The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1899, Page 9

THE SAN FRANOCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1899. Christmas Praise at THo LY all the churches will con- Orming and evening. As in i¢ teature of the services will the » and this year the choir- isters have extended themselves in an «iiort to give their respective congrega- ns the pleasure of listening to beau- *ctions well rendered aces of worship throughout the been tast decorated in e festal day. Special be preached b ies both solemn and im- ched ts readers Congregational, BETHAN wNaibOATIONAL— Phe foll, mme will be rendered at urch, rrow Bartlett A M. Ladd, organ- 4 in Darkness Lay' Y Mes B anklin and Nights™” e d’p('.rcopa/. ET. LUKE'S—, Services will be held In 8t. Luke's, corner Van | TUNC t0 be rendered at the Simpson Memorial DNess avenue and Clay street. Clristmas day. Tollow Sunday before Christmas—Morn: er, clock; processiona Jomes With Clouds Des morrow and on edicte’ (Sir J. Goss); hymn 41, ling Volce Is Sounding’’ (Thompson); *'Gloria mn_$31, l Reading) Nunc hymn ‘0 Little hristmas services to-mor- | ser- | v the pastars, | | | | ¢ observed in honor of | | The programmes for both days | SUChaDan streets. Town of Bethlehem” (L. H. Redner); an- them, O, Zhon, That Bringest Good Tid- ings'” (Sir J. Stainer): recessional hymn 59, Dakame Upon the Midnight Clear” (J. B. Christmas Sa m., ¥ munion, 11 o clock; slonal hymn, 'O, Come Al (Reading); “Versicles" (Jacobs): ““Te Deum” (Garrett in E flat) Jubliate" (Garrett in E flat); introjt hymn Havk, the Herald Angels Sing” (Men- Kyrle Elelson,” “Gloria Tibl," (Tours in’F); Bymn 8, = D. C. Garrett: offertory an- y eom- them, “O Come, Redeemer of Mankind" (J E est); “Sursum Cord ‘Sanctus,"” Asnes Del,”” “Gloria in Excelsis’” (Tours in F) unc Dimittis” (Farrant): regessional hymn £8, “Shout the Glad Tidings” (Alr- =on); music W A % under the direction of Sabin, F.R.C.0., organist and choir master. s services will be held In Bt Episcopal Church, Fulton street, be- Webster and Fillmore, as follows: 7:45 o'clock—Anthem, tween ! (xlglinl- Vebster) flat (Parker); anth . ‘Al ]m'l‘ll mh! i em, “‘Ange! o (Adam); offertory, “0, " Holy * g‘l:h(" am). Christmas day, 11 & m.—Anthem, “Unto You a. Savior is Born" é\\'-u::} “Te Deum'™ in B fiat minor (Shelley); late” in B flat (Schnecker): offertory sa} *The Christ Chil (Vandewater). The church is decorated in evergreen and holly. ~ Music will be rendered by the vested choir of twenty ladies and gentles men under the direction of Roscoe Warren Lucy, organist and cholrmaster. W) ethodist Spiscopal. SIMPSON MEMORIAL— Following 1s the programme of Christmas Methodist Episcopal Church, corner Hayes and Morning service at 1l a. m.—Organ vol- unty H. Pra ‘Hall to the Vhile Shep- response, Clean Heart” (Shep- e_Town of Bethle- ard); anthem, (Nevin); *Gloria Patri"” (Wi “Hark, the Herald Angels Si y, “Cantique de Noel™ (A tenor solo by J. M. Shawhan selected, by Mrs. Wallace “When Marshaled on the (Briggs); organ postiude, Evening service at 7:30 p. m—A beautiful sacred cantata will be rendered by the choir and Sunday scheol chorus; Rev. John Stephens, pastor. GRACE M. B— Rev. J. N. Beard of Grace Methodist Epls- copal Church, corner Twenty-first and Capp streets, will conduct a Christmas praise ser- vice to-morrow. Kollowing is the programme: Hymn No. 188, congregation; tor; anthem, *'it Comes vnn%m Clear” (Sullfvan); contralto solo, “The Lord Is Mindful” (from “St. Paul"), Miss San- 20, Heavens” (from roal (Adam), Signor congregation; collection: anthem, “‘Hark, sopranc solo, ‘’The Star of Peace’ (He Parker), Mrs. i ani Seen His Star” (Simper); congregation; benediction, pastor. ar_chorus choir, assisted by Mrs. Jathryn Day Boyns, sopreno; Miss Parss: kova Randel n, contralto; Signor Abramoff, basso. POTRERO M. B— The following music will be ‘rendered at the Potrero Methodist Episcopal Church, on Ten- nessee street, between Eighteenth and Nine- teenth: Morn# music—Hymn, Gloria, *“The Priceless Gift"” ( them, '*“Beautiful Bells” (Porter); @ “O'er the Plains” (Saltatre); chorus, _Beautiful Star” (Porter); hymn, congre- gation. Evening music—Hymn, congregation chorus, **Angel ng”* (Porter); solo, “The ict); i A Sweet Old Story’ uet, Sweet Song” (Porter); anthem. “‘Awake (Porter); duet, *Chrigt Is There” hymn, congregation. F. J. Hatton, musical director. RICHMOND M. E— Following is the programme of the Christmas service which is to be held in the Richmond Methodist Episcopal Church, Fourth avenue, between Clement and Point Lobos; Rev. A. E. Ulrich, pastor: mung:uonu singing; first Scripture lesson, Testament: anthem, *‘Christ, the King,” choir; second Scripture lesson, from the Ne Testament; the Crucified,” Miss Eckman; congrega- tignal singing; offertory; Rev. A. B. Ulrich, tor, Thrist’ Rejected”; prayer:” hymn, congre- gational singing; doxology: benediction. The Sunday-school Christmas entertain- ment will be held on Tuesday night, De- cember 3, at 7:30 o'clock. re will be 0o charge for admission and all will be made welcome. Roman Catholie, ST. MARY’S— At the 5 o'clock mass at Bt. Mary's Cathe- dral a choir of fifty volces will render a spe- clally prepared programme of chants and hymns appropriate to the season. The soloists of the occasion will be: Mise Julie Cunningham and Miss Mabel Quatman and Messrs. Rubanick and William J. Solen. Professor R. J. Harri- son will preside at the organ. Solemn high mass will be eelebrated at 11 o'clock. Rev. Charles A. Ramm will preach the sermon, and In the evening, after vespers, Rev. Edward P. Dempsey will preach. The following selections will be rendered at 11 am: Huromel's “Mass in B flat”; i . Novello's - canticle, Beethoven's H‘l‘lt Katherine Black and Mrs, Alfred Kelleher: m. .HDI:: Julla Sul “‘l:y\i.