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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24

BY WARD F. HILL

Montgomery streets. The later Are
that burned the building on Market
street near Third, next door to the
History building, again barely
missed the Bancroft library. And
when 1t was moved to the building
especially constructed for it at
Valencia and Market streets. the
great confiagration of the 18th
of April, 1905, just failed to
reach it. In this state it had re-
nafned for a, private individual. by
his life work, to collect and pre-
serve a library that to the state of
California is almsst priceless in
value. This magnificent library the
state of California has recently pur-
chased and installed In the Califor-
MIA building at the state university,
where its usefulness is being de-
veloped by the Academy of Pacific
Coast History. BY a series of happy
incidents, then, we are in position
to start with as great nucleus OF
It's historical data as any common
wealth ever had
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
HUNTERS FEASTED
|. ON GE RMAN's BODY
Berlin Vowed Vengeance on
''Cannibals" of the Ar
gentine Republic

Don Pedro Lopez, an Argentine
sportsman, has been the unwitting
cause of an international .incident" be-
tween the Argentine Republic and Ger
many. says the Berlin correspondent of
the New York Sun
He imported stays from Hamburg
two years ago. One of them was
known as the German One day a
stag was released on the Argentine
plains. hunted and after three days
chase killed The news was sent in
telegram to Don Pedro's son in the
following terms: German killed and
eaten; we shared his body; it was sim
ply delightful
Being a natura1ized German. the tel
egrapher at the little post Office to
which this communication was taken
did not agree that there was any
cause for delight. Instead he confs-
Gated the telegram and informed the
German consul at Buenos Ayres of its
contents.
ported the matter to the German am
bassador; the ambassador made in
quiries and reported the matter to the
foreign minister at Berlin: the for
eign minister made inquiries and re-
ported the matter to such good effect
that there was a threat that diplo-
matte relations between Germany and
the Argentine would be broken off If
the whole truth were not disclosed at
once.
Intense excitement was the result in
Germany and the feeling Of repulsien
and indignation grew. Meanwhile Don
Pedro and his party, knowing nothing
OF the agitation they had caused. con-
tinued their sport in the remote forest.
1t was only after a fortnight had
passed that the mighty hunter re-
turned to Buenos Ayres to find himself
the victim OF much execration and he
was promptly arrested. The truth was
then brought to light.
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THE CANDID FRIEND

Ohm r. DAVIS, former senator
from Amador and leader in the
order of Native Sons. is deeply In
terested in the study and preserva-
ton of the material for the his
tory OF California. A recent address
delivered by him at a session of the
Commonwealth club deals with the
fore and after the gringo came is
stuffed with romantic episodes of epic
quality and consequence. The magazine
people are beginning to realize this
fact, and I learn that Michael Will
liams is preparing a series of papers
dealing with some of these phases OF
California history. Charles Edward
Russell has written a thick and enter
tanning volume on the railroad politics
of the state, and Frank Norris made
the same subject the motive of his best
novel.
OF an early proponent OF the conserv-
alton cult Judge Davis writes with a
was chosen as the better part by Cole
mel Mason. commanding the United
States forces in California and the first
military governor in the days of '4s.
As Mr.. Davis says:
In the parlance of the times, the
prospectors had the drop" on the
army. In Colonel Mason's unique
report OF the situation that con-
fronted him, discretion waited upon
valor. THE entire gold district"
he wrote te the government at
Washington, with few exceptions
Of grants made some years ago by
the Mexican authorities, Is on land
belonging to the United States. It
was a matter of serious reflection
with me how / could secure to the
government certain rents or fees
for the privilege OF procuring this
gold; but upon considering the large
extent of the country. the character
of the people engaged, and the
small scattered force at my COM
mand, am resolved not to inter
fere, but permit all to work freely"
It Is not recorded whether the reso-
lutte colonel was conscious of the
humor of his resolution. This early
suggestion of conservation was,
under the circumstances, manifestly
academic.
Hush" remarked the colonel, "let
us look the other way and dissemble
our feelings in the presence of su-
perior force" A wise soldier truly
who first invented conservation, but
knew when he was beaten. He could
not mobilize Clifford Pinchot, for Pin
chot had me- then been invented.
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SCHOOL HISTORIES
A JOKE

