO build UP my system, and have
used it ever since, and had it not done
the service required I would have
found it out long ago. OF course, am
no youth, but enjoy my three score and
ten, and expect to continue to enjoy
life with the assistance of DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY. I was mar
ried so years on the I'd Of December,
1906" Jonathan D. Boothman, 226
Camp street, Providence, r. /.
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day morning they were within sight OF
land. They had no idea OF the locality
and supposed they were near an unin-
habited island and made for shore, first
throwing an anchor overheard. The
rope holding the yacht soon parted and
they did not know enough of sea life
to hold the vessel off. They had not
been ashore long when they were sur
prised to hear the toot of a locomotive
and. even though they saw Oahu rail-
way and land company on the cars they
did not realize where they were until
awakened from their revery by the Of
f1cers. They were before the United
States commissioners today and It was
decided to hold them for larceny rath-
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JAPAN Will WAGE
WAR ON STANDARD

Motojiro Shiraishi, managing director
of the Togo Kisen Kaisha, who arrived
here yesterday on the Hongkong Maru,
announced that Japanese capitalists are
preparing to wrest from the STANDARD
oil company its monopoly of the refined
oil business In the far east and, further,
that.they are going to tight the octopus
with the California product. S. Asano,
president of the Togo Kisen Kaisha and
one of the wealthiest men in Japan, Is
at the head of the new enterprise.
These Japanese money kings will es-
which post they will ship crude oil from
this state. Asano has bought in Eng
land fleet of tank steamers of great
capacity, which will be used to main
tain connections between the California
oil fields and the Dalny refinery.
a passenger on the liner with Mr..
Shiraishi was Dr. Gregor Gurgenianz,
an Armenian chemist and oil expert.
Gurgenianz has been making careful
study of conditions at Dalny and it is
on the strength of his report that Asa
no is prepared to back the new enter
prise with all his financial strength
ITO wrest control from the Standard
oil company will be big task" said
Shiraishi yesterday, and will take a
long time. There is plenty of oil for
everybody in California and we have
made arrangements TO get all we need
Our refinery at Dalny will be on big
scale and some day we hope it will
supply the orient with the greater part
of the refined oil used there. I can
give you no more details at this time.
In addition to having large contracts
for supply of oil from g. British
American syndicate operating in this
state, the Japanese capitalists, at the
head of whom is Asano, have acquired
the ownership OF extensive territory in
Santa Barbara county. This property
is being prospected by experts and their
reports to the Japanese are satisfactory
The Japanese government will be Of
material assistance in the fight in the
far east against the Standard oil COM
pany The tariff has already been ad-
iusted in favor of the Japanese refners
Crude oil is admitted to Japanese ter
ritory free, but heavy duty, practical
ly prohibitive, is imposed upon the re-
I'M nrOdncf
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SOLDIERS STEAL
YACHT TO DESERT

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE CALL
HONOLULU, April s.--Last Sunday
persons boarded the schooner Lady,
then anchored In the harbor, and made
off with her. Her absence was not no
ticed until late In the day. when her
owner, Captain 3. e. Miller OF the Mat
SON Navigation company, observed va
cant spot on the water where his yacht
should be. AS he had given his son in
law permission to use the vessel he first
thought the young man had taken adj
vantage Of the offer, but when this was
found not to be the case he reported
to the police. The next day the vessel
was reported beating her sides to splin-
tiers on the lava near Waianae. about
40 miles from Honolulu, and an inves-
tigation proved her to be the Lady.
Two days later two men were found
camped in the bush near where the
yacht had stranded. They were ar
rested and proved to be Smith and Du-
senbury, privates of a recent enlist
ment at Fort Shafter. Honolulu.
They stated that they were anxious
to break loose from army life and the
yacht in the harbor offered the oppor-
tunity to get away. They set sail at
lao a m. Sunday last and late Tues
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the melee two men were shot. Will
liam Griesemer, a claim agent for the
company, was struck on the arm by a
bullet, and William Borgmann, the mo-
torman who had charge of the car, was
struck IN the foot by another bullet
A mob of fully 1000 men stood
guard near the trolley barns at day
break awaiting a move ON the part OF
the traction officials, and when the first
car was run out on the tracks, fol-
lowed by the appearances Of about 40
strike breakers in charge OF Griese-
ner. the crowd became furious. The
car was attacked aud the strike break
erS set upon.
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Phone Rates to Fee
Knife of Primer

