The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 16, 1903, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, AR DECEMBER 16, 1903. INNIVERSARY OF THE EBELL Prominent Women's Club of Oakland Celebrates Twenty- HOLDS BABES A8 HOSTAGES Charles Jump Asks Court to Get His Children Now With- WANT THE SON " OF MURDERESS Alameda Man and His Sister Seek the Care of the Ten- {LYON POST CELEBRATES BIG EVENT IN CAREER Passes Quarter-of-a-Century Mark and Distinguished Veterans Dwell Upon the Early Struggles of the Association in Efforts to Firmly Establish Itself KILLED WHILE ON WAT HOME Frank Avery, Southern Pacific Employe, Is Badly Mangled Street Tracks PLUCKY CHILI BALKS THIEVS Foreed to Yield Coin They Had Grabbed From a Drawer Seventh Year of Existence| held by Mrs. Kelenberger| Year-Old Son of Annie Ross o . =~~~ === 4| on First —— | CQ \ MANY MEMBERS PRESENT| WANTS MONEY DUE HER|MOTHER ASKS REFERENCES DIES GOING TO HOSPITAL| BRAVELY BLOCKS DOORWAY s oy ) —e —_— ¢ Miss Maria Babson Talks of | Father Says Woman in the| Writes Note to Petitioners Re- Struek by Switeh Engine or|Girl of Twel\"e Years ;\«1\ Inception and the Early| Case Demands That He Re-| questing Them to Bring Alameda Train at (‘rossing‘ Part of Heroine al!d Save Strugeles of the Organization| deem Note to Get Offspring| Letters of Recommendation Out of the Railroad Yards| Money of Her Employe PR ~E —_— R i —_——— Ozklend Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 15. I's pretty clubroom was taxed to afternoon dur- n in honor of the clubig Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 15. In a petition for a writ of habeas | corpus filed late this evening Charles Jump makes the allegation that Mrs. ALAMEDA, Dec. 15.—Angus McIner- ny and his sister, Mrs. R. M. Williams, both of this city, are seeking the guar- dianship of the 10-year-old son of,the murderess, Annie Ross,*who is now in Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 15. Frank Avery, a lumber tallyman for the Southern Pacific Company, was killed at 5:30 this afternoon at First Oakland Office San Franecisco Call 1118 Broadway, Deec. 15. Plucky little Laura Jorgensen, years old, compelled two burly tramps to surrender the money they kad stolen from the till in Mrs. William Mason's 12 and Cedar streets by either the Ala- meda local train or a switch engine. | the County Jail awaiting removal to San Quentin, vhere she has been sen- | Ada Kelenberger is holding two of his babjes, Letha and Elmer, as security | h anniverss Aty Sy bakery at 5367 San Pablo avenue this Miss morning. was presented under | M. F. Jordan. | a charter member, t talk on the » and growth that gave ib's « neeg was | interest. Robert Lioyd followed | with two barytone solos, the prologue I'Pagliac and by t were much enjoyed, both imirably suited to his In response encore he was com- his second number. | family, which made e s Daugh- | pt. renewed their ¢ Ebell. The 3: Christmas | Ruggles receives | ner and gives her in manners, Miss Mae Sadler (Mrs. clever young pecple the a diffic it son s family.” part mos the very natural ) could not have Leen impro ¥ was as foilow ath Woodbury; Peter, Susan, Delight Wood- Radeliffe: Peoria, nelius, Charles veiyn V. and sburgh; Larry, as Carol,” by Kate Douglas Wiggin, was dramatized by Miss EIl h Gray talented nt w includes | w A members, eard in tw ry pleasing num “The Bridal of the Birds,” by Richa and a lullat Robert Lioyd is lirector 1 section and the showed a A hose who assisted me tea 1 B Mrs Miss James Allen, Alma Brown né Brown, Mrs. Kate Bulk- C. Coogan, Mrs. £ J. Cot- Evelyn Craig, Mi Mona Ibert Curtis, Mrs. JWil- Mrs. Merritt Day, Mrs. Englehardt, Mies Eliza- G Hammer, Mrs Havens, Mrs. James Jenks, George L. War- Packard uie, Mrs Selby, Tasheira, 1pson, Mrs. William P. m Todd, Mrs. Henry . Mrs Worden. , Mrs. GREAT MISSIONARY CONFERENCE A SUCCESS Total Attendance Numbered More Than 5000 and Fifty-Three Signed as Missionar LAND, Dec. 15.—T il Missionary uded at the First hurcn was a greater suce ed to hope for. , fifty-three voiun- ries offered their services he Interde- Conferen Presbyt than OAK E result of the conference, The regiteied attendance was 2430, and the toial attendance ' was about The total expense of the great con- was than $300. —_———— Marriage Licenses. ! - 15.—The following censes were issued by the k to-day: Albert Harms 24, both of | Willlam H. Dickinson, 20 0. and Louise Anderson, 18. Simeas Correa de Mello, | endocino City, and- Francisco 19, Centerville; George A. and Amelia King, both of sco; Edward J. Aspe, 31, Nerem, 24, both of Oakland. P S e Will Celebrate Holiday Season. OAKLAND, Dec. 15.