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The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

from ebb to flow, and. obeying some unknown law or freak of fancy, the terrifying thing which had been grip ping their net and dragging them to destruction turned with 1t and lowed them straight back through the shift Ing sea mist to shore aud safety.
 The early mornings sun was yellow Ing the fshermen's big blight near the old Meiggs wharf when a monster that was not q myth by any means was slowly and with great efforts drawn in with the net Cassoneli, Stotezo and the amazed knot of Italian fishermen they had summoned to assist them suddenly saw a large sea lion which measured nearly fifteen feet in length snortIng. growing and struggling des. perately. cnmeshed in hundreds of feet of the strong netting When shot and drawn ashore it was found that the Hon weighed about 500 pounds.
 It was about midnight when Casso nelu and Stotezo put out in their sai launch bound for Lime point to begin fishing for rock cod and sea bass Al the point they let down their net and had just begun to fill their pipes when suddenly their boat began tC rock violently. Both thought that they
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game wss close throughout. First one team then the other took the lead. When time was called the score was seventeen to seventeen, so the game was continued until one team made two points required by the rules Doree's team won by au awarded poiut and field goal by F. Doree. Line up;
 Doree's team (2O) TalbOt's team llTl F. Doree Right Forward Wurzbach'r
 and Boone E. Rogers Left Forward Flynn A. Doree Center Hoslott Talbot waoe Olsen Right Guard Leslie Dewitt Left Guard Haslet5, Talbot Field goals-F. Doree, 3; A. DOree, |; Boone, l; Talbot, ?; HasIett, ?, Free goals-F. Doree, J; A Doree 9; Dewitt, ?; Boone, l; Talbot, l; L slie, l; Has lett, l. Points awarded-Talbot's team. 8; Doree's team, 9.
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in the course of few minutes 1t was moving at rate of ten mics an hour old Fort point was p0ssrl/ and later the lighr on Mile rock was twink'iug astern. Then both men began to shoG wildly for help. Nets ar, valuable things that fshermeh cannot well af- ford to throw away, and for this req son they did not cut it loose from their boat.
 Yalnly they endeavored to row in the opposite direction, but found that use less. They could not even slacien the speed of their craft Out at the heads they thought that the wind might aid them and so set the sails so that they might turn around as they moved for ward, but that did them no good what ever. Finally when they thought they would never again reach the shore the tide came to their relief.
 The as yet unseen monster evidently concluded that dragging the heavy boat against the strong tide was no easy task, so 1t gradually worked around and started back to the ineX, pressible joy of the two fishermen, They managed to steer the craft up to the "isherman's wharf" where the sea lion revealed itself and met Its fate.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

The Italian fishermen of san Fran cisco sometimes have very thrilling experiences and narrow escapes from the monsters of the deep in following their vacations. By monsters of the deep are meant principally whales. sharks and sea lions. Very recently two Italian fishermen had an expert ence with a monster sea lion which reads more like a blood and thunder story than actual fact.
 Dragged out past leering harbor lights to sea. Nicolal Stotezo and Giu- srnIt Cassonelu fought desperately for several hours In the clutches of an un- known terror while out fishing recent Iy. pCepat-,ng of overcoming a power they felt. bpt could uoJ see. they were about Co give up when a strange dc.w- er.nrr came to them The tide turned
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12
Towed to Sea by Sea Lion.
Monster of the Deep Caught In Net of Italian Fishermen Dags Their Boat Out of San Francisco HaTbOr at a
 Speed of Ten Miles an Hour.

had caught a shark. and they began wI;h all haste to pull in the long net, shaking lt vigorously as they did so.
 Then the unseen creature in the net began strainlng until the lines tore through their hands. The prov of the boat was almost submerged, and for Q time Cassouelll and bis companion feared they would be dragged under water
 Suddenly the lines became slack. The thing enmeshed was coming toward the surface. They prayed that 1t would free itself and so escape, but they were sorely disappointed. The lines remained slack for only few seconds, and then they found that they were being towed capIdly out to- ward the open sea
 At first the boat moved slowly, hut
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12
NOTICE 10 VOTERS

From aud after this date the registra- tion book. provided for in Ordinance No. 90, will be found at the office of the City Clerk lU. S. Customs oGice) where citizens may register Iroro @, m. to 4 9. m, MATTHEW BRIDGE,
 City Clerk. March 9. 1908. 339-l5t
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12
Hear Those MandOlils Ringing

Eight of them iu one instrument, with Piano accompaniment Hear them at he Mascot. IL is great, and fills the place of a vaudeville entertainment.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12
THE NORTHERN LIGHT