Judge Davis complains of the in
difference displayed by some Of oul
native historians in relation to 1oca
events of the highest consequence. and
particularly he criticises the faulty
sense of proportion shown in some o,
our school histories. for example:
Our professional educators. too,
are irrttatingly self f-effacing, for
even in the condensation of Nc
Masters History of the United
States, printed In our state printing
office, revised by our state text
book committee and approved by
our state board of education, for
use in our grammar schools, where
8 chapter is given to the settlement
of every other section of our coun-
try. no chapter is given either to
the settlement and civilization, the
conquest, or the battle royal for
the admission of California. / said
revised by our state textbook
committee" The only reason I
have for that statement is that an
acknowledgement to that effect is
printed on the first page of the
book. The committee admits 1T.
You wouldn't be able to guess It
from reading the book. Why, the
Chicago fire of 1S71-the fire that
was made by the cow that kicked
over the lamp-and the Boston fire
of 1872, are actually featured In the
text among the causes of the ma
tiona1 panic of 1873, while the San
Francisco confagration of 1905
that startled world is accorded
an insignificant footnote.
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that character. In the end the set
tiers were beaten after the case had
gone to the highest court, where ii
was decided by the late Justice Stephen
J. Field.
A street in this city is named after
william A. Leidesdorff. 1t 10. indeed. q
narrow way in the heart Of the hnan-
cial district, and in the roaring Com
stock days of the bonanza boom 1t was
moro generally known as "Pauper al
ley" and was the favorite resort Of that
strange fowl disrespectfully described
as the "mudhen." which came there to
put up more mud" In the brokers'
phrase, to cover her falling margins.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24

