The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 7, 1898, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY EPTEMBER 7, 1898 BROWNE IS SILENT AS THE SPHINX Refuses to Discuss the Charges Against Him in Any Way or Form. Investigation in the United States District Attorney’s Office Going Busily On. Questions of Jurisdiction Arise. The story of the charges which have | been lodged against two officials in the | employ of the Government, Robert 8. | Browne and his brother, Clarence M. | “Brune,” by D. P. Tarpey of this cit gtirred the old Federal building up yes terday in a manner it has not known since the sulcide of Isaac Norton many | months ago disclosed a vast shortage m\[ | | the funds of the Internal. Revenue De- partment. The manner In which these suave officials_engineered the finances of ational Bank into the pit- insolvency, incidentally profiting y, held the Interest of the occu- of the big red building on Sansome but speculation as to whit scheme | thers could have hatched and car- ried to a successful issue, In order to re- gain the confidence of the Government and thereby become its employes, occu- pied every mind and tongue. { A careful summing up of the last state- | Moscow | Bank as above mentioned, sald bank In place of sald Willlam H. Stuffle- baum, and he is now in charge of sald bank as receiver thereof, his commission having taken effect January 3, 1898 Second—That at the time of the fallure and | suspension of sald bank, as hereinbefore stated, Mr. Clarence M. Brune was the cashier of the sald Moscow National Bank, and had been such cashler for some time continuously prior to sald suspension, namely, since about the 1st_day of February, 1854. Third—That at the time of the fallure and suspension of the sald Moscow Natlona! Bank as aforesald, sald Clars M. Brune was one of the directors of sald bank, and had been such director for about three years prior to the failure and_suspension thereof. Fourth—Upon appointing Mr. W. H. Stuf- flebaum receiver of sald Moscow Natlonal my predecessor in | office, Hon. James H. Eckels, directed him to give notice of the insolvency and failure of said bank, and calling upon.all persons having nst said bank to present the same e legal proof thereof. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my officlal seal to be af- 000000000000 COO000C00000000000C000O00 INVESTIGATING Mr. Tarpey has placed in their hands H. 8. Krigbaum of this city, relative letter was malled in Moscow, Idaho, within the jurisdiction of the United ‘While it is true that the courts of thii the opinfon of District Attorney Foote Idaho, 1 mitted, was situated. swindle have been mafled and delivere son the prosecution may proceed withi! courts. When Mr. cent, and was in a humor to deny even to him. do not know whether the Federal jury ave it tried there as that is the place be I have nothing to say. public. The papers have been handed ply be a case of using the United Stas believe Postoffice Inspector Monroe know what he has discovered and wouls Mr. and would then be ready to proceed Grand Jury. Q0000000000000 CCO0CO000O0CO000000000000000000000000000C00000000 United States District Attorney Foote and His Assistants Working on the Case. The matter of jurisdiction is at present occupying the major portion of the time of United States District Attorney Henry S. Foote and his assist- ants, who are busily engaged at present examining the statement of facts against Brune when the Federal Grand Jury takes up the case. important evidence for the prosecution is the letter written by Brune to stock for property In the hands of Krigbaum for negotiation. is datéd January 27, 1897, four days prior to the fallure of the bank. The the matter, as the letter passed through the postoffices of this State, it is which district the bank, through which the Many other letters, however, relating to the same Foote was questioned regarding the case he was very reti- “I have made no investigations In the case as yet,” he said, “and either be tried here or in Idaho, but I think it would be much better to n committed and all the witnesses are there. mailed in this State, It is true, and that gives us jurisdiction in the case but I have not attempted any Anvestigations yet. I will defer that until it is decided where the case will be tried. Of the merits of the case I am a Federal officlal and cannot talk for the inger and he is still studying them. hlesinger sald that he had received the papers with having illegally used the United