The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 5, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1900, C INCREASING 1S THE ENERGY OF THE LOCAL REPUBLICANS Army and Navy League to Have a Campfire. | W. GEORGE W F. coor.- TO — - = IT OF THE NOMINEES FOR JUSTICES OF THE P FROM WHICH THE ELECTORS OF | REGARDLESS OF PARTY AFFILIATION, MAY SAFELY SELECT THE FIVE MOST AC- | | LOOK AFTEF INT E THE PEOPLEF COURTS. | 2 - B B3 T ! paper had knowledge of his crookedness Louls Ward were the speakers of the = be no hesitancy in_glving the | evening. T ber »f such knowledge. The Twen ninth Assembly District | 1 talk about Justices of | Democrats b a meeting last night at =tand in with Jake Rauer, | their b headquarters. Joseph M ation of complicity with the | Plunkett, candidate for Senator; James E. bad debts is general rather | Murphy, D. 8. O'Brien and J. T. O'Con- clfic [ nor, candidate for Justice of the Peace, has no hesitation in suggest- and T. J. Horan made short e of the best nominees may | = s | from the following list | AL G V. Lon homas F. Dunn, John | DEMOCRATIC RALLIES. Daniels, H, L. Joachimsen, T. 1. Fits- o R | t patrick, D8 O'Brien, G. W. F. Cook and | Jud R. Rush and John J. Barrett at s G W, I Cook mwan: pre- Metropolitan Temple To-mor- | A publican__convention, row Night. | Support of Lo fith Hall, but his | mne Democratic State Central Commit- | cide a case according to | tee has arranged for a meeting at Met- JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. orthy Candidates Who Would Serve the People Faithfully and w nse it can be said that have been nominate merit and promise Native Sons tage of univers are well rejres n clearly the duty t. make diligent ss of each five candi- affiliation. far as is_concerned for the @ . f the Peace. Some doubt. are better qua by reason of experic it the te for the bes ess of their party cgrees of fitness so ng i e law. As to there are no grades nnot bg & or cla ating t onest dishonest ht or crooke \ possession of proof 1 that y one of is_dishonest. 1f a for the office and this REPUBLICAN ALLIANCE HOLDS OPENING RALLY (—The first rally of Club of Alameda vening in the club at Twelfth and Webster streets. was an enthusiastic attendance of mer visitors, the members Twentieth Century Republican cing the guests cf honor. ke George C. I=ted the alllance s never failing support of the party. t 15 time that the work was done to out the majority that Alameda publicans have always put State and national elec- the speaker. “We have be- ake up for loss of 8 upreme Court ke at length. In « remarks he sad: s of the Republican party than redecmed during the ey has been President s prove that everywhere in the 3 and sp beer m | otions ¢ ator Mahoney were litigants, e was in which 1y Ainst Democratic convention Daingerfield for similar successful, as the disap- aid not control the work Republican convention Kelly delegates and turned down declined to render judgment ordered ¢ n the boss was ren- dered by Justice The effort in the to punish W. R. 1 litig in the astered th » man wh S HARMONY THAT FAILED. Mayor Repudiated by the Dominant Faction in the Thirty-Ninth District. ats of the Thirty-ninth As- have decided that har- too expensive for them There are two factions in the and both met last night at Sara- tos 1 with a purpose of settling thefr differences and continuing the campalgn as a single club. The meeting adjourned with the factions more bitterly oppos p another than ever before. The ma- f: . which is opposed to Mayor 1l he represents, has a club one ority Phelan io and 4% members. The Phelanites of about 100 membe: tage of the organization. It was or the sake harmony that > Phelanites give up their club and be absorbed by the enemy, The followers of his Honor were perfectly willing, but at the last moment the enemy got the sulks d the glad hand rrel possesses Interest because of the ate 'natorial contest. The Democratic nominee was placed in the field by the Phelanites and naturally is expected to one of the supporters of his Honor f national toga. The oppo- ition therefore piedged