The investigation into the affairs of
the telephone company has been almost
completed and a report by the special
committee Of the board of supervisors
is expected soon in which it is stated
a recommendation VIII be made that
certain rates be lowered. The telephone
inquiry is being conducted with the as
slstance Of Professor Corey Of the
University Of California and study
OF the subject has revealed places in
which the rates may be cut
No attempt VIII be made to fix a fat
schedule but the pruning knife will
be used on the charges for commercial
telephones and private exchanges. The
resloehtlaA tariffs viii remain un-
changed The investigation has taken
the supervisors into every phase Of the
subject They have found the problem
complicated one and 1t is stated that
the report viii be exhaustive.
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Motojira Shiraishi, managing
director of the Togo Kisen Kai-
sha, who comes to San Fran
cisco to organize fight on STAN
dard Oil company for control of
oriental market by using Califor-
nian crude petroleum.
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RIOT AND BLOODSHED
MARK STREETCAR STRIKE

CHESTER, Pa. April 16.-Riot and
bloodshed marked the third day Of the
streetcar strike here today when the
Chester traction company attempted to
operate Its cars with imported strike
breakers. The strikers and their sym
pathizers stormed trolley car that
was started out of the barns, and in
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BANDITS HOLD UP PASSENGERS

MINNEAPOLIS, April 16.-The westbound
Northern Pacific coast train. which left the
union depot here tonight at O'Clock. was held
Up by two men just outside the city limits
and S41 and two watches taken from the pas
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DEAD NOW NUMBER NINr

BOSTON, April l6.-Three more corpses we're
recovered late TO-DAY from ~ ruins Of sun
now recovered nine. In addition two Dersens
have died this week OF causes incident ~ i've
hre- The bodies recovered today were those : =
Mrs Minnie ]. Fenwick. wife Of DR. J. 81 Zen
wick. one Of the leading physicians in Chelsea .
Fenwick and Miss yinie Boyes Of Cbelses n
maid in the employ Of the Fenwick family.
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Look for the trademark, the "Oid
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Price SI.00. Write DR.. r.. Curran, Con-
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er than bring charges Of piracy. After
the territorial government is through
with them the army will take them in
charge.
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ODD FELLOWS, ANNIVERSARY

Unity lodge No. 151. Independent Order of
Odd Fellows celebrated the forty-frst ami
versary OF its institution with an entertain
ment in New club hall last night. There was
al address by Grand Scribe w. H. Barnes.
after which the large audience was entertained
with Arizona" presented by the Lyceum stool,
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MILLION DOLLAR CATHEDRAL-Heiena
Mont. April 16--The Right Rev John p car
roll, bishop o. Helena. today announced that
the contracts for the construction Of the new
81 600. 600 cathedral and the Catholic high schoo
have been awarded. Work viii begin on tht
high schoal building TO-DAY.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
WASHINGTON GROVE
LABOR DAY GAMES
Program More Ambitious
Than Ever Is Arranged
by Committee.

