The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 14, 1896, Page 9

NDAY, JUNE 14, 1896. 9 OLD GLORY HAS [15 BIRTHOAY, General Display of the Flag Yesterday in Public Places. WAVES TRIUMPBANTLY. One Hundred and Nineteenth Anniversary—A Confusion of Dates. IT DID NOT FLY EVERYWHERE | | Because Excessive Patriotism Con- fused the Mayor and His Subordinates. The thermometer of patriotism in San Francisco yesterday was at fever heat. This was the effect of several causes. To-day (Sunday) is the one hundred and nineteenth anniversary of the adoption by Congress of the National colors. The Sons and Daughters of the American Rev- olution had requested the Mayor of San Francisco to direct a general display yes- | terday of the American flag upon all pub- lic buildings, squares, parks, etc., in com- memoration of the event. In the carry- | ing out of the order there was some con- fuslon, due, probably, to the dates of the raising of the bear flag and the celebra- tion of the battle of Bunker Hill, all of which come so close together. There was | not any difference of opirtion. All persons | interested were loyal, but there was a con- | fusion of dates and ideas. ‘When the Mayor received a courteous communication irom 8. Isabelle Hubbard, president of the Valentine Holt Society of the Children of the American Revolu- tion, requesting a general public display | upon all public buildings and in all pub- lic parks and squares yesterday of the stars and stripes, he said: | A request has been issued to all the proper | officers to have the National emblem raised on_public buildings ou Saturday, June 13, | 1896, in commemoration of its adoption by Congress, June 14, 119 years ago. | Our institutions’ are worthy of purest love, | and societies like yours are eloguent evangels, carrying the sacred token of National love. To Edwin Bonnell and Mrs. Florence C. | Moore, the representatives of the Sons and | Daughters of the American Revolution, he said: “Fully appreciating the spirit of pure patriotism that prompts your honorable association tocelebrate the event, your re- quest has been complied with, and all the | officers having charge of buildings, squares, etc., have been invited to raise the flag next Saturday as a testimonial | that San Francisco loves our National colors and the principles that it so grandly represents.” 8o everything seemed to be propitious for & grand general display of “'Old Glory,” | but uniuckily the minds of tke people be- came confused and they were unable clearly to distinguish between the respect- dve dates of the Bear Flag celebration, the | Battle of Bunker Hill and the one hun- | dred and nineteenth anniversary of the adoption by Congress of the National colors, The Mayor, 8o he says, transmitted his instructions to the Superintendent of Streets and the Superintendent of Schools, but the flags, nevertheless, did not fly so numerously as to obstruct the free circula- tion of air. The flagstaff of the Lincoln Grammar | School was bare, also that of Union | square. The stars and stripes floated | triumphantly to the breeze from the tower | of the City Hall and from the flagpole of | the Lowell (boys') High School, but not a | stripe nor star was to be seen at the Girls’ High School, although the principal | (Elisha Brooks) is a Grand Army man and noted for his loyalty. The reason why the flags. were not more generally dis- played is that the requisite instructions | did not reach the head gardener and the principals of the respective schools in time, High School for Porterville. PORTERVILLE, Carn., June 13.—Por- terville school district to-day voted upon the proposition of establishing a high school at this place. Two hundred and | thirty-one votes were cast, 153 being in | favor of and 78 against the proposition. | At a similar election one year agothe proposition was defeated. ——————————— Tacoma’s Queen of Roses. TACOMA, Wass., June 13.—The special | committee appointed to select a Queen of Roses for the carnival decided on Mrs. Harrison G. Foster. She will rule over the fiesta after being crowned as the floral | goddess, and will lead the grand march in | the carnival ball. GENERAL WASHINGTON. HON, GEORGE EOSS. ROBERT MORRIS. BIRTH OF OUR ~ BETSX ROSS. NATION’S FLAG. The first American flag accepted by committee and adopted by resolution of Congress June 14, 1777, as the National standard was made by Betsy Ross in 1776 at 239 Arch street, I hiladelphia, in the room represented in this picture. The committee—Robert Morris and Hon. George Ross—accompanied by General George Washington, calied upon this celcbrated lady and, with her suggestion, produced our beautiful emblem of Liberty. [Reproduced from o painting.] HE SENDS HIS WIFE OUT TO BEG Paul Vannek Forces His Helpmate to Solicit Charity. PREFERS TO PLAY NURSE Washes and Cooks While His Better Half Seeks Aid From Merchants. SHE IS ALMOST A CRIPPLE Rain or Shine, However, She Piies Her Vocation—Son and Daughter of Professional B:=ggars. There are beggars and beggars. Some solicit alms from necessity, others in sweet charity’s name, while there are not a few who beg because it is an easy way to make both ends meet, and incidentally put by a few pennies for the proverbial rainy day. To this Jatter class belong Mr. and Mrs, Paul Vannek of 1787 Stockton street. The husband is a fit subject for police