itself not to vote for any Senatorial aspirant who would not bind himself to v for Stephen M. White for United States Senator. this point the interest of the n last night revolved. A resolution ring that Republican rumors to the cct_that the club did not intend to sup- port L. H. Ward for State S8cnator were unfounded introduced, and the storm began. Fi orators insisted that the club ix a national one and_local politics has no place in its affairs. The resolution was therefore duly burled and immedi- ately after another resolution indorsing the policy of the yellow sheet in local poi- 1 « was adopted with a howl. This was a plain slap at his Honor the Mayor and alle thought of harmony was abandoned. The_meeting was_then addressed briefly by R. P. Troy, R. Porter Ashe, L. H. Ward and H. McLal Demeocratic District Meetings. The Bryan and Stevenson Club of the Thirty-ninth Assembly District held an enthusiastic meeting at _Saratoga Hall last night. R. P. Troy, Porter Ashe and ropolitan Temple to-morrow night. Jud R. Rush TL.os Angeles and John J. Bar- rett of n neisco will be the speak- ers. Francis J. Heney will preside. D. M. Delmas and speak at a mlly at Sacramento to-morrow night. Other meetings for that night are as follows J. H. Henry and Franklin K. Lane will }mak at San Jose. W. D. Crichton and D. Sproul will | Miles Wallace will be the speakers at Bakersfield; Frank Freeman and Seth Millington ‘will speak at Woodland: W. H. Alford at Bureka; J. H. Simmons at St. Helena; Burdette Cornell and L. H. Irvine at Sonoma. ‘Willfam Graves, candidate for Congress in the Sixth District, will open his cam- at Orland | paign at Santa_Cruz Monday night. He wiil speak at W nville October 9; at Monterey October 10 and at Salinas Oc- tober 11. James F, Farraher, candidate for Con- gress in th First District, is campaign k in Sierra, Plumas and Las- | Burdette Cornell will speak to-night at Germantown. J. H. Simmons speaks at Calistoga to-night, at Yountville to-mor- row at noon, and at St. Helena to-morrow night. L. H. Irvine 1s to speak at Sebas- topol to-night - Not in Hurry to Resign. Alfred Bouvier said yesterday that he expected to resign the chairmanship of the Republican County Central Commit- tee, but that he did not intend to be pre- cipitous about sending in his resignation. H. E. Henderson, who was one of the seven appointed on 'the campaign commit.- tee v Acting Chalrman Hillman of the Count Central Committ Wednesday night, announces that he will not accept the appointment. S Republican Candidatés Confer. A meeting of the judiciary and legisla- tive candidates of the Republican party was held at the headquarters of the State | Central Committee last night. The local political situation was discussed and cam- | paign plans considered. P. A. Bergerot, chairman of the County Convention; D. | J. Murphy and Davis Louderback took | prominent parts in the discussion. ! —- Ratification Meeting Proposed. 1 | _The organization committee of the | Democratic County Central Committes met last night and considered plans for | | the holding of district rallies. A general | | ratification meeting to be held late next weck was also considered, but the date | | and other detalls were left to be decided | | upon later. — EKahn Campaign Club. { A Jullus Kahn campalgn club was or- ganized Wednesday right at Saratoga Hall, The following officers were elected: D. J. G. Crawford, president; David L. | Reyriolds, “secertary; H. A.’ Herringer | treasurer, * f United States the demand for labor is greater than the supply. Four years agn there were 600.000 tramps in the country. “An old classmate of the Democratic candidate said to me the other day: ‘Bryan has but one idea. It is everything and anything for Bryan. He is the grea:- est egotist on earth.’ In those words are the key to all Bryan's actions.” At the conclusion of the addresses re- freshments were served to all present. - Big Rally at Berkeley. BERKELEY, Oct. 4—The Republicans of Berkeley wil! hold the big rally of the camprign October 29 at the Berkeley Opera-house. This date was decided upon jast evening at a meeting’of the executive committee of the Berkeley Republican Club. An effort Is being made to induce ator Beveridge to speak at the rally. The members of the executive committee are: Judge H. C. Barrow, Thomas Rick- ard, Judge Wheaton, A. G , B. J. Mar- tin, Charles H. Spear, Warren Cheney and J. L. Scotchler. The members of the South Berkeley Republican Club will not disband as soon as the excitement of the Presidential cam paign has subsided.* Instead of disorga jzing the club will become known as the South Berkeley Improvement Club and will have for its principal object th, E Tifying ot the Dlats which haye been set aside for parks along the railroad near AlAralmz AR t a meeting of the club last evi was decided to hold a grand rail; e:;nf)é'- tober 15. Several prominent speakers will address the meeting. A band, fireworks and bonfires will enliven the occasion. g Preparations for Campaign. OAKLAND, Oct. 4.—The first big Repub. lican parade and meeting of the campaign will be held Saturday evening. Senator George C. Perkins will be the orator of the evening and E. Myron Wolf, a brilliant young orator of San Francisco, wiil also deliver an address. W. Frank Plerce will preside at the mass meeting and the mem- | bers of the Quarter Century Republican | Club will be invited to act as vice presi- dents. The Bear and Phoenix clubs of Franeisco have accepted invitation sltg participate In the parade. All of the Re- publican clubs in ‘Alameda County have een notified that places have been re- served for them in line. The County Cen- tra! Committee has arranged for an elab- orate display of fireworks, and Bonfires will blaze along the line of mareh. | terved in the office for twent | . | Thomas, This evening Rev. J. E. Moore of San | preached to the members of | that Mrs. | ning way. PASTORS TAKE UP BUSINESS Conference of M. E. Church South Appoints Its Committees. PSSR Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 4. The Pacific conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opened the bus! ness of its fiftieth annual session this morning in Ashbury Church. Bishop W W. Dunean, who presided at last year's conference, occupied ihe chai William Acton was chosen secretary, to succeed L. C. Renfro. The retiring secretary had and the conference showed its apprecia- tion of his work by a vote of thanks. W. T. Goulder was appointed assistant secretary, P. F. Page statistical secre- tary and W. E. Philllps assistant statisti- cal secreta The day was occupied with examina- tions of ministerial character and reports from the various churc A generil re- view of the year's w n the churches of Norther ‘alifornia showed great gains over preceding®yecrs. J. C. Robert- son of the San Joaquin district was rec- ommended for admisison to the ministry J. J. N. Kenny. chairman of the nomi- nating comm . reported the followin mmendations for commit.ees, whicl dopted €. B. Reddick, C. Wooten, C. Simmons and J. J. N. Bible course—W. P. Andrews, D. R. Wiieon, A, Whitmer, William Rice, G. W. Archer avid Booker. Spworth Abshire. W Tistrict re W. A, Booker. Conference relations—Z. J. Needham, W. E. Philllps, J. W. Ray, L. Green, A. Odom, P. F. Page, C. E. Clarke, State of work- H. MeWhorter, J. M. Pratt, Willtam Armetrong, J. E. Squires, J. F. Roberts, N. A. Whitmer. Sabbath and _temperance—H, C. Meredith, M. F. Coffin, G. M. Parker, J. R. Sawyer, J. A. Batcheldor, C. E. W. Smith. als—W. E. Vaughn, C. Books and _period: Davenport, R. Allen. W. P. Thomas, Clarke. Cimmons, W. F The following boards were appointed: On misstons—W. P. Andrews, J. A. Batchel- dor, E. H. McWhorter. Waggener, J. P. Sunday W tee of second year—J. F. Moore. Strother. Commi The ministers in attendance at the con- ference are: Ken- Leagues—C. L3 M. Davenport 3. 