The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 15, 1903, Page 16

THE SAN FRA CISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 1 1905, ADVERTISEMENTS. Suits of Quality Prices to Suit, .00 Y BUYS THE SAILOR FOR WEE CHAPS quumctured to retail for $3.50. BOYS' FINE SUITS s 10 to years, $3g Manufactured to retail for $5.00. he ts yur boy ur p Fine Clothing Ret.ulcd 1or Man, Boy. Chifd. be presented_wi INE Open Saturday Night Until 9:30. ., BROW AL .Z|'|Z3 SANSOME ST. ‘ - CHOOSE OFFIGERS | FOR NEXT TEAM I O.0. F. Grand Lodge Elects Governors for | Coming Year. DIRECT § | CONFESSED BIGAMIST MURDERS HIS JAILOR ded by His Victim’s Wife, ut Makes His Escape From | The first business of the Grand Lodge ependent Order of Odd Fellows ¢ Co., m b he In. vesterday morning was the electi grand officers. C. W. Baker of mento, deputy grand master, was ad-| vanced to grand master, and J. W. Lins- of Watsonville, warden, to deputy nd master. There was a spirited con- t for the office of warden, there being | seven candidates for the office. After sev- | eral ballots W. W. Phelps of Riverside was elected. George T. Shaw of San | Franelsc e-elect sia W Wikcis Wit Baimberc It re-elected treasurer; C. O. Burton, John Glasson and W. F. elected grand trustee: elected trustee of the Odd s erm and W. long term. was decided to engross a set of reso- have them delivered by Past d Master W. H. Barnes to the Grand orgia on his visit thereshort- re expressive of California’s Nick a4 stream. 8:00 a s, $1 00, Max )n of the rapid growth that owship has made in the rs. He will also deliver a to the Rebekah branch of | ted of Robbery. red man, Was con- nks was passed to Eureka cramento and to Colonial d for the manner in which ferred initiatory and third respectively. | pt to change the constitution | » ses of the Grand Lodge e held in other cities was de-| s promulgated that no lodge shall its charter or consolidate with e =0 long as five members are willing to hold the charter. siness having taken up so much was declded to resume the dis- of the Odd. Fellows’ Home this £, as the first order of business. exemplification of the work in the d degree by Colonial Lodge of Oxnard pronounced by representatives who | attended Grand Lodge sessions for twenty years as the most beautiful ren- tion of that degree that was ever pre- ted by any set of men, both as to rit- tic and dramatic effect. The team was as follows: F. H. Thatcher, Dr. D. | Dwire, W. B. Cooper. A. Goldsteln, | Thomas Edwards, R. Bartels, W. A. Pat. | terson, R. B. Edmondson, Rev. G. S. Madden J. A. Gordon, F. K. Bither, H. | S l”a]mcr Roy T. Hoffman, C. S. Allen, B. F. Meyers, A. D. Thatcher, J. R. Gab- bert, J. H. Myers, Frank Bunch, N. Rous- | sey, M. Buxsky, Fred Jocknek, J. E..De- | war, C. E. Currle, T. 8. Newby, C. F. Ruggles, August Gratz, D. C. Currle, E. A. Rathburn, John Burns, M. Batchelder, M. V. Carr and Harry R. Lamb. At the session of the California Assem- bly of the Rebekahs the entire day was taken up In the election of officers . for the ensuing term, with the following re- sult: Alma Isabel Jensen, San Francisco, president; Dora Gardner, Napa, vice president; Jennie Katzenstein, Newcastle, warden; Mary E. Donoho, S8an Francisco, secretary (re-elected); Anna M. Howe, Oakland, treasurer: Olive - Allen, Santa Rosa, and Nellle Mitchell, Grass Valley, trustees, The trustees of the Orphans’ Home pre- sented an elaborate report which was in- dorsed by the delcgates, who the day be- fore visited the home at Gilroy. The Veteran Rebekalis elected the following named officers last might: Mary A. Di president; Mary A. Hawley, Ella Van Court, secretary; Lizzie Berry, CHILDRENS HATS Ages 4 10 14 years. ummer hats f | gh straw; this newest effects; wide | brims: bell crowns; trimmed | with 60 all-silk, satin and gros grain ribbon; stylish full illustrated above. ish ade of rc ese st are sashes urer: Carrie Warner. marshal: J. H. Wehser, M. F. Thorndyke, Fiora Bergman, Mina Plath Regular $2 Value. and E. M. North, directors. After the election there was a banquet, after which there were SPECIAL for FRIDAY and SATURDAY, $l.10 Other styles, made of fine Milan straw; REDUCED from $5.50 to $3.50. short congratulatory addresses by the retiring and new officers, - e Verein Arion Gives Concert. The Vereln Arion gave a brilllant concert last night at Native Sons’ Hall, under the direction .of Frederick Zech Jr. The Arion male chorus and the ladies’ chorus sang with remarkable effect and were rewarded with loud and well-merited applause. J. L. von der Mehden Jr. ve several ‘cello sol ind fairly roused the vast audience to enthusiasm. T} singing by the chorus and soloists of G. Beck- er'e sparkling and masterly rhapsody in seven songs for solo and chorus wi & rare musical treat. Paul Scholz presided at the plano and thared honors with Director h. Great Damage Done by Rioters. EANTIAGO DE CHILE, May 14.