The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 27, 1897, Page 5

A FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1897, 5 URDERS ALl ‘ | BROK Opening Day of the Fourth Annual Woman's Congress. THE MAYOR'’S ADDRESS OF WELCOME. The Church, the State and the Scheol Are Aby Repre- sented MRS. GARDENER’S TRIBUTE TG CALIFORNTA Biilliant Papers on ogy” Reud by Noted In- structors. The first of Congress was struck by Prof dan, the Woman’s Jor- keynote In linguuage at once poetical and striking he characterized i’ Kkin wo titude to-duy as ome of ‘wa € happy Helen Gardener immedistely ng for striving, sai inder sealed or At on,"" Mrs voting in its favor once the phrase aught nd plead its adoption. ““The congre s will please ¢ 1will ask the ja close the doors du these woris Mrs me to order. will kindly o prayer.” With Switt, president s Cong the Pacific eir fourth annual session nd started the flow of deep thought s ess of Coast, ope vesterday m reason sas a bit late in coming to ift of the place of meeting Conzregational Church to o Hall at such short notice mewhat unprepared for erested adberents | nds, however, came ue and by the time all nce to join in prayer the stage was bright with palms and fair calla lilies, with a touch of color added by means of ¢ the presid of snow-white roses, and everywhere was discernible that touc: of woman's hand that beautifiex and adorns even the cheer. less lecture platiorm. In spite of the cheery bustle of prepara- tion and the natural excitement conse- quent upon a great work carrying with it tremendous results, the of the cougress found the active mbers sal with painful memor- On every tonguo was the name, in y mind the thought of the dear de- , revered late president, Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper. Judzing by the first day’s session this cougress will lack that spirit of excitement of the suffrage congress. There will probably not ve elcquence and spirited rhetoric, but more of the general result of the union of thought and heart that the oLjectof this congress, general education, inspires, L the fourth congress has not brought such well-known workers as the worthy B. Anthony and her witty lieutenan Bhaw, it has given in their stead such guished guests as Mrs. Helen Gar- er and the Hindoo sage, Brahma- ¢narin Bodhabhikshu. The first day s -ession afforded no op- portani these widely known orators, but their sententions respcnses to some of the dis- es gave a foretaste of tue pleasures in ; Mrs. Garder Phelan showed her possessed of ready wit, an &propos answer. speaks in quick, clear carrying its weight force of the whole fornia was glow that and Her & ana immediate'y cap- adding to the surprised at anything I see id. “The only thing how all the people do they get r money? They r time, according being courteous to in Calito: that astonis happen th vation, in rmacharin turned co win the hi ents in exc sentences with a soncrous, and impassioned gestures. 1, a8 2 daughter, is the heaven olen from Paradise to adorn the 1e poeticaily exclaimed. *‘As the aperies o1 yellow bunting. On | nt's table rested a huge bunch opening | resiless | so much buraing | y for ‘a lengthy discourse from | s timely answer to Mayor | She | t tones, each word tribuie to Cali- | y | and that the City that made him its of- | | | 7 | | | | | | | “Chid Psycho- \ | RABBI NIETO Addressing the Woman’s Congress. sister, she is a ministering wife, the queen of the home nd the heart, 4« & mother a goddess on earth. Woman is tue silent_power. She is nature’s strength. She is great sus- taining power of the un verse. Therefore [ a Walk ye together; speak ye to- gether; know ye the things of each other together.’ "’ The afternoon more in re assembled. session found things | and a larger audience The morning had been ae- voted to weicoming the strangers and mapping out the work. Afternoon found | the workers ready to begin. **Child Life and Child Study” was ably discussed by such well-known and able educators as Professor T. B. Bailey of Berkeley, Miss | M. Washburn of San Jose, Rabbi | and Mrs. Wilson Gould of Oak- | speakers were a bit tardy and the of the programme had to be re- versed, Dr. Nieto speaking first instead of last as originally arranged. Miss Wasb. | burn and R o's address caused considerable discussicn. Rev. Dr. Walk | took exception to accepted ideas and | made a plea for the uncultured parent and the neglecied child. Dr. Nieto mis- understood