The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 12, 1904, Page 35

e e el Pages 35 to 48 L 4 Pagcs35to48| ; ‘ ‘ SAN FRANCISCO, * SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1904. RISKS HIS LIFE TO SAUE CHILD #Z i ENGIN (EAR- HUMBLE HERO WINS MEDAL el i Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children Re- wards a Street - Sweeper ittt The heroic work of George Janvrin, street sweeper, in saving four-year-ord Ramona recognized by the gift edal of the California r the At the monthly meeting ty vesterday It was voted, of President E. W. New- bestow the medal as the so- knowledgment of Janvrin's " o dozen small children an Ozkland street y saw a heavily loaded mar- wagon bearily rapidity down on hem. All of the youngsters escaped to the sidewalk in safety except the little Brunje girl, who was seated in a toy wagon and could not get away. in The oncoming team was within a few | of the child when Janvrin, who vas working near by, saw her danger. At the risk of Lis own life he dashed n font of the horses and lifting her from the Mt vehicle bore her safely aside. The child's wagon was instantly smashed by the feet of the horses. In recommending the award of the medal to Janvrin, President Newhall voiced the sentiment of all the direc- tors present when he declared that the | society took especial knowledging this act of heroism on the part of a laborer, untrained in cue work, whose presence of mind quickness of movement had saved the life of the child, even at the risk f death to himself. The monthly report of Secretary M. J. White istened to with interest. It shows that the work of the society cally doubled within the last without any increase of Sec- ary White's staff. On motion of Fairfax H. Wheelan, ne of the directors, a resolution was ted indorsing the work of the Board of Heaith and of Heaith Officer Ragan in their crusade for pure milk, and Secretary White was instructed to communicate this action to the offi- clals of the municipal health depart- ment. Wheelan spoke of the good resuit ob- tained even from the temporary cru- sade against impure milk that was started by Inspector Dockery several years ago, saying that Dockery's work had neticeably reduced the infant mor- tality rate all over the city. From this he argued that systematic work by the Health Board conditions at dairies and distribyting centers would save a great number of infant lives now sacrificed because of the fiithy surroundings from which the milk is carried to city homes. pleasure in ac- Prevention of Cruelty | COMPANY 28, WHO RISKED HIS LIFE LD CHILD FROM THE THIRD FLOOR INVESTIGATING - LABOR YROBLEN | {Japan Sends Commissioner | to Coast to Look Into | Immigration Complaints <> i L Aoyagi of the Japanese Depart- ment of Agriculture, who has been commissioned by his Government to in- vestigate all matters in this country and British Columbia relating to the migration of Japanese to this coast, arrived here yesterday from the Orient "by way of Victoria and is registered at | the Occidental. His coming to the United States was brought about by | the recent antagonistic comments here | and in the British province on the sub- Jject of Japanese competition in the la- | bor markets. He will begin his in; quiries immediately. { During a conversation yesterday | Aoyagi said his Government was in no | way encouraging its subjects to force stricting the emigration of skilled and unskilled laborers and is only issulng passports to merchants, students and | those of the other higher classes. | “If it is a fact, as claimed,” said he, “that laborers are still coming into your country, there perhaps is some |evnglon of our laws, which it wiil be | my duty to discover during my investi- gation. I will make a clase study of the | legisiative questions bearing directly on | Japanese immigration. If I find condl- | tions, that suggest whereln our laws | should Be made more strict in order to | kéep our people at home it is very | likely that my report to that effect will be carefully weighed by the legislative | bodies of Japan and the law remod- | | eled.” | Aoyagl expects to remain here for a | couple of weeks. He will then proceed | eastward, hoping before his mission is | ended to have crossed