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"serves ah Interest In the iriyestment; and
we will get a profit. too.- -AYe" wlU'allow- it
toremP..r. : operi for forty days at a license
.of $100 - day: That means,, with, taxes,
$7500. a year to the city." ¦•'.; I ¦** '•¦' >^-*' i s*«^;
"Very true," said" Dr. Dille. "If all in
vestments.: must bear interest, why not
guarantee .that the. burglar, shall be as
sured ah.lnterest upon his investment In
his burglar's tools. The city would, profit'
more If the. people' paid that -money to
..keep Ingleside closed," -said" Dr. Dille;
.otherwise the money- which' lngleslde* will
pay- will be filched from tills of merchants
by .dishonest .employes." :•• •-...- .'-
Cqntinuous. Racing Assured.
¦' Mr. Tobin had- ceased" to be "Jocose", for
the afternoon at- least. . '•¦•'. '
- And so -the argument proceeded. There
was but one side to It:- The reopeninp of
Ingleside had but one' sponsor, and that
was represented- by $4000 a year.' Rev. -Dr.
Woods added .to" his words, showing ho\v
manifestly. evil, will be the revival of race
gambltngin this city. The ministers then
retired and the surprise- of , the afternoon
was sprung. -• .'. '. : v, \— -.
Supervisor Tobin produced and read : his
owii resolution closing poolrooms without
exception, prohibiting :- gambling . of, all
kinds and permitting any association^of
men- who. may -.ask and-receive permission
from the Supervisors the. privilege Of hold
ing'races for forty? days,^wlth* gambling
rights,' upoh payment of a dally license of
$100. There is no restriction, upon the num
ber of men • who may make . this applica
tion, and it simply means the gigantic
outrage of opening the way to continuous
racing In; this city. After one association
has finished its forty: days: another 'may
begin, and so the frightful. procession may
continue.. ; .-¦ ; " . ' .' : .
. But Supervisor Tobin thinks that if one
association only operates : and we receive
Into the , city treasury ' $4000. ¦ fo.r a year's
gambling 'and vice breeding we': should be
thankful. * Since. - he : Is .¦¦ quick at : figures,
he ' probably, will' not • hesitate - long < in: cal-
broken by rambling. One of these min
isters, the Bey. Dr.- E, Nelander, de
clared that it Is his ' duty ¦to • ccc and -..to'
know all manner of men, to.' hear, the
Ftory of sadness and -misery ' that ¦ enter
into homes through', evil influences.- and'
lie came, he eald, as' the representative-of
10,000 families of this city, who ." protest
against the re-establ!shrrient'of the curse
uf the Ingleside eambllng'aett.. •- .¦.'¦'¦'•¦-
An Appeal to a Banker.
Opposed to these men "we're M-.' A, : .'Dorn.'
iate of the Pacific Bank and Egypt; F: H.
Oreen, late ppeculator In. M-arin-* Coua'ty
cream and secretary .of Ingleside 'and Tan
foran, and . Frank -McQuaid, gatmbler. It
was natural that M. -A.! Dorn should I>q
the first to address the committee through
its chairman. Mr. Dorn has had an ex
l^rience with a bank and. with bankers."
He knows what It is to secure Interest
«>n an investment, and he wasspeaking-to
a banker. Mr. Dorn knows what, it is for
manipulators to rob and cheat the public
in order that Interest may be regular. He
has heard the plea of defrauded prople;
he has become callous to the cry. of -le-.
celved men and women; he knows of men
who ended ihelr distress of wrecked, lives
in Fuicide. And- he knowe. also, that when
the - clamor of- public . Indignation was
raised against the men who preyed on .the
city And .the lash -of denunciation wan
aimed at the conspirators It struck Vis
liack. Consequently he was In a mood yes
terday to Jter at those who opposed . his
plot and to sympathise with Mr. Tobin
when that worthy gentleman said that be
felt "jo<.ose." .
Mr. Dorn had all the craft of the law
yer in his petition, although he in no way
surpassed the attorney for Mr. Tobin. In
brief, Mr. Dorn asked that a bill closing
all poolrooms and opening Inglesiae for
eighty days at a license of $20 a day be
re-commended for adoption. _ He did not
waxt eighty days, but thought that the
public would be blinded into, a beUef that
a reduction to forty days would be aeon-
Mir^&TgJRSIDENOUNCE THE CURSE, OF INGLESIDE TRAGK.
. VISOR TOBIN; insists that; all' investments must; be guaranteed a reasonable' interest. \ Should > we; then pledge. a burglar;
\3 interest. on few investment pflntrglarfs toolsf"r—Rev. Dri- E. R. Dille^ • ' . , : *' •' ..:,.: : . ; . . .X'
; " of this city wJw protest against the re-establishmeni of the crinie-ntst of Ingleside."—^Rev. Dr: E^
/Nelander. '•*:- ; .-i:" : r-/'i"' \. ¦./'¦¦¦.:¦.'/. '>•>¦'. '¦? : -\ t ¦''¦/'¦' ¦¦ ; 'v-- : "- : -:.:-: ': ':'."''¦ ' ¦ - ' '".''. "'¦ ¦¦' ' ••¦:; ;-'. : - : - ' ''.'¦¦¦ : -' : '.