investi- gation, though the wife is hardly less cul- pable because of her quiet submission to the brutal greed and avarice of her lord and master. The Vanneks are a peculiar people and they come from a family not one whitess strange. In fact they, with the parents on both sides, may be said to be a family ot professional beggars, successful almost beyona beliel in their fraudulent calling. The wife of Vannek up to eighteen months ago lived with her parents some- where in the Mission. Marie, for that is the girl's name, assisted her mother in supporting a family of eight, including the father and husband, who, it appears, was really a fit subject for charity because of certain physical deformities. It was an easy matter to gather in the sheckles. The Mr. and Mrs. Pau} Vann:k, Who Are Able to Work But Frefer to Beg. mother would don her oldest gown, place a pair of goggles over her eyes, and, led by the faithful Marie, would hie herself to places where men make money easily and spend it freely. An accomplished musician, the mother vlayed the accordion, while the danghter, who it appears is slighly lame, trilled popular airs,. or perchance touched the bearts of the passers-by with some ancient but well loved melody. A blind mother and a crippled daughter rade a combination which cold-hearted brokers of Pine street and the business men of Front and Battery could not re- sist. If from any cause whatever business became dull, the couple would take them- selves to the sections of the City inhabited by the halfworid and there gather in the coin of sin and shame. One day eighteen months ago Vannek, who was following a similar vucation, and, by means of an accordion and & big pair of green goggles, making a fair if not alto- gether honest living, met Marie and her mother. He fell in love with the girl and after a brief courtship the couple married. The mother continued her calling alone fora time, and -then departed with her family for fresher fields. They are now supposed to be in New Orleans. Vannek and his bride enjoyed s brief Joneymoon and then the old “business of begging was resumed. Day after day and month after moonth the wife trod the streets of San Franeisco soliciting alms. Within easy distance followed the hus- band to see that the “beggar girl” did not overlook any possible victims. Sometimes Mrs. Vannek is seen with one crutch, and then again she findsitto her interest finan- cially to hobbie about with two. She tells the old story of “eight brothersand sisters and a crippled father to support,” and it takes well with those whos hearts are eas- ily reached. Every few weeks Vannek and his wife visit the neighboring towns, re- turning invariably with their pockets well lined with coin of the realm. Mrs. Vannek continued her City pil- grimages to within four or five days of the birth of her child, this interesting event occarring about five weeks ago. Since the child came Mrs. Vannek visits her old haunts unattended by her husband. He is content to remain at home doing the cooking and washing, and incidentally taking care of the baby, trusting to the wife’s honesty to turn into his greedy bands her day’s earnings. The neighbors say that if by chance the wite makes but a small accounting for the six or seven hours of humiliation through which she has*been forced to go, she is the recipient of curses and blows. _“It is a burning shame,” said one of Vannek's neighbors yesterday, ‘the way this great big, able-bodied man compels his wife, who is hardly yeta woman in years, to goout and beg for him. If he was not abie to work it would be a differ- ent matter, but the fellow is an expert ac- cordion maker and an all-round good work- man. If there is no law against such things there should be. Vannek dresses well, in easy circumstances. He beats and cuffs his wife at the slightest provocation, and she takes it all without a murmur. This is a case for the police department or the Society for the Suppression of Vice.” THE NEW CHARTER. An Effort to Have It Placed at the Head of the Ballot. Becretary J. Richard Freud of the Mer- chants’ Association yesterday forwarded to the Board of Election Commissioners and the Registrar a resolution recently passed by the association relative to plac- ing the matter of the proposed new char- ter on the next ticket. The resolution is as follows: ‘WHEREAS, The new charter will be submitted for ratification to the qualified voters of San Francisco at the general election on Noyem- ber 3 of this year; and whereas, there will be ninety-one ofiices to be voted upon at that eleclgon, making, in case of three parties, 273 namés upon the electoral ballot; and whereas, the examination of such a long ticket will pre- vent many electors from voting upon the foai portion of the ballot; and wheress, it is neces- sary ani highly important that a full and fair expression o all the qualified electors of San Francisco be secured upon the adoption or re- jection of the new charter; therefore be it -Resolved, That the Election Commissioners and Registrar are hereby earnestly requested to place the words, “For the new charter,” or +*Against the new charter.” at the head of the unicipal portion of the ticket; that a special ommittee of five be appointed by the presi- dent of this meeting to pregent a certisied copy of these resolutions to the Election Commis- sioners and Registrar at their next meeting, and to report the result to the president of thim meeting. The committee consists of Joseph Brit- tan, James D. Phelan, Hugh Craig, L J. Truman and Hugo D. Keil. e At the Girls’ High School. The musical programme at the Girls' High School Auditorium on Friday afternoon was given under the direction of Mrs. W. von Mey- erinck, who also composed the music of the song on the Frenchi verbs which was such en attractive feature of the entertainment. The words were written by one of Mrs. Howard's French scholars, Miss Mattie Ijams. ——— Blaaingame Conveyed to I'resmo. FRESNO, CAvn., June 13.