The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 2, 1902, Page 31

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1902. 31 OF.-THE BAY CITIES.. ATHENIANS HAVE JOLLY TIME ON FIRST NIGHT IN NEW HOME Members of Club Take Possession of Their Magnificent Quarters at Fourteenth and Franklin Streets, and With Several Hundred Friends Enjoy a Session of Mirth and ‘Good-Fellowship it THE vV BUILDING. ProTe BY D, Feb. 1.—The Athenian by to-night to the 1 h gathered in jolli > rain it was necessary | somewhat. former club- rammme clubmen con- i for two hours before Britton bade them as- autiful rs. called his fellows to that the Bohemian ts bf oratory. The and the President talk in which he the. Athenian Club I r new hall. nner of the success the good times we'll w place. your shedows never grow less; of the clink of glasses the ears of the directors Never Lost Mathews. back elghteen years ago to the ) this club sprang into life with n of men that for years held f pleasure, whose names stood good-fellowship and true, *I look ghteen on Walter We prospered, we became rich, we moved; we took e years ago still more and per and be- take its place re to tell es, and other peo- the night. oppor- m excellent ap- e Athen new home. specially for Club. tre Athenian Club " Des gned E: The ADVERTISEMENTS. DAINTY LITTLE QUARTER- SAWED 0AK TABOURET 85¢. Let us estimate the cost of furnishing your cstab- lishment complete. Lib- eral credit. Free delivery in Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. We clos: at 6 cxcept on Saturday. T.Bri_lliant FURNITURE CO,, 238-312 POST STREET and reliable. 5 Causes complete absorption and re of all disorders of the Stomach, . Bowels. Kidnevs, Bladder, Female Ir- ularities, Sick Headache, Biliousness, Con- x‘palm]rl.v:’. es and ¢llbdt'rangv-menll of the nternal Viscera, 25c & box. At Druggists, or by mail. BADWAY & O, New Tork. dred mem- | white and gold | entertain before he | I hope this | Mathews began | we prospered more. | - SPLENDID NEW HOME OF THE ATHENIAN CLUB OF OAKLAND, “ WHICH WAS FORMALLY DEDICATED LAST NIGHT, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZ ATION. | 7 oo was Gesigned throughout especi and luxury. Most of them are already he club’s use. When Architect W: mself a charter member commissioned to pen the was distinctly und e 10 have free play in ; paracu- lar. Unhampered by any limitation, he has prccuced a chef d'oeuvre for which ns are being showered upon ¥rom long membership in the or- £ him. | ganization, the needs of which he sought to antic e, he was enabled to ar: for every detall requ i and equipraent cf an ideal club home. The Athenian C!ub has the entire and third ficors of the bullding. A stair- way paneled in mahogany leads to a lar whence two passages lead to the |cafe ani the clubrooms proper, thus en- abling members to take guests to lunch |or dinner without passing through the | apartments devoted to club uses. The ‘cloakroom is accessible from each pas- | sage. H | The cafe is designed by President Brit ton to have more " significant purposes |than those of the ordinary banqueting- {room. He desires to bring together there the more progressive spirits in Oakland | mercantile circles and make the mer- chants’ lunch an institution in the city’s progress. Kitchens adjolning the cafe will be used by the club’s chef in the preparation of | light lunches and suppers. An arrange- ment with a caterer who will open a ro- tisserie on the ground floor enables mem- bers to have full-course dinners served |in the club cafe. | Interior Arrangements. | Entering the clubrooms proper, the vis- |itor first passes through the stately hall- | way, the lofty ceilings of which are up- held by Doric columns. The hall and the | adjoining billiard-room are finished in { white and gold. Opposite the billiard- |room are the assembly-room, writing- | room, library and directors’ room, occu- | pying the front of the floor. The assem- bly-room is the most elaborately finished in the building. It is paneled in burhled, | mottled and curly redwood, the contrast- ing graining and tints being so utilized as to produce a rich and harmonious effect. The room is sumptuously furnished -and carpeted. The upper floor is occupled by the thea- ter or “chirps” room and the private apartments for members who live at the club. The “chirps” room is strikingly well ap- pointed. Ample in size and generous in