The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 16, 1903, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCI SCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1903. 11 LOVERS OF ART VIEW PICTURES Bohemian Club Artists Have Their Work Inspected by Many Critical Visitors L SHOW PRONOUNCED GOOD B Exhibit Loses No Prestige by Comparison With Any One of Its Six Predecessors upper b vester- 3 nd i »d the paint- KE ng the seven annual by the artist members of n It was an exclusive | itermarch At lea arison with drawn fons was fre i was it in parage- men irrent show. Disciples fa 0ols” were there, and while of its esy re the out that saiff of in nes say , if he does on, was heard ha at § threw down any s the e not picked up. ‘ ~mostly fem- careful to ny comment that Indeed a of con- collection liscussion congregation spected a n San Francisco, erous expres: of the exhi and one richly at- d exhaustive that much- ases desired T expre sorrow that she )t Deen affc pPOrtunity it. Then sllars had b the purchaser uld sell it again t. All of which asic to the ears of 1w narsu tion un- in for much Hall will information that cata- Petitions in Insolvency. Pet s ency were filed States District that g De ttorne Herrera Extradited & st Commissioner esterd ade an order for tradition aiso of Ed- Ar Morgar formerly a erk for the ment at that is to have embez- ADVERTISEMENTS. Real Easy to Save lots of Money Everything that's Beautiful Chinaware, Crockery Glassware Fancy Holiday Ornaments and Novelties Dolis, Lamps, Clocks Rich Cut Glass Dinner Sets Come before Parting wiih your Monsy Get our prices Gireat American Importing Tea Co. 100 Stores That’s th: Reason, 1519 Devisadero. %G Stxteenth. 1 Montg’y av A5 NMission 368 Third 489 Fourth. MUSEUM OF ARATOMY 1051 MARKET 52. bet. §:baTid, 5.7 Lagges: Anatomuca! Mu.cum in the citivery cmred by the Sici oz Est. 3 years. DR. JORDAN—D'SEASES OF MEN Consul'ation free snd private. Tresiment personally of by leiter. A Pentive Cure in every case un . Write for Book. PHIL@SOFRY of MARRIAGE, MAILED FEEE. (A valusble book for men) . JOBDAN & 0O, 1051 Market St 8. F. G 0 ¢ 9 2 The Worid § Those suffering from weak- P nesses which sap the pleasures Vs ® of life sbould take Juven Pills. } T 7735 One bottle will tell a story of marvelous results. This medicine has more rejuvenating, Eeenofered. Ren it s prietors Hood's ators C. arsaparilla. il 3 VDRV DRV DVD visitr DR, JORDAN’S gaear NORTON HEIRS SCORE 4 POINT | Beneficiaries of Kentuckian's | Will' Invoke Assistance of California’s Probate Laws i g LOSES PO S ;E-wutors of Eccentrie Man's Estate Here Looking Into the Legal Phases of Case| L | | | | CHARITY BIG SUM| | | | { | G. W. Norton and James W. Barr, | the former a banker and the latter a t attorney of tered at the Palace. are executors Louisville, are | The gentle- | the estate | the of eccentric character of Louisville, who | left a large fortune, the bulk of which was bequeathed to the Baptist Or- phans’ Home of Kentucky, and it is | this particular bequest that has led much trouble in the settlem of the estate and eventually upset the riginal provisions of the captain’s will. rton, shortly before his at 1e to California and located at Coromado, where he built himself a beautiful home, in which he finally died. His will provided that his body | should be cremated in Cincinnati and money was set aside for a specia! train to carry his relatives and friends to the latter city, the desire having been expressed by the captain that his fu- 1 should be an o sion of merri- LEARN MORE OF LAW. The estate of the deceased was val- ued at ¢ $800,000, and of this, as stated before, the bulk was willed to the Orphans’ Home, the heirs of the captain receiving sums ranging from $1000 to $15,000. When the executors entered upon their duties with a view f g up the estate and made a trip to Calfor: to look over the property located in this State they only confronted with a pro- vi of the California law that pre hibits a testator leaving more than one- iird of his estate to a charitable or- ganization. The discovery caused no end of excitement among the benefi- ciaries of the will and the legal repre- tatives Orphans’ Home in Louisville