—The dam- age done at Valparaiso during the rioting of the striking dock labdrers is estimated at t 1,000,000 abou pesos. Complete calm pre- vailed at Valparaiso to-day. Arbitrators will decide the questions pending between ' the steamship companies and the dock laborers, who bave resimed wark. gnoskmluuo | ISEEKS 70 BRING |SHAFTER LEADS HOME A FELONY| THE GRAND ARMY —_— Grand Jury Probes Into ‘the Civil Service Scandal. / Examines Witnesses Regard- ing Mershon’s Changes in Markings. The Grand Jury held a special session vesterday for the purpose of determining whether former Civil Service Commis- sloner Mershon is guiity of a felony for having raised the markings of the Fire Department examination papers of Wil- llfam Walsh, who was transferred from the ineligible to the eligible list as a re- sult. District Attorney Byington was in at- tendance at the session and examined the witnesses who had been subpenaed to give their testimony. They included Chief Sullivan of the Fire Department, Civil Service Commissioner Rogers, Chlef Ex- aminer Moran and Willlam Walsh. Commissioner Rogers was closeted with the Grand Jury for more than an hour and detailed the circumstances that tol~; lowed the discovery that Mershon had placed a before the in five in- stances as credits for, questions in arith- metic, thus raising Walsh from 729, the percentage to which he was legally en- titled, to 82.9. Rogers told how Mershon acknowledged to him and Moran that he had changed the figures, but dismissed the subject by lightly declaring that it was a clerical error. Rogers stated that from that time forth he lost faith in Mershon, and the climax came when Mer- shon was detected in-the peddling of the questions for the F"i Department exam- promotions. n repeated to the Grand Jury his in Walsh's papers had been changed. Moran said he suspected at once that Mershon had made the changes, because he recognized the 2" which Mershon al- ways wrote “What made me mor suspiclous of Mershon, said Moran, “was that some | time previously 1 had seen Mershon in carnest consultation with Walsh in the | corridor of the City Hall. Bo anxious was Mershon to raise Walsh's rating that made one too many, and hurriedly it =0 Walsh would not be cred X0 of 100 per cent in arith- metic, which was as high as he could possibly receive. The papers were re- marked and Walsh was relegated to the as before the Grand Jury for a St i only. He denied all knowledge of the fact in his markings. He admitted that he and Mershon were friends, but denied that he had ever had any understanding with Mershon that his papers would be | ed in order that he could be placed on | the eligible list. Chief Sullivan was also on the witness stand and was questioned briefly by the Grand Jury regarding the advance pub- licity glven to the questions for the civil service examination for promotions in the Fire Department Distric ttorney Byington then enlight. ened the Grand Jury upon the legal value of bringing an shon. be punished for felony for altering a pub- lic document, but there is a doubt wheth- er examination papers are public records in the strict acceptance of the term. The charter prohibits any alteration of publie | documents, but provides no penalty for the offense. Again the charter provides that a Civil Service Commissioner shall have full pow- er to mark examination papers, and if Mershon could prove that he changed the figures through a clerical error, and with no criminal intent, the indictment would fail. The fact that-the answers to the arithmetic questions were correctly writ- ten by Walsh, who, however, had failed to show his work, and on that account originally was marked “0” by Moran, would aid Mershon in explaining that he had marked the questions perfect because the answers were correct. No action was taken by the Grand Jury, and the