The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 27, 1895, Page 5

THE - SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1895 ATHLETES COME HOME, Delighted With Their Eastern Trip and Con- quests. LIST OF TROPHIES WON. Some Events and Incidents of Their Elght Weeks’ Journey. The victorious athletes of the University of California sounded their college yell in the Sierras as they crossed the State line early yesterday morning. The boys were glad to get on the soil of California again, after an absence of eight weeks and a jour- ney of 8000 miles by rail. The college yell had in its tones more of the quality of glad- ness than the boast of achievement. It is true that the conquering young athletes bear with them as trophies captured on college fields twenty-two cups, five medals and 137 badges, but the joy of winning them was not equal to the pleasure of get- ting home. Barnes and Dozier, twoof the team,left their associates at Sacramento to take the shortest road to their homes in Southern California. At Sacramento the collegelyell was given them in the depot, Manager North was seen in the tourist sleeper this side of the summit. He talked of the long journey, the splendid series of victories, the courage of the team and the surprise of the Eastern people at the skill and endurance of the young men from the Pacific Coast. Recalling the events of the journey he said : ‘We leit here May 2 and went to Princeton, J.,then to Philadelphia, New York, Alban Chicago, Champaign, 111, then back to Chi- cago, to Denver and home. At Denver we were delayed making out our accounts. We did not get'a settlement in full, but matters were so adjusted that we could leave. When we started from Berkeley we were given enough money to get to Princeton. The cost of the trip tnroughout was slightly Jess than $4000. We found, comparing our work and methods with the teams of the East, that we are more strict in our methods than they are. Yes, Scoggins did make a record of ten sec- s, and no mistake. He can eas! i when he gets into his stride, but he f ficuity in striking his stride, His gait 1s very queer, and one seeing it can hardly believe that ke is fast. We have not entered the intercollegiate team for foreign competition. The team chal- lenged Oxford and Cambridge, but they re- fused, and challenged Harvard and Yale. Had the English colleges accepted the first challenge, we would have sent Koch and Dyer as principals, and Torrey and Edgren as substitutes. At every place in the East we were well re- ceived and kindly treated. At the first Penn- sylvania_proceeded on the belief that our records had been faked, and that we could not hope to win more than two events. We entered for eleven of the fourteen events, and won seven, and gained the reputation of being the strongest team that ever represented any college. Indeed, some people thought we were sent East by the Board of Trade to adver- tise California, and that we knew nothing of athletic work as they understood it. AtPrince- ton and Champaign, 111, we secured the best treatment. We found H. S. Cornish, manager of the Chicago Athletic Association, one of the most courteous of gentlemen. We encountered some slight accidents on the trip, but nothing serious occurred. The health of the men was good througnout. Captain Koch was a happy man on the train yesterday. Reviewing the contests he remarked: ““Only one defeat was reg- istered against us, and that was at Chicago when three of our men were ailing. In the general showing our hurdlers were the admiration of all spectators. They opened the eyes of Eastern people by their mag- nificent_style. What surprised the people of the East most was the all-around ability and endurance of our athletes. “At Denver there was some misunder- standing concerning the division of re- ceipts, and we did not get what we were entitled to or what our contract called for. “‘As to future plans,” said Captain Koch, “I can only say that we shall make it our business to see that a good team is in the field from our college. ‘“We are now in a position to help our fellow-students and shall give them the benefit of our experience. I think the ten men we had can beat an equal number from any college in America. We never had less than twenty-two men against our ten.” coggins, who can run 100 yards in ten conds, was. like his fellow-students, in fine form. He spoke of Crum, the Iowa wonder, as the most graceful runner he ever saw, and said he was easily enough the fastest man in the world. *‘He jumps right into his stride from the word go. Yes, 1 canrun 100 yards in ten seconds when I get properly into my stride. For a time I had malaria and could not get in good condition.” Phil Bradley, '96, the mile runner, who overworked himself in preparing for the games at Albany with Union College, returned to Berkeley several days ago, not being well enough’ to enter the