The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 13, 1896, Page 22

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, - 1896. 21 PASSING OF THE / 0L DIRIGO CLUB : The Old Building on Geary Street Is Being Raz:d to the Ground. & Change of Ownership Causes a Landmark to Dis- appear. A Brief History of the Once Famous Quasi-Military Political Organ- ization. The buliding on the north side of Geary street, west of Powell, that for a number of years was the rendezvous and head- quarters of the well-known quasi-military 0 Republican club, is being razed 10 make room for an elegant modern five- family, aged respectively 9, 7and 5 years and 15 monihs. Two are boys and two are girls. Cafferty was formerly a pugilist and met the woman wi.o becime his wife in Australia. She married him when she was only 15 years old. She is now about Johnny, the oldest boy. is only 3 feet and 9 inches tall ana weighs less than sixty pounds. Cafferty is now working at the City and County Hosvital. He was emplioyed at one time by Gray Bros. as a laborer laying pavements. R SRS PENMAN EPPINGER. Sentenced to State Prison for Twelve Years by Judge Wallace. Judge Wallace on Friday sentenced W. | L. Eppinger to serve twelve years in the State Prison at San Quentin for uttering and passing a fictitious check. The Eppinger case has been in Judge Wallace's court for nearly four years and this is the fourth time that he has been sentenced, <o he has in a measure become accustomed to that ordeal. _ Attorney H. G. W. Dinkelspiel and William M. Cannon earnestly interceded for Eppinger, urging that clemency be | extended by the court. The prisoner ad- dressed the court in his own behalf. He declared that he had already been pun- ished enough, even if he had been guilty. In conclusion’ he vehemently asserted his innocence and declared that he wouid yet prove the existence of the man M. Howell, whose name was on the check. ¥ “If you do that the Governor will parden you,” replied Judge Wallace, During the proceedines an affidavit was offered, signed by George Wichman, to the effect that the afiant knew M. Howell, the alleged indorser of the check. Juage Wallace asked where the affidavit was made, and when told that it w tmcmmzwooo PREMISES ! Demolition. and elegant private residences in 1 Francisco. It was built by a man ved Kline, who kept a wholesale hat- 1d Sacramento streets in o} y it was purcbasel by de Laveaga for $44,000, and in 1834 1 go Club, which or- speech and so7 1orable hanged own- m the heirs of . Aronson for ptions had been n Francisce so- the Dirigo Ciub brief 1its fo y now find s fitting Sitting in the rotunda of the P:lace Hotel ore evening in June, 1834, about the tume that James Blaine received the Jr., Colonel W. H. Chamberlain, wies, B. B. Kellogg and R. B. rd, when the subj-ct branched into politics. Mr. Danforth suggeesied the formation of a Blaine Republican Club. The suggestion was deemed a good one, ard after an exchange of ideas it was de- lub and to take none in as members but »ung men of the very hest standing in the City. and that the initiation fee be "$25 and dues at $10 per month. On this basis the Dirgo Ciub was organ- jzed with the follow: amed gentlemen charter members: W. H . Danforth, G. as W. H. Crocker, T. G. . F. Pennell, G. T. Phelps, J. W. W. Morrow, 8. M. Short- Belcher, W. M. Castle, J. 1. . Kentfield, F. D. Bates, 8. B. K. J. H. bee, Platt, Reddin M. Hinckley and George Immed. after obtaining the signa- 1 gentlemen the | owing J were elected: Colonel W. H. Chamberlain, president and cap- ident a cretary tain; E. P. Danforth, vice-pr first lieutenant; G. B. Knowle and second lientenant The by-laws provided th4® no greater er than 100 should be enrolled as gos remained an active political d | organization until the Iatter art of 1883, when it became merged into he present Union League Club. HE UPPEROUTS BABIES. John Cafferty, ex - Pugil'st, Uses His Strength on Children. ¢ Cafferty, aged 9 years, was taken on Fr y {rom his home on SusseX street to the office of the Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Children by Officer Me- Murray. Here the officer reauested him to disrobe that severe bruises inflicted upon him by bis cruel father might be seen by the officers of the humane society and by a reprasentative of THE CaLL. When the body of the poor child was 1;'0[1‘;:11! to view there was a chorus of ex- clamations of horror and disgust. ’Ih_e shoulder-blades protruded, his counted, his arms were small Generally his anatomy told John child’s ribs could be and pitifal of insufficient food, treatment. i Twice every day his father has sent him | the daily newspapers. He bas bed at 4:30 0 Clo]dfj in y : lled to the morning many days and compe trudge on ioot away from Sussex street down to the business part of m_e.b;]ty to seil papers. Then he has walked