The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1902, Page 10

10 DRIVEN TO DEATH BY GOLLEGTORS Suicide of Jules Spadone Caused by Financial Difficulties. Friend Discovers Body but Notifies Employer Be- fore Ccroner. Jules H. Spadone, a salosman empioyed by the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manu- facturing Company, 32 Fremont street, committed suicide some time after 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the store where he worked. To end his existence he inhaled illuminating gas, and when the unfortynate man's body was found by 2 fellow employe vesterday morning the entire store was flooded with the deadly fumnes. Spadone remained in the store after it had been closed up at 3 o'clock Saturday ! | afternoon, and when every one else had gone he laid deliberate plans to end his life. He seated himself in a chalr anl at- | tached a rubber tube to one end of a gas jet. He then fastened the tube around his neck with a string and inserted the | tube in his mouth, turned on the gas and | awaited the end | J. W. Hardiman, another clerk of the | e store about 8 o'clock | nd was surprised to rong odor of gas in the place. | igating he found Spadone’s in a chair ! ecame excited and instead he Coroner he immediately | r Oakland and went direct Arthur C. Bates, marager | of the company. Bates at once returned to this city and notified the Coroner, wio | 100k charge the remais | Spadone a note which read: “Please | | have me cremated. Jules Spadone.” The | Ceceased was known to be in financial troubles and informed one of his assoclates that he was hounded to death by numer- ous colle He tried to drown his troubles in drink and lately had been in a very despondent cond'tion Spadone was a man about 40 years of tn age and unmarried. Berkeley. His home was buy it. Wh r. Golden G Remember Log Cabin Bre; X retail Dwelling and Barn Burned. | The two-story dwelling of James Ken- | ney on Sliver avenue off Mission street | was burned Saturday night. together with & stable belonging to Kenney. There was no hydrant near and the engines could do 5o good. The loss was about $3500 i —— . ADVERTISEMENTS. GIFT | Wednesday, Dec. 10 Ounce Bottle of DUMAS FRENCH EXTRACT Given with cvery Pyrchasc of 50c or over. Your choice of four odors, JOCKEY CLUBR, WHITE ROSE, VIOLET, HELIOTROPE. THE NO-PERCENTAGE DRUG CO. 949-951 Marke: Streel WE GIVE TRADING STAMDS. e | ONLY. Our Motto and Guarantee: No Moncy Accepted Til Cure ls Effected Colored chart of the male snatomy sent seale’ to men only. Home gure. Consitation tree. MARKET ST.s»r ) t <\ I Dear Seventh Mayerie's German Eye. George water, 80c; phone Bouth 672, Ammunition, Hunting and slock. "Lowen: prices: Bovd ERREVE £ SARBER 39 Market st and $15" ———————————————— | T | noon that will not soon be forgotten by those present. The auditorium was taste- | | fully hung with evergreens, | ivy, relieved here and there with knots of | opening ode. PAY TRIBUTE TO DEPARTED BROTH THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1902 ELKS WITH IMPOSING CEREMONIES ER San Francisco Lodge No. 3 Holds Impressive Memorial Services at the Alhambra Theater, Thomas W. Hickey Delivering the Ora- | | I i 5 tion, in Which He Dwells U pon the Saving Power of Friendship 770 BERTNA o)\ W | EXALTED RULER OF S8AN FRANCI | | | e — B8CO LODGE NO. 3, BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS, WHO OPENED THE MEMORIAL SERVICES YESTERDAY AT THE ALHAMBRA THEATER, AND SCENES DUR- ING THE SINGING OF THE ODE AND DELIVERY OF THE ORATION AND EULOGY. most a cathedral grandeur, about the memorial services of the San Francisco Lodge of Elks at the Al- hambra Theater yesterday after- smilax and drapery in purple and white. Upon the stage was arranged a semi-circle of high- backed oaken chairs for the officers of the ornamented with the branching antlers of a one-time monarch of the glen. Behind the circle, framed In a mimic glade, stood a glant elk whose unseeing eyes seemed to glow with tender ap- proval upon the scene below. To the left was a glittering cross, as green and vi- ory of loved ones it was meant to sym- bulize. Behind and around these was a mass of palms and greenery. The ceremony, too, was stately and ap- pealing and upon every face In the