The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1901, Page 8

T HE SAN FRANOJISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1901. FRENCH MASONG HOLD GEREMONY Install New Officers of La Parfaite Union Lodge. Retiring Master Goldaracena Receives Testimonial From Fraters. The recently elected officers of the French Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma- sons, known as La Parfaite Union, were installed in the Masonic Temple last night in the presence of nearly all the fraters of the lodge and several specially invited visitors. The ceremony, ever beautiful, was in the French language, and as very impressive. It was conducted by O. ! M. Goldaracena, the retiring master, who was assisted by Past Master J. M. Dupas &s marshal of ceremonies. The pew of- ficers who are to fill the stations for the current Masonic year are: Michel E. Diebold, worshipful master: A. Huguenin, senior warden; L. J. Gerhardt, junior warden; Paul St. Jullien, secretary; P. Belgarde, treasurer; O. Bozio, marshal; Eman- uel Meyer, chaplain: A. Cerveau, senior dea- o variste C. Mailhebeau, Junior deacon; Balnguie and Thomes Seehablague, stewards, and F. Lagrange, tyler. Music was rendered during the cere- mony by the Masonic Quartet. After the officers were seated in their stations and the marshal had made decla- ration that they had been duly installed | in accordance with ancient usage, thers | came the presentation to retiring Past | Master Goldaracena of a jewel of the rank | of past master. The presentation was by | Worshipful Master Diebold on behalf of the lodge, and he declared that the sym- | bolical emblem was the offering of all the | members, who took that means of show- | ing their appreciation of the very efficient anner in which the outgoing master had ifilled the duties the:r were Imposed upon him. The recipient made a feeling response. After the close of the lodge the membe; and the invited guests went to a rotis- serie, where they partook of supper. s having been disposed of, a feast of oratory followed. n < Those who were called | ! the toast master. The various dainty | pond to | the regular T e new master of the lodge, BL Diebold; Senior Warden A. Huguenin Junior Warden L. J. Gerhar te! Auguste GoustiauX, J. M. Dupa: manuel Mever, Victor Gardet and C. L. | P. Marais. { This lodge, the only one that wor | the French language in this city, is one of the oldest, having passed the semi-centen- mark in 1900. The term just closed a remarkably p for PRINCIPAL OF REDDING SCHOOL IS TRANSFERRED Board of Education Assigns Mrs. E. H. Lyon to the Noe Valley Primary. Board of Education ferred Mrs. E. Redding Primary School, to the pr Noe Valley School. Mis who has returned from he >, will resume her old po- sition 2 i al of the Redding School. Two ballots were taken on Miss N. Sullivan and Jes Smith as candidates for the of the Noe School, resulting in Mrs. Lyon was | then place ion and elected. Ha ce principal of the mmar School, was granted a leave of | r from January 6, 1902. | ce principal of the | t a communication Z that favoritism had | n granting him 2 leave. —_———————— An Emancipation Celebration. An emancipation prociamation celeb: vl held at the Starr King Afri Zion Church, $05 next. It wiil be an all day affair. In the evening Colo- nel Henry Wéinstock of Sacramento wiil | addre The following named | to z2ct as vice pr he yesterday H. Lyon, principal of b Fairmount S to the board der been shown R. C. Francis. Re » F. Norton, Willia W. Jackson, J. eorge Clark, J n Rafael, § , 3. W. Richards Escaped Prisoner Captured. Donnelly, who was serving six n the Branch Coanty Jail for and who made an escape gang last Thursday, w. v by mounted Office: olan e of the Seventeenth- | street station. Donnelly made his way he Bernal Heights to Bay View 1 secreted himsel an old shack. When the officers made their apeparance | he showed fight, but was soon cowed into and escorted to the Seven- treet station, from which place he | s taken back to Jail to serve out his | remaining months. ——————— Burglary His Object. The police were notified yesterday that called at 374 Twenty-fifth street | ¥ afternoon and to:d Mrs. Delger | at her husband had been seriously in- | in The Call building. Mr. Delger | happened to be at home at the time and | when the man heard his voice he ran | a H tention, the police believe, | was to get Mrs. and then rob it 3 vears of age a dark Delger out of the house | He is described as about | 5 feet 6 inches tall and t of clothes. ‘Want Repeal of Duty on Hides The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ As- sociation has received a letter of thanks from the Pacific branch of the Free Hide | League in recognition of its efforts to se- cure the repeal of the tariff law which imposes a duty on raw hides. It is felt | that under existing conditions the Ameri- can manufacturer is placed at a disad- vantage in competing with feather deal- | ers of other nations, and the association has been active in its attempts to secure | favorable legislation. —_——— Kagal Gets Four Months. John Kagal, who stole a bicycle belong- ing to W. B. Corliss from the Dental Col- lege last Monday and was charged with 2 appeared before Judge Ca- esterday. Kagal the Judge an honorable discharge from the navy and expressed his regret for what he had done. The charge was reduced to petty larceny and he was sentenced to four months in the County