-nd Mrs. EIA‘{'- Bniy"*eng Ropert ot ted” by chors 2 orehestra; K. 3. Harrison, of. ganist. CORPUS CHRISTI— Solemn high mase will be celebrated at the Church of Corpus Christ!, 60 Croke street, at o, § and 10 o'clock, and solemn vespers at 7:30 P m. At the high masses Marzo's “Pirst Mase' will be sung. under the direction of the or- ganist, Mary Siary Toioeo. Mise Josie Cercghine and M ary Riseo, no a: 58 Cellg Richtar; contralto, Mra. Catto; tenor, ose, L. Jones; bassos, George Illed, Broyer, EBmilio Ce; ino. At the offert Adam's “Noel” will be sung by Josep) Broyer, STS. PETER AND PAUL— The following programme will be carried through on Cbristmas day at the Italian Chaurch of Sts. Peter and Paul, corner of Du- pont and Filbert streets: padina’s *‘Veni will g oel” will be sung at the W":Z by SignorinaZ Pomunl;n!lmnu Fidels by the full choir, HOLY INNOCENTS CHAPEL— The following music will be rendered at the Holy Innocents on Fair Oaks street, on Christmas day: Morning service: Processional, *‘Christians, wak “Venite” (Edwards); ‘‘Psalms in E flat jor (W “‘Benedictus’ D hat Bring- *‘Sursum ly ®brines. Corda” (Camidge); ‘“Sanctus chant; “Benedictus'!; “Agnus pors in Excelais” (€, the Herala Angeis Sing. ST. IGNATIUS— The Call has already published the pro- gramme of music which will be heard at St Ignatius on Christmas day. The singers who will constitute the choir on that day are: . B. Lane, J. Qu Wm’(a{ian. SECOND UNITARIAN— The following notice has been issued by the Second Unitarian Church, corner Twentieth and Capp streets: Second Unitarian Church, corner Twen- tleth and Capp streets.—Rev. A. J. Wells, pastor. Special Christmas praise service at soprano solo (Adam); (Stephen Adams). director. s cellaneous. Mdentle FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST— Christmas services will be held at First Church of Christ, Sclentist, 223 Sutter street, on Sunday morning, as follows: Organ voluntary; quartet, “‘O Come, All Ye Faithtul'' (Novello); hymn, “‘Saw Ye My Bavior?' (Mary Baker Eddy): trio, ““When the Christmas Bells Are Ringing” Ll;m;; Scripture reading and silent prayer, rd's prayer and scientific interpretation; duet, “Holy Night'" (Adam); announcemen hymn, “To Us a Child of Hope Is Born' juartet and solo, ‘‘Hark, What Mean Those oly Volces?” (Marzo); lesson sermon, sub- ject, “'Christian Sclence,” from the Bible, and “Sclence and Health, With Key to the by Mary Baker Eddy; offer- ““Glory to Heaven's Eternal King" (Helmund); quartet and solo, ““There Were Shepherds’ (Vincent): hymn, man, Tell Us of the Night''; scientific state- ment of being and benediction. ity " o Jabish Clement, musical WOULD ABOLISH CKEL BOXES ON TELEPHONES Grand Jury Files Its Report. PRAISE FOR CITY OFFICIALS BAD JANITOR SERVICE IN THE CITY HALL. In its rep x . « [ t 1 por LR bt L 1 orporations, miss the a great deal of n this manner, the boxes will ed by the of- latter we could for this evil, and be required to give g the ere is no doubt in the public good patrol and City thanks to the a great pleasure. her with the ches of the Po- us feel that Chiet s in the right place. @ carefully in- most_commend- is that for the ortunate as to Jepartment for criminal ele- T a great suc- We strongly Chief Lee ) more boxes We beg leave f the har- te acquisition of a waoership by the steam patroi-boat city of all the eity § ter bulldings and The use of bicy of te ark police and trol wagons | | by Jurors Wright, Ruddick and | states that the evii has b of them In refer- | recommend that | nickei-in- | ¢ is the only sat- | investigated the | will in & short time become a necessity. The detective force represents an important fac- tor by reason of the capable individuals composing it and the noble work performed by them, Two reports were flled on the.so called 'socjal evil.” The majority report, signed Jacobs, n scattered all over the city, in some places more public than others, and they recommend that it be collected in one locality and shut in from view of the public. This committee also finds that the dives and dance halls are conducted in an orderly manner. The minority report is signed by Jurors | Gray and Drydemi, who state that they are “opposed to any attempt at the regu- ation of the ‘social evil' whereby there is | any attempt to legalize the same.” Re- | garding dives and dance halls, they hoid | that no particular good results from thewm. | The conduct of the Mayor's office was | found to be methodical and in the interest | of the pyblic welfare. The other reports are, in part, as fol- lows: | The Treasurer's office 1s in a most cred- condition, every branch being con- | 1 in & business-like manner. The va- deposits have ere it took the Com- hours to count the coin the work can now be accomplishs We are convinced tment in the city government s bel better conducted than the Treasurer's de- artment 4 ¢ Sullivan of the Fire Department is ) ally commended for the high class of excellence and efficiency to.which he has brought the Fire Department. The appropriation of $1,200,000 {or the sup- port of the public schools for the present fiscal year 18 inadequale 1o pay salaries, furnish necessary supplies and make re- pairs imperatively demanded. The present board has conducted its affairs in quite a satisfactory manner. The books and records of the Coroner's office mre kept in order, as are also the books of the police court clerks and prop- erty clerk. 