vast audience gathered there was written the emotions of sympathy and sincerity, | while over all there seemed to puise a subtle, weaving, voiceless harmony that thoughts of self upon a gentle tide of brotherly love. The services opened with a funeral march by an orchestra under the direction of Paul Steindorff, during which members of San Francisco Lodge No. 3 entered in a body and marched to the seats reserved for them on the lower floor. When all were seated the usual cere- mony of opening the lodge was conducted by Exalted Ruler Percy V. Long, after | which the Elks’ Quartet sang *Nearer, My God, to Thee.” THE INSTINCT TO KILL. The ritual was then read by the officers and the entire lodge joined in singing the An invocation by the Rev. Joseph P. McQuaide and a barytone solo by Arthur Cunningham followed. Then came the oration by Brother Thomas W. Hickey. He spoke in part as follows: Friendship—that is the vivifying principle of our tellowship. 1In that holy name we are banded together, brother with brother, the liv- ing with the dead. By friendship we mitigate the severity of the st for existence. Friendship alone can soften the harsh decree that only the fittest shall survive. Ycu know that in every foot of ground be- tween pole and pole slaughter is going on. You know that in the shadow of grase, in the heart of every drop of wi insect is fighting insect, hunter s pursul prey. You know that the very herbs war on one another: that one plant drives another out of a favorable region and destroys it. You know that one beast lives on another and man on them al You know that nature has implanted in every breast of living being instinct which cries to it constantly like a demon: “Kill, kill, kill!" Weak, indeed, is the consolation suggested by science that death is generally prompt and that only the vigorous, the healthy and the bappy survive and multiply. Picture to your minds the man who has been born without the strength to survive this terrible bati though born with strength enough, and fallen in he combat. teady him against . Left to himeelf he faces fallure and the inevitable penalty of faflure, which Is Geath. What a dreadfull word fs re! There is Do word more fraught with melancholy mean- ing, no word that sends the chill straighter to the heart. If we are vigorous and healthy and 2 AL we are of the fittest, 85 much the better for us. But the man who is not of the fittest—who was born & weakling or Who be- came & weakling—is condemned to perish. POWER OF FRIENDSHIP. For him nature has provided no remission of the penaity of incompetence, whether that in- competence 'be temporary or permanent. He must give way to that are stronger than be. There is no court to which he may ap- peal, no power which can reprieve him or com- HERE was an impressiveness, al- | mute the death sentence. No power in nature, lodge, with a simple altar in the center | brant with life and promise as the mem- | stole into the heart and swept away all | the | S ate one—he has exclaimed with the Mi Let him who is without sin among Y cast the first stone.” To the sorrowing, the heartsore, the oppressed, the world worn and | that is—ah! but there is a power, the one power which tends to mitigate the harsh Inw of the survival of the fittest, the one power in all creation, save Divine Providence, that | the weary laden he has given the kindly does not work for self. thought, the consoling word and the cheerful | _That nower is fricndship. In the breast of H here has developed that holy emotion 1dy goods he may have had none, rank nd heip 2 and fame to him may have been unattain- | 3 b , 1 h . | able, men may have ighed at his philosophy and ridiculed his idea of life, but when in the ess march of time his hour shall have swering the call of the Master he Koes hence, though he may not leave behind godlike. It is that capac! fellow being with a lot species jove each other roge loving his fellow being | minds and memories of men, yet he did more of fellowship, unalloyed | than conquer a nation or bufld a city—he con- . or kindred, or gain, that | quered himself, he mastered that controlling proves man indeed created in the image and | relfishness that has countless thousands likeness of his Maker. T And the man who tests