States malls over a week ago. He would conclude his investigation of the documents In the next few days 000 0000CWOCO00O00000000 THE CHARGES. which, he alleges, he can prove The most to an exchange of worthless bank This letter thereby establishing the offense States courts of the Idaho district. s district also have jurisdiction In should be tried in offense was com- that the case d within this State and for this rea- n the jurisdiction of the California that the papers had been presented will take it up or not. The case can where the crime is alleged to have Some of ‘the letters were over to my assistant, Mr. Schles- If the case is tried here it will sim- tes malls for fraudulent purpose. I is making investigations but I do not d not tell if T dia,” charging Brune with the case before the Federal CCO0000CO00CO0000000C00OCO000000C000C0C0C002000000 (4] Bank of Moscow, | ment issued by the through its officials, connected witn the fact that ilur the | Comptrolle; d an ax on each of the 750 ~hares hows that prior to the fail the by ure of tr ceeded in gaining personal possessic all the assets of the bank with the excep- tion of the bank bullding and the lot on | which it stood. “This condition,” sald Mr. Tarpey vesterday, “can probably be explained the fact that the bullding was fastened to the lot and ihe lot was naturally a part of the earth.” That Mr. Browne was officaily cogni- ant of the issuance the statement not be denied, = ferred the charg inst him have in their possession an affidavit sworn to by Jolly, a notary public of Moscow, Jdaho, which states that Browne person- ally appeared before him and-subscribed and swore to the statement. “How in the face of such a palpable fraud, perpetrated upon gullible capital- ists by Browne and his brother, the bank officfals managed to gain the confidence of the Government officials at Washing- ton and recefve appointments to the po- eitions they are at present occupying is »ast my understanding "’ sald Mr. Tarpey Jist Gvening. “There ara many strange circumstances surrounding the breaking of the bank and the subsequent reticence of the officials who took its affairs in charge after its collapse. .The attorneys Edward Byrne, who was one of the victims of the swindling officials of the late Moscow Bank, communicated with the receiver of the defunct institution, W. H. Stufflebaum, asking for a certificate of the failure of the bank. An answer was received in due time from the, receiver, who stated that he was unable or did not have the authority to comply with the re- uest. He referred the attorneys to the omptroller of the Treasury, who, the stated, was the only officlal authorized to furnish the certificate. A communication containing an nlpplk‘atlon for the certifi- cate was malfled to the Comptroller, but he refused also to comply with the re- quest in a letter, brief but to the point, which follows: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, WASHINGTON, D. C., September 22, 1897. Gentlemen: Your letter of the 10th inst. received requesting on behalf of Edward Byrne of Salt Lake City, Utah, that I execute a_cer: tificate regarding certain matters connected with the Moscow Bank, Moscow, Idaho, for use in his proposed sult to set aside a transaction under an agreement entered into by him with Clarence M. Brune to trade certain lands in Durango, Mexico, for 150 shares of the capital stock of the bank. The draft and certificates enclosed by you are herewith returned, and 1 most respectfully de- cline to comply with vour request. Very re- speetfully, GEORGCE M. COFFI Deputy and Acting Comptroiler. “We then found it necessary t¢ apprise Stephen M. White of the fact of the re- fusal, and he enlisted his services in our behaif. On June § we received the cer- tificate from Senator White and an ac- companying letter stated that the certifi- cate had been obtained after considerable difficulty. This certificate, which is now in our hands, will be used to substantiate charges I have preferred against Browne and Brune. In accordance with the pro- visions of the certificate it would have been impossible for the brothers of dif- ferent names to have been ignorant of the rotten financial condition of the bank. The certificate which clinches this con. tention reads: 1, Charles G. Dawes, Comptroller of the Cur- reficy of the United States of America, do hereby certify that, under the iaws of the United States, known as the “‘National Bank Act,”’ the Comptroller of the Currency is given general supervision