The California VS.. Nebraska" corr
respondence chess match between Miss
Master Herbert Howe of Tablerock. Is
progressing nicely. The year cid
Nebraska prodigy has won second prize
in the recently concluded minor prob
nal of Lincoln. But the California girl
fwho is also something of solver)
seems to be the steadier player.
No doubt our readers will be inter-
ested in seeing what kind of chess
these youthful deyotees of Caissa are
producing. Here are the two games
as far as played:
white: P-K4, P-K4; Kt-KB3, Kt-
QBs; 3B-Rt5; Q5Bs; 1 Pea, Kt.Rs;
4Rs, BxRt; 10 oss' Castles asst. 16jS;' i BIZ
1t PMe4; Il 9sh pap. oMbsaS! obMh!i Is 8 KNk.. Ext
Game I'll. II evans dscilned,.Mas.er
KBs, Kt-oBs; 8 B-B4, B-Bl; 4 p
QBs, KI-Bs; Kt-Ktb, P-os; Ktx
6RtKox 6R Kskt fzP Px KsPKs R.p Ie pamsessh.
Ks; k Is Bxkieh, 4 hs dxB: 81 Ii oska. khii kTK.
The games have that spontaneity and
quality Of unexpectedness. which
ing up to their agreement to "go 1t
alone"
GAME DEPARTMENT.
Under the caption, What's New in
the Evans?' the New Orleans Times
Democrat introduces the following In
terestfng. game mo. s7) between Judge
Z. l. L.abatt and c. A. Maurian, Paul
Morphy's lifelong friend. The COM
mants are by. Judge Labatt. The partie
will be found the more Interesting to
California players because of the fact
that 1T was recalled to the memory of
the Judge by the lively little Evans
Gambit between S. Mlotkowski and
Doctor Loyegrove. played in the San
Francisco-Los Angeles telegraphic
match last Decoration day. other
games are from the pending prize win
ners' tournament at the Mechanics Tn
stitute No. IS is one of the snappiest
games from this tourney. Branch
caught tartar In Hallwegen. With
what looked Ike winning attack, the
former sacrificed a knight on his tenth
move But In spite Of the fact that
Haliwegen was unable to play P-Q4
until his twenty fourth move. so busy
was he In sidestepping threatened dis
aster. he finally emerged with four
minor pieces for his queen.
GAME NO. 81
EVANS GAMBIT
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address All Communicatioss, Solutions, Etc,
In response to many inquiries from
readers of this column as to Its future
existence after the consolidation OF The
Call with the Chronicle on September
4, As per announcement no definite
statement can be made at present. no
doubt, IL suAicient interest IL mani
tested BY chess players Of the coast IN
ment Of the Chronicle will take It over
along with The Call color press, etc
Therefore. I suggest that every lover
ho Of our 5a splendid paS5ms and al
ure from the column should write 20
the managing editor of the Chronicle,
promising their support and M active aant int
Our Chess Corner" as regular Sum
Il 30 II IT Now.
Marshall Invited to St. Petersburg
Russian chess authorities have laid g
pressing invitation before the American
champion. Frank ]. Marshall. to be
Petersburg tournament Others who
have been Invited are Lasker. Tarrasch.
sehlsehter, Sch as Gapablanca. hubinstesn' n,'saa
Bernstein and Winawer.
The tournament Is scheduled to begin
December l5. The Russians are safd
ps t. han esef s as has
think his style has grown very like
that of their own lamented Tchigorin,
who was always so popular among his
fellow countrymen.
A. AIeehine, the Russian master. has
added to his laurels by winning hrst
prize In the interna tional masters tour
nament at Scheveningen in the Neither
lands, in which IA experts took part
Alechine made score of II "; Janew-
ski was second with IL wins. The
other prize winners were DIR. A. G. Oh
land of Utrecht, 8 to 4; F. D. Yates,
Leeds, Sh to Az; Edward Laslser, Lon
J. w. de Kolste. Cravenage, each Z X
to ia, tied.
The following is the latest score in
prize winners tournament at the Me-
chanics' institutes:
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4 N 1E6
fa) There is nothing new under the sun >,
This saying is particularly true and applicable
to chess In four of the five games of this
friendly little contest, played nearly a quarter
OF century ago, 61a KtxQP was chosen by Mr.
Maurian However. we are inclined to think
|P-QKt4, followed by IA ktxQP. is an I'M
provement. These reminiscent comments are
apropos Of an Evans Gambit, published in this
column July last In which the move of ~
KtxQP was spoken Of as something new in that
opening. THE part!e in question was played By
telegraph between S. Ml0tkowski and Doctor
Lovegrove.) In which regard 1t is interesting
to note that the game we quote above was
played at the Chess Checkers and Whist club
Of this city about "a years ago. and ii memory
serves Alright Mr. Maurinn said then that he
had adopted 61a KtxQP In Paul Morphy's time /
(b) Black is anxious to exchange queens
trusting to his better pawn position for the end
game.
te) Decidedly subtle. anticipating adroitly the
advance OF the pawn on the bishop
(dl II 1871 P-QR3, white would play 10
PIKE. with an irresistible attack.
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PROBLEM PARAGRAPHS
Competing problem from the Sam Lloyd memo
rial tourney. Motto: '.Tarten.''
AZ, s. 4p1Pp. 70. Rask2. Up, 2P2B1p,
2K2s1b-Two mover.
The first prize winner (two move section) in
the original award of "Die Schachwelt'' tourney
was disqualified and the following takes its
place. BY L. Sonnenschein:
8, 8, 2qs1Q1s, b2sp2p. p1p1k3, 4Pp1B, 2K5.
4R1B1-Two mover.
During the recent twenty third anniversary
festivities of the Staten Island Chess club a
solving contest took place wherein the following.
by Gustav A. Barth, disposed of all but one
solver NJ. I. Lockwood being the successful
solver:
R.2K4. lB2sp2. Up, 4ss. 2plpk1P. 2Plp2P.
s, 4B3-Three mover.
Chess literature has received another valuable
addition, by the recent publication Of a book
entitled "An Artist in Chess By yalentin
Marin.
An amusing selection from the above:
q3R3. rpp5. B1P4K, 3PB1Rp. 3PkeS, 1o6 1s6,
3s2rb-Two mover.
The Chess Club Of Gyor. conformity with the
well known Hungarian periodical, the Magyar
Sakkujsag. announces a three move international
problem tourney a memorial to DIR. Ernest
Balasz. the lamented president of the club. Each
competitor may send In three problems before
October 10 next, corrections being permissible
for month thereafter, to the Magyar SakkuJ-
sag, Gyer, Hungary. The prizes will be: 10,
so, 40 30 and 20 crowns, the judges being W.
Onitlu and ]. G. Dunka.
SOLUTIONS
PROBLEM NO. 65-R. Il. L. WrNDLE
Key: Q-B3
PROBLEM NO. 66-A. ]. FINK
Key: Q-Qs
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have devastated the delta region OF the
great rivers OF California The prob
lem Of flood control is still with US. but
In dry year we forget 1t. Like the
Arkansas farmer with the leaky roof.
when the weather was fine the roof
was not needed, and when 1t rained 1t
was too wet to stop the leaks.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
HAD MANY
ESCAPES

Concerning the chequered fortune
and narrow escapes of the Bancroft his
torical collection Mr.. Davis writes:
One of the great fires that swept
San Francisco in its early stages
1ust missed the Bancroft library,
chen at the corner of Merchant and
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
SOME WILD
| JUSTICE