3. McMaster. Staton, L. C. Goneder, as—F. M. - 3 schools. o. W. P. Andrews, Salinas: R. F. Allen, Peta- | nma: William Acton, Lakeport: W. M, Arm Vstrong, Booneville: G. W. Archer, Arbuckle: 3. A, Batcheldor, Fresno; I. . Betts, Hollister: P. N. Blankenship, Galt; W. A. Booker, Moun- tain Vie W. F. Coffin, Ukiah; C. E. Clark, | o W. Curran. Milton: C. M. : 3 K. P Dixon, Rockville: H. Frazer. Snelling: B. . Dinuba D. C. Hyden, Wintere Modesto: W. 4 McWhorter, I Gruweil, unattached; Hauck, F. Hor- H. C. Meredith, St Néedham, T. Gr: J. B, Needham, unattached; H. Neate, Mariposa Odom. Linden; P." F. Page, | Healdshurg; J. C. Pendergrast, Hollister; E. Ph . Madera: J. M. Pratt, Princeton: Al L Isleton: L. C. Renfro, Red Bluft: C B Reddick, T. Ramsey, Selma;_J. R ;3. C. Sim- mons, Modesto San Jose: F. M. ghn, ciseo: W. her, Santa Tosa: C. 3 Page. Lemoore: E. Dixon, Kingsbu City: P. L. Cobb, 8. W. Hufr, Gridley. The following named _delegates are pres- ent: = San Joaquin Aistrict Clarke, J. I district—James Northey, H. R. Helpenstine: district—D. R W m, F. A. Abshire, W. J. 1. Hugt and James F. Thegley. Whitmer, a7 o Vigalia: Clark, W. 0. W Upper Lak: B. Dilley, Oakland; C. P. Strother, W. F. McMaster, William Rice: Colusa Good, David Booker. G. V. P. Francisco the conference in Ashbury Church. To- morrow will be devoted to the missionary societies, On Monday the Bishop will an- ounce the appointments for the coming year. —————— MRS. POWELL PACKED UP AND LEFT HOME Marriage That Was a Great Society Event Ends in a Suit for Divorce. ALAMEDA, Oct. 4.—Soctoty 1s taken aback by the announcement that Mr. and Mrs. James A. Powell have dis- agreed, have separated, and will probably be divorced. They have both enjoyed high standing in local'soctety. The hus- band seeks the divorce from his wife on the ground of desertion. In his complaint the husband states that during one of their many spats Mrs. Powell declared that she would leave him and never come back. She followed up her threat by packing her belongings and departing from the Poweil domicile at 2260 Central avenue. Mr. Powell does not know his wife's whereabouts. Mrs. Pow- ell’s relatives said nothing about her dif- | ficulties with her husband and it was generally supposed among her friends that she had gone to New York to sell some paintings in the possession of the Nahl family, of which she is a member. The Powells were married in Alameda on June 19, 1897. The wedding was a_so- clety event. It took place at the Nahl residence, which was recently destroyed by fire. Mrs. Powell was the daughter of the late Arthur Nahl, the famous artist, and is the sister of Perham and Virgil _Nahl, well-known newspaper a: tists. When the fire in the Nahl residence destroyed a large number of pictures it was thought that some of the master- pleces in the Nahl collection had gone up in smoke, too, but afterward it was stated Powell had taken them East with her to dispose of. Mr. Powell is a concrete work con- tractor. His Interests in the divorce suit will be looked after by Cotton & Perry. —_——————— DEATH SUMMONS A PIONEER PHYSICIAN Dr. W. A. Grover, Prominently Con- nected With Early State Affairs, Dies at His Berkeley Home. BERKELEY, Oct. 4—Dr. Willlam A. Grover, a ploneer physiclan of this State, digd this morning at his home, 2327 Chan- He was 82 years of age. Dr. Grover was born in Tolland County, Connectieut, He was a graduate of the Berkshire Medical College in Massachu- setts, came to California in 1849 and com- menced practicing in San Francisco. He was the secretary of the first Board of Aldermen in that city, an organizer and first secretary of the State Medical Asso- ciation and a member of the San Fran- clsco Board of Education In the early '6)'s. For some years Dr. Grover was phys clan at the Folsom State Prison and later on the China line of steamers and then on the Australian line. Failing health ne- cessitated his retirement. Bestdes a_wife he leaves three daugh- ters—Mrs, J. L. Whitbeck of Sacramento, Harrlet M. and Helen Grover. The fu- neral will probably be held on Saturday, but complete arrangements have not been made. PRSI T AN Licensed to Tarry, OAKLAND. Oct. 4—Marriage licenses were issue to-day to James David Davies, 28 years of age, and Fannie Mor- gan, 2, both of San Francisco; Andrew Campbell Russell, 21, and Lillian L. Freese, 21, both of Stockton; Antone G. Duarte, 31, of Niles, and Lenora Silva, 17, of Cen. terville; Peter Ankerson, 23, San Fran- cisco, and Eugenle Matilda Du Four, 1 Oakland; Francis Joseph Green, 29, and Margaret M. McGlade. 