\ .'¦ "Ingleside was.closed ..in. response to a i universal, unanimous 'public sentiment, aroiised by outrages committed among Us. The;re
opening of the track will.be a tnovemeiit toward the subversion 'of morality, the mcouragepient of vice .and the propdgatidn of .crime".
—Rev. Dr. B. A^. Woods. :V; r V -"-v-:.: - ¦,•¦-•¦¦.-,. 'y : '/. 1;'1 ;' "'\' ¦':.:¦;'* ": ;- : v-' : -^'. : ¦": ¦•'.. -'/:--' : ' '}:-M}'M ¦:.:'¦ '¦¦¦¦ ¦ '¦ :-- : ;-'-' : - :: - - : ''¦¦'-' : -'-
culatlng that it; will take. Ingleside twen
ty-nine.years;- at $4000 a year, to pay back
into 'the city ' treasury the $116,000 that
slipped, through 'A.. C. Wldber's fingers
Into its coffers.. Supervisor Toblri might
. amuse himself; make ' himself poßitlvely
hilarious Instead of "Jocose" and startle
the city by estimating what It will cost
San- Francisco in, the trial of ' Ingleside
•criminals, during tl?bse.twenty-nine.-years.
Qaatnblers Sneer at : Horsemen.;
; . When . Supervisor Tobin had finished"
reading ' his '• resolution Attorney. Dorn
arose and declared that it was. altogether
unsatisfactory to him, as the racing sea
son should be sixty days Instead of forty,
and the license should be lower.-: • Tobin
replied that the ' horsemen and legitimate
. epprtsnveri favored a restriction of racing "
as long -seasons were absolutely injurious
to honest sport. Mr; Dorn replied that he
'did not care. ' He. was Very frank in his
position; he represented the gamblers, not
the horsemen. • He insisted that the longer
Ingleside ¦ remained open the. greater, its
profits,; and . profit was the"purpose of the
track's existence... Artd there" the discus
sion-ended," the committee announcing
that it will render Its report to the board.
This means .that Supervisors Tobin, , Reed
and; Helms will announce on Mpnday that
they^ favor the crime nest, in exchange for
$4000 to the city. " \ ; . •
- Half an 'hour after .the time appointed
the.v Policed Committee .of the'; Board n of.
Supervisors convened ;to discuss the mat
ters before it. Chairman Tobin had . to
be , telephoned . to before he < would con
descend to call the meeting to order,', and
as a' result the gentlemen' who laid aside
their business to come before ; it : and ex
press 5 their ; disapproval i on ; the :; reopening
of Ingleside racetrack were forced to cool
their heels In ;an • anteroom. ;-¦ Owing !to
the Fire ; Committee , holding forth: in -. the
committee room the members of : the Po
lice Committee found it necessary; to hold
their ¦'¦ meeting .in v the ; chambers 'of the
board. . Supervises 'Tobin sat tatha nhair.
would say close the .. racetrack first and
the poolrooms afterward. Supervisor
Tobin then said: ."I want to state my
position.here: As. I understand It Ithe. bill
presented 'here purports absolutely t& pro
hibit betting or bpokmaklng or. selling of
pools oh any contingent -event, whether
on racing, prizefights or any. trial of skill,
or "visitlMg^any pla<^e where boolcs. are
made or pools. are soldi : I. am opposed to
that- bill, as it stands;- but I am : .. in favor
of closing poolrooms," absolutely, all over
town."... V- . : V-. . :'•: ;¦:;.->: ;.="; .=" : l ?\ - "..';
-Soihe of the ministers present could not
restrain: themselves, and on hearing this
honest admission, were heard to whisper.
VGood'."-/ ••;," .;-: - : ; " ;¦-';'.': .".¦...••.-' •• : -;.,--"?:' :
• Contiriulng. :sfrl: 5frl Tobin said. he believed
a- reasonable opportunity ought to. be.
given the" men .who Invested their money
find" built Ingleside to realize "• something
6n their Investment; He- said all pool-:
rooms should be closed' and -that; Ingleside
or any other racetrack should ';.. be . per
mitted forty days- in ' each ' year. : That if
there were two -racetracks, each should
be '.allq.wed' to.-, bold- racing- • twenty. -d ays
each year,- and ¦ that", they, should." paytha
sum of fIOO each. day they.- remalned.-open. .
•He then read ":the."bin.he prepared,' which
embodies the foregoing statement,.'. .- ' .
' When he concluded .reading It he said
• : A ' genius i . of .Cincinnati ¦ hus . ptaeed on. . the .
market a. new Bath CahtneC. whereby.: any one;
re«ting. ; on a; chair within; enjoys "th« .famous
Turkish.- hot vapor'or medicated baths at home
for •8 " cents .' each. •: heretofore S enjbyed only . by:
. the, ri«h\ at public ; bathrpo'ms, : health .'resorts.
¦ hot .. springs and sanitariums;:" . These baths" are
celebrated ' for their, marvelous ... cieansihsrv.cura- :
tlve,- purtfying and Invigorating upbh
the "human" system, .and this:- invention .brings
them within 'tha reach of the poorest person In
the country. . ;'¦: ,' "•;¦:¦'¦}'¦." '. : '.:-- :¦'. ¦ ¦¦ : : . ¦'':''-: ..".' !
