The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 14, 1901, Page 3

THE SUNDAY CALL. T.ANDERTO ™I BOoSTox Lonis HAAKE (2 CORRESPONDING SECRETAR SAN FRANCLS O IFLEMEN from every part of the United States, and all kinds of rifle- hose who belong to Schuetzen- gesellschafts, and those who belong mere rifie clubs, and those who belong all the way in between—all sre coming to the coast, and the goose hangs high. For California has secured the next ent of marksmen, and hell Mound Range from the 14th to the 23d of July. Then we shall see shooting. Any one who thinks that the National Schuetzen Bund 1s coming together to loaf is ve much mistaken. The loafing won't be in- dulged in until the popping is over and the trophies won. It all came about In this way: In 1893 the bund was formed in New York for the purpose of promoting target rifle shooting. Success followed, and within two years the organization had as mem- bers nearly all the first class rifle clubs of the Bast and a few in the West. The national tournament was held In Gilendale Park, Long Island, in the sum- mer of 18%, and at that competition the first California marksmen acquitted them- selves with credit, bringing back a goodly number of trophies. It was like the taste of blood to a tiger, The trophies were what did it. Califor- nia went hot-handed into the bund busi- ness. She did not wait long before playing her trump card. In 189, only a vear later, the meet was again held in Glendale. with stiil bigger success. Several thousand marks- men participated in the competitions, and a number from Europe were present. At the conclusion California bid for the tour- nament of 1%L She promised the use of a good range near San Francisco Bay. She promised a sufficlent sum of money to provide ample prizes and pay all expenses. She won. In accordance with the rules of the or- ganization, a new set of officers were elected here, D. B. Faktor calling the first meeting together. Richard Finking was elected president, but he resigned, and Captain F. W. Attinger was selected as his successor. The other officers se- F— New Uses for Sawsust WIll Make 1% 2 Vzluzkle Commedity. C CIENTIFIC men have long been en- )\ gaged in the study of methods of 4= utilizing waste products, such as sewage, garbage, and many other things, formerly thrown away as wort:- After it is escertained just what terials contain that can be util- ingenious men set their wits to work machinery and devise processes h the valuable commodities may In this way many million b of ofls, fertilizers and other B nces are now saved and the s so much the richer. deal of sawdust has always te. though many mills have used it 1o supplement their tuel supply. Chemi- gone to cal analysts have oeen at work on the sawdust problem and 1t has been shown clearly that it cortaire very useful ele- ments that are worth saving and now ma- chinery has been inventcd to extract these material The experiments have proven that 1000 pounds of sawdust wil! yleld about 16¢ pounds of char, which is practically the same as charcoal apd equally service- able; 180 pounds of acids, 160 pounds of tar and a quantity of gases that have been tested for heating and illuminating and found to be excellent for both purposcs While the acids, tar and char are the pro- ducts particularly desired it is sald the gases are of commerciai value. A machine has been invented in Montrs- al for the purpose of distilling sawdust and obtalning the desired products. Con- sul General Bittinger writes that the ma- chine treats about 2000 pounds of wet saw- dust an hour. As Cavada manufactures enormous quantities of lumber it is ex- pected that the utilizat'on of sawdust ‘n that country will be an important source of valuable commodittes. There are twenty places in Europe where oxalic acld is extracted from saw- dust. In Scotland sawdust is used to make floor-cloth, coarse wrapping paper, and mill-board, which iy a kind of pasta- board used by book makers in the covers of books. Thus sawdust, once thought to be a good deal of a auisance, is beginning to be considered quite a useful article.— New York Sun. and reconstruct the premises and erect a ‘ dozen new targets for the accommodation of a large attendance of marksmen and spectators. hard at work sccuring prizes and trophies for the marksmen, and the citizens are The bund committees are . F ATTINGER SAN FrRANCISCO NOLDEN FINANCLAL SECRETAR: SAN FRAN (16¢o lected were: First vice president, Captatn F. A Kuhls; second vice president, J. D. Helse; third vice president, H. Grieb; fourth vice president, D. Salfield; record- ing secretary, O. Burmelster; correspond- ing secretary, Louls Haake; financial sec- retary, W. Nolden; treasurer, A. Jung- blut; trustees—F. Ruhstaller of Sacra- mento, J. Utschig Sr., H. M. Wreden, W. F. Garms and R. Hauser; shooting mas- ters—F. P. Schuster, R. Langer, Otto Lemcke, O. Thiele and Herman Huber, Numerous committees were also formed to attend to the details of arrangements. After organizing, the old officers in the East were notified and they forwarded to the local body .all of the archives, prizes left over, records, money, etc. The local organization set to work with a will and soon the roll showed nearly all of the prominent rifle shooting clubs of Califor- nia as members of the bund. Take the whole bund together, there are in it about eighty rifle clubs, representing about 5500 expert marksmen. Outside of the national organization there are several hundred rifle shooting clubs, the members of which watch with the keenest interest the com- petitions at the triannual tournaments. The Eastern membership of the national body is sixty-three clubs, representing 4360 marksmen. In California the bund has about twenty clubs, representing over 1000 members. In the East and West these clubs have on their membership rolls some of the wealthiest and most influential men of America. Over a dozen millionaires belong to this fraternity. After considerable discussion Shell Mound range, near Berkeley, was selected as the place for holding the