The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 19, 1897, Page 12

P THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1897, STILL IS THE SOAP A PUALE It Is a Mystifying Attrac- tion for All Classes of People. DETECTIVE DILLONS STATEMENT What the Rev. Dr, W, 8. Urmy Thinks About the ‘‘Man- festations,” SOME STRONG DECLARATIONS MADE. One Hundred Dollars Will Be I‘orfeited‘a if Fraud or Deceit Can Be Proven. All's not well at the haunted soap facs tory. Those pla having all kind ful spooks wh have been of fun during the past few days aiming bars of half-dried soap at employes and visitors have either grown tired of the frolic or are aitera raise of wages, At all events, when called upon to “show off” yesterday, they responded with but one or two feeble el forts at grease-tossing—efforts which, had they been essaved upon a baseball field, would have been the means of re ing the performers to the hospital for ‘‘crock- ery arms.” And worse than this, the few ‘‘manifes- tations'’ that were by dint of persistent incantations conjured into action were of such an off-colored variety as to send quite a numover of the spectators away wearing smiles of incredulity. The hair-raising qualities of one of the most thrilling stories that emanated from the beleagured soap factory last Monday nave vanished with the confession of one of the witnesses, Dr. Receiving Hospital. The doctor pened to be one of the favored few per- mitted to atiend the seancs of that day It was on this occasion that Detective Dil- | lon ma fe his memorable advance into the | “rackroom’” ‘while the soap-dance in | full blast, and was rewarded for his in- | trusion by being ‘‘soaked’” between the | shoulders with one of the heaviest of the y bars. experieuce had the effect of jarring | Dillon’s disbelief in ghosts and facili- | 1ating his exit from the piace. Now, Dr. | Fitz was relied upon as a valuable sup- | porter of the spook theory, for he ad- | mitted that he plainly saw that identical | bar of soap rise in tbe air, then descend end iight upon Dillon’s back. The doctor | still sticks to it that he witnessed the | flight of the soap. But that is not all he now confesses that he saw. He beheld the supposed spook who threw the soap, and that was rather a healthy apparition, indeed, for it w none other than that “pach’al born joker,” Otto Heyneman of Chief Lees’ office. Otto also confessed when cornered. 2 Whether occult forces are at work or not, the publication of the queer doings at 1t place served to make it the center of interest great numbers of people all day yesterd nd all classes, from min- jsters of the gospel to sireet arabs, were there to see ior themselves what was go- Fuizgibbon of the hap- | ing on. Naturally the attraction was greatest for believers in spiritualism and theoso- hy, and representatives of both these | {;eliefs were out in force. Several medi- ums made their appearance and offered to give the true and only solution to the mystery, some ev:n going so far as to say they could put a stop to tbe demonstra- tion atonce. The students of theosophy had less tosay, but said they couid readily understand how forces from higher planes could do what was done It was proved that nearly every little country newspaper from Maine to the Pacific Ocean had representatives 1n th NEW TO-DAY. We 're still upset, cannot help it. Business goes along, though. If yeu’ll put up with bother we’llmakeitan object for you. Prices lower than at any other time. Boys’ combination suits, fast color, all wool; 1 coat, 2 pants, I cap, all same material, for ages 8 to I5 years, wortn $4.50. Now $3.50. Boys’ long pa;nts suits for ages 11 to 19. Exceptional value. Worth $5.00. Now $3.50. i Sixty all wool suits for men, worth $10, $11, $13. One hundred and ten suits for men, all wool, thoroughly well made, in sacks and Now $7.50. R 7 (R &2 R i KA i i LA The et = 2 e Mission Street. Soap Manifestations, Although Semewhat Less Spectacular, Continued to Be the Attraction on City, for dozens of people applied for | admission, claiming that they represented newspapers ail over the country. One | wise man who said he knew all about the | matter told how when certain reached a certain age it developed elec- tricity and this would cause it to fly | through the air. To a theosophist he | said: I don’t believe in any of your mum- | mery or skuliduggery. IUs as plain as an be that there’s no spirits about it. It and anybody that knows that.” rtis, manager of the company, nigh: regarding the statement in an evening paper that he had deceived | newspaper men and had obtained free ad- | vertising by fraud: “Such a statement is absolutely false, I have given to the newspapers the fuilest and freest opportunities to investigate | this matter. The Bulletin had two men | there this morning reporter and an artist. While the artist was sketching the two girls two cakes of svap came fly- ing by them and they both ran from the | room and declined to make any further investigation. The Examiner. was tele- phoned 1o four times last Friday and Saturday to send a man up to investigate the matter, but they ignored me, and this morning when a man came from that pa- per 1 told him that I would give him the same treatment his puper gave me. I ignored him and refused to*talk to him. “1 am willing to put my factory in the hands of a commiIttee of newspaper men, detectives and ministers and let them try to solve this matter and I will deposit $100 in any bank to be forfeited to pay for the advertising if it can be proven that there has been any fraud or deceit on my © ail electricity, | statement: | four or five times by the soap. It was not done by any one in the room. I will swear to this statement.” Aedr Eal, Annie O'Connor makes the following | ] have seen many cakes of soap in the air, flying, some almost as high as the ceiling. 