the Atlantic to | England. In referring to the war and |the advance on Port Arthur, 'rAoyagl |said it was expected when he left Yokohama that Port Arthur would be {in the hands of the Japanese within a period of eight weeks. These have | nearly elapsed. e — Teachers Get Salaries Thursday. The clerical force in the office of the Board of Education, under the super- {har’ at work preparing the salary de- .mands of the teachers and other em- ployes of the School Department. They will be sent to Auditor Baehr to- morrow for his signature and will be ready for distribution mnot later than office has greatly increased, but is be- ing handled expeditiously. —————— Fancy vests at cost. See window. Tom Dillon, hatter, opposite Palace, * | | themselves on any other people. As a | matter of fact, he said Japan is re-| vision of Secretary Emmet Barrett, is | FROM DEATH IN THE FL.flME{ FoouST ENGILKE. S \ § ‘ Sl Hoseman August Engelke Proves His Bravery. Rescues Baby Lock- ed in Blazing Tenement. H e Hoseman August Engelke of Fire En- gine Company 28 played the star role | yesterday in the thrilling rescue of a | three-year-old child locked in a third- story room of a blazing tenement. | Brave as was the plucky hoseman's | deed, it was successful only because of the splendid discipline and fearlessness of his fellow firemen, who followed En- | gelke into the furnace and standing in the blazing heat played streams of water on the intrepid rescuer. The fire occurred shortly after 9 o'clock a. m. in a four-story frame lodging-house at ?9 Vandewater street. It was evident from the start that the property was doomed. The occupants had been warned in time and all were supposed to have left the building. The firemen were devoting their efforts to keeping the blaze within the narrowest possible limits. % Suddenly the air was rent by the screams of a woman. She was a resi- dent of the tenement and had remem- bered that Mrs. Massa, another lodger, | was in the habit of leaving her three- | year-old boy, Laurie, locked up in her room on the third floor. Mrs. Massa's | poverty compels her to work and pre- vents her hiring some one to care for her offspring. Laurie was locked in the | room yesterday when the flames start- ed to swallow the tenement, and it was E!he thought of the helpless baby's plight that caused the woman to scream. CHILD LOCKED IN ROOM. | She pointed out the window of the room. Flames were leaping above, be- {low and all around: “There's a child in there,” somebody | told a fireman. | “There’s a child in that room,” roared | Maxwell, the battalion chief. Engine Company 28 heard and start- ed for the room. There is probably not |a man in that company who would ! have hesitated to do what Engelke did, but Engelke gave none of them a chance. Taking a glance to locate the room, | Engelke burst in the hall door and dashed up the blazing stairway. Into Ithe hall, where the heat was terrific | and the danger of death imminent, fol- lowed Company 28 with a streaming | hose. Here these brave men took thelr |stand and held in check the flames !that reached for Engelke. They held | their ground In the awful heat amid | fiying firebrands until two streams were | brought into play from the rear. Meanwhile Engelke mounted to the | third story. He found the room, but | flames already were licking at the locked door, and he feared to break it down lest the draught should draw |into the room those blazing tongues and render vain his errand. To those on the street Engelke had gone to his death. Flames were in pos- | session of the trail over which he had | passed, and all around the little room the furnace was roaring with gaining ferccity. CHEERS FOR FIREMAN. Suddenly the brave hoseman's head | appeared at a window adjoining the i room in which little Laurie was impris- | oned. It was the work of a moment for the athletic fireman to swing him- self to the window of the locked room, and in another moment a hoarse cry from the crowd greeted him as he re- appeared with a squirming burden | wrapped securely in his oflskin coat. “A ladder, quick,” yelled Battalion { Chief Maxwell, and quickly as men | that know how could do it the slantihg ! bridge was raised until it rested on the | window sill. Streams