Molly Elliott Sewell has written a great
story for young readers, "The Imprisoned
Midshipman." Older readers, too, will
.be charmed by it. It begins in
. The Sunday Call
VOLUME CIV.— NO. 43.
ALVISO DREADS
THE DANGER OF
A PESTILENCE
Residents May Take Law in
Own Hands and Blow Up
Sewer Dams
Two Deaths From Typhoid
. Fever Attributed to Col
lection of Filth
San Francisco Call Is Thanked
for Exposing Foul Condition
and Hayes' Paper Scored
Property owners and residents of
Alviso and vidnity have come forward
in large numbers to attest the truth of
the story published in The Call July
5 concerning the terrible condition of
the bay outlet of the San Jose city
sewer at that point Particularly do
those Alviso citizens feel indignant
at die attitude of the San Jose Mer
cury, the organ of the Hayes broth
ers, which sought in a long article to
minimize the seriousness of the Alviso
situation., A letter of thanks to The
CaJl, signed by. SOO residents of- the af
flicted districts,, has been received, veri
fying the accuracy of The Call's de
scription of . the sewer outfall, save
that the real situation was far worse
than It was shown In The Call.
AROUSED BY MERCURY
C. T. Boots, who has been an active
lighter In' the movement to ameliorate
the situation at Alviso, has addressed
a, personal letter to The Call, In which
he says the Alviso people were bitterly
e roused at the attitude of the San Jose
Mercury in unjustly attacking "£he
Cell's article. The letter follows:
Alviso. July 12, ieOB.
To The San Francisco Call :
Thursday, July 2, at the invitation
of several of the residents of this com
munity, you very kindly sent a repre
sentative here to Investigate the con
dition of the San Jose sewer and of
th« official treatment we had received.
Ha very truthfully reported the con
ditions as he found them. Now our
home • paper, the San Jose iTercury,
which of all papers should look out for
»ur interests and not force us to appeal
to The San Francisco Call for help,
cam© out In a lengthy article July 10
denying the truth of the statements
published in your Issue of July 5. We
residents of this community felt that
not only was your representative most
unjustly charged, but we ourselves
srere insulted and we immediately cir
rulated the Inclosed vote of thanks
which you will find is signed by nearly
200 persons residing or owning prop
erty in the vicinity.
We do, not know of a single instance
where any one refused to sign, and if
we could have had time we would have
had the signature of every resident;
but w« only had from Saturday morn
ing; July 11, to Sunday noon, July 12,
to circulate our paper. Now we wish
to send .you a reply to the article that
the San Jose Mercury so very unjustly
published.
SEWAGE IS SHUT OFF
The Mercury says the sewage is not
shut off, but rushes with a roar into
the bay.- We say it is shut off until
It ha* formed a lake, or, rather, a suc
cession of lakes or wide sloughs of
fully five miles In length, and all this
foul mess is confined until these
\u25a0loughs are so full they can run over
Into the bay. which only a very little
of it -does, as most of It evaporates,
spreading a foul smell over the whole
rountry from .Sunnyvale to Warm
Springs and from Alviso to San Jose.
The smell is" so bad that we have to
shut the -wjn'dows and doors at night,
but we <*an live through that — it is the
mosquftoes that we fear the most, for
•we kn«w-tfrey will cause malaria and
typhoid fex*er,.and It has been reported
that there "have been two deaths from
typhoid fever on the east side "already.
3LA.V BLOW UP DAMS
We feel we cannot wait another day,
Something must be done, and- that at
once, ' If not, we must take the law
into- our own hands and blow up the
dams erected by the Southern Pacific
and the Dumbarton companies. The
Mercury states that your charges that
our complaints have passed unheeded
are fal6e. We say that they are true —
that the officials of San Jose and Santa
Clara, county have never done anything
for us or. given us anything but prom
ise* and advice to see some one else or
have patience, and tell us they fully
realize the dangerous conditions, but
tha-t we must wait, for such matters
xno\'e very slowly.
The Call Btates the present condition
is of only a few months' standing. The
Mercury says it Is of two years. The
Call is absolutely correct — it is only
of the last few weeks that the slough's
have become full of sewage.
The Mercury .says that the state
ments in the interviews, as published
in The Call, were spoken only In the
imagination of your representative.