Some of the early judicial decisions
of this state are likewise full Of In
terest for the light they throw on the
racial feeling of the period before the
great war Here, for example, is q
synopsis of one of these decisions:
In People VS.. Hall f4th CALI the
supreme court of California held
that all men who are not white are
black, and a Chinaman, being yell
low, was therefore not white, and
not being white. was therefore
black. and being black was neces-
sarily a negro, and being negro
could not testify in a case where
white man was a party.
The court further held that when
Columbus discovered America he
was looking for India. He supposed
that he had found 1t. and chris
tened the Inhabitants Indians"
That the term Indian" was generic
and applied to all natives of Asia.
That Chinaman. being an Asiatic,
was, therefore, an Indian and could
not testify against a white man.
Wherefore, the defendant, Hall,
who had been convicted Of killing
Chinaman upon Chinese-or,
rather, upon Indian-negro testi-
mony-was ordered discharged.
This strange example of primitive
Justice was quoted within the last year
as a precedent in the United States dis
trict court of Spokane, where Hindu
was seeking naturalization. The cita-
tion was disregarded by the court
which held that the petitioner. not
being Mongeiian. did not come with
In the purview OF the exclusion act
and was therefore eligible to citizen
ship. Perhaps the early Jurisprudence
of California might be described ir
Bacon's phrase as "a sort of wild Jus.
tice" and its eccentricities were not By
any means confined to the courts OF
ia ~y
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
| ABOUT PAUPER
| ALLEY

There is another chapter to be writ
ten concerning the fight over the Mex
lean land grants in California aaa the
innumerable "squatters' wars" that
grew out of the schemes to "hoat" these
grants over property not originally In
cluded within their boundaries. The
litigation over the famous LeidesdorH
grant, which was extended to cover the
town Of Folsom in Sacramento county.
was one Of the hard fought cases Of
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
Correspondence

E. H. B., Oak1and-It is so rarely
that the Mcdonnell Double Gambit is
played tB-B4 for blacks I'd move being
regarded as inferior), that we had al
most forgotten there was such a debut.
However. the black queen is estoppeu
from checking at Rs by Kt--KB3. In
reply to Obs for black the correct
move is P-B3. Better study modern
openings. such as the Queens Pawn,
etc. VIII make announcement next
week as to the future of this column.
Glad you are SO interested in its con-
tinuation.
N. b. D.. Oakland-Glad to have you
as a solver. Key move is all that is
required
"Ruy Lopez" city-Yes, there are
several pure mates In No. &C.
c. 0. T., Presidio-Your solution to
Gieger end game correct. Second solu-
tion unnecessary. After R-R6 for
black, P-Kt7 at once wins.
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Leidsdorff was himself the central
figure of a pathetic romance related
by Judge w. A. Anderson OF Sacra-
who settled in the West Indies and
there married mulatto woman. But
he showed ne outward signs of Negro
blood and In New Orleans he fell in
love with the daughter of an cid and
proud family of French descent. They
became engaged and thereafter Leides-
dorn told his fancee as in honor bound
the secret of his birth. Judge An
derson relates the sequel:
LeidesdorH received a freezing
note from the proud father that
stung him to the quick. He dis
posed of his property, purchased
ship and determined to And
home on the Pacific. A day or
two before he was ready for sea,
while he was going to where his
vessel lay, funeral procession
came In sight. TIE avoid 1t he
stepped into store. and asked the
owner what funeral it was The
reply was "Oh, the funeral OF the
young lady, who came so near
being married to mulatto. She
died yesterday, they say, from the
shock" Leidesdorff dropped into
q chair and covered his face with
his hands In an agony OF grief.
Later the priest who had admin
istered the last sacrament to
Hortense called upon him, In COM
pliance with her request, and gave
him little gold crucifix she had
worn from childhood and mes
sage of her love. The ship did
sail, and Leidesdorf settled in
Yerba Buena (now San Francisco).
where he embarked In merchan-
dising and speculation. He was
eminently successful. When he
died, on May IS. 184s, he owned
much real estate In San Francisco
and the Leidesdorn grant in this
county at Folsom
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ton in the Max Lange, defeated Doctor
Tarrasch at Hamburg, 1910. the latter
complained that he had lost the game
without making move, after the open
ing, that could be set down as bad. In
the following game 1t would seem that
MarshalIs variation In the Petroff is
refuted. Just where black went wrong
1t would be interesting to discover.
During the game I thought of Tar
rasch's lament and still am at a loss
to account for the result except on
the theory that Branch has put a crimp
in Marshall's line of play in the Petroff.
GAME NO. 100
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Branch fwhite) vs. Clarke fblack).
ROBILEMS