contests against either the Chicago or Denver teams. In all the games which he was able to enter he did good work, winning the mile against the Princeton men, the half-mile both at the Union and Illinois meets and taking third place in the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania contest. He has been somewhat indispeged since his arrival and did not make his” presence known until yesterday, when he related some of his experiences on_the tour to a CaLrL correspondent: He said: In going East we had a very agreeable time, although good wholesome training food was not to be had atany cost and the water we were required to drink was not the best in the world. ‘{However, we .Janded in Pennsylvania in fairly. good trim. The Princeton College men were rather shy of us at first and did not make themselves verv agreeable, but as soon as they found that we were what we had been represented to be were very cordial, They took their defeat nobly, though it was hard to swellow. The Pennsylvania men, puffed up with their former victories, were overconfident from the very beginning of our association with them, and did notgive in until we tied the score with them. Their cor- diality was not what ithas been represented to be, for we were in Philadelphia about a week before the contest took place, and the captain of their team apparently made no effort to be- come acquainted with our captain, and they did not see one another until they met on the v of the contest. dl’l’hnugh Mitchell, the weight-tnrower, took Edgren under his care and assisted him in trafning for the hammer-throw, his oniy mo- tive seems to have been to fit Edgren so that he might beat Hickok of Yale in the Mott Haven games, and this for a eelfish motive. After asking Edgren to nccezt his hospitality &and favors, and then to speak of him as being & “thin, scrawny, boyisn fellow,” made the team boil from the very bottom, though nothing has been said heretofore as to how they took the insult. Merwin did such clean .work at Princeton in defeating McVitty 1n_the mile walk that we joshed him considerably on the book he was about to write, entitled, **Ten_Di at Prince- ton, or How 1 Beat McVitty. Dur- ing the time between the Pennsyivania and Mott Haven games about all we did was to match pennies for the soda water, and have pillow fights. One night we raised such a racket that the lnndlm{ came upstairs and told us “not to jump on the ceiling or the floor would come down.” While at Philadelphia, Captain Koch was going from morning till night, and we saw him only at meal times. " He lived for several g‘enn there, and of course had many old friends to visit. Our stay at New York was so_short that we had no time to see the sigh nd left with the ‘Topes of gong back again in & year or so with the next team. While at Albany the Sigma Upsilon Frater- nity of Union College gave us a reception, an we each brought along a clay pipe as & souvl nir of the occasion. The Union men were more than cordial to ns and we shall long re- member the kind treatment recefved at their hands. The he 440-yard dash on the Union contests was the 440-y: on’ e track between Captain Koch and Kilpat ter of the East, in which the lat- %m’i&?flx in 50 1-5 seconds, two-fifths of a second ahead of Koch. ‘Leaving Albany on Tnursday we traveled until late Friday night and then entered the Western Intercollegiate on the iollowing day. winning with the record of 59 to 39. On the evening of our defeat by the Chicago Athletic Club team we were taken to the '49 Mining Camp in the old stage which they had at the Midwinter Fair, and were given a min- ers’ dinner in regular '49 style. Twenty-seven of us athleles rode in the old nce—twelve of our team and fifteen of cago boys. During the time between the Western Inter- collegiate games and the Chicago meet we were quartered at Urbana for a period of ten aays. We devoted what time was deemed neces- sary to training and spent the remainder of the day enjoying the sights of the country. Our stay at Urbana was, to me, the most pleasant “of any on our entire two months’ trir. While on the Atlantic Coast we saw base- ball games between Harvard and Pennsy vania, Lehign and Pennsylvania and Harvard ana Princeton. \ _During the trip we met abouta dozen former U. C. boys and, of course, we had an enjoyable time together. Though there is much to be seen and learned on such a journey as we took and much plea ure found in winning laurels for our unive sity, vet we all have been brought to believe that after all there is no place like home. The Universitv of California athletic team was received at the Sixteenth-street depot, Oakland, upon the arrival of the overland train last night by a large deie- gation of students, professors and other friends amid loud cheering and rounds of college yells The boys were taken in charge by ac- quaintances and escorted to their homes for