Dr. Walk’s drift and again took the platiorm to make matters intel- | ligible. Tuis brought Dr. Walk again ou | the stage to explain and a good-natured, all-rount explanation followed. Mrs. Gardener was called upon to tell about the Mothers’ Congress at Washing- ton and graphically described the enthu- siasm that prevailed at this famous con- gress “CHILD PSYCHOLOGY.” | — | Interesting First Day’s Work of the Fourth Annual Woman'’s Congress. With a prayer by Rev. Dr. Adams the fourth annual Woman’s Congress of the Pacific Coast Association was inangurated. To the Rev. Dr. Walk fell the proud privilege, as he himself expressed it, of welcoming the consress. -Wbhen tne | ladies first asked me to address them,” said thie reverend gentleman, “I was fully | conscious oi the honor they wished to con- fer upon me. As the son of the first Southern clergyman in the United States who lifted his voice more than thirty vears ago in the State of Kentucky in be- | half of equal rights for all and exclusive privileges for none, 1 felt I might accep: the proud distinction of assisting at the | fourth annusl meeting of the Woman's zcress. And I have come with the feel- ¢ that every honorabie effort made for the uplifting of woman and of man de- serves my best endeavor, most earacst prayers and warmest interests, g “Let us stand together, and, if it must be, fall tozether. To-day there is no zer a woman’s question. It is human- s question — the question of equal | rights Tor all, exciusive privileges for | | none.” "Aiter dwelling upon the subj et | of equal remureration for equal services | performed, Dr. Waik thus fervent'y con- cluded nis address: “Welcome to thie Cit | by the sea. I give you God speed and beg 0 assure vou that in all your efforts 1 pray that the blessings of him rest upon you.” On behalf of the City, Mayor Phelan ex- { tended tne hand of welcome to the con- | gress and the visitors from near and far. | As beficted the official representative of the pevple, he dwelt with longing praise on the wlories of this great Western | 7. He recalled to his auditors that the great march of civilization is westward | ficial head is the farthest in the West. | Said the Mayor: ““We owe a debt of grati- BRAHMACHARIN BODHABHIKSHU GRATIFIED. It gives me much pleasure to see how of humanity in this Western World. is to be remedied by the women. I have watched very closely since my to make money, have forgotten even the tise things on the streets, telling wholesale lies, simply to get money; how they introduce into the market intoxicating lig chewing gum and chewing tobacco, only really very s: Oh, how great is the ooks to the other side of society—the ci It is indeed gratif ying to see how the lad of temperance and to save women from t is quite evident that the woman po ame time the woman power has hardly in accordance with the laws really ) ning power of society, lik it is one and the same p nature and hu steadily and si — silently home. daughter, sister, wife or mother. tv. Butin physi . To be effective i , gently, but surely. Th that she has little influence at home. necessity of going out and cry for a vote. husbands and sons, and the woman could fold influence. However that may be, inside or outside, by natural means or unnatural, it is e woman power, let me repeat, which will save Ame: Therefore, I am glad to see the ladies of California meeting together to discuss points leading to the good of humanity. selflessness and not only as a show and a It seems that the corruption on the part of the men in America, due to too much commercialism and consequent thoughtlessness, ower which plays the part of the mother both in physi There it is that the woman has to hold the rein of society in her hands as This is the most natural way. however, the woman here has to walk out into the outside world woman’s suffrage, so as to check the immoral legislation of men, the woman power is working for the good | arrival in this country how men, in order simplest rules of morality—how they adver- uors and other rubbish and poisons, such as | to corrupt human nature. This makes one | degradation! When, however, the visitor ircle of fadies—hope at once comes to him. ies are doing their best to spread the cause he barbarism of men. From these facts it Wwer is to save America, though at the to work here a way which is of nature, for the woman power id e the mother principle of nature. In fact, cal nature the power works silently, yet t must also act in the same way in human € main power must work to influence the Unfortunately, and to cry for showing evidently Had she any she would have hardly any | For the legislators are fathers, brothers, lead them in any way she liked in her a. 1 hope they will do so in the real spirit of fashion. | end many of us a person | opened asa|tude to the ladies of this congress for | bringing as all together and bringing us in contact with distinguished strangers. 