Now some of the parties interviewed
have told some of us the same stories
that we all believe. they told your rep
resentative, and if some of those offi
cials think they have been misquoted
In regard to the danger threatened to
the community, we will ail send you
sworn statements that they told our
representatives fully as much and even
more than you published.
C. T. BOOTS.
LETTER THANKS CALL
The letter, of thanks referred to In
the above has been signed by more than
300 residents of the vicinity; of the
plague spot. The letter and many of
the names of signers follow:
Alviso, Cal.. July 10, 1908.
To the San Francisco Call, San Fran
cisco, Cal.
We, the undersigned residents of the
northern part of Santa Clara county,
wish to thank you for the article In
the San Francisco Call of Sunday, July
S, In reference to the outfall of the San
Jose sewer, and we fully agree in what
you published in regard to Its present
oondition,'and in the treatment wo have
received from the public officials of
Ban Jose and Santa Clara county, to
whom we have appealed from time to
time. We realize the perilous condition
in which not only our own community,
but the whole of Santa Clara county
and vicinity is placed, for while you I
stated a terrible condition of affairs :
Continued on Page S, Column 2
The San Francisco Call.
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When you register for the prl- .
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you Trill not be entitled to vote at
the primary
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KE.VRXY 86
MONDAY, JULY 13. 1908.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— Cloudy; west wind; maximum
temperature. 62; minimum. 54.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Cloudy; possibly
•winkles In the morning; ltgnt southwest
wind. Pa » eo
EDITORIAL
Hearst on Bryan. Page 6
A 'p«TI« Ic R naT»l mystery. Page 6
Work for the bar association. Page 6
POLITICS
Judge Taft stands for good government and
will denounce. Bryan leadership as revolution
ary PPca * c *
Taft maintains opinions on injunctions ex
pressed in judicial decisions and political
""Seraia *»<"« «« th * New York SUatZ Z * 1 '
tung pledges his support of Bryan. Page 2
CITY
Bullet of burglar explodes lamp and house ia
of Greek church in Seventh street after Sunday
services A *****
Bullet by .burglar explode* lamp and house is
burned to ground. Page 1
$3,240,000 of city bonds will be placed on
market at once. F ,? K^,}?
Local Greek colony raises funds to aid build
in* of warship to be presented to Athens govern
ment. P " Xe t l4
Alleged slayer of yoong boy in reduction
works will be examined today. Page 3
Steam schooners laqua and Acme collide, in
the fog near Humboldt bay. » P«ge 3
Training ehlp Alert completes annual cruise
alon C coa.t.- . ... • Page 10
Bridegroom of one week is charged with theft
and honeymoon ends in prison. Page 14
One man l» killed and two seriously injured
In Sunday accidents oa the United Rail
roads. FageS
Members of the «ew of the Koßrnos liner
Anubls claim they were fed on potatoes and
bread, and riot U caused by complaint to com
mlsaaxy officer. \u25a0 " -Page 3
Policeman Edward Nolan of the Sin. Francisco
department heroically saves two men from death
by drowning at San MaWo. Page 14
Two thugs captured after running battle. with
police. **«*« H
Bey. E. R. DIHe declares betting leads to
crime and asks citizens to banish race
track. Pa *« 5
WOMEN'S CLUBS
Committees of women's clubs prepare for open-
Ing of season's work in August. Pace 6
Oakland clubwomen entertain tbe children at
vacation school at "party day" feast. Page 5
SUBURBAN
Bichop presides at cervices held over new
Fruitvale church. Page 4
Starring children of woman who sought to die
to aid them are fed and clothed by charitable
people. Page 5
Cook's nerrvmandering in- Berkeley arouses
fighting uplrit of decent citizens. Page 4
Miss Gertrude Boardman. well known college
girl, and Oscar M. Bryant are married. Page 3
Chief Wilson to have charge of benefit given
at Idora park to aid fund for policemen's widows
and orphans'. Page 4
Approach of Western Pacific causes advance In