Jail, { —_———— Printer Blumer Dies. Jake Blumer, a well known printer, about 52 years old, died at the Capital House, Sacramento_street, yesterday morning, presumably from cirrhosis of He had been sick since last but as no physician had been called to attend him his body was taken to the Morgue. Pears’ soap responds to water in- stantly; washes and rinses off in a twinkling. It is the finest toilet soap in all the world. Establishied over 100 years, | find out how this discrepanc | for FORCE FROM BOARD OF WORKS WARMS MATTERS UP IN COMMITTEE MEETING Engineer Grunsky and Attorney Gartland Clash With Su- pervisor Reed and All Indulge in Satirical Invective, and the Sergeant at Arms Is Ordered to Take a Hand At a meeting of the Public Utilities Commission held yeste;-day Engineer Grunsky and Attorney Gartland mixed matters with Supervisor Reed. On the whole the session was a lively one, and while no definite results regarding the prospective bond issue were obtained the methods of the Board of Public Works were freely criticized. L IT down, sir said Supervisor Charles Wesley Reed to City En- gineer Grunsky. “‘Sergeant at arms, do your duty.” Then Captain Anderson laid his hand on the arm of the City Engineer ana he sat down. Attorney Gartland of the Board of Public Works also ruffied the digaity and aroused the ire of the chair- man of the Public Utilities Committee. of the Board of Supervisors yesterday after- noon and thereby added fuel to the ex- citement that was produced every mo- ment at what proved a gingery meeting of the committee. The session was & lively one and while no definite results were obtained as regards the prospective bond issue, the methods of the Board of Public: Works came in for a large share of_criticism. Some time ago Luther Wagoner, once employed by the Board of Public Works to investigate water supplies for San Francisco, made a report to the Board of Public Works regarding the Tuolumne River as a source of supply. As pub- lish=d in The Call a few days ago Engi- neer Wagoner reported that the estimat- ed cost of the supply would approximate $28,000,000. When Engineer Grunsky of the Board of Public Works submitted his report the estimated cost had been raised 1o $35,000,000. Supervisor Reed wanted to In his official capacity as v and chairman of the Committee on Pub- | lic Utilities he called in the City Engineer and asked for the report. Reed did not get it. Then he went back to the board rooms and caused the clerk of the Board of Supervisors to serve a subpena to pro- duce the document. The subpena was served. not on Grun- | sky, but on Colonel Mendell, the president of the Board Public Works. The Board of Public W responded to the sub- pena, also its attorney, Mr. Gartland. At ‘the time the committee was consid: ering what propositions would be sub mitted to the people in the bond election to be held in the future. The Supervisors talked about t®e best way to place the 207 gas lamps that to telegraph and electric light and car poles; they talked about streets and al le and children’s playgrounds, and bout buying a park near a proposed site 1 pesthouse. Then the matter of the Wazoner report loomed up. It came sud- denly, unexpectedly, and vociferously, and culminated later in'the production of the much wanted document Reed Wants the Report. “I am surprised,” said Chairman Reed, “that in this matter of water works in- vestigation 1 have nct been able to secure the report of one of the engineers em- ployed by the city through the Board of Public Works. I refer to the so called Wagoner report.” I refused to give up that report,” said Grunsky, “because 1 did not think ‘it called for in good faith. The report wi incomplete, it was filed by a subordinate, and was not yet a matter of record. A document of that- kind is not a public record and cannot be made the basis of a bond issue.” “I am sorry you faith,” done everything possible to assist attacked my good sharply retorted Reed, “‘as I have you work. 3 X vear and a half ago 1 had the board in crease the amount to $30,000. You brought Wagoner to my office, introduced him to @ i Last evening was a gay one at the Pre- sidio, the hop being the attraction for two nundred guests resplendent in even- The number would have been the floor space permitted it, but the crush at the last dance made it for the managers to provide some comfort and a little dancing. Hence the ‘change. Muchto the delight of the guests, the dancin® continued until 1 a. m., instead of breaking up at 11:30 p. m., the usual | hour. One o'clock will be the regular time hereafter for the home-going. The committee of arrangements con- sisted of Licutenant Collins, Lieutenant Brower and Lieutenant Babcock. Mrs. Hayden and Mrs. Burgess, who assisted in receiving, were stylishly gowned. Many charming debutantes were in evidence. A few of the guests were; Miss Allen, Miss Kittle, Miss Blakeman, Miss Sal bury, Miss Keyes, Miss Marjorie Gibbons, Miss Lucie King, Miss Herrin, Huntington, M Mis Mis: Landers, Catherine Robinson, ) Jean Nokes, Miss Marie Wilson, Mi Mills, Mis: Charlotte_Ellinwood, Miss Moore, Miss Shorb and M Les Bon Amis cotillon last evening in Golden Gate Hall was a decided success. Two hundred gayly dressed young people lent their presence to the affair, and the scene was a brilliant one. No expense McClung. | was spared in decorations and more elab- orate preparations were made than usual, The balcony was draped