The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 14, 1903, Page 4

4/ CHILDREN GINE ENTERTAINMENT Benefit for Old Ladies’ Home Attracts Large Crowd. Scenes in a Doll Shop Are Found to Be Very At- tractive. e e ot A very pleas ing 1 entertainment was given Lyric Hall, on Ed4 of the Protestant Home. The performance large part by children of piscopal churches in the adults gave efficient assistance stage end in the preparation for the event hildren that participated were at least two score in number and they renged in sge from very tender child- hood upward to misses and lads in the grammar schools ularly of the ingenuous- weas needed ngers and to ke many scenes in aly satisfactory. was credited on the pro- ation of the en- id her credit, and the raise might be fairly ap- ose that were on the stage. formance hinged on the the children and their adult A Day and a Night in a * which was adapted from the of labor ers and contrive to which they Miss Je: s Doll German, “Die Puppentee.” George Deni- son was the shopkeeper, B4 C. Wynne the maid, Dr. Sieberst the Dutchman and €harles Logan the expressman and letter carrier. LIST OF PRETTY DOLLS. The list of “dolls” in the play included Margaret Blair, Titus, Flore Piper, Violet Oatman, | Anne Meyer, Helen Hurd, Geraldine Burke, Marguerite and Rosalind Marx, Ge Miller and Flora Die- rs that took part, so far gramme revealed. were June a Bryan, Elinor Smith, Myrtle e Hermansen, Sybil Greely, e Martin, Claudia Edith Simpson, Alice Evan- Helen Kendrick, Marion Nina Frellsen, Toy Lyons, Marie Cutten, Helen Bashford, Rulof Cutten, Cyril Davis, Alfred Rob- Regensburger, George M ksso rothy Ruth Hosmer, Rose Muth, Bertha Loh- E. C. Wynne A. Rich- Worth. Miss Jean Logan the programme with Greek he “Doll Shop” were devised a There were three acts, 1 interfor of the e fairy awakens to “skylarking” NUMEROUS BALLETS. | There were numerous ballets, a large | number of songs, and much R m pretty costumes Marguerite and in the quarrel for Scandal,” prett salind Marx o “The ng peared School scene from Fredericka Gomesz_ Alice | Ethel Wal- Friends of Late Author Hold Their Annual Banquet. Extol in Speech and Song His Achievements in Literary World. The Stevenson Fellowship Club, organ- |1zed by the friends and admirers of the late Robert Louis Stevenson for the pur- | pose of perpetuating the memory of the famous writer, held its third annual ban- quet at the California Hotel last even- |ing. The guests and members of the club assembled early In the evening in Ports- | mouth square, and after decorating the Stevenson monument they adjourned to | the main dining-room of the California Hiotel, where, under the direction of | Chairman Alexander Sutherland of Oak- land, the ceremonies were carried out. | President David Starr Jordan of Stanford | University acted as toastmaster and de- livered an address, in which he eloquently referred to the literary achievements of the late author. The rest of the interest- ing programme was as follows: Address, “Stevenson Memorials | Ernest E. Baker, D. D., Oakland We Are and Why We Are Here,” Alexan- | der M. Sutherland: “Some Stevenson Let- ters,” by the recipient, Jules Sammaneau, “Stevemson’s Claims as a Willlam | Alameda: song (Stevenson), San Francisco; ‘‘Personal Recollections, | Mrs. Virgil Williams, San Francisc “Stevenson's Place in Literature,” Pro- | fessor 1. W. Rolfe, Stanford Universit | “Auld Lang Syne”; “Evening Praye | (Stevenson), Rev. Ernest E. Baker, D. D. { LETTERS OF REGRET. | During the evening many letters from | prominent persons throughouts the coun- try, in which they expressed their regret {at not being able to be present, were read, one from Willlam Loeb Jr., secre- |tary to President Roosevelt, containing | these lines: | “It woulf,afford the President much | pleasure to bs present and join with you |in paying tribute to the memory of Rob- ert Louis Stevenson.” Another, dated London, October 21, was signed by W. Robertson Nicoll, and read | as follows: “I am much honored by your very kind | invitation to the Stevenson dinner. Alas! | San Francisco is too far off. But I hope to see the city some day and meet my | kind friends there.” Rev. R. F. Coyle, D. D., moderator of the General Assembly, Presbyterian | church, in the United States, thus ex- | pressed his regrets: | " “Stevenson is one of my favorite au- thors. I often dip into his works and en- joy their perusal exceedingly. As a liter- | ary man he stands pre-eminent among the writers of his day.” Other letters of an interesting charaoc- ter were as follows: From John Watson (Ian Maclaren)— “Had it been possible I should have gladly availed myself of the opportunity to offer my tribute of praise to the mem- ory of the greatest Scots writer of our generation. I trust the gathering will be very successful. “I have pleasant recollections of San Francisco and especially of the Bohemian t q amusing. Little Nina | Club.” skill in toe dancing. Albert Shaw, editor of the Review of Storm Fa sy” was Reviews: older girls