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

16 NORTH SHORE RESCR NECOTIATIONS, FOR HOSPITAL DS PLAN N THE SA FRANCISCO CALI 5 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1903. 'RELATIVES TEAR CLUBMAN FROM BRIDE OF FEW DAYS E. K. Clarke Forcibly Taken From Rooms Where IMAY CALL OFF THE LOCKOUT Eastern Syndicate Acquires| German General Benevolent He Had Gone With New Wife, Notorious ‘‘Sweet | Restaurant Men Hold Confer- | One Million Dollars’ Worth | Society Decides to Revoke Its Pea Girl’——-Will Try to Annul the Marriage| ence With Members of the of Railroad Company’s Bonds| Action Taken in October|.s— e Va0 % % Cooks’® and Waiters’ Unions| SECURITIES TAKEN AT PAR/ADOPTS A RESOLUTION | | CREWS MUST BE PUT BACK| —_——— —_—————— - & Denial That Santa Fe Is In- Proposes to Reduce the Cost | Both Sides to Decide To-Day gets‘tSfu“measurem terested Canses Surmise That ~ of the Structure and Ap-|| ‘Whether They Should Com- 4 Cl 5 B R Southern Pacifie Is Purchaser| point a Building Committee promise Their Differences : it . Clothing at Brown’s S S et for the n e being cor [ osited this week, as resenting that a nt i. The option, how- pire untii Jure 1 nex itely settled that fer of the il be > the n th exy option. ture in hase of the By a vote of 8 to 73 the Gerfan General Benevolent Society at a spedial pital on the site of the existing struct ure, to consist of a central building and two wings, one of the latter to be bullt | | first, then the other wing, and last of | all the central building, m the mean- time the existing hospital to be torn down piecemeal as the construction of | the new one required. The entire new | building was to cost $500,000, and its| construction was expected {0 cover a period of about ten years. The total ment of work by appropriating the fcred by the committee and will imme- $90,000 on hand to [h_al purpose and diately take action. There is every| g to borrow $50,000 additional. | probability that the lockout will be| dent concluded his explana- ating that in response to a| om a number of the members tion by petition The first and only conference bétween the Restaurant-Keepers’ Association and the waiters’ and cooks’ unions was street, and the Tivoli cafe, on Eddy street, will be put back and both these houses will resume business. Mr. John- son intimated that no negotiations would be entered into regarding the agreement for the coming year until the two places were permitted to re- sume business. He further stated that the restaurants that had closed under the orders of the association would re- open for business as soon as they could called off to-day and the restaurants reopen for business. The association and the two unions Mothers, presents for your children. ‘BROW For the Small Boy. st imetting dnat might Sen e s ot Silk corduroy Russian Blouse Suits, fancy chev- this city. lution adopted at its last quarterly held last evening at 20 Eddy street. jot and serge Eton and Sailor Suits, Reefer, Auto New York meseting, held in October, by which it Four representatives of the unions met | and Brown Buster Overcoats. ed by the rep- was decided to erect a new hospital | M. Johnson, chairman of the executive syndicate to | at an approximate cost of $500,000. The committee of the association, and two For the Larger BO}'. rchase of a | gathering last night was in Union| hours were occupied in deliberAtion. A Nobby two and three piece suits in single and yany’s bonds. Square Hall, and for threé and a halt ste:o(ghml:her I?D:(‘ dmtmhl ?V;r)':;iflgd- double breasted and Norfolk styles. the bonds | ho | an e transcription o s shorthan -(.flu tbe bonds ?\ urs ‘,]-W suh)o:ciz-“as discussed in all/ ; Totod will 1 flled Aot the records of For the Youns Man. PringiasBlond st gt e the gayoctstion. Tuxedo Suits, single and double breasted suits in v d faith the syndicate President Grunsky opened the pro-| uxedo Suits S r each $100,000 of | ceedings by reading a statement show- | Jofi;:};‘: 2‘;’;’9";‘:’;‘ :’;e"fel'l';e';‘:;w;; fbacncy cheviots, worsteds znd the best black Thi- ! e possession of the | ing that at the October meeting it had | | this afternoon the two crews taken out t and unfinished worsteds. is unc tood that been resolved to construct a new hos-|: | of the Central dining-rooms, on Ellis The finest fabric® and the latest styles for Man, Boy or Child at prices which are the Limit, of Economy. don’t forget that Brown has Christmas MILIL, TO MAN. erning | capacity was to be 288 beds. Plans for get in their supplies if the crews were The | the building had been drawn by Mr.