1 have seen it every day since it first began on Friday. I have been hit It hurt, as it struck me hard. Isaw the three cakes of soap go irom the front of the room through the back window.” Lillie Coombs statement: “I saw the <oap flying every day since | Friday, and have been hit tnree times. | One blow on the head huft me very much. I saw three cakes of soap go from the front of the room through the back win- | dow. Some of the soap would circle | around 1n the air. It was not thrown by any one in the room.” Detective Dillon said last night: 1 went to the soap factory, 1155 Mi: ion! street, Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock, be- | ing detaiied by Sergant Colby to investigate a | report made by W. C. Curtis, the manager, and mscertain if possible the cause of the dis- turbanc I asked for Mr, Curtis and he was pointed makes the following the soap to fall or threw it. 1 have I am sure that it was some invisible STATEMENT OF REV. W. S, URMY. “While 1 did not see the soap in the air I heard it fall and now have in my possession a cake which was thrown. my knowledge of the positions of the people in the room that it was | not thrown by any person, and I am sure that no human being caused I am positive from no expianation of the matter, but force that did it.” part. 1have told nothing that I have not seen, and am perfectly willing to go be- | fore a notary and make oath to this state- ment.” | . The statement referred to is the follow- | ing: rANCISCo, Aug. 18, 1897, ! ot the Yucca Root Soap Company at 1155-1157 Mssion street, | where the strange und unu-ual manitesta- tions have taken place tor the past four days. These have taken place in broad daylight in the presence of scores of peopie. Tam absolutely positive that no physical or known force has been used in these manifestations. **More than 2000 cakes of soap have been thrown from the racks in the drying-room since Friday last. 1 have made ths most careful investigation and am positive that neither trick nor fraud has been perpe- trated. The soap has been thrown with great violence, striking many persons. It has not only been thrown in straight lines, but has periormed various circles and gyrations utterly impossible to any known applied forces. *I have seen dozens of cakes of soap rise perpendicularly from the rack eight or ten teet and then scatter in all direc- tions. The article in THE CALL of the 18:h was wholly true and ot overdrawn in any respect. Whoever says that I have in any way procured iree advertising from the newspapers by fraud or deceit tells something that is wholly false. “The most full and open investigation bas been ailowed to all the newspapers, and if the understanding of the repre- sentatives of some of them has been too obtuse to grasp the situation it is the fault of the structure of their brain, for which I am in no way responsible.” Rev. Dr. W. 8. Urmy, pastor of the First Methodist Church, was present yesterday when some of the soap was thrown and said last night: *‘While 1 did not see the soap in the air I heard it fall and now have a cake in my possession which was thrown. Iam posi- tive from my knowle.ge of the situation of the people in the room that it was not thrown by any person, and I am sure that no human being caused the soap to fall or threw it, I have no explanation of the matter, but I am sure that it wassome in- visible force that threw it.” Fred Erle, who is emvloyed in the | girl will tell you what she saw in the dryiug- out to me by the typewriter. I told him I had come from the office of the Chief or Police, and he said, *‘All right; come with me.” He took me to a room where four little girls were working; the oldest 16 and the youngest 12. Pointing to Lily Coombs he said : ~Tnis littla 'a room to the rear of where the giris vorking used for drying the soap before sent out. Some had been there, Mr. Curlis said, for a year and some for two years. Lily theu told me about seeing the figure of aman in blue overalis and a checked shirt floating in the air in the rear part of this ary- ing-room, and about the cakes of soap jump- ing from the racks in all directions. The coen- ter aisle was strewn with cakes of different Kkinds of soap. Mr. Curtis sald he wanted me to_investigate the matter and stop the damage done to his soap. I made a careful examination of the drying-room, and as there was a door leading to the rear I made Mr. Curiis fasten the door thoroughly with a stick, o that no one could enter that way. Mr. Curtis then took me to a place like a stairway where there was a lot of coarse hair used for packing soap and twao figures of Mex- icans, male and female, which used to be on exkibition in the window, on top of the hair. Iturned the rubbish over, tramped on it and satisfied myself there was nobody there. Then Ilooked for wires or strings, but could not find any, and then I got a broom and swept all the cakes of soap on the floor together, and made the girls put them in their proper racks, I sat down to await developments, and soon heard a cake of soap fall on the floor. Lily said, “There’s one,” and 1 went back and saw itlying in the aisle, ”fm it back in its place and again sat down. In a few minutes three or four fell in the side aisles followed by about a dozen, in the center aisle. 