at « took steps tc carry the case into the dourts in order to pro- | tect the interests of the institution in the te of the captain. The gpecte of a long siege of liti- gation caused Executors Norton and Barr to e another trip to this State, where engaged local legal talent ar interpret the law of the It was found that Norton had ounced his citizenship in the State tucky and become a citizen of His will having been exe- cuted in this State, thére was no reason to question further the right to apply the law of California in the matters of the estate, and the executors set forth in a commanication sent to the interested parties in Louisville. COMPROMISE EFFECTED. | a compromise has now | ected whereby, it is sald, the| Home will turn over to the » beneficiaries the sum of $250,000, | dition agrees to have deducted are of the estate the indi- g, provided that all threat- jon is abandoned. » time the executors discovered that Norton's will was subject to the laws of California the heirs were pre- | paring to contest hig will on the ground | that the captain was not of sane mind when he executed the document and were preparing to dig up from the past the many peculiar traits of the de- ceased, which had made him a famous character in Louisville. This suit, how- . will now be dropped, and Execu- Norton and Barr are on their way where they expect to quickly re- themselves of the responsibilities d on them by the will of Cap-| f the e ma they s0 in adc WITNESSES TESTIFY DEFE E OF IN | GRUNDMAN | His Wife Tells of Her Relations With | Sheridan Chipman, the Mur- | dered Man. ‘ The trial of Frank J. Grundman for the murder of Sheridan H. Chipman | the offices of the Southern Pacific | | Company, Fourth and Townsend | streets, on March 24, was continued | before jury in Judge Cook’s court| yesterday. | { Mrs. Grundman was the first witness for the defense. During the whole time she was testifving Grundman sat | | with his elbow on the table and his | | hand covering his.eyes. She told of | her first meeting with. Chipman and | their subsequent relations down to the | day of the shooting. Several times ! she had to stop while she wept and | sobbed. Her husband had discovered | that she had gone to Chipman’s room | and when he taxed her with it she | | broke down and made a full confes- sion. Several character witnesses were among them Colonel Thomas eil and others of the First Califor- nia Regiment, of which Grundman was a member, holding the rank of lieu- { tenant before the regiment returned | from Manila. | | Grundman will testify this morning, which will close the case for the de- fense. | —————— “Willle” O'Connor Is Worried. | William O'Connor, better known as “Willie” O'Connor, son of Cornelius | O'Connor, is very much wrought up | over the g§act that his sister, Lily, re- | | fuses to allow him to handle any of | the O’Connor shekels. He wants her { | cited to appear and show cause why | | she should not be punished for con- tempt for failing to comply with "i | court order directing her to allow him, | estate, to have possession of $4402 of | | the O’Connor cash, the O'Connor Bric- | a-brac, the O'Connor plate and the | | 0'Connor turniture. In his petition | for the citation filed yesterday he says | that Lily completely overlooks him and has repeatedly refused to recog- nize his rights. —————— Buyers of Christmas Presents Should visit Andrews' Diamond Palace, 221 Montgomery st., under Russ House, and see large stock of diamonds, watches . & jewelry at lowest prices. Open evgs. */ | the evening, the entire party number- | | yester | tea and a pleasant reception closed the | who HENRY SCOTT THE HOST AT DINNER DANCE Henry T. Scott was host at a dinner dance last evening at nis handsome residence at the cornmer of Clay and Laguna streets in honor of Miss Mar- garet Newhall, the debutante daughter | of Mr. and Mrs. William Mayo New- hall. The spacious rooms were lavishly decorated with a profusion of red and pink roses, carnations, palms and other foliage. White predominates in the| dining-room decorations. The table wasSmade artistic with white carna- tio: and lighted by candelabra with pink shades. Covers were laid for six- teen guests and more were