in red bunting and hung with red Incandescent lights. Many flags and satin banners ornamented the walls, interspersed with wreaths and bunches of holly. A Christmas tree oc- cupied the center of the stage. Incan- descent lights of all colors were placed on the tree. The ceiling was hung with Christmas | berries, evergreens, four large floral bells and showers of gold. Miss Lee and Miss L e e S RO RN Y FOGTPAD GRABS WATCH FROM CLERK’S POCKET George Broophe Has His Gold Time- piece Stolen by Daring Thief. A footpad accomplished an exceedingly daring theft late last night on Stevenson street, between Third and Fourth. The victim of the bold robber was George Broophe, a clerk. He was walking down Stevenson street and was near Third when the footpad approached and grabbed his watch and chain. The watch was pulled from Broophe’s pocket, and so vio- lently did the footpad pull that the gold { chain was broken off near where it fasten- ed to the coat. Broophe was so surprised by the sud- denness of the attack that he did not ai- tempt to Tesist the footpad, who after se- curing the watch started to run up Stev- enson street toward Fourth. Broophe gave chase and tried to disable the roh- ber by striking him with a heavy cane. Twice he succeeded in knocking him down, but each time the robber scrambled to his feet and continued his flight. Broophe finally captured him near Fourth street. He led the footpad back to Third street and_was holding him in front of the Grant drug store waiting to turn him over to an officer when two men who were evidently accomplices of the footpad ef- fected his escape. They deliberately forced their way between Broophe and his prisoner. As soon as the robber found himself free he darted up Stevenson street, still carrying Broophe's watch. The police ar- rived on the scene about the time the footpad made his escape and placed under arrest one of the men who assisted him to get free from Broophe. As there was no ground on which to hold the accom- plice he was subsequently released are in juxtaposition | and asked me to do everything possible for him. - During the course of these in- vestigations L saw much of Wagoner and his force, and told him to save for me a copy of his report. He told me he would have .to return it first to the Board of Public Works: Wagoner told me to put in my first estimate at $28,000,000 and then Grunsky put in his at $38,000,00. I called for Wagoner's report as a Supervisor and when Mr. Grunsky refused it 1 demanded the issuance of ~a subpena-from the Board of: Supervisers for its production. It is all a matter of faith in engineers. I cannot conceal my chagrin at the attack made upon my good faith by Mr. Grun- sky, especially ‘a8 I have labored so hard and so earnestly in this cause. My data shows that & water system could be ac- auired for $28,000,000, yet you claim that it will-cost $10,000,000 more, Reed Rushes Into Print. “Mr., Wagoner did not include $7,000,600 for a distributing system,” responded Grunsky. ““F sent Wagoner to vou as president of theSierra Club, thinking that you might know something about the water supplies of the high Slerras ag- oner exceeded his duty. We kept you put- posely in ignorance of our plan of cam- paign, because we were afraid you would rush to the press and bring interminable litigation on the city before we acqui certain water rights. The Mayor advised us to do this. We invited you to come to some of our conferences, which were open, but we did not want you to go around talking about how we were going to do this, that and the other thing. If vou had rushed into print that would have ended the whole scheme.” Then came Reed's retort: ‘You made the mistake of your life in not taking the local press into vour confidence. Every little paper in the country was reportiaz your movements. That is why the people | of this city are so.down upon the Board of Public Works—you do not take the peo- ple into your confidence.” an employe of the Board of ’ meekly answered Grun- Attorney Gartland then jumped into the argument. He said he appeared as at- orney for Colonel Mendell, who had been served with a subpena ‘By what authority | Colonel Mendell?”’ as| do_you represent Reed. v,” said Gartland. hose authority was ssued?”’ queried Superv Reed explained what ne thought were his duties in the premises when as Super- visor he demanded a public document and was refused. Colonel Mendell attempted | to “explain ‘matters and Gartland and | Grunsky tried to talk at the same tinie. | =B 15 | Colonel’ Mendell sat down and Reed rapped for order. “Sit down, gentlemen,” said Chairman Reed. | %I want to explain,” said Grunsky. | “Sergeant at arms, do your duty,” or- | dered Reed. . Captain Anderson laid_his hand on | Grunsky's shoulder, but Gartland was in H s chair before his companion. Colonel | Mendell drew a large roll of paper from his pocket and held it in his hand for a | few minutes. He spoke 0 Reed and com- | pliments were exchanged betwéen them. | Gartland _and _Grunsky, though sup: pressed, were not subdued, and exchanged badinage with Reed at long range. “You said you would not give any in- formation to the press,” said Reed in an Louise Werner led the cotillon and were elaborately gowned. Some of the invited | guesty were: Paul de Los, Miss Grace | r G. C. Kelleher, Miss 1 Clark, Miss Wadham, R. Schord, Miss D. Scha W Crowell, Mi: | 1goe, Misses Melville, Miss Lander, Mr: 0. Mackie, Miss