¦ Clouds "of hot vapor .or medicated vapor sur-
round the entire body., openinc' the millions of
sweat. ' pores, - . causing . : prof am * persplratlotC
MAYOR PHELAN'S WARNING MESSAGE.
Stirring ;Appeal^
Committed 6f
: :]: ]f tiie )B g aird^^^S-;:
of. honor.and ipnelther sldeof. him were
Supervisors. Reed and Helma. members of
the committee. .".•'.•• •••• ¦•.."-•.-¦¦•.• - : --'
HUnistera Were Present,
•' . When • . Chairman* • Toblri -. .- opened' " the
session there were, .present Rev.
Drs.- Nelander, Dllle. Coombe, Woods
and Dugan; N. B. Greensfeider and GUs
tave Schnee. vice president and secretary
of the Public Improvement Central Club
of >Civic-O rganizations, all- of whom, are"
opposed- .to racetracks- : and -..poolrooms. ¦
Attorney. M. A. Dorn,, Secretary F.: H.
Green and Frank McQuald were present
In the interest of the. gamblers. ¦•':-'¦;: ••'¦"
Chairman Tobin. after announcing the
bill to be discussed/ asked Attorney Dorn
what. the Ingleside track was. assessed for
and ; the ¦ latter \ replied that he had • been
Informed, by - Mr. Green that the taxes
amounted, to J3400, and « that the actual
cost of the Improvements was $490,000, or
practically . |50O;000. ¦-.;•"• ;. -..."....•...
Chairman Tobin then: turned to the min
isters present and asked, them whether
they desired" to address the . committee,
and Rev. E. R. Dllle arose. ' Before he
could begin, however, . Supervisor. Reed
misrepresented- the present ' condition of
affairs as to poolselling :and . bettlnif ". in
this city.. He said that an ordinance had
been passed by the preceding board which
prohibited betting on horses. in the limits
of this city and county, but there was no
prohibition, on any other kind of betting.
He also stated that the people interested
in the racetrack represented that they
had a lot. of property at Ingleside, which
they ..valued in the neighborhood, of J600,
000 and that they thought they were
entitled to reap benefits therefrom. He
also insisted that immediately . over the
line at Tanforan' and "at Oakland races
were "being held and that Just: as much
betting was going on in San Francisco as
heretofore. : - . . . ¦'¦' \: ,¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ •
Dr, Dille's Warm Attack.
Supervisor-. Tobin added, that the ; law
was only operative to close Ingleside and
that betting elsewhere was not prohibited.
The present status having been misrepre
sented to the entire satisfaction of i the
committee. Dr. Dille wa* permitted to ad
dress-its members. He said- that as he
lived across the bay he thought It might
seem Impertinent in him to address i the
committee, -but- as the. matter. "was one in
which every citizen was vitally interested
he took the liberty of speaking.
'.'There is no greater evil In our country
than the racetrack," he said, "unless it
be the evil of Intemperance. In -a single
year three minion . dollars have been
stolen and have been traced 'to the race
track. . Many . an • unfortunate Is now
spending his life in San Quentin and owes
it to playing the races. There were pool
rooms In Oakland, but, thank God, we
stamped, out the curse there. The people
of Louisiana are no more moral than our
selves, but they refused a two million dol
lar bribe; from the Louisiana Lottery
Company, and stamped out : that crime.
Why; cannot- the city .of Sari Francisco
stamp out the racetrack and the poolroom
curse? - ¦;-•-. ¦•.¦¦.• -. '.•..': .- ;¦ , :"•:: -..- ¦; . •.-. . •-.
;. "Nothing threatens the -community
more .than ' the ' presence 'of a racetrack
In its midst:.. It Is the cause of the down
fall of :>the Widbers,..the Melvllles, the
Welburns and. scores of. other men who
once held • honored places in the com
munity; but ¦ who .now are in disgrace.
What struck me as being rather peculiar
was the fact that a year ago the news
papers'published columns decrying, the
racetrack, yet: in another portion ; of
the papers-., were articles oh the races,
charts-':.- and -other news of -.the track. '"I
appreciate the stand they- take at this
time,- and every citizen should appreciate
it, because it may lead to the suppression
of the evil. . What stronger object lessons
could one; have before their eyes than the
downfall of Melville and Welburn? I like
a good " horse; • and I believe . in -. the spirit ;
I believe in the l development of horser
flesh, but ¦It Is a strange .'.thing- that - such
a¦- noble brute should ; gather., around 7 it
siichabad set o( men-man vultures { who
¦would. come after' his yery:bones;when he
is dead. A number of large Eastern cities
drove; the racetrack out- of. -their midst,
and. as a. result a flock' of men have come
to bur. Golden State of California.- \ v .
Evils Ought to. Be. Scotched.