of water kept the 1 | | | | | in enforcing sanitary | Thursday next. The business of the | flames clear of the ladder as Engelke climbed down with his burd When he reacled the ground he shdok Laurie out of his oflskin wrap and carried him to the woman who had screamed. The little fellow was nnhwnm{ but bewil- WiR IN CAMP JACOB WOLFRAM IS FOUND WITH OF DEMOCRATS MeNab and Hearst Forces Ready to Fight for Mastery i+ of Party Organization {GOULD'S APPOINTMENTS | Conspicuous Anti - Tarpey | Men Are Named for the !t State Central Committee st men have decided to fight b for the mastery of the Dem Siate organization. The first battle ¢f the new campaign will | take piace at the California Hotel next Saturday afternoon. It is the judgment of politicians generally that McNab, who is in possession of the works, is so { strongly intrenched that he cannot be dislodged. Moreover he received yes- terday material reinforcements from Frank H. Gould, chairman of the late Democratic convention at Santa Cruz. Events forced Gould to name twenty- five members at large of the Democrat- ic State Committee sooner than he ex- pected. Of the number appointed twen- ty-three are out-and-out supporters of McNab. Following is a list of the men appointed by Gould: Robert M. Fitzgerald, Alameda; Thomas J. Geary, Sonoma; James F. Coonan, Humboldt; I. B. Dockweiler, Los Angeles; Frank Finlayson, Los An- geles; T. M. Speliacy, Kern; W. J. Mc- Gee, San Francisce; John C. Ruddock, Mendocino; John Raker, Modoc; De Wit Clary, San Joaquin; Robert Howe, Sonoma; G. W. Mordecai, Madera; Frank Freeman, Glenn; H. W. Conk- ling, Los Angeles; G. Bachrach, Ala- meda; Thomas J. Thompson, Alameda; Hamilton Plant, San Francisco; Thom- as E. Curran, San Francisco; J. W. Barneberg, San Luig Obispo; Louis Samuels, San Francisco; George E. Faw, Alameda; E. L. Sturgeon, Mer- ced; E. W. Hale, Sacramento; E. C. Farnsworth, Tulare, and W. A. Shep- ard, Placer. HEARST MEN SURPRISED. The followers of Hearst express sur- prise that Gould did not appoint either Willlam T. Jeter or Barney Murphy a member at large. In fact, astonishment is expressed over the appointment of so many of the conspicuous opponents of Hearst In the Santa Cruz mz&:lflu. It is quite well the McNab forces nfixmdn? will lne up in support of William J. McGee of San Francisco for chairman of the State committee. The Hearst forces, under the leadership of M. F. Tarpey, will rally to the shpport of M. F. Coch- rane of San Rafael. Opposition to Al McCabe for secretary of the committee has developed. It is reported that Mec- Cabe and A. Caminetti neglected the fight of Franklin K. Lane in the last gubernatorial campaign, and at the same time.allowed the debt of the com- mittee to grow until it reached the fig- ure of $7000. The McNab forges insist that a new secretary shall be ®hosen. _| In the Hearst camp-no sympathy is expressed for the defeated Democratic nominee for Governor. It is asserted that Lane conducted a “hogging” cam- paign, and that money collected for the State committee never reached the organization, but was expended purely in the interest of the head of the ticket. COMPELLED TO BORROW. The fact is recalled that McCabe and Caminetti had to borrow money to buy postage stamps, and are therefore not responsible for the deficit. Surely a big fight is impending. The chieftains have on their war bonnets and both factlons are determined to fight to the finish. Active work In the direction of securing proxies is in prog- ress. Each faction is confident of suc- cess, but neutral observers of the pres- ent mix-up and of past controversies in the Democratic party cannot see how McNab can lose. When the fight was on in Santa Cruz The Call directed attention to the fact that Gavin McNab in his support of Gould for chairman was battling for the control of the State organization. The question of instruction or no in- struction was not paramount. It is clear now that the success of Jeter would have dethroned McNab. It is further obvious that Gould has made good by appointing the men whose names were written on Gavin McNab's slate. The question is now asked: “Will Herrin and McCaffrey get into the fight to down MeNab?” —_————— Chinese Bo:'s at Mills College. Mrs. Mills of