33 both of San Francisco; Alfred Edward Nicoletti, 20, and Hllganrd N.f“fl'.'""‘ :g rinm 57 Oak- land; eorge nthony Soul L A&l Bnd: Sataon. %, both of Oakisna: “nd —_——— Niles Republican Club. NILES, Oct. 4.—A number of prominert Republicans of Niles met last night and organized the Niles McKinley and Roose- velt Club. Ju:fe H. J. Tiidén was unan- imously elects prenldam_ Much enthusi- asm was evinced and_ several rousis speeches~were made. The club will me‘g next Saturday evening to arrange plans for an aggressive campaign. hree vears | : | directly at his father when he said this. : | & nine-year-old boy San Francisco | to be | NO CLEW FOUND AS TO WHO FIRED A SHOT AT MRS. WIESE The L.ady Is Prostrated Through Excitement. LAMEDA, Oct. 4—Mystery still envelops the firing of the shot at Mrs. G. A. Wiese at her home at 1255 Regent street last night. Ef- forts on the part of the police to capture the would-be assassin, the shot from whose pistol or rifie came so close to killing Mrs. Wiesse, have failed. The | police belfeve that the rock that was cast through the bathroom window might have been thrown by a boy, but the shot they cannot explain. A motive seems to be en- tirely lacking, the Wieses have no enemies that they know of. “It's a puzzler,” said Chief of Police Conrad this morning, when he had com- pleted his investigation of the premises. “We have examined the place closely to find traces of the party responsible for the shooting and stone-throwing, but can find no clew. If it was only a stone that | was thrown we might lay it to boyish prarks, but the presence of the bullet hole mystifies us. The builet evidently went through the pane of glass in the parti- tion on the rear porch and then through the open window of the pantry. We could not find the bullet, but Mrs. Wiese says that she felt it whizz close by her he; Mrs. Wiese thinks she smelled the odcr of powder smoke when she went be out on the poreh. mis about it was several there, and | | blown aw, 1 think she must that, however, becau: minutes before she got that time the smoke had | . “Whoever fired the shot must have | 8tood in cne of two positions. There is 4 high fence that partitions the chicken ard on the premises from the rest of the d. To get the proper angle to shoot into ‘the pantry window a person would have had to take up a position a hundred de in the rear of the houvse in order to clear that high fence or stand within a few feet of the rear of the porch. It has been suggested that the bullet might hava come from a boy's air rifle. 1If it aid it could not have gone a hundred yards and then pierced a window. And I cannot { think that a boy would be bold enough to go into the Wiese back vard just for the purpose of firing a shot through a window. ~As for the rock that went through the bathroom window, I think it came from a slungshot The_ exciting events of the night pros- trated Mrs. Wiese, and to-day she was In such a precarious condition that she BOY DENIES KNOWING | HIS OWN FOND FATHER Harry Harmon Refuges to Recognize Parent’ Who Comes to Identify Him. Oct. 4.—*No, sir; T don't Nine-year-old Harry Harmon stood In| the City Prison this afternoon and looked | “You father. “No, sir; T never saw you before.” | “Well, you will know that you've seen | | me once when I get you home,” said the | old man. Harry Harmon came under the care of the Oakland police last evening, when Mrs. G. W. Atkinson of Fourth avenue notified the City Hall police station that from San Francisco was at her home with no place to go and | hopelessly lost. The police brought the | boy to the City Prison, and he told a very | straight and apparently convincing story of having been In San Francisco but a | very few weeks, where his father was en- | gaged In digging sewers. Several days | ago he came to Oakland and had not been | able to get back. He told a pitiful story | of having been hungry and with no place | to go, 5o he appealed to Mrs. Atkinson for | afd, It