"The racetrack and the. poolrooms ought
to be scotched: Ghauncey.-.M.- DepeW -rto.f
long, ago stated that the. large: business,
failures,' defalcations and ,-enipezzlemtrits
of the past year -have-been wholly due" to
racetrack gambling; \that\ .$250,000,000-. is
spent annually in" racetrack.' gambling. Be
fore.you.open.the door- : of, the racetrack,
before/you . place;. a : wedge"-" in. the'.;pool
rooms," lt-.-.seems';to'-rhe,- .gentlemen... .that
ypu should bear in .mind.the evil that you.'
are bound' to bring aboyt."- : . v ¦; .. -.'..••
¦ Mr. Reed interrupted at this moment to.
say that he thou.ght';the reyerehd. gentle
man had misunderstood, him^that ".it -was
not: the intention* of ' the.-board -:%6- allow
pools to ,be sold in the'-clty' and county;
out- to" confine- it to the -racetrack. '¦'. "\\e.
propose to grahf the" privilege- to'thetrack
only."; Mr; Dille wanted to. know of. the
Supervisor -whether It was not. a fact that
by adding. Ingleside to Tanforah and tho
Oakland tracks. the evil.-was Increased: A<s
he aptly put it. If .you increased the; sup-,
ply you Increased the demarid, and If you.
hadadozen sa.lboris lri.San Francisco, -.you.
•would' not .have as -great a' ctemahd for:
liquor as.' if vou-hada-.-few'thousand. •" •
Chairman Tobin then asked Dr. Dllle
that If ha could, take his -pen-in- his. hand
and write the;o.rdinahce^"what,he..thought
a conservative' .ordinance, r-^woyld- he'- not
close the i>oplr6oms ; ln. his very first sec
tion? • -Dr;. bille" announced he would;".but
he would- go further : and close the race
track itself, the feeder, of poolrooms, their,
¦inspiration , and" fountain, head. •- Dr. . Dilte
said that racing, as it Is now. carried on,
was : an unmitigated evil and ¦ that : ha
would hot have it at all." • Dr. ..Dille. ex
pressed an earnest' hope that- the commit
tee would not- take a backward step by
reopening • the - portals ", of the track,, but
would '¦ advance a step and- .keep -them
cldsed. : . ••:••'•¦¦¦-.••:"¦¦'..¦ ."•¦'.." -. ¦-•¦
Supervisor Reed- evidently, became tired
of. listening to the sound advice, given him
by the . minister; -He. was. more; anxious
to take up the "ordinance on boxing," which
he had "framed, .but ..Chairman Tobin
would not 'entertain; the; request" until .he
had thanked the. ministers for coming. be
fore the committee. Dr.. Nel&nder arose
, and, i having gained the attention 1 - of the
committee, added some strong sentiments
to what had • already been said, by Dr."
Dille. ¦"¦.'. , -- "• .." ' '¦.••• •'• - '
Keep th*. Track; Closed.
'.'Gentlemen," he said. ". ''I- .feel '- that I
ought 'to • say : what . I : Intended to say . in
the •• matter. •I. am .rather -sorry, that "I
•sKould appear "before, you as a clergyman.'
for it . might seem that . I represented a
church only, but-'as-'a matter-of-fact the
modern '.city, pastor cfimes- into contact
with all sorts .and -conditions -of men.
During the past week I- have "met with
almost "every possible character ¦ of" man"
and I--' have never "heard. of ahy.measure
that called. forth such a unanimity of'opin
ion as the one now before you,- and" that is
that this privilege should nof.be granted
to the Ingleside racetrack. A pastor has
peculiar, opportunities to. judge the course
of : vice ' and '• crime. ; When a boy. or > girl
goes wrong the family. does not proclaim
it ' from j the housetops. ¦ They : are very
likely. to pour It Into the. ear. of the paa
tor and ask for advice and comfort. From
what.l- heard in the past 'year 'l say to
you; gentlemen of the committee, that I
may : speak in behalf -.of ¦• .ten: -thousand
families.' asking ¦ that . you do .not • grant
that privilege." ?'• ¦•"'". :.'. ' ' •
Young ; Men .Were Ruined.
"Tou said in the last year"," Interrupted
Chairman Tobin. '.'The ordinance closing
Ingleslde ¦ was . passed :a , year ago. They
must have lost their money, speculating in
other. racetracks and In the poolrooms.""
• The interruption of the Supervisor did
not 'i disconcert the reverend gentleman
and ; his : reply made' .the * chairman f^el
sorry that he spoke. Dr. Nelander said:
"Mr." Chairman, most ? of the cases I refei :
to .were. those of. young men who had now
reached the downfall of their career, ; but
whose .-¦ beginnings were ;-s traced ¦;¦ to the
Ingleside . racetrack .'and '¦ whose end - was
•In the penitentiary.". • ¦•¦-?¦ -¦'.-,*
-- Chairman Tobin ,then asked the min
isters whether they did •¦ not.' think It pre
ferable ,to close . up ; poolrooms » but ' permit
the racetrack ' to operate '-. for ' forty : days
in ; the ; year. Dr.- pille- replied ; that ' If it
was to be a choice" between. two evils he
THE SAN; FRA^NCIStiOv CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1900.