—Lee Blasin- game, who was shot ;y W. €. Corlew in the mountains ten days ago, has been brought to his home in “this city. He is recovering from his wounds, ——————— Thomas Slater has a message for every man on page 8 Don’t fail to read it, having the appearance of a business man | YOUNG REPUBLICANS OF THE THIRTIETH A Prosperous and Powerful Club Matured on Demo~ cratic Soil. YOUTH TO THE FRONT. The Tenth Ward No Longer Solid for the Dgmocratic Nominees. ARE BANDED FOR PROTECTION. Will Take an Active Hand in the Coming Presidential Cam- paign. The Thirtieth Assembly publican Club, like the “*Howard to the Tenth Ward, taking in that section from Fifth street on the east,along Mar- ket to Seventh and Bryant street on the south. This district had heretofore been claimed as being absolutely Democratic, and as such was considered impregnable agamst an incursion of Republican forces. But those claims and pretensions were of the memories of the 60's and before the young San Franciscans were of legal age to cast their votes. Since that time, how- ever, a wonderful change has come over the spirit and dreams of the imported Dem- ocrats whose political education had been Jearned at such a mature age as utterly precluded the possibility of a change of faith. TUnlike his father, however, the young Tenth Warder learned to think for him- self, in so far as his politics were concerned. While he inherited all the other good aual- ities of his predecessors, yet he wished to riae 1n the van of progressive politics and good government—qualities be had failed to see in the party to which his forefath- ers had pinned their faith. As a consequence, Republican clubs sprang up right on Democratic soil, so to speak, and to-day a Republican stands as good a chance as a Democrat of being elected to the Senate or Assembly from the Thirtieth District, where twenty years ago Republicans were as scarce as black- berries in Alaska on a Christmas day. This wonderful change has all' been brought about by the liberal policy and protective tendency of the Republican party and its local managers, as_in con- trast to the unprogressiveness of the old Democratic party with its othodox policy of State rights and degradation to the un- for tunate_incividual who had to toil to support himself and his family. The icy of the Republican party is and has ggen that labor is honorable and enti tled to all of the rights, privileges and protec- tion of the people and the Government. No master-and-servant act has ever been known to disgrace the pages of the statute- books of a Republican State government. Those conditions and surroundings were seen by the young men raised in the Tenth ‘Ward, sometimes jocosely ailuded toas ugouth of Market street.” Be this asit may, with the growth of the young men of that section the old party leaders of the unterrified Democracy can no longer rely om a sweeping majority for their candi- dates from this section. ¥ In the Thirtieth Assembly District a Re- publican stands as good a chance of elec- tion as in any district on the northern side, always provided he be a popular goo& fellow with his associates, and to boot, have an irreproachable character. Waith those gualifications his chances are good, as was the case when M. W. Coffey was elected to the Assembly from this dis- trict four years ago, againsta very popu- lar Democrat. & But, to be successful in politics, there must be an organization and a head to that organization. Just like an army, there must be one master mind at the head to be successful in tie battle field and the rank and file must be trained and disciplined in order to defeat the common enemy. x With this object in view, the Thirtieth Assembly District Republicen Club wasre- organized in November, 1895, preparatory for the 1896 campaign. Since its organization theclub has held monthly meetings at Pythhan Castle, on Market street, at which there have been rousing assemblages of the young stal warts of the district. £ The roll of membership shows 500 names of the bona fide residents of the district, some of whom are among the most rep- resentative men in the City and all of ir- reproachable standing, and still better, closely allied to the grand vrinciples of the party they have espoused, and at évery election done so much for its perpetuity as also for the improvement and advance- ment of the City’s interest. The present officers of the club are: F. E. Wallace, president: W. H. Sharp, first vice-president; I. 8. Cohn, second vice- Ercs\dem; T. L. Doran, secretary, and ohn Gardner, treasurer. Executive com- mittee—H. Benjamin (chairman), E. B. Griffith, J. K. Johanson, James C. S8harp, M. W. Coffey, I. S. Cohn and William Page, all of whom are exceptionally bright, active young men with irreproachable characters and good standing in this City. And as it is with the officers, so is it with the members of the club. All are excellent citizons, having the good and wellare of the City and its people at heart. MISSION REPUBLICANS. Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Thirty-Fourth District. The executive committee of the Thirty- fourth Assembly District Republican Club held a brief but important and spirited meeting at Sixth and Mission streets Friday evening under the direction of Chairman Charles Mayer and Secretary 8. M. Wil- liams. In calling the meeting to order the chairman stated that one of the most im- portant matters before the committee was the arrangements for the participation by theelub in the ratification meeting to be held the night following the nominations at St. Louis. A Messrs. G. W. Elder, Cord Wetjen and F. J. Hurst, constituting the finance com- mittee of the club, were instructed to pro- ceed to raise the necessary funds,eand a committee of arrangements consisting of E. W. BEaustice, Wiiliam Whan, Georze Dieterle, James E. Elkington and Joseph Becsey was given full power to act for the proper representation of the club at the ratification. & S After the regular meeting E. W. Eustice called a meeting of the finance committee and committee of arrangements and it was decided to have three transparencies, a band and calcium lights for the line of march, the members to rendezvous at Six- teenth and Mission streets on the night of the ratification. NEWS OF THE CHURCHES, Chinese Children Will Hold a Grand Festival Service To-Day. Unitarian Ministers to Open Their Discussions With “The Minister -as a Citizen.” Nothing will be done with regard to re- organizing the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which used to meet in Mozart Hall, till the California synod meets at ‘Winters, Yolo County, in October. It is expected that the synod will take some steps toward establishing a permanent Cumberland Presbyterian church in this City. There will bea children’s festival service at the Chinese Presbyterian Church this morning, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Condit. The Chinese Native Sons will be present in a body. he Unitarian ministers living in the neighborhood of San Francisco have formed an organization known as the “Unitarian Association,” to whose mem- bership all Unitarian ministers on the Pa- cific Coast in good standing, and any other minister in affiliation with the same, are eligible. It has been decided to meet once & month, beginning on the first Mon- day in August. / The next meeting will be held at the First Unitarian Church, the subject for discussion being “The Minister -as a Citi- zen,” led by Rev. N. A. Haskell of San Jose. W. G Eliot Jr. has been appointed clerk of the association. The members of the association will preside in rotation, A new baptistry has been built in the f«Christian church at Pacific Grove, in which several people have been baptized lately. Rev. Frank Ford isthe preacher there. Dr. Schreiber, a former occupant of Pa- cific Coast pulpits, lately held at Toledo, Ohio, where he officiates, a_confirmation service, which wasattended by representa- tives of various Christian denominations for the first time in the hl:tor(\; of the city. Rabbi Sessler, formerly of Oakland, has been unanimously re-elected, with an in- crease of salary, as rabbi of the Temple Gates of Prayer at New Orleans. » The annual aggregate circulation of the "GW‘““ of tga world is estimated to be 12,000,000,000 copies, requiring 751,250 tons of paper, SEVTENCED T0 STHTES PRION, Fate of the Striking Lath- ers Who Caused Mars’ Death. The Jury Found Them Guilty, but Did Not Want Them Punished. A VERY PECULIAR VERDICT. Judge Belcher B:lieves There Was No Premeditated Murderous Intention. Despite the efforts of the jury in the case of James Holmes, William Starr, D. Dunn, J. D. McRea, Neal Collins, W. Dowling, E. G. Waltz and Walter McCoy, the striking lathers who on March 15 beat C. A. Mars to death on Welch street to protect the de- fendants from the consequences of their crime, Judge Belcher yesterday sentenced six of them to serve one year each in San Quentin. and Neal Collins - was granted a new trial, it baving been shown that he endeavored to save Mars by getting him away from the gang. The case has been a peculiar one. The jury, on the evidence presented could only bring in a verdict of guilty, but tried to shield the defendants as much as possible. They presented a paper which read: “We, the jury, find the defendants guilty of involuntary manslaughter, not a felony, and recommend them to the extreme merey of tiie court.”” Afterward the attorneys for the defense tied to introduce an affidavit signed by the members of the jury stating that it was neither the desire nor intention of that body that the defendants should be punished. fused to hear the affidavit read. The words of the verdict were, to say the least, confusing. Involuntary manslaugh- ter is a felony, according to the Penal Code, and the introduction of the words *not a felony” mixed matters, so that his Honor took several days to consider. Yesterday, 1n giving his decision, Judge Belcher said: The defendant J. D. McRea was acquitted. Ihave granted the defendant Neal Collins a Of the others J. D. McRea was acquitted | Judge