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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
ENSURANCEMAN is
CHOKED And ROBBED
William S. Arnold Attacked by
Two Highwaymen and
Purse Is Stolen

: William S Arnold. an insuranceman
with offices at 343 Sansome street, was
choked and robbed by two men just be-
fore 10 o'clock Wednesday night in
Sacramento street near Drum. Arnold
was on his way home when the robbers
sprang at him from a dark doorway.
While one man throttled him from be-
hind. the other robber went through
Arnold's pockets, taking a, leather
purse containg s45. Arnold could not
see the man at his back, but describes
the man who searched him as a slim
young negro.
d. Heating, who keeps grocery at
500 Andover avenue. swore to a war
rant yesterday charging Harry Bush.
l9 year old boy. with robbery. Keat-
ing says that Bush came into his store
Wednesday night and asked for a can
Of beer. While Heating was drawing
the. beer behind partition Bush leaned
over the counter and, snatching a small
china bowl containing about $14 in
silver. ran from the store.
Mrs. Gertrude Strachan of 1914 Sac
ramento street reported the robbery of
jewelry valued at. $40 from her home
Wednesday night J. T. Madden, who
keeps a cigar store at the northwest
corner of Golden Gate avenue and
Franklin street, reported that the store
had been robbed of cigars and tobacco
valued at S84S5.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
INNER OF HOGANFRAYE FIGHT TO BE MATCHED POWELL
Dennis Wins FROM
SCOTT IN Second
Willie Rifchie Captures a Close
Decision Over Abe Label
at DreamIand

Eddie Dennis, the crack 1875 pound
boxer. showed his class last night at
Dreamland pavilion by practically
knocking out Walter Scott in two
rounds. It was the first time the lat
ter had ever been near taking the
count and he was regarded as about
the cleverest lad in the four round
game.
- The battle was a hummer and there
was action every second of the journey.
1t was apparent that Dennis had de-
veloped right hand punch which could
win for him and he found an opening
in the second round and caught his op-
ponent on the Jaw Scott went down.
but was up just before the count. He
as very helpless and would have proved
an easy victim for a knockout blow,
but Referee Eddie Hanlon wisely
stopped the battle.
The bouts were conducted under the
auspices of the Golden Gate athletic
club, of which Eddie Powers is the
promoter, and it can be said that the
show was the best that has been staged
here this year, and the management of
the affair was perfect. There We're
eight events on the card and they
proved whirlwind affairs.
In the last event of the evening
Willie Ritchie won a close decision
over Abe Label in battle which was
marked with plenty of action. Ritchie
proved unusually clever, but Label put
up one of his best fights and he had
his man stepping lively all the time.
The last round was full of action, and
Label tried hard to put over his right,
which is very effective. He landed
often, but not on the fatal point
Ritchie's cleverness stood him in good
stead, but his lead was not very pro-
nounced
Guy Lee, the Canadian lightweight,
stopped. Tony Silva in three rounds.
Lee loks like an unusually shifty boy
and he won handily. Big Charley Mil
Ter beat Lew Rushing. who motors a
car for the United Railroads. Rushing
was saved from the slaughter in the
fourth round as the battle was
stopped, and Miller was given the palm.
George Kirkwood knocked out Char
ley Weber in two rounds. The latter
was substituted for Jimmy Melville.
George La Rue won a four round
decision from Joe Livermore. Willie
Carter colored, stopped Happy Savage
in three rounds. Jack Edwards won a
four round decision from Joe Furlong.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
CAMPBELL'S COMPLAINT
AGAINST KAHN FAULTY
Captain Must Reframe Claim
for Damages.

The, complaint which Bernard Camp
bell, a former ships captain. filed
against Congressman Julius Kahn just
before election, claiming $4,000 dam
ages for alleged failure on the part OF
the congressman to submit to the COM
mittee on claims of the house of rep
resentatives papers and evidence sup
porting claim Campbell made against
the United States government, was
pronounced faulty by Judge Van Nos
trand yesterday. Campbell was given
90 days to file an amended complaint.
The pleading was apparently drawn
by Campbell himself.
At the time the suit was begun, Kahn
said it was merely a dodge to injure
his chances of election. Campbell
claimed to be entitled to compensation
from the government for failure to
protect him in trouble in which he
was involved at San Domingo.
Kahn said the papers had been mis-
laid by the committee ION claims, but
that Campbell had told him he had
duplicates of all of them.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
RAILROAD WANTS ALL
OF THE HOG OR NONE
Refuses to Carry United States
Mail Part of the Way