value of Oakland real estate. Page 4
Sew rules for admtinion to University of Cali
fornia to be enforced in August. . Page 5
iTesldent ef Berkeley board of fire under
writers denounces action of meeting in Oakland
Saturday. Page 4
COAST
Mort than 300 residents of Alvlw> attest the
truth ©f Tbe Call's description of the deplorable
condition of the San Jose sewer outlook; the San-
Jose Mercury, organ of the ring, criticised for
not going to people's aid. Page 1
Youth arrested for burglarj while bidding his
sweetheart adieu. Page 3
Revolver duel between Chinese smugglers and
immigration men fought on Mexican line. P. 3
EASTERN
Four art killed, in launch explosion and two
rescued after 12 boors In water. ; Page 1
Aeronaut and balloon plunge into ocean, drop
ping thousand feet and dragging mile, along
water. . . Page 1
Train \u25a0 bearing Bryant's opponent. Colonel
James Guffey, is mobbed by Kebraskan's sympa- ,
thlzers. Page 1
Grocer raises rumpus among millionaire set at
Newport by demanding more prompt payment for
provisions. "age X
FOREIGN
Japanese believe the democratic platform plank
favoring tbe exclusion of Asiatic laborers is
directed against them. Page 1
Atlantic battleship fleet draws near Honolulu,
sailing In fine weather and all well. Page 3
Elections In Panama pass off without disturb
ance, and Obaldia Is chonen president. Page 3
SPORTS
Battling Nelson makes a trip to Llvcrmore and
(julcklj- takes the town by storm. Page 8
Eddie Hanlon settles down at Alameda to train
for his bout with Johnny Murphy. Page 8
San Francisco cchnetzen. vereln will give an
right day shooting contest at Shell Mound park
In August and award prizes worth $15,000. P. I 0
T. M. Kendall's sloop Alert «wlns the race
of the California yacht club for . the Wallace
trophy. Page 7
W. K. Vanderbilt's bay colt Seasick. II wins
the prize, of the president of the French re
public. Page 8
Alameda cricket team is defeated by Pacific
club, and San Francisco county players win
from Golden Gates. * Page 7
Building trades council ' athletes form a per
manent association and are preparing for ac
tivity in sports. • Page 7
Catcher Tom Hackett of Stockton state Jeisrue
team, angered by loss of game, strikes Umpire
Jack McCarthy on head with bat. ' Page 8
Los Angeles down Oakland twice in games re- i
plete with errors and slow playing. Page 8
Garden City wheelmen . of San Jose score a
victory on the cycle track in Golden 'Gate park
in the Stockton trophy race. , - Page?
I Miss May Sutton will play on the California
club courts this afternoon. Page 7
Pathfinders Tennessee and Washington /all for
SAN FBANCISCO, / MONDAY, JULY 13, 1908>v
AERONAUT AND
BALLOON DROP
INTO THE OCEAN
Gas Bag Sails Far Over Sea and
Drops Thousand Feet With
V
Helpless Occupant
Wind Drags Victim and Frame
work of Wreck Almost a
Mile Along the Water
Yacht Makes Thrilling Rescue
While Life Savers Ashore
Are Baffled by Breeze
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK, July 12.— Big crowds
on Brighton beach, Manhattan beach,
the connecting board walk and one
end of Coney island witnessed a thrill
ing rescue of Charles K. Hamilton,
aeronaut, from his \u25a0 fallen balloon,
about a mile and a half out from the
shore, by the yacht Muro this after
noon. The aeronaut, who is 27 years
old and has had five years' experience
as an air sailor, made an ascent from
the aerodrome, Brighton. Beach park,
late in the afternoon. When the bal
loon had risen about 300 feet a new
sparking apparatus with which it was
equipped got out of order. Before the
damage could" be repaired the gas bag
had gone up 1,000 feet, and by the
time Hamilton had pulled the cord to
release the gas a strong wind had car
ried him far out over the sea.
Commodore Moran of the Muro saw
the balloonist drop with his machine
Into the water and instantly ordered
his craft to attempt to reach. Hamilton
before he was pulled under the sur
face by the framework of the balloon.
Hamilton was dragged over the water
almost a mile by tho partly inflated
gas bag.
Life savers set out from the beach
as Hamilton struck the water, but the
wind carried the balloon, partly sub-
. merged, continually. .away from them.