this b EXCELLENT PROGRAMME. friendship, who acts upon it him? He may not have The remainder of the programme was as follows: may not have devised plans and schemes which revolutionize govern- ments “and overturn dynasties; he may not | “‘Behold, O Lord" have held the lives of thousands in his hands. Bertha Davis, Simple, uneventful though his life—yet he has Frances Graham, A Full chorus and orchestra. Steindorft. f rthur Cunningham. done this; he has left the world better for his having lived in it. Into a blackened existence he has brought a ray of sunlight. He has come into the life of the man who has falled, the man who, outdistanced in the race, realizes his vtter incomvetency; into the life of this creature, copdemned by nature and trembling of desoair, has he come like A 1in a long, solemn silence. eartened one that fu- erial success is not fallure. He has led to take a broader view of human things. He hus shown him how, gathering up the fragments of his broken lifo, | he might bufld therefrom a newer and a better | Director, Eulogy ... Contralto ability to in material success is not fallure. | Orchestra, ‘‘Star-Spangled Banner”........ him HONOR FOR THEIR DEAD. SAN JOSE, Deéc. 7.—The memorial ser- vices of the San Jose Elks were held in the Victory Theater this afternoon. This lodge of sorrow was an Impressive affair and the theater was fllled with Elks and their friends. Five Elks who had dled Ty NG IEXER Oldest in’ America Best in the World s Curtaz e BOLE AGENTS OLDEST AND STRONGCEST HOUSE ON THE PACIFIC COAST 18 to 20 O'Farrell St. (CURTAZ BUILDING) depths, to the sinner, th | saken by all human kind, | brought the heaveniy m lift up thy heart, take courage, God of mercy, not of vengeance. scarlet, he can make it white as d to the sneerer and the reviler—to less who would turn from un- KINGSION 1 THE TEMPERANCE GROCER Phone Howard 1986, All our goods are as represented, These arf not baits, but samples of our regular prices, These goods come in 3-1b cans and are packed in heavy syru 1d elsewhere 15c. Granulated Sugar..........21lbs, $1.00 Sugar has advanced and is going high- er; this is Spreckels’ it cane. Butter, very best creamery. . . squsre, 500 Other good creamery butter, 40c. Hams, very best Eastern........ Ib, 160 Flour, Port Costa or Crown per sack, $1.00 Monday and Tuesday only. Maple Syrup, purs Vermont, paoked in Pianos sold on any reasonable terms to responsible parties, We can sell a better piano for less money (quality * considered) than amy house on the coast, ’ 1 Goods in orders of paid to points within \.o.b :fi:l'." it 110 Fourth Street. THEVES STEIL GEN WORTH THOUSHNDS Residence of George E. Dow Looted by Burgiars, ok g Conflne Operations to Three Rcoms and Take Ccin and V:luables. Police Believe Crime Was Committed by Experts, but Have No Clew to the Perpe- trators. ML ‘While George E. Dow, president of the Dow, Pumping Engine Company, and his wife were attending the theater last night burglars entered their residence at 1801 Laguna street and stole more than $3000 worth of money and jewelry. The booty consisted principally of the jewelry be- longing to Mrs. Dow. The money, which amounted to about $200, was contained in purses which had been left in the bureau drawers. The robbery is one of the most daring yet successful exploits performed by burglars in that portion of the city for | many years. The burglars effected an en- trance to the house and completed their work, as far as the police know, wnhouzl being seen by a single soul. They made good their escape without leaving the slightest clew, and the detectives who have been detalled on the case have nothing to work on. Exactly how the burglars obtalned an ertrance to the house could not be deter- mined by Mr. Dow last night. When he and his wife returned from the theater at 11 o'clock they found that the three | rooms on the second floor of the house had been visited by the thieves. In these rooms the bureau drawers had been drawn out and every article of jewelry stolen. The thieves took nothing but jew- elry and money. They did not encumber themselves with clothing, furniture or anything that cannot be readily disposed of. They confined their visit to three rooms of the dwelling, but in these rooms they