and boys. “] am glad you keep in memory the A good o a was strongly and effec- | birthday of Robert Louis Stevenson.” at | <oy g e s | The friends of the home filled the house very wel uded enthusiastically | anifested by the chii- | anter amateur perform- has been given in the | t part the children did | those who have had more This afternoon a mati- | nee performance will be given. This even- | ing “Dre Faces” will be performed. In addition to the worthy motive sup- plied by a desire to aid the home attend- ents will be amply rewarded by what they see and hear at both entertainments. | —_—————— CHARITABLE WOMAN SUMMONED BY DEATH Mrs. Frank Boskowitz, Well Known in This City, Passes Away at Home. Mrs. Frank Boskowitz of 1701 Post strest dled at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning. | She was 52 years of age. A complication of stomach troubles caused her death. The dead woman was prominent for her charitable work, to which she devoted a great part of her time. She was born in Richmond, Va., in 1851 | and came West to Nevada, where she was | married in 1 She has been a resident | of this city for the last twenty years. | The funeral will take place to-morrow | morning at 8:30 o'clock from her late resi- | dence. The body will be cremated at Odd | Fellowe’ Cemetery. ——— Notice Issued to Teamsters. A notice has been issued by the Team- sters’ Association to all drivers of wag- ons requesting them to take particular care of Third street, from Market to King, in order that this thoroughfare may be kept in good condition. The cir- cular draws particular attention to the fact that Third street is one of the best paved streets in the city, and in order to keep it in good condition drivers are requested not one wheel, which practice cuts a gutter on the outside. — e | | Livingston Dunn, president of St. | drew’s Soclety; Charles S. Greene, libra- to use the car tracks for | FROM LORD ROSEBERY. Lord Rosebery, president of the Scot- ish Stevenson Monument Association, by his secretary: “Lord Rosebery is hon- ored by the invitation of the Stevenson Fellowship Club of San Francisco and | the pretty decorations. regrets that it is impossible for him to accept it.” Elbert Hubbard, editor of the Philistine: “Dear Mr. Sutherland—Thank you very much indeed for the invitation to be pres- | ent on the birthday of Robert Louis, the | beloved. I will surely be with you in spirit. So here are all kind wishes.” A. J. Balfour, M. P., British Prime Min- ister, by his secretary: “Mr. Balfour desires to thank you for your invitation. He regrets, however, that 1t will not be possible for him to take part —but he wishes it all success.” Professor H. Bellyse Baildon, professor of English literature, Dundee University, Bcotland, and biographer of Stevenson: “I am greatly touched by the invitation to take part in the celebration of my dear Norman Guthrie. | | | | i | { | | sist were Miss Katherine Powers, | delighttul afternoon friend Tusitala’s birthday in far San | Francisco. It will be as- impossible for me to be present in body as it will be to be absent in spirit on that occasion.” ADMIRERS OF THE AUTHOR. 8. 8. McClure, editor of McClure's Mag azine: “] am much pleased with the invitation and thank you for it. I wish I could be with you.” Numerous others sent letters of regret, among them being James D. Phelan; P. An- rian of Oakland, and Miss Mabel Gray, president of Ebell Soclety. persons attended the banquet, including | the following: | _Protessor R. B. Allardice, Stanford; Charles F. Alston, Dr. B, E. Baker, Mrs. E. E, Baker, Rev. W. A. Brewer, Mrs. A. Brewer, George St. J, Bremner, R. D. Colquhoun, Miss Ina “Coolbriin, Miss ' Chiurchill, Miss Kittie Clark, Mrs. Sidney Cushing, iss Laura Dean, Mrs, Elder. Mrs. Eyster, Robert Edwards, J. P, Fay, Mrs. J. S. Foster, rosscr H. R. Fairclough of Stanford, Dr.. W. N. Guthrie, Miss Mary E. Griswold, President David Starr Jordan of Stanford, Fred Isen, William Jenkins, Mrs, William Jenkins, John Knell, Mrs. John Knell, Miss Maud B. Lan, 3. B. McChesney, Mrs. J. M. Mohr, Mss. McClennan, rs. B. McChesney, Miss McC NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Mr. Pratt, Mrs. Purdy, Pro- — — fessor H. ‘v‘v g;u. of SL;nl’oli‘i“n‘ Ty Roberts, QUEEN VICTORIA’S HAIR. | M T ¥ aonterey, George V, Stead, Mre eorge V. Stead, Alexander M. Sul Its Great Profusion Was Always @ |Mrs. Alexander M. Sutherland, Dr. W, F. Cause of W, Southard, Mrs. W. F. , Walter C. use onder. Taber, .zl. Bnil;:d Trhortngon. lfiwy}.r Even at the age of 50 years, Queen | 2iomPon . v Novion Williame and Battey Victoria's halr was & marvel of loverr: | NolAT, B ance. The court physician, following g ST Prof. Unna's discovery, undoubtedly MITCHELL DENIES FIRING treated her Majesty’s scalp with a germ destroying preparation that was not made public. It is now known, however, that the remedy for dandruff, the germ | destroying element, is embodied in bro's Herpicide, the only hair prepara- tion on the market that does destroy the dandruffl germ. Without