Then it was that the Muro. returning
with its owner and a party from a
trip along the New Jersey coast, ar
rived and speedily overhauled the. fast
sinking balloon. After delicate maneu
vering a life line was thrown to Ham
ilton and he was hauled aboard the
yacht. With the balloon In tow, the
Muro then proceeded to Sheepshead
bay, where the aeronaut and the gas
bag were landed.-
FIVE PERSONS LOSE LIVES
DURING SEVERE STORM
Fierce Wind Sweeps the Harbor
of Baltimore With Fatal
Results
BALTIMORE, July 12. — Five men are
known to have been drowned and three
women and a man are believed to have
met a like fate this evening when a
very severe wind and rain storm passed
over the harbor of this city. Eight
men In a rowboat were endeavoring
to reach Fort McHenry when one of
them, Peter Dietrich, terrified by. the
storm, while attempting to leap over
bdard, upset . the boat. He, William
Delacour, Joseph Lohmlller and Edward
Simmons were drowned. The others
righted the boat and reached the fort
safely.
The overturning of a boat in the
Spring Gardens brought- death by
drowning to John Harrington.
The finding of an overturned row
boat in the Patapsco river in which
three women and a man.- were seen
shortly before the storm leads to the
belief that all four were drowned. A
woman's hat was found in this, boat,
with another floating nearby. None of
the bodies have been recovered.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
DISPLEASES JAPANESE
Plank on Exclusion of Asiatic
Laborers Causes Surprise
at Tokyo
TOKYO, July 12.— The news of the
action of the democratic national con
vention at Den # ver in including In its
platform a plank favoring the exclu
sion from the United States of Asiatic
laborers is taken here to. be directed
against. Japanese,' and is causing con
siderable surprise and displeasure. In
some quarters indignation is expressed,
and the declaration is made that such
a- course is an infringement on the
treaty rights of Japan .and opposed to
the principle of humanity that should
govern the relations of nations.
It is generally believed, however, by
those familiar with political conditions
in America that the. majority of demo
crats are not an ti- Japanese In senti
ment and that the exclusion clause was
Incorporated in the platform for. the
purpose of satisfying ; the labor ele
ment.
REBELS ARE BOMBARDED
BY TROOPS AT TABRIZ
Revolutionists Telegraph to th
Shah, Begging That Am
nesty Be Granted
\u25a0 LONDON, July 13.— A special . dis
patch to the Daily Mail from j Teheran
says that Rachln Kahn, who in com
mand of a large force, including sev
eral batteries of- quick flrers, . entered
Tabriz a few days ago, is , now bom
barding the revolutionists .who are
massed In the Khiavana quarter. The
latter, the dispatch says, have tele
graphed to the shah begging that
amnesty be granted. .
GENERAL BLAKESLEB DEAD
BOSTON, July 12. — General Erasmus
Blakeslee, soldier, minister, author, and
editor . and "'prominent in~' the .Suri'day
; school world as the author,-, edijor. and
publisher of the Graded ; Sunday;- School
.lessons, . died at his home In Brobkline
today after a r brief • illness. He! was
many times **c6m"mende?i~ for bravery
during. the civil, war and was a-brlga
dler general. . - • \u25a0 . :
TRAIN BEARING
GUFFEY MOBBED
BY BRYANITES
Fusillade of Rocks, Bricks and
Bullets From Revolvers
Greet Pullman Car
Members of Pennsylvania Dele«
gation Are Cut by Flying
Glass Near St. 1 Louis
Nebraskan's Opponent Lies 111
in Stateroom While Mis
siles Break Windows
SPECIALS DISPATCH TO THE CALL
PITTSBURG, PiL, July 12— A spe
cial telegram 'from Effingham, 111., to
night says: The train bearing the
Pennsylvania anti-Bryan delegates
from the Denver convention was at
tacked just as the train was entering
St. Louis on the. Missouri Pacific at
3 o'clock this afternoon. On one side
of the . car Pelmam, the last in the
train, was a streamer announcing it
contained the Pennsylvania delega
tion. It is believed I persons bitter
against Colonel James Guffey for op
posing Bryan planned the attack.
Suddenly there was a fusillade of
rocks, bricks and bullets from revolv
ers. William. Schultz, O. E. Maxwell
and J. F. Curran of "Washington Pa.,
seated together on one side of the car,
were cut by flying glass.