inves- tigation was continued until next Thurs- day afternoon, when another special ses- sion will be held ADVERTISEMENTS SCALP HUMOURS ltching, Scaly and Crusted With Less of Hair Speedily Cured by Outicura Soap and Ointment When Every Other Remedy and Physicians Fail. Warm shampoos with Caticura Soap and light dressings of Cuaticura, the great skin cure, at once stop falling bair, remove crusts, scales and dandrufT, soothe irritated, itching surfaces, de- stroy hair parasites, stimulate the hair follicles, loosen the scalp skin, supply the roots with emergy and nourish- ment, and make the hair grow upon a sweet, healthy scalp when all else fails. Millions of the world’s best people use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment, the great skin cure, for pre- serving, purifying and beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales and dandruff, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whiten- ing and soothing red, rough and sore bands, for baby rashes, itchings and chafings, for annoying irritations and inflammations, or too free or offensive persglm\on, for ulcerative wenknesses, and many antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves to women, as well as for all the purposes of the toilet, bath and nursery. Complete treatment for every hu- mour, consisting of Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the skin, Cuticura Ointment, to beal the skin, and Cuticura Resolvent, to cool and cleanle the blood may now be had for one dollar. A single set is often sufficlent to cure the most torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning and scaly humours, eczemas, rashes and irritations, from infancy to age, when all else falls. Bold th. thout the world, Cutis . h- ‘ Chm Coated H‘I.ufll?n m‘fl? ).“ul(nli‘— ‘Loudon, t 0c., Soap, 25c. Depots Tne de Ia Paix: Boston, M.):Enlc“ ., Sole of how he learned that the figures | that changes had been made | indictment against Mer- | Under the code a city officlal can | Choice of the Encmfip— ment for Department Commander. National Reunion in August Promises to Assemble a Multitude. Grand Army men at Golden Gate Hall finished the work of the annual encamp- ment at 5 o'clock last evening. There Was one notable contest during the day, which culminated in the election of Ma- Jor General William R. Shafter to the position of department commander. { Judge Buckles of Solano County made a spirited speech in which he nominat- ed General Shafter for the leadership of the veterans during the coming year. Shafter's enlistment in June, 1861, was mentioned and his subsequent military ca- Teer, embracing his promotion to first lieu- tenant, to’ colonel and finally to m-Jar general of the United States army, all the renown and all the greatness won | by General Shafter in forty years of ac- tive service elicited a storm of applause, General Charles A. Woodruff made a ringing speech in placing in nomination ; for department commander Colonel A. D. Cutler. The service rendered by Cutler |in the fleld and in the work of the Grand Army was praised. The speaker, while bestowing the greatest. praise on General Shafter, contended that the honor of lead- ership in the Grand Army should be given to the private soldier, who had devoted his time, business talents and energies to the work of upbuilding the organization. Henry C. Dibble seconded the nomina- tion of General Shafter. He believed that the election of the most popular soldler in the United States as department com- mander would redound to the success of the national encampment. Mention was | made of the ovation which Shafter re- ceived at the national reunifon in Wash- ington when he came forward to speak | i behalf of San Francisco. | ROOSEVELT AND SHAFTER® The friendship existing between the President of the United States and Gen- eral Shafter was referred to. The story | was told that Lieutenant Colonel Roose- | velt asked for permission to go to the front In the Cuban campaign and Gen- eral Shafter granted the request. Comrades J. B. Lauck, Jesse B. Fuller, | E. S. Salomon, A. W. Barrett and John F. Sheehan seconded the nomination of Shafter. C. Mason Kinne spoke in behalf of the candldacy of Comrade Cutler, holding that the men who had done the work in | the Grand Army were entitled to the posi- tions of honor. | Senior Vice Commander Campbell see- onded the nomination of