dandruff, hair will grow profusely, and falling hair will be stopped. “Destroy the cause you re- move the effect.” Sold by leading drug- glnl. Send 10c in stamps for sample to 'he Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. INFLAMED GUMS TREATED And cured. Loose teeth strengtheped. Dis- eased condition of the mouth made heaithy. EXTRACTION Free. PAINLESE Methods. CLEANING Free. GRADUATES Only. eek daye, ® to 9. Sundays, 9 to 1. POST-GRADUATE DENTAL COLLEGE -m'—‘lmm Oakland—973 Washington Street. Sau Jose—45 East Santa Clara Street. Sacramento—4073% J Street. New- | FIVE SHOTS AT WIFE She Swears to a Complaint Against Him.and He Is Arraigned in Court. Thomas H. Mitchell, pipe fitter, Nine- teenth avenue and N street, Sunset dis- trict, appeared before Police Judge Mo- gan yesterday on the charge of assault to murder. His wife Matilda accused him of bitting her on the head with the butt end of a revolver, and when she ran into the street he fired five shots at her. This is supposed to have occurred on ‘l\mnny nl ight. Mrs. Mitchell was in court, and when the Judge asked her if she would swear to a complaint against her husband she promptly replied that she would. After the complaint had been sworn to Mitchell was instructed and arraigned and the case was continued till November 19. Mrs. Mitchell told the Judge that she would at once file a suit for divorce. Mitchell denies that he fired any shots at his wife, and his denial s borne out by the fact that when Policeman Ceinar took the revolver .from him it was loaded in each c and the mugzle bore no sign of smoke | | Over sixty | | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MEET IN HONOR [GHARGED POOL OF STEVENSON| ENDANGERS LIFE —_— Liquid Over Conduit Becomes Alive With Electricity. e Horses, Dogs and a Driver Knocked to Ground by Shock. ——— A pool of water over an electric wire conduit at the corner of Mason and Ellis streets became a menace to life yester- day morning. Several dogs, two horses and & man received severe shocks, but no fatalities resulted. As early as 6 o'clock in the morning canines ran howling about the streets after they had stepped on the moist ground near the pool, but the cause of their torture was not known. Finally a youth, riding a -horse, came along, and the animal stepped with his front feet into the water. Instantly he was thrown to the ground and the lad was pitched several feet away. For a time the horse lay as if dead, but soon recovered and was led off. About five minutes afterward a milk wagon, owned by Witt Bros., and drawn by two horses, approached and the ani- mal to the left dropped to the street as soon as it came in contact with the water. The driver immediately set the brake and jumped to the ground. As in the case of the first animal that felt the force of the current the horse lay mo- tionless, but had been dragged away from the pool by its mate. When the horse re- vived gnd was assisted to its feet the driv- er reached up to release the brake and re- cefved & shock that threw him several feet away. He did not lose consciousness and in a few minutes was able to drive away. Dr. A. J. Knox telephoned to the Soci- ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals and Speclal Officer McQurrie an- swered the call. The Board cf Works was in turn communicated with and a barrier was placed about the dan- gerous spot. Later in the day it was found where the contact came from and the defect was remedied. BOCIETY: GIVES PARTIES AND MAKES CALLS Mre. George D. Toy, Miss Mabel Toy and Mrs. Harvey Marshall Toy held the sec- ond of thelr “at homes” at 1806 Vallejo street yesterday afternoon. Pale yellow chrysanthemums and foliage were ar- ranged in the reception-room, and the re- freshment table was made artistic with pink roses and soft-shaded candelabra. A large number of callers availed them- selves of Mrs. Toy's charming hospitality during the afternoon. Those invited to as. Miss Catherine Herrin, Miss Elizabeth Mills, Miss Pearl Landers, Miss Harriet Austin, Miss Mabel Hogg, Miss Gertrude Van Wyck and Mrs. Willlam Belcher and Miss Malties of Oakland. . . . . Miss Elsie Tallant, Miss Margaret Wil- son and Miss Ethel Kent, three new debutantes, were guests of honor at a pretty informal tea given by the Misses Beth and Ruth Allen at their home on Washington street yesterday afternoon. Those invited to assist were Miss Gladys McClung, Miss Kelcey Patterson, Miss Jessie Wright and Miss Mabel Toy. o g Mrs. William Dutton and hér debutante daughter, Miss Gertrude Dutton, gave | their second “at home' yesterday after- Pink chrysanthemums comprised Those invited to assist were Mrs. Henry Dutton, Mrs. E. E. Brownell, Mrs. Hilda ,Baxter, .Miss Pearl Landers and Miss Leontine Blake- man. noon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nathaniel Gray gave a theaten party on Thursday even- ing, followed by a delightful supper, com- plimentary - to Mrs. Charles Perkins. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Porter Bishop and Mr. and Mrs. | George Cameron. Mrs. Perkins, who ar- rived on Monday from Honolulu, left yes- terday for Southern California, where she will visit relatives until Christmas time. e Mrs. Rose L. Bushnell Donnelly gave a tea Wednesday at her beautiful home on Fillmore street in honor of Mrs. James H. Budd. She was assisted by Mrs. J. J. Owen. The appoint- ments were perfect in every detail, and j the color scheme of gold and violet was | carried out with much originality. A bril- | | | ties liant coterie from the Pacific Coast Wom- an’s Press Club graced the pretty table, ladened with the choicest viands and re- splendent in the glitter of gold and silver. The feast was enlivened with gnusic; toasts and bright repartee. Other invited guests were: Mrs. H. B. Pinney, president Pacific Coast Woman's Press Club; Mrs. E. J. Foster, Madge Morris Wagner, Ina Coolbrith, Mrs. T. E. Reamer, Anna Mor- rison Reed, Mrs. C. J. Newman and Mrs. Professor Willls. ) & g5k Miss Estelle Miller and Mrs. Oscar N. Taylor were “at home” yesterday after- noon at 1208 Leavenworth street. They are recelving on each Thursday in No- ‘vember, . . Miss Hobbs was hostess at a pretty luncheon at the Colonial Hotel on Thurs- The California Club will hold an open meeting on next Tuesday afternoon, when the subject of “Juvenile Delinquency in San Francisco” will be discussed by Miss Landa Stebbens, juvenile court officer of | this city. Willlam Langdon, Superintend- ent of the San Francisco public schools, will speak on the question of “Truancy in San Frn.ndseo.." e ‘The civic department of the California Club is inaugurating a vigorous campaign to enforce the new juvenile court. The first necessity is to see that the new com- pulsory education law is obeyed. On last Wednesday morning the depart- ment listened to a very able discussion of the law by Professor J. W. McCly- monds, superintendent of the Oakland public schools. Professor McClymonds sald that many do not understand that the law is intended for children who have outgrown parental and are deflant of school authority. 7 The ideal truant officer should be some one loving, kind and@ who does not use force unless absolutely necessary; in fact, one who has the same quallties that a good teacher possesses. : The law is now being very successfully enforced in Oakland. The truant officer, ‘who is the principal of the evening school, has already saved forty-three boys and girls. This officer makes his daily rounds early in the morning. By the use of the telephone he knows by 9:05 o'clock just what children are delinquent. He goes immediately to each child’s home to as- certain the reason. Mr. McClymonds stated that the juve- nile court and the compulsory education lawy are indispensable to one another. Mmt;l‘x.lnq&laneflmtrmumnot el to the reform school; therefore a school is needed. In many 2 Public | Pproceeded. POLIGE GAPTURE WOMAN BEATER George Querbeck gjAlias Smith, Placed Under Arrest. Wanted on Charge of Mur- dering Mrs. Annie Wilson at Her Home. Tl George Querbeck was arrested yester- day afternoon on East street by Police- man J. F. Mackey for the murder of Mrs. Annie Wilson on the evening of No- vember 1 at 5 Capp street. From the time of the unfortunate wom- an’s death up to the hour of his arrest Querbeck had been in hiding. He ven- tured out only to be seized for the brutal crime lald at his door. Then, his nerve falling him, he confessed that it was he that left the black marks found on the woman’s dead body and that it was he, | angered at her final rejection of his suit, in a moment of brutal ferocity, de- | stroyed the wedding gown she had prom- ised to wear when she plighted her troth. Mrs. Wilson was found dead in her rooms on the evening of Querbeck’s last visit to her home. She was lying on the floor with all her clothing torn from her body and several contusions established the fact that she had been kicked to death. She was engaged to marry Quer- beck and he had bought her a trousseau. This was found cut to pieces when the body was discovered. The autopsy show- ed that the woman had dled of fatty de- generation of the heart, but shock from the beating she received was given as | the immediate cause of her death. Since then the police searched for Querbeck. He remained in hiding and shaved off his mustache to conceal his identity. It was known that he had been engaged to marry Mrs. Wilson and had given her the wedding dress. When she broke the engagement he demanded the return of his presents. It was in an ef- fort to recover the marriage dress that he inflicted the violence on the woman that now forms the basis of the murder | charge. ““When I was bending over to get some of my things,” he said when placed in a cell, “she hit me on the back of the head. I then got up and we engaged in a fight. Bhe was screaming and kicking all the time. I did not intend to hurt her when I fought with her. I knocked her down and kicked her several times while she was on the floor. Then I destroyed the wedding gown and left the house.” —_— LOOAL LABOR COUNCIL HOLDS