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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
SUPPOSED INSANE MAN
SETS FIRE TO HOUSE
Says Two Strange Men Told
Him to Do 1t

Fire was discovered by neighbor
IN the basement of a house at All
Gates street Wednesday afternoon and
II was eXtinguished before much dam
age was done.
The house is owned by Manuel Souza
and the basement is occupied by his
brother Joseph and his aged mother
Mary.
Joseph told Battalion Chief Murray
that two strange men had told him to
set the house on fire and he had fol-
lowed their advice.
Fire Marshal Towe made an investi-
cation and on his suggestion Souza was
taken to the detention ward at the
central emergency hospital to be ex-
amined as to his sanity.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
BUYER OF ALLEGED
STOLEN BOND SUES
w. SchuItze Asks Damages
From Ocean Shore Receiver

A suit to, test the responsibility of
the Ocean Shore railway company in
regard to the forty bonds of the com
pany for the alleged embezzlement of
winch Z. E. Rankin and John J. Lynch,
two stock brokers, were indicted was
begun in the superior court yesterday
by William Schultze against e. r. Way-
land and +. S. Stratton, as receiver.
Schultze was an innocent purchaser
from Wayland of one of the forty
bonds. paying s700 for it, and when
he presented it for the payment of in
terest due the company retained the
bond on the ground that it had been
stolen.
SchultZe sues Wayland and the re-
ceiver for 500 damages
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
PLANS UNDER WAY FOR
THE TWIN PEAKS TUNNEL
Convention Will Be Held to
Further Improvement

Preparatory to the Twin Peaks tun-
mel convention, which will assemble
Friday evening, August 19, in New Era
hall, 2121 Market street, meeting of
the ways and means committee was
held last Tuesday to go over the last
details of the work
Among the things to be brought be-
fore the convention in proper form are
statistics concerning the building, cost
or the proposed Twin Peaks tunnel
cost of similar improvements in other
cities and various benefits derived
Following is the committee in charge
of the work: DIR. Hartland Law. Gus
tav Brenner, Rev. d. O. Crowley. d.
Livingston, D. Coffin, Paul T. Carroll
+. l. Wander Naillen, l.. II. Peterson
/. Treacy, p. d. Broderick, B. Burns
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
Tuesday a Legal Holiday

In response to the inquiry of County
Recorder Godchaux, City Attorney Long
announced yesterday that Tuesday.
August 16, would be a legal holiday.
Long cited 'he city ordinance covering
specifically primary election days and
referred to the state law which includes
as holidays all days where elections
are held general throughout the state.
All the municipal offices will there
fore be closed next Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
GIRL WORKERS ASK
WOMAN INSPECTOR
Supervisors Requested to Probe
Conditions In Factories Em=
pIoying Female Help

Some measure of protection and aid
for the girls who work in overall and
shirt factories, laundries, canneries and
other establishments employing young
women in numbers is sought in petit
tion presented to the board of super
visors yesterday by the womans union
label league The league asks the
board to provide a woman inspector
authorized to supervise the working
conditions surrounding young women
in the factories, and the communication
had the Endorsement of the labor
council
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
Gets Berth for Fireboat

The fire commission was notified by
the harbor commissioners yesterday
that they had assigned berth for one
of the fireboats between piers 25 and
q, near the foot of Lombard and Green
witch streets. The board asked the
works commission to erect a station
costing $4,000 to house the men and
the land apparatus.
H Osgood was removed from the
post of assistant superintendent of en-
gines and f. p. Healy put in his place
Richard r. Willis and Joseph A. Al
termarino were added to the ranks of
hosemen from the list of civil service
eligibles
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
Protestants Dissatisfied

crowd swooped down upon the su-
perXisors' fire committee yesterday in
tent on blocking II. Brousse's applica-
tlon for permit t. conduct a laundry
at 2412 Sacramento street Nothing
was done about it. As Brousse's at
torney. p. A. Bergerot, was absent,
Chairman Knowles put the matter over
three weeks to allow him a hearing
and number of the protestants leav-
ing muttered, and we voted for those
fellows too
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
SUPREME COURT RULES
MURDERER MUST DIE