Mills College gave a unique picnic yesterday. Oriental it was, for the guests were the Chinese schoolboys of San Francisco. They numbered 250 and, represented all the schools, public and private, in the city. | As they marched round in front of the, main building upon arrival at the col- saluted the Chinese yellow dragon flag which waved in their honor from a tall flagstaff. “The chimes were rung for the boys and a bountiful lunch was served in the gymnasium building. An im- promptu programme of speeches and songs in English, Chinese and Singa- lese was renderéd in Lisser Hall. — % dered, and was still rubbing the sleep out of his eves and wondering at all the excitement when Engelke resum his place with Company 28 as if noth- ing unusual had happened. Engelke's act of heroism was the sub- ject of an official. report to Acting Chief. John Dougherty and will gain for the plucky hoseman the coveted Scannell medal. < The building at 28 Vandewater street was a total loss. Among the occupants were many fishermen, whose household goods all went up in smoke. BULLE Injured Man Talks of Accident and Foul Play. Indications Point to an Attempt at Suicide. Jacob Wolfram, who is a partner in the local firm of J. Goldman & Co., wool merchants, and represents it at Tulare, was found yesterday morning in a room-in the Vendome Hotel, 1104 Market street, suffering from a bullet wound In the left breast. Although the man claims the injury was accidental, eircumstances point strongly to an _:.t~‘ tempt at suicide, despondency due to ill health being asigned as the motive. Wolfram visited the Vendome at about 9 o'clock Friday night and asked for a room. The clerk in charge re- quested him to register, but this he de- clined to do, saying it made no matter what his name was. He was then as- signed to room 20, which has double doors of ground glass. At about 8 o’clock yesterday morning Clarence Mclntyre, proprietor of the house, heard a commotion in the room, and on investigation saw reflected against the ground glass of the door the shadow of,a man inside evidently try- ing to open the door. McIntyre opened the door with a pass key and on enter- ing found Wolfram lying on the floor. There was a gash in the back of his head and his left breast was powder burned and blood-soaked. McIntyre at once called Dr. A. K. Happersberger, who has an office in the same building. ‘When MclIntyre and the physiclan re- turned 'to the yoom Wolfram was again in bed. Blood was oozing from the wound above the heart and also from the scalp wound. After 4 hasty exam- ination Dr. Happersberger called for the ambulance from the Emergency Hospital, as he did not deem it advis- able to probe for the bullet in the room. ‘While awaiting the arrival of the am- bulance he asked Wolfram how he had met his injuries. CLAIMS ACCIDENT. “It was an accident,” said the wound- ed man, who was begging for relief from his pain. ‘I was cleaning my gun and it went off accidentally. I did not shoot myself.” . At the Recelving Hospital it was found that the bullet had entered just above the heart and passed through the body, penetrating the Jeft Ilung and lodging near the spinal column. The bullet was extracted, but the condition of the injured man is critical. His friends desired that he be removed, but this was (eemed inadvisable. S DESPONDENT. The only reason that could possibly be for an attempt at suicide is despondency due to ill health. Wolf- ram has long been suffering from m: laria, and it was his custom to spend a portion of each year in-this city for the relief gained by change of climate. legesthe crowd halted and heartfly | He came here a few days ago and was . the guest of his uncle and partner, J. Goldman. He started out Friday morn- ing, ostensibly to make-a trip to the Cliff House, but did not return. In the room at the Vendome besides his clothing were found bottles of med- jcine for malarial trouble. The injured map’s watch, Jewelry, checks were intact. It was for a time thought that Wolfram was a victim of foul play, as when asked how he came by the injury to his head he replied: “Some one hit me.” But the bottom of fell, is marred and on It can be found clotted blood and a bunch of hair. These would account for the injury