| put back in the places named. e power | Grunsky, and the board of directors | Both sides will hold meetings: this S Below renuously authorized immediate commence- | morning and discuss the suggestions of- 516'518 Mal‘ket to Montgomery | couple in question I had been slightly PERSONAL. he had called the meeting last night| will then take uup the agreement sent f to reconsider the action taken in Octo- | ut by the cooks and waiters and come | il from heart trouble and had retired A gsiviabpyy mment. The | ber. A 30 any sndemtanding ;he s:soilafionf early. About 12 o'clock the doorbell| Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hopkins leave g The pur- PRESENTS RESOLUTIONS. 18 opposed to the plan of the unions to | FARE and my wife answered and found | for the East to-day. 2 branch road | Cparies Bundschu then presented the ignore it, and its m€mbers will demand | Deputy County Clerk Raymond T.| George F. Ditzler, a prominent It} sollowing resolutions ol m‘n\'ed for | | that a clause be inserted giving it | B?ll(;r'atldt:e ail;‘or. 2 e rancher of gigp. is at the Grand. - 2 8Yndi- | their adention: i proper recognition. The association is| _ 1% '0C her there Y% & CORPe e‘ J. F. Yerington, a mining man of . e value ! turther opposed to certain houses being | * 1 Wished me to perform a marriage | carson City, is registered at the Palace. ‘ nds of oA Kaadeh | by ermitted to hire non-union help. The | c¥emony. I had heard the conversa-| g g wijichell of Salt Lake, Who i ¢ o ot pesH o | tion at the door and dressed hurriedly sy . : d to act will be the pose of consid- | opted at the meet- | ber ence Yo the hospital be A sensational scene, marking the abrupt termination of the honeymoon members want one agreement for all| restaurant-keepers. | Whether there is a compromise or not | and came downstairs. I found Clarke and the lady in the parlor, and with engaged In mining in*the West, is at the Palace. W. S. Gage, the well-known mining that followed the secret marriage in them were Ray Baker and Francis H. i and Searles holdings a5 & Wh stock was conduct- v of Speyer & Co. is showing s oak and art f . Good for Christmas ————— Arrested on Suspicion. De tive Harry Braig arrested ymond and Patrick O"Toole Mason street near Market up at the City Pri ation into their pre- hen searched O'Toole his person. The police two were concerned in ent burglaries. They are n cures this and other s weak eyes strong. ctric Rail- to cogpel the North" Market re Judge Hyland and 't wait until croup becomes dan- Pieo's Cure st omce. BGO, Dec declined to accept he resignation Mu- | 14.—The Board of Super- | © a8 World's Fair Commissioner | for the se of acquiring new tood that the cost of ted to $250,000 and and that a bullding d to take charge of | g committee shall be the present rs 1o be chosen ¥y from amonz the of the soclety living in San Fran- °n at the next regular meeting and all vacancies shall e former presidents. REPEATED. ! In the ensuing discussion the pro- tagonists of the resolutions were led by Charles Bundschu, and among his ac- tive supporters were Dr. G. Dresel, Max | Solomon, David Hirschfeld and Henry | Epstein. | Jellinek, Attorney Gutsch, E. C. Prie- ber and Theodore Pinther. The debate developed no new features, most of the | arguments being repetitions of those advanced at the previous meeting. It was 11:10 o’clock when the talking | on the resolutions ceased and a vote | was ordered on the first section of Mr. | Bundschu's resolutions. It resulted in’ eighty-four of the members declaring | for rescission of the action of the pre- | | vious meeting in regard to a new hos- | | pital. while seventy-three of those pres. | ent voted to let that action stand. | Then, on motion of