1 carefully exam- ined the room and satisfied myself there was 10 one there. Iopened the glass door communicating be- tween the room where the girls were working and the office and talked to tne typewriter, keeping my eyes fixed upon the girls in the otner room. Soon I heard the noise of a lot of cakes of soap falling and ran into the drying- room and saw over a dozen cakes in the center aisle. Ireturned to taik to the typewriter and another lot fell—about fifteen allogether. 1saw with my own eyes cakes of soup jump from the racks and shoot d.agonally several yards. Isawalarge cake strike Lily Coombs with considerable forcs on the right leg near the heel. There were no cakes of the same kind as the one that siruck her in the aisle where she was standing, and it must have come from some of the other aisles. There was uo one behind her at the time, either, and, recollect, the only entrance ffom the rear was fastened with the stick. 1 reported at the Chiel’s office -what I had seen and returned again to the factory with Detective Crockett and others and we all saw cakes of soap jumping from the racks. I was there again yesterday afternoon with De. tective Egan and others and they all saw the same mauifestations. Didn’t one of the cakes neerly knock Egan’s hat off? Idistinctly say that I saw cak2s of soa; drying-room, gave the foliowing signed statement: frocks. Mixed colors, black and blue cheviots. Worth $12, $14, $15. Now $10.80. ROOS BROS 27-37 Kearnu corner Post n ‘I saw the soap flying around every day since last Friday. One piece came and spun around on the floor for several sec- onds. I bave been hit at leasteight times, jumping from the racks and flying in di direciions. Some people may ory “ages bar Lam simply telling whatIsaw with my own eyes. 1 don’t believe for a moment t. were coached by Curtis or nn!‘ one. ;u‘?f £ l;: ligve they are telling the truth, LAWS DELAY FOR LAWRENCE Judge Seawell’s Remarkable Writ of Prohi- bition, Judge Wallace Positively De- clined to Touch the Case, The Presiding Judge Must Get Some Other Court to Hear the Motion - to Dismiss, A. M. Lawrence, who was recently ar- rested for criminal libel on complaint of Claus Spreckeis and whose trial was ar- rested in a remarkable manner by Judge Seawell who issued a writ of prohibition to restrain Police Judge Campbell from forfeiting the bond of the defendant for non-appearance m court, gained an- other day’s delay yesterday by rea- son of Judge Beawell’s failure to get Judge Wallace to hear the motion to set aside the writ. Judges and lawyers wete astonished beyond measure when they heard that such a writ had been is- sued, because nothing in the law of this State is plainer than the decluration that witnesses must be examined in the pres- ence of defendant. The motion to dismiss the writ was to have been heard by Judge Seawell last Monday, but the Presiding Judge then decided to assien the hearing of the mo- tion to Judge Wallace. Yesterday Judge Wallace declined to hear the matter on the ground that it was not a criminal ques- tion, Avprehen ling that the case might be heard by Judge Wallace or some other Judge, Garret McEnerney and A. J. Clu- nie were present to ask ior delay. Grove L. Jobnson was ready to go on with the hearing, and when Judge Wallace de- clined to consider the matter, went at once to the presiding Judge to have the question beard in some department of the Superior Court. Judge Seawell promised to see Judge Wallace at the moon recess, but failed to meet him. The question will come up again at 10 o’clock this forenoon and another time may be fixed for the hearing. 3 The proceeding in Judge Seawell’s court was instituted for delay and some delay has been obtained. The motion that Lawrence is entitled 1o more counsidera- tion than any other dafendantin a criminal proceeding 1s preposterous. He will be brought into court before long and ulti- mately Hearst, who is keeping shady, will be compelled to respond. The latter may escape service of summons for weeks and months, but some day the law will grasp him and bring him vo account. Hearst is the man that the plaintiff has resolved to reach. Hearst having acquired a residence n New York, fencies that he can hire subordinates to libel leading citizens of California and evade responsibility in the courts of this State. WEDDED TO A BARON. Marriage of Carl Von Reischach and Miss Dora W. Cords. There was a quiet wedding at San Ra- fael yesterday, in which Baron Carl von Reischach and Miss Dora W. Cords were the contracting parties. The former isa resident of this City and the bride lived in Alameda. The age of the groom was given as 30 years and thatof the bride as 28, The marriage ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace George Rodden. The witnesses to the affair were D. A. Cords of 620 Eddy street and Louise