¦ Cr^rp- FTJZK listening to a protest that
' -if W i? 1 reading, its sincerity, its
~/fr- : ~ : \\ '.\erriprtaslg janffltt recital of past
¦It .... . A- 'outnap^s. - arid ; - threatened dan
¦JS ¦'. •. .• 'i-o. €an Francisco should
have- "b>en;'-= -impressive . -'and '.-.convinc
in'gv.; 'Buperi'lspr; .; TTobin came 'to the
assistance '-¦oi: the r. gamblers of Inr
j. ..:¦>• ••¦y«rterday: - "afternoon • • and ' In-"
trxid'uc^d '. ¦ before '-tne' : Police- - Commlt
t^X<>f--th>. bobtrci.,.o'f;;whicri ; he. ls.'chalr
rftan;'-a- reJsbluti'qn-permttting" the reopen
ing : Of ; '.the;' raceiracto Supervisor .. : Tobln
presented the; measure .as:, his own. ¦ The
men who pleaded.': with him did "not. know,
that he lntehded. to-" father.' the .very out
rage against which" they made, their sol
emn, protest .and which they -.supported
with facts .cf -which, the public have not
heard.' and which- add- another chapter . to
the .*ppallina: arraignment. «f the '-'eyii. of
the course! And the only, reason which
Supervisor Tobin"." gave. . for "- his -extraor
dinary action -is: that the samplers of In
gleside possess. si valuable'". property ¦ and
should be guaranteed a reasonable inter-.
est upon, their investment. ,«yen .at the
expense -of -the "honor- of ; men,"the..p' rlty
of -women; the .sanctity. andVintegrl / of
homes and thefnture of the youth r '. thla
dty. ;':'¦'•¦'. : 'W ¦'['.¦¦:."¦': ¦?.'.'.'.¦ ::¦"}:¦ ;: ':." : ;¦;'.
A virtue becomes Intelligible to. Supervi
sor Tobin only when ..lt Is translated Into
dollars .and cents' arid . represents. Interest
upon an Investment '• He sees'; In "• the re
opening of . Ineleslde. a double, \-lttue, a
profit to the gamblers aiid : a profit to the
city treasury- In '.Ucinses,.'. although he
knows that Ineleslde sucked; from the
treasury of. San .. Francisco more than It
ever will give backl He pleaded yester
day that Iccleside will pay to San Fran
cisco 14X0 a year as a licensed prostitute
of morals and was told that the money
would be filched .from the cash drawers
of merchants by ¦ thieving employes. He
arg~ued that barter? rs -In horse flesh
should be encouraged and was counseled
r.ot to make them also trafackers In hu
man flesh. ¦¦'¦:'•';¦ '¦•".'• v' r.-;:V- '..¦"¦¦
Champions of Public Decency.
The Police Committee of the Board of
STipexvisorß had announced . that yester
day they would discuss the petition of the
gamblers to reopen Irgleelde and listen to
&rg-ument4 for and. against: the appeal.
When the committee met two opposing
forces appeared before it. On one side
vrere the Rev. Dr. E. A- Woods, Rev. Dr.
B. Nelander, Rev. Dr. E. R, lsllle. Rev.
L>r. W. E. Dugan and Rev. Dr. Philip
Coombe, ministers of this dty t men of
nffalrs and of the • highest reputation.
They are qualified to know the evil that
the racing course h&a brought to this city.
They know what the newspapers never
l^ara, nor the criminal courts, peniten
tiaries and morgue never record— the se
cret sorrow and distress, the suppressed
shame and dishonor of lives wrecked and
To : Cure a;Cold (in One, Day
Take Laxative ' Brorao :' Quinine \ Tablets. ' All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
si. sv. QcQYe'a KbaiAtura lioaiuh ba& aft*
San Francisco by Ingleside. They cen
sured the newspapers for publishing, the
advertisement of .:the • tracks and laying
snares for. victims In "tips--' and gambling.
.suggestions..' Dr. Dille" declared that the
commercial community^of this city has
lived in dread oorf r It and homes have felt
the. blasting touch of its Influence. -''Other
. States and -other- communities have driven
the race course out: as a. curse and" San
¦Francisco should- not' dishonor itself ; and
'Imperil Us people, by Inviting It back.;
Thousands. Plead . Protection.
.."But/'' urged. Supervisor Tobin, "if : -we
¦¦close" all the poolrooms, what then? Can't
.the.track go on?'.'- .".• : -.'
"No," replied Dr.. Dllle; "the racetrack
Is the feeder, of the poolroom, the Inspira
tion-and the! very-source' of- the. evil.;^ If
is like -hell and 'destruction;- ' It 'wants
everything.." • . -'• .• " - :..-.•
•- The . answer. -did • not seem to make Mr.
..Tobin feel so. "Jocose." ' , ¦ ¦
¦ And then Dr. .Nelander spoke with an
apology that he came as a clergyman.
But" he wanted the committee to know
that he.has-met all classes', all manner
of men, and . within ' the . last week had
heard a unanimity of opinion, .such. as he
had never heard before,- that lupleside's
Rambling should'ndt again be tolerated In
San Francisco..- He said he spoke with
no exaggeration when he said that 10.000
families In San Francisco do not- want the
irack. reopened andF the -blessing', of .last
year replaced by a curse. • " .
"When you speak of men being ruined
by Ingleside, aren't you thinking of other,
tracks?" asked .Tobin.
"I am thinking 1 "," was the minister's re
ply, "of the men whose career in ' crime
began within the gates of Ingleside and
.ended in the penitentiary."
That "Jocose" mood of Mr. r. Tobin was
rapidly shading into one very decidedly
morose. ? ?' ¦• . - -.. .•.•-,!
_"But.": the Superyisor"iriterjected,r""we
will close up all of the poolrooms; Ingle-
Bid© has Invested •money~4soo.Qoo— and de-.
he thought- It was reasonably fair- to. the
men whd Invested their money.. In' the
venture; fair to the people, of San Fran
cisco and .fair to the municipality Itself."