The seventh graders are making weather observations daily at 9;3O a, n., lO;sO a. n. 1900 m 2:3O p. n. and 4OOp,m.
 Mrs, Mcclellan g we i've o'clock tea yesterday afternoon.
 Miss Ethel Black celebrated her eighteenth birthday Tuesday night, Games and music furnished the enter taiumeut. Delicious refreshments were served. Those present were Misses Ethel weste, Maude Haslstt, Lilly Dorau. Minnie Wolff, Frances Liddi- coat; Messrs Win Seymour, Monty Snow, Robert Sheldon, Frank Bell, Chester Rowe, George Black and Ernest Won.
 The teacher said to her class: "Draw short horizontal line" To  Johns mind lt sounded like, draw a short horse on a line" Then he wondered why she tried to box his ears when he lsbOr.ous'y tried to carry out her comm nd.
 BASKETBALL
 At the morui lg recess yesterday two teams, chosen by Helen Ross and Nellie Shea played basket ball. The score was a tie, six to six. In the afternoon two teams Of small boys played, the score being five to two.
 The big game of the day was played after .chool by two teams picked by Alfred Doree and Clyde Talbot The
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

The Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free in place of tea or coffee. Come on OOys.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

Seven room furnished house to rent on Third Avenue. Enquire of G. E.. Howard. 2G4.lf
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12
Phopo City TransEor

For your coal, wood and general haul ing. Phone 90, BoughJon's cigar store. 'o-4-lm
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

All the deIicacies or the s.asOn at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

For a good smoke, call for the Bull Dog cigar at Touy Dotero's. In
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12
Eight Maudolius In OnO

At the Mascot there Is the most wont ierul musical instrument ever brought 70 Skagw-y. l. has quality Of eign- Mandolins in one with a Piano accom- oaniment. There is string of eight lew airs. It makes lul evenings .uterJainment.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

The Fifth Avenue hotel has uulimite- accommodations. Steam heat and every tniug modern.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

Best meals in Wnitehorse at Com mercial Cafe u
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12
Fresh Meat

The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all slno of fresh meat constantly on hand.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

The Bull Dog cigar at Toay Dotero's
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

Job printing at the Alaskan office,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-12

Howard,
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
LEAGUE RALLY CALLED
AT TAFT HEADQUARTERS
Chester RoweEI VIII Speak and
Talking Machine Will Re-
produce Candidates Voice

BERK ELEY. oct IS.-Extensive
preparations are being made by the
Lincoln Roosevelt league of this city
for the republican rally which will be
held tomorrow evening in the Taft
club headquarters in Shattuck avenue
near Center street
At a recent meeting of the precinct
leaders Of the league il was resolved
lhat in view of the fact that the local
club was the largest republican organ
izatiOn in the state its members should
bear their share of the campaign. To
this end many good speakers have been
provided for tomorrow evenings meet
RoWell.
Those who attend viii be given an
opportunity to hear the candidates
voice on the Taft club talking machine
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
REFUGEES SUFFER
IN FIRE DISTRICTS
Michigan Governor Orders Blan-
kets Sent From ArmOry to
Homeless in Fields
People Are Asked to Contribute
for Relief of Starving FAM
lilies and Animals

DETROIT. Mich. Oct. 1S.-Reports
from the forest fire district OF north
ern Michigan today indicate improve
ment in conditions regarding life and
property. The victims who survived
the destruction of their homes and viii
1ages are in pitiful plight, with the
likelihood of greater distress in the
event of a sudden drop of temperature
falling upon the santily clothed ref
ugees camped in the box cars and the
open fields
Governor Fred Warner today issued
an appeal to the people of Michigan
for contributions, and Mayor William
B. Thompson of Detroit has called q
special meeting of the common council
for tomorrow TO consider the matter of
contributing relief.
Quartermaster General W. ]. Rogers
of the state troops. who was sent into
the burned district to investigate, re-
ported that the immediate need was
clothing and food for the refugees and
fodder for the horses and cattle
Governor Warner has directed the
sending of several hundred blankets
into the burned district from the arm
ory of the state troops at Alpena.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
FOR DUNE
AND AGAINST COOK
DR.. Robert Lord Cave Declares
Citizens Should Defeat Cor
rupt Judicial Candidates
Preacher Has Investigated Rec
ords of Aspirants and Found
Some Unfit

