The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 24, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1903. BENEATH BRILLIANT CHANDELIERS HANDSOME WOMEN IN CHARMING ITY BALL OF DAUGHTERS GOWNS ATTEND THE CHAR L0SES HER WY JUBING THE FOG | teamer Lydia Thomp-\; son Aground on 1 | i | Smiths Island. el Sustains Little Injury and May Get Off at High Tide. B e Special Dllpllahilo The Call. SEATTLE, Oct. 23—The steamer Lydia Puget Sound Navigation between Seattle and ashore on Smiths Island in this morning at 8 showed that 1 been sustatned by Johnson was disg id to get as as lucky in vestiga { d that she will | destination at | steam ORDER OF EASTERN STAR CLOSES ANNUAL SESSION Mrs. Eate J. Willats of San Francisco Is Re-elected Secretary of the Grand Chapter. to-day’s twenty-two rg was Healdst s Are Convicted. | Oct. 2 on Case Is Finally Ended. ADVECRTISEMENTS. ECONOMICAL HOUSEKEEPERS USE—— WalterBakers Cocoa and Chocolate Because they yield THE MOST and BEST FOR THE MONENX l 4 § § ) ) ) 0 TraveWan The Finest Cocoa in the World Costs less than One Cent a Cup r Cholce Recipe Book, sent free, will tell you ke Fudge and & grest vadely of dainty ar Cocos and Chocolate Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. ESTABLISHED 1780 DORCHESTER, MASS. A0 ZLR0FE han Amenich ! § | : : ¢ : [ R " o s gray or taded it E YOUTHFUL COLOR. 1t prevente Dandruf? snd hate falling Anc keeps tho sealp clean snd healthy. Soatrassiatacaane Schiiling’s Best is not some- but 2lways best. At your grocer's. Moneyback, times | in the room was found an ivor | of the a | tentional homicide. on the head by a_windlass while at work mov- - + % a EoAe SCENE AT THE BALL GIVEN IN THE PALACE HOTEL LAST NIGHT BY THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, A PA- TRONESS AND THREE GU - = B i CHINESE WOMAN ENDS LIXE WITH QUANTITY OF OPIUM Becomes Despondent Over Loss of Large Sum of Money and Commits Suicide. Despondent by reason of the fact that 2 female friend to whom she had loaned $1600 t on the steamer Si- beria esterday, June | »mm} tted suicide yesterday afternoon by taking opium. The body was discovered by friends of the dead woman in a room at 32 Ross | alley, and Detective McMahon and Pa- On a table jar that ined more than a dollar’s worth Iy drug. It was ascertained from friends that she had loaned $1600 to Kim S an in- mate of a house on Sullivan alle Kim trolman Barl were notified had co: | 8im was beset by creditors and on Thurs- day night Miss Cameron of the Chinese Mission enlisted the services of the po- lice to secure her trunk from a house on Sullivan alley June Yoke was told yesterday that Kim Sim had departed for the Flowery Kingdom on the steamer Siberia, and realizing that there was no chance of securing her money she repaired to her room and ended her life. The Coroner's office was notified and the body removed to the Morgue e < SRS BUSNERTS U g RUSSELL EXONERATED BY A CORONER'S JURY Return a Verdict of Unintentional Homicide for the Killing of His Wife. Hilliard Russell, colored, was erated by a Coroner’s jury yesterday the death of his wife, Dora, w he shot and killed on October 13 at 159 Cor- bett avenue. He etated after the shoot- ing that he had mistaken his wife for a burglar. At the time of the shooting Rosella, aged 15, and Lucy, aged 12 years, occu- pied a room adjoining that in which their mother was killed. They told the police that their father had a serious quarrel with their mother on the preceding even- | ing and that just before the shot was fired th merey! At the inquest yesterday the girls de- nied having made these statements and testified that there had not been apy quarreling between their parents. The jury returned a verdict of “unin- cy heard their mother cry,’“Have —_——— SCHUMACHER ACCUSED ©OF EMBEZZLING GEMS Pawnbroker Swears Out Warrant for His Arrest for Embez- zlement. The police have been unable to find H. G. Schumacher of the bankrupt firm of Schumacher & Co., jewelers, for whose arrest a warrant was issued by Police Judge Conlan on Thursday on a charge of felony embezzlement on complaly of Leon Carrau of the firm of Carrau & Green, jewelersy 220 Sutter street. Carrau accused him of embezzling a palr of dia- mond earrings valued at $144, which he got to sell or return. Yesterday W. J. Westphal, a pawnbrok- er at 10 Sixth street, secured a warrant from Judge Conlan for Schumacher's ar- rest on a similar charge. Westphal alleges that on September 3 he intrusted Schu- macher as baflee with a diamond valued at $i30 and an emerald valued at $265 and he discovered on Thursday that Schu- macher had sold the articles and appro- priated the money to his own uses and purposes. —_———————— D BY BLOW FROM WINDLASS. A utphy. 