WEEKLY MEETING Delegates From Various Unions of the City Read Reports of Their Conditions. The San Franecisco Labor Council held its regular weekly meeting last night at 1159 Mission street. President George B. Benham presided. \ President Cornelius of the Carmen's Union read a report in regard to the find- ings of the late arbitration committee. He said the decision of the committees was unsatisfactory to the carmen. It was quite evident, he sald, that ths corpora- tion's desires were to crush the carmen's unions whenever and wherever they could. Regorts were réad from the bootmak- ers’, shoemakers’ and shipbuilders’ un- ions. An application from the Riggers’ Protective Union for a charter from the American Federation of Labor was re- ferred back that they might get the in- dorsement of the local council before the larger order could take any action. The district councll of painters indorsed the action of the local union of ship and steamboat painters for an increase in pay to $350 a day. A communication was received from Los Angeles Labor Council to the effect that a boycott had been declared on the packing-houses of Cudahy, Simon Maler and Hauser of that city. ‘The Actors’ Union will hold a benefit at Sutro’s baths on November 22, the pro- ceeds to go toward getting more suitable quarters for their meetings. Several large wholesale houses have agreed to meet the demands of the Jan- itors’ Unlon for $5 a month for nine hours’ work. Several of the unions are to give an- niversary balls—the Electrical Workers' Union No. 6 on November 21 at the Me- chanics’ Pavilion; Pattern-makers’ Asso- ciation' to-night at Unfon Squesre Hall; Retall Clerks' Unlon, Thanksgiving eve at Eintracht Hall. s e e PERSONAL MENTION. Dr, English and wife of Vacaville are at the, Lick. Fred Swanton, a capitalist of Santa Cruz, is at the Palace. J. H. Kahn, a banker and merchant of Merced, is at the Palace. Dr: J. E. Pickard and wife of Virginia City, Nev., are at the Palace. Editor, V. B. McClatchy of the Sacra- mento Bee is at_the California. "J. T. Roberts, son of a well known banker of Madera, is at the Palace, Adjutant General George Stone depart- ed for the East on business .Thursday night. P. L. Williams of Salt Lake, chief counsel for the Oregon Short Line, ar- rived at the Palace yesterday. J. Murray Forbes, a member of one of Boston’s oldest and wealthiest families, is at the Palace, having arrived yesterday from Santa Barbara. John Dexter of Chenik, Alaska, who was the first white man into Nome, ar- rived from the north yesterday and is registered at the Grand. Former Governor W. A. Richards of Wyoming, and now United States Land Commissioner, with his two daughters, is staying at the Occidental. He is travel- ing for pleasure and has just returned from Shasta, where he has been visiting his brother. William A. Pinkerton, the well known detectiye, accompanied by Allan Pinker- ton, grandson of the founder of the Pink- erton agency, arrived from the north yesterday and registered at the Palace. They are on a tour of inspection of the Pinkerton agencies. @il @ while the cause of much pauperism is lack of education. At such a parental school Mr. McClymonds advocated the teaching of the useful arts. . o The members of the Deutscher Club will hold a reception at the Tivoli next Monday evening to honor their fellow member, Paul Steindorff, this being his annual testimonial. — e Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. e S, omen S O et 8ty BEw Je 30 hours e Psc:lrr Detender, Hellingsen, 23 days from SAILED. - 5 Friday, November 13. g:r Del Norte, Green, Crescent City. v Samon, o £ DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Arrived Nov 13—Stmr City of Seattle, from Skagway. PORT BLAKELEY—Sailed Nov 13—Br ship Cambuskenneth, for Port Ludlow. OCEAN e L o — Arrived 13 —. from New York, for Llnflul.'fi . NOVEMBER 14, 1903. GUBAN BILL WINS ON FIRST VOTE House ‘Committee Is in Favor of Reciprocity Treaty. President May Call Extra Session to Adopt Con- vention. P S ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—The House Committee on Ways and Means to-day authorized a favorable report on the bill making effective the Cuban reciprocity treaty by a vote of 14 to 2. Metcalf (Re- publican) of California was present but did not vote, and Robertson (Democrat) of Loulsiana and Cooper (Democrat) of Texas voted against the bill. Two amendments were offered in com- mittee, but both were rejected by the Re- publican vote. One extended the provi- slons of the treaty to all other countries. The other abolished the differential duty | on refined sugar. The report says: “The enactment of the bill into law is | necessary to give effect to the convention | providing for reciprocal trade between this country and Cuba. This resuits not merely because the convention itself pro- Vides that it ‘shall not take effect until the same shall have been approved by | the Congress,’ but because the constitu- | tion gives no power to the President and the Senate to make a convention or treaty