PROBLEM NO. e9-BY R. =. L. wINDLE
composed for the San Francisco CalD
Blacks Pieces
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PUPILS READ NEWSPAPERS

Pupils in German school were recently tested
as to their reading of newspapers. In the high
est elementary class of A. 25 read a newspaper
frequently.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24

be the second centenary OF Padre Juni-
pero serra's birth. California should
signalize the occasion by a notable
celebration In honor of the founder of
the missions and the first Of the pio-
neers. He was one OF the great figures
In American history.
THE INVOLVEMENT
LEPER
What shall we do with our iepers?
These unfortunates turn up from time
to time to make trouble and expense
for the local authorities of interior
towns. and they are often treated like
wild beasts or criminals. A recent dis
patch from Los Angeles relates:
The village of Cucamonga, near
here, was thrown into a panic to-
day by the capture there of Jose
Ariza, suspected of being a leper,
who escaped two weeks ago from a.
health officer at Chino.
Constable Rupp, who found Ariza
living In the Mexican quarter at
Cucamonga. led him through the
mobile truck, upon which the sus-
pect was transported to an isolated
hut, where he will be guarded
Of1cer, prisoner and truck driver
permit.
Not long ago the authorities of an
interior county took charge of another
Mexican leper and it cost them SIS a
month for the services OF keeper. AS
this did not appear to be paying In
vestment the patient was quietly suf-
fered to make his escape to neighbor-
Ing county where something of a SINH
lar program was enacted. What be-
came Of the sufferer in this game of
Official shuttlecoek never learned.
Again there was the case of E. r.
Cradle, WHO served his country as
soldier in the Philippines and there
contracted leprosy. Since his return to
his native land he has been driven from
city to city and none will keep him.
San Francisco II, SO far as know, the
only city in America which makes defi-
mite provision for the keep OF these In
curables OF Cradle 1t is related:
" mad made his S way O from % Idaho to
San Francisco and sought last
refuge In the 1eper hospital OF this
city. On the night OF December IS
foot fence topped with three
strands OF barbed wire. He es-
capped because he had overheard
the surgeons discussing the pro-
posal to transfer him and three
other patients to the new federal
leper colony at Diamond Point,
Wash.
He managed to beat his way on the
trains to Salt Lake City and was there
captured and put In confinement by the
health authorities, but the smallpox
patients rebelled against his society
and threatened to escape II compelled
to endure the association.
AS . matter Of fact, Cradle need not
have been alarmed about being sent
from here to the federal hospital in the
state OF Warrington. If patient Is
delivered there the federal authorities
will take care OF him, but the govern
ment will not pay the cest OF trans
portation and neither railroads nor
steamships will accept lepers as either
passengers or freight so that the
brakebeam route IL the only reraurse
OF the wandering patient.
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THE SIERRA
CENTENARY

November "a OF the present year will
be the second centenary OF Padre Juni-
pero Serra's birth. California should
signalize the occasion by a notable
celebration in honor of the founder Of
the missions and the frst Of the pio-
neers. He was one OF the great figures
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
COST N0F KINDERGARTENs

Kindergartens in Worcester, Mass, cost on an
average $31.56 per pupil per year. elementary
grades cost $34.01 and high school s665o.
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soLvERs' LIST
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r. Labatt fwhitel VS.. G. A. Maurian (hlackl
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The following is the latest score in
prize winners tournament at the Me-
chanics' institute.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
Genial Matthew Arnold.

aouiAt matthew ATnoIos
In his Memories" Hon. Stephen
Coleridge draws this picture Of Mat
thew Arnold:
OF the poets I have known In the
flesh he was by far the most interest
ing. and charming. Full Of humor and
geniality, with a blend Of the Olym-
plan manner that was perfectly de-
lightful to all who understood him!
Children were never afraid Of or shy
with him, and he would discourse with
them magnidcently about their toys.
assigning startling qualities to them
with twinkling gravity till the chill
dren discovered new wonders about
the familiar playthings never before
suspected.
He persuaded my son Johnnie, when
he was about three years old, that he,
Matthew Arnold, was his horse and
kept up the Joke at succeeding visits
and sent him books with Inscriptions,
"Johnnie, from his afectionate
horse"