over National banks. First—That on the 1st day of February, 197, the Moscow National Bank of Moscow, Idaho, falled and_ suspended business and payment, and on said day the doors of said bank closed} that thereafter, namely, on the 4th day of Feb- ruary, 1897, by virtue of the authofity vested in the Comptroller of the Currency by the laws of the United States, my predecessor in offics, Hon. James H. Eckels, appointed Mr. Eugeneé 7T, Wilson as temporary receiver of the Moscow National Bank, and, upon the reslg- nation of sald Wilson, the safd Comptrollef ap- otnted, on March 2, 1§97, Willlam H. Stuffle- Paum ae the receiver of the said bank, his commission to take effect March 10, 1597, at which time sald receiver took charge of the bank and continued in charge of said Py fixed to these presents at Washington, D. C., this 24 day of June, A. D. 18 (Seal) CHARLES G. DAWES Comptroller of the Currency. “This statement or certificate of fail- ure completed the evidence tending to establish the guilt of the brothers,” sald Mr. Tarpie. “It proves that Browne must have been aware of the financial condition of the bank when he subscribed to the statements under oath, and that Brune was also aware of its tottering condition when he ne- gotiated the valueless stock. The comp- troller, who issued the certificate, states therein the positions occupied by the brothers and on that statement we can proceed, I think, to a successful conclusion.” | raged community will permit. | roll Cook is the Grand Polar Bear of this RATS T0 BE TURNED LOOSE IN AN JOSE Curly Bears to Go With the Argonauts. TROUBLE FOR THE NATIVES SLEEP DESTROYERS TO INVADE THE GARDEN CITY. Some of the Side Issues of the Ad- mission Day Celebration. Three Days of Hi- larity. San Francisco and adjacent points will send twenty-eight parlors of Native Sons and thirteen parlors of Native Daughters to the Admission day celebration at San Jose, as follo San Francisco—Native , California No. 1; Pacific, 10; Golden . 29; Mission, 38; San Francisco, 49; El Dorado, Rincon, 72; Stanford, 76; Yerba Buena, 84; Bay City, 104; Niantic, 105; National, 118; Columbia, 121; Hesper- ian, 137; Alcatraz, 145; Alcalde, 154; South San Francisco, 157; Sequola, 180; Precita, ; Olympus, 189; Presidio, 194; Marshall, Native Daughters—Minerva No. 2; Alta, ; Oro Fino, 9; Golden State, 50; Orinda, %; Fremont, 59; Buena Vista, 6; Las Lomas, 72; Yosemite, 8; La Estrella, 89; Sans Soci, 9. Alameda County, Native Sons—Alameda No. 47; Oakland, 50; Piedmont, 120; Hal- cyon, 146; Brooklyn, 151; Athens, 195. Na- tive Daughters—Alameda No. 18; Pled- mont, 24, These parlors—Sons and Daughters— have entered into friendly rivalry, and during their sojourn in the Garden City will spare no effort to add to the enter- tainment of residents and visitors. Now there is the Rat Club, for instance. The whole gang will be there if they don’t land In jail in the meantime. The foundation of the Rat Club is lost in tra- dition, but as late as 1888 at Redwood City it was known as the Mouse Club. It has grown since then, however, and last year at Nevada City the members 1- ied forth full grown, pestiferous rats. Like all the species, the rats turn natur- ally to underground recesses, so ag soon as they escape from the Southern Pa- cific traps on the night of the 8th they will scurry to Suzzalo’s cellar, down on | South Market street, where they will be- gin an onslaught on everything in sight, | case goods preferred. For the purpose of gluttlng the authorities and residents of San Jose on their guard The Call gives the names of such officers and members as are known to the local police. There's Billy Miller, high rat (also high ball); Jim Webster, low rat (and everything | G. W. celebration on Admission day. The else); Billy, Goodwin, rat terrier (he is pe- | features of the programme will include culiarly useful as outside sentinel); My. | a grand parade, in which several parlors quel Quinne, grand electrocutor; ' Fuss | will participate, literary exercises, ath- Galnes, the knocker; Charlie Buck, the | letic events, a parade of *Horribles” in Potrero wharf rat; Loule Bannan, agita- tor; Shorty McBurnie, temperance ora- | tor ' (who will hold confinuous services at the Fredericksburg Tabernacle); Stub Jones, exalted wearer of the made-to- | ordorregalia; Billy Cranna, exalted cus- todian of the can; Al White, bearer of the spigot and corkscrew; Joe Keenan, su- | preme elevator of rafs (and archenemy of civilization); Dick_ Barton, the pied piper of