L. Werner, Dr. M. F Schord, Will Bacon, Miss Sue Henrl Charles Wright; Miss Winifred Morton, Joseph Poheim, Georgie McPherson, Colonel S. Herbert Morton, Flora L. Muller, Gus Soher, Miss Gustella Stulz, H. A. Frank, H. R. Stetten Jr., Misses Murphy, A. McPherson, Miss Georgie Mc- | Ford, Lioyd Bdwards, Miss E. Edwards, Gilford s W. A Conneau, Willlam Taylor, ) ., Conneau, Miss Walker, X. Weigle, Mr; and Mrs, Pittman, Hum- boldt Gate: Mr. and Mrs. Alton R. Vaughn, Walter. Nima, Miss Zoe Haas, Will Combright, Miss Kate Raiston, Miss M. Le illard_ Fry, James Lee, Dr. | Brool Charles B, Truell, Dr. Guy Rod- gers, Robert Saxe, Henry Bornfelt, J. A. Wheeler, Mrs. Iflo Barteaux, A. Artigues, Fred Flood, S. Stanyon, Alixe McBoyle, Luthern Henderson, Misses Jackson, Miss Oliver, Mr. and Mrs, Wyman, Mr. Van \'uughtenberg. Misy , Alice Vice, Frank S, Schroeder, Ethel McCormicl;, 3 Sykes, Miss Phil Heuer,, Miss Sullivan, Miss Lottie Lane, Mrs. Hackett, Miss L. E. Hackett) M Joh: n, Misses Ryder, Sanford G. vald, Miss$ G, Delzelle, . W. Gordon, Miss Edith L. Gordon, Alan W. Maginis, Joseph Baptista, Miss "Lillfan Eastwood, Dr. A. J:'Hetiiker, Harry McLaren, Miss ¥thel Benmett, Georgé . Harold Sandy, George Bocarde, Miss A. McKenzie, Wal- ter Minner, Dr. R. Ames, Miss Ethel White, George Fuller, Dr. Claude Perry, Miss L. Buck, Miss Halloran, General F. E. Young, Miss Etta Buxton, B. P. Gle son, Miss Emma Morobray, ¥, Maloney. Miss Rose Holje, Peter J. Morrin, Miss Keaton, M. Snyder, Miss Corneal Farrell, Gus Soher, Louis A. Colton, Miss Eunice Goddard, P. A. Young, Norman Titus, Bert Perry, Howard Van Kirk, Miss L. Van Kirk, Miss 1. Walcom, Clarence M. | Freed, Roy Gurney, Roy A. Lee, J. V. La SKULL FRACTURED BY FOURTH-STREET CAR Leon Fortoonis Attempts to Cross Track at Natoma and Is Se- verely Injured. Leon Fortoonis, a Greek residing at 336% Sixth street, sustained a severe fracture of the skull last night by being knocked down by clectric car No. 557 at the corner of Fourth and Natoma streets. He was removedito the Central Emergen- cy Hospital. He is an elderly man and his wound is so severe that the doctors fear he has little chance of recovering. S. J. Dennis, the motorman, was arrested and charged with battery pending the re- sult of Fortoonis’ injury. The car was southbound at the time of the accident. According to Motorman Dennis’ story, Fortoonis attempted to cross the track directly ahead of the car. Dennis claims that he rang the bell, but Fortoonis evidently did not hear. For- toonis was formerly proprietor of a res- taurant. Sheriff After the Fugitive. SAN RAFAEL, Dec, 27.—Sheriff Taylor is still pursuing the man who shot Ben Alcantra and Joseph Alberigi at Point Reyes the night before last. It was to- day learned that the man’s name is Adel- pho Stefani. Immediately after the shoot- ing he took advantage of the darkness and disappeared. To-day Sheriff Taylor got a clew and is now confident of effect- ing his capture. Stefani is believed to be heading toward Howards. This morning he ate a meal at a ranch house near Mar- shalls. Nothing is known here of Stefan! other than that he went to work for Al- rigi about two weeks ago. He is said to blind in one eve. ° me, told me of his excellent gualifications | Pherson, W. Stetten, Charles Dubel, Stella | aside to a remark of Grunsky, ‘‘because | of attacks on your administration.” Colonel Mendell laid a countermine on the table in the shape of the disputed re- port. Reed picked up the bomb before the fuse had burned any furtner, and put it in his pocket, having won out against I combined forces of the Board of Publi ‘Works. i “Do not let the press get this report, said Colonel Mendell. “Not urntil I get ready,” said Reed, and the armistice was then declared. The matter of removing the 207 gas lamps, whose radiance is subdued by in- tervening electric. lights and telephone was referred to the Board of Pub- . The companies furnishing lights have agreed to bear a part of thé cxpense and some of the lights may be hung upon the poles that now obstruct the streets. % he matter of parks and improvements in Telegraph Hill and Twin Peaks was referred to the Board of Public Works for further estimates. Merchants on Bond Issue. Frank J. Symmes, president of the Mer- chants’ Association, appeared before the committee to advocate the selection of some other site than the one under con- sideration for a chilren's playground. | The cost of the lot at Seventh, Harrison | and Bryant streets, with Columbia Square as a panhandle, ap- | praised at $234,000. Mr. Symmes advocat- | ed the selection of a strip between Clem- | | has been entina and Tehama street, in one of the blocks embraced between Third and Sixth streets. He estimated the cost on an appraised valuation of $29,000. He thonght “this would eliminate the disagreeable features of these streets.” “How wide a playground would give you?” asked Reed. “A lot about 150 feet wide and 825 feet Jong,” responded Mr. Symmes. “You cannot play baseball in a lot that "’ said Reed, and after considerable issfon as to rights of children, ‘“‘one ‘rounders’ and other games, the subject was dropped, Supervisor Braun- hart objecting to the proposed. elimina- ! tion of families from the part of the city in which he resides. 