the night. THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY One of Its Life Members Proposes a Scheme for Its Financial Improyement. James J. Robbins, a life member of the Mercantile Library Association, has sub- mitted a proposition to the board of trus- tees of that institution, by the adoption of which he claims the association can be placed on a sound financial footing. He proposes that two additional storie be added to the present structure, and that these and the present two upper floors be so constructed as to make them suitable for hotel purposes. His plan provides for thirty-three rooms on each floor. These, he cfaims, could be rented for $12,672 a year. In order to raise the money for the pro- posed improvement Mr. Robbins suggests that $125,000 be raised on 5 per cent bonds. The amount thus realized would also en- able the association to take up the 615 per cent mortgage of $75,000 now outstanding and effect considerable saving in interest thereon. Under the existing circumstances the association is paying $4875 interest annu- ally and is deriving but $1900 a year from rents. Under the new proposition the | total interest would be increased but $1375, | ile the calculated rental would be > Action will be taken on the matter at the next meeting of the association, to be held July 9. DR, KRAUSKOPF'S LECTURE His Farewell Address on “The Israelite as a Husband- man.” The Rabbi Says He Has Consecrated His Life to the Coloniza- tion Plan. Dr Joseph Krauskopf of Philadelphia gave the third of his series of lectures at Temple Emanu-El last evening. His theme was ““The Israelite as a Husband- man.” He opened with a vivid picture of a harvest scene in ancient Israel. He pro- | ceeded to show that the greatest men of that nation were engaged in the pursuit of agriculture and that it was indeed the only pursuit of that time. He called husbandry “‘as much of a sacred legacy to the people as was the monotheistic beliet.’”” He con- trasted the former beauty of Palestine with its present desolation and said that desolation was largely due to the fact that Rome, “crazed by the blood of conquest,’’ degraded the art of tilling the soil. Dwelling upon the present status of the | occupation he said: | In modern times the husbandman’s lot has changed considerably for the better. Heis a free man now, and of all free men the freest. Still he does not yet receive the full recognition he merits. Not yet do we honor as much as we | should the hand that hardens for us, the back that bends for us, tie face that browns for us. We are beginning to feel that our safety lies in creating a counter current from the city to the country, in turning the stream of immi- gration from the seaboard towns to the rural districts, where farm labor is wanted, where those who have been transplanted from the congested labor centers have had their starva- tion changed to plenty. Dr. Krauskopf stated at the conclusion of his lecture that the purpose of his visit to the West is a desire to raise $20,000 | to purchase land on which a build- ing to cost $30.000—which will be raised in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston—will be erected for the Jew gri- culitural College. He said he had no doubt that in the cities where Jews could build palatial clubhouses they could give a few hundred or thousand_dollars for this pur- pose without interfering with local chari- ties. The object of the schoolis to train superintendents, leaders and teachers for agricultural colonies of Russian Jews. Bar- on Hirsch stands ready to furnish means for colonization when such training of our young men and women will insure that there shall be no more disastrous failures | brought on by lack of preparation. He made an earnest plea for the school, saying that be had consecrated his life to the plan for which it stands. The congregation of Emanu-El will make an effort to contribute several thou- sand dollars to the fund. Dr. Krauskopf leaves for the South this morning and_will speak at San Diego to- morrow evening, and_lecture at several points on the Santa Fe route on his jour ney homeward. An invitation to addr a congregation at Oakland came too late. AMONG THE UNIONS. Delegate Manley to the Glassblowers’ Convention at Montreal Will Advertise California. The annual international convention of | the glassblowers is to meet at Montreal | early next month. The delegate who is to represent the local organizations of this State is J. Manley of Alameda. He was instructed by union No. 3 at its prettiest race, in my opinion, in all the |- 1 meeting last night at 927 Mission street to take with him all he could carry of Cali- fornian products, particularly canned and glaced fruits, so as to advertise chis State. Twenty new members were taken into American Railway Union No. 345 last nig;zt. This increases its membership to 215. There will be a meeting at the National