2 years of age, of 348 L killed yesterday by being bon_street. was inw a house on Bush street. | SPRAGUE CASE IS CLOSED ! AND JURY IS LOCKED UP | Judge Morrow Defines Award Should | Verdict Be in Favor of Plaintiff. | The taking of testimony In the suit of | Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan against Mrs. Belle Sprague and her husband, Richard Sprague, was resumed yesterday in the United States Circuit Court. Peter F. Dunne began the morning session by addressing the jury on behalf of his clients, contending that the foun- greement was invalid because at that Ryland Wallace signed the | pame of Mrs. Belle Donahue to it, to- | her with his own as her attorney, he did not hold the power of attorney, Donahue being in this State at the time | | the document was signed and executed. He also contended that the document was of no moment in the case because it | had been executed without any consid- eration. On both these vital points the attorney attacked the testimony of Gar- ret McEnerney as not to be believed against the testimony of Mr. Wallace. T. C. Van Ness closed the argument on behalf of Archbishop Riordan and urged | the jurors to take the two agreements with them and give them careful study | in the jury-room before deciding upor their verdict. Judge Morrow, In charging the jury, in- structed them that if they should find in | favor of Archbishop Riordan, the plain- tiff, they should give their verdict for $21,797 95, which was the sum sued for plus the interest at 7 per cent. The jury re- tired at 4:35 p. m. to deliberate, At 10 o’clock the jury was locked up for the night. —_——— THEATRICAL MECHANICS HOLD ANNUAL BENEFIT | Bob Fitzsimmons Spars for Three Rounds at the Alhambra Theater. The eleventh annual Francisco Lodge No. 21, Theatrical Me- chanics’ Association, was given at the Alhambra Theater yesterday afternoon. The large house was well filled and the programme was of a high class order. A feature of the entertainment was a three-round sparring exhibition between Robert Fitzsimmons and his partner, Dave Barry. In the last round Fitzsim- mons gave a clever imitation of a pu- gilist who is just about out. Af the con- clusion of the bout Fitz made a short speech, which was well received. The other artists were Lillian Levy and Hazel Purdy in songs and dances; Charles Gard- ner, cornet and bell soloist; John World and Mindell Kingston, singing and danc- ing artists: Bernard, Kolb and Dills of Fischer’'s Theater, and Madame Caro Roma and Miss Eugenia Barker In vocal selec- tions; Fowler brothers, premlier acrobats; Fischer and Wacker, comic Tyroleaa singers; Harry Hermsen, in character sketches; Miss Marie Stoddard as “Susie Ely” from Pike County, Mo.; Maud Am- ber of Fischer's; Louise Jeffries, charac- ter artist; Arthur Boyce, dramatic tenor; Arnold and Ethel Grazer in musical selec- | tions; Fischer's quartet; Louie Darce, “the funny lady,” and the Juvenile Rag- time double sextet. —_——— Weiler in More Trouble. G. E. Weiler, who was brought from Los Angeles on Wednesday night by De- tective Whitaker on a charge of passing a worthless check on Bibo, Newman & Co., grocers, Polk and California streets, was booked at the City Prison yester- day on another charge of the same na- ture. The complaining witness is John C. Diehl, proprietor of the Buena Vista market, 1377 Haight street. He alleges that on October 9 Weller purchased $6 worth of goods from him and tendered him in payment a check for $30 drawn by Thomas H. Green on the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company, receiving the halance of $24 in coin. The check, Diehl alleges, is worthless. benefit of San Visiting Bankers and Families Are Honored Guests. HE white and gold ballroom of the Palace presented a magnifi- cent spectacle last night. The ball of the Albert Bidney Johnston Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy proved an affair that will linger long in the annals of soclety as a function of unusual brilllance—and, bet- ter still, as a function that will bring good cheer into the hearts of the “men who wore the gray.” Such gowns! Such stunning women! Such gorgeous trappings of wealth! And it all gravitates to the sweet cause of charity. The women who carried the af- falr to such a splendid success—these women of the Southland—have ever been famous for their charm and graclous hos- pitality. It is part and parcel of their per- sonality. Then there were the buds, who always bring In their wake a breezy, buoyant air, and the stately