Willie Luis. a Chinese 40 years old,
who shot and killed his stepmother.
Con Ying Luis. in San Luis Obispo
county. September 80. 1909, will have
TO pay the death penalty, according to
the decision of the supreme court yes
terday. The murder was committed
while Con Ying Luis was asleep.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
Regular Teacher

superintendent Roncovieri has for
warded a report to State Superintend-
ent Hyatt, at the latter's request. as to
the status of Miss Charlotte Cert in the
school department 1t appears that
MISS Cert was by the high school board
In december, 1907, assigned" to the
polytechnic high school but the notice
sent her by Z. c. Leffingwell. then seq
retary. set forth that she was by reso-
luton regularly appointed teacher
and assigned to the polytechnic high
school, but this does not appear on
the minutes of the board and the ones
tlon was raised whether she is pro
batonary or a regular teacher. which
makes dlfference in salary. The su-
perintendent said that Miss Cert is .
regular teacher and entitled to pav as
such. 80
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
MALE HELP WANTED

WANTED-Able bodied men for the e. S.
Marine corps, between the ages of 10 and 30.
Must be native born or have first pa pers
tion possible. Food clothing quarters and medi-
cal attendance free After so years. service can
retire with 10 per cent. of pay and allowances.
Service on board ship and ashore in all parts OF
the world. Apply Z. S. Marine corps, Recruit
ing station. 50 Market ST.. San Francisco Cal
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
FEMALE HELP WANTED .

Young women wanted operators by
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
must be bright, neat in appearance, between
the ages of is and % years, of fair education
and unquestionable character.
LIGHT AND WELL VENTILATED oPER-
ATING ROOMS.
PLEASANT REST AND LUNCHRooMs.
LIBERAL SALARY PAID WHILE LEARN
ING.
PERMANENT POSITIONS.
q OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE.
For full particulars call. preferably be-
tween $50 a. m. and IL noon at the Operat-
ing School. Telephone Office, 2015 Steiner st.
corner Pine.
HOP PICKERS.
Reduced rate tickets on our special train now
ready and. as we have only limited number for
SALE you must secure your ticket Immediately ;
every ticket sold guarantees a position.
e. c. HORST CO., 100 Pine ST., S. F.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

HOP PICkERS wanted-Nen, women and chill
dren good outing at good pay; fine, shady
camp grounds on Russian river; picking be-
gins in few days; register at once. books
VIII be closed as soon as crew is secured. Call
or address AMERICAN HOP AND BARLEY
COMPANY, 116 California st.
ANDRES 1914 Larkin st.-Laundrynan for col
lege, o-S4O; experienced silverman. cafe, $40
week: busbors. S3j married farmer $50:
French or Scandinavian coachman. S40-s5o;
apprentice for baker shop. So, board dish
washers. S3O-Sf0, and Others.
WANTED-One chief gardener a It s3o4 per diem
competitive examination will be held Sep,
tember s. 1910, for the purpose of filing the
above position For further information ad-
Island. Cal.
WANTED-Lxperienced salesman who thorough
ly understands dry goods, for outside man in
wholesale department Apply suptendent's Of
nee from to il a. NJ. Hale Bros. Inc,
Market and 9Th sts.. S. f.
MEN and women. learn the barber trade; posi-
lions guaranteed; we can not supply demand for
our graduates; expert instructors; we teach in
weeks and pay wages while learning. Call
and let US explain the Moler system. pa Sd st.
MEN and women learn the barber trade: we
must have more beginners to fill places of
those left for good jobs absolutely free TO
next 10. Call or write S. +. BARBER col
LEGE. go Howard st.
WANTED Specially salesman. acquainted with
city retail drug and candy trade. for splendid
line of eastern candy Apply by letter only
DON 1-O, gu MonadnOck bdg.
PANTRYMAN for a club; $50, room and board.
with increase if capable: experience necessary
Gail at MISS PLUNKETT'S, 1896 Sutter st.
corner Webster.
BRIGHT young man wanted for Office work and
TO do collecting. Address in own hand writ
ing; give references and age. Box 1891 Call
offce.s
YOUNG man. 16 to Is. wanted for office work:
high school graduate preferred: salary SO per
week Address p o. Box 2536. Station b.
wANTED-Cement laboratory assistant: Young
man about 20 years; high schoo, education. Ad-
dress box 1873, Call office.
WANTED-6oo men to occupy rooms, 2oe 10 3oc
per night lfree bath, at the NEW YORK. T53
Howard st. between Sd and 9Th
MEN of ideas with some inventive ability
GREELEY IeINTIRE. Patent Attorneys
Washington. D. c,
WANTED Experienced drapcry salesman Ap-
ply HALE BROS, INC. 18th and Washington
SITS. Oakland.
FIRST CLASS ladies' taller wanted: ladies' tailor
garments. /. BARRON. 232 o'FarreH st.
BUsHELNAN wanted pAUsoN & CO.. 200
Kearny st.
BOY wanted-6l2 o'Farrcll st.
WANTED Young man to work hours a day:
Slo to SO week. Room 211. 9to Van Ness av.
NEW WESTERN. 1924 Howard-single rooms.
15c and zoe per night. hot and cold water.
MEN wanted at 1o3 Sd St to have their shoes
repaired: sewed soles 75c done in 10 minutes
WANTED To LEARN TRADE
WANTED-Men at Los Angeles. no expense. to
learn trades of electricity. automobiles, plumb
"a U bv actin yror m ufra.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