to the head. . ‘Wolfram is about 40 years unmarried. : —_——— Club Tickets on Sale. The ta Fe has begun the sale of of age and o, 10 at G4l e money and I the bureau' near the door, where he’ osemite tickets for the :fin-chb oul 1 June 18, 25 uly ‘A&. ll.:l"k:t street. . - HE \WAS FOUND TRYING TooreN THE= boom DOME HOTEL. + STATE'S WEALTH WILL BE SHOWN Knights Templar Are to Make a Great Display of California’s Possibilities The Knights Templar executive com- mittee proposes not only to entertain the many visitors who are coming to San Francisco during the conclave week next September, but they pro- pose to establish large stands in differ- ent parts of the city, where they will exhibit many of the products of Cali- rorqin, so that the strangers may have an opportunity to see something of the possibilities of the Golden State. A part of the Mechanics’ Pavilion has been secured, and T addition Native Sons’ Hall, Lyric Hall' and other halls have been engaged in which to make displays of fruits, flowers, minerals and other products. The commanderies in all parts of the State are enthusiastic in this matter and will contribute to the exhibits. Not only will they do that, but they will come to the city in large num- bers' in order to extend the hand of fraternity to the visitors. The indica- tions are that the welcome that is to be extended to the visitors will sur- pass that given to the Knights when the triennial conclave was held here twenty years ago. Sacramento Commandery, which will come to this city 200 strong, has se- cured, Pioneer Assembly Hall, where it will keep open house and have an exhibit of the products of the Sacra- mento Valley. Los Angeles Com- mandery expects to muster 400 uni- formed Knights, and will have its headquarters in the Maple room of the Palace Hotel. Pacific Commandery, one of the gldest in the State, will come fromn Sonora and make itself agreeable to visiters in the dining hall of the Lick Hou E. T. Gopld, the eminent commandef, has made arrangements to have the members of the organiza- ! tlon who are no longer residents of Tuolumne County - join their old-time assocjates at the Lick. San Jose Com- mandery will have its headquarters in a section of the Mechanics’ Pavilion. Red Bluff Commandery expects to have 150 members at its headquarters, while Visalia Commandery will make a like numerical showing. Naval Com- ‘mandery of Vallejo will have a unique | exhibit in Lyric Hall. The Knights of Humboldt County will also give the vis- itors a chance to see what their part of i | the State can present for popular at- | tention. | The feity commanderies—California . No. 1 and Golden Gate No. 16—will do | much to lend attractiveness to the af- | fair that is engrossing the | States. 1 Salmon Fishing at Monterey. This ts salmon fishing time In Monterey Bay @nd many fishermen who enjoy this exciting | sport.are at Hotel del Monte, Here s a novel vacation, offering a pecullar combination of at- tractlons. The salmon fisherman may leave his wife and family at the hotel in the enjoy- ment of every comfort while he sfends his days in angling luxury on the bay. Already many have taken advantage of this chance for an outing andl others are planning the trip, Del Monte s more popular than ever this season with ling, tennis, automobilt N ing. . dri and fishing as the :.,.,:"'.'x:m. ments. o | i —_——— Allcged Burgiar Arrested. John Morew, wanted for a mumber of the recent blll’lllfl.. committed in the city, was arrested by Policeman Jackson yesterday. - The detectives say they will be able to fasten a num- ber of bold thefts on the prisoner. e JACOB WOLFRAM, WHO WAS ACCIDE! ALLY SHOT.IN HIS ROOM AT THE V! tention of | every Knight Templar in/the United | T LWOUND IN HIS BREAST N st DUNCAN FLOUTS A COURT ORDER Business Man, Whose Wife Is ‘Suing Him for a'Di- vorce, Leaves With Coin DRAWS IT OUT OF BANK ————ii Brother Is Arrested for | Battery for Ejeeting His Sister-in-Law. From Home Following the application for a di- vorce by Mrs. Benjamin B. Duncan from her husband made before Judge Seawell last Thursday, Attorney Sam- uel M. Shortridge, who represents Mrs. Duncan, will take steps to have the | husband punished for contempt of | court, and his brother, William