—Musical num- bers by the Fiske Jubilee Singers, mov- ing pictures and a number of athletic | events will complete the programme of | and Kate Flanagen, Oakland the annual New Year's reception of the | 1 Young Men’s Christian Association. The vounger members of the Associa- tion will have their celebration on | Christmas morning, and will be permit- ted to invita their friends. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. | ////// - S | 3 Two Physicians Bot: Agree on the New Scientific Dandruff Treatment. ! Dr. J. 3. Powell of Spokane, Wash., | says: “Herpicide has given good satis. | faction in my family for dandruff.” { Dr. W. G. Alban of Walia Walla, | “Wesh., says: “I find Herplcide all that is claimed for it as a dandruff cure. I eliall preseribe it” Dandruff is discase and you can't cure it unl:u.eyl::; kfl] the dandruff germ and you can't do that unless you use Newbro's Herpicide, the only preparation in the world that destrovs the parasites. A delightful hair aressing: allays itehing instantly; makes ' hair glossy and soft a8 silk. It is a sure | du'dr 4 del“\’n()’"x; Sold by leading drug- ists. Send 10c in stampe for he Herpieide Co, Detroit, Mich. " ¢ ' CASTORIA For Infants and v The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears: the W¢ { | Thursday . BEBKELEY. Dec. the fifth and sixth grades of Hillside. Rose-street, The writ ‘was issued and Sheriff to serve upon Mrs. Kelenberger, | who is cited to bring the children into | court Thursday morning at 10 o'clock and show the court what right she has to hold them. Jump states that he ha tempted to gain possession of the children but has met with positive refusals from Mrs. Kelenberger, who says she will hold them until he pays the money due her. He finally appealed to ths ccurt and will doubtless win his point, as children | Bave long been held not to be collateral security. 'EVENTS IN SOCIETY OAKLAND, Miss r, two of thi Stevens g 1 >ted by many the . much to delight of every as both Miss Stevens and her favorites in their set. Miss cherming girl and accom- f a high ntil recently was 1d posi edding, but i events of th, affair. it will be the Monday afternoon whist clubs Crellin yes- e other mem- the highest score and made Mrs. James G. Al- Knight, M all, Miss Har- Adams, Mrs Adams, Mrs, ck M. Hatha Albert Hayward and Mrs. an was hostess vesterday a e 1 the Pledmont Whist 1 by Mrs. Harl > enjoved the after were: Mrs erling, Mrs. Wil- fam R. Sharon s Gilman, Mrs Kdward Engs Mrs. H. C. Mygatt, Mrs. Wick- ham Havens, Mrs, Florence Wing. Mrs. Henry Bratnober. Mrs. J. T. W. Randall. Mrs Henry Harry Thomas, Mre. Willlam Samuel ‘M. ¢ and Mrs Mrs. Louise Tennent gave an exhibit this afterncon at her h that _w of N t te few. clever with the b and besides display of decorated china, there w niature canvases that excited much admir- comment. Mrs, Tennent belongs to ented family being of Mrs., W. imer, who has acqu reputation as 1 some b s realized at the calen dar 500" Club Frederick Morse ye s being Mrs. John C turned ined by b visit East The others present Mrs. Albert A. Long ‘) k W Morse. Miss Bertha Young, Mrs. James Ty- irs. Joseph Loran Pease. Mrs. George | Gage and Miss Lang- ; Mrs. Wickham Ha- r._the es €arrie Mrs, Henry Rosen- The Monday Afternc w Club he one of ita Informal mectings yisterday ot the Boons | 2 Marietta Havens. Th present wer Mrs. Beach Soule, the Misses Jane and Ethet Crellin, the Misses Alice and Ruth Knowles Miss Viva Nicholson sie Palmer, Miss Janc Rawlings th Selby and Miss Ethel Valentine. | Avame, Zdythe Crosett the elocutionist, ve early next montt for a visit to the aiiay Tslands. She wiil friends Chief F. K. Kraudi of the Fire refuned to-gay fvm lus annual sixtern days, which he passed Calitornia. Alameda Chapte 70, Royal Arch Masons, cted tne following officers: High priest. n; king, A ulsmyer s Sturtevant; H. W. trustee, Spend four months there with Department vacation ot in Southern Miss Winifred Mastick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Mastick, is .-f,...vmx 1(.1':4{::‘.» home in a_few days from the Catskill Moun- tains, in New York, where she passed several months with relatives. 4 Alameda Council of the Royal Arcanum will in Thirsday evening in Encinal Hall. Among those who will participate in the pro- lden Gate guartet, Messrs. . Thornton, J. P. de Teller, Miss Lulu Leonard, Miss Mil~ Judd, Rev. Frank Spencer elson. Dec. i5.