AA-women and girls apply immediately for
cutting and canning fruit; highest wages,
CALIFORNIA CANNERIES CO., 18th and
Minnesota St
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
ANOTHER PROTEST
HURLED AT CLUB
Ocean View Improyers File Fur
ther Objection Against
Sheridan Society

A special committee from the Ocean
View improvement club appeared be-
fore the board of education Wednesday
to enter further protest against the
Sheridan club being permitted to take
part in the dedicatory ceremonies of
the Sheridan school in Ocean View.
The additional protest is that the
Sheridan is no longer an Improvement
club, If it ever was one, but is
social Organization.
The committee was informed that
the objection will be given considera-
tion
The San Francisco labor council sub
mitted copy of an address prepared
by Walter Macarthur which it is pro-
posed to deliver before the pupils of
the various schools, so as to acquaint
them with the purpose of Labor day.
This will be read at the conference. on
Monday.
Emma II. Koller of Denver, Colo,
by letter made application for an ap-
pointment as teacher of music in the
public schools and inclosed her photo
graph.
The korincipals and pupils of the
HumbF DIT evening high school were
granted permission to use the audito-
orium by the Mission grammar school
every Friday evening for the purpose
OF discussing subjects taught in the
school.
Miss Mary E. Hawthorne, a teacher,
rendered her resignation. which was
accepted. She will be married and will
reside in Los Angeles
Henry Latchford was requested to
deliver lectures to the principals of the
schools and to the teachers and pupils
of the night schools in the auditorium
OF the Mission high school
j. G. Trenhoff of Placer county Of
Tered the board block of stone to be
used as the cornerstone for the Frank
lin school
several applications from parents
that their children be excused from at
lending the cooking course were re-
ferred to the committee on schools.
Miss Eliza McKinne and Samuel
Hughes, teachers, were granted leave
OF absence to the beginning of the fall
term of next year
misses Elizabeth O'Connor and Edith
Austin were declared regular teachers
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
HOP PICKERS:

HOP PICKERS:
Reduced rate tickets on oalr special train row
ready aud, we have only Il limited number for
SAFE you must secure your ticket Immediately;
every ticket sold guarantees a position
e. {. HORST Co, 1J0 Pine ST., S. T.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

WANTED Y oung women clerks for steady half
day work in household and crockery depart
ment: prefer those whose duties are such
as to make it preferable for them 10 spend
half of sthe day in business Apply superin-
tendent's office from to II a. M, HALE
BROS. Inc. Market and 9th sts.. s. r.
LEARN hair dressing, manicuring, hair working
massage. special teachers. evening classes. The
NEW MILDRED HAIR PARLoRS, 130 Gerry.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
WANTED TO LEARN TRADEl

at Los Angeles. no expense to
learn trades of electricity. automobiles, plumb
ing, brick laying. by actual work contract
jobs; only few months required; 200 students
last years catalogue Free 1923 Mkt. ST.. S. F.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

WOMEN and girls wanted to work fruit;
highest wages paid; carfare allowance; pleas
ant occupation; sanitary workrooms; special
inducements to competent and cutters.
Sunlit Fruit Co., 4th and Dwight way. Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

YOUNG lady stenographer, must be neat appear
ing, of good address and capable of taking a
ence in detail and salary expected. Box 1850,
Call office
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

WOMEN and girls wanted to work fruit
highest wages paid; carfare allowance; pleas
ant occupations sanitary workrooms; special
inducements to competent Gamers and cutters.
SUNLlT FRUIT CO.. 4th and Dwight way,
Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
Statesmen and SOLICITORS wtd.--con.