That Mr. .Beed had his own ideas, on boxr
Ing. but. neither boxing, nor horse racing
were .Issues ¦.before the committee.- '. He,
then called. attention to an amateur tourn
ament which wIU . shortly be held . at : ; the
Olympic Ghib.'ln support of-his contention
that poolrooms. did not aid the sport -.and
that members. of the- club would not-bave"
the slightest hesitation in saying .that., tire
poolrooms should be- closed up.; •..-
Dr. Dtlle-.TemaTked at this. Juncture that
the city, should not ask the racetrack peo
ple, for- $l(»i.-.a. day to -self -pools, but . it
ought: to. pay thejn that amount, so as to
prevent selling Ihem-: that the' men wh»i
infest the racetrack levy out of. the tll.Is.-of
the merchants.- ;. ; • •' . ¦ .¦¦ -
Rev. -E. A. Woods opened up. a new fleUV
of inquiry . by asking .what action- h-ff'l"
been taken a year aga. Chairman .Tq bin
informed- the doctor that • the racetf.ack
! was' 'closed-, indefinitely, and that. his bill'
would grant it permission to remala op«n
forty, days each yeac ..•.•¦-. • --.•¦ .; : y :
'Supervisor -Tobin Explained. ¦_ •
. ' Dr. .. Woods' then ' questioned Chairman
Continued" to -.-Page Three.'
drawing', out of the system all Impure . salts.',
acids and poisonous matter, which, if retained.,
overwork the heart, kidneys," lungs : and - skin,
causing ' disease, ; fevers, - debility and sluggish-
ness. • ,' '¦[:¦¦' ¦'¦;' /;.-:-.. .¦¦'¦¦•.;¦¦"•! -V.-"- -¦
Astonishing la the improvement In health,
feelings and complexion -by the us» of ¦'. this
Cabinet, ' and It • seems . to us ' that the long-
sought- for natural- method of curing and pre-
venting disease without medicine' has certainly
been found.. ...-;"¦-. " ¦ ¦.. ." -.. "¦ '¦¦•• •';¦'¦ . ;
.The makers Inform th« writer that mor«.than
US.3S7 of the Cabinets ..have -been sold -'sine*
August, and' showed -letters from thousands
of users who speak of this Cabinet as giving
entire ' satisfaction, .and ' a : most ¦ marvelous
Health Producer and 'Preserver.: ; ' X¦¦¦¦"¦K ¦¦¦¦"¦ -- : '¦'-.;
" Dr. M. R. Beech^ Chicago: ¦E. M.- D;- Moore
of Brooklyn and hundreds of our best, doctors
have glvenup their, practice "tQ.;: sell ' .these
Cabinets because they say; it benefits-h umanity
more than • drugs, . and 1s: all that , is " necessary
to set well and keep we.II. \ ..: /; ; ¦.•.."' •• •'¦'.¦
Congressman- John J.'Lentz, Rt. Rev.. Bishop
J. L. Spaulding; Rey. C*..M. Keith, editor Holi-
ness Advocate; Prof,;Kllne,' Ottawa' University:
Edw/ Rlschert, ' M: D., University ; bf -Pennsyl-
vania; Senator McCarrell; , Mrs. '¦ Kend ricks-,'
principal Vassar College; ; Mrs.. Senator Dougr
las, ¦ Rev: John A. Ferry, Brooklyn, and a host
of our most: eminent people use and recom^
mend it. • ¦-'."' -. .-¦.-. •¦ ." ..... •- ' • .
¦ Persons who ; were, full of drugs and nostrums,
and had been' given up: to die, were restored to
cession. He was willing to accept a license
of $100 a day, but named $20 with the pur
pose of assisting Mr. Tobin and creating
an lmpresElon that the gamblers were be
ing harshly treated. The subterfuges were
palpable- In concluding Dora, at the re-.
<iuest of Mr. Tobin. gave the assessed eval
uation of Ingleside. and Mr. Tobin with
a sigh said he had some painfully, recent
memories of . dividends.'. . : -. :.-\* : :•.