1t is our duty to extend the hand of hos- pitality. As the Mayor of this City, 1 not only welcome the strangers, but thank the iadies themselves for the movement they have inaugurated.” Dr. Davit Starr Jordan, president of Stanford University, was the nexispeaker. He said in part: In the past women have been acting under sealed orders. consequently they had to deal with the little things of life; they hud no choice as o the large oues, so it 'was otien supposed that women were frivolous It was only the natural result of acting under sealed orders. A womsn might have beea one-third poet, but the rest was what chauce and marriaze made her. The spirit of democ- racy is the breaking of these orders. The time has come for women to think and act for them- selves. Here I may say it would be batter if some men were working under sealed orders all :he time. Democracy does a great deal for personal de- velopment. It is meking better men and women, not better government. 1t is not right 10 just do the best one knows how; it must be the best that it s possible for any one to do. There has_been a great deal of misery caused by good women who do the best they how, but—they ought to know better. | the influence of women is as important'as the work of men. Mrs. Jobn F. Swift, president of the congres-, followed Dr. Jordan in an ap- propriate aadress. She said: Since our last meeting I have been called upon to preside over thiscongress owing to the death of our dear president, Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper. We have great loss bereavement. It has been a great privilege to have been associ- ated with such & noble woman in the work of the congress and ocher associations. She was one of the promoters and organizers of the Woman's Congress of the Pacitic Coast and our gmde and friend—one of the purest and noblest of women. The subject of thix con- | gress was selectea by tne late president at the close of the last one, and we have endeavored to carry out her pla nce the last session of the congress much been doue toward the end we have in iew, end the prospect of ultimate success is The subject this vear is ‘‘Education,” s broadest lines. Every + has been pui forth to make this Congress a success by those in charge, and we hope thatyou may 0 your humes much of benefit and rom deliberations of earnest thinkers her Professor T. the afternoon session with his paper on “‘Child Study and Reverence.” His address proved that he spoke from experience—an experience gained by work in a field where love held full sway. He sail The beginning of child study is in interest- ing cuilcren. Wenced two virtues in child study—continuity and patience. The person who studies children and gives it up not only has done himsel{ no good, but has done the children harm. The way to study & child is to get hold of its soul, its neart, its mind. ay to it, “My child, give me your heart.” All who are interested iu child study should become blographers. As we must first be amateur naturalists before we bccome men :d women of science so we must become better mothers, tathers, brothers and sisters before we go in for scientific cniid study. With these two virtues, patience and con- tinuity, together with observation and com- parison, taking tne child as o basis, we should arrive at splendid results. Love and interest for chidren is also necessary. Love without interest 1s not wanted. Child study devolops tact. Child study fs life. It is part of the ordinary study of humsnity. It ougit to be reverential. To those who would meke the study of children I et closer 1o the children. Woman fitted for the education of chil- id. I tnis be so, let them show atural intuition, their power of love in encing other lives, by increasing their dge of those they can help most. Only 3 hs and years of patient observation can we accomplish something. Miss Severence took the platform to dis- cuss this able address of Professor Bailey and made an earnest plea for the co-oper- ation of