3 The University Mound and Bay View Improvement Club asked that a park be cstablished south of Thirty-third avenue and east of Railroad avenue, where the Bay View Land Company has a tract of about fifty acres which it is anxious to dispose of to the city for $40,000. As this site is adjacent to that which the same company is offering as a suitable location for a pesthouse, the Board of Works was directed to make a comparative estimate of the value of the two pieces of property. According to George H. Roundey, who spoke for the club, it is one of the great- est pieces of property ever offered. The committee also’ recommended the drafting of an _ordinance to call for a bond_issue of $500,000 instead of $1,000,000 for the improvement of accepted streets, with a_view of improving the San Bruno road. Roundey also made a plea for this. George D. Center spoke in opposition to the propesed Issue for sewer bonds, say- ing the people of the Mission district were opposed to the plan as outlined by the Board of Public Works, as it was “costly, useless and impfacticable, and the worst that had ever been submitted.” Other propositions that have been sus- gested will come up for consideration at the final meeting of the committee for revision. that B o 2 202 2 e 2 e e e ol 'PRESIDIO HOP IS ENJOYED BY A VERY MERRY COMPANY i Motte, J. C. Crooks, H. A. Peckham and H. Stettin. Miss Pearl Sabin was guest of houor at a_delightful little matinee tea given by Miss Louise Howland at her home in Sausalito yvesterday. The most artistic decorations were chosen and everything was perfectly appointed. The guests in- vited were close personal girl friends of Miss Sabin and = Miss Howland. Miss Sabin is more sough than ever since her return from the E t. Her syvmpa- | nfl;:nc and charming personality explains | this. oA The German Ladies’ General Benevolent | Society held their Christmas festival yves- | terday afternoon at Golden Gate Hall. | Bxtensive preparations had been made | for liberal donations to the poor and | some one hundred and fifty families were | present to receive their gifts. Some of these are regular recipients of the ladies’ charity, while others come only at Christmas for their share of the several hundreds of gifts distributed annually among the poor ageording to their special needs. Fruit, provisions and wearing ap- parel, procured out of the fund or con- tributed by .individuals, were given out at the festival. The board of managers is: Frau Caroline Koester, president; Frau Minna Broemmel, secretary; Frau Dr. J. Regensburger, Frau F. D. Stadt- muller, Frau L. Gottig, Frau J. F. mann, Frau M. Esberg, Frau Dr. F.Fch- leisen, Frau A. M. Buck, Frau M. Haben- icht, Frau Isaac Hecht, Frau Dr. H. Kreutzmann, Frau J .C. Meussdorffér and | Frau L. Lebenb;:um.- . Miss Edith Simpson gave a luncheon yesterday at her home, 2200 Pacific ave- nue, in honor of Miss Edalina Hammond. The guests were: Mrs. Horace D. Pills- bury, Mrs. A. D. Keyes, Mrs. Wyatt Al- len, Mrs. T. B. Bishop, Miss Pillsbury, Miss Bernie Drown, Miss Sophia Plerce, Miss Center, Miss Cooper, Miss Charlotte Ellinwood, Miss Leontine Blakeman, Miss Bertha Dolbeer, Miss Helen Wagner, Miss Lillian Spreckels, Miss Virginia Jolliffe, Miss Lucy King.and. Mis_s Hoffacker. MARGARET H. RYAN DECLARED COMPETENT Petition of Her Children for Letters of Guardianship Over Her Is Denied. Margaret H. Ryan was declared com- petent in the Probate Court yesterday and the petition of her children. for let- ters of guardianship upon her person and estate was denfed. Mrs. Ryan is the sis- ter of Thomas P. Hale, the deceased cap- italist. She hag an interest in the Hale estate and has opposed the sale of cer- tain preperties belonging to the estate on the ground that the $6000 offered her for her interest by the other heirs was not sufficient. She claimed that she should receive a larger.share of the estate. Her opposition was so strong that her chil- dren sought to have her declared incom- petent and. as her guardiams, accept the $6000 offered. 2 —_————— Makes Use of Wireless Telegraphy. HALIFAX, N. §., Dec. 2.—The steamer Lake Ontario, now here, was fitted up with wireless telegraphy apparatus before leaving England and she easily com- municated with the lighthouses on the Irish coast, equipped with wireless ap- paratus, at'a distance of thirty miles, —_————— LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, December 27. Stmr Mandalay, Reed, 5 days from Coquille River, via Crescent City 54 hours. i | Annie Mulhearn, who lives in | hands of the Stmr Luella, Madsen, 60 hours from San 3 | Pegro. SAILED. Friday, December 27, Stmr Iaqua, Gunderson, Grays Harbor. s AGAIN GONFINED IN SANITARIUM Lady Yarde-Buller in Custody at Livermore Asylum. Christmas Escapade Ending at Haywards Cause of Her Trouble. Lady Leilah Kirkham Blair Yarde- Buller, the brilliant but unfortunate woman whose sanity, conduct and vrop- erty have been the cause of so much liti- gation in this country and in Europe, is again conflned in Dr. Robertson’s Sani- tarium at LiverMore. This time her in- carceration is the result of an escapade which began in San Francisco Christmas and which ended in Haywards, where, according to the story told to her former landlady by her guardian, Lady Yarde- Buller was taken in custody by officers and_detained until the guardian, George T. Wright, caused her removal to tne Livermore sanitarium. Since Lady Yarde-Buller's appearance in Judge Kllsworth’s court in Oakland some weeks ago, during:the hearing of *“Baron” Baroteau's suit for $3000 for ser- es as her bodyguard, at which