—The ‘Ultra Club, an people, will give evening at the cers of the club, vice president, Herman Hiller; iam _Turner, triends of Cecil Rowley of 1007 Alcatraz avenue tendered him a surprise, party last evening. The time was passed in playing - games and dancing, and late in the evening refreshments were served. . Alice Rowley, Helen Spul- h, Leona Oberg, Willie Carl- son, Walter Graff, Dick* Rowley and Frank Gustayson Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J..Waterhouse wiil re- turn to California from New York during the prisent month and become the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Vore of 2130 Eesex street, South Berkelcy. Mr. Waterhouse is the well: known rewspaper man and poet. He 15 a mem- ber of the staff of the New York Times, and in adaition to writing for that paper has been at work on & novel Mrs. H. N. Bothson of Adeline street enter- tained a number of the young friends of her danghiter. Misx Loulse, last Saturday, the occa. sion belhg the voung lady's birthday, The diversion for the evening was hearts, after sey- eral games of Which supper Was served, The guests were Miss Helen Dornin, Miss, Hagze) Knowles, Miss Dorothy, Baabe, Miss Lucill, Shoecrafi, Miss Lizette White, s E Bounemont, Miss Suzanne Hourlet, Miss Sa. Samuel, Francis Bradley. Josenh Kendall, G taxe Patton. Lioyd Hughes, George Kerr, Roy , Channing Hall -Luke Bodeford, o Tee Hall And Earl Ba'tie. s g ALAMEDA. Dee. *15.—Luncheon was ten- dered the members of the graduating class of the A']lmed.l‘fll'h &'?:ool b’O(‘ihe low Tdenty ot tie Juine ¢ n"} - otficiited an master of ceremonies. Among those who to toasts were: Lewis Durkee, e Twart Allon Sroteasor - Welghe Pror fossor Mflnlp. Miss z:vm knafigdfm Mr, and Mrs. Atwell C. Webb departed to- day for Bureka, where ihey will reside 'in g i elfidnl, - 15— e e Contor Whittler sand McKin- given the| most popular | ple in Oakland, have st last con- 0 allow their engagement to be an- d. That there was an affair du coeur | He 1s a C. H. Dunsmcor of this city and a| f Miss Grace Dunsmc now Mrs.| BERKELEY, The guests. | ince the conviction of the Ross wo- man Mrs. Williams has interested her- self in the young son and to-day re- ived a letter from the murderess re- questing her to call at the County Jail and also to come fortified with recom- mendations showing she is able to provide for the care of the lad. 3 | McInerny visited Justice of the Peace Cone this afternoon and asked | te for letters vouching for sibility of himself and his to furnish the Ross boy with a sister comfortable home and give him kind | treatment. Justice Cone referred the | petitioner to Superior Judge John Eils- | worth. MecInerny is an old-time resi- dent of Alameda and is engaged in the busin of distributing bills. Some ! years ago Le obtained possession of a boy 11 years of age and because it was | alleged that he treated the lad harshly | and failed to supply him with the nee- essaries of life the little fellow was taken from him at the instance of a local society and placed in St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum at San Rafael. | ———————————— FAIR OFFICIAL AIL | | TO ANSWER UNIVERSITY | Time for Mak Exhibit Growing | Short and the Project May | Have (o Be Abandoned. ! Dec. 15. — Neither | President Wheeler nor the members | »f the committee having in charge the rrangements for an exhibit of the works of the University of California have received any reply from the of- ficials of the St. Louis World's Exposi- | tion in regard to the application for more space in the Educational build- ing. | Failing to receive a reply to the telegram of inquiry sent ten days ago, { President Wheeler sent another tele- | gram yesterday to ask what disposi- tion was intended of the university's previous application, but up to a late | hour to-night no word had been re- ceived from St. Louis. President Wheeler and the members of ‘the committee are puzzled at the silence of the exposition”officials and do not know whether it means that | they intend to ignore California’s re- quest altogether or are really waiting until a suitable space is found before replying. At any raté the delay is disconcerting and if it goes on much longer it may be necessary to give up the idea of a university exhibit entire- ly. The time in which a collection | could be gathered is now rather short and the delay that has already been sustained will make necessary com- plete, rearrangement of the plans the committee had already tentatively adopted. Professor E. J. Wickson, chairman of the university’ committee, says | that the univers ought to have at least twice the space allotted o any | high school on account of its immense importance. If this is not given he thinks it will be useless to attempt to make a showing. At L TR WCULD CONDEMN LAND FOR FREIGHT DEPOT of the Southern . Pacific Com- pany Is Based on Need of : Better Facilities. OAKLAND, Dec. 15.—Hearing of the suit for the condemnation of land | | for a large freight depot in West Oak- | land to bé built by the Southern Pa- | cific was partly heard before Judge | Ogden to-day. The railroad has se- cured a lot of land in West Oaklnnd.