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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
Coast Brevities

PALo ALTO NATIVE SONS TO DANCE
Palo Alto Aug. 19.--The annual ball of the
Native Sons lodge of this city will be held Aug
ust 27 at the playhouse. Elaborate preparations
are being made by the members of the order for
the affair.
WILL BUILD CULvERTs- Hayward, Aug. 10.
The board of trustees Of Hayward last night
awarded contracts for concrete culverts to be
built In Third street and cost S41 600 Mathieson
secured the contract. The contract to finish the
paving and macadamizng of A and Streets to
cost 5000. was also let.
DEATH OF MAYFIELD CITIZEN-Palo Alto.
Aug. I9-Michael Stengel, an old resident of
Mayfield. died at his home in that CITY at g.30
this morning after long illness. Stengel was
one of the best liked citizens of this community.
He was born in Germany SO years ago and Is
survived by wife and five children.
FUNERAL OF A. J. STE1sS-Palo Alto. Aur
l9-FuperaI services for A. J. Steiss tb4 forp,er
telephone inagnate, who died in Germany. viii
be held from the family residence in Universitv
avenue tomorrow afternoon. The interlnent will
be at the Alta Mesa cemetery Rev WaIter
Hays of the Presbyterian church officiating M
the services.
WOMEN WANT JUVENILE CoURT-Sar
Mateo. Aug lg.--The Woman's club has insti
tuted a campaign for the formation of 4 Juvenile
court In this county At the last meeting Of tbs
board of supervisors petition to this efYeet ,rae
presented on behalf of the club by COMMITTEE
composed of Mrs r. NJ Eckley Mrs J. n. Doant
and Mrs. Charles NJ. Morse. The supervisors 70
ferred the matter TO Superior Judge Buck n,
action The club has already secured an indorsa
ment OF its plan from W. c. Loyeland the Ioca
Justice
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
MEMBERS OF CHAIN
GANG IN HOBBIES
Police Punish Participants in
Break for Liberty; Beauty
Doctor" Unpopular

OAKLAND, Aug. 1s-Several mem
oers of the city chain gang worked in
hobbies today as punishment for
their participation in the break for
liberty Tuesday, when four prisoners
escaped. Heavy logs of wood, chained
TO the ankles of the erstwhile insube
ordinates. proved effective disciplinar-
ions. and when the day was over the
hobbled ones were pleading for mercy.
Captain of Police Lynch announced
this evening that the hobbies would
be employed for two or three days
longer. Then. it the would be fugitives
display a sufficient degree of peni-
tenee they may be permitted to pound
rocks with their ankles unfettered.
IL has been learned that w. C. Shep-
pard, the beauty DOCTOR" who was
committed to the city prison a few
weeks ago on charges preferred by a
number of young girls, was one of the
ring leaders in the plot to escape from
the chain gang. At the last moment,
however, his nerve failed him and he
played sick while his confederates of
stancher nerve lodged the bullets of
the police guard in a wild flight for
liberty.
When it became known that Shep-
pard had '.funked" at the crucial mo-
ment he was made a butt for the jibes
and jeers OF all his fellow prisoners.
and the iailers at the city prison de-
clare that his life has been one of
incessant misery for the last two days.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
JAPANESE THROWS
A BIG POLICEMAN
ProWess of LIS Pound hippo
nese Impresses Court and
Secures His Release

OAKLAND, Aug. 19.-R. Kogo, Jap
anese who weighs 125 pounds, was
holding an Individual celebration at the
corner of Eighth and Franklin streets
last night when he attracted the at
tention of Special Policeman Dalto,
whose heft is 225 pounds. Dalto in
formed Kogo that he was under arrest.
Kogo made no reply, but when he was
seized by the sleeve he gave a demon
stration of jiu jitsu which landed the
heavy weight policeman on his head in
the gutter.
AS soon as Dalto recovered his breath
he blew loudly for help. Policemen
Drury and Crumpton responded and In
about Is minutes the obstreperous Jap
anese with a badly blackened eye and
much disheveled in appearance was
dragged into the city prison.
When Police Judge Smith heard
Kogos story in court this morning
and saw him stand side by side with
his mammoth victim he was so much
impressed with his prowess that he
ordered him released, after cautioning
him to practice his jiu jitsu on per-
sons outside of the police force in the
future
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
SCHOOL STUDENTS
IN WAR OF cOL0RS
High and Low Oakland Seniors
Decorate Neighborhood