3 [ We find nothing to criticize in the County k's office either in respect to the man- ement of the office or t abllity of the attaches. Under the administration of Mr. | eane *jury stuffing” has become a thing the past. An important innovation is ation of sureties on different e to the water and gas coms w that the rates of both are higher than other cities and 1 that when bonds are being for the general improvement of the that some be issued for these utilities. Tax Collector's and License Col- | city The Jector's offices were found to be conducted roperly. A detailed examination of the kmkl. however, ticable, as it would be nec the services of experts, which is not within our province. Gt"the office of Assessor Dodge we can only speak In commendation. In the mat- ter of the collection of poll taxes the same customs of past years have been followed. As the new charter specifically provides that all commissions and fees of salaried officers shall be turned Into the treasury dally all local disputes as to whom they shall be paid will be definitely settled. The Sheriff's books and records appear to be In every way satisfactory. The con- dition of the jail buildings require im- mediate and careful overhauling. On ac- count of the al this office and throughout the City we are constrained to ask why {8 the city paying for junitors and receiving no work in return. We would suggest that here- ter each elective ¢ tain sum to keep his office in a tidy con- dition We recommend the placing of incandes- cent lights In the Recorders office; that books be numbered and rebound and that necessary book racks be provided. A great deal of praise is due to Reglstrar Steppacher for the prompt discharge of his duties during the last election and for the splendid condition of the records In his office. Everythlng In and about the Almhouse was running In systematic order when the committee visited it In regard to the Supervisors we find that the reprehensible habit of selecting the street light fund to come to the aid of the depleted treasury is worthy of severe cen- sure. The city Is plunged In total dark- ness for a period, exposing its citizgens to the ravages of the criminal element on that account. The system of political janitors is foisted upon the people that party work- ers may be rewarded and it is impossible 10 get these gentry to even make an effort to_earn their salaries. We would also recommend that the Board of Supervisors pay more attention to the recommendations of the Auditor relative to RUSSIAN CIGARETTES With Mouthpiece 10' cents for 10 Konopol Tobacco Works fixing the tax levy; by so doing the cus- tomary large deficlts at the end of each fiscal year would be ecasily avoided. The latter “office is under the admirable ad- ministration of Mr. Wells pleasure in praising it. The public pound under the care of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals s kept in good condition. We find the various butldings of the City and County Hospital to be in need of ex- tensive repairs. The location of this hos- pital is convenient to the city and ap- pears to be sheltered, and we would recom- mend its continuance in that locality. Your committee visited what is known as Chinatown and found gambling bein carried on there under the percentage tem by the various Chinese socleties. find that the police are placed at a great disadvantage in entirely wiping out the evil owing to the barricading of the dens. The lotteries have been going on for years, but the practice cannot readily be erased owip® to the Impossibility of securing suf- ficient evidence to convict. Under the ex- lsting conditions it is impossible to entirely wipe out the obnoxious habit of opium smoking. SUIT TO PREVENT SEATING OF CLARK Said to Have Violated Election Laws. and we take Epecial Dispatch to The Call, SACRAMENTO, Dec. 22—Willlam H. Bradley, a former captain of police, but now engaged in the hack business, to-day brought a formal accusation against Mayor-elect Clark, charging him with several violations of the purity of elec- tions law. Among other things it is alleged that A. P. Booth, Clark's business partner, while acting for the candidate, paid the contest- ant $20 for the use of two hacks on elec- tion day, which item does not appear in his officlal statement. The contestant de- clares his belief that Clark pald out $200 in hire for hacks used on election day, which is not set forth in the official state- ment filed by the candidate. The contest- ant further alleges that Clark, for the purpose of aiding his election as Mayor, paid to Willlam M. Sims, chairman of the City Republican Committee, the sum of $1900, and that for the same pur;mse Sims paid to B. W, Cavanaugh $300 of the sald £um, to Frank Daroux $00 and to B. W. Cavanaugh, for Frank Farrar, $150, and that none of these sums appear in the offi- clal statement. It is further averred, on information and_belief, that defendant emploved Win. J. Davis'to prepare for publication the record of Clark's oppo- nent, R. D. Stephens, In the. Legislature, for which Davis received $20, which does not appear