Labor Army, an organization which is just being started to teach workingmen mili- tary movements and tactics, at 1159 Mis- sion street, to-night. Harry A. Knox of the A. R. U. has drawn up a preamble, which is to be submitted for its consti- tution. The Riggers’ and Stevedores’ Union will meet to-night and elect officers for the en- suing year. Sergeant Cook’s Case. Sergeant Jesse B. Cook, who was recently on duty in the Chinese quarter, was before the Board of Police Commissioners last evening on charges of having brutally assaulted, maimed and injured several Chinese during his time of duty-in Chinatown; also with having smashed furniture end acted in a boisterous manner. The complaint was signed by Lai Hock Yan, the vice-president of the Sam Yup Company. The evidence was conflicting and the case went over. Vining Has Gone East. Last evening E. B. Vining, general manager of the Market-street Railway Company, left for a three weeks’ visit to the East, Ehelng the mantle of his authority upon the' shoulders of his office assistant, J. D. Jessup, who will have authority to arrange the matter of car-fenders. FOR GOOD STREET WORK. Asphalt and Bituminous Rock for Use in Modern Pave- ments. IT MUST BE HARD AND FIRM. Bernard Bienenfeld’s Valuable In- formation About Materials and Ingredients. The discussion of what constitutes a good pavement ought to be of surpassing interest to a very large number of people in tbis City at this time. Everybody is generally interested in street-paving, and all taxpayers and real estate holders—not to mention the army of bicycle riders—are especially and vitally interested in the question, What ingredients make the best pavement? Particularly is this true with reference to asphalt and bitumen rock, and expres- sions of opinions as to the conditions and usefulness of these and other honest street materials will find a ready welcome in the columns of the CALL. Speaxing of asphalt and bituminous rock for use in the construction of pave- ments, Bernard Bienenfeld yesterday said: To briefly summarize this subjeet as d veloped in California, a bituminous-rock pav ment consists of a crude material laid prac- ticelly in the same condition as when quarried; an asphalt pavement is an artificial combina: tion of selected materials, refined, mixed in detinite proportions and then laid. The end always in view should be the pro- duction of a permanent, tough, smooth but not slippery street covering that must not become soft in summer and brittle in winter. Both pavements contain & cementing sub- tance called bitumen, a rather loosely defir term that means many things. Chemically bitumen is a natural substance composed prin- cipally of carbon and hydrogen in certain pro- portions. It is completely dissolved by chloro- form and by earbon bi-sulphide, AsIrtemarked in a previous interview, bitu- men oceurs in a large variety of forms, ranging from a light volatile fluid on the one hand to an exceedingly brittle, friable solid on the other. e 3 : The volatile fluid bitumen, like mucilage that is too “thin,’’ possessesin its natural state very little cementing power. The brittle solid bitimen, like glue that is too “‘dry,” lacksen- tirely the adhesive quality necessary in a ce- ment. Like charity, the term bitumen can therefore be made to cover a multitude of sins. The term asphaltin this country is taken to mean & natural substance rich in bitumen. In this connection may be cited the asphalts of Trinided, Bermudas, and last but not least, those of California. These waterials when properly refined and manipulated make excellent asphaltic cements for the production of srtificial pavements, the contained bitumen being of a tenacious cement- ing character and the residue being mainly finely divided inert mineral matter. The asphalts of California are found princi- pally in the counties of Kern and Santa Barba- ra. They are remarkably rich in bitumen, and the bitumen is generally of a constant, cemen- titious and durable nature. They have been successfully used in pavements in competition with the best asphalts employed in the Eastern cities and have elicited the warmest praise from experts and public officials. But the asphalts of California must not be c 1with the bituminous rocks of this latter is found in large beds in one of the coast counties south of San Francis This bituminous rock is a more or less pure sand whose. perticles are neld together by a crude bitumen, amounting usually to le than 20 per cent of the entire mass.” The bitu- men has percolated into the sand from extra- neous sources in varying quautities at differ- ent points. The sand often contains a large proportion of earthy and clayey matter and some wa At one point in the quarry asample of the rock may show on analysis 25 per cent of bi- tumen and at another point only a few_feet away a sample may not contsin over 5 per centof this cementing