Cutler. A com- rade of George H. Thomas Post, who had talked beyond the limit of time in sup- port of Cutler, was interrupted by cries of “Time, time.” General Shafter ‘ap- pealed to his friends ‘n the encampment | to give his opponent full swing. The com- L rade was allowed to complete his speech without further interruption. The friends of Cutler supported a mo- | tion to take a recess before balloting. Shafter’s adherents opposed the motion and it was defeated. The vote was then i taken, During the recess ballots were counted. The announcement was made that Shafter had received 176 and Cutler 9 votes, On motion of Comrade Wood- ruff General Shafter’s election was made unanimous. In the absence of Colonel Cutler, Commander Hawley appointed Comrade Woodruff a committee of one to escort General Shafter to the platform. General Shafter recelved an ovation. | Responding to the cheers he expressed gratitude for the honors conferred. Many honors, he sald, had been aceorded to him, some deserved and some undeserved, but he prized none higher than his election to command the Grand Army of this de- partment. He spoke of the leisure in his declining years that his retirement from active service afforded and expressed the belief that he could render his comrades some service. He sald it was true that he had not been an active worker in the Grand Army. He reminded his comrades, | however, that he had been sent to Texas | and Arizona after the close of the Civil _\\'ar and in that region there were no [ i Army posts at that time. He | \,.Hxl. of having joined George H. Thomas Post at the suggestion of his friend, Gen- Barnes. Since joining he had taken | an active interest in affairs. He promised to work to his utmost to make the na- tional encampment in San Francisco a | great success. | NATIONAL DELEGATES ELECTED Other officers as follow were elected: H. B. Parker, Fresno, senior vice com- mander; J. T. Nourse, Santa Ana, junior vice commander; J. W. Corey, Sacra- | mento, medical director, and C. J. Thomp- | son, San Jose, chaplain. Council of ad- | ministration—Joseph Hollingwood, Horace | Wilson, Joseph Glesting, W. H. Wharff | and Jacob Kasminsky. | On motion of General E. 8. Salomon, Colonel A. D. Cutler was by acclamation elected delegate-at-large to the Thirty- | seventh National Encampment. The reg- | ular delegates elected were: Henry C. Dibble, 138 votes; R. F. Crawford, 104 s; J. B. Lauck, 73 votes; James But- ler, 89 votes; A. E. Leavitt, 63 votes; A. W. Barrett, 61 votes, and B. P. Schuler, 65 votes. The alternates elected were Comrades Davls, Rice, Ayers, Adams, Frank and Machen. On motion of Judge Dibble the council of administration was authorized to se- lect a place for the next meeting of the Department Encampment. ‘W. C. Ruddick, J. C. Currfer, J. W. Crawford and H. Brewer were elected to the Veterans’ Home Association. A. J. Vining was detailed for duty as officer of the day to assist Judge Buckles in the installation of the newly elected officers. Buckles and Vining distinguished themselves for style and promptness in discharge of the duty. HONOR TO HAWLEY. On motion of Comrade Dibble the de- partment gave a vote of thanks to the re- tiring department commander, W. G. Hawley of San Jose. It was the sense of the delegates that Comrade Hawley had performed his dutles in a manner highly creditable to the Grand Army. It was noted that much credit for the advance- ment of the organization was due to Hawley’s enterprise. Commander Shafter announced the ap- pointment of John H. Roberts as assist- ant adjutant general and quartermaster, and Henry C. Dibble as judge advocate. George Stone, chairman of the general committee of management of the thirty- | reviewed. The mention of all the lun-el-. i Gz s s fh 39 A% & o COMRIGHT s 8Y ¥.C 8OTH seventh National Encampment, addressed the delegates, urging all to work for the success of the great reunion next August. He was advised that veterans of North- ern California, comrades in the San Joa- quin Valley and in Southern California were combining to make superb displays of fruit and to maintain headquarters in this city. Commander Hawley spoke of the impor- tance of the reunion to California in gen- eral and the Grand Army in particular. He advised that posts should consolidate in the making of exhibits. It was announced that Fresno comrades would bring six carloads