treatment, it not only affords seating ca- pacity for the club membership, but is in its unadorned simplicity an artistic gem of itself. The woodwork is in white, with gold! trimmings. A dainty proscenium arch is supported by Grecian pillars, framing a stage specially adapted to the club’s entertainments. The floor is fin- ished for dancing and covered with can- vas. Luxurious Private Apartments. Extending around the south and east sides of the theater are fourteen suites of private apartments. These are finished with every appointment of convenience . | asignea to members st0oé that | who will fit them up their individual tastes. These | rooms are so arranged that every one is sunny and well ventilated. They open upon a private passageway, which sepa- |rates them from the “‘chirps” room. | The present directors of the club have | been indefatigable in their labors, first to open the way to the possession of new | quarters, er in attending to all the of carrying the plans |into execution. At the same time the or- | ganization has been rejuvenated by the | introduction of-new blood and the arous- |ing of the older membership. The club | has almost doubled in size during the last | two months, the rolis showing an increase from 200 to 330 names. The board of directors con |dent John A. Britton, Vice Pre {to ~suit ts of Presi- ident Dr. | | Brayton and G. B. Belcher. | Andrew Fine, George P. Morrow, E. L. L e e e e e B e ol ) HEARS KI5 OWN BONES BREAKING Serious Accident Befalls William Kruell, a Teamster. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 1. William Kruell, aged 32 years, had his back broken to-night while driving a team drawing a loaded hay wagon into Hun- ter’s barn, at Twenty-fourth street and |\ Telegraph avenue. He was caught be- tween the hay and the top of the door frame and crushed before he could stop the horses. He is In a precaricus condi- tion at the Receiving Hospital, the doc- tors declaring that they do not know whether he will live or not, though the chances are slightly in his favor. It was after 8 o’clock and quite dark when Kruell reached the barn., As he drove in he sat upon the top of the hay, not realizing his danger. Before he knew it he was caught between the hay and the top of the door. He trled to stop the horses, but could not. He says he could hear his bones breaking as he went through the door. o Once inside the pressure upon Kruell was relieved, as the celling is higher. He fell from the top of the hay®and was picked up later by a fellow ‘workman, who had him taken to the hospital. There the doctors discovered that two vertebrae of the lumbar region were broken. —_— Bolid oak roll top desks at cut rate H, Schellhaas, Oakland, pripgs: DAUGHTER SUES OR HER SHARE|cecc e s Frank R. Girard Leaves Bulk of Hstate to Widow. The Plaintiff Accuses Her.cf ' Influencing the De- ceased. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 1. Charging that her stepmother made false and defamatory statements against her.and brought about an estrangement between herself and fath~r, Mrs. Lessie West of Arizona began suit to-day against Mrs. Dora Girard, widow of the late Frank R. Girard, the former Councilman and president of the Girard Piano Com- pany, for a division of the estate left by her paternal relative. In the division of her father's estate, which s valued at between $50,000 and $100,000, Mrs. West asserts that she was entirely ignored by him. This refusal to recognize her, she says, is due to the scheming of her stepmother, who ac- quired an ascendency over her rather's mind to the absolute exclusion of her- self. “The defendant made false and defam- atory statements to the deceased during his lifetime concerning the plaintiff,” is the language of the daughter’s complaint, “She created a feeling of prejudice and hatred between the deceased and the plaintiff and for many years succeeded in preventing her from visiting the de- ceased.” Mrs. West declares that as the daughter of Girard she is entitled to an equal share in his estate. Instead of recelving even a portion, however, she says that her tather was persuaded to deed away all and his other two children, Frank Girard, aged 19 years, and Ida Girard, aged 16 years. The bulk of the property went to the widow. It consists of lots in Oakland | and Monterey, shares in the Central Bank, stock in the Girard Plano Compa cash and securities of unknown