was quite a pathetic story, and the | boy was given a little extra care and at- tention for a rough and tumble police st tlon. This morning Detective Kyte w put upon the case, and before the day was over he had located W. H. Harmon, | the father of the boy, who lives on East | Eighteenth street. The lad's home was only a few blocks | away from the place where he | rested, and this seemed a little pecullar | |in view of the remarkable story of priva- | | tion tald by him. Mr. Harmon was asked | to come to the City Prison and identify his son. When Mr. Harmon walked into the pris- on he recognized his boy at once. But the Doy was not so ready with his recogni- | tion, and_when the ther said, “What | are 'you doing here, Harry?" the preco- clous youngster denied his father abso- | lutely. He did it with such apparent earnestness that Detective Kyte and Cap- | tain Wilson were deceived for a few mo- | | ments themselves. The boy stuck to his | | denial of his own father until he could | | stand it_no longer. and then he broke down and admitted the whole story. “T oniy did it to see how it would feel,” | whimpered the boy. | “I'll show you how it feels when you get home.” replied the father. —_——————————— don’t know me!” shouted the l Loses an Eye While at Play. OAKLAND, Oct. 4—Walter Jordan, 8 years old, the son of G. E. Jordan of 562 Eleventh street, met with an accident yes- terday while at play that resulted in th. | loss of his right eve. The lad is a pupil | at @ private school, and during the noon { hour ‘was spinning tops in company with geveral playmates. One of the boys tossed his top and it accidentally struck Walter Jordan, the peg penetrating his right eye. The injured boy was carried to the of- fice of Dr. H. G. Thomas, who found it necessary to remove the eyeball. With | careful {reatment the other eye will not | be affected. ——e——————— | Bishop Moreland to Speak. OAKLAND, Oct. 4—The Right Rev. W, H. Moreland, D.D., Bishop of Sacramento, will address the meeting of the Mission- ary Soclety of the East Oakland Church of the Advent. which will be held at the residence of Mrs. A. L. White, 304 East Seventeenth street. on Friday at 2:30 p. m. — o Preached in Eastern Pulpit. OAKLAND. Oct. 4—Willlam Nat Friend, who is on his way to Princeton Univer- sity, preached last Sunday .at the morn- ing and mlenlm{| services of the Claremont Presbyterian Church of Jersey City. ————— The Conductoer and the Cigar. A visitor in Albany, while waiting for a car at the corner of State and Pearl | streets, lighted a two-for-a-quarter cigar. | When the properly tinted trolley car came along he boarded It and disposed himseif for a comfortable smoke from the rear | platform. “You can't stand out here, sir,” said the conductor. “You'll have to go into the car.” The traveler started to do this. ““You can't take your cigar into the car with you,” sald the conductor. “Well, is there any liftle shelf on the | outside where I can put jt? 'No, sir,”” answer he of the bel rope. Well, will you hold it for me *“Yes, st . The passenger turned over the partly smoked cigar to the conductor. “Do 1 need a check for it?” “No, sir. I'll remember you."” “Thanks. Let me off at the Capitol, please.”” At the Capitol the passenger passed out. “My cigar, please,” he said to the con- ductor. ‘“Here you are, sir." “Thanks. Got a match?"* The _conductor furnished the match.— New York Commercial Advertiser. Department Stores in Siberia. Blagovestchensk, in Siberia, is a city of about 40,000 inhabitants. It has many fine buildings, including four or five Greek churches, one of which is a cathedral, and one i6 in process of construction. Besides a large department store of a German firm, there is a Russian department store which would hold its own in Broadway or Sixth avenue in point of size and equip- ment. The buflding is of white stone and ands on one side of the huge market square, where dally the country people congregate with their fresh supplies of milk, eggs and butter. The prices may be a little heavier and the variety of stock not so large as in the haunts of our Amer- jcan