invited for STAGE PEOPLE ARE WITNESSES Comedian William Kolb Says That Ira Puerl Wilkerson’s Reputation Is Very Bad A S ARGUMENTS TO BE HEARD HEE R i . | Judge Frank J. Murasky wrll Render His Decision in the Divorce (Case on Friday GER L As the curtain was rung down in ing sixty. The dinner was followed by | informal dancing and at midnight a dainty supper was served. iz s was A pretty dinner given at the Bernie Drown, complimentary to her debutante sister, Miss Newell Drown. | The table was decorated with Christ- mas berries and red-shaded candelabra Twenty young men and wcmen were present and were extended most cordial hospitality. Miss Edna Middleton gave a charm- ing tea at her home on Green street v afternoon between the hours f 4 nd 6 o’clock. The decorations | were holly, mistletoe, madroné berries and foliage. One hundred caliers were graciously received by the young hos- | tess, wha was assisted by Mrs. Har Bates, Miss Gertruds Du Mi Jane § s Florence Cole, Miss aula Wolff, Miss s Belle Harmes. . Jane Wilshir Maylita Pease and M Miss Edith McCabe was hostess at a delightful card party yesterduy after- noon at the Sorosis Club, where seven- ty-five friends were entertained. The rooms were prettily decorated with red nd foliage. Miss McCabe was in receiving and xeeping the es ted res by Miss Edith Gaskill, Miss Edith Mathev Miss Florence Yates and Mrs. Sherwood Hopkins Adams. Among those present were Miss Jac- | queline Moore, Mrs. Henry Lund Jr., Miss Bes Palmer, Miss Florence Hush, Mrs. Irving Lundborg, Miss Elise Greg Miss Fore, Miss Ethel Cooper, Mrs. Fred Jacobs, Miss Edna Dickins, Miss Helen Dickins, Miss Marietta | Havens, Mrs. Allen Chickering, Mrs. Dan Belden and Mrs. George Toland | | Cameron. f e Mrs. Van Arsdale entertained the members of the Ladies’ Army Card Club vesterday afternoon in her apart- ments at the Crocker. The rooms were made artistic with white and yellow chrysanthemums. In addition to the members there were present: Mrs. Lo- gan, Mrs. Luke, Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Young. SRR Mrs. Eugene Freeman gave a pretty | luncheon yesterday at the Knicker- bocker on Van Ness avenue. The dec- orations were in red, with a profusion of holly and foliage. After the luncheon the guests enjoved a game of cards. Among those present were Mrs. George Moore, Mrs. Willilam Thomas, Mrs. Frank Bates, Mrs. E. A. Belcher, Mrs. Eugene Bresse, Mrs. Howard Holmes, Mrs. Willis Davis, Mrs. James Irvine, | Mrs. Winfleld Scott Davis, Mrs. George | Cameron and Miss McBride. | P e | Members of the California Ciub crowded the rooms yesterday in the Y. M. C. A. building and enthusiastic- ally applauded a most interesting and comprehensive programme. Parlia- mentary, French, music gnd current topics and physical culture sections were embraced in the programme,s twhich was in charge of the Depart- ment of Education. Miss Mary Fair- brother ably represented the parlia- mentary section, of which she is the head. Madame Emilia Tojetti, leader of the music section, gave a delightful talk om Chopin, with piano selections by Miss Julia Rapier Tharp as illus- trations. Miss Tharp's numbers were beautifully rendered. | Miss Laura Musto and Miss Emilia Kalisher gave a charming scene entire- | ly in Franch from Moliere’'s “Bour- geis Gentilhomme.” William Greer Harrison conducted a | physical culture drill with twenty members of the club, many of whom wore their gymnasium costumes. The current topics section was well | represented by Miss Kate Whitaker, | who spoke entertainingly upon “Eng- lish Public Schools.” Mrs. J. W. Orr, | who is at the head of the department education, presided with Mrs. Smith, president of the! of George Law club. ; After the programme the members and their guests remained for a cup of afternoon ————ee MISSING SANTA FE AGENT IS NOW IN KANSAS CITY Frank Pillsbury Who Mysteriously Disappearcd From Local Office, Is Finally Located in East. Frank Pillsbury, former Yosemite Valley agent for the Santa Fe road, mysteriously disappeared from | the company’s local office four months | ago and who, it was thought for a tfme, had made away with himself, has finally been located. Last week one of the company’s