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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
DECLARES AMERICANS
SHOULD STUDY CHINESE
Oriental Editor Says Prejudice
Against Flowery Kingdom
Due to Ignorance

The United States is the best friend
China has" said Ng Poon Chew, editor
of the Chinese paper Chung Sal Yat
Pc, during a lecture delivered by him
last night before the Fellowship circle
in Golden Gate Commandery hall last
night "Unintimate China" was the
subject upon which the editor spoke.
He said in part:
I'VE are living in the most enlight-
ened period of the worlds history.
The United States is a country of
schools, her people are educated, none
of them have an excuse for being ig-
norant, but no matter how wise they
are, they are ignorant about China,
not only ignorant but prejudiced. To
the American the Chinaman is a joke.
ITO understand the Chinese you must
Danish prejudice. 1t is the only way.
When YOU know them better you will
like them better. Americans do not
study China. If they wish TO under
stand her they must study her. The
Chinese have their faults as well as
others, you shouldn't look at their
faults but their virtues.
The awakening of China in both a
political and social way, was touched
upon; also the system of marriage that
prevails. Considerable mirth was
caused by Chew's reference to bache-
lors. He said: "a man is no man In
China until he is married.; there is no
such thing as q bachelor; everybody
gets married, nobody is the boss"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
JOHN CLAUDIANES
EVADES A PRIEST
Young Greek Held for Alleged
Dynamiting Refuses to
Receive Clergyman
One Report Is That Brother
Peter Is Taken, While AM
other Says He Escaped

john Claudianes. the young Greek
confined in the city prison in con-
nection with the dynamiting of the
houses of James L. Gallagher, refused
zhe consolation of the religion of his
fatherland yesterday when Greek
priest from Colorado Springs called at
the Jail and asked to confer with the
prisoner Claudianes sent back word
that he had no desire to see the
clergyman.
Rumors were current about police
headquarters last evening that Captain
Cox Of the Nevada state police and
his men had captured Peter Claudianes
near Winnemucca. The report came
indirectly through Sacramento, Special
Agent Burns said that he had not
heard anything TO that effect.
The rumor was weakened by dis
patch from Reno received late last
evening. which said that a Reno Off
cial expressed his belief that Claudi-
anes had not been in Nevada but was
in Mexico and out of the jurisdiction
of the American courts. The state
ment was given out by the Reno Off
cial who said that he had made every
effort to locate Claudianes, but with
out success, and that he had learned
yesterday from a source which was
not divulged. that Peter Claudianes was
not in Nevada, but had crossed the
border.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
POOR CHILDREN GIVEN
OUTING ON BIG FARM
Squads of Little Ones From
Telegraph Hill and Vicinity
Taken on Weekly Trip

The Neighborhood association chill
dren who live on Telegraph hill or in
that locality have been enjoying the
country, going in little squads of 1S
to 20, guarded by Miss Elizabeth Ashe,
every Sunday to Bothin farm near San
Anselmo. Bothin farm is all their own,
the ground having been given by Henry
Z. Bothin, and half a dozen refugee
cottages pressed into service as dormi-
tories. dining room, bathrooms and
social hall. The children are delighted
with it, for it means a day or a week
spent among cows and chickens, In
fields and sunshine.
There is everything to help and
amuse the little ones at Bothin farm.
On arriving they are taken into the
big bath room and given thorough
scrub. Then they are turned loose to
wander at will through the buildings
and woods, to gather again for the sub
stantial lunch which is spread every
Sunday for visitors and children alike.
Two weeks is the longest stay per-
mitted, unless child is i'll, in which
case he will be kept as long as possible.
An Italian family lives on the place
and keeps things in good order. There
are at present about so orphans on
the farm, but every week sees new
faces.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
RUNS HIS CAR
INTO HOSE CART
MOtOrman Causes Collision in
Market Street and Injuries
Five Firemen

While engine company IL was re-
spending to fire alarm from box 263,
Main and Bryant streets, about z
o'clock last night, Turk street car 1857,
Motorman Luther Wilkerson, did not
stop coming down Market street and
hit the hose cart turning it completely
over. The horses were knocked down,
the tongue of the wagon was snapped
off and the firemen were thrown to the
ground.
George Sullivan. the driver, was
severely cut on the hands and face,
while Hosemen Charles Fay, Lawrence
Valentine, Eugene Moran and Olaf Ell
lengsen sustained minor bruises. Lieu
tenant Frank Murphy, who was also
riding on the truck, escaped injury.
The fire was in the Santa Fe freight
sheds at Main and Bryant streets. The
damage was slight. The cause was
not aScertained.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
LONE THUG BEATS
AND ROBS VICTIM
Pedestrian Tries TO Save Money
and Is Knocked SenseIesS
by Highwayman
Police Search for Man Who
Committed Bold HOldup
in Turk Street

