The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1896, Page 28

o 8 N FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1896. MANY DOCTORS | T0 BE ARRESTED The Health Department Will Enforce Birth Reg- istration. GATHERING EVIDENCE. The Very Poor Showfng Made Against the Recorded Death Rate, LAWS GOVERNING THE MATTER Physicians Will Fight the Measure to the Bitter End in the Courts. Within a short time, possibly within a | week, & pumber of prominent physicians | of this City who have been under surveil- lance for some time past, will be arrested | on.warrants sworn out by the Health De- | partment, charging them with violation of section 3024 of the Political Code und‘ of order 2341 of the Board of Supervisors. | These: law births by phy ¢ ter that.has been a thorn in the side of the present Board of Health ever since the meinbers began to realize that the show- ing of their reports—that more people die | 0 every montn than are an Francisco an undesir- in-San - Franci: born—is givin able reputation stay away from. The Jaws regulating the registration of births are as follows: SECTION 3024, POLITICAL CODE OF CALIFORNIA. SECTIO! onor beforethe jfourth dayof each month make arteturn to the Health Officer of ail births, deaths and the number of stillborn childrén occurring in their practice during the preceding month. In the absence of sucn at- tendants the parent must make such i er the birth of suc! ch ret be made in accordanc rules adopted and upon blanks furnished by | the Board of Health. 2 i 2341, Board of Supervisors—Sec. 1. & midwives mustom or before the each month make & return to the ring in_their g month. In the I such attendants the parent must | report within thirty days after the Such returns must be made | h the rules adopted and upon | shed by the Board ot Health. Any perscn violating any of the pro- | order shall be deemed guilty of | anor, and be punished by & fine not | 100 or by imprisonment not ex- or by both such fine and | impris i Of course, as & matter of fact the birth | rate of San Francisco is greater than the | death rate ana would appear so if the| physicians- of the City lived up to the | ia uoted, but they do_not, and out of | all the large cities in the Union San Fran- cisco appears to be the only one where the death rate is the greater. The Board of Health has beer making desperate efforts to_induce physicians to live upto the law. Notices have been sent them to conform to the regulations and special inducements have even been of- | fered to bring the registrations in, but without effect. Now the board has determined on dras- | tic me res, and evidence is already on | hand sufficient to convict haif a dozen of the medicos who have neglected their duties. Some days ago Deputy Health Officer Jones, under the orders of Health Officer Lovelace, began a quiet hunt for evidence, and thus far has had no diffi- culty in-finding it. Out of the daily papers he cuts the birth notices. inserted by proud and fond | 1athers, and calls on the family 1n which the new-comer has arrived. Usually no difficulty is encountered in ascertaining the namre -of the physician in attendance, and a record is made of the fact. Unless the physicians who have the black marks against their names live up to the Jaw and report within the time re- quired by the statute the names of all in- fants at whose births they have officiated warrants will be issued against th:em, and they will be compelled to stand trial in the Police courts. The Health Depart- ment positively declines to make public 1 the names of the physicians who will be | arrested until the warrants are issued. An interesting little legal fight between the Board of Health and the members of the medical profession who are arrested is likely to occur, as the physicians have determined to resist the order. They claim that the board has no right to compel them to register births as they receive no compensation for so doing. They claim that it is the duty of the parents of the child to go through the necessary form. The board, on the other hand, is as fully determined that tne law must be obeyed, and will have its attorney, Dennis Spencer, on hand to see that the case is given every attention. The death and birth rates, made up in the Health Office yesterday, make it ap- }rear as usual that the former exceeded the atter. Tabulated they are as follows: Female. Male. Total, 17 305 483 208 409 Excess of deaths over births........... e 74 It is this state of affairs that the Health Department desires to remedy. 