ap- pearance she created a scene in court by her hysterical conduct, she has been liv- ing quietly at the lodging-house at 712 Van Ness avenue, where she has been sheltered for the past fifteen months. She has had her libert but has not had money encugh in her possession to permit of the imdulgences that have wrecked her fortunes and health. Just prior to Christmas Lady Yarde- | Buller was given a small amount - of money by her guardian, in order that she might gratify her desire to send gifts to a few old frien and former servants. As a result she spent Christmas eve down tmas night came she beyond the-four w N avenue about 8 o'clock. Oakland to visit her old servant, a home given her by Lady Yarde-Buller’s father. She wore her famous sealskin coat, against the protest of her landlady, who feared it might be the means of her identification and. cause a scandal during her absence. She carried a small parcel, a gift for Mrs. Mulhearn. Thursday passed without Lady Yarde- Buller’s having returned. Meanwhile ru- mor reached San Francisco that she was again confined in the Livermore Sani- tarium. Inquiry at the Van Ness-avenue lodging-house last night confirmed 'the rumor. The landlady admitted that Lady Yarde-Buller had not returned from her Christmas night trip, and further that her trunk was packed in her room upstairs waiting to be shipped to-day to the Liv- ermore Sanitarium. The landlady said that George T. ght, the guardian of Mrs. Blair, as Lady Yarde-Buller was always known at her ‘house, and ‘“Baron” Baroteau called yesterday and told her that Lady Yarde- Buller had been taken into custody at Haywards. Wright sald that under the circumstances it was better, for the pro- tection of his ward and the good name of the family, that she be confined agan for a short time at Livermore. “‘Baron” Baroteau said, according to the landlady, that he saw Lady Yarde-Buller go on the Oakland boat Christmas night and that he crossed the bay on the same boat, but was in the company of another wcman and did not speak to her. Baro- teau also said that he helped persuade her to go along quietly when she was taken in custody at Haywards, inducing her to believe that the officers were sim- ply friends of his. When they reached | the sanitarium and Lady Yarde-Buller di- vined their purpose she attempted to es- cape and had to be taken in by force. 1S NOT FEDERAL CRIME TO STEAL UNMAILED MATTER Packages Left on Top of Letter-Boxes Are There at Owners’ Risk. J. T. Schmidts was held yesterday by United States Court Commissioner Hea- cock for trial on the charge of having broken open a street mail box. His bonds ere fixed at $500. There are two other prisonérs_in the United States Marshal awaiting examination on charges of steal- ing packages of mail matter that had been carelessly left on top of street letter boxes. ASsistant United States Attorney Ban- ning will move to dismiss thie charges against these two, as they have not vio- lated any Federal statute or postal regu lation, the packages not having been mailed, although properly stamped and addressed. The postal laws apply to mail matter that has been placed in the proper receptacle. Packages too large to be de- posited in the street letter and newspaper boxes cannot be mailed until they are de- livered to an employe of the Postoffice, and they are no safer from theft when they aré on top of the box than they would be if thrown upon the sidewalk. ———l . [DANGEROUS PRACTICE ON VAN NESS AVENUE Coasting Is a Growing and Serious Menace to Drivers and Equestrians. Coasting is becoming an alarming recre- ation on Van Ness avenue, and if not stopped the services of the Coroner will surely be brought into prominence, spirit- ed horses will one day be flying affrighted and the neighborhood wili be mourning the loss of some of those sturdy youns- sters who now brave the danger. From Pacific avenue to Union street the menace to life and limb is daily increasing, as was demonstrated yesterday afternoon when half a dozen of the precocious coast- ers slid down hill in rapid succession, frightening a spirited and valuable team, besides placing the occupants of the car- riage in peril. Some other youngsters hitched to the back of the vehicle and on becoming suddenly detached fell head over heels with terrific force. It is the generally expressed opinion on the avenue that before serious injury occurs this practice should be stopped. HARRY ROBERTSON COMMITS SUICIDE Removes Tip of Gns-—Bumer ‘While Intoxicated and Lays Down to Die. Harry Robertson, a barber, rooming at 2756 Bush street, committed suicide last Thursday evening by asphyxiating him- seif in the bathroom. He had been cele- brating Christmas in the pleasant alco- holic way and was put to bed at half-past 10 o’clock by his brother Robert and J. M. Goodall, a street car conductor. Mr. and Mrs. Goodall arose at half-past 4 o'clock in the morning and Mrs. Goodall detected the odor.of illuminating gas. She traced it to Robertson’s room, where she found the valve of the gas burner open, but Robeitson was not there. Her husband went to the bathroom and found Robert- son lying dead on the floor. The suicide had taken off the tip of the gas burner in the bathroom and had opened the valve and laid down to die. ,Robertson was 57 years old and unma- ried. —_———— Golden State Parlor’s Christmas. The members of Golden State Parlor No. 50, Native Daughters of the Golden ‘West, were greeted in