teacher and parent. Mrs. Washburne of San_Jose read a pa- per on “The Relation of Parents and Chil- dren to Echool Work.” Her paper, which was listened to most attentively, con- | tained tne following: My talk hes all been mad is butlittle to say that has not already been said. My subject is “Tho Relation of the Pa- rents to”the Children’s Work in School.” I speak of the co-operation 5o sadly needed in our schools—the co-operation of the teacner and parent. It seems incredible that so few parents are at all acquainted with the teach- ersof their chiidren. The children pass from grade to grade and sometimes right through the schools without the parents once seeing f the tenchers. here scems to be anotion that school is exclusively for the children, and except on cxhiniiion days parents are rarely seen i schoolfiouse. This should not be. The parent and the teacher should be on ramiliar terms always. If a child is not strong do not send for me, %0 there | him to school for the whole session; half a day i enough. The child may not get through £0's0on, but in the end it will accomplish far more good than if he were forced to spend in- the time that should be spent in the shine. I speak from exverience, for up to sixieenth year I went to school only a nuif of each day, and there wns not a day passed but that efther my mother or father and sometimes both visited my schoolhouse. After Miss Washburne, Rabbi Nieto was introduced. His paper treated of “The Mora#Training of Children.” He said in part: A child is not born, as some people assume, with a conscience all ready made, but if healthy and with & normai brain, the child comes into the world with the raw material out of which 1t is our duty to construct a con- science. Never make a promise you do not intend to keep, ana always perform what you promise. Do not disappoint without reason and destroy a child’s natural faith in its parents. Trust begets trust, and if you wish to have confi- dence in your children, to rely upon their word, let them be able 10 rely on you. Never convérse lightly of the absent in the presence of children; it destroys their respect for the elders and incidentaly for their parents, A child has a sense of strict justice which unfor- tunately is 100 often blunted by those who should ‘strive to render it more keen. The child, though it at first recognizes the mean- ness of adversely criticising those absent, grows used to it aiter hearing it often. Mrs, Wilson Gould of Oakland closed the afternoon session with an address on “Child Culwure.”” ““When we reach the sacred precingts of child culture,” Mrs. Gould explained, *“#e are touching upon dangerous ground. The problem of proper child cuiture implies mother culture, parent culture, and of that echo answers, ‘Where? sany good women, even in this day and generation, sneer st the proposi- tion of parent culture, and stand prepared to trust al! to blind instinct, euphoniously termed mother’s love. But in these days notbing can escape the searching eye and trained thought of the scientist, and | mother love and mother intuition must | bear the searching light of science. And | 50 gve see that the day is coming when | motherhood shall no longer be recognized as an Instinct, but as an education per- fected.”” e EVENING SESSION. Child Study In Several Different Phases Are Elaboratea Upon. The evening session began with the reading of a paper by Mrs. Louise Mait- land of Stanford, entitled ‘‘The Develop- ment of Children, as Seen in Their Draw- ings.” Tke lecturer exhibited a large number | of colored drawings, illustrating the sub- | ject of her paper. From experiments made by young children in Nebraska schools it was ascertained that boys are far be :ind girls 1n recognizing colors, and that the order of preference in coloss by young children is as follows: Black, white, red, yellow, blue and orange. Pro- fessor Earl Barnes made experiments with 1300 Oskland school-children, which showed a decided preference for the brighter colors—red, yellow and blue. @. W. Lucky, professor of pedagogy in the University of Nebraska, ascertained that the ability to see certain colors is very defective in young children. Pro- fessor Joseph Jastro made experiments on 4500 people at the World’s Fair between the ages of 6 and 70 years. Among these blue was the least selectea by those be- tween 6 ana 18 years old. Light red preferred by those below 18 vears old. Children from 6 1o 12 years old delight in