The sixth annual track and field
games OF the washington Grove Athletic
Association viii be held on Labor Day,
Monday, September 7. at Washington
Grove. Nd
These games have become a Well
established feature IN the South At
lantic Association OF the A. A. T., and
are the only open sanctioned games in
this vicinity. in which registered -ath-
letes may compete on. Labor Day.
Or. Janvier Lindsay. Of Johns Hopkins
University. will have charge OF the
games. assisted BY A committee COM
posed OF Or. D. z. Wiber, Walter Fos-
ter. Rudlsiil Milburn, Roy McCathran.
John T. Meany, Daniel F. Garges,
Il V Hunt, and Melville Lindsay.
A very fine program has been arrang-
ed, which includes the following events:
60-yard novice: 100. 30, and 440-yard
dashes; SS0-yard and l-miIe runs: 10]-ysrd
low hurdles: running broad and high
jumps. pole vault. I2-pound shot and
discus quoits, senior and junior relays,
and the Montgomery county champion
ship relay
Gold, silver. and bronze medals of
good quality and handsome design will
be offered 20 the successful competitors.
Entry blanks containing fun infOrn.a-
ton may be obtained at the several
sporting gOo5s stores.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
DONOHUE AT FIRST
WHEN HE RETURNS
That's the Dope, Even If lsbell Is
Shining at Initial
Sack.

CHICAGO, Aug There is great
speculation among the south side fans
these days as to whether Fielder Jones
will take Frank Isbel on first base
and put "Jiggs" Donohue back when
the first baseman is fully recovered
from his lame ankle and his recent
attack of appendicitis.
The work Isbell has been doing at
first has been Of a high order. and his
hitting has also been a great help TO
win games since he has been back with
the team, Jones has not made any dec
laFatiOn concerning the change. but IL
is more than likely that as soon as
Donohue Is in good condition 20 work
again a change will be made when some
one Of the iufielders is hurt or needs
a rest
Isbell is playing q grand game a
hrst and, in the opinion of many fans.
has DOnOhue beaten in the fielding end
of the game, because Of his greater
reach. Douohue has not been hitting
the ball with IS much success this
season as he did last year and the
summer before, but the rest OF the last
three weeks may be great benefit to
him and he may come back into the
game much stronger in every way
than he has been. Jones is using his
men without favoritssm in his man
agement and he Is working the men
that he thinks ara able TO show the
greatest strength in a game.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
More Foreign Honors Captured
By Victorious Yankee Team
Greeks Finish Second to
Uncle Sans Representa-
tiveS at Paris.

PARIS, Aug. American athletes
took first honors in the international
athletic meet at Colonies This after
noon, the Greek representatives fnisk-
ing second.
J. c. Carpenter was the center Of at
traction aud after he had won the 500
meter race in 2:0l 50. In what seemed q
canter, those Of the spectators who also
saw Halswell run in the Olympic gamer
declare the American Is far stronge
runner than the Englishman-
William F. Hamilton. NJ. P. Gimn
II. L. TRIBE. and Harry Hillman. in the
2OO-meter dash. discus throw 1.500-meteI
handicap run and 400-meter hurdle race
respectively, were the other American
point winners. D. r. Sherman, or Dart
mouth, and y. J. CartmeH. Of Pennsyl-
vania, were second and third in the DO
meter dash.
The Greeks were victors in the 100
meter dash. the standing broad jump
and the 4OO-meter handicap No records
were broken.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
Irish Athletes Lose Grace
fully to American Field
and Track Squad.

DUBLIN, Aug. AFTER oonquering
the world. e was All easy matter for a
group Of American athletes to come TO
Dublin and beat the irish in the games
at Balls Bridge here today under the
auspices o. the Irish Amateur Athletic
Association. Ine Americans won seven
firsts in the eleven events. only hrsts
counting. They were given a hearty
reception.
The American winners were j. 3. Tay-
Tor, IN the quarter milei Melvin ".
sheppard, half mile; George V. Bonhag.
five-mile; Harry Porter. high jump; c
J. Bacon, 120-yard hurdles; Robert
CIoughen. 1OO-yard dash, and Lee J. Tai
bolt, hammer throw.
Among the Irish winner were Murphy.
IN the mile run, with J P. Sullivan, OF
America, second: Horgan. in the shot
put, and Roche. in the z20-yard DASH
who came in six inches ahead OF
Cloughea.
The records did not equal the marks
made in the Olympic games
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
RIFLEMEN ELECT
WOMAN PRESIDENT