value, but worth sojewhere between $50,000 and $100,- 000. Accuses Stepmother. The death of Girard, who died intestate, occurred September 19, 1901 Since then, the daughter says, there has been no ef- fort on the part of Mrs. Girard to have the estate probated. She charges that this is the result of the stenmother’s at- tempts to get hold of the entire estate. Mrs. West asserts that prior to July 30, 1901, Mr. Girard, fearing that death was about to overtake him, executed deeds of gift, conveying his reailty to the defend- ant, though Mrs. West claims that these documents were never delivered during | her father's lifetime. Subsequently her | father recovered from his fear of death and revoked the deeds. Notwithstanding these acts of revoca- tion, the plaintiff continues, on September 21, after the death of Mr. Girard, Mrs. Girard obtained possession of the dee to the lots in the Rowland tract and had them recorded. She also had recorded | the deeds to the Monterey property. All' these transactions, the daughter complains, were done with' the under- | standing on the part of her father that they were to be recorded when he first anticipated aeath, but when he recovered | he did not again renew that provision. Since Mr. Girard’'s death Mrs. Girard is alleged to have secured to her po sessfon all the personal property. includ- ing the interest in the Girard Piano Com- | | pany and the Central Bank shares, from which she is appropriating to herself the | income. She is also alleged to have heid | an auction sale in the family residence, when all the furniturc was sold, the pro- ceeds going to the widow. Charges Extravagance. Further Mrs. West complains that Mrs. Girard is extravagant with the personal property in her possession and that she spends more than $500 a month on per- sonal exnenses. Finally Mrs. West prays that the court take cognizance of the manner in which Mrs. Girard secured the property and that she, Mrs. West, be given an equal division of her father'#estate. She asks that a receiver be appointed te take charge of the property until a judicial de- cision is had determining to whom it shall | be awarded. Mrs. West is at present a resident of Arizona, where her husband is engaged in mining operations. She is Mr. Girard's eldest daughter and the offspring of his first marriage. Mrs. Girard said to-night: “I have not seen the complaint and have nothing to say about the charges until I can con- rs.” sult advis Inquest in Furtado Case. OAKLA Feb. 1.—Justice James G. Quinn, acting Coroner, conducted an in- quest to-night in the case of Frank Fur- tado, who was gored to Heath last Sun- day by a maddened elk at Pledmont Springs Park. The testimony was a re- cital of the occurrence as witnessed by Leslie Spencer, M. Jones and the young man’s brother, Joseph Furtado, foreman at the park. Dr. Guy H. Liliencrantz was also a witness as to the fatal injuries. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts. e Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Feb. 1.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day 4o Buzzallino Groco- mo, aged 30 years, and Jennie Orocchi, 24, both of Temescal; George L. Acker- mann, 23, Stockton, and Magdalena Alles, 2, Oakland; Willlam C. Clark, %, and Alice A. West, 26, both of Oakland; Pat- rick J. Kennedy, 20, and Genevieve J. Farley, 22, both of Oakland; George Ruh- land, 29, and Annie Myers, 23, both of San Francisco. Gt ‘Will Take Collins’ Deposition. OAKLAND, TFeb. 1.—The deposition of D. Edward Collins, plaintiff in the suit against the Enguirer, Dr. George C. Par- dee, Henry P. Dalton and G. B. Danels, will be taken on Tuesday at the law of- fices of Willlam Lalr Hill. The order for the taking of the deposition has been made at the request of the defendants. —————— Lost Game and Banquet. BERKELEY, Feb. 1.