representatives, while visiting Kansas City, encoun- tered Pillsbury on the street and hailed him. The ldtter stopped for a moment to greet his acquaintance and then hur- ried on his way before the visitor could question him regarding his dis- appearance from this city. It was stated at the Santa Fe offices yester- day that the officials of the road no longer entertain any interest in Pills- | bury, further than for his safety, and are offering him no inducemgnts to Teturn to this city. —_—————— Seeks Damages for Arrest. George P. Beck, who on November 27 was arrested on a charge of crim- one of the trustees of the O'Connor | jna| conspiracy preferred against hlm‘ by David Wagner and who was ac- quitted by Judge Fritz a few days ago, claims that Wagner was actuated by maliciousness. Yesterday Beck filed a suit for $20,000 damages against Wagner. i —_——— Rug Importer Attached. An attachment was levied yesterday | was absent from court, Judge Murasky's court yesterday the actors the diverce suit of Amber Wilkerson against Ira Puerl Wilkerson took their departure from the impro- late Captain W. F. Norton, an | University Club last evening by Miss | Vised theater and hied themselves to other scenes. Quite a large crowd filled the courtroom and waited patiently for Maud Amber to sing “Bedalia,” but were disappointed. However, they saw “Clarence” Kolb in the original. Clar- ence took the morning off to court and say that Ira Puerl was an awfully bad man, and he did not talk in dialect in his effort to Judge Murasky. There was no Yyesterday. convince The rehearsal in the mor: ing brought out the strength of Fisch- | er's Theater. Chorus girls vied with the prima donna for the center of the stage and the glare of the calcium. Although the playlet entitled “The Lost Pajamas” was not finished the pre- vicus afternoon, the audience made use of “rain checks” and came back to see the finish of the local problem play. Judge Murasky at one time in his career strode the boards and yearningly up to Juliet's window and sighed for the moon. As stage man- ager of the original drama he knew when to give the leading lady her cue and prompt the absent minded actors in the performance. SOUBRETTES WERE TIRED. It was a tired bunch of soubrettes and supers that attended the dress re- hearsal yesterday morning. In the glare of the gaslight some of them looked passe. The glitter of diamonds loaned by the giass works, thefsheen of silks avd fresh young faces that usually peer gver the footlights were missing. Shapely limbs that usually pirouette to sprightly tunes were hid- den by trailing skirts and picture hats covered the fluffy hair of the fair mem- bers of the profession. Judge Murasky played the part of the leader of the’ orchestra and he soon had the instruments playing in har- mony. Attorney Humphrey opened the re- hearsal by calling William Koib to the stand. The tall and willowy form of the German, comedian pushed its way toward the center of the stage. Seat- ing himself, he was ready to do a mon- ologue or play to the gallery. He did neither. “Do you know Ira Puerl Wilkerson?" asked * Attorney Humphrey, who was cast for the part of the inquiring rela- tive. “Sure, Mike, but remembering he was not talking to Partner Dill, replied, “Yes, I know him “How's his renutation?” Kolb’s View of Wilkerson. The gallery was ready to applaud if he said that Wilkerson was an ‘“un- fair house,” but again Kolb retalned his Dresence of mind and coyly an- swered “that Wilkerson was no gen- tleman and his reputation was the worst ever.” Kolb was subjected to a clcse cate- chin at the hands of Attornew New- bergh, who played the part usually as- signed to Barney Bernard. ““Have vou ever read a ‘unanimous’ letter written about him?” “Haw, haw! Vot do you mean?” plied Kolb, in his best dialect. “Are you playing theater or chust meanr anon-non-non-mous letter, den't you?” The stage manager prompted Attor- ney*Newbergh, and the play continued. Newbergh sprang some more dialect and the audience enjoyed it. Kolb was allowed to depart, and he sat in the wings ard watched the rehearsal with re- | deep interest. Al Williams, alias Lyle Murphy, had his lines down fine and needed no prompting. He spoke