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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
GERMAN CATHOLICS
ELECT OFFICERS
Federation of Societies Closes
Annual Convention With
Solemn High Mass

The convention of the federation of
German Catholic societies of the state
which opened Sunday was brought to
a close yesterday evening. The Of
ficers elected for the ensuing year were
President, Charles p. Conrad, San
Francisco; first vice president, Adam
Trabert, Los Angeles; second vice pres
ident, M. III. Meyer, San Francisco; third
vice president, Paul Mayer, San Fran
cisco; recording secretary, A. ]. Miller,
Fruitvale; corresponding and financial
secretary, John Neuner, San Francisco
treasurer, August Vetter, San Fran
cisco; directors, l.. Kaenyfen, San Jose,
and f. Franz and r. frost; delegate
to national convention in Cleveland,
Ohio, #. B. Schoenstein; substitute,
Jacob Mayer.
morning by the celebration of solemn
high mass at ST. Anthony's church,
Army and Folsom streets, the Rev. p.
Maximilian Neuman. commissary of the
federation, presiding. A short address
was delivered by Bishop Riordan, who
laid particular stress upon the neces-
sity of the apostleship of the laity.
The first business session which was
attended by delegates from all parts
of the state was held during the after
noon, among the speakers being the
Rev. P. Michael Richards of st. Louis,
Mo-, the Rev. P. Raphael Fuhr, for
merly pastor of st. Anthony's church
of this city but now of Los Angeles,
and the Rev. p Godfrey of Sacramento.
A second meetingwas held in the even
ing, when various matters of business
pertaining to the organization were
taken up.
High mass for the repose of the
soul of the departed members of the
federation was Celebrated Monday morn
ing. The delegates were given troll
ley ride in the afternoon and the con-
vention was brought to close by a
banquet served at the park casino
The next convention will be held al
st. Bonifaee church, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11

Sam Bellah Wires He
Is Sick and Broke
Biz Stanford Athlete Meets
With Bad Luck After the
Olympic Games

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Aug. TO-
That the life of an Olympic contestant
is not all peaches and cream was man
ifest when a telegram was received by
Fred flanagan yesterday which read:
sick and broke" This telegram was
dated from New York and signed by
Sam Bellah. 1t viii be remembered
that Bellah was sent to the Olympian
games by the Stanford alumni and that
he competed very creditdoiy IN the pole
vault and broad jump
Graduate Manager stuart said this
morning that knupp, last year man
ager, had said that transportation TO
New York and back had been furnished
Bellah before he left the coast ana that
cash What he did with the money
and the return ticket is not known
1t is surnised that he might nave run
short OF cash and sold the ticket to
raise money to defray expenses, but
flanagan said that he received a letter
for London and that at that time Bel
lah said he had only very small cap
itaI. Probably the big pole vaulJer
Thought that If. it was necessary he
would be able to work his way back
from New York to California Natur-
ally, he had not taken into constdera-
ton the eventuality OF being III on his
~etT,rn and his plans may have been
disarranged on that account
1T is not known how serious Bellah $
Illness is but a collection is being
raised among the undergraduates on
the campus and the alumni IN San
Francisco to pay for his transportation
hack to the Hanford farm, where Bel
Iah's family is anxiously awaiting his
arrival
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
WOMEN ON WARPATH
AT SCHOOL FD|CT
Aroused Mothers Storm Romeo
vieri's Office, Demanding
Order Be Rescinded
Transfer of Pupils From Bryant
Cosmopolitan Creates Whirl-
wind of Protest