Colonel Guffey was ill in a stateroom
in the forward end of the car and es
caped. 'Ever since leaving Denver
Guffey has been quite ill, the alkali
waste and intense heat having com
pletely prostrated him. At Sedalia,
Mo., the train was held while a physi
cian came aboard and attended Guf
fey. His condition Ir' not serious, but
It was deemed best to keep the news
of the attack from him. The door of
his stateroom was closed. and. he did
not know of the attack. .
St. > Louis' terminal officials here said
tonight they had no reportvof an at
tack on the Guffey train hereabouts.
although ttyey had men stationed all
along the line-in St. .Louis and vicinity.
LINER SHUDDERS; WHEN
ITi HITS A GIANT WHALE
Monster of the Sea Is Cut in
Two by Speeding Ocean
Greyhound
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK, July 12.— 0n her west
ward trip the liner St. Louis raced with
a monster whale about 100 feet'long.
Pausing- ahead of the liner, which was
hitting up a smart pace, the whale mis
calculated the ship's speed.
It turned to sound and was struck as
it was about to dive. The monster lay
diagonally to the course of the steamer
and the ship shuddered from the shock.
The whale was Instantly cut In two, the
sections floating astern along the star
board aide, and the starboard propeller,
hitting the head section, chopped out a
10 ton chunk of blubber. The sea was
dyed with- blood.
SHARK KILLS WHALE IN '
BATTLE NEAR THE SHORE
Thousands Look on While Mon-
sters of Deep Fight to
the Death
Before the, tremendous Sunday con
course which crowded the ocean beach
yesterday, a huge whale and a savage
shark battled to the death, and the
duel became so sanguinary that the
foam which gathered about the seal
rocks . was flecked with crimson. The
denizens of the deep. fought all after
noon and /when the sun set on the scene
of ; battle, the dead body of the levia
than* floated ashore, leaving the deadly
shark master of the .waters.
The day was perfectly clear and the
watchers on shore haft a splendid view
of the spectacular contest, and with
glasses the details of the battle could
be followed with ease. The whale was
observed early in the afternoon by the
lookout of the life saving station, and
as -he seemed to be trying to escape
from something, the most powerful
glasses were turned on him with the
result that the 1 thrasher was discovered
in close pursuit.
Suddenly the thrasher leaped far into
the air and when >he landed pierced
the side of his .clumsy enemy with his
cruel swordllke tail. This maneuver
was repeated time after time and the
water was soon dyed with the blood of
the stricken whale, which seemed to
tally unable to defend itself from the
terrible attacks of his relentless adver
sary. Apparently satisfied with his
work, the thrasher did not accompany
the body, of his victim to the shore.
TURNS RATS LOOSE IN
EMERGENCY; HOSPITAL
Nurses Flee for Their Lives
When Fifty Squeaking
Rodents Are Set Free '
"The, ejaculation "rats!" has taken on
new and serious significance at the cen
tral emegency hospital since James
Henry, a disgruntled.rat catcher, turned
loose B0 squeaking rodents in a moment
of revenge at the institution yesterday.
: Henry, who works in ; a -at
Eighth and Harrison streets, walked
Into the operating room j where Dr.
Charles Pinkham. and a nurse, were
treating a patient- > Henry carried a
gunny sack from which . came many
yelping squeaks. He told^Plnkham.he
had come to colect 25 cents bounty on
each of, 50 lusty, rats In the sack. Bex
fore he- stopped talking the feminine
nurse .vanished with a shrill scream. Dr.
Pinkham .was not , anxious to. pay .the
bounty.- , v ± . •
Then, as one rat the. squealing 50
Vere poured • forth i by Henry.. i n two
minutes the.tJiospltal was- alive, with
ithem?and the first place they invaded
was 1 the nurses'/ quarters. -,On ithe r left
hind 'leg of each rat.was a neatly print
ed label,, written .by ;Henry; to prove
from what locality the rodent hailed. -
; -Henry got - away, before Pinkham
could collect • his "senses. > Seventeen -of
the rats were • caught' in, traps last
aiiht. but the end I» not xet. ,
Police With Drawn Clubs
Prevent Battle at Church
The Greek church at Seventh and Folsom streets, before which
a conflict' was narrowly averted. 1 ;'•\u25a0".