The Western Pacific railway company
yesterday declined a contract, offered
by Superintendent of the Railway Mail
Service Alexander H. Stephens, for the
carrying Of the mails between Oroville
and Beekwith. distance Of 125 miles.
on the ground that they would carry
the mails between Salt Lake City and
San Francisco or not at all.
The government postal authorities
were anxious to have the Western Pa
cific take the contract, as it would save
a days time in the delivery of mails
from here to Beckwith and Quincy. In
addition, there would be big saving
of expense, as at present the mails for
this part of the state are sent in the
roundabout way through Reno, via the
narrow gauge and stage lines.
If the Western Pacific had accepted
the contract it would soon have carried
the mails between Beckwith and Quin-
ey. At present it costs the government
$4,000 a year for stage services be-
tween these two towns.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
Claremont Golf Tourney
Commences Today

The golfers will be out in force to-
day on the links of the Claremont
country club. Everything is in readi-
ness for the qualifying round of what
will be the largest tournament ever
held on the coast The rains of yes
terday were not heavy enough to
interfere with the play to any extent.
and If a heavy rain does not set In
the course will be springy and in first
class condition.
Every player of any ability in the
northern part of the state will be on
hand to participate, and at least 100
players will tee off in flights of 16.
The play today will be over Is holes.
medal play. The lowest 16 will con-
stitute the first fighte for the match
play tomorrow.
With the course In first class con
dition and the competition keen be-
tween all of the best players In this
part of the state 1t would not he
surprising to see some exceptionally
low scores made In today's qualffyin r
round. and 1t is hard to guess the
player who will carry off first honors
In the match play that starts to-
morrow the players will be classified
in flights of 16, according to the scores
turned in today, and they will all meet
under scratch conditions with prizes
for each flight.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
PRISONER TELLS OF
TORTURE CHAMBER
Mexican Says Local Police Beat
Him and Took Ills Money
in Jail

Sonie Of the methods. Of the third
Gearec'' as pracficeS1 by the police
were -revea led. before GRited states
Commissioner WTigff yesterday
through the testimony. Of Caesario .Mu-
-oz said To- be complicated in the theft
of feWelrv In. Mexico.
.-Thev put me in the dark cell about
uoontine and let me out at O'Clock in
the evening" testified Aiunoz. and
tlen the policeman detective Thomas
Eurman) beat me and told me II / did
non ten him the truth he would hit me
with something hard he had in his
hand" testified MunQz. whose innor
cence Of the charge against him grows
.e1ove probable each day in the hearing
, The extraditiOn proceedings, while
0Ele guilt OF the man arrested with him,
GregoriO Colin, appears more conYinc-
ing
Furman and william KaYanaugh viii
have to explain before either the police
commission or a criminal court, If the
declaration Of Attorney Frank A Dur
yea IS carried out, is that but s35 be-
longing 10 MunOZ was turned over to
the property clerk. while the prisoner
claims 10 have had SIS3.
The detectives gave neither Munoz
nor colin a receipt for their valuab bses,
il was alleged. This is admitted by
the detectives.
From the evidence it appears Colin
probably took the 10000 pesos worth
Of iewelry he is accused Of taking from
Jose Suinada a rich mine owner whose
valet he was. But Munoz apparently
did not know that Colin had committed
any crime when they came to Califor-
MIA.
colin viii be called to the stand
Monday and viii tell his version Of the
arrest The police deny any 81 treat
rnent Of the prisoners. Chief Of Police
Seymour, when the testimony -of the
DAY was brought TO his attention. said:
Both policemen have excellent repu-
tati0ns IN the department. The men
were arrested before 4 came back into
the department. If. any charges are
made they viii be thoroughly investi-
gated
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
OIL LAND INDICTMENT
TO BE RESUBMITTED
Edmund Burke Was Charged
With Selling Land Twice

"A demurrer was sustained by Judge
Dunno yesterday to the indictment
charging Edmund Burke with selling
oil lands In Fresno to two different
persons. The matter was. however
ordered resubmitted to the grand jury
for the finding of another Indictment
1t is alleged that Burke, March s.
1909, sold the oil lands TO Barclay
McGowan. and on July %. 1903, sold
the same lands to A. L. Frick. The
demurrer was sustained on the con-
tention of Burke that the second deal
was not a sale of the land but only a
quitclaim disposing of whatever rights
the defendant might possess.
Burke was convicted in the police
court of practicing law without IL
cense. but on appeal the judgement was
reversed
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
CASHIER TOOK FUNDS,
CAFE SAYS IN SUIT
Inn Seeks Return of $4,000 and
$4,000 Damages