home, eaten & scanty breakfast and hurried to cchool. After school he has been sent out to sell evening papers. Whenever he has lost money by purchasing too many pa- pers his father has beaten him. 3 Once before comp!aint was made against the father, John Cefferty, and once he was ested. For a time he seemed to bebave se.f a fittle better, b ut this wull;ztn:_; : Jorary relief. There is no doubt thal s ‘«-‘efidufn will again be brought against Cafferty. Hislittle boy was not permitted to return home last night, but was beld as a witness, UFather beat tue baby, too,” said little Jom:sy‘ Cafferty. “Tnaj baby is onlylls months old, He strikesit in the face with o Ranit" m"fheurr:a ‘are four children in the Cafferty out to sel been turned out of vibrate with | of the Diri:o Club | ided to call the organization the Dirigo | ¥ oods, H.J. Crocker, H. | d | hard work and rough | {sworn to asked that it b2 submitted for his exami- nation. It turned out that Wichman isa fellow-cnnvict and the atlidavit was mude | in San Quentin at Eppinger's request, £o | it was not considered. In p: be wouid take into consideration the time already served by Eppinger and his good record at San Quentin. The original sen- tence was tor fourteen years. A credit of two years would be allowe.l and the pris- oher would be required to serve only twelve more year: CARFIES Y G0 DO to Make an Issue on the Subject. Then the Market-Street Railway May Bes Compslied to Show Its Books and Accounts. | Within a few days, in all probability, the Supreme Court will be asked to issue a writ of mandate at the instance of At- torney-General ritzgerald, acting for the Board of Railroad Commissioners, to com- pel the Market-street Railway Company | to submit its books and accounts to the Commissioners. To reach: this end a vetition will be filed and also a brief in support of the petition for the writ. It i1s an open secret that Attorney-General Fitzgerald has been at work on these papers for some tima, de- | voting a great deal of study to the subject. | The infermation is authentic that the end | has been about reachied. At- ald would neither affirm nor deny yesteraay that the papers were about ready to file, bui there is little doubt that such is the fact, The guestion which will be decidea in | chief is wnetber a street railway lineisa . transportation company as contemplated | under the State constitution. 1f the | Supreme Court shall aecide this question | in the atfirmative the jurisdiction of the | Board of Railroad Commissioners over street railways would appear to be estab- | lished. Asking that tue Railway Company shall be ordered to show 1ts books and accounts will raise the main_question, and this is therefore the principal point of ecntention. The Railroad Comn | that they have the right and it is their duty to haye knowledge of and control of | rate-making over the street railways oi the State. The action of the court will | have a wide application, for if the Market- | street Railway Company can be made to vield obedience all other sirect railway lines in the State will necessarily have oniy the same status. The Commissioners | have not adopted any resolutions estab- lisking a rate for transportation on any street railway. Further actiop wiil de- (v - ipon’ the: decielon br 1hE Supreme | Court, wbich must define the constitu- tional position and powe:s of the board in this regard. = e . i ¢ Hard Times.” Ata meeting of the unemployed held Sun- day it was decided to print an edition of & publication similar to that issued Ly the un- employed thres years ago called ‘Hard Times.” Now, as then, butcher-paper will be used. Ten copies will be supp:.ied grats to each unemployed. Additionsl copies will cost 1cent each to the unemployed only, and be | sold for 5 cents. 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LIES, both hemstitched and fringed, at special price: DOWN QUILTS, all full size (viz.: 6x6 feet), in sateen e P = 819500, 10¢ An Elezant Line of TINSEL DRAPERY, new colorings, on special saleat........... | % o / Murphy Bullding, Market and Jones Streets. Market and Jones Streste. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Stregts. Murphy Building, Harket and Jones Stresis. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Sirests. Galling for Jrumps: Abused. There 15 no play in the game of whist that is so much abused as calling for trumps. As & | trick-losing play it hasno equal emong those that mever study the game. We have seen players wriggie around in their seats and couldn’t keep quiet until. thoy finisbed their “call”; even then would not wait until the deal was played out before they would esk, Did you see my call?” and to them, that was | the essence of the play of thatdeal. The pum- | ber of tricks they lost cut no fignre. The fol- lowing is from the Rochester Pos VSE THE SIGNAL CARBFULLY. A common fault among whist-players of trump signal. more proficient they use the signal less and less. But the beginner, who prides himself upon being able to see a signal, is always in a hurry to make one, and the result is usually a loss of tricks. It is specially important not to starta signal if you have only two cards and so are forced to complete it on the next round of the suit—unless you are so very strong in the trump sult that the development does not matter. in the 8t. Paul Globe: “‘The call for trumps is a valuable weapon, bat it should be used with judgment. The idea that a player must display his knowledge of this simple artifice just because he happens 10 hold great trump strength shouid be aban- doned by those who hope ever to play & good game of whist. One very frequent situation where a call ought not to be made, yet often is, is where the trump hand’s partner opens with the ace of a plain suit, and the trump nand has two small cards of thet suit and e, suit of his own that requires trump exhaust- ing. In these cases, if the leader follows with a king the call must be completed and the leader must respond at once, probably leaving his suit unestablished and rendering the making of the small cards of it impossible without the presence of two cards of re-ertry, round it will be established and but one re- entry card is needed to bring it in if partner can exhaust the trumps.” Liearned. In our whist talks at the Trist Duplicate Whist Club Wednesday aiternoons we give practical illustrations of scientific play. As many of our readers cannot avail themselves of the oportunity given them we will ask them to lay out this deal, see how 1t was played and then read the comments. This deal and com- ments on the play are from George L. Bunn, one of the greatest experts in this country: No. 12. Four hearts trumps; west to lead. The winning card is underscored. Score: North and South six, East and West seven. Mr. Bunn says that bad play is often very mioderate ability is the frequent use of the | g oh,w ooot © 0 OO BT B S o ase As players become more and | On this subject George L. Bunn says ; whereas by continuing the suit for a third | !'and the strdng hand get a discard; he does not Whist Lessons That Ought to Bz} NORTH.| EAST. a0 | 28 60 | i60 A 2% 70 | 40 768 |_Ae 5% - Qo | 39 70 | 6O 6% 30 | 64 90 | & 4o [Toa | AO 86 | | | an easy lesson in counting the hands. give avove was played in St. Paul a few even- ings ago. It contains seversl whist lessons that ought | to b2 learned. The return of partner’s suit not to put too much confidence in the honesty with which a wily opponent plays his cards; It also shows that a faise card play may be very against fine players, and that the safest guard against false-carding is watching the drop for other indications. The comments on the play are by Mr. Bunn, and itis in reading the comments that we get the whist instruction. Trick 2—West's trump lead is sound. Trick 3—We should rot play king second hand in this situstion. West caunot lead trumps again advantageously, but he wouia like to have his pariner get the lead and re- turn the trump. West does not want the lead and should play low. Trick 4—There are excellent reasons why North should return his partner’s suit. His own suit is strong, but he is weak in trumps and has no re-entry. He should return ciub to give South a finesse. The play cf king second hand has disclosed West's weakness, and a lead up to him may result in aforce, which will vrevent the making of the spade suit. Trick 5—West sees that the diamond suit 1s completely established against him and avoids a secona Jead of trumos. Trick 6—A curlous talse-card play made with a double object. East decides not to re- turn the trump as one of the adversaries must have held atleast four and partner was not strong enough to continue the lead. East can- uot lead spades, for the weak hand will trump like to lead a diamond up to North’s strength, | He decides to return the club through the strong and leads the nine from ‘jack, nine, four. His idea is that South will play him for returning the highest of twoand will place | jsck with West or North and go up with queen. While if heleadsa low card South wiil be sure to pass. We think that South on principle shou!d have passed the nine or gone up with queen, for it certainly seems impossi- ble for him to decipher East's play and his subsequent play shows that he did not. Trick 8—North plays dangerously in retutn- ing the trump. There can be no gain unless South holds both ace and king,and there may be a decided loss if he does not hold ace. North should makec a sure thing of the hand by returning the elub. Trick 11—East’s false club lead at trick 6 fixea the position of the clubs in South's mind, and he was apparently 8o certain that his partner held jack of