Hamlin; Bob Martland, the water rat; Lew Byington (very ratty), and Charlie Mooser, Foyal dissactor. I there are any more they are safely caged. Then_there are the Curly Bears who in- habit Cave No. 5, where they will hold & Grand Growl on the night of the 9th and as far Into the following day as an out- Judge Car- outfit; Jim Gallagher (head of the Clan Gallagher), Grand Curly Bear; Ed Troy, Grand Growler (rusher); Henry Martin, | Grand Fanner (ask Henry to define the | duties of his office); Henry Litchenstein, Grand_Smoker; Fred Sink, Grand Cub, | The Curly Bears, have been pretty well | exterminated, buth those that are left are exceedingly bold and ferocious. At a safe distance from the cave of the Curly Bears, the Argonauts will pitch | camp on the night of the §th, and a hard lot of old timers they are. First, there is | old man Jamyson, the president. Then Henry Lunstedt, secretary; “Centennial” Staniels, marshal; J. B. Stovall, chaplain; “Croesus” Folsom, Ben Davis, Al Davis, Frank Marston, Will Shea, Louls Non- nennmann, Billy Shannon, Mayor Phelan, Dave Martin, Billy Hazeli, J. F. Bernard and there are others. e S Dixon’s Natives Will Celebrate. SUISUN, Sept. 6.—Never in the history of Dixon have more strenuous exertions DR. BAZET A WINNER. — Will Be Appointed to Fill the Vacancy On the Board of i_ealth left vacant by the death of that it will fall on Dr. Bazet. pointment is Dr. Rethers, now on his in a little too late. nounced. DEOCEOOREOEP®Y ® [oJoXolofoJoJoJOJOROXOROROXOXOXOROIOYONOO) The friends of Dr. Louis Bazet are jubllant over the fact that little or nothing stands in the way of his appointment to the position on the Board Budd has not yet announced his choice, there is The only opponent he has who stands any chance of recelving the ap- knowing ones say that while Dr. Rethers is a strong man, his friends got In fact, when they opened their campaign the cholice was all but made, and it now only remains for it of Health. Dr. John F. Morse. While Governor little reason to doubt way home from Manila, but the to be officially an- CEREPPPPPOOOOE® CEOEOLOCEECEE® been made in the matter of demons 1 N tra- tions than those arrang for th N. 8. the afternoon and a grand ball and pyro- technic display in the evening. The re- sult of a spirited contest for the honor of being queen of the day was the elec- tfon of Miss Ottle Sparling, who is one of | Dixon’s most handsome and accomplished | young ladics. The contest added hun- dreds of doilars to the entertalnment und. GREATEST ACTIVITY AT THE GARDEN CITY Admission Day Festivities Will Be Conducted on a Scale of Grandeur. SAN JOSE, Sept. 6.—All arrangements for receiving the Native Sons and Daugh- ters on Admission day are now complete, and the various committees of the local parlors are eagerly awalting the opening of the greatest Admission day celebra- | in Californa. tion ever held Already | many stfangers are to be seen on our streets, but the great rush of visitors | will not commence until Thursday morn- | ing. Some forty parlors of Sons and| Daughters have secured headquarters, and here true California hospitality will | be extended to all. Friday will be the greatest day San Jose has ever had, and the great street parade, with its thou- sands of California’s fairest sons and dauehters, will be an imposing spectacle. | The people of the Garden City will re- céive the visitors in grand style. No one will be allowed to want for enjoy- ment. Besides the interesting programme | prepared for the rious guests. The orchards are full of fruit, and this Drives sections with a Wil be a novel sight to many. through the suburban ) taste of the valley's amply repay luscious fruits will v those from less fortunate counties. The afternoons of Saturday and Sunday have really been arranged for this pleasure, Decoration of the stores and streets has commenced, and when completed the flags and banners will have transformed the city into houday attire. No attempt will be made to carfy on business during the festivities, and the whole community will help to make the event the success it is sure to be. The 9th will be the principal day. On that morning occurs the great parade of Native Sons and Daughters. Liter- ary exercises and a reception at the court house will follow, with a grand ball in_the evening. There will be nothing slow or dull on | the two succeeding days. Saturday morn- ing there will be a bullshead breakfast, and Sunday a clambake. In the after- noons there wiil be baseball games, bi- cycle races and other entertainmegts. Varfous parlors are making arrange- ments to outdo each other in the parade, Among these is La Estrella Parlor of Na- tive Daughters, which will make an ex- ceptionally fine showing. ,,,,,, s STOCKTON PARLb; IS GOING ON A SPECIAL Its Feature in the Procession Will Be a Genuine Curly Bear From Reno, Nav. STOCKTON, Sept. 6.