dramatically. He did not blink ’'neath the calcium’s glare, and he glanced toward the back benches in the hcpe that he would get a “hand” from the gallery. *Wilkerson otherwise he would have “frosted” the rehearsal. Williams told of overhearing a conver- sation between Mrs. Ovita Leath- Hawes and Ira Puerl Wilkerson, the attend | matinee performance | looked | Kelb started to say, | FIERCE BLAZE ALARNS GUESTS Fire at the Hotel Wellesley Does Great Damage and the| Patrons Suffer Heavy Losses| R PORTIERES ARE IGNITED it e iy Department Has a Hard Fight to Save the Big Building From Total Destruction FETIEG A A swaying portiere in the rooms of Mrs. Marie Martin became ignited by contact with a gas jét and caused a costly blaze in the Hotel Wellesley, an apartment house, corner of Cal- ifornia and Larkin streets, yesterday morning. Before the flames could be | extinguished by the Fire D‘pnrtment‘ the upper floor of the structure was | badly damaged. Guests lost heavily by the blaze and there was great ex- citemient in the house during the progress of the fire. Mrs. Martin had joined the other | guests at breakfast and all were en- joying their meal in the dining-room on the first floor when the alarm of; fire was heard through the house.| Immediately there was great excite- | Many guests rushed to their | ment. ! rooms to get their valuables and: others rushed into the street. The | halls were fillled with smoke and the flames could be seen licking their way along the woodwork. Fortunately the | fire occurred when all the guests were | up. For nearly an hour the firemen bat- tled with the flames. A hose was run through the main entrance and the firemen fought the. flames from the inside. Another stream played on the roof and into the burning apart- i | ments. Mr. Babin was the heaviest loser by the fire. He and his family occu- pied five rooms adjoining Mrs. Mar- tin's apartment and their contents| were totally destroyed. He had no in- | surance on the personal property. His | loss is estimated at $10,000. Mrs. Martin was also a heavy loser. All her wedding presents were de- stroyed and her property was only partly insured. The hotel property is owned by H. Brandenstein and is fully | insured. Mr. and Mrs. Zan Beystain | conduct the hotel and whatever loss | they sustained is also covered by in- surance. ————— | Many of the Eastern society leaders | | will spend the winter on the coast, and | | all will have a gas range in the kifchen | from 8. F. Ga# and Elec. Co., 415 Post. * | ——————— Christmas Party. | The Ladies' Auxiliary to Camp Rein- | hold Richter, Veterans of the Spanish- | American War, will give a Christmas | tree and mistletoe party in the regi- | mental armory, Page and Gough | streets, on the evening of next Satur- day, when music, fun and dancing will | be in order. | defendant, who was cast to play the | heavy villain. According to Willlams, the defend- ant stopped Mrs. Hawes on the street | and demanded whether she had told | | stories about him to his wife. “Mrs. | Hawes said she had, and further said something that linked his name with | Myrtle Rosedale, who played the part | of the ‘Indian squaw.’ " | “My God!" said Wilkerson. “Foiled | again,” he added, and then smoked an- | other cigarette, | PRIMA DO} 'S ENTRANCE. The prima donna was once more | given a chance to take the center of | the stage. She made her entrance and ! started tc te!! the audience that she | had not asked her husband to write | East for an engagement for her. This | kind of advertising was objected to, ! and the stage manager gave the fair | prima donna the cue to make her exit. { Maud Amber reluctantly gave up the | center of the stage and made her exit. | | Mrs. Hawes' reputation was again upheld by F. Englander, scenic artist. | Attorney Newbergh said he was ready | to bring forward prominent men to | swear that Wilkerson's reputation was algo very fine. Judge Murasky will take the case un- der advisement and render 4 decision after argument next Friday morning. | When the curtain was rung down the | audience left the theater in a peculiar | state of mind. It was unable to tell who was the owner of the pink-baby- blue-cream-colored-red pajamas. Judge | Murasky will probably explain it all in | his decision. ! | | | | § { | | | ADVERTISEMENTS. week to week. We shal a pleasing way. Here Christmas offers: $1.30. A new Tabard Imn book exha: 5.00. Membership (one _ year). 