Judge Taft Stands For
Good Government -
His Speech, of. - Acceptance WHi
Denounce Bryan Leader"
ship as~Rev6lutionary t j X
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
HOT SPRINGS, Va., July 12.— Judge
Taft will begin the dictation of* his
speech of acceptance' tomorrow morn
ing. He will spend the entire week at
it and will receive; no visitors. • That
length of time Is not to be devoted to
writing the speech, but, as he 6aid to
day, "To make -it 'short enough."
"I found in . ray experience-. on .. the
bench," \u25a0 he"- continued; I "that .. it <was
easier to write a long opinion than to'
put the same argument in fewer words.
The speech.should.be short, and-I-ap'-.'
proach the ; task' with a feellng?<that
saying. what I want to say.ln.compara-:
tlvely brief space wM:be ; hard worki"%;l
• Taft has'declded>upon } what'he wants
to say. He completed. t the j pu I tline,of ; his
speech \u25a0 today. *S It make .- the . over
shadowing , .Issue j- destruction , ; versus
good government.; ; ; • \u0084.- ; ,-\ .- •, t.
The speech- will. begin with. a review
of the history t of ,' the republican , party,
and the vindication.-. of its 4 principle's' in
i the general which^thelr ..ap'-'
j plication 'has- brought.'-. He •.will'.refer
also to -the- proof /of the' integrity ./bf
the party as • seen ;ln\the .-fulfillment .o*f
its promises. He will parallel: this, with
a review of the past democratic plat
forms, policies - and' x promises;, with ',;a.
summing .up' which fl wlll indict ,.. them.
especially' as; reviewed in the Ughtiof
the leadership of Bryan. , This leader
ship he will .say .has' been; popullßtl<£
socialistic, .demagogic,' and revolution
ary v \ {,', ;..:<-,- \u0084 \, : \u25a0 •'\u25a0-.. ;..^yW
NEWPORT - SWELL 4 ; SET > s -
MUST v PAY t PROMPTLY.
Grocer Raises^ Rumpus //Among
Millionaires' by 'Ultimatum*' -.",:\u25a0
Concernirig~Credit;
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL =; •
5 BOSTON,. July :l2;— Some' of Uhe ~>mul
timillionaire set at" Newport. are taking
umbrage- at- the ultimatum advertised
by the formost.' grocer, of the, Rhode
Island- resort, -giving notice- that he
\u25a0will not longer extend -untimed 'credit
to his wealthy customers who want the
best the- market affords' !andUpay-' at
their . own .sweet •will. - , . . ,
Peter D. v Martin; of San Francisco is
one of the customers of this disgruntled
tradesman,' Frederick v Garretson, who
has thus started tongues wagging. Not
that the groceryman will divulge who
are his heaviest debtors, but "his broad
side is sufficiently; inclusive to- bring
forth a general rumpus. Many custom
ers'have quit him, but the. other trades
men are : taking similar action to. back
him up; In his -"audacious"; stand.
WATCHMAN AND BURGLAR^
EXCHANGEvMANY SHOTS
Bloodless ;Duel ;Is \ Fought .After
. the Intruder Ist Surprised
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.Bullets -were rapidly .exchanged, .but
without effect, between George' Rey
nolds, a- watchman in the. employ of.- S.'
T. Johnson '&' Co.; dealers in oil burn
ers, t 1334 Mission street, and" a burglar
he surprised before the safe in -the com
pany's office last evening. - ; :': '- '
In making ,his; -rounds,; -Reynolds
found the. intruder kneeling, before the
safe. The burglar heard . the . approach
of the watchman and -j ran -toward the
rear. - ; Reynolds \u25a0 called j to him ; to halt,
but. the fellow, made for a fence. 'Rey
nolds drew his revolver and flred at the
fleeing man," who returned the flre.l Each
man- emptied '- his \u25a0< revolver, -.but', neither
waahit andtha burclar escaDed. .... .