shoppers, but one cannot help feel- ing su ised at what can be bought in this fara: u‘&ln of the world, in a large selection of toys, cameras an photograph supplies—New York Tribune. | our contention that it Cullough recited —p | | i - MRS. G. A. WIESE, WHOM THE BULLET OF AN ENEMY JUST MISSED. + could not be seen. She had just recovered from a long illness and the shock was too much for her nerves. “I did not learn cf the shooting affair until an hour after it happened,” said City Electrician Wiese, whose e such a narrow pe from being “It occurred, my wife says. not more t five minutes after I left the house uptown at 7 o'clock. With my wi house were our two boys. She was busy in the pantry putting some things awa when suddenly 3 5t rang out, foliow y @ £ and then the whiz appe fse sh t cam ime would have been struck. The bu through the open window. Of cou: wife and the children were badl ened She quickly boilted the by and ran to summon Stuart Taylor. all investigated the place, but could no one around. It is a mysterfous affair and T am puzzled to know what is at bottom of it. It doesn't seem possi that an enemy even would be so tardly as to take any of our lives b shooting through the dark.” P. Piegheder, a_baker, reported to the olice that a window in his bakeshop has een broken by some miscreant, b is not sure that it was done last night or at some other time. WOULD HAVE CLOSED ON POSTOFFICE THE SABBATH Christian Endeavor Starts Movement to — AKLAND, Oct. 4—The Alameda County Christian Endeavor Union has started a movement to have the Oakland Postoffica closed all day Sundays. In order to secure data upon which to work Dr. O. 8. Dean, the president of the union, made a ecanvass last Sunday of those who ap- plied for their mail on the Sabbath. The result of this canvass showed that seven- eighths of the people who came to the | postoffice on Sunday were church-going peaple. The plan is that by Dr. O. S. Dean, president of the orgamization, assisted by Arthur Humphrey, Christian Endeavor superintendent of Lord's day observance, and E. Lyon, past president, who mapped out a method of operation, which was put into effect last Sunday. At that time members from the Chris- tian Endeavor societles of every church in Oakland took their station in the post- office corridor, counted the number of ap- plicants for mail and noted the name of ach church member who called. “Three hundred persons called or sent for their mail last Sunday,” sald Dr. Dean. “Of t number se en-eighths were, by actual count, church-going peo- ple. During that day mot over twelve business men asked for their letters. Our investigation shows that we are right In s the church peo- ple who keep the postoffice open and pre- vent the clerks from attending religlous services. Postmaster Friend has said that if there is not a sufficient number of ap- plicants at the office delivery on Sunday to warrant keeping the window open as a matter of public convenlence he will close the postoffice on that day. The mat- ter is in the hands of the church people. “We have discovered some amusing things in the course of our inquiries. A number of people, known to the clerks, call at the office every Sunday withont fail: yet they do not get mail on any day more than once in three months. Two per- sons with whom I have talked this week admitted that they arranged to have their letters come on Sunday, because it gave them more pleasure to recefve them on that day.” Arthur Humphrey, superintendent of Lord’s day observance, is taking an act- l}t{'o par§ in the Sunday closing movement. sald: Next week we shall distribute in each of the local churches cards asking the members not to call at_the postoffice on Sunday. and explaining the Importance of their complying with the request. We are going to work earnestly and feel sure of Union of Alameda Effect That End. + +- — DR. O. 8. DEAN, PRESIDENT | ALAMEDA COUNTY CHRIS- i { TIAN ENDEAVOR UNION. | & * E. Lyon, who originated the ecrusads against Sunday delivery, has done good work for the cause in ius own church “Last Sunday not a member of t Baptist Church, which