The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

r. H. Countryman. All Sans attorney.
CLUBMEN As WITNESSES
All Sam is a Chinese 'clubman' and
popular man about Chinatown" who
faces trial on the charge OF violating
ordinance No 93z- This is q sweeping
law which makes II a misdemeanor for
any person TO be with three or more
other persons in room IN which
CARDS. dice, dominoes, fan tan table or
layout or any gambling implements are
exhibited or exposed provided the
room or house is barred or barricaded
Mayor Taylor. together with 275 other
clubmen Of this city, and clubwomen,
too. for that matter have been sub
penaed by All Sans attorneys. All
sam is member OF that exclusive
social organization known as the Mum
Buck Hong club. Mayor Taylor is
member Of the Bohemian club. Dr. ].
Wilson Shiels is president of the Bo-
hemian club. ". B. Bourne is president
Of the Pacific Union club. Mrs. z. L
Baldwin is president Of the California
club. Chin Quon is president Of the
Mum Buck Hong club-club people. and
according TO the lights of All Sam, as
turned on by his attorneys, Country
man and Hubbard. on par.
DISCRIMINATION CHARGED
If the Japs can kick about being
Disseminated against IN the public
schools" said Countryman yesterday,
the Chinese can kick about being dis
eliminated against in their club life.
We viii prove by Mayor Taylor and
other cluomen that the law is every
where violated with impunity."
All sam and a half dozen other Mon
gomans were arrested on Thursday
night in a raid on the Mum Buck
Hong club at $50 Waverly place, an
II exclusive club district of the city. The
v police battered their way through sheet
\ metal doors and by circuitous Railways
Of the type of architecture popular in
exclusive Chinatown clubdom and fin
ally captured the six mournful players
counting watermelon seeds with chop
sticks in a manner that strongly sug-
gested fan tan. The trial OF the first
defendant, All sam, has been set for
Tuesday afternoon IN Police Judge
Deasys court.
PENALTY OF PROMINENCE
The clubwomen Of the city realized
for the first time yesterday what it
means 10 be prominent. Some of them
also realized for the first time how
near they have come to breaking the
law. which is:
Ordinance No. ss7-section 1. II shall be
unlswful for any person within the limits Of
he city and county Of San Francisco TO
hibit OF expose 70 view in any barred or bar
ricsded house room, in any place built
protected IN manner 20 make IL difficult
q access l1greSs 70 police cftcerS, when
three OF more persons are present, any cards,
dice. do-ainos. fsntan table OF layout, OF
any part Of sucA layout, OF any gambling
implements whatsoever.
The maximum penalty for a violation
OF that ordinance is a fine Of $500, OF
six months Imprisonment, or both fine
and Imprisonment.
The attorneys for All Sam and his
"clubmates" went through the Sar
Francisco Blue Book and took the
names OF the officers and directors oi
every club, mems and wOmen's, in
the city and issued subpenaes.
SORosIs CLUB DEFENDED
Mrs. T. /. Miller of the Sorosis clut
gave a comprehensive character fol
.itue 10 that organization yesterday
when asked concerning the gambling
case.
The Sorosis club does not allow
card games TO be played, in fact. there
never has been a game of cards at the
club. and so il can't possibly be com
pared to the Chinese club to which
\ this All sam belongs" said Mrs. Miller
The Papyrus club an exclusive or
ganizat ton, devoted for the most part Il
tie study Of reconcile problems, car
not escape the awful comparison will
tie Mum Buck Hong club. Whtl'
fantan or dominos have never suIlieC
re polished table tops OF the clubroom'
Mrs. Lee Lees, corresponding secre
tary Of the Papyrus, reluctantly ad
nsitted last evening that five hUndreS
has.been played for prizes in the club
rooms.
WHIST AT CENTURY CLUB
Mrs. ". D. Fennimore, who belongs
20 both the Century and the sorosi'
clubs and who viii be a witness OF
Tuesday afternoon, viii be on the divid
ing line between comparison and an
tipathy to All Sans select organization
The tie Century club" Mrs. Fenni
more said. whist has been played, ans
played with the street door locked a
that"
After admitting this technical viola
AT the Century club" Mrs Fenni
more expressly stated that never die
the sorosis club play cards
The California club, the real vortex o
san Francisco club life, has some sec
lions that indulge IN nothing mose haz
srdous shan speculative astronomy O.
metaphysics. but il has a whist section
of which Mrs. L. S. Farrar Of Sausaiit'
Is Chairman. The whist section meet
every Friday afternoon. and the mem
hers are wondering If the All Sam pre-
cedent viii lead 10 a raid on their place
LATCH STRING BARS POLICE
The Cap and Bells club had bridg
tournament last week. and the Fran
cisca club. Of which Mrs J. Downe.
Harvey was recently president, mum
hers many clever bridge players. Blu
the doors Of neither club are barred no
barricaded and. paradoxically. when tn
latch string is out the police can no
come in. That is an axiom Of the or
dirance.
Dr. A. A. d'Ancona, a member of tn
Y board Of supervisors at the presen
time and who also was supervise
when ordinance No 937 was passed il
the sumner Of 1908 and who is. more