the banquet hail of the Native Sons’ building last evening by several hundred ladies ind gentlemen and a great crowd of little ones, who gathered to see Miss Johanna Meyers, a member of the parlor, play Santa Claus and dis- tribute from a brilliantly illuminated trao a large number of toys, books and articles to the children of members ana friends. In the work of distribution Miss Meyers was assisted by Misses Tillie Decker, i, Smith, L. Wedel, D. Warsdall, Freda 'von Staden and Millie Tietjen of the commi:- tee of arrangements. ~After each child had received a present and a bag of candy the adult portion of the assemblage amused itself by pemn%one another with imitation snowballs. hen tired of the sport there was dancing untijfa late hour. l ADVERTISEMENTS. OPYRIGHT 1300 BY THE PROGTER & GAMBLE CO. CINCINNATI. HOW TO ECONOMIZE. OME men economize so closely on the number of words in a telegram that the receiver can not understand it. sensible economy. This is not Neither is it sensible economy to ruin garments of value with cheap . soap or powerful chemicals that eat into the fabric. True economy uses Ivory Soap in the laundry. It is the most of pure soap that can be'sold for the money. Chemically it is as innocent as water. Yet it does everything you can ask of a scap. Try itl iABBIS PREACH ON LIVE TOPICS Dr. Nieto Declares That Judaism May Be ~ Universal. Dr. Nieto of the Congregation Sherith Israel spoke last evening on the passing of religious systems. The lecturer said that they, like all other creations of the human intellect, were subject to the laws governing production, growth and decay- It was only ‘when they had been conceived to reach perfection and had been com- mitted to a definite written form, for which its followers and promoters claimed immutability and stability, that its period of decay was really heralded. Judaism, he declared, had in it the ele- ments which would go to form what the prophets foreshadowed as the outcome of all religious_activity, namely, a univer- sal religion founded upon a strict moral- ity. Judaism in its present form, how- ever, could not become a universal reli- gion because of its national character, but if human experience and what it fm- parts. meant anything to them, then, whether they would or no, that which was tribal or national being carried forth into the world and presented to all men alike, must expand into the universal, providing that national traits be obliter- a ed. The prophets foreshadowed a universal church, Jesus had made the same pro- phecy. All men felt impressed with that idea and were impelled continuousiy to remove obstacles to its realization. The Rev. J. Voorsanger in his sermon, “A New Year’s Suggestion,” at Temple Emanu-El, said that all nations had, one time or another, celebrated what were known as the threshold feasts, either in early or late winter, whether Easter, New Year or Passover. He reminded his hearers that history was largely made up of the results of people’s deeds. They did not know the motives of the past, but its history they did know. They knew the history of moral struggles, of the eduta- tion of the mind and the vindication of the spirit. Intellectual truth was shifting all the time, since what was true to-day was not true to-morrow, but morai truth was unchanging because it applied to_conduct, discipline and character. Theology was not to-day what it was years ago. There was nothing concrete about theology now. The Bible was even changed. The lecturer further said that they should persuade themselves that civ- ilized -humanity was going in the right di- rection and that in divine truth rested man’s happiness. CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL HELD AT SOUTH PARK People of the Settlement Are Enter- tained With Pictures and Yule- tide Carols. A delightful Christmas entertainment was held last night at the South Park Set- tlement House for men and women over the age of 16. “The Christmas Story in Picture and Song’ was presented. The pictures represented events connected with the nativity as painted by the great masters. Miss Lucile Eaves explained the pictures and told by whom they were Dainted, The carols were sung by the choir of the Cathedral Mission. The boys and girls from 12 to 16 years of age will be entertained this afternoon with pictures, music and a Christmas tree. 'resents will also be distributed. On Surday afternoon at 3 o'clock all children under 12 are invited to be pres- ent. The carols and plctures will again be repeated. A Christmas tree, beautiful- ly decorated and loaded with presents, will be the chief attraction and each chiid will be given candy and oranges. —_—— MYSTIC SHRINERS PLAN VISIT TO MARYSVILLE Fifty Candidates Will Walk Over the Hot Sands in Search of Knowledge. A new mecca has been discovered by the nobles of Islam Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Marysville is its name, and 1:20 this afternoon, under the guldance of Chief Potentate C. H. Murphy, they will begin their journey. At Sacramento other members will join the San Francisco cara- van. About seventy-five - members of Islam Temple will leave this city and about fifty will join at Sacramento. At the Marysville mecca the first pfl- grimage of the season will be concluded. Special _ arrangements for 1lman ‘“‘camels’” have been made. It is expected that Marysville will be reached about 6:30 p. m. Those who are about to he initiated into