material. Again, the bitumen, being in a crude state, may hate too much volatile matter, or it may be too friable. These defects are present 10 & greater or less degree in all bituminous rock. The product irom eny quarry is likely to be variable, and unless extremely careful inspection is made of all rock shipped the pavement laid therewith will be uneven in quality, iaulty and not durable. laying bituminous rock pavements in San » it is_customary 1o take the crude Tock as it comes from the quarry (where some attempt is generally made toward the selection of homogeneous material)l. Portable iron tanks are used to heat the rock until it is re- duced to a powdery condition. A sufliciently thick layer of the hot powder is then raked onto the foundation and the layer is smoothed and compressed with hot irons and rollers. It is almost impossible, however, to select at a reasonable expense rock that will be uniform in character and compo: nd even if homogeneous in quality not at all follow that the material ¢ he necessary bitumen has w isite cementing property. se difficulties and uncertainties are en- tirely absent in the construction of asphalt pavements. In this class of work a definite i of a fixed, permanent and cemen tious refinea asphait is weighed out, heate and then artificially mixed by means of prop: machinery, with a definite proportion of suit- ably prepared, clean, hot sand and powdered limestone. The manner of laying the mixture is similar to ihat followed in laying the hot, bituminous- rock powder, except that in the case of asphalt heavy steam rollers are used to thoroughly compress the pavement-layer while still warm. It has been iound impracticable to use this method of compression on bituminous rock, which will not hold up a heavy roller untii the pavement-layer has become cold. It is then too late to secure proper compression. Practically all of the 400 odd miles of smooth street pavements laid in this country are of asphalt. Outside of California_but little bituminous rock is laid. The asphaltic pave- ment is far more durable, smoother, firmer and easier of traction than the bituminous-rock pevement. Theasphalt ean be laid of any degree of soft- ness or hardness, and to meet any requirement of traffic or of climate. Under proper conditions the cost of con- structionis about the same for both kinds of pavement. It can be readily imagined that the lower cost of maintenance is entirely in feyor of the asphalt. The city of Washington is the home of modern asphalt-paving. No one physical factor contributes more to its beauty and attractiveness than does its ninety miles of broad asphalt-paved streets. There the subject of asphalt paving has, from its inception twenty years ago, received the most earnest and intelligent attention, until to-day the practice at Washington has become the ideal upon which all of the progressive cities of this country have based their present methods of paving. Under the exacting supervision of members of the Corps of Engineers of the United States army the industry has become one of remerk- able thoroughness and system. The Inspector | of Asphalt and Cements ‘at Washington, who is probaply the highest authority in the land on this subject, states in reference to some of the “alifornia_asphalts that “pavement equal to the best in the country can be made with them.” The city of Buffalo has more asphalt pave- ment than any other city in the world—more than can be found in ell the combined cities of Europe. At the present time it has in the vicinity of 150 miles of street asphalt. Within the last few vears some efforts have been made there to lay Kentucky bituminous rock, a fine- grained material closely resembling the best quality of California bituminous rock; but the 1ts have not been entirely satisfactory. The same difficulty as we have experienced in trying to properly compress our bituminous rock’ is mlso encountered with the material from Kentucky. In order to countersct this defect and others that appear to be inherent in all bituminous rock, it is usual in Buffalo to mix the Kentucky material with imported German rock and with refined Trinidad as- phalt. The work is done much more carefully there than is usual with us. It must not be forgotten that by exercising fimr\er precautions and care, such as done in uffalo, & good pavement can be laid out of bituminous rock. Butwhen so done the cost is greater than with asphalt, and, as 8 general rule, such pavements are superior to those laid out of asphalt. The asphalt pavements of Europe, where the industry bas been carried on for forty vears, are of asphaltic limestone. This, onaccount of the fineness of its particles, produces a street covering that is too smooth and slippery— after the fashion of polished marble. It g(flel‘n in that respect entirely from the asphualt work of this country. Here, as before remarked, the basis of the pavement