of fruit for dis- play and distribution. A big display by the posts of Santa Clara Valley was prom- ed. '(‘ulonel H. G. Shaw addressed the dele- gates on the subject of bringing to the attention of the National Encampment the resolution pertaining to civil service as applied to veterans. ARMY OF VISITORS COMING. Intelligence received by Colonel Jesse B. Fuller, General Salomon, John W. Bell of Stanislaus, Colonel N. P. Chipman, J. G. Glesting, A. D, Cutler, General Shaf- ter, Judge Walling, G. W. Strohl of Napa, Samuel W. Backus, J. J. Frank, Sol Cahen, W. J. Ruddick, J. C. Currier, THR mnm“n‘fznan Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! TR T 1f you care about trim looking ones—why, of the smartest looking blocks eyes on, for no better. in all the Summer colorings. In our HAT DEPARTMENT they are We ars mak- ing strenuous efforts Fri- day and Sat- urday for more panis custom e rs— more custom- ers for those fine worsted panis of ours —— the ones that set at the waist — se? atl the and drape upon shoeo the legs as though were chiseled they o the form; strenuous ef- forts lo more to in- duce people wear our J5. 00 trous- ers, and in our strenuous efforts we have marked thom O In our Wen’s Pants 9.,.::-..:, and a range and assort- ment of col- orings that are truly beautiful from tistie sense as well as in an ar- keeping with the season. HATS—smart appearing when you have a little time just wander into our HAT DEPARTMENT. They you have show you some ever laid You've paid $2.50 will your General George Stone, A. W. Barrett and many other leading men in the Grlnd\ Army is to the effect that the encamp- | ment next August will assemble in San‘ Francisco a vast throng of Eastern peo- ple. The necessity for active work in the line of preparation for the reception and entertainment of the visitors was a theme of discussion yesterday. | Interesting features of the encampment | were fraternal visits from the Sons of | Veterans, Woman's Relief Corps, Ladles of the Grand Army and the Association of Army Nurses. -Mrs. J. Murray ,Bailey, | speaking for the Ladies of the G. A. R Mrs. Cora A. Merritt, representing the Woman’s Relief Corps, and Addie L. Bal- lou, speaking on behalf of the Army Nurses, were received with rapturous ap- plause.” The ladles spoke briefly but elo- quently of the work performed by their respective organizations. Ladies of the G. A. R. The elghteenth annual convention of the La- dies of the Grand® Army met day before yester- day fn Red Men's Hall. and continued its until yesterday. There was a large at- nce of delegates. Cordelia Spence, de- rtment president. presided. M. T. Griffith, secretary, presented reports of officers, show- ing that all circles are in a prosperous condi- tion. During the vear the relief committees have ministered to thousands of deserving vet. erans and families. The official reports indi- cate a steady growth of the organization. —_—at—— Noted Mining Engineer Arrested. EL PASO, Tex., May 14.—Professor W. G. Furman, the celebrated mining enzineer of London, is, according to a dispatch from Chi- huahua, under arrest in Mexico on complaints from the Watterson Mining Company ¢ Lon- don, which was concerned in the deal by whlch the Watterson mine was sold for $700,000 la winter. It is understood tnat - Furman i charged with having embezzled $100,000 in con- nection with the deal. Furman’'s friends in Chihuahua say he will be vindicated. ———— Give Benefit for Church. An entertalnment for the benefit of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church was given last evening In Union Square Hall. The affair was highly successtul, both from an artistic and financial standpoint and quite a was real- m ized for the fund to be used in the cancellation of tectpreirdebt; ¢ o A clever programme as for the occasion and every Zumbec et ave eral encores. The' apacious-hall, which had been tastetully decorated by young ladies of the church, was filled to its capacity. The programme consisted of several instrumental and vocal selections and conciuded with merry German farce entitled, * Hat Erlaubt.” The Rev. Paul Branke, tfe pastor, has succeeded In reducing the church debt to $1800 and it is expected that the congregation will be out of debt within the coming year. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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