did their work In the most thorough manner. Every nook and corner was searched. From the fact that the burglars took nothing but money and jewelry, the po- lice are inclined to believe that they are | old hands at the game. It is belleved that | they watched for the departure of Mr. Dow and his wife and the other inmates | of the house early in the evening and | that as soon as they saw them go they | entered the house immediately. They must have had at least an hour in which to complete their search of the three | rooms. They made no noise that would betray their presence in the house. The people who live next door did not hear a sirgle suspicious sound. Regarding the burglary Mr. Dow sald: When my wife and 1 returned from the theater we found the bureau drawers in three of the rooms on the second floor pulled out and their contents scattered on the floor. We knew at once that our home had been vis- ited by burglars. I cannot tell exactly the | value of the missing articles, as I cannot yet recall just what was in these rooms, but it will approximate $3000. The jewelry consisted of my wife's personal ornaments, which were of muech value. I do not know how the burglars effected an entrance. I found one place in the rear ‘of the house where they might have got in. @ TRl el e il @ during the past year were honored—F. W. Grunig, F. C. S8anford, 8. Oberdeener, R. H. Burke and Ernest L. King. The ora- tion was delivered by Professor Alphonso G. Newcomer ' of Stanford University. Exalted Ruler Fred L. Thomas presided. The Rev. D. M. Crabtree delivered the in- vocation and the Rev. W. C. Evans read the scriptural lesson. ‘Homer Henley of San Francisco rendered the solos ‘‘Lead, Kindly Light"” and *“Come to the Land of Rest.” “Thanatopsis,” with the “An- gels' Serenade,” was given by J. W. Thomas. The Rev. Mr. Crabtree pro- nounced the benediction. The tableaux “Rock of Ages” and ‘“Mourning the Dead"” were presented. BACRAMENTO, Dec. 7.—Sacramento Lodge No. 328, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, held its seventh annual memorial service and lodge of sorrow at the Clunie Theater this afternoon. The Hon. Jackson Hatch of San Jose was the orator for the occasion and there was a very large attendance. The programmo was as follows: “Marche Funebre” (Chopin), orchestra; opening ceremonies by the exalted ruler, W. J. Taylor; double quartet, “The Lord 1s My Shepherd” (Koschat), R. T. Cohn, M. J. Desmond, Frank C. Schuler, V. 8. McClatchy, Joseph M. Anderson, C. M. Phinney, H. R. Blalr, J. G. Genshlea; re- by the officers; opening ode, by prayer, by Chaplain A. C. Kaufman; tenor solo, “King of Eternity” (Jones), R. T. Coh Intermezzo” from “Cavalleria Rustical - tralto solo, *“ Mrs. R. H. Hawley; oration, Jackson Hatch; quartet, “In Memoriai (Hattle Trechler), Mrs. J. H. Copper- emith, Mrs. R. H. Hawley, R. T. Cohn and C. M. Phinney, with orchestra accom- paniment; barytone solo, “The Unseen Kingdom" (Lane), Frank C. Schuler; se- lection, ‘‘Angels’ Serenade” (Braga), or- chestra; soprano solo, “Ave Maria" (Mil- lard), Mrs. J. H. Coppersmith, with vio- | lin obligatoy eulogy, the Hon. Kugene Aram; Handel's “Largo,” by the orches- tra; “The Vacant Chair,” by the Elks' double quartet: closing ceremonies by members of the lodge and benediction; “‘Recessional March” (Tracy), by the or- chestra. SANTA ROBA, Dec. 7.—In common with other lodges of the organization, San- ta Rosa Lodge, B. P. O. K., held memorial services to-day for its deceased members. The services were held at Elks' Hall on B street, and despite the inclemency of the weather, was largely attended. John L, McNab of Ukiah delivered the oration and paid a tribute to the order and its custom of observing a day devoted to the memory of its dead. McNab was Introduced by Exalted Ruler Allison B. Ware, who re- ferred touchingly to the two departed members of the local organization, Mar- inus J. Striening and Somers B. Fulton. Appropriate music was rendered by & male trlo, consisting of Ross Campbell, ‘Vernon Goodwin and Rolfe L. Thompson, and Miss Clara Hahman gave a vocal solo. The hall was decorated with palms and follage, and the charter of the lodge was draped in sombre coiors. 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