I attend, was to be Mr. seen at the delivery window,” sai Lyon. “Two-thirds of those wh were from one church. I suppose proximity of that place of worship to the postoffice had something to do with tha proportion.” Postmaster Friend says he will follow the consensus of public opinfon In the matter. “Of course, the employes of the post- office are very anxious to have Sunday 13 a_holiday.” said the Postmaster. “They are no more fond of working on that day than other men. The postoffice, however, 18 to a great extent the servant of the nmPlo. Vhether or not the postoffice shall be open on Sundays fs a question, for its patrons to determine. POPULACE OF ALVARADO IS AROUSED BY FIREBUG Fifth Blaze of Suppo sed Incendiary Origin Excites Citizens. OAKLAND, Oct. 4—Alvarado was the scene of a fire last night which the resi- dents of that place belleve was the work of an Incendlary. A large hay barn be- longing to P. Hellwig. together with four horses, was burned. The loss is placed at $3000, with $1000 insurance. The fire was the fifth of apparent incen- diary origin which has occurred in the town since June, and the residents are thmurh!{v aroused. They will make ef- forts to discover the originator of last night's conflagration and will offer a re- ward for his apprehension If necessary. The burned bdllding was situated a short distance from town, and at night a watch- m:.n psu;oleh(} the 2r|om|:|u. He '"hm 0 his work in the evening when the biize was discovered. . LADIES ARE PLEASED WITH cgmouc FAIR BERKELEY, Oct. 4.—To-night, the sec- ond night of the Catholic fair, brought out a large crowd in spite of the threat- ening weather. The ladies of St. Joseph's parish are well pleased with the result of the first two nights’ work. They predict a good attendance throughout the fair. St. Mary's booth, under Mrs. A. Me- Clellan, had charge of this evening's pro- ilmmmeé ks:lectlonsmvo T l{n'n enry Seekamp on the violin, acc nied by Mrs. ellumn. m::“ Annie n a very cl man; Throughout the ten dr-yy.' Tatr the Te- freshment booth in the banquet hall will be omn from 11:30 to 1:30 o’clock. Lunch will be served during these hours. —_———— Australasia’s New Metropolis. There is every probability that early in next year the site of the Australian Iv! - eral capital will be decided and com- etitive plans for laying it out invited. he idea is that it should be ome of the finest cities of its kind in the world, en- Joying a salubrious climate and 85— ing beautiful surroundings. Onl: lic buildings will be co‘l;'struc(ye; :tv‘:l‘l: cost of the commonwealth, all others be- ing left to private enterprise—C: % clal Intelligencer. sgres 8 Australia annuall; £126,000 per year tom in a subsidy of of an auxiliary fleet. maintenance “IR§SH NIGHT” AT FAIR IN ST. MARY'S HALL OAKLAND, Oct. 4—The entertainment at the fair n St. 22ry's Hall to-night was in eharge of Sacred Heart booth. [t was known as “Irish night,” and an espectally inviting programme was presented. The members qf the Catholic societies connect- | ed with Father King’s parish marched to | the church In a hn-!{ and were received by .3, committee of ladies from Sacred eart booth. Saturday evening's entertainment will be given by the members of the choir booth. The following named ladies will lend their services: Misses Mary Conroy, | Jennte Allen, Margaret Conroy, Margaret | Meyers, Laura Jackson, Clara Fields, | Mary Doling, Mary MclLaughlin, Gene- vieve McCarthy, Mary MecCormack, M. Moran and Mrs.' Jacobus. The Forbidden Palace. After the march of the troops through the Forbidden Palace at Peking a pariy of civilians, including the ladies of the legations and several well known mis slonaries, was admitted. Tea was served and then the Imperial palaces were in- spected. The most remarkable features of the imperial buildings are said to ba exterior ghding and the sthircases carved out of single stonmes. with figures of dragons, lions and cther ornaments, The bed of the Empress is trimmed with solid gold. After the inspection the gates were closed again, ard no one was permitted %o enter the grounds.—London Mat