OAKLAND, Aug. 1s.-The annual out
burst OF class rivalry between the high
and low seniors of the Oakland high
school has found expression this year
in e liberal bedsubing of the trees and
sidewalks in the neighborhood OF the
high school with red and green paint.
symbolic of the colors of the two
classes.
The high seniors took the initiative
in the battle of colors. and tinted the
trees in front OF the school and the
drinking fountain at Twelfth and
Jefferson streets vivid green Tues
day night
This morning a string OF red toy
balloons. bearing the numerals Of the
low seniors. auttered from the same
trees. while wide streak of red paint
led across the pavement TO the foot OF
the main steps into the school.
superintendent McClymonds was no.
titled OF the display OF paints. and with
Principal Keyes held a council with the
members OF both classes. AS result
the classmen have agreed to hire a
man 10 remove the offensive paint and
restore the district TO its normal hues.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
PROMINENT WOMAN
PASSES FROM LIFE
Widow of Late Jurist Was
Founder in EbeIl Club
and Hospitals

OAKLAND, Aug. 19.-Mrs. Hannah
Crane. SO years old, widow of William
Watrus Crane. one of the pioneer resi-
dents of Oakland died early this mcrn-
ing at the family residence of the
Cranes, built almost a half century
ago at Tenth and Market streets Mrs.
Crane had been ailing for more than
year and death was not unexpected.
With her husband, who was one OF
the most prominent jurists of Califor-
MIA, Mrs Crane was one of the upbuild-
ers of Oakland. She came to this city
in 1852, by way of Panama. and re-
sided here ever since that time. She
was one of the founders of the Ebell
club, of the Fabiola hospital, of the Old
Peoples home and the West Oakland
home. During her younger years she
was brilliant in society events of both
Oakland and San Francisco. She was
also Oakland's best known philan-
thropist
A pretty romance marks the mar
riage of Mrs. Crane to Judge Crane,
who died July 3, 1888. She came to
San Francisco an orphan. but possessed
Of brilliant education and winning
manners. Soon after her arrival she met
Judge Crane. After the couple were
married the jurist built the palatial
home at Tenth and Market streets for
his wife.
Mrs. Harry P. Hussy, only living
daughter of Mrs. Crane, is in England
with her two children, Evelyn and
Austin. They were cabled several days
ago of the precarious condition of Mrs
Crane and are now en- route home. The
funeral will not be held until Mrs
Hussy's arrival. In the meantime, the
body of Mrs. Crane will be placed in q
vault at Mountain view cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
SKULL FRACTURED BY
BLOWS WITH BOTTLE
SaloOnman May Die; AssaiIant
Is Under Arrest

OAKLAND, Aug 1s:-Charles Hadlen.
"a years old, who conducts a saloon at
Fourth street and Broadway is in the
county receiving hospital with frac-
tured skull and cuts on his neck which
may prove fatal
Hadlen's injuries came about while
he was engaged in an alteration with
Dan Sullivan. a railroad laborer, in a
saloon conducted by A. Chanquet at
Ninth street and Broadway. Sullivan is
said to have used beer bottle on Had
lens head. Sullivan is under arrest and
will be held pending the outcome of
Hadlen's injuries.
According to witnesses TO the affair
Hadlen struck Sullivan in the face sew
eral times before the latter retaliated
by hitting him with the beer bottle.
The men were intoxicated at the time.
In the ARRAY Hadlen sustained deep
cut on the neck, a broken nose and a
fractured skull
Sullivan was arrested an hour after
the attack by Ofieers Gallagher and
Emigh. He declared to the police that
he had struck Hadlen in self-defense
and only after the latter had hit him
repeatedly and threatened to Kill him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
Not Drowned at Seattle
HEAD OF BIG CONCERN
INVOLVED IN "STEAL' y
President of Brewing Company
Indicted for Completely