Mr. Bundschu, | consideration of the remaining thre sections of his resolutions was contin- ued till after the holidays. ———— Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge. ADVERTISEMENTS. AT SLLOANE’S Grandfather’s Clocks THAT WOULD MAKE HANDSOME Christmas Presents... Artistically and elegantly finished in Golden Oak, Weathered ¢ Oak and Mahogany. Prices ranging from $2@ each and upward. Our Stock is Especially Large and Varied - This Every style and Finish in Designs Not Obtainable Elsewhere. Season Oriental Rugs Choice Domestic Rugs Sofa Pillows Table Covers VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT OUR SHOW- ROOMS. \ W. & J. SLOANE & CO. ..114-116-118-120-122 POST STREET.. Between Kearny Street and Grant A venue. CHOICE PIECES OF MISSION Assortment—Rare Pieces. Carefully selected stock of acceptable gifts. Upholstery Department DESIGNS Comforters Portieres Oakland at an unusual hour Saturday morning of E. K. Clarke and Mrs. Rosalind Bower, who turns out to be the “Sweet Pea Girl” of Durrant trial fame, was enacted at the Lick House yesterday afternoon. During the tem- porary absence of his bride, Clarke, who son of a wealthy widow of San Jose, suddenly found himself surrounded by relatives, friends and detectives, hustled him out of his apartments at the hotel. Later they returned for the husband's belongings, but this time en- countered the bride, who, learning of their plans to separate her from Clarke, erty to be removed. Again the friends | departed, but soon returned, this time with the husband. Confronted by the latter, the wife urgently appealed to | | Clarke to assert himself and shake off | the influences v-hich she charged were being exerted over him. Finding that he was indifferent to her pleadings “ud was about to desert her, the woman be- came hysterical 4nd while her sobs re-echoed through the rooms, Clarke, | with stolid features and without the | slightest word of farewell, left her. RELATIVES TO THE RESCUE. Attorneys representing the husband and the wife had meanwhile arrjved on the scene and after a hurried confer- | ence it was agreed that Clarke’s lug- gage should leave the hotel. It -was quickly assorted from that of the wife and ten minutes later had been remoyved to the torridor, whence it was later taken to an uptown hotel. “This is all the result of a man’s fool- ish act while under the influence of drink,” was the explanation made by one of Clarke’s relatives as soon as the party had reached the lower floor of the hotel. “Clarke has been drunk for over a week and married this woman while he was stupefied with drink adminis- tered to him during a period of several days. He returned to this city from a trip abroad a week’'ago Sunday and be- gan drinking freely. He then met this woman, who now claims recognition as his wife. “They -were married Saturday, a fact which we did not learn of until we read an account of the wedding in Sunday’s Call. . A" search was imme- diately made for Clarke and we.final- ly located him at the hotel this fore- noon. He was recovering from his spree and the fact that he had mar- ried this woman was slowly dawning upon his befuddled mind. No one re- gretted more than he his foolish act and he appealed to his relatives to help him get out of his scrape. He readily agreed to leave the woman, and did so. An attempt'to secure his baggage was met by the stubborn re- sistance of the woman, but the object of our visit to his apartments has been finally accomplished and all that is now necessary to clear Clarke of this terrible mess is to bring suit for an annulment of the marriage, in’the |, proceedings of which we.will be able to prove that he was drunk when the ceremony was performed and that this woman was well aware of the fact.” WILL FIGHT DIVORCE SUIT.. But if Clarke’s relatives are sincere in their belief that a mere formal proceed- ing is ‘mecessary to’free him from'the woman who is now his wife, they-have reckoned without consideration: of ‘the fact that she hag a lawyer who is pre- pared to protect her interests as far as the law will allow. : Clarke's marriage shortly after mid- is a well-known club man and | who | night Saturday in Oakland was a great surprise to his many friends in this city, and especially among the members’ of the Bohemian and Cosmos clubs with whom he is in the habit of asso- ciating daily. The story in Sunday’s Call related how he and his bride went to Oakland late in the afternoon, and finally, after the midnight bells had | tolled, had secured, through the assist- ance of Deputy County Clerk Ray Ba- ker, a marriage license. Then they hastened to the home of Rev. Mr. Van| : de Mark, who performed the marriage| * Attorney William Craig, who is act- . 