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Paris, London and the great cities vlish Cloak Department in San - 937,939, 941, 943, 945 MARKET STREET. 937, 939, 94 MARKET 1, 943, 945 STREET. WHAT Is BEING HE progressive spirit of San Fran- cisco women is shown in their in- terest in physical culture. Phys cal cuiture, the dilettante call it. “Body building,” say the in- structors who bear the brawn and bloom of Old World vigor. ‘‘Harmonious devel- opment” is the adaptation made by those who like the flow of liguid polysyllable. But whether it be minimized by being styled “recreation,” or dignified by the ambitious title of “athletics,” San Fran- cisco women are fuliy alive to the fact that it supplies a need, and with characteristic earnestness are setting to work to fill it. "nigh passed. With the dawn of an era of physical perfection the gloom of that con- dition the poet describes in the dreary line, “Men must work and women. must weep,” is disappearing. who swing Indian clubs, manipulate chest extenders, climb ladders hand-over-hand | and take bredthing exercises daily have neither time nor inclination for heavy- eyed retrospective and introspective | moods. They laugh and the world laughs with them in the jovousness of their new- found strength. Perhaps the strongest as well as the oldest organization of women for the pur- suit of athletics in this City is the ladies’ class of the Olympic Club.” [t was formed when William Greer Harrison was K{residem of the club, and his daughter, iss Mary Harrison, was the first of its residing officers. She was succeeded by Miss Fannie Crocker, who was followed by Mrs. W. A. Swinnerton. Mrs. W. A. Dayis, the fourth president of the class and the incumbent, is a prominent member of the Sorosis. Tiue personnel includes: Mrs. George L. Smith, Mrs. Mc- Donald, Mrs. M. H. de Young, Mrs. F. W Nicholas Claussen Is Found Guily by the Coroner’s Jury. He Shot His Wife Down in Cold Blood. Says He Did It for Fun. ‘The Coroner’s jury in the case of Nich- _olas Claussen, who shot and killed his wife at 12 Everett street on February 25, held the husband for his crime. The ver- dict of the jury was to the effect that the deceased came to her death through a gun- shot wound inflicted by Nicholas Claussen. Officer John Moriarity testified that he arrested Claussen after the shooting, and being asked why be had shot his wife the prisoner . answered, *“‘for fun.” Later Claussen said that his wife had abused bim. The woman died in the patrol wagon on the way to the Receiving Hos- ital. % Mrs. Ellen Foley, landlady of the house where the tragedy occurred, stated that on one occasion Claugsen and bis wife had a dispute over the possession of their chil- dren and that the former struck the woman and tore off her veil. Thirty min- utes after this incident Claussen returned and fired the fatal shots. Claussen will now be held and tried on a charge of murder. e JOE ROSENBERG, 40-42 Geary street, is selling. his world-renowned $1 summer corset at 50c this week. » Eaton, Mrs. C. A. Low, Mrs. H. S. Thompson, Mrs. J. B. Gill, Mrs. Miner, Miss Bessie Fonda, Miss Daisy Byrne, the Misses Cassell, Miss Farquharson, The “blue’’ days of the sex have well | The healthy, hearty, bright-eyed women | PHYSICAL CULTURE FOR WOMEN. ACCOMPLISHED IN OUR LOCAL GYMNASIUMS. Mrs. C. H. Crowell, Mrs. John Critcher and tne Misses Denison. Of these Mrs. | W. A. Davis, Mrs. C. H. Crowell, Mrs. | John Critcher, Miss Bessie Fonda and | the Misses Demison constitute the ad- | visory committee. Mrs. T. C. Eager is the secretary. The mterest in the departments of ex- ercise are pretty equally divided between the swimming-tank and the gymnasium. Fencing, under Professor Tronchet's in- struction, has a goodly number of de- votees. The Misses Cassell are among the adepts of the foil. Mrs.J. B. Gill and Mrs. Miner are enthusiastic swimmers and Miss Daisy Byrne cne of the most graceful of the class, Miss Fonda and Miss Farqubarson are equally skillful as fencers and swimmers. There is much en- thusiasm on the part of the members, as well as a great deal of good-natured ri- valry. The membership list includes nearly 100 names that figure prominently in local society and art annals. The costumes of the ladies differ accord- | ine to