tly China is where . the remittance man ,
\u25a0ft^urisheth. • He has made the ports what
*they are.- A keen observer tells the story
of the remittance man next Sunday in
The Sunday Call
Warßages at thrDoor
ot Sanctuary
Rival Factions in Greek Church
j Prepare for Conflict and Are
Restrained- by Police
* Trouble which' has been brewing
for some ; time between rival factions
of the Greek community over the
election of their. officers and the dis
position of moneys ; collected in the
Greek church nearly .resulted in a
pitched [battle yesterday, when 500
members of one party gathered out
•side ihe church at Seventh and Fol
som'street and 'waited- for those of the
•opposing f faction ,; to 'conclude "their
morning : worship „ before * attacking
\u25a0them.'". . /-•.'-', v .'\u25a0.\u25a0.,.' /\u25a0\u25a0'*\u25a0•' •.'•. .
; Two policemen ,sent by Chief : Biggy_
at. the .request .of ; the church.authori
ties to^prevent' hostilities guarded the
church doofs'^and • had -a difficult • time
•in the leaders \ on \ both'
's}des.^t, Several • times^ they, charged, the
crowd swlth 'drawn clubs.and compelled
tthe'm'tVgtve-ground. ~ : •" -"* \u25a0' * - -•
•,*.-: Led by enthusiasts .who. Jumped up, on
: t?ne ch"urch 'step's and 'impromptu • plat
jforms> and* addressed *' their ; 'followers'
faster -than* the -police -could" pull • them
down,' the: ; crowd_r soon* became" worked
\u25a0up to* high ;; excitement.' They 'Jostled'
vp r about< the "church-steps and Jeered
angrily at the officers. Every- radical'
statement \u25a0and""in~cltement'~to" hostility
>by the 'speakers waa'greeted with out
bursts of applause.-The crisis developed
; at 11:30, o'clock when the servlces*co"n
cluded and the' worshippers' prepared t6
depart., ,'..* . t \u0084„„.., j ...... ;
KEEP BELLIGERENTS APART v '.
• r Those. : outßldec: gathered , to' make-. a
rush- at* the*mr,but-^he police 'instantly
threw themselves -into .the crash and
dispersed; popple/ right ".and- left." • To
.add' to 'the 'turmoil"*"the : 6utcomlng wor
-shlppers'seemed incllned"to*take- a hand
iln '* the "strife; but rb"y .almost herculean
] the,- persplrln g * patrolmen man
aged" to keep the •belligerents' apart.
. .- • For sCJne." t!me ; all j has noti been . har
mony; in J the - ranks •of • the community.
, A ; disagreement" over tlie 5 annual elec
tion of officers a week, ago precipitated
an open break of amicable relations. A
'nominating \u25a0^comnJftte'e'of 12 -members
appointed- by President Da
mlnakls , of Oakland first agreed' last
Sunday,-; July ? 5,.- as - they date for the
'election.. By'JL'vote.'ofSto 3. however,
.with- one* icommltteeman- absent, the
majority •; of the - committee .• later de
clared that . according- to the bylaws
tho election would not be legal if held
on; Sunday- and set , the day s^for Mon
day,' July. > 6J '^ The "three , members of
the. minority then called : an;efectlon\of
their own -.for, -Sunday. \ anit 'the result
was that each faction held an election
and elected separate seta of. officers.
TWO, SETS f OF OFFICERS
; At ."the s election -last "Sunday, ' which
was a : spirited' affair, • 650. votes were
cast and John .Pappadapouloa received
647, of,:then\ifof president. The next
day. the other, party, polling 350 votes,
elected .a- tfeket' composed" of *D. Cap
palos/ president ;'G. Kahdos, vice presi
dent; X. J Piculakls, secretary, and V
CandrisY; treasurer. -They explained the
disparity,' ln . the • number of votes by
claiming that Pappadapoulos" party had
allowed jany.'one -to vote despite" a
church ruling-- that, only those - listed
on ,:thecpmmunlty_ register, as having
paid ;up/all their, dues were, entitled
to .< ballots.' Claiming . that . theirs was
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PEICE FIVE CENTS.