Gambling's Blasting Touch*
He then asked if there were, any pne
present who ; -would like., to discuss ' the
question of reopening Inpleslde.; He looked
Innocently at the assembled ministers; and
Supervisor Reed exercised his favorite
privilege of interrupting." He abused an
other In deliberately misrepresenting. th«
question and attempting to deceive- the
men who had come to protest against, the
proposed outrage. ' . -. • .." . . . •'¦ : .' .•
Mr. Reed asked the clergymen If they
understood that a gross discrimination
had been made against Ingleside Track:
that it had been closed while the pool
rooms had. been allowed to thrive openly
and unmolested: that the tracks of Oak
land and Tanforan were as accessible as
Ingleside, the reopening of which would
not Increase, gambling In this city. . "¦¦
"Yes, our poolrooms are •¦ flourishing,"
added Tobin, who could not resist the
opportunity to support the deliberate mis
representation of Reed. If either of them
thought, to deceive the ministers he was
mistaken. They could not. be blinded to
thf> seriousness of an Issue: which has
made their; life of ministering a solemn
duty to soothe the stings of evil" ln decent
homes. They spoke of Ingleside as they
know It in its results. In the crime and
disgrace which it has bred. They told of
vast Bums of money which, have been
stolen by dupes to feed the vultures of
the track. They called attention to the
men and women who had been ruined In'
! : T/fyF HEN Ingleside • was/ closfd last year Mayor Phelan,
y y..; : .>recognizin^ legislation
'-. ¦ i. ; s'^ra^a*^/4|;Vj^ ; fM]^3tn^Tto|/^ popular demand that:
m [delay (be ' toleratedin (destroying so -gigantic a public evil, .signed,
the. ordinance out of handy '.In ih^xinnualwessage to the.pres
ent Board- of Supervisors Mayor Phelan: declared on January 8
that public gambling is an unmitigated curse. 'He .wrote 'then as
follows:-: " ' • " :''¦ > ' ' - ' , ¦ ;.'.•¦'.';. ;'-. = ¦•, \~~
;¦'; '"PublkgambUngisa great evil, leading to- poverty, disgrace,
defalcation and death, 'zvhick- the records of this city 'abundantly
'j^pw/^jan)i.[its'^pr^tu:eXsho^id'i- be), discountenanced .and sup'
pressed." .- .'¦"•¦<; 'V- ;•'¦'' ?:? C : : r"'- ; "'•¦'•;¦:.¦,"• r i' :' : -'-' .' ' :;£: ;£ '¦'".- '¦.''¦. •- '
: In order tod^trrmineifdny change had come \so htm in his
ideas of .what constitutes public gobcL, Mayor- Phelan : was asked
yesterdayby The Call; _ "Do ycni. know of any change in your-, at
titude regarding the- proposition; to reopen .Jngleside?" . . ,
¦•".'". And Mayor Bhelan-. replied: "I know of nothing that lias
causedstne to change my bpxnion.br position. 'I am, decidedly,
opposed- h public; gambling of any 'description,: because there is no
doubt that it leads to many 'crimes of '; defalcation, suicide . and
murder. It is a bad example.tp set before the eyes of our grow-.
ing youth" >' , _ *' ~' h '',1 \*
?¦:? ¦ : The •'¦ gamblers- are boasting that tjiey. have votes with which
to pass their vicioiCs .measure 'throughthe Board of Supervisors:
And The; Call has an absolute assurance that there, are' enough
men in the : board to: sustain thje Mayorfs [veto .}; ' ;-. ; \ ¦ . > v: - =
IVLiriisters Urge the Superyisors
I^l^Spi^lnflict^ the Qurse
c>f S^Si^ra^ls^^
CRIME AND MISERY WILL BE IN THE
WAKE OF INGLESIDE'S GREEDY GAMBLERS
ADVERTISEMENTS.
mm^mSßßumußk
Bnyehts^ii/jbeYlce Happffig^aSfl Health ta Eyery; UseWaßdMc^
; -['-'i- ;• \ ;• '¦. Without Drugs : tie ; Most ¦ Obstinate^isieases i\ Jaiiire'siMetijoi. )S-M.
of'SteajMng-M^Pdisqnsr^
perfect. Vrobust health; to . the astonishment .¦" of :•
their friends : aad i; physicians, '• -'• v-.; %:¦¦,'.'' /:/- '
;• ' 3 >. -V <s«l>ring,:B« Naghten street. CorambTl»»
Ohio. ¦ afflicted for . years . with Rheumatism fa.
its. worst: form, also PleurlsT.: Headaches.. DU-..
ziness.. Stomach Troubles, was. cured With, three -
treatments.-, and. .says: ,'/My -= wife'- find# -Jt,' & "•
grand remedy for. her; ills ; - : afso- fcr. our ¦ ichrl- . '
dren. A. . hetghbOr. cured Scrofula and ; . bHA
Blood, after. dru«:s' failed. '¦' .. .W/t. "firawhr -On- .'
ford, Ohio, found it better than $50 worth: of '
drugs. A lady In- Rochester.. Mrs.. F. B. Wil^
llama, -was cured of : woman's :. ailments: " after-'
suffering for years.-- and write*:. ¦••ft'».a:Ood- :
sent blessing t»: me .worth; $1COO.; . • No., woman
should be without it."' :QV .Mr-Lafferty; : Coving.-'
ton; "Ky.. unable ta walk, was^ cured ot. Rheu-?
maUsia, Piles and Kidney Troublei A proini^
nent citizen bf :Slt :Healthy,''' Cfhio.VMr. -Owen '
C.:' Smith; afflicted "since - : chtldhood.- wit* .cured"/
bf Catarrh." Asthma..- Hay .Fever, j and ; write«:.:
''Have 'sold: hundreds of. these .Cablftets.-. Every/ ~
one : :was delighted/"' : Rev. : .If. '.' ci- 'Roexnaes."
Everett; . Kan.; says: ;"Ifs: a ;;;inade};,
m» full, of .: life .and. vigor. .' Shbutril b« . la- -use'.'
in every family."- ; Rev. ; Baker Smith.- iD.R;.
of .Fairmont,-: says: . ••¦Tour. : :tra.Wnet",rtds'-the--.".
body of aches and pains, and, as ; :cleanllnf'^s. : i 9' .
next.to' Oodllness.: it merits hrgli Vecdrn'tnenda-: .
tibn." 1 .;. .> ;'- : ; >:¦;'¦- Y<.y. ¦':-.. ~;J \-«>:';k's*s ':¦ -~'C -'-y.