clubs that he did not note his discard at trick 10. The threo of dia- monds shows that North had originally five cards ot that suit, and that, therefore, his three remafning cards are all diamonds, and the jack of clubs must be with East. South failed to read a very simple situation and ! threw three tricks at East. Of course West takes the opportunity to get rid of the ten of spades, giving East a clean field with his nine and eight. Petaluma Whist Tournament. Monday evening last the combined whist clups of Petaluma started inon a three days’ tournament in the rooms of Petaluma Social Club. Nine teams of four entered for the championsnip. Our whist editor was kindiy invited to referee the preliminary play, which was conducted on the Howell system. He, with the able assistance of Messrs. Towne, Atwater and Camm, conducted the contest without the slightest hitch. At the end of this play the four teams having the highest scores of matches won went into the semi- finals. The lucky ones were the Ladies’ Du- plicate Whist Club, with Mrs. T. Denman.(cap- tain), Mrs. George P. McNear, Mrs. J. L. Camm and Miss Neilie benman; the Petaluma club, with J. L. Camm (captain), L. Faulkner, H. T. Fairbank and George P. McNear. The Airships, with R. Ezan (captain), Mr. and instructive to whist students, The deal we | Mrs. F. H. Atwaterand A. Morstadt. The Mas- ; cots, with F. A. Wickersham (captain), B. F.lost Bamblep uppists. We have followed mai | Cox, P. Sneet and L. Green. 1 In the semi-finals the Mascots won against the Airships, the Petalumas won from the Ladies’ Duplicate, and the finals that was | plaged on Wednesday evening between the Mascots and Petaluma Socials was won by the | 1atter by the score of 20 to 9 in twenty-four | deals. THE CALL congratulates the winners | on their suceess. The names of the winning | team, J. L. Camm (capmx?. George McNear, H. T. Fairbanks and L. |Faulkner, are all | familiar to the whist-players of this City. | We hope to see them as well as many other | teams at the annual convention, January 8 and 9 next. Gongratulations From Pasadena. Whist Editor Call: 1 have noticed your gen- erous offer in regard to your ‘‘Whist Don’ts,” and I wish, in benalf of a few ladies and my- self, to be among the favored recipients. If you could send a helf dozen copies of the pamphlet which you mention in a late number of THE CALL they would be most gratefully appreciated. We wish you hed a price on your work, as we would feel more ready to ask ior them. The whist articles are eagerly read and studied, for the profitand pleasure of which please receive our thanks. Most cordially your: E.E.S. ED1ToR—Everything comes to him who waits. Our “Whist Don’ts"” will be ready in about two weeks, and will be sent free, they cannot be purchased. The delay is caused by the intro- duction of the greafest whist novelty of the day, “Solitaire Whist.”” Oakland Whist News. The return game, ladies against gentlemen, took place in the Oakland Whist rooms last Monday evening, the ladies winning the mateh by eight tricks. Some of the gentiemen are under the impression that a few of the boards were turned in the wrong direction, but the Jadies say it was only the “tables” that were turned. The second game between the San Francisco and Oakland lsdies’ teams of four was played off on Thursday last, the Oakland ladies scor- | ing another victory by seven tricks. A team of ladies from the Trist Club in- tended crossing ces with the Oskland ladies during the past week, but no mutually agreeaple date could be made and the play has been postponed for the present. The tournament committee of the Oakland Club gave the members an opportunity to try 1heir skill on the hand that appeared in THE CALL last Sundey and it created a great deal of discussion. It seems to be the geheral opinion that twelve tricks onght to be made by North and South, providinga good strong vein of perception is brought into action as the play of the hand develops the situation. The Oakland Club evidently wants one or more of those trophies now held by the San Franciscos, as they sent over teams last even- ing to play for both the Rideout and the Payot cups. The Linda Vista Whist Glub. The annual meeting of the Linda Vista Whist Club was held at the residence of President R. B. Cailey, on the Heights. It was also the open- ing of the season’s play. The election of offi- cers for the ensuing year took place. Mr. Cal- ley could not be persuaded to azcept the office for another term [he is a man after our own heart.