2 i “SWEET PEA” GIRL OF THE DURRANT TRIAL, WHO MARRIED E. H. CLARK. B =3 weekly paper in this city. It was given | out that the newly married couple had The opposition*included Dr. | defiantly declined to permit his prop- | planned to spend their honeymoon at Clarke’s ranch in Sonoma County, but Vvesterday’s events show that this state- ment was only a ruse to temporarily conceal their presence in this city. THE SWEET PEA GIRL. 3 Having recovered from the surpris- ing news of Clarke’s marriage his rela- tives and friends began to speculate on the identity of his bride and it was not until the detectives, who were engaged by his relatives to locate him, had com- pleted their task yesterday that the identity of the woman was brought clearly to their minds. In the woman found in Clarke's rooms at the Lick | the. detectives recognized none other than that familiar figure in the famous Durrant trial, the “Sweet Pea Girl," who daily sat in the courtroom near the murderer of Blanche Lamont and Min- | nie Williams and frequently sent to the accused testimonials of her sympathy in the shape of small bunches of sweet peas. Her career since the termination of | that eventful trial that ended in the | hanging of Durrant has been filled with varied experiences,-including her mar- riage to and divorce from Charles J. Bower, a local attorney, about seven years ago; -a three years' stay in the mining camps of Alaska and latterly several affairs in this city, which in ncwise improved her reputation. During ; her life . in the Northwest' “Sweet Marie,” as she had come to| be known, ‘accumulated considerable money, with' which she returned to this [city, where for a time she lived in ap- | parent luxury. Some months ago she again attracted public - attention by her strange actions, which readily sug- ! gested to many of her old acquaint- ‘ances that her mind was burdened with | ‘peculiar = hallucinations. Then she 'dropped from sight, to finally reappear yesterday as‘the bride of a wealthy man. FACES THE COLD WORLD. Two weeks ' ago, according to her story told last night between her sobs, | she returned from a visit to her parents in Louisville, Ky., poor in health and' funds. Friendless and homeless, she lclaims that she was forced to emeri F. Krone, proprietor of the Popular restaurant, on Geary street, will reopen for business this morning. He pasted a sign on his window yesterday that read as follows: “Open_ to-morrow at 6 a. m. as an open house. No discrimination among labor, either union or non-union. Union I will sign no agreement of any labor organization. All help being treated with courtesy, as before; but T am cap- tain of the shiv. F. KRONE.” o e e e e e e e B R stituted to annul the marriage and this announcement brought a prompt re- sponse from Mrs. Clarke's legal rep- resentative, Attorney O. K. Cushipg, would be fought by him. Rev. William N. Van de Mark, who married Edward K. Clarke and Rosa- lind H. Bower in Oakland, said last night: “On the evening that I married the —_— MARKS BROS. “Santa Claus”’ Will be in attendance to-night between the hours of 7 and 9 at MARKS BROS. “HOME OF HONEST VALUES.” WILL GIVE TO EACH CHILD ACCOM- PANIED BY PARENT A BOX OF CANDY! WE ISSUE MERCHANDISE OR- DERS. THEY ARE APPROPRIATE AND UP-TO-DATE HOLIDAY GIFTS. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. SPECIAL: SALE OF STYLISH WINTER WAISTS FOR STREET AND HOUSE WEAR. FLEECE LINED OXFORD At 75¢ Waists. Coms in al the prettiest seasonable stripes im- aginable. _ Front and back neatly tucked. Tab collar. Our regular $1.25 value. Front formed of 6 box plaits, giving this waist a very natty look. Large pear! buttons ornament the front. This waist is really worth $1.50. Special to-day at 95¢. I CHIC WAISTS OF | ‘l 37‘20 CREAM BEDFORD CORD. Entire front formed of pin tucks, forming yoke, and 3 broad tucks which give a graceful pouch | upon a life of shame. “Clarke.found. me -where I had fal- len,” said the woman last night, “and apparently became- interested in me. | It was he who suggested that we be /married and -promised to give me a, home. It‘is'not ‘true that he was so drunk that he did not know what he ' was doing, although he had been drink- (ing for some days. After our marriage ‘ !in Oakland, we returned to this city 'and‘remained atthe Lick House. This !morning " I:complained of an aching ‘tooth’and he advised me to go to a den- [tist ‘and have it ‘attended to. When I returned he was gone and a few min- utes later the detectives forced them- selves into our rooms and demanded his ‘things, which I refused to give them. They made all kinds of ;threats against me. I'am satisfied that Clarke intended to remain by me as he had promised, for just before I went out ‘he was talking about our future home. He'is undoubtedly under the influence of his relatives, who were here this afternoon, and will probably regret his ‘actions’ and’ return.” ‘ceremony, the two witnesses to the af-|ing for Clarke’s relatives, stated last fair being Baker and an employe of a \night -that - proceedings would be in- . t. Sold all other days for $1.85. || STYLISH WAISTS At 81.45 51 e " Clorn | FLANNEL in substantial solid colors | of navy blue, red and black. Cius- | tered tucks ornament front and back. | A4 good $2.00 value. WAISTS OFFE'c” f At 81.95 Zlineln i o | popular winter shades. A broad box Pplait ornamented with large metallic || buttons extends down front. This || waist is very dressy. Cheap at $1.95. | Latest arrivals in HOLIDAY BELTS, BAGS, HANDKERCHIEFS, SILK MUFF- LERS, FANCY NECKWEAR and RIBBON NOVELTIES now on display. Green Trading S with e ; tamps very MARKS BROS, “HONEST VALUES" l 1220-22-24 MARKET STREET Between Taylor and Jones. 1 hands, union pay, one day off a week. | that any proceedings toward this end| | Robinson of San Francisco. I make it a rule to ask every one whom I marry | a few questions in regard to the names 1 in the license, for instance, if they are { the parties specified and so forth, and | to also ask them if they fully realize | the importance of the step which they are about to take. In the present in- | stance I a-ed these questions and they | were answered readily and without any hesitation, and I proceeded to perform | the ceremony. HIS BRIDAL PRESENT. “Just before the couple stood up Clarke placed his hand on a necklace | the lady wore and said, ‘That is a | present I brought from Naples.’ | “After the ceremony Clarke asked me to put on my hat #nd join them in a banquet in celebration of the event, | but I excused myself on a plea of ill- | ness and they immediately left, accom- panied by Ray Baker and Mr. Robin- | son. “I understand that Clarke has since | made the claim that he was intoxi- | catea at the time of his marriage and | did not know what he was doing. If this is so he showed no signs of it at !the time the ceremony was per- | formed. I do not see how he could have been greatly under the influence of liquor, as they had been hunting for Baker for four hours before the ceremony. At any rate, when he came to my house his speech was perfectly clear and straight, and while there {\\'as a slight taint of liquor on his | breath, he did not show in any way that he was not thoroughly in posses- | sion of all his faculties. Had he not | been able to satisfy me that he knew | perfectly well what he was doing I | shouid not have performed the mar- | riaga ceremony. “The marriage tock place about 12:20 on the morning of the 12th, and they requested me to send the certificate to Mrs. E. K. Clarke, rooms 407 and 408, Starr King building, 121 Geary street, | San Francisco. 