Belcher, however, re-| new trial, and as to him the case may be dis missed, for the evidence of the prosccuting witness shows that Collins came to warn Mars and his son and not to injure them. That evi- dence clearly showed that he had no inteat to do wrong, and as he was not an actual wrong- doer there isno evidence to support the ver- dict against him. The motion of the other defendants for & new trial has been denied. Now judgment is { tobe pronounced against them. The matter of judgment has troubled me a great deal. Since I have been on the_bench I have never had any case before me that has given me so much concern. The prisoners were striking lathers, and they went to the building where Mars and his son were engaged in lathing with the plan and intention of compelling them by £rce and numbers to quit work. They did compel Mars and his son to quit work, and in the midst of the altercation assaulted and beat them. ' Ordinarily, the case would have been one of assault and battery; but the arteries of the elder Mars were in an atheromatous (cal- carious and non-clastic) condition, and blows such as he received upon the head, which to a Kersou in good physical condition would not ave been productive of serious consequences, might 10 a person in his condition cause the rupture of an artery ana, as & _consequence, death. Theevidence tended toshow that the mediate cause of Mars’ death was the as- sault upon him by the strikers. The acts of the strikers were not within the law. No person hasany right, by violence or unlawiul means, to prevent another from pur- | suing a lawful trade or calling, or from doing any other lawiul act. But the strikersintend- ed'by force to make Mars and his son quit work—probably intended to beat them for the sake of example—but had no fntent to take ife. But for the unintended death the facts would ordinarily have made out a_case of as- sault and battery—an offense of a misde- | meanor grade, punishable by fine or imprison- ment in the County Jail. Say there was & feud between two men and they were to meet, and one were to strike the other with his fist and knock him down; ordinarily the offense would | be assault and battery. But say the person | knocked down had heart disease and the blow | accelerated his death. Clearly the offense, as against society, 1s not of the same grade—does N0t require as severe punishment as where a man is shot and killed on the instant. In the battery case there is an entire lack of motive and intent to take life. ! The punishment must be imprisorfment in the State Prison, and, under the circum- stances, I think it should be for a minimum term. An appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court. | POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES. Will Render & Varied Programme at 0dd Fellows’ Hall. The pupils of the Polylechnic High School are taking a departure from the old custom of holding graduating exercises at their school building. They bhave almost completed a carefully selected programme | of vocaland instrumental numbers, which, with the addition of a well-staged farce in three acts entitled “The Society Report- er’s Christmas,”” will be presented to their many friends and former classmates at 0Odd “Fellows’ Hall to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. The affair will be concluded with a danceand_be the occasion of the reunion of the graduates of the school. As the pupils receive no funds from the | department an admission_fee of 50 cents will be charged, and judging from the efforts of the members of the school and of the alumni, who have the handling of the tickets, the young folks will meet with deserving success in their well-merited effort to present an attractive and enter- taining programnme. The class of ‘96 is particularly fortunate in baving in its ranks excellent talent, who will make the entertainment and dance an occasion that will be borne in pleasant remembrance by those who at- tend. NEW TO-DAY. DOCTOR V) (GZon( & D »')\& . SWEANY = The Ablest and Most Successful Specialist of _the Age. THE HIGHEST There is no power more highly prized GIFT TO MAN. by,the man of intelligence and pure aspira. tions than the power to reproduce his species. The man who does not possess this sublime function in its full development is but a counterfeit of the true man. NO MAN Can achieve great success in any pursuit, or accomplish any noble purpose in life whose sexual system is impaired to any great extent, whether this condition be caused by sickness, overwork, strain of the nervous system, excesses, or vicious habits, it matters not; the final results are total physical, mental and sexual wreck. SHOW ME THE MAN ‘Who possesses heroic virtues, dauntless courage, a lofty ambition, high resolves, noble impulses, firmness and decision of character, one that wins success in all he un.dar- takes, and I will show you a man whose nervous system and sexual powers are in & strong, healthy and vigorous condition. THE GLORY OF MAN IS HIS STRENGTH, And in the great battle of life he should have a brave heart and well-braced nerves, for the fight is a long and hard one, and the weak have nochance therein. But how many start into the fight with shattered nerves, a clouded mind and a lusterless eye; with the vigor of youth ail lost, his hopes all blasted. 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