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-Ripples from
the big splash in the financial pool
created by the arrest of Donald l..
Persch, a note broker, on charges of
grand larceny continue to widen, in
spite of the fact that District Attorney
Jerome has pronounced the case Just a
vulgar steal"
Late today it reached Charles Katz,
president of the Eastern brewing COM
pany of Brooklyn, whose name has been
mentioned in the case. He was indicted
today by the grand jury for completely
in the alleged theft of 10000 shares Of
copper stock, which disappeared from
the custody of the Windsor trust COM
pany, with whom 1t had been deposited
as collateral for loan of $4,000.
w. L. Clark, the broker who ap-
preached the trust company for the
loan, was also indicted. He has been
out on $4,000 bail. charged with grand
larceny for some days.
Another development was the issu-
ance of a warrant for Sterling Birming-
ham, the trust company's discharged
loan clerk, who lis accused of having
accepted $3.50 for putting the loan
through.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
Suburban Brevities

PLAN GARDEN FETE-0akland, Aug. ia
Garden fete will be given by the ladies' aid so
ciety Of the Methodist church at the home OF
Mrs r Breuner, In Frutyale Thursday after.
noon. August &c Music and refreshments are
promised.
BOY HURT BY HoRsEsHoE-oakland, Aug.
1a-Severe laceratfons Of the scalp were sus.
tanned by Frank Maxwell, IL year old son Of
r ]. Maxwell Of Fruitvale. when he was struck
by horseshoe thrown by boy companion In q
game Of quoifs today
WHEELER TO ADDRESS woMEN-Berkeley,
Aug le-Dr. Wheeler will speak tomorrow
morning at IL O'Clock in Harmon gymnasium
during the meeting of the women students which
will be followed By the first meeting for bust
ness Of the student body.
BURGLARS USE LADDER-0akland Aug. 10
Mrs A. Wallace Of 1918 Tenth street reported
this morning that burglars broke into her HON.
last night and stole SO. The thieves climbed
through rear second story window, using 3
ladder TO reach the entrance.
PRINCIPAL RETURNs-Oakland Aug 19-
Prof r. Rossiter of the Fremont high school
returned today from a European tour and viii
tomorrow morning assume his duties at the higl
school, Professor Rossiter will lecture 70 hIet
school students on his trip abroad.
YOUNG LADIES' WHIST TOURNAMENTS
Alameda. Aug. ID.--Isle City council Of the
Young Ladies Institute will hold a prize whfst
tournament in Lafayette hall Monday evening
August %. The committee arranging for tbs
event IS headed by Mrs. A. 6. Bussenius.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
DRUGGIST DEPLORES
ORIENTAL METHODS
Accusations of Practicing With
out Legal Restriction