changing the rates of revenue. That power is now expressly lodged in Con- gress. It is not intended here to cite au- thorities or advance reasons on this prop- osition. The records of Congress abound Wwith unrefuted arguments on the affirma~ tive of this connection, and the practice of Congress has been uniformly in tae same direction. “‘The President has deemed the subject of sufficlent importance to convene an | extra session of Congress In order that the convention may become effective be- fors the commencement of the harvest of the new sugar crop in December. “This explanation will result in no harm to any American industry. The product of this country, like the articles embraced in this convention now fmported from Cuba, recelve the very highest protection | of any in the same schedule. The duty | on sugar was placed above the protective | point- for the purpose of revenue. The bill provides for a reduction in the in- terest of reciprocal trade agreement, which it authorized the President to | make. The duty on tobacco has for years been much higher than any necessity re- quired on account of the competition of Cuban tobacco. The reduction in this bill leaves it amply protected.” The report closes with an argument setting forth the advantages to both this country and Cuba which will result from | a reciprocal arrangement provided in the PLY DOUBLE GAVE T DENTH @Girl and Boy Try to End Their Lives at the City Jail. Despondent Frisoners Make Attempts That Speedy Jailers Block. —_— KING HONORS THE INVENTOR Marconi Highly Favored by the Ruler of Italy. Wireless Station Will Be Near Sovereign’s Hunt- ing Lodge. _— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, Nov. 13. | The suicide germ worked overtime to day at the City Prison, a pair of despond- ent prisoners coincidently 17 years of age, | one a boy the other a girl, trying to es-| cape earthly woes by gas inhalation. That | both”the city’s wards fafled of their pur-| pose was due to speedy action on the part | of the attendant jailers. | Miss Gertrude Coffin, pretty but way-| ward, was the first of the pair to at-| | tempt to end what was to her a miser- able existence. Wretched because she had been ordered back to jail, the girl turned on the gas in the captain’s office at the City Prison, where she had been tempor- arily detained. The jail officers do not think the girl could have nc(‘ommxshn»d; much in the direction of self-destruction because there was an open window in the room and the gas escaped almost as rap- idly as it poured from the open burner. Miss Coffin had not been in the room ten minutes before an officer noticed the odor of escaping gas, and quickly went to the office and shut off the key. City Physi- cian von Adelung was called and speedily | revived the desperate girl, who had, ac- | cording to the police, siulated uncon- | sciousness. | The young woman was taken in charge by Matron Reed, and ten minutes after | the physician had finished his work Miss | Cofin was singing blithely and chatting merrily with other inmates of the wom- | en’'s department. | She refused to talk about the occurrence | came of me.” Arrested several weeks ago for way- | ward conduct, Miss Coffin, though barely | 17 years old, has proved a puzzle to the | authorities and to a number of benevo- lent women who have tried to induce her | to forsake the paths of pleasure that | have been go alluring to the headstrong miss. Beyond the control of a heart- broken mother, the girl has defied all ef- | forts at her reform. During a few weeks of probation Miss Coffin has persisted in | her refusal to remain under the family ) roof-tree. Hence her arrest last night. Police Judge Mortimer Smith held an interview with the young woman to-da but has not decided what action to tak concerning the case. George Omerod, a boy who has a record | legislation. | of fourteen charges of fighting and other disturbance registered against him at po- MANGLED B0 | and 60 years old ———— LIVERNASH IS IGNORED. | lice headquarters, decided this afternoon Ao | that he would rather die than serve the Speaker Puts an End to Congress- | four months' sentence imposed upon him man’s Criticism of Roosevelt. | this morning in the Police Court. In the < 2 | midst of a crowd of other prisoners the WASHINGTON, Nov. 13—When the|poy stood on a chair in a large eceli, House met to-day Payne of New York, | wrapped a blanket around his head and a chairman of the Committee on Ways|gas fixture and turned on the flow. Not and Means, reported the Cuban bill and | one of Omerod’s fellow prisoners made an gave notice that on Monday he would call | €fort to restrain the youth, because they it up for consideration. By unanimous| Were afraid he would give them a hard | consent the minority of the Ways and | battle. But the bravest among the lot | Means Committee were given further time | Set up a tremendous yelling that warned | to submit a minority report. Immediately | the jallers of something wrong. | after the reading of the journal Livernash | Omerod was