belles, to whom the ball'was simply one of many. Then, too, were the bankers and their ladles, many of whom are from the South and of kin to the women who planned the affair of last night. The new ballroom was ornamented solely by its own beauty, the brilliant lights glinted the gold traceries with splendid effect. About the casement where the orchestra sat a little forest of palms had sprung up, but in dazzling relief as to color, were the ebon and scarlet silken furnishings, new—very new for the dames and damsels who deigned to rest upon them. BALL WAS A SUCCESS. That the affair was a social success is conceded; likewise was it a fair financial success. At any rate, many friendless veterans will be enabled thereby to find a haven of comfort when overtaken by iliness or misfortune. And above and be- yord the beauty, the gowns, the jewels, the joys of the ball comes that feature, the humanitarianism that lies beneath it all, To Mrs. Alfred Hunter Voorhies, the president of the chapter, Is due much of the credit for the results, likewise to the other patronesses, who were Mrs, Arthur W. Foster, Mrs, Willlam M. Gwin, Mrs. William H. Herrin, Mrs, Willlam B. Col- lier, Mrs. Selden Wright, Mrs. Wakefield Baker, Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, Mrs. John Garber, Mrs, Eleanor Martin, Mrs. Ynez Shorb White, Mrs. William L. Duff and Mr&~William B. Pritchard. Pursuant to her promise, Mrs. Eleanor Martin returned from the East especially to attend the ball. Among the best gowned women were: Mrs. Voorhies, who wore a beautiful robe of white brocade trimmed with Irish polat; Miss Marie Voorhies, in a pale pink frock of embroidered mull with low cor- sage; Mrs. J. Malcolm Henry was re- splendent in a robe of white panne velvet with a low bodice; about her throat was a beautiful string of pearls with a large pendant of diamonds. Miss Maye Col- burn never looked more stunning than in the black glitter gown she wore last night. It set off her blonde coloring exquisitely. Miss Mabel Watkins wore a_charming frock of pale blue mousseline de sofe. Mrs. Ira Pierce was beautiful in a white gown, elaborately trimmed with heavy lace. Miss Murison was unquestionably one of the belles of the ball In a dainty little frock of white point d’esprit over pink silk. The shirrings about the skirt were especially effective. One of the most exquisite gowns seen was that worn by Mrs. Morffew, of white crepe, heavily trimmed with rare Irish point. She wore many beautiful corsage jewels. Miss McNear was striking in a pure white gown of point d’esprit. Miss McCalla wore white, and she made a dainty picture. Miss Ethel Hastings appeared in a clinging gown of blue crepe. Distinguished by her beauty and the splendor of her gown was Mrs. John D. Spreckels Jr. Her robe was of white crepe, exquisitely embroldered in spangles and oddly trimmed with long silken fringe. She wore a spray of scarlet roses at the edge of the low corsage. Mrs. Lowrie, wife of Colonel Lowrie of Georgila, wore a Courtly gown of black chahtilly over white taffeta. : Miss May Foulkes made an interesting figure in a Parisian frock of white chif- fon. Miss Gibbons looked charming in pale pink mull, garnished with pink rosebuds and a pink sash. Miss Short, dainty ever, was captivating in a white shirred frock, simply trimmed with a soft white sash. MANY LATE ARRIVALS. There having been many dinners before the ball, the guests were late in arriv- ing. But by 11 the affalr was in full swing and a charming plcture was pre- sented. But why so many handsome men stood steadfastly unmoved by the rhythmic mausic and the pretty maids is a hard con- jecture. Some of the likeliest men stood in the recesses chatting during the entire affair--and they were dancing men, too. Scandalous, wasn't it? Supper was served In the ladies’ grill and there is where mirth of the real kind prevailed. It always happens that many people take their pleasure seriously, and their dancing almost mournfully. But when It comes to sitting down at a dainty table, with a dainty mald, in a dainty supper-room, somehow they thaw out— even the grumplest fellows are amenable to those conditions. And thus will many pleasant memories remain of the first -+ Conceals the Orchestra. * ball of the season of "03. Among those present were the following: Miss Anthony, Dr. Brennan, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. O. D, Baldwin, Judge and Mrs. o W. Dimond, Dr. Dabney, ._A. W. Foster, Miss An- nie A. Foster, A. J. Foster, Mrs. Frame, Miss Frame, H. 8. Foote Jr, W. W. Foote, Count Gremon!, Spencer Grant, Mr. Hardy, Miss Hardy, Thomas