II am for Judge Dunno and against
Judge Cook" were the words of DR..
Robert Lord Cave, pastor of the West
Side Christian church, last evening
after leaving his pulpit, from which he
had delivered strong sermon on the
topic, An Unjust Judge"
In the course of his sermon Dr. Cave
said:
Under our form of government it is
really deplorable condition when cor
ruption taints the judiciary. Judges
who have been guilty of maladminis-
tration should be condemned by every
honest citizen. / have investigated
the matter and know personally that
some of those men who are asking for
election to the bench for the second
time, and others for the first, are COR
rupt-
1T is the sacred duty of every citi-
zen to rise above partisan politics and
defeat these men by placing in power
men who have proved themselves in
corruptible and impartial.
The courts are the bulwark of lib
erty and justice, and unless each citi-
zen does his best to secure honest
tribunals he is unfaithful to his coun-
try and to his maker"
After. he left his pulpit DR.. Cave was
approached and asked to make spe-
cific statement. In reply he said that
while he did not approve of clergy
men using personalities in pulpit, he
would express his opinion as a private
citizen.
DR.. Cave will speak next Sunday on
christianity and Socialism
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
A WOMAN'S GARMENTS
Finding of Suit and Hat SIashed
in Ribbons Starts MUIR
der Theory

OAKLAND, Oct. IS.-The police were
mystided over the finding early this
morning by Detective McSorley Of a
woman's black cloth suit and a black
hat which were slashed almost to rib
bons. apparently by a keen bladed
knife. The garments, together with
a tortoise shell comb, were found near
the corner of Grand avenue and Lee
street. in the fashionable Adams point
residence district
The first theory of the police was
that a terrible crime had been COM
mitted. The proximity of Lake Merritt
led TO the conjecture that if a murder
had occurred the body had been thrown
into the waters. A thorough eXamina-
tion Of the suit and hat at police head
quarters, however. failed to disclose
any trace Of blood stains, and the idea
that the wearer Of the garments was
hacked to death was discarded. De-
tectives are at present working on the
case in an effort to trace the owner
snip Of the suit.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
Book Making Barred at
LatOnia Meeting

FRANKFORT. KY, Oct. 1S.-"If the
race track officials of the Latonia
jockey club attempt to adopt any form
of gambling at their meeting which
begins tomorrow that is not permitted
by law said Governor Wilson today,
you can say for me that 1 will use
every means 1 have and every power
that / have to prevent such usurpation
and breaking of the laws. / heartily
indorse every anti gambling measure
that has been passed by our legislature
and If there is a means of betting that
does not suit the trackmen and they
propose TO adopt another in violation
of the law they will be stopped"
The court of appeals has decided that
pari mutuels and combination pools
are the only forms of betting that are
permissible on raeetracks in this state,
and Governor Wilson, il necessary, will
call out the troops to prevent book
making. A clash is expected.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
Amateur Baseball


The Transportation nine defeated the Calkins
team Of the Bay Cities league yesterday aft
ernocn at Freemans park, Oakland. The game
was close and exciting throughSnt. the final
score being to ;. Jenkins and Grimmelman
were in the points for the railroad nine.
while Soraceo. Rollander Larsen and Snow
worked for the calkins aggregation.
The following were the scores Of the building
trades league at the Presidio grounds yesterday
afternoon: Carpenters No. % Z. glass workers
2: plumbers I6, sheet metal workers No 104 4 !;
chimney builders Z. electricians 10 innings) :;
carpenters No. 1852 10, engineers No. 50, 1.
BERKELEY. Oct. Is.--About 1000 baseball
fans saw the famed Golden Sheaf nine go down
to defeat before the Dwight Ways. a local
team. in one of the fastest and snappiest games
The score was to 0 in IL innings:
Score II. n. Il.
Dwight Ways ...--.-....-...---.-. 3
Golden Sheafs .--.-...-.-.-.......s. 2 3
Batteries-o'Neil and Ben; Sparks and Grin
zell. Unspire-Brock.
The Berkeley Merchants win probably play
the winners next Sunday afternoon on the same
grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
ROMANCE OF NAVY STIRS
OAKLAND SMART SET
Announcement Is Made of En-
gagement of Paymaster Nich=
olson and Miss Luttner