WANTED reliable saleSmen for city. one
for country: give age experience and refer
ences; important opportunity for of abil-
ity Box 1920 Call office
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

WANTED-Young women to train as nurses be-
tween ages Of 20 and 80. Of good education.
neat appearance. Box 399S. Call office. Oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

WANTED-Woman of brains and ambition who
is seeking life work opportunity to earn
well now and work for future. Address box
3012 Call office. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
Statesmen AND soLIcIroRs w,N,T,D


statesmen throughout entire Pacific coast for
nationally advertised practical office speciality:
nne opportunity for advancement; experienced
speciality statesmen and young men with proper
references but no experience, acceptable. Call
or address 1872 Call building
SALESAlEN wanted-Big offer to big men; write
US for particulars; you will be interested. Ad
dress OREGON NURSERY COMPANY. Orenco,
Ore.
AGENTS to sell real estate. two Germans, Amer
leans and Italians: big commission. Apply r.
a. MONTGOMERY, $50 Market ST., room sol.
SALESMAN for country work; salary and COM
mission; beach. property. 1880 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

WANTED-A neat girl for light housework in
small fiat; cook for man and wife; call morn
ings 1704 McAllister st.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

CHILDRENS nurses S30-$35; parlor maid and
waitress. $50; second girl. SO; woman with
child on ranch, nice place, $25: % cooks and
housework girls.-S25 to $40. WOMEN'S EN-
and Market sts
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

LADIEG, learn hair dressing at CALF. COL
LEGE OF HAIR DRESSING and Beauty Gull
ture; diplomas and formulas given; individual
instruction. 96Ih Market ST., bet. 5th and 9th.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
EMpLoYMENT oFFICEs


PHONE PAC. DOUGLAS 1892. HOME C-4665
5S1 GRANT AY.-ASIA EMPT. OFFICE FUR
NISHES BEST AND COMPETENT JAPANESE
AND CHINESE HELP OF ALL KINDS.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
FEMALE HELP wANTEp-continued

GOOD cook, American family. $50: English nurse.
child. $50; first class cook. San Mateo. $40;
French lady's maid. ladies. $40. references;
second girl across the bay, So. references: sec
ond girl, plain place, $25: Catholic house
keeper for priests home. $50: German nur-
sery governess, S45. references: chamber maid
and laundress. $780, cook lower floor $40.
MISS PLUNKETT. 1896 Sutter ST.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12

dren; good outing at good pay; fine, shady
camp grounds Russian river; picking be
gins in few days; register at once. as books
will be closed soon ss>erew is secured. Call
or address AMERICAN Hop AND BARLEY
COMPANY, lie California ST.
The fool-killer., 1910-01-01

water you know that the Socialists
have good grounds for the cry they
raise against the evils O.. the ''sys-
tenn" On that point they are ev-
erlastingly right. They've got the
longest lever and the best heel that
any set of fools ever had. and if
they only had good common sense
they might accomplish something
in the way of reform. But here
they come ripping and snorting
down the turnpike of time, like a
gang of wild bulls in a hornets
nest, and proposing to do the i'm
possible. They are going to prove
that an army of maggots can get
into the carcass of a dead horse
and bring the horse back to life
and health. But that's where they
run off their trolley. Most any
fool can tell when a horse is dead,
but even a wise man can't bring
him to life again.
Admitting, then, hat there is
something devilish rotten up on
the headwaters of Society Creek,
and that Socialism is not the med
icine, what are we to do? Well.
now, you've got me. I don't know
that there's much of anything we
can do only just grin and bear it.
The devil seems to have a bull
dogs grip on this old world of
trouble and tall churches, and
there doesn't seem to be much
chance of shaking him loose.
The fool-killer., 1910-01-01
Agents Wanted

I want a good hustling Agent at
every postoffice to take subscriptions
for THE FOOL-KILLER. My terms
to Agents are very liberal, and will
be sent on application. The name,
"FOOL-KILLER," is SO odd and I'M
usual that it attracts attention wher-
ever it is shown, and an Agent can
easily make several dollars a day.
Get my Agents terms and a bunch
of Samples and start to work at once.
JAMES LARKIN PEARSON,
Morayian Falls, North Carolina.
The fool-killer., 1910-01-01
When | Can Read My Title Clear.