Forty indignant mothers-all good
Iooking-with four or five angry fathers
sandwiched in among them, made life
exciting for school superintendent Ron
covieri for about an hour yesterday
afternoon when they stormed the head
quarters OF the school board in body
and demanded a hearing of ttheir pro-
test at the transference of all fifth.
sixth, seventh and eighth grade pupils
from Bryant Cosmopolitan school
The mothers did most of the talking,
the fathers remaining in the rear and
holding their eloquence in reserve.
Superintendent Roncovieri explained IN
well considered speech that he had
no power one way or the other so far
as acce6ing TO their demands was con-
cerned. He suggested that they see
the board in person. Unhappily for
Director O'Connor, he was the only
member Of the board present.
After RoncoVieri had concluded his
remarks. Miss Anna French, a pretty
young woman who accompanied the
mothers, suggested that the board do
the nice thing and come out to the
Bryant school to see for itself and meet
with the mothers.
DO you mean for the board to go
ana meet the citizens instead of the
citizens meeting the board2" asked
Roncovieri, somewhat aghast.
of course" returned Miss French.
why not?"
Mrs. H. A. Hetzer of 1851 Bryant
street, who brought her two pretty
twins, Bessie and Berenice. aged 4, with
her, explained that the order of the
board transferring $50 grammar grade
EnCnonnn1ffpn
neighboring schools and reserving il
for primaries alone wasn't fair. She
said there were already two primary
schools, Buena Vista at Nineteenth and
Mission streets, and Cosmopolitan al
Twenty second and Bryant streets, but
no grammar schools near.
Mrs. Ernest Lindauer of 2408 Byrant
street agreed, and said that the parents
believed Columbia grammar school al
where many of the pupils would have
10 go, was crowded and unsafe any
way. Mrs. James Clark said that she
would not let her children go to the
Columbia school, as it was unsafe, and
IN consequence they would have to &c
TO the Horace Mann grammar at Va
iencia and Twenty second, which was
also overcrowded, or way down TO the
Mission school at Fifteenth and Mis-
OF Yes, yes" when she said the way
was dangerous for a II or IA year olC
child, crossing car tracks and all that
Finally Director O'Connor talked
with some of the men. He said the
change was made by the board fol
what ii considered the best interests
of the children; that grammar children
should not mix with the primary young
sters anyway. And he suggested tina
a committee be appointed to thrash i
all out at the next meeting of tn
board SO the following committee
was chosen:
Mrs. jeremiah J. Noonan. Mrs. Ernes
Lindauer, Mrs. c. Sanders. Mrs. Georg,
Rose, Mrs. W. NJ Mullen, Mrs. II. a
Hetzer, Eugene F. Lacey, J. J. Noonan
Ernest Lindauer and T. J. Simmonds
A circular letter cautioning all teach
ers to take extra precautions agains
the spread Of tuberculosis was ISSUED
by Superintendent Roncovieri.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
MEpIcINE And MANNERs

Speaking of systematic rudeness as
q way to success in medicine the Brit
ish Medical Journal says:
''Servility and low fees not only lower
a man in the eyes of the public. but
tend to discredit his profession. These
are. in fact, the chief causes of the un-
satisfactory condition in which 1t Is
now universally admitted to be. But a
man may be sympathetic without grow
cling and civility will naturally make
q doctor more acceptable TO reasonable
persons than brutality. 1t is true that
some medical men have been famous
for their rudeness. Aber-
nethy's rudeness has become pro-
verbal, but so far from attracting pa
tients 1T was worth $1,000 a year to
Ashley Cooper. on that famous rivals
own testimony
Sir William Jenner. who YVES himself
no respecter of persons. used to say
that the manner which most certainly
led to success was that which gave tho
patient the impression that the doctor.
whether gentle or brusque, was thor
oughly in earnest in dealing with the
case before him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
SAN FRANCISCO LAD
WINS NAVAL BERTH
Son of George N. Walton Passes
Examination at Annapolis
and Is Admitted

Word has been received by George
n. Walton of this city that his son,
Arthur Stuart Walton, has passed the
physical examination for entrance to
the United States naval academy at
Annapolis and has been sworn in as a
midshipman. Young Walton has many
friends, both in San Francisco and
Oakland, by whom the news of his sue
cess has been received with the great
est interest
Walton held an alternative appoint
ment from Congressman Julius Kahn
and passed the mental examinations in
San Francisco in April. His principal
failed to answer the rigid re-
quirements and Walton, therefore, re-
ceived orders TO report at once at An
napolis TO stand the final test. He has
always had q keen interest in naval
affairs and his greatest ambition has
been TO secure the appointment which
he now holds.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
Will Lower Admission
at YonkerS Track
Empire City Racing Association
Also Decides to Abolish
the Field Stand

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The abolition
of the field stand and reduction in the
price of general admission from SO to So
at the Yonkers racetrack was officially
announced tonight by James Russell
Seeley, attorney for the Empire City
racing association. Seeley said that
President Butler had decided on this
move. The charge for admission to the
clubhouse inclosure will be SIS, the same
as last year, when the track was re-
opened under new management
Three new barns have been built this
season, giving accommodations for SO
horses. A new chute has been con-
structed on the opposite of the track
from the clubhouse, so that six furlong
races can now be run. The meeting
will begin at Empire City track next
Saturday
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
WIFE OF SHIP TRUST
HEAD GETS DIVORCE
Mrs. Daniel L. Dresser Granted
Decree for Desertion in
South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug. 1o.-Mrs.
Daniel L. Dresser. who. last February,
established a residence in Sioux Falls.
was today granted an absolute divorce
from Daniel Dresser, president of the
shipbuilding trust and of the Trust
Company of the Republic of New York
City,
The decree was granted Mrs. Dresser
on the ground of desertion. The ques-
ton of alimony did not enter into the
case, this feature evidently having
been adjusted out of court.
Mrs. Dresser has lived very quietly
since taking up her residence in Sioux
Falls and not until nearly four months
after she arrived in the city was her
presence discovered.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
PERUVIANS, IN COURT,
DEMAND TRIAL BY JURY
Son of Vice President and Wife
Plead Not Guilty to Peace
Disturbance Charge