individual taste, some being very |natty, and all adapted to the needs of the | occasion and the wearer. . The handsome clubhouse at 524 Post street has luxurious appointments for the accommodation of its fair members, the gymnastic apparatus being especially noteworthy. The Ladies’ Club in physical culture and swimming, which meets at the Young Men’s Christian Association on Wednes- day and Saturday mornings from 9 to 12 o’clock, numbers nearly 100 students of the theory and art of physical develop- ment. The;ymnlsinm and pool are their ‘‘very own’’ on the days mentioned, and an hour and a half of exercise, vigorous or light, according to the needs of the pupil, precedes a swim, from which the dames and damsels emerge as fresh and glowing and almost as fair as Aphrodite rising from the sea. Profeszor John Schenck, physical di- rector of the Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation, believes that normal development of the body is a sovereign promoter of grace. “My work is body-building,” he says. 1 “It is a simple expression, yet its forcd THE CLUB EXERCISE AT THE Y. [From @ photograph by Thors.] M. C. A. GYMNASIUM. EXERCISE AT [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] THE OLYMPIC. 8rows upon me.” Building the body, strengthening the weak places, drawing away from a congested organ its super- fluity of nutriment and supplying the defi- ciency to some atrophied member, teach- ing the lungs to do their task thoroughly, not inthe indolent manner of the past, making the flabby keart: strong and firm once more—such :is Professor Schenck’s mission, and well does he fulfili it. Professor Schenck is a small, muscular man with the direct, forceful manner that characterizes most instructors in athletics. “I believe in knping young,” he said. ‘‘The years make no:difference if we re- main strong. Women could remain youth- ful for an incredible time if they would do away with nervousness, weak lungs and sick headaches. There is no reason why & woman should be exhausted by climbing stairs or by a short walk. ‘‘But, yes! There 1s a reason. They have no freedom. Women should be free, I say, iree. There is no reason why my daughter should not turn a” handspring or a somersault if she chooses. I want to see corsets give way and bloomers gain ground. Woman should wear bloomers at all times, on the street and. elsewhere. If she wants to conform to the passing styles she may wear a skirt over them. The trouble with women is they have little or no muscular development and are feeding upon their nervous forces. They are almost to a man, or to a woman, I mean, very backward in upper chest develop- ment. Human beings should respire in the long, deep, regular way that cows and horses do.™ A class of young women was doing some skillful fencing at the Columbia Scnool of Dramatic Art yesterday morning under the direction of Professor Tronchet. “Lunge!” shouted_ the' director, and the fair fencers made what appeared to be perilous passes at each other. * ening blow. But always, whether the movements were swift or slow, they were grace . itself. ~Authorities ' sgree that no art, not even dancing, is so calculated to deveiop grace, ease and repose of manner. 1t is said to be likewise a valuable aid in training the mental faculties in requiring concentration. The young women enjoyed thedrill. A glance at their smiling faces was proof conclusive of this. The misses’ and women’s classes of the turn verein have reached a large member- ship. Every Tuesday and Thursday the misses’ class meets there for instruction, and on Wednesday evening the women enjoy the pleasures of the drill. Robert Barth, the turn verein instructor, is the supervisor ot physical culture in the public schools. The gymnasium has a ful1 equip- ment of swinging solu, lad cross and horizontal bars and all the apparatus need- ful to aid nature in. her task of develop- ment. A slender maidén climbed one of the slanting ladders hand over hand and ‘‘Guard !’ and they,warded off a threat- | the agility and grace of a squirrel, while Mr. Barth explained his theory of physigal training. “Ido not aim to make athletes of girls and women,” he said. “A healthy body and praceful carriage are the objects to be attained, and to those ends "I labor. | . Dumbbell and wand exercises, marching and dancing are the chief aids in the work.”” What is known as the Woman’s Club for Physical Culture, in charge of Mrs. George S. Miehling, is very popular at the Mis- sion. The club is increasing in member- ship and interest, owing not only to Mrs. Miehling's ability and conscientiousness as an instructor, but to the :dv:ntag_e‘! of her excellently equipped gymnasium. Among the apparatus shown to visitors is a pair of tiny dumbbells, weighing less than a quarter of a pound, which are the property of Master Georgie Miehling, a gymnast of eighteen months. 5 Attention is given to physical culture in all the departments of the public schools. At the fiorm Mann School George S. Miehling, instructor in wrestling at the Olympic Club, gives military and gvmnas- tic drills, and in a competitive drill at that school last summer the girls bore off the laurels. The privateschools are, as a rule, well equipped for such pursuits, and many . homes in the City boast their gymnasium. Paris hn?t the prosent time about 130 lwin;inx e body from side to side with l‘hmllu registered as medical students. | Perry Evans | Howard. THER FFTTH CONERT, The Carr-Beel Organization Cele- brates Its Musical Jubilee, Enthusiastic Subscribers Organize a Reception After the Per- formance. Quite a festive event was made of the jubilee Carr-Beel concert, which took place yesterday afternoon in Golden Gate i Hall. For five years the artists of the Carr- Beel organization have been giving con- certs of a high standard of excellence, and | yesterday their many friends showed that they were not unappreciative of the work doe. There was a big audience, which ex- ertdd itself vigorously in the matter of making applause. Mrs. Carmichael :Carr was literally overwhelmed with flowers, and at the conclusion-of the goncert about balf the listeners adjourned en masse to the parlors and the foyer, where a pleasant informal reception’ was . held, ‘under the auspices of Mrs. David Bixler, Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Charles Webh Perhaps it would be more correct to say that the artists received their friendsin the parlors, and those visitors who had to await their turn to get in, on account of the crush, held an overflow reception in the foyer. Artistic programmes of the fiftieth Sat- urday Popular Concert had béen designed by Bruce Porter and the contents. of the Dprogramme were as satisfactory as ifs ex- ternal appearance. The Sigmund Beel String Quartet played the opening num- ber, a quartet in F, op. 96, by Dvorak. As usual the performance was delightfully finished and artistic, but the satisfaction with which the audience listened to the music was chastened by regret, for. Louis Heine, the ’cellist, was playing for the last time, during this season at least, with the Sigmund Beel Quartet. The other coneerted number was a septet for piano, strings and trumpet by Saint- Saens. The whole work was very effective, the intermezzo and the gavotte and finale especialiy so, and the execution left noth- ing to be desired. Mrs. Carr, the pianist, | especially distingunished herself and Mr. Keller's trumpet was almost as- sweet in 1ts tone as a good human voice. The other players in the septet were: Sigmund Beel, first violin; John Josephs, second violin; Bernat Jaulus, viola; Louis Heine, cello, and F. Spiller, contra basso. Sigmund Beel played Tartini's exacting violin solo, “Il Trillo del Diavoio,” in a masterly manner. Its execution was al- most jocose in’its ease, and his intonation was of that perfect order which leaves no shadow of anxiety in the listeners’ minds. Inresponse to a very determined encore Mr. Beel played the sextet from ‘‘Lucia,” arranged as a violir solo. i Ckarles J. Dyer, the vocalist of the con- cert, proved to be a pleasant, accom- plished singer oi German lieder. He gaye a cluster of Schumann songs in the language of the Fatherland. Recognized a Friend. 5 When a party of Italian visitors were on board the Colombo by special invitation on Friday Prince Louis Savoy recognized one of the party, V. Ursumando, & local musician, as having been the music teacher of his two brothers, the Duke of Aosta and Prince Victor, in Turin. The young officer atonce recalled himself to the musician’s memory, and, lead- ing the way to his cabin, showed the latest por- traits of his visitor's ex-pupils, at the same time recalling many phases of his childhood with which Mr. Ursumando was acquainted and 8:::1";?? l!:"lgcflnntfidhow the Turinese mus ¢ om, e A e and come to practice