laying on bright colors in large masses without much regard to detail. Realism begins to assert itself after the age of 12 years. A very small number of young children use color realisticaly, and this number in- creases with age. Miss Grace Barnard read an interesting paper on *‘Modifications of the Kindergar- ten System in the Light of Child Study.” One of_the ablest papers of the day was thatof Miss Mary Dounelly, 2 teacher in the San Francisco School Department. The paper was entitled, *‘Unconscious [uition.”” She began by saying that ic Iay largely in the power of home to make | or unmake the school. Courtesy, patience ana cheerfulness are the unconscio teaching of home. The speaker said that the time was not far off when the home and the school would be so much alike that there will be but little transition from one to the other. Miss Donnelly added: “Tho teacher’s strongest power lie her unconscious teaching; her personality, which 1s a power for good or for evil that reaches out into infinity. It isa marvel that our young folks are as good as they are when we consider the iufluence of the iconoclastic press so often teeming with siander, vituperation, sensationalism and malicious caricatures.’” Professor Earl Barnes of Stanford fol- lowed with a paper on *‘Children’s Ideas of Panishment.” President Swift advised the women in the andience not to wear large bats or waving plumes while attending the con- gress—or take them off like a man. The congress will resume work at 10 o'clock this mornin, WHAT THEY SAY. | Influence of the Woman’s Congress on the Com- munity for Good. One of the most promising features of the congress seems to be the absolutely impartial spirit with which they seek for and admit evidence from all sides, and weigh and consider it before they formu- late any general theory. This is a very pleasing feature, because women are very often accused of being prejudiced and one- sided. The spirit of dogmatism is ab- sent. They are asking us to bring our evi- dence before them, as far as we have worked it out, and let every hearer judge for himself or herself. MRS. LOUISE MAITLAND | of Stanford University. Women as Tsachers. ‘Women are rapidly coming to dominate the work of public school teaching. Ninety | per cent of our army of 400,000 teachers in the United States are women. Judge Draper, president of the lllinois State University, says, as a resuit of long ex- perience, that the greatest weakness in our American women teachers is their inability to play a part in public affairs, to give and take in public discussion in which lies the very basis of American life. Such meetings as this present congress must do much to correct this weakness, and if nothing more is accomplished than to bring to the women engaged in teach- ing, facility in giving and taking in public affairs tbe present congress will be fully justified. PROFESSOR EARL BARNES, of Stanford University. A Brightener. 1 think that the Woman’s Congress The fac-simile signature of of the City and County of San Fran- cisco is the greatest benefit that has ever come to it. It has done more than anything else I know to brighten the life of both women and men. It is of my personal knowledge that a large number of people are thankful beyond expression because of the existence of the congress. People who had been ac- tually asleep before have been awake ever since, and they live from year to year upon the remembrance of the ses- j sions. I regard the congress as of vital in- fluence in the community. MISS MARY DONNELLY Of the San Francisco School Depart- ment. Food for the Mind. I think that the Woman’s Congress has done wonderful work in the line of dictating to women, especially to mothers, the necessity for their taking a lively interes: in not only the things within the four walls of home, but the outside influences which have a direct bearing upon the safety or the destrucqan of the home. At one time women thought that they had nothing to do but to get up in the morning to see that their children’s faces were washed and that they had enough to eat, without even looking to see what kind of food was furnished to their homes. This congress has taught us that we must know what kind of food for the mind as well as for the body is being furnished to our children. MME. LOUISE SOBIER Of the Woman Suffrage Association. ORUN'S MANLY DENIL The Victericus Young Athlete Repudiates Any Recourse to Stimuiants. He Gives Strong Credit for Berkeley’s Field-D:y Triumph to Man- agers and Trainer. BERKELEY, Can., April 26.