—Ed.], and Mr. Coffin succeeds him. 8. J. Taylor was elected secretsry and treasurer and E. A. Heron was chosen vice-president. After the eiection of officers two hours were spent at the silent game. Then from labor to refreshments, where Mrs. Qaliey was chosen to preside. She quietly remdrked that during this game over which she presided the players could lead from any suit, long or short, but hoped tney all had elastic suits. Gonfession of Whist Players. Almighty and most merciful “Cavendish,” | are penitent, according to thy promises de- much the devices and desires of our own | hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds. We have offended against thy sacred laws. We have | left untrumped those tricks which we ought to have trumped, and we have trumped those tricks which we ought not to have trumped, and there is pno whist in us. But thou, O “Master,” have mercy upon us miserable re- vokers. Spare thou them, O “Master,” which confess their fault. Restore thou them that ciared unto the worid in thy Twenty-second Edition, and grant, O most morciful ““Master,” for all our sakes, that we may hereafter play a careful, sound and scientific game to the glory of thy great name. Prize Problem No. 534. DOUBLE DUMMY. From Whist, December Number. We will give an autograph copy of Miss Wheelock’s new book, “Whist,” to the one who sends us the best solution. Answers will be published the first week in January. Diamonds trumps. North to lead. North and South 10 take all eight tricks. —Q. J, Merit of answers will 3 be determined by the best notes. Whist for December. It don’t seem possible that any lover of whist can live, move and have a being without read- ing the December number of Whist, which is particularly interesting. On the title page is n interesting counterfeit presentment ot “Uncle Dick”—everybody’s Uncle Dick—Rufus Allen of Milwaukee. Wis. There is a very interesting article from the pen of one oi the greatest writers on the game now living, Major-Generml A. W. Drayson, on the subject of “Old Whist.” The Woman’s Whist League comes in for a good liberal space in the way of a very iuter- esting article from A. Elizabeth Wager-smith of Philadelphia. Edgar Allan Poe on the game of whist. F¥rom the Murders of the Rue Morgue. Short-sult Whist by Starnes — Suggested Changes in the Laws. An articleon the “League System of Whist Play” and “‘Defining the Term Conventional,” by the whist editor of THE CALL, and the last and one of the most interesting articles from the pen of a San Francisco gentleman in very high standing on the subject, ‘“Experimental City January 8 and 9, 1867. The convention will be called to order at 11 A. M. on Friday, Januar§ 8. in the rooms of the San Francisco Whist Club, 326 Post street. | NEW TO-DAY. FREE T0 EVERT HAW. THE METHOD OF A GREAT TREATMENT FOR WEAKVESS OF ME L. WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EVERY- THING ELSE FAILED, Painful diseases are bad enough, but when a man is slowly wasting away with nervous weakness the mental forebodings are ten | times worse than the most severe pain. There isnoletup to the mental suffering day or night. Sleep is almost impossible, and under such a sirain men ase scarcely responsibie jor what they do. 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Iam nota philantnropist, nor do I pose as an enthusiast, but there are thousands of men suffering the mental tortures of weakened manhood who would be cured at onca could they but get such a remedy as the one that cured me. not try to study out how I can | afford 1o pay the few postage-stamps necessary | 20 matl the information, but sesd for it ana learn that there are a few things onearh that, although they cost nothing to get, are worth a fortune to some men ans mean a life- time of happiness to mostoi us. Write to Thomas Slater, box 2283, Kalamazoo, Mich., and the information will be mailed in a plain sealed envelope. TOYS, DOLLS, GAMES. Don’t Walit Until the Last Week IMMENSE ASSORTHENT. Lowest Prices! NoTE—Goods delivered free of charge to Sausalito, Blithedale, Mill Valley, Tiburon, San Rafael, Antl- och, Stock ton, Haywards, Vallejo, Napa, San Lo. renzo, Melrose, fan Leandro, Oakland, Alameds Permutations of Whist Hands.” Whistlets. We are asked what we would lead from the following suit, jack of spades “turned” on your right: 8—5. 4 —8,6.5,3,2 +»—K, 8, 0K, Q2 Answer—The best opening in the hand,in our opinion, would be the king of diamonds. We would never open the fourth best heart; the suit is valueless. If we were one of those extremists who always open from their long suit regardicss of strength we would com- mence at the top and lead the eight of hearts. The whist editor of the Evening Telegraph of Philadelphia is acquiring the habit of call- ing players “antiquated” that don’t see fit to adopt all the innovations that the whist wind blows their way. The third annual tournament of the Pacific ‘we have erred and strayed from thy rules like Coast Whist Association takes place in this and Berkeley. he most certaln and safe Pain Remedy. Instantly aroes, Brostuiiie - ConEseuions- st ThGes os s, Lions awuc tions BUc per bottle. wdn‘-w Lrogglse