FIRE IS SET
BY BULLET
OF BURGLAR
Shots Explode Lamp and Build*
•ing Is Burned to the
Ground
Mother With Babe in Arms
Plunges Through Win
dow to Safety i
Thief Caught in Blazing Room
Batters Down Wall
and Escapes
Firemen Injured While Starting
to Go to the Burning
Structure
A building burned to the ground—'
a mother forced to plunge through a "
window, clasping . in her arms a one
year old baby— a wounded husband
and an injured fireman — these were
some of the results which followed
early yesterday -morning from the
crack of a burglar's revolver.
The series of startling incidents .
came in rapid succession and occurred
at the residence of Knight W. Burhoe,
a clerk in a lumber camp at 175
Golden State avenue, near Ocean
beach.
Burhoe owned and occupied a five
room cottage at that number, and at
2:20 a. m. ' yesterday he heard some
person moving around the kitchen.
Without: waking his wife, he picked
up an oil. lamp and proceeded toward
the rear of the house.
"Who is there?" he called as he
stepped to the threshold of tha
kitchen.
For answer a burglar, masked and
armed, stepped quickly from behind
the door. Without a word he aimed
his revolver at Burhoe. The latter
instinctively swung the lamp in front
of his face to protect himsflf and, at.
the same Instant, the burglar fired- JXe
pulled the trigger twice. The first shot
struck the bottom of the lamp and the
second wounded Burhoe in the hand.
The lamp dropped from the lumber
clerk's bleeding fingers and. ere the
two men could Jump back, exploded.
In a few moments the kitchen was la
flames and before they had an oppor
tunity to realize what was happening
the whole frame house was on flre-
The burglar, caught In a trap of his
own making, tried to break through
the barrier of flume between him and
liberty, but lost his nerve and Jumped
back to the rear of .the kitchen, wrap
ping his coat about bis face and head
to prevent himself from "being suffo
cated.
Burhoe I smashed through the front
door, calling as he did bo to his wife to
follow him. But she was too terrified
to move. • The revolver shots, the ex
plosion and the flames, coming upon
her with such startling rapidity, com
pletely unnerved her and she cowered
in her bed. holding her baby to her
breast. When she recovered herself
it was too late. There remained but
one cxit — through the window.
Through this she plunged with her
child, miraculously landing unhurt.
! j The burglar in the meanwhile was
working frantically for an opening.
The flames were licking all around him.
and in desperation he picked up &'
kitchen chair and smashed down the j
wall around a small window and
through this narrow aperture he es
caped.
> The explosions had been heard by
Corporal Cannon and Policeman Flynn,
both of whom turned in fire alarms.
-While sliding down the pole to answer
the alarms Thomas O'Connor, a fire- •
man at the Ocean View fire station,
lost his hold and fell, badly injuring
his ribs.
; The house with all its contents was
burned to the ground. Burhoe said he
had $60 In a box In the kitchen and It.
is thought the burglar secured this.
PRESIDENT CONFERS
WITH ROOT AND BACON
Roosevelt and Officers of State
Thought to Be Interested in
Venezuelan Trouble
OYSTER BAY. N. V.. July 12.—Presi
dent Roosevelt conferred thi3 after
noon with Secretary of State Elihu
Root' and assistant and acting Secre
tary of State Robert Bacon at the
president's home on Sagamoro Hill for
fqur hours.
•• ThY exact nature of their delibera
tions could not be learned. It is pre
sumed, however, that state affairs of an
important nature were the subject of
their discussion. It Is thought likely
that the foremost subject was the *ltu
atlon at present existing between the
United States and Venezuela.
DEATH CALLS AMERICAN
OFFICIAL AT SWATOW
Thomas W. Haskins, Appointed
. at California, Stricken at
; Seaside. Resort
PEKING. July 12.— Thomas W. Has-
kins. the newly appointed American
consul at Swatow, died suddenly last
night at Pel Tal Ho. a seaside resort.
. Haskins was appointed from Califor
nia. His first service was as a student
interpreter in China, July 18, 1902. He
was appointed assistant Chinese secre
tary of " the legation to China July 4.
1904. The state department at Wash
ington on July 8 last announced hla
appointment as consul at Swatow.
MOVEMENTS IX MOROCCO
RABAT. Julr 12.— Sultan Abd-El-Azis
has left Rabat for Morocco city. It la
rumored that Mulal Hafld. the usurping
sultan,' will depart from Fez shortly.
for Morocco city or Rabat,