OAKLAND, Oct. 1S.-Oakland's smart
set Isl agog with interest over the de-
lightful denouement of romance of
Uncle Sans navy and the orient. which
was made public today through the in
formal announcement of the engage
ment of Paymaster Rishworth Nichol-
son, United States Navy, son of Mrs. J..
H. Nicholson of 1921 Linden avenue and
brother of Mrs, Victor H. Metcaf, wife
of the secretary of the navy, to Miss
May Annette Luttner of New York.
The romance had its inception in
Honolulu, where the dashing young
paymaster met his bride to be while he
was stationed on the cruiser North. Da-
kota. Miss Luttner was then home
ward bound after an extensive trip
through the orient. 1t had not been
intended to announce the engagement
until Paymaster Nicholson returned
from the orient, but the news was too
good to keep, and 1t just leaked out.
Miss Luttner is now in New York
where she Will remain until her fiance's
return. Then, according to Mrs. Nichol-
son. mother of the paymaster, the date
for the wedding will be set
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
Speedy Playing Marks
Tennis Tournament
NJ MeIViIIe Long Wins Singles and
Maurice McLoughIin and
George James Win Doubles
BY Grant Smith

Both the singles and doubles tourna-
ments for the championship of the bay
counties were completed on the Golden
Gate park courts yesterday. AS was
expected. Melville Long won the sin
giles and Maurice Mclaughlin and
George James won the doubles. Both
challenge matches will be played next
Sunday. AT 10:30 in the morning Mel
vile Long Will meet Champion Mau-
rice Mclaughlin in the singles. The
challenge match of the doubles. which
will be played at 2:30 in the afternoon.
viii bring together James and Nc
Loughlin and Melville Long and Carl
Gardner, holders of the title.
In the finals of the singles Charles
Foley played back to his game of last
Sunday. and Coast Champion Melville
Long spent rather an anxious hour.
The champion won three sets out of
four. but the match proved anything
but walkover. The score was Sc,
The finals of the doubles also proved
much more of contest than was ex-
The score of the match was So. o-s.
6-3, rs.
In the semifnals of the singles
Charles Foley beat Paul Hardeman 60,
ca, and Melville Long beat John Cas-
sell 6-3, 6-l
In the second round of the doubles
James and Mclaughlin beat Guerin and
McBoyle 6-3. 6-s, and NJ. Hotchklss and
]. McSwain beat Fred Adams and Her
bert Long 4-6, 6-2, 1913. This match
proved a great surprise. as Long and
Adams had the first set to their credit
having won 1t last Sunday, and looked
to have the Berkeley boys outclassed-
The latter, however won the second
set easily and jHst nosed out their op-
ponents in the third, which was an un-
usually long one.
In the semifinals Foley and r. Nc
Swain beat Cahill brothers 6-2, 6-3, and
James and Mclaughlin beat Hotchkiss
and McSwain 7-5, 6-3.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
JAPAN WILL REACH
FOR MORE SHIPPING
Official Tells of Designs on the
Trade of West Coast of
South America
Director of Merchant Marine
Arrives Here After Tour
of Investigation

That Japan is about TO inaugurate a
systematic campaign for the control of
the shipping Of the west coast of South
America is the statement of X. Uchida,
director Of the merchant marine of
Japan. who registered at the Fairmont
hotel yesterday. after spending several
months investigating the trade possi-
bilities Of the South American countries
and Of Europe.
Uchida has for IL years been associ-
ated with the merchant marine Of
Japan. Ten years ago, he. went over the
same field as that he has recently
traversed. and the report that he is to
make viii tell a story of wonderful
advances made by the Japanese mer-
chant marine.
Brazil and Argentina are European
ized,' Uchida said last evening. Both
republics are too far away from Japan
for close commercial relations. With
Peru and Chile, however the condition
is different. Both Of these countries
have retained their own national char
acteristics. From Chile Japan expects
70 import and carry 10 other ports nj
trates. various minerals and guano.
With Peru our merchant marine expects
TO do a large trade in exporting sugar
and cotton. The japanese viii bring
general cargoes of silk and rice into
these republics in return.
To-day the Japanese marine repre-
sents about 1000 vessels, of a total ton
mage amounting to 1900. 600 tons. Eng
land, the United States, Germany,
France and Norway all have larger
merchant marines than we.
I have carefully investigated the
possibilities of western South America
from commercial point of view. and I
think that il is a country that offers
immense opportunities for the trader.
Japan viii do its utmost to gain a large
part of the Interchange"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
LITTLE CHILD CAUGHT
BENEATH CAR WHEELS
Father Says Motorman Started
Too Soon, Causing the
Accident