LONDON. Aug. THE Cheshire Rife
Association for the first time in its his
tory, or probably in the history of any
other association, has elected a LADY as
president.
Sir Thomas Marshall, who presided at
The annual meeting at Chester. moved
the election as president OF Miss Cath
crime King, daughter OF Colonel King,
who founded the association with the
late Duke Of Westminster. Colonel
&oLhersih said that Miss King rarely
missed the annual shooting meeting at
Altcar. and was most generous donor
% their funds Her election was uuam-
nous
The Washington times., 1908-08-02

Perry range, which last year was far
and away the largest and best equipped
in America for the national match.
greatly improved since it was christened
a year ago. The addition Of sixtv-three
acres has permitted the construction, on
the left Of the line. OF a 1.0O0-yard butt.
with nifty targets, and with a firing line
continuous with the 900-yard S00-yard,
600-yard. 500-yard 300-yard. and 200-yard
firing lines.
The common dring-line is three-quar-
ters Of a mile long. and each OF the
ranges. excepting the 500-yard and 300
yard. has fifty targets. This common
fring-line faces no less than go targets.
exclusive of those OF the revolver range
at the right. The 1OO0-yard and So0-yard
fring-lines are equipped with push-but-
tons, by which the scorer signals when
a shot is fred at his target warning the
marker in the pit that bullet is on its
way-a provision which viii minimize
the possibility of errors in marking and
scoring. Each range IS fully equipped
with telephone connections with the pit
Another Improvement, the need Of
which was felt last year. is the addf-
ton OF flags. Last year there was gen
eraI criticism that the range was in
sufficiently tagged "a criticism for
which there VIII be no ground this year
New Camp Bigger.
The rifemen's camp has been moved
and is laid out in novel fashion. The adj
ditiOn Of the 1OOO-yard range has en-
abled the management to pitch the
camp where that and the 900-yard fir
IA inc Tae
IS on somewhat higher ground than was
/ the old It is laid out in blocks similar
10 city squares, so that each team has
its own private street and also has &C
cess to the main avenues running both
east and west and north and south. The
range officers camp faces the range be-
hind the 200-yard and the revolver FIR
ing-lines. It IS much more extensive
than it was last year. now accom-
modating 800.
OF particular interest to the teams
which do not bring their own mess-and
| only two or three will do that's the
new reinforced concrete mess hall which
has supplanted the temporary board
and-canvas restaurant, where the con
testants ate last year. The neN- hall is
76x176 feet and VIII seat 900 The mess
will be run not by private parties, but
By the State Of Ohio. The second story
of the building IS entirely given up TO
an assembly hall, where the teams
OF all Of them at once-may meet a
new stand-pipe has been erected in
suring an ample supply of filtered wa
ter to all parts of the camp.
Mud-the axle grease mud which dis
tressed the camp last year whenever it
the numerous cinder paths and macad-
am roads which now gridiron the range
and camp. A storm sewer will insure
better drainage.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
SHRUB WOULD RACE
LONGBOAT FOR ST., 900

The Clan Ma Gael Societies OF Boston
and vicinity will hold a picnic and set
of professional athletic games on Labor
Day and Joseph. Patten, chairman OF
the committee. has offered a purse Of
500 for a race between Alfred Shrub,
the world S champion, and Tom Long
boat the distance TO be agreed on later.
Shrub Was approached about this
match last night. but has not vet ac-
cepted- He promised some time ago
Labor Day. de is of the opinion that
series of races at five and ten miles.
fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five miles
with the Indian would draw better in
Canada. at Toronto and Hamilton, than
anywhere else.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
DEFEATED
BY |. B. BRENGLE
Handicap Conceded Proves
Too Great for tneLoser
TO Overcome.