is sharp sand and grit, and this offers an excellent footing for draught aniwcals. There is practically no asphalt pavement in San Francisco to-day. All of her smooth streets, with barely a single exception, are coated with bituminous rock. 5 California-asplialt pavements are now in service in Philadelphia, Chicago, Kansas City, Sedalia, Mo., Denver, Omaha and Ogden. and in this State at Visalia, Pasadena and Santa Ana. And this gives point to the old adage, “a prophet 1= not without honor save in his own country.” Califorria asphalt has heen com- i:e]led 1o go abroad ipto the markets of the Cast and to meet there the intrenched forces of the large foreign asphalt concerns, backed by their millions of capital, years of prestige and magnificent records of work already ac- complished. S The result is gratifying to California’s pride. Her asphalts are being edmitted and welcomed everywhere, and it may Dot be many years be- fore this industry becomes one of the leading ones of the State. 2 There are over 20,000 miles of public streets in the United States that must be paved within the next two decades. California will doubt- less contribute her share to the asphalt supply therein required. 5 Surely, with a wealth of materials, cheap in first cost, easy of access and superior in quali- ty, such as is given 1o no other city on the hab- itable globe, and with a climate ideally condun- cive to the long life of street pavements, there is no reason why San Francisco should not be made the best paved, cleanest and healthiest City in the world. ‘MY JACK” IN COURT. The Author Is Sued for an Attorney’s Fee and Is Compelled to Pay. J.J. Rauer, as the assignee of John M. Chretien, was plaintiff in a suit before Jus- tice of the Peace Groezinger yesterday against Walter Sanford, playright, who is now playing in his own creations at Morosco’s. The suit was to recover $150 for legal services, the story of which is as follows: Less than a year ago a play was on the boards at the same theater entitled “The Naval Hero,” and which Chretien by in- quiry learned was really Sanford’s play of “My Jack.” only the name being changed. He promptly telegraphed to New York advising Sanford, who was playing there, of the fact. In answer he received a tele- gram telling bim to get out an injunction stopping it. He did so. Subsequently, however, the play was again put on, he ad- mitted. As he had never been paid for his services he sued for $150. The agree- ment had been that he was to get $100 for his work, but as he had been compelled to sue, and thns must give up expectations of furthur employment from r. Sanford, upon which he had based his original fee, he increased the amount. Tn answer the actor and_playwright tes- tified that he had agreed to pay $100 for having his interests looked after, but as the matter had been allowed to go by de- fault and his piece under its changed name to complete its run he had reason to be- lieve that the attorney forsook him and had accepted money from the proprietor of the theater to cease his host s. This position was not sustained by other evidence, and the court gave a judgment for $100. LUTHERAN SYNOD CLOSES Rev. J. M. Buehler Elected a Delegate to the General Synod. Two Churches and Pastors Ad- mitted as Members—Money for Home Missions. The California and Oregon District Synod of the Lutheran Church closed its days’ session yesterday afternoon. The German Lutheran church at Moro- via and St. John’s Church of this City, Pastor Kiesel of the Moravian church and Pastor Denninger of San Jose were aa- mitted 1o membership in the synod. Re- ports of the northern, middle and south- ern conferences of the district were ap- proved. ® The committee to whom "the matter of active indorsement of the synod to the church organ, the Botschafter (Messenger), was referred submitted a resolution stating tha t that periodical, edited by Rev. J. M. Buehlerof St. Paulus Church of this City, and Rev. J. H. Theiss of Zion Church, Oakland, is ably conducted and productive of good for the church, and recommending that the members of the synod do all in their power to further its interests. The resolution was adopted. Rev. J. M. Buehler was elected a dele- gate to the General Synod, which will meet at Fort Wayne, Ind., next year. Rev. G. Runkel was chosen as alternate, and it was decided that St. Paulus and St. John’s churches of this City. Zion Church of Oakland, and Emmanuel Church of Alameda, acting in conjunction, should elect a delegate to the General Synod. The treasurer’s report showed that the synod had collected for distribution among the churches in the past year $3335 44, and 377 of that amount had been ex- pended in the support of home missions. Resolutions were adopted at the after- noon session thanking the congregation of St. Paulus for its hospitality and Rev. J. M. Buehlér for the thesis he had so_ably propounded. A