2 OAKLAND. Oct. 1S.-The police are
investigating a report received in con-
nection with the injury of Lester Clark,
the 8 year old son of w. G. Clark of
1920 Encinal avenue, Alameda, shortly
before 1 o'clock today.
Sergeant of Police Mulgrew was no.
titled that Clark senior had attempted
to board car while it was crossing
Seventh street at Washington and that
in his haste to catch it he had tossed
his little son upon the footboard The
boy was taken to the receiving hospital.
where 1t was found that the great toe
and the second and third toes of his left
foot were badly crushed.
At his home this afternoon Clark fiat
ly denied that he had been guilty of any
car, and declared that the childs in
jury was due to the haste of the motor
man, who had started his car before
the child was safely aboard.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
ADDRESSES BIG MEETING
Declares Catholics Should Be
More Largely Represented
in Public. Office
sPECIAL DESPATCH no TaE CALL

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct 1s.-Addressing
notable gathering of Catholic prelates
and citizens of st. Louis in the ban
quet hall of Hotel Jefferson last night,
Archbishop John Ireland of ST. Paul
declared that the Catholics of the
United States should be more largely
represented in the holding of public
Offices He ridiculed the idea which.
he said. some persons entertain that no
Catholic could ever be president of the
United States, and said that ff ever
didate for president because his wife
was a Catholic, the nominee of that
party would be defeated.
Archbishop Ireland said. in speaking
of wealth:
"The church is no enemy of wealth.
Wealth, well used, is gift of the
Almighty. But l put the emphasis on
the words well used Let us make
good use of our wealth by building
great churches and cathedrals."
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
CaIifOrnians on Travels
NEW YORK, Oct. Is.-oslifornians are re

NEW YORK, Oct. ls.-californians are reg
istered here as follows:
From San Francisco-C. Dick. J. w Kingsley.
Cadillac; Henry Norris and wife. Waldorf As
t0ria; Mrs. W S. Morrow. Broadway Central;
J. NJ Pue, Gerard hotel; S. \. Rucker Hoffman
House; NJ. Dormey. +. P. Hayes. Hotel Belmont;
G. Stallman. Hoffman House: c. o. Bshop
Netherland: h z. Law Seville; w. J. Martin
Mrs. W. J. Martin, Marlborough; NJ. A. Pod
lech. Hotel Cadillac; Mrs. C. @. Wellman. Broad
way Central; ". II. Bicknell, Mrs. W. h Bick-
nell. Hotel Savoy; Miss Willy, Bayard; NJ. viii
son. Mrs. M. Wilson, Savoy Miss E. Fife Miss
n. Fife, J. o. Larrabee. Hotel Navarro; J. A.
McGregor, Holland; D. J. Fleming. Astor House;
/. II. Gubarsky. Broadway Central; G. H Keene
Herald Square; G. A. Pringle, Hotel Netherland
Passdena--J. s. Pashgian Belvedere.
Los Angeles-F. L -Bortells. Mrs. +. r. Bor-
tells. Cumberland: w. II. Booth. Mrs. W b.
Booth, Herald Square; Miss r. Burnham, Plaza;
Miss J. 3. Watrath, Victoria; ]. @. Pebbler,
Albany; c. Harding. Astor House; K. n. Lees
Crenoble: E. Yarnell. Martha Washington.
Berkeley-B. z. Brooks. Holland House: San
Diego. r. G. Allen. Holland House: San Jose W.
p. Lyon. Mrs. w. p. Lyon. Martinique; La Jolla
Mrs. G. Z. Tilyhngh. Martha Washington Sac
ramento. G. s. Richards, Gerard
PARIS, Oct. 1s.-Mr. and Mrs. G. Matrice
Of San Francisco registered at the Herald bureau
today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
Life Guard SWimS the
English Channel
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

BOSTON, Mass. Oct 1s.-To Sam Ma
honey, life guard at Revere beach,
belongs the credit of having performed
a feat that has long been considered
impossible. Mahoney has succeeded in
swimming the English channel, feat
that has been credited to only one
other swimmer, Captain Webb, and
there are those who have doubted
whether he really didsft
Mahoney reached Boston a few days
ago, and brought .affidavits from nine
men who escorted him on the trip. His
chief credential is the statement of a
Boston attorney, Henry M. Hamblin,
who coached him from a tug boat and
determined the course throughout.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
High School Athletics

William Gardia. Lowell high schools popular
track coach, has been elected track trainer for
the Cornell athletic club. Gareias brother Al
Ian, was appointed assistant trainer. Both of
the Garcia boys have had a wide experience at
track work and athletics in general William
won the junior long distance running champion
ship at the recent Lewis and Clarke exposition
at Portland. and his brother has won number
Of medals for his work the cinder path
Licks basket ball team will hold a practice
game with the second team at the Young Mems
Hebrew association ball this evening.
The Swastika basket ball team of the Young
Mems Christian association has been playing In
good form this season. The boys. have pracficed