In the final round OF the nrsJ sixteen
/ in the July Handicap on the Columbia
/ links, =. b. Brengle defeated T. NJ
! Phelps. 10 up and 9 20 play Mr.. Phelps
| conceded three holes TO DIT. Brengle al
the start, and the lead was too much
for him TO overcome as ne was not
up to his usual form. DIR. Brengle play
ed in tOp-nOtch form. winning the first
two holes and made a walk-OveT OF the
match.
In the mai round Of the second six
teen. A. D. Merritt lost 10 =, s. Henry,
o up and 10 play. Both men playeo
well, but MIR. Henry displayeC better
form, and won at the thirteenth hole.
George TurnDuu. the professional OF
the club, is praCticing hard for the com
ing tournament at the Moyopla links
on August q. In playing Wednesday,
he covered the course in y. which
equals the record for the course In
making this score. he missed a three
foot put on the eighteenth green. which
knocked him out OF a record On Fri
DAY ne hoied the ninth hole, the second
longest hole on the links. over 90 yards,
in three, which has never before been
accomplished ON the links
The Middle Atlantic States challenge
team. comprising Dr. Lee Harlan. A. S.
Mauingly. E b. Eynon, J. c. Davidson,
James Baird. and ". j. Mckinley, IS
keeping up its form in preparation for
coming match with the Baltimore
Country Club.
The Baltimoreaus challenged the To-
calls, who are now in possession OF the
cup. and were to have played here last
Thursday, but the match was cancelled
at the last moment, and the two teams
win meet on the Columbia links in a
short time. probably the last week in
August The Washington team retained
possession Of the trophy cup in the
match a few weeks ago with Whining
ton. The Columbia Club team has now
six legs on the cup, while the Chevy
Chase has four.
Yesterday was the busiest day that
the links have seen this year, There
were over $50 golfers out on the course,
and some Of the scores were cTeditable.
The links were never in better con-
dition, the recent rains having put the
greens in great shape.
Several OF the members OF the club
are contemplating entering the Moyopia
tournament the latter part OF tlyls
month. although nothing definite has
been decided upon at this time.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
WISCONSIN'S CREW
AT POUGHKEEPSIE
University Not Discouraged by
Defeats-MOney Already
in Sight.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Aug. The
Wisconsin crew viii go to Poughkeep-
sic next year TO race with Cornell, SYRIA
cuse. and other crack Eastern teams.
This has been decided, through the
formation OF a new athletic manage
ment system which will give Wiscon-
sins athletic fund S1S,O0o OF which s. 900
Will 80 10 pay the crew S expenses to the
Hudson races, The Wisconsin crew Is
not discouraged at the loss of the last
SAGE.
The fighting spirit is fully aroused and
there will be such an outburst of enthu-
siasm the coming wear as the old school
has never seen before.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
GOTCH NOW ACTOR.

CHICAGO, Aug Prank Cfotch.
wrestling champion Of the world, Is 20
be an actor The Iowan has. left the
mat, temporarily at least. and will now
seek fame before the footlights Gotch
has put his name to a tWo-year con-
tract, and viii begin his bout as a top
liner September at Hammerstein's i'm
New York. Until that date he will
spend his time IN Chicago. mastering
the lines written for him by Irving b.
Lee. who has given the sig wrestler a
role as a college hero"
The Washington times., 1908-08-02

There has just come from san Fran
cisco a story Of a remarkable PROPOSE
ton to Packey Mcfarland by Billy No
Ian. Before Nelson and Joe Cans had
come 10 their agreement TO box before
Coffroth's club Nolan who was greatly
attracted By the cleverness OF the stock
yards youngster. offered to pay him
fi0,O00 10 work for him for one year.
Should the contract prove mutually
satisfactory It might be renewed Actors
have been hired IN that way Billy
Brady. who once managed Jim Corbett,
has had several on his string under
such an agreement But Il is doubtful
n ever before such an ofrer was made
10 a boxer
The agreement provided that Nolan
should be the dictator of all the pugilis-
tic and theatrical appearances Of Nc
Farland The manager was to select
The opponents, receive all the money,
and was to be the boss OF the training
camp. Mcfarland hesitated and lost
the chance 10 tight Cans and win the
championship.