1 filed the certificate on the 12th, had it recorded immedi- ately and mailed it to Mrs. Clarke on | the same ~day.” HIS SECOND MARRIAGE. The secret marriage in ‘Oakland Sat- urday was Clarke's second experience in the matrimonial line, he having wedded several years ago under simi- lar circumstances. His first wife died abodt a year ago and since them Clarke, who is about 40 years of age, has been abroad a great deal. Drink- ! ing has been his greatest vice, a fact which his relatives, who are prominent in this city, readily admit. From his father, who died a number of years ago, Clarke inherited a fortune of | something like $500,000, and to what | still remains of this will some day be | added many thousands of dollars now | controlled by his mother. | b R o g | CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.~The follow- | ing Californians are here: From San | Francisco—G. Cupuccio, at the Gilsey; Miss S. Collins, at the Holland; W. Cox, at the Hotel Imperial; Frank J. {{McCutcheon and wife, at the Holland; M. M. Morrison, at the Grand Union; J. T. Mullany, at the Herald Square; | A. H. Reighting, G. H. Young an |'wife, at the Holland; W. Cox, at th | Marlborough; B. W. Lemg, at the Gil- sey House; J. M. Smith, at the Herald Square. |, From Los Angeles—Mrs. F. Cole, at the Manhattan; A. Gambler, at the Hotel Victoria; Dr. L. Lebus, at the Kensington. — e Praw Color Line in Colorado. DENVER, Dec. 14.—It appears that Colorado is to have no colored contin- gent in her National Guard. TWo com- panies of colored men had been enlisted and were at the armory to-night to be mustered in. Colonel Bloom was pres- 'ent as mustering officer, when “Major” Charles Jones, a colored man, to whose efforts the formation of the companies was largely due, announced that he had learned that Governor Peabody intend- ed to officer the companies with white men. The colored recruits at once re- fused to enter the service. © e em il mean, returned from the East yester- day and is registered at the Palace. ] jce Schmitt, who has been in | Ne ork for several months, and his wife registered at the Palace yesterday They returned from the East with the remains of the late Banker Wormser, which were buried yesterday after- noon. ———— Cleared of the Charges. The charges preferred against Dr. Ilo Aiken, superintendent and resi- dent physician of the Masonic Wid- ows’ and Orphans’ Home at Decoto, Alameda County, by a member of the lodge named Tucker were @smissed last night. The Grand Lodge met in this city for the purpose of investigat- ing the charges. Tucker alleged that Dr. Alken was cruelly mistreating youths under his supervision. So lit- tle faith was taken in the charges that the lodge did not even notify Alken to appear before it. Tucker appeared and said that it was all a mistake and that he was very sorry for having made the charges. Dr.. Alken was completely exonerated of the acts of cruelty charged against him. He is the master of Sequoia Lodge of Oak- land. 4 ——————— Some very swell wedding invitations come from Knowles, 24 Second street. Main 308. * e ——— —— Minetti Orchestra Concert. The Minetti orchestra gave its first concert of the season last night before a big audience at the Alhambra The- ater. The programme was well ar- ranged and finely carried out. Every number was encored. Albert I Elkus proved himself not only a brilliant pianist, but also a composer worthy of more than passing note. The ada- glo, “Pathetique,” was given in first class-style and-merited the applause it received. ———e— Xmas trees; silver firs, spruce, cedar, redwood, at McClain’s, Market,nr.Larkin.® — e Oscar Hocks Is Serenaded. Oscar Hocks, Supervisor-elect, was tendered a serenade last night by the singing section of the Hermann's Sons and the singing section ‘of the Mission Turn Verein. Later the sere- naders enjoyed the hospitality of the Hocks home. E. G. Brugge made a congratulatory speech and the Super- visor-elect replied in a fitting man- ner. e —— STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 14 diphtheria situation at Stanford University # mains unchanged. No new cases have de: oped during the past five days, and the iew patients now in the detention hospital are rap- idly convalescing. L ADVERTISEMENTS. rYears of Study Have steadily advanced to pericction the