Bleeding from several gashes in his
head Rudolph Korber. a cook, was
found early yesterday morning, un-
conscious, lying on the sidewalk with
in block from his home, by Policeman
O'Neil of the O'Farrell street station,
who was patrolling his beat in Turk
street.
Korber was on the way to his home
at 219O Turk street and was passing a
vacant lot between Baker and Lyon
streets when he was suddenly con-
fronted by a man wearing a white
mask, who had stepped from the lot
The stranger thrust a revolver in Kor-
bers face and ordered him to throw up
his hands The robber then proceeded
to search his victim. First gold
watch and chain were taken and then
the thug walked behind Korber to
search his hip pocket for money. At
this juncture, however, korber, who
was reluctant about giving up his hard
earned savings, resisted the efforts of
the robber and was struck stinging
blow on the back Of the head which
felled him. This blow was followe5
with a half dozen more until Korber
lost consciousness. The thug then Sc
cured about $50 and escaped.
Patrolman O'Neil, after summoning
the ambulance, which took korber to
the central emergency hospital, secured
the vicinity in search of the robber.
Captain of Detectives Kelly is in
clined TO think that the holdup man is
one of the two men who have been
holding up saloons of late and believ-
ing that the police are keeping too
close a lookout for them at these places,
have resorted to robbing pedestrians.
Detectives Macphee and OConnell
have been detailed on the case.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
ENDS HOUSE PARTY WITH
BLOW ON GUESTS HEAD
Mechanic ResentS Attention
Paid TO Friend and Uses
GaSpipe as Weapon

Because Andrew Godfried, a mechanic
living at $50 Missouri street, ended a
Sunday afternoon house party with a
gaspipe he found himself in Jail last
evening under a charge Of assault with
a deadly weapon, and Philip Mickey, a
friend Of a friend Of GOdfried's, went
10 the PotrerO emergency hospital with
a cash in his sclap that may mean a
fracture Of the skull
Hostilities began with hospitalities
and ended in hospitals. Godfried in
vited cOterie of women friends TO
his home in Missouri street and one
of the beVy had Mickey trail along.
once in the house Mickey grew care
less and made too violent love TO the
hosts particular friend. The gauge of
battle was thrown down and the two
men agreed TO settle the question in
Missouri street.
AS they left the house Mickey, with
reprehenslble carelessnesS, walked
down the stairway in front of Godfried
and, according to witnesses of what
followed, Godfried could not resist the
temptation TO strike his rival over the
head with a piece Of gaspipe, knocking
him unconscious.
A riot call brought out the reserve
from the Potrero police station and
they arrived TO find Godfried standing
over the PROSTATE form of Mickey,
ready 10 hit him again should he re-
vive.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
SURPLUS IN FUND FOR
EMERGENCY HOSPITALS
3,4S6 Remains From Appropria-
ton for Last Fiscal Year;
Patients Decrease

surplus of $3,4S6.57 remains to the
credit of the emergency hospital serv-
ice out of the appropriation of $50,240
made for the fiscal year ending June
80 last, according to the reports for that
period prepared by Chief Surgeon Wal
lace 1. Perry and Chief Steward Charles
Bucher for the board of health. The
reports also show a decrease of nearly
1000 in the number of patients treated
compared with the figures for the pre-
vious fiscal year. Nineteen thousand
three hundred and sixteen cases were
handled under the year just closed, while
in the fiscal year 1867 30,4S5 patients
were treated. Three thousand five
dred and thirty five ambulance calls
were responded to.
The following figures give the COM
PARSONS: Central emergency, 1867,
6.941; 1907S, S.964. Harbor. 1906,
1902; 19O7-S, 1886. Potrero, 19O6-7.
S,OO6 19O7-S, 2,6S7. Park. 1867, 2,O67;
1907-S, 1.437. Detention hospital for
insane, 1867. $50; 19078, 662. The
1876 cases for the year just closed
included 15,437 surgical cases, 1917
medical and 662 insane.
Though the board of health is con-
sidering the closing of the park and
Potrero hospitals the reports show that
they are frequently called upon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
OIL COMPANY SELLS
100000 BARRELS
Largest Deal of Year in Product
OF State Wells Made in
This City
Associated Oil People Buy From
Palmer Concern in Santa
Maria District