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1e.-At tonight's
session of the American pharmaceutical
association convention camphor culti-
walton in the United States, and the
growing of belladonna were discussed
in various paper presented by MEM
bers of the science section.
Prof. John Uri Lloyd of Cincin-
natl addressed the section on practical
pharmacy this afternoon, his subject
being Pharmaceutical Problems"
A plea for wider recognition of the
work of the scientific man and bet
ter appreciation of his value to the
community was made by Professor
Lloyd.
Chinese physicians. their methods,
remedies and particularly the drugs they
use. came in for criticism at the hands
of Albert Schneider of San Francisco
in a paper on THE Quality and Purity
of Drugs on the Pacific Coast"
"A great many of the drugs from
Japan. China and the Philippines are
adulterated and mislabeled- The Jap
anese are the worst offenders on these
lines" said Schneider.
TT is an astounding fact, but never
theless true, that Chinese harma-
cists and physicians practice without
legal restriction on the coast"
H. H. Rusby of New York read a re-
port of the committee on the general
drug market. in which it was stated
tha of 1865 specimens of drugs col
lected in New England state by one
board of health, more than 10%per cent
were Objectionable and that the per-
centage in the southern states was
probably much worse. While the stand
ard of drugs sold throughout the en-
tire country was bad, the speaker said
ii was much better than year or two
ago.
The reason for the low standard is
mainly due to the great difficulty of
obtaining drugs. The herbs and roots
are collected by negroes and Indians In
the south, in small quantities. and are
handled many times before they reach
the druggist.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
TIP TO MOTORMAN
LEADS To- WRECK
Passenger Urges Extra Speed
to Catch Special Train and
Many Others Suffer

OAKLAND, Aug. 19.-More than
score OF persons sustained cuts and
bruises and a bad shaking up shortly
after noon today, when an eastbound
streetcar crashed into a san Leandro
special car at Linda park. Melrose.
The accident was due to the motor
man on the streetcar endeavoring to
catch up with the long distance car
ahead. because importuned by pas
senger TO do So
According to passengers on the car.
none or whom sustained serious in
JurteS, j. Mather, motOrman on the
streetcar. attempted to catch up with
the San LeandrO special One OF the
men passengers Is said to have tipped
Mather to put on extra speed The car
refused to heed the brakes when close
upon the special and crashed into it
from behind. Both cars were badly
damaged and had TO be removed to the
car barns by a wrecking crew.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
NEWS OF OAKLAND ALAMEDA HAYWARD AND
CONTRACTORS AND
INSPECTOR CLASH
Charge Made That Berkeley
Polytechnic High Is Not Ac-
cOrding to Specifications

BERKELEY. Aug. 19.-ClaiminE that
the new Polytechnic high school, which
was recently completed at the corner
Of Allston way and Grove street, has
not been finished according to the speci-
hcstions. A. II. Broad. building inspector
of the school department. has refused
10 pass upon the building and has held
Up the final payment, amounting TO
about SI7 000. Broad and Stockholm &
Allen. the contractors. have had fire.
quent disputes about the terms Of the
specifications
Broad now claims that the matter is
out OF his hands and that the con-
tractors must live up TO the specifica-
tious or they will not be paid. Ac-
cording to Broad, the ceilings OF the
rooms should be built of wood instead
OF cement.
Allen was out to see me the other
day" said Broad. and promised 70
make number OF changes in construc-
ton. He has not as yet done so. and
now the matter is out of my hands.
They will not be paid until the work
is completed"
The construction of the s2O0.0
building, which is now occupied by
the Berkeley high school, was the
cause OF a number OF disputes. At one
time Stone & Smith, the architects,
were hauled over the Goals by the
school board for failure to supervise
properly the work of the building.
Then a number Of improvers filed
charges thar the cement work was de-
fective. which caused the board to
eNpend $3.50 for the employment of ex-
perts 10 refute these allegations.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
MYSTERIOUS MR..
RAFflES" IN PRISON
DOnahue, Who Bunk0ed Public
for the Chronicle, Accused
of Flimflamming
Continued from Page 4