dragged to the open air | of California arose to a question of per- | and resuscitated by the City Physictan. sonal privilege. Reading from manu- | @¢=iniefieinieieieininpiefoiuieininininiel @ | | who recently defeated Benr | surprising, as ROME, No Signor Marc rived at Pisa to-day to superint rrangements for the erection ther powerful wireless tele is to communicate republic. The station is to © the royal ate, near the lodge at San Rossore. King Victor Emmanue Marconi many evidences he considered the aristc equal to the aristocracy Victor took the young in royal automobile, after wh honored him by taking him leaving him at the Grand the inventor is staying. Th Marconi were recognized ar great reception by the people. LIES AL NIGHT Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Nov. 13. The body of John Gerlach, a cabinet maker, was found within-a hundred yards of his home at Third and Gilman streets except to say: at daylight this morning by the crew of I #as so’despondent over being taken | the West Berkeley local train. Gerlach's to jall again that I did not care what be- | watch was stopped at 7 o'clock, and it is believed he was killed at that hour last night while on his way home. Just how he was Killed is a mystery that will prob- ably never be cleared up. Whether the | man was struck by the train while walk- ing along the tracks or feil off the train in front of the wheels nobody knows. The body was badly ed, the head being cut open, Both actured be- tween the knees and ankles and the left arm broken in twa places The dead man was a native of Germany He lea a widow and The Coroner will hoid an two children. | inquest. e e YOUNG CORBETT RESTS AT CHICAGO EN ROUTE WEST Promises to Be in Geod Condition When Next He Faces Eddie Hanlon. CHICAGO, Nov. 13.—Young Corbett_ the king pin of the feather-welight division of passed through t ity to-day, He is en route for San wcisco, where he is scheduled to box Eddie Hanlon, Yanger and who has a draw with the champion to his credit. The famous Denver boxer ap- peared in the best of health and spirits. He carried a good deal of fat in the re- gion of his waistband, but this was not a well known fact that sh rapidly when out of e he accumulates | this House that both be dispelled forth- script, he began by saying: “Indications are that in the Panama- Colombia. matter the President is in- vading a constitutional prerogative of the Congress and it seems of high im-| portance to the dignity and authority of with.” Payne rose to a point of order and in- sisted that the question of privilege be stated first. The Speaker suggested that a resolution would inform the House as to what question thd speaker desired to present. He finally sustained the point of order, cries of ‘regular order” being heard on the Republican side. On motion of Payne the House adjourned. e e BURIALS AT LAUREL HILL NOW A THING OF THE PAST}‘ Judge Hebbard Dissolves the Injunc- tion Restraining the City From Enforcing Ordinance. The injunction which, for the last two vears has prevented the Board of Su- pervisors from enforcing its ordinance prohibiting burials in Laurel Hill Cem- etery, was dissolved yesterday by Judge Hebbard. The motion to dissolve the in- junction was made by Attorney Garret | McEnerney and Assistant City Attorney Sims, both of whom contended that the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of the Odd Fellows' Cemetery, declaring the ordinance valid, practically decided the case at bar. Acting on the advice contained in a communicaticn frém City Attorney Lane, the Board of Health stopped issuing cer- tificates for burfals in Laurel Hill Cem- etery at noon yesterday. Lane said that owing to the dissolving of the Injunction by Judge Hebbard there were no legal | proceedings pending which would prevent | the enforcement of the ordinance prohib- iting burials in the city limits ———————— SON OF CAPITALIST SUED BY YOUNG WOMAN A judgment for $500 was rendered in Judge Troutt's court yesterday in favor of Miss F. M. Boyere against George Whittel Jr., son of a capitalist of this | city. An air of extreme mystery has been maintained in regard to the case. The plaintiff could not be located in the city and H. M. Owens, her attorney, refused to divulge the whereabouts of his client or the particulars of the cause of acfion. The suit was brought under the section of the Civil Code covering breach of promise cases, and the only evidence in- troduced was a deposition on the part of the plaintiff. This was withdrawn from the records previous to the declaration of judgment. Charles Hanlon, attorney for the de- fendant, is out of the city, and at the home of the young man all knowledge of the suit is denied. It is understood that the plaintiff comes from the East, where the cause of action is said to have orig- inated. —_————————— - Young Matron in Trouble. { THAIN KILLS Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Nov. 13. During a spell of absent-mindedness this afternoon Mrs. Frances Weir, wife of Willlam K. Weir, First Ward