5.75. . an. 6.25. Membership and mopolitan. Magazines may be on H. E. Benguiat, the rug importer at 723 Sutter street, at the instance of F. H. Jung, who has brought suit to recover $3500 loaned to Benguiat. I Chrisimas « = Booklovers A good book is a comforting kind of Christmas present; and a good book which you can ex- change for another good book as often as you like keeps the pleasure of the gift revolving from ‘Membership and two Magazines: Booklovers and Book- t to different addresses. Call or send for circulars. San Francisco Library: 240 StocKton St. List of Suburban Branches Upon Application. | | | | 1 take care of your order in are a few of our special ngeable forever. & year) also Booklovers Magazine (one three Magazines: two apove and Cos- ADVIRTISEMENTS. “A Pure Cocoa of Undoubted Quality and Excellence of Manufacture.” —THAT IS— Walter Baker's Dr. Goodfellow, of thelondon (Eng.) Technical College,.in giving some hints concern- ing the proper preparation of cocoa, says: “Start with a pure cocoa of mdoubted guality and excellence of manuiacture, and which bears the name of a respectable firm. This point is important, for there are many cocoas on the market which have been doctored by the addition of al- Kali, starch, malt, kola, hops, etc.” Look for this trade- Examine the package youreceive and mark on every package ke sure that it bears our trademark. Under the decision of the U. S. Courts no other Cocoa is entitled to be labeled or sold as “Baker’s Cocoa.” Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Dorchester, Mass. ESTABLISHED 1780. Killed on Belt Railroad. : Charles Carroll, a switchman em-| John Beuttler of the Original Amer- ployed by the State Board of Harhor | ican Market, 728 Haight street, Commissioners, slipped from the top | cured a warrant yesterday from Police of a freight on'the Belt Rallroad Judge Fritz for the arrest of Ernest Accused of Burglary. se- early yesterday morning and was|Thude on a charge of burglary. He fatally injured. He fell between two | accuses Thude, who was formerly em- cars and was badly mangled before | ployed by him, of breaking into the the train stopped. He died shortly af- | premises on Saturday night and steal- ter reaching the Harbor Hospital. He | ing some money. He alleges Thude resided at 11 Liberty street and leaves | was the only one who knew where it a wife. He was a raflroad man of | was kept. many years’ experience and bore a | good reputation. it At I < Powell’s Trial Is Set. S TR > | The trial of John H. Powell Will Open Sabbath School. charge of murder was set for Decém- A Sabbath school is to be opened | ber by Judge Lawlor yesterday. next Sunday at 652 Second avenue, | Powell and Charles Sullivan, who has Richmond district, by the First United | been convicted of murder in the sec- Presbyterian congregation. The Rev. | ond degree, were accused of shooting H. H. Bell, M. D, and several other | and killing Special Policeman R. A. clergymen and prominent church | Sample on Folsom street, between members will attend the inauguration’| First and Second, on the morning of exercise: August 11. “DECORATING” FOR THE PARTY. One of Bryson’s Famous Beauties. FREE WITH THE CHRISTMAS CALL NEXT SUNDAY. The Fourth of the Series in Gold. This subject is the fourth of Brysoa’s famous Gold series, issued exclusively by The Call and pronounced by every one to be the richest, most novel and expensive set of Art subjects issued in Amer- ica. Decorating is a worthy companion* piece to its predecessors and for home adornment they are simply unsurpassed. This picture is one, which proves the artist to be a master in the handling of light and brilliant color. It also shows his imaginative power, his spirited technique and the completeness of detail so char- acteristic in his work. ‘ Don'\ take any one’s word for the description of this picture, as one only needs to be seen to become convinced that it is a picture to preserve. 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