Los ANGELES, Aug. 10.-Alexander
Garland, son of the vice president of
Peru and former secretary of the Peru
Wan legation at Washington. and his
wife, Mrs. Louise Scott Garland. who
says she is the niece of Attorney GEN
eral Bonaparte, pleaded not guilty in
court today to a charge of disturbing
the peace.
They are accused of creating dis
turbance at q lodging house in East
Twentieth street Friday. Mrs. Garland
demanded a jury trial and it will follow
the next day after her husbands case is
heard.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
STARS AND STRIPES
SHOT DOWN IN PERSIA
Flag of United States Consulate
at Tabriz Hit by Bullets
of LoyaIiStS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1o.-The flag Of
the United States consulate at Tabriz,
Persia, has been shot down by loyal
lists. according to a dispatch received
at the state department today from
american Consul Doty at that place.
The consul reports that a man standing
was wounded
The shooting is supposed to have
been an incident of the disturbances
some time, and in both cases to have
been accidental
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
INSANE SAILOR REcAPTuRED

SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 10.-Edgar
Radle, an insane sailor from the bat
tleship Milwaukee, who escaped from
his guards who were taking him and
several other insane patients to WASH
ington. d. c., last week, was captured
near Ignacio yesterday and was taken
to Ukiah this evening before being
again started for Washingtn-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
LOS ANGELES TO BEGIN
WORK ON NEW AQUEDUCT
Will Employ Great Force OF
Men on Big Municipal
EuferDrise

Los ANGELES. Aug I0.-Work on
the 'Jawbone" section Of the aqueduct
from Owens river which is to supply
Los Angeles with water in the future
viii begin within six weeks.
The city win do the work and prep
arations are being made for employing
the largest force of men ever engaged
in a municipal enterprise. More than
loco laborers will be hired, besides
machinfsts. engineers and other skilled
workers, for this one section alone.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
MARKET BANK MEN
GET POSTPON[M[NT
MarteI and Nash Refuse to Heed
Request of District Attorney
for Further Inquiry
Irregularities in Conduct OF the
BurIingame Terrace Affairs
Shown in Report

A. T. MarteI and W. B. Nash presi-
dent and vice president, respectively
of the Market Street bank, did not heed
the request of the district attorney to
appear before him yesterday. The
questioning of Martel has been prac-
tically finished. Nash was to appear
yesterday and explain several of the
banks transactions. which the receiver
has been unable to unfathon.
Attorney Frank Drew of the firm of
Campbell, Metson g. Drew, who repre-
sents Nash, stated last night that he
had requested the district attorney to
postpone the hearing, which Langdon
did. Just when the hearing will be
resumed has not been stated.
Receiver Mooser filed report with
presiding Judge Sturtevant on the
condition of the Burlingame terrace
property. Many irregularities are
shown. The sum of s16,S31.S9 is
charged to improvements that cannot
be accounted for. A payment to the
firm of Dow & Whitman of $3.50 was
the purchase price on an automobile
bought by Martel. The machine was
bought by and for Martel but was
charged to the terrace company. The
report in part is as follows:
The Burlingame terrace consists OF
65 23-100 acres, divided into $40 lots,
174 of which remain unsold. The. cost
and charges to the tract follow:
Original purchase price ......... .$105, 900 0C
Irregular charges equivalent to
number of notes due the bank
and withdrawn .......,....-..... 154, ,oOu. W
Charges for improvements made..... 31,9lS. a
counted for ...s................... 1881. .ss
Commissions paid ................. 1850. 0t
Y vouchers c or explanation 's.'+ ...... 2e5o oC
ers lsi's or explanation ..........., ~ 1000 .oC
p pany. my. no vouchers or explanation 1900. .oe
Coupons on bonds of the Sierra Ne
vada water and power company
paid by the bank and charged to
the terrace account .............. 2430. 0t
Taxes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,205 .0t
Interest Observation-Disclosures. %, 563 81
Total ..................... s35T, 600. 5s
CONTRA
One hundred and forty-ive lots reported as
sold are credited as follows:
3 lots sold for cash.. 81, 0f5 -0t
131 lots sold on installments ..-... 125, ,SI5 .0C
lots sold for cash not accounted for. ..........
Total 1929 $50 .0C
Balance to debit OF account. .$227 $50 SO
The apparent book loss on the tract
Mooser saws as S129019.
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PRICE or CoTToN DECLINES