—Will P. Drum, who covered himself and his uni- versity with glory at Saturday’s great in- tercollegiate field day, is indignant over the insinuation that his victory was due to the use of stimulants. Mr. Drum is well known as consistently opposed to the use of stimulants on any pretext, and his manly and emphatic denial should set at rest forever any rumors to the effect that he bad recourse to such extraneous and, as he deems them, illegitimate spurs to effort. He writes as follows: Editor Call; In your account of Drum’s work in the California-Stanford field day on last Saturday appears this statement: 1t is to be regretted, however, if true, that dangerous stimulants were used to force this young athiete to his utmost speed.” The main stajement in this sentence is abso- lutely false. No stimulants were used by Drum before nor during nor after the fleld day. Ibelieve that THE CALL would not will ingly lend its columns to the circulation of a slander. Imightalso add thatIdo not believe that any of the plucky team that represented Stanford in the recent contest, and for whom our respect isin nowise decressed, would ap- prove ot this method of depriving a1 oppoueut of the credit of his vietary. And, if it is true, as it is elsewhere fmplied in THE CALL'S article, that some of the Stan- iord team were not in good condition, I hope that next year they may have better manago- ment and iraining—even to the second best in the State. For Berkeley recognizes the fact that to Manager Barnes and Capiain Everett Brow; who saerificed themseives for the sake of t team, and to their trainer, Al Lean, than whom there is no better on'the coast, 1s due in largest measure the credit of their victory. WILL P. DRUM. Berkeley, Cal., April 26, 1897. ST. FRANCIS PARISH, It Will Hold a Grand Keunfon and Pienic at Schuetzen Park on Mayday. A grand reunion and picnic of St Francls parish will be held on Mayday at Echuetzen Park, near San Raifael. The committee on games has scheduled thirty- four contests, besides the largest and most valuable list of gate prizes ever given, numbering over 200. The following committees will be in charge: Committee of arrangements—P. A. Buckley (chairman), John J.Dudiey (secretary), P. A. Conuor, James Kitierman, T. B. Helard, Gormau, T. B. Cunningham, John Kelly J H. Curvan, M. Gleason, Ed Foley, Joseph Murphy, M. Thornton, T. Burns, P. McGowa) Mr. Brusher, M. McFaiden, M. McGlinchy, McNealey. Committee on grounds—James Kitterman Nehairman), P. A. Connor, Wiiliam Gillesp: Commitiee on games—John Foley (ch man), P, A. Connor, John J. Dudley, Ed Ryan, George Kitterman, Mr. McFadden, T. Burns, Charles Riley. Reception committee—T. B. Cunningham cheirman), James Gilleran, John Kelly J A M. Gleason, P.Mcdowan, C. Mulle: sillerick. The committee siates thata good time is guaranteed to all. Among the various attractions will be a baby show, a sword contest for Company M, League of the Cross Cadets, a prize for the best-looking young lady, and numerous other features. The boat leaves Tiburon ferry, at the fool of Market street, en route to Schuet- zen Park, at 9 and i1 o'clock A. M., and 12:85, 1:50and 3:30 P. M. on Saturday next (Mayday). Tickets fur the round tripwill be only 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. The band will leave on the 9 o’clock boa e M. M. BARNET MALIGNED, He Did Not Sail Under False Colors at Fresno. M. M. Barnet, at one time business man- ager of the Journal of Commerce, came to THE CaLL office yesterday and explained that he had been maligned by a publica- tion in the papers of San Francisco on January 10, to the effect that he had been falsely representing himself to the people of Fresno as a representative of the Jour- nal of Commerce and of the Manufactur- ers’ and Producers’ Association. “Ioriginated the idea of association,” he said, “‘and I was once about to become a partner in the Journal of Commerce but Mr. O'Leary kept the contract after sign- ing it."” Mr. Barnet showed a letter from Oscar Lewis of the Manufacturers’ and Prc- ducers’ Assoclation, directed to him at Fresno and expressing satisiaction at the efforts Mr. Barnet had made to interest the people there in starting miiar or- ganization. “Imade no false statements,” he said, “and all the trouble arose oui of family differences.” —_———————— To Help Littlo Children. At s meeting of the directors of the Eureka