Announcement has just been made OF
one of the largest deals of the year in
California oil BY the terms of an
agreement signed in this city the As
sociated oil company has contracted to
purchase from the Palmer company
100000 barrels of oil at so cents a
barrel The Palmer company is the
pioneer in new field opened recentIV
in the Santa Maria district. The com
pany has drilled only one we'll, which
is said TO produce 1000 barrels a day.
1t is understood that the control is
vested with the Ladd interests OF Port
land, Ore.
Victor Enginger. president OF the
Palmer company, stated last night that
his company already had begun to de-
liver oil on the contract. The fuel Is
1612 gravity and the price equals that
paid for the same quality of petroleum
IN the Kern county fields.
? The new field opened by the Palmer
company is located eight miles east OF
the main oil bearing territory in Santa
Barbara county. 1t includes a number
of independent holdings. but the bulk
of the territory is controlled by the
Union oil company. which purchased
1000 acres from the Bell estate few
months ago.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
SCOTTY is BATTERED
AND WITHOUT FUNDS
Death Valley Mystery Sustains
DisIoCated Shoulder Blade
in Auto Collision

AS a result of collision with another
automobile Wednesday night in Oak
land, Walter Scott, known as "Scotty"
Of Death valley, the miner with mys-
terious bullion. is confined in a local
sanitarium with a dislOcated shoulder
blade He left the st. Francis hotel
Thursday without consulting the cash
Ter as TO what was the amount of his
Indebtedness and since that time has
not been seen at the hotel.
Scotty himself confesses that the re-
duction works have refused to accept
his ore on the ground that he has
been high grading. That he is without
funds is a fact generally acknowledged.
Because of the quietness attending the
last visit of Scotty TO this city the
rumor has spread abroad that the mine
IN Death valley has ceased TO yield
up its mysterious treasures and that
Scotty is now, in the language of the
mining camp, broke"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
BIG CREAM FIRM FORCED
TO WALL BY CREDITORS
Murphy s Paul Attached by
Sheriff and Interior Dairy
men Will Lose Heavily

Unable to make payments for cream
purchased during the month ending
July Is. the firm of Murphy & Paul of
1923 Minna street, which did big
business throughout central California,
has been attached by Sheriff Dolan on
complaint of the creditors. The failure
of the company will fall heavily on
dairymen around Modesto. Hughson
station, Crows landing, Newman, Gus
tine, Los Banos and other points in the
interior of the state, where they were
heavy buyers.
The dairymen engaged an attorney
to look after their interests, which led
to the attachment. There is a possi-
bility that the company may be able TO
make arrangements with the Oakland
cream depot to handle its cream bust
ness and pay its arrears to patrons.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
ASKS POLICE FOR STEW
AND is MADE PRISONER
Grocer Surprises Desk Sergeant
at Park Station and Is
Detained

. 4 want a stew" declared John A.
Conway, a grocer of Fourth avenue
and Point Lobos avenue. TO Desk Ser
geant ellis of the park police station
early yesterday morning.
Sergeant ellis looked at the grocer
curiously
Z want a stew" repeated Conway.
You seem TO have stew on pretty
wei now" replied the sergeant in the
:chaste vocabulary of the police depart
ment.
I was in this oyster house last night
and got a good stew and I want an
ether" Conway insisted.
. The police tried TO chase the deluded
grocer. out Of the station. but he STAYED
like the boy on the burning deck until
placed under arrest
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
HAS ANY ONE SEEN
WALTER ]. SUTTON?
Fifteen Year Old Lad Missing
and Parents Fear for
His Safety

Where is little Is year old Walter ].
Sutton, a graduate of Sacred Heart
school?
He disappeared on Friday, July "a,
from his home at I'LL Steiner street.
and has not been heard from since
though for two days the police have
Joined In the search.
His heartbroken mother is i'll with
grief and fears for his safety. Mem
bers of his family think that he has
either become lost or has been shan
ghaied aboard some ship leaving port
AT o'clock on the morning of July
"a Walter, who is said to be a genius
at anything pertaining to electricity
and has just completed a small wire
less telegraph apparatus at his home
left for downtown to find work during
vacation. He did not return.
The boy was small for his age and
when he left home wore a dark suit
with knee trousers, light gray cap
and blue tie with white dots. He has
brown hair and light gray eyes. Any
information concerning him will bring
happiness to his mother and family at
I'LL Steiner street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
MASONS BEAR BODY
OF PETER TO REST
President of California Brewery
Is Buried in Cypress Lawn
With Sad Ritual
Three VoIley Salute to Dead Is
Fired Over Grave by a
Squad of Comrades