in the statement. It is alleged also that defendant paid George P. Roys- ter $50 and offered him a position in the event of his election; that Wilbur F. Smith was also offered a position, con- trary to the provisions of the purity of elections law. Bradley asks that Clark's election be set aside and his certificate canceled. Judge Johnson has set the matter for January 9, and a number of witnesses have been subpenaed. ‘Willlam H. 8ims strenuously denies that he recelved from Clark the sum men- tioned and asserts that $200 was all that was contributed by the candidate to the campalgn fund. Cavanaugh and Daroux refuse to talk. An effort was made this evening to see (“ln‘rk. but it learned that he was out of town. GRAND CHIEF VISITS. The Companions of the Golden Era Circle, Companions of the Forest, Have a Good Time. Grand Chief Companion Mrs. Flora Jacobs pald an official visit last right to Golden Era Circle, Companions of the Forest of America, last night in Pythian Castle. She was accompanied by Grand Financtal Secretary Miss A. D. Bremer, Grand Trustees Mrs. Kemp Van Ee, and Mrs. A. Davis, and a number of prominent members of the order. There was an ex- hibition of the business methods of the circie, which was satisfactory, and an ex- emplification by the officers of the work by the inftiation of two candidates. After this, in a very creditable nner, there were 4 number of addresses in relation to “forestry’’ as practiced by the Com- panions.” Then followed a presentation to the chiet officer of a handsome sofa pil- low by Jacob Label on behalf of the cirele. It was the handiwork of Grand Trustee Mrs. R. Kemp Van Ee, and was composed of a number of narrow ribbons on each of which was embroldered the name of each member of the circle, while in the center is embroidered in dellcate shades of silk the name of the grand chief companion and the date and occasion of the visit. After the adjournment of the circle there was served a collation, and then there was dancing until a late hour and a good time generally. The next official visit by Mrs. Jacobs will be to Mizpah Circle, in the Potrerg, on the 9th of next January. —_—— The Mortgage Was Valid. B. F. Porter sued the Lassen County Land and Cattle Company to foreclose a mortgage issued to him: by the corpora- tion. The capital stock of the company W 100,000 shares, of which 20624 re- mained unissued. C. A. Merrill held 69,- 79 shares and 581 res stood in th names of other persons. In other words, Merrill was the corporation. The prop- erty consists of land, flumes, ditches, water rights, sawmills, etc. Merrill in. duced Porter to advance over $30,000, which transaction he reported to three directors, he making the fourth director resent out of a legal board of five. The Slth director had resigned. Merrill's ac- tion was approved. In resisting the cause of Porter, the defendant set up that the transaction was vold, as a mortgage could only be authorized by a full board. Porter won the case and the Supreme Court affirms the judgment, it having been shown that the transaction was sub- sequently made valid by the approval of a full board of directors, and by the fact that the corporation received the benefits arising from the transaction and never raised a question as to its validity until sult was*brought. —_— e WANT PAY FOR OVERTIME. Finance Committee Considers Peti- tion of Tax Office Clerks. ‘The Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors yesterday considered a peti- tion of the clerks in the bookkeeper’'s de- partment of the Tax Collector’s office in which they request that their claims be allowed for extra services rendered both before and after regular office hours from October 11 to December 20 of this year. The claims aggregate $1837 50, and about a dozen clerks desire the extra compen- sation in sums ranging from $57 50 to $125. Bookkeeper Maguire appeared before the committee and stated that during the busy time in the Tax Collector's office he and his assistants were obl to work from 8 o'clock in the morning until 12 o’clock at night In addition to Sundays and holidays. On the day previous to the taxes becoming delinquent several of the force were kept at work all night lol checking up the various payments an he thought they were entitled to the extra pay for overtime. e committee was of the opinfon that there were no funds that could be made available for the purposes requested, but a conference will be held with the Auditor after the opinion of City Attorney Lane had first been obtained as to the legality of the claims. —_———— REV. DR. CARSON’S WILL VOID. Decedent’s Widow Asks for Letters of Administration on His Estate. Mrs. Ida L. Carson made application yesterday for letters of administration upen the estate of her late husband, Rev. Alexander L. Carson, at one time pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church. The deceased left a will, but as it is olographic and is not written entirely In the hand of the testator, the address and a portion of the date being printed, It is void, and hence the estate must be ad- ministered as though the deceased had died intestate. In his will the deceased pastor says: . my Jife to make struggled hard al those dependent upon me, and to do my duty as a Christian min. ister, both to God and the people he hath per- mitted me to save. I have the best and the dearest wife that God could possibly give to any man, and I love her with all the