letter from Rev. E. P. Block of Stockton, expressing regret that illness prevented his attendance at the synod, was read. There was a closing service with com- munion last evening. Rev.J. W. Theiss of Santa Rosa gave the preparatory dis- course and Rev. J. Kogler delivered the sermon. ‘I'he annual meeting of the district synod will be omitted next year owing to the gathering of the General Synod. Two years hence the district organization will ~cele- brate its fiftieth anniversary. e MORE COOLIES COMING. Japanese Laborers Entering the United States by Land Over the North- ern Line. The reports of the recent Japanese cooly labor investigation have been sent to Japan and Victoria, B. C. As a resnlt the Japanese are more cautious about attempt- ing to enter this port, as they have been told that immigrants are subjected to very rigid examinations by the Labor and Im- migration Commissioners. Jap coolies are now entering the United States by other and easier routes, Yester- day Labor Commissioner Fitzgerala re- ceived the following dispatch on this sub- ject from a friend in the north: Nearly 100 Japanese laborers passed through Jacksonville, Or., last week bound south to San Francisco from Portland. They are trav- eling in small parties on foot to save railroad fare and seem to be enjoying the trip. Inspector Geffeney learned from one of the recent Japanese arrivals from British Columbia that in two Japanese hotels in Victoria there were over 300 Japanese laborers waiting a favorable opportunity to enter California. They are ge'm sent to this port in lots of from fourtoa (giozen. About 800 Japs are now working in the salmon-canning establishments in British Columbia and as soon as the season is over they propose to come to this State for work. ————— Funeral of Eugenio Bianchi. Eugenio Bianchi, the once-famous tenor and teacher of music, who died in this City last Saturday, was buried yesterday in Laurel Hill Cemetery. The final ceremonies took place in Masonic Temple, and were under the auspices of California Lodge No. 1, F.and A.M. The latter was not a member of any local Masonic lodge, but had been a Mason for about forty years, having affiliated with Judah Lodge No. 388 of Melbourne, Australia. There was a large number of the fraternity present, besides many other friends of the deceased. e Mrs. Haag Dies on the Street. Mrs. Francesco Haag of 416 Eighteenth street, Oankland, succumbed to heart disease on Mission street, between New Montgomery and Third streets, last evening. Mrs. Haag had been visiting iriends in_this City, and was on the way to the ferry at the time of her death. Two deeds of property of considerable value in Oakland were found in her possession, DENIED AN ABIDING PLACE, The Y. M. C. A. Bars the New Institute of Applied Christianity. NO CAUSE OF ACTION GIVEN. The Adherents of Dr. Herron Are Anxiously Awaiting an Explanation. The Institute of Applied Christianity is in a state of unpleasant suspense over the refusal of the board of directors of the Young Men’s Christian Association to allow it an abiding-place within the big building at the corner of Mason and Ellis streets. The sixty members of the insti- tute are anxiously awaiting a reason, good and sufficient, for the rejection of the ap- plication for a meeting-room in a building in which rooms are let and which is dedi- cated to non-sectarion Christian work. They claim that the Institute of Applied Christianity is organized on the same gen- eral lines as the Young Men’s Christian Association; that is, that it is composed of members of any and all Protestant churches and has for its object the appli- cation of the teachings of Christ in a prac- tical way. Following the ideas of Dr. George Her- ron as presented here recently in a series of lectures, the institute favors the co-ope- rative principles of Christianity as opposed to the competitive system. It does not ap- prove of the control of the churches by the rich, but desires the good of the masses. Its members, being Christians who be- lieve in advancement and progress along the lines of Christian work, feel that as they are not denied membership and asso- ciation in Christian churches, they are en- titled to a home in the building of the Young Men’s Christian Association. They do not ask to make their institute a part of the Young Men’s Christian Association, though many of their members are also members of that association. Some of them are members of the board of direct- ors. But these were not present at the meeting of the board of directors when it decided by unanimous vote that the Insti- tute of Applied Christianity should not be welcome to the building. ‘When the application for a meeting place was first made General Secretary McCoy said yes. That was some three weeks ago. Subsequently he said no, or rather that the matter must go before the board of directors, and the board said no, simply