Hundreds of the friends and former
associates of John Peter, president OF
the California brewery and vice presl-
dent of the brewers association, who
died Wednesday in his home at l9S
Castro street after long illness, at
tended the funeral services yesterday
afternoon at the Mission Masonic
temple. Members of eight fraternal
organizations to which the deceased
brewer belonged gathered in a body
to do honor to his memory
The services were conducted under
the beautiful ceremonial of the Ma
sons by Worshipful Master A P. Heise
of Crockett lodge. Rev. Alfred Meyer
of st. Lucas church preached an eu-
logy in the German tongue. At the
conclusion of the services the mourn
ers marched in slow procession to Mis-
sion and Thirteenth streets, where
seven special cars bore them to Cypress
Lawn cemetery. AT the grave a uni
formed firing squad from the Schuetzen
verein, under command of Captain J.
ID. Heise of San Anselmo. fired three
volleys in full military salute to the
dead.
Following were the pail bearers:
Theodore Lutte of the Germania So
ciety, Captain l.. Siebe of the Nord-
deutscher verein. George Dellamore
and II. Hansen of Crockett lodge. Will
liam f. earns and Herman Huber of
the San Francisco Schuetzen verein,
Fire Commissioner Henry Wreden,
President A. Dittmann of the brewers
association, Peters partner and life
long friend; Phillip Zimmerman, George
Dahmke and William Muller of the
Bremervoerde society.
Peter came to San Francisco more
than rs years ago, and for Is years
had been president of the California
brewing company. He was quite
wealthy and very popular among his
business associates and employees. He
leaves a wife and three children and
an aged father.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27

stay week. Her act is merely the in
different one. Fentelle and Carr pro-
vide the poor turn and call 1T "Out
Loud Junction" 1t lacks wit, and the
efforts of one of the pair to sing would
be pitiful if they were not painful.
The Four Fords are on again this
the Tom Davies trio risk their necks
on their motor cycles to prove the
immutability of centrifugal force. and
Martinettie and Sylvester tangle them
selves hilariously in chairs and tumble
amazingly about the stage.
The pictures, too, remain feature of
the bill. For the sake of those behind
you keep your hats on, for they are
splendid scenes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
WARM WEATHER SENDS
THRONGS TO THE PARK
Children Romp on Playground
and Adults Enjoy Big
Band Concert

The warm weather OF Sunday
brought a record breaking crowd to
Golden Gate park. Several hundred
children amused themselves in the
The flying horses. swings
and fitting boards were in constant use
all day. A program was given by the
band and the music was enjoyed by
fully 5000 people. The animals ap-
peared TO be unusually Rrisky yester-
day and an especially large number
of people were entertained by the bears.
the big creatures being affected by the
warm sunshine.
Fully 1000 passed through the turn
stiles at the natural museum Sunday
and the conservatory was also largely
attended.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
MAYOR TAYLOR TO READ
OWN POEM ON SCOTT
Many Noted Men to Take Part
in Birthday Celebration for
Bard of Scotland

In answer to a request of the enter
tainment committee Of the United Scot
tish societies, Mayor Taylor has con-
sented to write an original poem on
Sir Walter Scott and read it in person
at the birthday celebration, August IA
of Scotland's famous bard. A brilliant
array of talent is to participate upon
the occasion.
Professor Henry Morse Stephens of
the University of California is to be the
orator of the day. HerscheI MayaII
will render several readings. Macken-
zie Gordon. Fred Maurer Jr. and Mrs.
NJ. f. Blanchard are to intersperse
musical numbers between the literary
exercises. other numbers of equal
merit will tend to make a program
worthy of the patronage of every liter
airy and musical enthusiast in the CITY.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
DOOMED GASPIPE THUG
is VISITED BY MOTHER
Dabner Talks With Parent and
Also Holds Long Conference
With Prison Chaplain

John Siemsen and Louis Dabner, the
two gaspipe thugs who terrorized resi-
dents of San Francisco for several
months after the fire and who are to
pay the penalty for their crimes on
the gallows next Friday, were engaged
all day yesterday in earnest conversa-
tion with Father NJ. j. Walsh chaplain
at San Quentin.
cheerful yesterday than they have been
since being placed in the death cells
and the death watch put over them.
They realize that there is no hope of a
stay of execution and are ready to meet
their fate.
Dabner's mother paid a visit to the
prison Saturday and tried to console
her son. Mother and son had a long
talk and she left the prison heart
broken. She still has hopes that some
one will intervene to save her boy
from the gallows.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
ATTORNEY DIES WHILE
ON VACATION OUTING
Albert Linforth Stricken With
Heart Disease at Hotel
in San AnseImo