tenderness and affection of a heart that loves even to the death. I have a son whom I love as my own Iife, and who, I truet, will make a_noble, useful man; and how I wish'T might be able to provide more liberally for both of them! Deceased leaves an estate valued at $6555, which he devises to his widow and son. ——————— STOLE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. William Smith, a Junk-Dealer, Ar- rested at the Presidio. William Smith, a junk dealer on Hayes street, near Central avenue, was arrested at the Presidio last evening by Pollceman P. Coleman and booked at the City Prison on a charge of petty larceny. He was out at the Presidio with a horse and wagon and he had elither stolen or bought from soldiers a large quantity of mules’ shoes and several sackfuls of ammunition which he had loaded on his wagon. The attention of Lieutenant Evans, the post quartermaster, was called to the w:‘,nn. and when he saw {ts contents he had Smith placed In the guardhouse and telephoned to the North End police sta- tion for an officer and Policeman Col man responded. The rig was driven to the prison and the shoes and ammuni- tion were booked as evidence agalnst Smith. —— CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Dec. 22—EH T. Shep- ard of San Francisco, formerly Consul General to Tlentsin, China, is in Wash- ington. Henry A. Meredith and wife of San Franclsco are at the Raleigh; Wil- llam Bulelgh of Los Angeles is at the St. James, —_—— Opening and Closing of Polls. Registrar Steppacher says that by a typographical error the slips finclosed with the sample ballots in some .of the freclncu informing voters of the loca- fon of their polling places read ‘‘Polls open at 6 p. m. and close at 5 p. m. A"u voters nrz‘seaehydlnforged !hblel "zl’le polls open. on Wednesday, December 27, and Friday, December 29, 18%, at 6 o'clock in the morhing and close at's the afternoon. The Ladder Broke, James Miller of 74 Montgomery street and James. Gallagher, living at the What Cheer }{om,‘ri nters, were working on a building in Koss alley yesterday morn- ing when the ladder on which they stood broke and they fell to the ground. The; were taken to the Receiving Holnlur ‘5"5 it lwu f?&?‘ thud xmg; hln su tained a lacera wound on £t K and Gallagher had a broken th!'!:. i —_—— Will Sit for Judge Morrow. United States District Judge C. B. linger of Oregon will preside in United States Cireuit Court in this during the month of u Morrow, who will oceu, me“ finlufl States Circuit Court a'clock in January, reli vcl’x:z , relie be pied in of Ap- WOULD FORM A TRUST IN' TILES AND MANTELS The Cause of an Im- portant Decision. JUDGE MORROW INTERFERES A MANUFACTURERS' COMBINA- TION BROKEN. —_— Considerable attention was devoted by lawyers to the recent decision of the Su- preme Court of the United States aga‘nst the Addyston Pipe Company. It was a decision that dealt with the anti-trust law and on that account commanded no- tice, but it is not thwe only decision of its kind. On November 13 last Judge Mor- row of the United States Circuit Court rendered a similar decislon applying to a local trust which, under the ruling of the court, bids fair to be a thing of the past. The particular trust referred to in Judge Morrow’s decision is an organiza- tion of the tilemakers in several cities of the country making it impossible for the | plaintiff to buy tiles without coming into the combination and then, by the pecu- larities of Its by-laws, making it impos- sible for bim to come in. The action was brought by the firm of Lowry & Daly against the Tile, Mantel and Grale Association and all its mem- bers. It wde alleged by tae plaintiff that the defendants had banded themselves to- ether for the purpose of checking legit- ate competition, for the ralsing of prices and for the monopolizing of the trade in their particular commoditics. They would not sell to the plaintiffs nor would they buy from them and it was im- ssible for them to b'!y tiles anywhere ut at factories controlled by the ecom- bination on account of the freight rates. And all orders which the plaintiffs hLad placed with the defendants just prior to the orgaaization of the trust were can- celed as soon as the organization had oeen completed. The combination was formed in January of 189. Up to that time the glalnllfh nad been pursuing a lucrative ut not a large business, but as soon as the combination was effected their busi- ness went from them. They could not get into the combination—first, because the by-laws required a unanimous vote, and the plaintiffs had enemies and business rivals In the combination which always prevented the necessary unanimity; and again, because the combination took no notice of the firms that did not carrv a stock worth at least $5000, and the plain- tff did not carry that amount. The object of the actlon was to secure damages amounting to 330,000, three times the amount of the actual damage the laintiffs claimed had been done them. is 1s in accordance with the anti-trust law. The defendants demurred to (he complaint, among other things on the ground ihat it did not state facts suifi- clent for a cause of action, thereby bring- ing the merits of the case at issue under the demurrer, and this demurrer Judge Morrow overruled. In his decision Judge Morrow holds that such an agreement as that which bound the tilemakers was clearly illegal under the anti-trust law, both from its nature and from the fact