. ¦ After, examination. -we cftn. sajr.'thia- 15<J2.-st»l» '?
Square. Quaker Bath is a B«h'ulne-Cabinet^:*-iin : ::
a door, handsomely, and" dura^ty- mad*.' -j>f:-be>f;.
materials, rubber /lined.' ha» a 'Stftei fra-m<»,-.flrh;J. ;
should cifrtainfy'last; a. : lifetime^ , ; It' tnlixa^ 'flat /,
in'- 1 .inch Space -.when- hot iri us? f- cah-: : be: ; easliy- ¦
taifried;' --weighs bur-'l.ft/pound^-^ ¦.¦"'•.•:•¦.-.;::¦ *rI-
.IT IS IMPORTANT .
to"- know, that ' the ;tnakers'. Kuarante^'.:rfsj3lt.!».. ,
and assert positively, "as do; thousands:' of! us*ri.;V
that; this Cabinet, win." clear the/.'skin: piirily'.:
and : enrich -the bipod; • cure- Nerypusness.' : We;i4t >- j
ness', : -.that.:Tired: Feeling and the v worst -forms' :'
pf .Rheumatism. ;• (They offer $50 reward . (or -ii...
case: not relieved. }'. Cures Sleeplessnesii'..- Neural : ; '.'
gla. Headache.'- Pile*, Drppsy;' Eczemsu ..liaiarla:; «
all • Blood', and. Skin Diseases, '¦ Stomach!'-': Uve'r.
Kidney. Bladder, Nervous Trbobtes. and .all. aiu
ments peculiar '• to :'women.- .: If cure* -the ..worst ¦
cold in one. night and breaks, up; all.symptom*
of La..Grlppe,. Pheumonia;. .Fevers,. .Bronchitifr. :
and Isreallya'.househoild: necessity— a Godsend -
to every family..' ,:¦'¦ •'¦ "' , . :J-.. "..;"•:.: .-.''%• ::r y_i-}.
please. ..the ladles a .face and head steam-;'.
In*, attachment" Is furnished. If. desired; '.whic.h.V;
clears- the skin.- beaatlfies the- complexfon.-' re-
moves -Pimples.. -.Blackheads^ Eruptions,- and- .is.
a, sure .cure- for* Skin Diseases. ¦Catarrh' and-
Asthma.- •¦ • . •' '.;. : . " • .'• : . : ' ''•'....* -.•-¦.¦ , .:• .:'.-¦:-.
ALL OITR REAPERS;
should • have one of-. these remarkable. Cabinets. ':
The price is wonderfully .low; "Cabinet com- V
plete,- 'with Heater., formulas- .and-- directions. '".
only ."¦ $5.- ¦ Head Steamer, Jl extra; '.and- It Is: ' '
indeed,, difficult to. imaKtne- : - where ' one "coiiM" :
Invest t^at amount of money In anything: else -
that iruarantees. ." so much cefiufne ¦ health/
strenKth and vigor. . :-. ' ¦'... ¦¦-¦.•¦¦.•'¦.•-." • -1-.
Write to-day to the World Mfg. Co.. I6>".a
World bulldine. Cincinnati.. Ohio, for full in-;..
formation;, or, better still. -order a. .Cabinet.'' ..
You won't be disappointed.' .as. l-.the: maker* . ...
guarantee every Cabinet, .and -wJU. refund your
money, after 30 days' -use if not Just as reprey.
sented. We- know them td'be perfectly reliable/ ¦
Capitaf.-. JIOO.OCO. ¦ The Cabinet -Is just as. repre- •¦•
sen ted. '.and does. an they claim: tUnd ' win.-T>e.'
sent promptly on receipt of .remittance -bj? «-.-.'
press or P. O . money-order; draft or check. '¦•¦"
¦Don't fatl to send for' booklet anyway; ; : ¦.-¦."¦"
. This'- Cabinet ¦ ' , : .^¦..¦¦'•'ir .":..:.-r- \ ' ?-:'
¦;:IS,.A.:WONDEBriIt:SELLER?;.: v
for agents, as there are millions of'.hbmes with'-.'.
ouf bathing -facilities." and- th* firm, offers: -slpe-- : .
cial inducements- to both- men and. women- upon ' ;
request; and.- to ourknowledne. '.many are raaki. ...
Ing from JlOOto $150 per month and expenses. "
Write them. to-day and mention" our paper.:-..:"...
¦"-¦••':. -:¦ ¦..¦'.:¦ :¦.- : ..•..:•'••, ',".\ ¦¦••."•-• •: . = •'•V. V- - -. - .'.¦ ,-"'
-.; '— : :' .'j^J.- ."'¦' ' ""•' - '- ' : ' .- '¦ ' ' ••'¦'¦'¦-. ', : ¦ ' '• . ' : .
1 1 For a few days— sl.7o I j
nI . The yeists are new— just created — we made them. I a
3 § - T^y are double-breasted, in black, navy, brown, tan j |
¦ 1 and gray grounds, with harmonizing checks and plaids. I I
II We have a big collection of them — see them. 11
m\ . Fancy silk vests in neat figures and dots; double- ff\
¦ I breasted ; prices from $2.50 to $5.00. fj I
S 8 Out-of-town. orders filled— write for illustrated catalogue Mo. 2. | M
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