Simpson were arrested last night. The
trouble began Wednesday night, when
Simpson visited the place. bought a
10 cent package of envelopes. threw
down SO gold piece and attempted
a complex system of change. He was
given a t$5 gold piece and s4.90 in sill
yer. He pocketed the gold piece and,
adding 10 cents to the s4.90. passed 1t
back, asking for another SIS coin. The
clerk, G. A. Nidever, placed the So piece
on the counter. At this point Donahue
entered the book store. snapped his
fingers as though in a hurry and at
tracted the clerks attention Then
Simpson switched again, asked for $40
in coin and in payment rendered the
$5 in silver and the s. gold piece that
the clerk had placed on the counter.
You're a short change artist, you
are cried Nidever. who had been vic
timized by this ruse some time ago.
and. sweeping his hand across the
counter. gathered in the coin.
He was about to leave the store to
call a policeman when it struck him
that Donahue was an accomplice. Dom
ahue and Simpson left. threatening to
call patrolman to obtain the change.
They did not return until last night.
Donahue entered first, much befud-
,dled with liquor. He left to bring in
Simpson, and in the meanwhile Po-
liceman Mcdonald was called. In a
few minutes Donahue and Simpson re-
turned and were quickly, placed under
arrest. Donahue was identified by rep
resentatives of the Chronicle as the
Mysterious Mr.. Raf1ies" of that paper.
On the way to the station Donahue
essayed the role in real life.
II guess I'll step across the street
and have drink" he said. with a
careful carelessness of manner.
II guess you won't" replied Police
man Mcdonald. And Rallies didn't.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
MESSAGE PROBABLY
SENT AS A BLIND
False Report Received by Wife
of Missing Man

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.-Mrs. j. Oscar
Franz of this city does not believe that
she is a widow. despite the fact that a
note supposed to have been written
by her husband as he was facing death
by drowning near Seattle was delivered
to her today.
The note was dated July 4, and Mrs
Franz declares that she had evidence
that Franz was visiting his mother
Mrs. NJ j. uilery, in Moberly. Mo-, early
In August The missive, which was
found in a floating bottle by a resi-
dent of Seattle and forwarded here,
reads as follows:
Finder of this note will please notify
Mrs. Tiefenbrunn, 1915 Papin street
St. Louis, that while /, J. o. Franz, was
out boat riding about two miles from
Seattle harbor, my boat struck a log
and began to sink rapidly, with result
that 1 must face death, for can not
swim God help me, for l am lost.
Good by.
Mrs. ITiefenbrunn is Mrs. Franz
mother. Mrs. Franz said tonight that
she was married in September, 1907, and
resided at Moberly. Mo-, until the last
of March, when Franz claimed ina
bility to support her. She said that
she had no explanation to offer for her
husbands strange note.
Not Drowned at Seattle
SEATTLE, Aug. 19.-George Oscar
Franz was not drowned in Seattle har-
Dor. July 4 or at any time recently. No
such man is known here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
BANK PRESIDENT is
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE
Police Seek Alleged Wrecker of
PasO Robles Concern

Los ANGELES. Aug. 19.-President
Edward Jones OF the Bank OF Paso
Robles and an associate with A Il.
Warrington in alleged mortgage swim
dies in this city. is officially branded
as a fugitive from justice in circulars
prepared yesterday by the district at
torney.
Photographs of the man are to be
scattered broadcast over the country.
Detective Buni has returned from a
fruitless hunt for Jones in Mexico It
was thought he had fed to the noun
tains near Torres. but the country was
secured without trace of him. Jones'
fed the city on the day of Warnings
toms arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
WILL AUTHORIZE THE
PAYMENT OF BIG NOTE
Baldwin Estate Ready to Settle
With Hibernia Bank
[Speeial Dispaieh 10 The Call

Special Dipateh 10 The Call
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.-Judicial
authorization for the partial payment
of a note for s1.300.o0o given by the
late Elias j. Baldwin seven years ago
will be given by Judge Wilbur of the
superior court tomorrow. The amount
to be paid is $4,000 in cash, and in
addition the holder of the note, the
Hibernia savings and loan society
of San Francisco, will take over a
$4,000 mortgage on the San Francisco
property.
General Johnstone Jones, ]. A. Fair
child and Guy B. Barham,. appointed
several weeks ago by II. A. Unruh, ad
ministrator of the Baldwin estate. 10
appraise the value of city lots in San
Francisco, filed their reports with the
court Tuesday, placing the figure at
s45o,0o0. The property is known as
the old Baldwin annex, lying between
Market and Ellis streets. near Powell
The sale of the property to George
Aronson of San Francisco for s44O. 000
cash, the purchaser to assume $4,000
mortgage on the land. will be sub
mitted to the court today for approval
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
PARK COMMISSIONERS
TO BUILD RESERVOIR
City Council May Increase Ap,
preparation for Boulevard