the mysteries of the order have made elaborate preparations for their first walk over the hot sands in search of knowledge. Mechanics’ Institute Lecture. The next lecture In the series being given by the Mechanics’ Institute will be delivered to-night by Henry Payot at the Mechanics' Institute library _building, The lecture will be on “Japan—The Land of the Rising Sun,” and will be illustrated with stereopticon views. The lecture is free to members of the Mechanics' In- stitute and their friends. ————— Hanged Himself in the Park. The body of an unknown middle-aged man was found hanging to a tree in Golden Gate Park yesterday afterncon by Frank Krug of Engine Company No. 2 of the Fire Department. Nothing was found in the suicide’s ets to indicate his identity. The is at the Morgue. OROER OF ELKS ENJOY EVENING® Christmas Tree Delights a Large Number of “Bucks.” San Francisco Lodge No. 3, B. P. O. Elks, held a Christmas tree festival at its clubrooms on Sutter street and Grant avenue last night, which was pronounced by the 300 or more Elks who were present as one of the pleasantest affairs of its kind ever held in the city. In one corner of the big hall a large Christmas tree, prettily decorated, was placed. It was loaded with presents, some of them so big and weighty that a num- ber of muscular members of the order were appointed a committee to keep the branches off the flgor. Mayor Schmitz, who is a member of the lodge, was present and entered into the spirit of the affair. He received numerous presents, every one of which was appro- priate. “Wilhelmina'™ Harris was the distribut- ing agent and he kept the large crowd laughing heartily with his funny remarks. In the hands of Judge J. C. B. Hebbard the celebration was not allowed to drag. The Judge can “sire” a jinks and he can also play at Santa Claus with the best of_them. While none of the presents cost more than 10 cents every one of them contained some sort of a josh on the foibles and idiosyncrasies of the receiver. During the distribution of the hundreds of gifts refreshments were served, and when at a late hour the tables were strip- ped and the tree bare a jolly, lively crowd poured from the hall, all bemoaning that Christmas came but once a year. The “Weighs and Meals” committee which arranged the affair is composed of the following: J. N. Odell, D. S. Jacobs, R. P. Churchill, F. E. Beck, J. K. Polk, T. R. Turner, C. H. Ward, G. W. Bauer, C. H. Robinson, C. C. Westover and C. W. Nevi FULL DELEGATION FOR STATE LABOR COUNCIL San Francisco Has Representation of Eighteen Hundred According to the Last Election. Information was furnished te the Labor Council delegates by, Secrétary fd Rosen- berg at the meeting last night that from every union in Califorsfla delegates had been elected.: The pro rata set forth by the call gives one delegate to every one hundred, but no one union cam have more than ten. £ Notwithstanding this rale San Francisco alone will have 3 representation of 1800. ether this ber is seated or not Z:.f; no figure with the unfons, as they end to show their strength by the elec- tion of one to every one hundred. The State convention will assemble in Vallejo on January 6 and it is expected that it will be one of the largest labor representations ever assembied on the Pacific Coast. The appointment of Walter Macarthur as one of the committee on arbitration, recently organized in the East, is consid- ereg a great honor for the local labor leader. DR. KASPAR PISCHEL'S HOUSE DAMAGED BY FIRE Explosion of Gas Supposed to Be the Cause of the Con- bgnflon_ Fire broke out last night in the attic of Dr. Kaspar Pischel's residence at 1817 California_street and considerable dam- age was done before the department ex- tinguished the flames. The quarters were occupled by servants and it is belleved u;u the fire was caused by an explosion ®'rhe residence of ¥. W. Dohrmann ad- joining was slightly damaged by smoke and water. The buildings are owned by Dr. Pischel. The roof and upper portion of the owner’s residence was considerably damaged by the explosion. The alarm was turned in from box 163. ———— Iroquois Hold a Jinks. r The representatives of the Delaney fac- tion of the Union Labor party and the committee appointed by the Iroquois Club met last night and decided, upon the sug- gestion of T. Carl Spelling, to continue their deliberations upon the question of the acquirement of public utilities through the holidays and make a report as soon as they could decide upon just what they thought the people needed.” The members were then entertained at a high jinks in the clubrooms. A number of musizal se- lections were rendered and speeches were made. ——— Child Run Over and Killed. Willlam Englehart. the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Englehart of 3 Mor- ris avenue, was run over and instantly Killed yresterday afterncon by a wagon leloneire to the Milwaukee brewery. The child was playing in the street with othe= children and fell in fron: of the vohicis near the cormer of Morrls avenue and Bryant street. tn& dflvgr. l'\:Vllll‘la;u O;:thtschclki was ar- res| an charke: wi ‘manslay . He was released on a bond of 0. S0 ————— Suicide of J. Sullivan. J. Sullivan, evidently a laboring mat about 50 years of age, committed suicid last Thursday evening at the Coso House, 411 Sansome street, by taking poison. A ylcket containing white powder was ound on the bureau in the room he oc- cupied.