NEW YORK. Aug. 1O-There was
severe decline in the price OF cotton
today. owing to the liquidation OF re-
cent heavy buyers and active pressure
from local bears October went to
933c, more than 30 points below the
closing figure OF last Saturday. and
about $3.50 bale below Fridays high
level
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
ARcHRrsHoP FARLEY ILL

ROME. Aug. 10--M0nsignor Farley.
archbishop of New York is slightly
indisposed, due to the change in eli
mate and food The physician who at
tends the archbishop in New York. who
is now in Rome. visited MonSignor
Farley this evening. but found that
his ailment was not serious.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11

Since the first OF the year many OF
the buyers of lots have discontinued
payments on their contracts, the re-
port states. Some of them have
abandoned their contracts altogether
and others have stopped payments be-
cause the Improvements have not been
carried out. Mooser says the curbs,
sidewalks and bitches were only par
TALLY constructed and will have to be
done over again. He recommends that
the necessary improvements be author
lied and that the remaining lots be
sold on a reasonable installment basis,
and asks for the directions of the
court
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
AGED WOMAN TAXES po1soN-sto,

AGED WOMAN TAKES POISON Stockton.
Aug 1o.-MrE. Catharine Reiss. aged &C. the
wife Of August Reiss. prominent farmer re-
siding nre miles east OF Lockef0rd. took half
tessponnfui Of efrychnipe IN glass OF water
af 80 O'Clock last night and died two hours
afterward. III health was tie only motive
e3-igned far the rash act
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
M1II woRKERs srRrKE-

MILL WOhhEhb 6IhIkE-NeW UrIcanS
Aug 10.-SeYeral hundred operatives al fhf
Lane Maggins cotton mills in this city have
gone on strike. 1t was understood that most
Of the operatives had agreed TO proposed wa 70
reduction but when it went into effect TODAY
only small proportion OF them remained al
work.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
OLSEN DEFEATs DENErRAI

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug. TO-
Charley Olsen defeated the Greek De-
metral here tonight. Demetral took
the first fall by a head scissor lock in
16 minutes 20 seconds. Olsen took the
next two in 13 minutes 80 seconds and
13 minutes, respectively.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
National League

BROOKLYN. Aug. I0-Cincinnati was beaten
by Brooklyn today. Bell In good form
and won his own game. batting in two runs,
with triple in the sixth. Score:
1lnclnnati
BROOKLYN .
Batteries-Coakley. Valz and Mclean; Bell
and Bergen Umpire Rudderham-
BOSTON. Aug 10-St- Louis batted three
Boston pitchers hard and easily won, to g.
Reilly's hitting was feature. Score:
St: LOUIS 10
Graham; Lush and Bliss. Umpire-Emslie.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Ball's error gave Chi
cago the game, to 1. the New York shortstop
fumbling Hahns grounder long enough to let
Walsh. Score:
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'"'41- R. H. e.
Chicago .................... o
New York Observation-Disclosures.
Batteries-Walsh and SulliTan; ChesDro anu
Blair.
DETROIT, Aug 10.-Mullin went wild in the
eighth and with the bases filed on three hits
passed two men. forcing in enough to tie the
score. Streets infeld out sent in the winning
run. Score:
r. H. e.
Detroit .............2 3 o
washington .
Batteries-Mullin and Schmidt; johnson, Smith
and Street
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.-The st. Louis Auleri-
cans could do nothing with Steele when hits
r. H. f.
st. Louis -....'.................- %
Batteries-Dneen Bailey and Smith; Steele
and Criger.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11

MANY ALPINE CLIMBERS KILLED-Berne.
Switzerland. Aug. 10.-The death list Of the
Alpine climbers this year is a record one. In
the month OF July alone Il persons were killed
and two seriously injured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
Bell'S Error Gives Game
to White SOx
Yankees Are Defeated by the
.Sh0rfsfop's Tumble OF
Hahn's Gr0under

GAMES TO-DAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Boston
Cincinnati at Brooklyn
Pittsburg at Philadelpnia
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York at Chicago.
Washington at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Cleveland
Boston at st. Louis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-07
HOW MANY DIE WHILE YOU WATCH THE sHOwl