The Heidelberg inn company yester-
day sued its former cashier. Joseph
Neustadt, for $4,000 damages and
$4,000 exemplary damages, accusing
him of systematic misappropriation of
funds during a period of 18 months
Tho complaint says he has besides con-
nived at acts of dishonesty on the part
of the walters. the result being the
Generalization of the waiting staff and
loss TO the restaurant Of $40 a day
1t is charged that every day Neu-
stadt induced the walters not to charge
anything to certain persons dining
there. causing a loss of 81 a day in
this manner alone.
The deficiency was apparently made
up by ringing up In the cash register
larger amounts than were actually
paid by the customers, it is alleged
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03

no willing to get at Powell a month
.eS. rms VIII lead him up 10 a
osan.p .pioushSp boat within the next year
0r so II he makes d good. showing
II Die candidates for .Ad WoIgast's crown
are. So numerous at. the present time
I-.al something must be done 10 weed
E-'-.rn out, The elimination system
JOCKS the best for all parties concerned.
- a. Jheh the best man, viii receive his
jgst reward -.
3 Slowed after a bad start. convinced
very hoNing fan IN greater New York
mat re had. the goods and-cQuld deliver
7 feTn when he was right. He IS so
EeEE good now that none Of the New
2rE performers viii give him a.
eIce- Leach cross TOMMY Murphy,
AEaitT Baldwin and others with claims
- lame are -R RQpscOtci2ing around every
't.-2e that Powell issues .. a .chalienge.
l*le'Fes0lt t..is-1 that Lew.rn uSt GO. against
welrers. II he hopes. %. keep. busy.
Powell wants: TO-. get back TO his.
native town. He realizes now that he
cen get more. money; in san Francisco
man he can. in New York. None of
I be- battles which he had in Getham
ever netteo him anything like what his.
htt-1sed 10 6e here But he wanted the
Nep York -eEQerfence. and the chances
ere that II has done Him a whole Tot
II want to keep tlie. home talent busy
in san Francisco if-there, IS. a possible
caarce. is the way Griffin puts It: so
gar as can. see, san Francisco turns
out rs good boxers as can be found in
the eountry.t It looks -as If the. pro-
ulorers Should p2trOnize home Industry
VNhen they cam That is my idea, any
aow. and 7 VIII ssick with its" =
Right N cW he coming Hogan -ErSyne
affair fQoks very even. 10 the fans.
N la- alvantage Hogan may have in
speed and pl31fch1ng ability probably
.Tv1ll be OFFSET by the fcleverness. ring
Efueralshtp- and experience: which
EraTue must Ire given. credit for.
Johnnr- has been against the best Of
t6esu- and barring his defect at. the
bands 81 Powell he always made good.
POweIt has been unGer the manage
meut of Charley HARVEY since. he.'Went
to Eew York With Moran IN the lime
light and after the lightweight cham
Ti0nship. IL is only reasonable le@ to sup.
Fo=e that Harvey would like To- ship
Powell out here while his other meal
t-cket holds The boards in the. east.
One great ore iEr class is enough TO
have: around al one tine.
Hogan wiIE open. up. with his train.
trs this mofntng at: Billy Shannon's
tn; san Rafael Hogan is very anxious
to- ~o1i5nce all the fans that he is
iusz as fast and Just as dan gerous-. as
s, .-ar.. lie VIII box abGut 70 rounds to-
TrrfW afternoon and be wants all his
admirers and Frayne's admirers to-.
.c6rFe 'aud look him over.
"L may not have started IS quickly as
they wanted 10 see me, but viii make
uu for lost time row. that am in the
round game ssys Hogan. Y 5E-
q nd to give them all :the action can.
0Thev won't have a. .clance to accuse
me Of sta3l5ng or Of laying of: 4 want
70 climb up 10 .the ton Of the ladder as
quickly as I. can.
There IS p lot-of personal feeling and
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
st. Mary Basket Ballers
Submit Eligibles
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

OAKLAND, Dec. 2.-The intercIass
basket ball tournament has been di
vided into two divisions by the Off
GERS of the athletic association of ST
Mary's college and the classes placed
in the first division met today to sub
nit their list of eligibles. Ten men
were allowed each team and the final
verdict on the eligibility of some OF
the players will be rendered tomorrow.
The captains in attendance were Burke
seniors; Donnigan, juniors; Murasky,
sophomores; Benjamin, freshmen, and
Leonard bank
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
Pittsb burg University
Given a Stadium