Soclety for the Protection of Children it was decided to give an entertalnment in the Young Men's Christian Association building on the evening of May 27, for the purpose of raising funds for carrying on the work of the society. A fine iiterary and musical pro- gramme is promised. The affair will be under the direction of the following committee: Mrs. L. M. Pettee, Miss Kate Pettee, R. A. Tut- tle and Messrs. Steiu, Thorpe and Fredericks. is ou every wrapper _of CASTORIA. | EDITOR MARRIOTT ON RS DEFENSE Says He Will Justify the Alleged Libelous Article. uch Is His Declaration Through Samue} M. Shortridge, His Attorney. Scathing Review of P:ople’s Home Savings Bank Litigation That Caused This Dispute. 8. M. Bhortridge startled Judge J. C. B. Hebbard and his friends yesterday when he announced in Judge Damngerfield's court that in the Marriott libel case he proposed to prove that Judge Hebbard had not been libeled when the News Let- ter spoke of him as a ‘‘creature’” and a “tool” who was a disgrace to the bench and who ought not to be elected. Mr. Shortridge was makine his opening statement to the jury aiter Judge Dainger- field had denied the motion to dismiss the charge of libel which is pending against Editor Frederick Marriott. In presenting this statement on behalf of his client Mr. Shortridge gave a detailed history of the troubles that led up to the present pro- ceedings. They grew out of the failure of the Pacific Bank and the People’s Home Savings Bank, both controlled by Dr. R. H. McDonald and his sons. The article in question was based on a statement made by a committee of the sevings bank depositors, in which they claimed that Judge Hebbard had caused poor men, widows and orphans to lose their savings by his unfair acts in main- taining General J. H. Sneehan in the posi- tion of receiver of the savings bank when it had been proved that the interests of the depositors were jeopardized thereby. Mr. Shortriage remarked that the record here purports o show that the State of California is the plaintiff, yet as a matter of fact it will be made to appear ihat J. C. B. Hebbard is tbe complaining witness and persecutor, and that this actually is proverly a civil suit and not a criminal proceeding. The serious accusation that Judge Heb- bard was unfit for the position he sousht would be plainly proved by the records of the court, and would be sustained and overproved by oral testimony from the witness chair. No malicious intent on the part of BEd- itor Marriott had been proved, and the defense will show that so far irom there being any malice, Mr. Marriott did not write the article, and knew.nothing of it uatil after it was published. But even if he had known of it, there would be no difficulty in proving that it was published from praiseworthy and justifiable mo- tives, such as ought to actuate every hon- orable man ina free country. Furthe; more, it is a privileged communication, such as one voter has a right to address to other voters in discussing the claims and character of a candidate for office. The State ought to be compelled to prove actual malice on the part of a citi- zen publishing his opinion of a candidate for office before such citizen may be im- prisoned. The presumption of the inno- cence of the defendant is established by law, and must be overcome by the attor- neys for the prosecution before a convic- t.on can be bad. In determining the question of the un- fitness of Judge Hebbard for the office he sought, it would be necessary to go into Judge Hebbard’s record even when he was 8 Justice of the Peace. Technically speaking, he was a qualified Judge, for he held a position on the bench, but as to whether he was really qualified for the place as to his learning, his mental attri- butes, his temper, his disposition to be partial to his friends and those who influ- ence and control his acts, would be proper subject of inquiry, saia Mr. Shortridge. An investigation will be made into his decisions as a Justice of the Peace to see whether he was gunided by reason and justice or whether he was swayed by petty spite and paltry considerations. When Judge Hebbard came to the Superior Court his record would be examined to sce whether he discharged his duty there as a broad-minded Judge or whether ne acted more like a small politician in a large place. Whether he was disposed to pur- sue and vunish men he did not like or to reward his favorites. With a fine touch of humor Mr. Short- ridge