big rifle tour- nament, which will take place op July 14 to July 23 next. As soon as the contract was signed Captain Siebe, proprietor of the range and park, began to tear down responding with liberality. Another feature of no small importance from a rifleman’s standpoint is that this meeting will give the Eastern and West- ern marksmen an opportunity to compete for honors and records on an equal foot- ing. It is an established fact that West- ern shots are unable to do their best on Eastern ranges on account of the exces- sive heat, to which they are not accus- tomed. Put a Californian in the East on a'summer day—rifle tournaments have the pecullarity of always belng held on sum- mer days—and he does not know what it means when his collar goes limp around his neck and his neck goes limp in side his collar. He knows that he feels ltke 30 cents, but he can't tell why, and if a sun- stroke comes along and chooses the ten- derfoot he feels insulted. Meanwhile the Easterner, hardened through many sea- sons, holds up his head and shoots. So it will be fairer all around to have the contests out here, for the Eastern marksmen also can do better In the pleas- ant climate found on the -bay ranges. Under these circumstances no wonder there is some close and spirited compe- tition looked for when the East and the West meet next July. A large number of the best rifle shots of " the East are already preparing for the national event. Among those who will be on hand when. the targets go up are Charles G. Zettler of the Zettler Rifle Club, New York; F. H. Keller of the Zet- tler Rifie Club and United “States Re- volver Association, New York; Michael Dorrler of the Zettler Rifle Clubl Jersey City, N. J.; Fred C. Ross of the Elite Rifle and Zettler Rifle clubs, New York; Wil- liam Hayes, vice president of the New Jersey State Rifle Assoclation, Newark, N. J.; Gus Zimmermann, president of the Zettler Rifle Club, New York; Thomas Anderton of the Moss Rifle Association, Boston, Mass.; E. 8. Pillard of the New England Rifle Association, New Britain, Conn.; Charles E. Goddard of the Phila- delphia Rifle Association, Philadelphia, Pa.; L. P. Ittel of the Pittsburg Rifle Club and Iroquois Rifle Club, Allegheny, Pa.; H. M. Pope of the New England Rifls As- sociation, Hartford, Conn., and innumer- able other notables in the rifle shooting fraternity. Gus Zimmermann is now in Germany, and he will use his best offices to bring out a number of marksmen of the old world. Every rifleman named is known the world over. These are but a few, for the crack shots of the sixty odd Eastern clubs will be present at the tour- nament next July. The San Francisco clubs belonging to the bund are contributing lberally to- ward the fund necessary for prizes, ex- penses, etc. Many of the cash prises will amount to hundreds of dollars, and there are trophies in the shape of medals, jew- elry, etc. Among the trophies in sight three alone will cost nearly $8000. Mayor Phelan, who is to welcome the visitors to the city, has promised a prize that will cost about $1500. W. R. Hearst of New Yeork has come forward with the “Hearst trophy,” which will cost between $2500 and $2700. A trophy will be donated by Claus Spreckels. Mr. Spreckels is a member of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein, and only lately he was presented with a medal of honor by the verein ins commemoration of his twenty-five consecutive years of membership in the organization. Such matters as hotel accommodations, transportation and amusement are also being looked after by the local commit- tees, who are determined that the visitors from abroad shall securs every considera- tion possible. M. J. WHITE. — LL over Mexico beggars abound, for the Mexican people are the most carelessly good natured and chati- table on earth. They seemingly never refuse, and I have seen smartly dressed young men on passing a beggar turn back repentantly and hand him mcney. “Everybody gives, hence unlim- ited beggary. Some time ago in Pueblo a surgeon cured thenZelormny of a beggar cripple, and, as his usefulness as @ money getter was over, his relatives sued the surgeon, alleging that he had deprived them of their means of support. It appeared on trial that the lame man had been “good for $450 a day on the average.” The Judge threw the plaintiffs out of court | after listening to their curlous exposi- —— Peculiaritiesof the BegGars In Mexice and Whi They Rre So Numgrous. tion of callousness and greed. In the suburban towns every comfort- ably off family has Its train of beggars who are given money or food. Your beggars falrly adopt you and ask affectionately on meeting you for the health of every member of your family. One poor chap who hobbles around om crutches and wears ‘on chilly mornings an old red blanket greets me as his “patron,” and bestows blessings on me to last a month for every alms. The intimate relations of beggars and their patrons are amusing; wealthy men and handsomely dressed women stop In the street for a bit of a talk with some favored beggar and never seem ashamed to show a kindly interest in the humble friends of the public thoroughfares. One old beggar has for years besought me for ald in the name of the “nailed hands of Christ,” and another esks in the name of the “sacred hands of the Re- deemer!” They seem as grateful for a penny as for a dime, and their affection- ate ways and good nature are most touching. Beggars come to one’s dining-room win- dows, look In Interestedly and go away satisfled with a small coin or a bit of bread. They ask alms in the name of God, or “por Dios,” hence the odd Span- ish word “pordioseros,” or “for God's- sakers,” applied to beggars. It is part of the strangely humane Ilife of these southern lands. A Mexican firmly be- lleves that everybody has a right to live, and to help In time of need. There is immense charity and mostly quite un- organized, although there are asylums. But, for the most part, the beggars are out and about and not housed up.—Bos- ton Herald. TREASURER WM. HAYES MNEST JTJERSE Y.