represent- ative on the Board of Education, walked in front of a Southern Pacific local train at Berkeley station and received injuries from which she died immediately. terrific blow upon the head, fracturing the i'skull and knocking her under the wheels, 8o that the engine and four cars passed over her body. The tragedy occurred at 2:50 o'clock, at which hour the local train was drawing into the station. Mrs. Weir was crossing Shattuck avenue with some bundles in her arms, making in the direction of the street cars then standing at the corner of Center street. She was apparently pre- | occupied and to spectators who saw her danger did not seem to hear the ap- proaching train. She was in the middle of the tracks when the engine thundered down upon and crushed her beneath it. After striking her down the train passed over her and mangled the body fright- fully. two children—Miss Louette Weir, a_senior at the Berkeley High School, and Robert Weir, a civil engineer in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company in Nevada County. She was 40 vears old and a na- tive of Tllinois. The family lately changed their residence to 1604 Scenic avenue. No Mrs. J. G. Bliss Laid to Rest. ALAMEDA, Nov. 13.—The funeral of the late Mrs. J. G. Bliss was held this after- | noon from the family residence on High | street. Services were conducted by the | Rev. William Norman Guthrie of Christ | Episcopal Church. Offictating as palibear- | ers were Winfield McKean, Harry R. Tay- lor, Harry Terry and Fred Linderman. In- | terment was in Mountain View Cemetery. | DAZED WONAN The engine struck the unfortunate woman a | Besides her husband Mrs. Weir leaves | | training. “Hanlon is doubtedly a wonder in his wa said Corbett, when discussing his coming engagement. “‘His defeat of Yang- er probably gave you Chicago folks an idea as to his fighting ability. I faney he will find himself up against it when we cross arms again. I will be in far better shape for this encounter than I was on the former occasion, when he managed to hold me to a draw. My con- | dition was none of the best them, but I promise you thers will be no excuse on that score this time. I will be acclimated | and will be able to do myself justice.” —_——— | LEAVES FIVE CHILDREN ON A TRAIN IN OREGON Father Disappears While Escorting Them From the East With Body of Their Mother. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 13.—Five young children are waiting by their mother's | corpse at Halsey, Or., for their straying | father. The officials at the union depot in this city were informed yesterday that five children had arrived at Halsey with the body of their mother. The children gave the name of Taylor and sald that with their father they had come from the East to bury their mother. Their father be- came separated from them at Portland | and his absence was not discovered until they were well on their way to Halsey. They have received ne word from their | father and the little ones are left strand- ed. A search has been begun for Taylor, | but no trace of him has been found. The children with their charge are being held at Halsey awaiting some solution of the mystery or a message from their friends. —_—————— Run Over by an Engine. James Hearn was run over by a switch engine at Eighth and Townsend streets | \ | | | | emants for the funeral have yes | at 2 o'clock this morning and fatally in- o ave yet | {ired. He was removed to the Emer- e L R gency Hospital, e Floral Society Meets. The California State Floral Society held its regular meeting yesterday in Elks’ Hall at 223 Sutter street. Pleasant dis- cussion on flowers contributed to the af- ternoon’s business. ——— ‘When we are interested enough to in- quire about a man we usually find out something that we did not want to hear. ADVER' After F. W. Zehfuss of the Golden West Stor- age Company, 840 Mission street, secured a warrant from Police Judge Mogan yes- terday for the arrest of Mrs. Loretta Mc- Donald, wife of Henry McDonald, on a charge of grand larceny. Zehfuss alleges that he holds a mortgage on Mrs. Mec- Donald’s furniture, executed on April 24 last, and that on Wednesday she sold the furniture for $300. Mrs. McDonald’s hus- band played the principal part in a sen- sational suit about five years ago. He claimed to be the heir of the late Captain McDonald and he was awarded $50,000 from the estate. —_—— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Nov. 57 years, and Deborah S. 00 both of San Francisco; Harry W. vis, over 21, and Julia Colimorio, over 18, both iof San Francisco. It is an retained by \iat: Nestini ‘1 D } tissue. there is nourishment for cent mother and nursing child M;HEUSER-BUsc,,s already A real malt extract—not an contains less than 2 % of alcohol. Al druggists sell it. Prepared by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n Baby Comes both convales- ild in sted food easily the mo:ti%eelicate stomach. It restores health and strength—supplies the nutriment needed—builds flesh and lntoxiclnt:“ St. Louis, U. 8. A.