that it impeded traf- fic between States. He based his decision on the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth District in the case of the Addyston Pipe Company, the same case afterward affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in the last decision published. Judge Morrow also referred to his own decision In the case against the coal dealers, in which he held that an agreement somewhat similar was {llegal. In rendering his opinton in inat case, which at the time was freely com- mented upon by the newspapers, he out- lined what agreements were within the anti-trust statutes. Much of his reascn- ing in that case appears in the Addyston case before the higher courts. It was contended by the defendant tife- makers that =ome such agreement as they had enteced into was necessary to seccre to them their business, as competition between them was destroying thelr trade altogether: but Judge Morrow held that their combination hindered much more than it helped trade. The defendants named as forming the Tile, Maatel and Grate Assoclation are the Columbla Encaustic Tile Company of Indiana, the United States Encaustic Tile Works -f Indlana, the Cambridge Tile Manufacturing Company of Kentucky, the Plluibu*r Tile Company of Pennsyl- vania, the enton Tile Works of New Jersey, W. W. Montague & Co. of Cail. fornia, the Bush & Mallet Comfany of California, the Star Encaustic Tile Com. pany of Pennsylvania, Mnn¥um & Otter of California, the American Tile Company of Ohio, ihe Providential Tile Works of New Jersey, John Stocks' Sons of Cali- fornia and Burnette & Schutte and Hea. vener & Meir, for which no locations were gliven. he plaintiffs, Lowry & Daly, cated I this city: £ o The course of the case will now be short in ‘he lower United. States court. A short hearing as to whether or not dam: was really done the plaintiifs will sufficient to sustain a ‘udmem. It i{s certain to be carried hs; er, how- ever, if !t be possible, after Judge Mor- row has finished with it. Great urnmt;calo;liu h:ut eg:l:refi'- books, es and dolls cheap. born, Van & €0 Tu" Market ‘street. v | Copyright, 1899, by Seymour Eaton. HOME SCIENCE AND HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. Contributors to this course: Mrs. Helen Campbell, Kate Gannett Wells, Mrs. Louise Smith, Miss Emily G. XI. THE SCIENCE OF COOKERY. In the strictest sense cookery itself may not be a science, but behind its processes 1le the principles of many sciences. Chem- istry, physics, botany and bacteriology all play their part in the preparation of the food we eat. We can hardly overestimate the impor- tance of chemistry In the hitchen, but hitherto in the study of foods it often has been given an undue prominence while other sclences have been neglected. Or- ganic chemistry is so comiplex that as yet the best chemists are unwilling to glve us many positive statements about foods and the transformation which th undergo in digestion, and whiie a single food material may be studied with com- parative case, complications arise from the combination of our modern menus. Many changes once attributed to chemi- cal action are now found to be caused by bacteria. . Many household processes can be used to fllustrate science study in the schools and the principles which are learned there may be applied at home. Physics teaches us the laws of fire and water upon which changes of matter mainly depend. With- out heat and moisture cookery would be impossible, and the laws that rule those forces are the same in the kitchen as elsewhere. We must learn that heated matter expands; that substances In fine particles or in solution change form more rapldly than they could do otherwise; that water is constantly changing Its place under the influence of heat; that at sea level it boils at a fixed temperature (212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees centigrade) and cannot then be made hot- ter under ordinary conditions. The upward tendency of heated air gives the clew to the most mysterious ar- rangements of dampers and draughts in a kitchen range. The contraction and ex- pansion of different metals and thelr ways of transmitting heat have a direct bearing upon the chemical changes which take place in foods cooked in different utensils. Bright now tin reflects heat and is hest suited to baking in gas and kerosene ovens where the heat below s iIntense; the blackened tin or sheet fron absorbs heat and should be used where an oven does not bake well at the bottom. A knowledge of the range of temperature required for cooking common foods is indispensable to the housekeeper who would feed her family properly. The mechanical effects of heat and cold are also ymportant. Gelatin sometimes perplexes the cook by refusing to harden properly. This may be dye to some fer- ment or bacterlal action, bt is more often the result of a too high degree of tem- perature. Once try this experiment and the thing is plain: Strain a coffee or lem- on jelly into several small molds, leave one in a warm place, put another in a pan af cold water, a third In a dish of cracked ice and surround a fourth with ice and 3alt. The last hardens rapidly and it left long enough will freeze, as the temperature of the ice and salt will be considerably below the freezing point. The others will cool more slowiy, though the first will not begin to harden for a long time. The use of oll in salad dressings and of butter and kindred fats in