referred to the extravagant praise and the llckenmf adulation that had been heaped on Judze Hebbard by some of his henchmen. He was by them held up for the admiration of a startled world in terms more complimentary than had ever been bestowed on Chief Justice Mar- shall or Lora Eldon. On the other hand, there had been some harsh criticism of Judge Hebbard, and citizens had as much right to one form of expression as the other. Mr. Marriott had only exercised that right, and no American jury would send him to jail. After reading the editorial article on which the charge of libel was basea, Mr. Shortridge referred specially to the word “creature,” and added: “I may prove that Judge Hebbard was the creature of the most immoral ‘boss’ that was ever known 1n San Francisco. Attorney Juiius Kahn, as special coun- sel for the prosecution, objected to Mr. Bhortridge stating what he “may” prove. Mr. Kahn wanted to know what he ex- pected to prove. In this posiion Deputy District Attore ney Hinkle joined, curtly referring Mr. Shortridge to the lanyuage of the come plaint when asked for a statement of what the State expected the defendant to jus- tify. Mr. Shortridge said he rather expected a parrot-like answer of this kind, so would not waste Lime in further inquiries, though the defendant was entitled to a manly, straightforward reply. In commenting on the failure of the | McDonald banks Mr. Shortridge said he would show ihat Judge Hebbuard, as pre- siding Judge of the Superior Court, as- signed all that litigation to himself, in order that he might heap the patronage growing out of the appoiniment of the receiver on John F. Sheehan, his personal and political friend, and that when his acts were overruled by the Supreme Court he appointed the same man, John F. Sheehan, to the same place, not only twice but three times. Sheehan received, in round numbers, $20,000 from tnose ap- pointments, and finally he was relieved of all responsibility and his bondsmen were exonerated without an accounting. The names on those bonds might throw a light on the suggestion that Judge Heb- bard was the creature of some person in this community. One of the bondsmen was a noted stalesman, sometimes known as Colonel Dan Burns, It was 1n this sense that the defendant would justify the use of the words “creature” and “tool,"” it being his inten- tion to produce evidence to prove that | Judge Hobbard was either wittingly or unwittingly used by designing men for the accompiis iment of their sinister pure poses. Mr. Shortridge maintained whether he knew it or not the fuct remains that Judge Hebbard ood in’’ with John F. Bheehan and his attorneys and associates, and in that regard had shown himself a partisan and therefore an unfit person to occupy the bench a3 a Judge of the Su- perior Court. Mr. Marriott had thought so, and as a citizen be had a right to say so. This being true the jury would be asked to give an immediate acquittal. Mr. Shortridge occupied the afternoon session reading documentary evidence. The taking of testimony will occupy the remainder of the week. THE 000 FELLOWS' DAY Celebration of the 78th Annivers sary of the Founding of the Order. A Brilliant Gathering in 0dd F:llows’ Hall in Which the Patriarchs Militant Were a Feature. The seventy-eighth anniversary of ths founding of Odd Fellowship in the United States was observed last night with a great deal of eclat in 0dd Fellows’ Hall by Oriental Encampment and Canton San Francisco No. 5, Patriarchs Militant. The hall, decorated in pale blue and white in the midst of which stood out prominently the “all-seeing .eye” under the “three links,” was well filled and the galleries were crowded. The canton represented by fifty members in brilliant uniforms and gay-plumed chapeaus entered the hall under command of Captain A. J. Duncan and presented a very fine appear- ance, and after salute broke ranks and dis. tributed themseives over the hall; their handsome uniforms showing here and there in the midst of the handsome goWns worn by many of the ladies added to the brilliancy of the scene. There were present: General J. F. Crosett and staff, General E. H. Biack, Colonel H. O. Brower, Lieutenant-Colonel W. S. Potter, Uaptain A. J. Duncan, Grand Treasurer George W. Lemont, Chief Patriarch Joe Adams, Captain John Thompson, District Deputy J. A. Foster, Assistant Grand Secretary "Ciifford, Fred Fillmore, W. J. Phiilips, George K. 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