—A nine from the Sigma Nu Fraternity of the university defeated the Delta Kappa Epsilon aggre- gatfon this morning by a score of 11— A banquet was the wager of the game and the defeated fraternity men will have to serve a spread to the victors. —_—— Monday and Tuesday, bargains in all grades . of furniture. H. Schellhaas, Oakland. e San Leandro Bonds Are Valid. has upheld the validity of the bonds is- sgued by the town of San Leandro with which to establish a municipal electric light plant. — Had Stolen Carpenters’ Tools. OAKLAND, Feb. 1L—William Dempsey has been arrested with a sackful of car. | San Francisco last night. his property before his death to his wife | SPEEDS EAST TO MEET ~ HIS AFFIANCED BRIDE rling W.Il Join Mrs. Irene Swardts, Who Is Hurrying Westward From Her Former Home in St. J s ph, and They Will Be Married When Journeys End 3 e AKLAND, Feb. 1—George E. Sterling, for thirteen years a let- ter-carrier on Broadway, left this morning for Reno, where he will meet and wed Mrs. Irene Swardts of St. Joseph, Missouri. Mr. Sterling has kept the fact of his engagement a secret and the news of his marriage will come as a complete surprise to his friends and associates, who had no idea that the trip to Nevada would have so romantic an ending. The groom-to-be met his prospective bride a year ago during a visit Mrs. Swardts was making with friends in Oakland. Cupid took a hand in the friendly correspondence which followed Mrs. Swardts’ departure for her Eastern .ome. The result is the wedding, which will take place at Reno to-morrow. There will be a honeymoon trip and afterward Mr. and Mrs. Sterling will re- turn to Oakland. They will reside at 1266 Franklin street. It was Mr. Sterling’s quiet modesty that prevented him from announcing the ap- nt to his fellow-workers in Department. And it was t which impelled him to v for the wedding in which his many friends are so warmly Interested. There was a touch of the romantic added air, in that the groom and the bride-elect are speeding over the rails from far distant points to join hands in wedlock when they shall meet. Mr. Sterling is known very favorably among the iness men of this city, his § TRENUOUS LIFE WILL BE THEME Endeavorers Arrange for the Annual County Convention. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 1 President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California has consented to | make the principal address at the annual convention of the Alameda County Chris- | tlan Endeavor Convention, which will be held February 14 at the First Methodist Church. The topic of the collegian's ad- dress will be ‘“‘Strenuous Endeavor in Civic Life.” This subject s one of the subdivisions of the general theme for the convention, namely, “‘Strenuous Endeavor.” . The convention will cpen in the after- noon at 3:30 o'clock. There will be the usual devotional exercises, with music. ! During the first session of the convention | Superintendent Halliday of the First Con- gregational Church Sunday-school will present his views on ‘‘Strenuous En- deavor in the Sunday-school.” This will be Mr. Halliday's first public appearance before the Endeavorers. “Strentious Endeavors in the Church” has been selected by the Rev. H. H. ‘Winkler, the new pastor of Alden Presby- terlan Church, as his subject. The clergy- man Is one of the favorite Endeavorer speakers. President Wheeler will be heard during the cvening session. The installation of the new county officers and a consecra- tion service led by the Rev. Wilsle Martin, assistant pastor of the First Methodist Church, will be conducted during the evening meeting. Merrill Convicted of Larceny. OAKLAND, Feb. 1.—Charles Merrill, companion of Frank Case, who escaped from the County Jail, ‘was convicted of OAKLAND, Feb. 1.—The Supreme Court | evidence during the trial. penters’ tools which were stolen from | the bay have consented to loan petty larceny to-day in the Superior Court by a jury which was trying him for robbery. The charge was that Mer- rill, with Case, had held up a Chinese laundryman on Eighth street bridge, rob- bing him of $20. The jury reduced the charge to the minor offense, glving Mer- rill the benefit of a poor identification by the victim and the fact that the prison- er's young wife and child were amply in ——————————— . Will Hold an Art Salon. OAKLAND, Feb. 1.—The Starr King Fraternity has begun preparations for its forthcoming art salon. It will include an exhibit of photographs as heretofors, with the addition of paintings, both oil and water color. Prominent artists about their best work for the salon. S Pon SAZ ERLING rereE B 7 e — AN OAKLAND MAN AND MIS- SOURI BELLE WHOSE EN- GAGEMENT IS ANNOUNCED. o T long assoclation with the Postoffice hav- ing given him a wide acquaintance. EAPLORES CITIES OF EXTINCT RACE Dr. Unle Finds Evidence of High Civilization in Peru. BERKELEY, Feb. of California through its repres Dr. Max Uhle, the eminent archacologisr has made many new and important dis. coveries in Peru of the extinct civiiza tion of that country. once held one hundred thousand sou's znd were built centuries before Pizarro de- stroyed the power of the Incas have been explored and much light thrown upon (he customs of these ancient people. For hundreds of years the cities have been un. inhabited except for Indian tribes which build their huts in the fortress-like en. closure of an Inca palace or founded a vil. 1.