pastry and cakes {s also subject to the laws of heat and cold. Any dough to be rolled thin, like cookles or plecrust, should be very cold. A thermometer with wide range of temperature Is a useful kitchen appliance. Econdmic botany teaches us the times and seasons of plant foods, and the like- ness of members of the same families of plants. Molds and yeasts, their habits and effects upon food substances, must be studied by the methods of the botanist. Some knowledge of the new science of bacteriology s essential for the guardian of cellar and refrigerator. This sclence is assoclated not only with the ever-pres- ent dust and all the danger arising from it but also with the preparation and pres- ervation of foods. The souring of milk, the flavor of butter, the ripening of cheese, fruit cakes and mince pies, the spolling of canned goods and the decay of fruits, vegetables and meats are all due primarily to the micro-organisms known as bacteria. Bringing his knowledge gained through many patient experiments to the aid of the housewife, the bacterfologist tells her that clean foods keep better than dirty ones; that sterilization, which consists of subjecting any substance for a sufficlent time to the temperature of boiling water, or, better still, to a higher point by dry heat or superheated steam, will render suspected water or food comparatively harmless. Because most bacteria do their work more easily in liquids, concentrated or drier substances are more easily pre- served. Fruit juices in the form of jellles rendered solid with sugar require les: protection than fruits with Hquid juices; the latter must not only be thoroughly sterilized but also kept In air-tight jars. The consumer sometimes objects to the change in form and color often caused by a high degree of heat, hence the profes- sional food packers frequently use certain chemicals to retard bacterfal action. The use of preservatives and chemical colors and flavors is a serfous question at the present time. Few housekeepers have the time, knowledge or appliances for food analysis, but all can take suspected arti- cles to the local or State Board of Health. 1t takes a well trained chemist to detect fraud, and legal authority to fight it. Fortunately, most of the common adul- teration of food is what is termed sophis- tication, or the spbstitution of a harmless, cheap substance for a more costly one. Gvery purchaser should be sufficiently familiar with food values to recognize the impossibility of selling the real arti- cles ac the prices for which they are sometimes offered. The prineipal chemical changes which take place in food while cooking may be descrived in a few words, but before this can be done the foods must be classified. The substances ir all foods may be grouped under five divisions—water, min- cral matter, proteid, fat and carbohy- drates. These substances are combined in varying proportions In foods or nat- ural form as well as in the compounds of the cook. % Charts have been published by the United States Government which explain this classification and shcw the composi- tion of common foods. ‘Water is the universal carrier of solid substances throughout the human system as It is over the surface of the earth. Mineral matter is found in all foods in minute quantities and is essential for bone bullding. Proteid is considered necessary for mus- cle-making. It is obtained from the mus- cle of meats, the gluten ®f grains, etc. Fat is primarily a fuel food and is of both amimal snd vegetable origin. Carbohydrates include starches, sugars and various gummy substances; Iike fats, they are fuel foods. but in less degree. Chemists have @ven us formulas fo. the right proportion of these food princi- ples for different ages and conditions of mankind. Before these formulas can be transformed into satisfactory food, the art of cookery must be recognized. As Count Rumford sald, “Much more de- pends upon the art and skill of the coak n, Miss Anna Barr E. Hx& Balch, Miss Lucy Wheelock and others. Mrs. Margaret E. Sanes Mrs. A 5. Mrs. Mary Roberts than upon the sums laid out in the mare ket.” This art is a combination of the skill of our grandmothers and the selence of modern chemists. As John Ruskin has said, “It means the knowledge of all herbs and fruits and balms and spices: and of all that is healing and sweet in fields and groves and savory In meats; it means carefulness and inventiveness and watchfulness and readiness of appliance.” To summarize what has already been sald, the sclence of cookery means a knowledge of the composition of foods, and the way in which they are affected by fire and water. Let us take some of the carbohydrates as an example. Place a cupful of sugar with an equal amount of water in a small fron frying-pan upon the stove and watch its changes. The sugar dissolves, forms a syrup which gradually becomes thicker by the evaporation of the water. When the water is gone the sugar forms in lumps, then gradually melts into a golden syrup, which becomeg darker and darker until a bubble of charcoal is left. If we catch it at the right stage of brownness, and add water again, the result is a syrup of agreeable flavor, such as is found in the golden-brown crust of ples, puddings and cakes. The rich color and flavor in the crust of bread and its digestibllity is due to a similar change in starch. Thus we may see that a high temperature does not injure this group of food substances. The woody