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. "A stadium
and an athletic field was given to the
University of, Pittsburg tonight at the
banquet TO the football team that has
passed through the season without be-
ing scored upon. The field is to be
laid out and the stadium built and
presented TO the university in time for
use at the opening of the football sea-
son next fall.
No specified amount is fixed. but it
is said that the gift will amount to
several hundred thousand dollars.
The gift is made by J. c. Trees, an
oil operator of this city and an alum
nus who early In November disposed
ef his oil holdings in Mississippi to the
Standard oil company for 100000
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
OPIUM SMUGGLER FOUND
WITH GOODS IN GRIP

While watching for a Chinese opium
smuggler at the Oakland mole yester-
day, Customs Inspector Charles J. Ben
ninger had his attention drawn to the
queer actions of an American dressed
oriental. Lee Wong, who carried a fat
handbag. He stopped the suspect and
was rewarded by discovering the grip
contained $3.50 worth of opium-15 tins
Wong was taken into custody. A raid
by Inspectors Head and Toland on a
lodging house at II Duncombe alley
resulted in the confscation of seven
tins of. the contraband in one of the
rooms.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03

rivalry between Hogan and Frayne. A
year. or so. ago they were the best of
friends, pals in fact Then Frayne was
the big star and Hogan was merely
bush performer. Frayne never thought
in those days that his boon companion
would shortly be looking for a chance
to beat him up.
But this is just what has come to
pass. The result is that they have each
forgotten about their old time friend
ship Frayne says that Hogan is the
one man in the world on whom he has
the Indian sign. while Hogan claims
that he can clean up Frayne quicker
than any other lightweight in the busi-
ness. Now it's up to one of them to
make good.
Big Al Kaufman would not be ad-
verse to taking q chance against some
heavyweight either here or in Los An
geles this month or early next month.
Al is. practically under contract to go
10 New Orleans during the latter part
Of next month to take on Jim Barry
and Tony Ross and perhaps some other
heavyweight who shows signs of life.
Unfortunately for Al there is no mar
ket. for heavyweight performers in San
Francisco at the present time. While
Kaufman is a good enough card him
him. Barry and Ross and others of
that type may do well enough down in
New Orleans. but the fans of this city
VIII not fall for them. What they want
is class. nor size
Montana Dan Sullivan thinks that he
has finally landed a match without
crossing the continent. While he was
waiting for the overland train yester-
day his manager, Baron Long, rang him
up and showed him a wire from Tom
McCarey Of Los Angeles, Offering him
an enga cement with Jim Flynn in Yer
non some time next month.
Sullivan Immediately postponed his
eastern trip. and wired McCarey that he
vas willing to take a chance with
Flynn. provided that. the inducements
were sufficient. Long, who is game
sport. has $1,000 which he wants TO bet
on his. man if the match is made. This
contest should prove a splendid attrac-
ton in the south where both men are
well known:
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
RUFF BAIL ACTION is
DISMISSED BY LAWL0R
Superior Judge Obeys Ruling of
Court of Appeal

In obedience to the orders Of the
appellate court Judge Lawlor yester-
dav dismissed the proceedings relative
10 the reimprisonment of Abe Ruef
pending determination Nof his appeal.
TN court Of appeal held that Judge
IsazF or was without jurisdiction to in
terfere with the order OF Judge Ca
baniss admitting Ruef to bail The
amount OF Ruefs bail. is Ss5O,O0o He
is now entitled TO his liberty until the
supreme court has passed on his case.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
JACKSONVILLE RESULTS


JACKSONVILLE Fla. Dec. 2.--rn the short
distance sprints at Moncrief park today one of
the closest finishes of the meeting was furnished
in the first race when the first four horses Pho
ronis, Woolspun Madeline L and Lou Lanier
passed the wire barely heads apart IN the order
named. To aybid small fields the management of
the racing association decided to prohibit the
withdrawal of any horses from any race in
which six or less entries are named. The results:
First race, five and half furlongs-Phoronis.
to /, won; Woospun, 3 TO 2, second; Madeline
L. even, third. Time. los 3-5.
Second race, six furlongs-The Niger Z to 1.
won; Adrian. to 5. second; Jack Denmsn, to
5, third. Time, 1:13 As.
Third race. five and a half furlongs-BiIly
Barnes, to /, won; Monte Fox. to 5, second;
Splinters. to 5, third. Time, 1:0s 2-5.
Fourth race, six furlongs-Alfred the Great.
1 TO 2. won; Flying Squirrel, 9eto 1, second; De-
troit, to 5, third. Time, 1:14 Is.
Fifth race, six furlongs-King Avondale ia
10, won; Bat Masterson. TO 8, second: All Red.
out, third. Time, :13 3-5
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth-Stoneman
even. won Shapdale. to 3, second; Sigo even
third. Time, 49 3-5
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
ROCHE MADE DEPUTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY

M. ]. Roche. assistant bond and war
rant clerk, was yesterday appointed by
District Attorney Fickert to fill the
place of Deputy James Conlan, recently
elected Justice of the peace and now re-
signed from the district attorneys Of
fee. Roche will be public prosecutor
in department No. 4. He has been ad-
mitted to the bar number of years,
graduating from the University of In
diana. He struggled his way through
college as an iron molder and will now
enter the field of his profession.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY FORESTERS' LODGE

The following officers have been
elected by Court Seal Rock No. "a. of
the Foresters OF America: C. e. Reeves.
past chief ranger; r. W. Forbes. chief
ranger; F. Epting, subchief ranger:
Ernest w. Jacobs. treasurer: C. j. Rut-
ten, financial secretary; Hugh J. Willis.
recording secretary; ]. E. McKenna and
w. Barker, woodwards; W. r. Bennett
and Voerckel, beadles; Edward Canda ge.
lecturer; Henry Murray, trustee; DIR.
Charles Martin Troppman, court physi-
clan,
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
Booth Mile in as Many
Hours Run Fast

LOS ANGELES, Dec. Eugene Es-
topey, who is attempting to run 1000
miles in 1000 hours at Venice, ran his
3OOth mile tonight in 4 minutes and
81 seconds. If he carries out his
schedule of running one mile each hour
the 1000 mile run will end New Years
eve.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
OF GRAND
ARMY TO GIVE BAZAAR
F. c. and l.. Club Will Hold
Benefit Today

The members of F. c. and L. club Of
General George G. Meade corps. aux
iary 10 The Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie, will hold its annual bazaar and
dance I'm Hamilton hafl this afternoon
and evening. In a number of booths
viii be displayed articles suitable for
holiday presents, There will be a
program of musical numbers and
dancing. No admission fee will be
chg rqed
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
YoKEL THROWS o,coNNELL

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Dec. q
The wrestling match here tonight be-
tween Yokel of Salt Lake and Eddie
O'Connell of the Multnomah athletic
club, Portland, for the welter weight
championship, was won by Yokel He
took the first fall after a terrific
struggle in l hour and 80 minutes with
far Nelson. The second was compar-
atively easy, Yokel using a far Nelson
and hammerlock, and throwing O'Con-
mel in u minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
Willie Hoppe Defeats
George Slosson

NEW YORK, Dec 2.-Willie Hoppe
of this city, who holds the worlds
championship at 1871 and 1872 baIk line
billiards, defeated George Slosson to-
night in 1000 point match by a score
of 1000 to All. Hoppe went out in 45
innings with an average of % 210-45,
retaining the championship.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
LIGHTWEIGHTS BEGIN
WAR OF ELIMINATION
Amy of AspIants Must Settle Claims TO
Consideration By Champion
By WILLIAM J.. SLATTERY

Inc ~ round contest between
yeioh crded afternoon probably
h me lightweight the
pans 9i Promoter Jim Gifin twill
ea against Lew Powell during January
permit or the he
}e" as oneof the most likely looking o a bunch
about the be
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
japanese to Hold Big
Athletic Meet
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2-There will
be a big influx of Japanese to this city
Sunday to attend an athletic carnival
that has been planned by the little
brown men. The migration from the
down river section has already started
and river steamers have been char
tered TO bring 1000 Japanese to Sac
ramento from that section.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
Cash VIII CIinch Bout
-ISoecic1 Diseaich TO The Call.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. All that is
needed to cinch a match between Mon
tana Dan sullivan and Jim Flynn is
Baron Longs $1,000, which he is said
TO be willing TO bet on his protege's
chances. Flynn declared today that he
had sufficient backing to hold up his
end. and Long was Immediately noti-
fed. In all probability he viii come
through tomorrow. for he is sincere
regarding Sullivan. Promoter Nc
Carey of the local club is still un-
decided regarding a date for the bout.
II viii be OF the 20 round variety, and
the. terms. presented to McCarey were
that 1t must be staged this month.
However. it is possible no open time
can be found before the first Of the
year. -but.if this is the case, New Years
afternoon will see; the boys together.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-03
Pugilist A bs oIved of
Opponents Death

LIMA, Dec. Jack McIenry, local
pugihst, charged with manslaughter in
the death of his opponent. Leo Ger
hardt of Detroit, was dismissed from
custody today by Mayor Dyer Nc
Henry was held blameless for the
death.