C. Dun- can, punished for battery upon Mrs. Duncan. On Friday Judge Seawell issued an | order at the request of Attorney Short- ridge restraining Duncan from drawing moneys which were on deposit with the San Francisco Savings Union in the | names of himself and wife. "Duncan paid no attention to the restraining or- der, and on Friday afternoon drew the money, amounting to over $3400, and disappeared, leaving his wife and two young children penniless. Attorney Shortridge was notifled of | the withdrawal of the money late Fri- day- afternoon and made every effort to locate Duncan, but failed. He sub- sequently discovered that Duncan had left the city on the evening train. He | advised Mrs. Duncan to go to her home | at 1701 Page street and patiently await results. While she was in the kitchen of her bome with her two children and a woman friend on Friday night William C. Duncan called. He went to the rear door, which was locked, and demanded entrance, which was refused. He broke the glass in the door and ¢btained an entrance. It is alleged that he attacked his sister-in-law, threw her down and dragged ‘her outside. Then he ordered the children and Mrs. Duncan’s friend out of the house. AVhen the woman re- monstrated with him he said he had in- structions from his brother to eject his sister-in-law. Mrs. Duncan and her two childreh went to the home of her friend. Yesterday afternoon Attorney Short- ridge called with Mrs. Duncan upon Police Judge Fritz and swore to a war- rant for the arrest of her brother-in- law on a charge of battery. Duncan was arrested by Detectives Silvey,and Bailey. He was released on $300 cash bail. The husband was connected with Cluff’s grocery, on Eighth street. —_————————— TEACHER i~ THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WINS LAWSUIT 1 | | Supreme Court Says Celina Pechin Need Not Pay $5000 Demanded by Gasquet Executrix. A peculiar business transaction, in which Celina R. Pechin, a publicschool teacher of this city, was a principal was the subject of an opinion ren- dered by the Supreme Court yester- day. The decision incidentally bene- fits her to the extent of $5000. The contest was instituted by the execu- trix of the estate of Horace Gasquet. The parents of Mrs. Pechin and the Gasquet family were for many years neighbors and friepds in Crescent City, Del Norte County. Gasquet had frequently promised the young school teacher that he would provide for her some day and after she had taken up her residence in San Francisco he vis- ited her with the expressed intention of making her a substantial gift. He drew up an order on the French Bank and told her to make it read for whatever amount she chose. After some deliberation she decided that $4500 was sufficient and transferred that amount to her own account. In spite of Gasquet's strenuous objections she made out a note for the sum men- tioned and deposited it to his credit in another bank. Subsequently she borrowed $500 more from him and gxve him ‘another nete. After Gasquet's death his widow at- tempted to collect the amount of the two notes, but Mrs. Pechin had had a, change of heart and asserted that the money was a gift. In this she was corroborated by a Mr. Carrou. The lower court decided that Gasquet had given the money to the teacher and the Supreme Court sustains that judg- - ment. ———————— McADIE'S THERMOMETER 1S IN NEED OF REPAIRS Mercury 1 Government Instrument Loses Energy During Spells of Unusually Hot Weather. Strong evid 1ce was furnished yes- terday to support the suspicion that McAdie keeps his thermometer in an ice chest and sprays it with liquid air. The distinguished meteorologist an- nounced that the temperature was only 86 degrees above zero. While sweltering humanity fanned itself in the shady places Old Sol worked over- time. At noon it was as hot as the west bank of the Yalu on April 30. At 1 | o'clock all but one person in town suffered intensely. MecAdie was the ingle exception and he kept close to | his thermometer. He really couldn’t, understand why the people should feei | unusually warm. There was no sei- entific ' explanation for it. It must have bee- imagination, according te the weather clerk. The forecast for to-day is for sime ilar conditions in San Francisce. i