fiber in vegetables, which is closely allied to starch and sugar, needs all the heat which can be transmitted to them by water to make them digestible. Even It long continued, the heat of bofl- ing water, 212 degrees Fahrenheit, is not sufficient to make certain vegetable sub- stances efther digestible or palatable. On'the other hand, the albuminous por- tlons of vegetables, the muscle of meat and the albumen of eggs is rendered harder and less easy of digestion by in- tense heat. Any rellable cook book will show us how by mechanical agencies Juices and flavors are retained, and at the same time the bulk of the fibers of meat are not allowed » overheated. The outside of a joint of meat is sprink- led with flour and put into a hot oven, whieh coagulates the juices on the out- side quickly, making a coating which pre- vents the escape of juices when the tem- perature of the oven is lowered. Or when water is the medium of cooking, after a few moments of rapld boiling to harden the outside, the kettle Is put where it will keep below the boiling point, that the meat may be tender and yet hold together in neat slices when carved. But the bolled meat will part with some of its Juices because of the wonderful power of water to pick up and carry off part of everything with which It comes in con- tact. Upon this characteristic depends the power of cléaning and its capacity for making solutions and Infusions of tea, coffee, meats and vegetables. Fat can be ralsed to a higher temperature than wa- ter, and if properly used is a suitable me- dium for cooking certain foods. The making doughs light by the use of acids with soda and alkaline substances is a distinctly chemical process. What- ever acid s used It must be combined with the soda in exact portions, so that a neutral substance is formed and no par- ticle of efther left behind. Cream of tar- tar is usually considered the best acid substance for this purpose, because the new material which results is less harm- ful than that which Is formed from the union of some other aclds with soda. To tell all that applied science has done for the housewife would be a long story. It has brought water from distant hills and lakes into her home; it has gathered the natural gas or mined the coal, made gas from that, and brought this wonder- ful fuel into the house, ready to give light and heat for cooking. Through the man- ufacture of artificial ice science has done much to produce healthful methods of preserving foods. ‘When we see what has already been ac- complished we may well wonder what marvels electricity and liquid air have in store for us. Aty Editor of American Kitchen Magazine, SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Executive Committee Meets and Others Are Appointed to Ar- range Matters. The executive committee of the North California Sunday School Association heid a meeting In the Young Men's Christian Assoclation room's yesterday afternoon. State President Charles M. Campbell cf Sacramento presided. General Secretary Earl 8. Bingham of San Jose presented a lengthy report, recommending that the last Sunday of March be designated as “decision day,” when a special effort is to be made In all the schools of the asso- clation to impress upon the members thelr obligation to their religion. Tha report showed that twenty-nine conventlons had been visited and addressed, and 4000 miles traveled since the last report. The work is in a prosperous condition, the conven- tions being attended by not less than 150 delegates each. Alameda County has had a house to house canvass, and Fresno, Tulare and Sacramento will have soon. Preparations were made for the State convention, which Is to be held In San Jose in April. The committee s expo;(. |n% to secure the attendance of B. cobs of Chicago, honorary chairman of the international executive committee. If this {8 accomplished the attendance will be over 800 delegates, The State president will soon go for a six months’ trip to the Holy Land, and Rev. Ell Fisher of Petaluma, the vice resident, will assume the office. The fol. owing committees to arrange for the State meeting at San Jose were appointed by the chair: Nominating committee—8. W. Mack, Gon- zales; Rolla V. Watt, San Francisco: Rev. W. C. Jenkins, San Francisco. H. B. Bostwick, San Francisco; Dr. T. W. Woodland: Willis B. Fry, Oskland: Rew. John Hannon, Alameda; Rev. Willlam B. ose. committee—Rev. J. B. E. MeClish, Col- aar, Redwood City; lege Park. Rev. Rev. T. 8. Young, San Jose; Mrs. Jose. tertainment committee- County Sunday-school Supertn sociation, G. H. Wheeler, president, San Jose: Leonard W. Hill, secretary, San Jose. Committee on future work—Rev. L. M. Fresno; J. V. Bacon, Oakland: Rew T B "Bate. Hantord: & "W Mack: Gonzales; Mgs. Charles Harp, Stockton: Mrs. L. A Staxwell, Napa: Rev E. Dye, Willows; Earl & Bingham, San Jose. TS eI, COURT NOTES. Wilfred E. Ferrell, assignee of Tim. othy J. Crowley, was yesterday awarded judgment by Judge Hunt against Frances Broome for $1375 for services rendered. Judge Troutt yesterday decided thay Patrick J. Corbett succumbed to his wounds first after having shot his wife Catherine Corbett. The object of the investigation was to determine whethes or not Catherine Corbett's estate should be incorporated with that of her husband for ‘he n-n:doihhln‘ crtdl;nrs.uhut cm. widence provi e fact that Mrs, Cor. ;ott mrv!‘v’ud her husvand, and hence hey estate would K0 10 Jer b