—Everything is in the 234 day of December, 1897, Will- P. Conpaway Was appointed receiver of bank ms receiver until the 34 day of January, 18%, On iam Miss A E MISCHLER Some Native Daughters Who Will Take Prominent Parts in the Coming Admission Day Gelebration. A (555, / U 3 74 % N Rs.nle RAPP. / three-day celebration there will be entertainments of other kinds. The people will vie with one an- other in helping entertain, and many pri- vate parties will be held in honor of va- ADVERTISEMENTS. DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT ! ‘SPECIAL OFFERING ——OF— _Fine White Blankets! figure. in any particular. — yards in length, full latest designs. paine cver offered in San Curtains. We beg to inform our customers and the public of the purchase of 48 cases FINE WHITE BLANKETS (very slightly imperfect) at about ONE HALF THE REGULAR MILL PRICE, and we will offer them for sale at a correspondingly low The imperfection consists in a slight stain or discoloration, and will not injure or affect the wear of the blanket In connection with the above sale of Blankets we will also offer 500 pairs FINE NOTTINGHAM, FISHNET AND GUIPURE CURTAINS, In White and Ecru, at $2.00 and $2.50 per Pair. These Curtains range 3% yards and 4 width, and the very Housckeepers will find the above_the Greatest Bar= Francisco in Blankets and 1892 m, u3, us, nw, ns, 121 POST STREET. readiness for the departure of Stockton Parlor No. 7 to participate in the Ad- mission day festivities at San Jose. A special car labeled “Stockton, No. 7,” loaded with humanity and other good things, will pull out of the Sacramento- street station to the strains of music at 3:40 o’clock on Thursday afternoon. With it will go the Sixth Regiment Band of this city. Stockton’s feature in the procession will be a genuine curly bear from Reno, Nev. The brute of the forest will be mounted | on a huge pedestal. A stupendous figure "7 will surmount the pedestal, and to this the eurly bear will be chained. The whole will be on a minfature vehicle pro- | cured for the occasion, and will be pulled | by the local parlor in the parade, after the fashion of firemen on a hand engine. The parlor has also decided to take along for a novelty George Washington, a nes ro, whose musical voice has been heard. leorge has a wonderfully melodious voice | and will let the natives know the Stock- | ton boys are coming. Rheumatism, kidney, liver diseases cured. Dr. Gordin, Sanitarium, 514 Pine,nr. Kearny,S.F. Cal. —_———— HARES WILL HAVE TO FLY. Three Days of Sensational Sport Promised at Union Cours- ing Park. Lovers of coursing who can afford to witness good sport will be present at the three days’ meeting which will be held at Unfon Coursing Park, commencing on Friday and ending on Sunday. Last evening an interested gathering of leashmen witnessed the drawing for the Produce stake, which will open on Fri- day and finish on Sunday. Three rounds of the stake will be decided on Friday, and the final rounds will be run on Sun- day. The usual weekly meeting will be held this evening at Pythian Castle, at which time a selling stake and a cham- pion stake drawing will result, to be run on Saturday and Sunday. Trains for the meeting to be held on Friday will leave Third and Townsend streets at 12 noon and 1 and 2 p. m. The coursing will commence on the arrival of the first train at tne park. The drawing for the first day's meeting is as follows: Produce stake; thirty-six dogs; en- trance $10; total prize money $710, wit specials. Result: Curtis & Son’s 'L; vs. Curtis & Son’s Highland Ball; Jyfi‘{a Halton's Meta_vs. John Kerrigan's St. Gertrude; . Mastic's Regular Arm vs. P. B. Butler's Bell of Seville; J. i‘{ Rossitter's Rollicking Airs vs. J. H. Ros- sitter’s Riot Act; P. J. Riley's Sunburst vs. W. C. Glasson's Pretonius; P. A Riley’s Snap Shot vs. J. Seggerson’s Gold Hill; John Egan’s Billy éadslone VS, John Egan’s ) n{flower: Larkey & Rock's Minerva vs. J. H. Halton's Rock lsland Boy; P. B. Butler’s Beauty Spot vs. T. J. Cronin’s Mald of Bail; . Baldwin's Brutus vs. T. J. Cronin’s Rose of Tralee; | E. and R. Scott's Daisy Deane vs. P. J. Riley’s Golden Russett: P. J. Riley's Fly ing Faster vs. T. J. Cronin’s Wild Tralee Russell & Wilson's Victor Kin; tells Brothers' Max Melody: M. C. lano's Trinket vs. C. L. Willett's Jersey Lily; Bartells Brothers' Bull Hill vs. Curtls & Son’s Luxon; P. B. Butler’s Bad Shot vs. T. J. Barres' Wait a Little; T. B. Butler's Brandy and Soda vs. J. Halton’s Tic Tac; George Whitn, ;l'hlsge vs. Bartells Brothers’ Rest As- ured. After the drawing was held the follow- | Ing leashmen were appointed to select a date for the club’s great outdoor meeting at Merced: John Rossitter, J. R. Dickson, R. E. de Lopez and Al Austin, These sportsmen will decide on Sunday next when_the club will journey to the far- famed plains. —_——— Alice Rix writes about the “Last of the Kahunas” in next Sunday’s Call. P A AR R The Verdict Came as a Surprise. A jury in Judge Hunt's court rendered a verdict last evening in favor of August G. Price, administrator of the estate of hig wife, Mary D. Price, for $750 dam- ages against the Market Street Raiiway Company. Mrs. Price was killed on De- cember 2 last' by an electric car of th Third street line at the crossjng of Eve ett street. The defense was that the com- any was in no way to blame, as Mr 5. . t:et rn.n! in ltrnnt o‘l fi'hhe car vrvhfle at- emp! lnfi o get out of the way of a pass- ing truck. he verdict came as a sur- g se, inasmuch as the Coroner’s jury had ound the motorman and company blame- less for the unfortunate accident. CHIEF LEES HEEDED NOT Lively Scrap Outside His Office Door. |LASTED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES R. McCLASKIE AND J. CROWLEY THE COMBATANTS. Although the Noise Was Deefening No One Appeared With a Star to Make an Arrest. Chief Lees was so busy yesterday after- noon delving into the mysteries of the Botkin poisoning case that he heeded not the neisy tumult in the corridor outside the door of his office, although it was enough to wake the dead. Two men, surrounded by an excited crowd, fought desperately for a few min- utes, and neither the Chief nor any of his minions in the “upper office” thought it worth the trouble to inquire what the row was all about. There was a case in Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday afternoon, August Harry, a driver for the Oakland dairy, appearin as complaining witness against Robe McClaskie, another driver for the dairy, on the charge of stealing $0 from his trousers pockets on the night of August 8. Harry, McClaskie and four other driv- ers occupy ,a large bedroom in the barn at the dulr?‘. They had engaged in a crap game for three nights and Harry was un- Tucky. He gave up on the third night, but had '$50 left, which he put in his trousers pocket before going to bed. Next morn- Ing the money was gone, and from infor- mation he received he had McClaskle ar- rested. Several witnesses were examined on each side and the Judge dismissed the case, as there was not sufficient evidence to_convict the accused. McClaskle felt mad over his arrest, and when he left the court room he waited for Harry, who came out accompanied by J. Crowley, one of his witnesses. Me- Claskie tackled them as they walked along the corridor, talking loudiy and fol- lowed by a large crowd. When opposite the Chieéf's office McClaskie called Crow- ley a liar and Crowley shot out his right fist and hit McClaskie on the nose, bring- ing the “claret.” McClaskie squared oft and landed on Crowley’s nese, which also began to bleed. Then for five minutes it was give and take, and when they were separated they were both bleeding Ilke stuck pigs. The noise while the scrap lasted was heard nearly all over the building, as the friends of the fighters urged them on in tones that were far from gentle, but no one with a star made his appearance, and the men and their friends left the hall, pfssibly to fight it out in a less public place. It was almost impossible for the Chiet and those in the ‘“‘upper office” not to have heard the racket, but if they did they took no notice of it. Policeman Wag- ner, who is in charge of the corridors, happened to be in the Treasurer’s office at the time. as it was a few minutes be- fore the closing hour. You will find the latest things in wall paper at Clark's, 653 Market street. —_— A New Mining Company. Articles of incorporation of the Chap- arral Mining Company have been filed by William _Christie, Jnsegh H. Middleton, Frances L. Fine, Frank J. Juchter and N. W. Kleyn Schoorel. —— e A California girl writes about her visit to the Pope in next Sunday’s Call. s