The records OF murder manning and destruction OF prop
.rty by the railroads Of the United for the quarter
ended September So 100 have been printed by all the
papers in the country.
You probably read them
Did YOU realize what YOU readingp
Here Is the record Tor 20 DAYS;
One thousand three hundred and thrty-nne human be-
ngs killed.
In 90 days.
Twentyone thousand. seven hundred and twenty-iour
were manned
In 10 days.
Three million six hundred and five thousand nine hundred
aud sixty-nue dollars worth OF property destroyed
In 20 days.
Two hundred and twenty-five passenger trains off the
track.
In % days.
Three hundred and twenty collisions occurred
In 20 days.
Four thousand two hundred and seyeny-nne accidents
occurred many trains.
In 10 days.
How de- you realize what il meansp
Once in every two hours somebody killed
Once every six minutes somebody was manned.
Once every 30 minutes train wrecked.
Once each minute so worth Of property utterly lost
from the nations wealth.
And this goes night and day.
II YOU 60 to heatcr stay there hours and hall
Il doesn't seem like long time does h Yet while You have
been has been done 20 people have been
struck down five been wrecked and 5000 Of
waste has been committed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-07
ASKS PROTECTION
FROM HUSBAND

Announcing that she feared fot
her life. Ann Anderson. who inHtl.
tnted suit for divorce In the su
.perior court yesterday obtained an
order FROM Judge Morris. restrain.
Ing her husband. Fred Anderson.
from offering her any violence OF
revialting the family residence un.
"a after the final hearing
Mra Anderson told tha court that
she had boen continually subjected
TO cruel treatment by her husband.
aud that be- had threatened tp re-
turn and KIN her Anderson II
cited 20 appear IN court on Feb. "a
aud show cause why the restrain
ing order should not Bc made per
mauent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-07

eepance and Of telegraph franks by government employees
Speaking buny this bin would regulate the
mission Of messages make tolls equitable and Kill Of the
most usidou forms Of bribery known to modern corporation.
DOM
The telegraph companies have made huge profits They
have charged what they pleased ntrenched behind their
accumulated wealth they have made the public suffer for DIG
wrongs OF their employees aud have managed 70 come out We
in every contest with their thousands OF operators They
have been the satellites Of Jupiter from anything
like icders Control
No the bill has not passed yet
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WATCH EARLlHo

Railroad men are wondering what
the plans Of the Milwaukee, road
are Ia relation 10 Britiah Columbia.
A. ] EARRING president of the G. N.
a 81. r. X. H.. aud party arrived
la the city n week ago. aud then
went to British Columbia. MI.
Earrings prolonged stag 10 the
British territory h causing much
comment among local traffic nien
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-07

And whom we've passed away,
Oup friends can read our epitnph
Ahd 20 each other say
Hue'a often been plumb down ana
out
nul always fia' nRin
But now he's down fer good. NO
doubt.
For he surely II All In
"Whate'er bis fallings might have
been.
He'll get his compensation
For the devil deals With every
sin
By direct legislation
W ! II. Georgetown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-07
HITTING THE TELEGRAPH TRUST

There is bill before the United States which is
aimed the telegraph octopus.
few votes would make this bill a budgeon-if it could
get the votes.
II was introduced BY Senator la Toilette and proposes
20 place telegraph companies under the control of the
tcrstate commerce commission and also prohibit the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-07

BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. Tan
unidentified youth. about ~ years
Of age. was ground % death under
the wheels Of an Ellis 81 ear near
the junction of hyde and LoaYou.
worth ste last night
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Legislator, Rsl.. ssl,,v

VICTORIA. q. G.. Fen
British Columbia leelsiatn,s :
pay Itself a higher waco =
being introduced today 10 49,. y -
seasonal indemnity or ,se 49, ne
from $500 10 81 .zos. 'gea
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such 10 Life.
some get sun. some get rain.
Some have boy. some have pAin.
sumo ride free. soIae miss the
train
Seine raise grain and some raise
Cain.
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only per Nhfn 4sts
From O. 30 TIL ESQ.
35e quality Japanese
SILK. 20 inches vide
all coloFa. black and
cream: Saturday
morning. from Ssg
TIL $50 a IN. for.
yard ......t5e
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STAR DUST
BY JOSH

a happy climax during the second
act. I attended performance aud
saw no such climax during that
act
Successful Author. Well. there
IL one. | set my share OF the box
office receipts during that act.
lines Written While Contempt atlng
the Funeral OF Deceased
Alderman.
Lot Us 50 live the world VIII
laugh,