—The University Great cities wiich | | an aged prisoner, | evening by Town Marshal Head. | prisoner was taken to the lockup, & small WATCHNAN GAVES PRISONER'S LIFE Occupant of Pleasanton Jail Barely Escapes Cremation. Smoke From a Burning Cell Attracts Attention in Nick of Time, Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 1. Locked in a cell at the town jail and helpless from intoxication, Joseph Vlera, was nearly cremated last night in the Pleasanton lockup. The timely discovery of smoke issuing from the jail was all that saved the incarcer- ated man from being burned to death. As it was, he was serlously overcomse by the smoke and was removed from the blazing cell in an unconsclous condition. Viera had been arrested during the The one-cell affair, and left there. Head started out to find some of his ward's friends. During his absence the prisoner, in some unexplained ianner, set the place afire. Night Watchman Timmerman was mak- ing his rounds when he observed the thick cloud of smoke pouring from the jail. Hastily the watchman broke into the lockup and found the lonely inmate half smothered. With a rush through the smoke Timmerman dragged Viera into the open and then the rescuer set about to save the place from destruction. The fire did little damage. FINE DIRECTORS DENY COMPROMISING CHARGES Fxplain Transfer to Themselves of 61,000 Shares of the Capital Stock. OAKLAND, Feb. L—Denial of all the charges contained in the complaint is made by Defendants James R. Little, Oscar H. Neuhaus and Charles H. Hills, directors of the Golden Mining Company, ‘who are being sued for an accounting by J. McCosh Smith, a stockholder. The fult is sald to have been brought in be- half of Mrs. Margaret M. Bunnell, who alleges that her husband deeded away the property now being worked by the mining company while he was mentally irresponsible. The defendants deny that they manip- ulated the books so that 61,000 shares of stock were handed cver to them, affirm- ing that Director Neuhaus was given the stock by Mrs. Bunnell in consideration of his work in promoting the company. They deny selling stock, alleged to be non-assessable, before the company was organized. They deny also that they ar- ranged things so that Neuhaus got a salary of $I34 a month for superintending the mine or that he was incompetent to act as such. The contestants are pre- paring for a bitter fight. The mine is in Calaveras County. —_——— Federated Trades Election. OAKLAND, Feb. 1—The Federated Trades Council of Alameda County has elected the following named officers: President, G. K. Smith; vice president, Perry Conwell; secretary, P. B. Preble: sergeant at arms, E. J. Hanop. The new committees are as follows: Executive— G. K. Smith, Perry Conwell, P. B. Preble, J. F. Kelley, J. B. Reboll; organizing—J. B. Reboli, P. B. Preble, E. J. Harrop, George Brown, A. Clodius; laws and leg- islation—G. R. Permein, F. Higuera, P. B. Preble, J. T. Kelley and E. Foley. = et ——— Death of Pioneer Expressman. OAKLAND, Feb. L—Willlam J. John- son, for thirty years connected with Wells, Fargo & Co.’s express, died yes- terday afternoon at his residence, 1220 Eighth avenue, from lung trouble. Ha came to California shortly before the ex- press company was organized. Mr. John- son was a native of Pennsylvania, 69 years of age. A wife and three daughters survive him. @ imimieiieie il il @ lage on top of some vast temple of the sun. Dr. Uhle is the only living archaeologist ‘who has viSited these ruins and so far as known is the only living white man to explore them or to even see some of the more isolated citles. The photographs he has brought back of the homes of the Incas show many of them remarkably well preserved. Some seventy cases of relics—works of art and implements of warfare and domestic use—have been shipped to the university by him. They will not be unpacked until some provision has been made for them in the way of a museum. 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