When I can read my title clear
To mansions in Wall Street,
III bid farewell to every fear,
And corner all the wheat.
Should want against my gold engage
And labor want a job,
Then / can smile at hunger's rage,
And face a frowning mob.
Let fines like a wild deluge come,
Let storms of taxes fall;
I only have to crook my thumb
And labor pays it all.
Then shall I battle my greedy soul
In seas of Standard Oil,
And watch the unearned profits roll
From out the hands of toll.
The fool-killer., 1910-01-01

Perhaps the appeal to Reason
has done the country a good e r
vice in exposing Judge G~rosscup,
but | could have more respect for
the appeal and its Socialistic gang
if they were not so everlastingly
Inconsistent. Though Grosscup
were sevenfold blacker than he is
painted, he is only a type of what
all men would have to be if So
cialism prevailed. Why expose
and punish one man for wrecking
one home, and then turn right
around and establish a system
that would wreck every home in
the land-a system that would
make every man a libertine and
every woman a prostitute! That's
what Socialism would do, and |
double-dare any Socialist to
deny it.
The fool-killer., 1910-01-01

There are thousands of home
less and hungry women and chill
dren shivering in the streets of
New York these cold winter nights
with no place to sleep. And just
inside a Thousand palace doors
there is warmth and light and
luxury. And yet there are people
who would dare to call New York
a civilized city. My God, what
nerve!
The fool-killer., 1910-01-01

the opportunity to jab a large
brass pin into his chair-warmer.
There was nothing more said
about Christian Science at that
sitting, and Mac soon led himself
out at the back door and faded
into the landscape.
The fool-killer., 1910-01-01
Social Maggots

Now while we're waiting for the
coffee to'cool, IH just wind up my
music-box and play you q few
snatches of hat grand old hymn
called SOCIALISM," Everybody
join in the chorus. We're going to
make the rafters ring and the
shingles dance to the music. So
cialism is more popular among the
masses than any other tune | know
of. It's on everybody's lips, and
those who are not singing its
praises are cussing the eternal tar
out of it. And I'd be willing to
bet my interest in the North Pole
that nine out of ten who cackle SO
big about Socialism wouldn't know
Socialism from a load of cross-ties
if they met it in the road.
The Socialists dance all around
and declare that society is rotten
and that they have the remedy.
Those who oppose the cult are just
as free to tell you that Socialism
is a scab on society's sore leg, and
that otherwise there is nothing
wrong. Now [ submit that both Of
the above statements are a million
miles from the truth. If you wait
for the question to be settled by
either of those rules, you'll be
waiting here when the Millennial
Express comes footing in with all
the angels on board. What you
want to do, gentlemen, is to face
the truth squarely and admit that
everything is rotten-includine
Society, Church and State-and
that the reeking rottenness OF
things in general breeds Socialists
just as naturally as a decaying car
cass breeds maggots. Socialism is
neither the disease O the RENE.
dy; it is only a nest of Social Mag
gots wriggling in the putrid filth
of existing conditions.
Heavens alive, Mr.. Socialist
Cusser, what are you talking
about? If you've got sense enough
to melt a hole in snow with hot
The fool-killer., 1910-01-01
Mac DIN, the
"Official Fool

An editor is supposed to know
everything, but let me tell you
there are some things that even
an editor don't know. | discov-
cred that last night in the curse
of a conversation with Mac DIN.
Mac is the Official Fool of the
FOOL-K1LLER Office, and he is the
only fool in the world who has
nothing to fear from THE Fool
KILLER. Fact is, | have become
somewhat attached to Mac, and
have decided to put him on the
regular force. He will have the
freedom of the Office at all hours
Of the day, with the extra privi-
lege of firing the boss whenever
he feels like it.
Mac Olin's father was a soap
peddIer and his mother was a
witch, and he takes after them
both. Talk? Well, | should smile!
His talker is equipped with a
fountain but no throw-off, and al
though his mental belt often runs
on the slack pulley, his tongue
does a rushing business and never
asks for a day off. And, after all,
some of his fool sayings are wiser
than Solomon and funnier than
the pictures in "Punch."
Well, as | was saying, Mac DIN
came staggering into my private
gold-plated Office early last even
ing, and [ could see by the cut OF
his eye that there was something
impending. He deliberately took
possession of my best upholstered
easy-chair and turned on the
music.
Il jest drapped ill.," says he
ito unload me mind on We con
corning this-here Christian Silence
ye've been a-hearing SO much
about"
"Christian Silence!!' says
thoughtfully, ARE you sure that's
it? Maybe you mean Christian
Science"
"Well, mebby | do" says be
"Whatever it is, | can tell We it,
a good thing. Somebody has beer
sending me the christian Silen
Monster published in the city o
The fool-killer., 1910-01-01

People who spend all their time
talking about their neighbors are
usually not sufficiently intelligent
to talk about anything else.