Grat- ley, also of this City. ‘The Baron was very particular that the public should not know anything of affair. Last night Mr. Cords denied that he knew anything of the wedding, but, in an anguarded moment. he stated that it was purely a private affair and noneof the public’'s business. He declined to give any of the particulars, The Schoolbook Jobbery | Before the Iroquois Club for Censure, ACCUSED SHIFT THE DLAME. They Say the Superintendent and Principals Led Them Astray. BLUNDZRS WHICH COST THOUSANDS. A Defense That Scholars Were Told to Buy Books Meant for Teachers Only. The Iroquois Club has taken up the schoolbook jobbery. The document charging Messrs. Bar- | rington, Waller, Bantel and Burns with a gross violation of their duty wasdrawn by John A. Wall last week, and the ac- cused members appeared bsfore the Iro- auois committee on resolutions yesterday afternoon. The committee and many acgrieved members met at the office of President | Lemmon in the Marye building yestérday | afternoon. They heard the charges pa- tiently, practicaily admitted the iniquity of their actions in ti.e schoolbook ques- tion, pleaded ignorance of the schoolbook | question, and concluded with accusations implicating School Superintendent Web- ster and withdrew from the contest. According to the statements of the ac- cused members they acted as Webster dictated, and in all that they said yester- day they practically alleged that ‘it was Webster did it.” The committes gave | Mr. Wall another week to discover further ev:dence, after which it adjourned. But the textbook robbery was not the only charge in Mr. Wall's resolutions, nor was it the only charge discussed in the presence of the accused directors. They were solemnly accused of making changes of teachers and otherwise changing the workings of the system greatly to its det- riment ana disorganization. To these grave charges they replied that such changes as had been made were at the request of principals, and if any errors had been made they were by the principals who had made the recommenda- tions, The directors said that the course of | study adopted was one carefuily prepared by Superintendent Webster, who held that the course in the City schools was from one to two years behind all the other schools of the State. They said they were not familiar with these matters, be- ing engaged in general merchandise and work wholly unlike teaching. Another most remarkabie accusation was that the purchase of thousands of dollars worth of books by the pupils of the schools was a great mistake. They said that many of the books were intended for teachers only, to be used as manuals and reference books. According to their defense Superintendent Webster, | busy with the cares of office, had forgot- ten to tell the principals of the schools that:the books were for teacners only, not for the pupils. Webster, according to this extraordinary story, committed a grave error in telling teachers that the books were for pupils when they were really for the direction of teachers only. Carrying out the blunder further, the princivals told all the scholars they would be obliged to buy these books. “*As soon as Wwe learned of this grave error,” said the president of the board yesterday, *‘we drove from school to school in hot haste to correct the error, but we found we were in most cases too late.” Going further in their defense, the di- rectors said they were assured that Super- intendent Webster was preparing a State paper wherein he would manfully share the blame and public reproaches that R e e R A A T action on the school-book question. The principals have been officially blamed by the directors for the jobbery and changes of teachers, while Superin- tendent Webster has been blamed with the schoolbook job. It remains to be seen what those thus charged by the accused and penerally denounced board will say in justification of their course. NEW TO-DAY. RT. REV. JOHN SHANLEY, Bishop of North Dakota, says: “Solong a3 a man is diseased you cannot re- store manbood by woral suasion: there is some- thing deeper than that, and [ firmly believe that Dr. Keeley has got i FATHER W. A. GOE Ripon, Wis., says: ‘(xhortations, temperance pledges. fake cures I have found Ineffectual, an atter much trial and experiment with rem:dis ne Worthy o Y’S. Iris St. Patrick s Church, of geod resulting fiom this treatment. A relupse may occur, but It is 30 seldom that were it less frequanc the KEELEY CURE might be styled “intallible THE KEELEY TREATMENT FOR DRUNKENNESS, the Opium and Morphine Habits is indorsed by'the U. 3 Government, and 18 used in the National and State Homes for Dis- abled Soldiers ‘Ireatment can be given without detention from bustuess. The Keele_y Institute (FORMERLY OF LOS GATOS), DONOHUE BUILDING, 1170 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. W. C. Glasson, Asst. Nan. Peer Tiffany, Man. ‘Writc for Pamphlets. have been bred by the board’s remarkable I B NEW Thousands of prudent buyers are making BLANKETS, best possible use of ErC., this occasion. Only 3 ETC. days more. Hemmed, 72x80.. Hemmed, 81x90.. Hemmed. 90 ¥ PILLOW nch hem, 45: 6c each 1lc each Hemstiicie: Hemstiiche Hemstiiclied, 3o each ses all with the torn which insures an absolutely straight hem after the washizg. 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