no, without giving any reason. The members of the %nstimte of Applied Christianity who attended the last meeting held on Tuesday night were very much surprised to learn that Mr. McCoy had, after granting their request, found it necessary to refer the matter to the board, and were much chagrined at its action. Some of the ladies romarked very em- phatically .that they had done their last service for the Young Men’s Christian Association, and one lady with much spirit declared that she would make no more dishes for their feasts. “I do not see why,"” said W. W. Chase of 508 Capp street, a member of the Third Congregational Church, last night, “we should not be permitted to occupy a room in that building. Of course the Treason is plain that some of the members of the as- sociation do not agree with the ideas of Dr. Herron, upon which our institute is founded. Iam of the opinion that Dr. Brown’s congregation is opposed to it, and verhaps some of the members of his church who are members of the Young Men’s Christian Association had some in- fluence on the board. Yes, Iam a mem- ber of the association and also one of the directors. Had I been present at the meet- ing the vote of rejection would have lacked one of being unanimous. That building is devoted to non-sectarian Christian work, and that is the sort of a body the Institute of Applied Christianity is.” “I'do not think Dr. Brown’s people had anything to do with it,” said H. B. Ward, another member of the Third Congrega- tional Church, “yet that may be true. I inclire to the idéa that the Young Men’s Christian Association fears our teachings may have some effect on its own direct work. But we compose a Christian body, made up of members of the various churches, and our work cannot hurt but help those who follow Dr. Herron’s ideas.” J. 8. Clark of 118 Valencia street held to the opinion thatthe Young Men’s Christian Association did not approve of the teach- ings of Dr. Herron, !Enugh he could not see why the institute should be denied a meeting place in the building, unless that association is controlled by the competitive tem, and thus opposes co-operation. J. R. Roberts, secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association board of directors, explained that the application made to the board caused no discussion. “'A motion was made,” he said, “reject- ing the applicant, and was adopted with- out dissent. My personal inference is that the board, on which there are members of the Young Men’s Christian Association ofpoaed to the ism of the Institute of Ap- plied Christianity, decided that it would be unwise to admit a body that holds to con- troversy. You can see that this institute might interfere with the regular work of the association.”” The institute has demanded a reason for the rejection, and awaits patiently the response from the Young Men’s Christian Association. BOARD OF EDUCATION. Over Three Hundred Thousand Dollars to Repair the Schoolhouses—Sal- aries Deferred. The Board of Education met last night. The application of Miss Victorine M. Raelet for renewal of her certificate as teacher was refused, and also the petition of Mrs. Phillips asking that she be ap- pointed janitress in the department. A complaint, numerously signed, requesting the removal of Miss C. M. Johnston, prin- cipal of Fremont School, on the ground of partiality and suspending pupils without cause, was carried over to the next meet- ing of the board. he Madison primary school presented a strong petition requesting the board to authorize the construction of a new build- ing in order to accommodate the children ergticcledto school privileges in that dis- trict. _The Sunnyside District presented a pe- tition for a school, advancing the point that the Sunnyside Land Company was willing to furnish the ground. The Committee on Finance recommended that no salaries be paid until next month. This action is due to the fact that the State apportionment will not be made un- til that time, The printing contracts for the fiscal year were let to the following firms: Brown, Bly & Co., James A. Pariser and the Hicks-Judd Company. A resolution was also passed authorizing the erection of 400-pound scales in every school building baving eight or more classes. The principal, in the presence of the janitor, will be required to weigh the coal as it is received. Director McElroy, chairman of the Com- mittee on Buildings and Grounds, read a report. He has made an extended exam- ination of the public school buildings and grounds and finds that it will cost $339,500 to put them in perfect reg’nir and necessary repairs would reach the handsome sum of $37,000. Mr. McElroy's report will be con- sidered at the next meeting of the board. Before adjournment it was announced that the janitors’ salaries would be paid as usual on the 5th of the month. = ST Myron W. 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