Albert Linforth. a well known at
torney Of this city and a brother of
Walter LinfOrth. died suddenly late
Saturday night in the Ancho Vista. ho-
tel near San Anselmo. He had gone
hotel was suddenly stricken with heart
disease, from which he expired in a
short time. His wife is lying danger
ously III at her home in this city. Lin
forth was popular in club and legal
circles and his sudden death was a
shock 10 his many friends. He was
born In England and was 43 years of
age.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR MRS. A. III. LISSAK
Rev. DIR. Hume Conducts OBJ
sequies of Former Society
Woman in Trinity Church

Funeral services for Mrs A. II. Lissak.
who passed away at the home of her
son, Lieutenant Colonel Arnold Lissak,
in Cleveland, Ohio, were held yesterday
in Trinity church. Mrs. Lissak was
for many years prominent in San
Francisco society circles and had a
large number of friends and acquaint-
ances. The obsequies were conducted
by Rev. DIR. Hulmeaud. Appropriate
selections were rendered by the church
choir. The interment was in Mountain
View cemetery.
Mrs. Lissak is survived by one son
and two daughters.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
SOCIALISTS DISCUSS
IBSENS "ROSMERSHOLM M
Sociological Features of PLAY
Are Criticised After Lecture
by Mrs. George Bird

Isben's "Rosmersholm" was the sub
ject Of discussion at the weekly meeting
OF the Socialist club held last night in
Equality hall. Mrs George Bird of
Alameda read the Norwegian play-
wright's great drama. and its sociologi-
cal features were discussed by the
members of the organization. This
side Of the play and not its dramatic
qualities formed the theme of the criti-
cisms which were freely expressed.
It was generally agreed that Ibsen
did not give as free rein to his re-
form theories in the play read last
night as he has in some ef his other
dramas.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
AUTO STRIKES BLIND MAN

Thomas Nicholson. a blind man, 2S
years old, living at 1880 octavia street,
was run down by an automobile at
Rierce and Pine streets last evening.
The surgeons at the central emerrencv
hospital, where Nicholson was re-
moved, fear that his skull is fractured.
Inc injured man is an employe of the
telephone company. The driver of the
automobile escaped.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27

bis forehead. A5
that time the child
was covered with
prickly heat and Z
in scratch
ing il, her own bead
became infected for
it broke out 10 boiBv
one after another
She had about SIXTY
u all and I used
Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Otnfmens
which CURED her q
.beyT1 snkiryalv Th~
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27
CHILD'S DREADFUL
SKIN TROUBLES
Had Sixty BOiIs when but Six Months
0Id-Was Annually Attacked by
a Humor-R Looked Red Like a
ScaId and Spread Over Half Her
Head-Both Troubles are Cured.
NO PRAISE TOO HIGH FOR /
THE CUTICURA REMEDIES

when my little Vivian was abouh
six months old. her papa bad boil on
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-27

sometime later, her little foot got sore
between the toes. Being afraid u wss
salt rheun, spoke to our doctor. He
gave me a powder which dried Il ND,
but soon after 10 broke out behind her
ears. They cracked half way around
and the hunnor spread I'd on % her bead
until, on several occasions, II was nearly
half covered. The hunor looked like q
scald. very red with st1cky, clear dIxid
coming from it This occurred every
year, think It was toward the spring.
/ always bathed it with warm water and
Cuttcura Soap and applied Cut3curs
Ointment which never failed TO heal IL
up. The last time it broke out was
when she was six years old It became
80 bad that / was discouraged. Then
] procured q bottle Of C1tic1ra Hesok-
vent which soon cleared it out u her
blood. ] continued the use OR Cuttcz1ra
Soap and Ointment with the Hesolvenh
until she was perfectly well She IN now
about eight years old and has newer
been troubled In the last two years.
We also find Cuticura Resoivent a good
spring medicine and we are Just giving
the children Cuticura Resokvent Pulls
as tonic. We do not think any one can
praise Cuttcura Remedies too highly.
Mrs M. A Schwerin, 674 Spring Wells
Ave-, Detroit, Mich, Feb. "a. 1908"
Compete External and Internal Treatmenx for
Eysry = ASnSr p1 of tnIants Cndren and Adults con
Cuttcura Ointment (5Oc) 10 Heal the SKIN and CDfl
eurA Resolvent (5oc) (or IN the torn OF Choooiaes
soid tnTouShous ne world Fosssr Dug "a cSsm
Corp, Sole Props, Boston. Mas.
srMAiled Free Cutieura Book on Skin DseassA