Hudsow, Mr. Higgins, Dr. Hop- kins, Dr. A. J. Hinder, Mrs. Malcoim Henry, Dr. C. W. Knowles, Mr. Kentfield, Mrs. Kent- fleld, Charles R. McCormick, Miss Messonict, L. A. McDougherty, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mc Dougherty, Mrs. Eleanor Martin, Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon, Dr. and Mrs. Morffew, Mrs Porter, Miss Blanche Price, Miss Parkes, Mr. Petherick, Mr. and Mrs. Powers, Miss Plau, James D. Phelan, Mr. and Mrs. Payot, E. W. Runyon, Miss Rose, Mr. Reid, Irving M. Rob- bine, Mr. Sherwood, J. M.' Scott, Rudolph Schiiler, E. J. Vogel, Grantland Voorhies, Miss Voorhies, Mrs. Voorhles, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Whitney, Mr. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. Withins, Miss Wilson, Mrs. S. White, Colonel and Mrs. Lowrie. —_—e——————— Insurance Agent Is in Trouble. SANTA ROSA, Oct. 23.—A warrant was sworn out In this city Friday by J. M. Kllgraif of San Francisco, charging Thomas P. Fahey of Retaluma with em- bezzlement. Kilgraif is agent of the Pa- cific Mutual Lif» Insurance Company and Fahey !s the agent of the company at Petaluma. While acting in that capacity Fahey is alleged to have collected $235 on cheny, Mr. and Mrs, a life insurance policy and appropriated | the money to his own use. Fahey iz at present absent from Petaluma. He was a prominent man of that vichity. Forest of Palms| P | Belcher, Miss Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Croes, | - Mr. and Mrs. | Drummin, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Ellis, Mr. Fitz- | OF CONFEDERACY FIRE DESTROYS OLD LANDMARK | Bastern Hotel in Santa Cruz Is Ravaged by Fierce Flames. { Guests Escape From Building but Lose Their Personal Effects. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 23.—The Eastera Hotel, built in the early was burned early this morning. It was a four-story frame structure of thirty rooms and was owned by F. A. Hihn. Many of the guests | experienced great difficulty In making | their way out through the suffocating smoke. There was no insurance on the bufliding or contents. The hotel was conducted by A. N. Hedg- path. Several of the guests were ill, but they were removed from the bullding be- fore the fire gained much headway. The bullding was one of the oldest in Santa Cruz and stood at the cormer of Pacific and Walnut avenues. It was orig- inally an academy, conducted by Mr. and | Mrs. Ploda. Then for ten years it served | as the Congregational parsonage. Twen- | ty-five years ago it was remodeled and enlarged and fitted up for Quincy Hall Seminary, a fashionable boarding school for young ladies, conducted by Mrs. Sara Gamble. After the removal of the sem- frary to San Francisco the building was again enlarged and rented as a hotel. —_— UNVACCINATED PUPILS WILL BE GIVEN WELCOME San Diego to Have a School Where Strict Sanitary Lines Will Not Be Drawn. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 8.—A branch of the Raja Yoga School at Point Loma Is %o be established here by Mrs. Tingley. Ac- ording to rumor the incentive for start- ing the school at this time is that there are a number of children out of the publie schools because the Board of Education is strictly enforcing the law regarding vac- cination. A good many parents here, as elsewhere, do not believe In vaccination and many more do not believe in compul- sory vaccination. Parents have therefore kept their children away from school rather than have them vacciated. These parents will be particularly invited to send children to the new school, which will be located in a portion of the Isis Theater bullding, which is owned by the brotherhood. —_——— Police Arrest Wrong Man. SAN JOSE, Oct. 2.—A man answering the description of Francisco Borelll, wanted in Merced County for murder, was arrested here to-day by the police. After an investigation it was learned that Bo- relll was not the man wanted and he was released. A 10 days trial works wonders. “THERE’S A REASON-" GRAPE-NUTS. ‘No Tax on the digestive organs when Grape-Nuts IS THE FOOD Selected field gramns are. put through a scientific process (that is really mechanical digestion) antl Grape-Nuts come from the package already digestéd and ready for immediate assimilé&ifl WITH ALL THE NUTRIMENT LEFT IN Body and Brain get Nature’s full quota of nutriment in duch form the w eakest stomach is not taxed to handle and assimilaté it. Increased energy and brain power follows its use Heard that before? : Ever try the famous food to see if it’s true? “There’s A Reason” | Lawk i €ach package for the “meaty’ little book, 5 The Road to Wellville.”