OAKLAND, Aug. 19.-The city park
commission this afternoon issued a call
for plans and specifications for a reser-
voir to be built in Independence square
and for a pumping station to be estab-
lished in Lakeside park.
There was also renewal of the dis
cussion of the city engineers plans for
a $21,500 boulevard to be built through
Lake Shore park
In the city auditors estimate for the
budget for the present fiscal year only
81 900 was allowed for the construction
of the boulevard, but the commissioners
are hopeful that the city council will
authorize the expenditure of the
amount originally asked for.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
j. CORT SUES ACTRESS
WHO BROKE CONTRACT
Alleges That Maud FeaIy Has
Not Lived Up to Agreement
ISeecial Dispatch 10 The Call

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 19.-John Cort.
theatrical manager, has found Maud
Fealy rather an expensive star, ac-
cording to suit brought against Sig
nor Rafaello Cavallo, her stepfather.
Attempts TO make Miss Fealy play
at low priced performances are the
alleged cause of the suit, which is for
breach of contract.
Judge Shattuck of the district court
ordered Cort to make his charges more
specific. Cort incorporated an agree
ment showing that Miss Fealy was
to be paid $3.50 per week for the sea-
son OF 1867, ranging up to $500 a
week for 1910-1911.
The agreement is couched in strong
language. 1t says that the services of
Miss Fealy were to be special. unique,
extraordinary, and she can not be re-
placed, and that in event of party of
the second part violating this agree
ment she will be liable to damages to
party OF the first part
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
MAN LEGALLY DEAD
SUDDENLY REAPPEARS
Wanderer, After Eight Years
Returns to Hospital

NEOSHO. Mo-, Aug. 19.-W. III.
Wright, formerly a well to do merchant
of Neosho. who disappeared from the
hospital at Nevada, Mo-. where he was a
patient nearly eight years ago and
who since has been legally declared
dead. has voluntarily returned to that
institution.
Wright today was seen by former
Neosho friends. who visited the hospi-
tai and identified him. Wright had. he
said, wandered over the middle west
for years. He appears to be in good
health.
After disappearing Wright's wife
died and only a few months ago he
was legally declared dead and his es-
tate was given over by the court r.
his daughter. Miss Marguerite Wright
who is now in Seattle, Wash.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
LABOR TROUBLE ON
LOS ANGELES CONDUIT
Men Object to Patronizing the
Regular Caterer

troubles of more or less serious nature
continue on the Los Angeles-Owens
river aqueduct, where several thou
sand miners and other laborers are
employed by the city in constructing
the big $50 mile conduit
A considerable number of men went
out yesterday at different camps in the
Saugus division as the result of an ul-
rtimatum issued by the board of public
works that each man should pay SIS per
week for meals to the regular caterer
who has the contract for feeding all
of the men.
The order which has caused the
trouble was issued by General Adna
r. Chaffee, president of the. aqueduci
board.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
STEALS TO GET MONEY
TO PURCHASE MORPHINE
Police Catch Thief Who Has
ANNOYED Auto Owners

OAKLAND, Aug. 1s.-with the arrest
tonight of William Gilmore the police
cleared up a long series of nightly
thefts of tools and trappings from auto
mobiles in front of the Orpheum the
ater.
Gilmore was run down by Policeman
OGrady after he had thrown away a
number of tools stolen tonight.
He admits committing the thefts. say
ing he stole to get money to buy NOR
phfne.