‘. but property that must be secured | that the lan may be consummated is | held by Gretchen Feldman and others, which the railroad now seeks to con- demn. N W. H. Parrish, president of the Draymen’'s Union; Edwin Stearns, sec- | retary of the Board of Trade, and G. | T. Forsyth, general freight agent of ' the' western division, testified to the ; needs of a freight depot separate from | the passenger depot. 3 It was stated that more than 120 | trains pass the Sixteenth-street depot daily, making the rapid handling of | freight impossible with the present fa- | cilities. { i Suit [ —_———— Lighten Labor When You Can. i Though never grudging a hard day's | work where duty demands it, there are many ways by which we ean lighten ! labor and make our -work less tiresome, | For instance, when a big ironing has got tb be done what a comfort and | relief it is to the feet to use a cushion | to stand on duripg the doing of it. It! can be made from an old quilt folded | and covered by a piece of carpet. Until | it bas been tried no one can believe the rest it is to tired feet:—New York Commercial-Advertiser. L e s e ] |ley schools will give a concert to-morrow | afternoon at 3 o'clock in the assembly “hall jof the Berkeley High School. The voices of ' some 300 children will joln in singing Chrl mas and_othe: e V. Sweesy. open to the and friends of the little songsters. Mrs. Leon J. Richardson will give an *at home’* to-morrow afternoon, when Miss. Wal- ton of Los Angeles ho is visiti the Rich- ardsons, will be the’guest of !, The diversion of the Town and Gown Ciub yesterday afternoon was | The farce -Brids. and Breindider The mars | were sustained by the following i { Laay/Ann s v, Mis BV e L] me. » . M. Plerce; Miss | Clarinda Montressor, Mrs. G. H, shrt Claumurray Mrs. clrrl; onm H 2r] | Wilhelm nleaf: Mrs, worth: M; Robertson: iliam 5. G. .\?.m:\un-nnum.a.- |1 | early history of the post. + TALENTED YOUNG VOCALIST WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENJOY- ABLE PROGRAMME AT THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF LYON POST, G. A. R.,, OF OAKLAND. b | - 7 + OAKLAND, Dec. 15.—The fifth anniversary of the organization of Lyon Post Neo. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, which was celebrated this evening at Grand Army Hall, Eleventh and Clay streets, was attended by rep- resentatives of every military organ- ization on this side of the bay, as well | as a large number of members of the G. A. R. from San Francisco, among whom were General W. R. Shafter, de- partment commander of the Depart. ment of California and Nevada; onel H. C. Dibble, Colonel Andrew Hollywood and H. S. Richardson. The exercises were opened with the singing of the “‘Star Spangled Banner” by Mrs. Blake Alverson, every oné present joining in the chorus. After the song Commander James Curry of Lyon Post welcomed the guests and members of the kindred organizations. | In part he said: MUST LOOK TO SONS. “We are especially glad to see so many of the Sons of Veterans with us this evening, for it is to them, many of them our own sons, that we must look for the continuation of the work of the Grand Army after the last old soldier has passed to his final rest. We welcome them as the ones upon whom | the mantle of our great organization | must fall after we have passed away.” After the address of the post com- mander Miss Susie Gladding sang ‘Tenting To-night on the Old Camp- ground,” the chorus being sung by all present. Henry C. Wells, the only remaining charter member of Lyon Post, gave the After a short recapitulation of the early attempts to organize a Grand Army post in this city and telling of the difficulties of the werk Mr. Weils said: “Now as to Lyon Post. On the fifth of November, 1878, Past Post Com- mander George W. Hoguet wrote a let- ter to Comrade J. J. Lyon, who was then post commander of Lincoln Post of San Francisco, asking for informa- tion in regard to joining his post. On receipt of his letter, it wa$ turned over to the department commander, S. P. Ford, who wrote Comrade: Hoguet several letters. % NO AID WAS GIVEN. “Comrade Hoguet had been promised assistance by members of the G. A. R. who resided on this side of the bay, i THE CHRISTMAS CALL, A NUMBER OF SURPASS- ING ATTRACTIVENESS, WILL BE ISSUED NEXT SUNDAY, DECEM- BER 20. Place Your Orders Now twenty- | but not one of them aided in the least, i Col- until the mustering in of the post at Germania Hall, when about twenty members of Lincoln Post came over to assist as promised. “At the first muster after the instal- lation we mustered five comrades, and at the next six. In three months we had fifty-six members. From that time on to the present Lyon Post has been recognized as one of the best posts in the department.” Mr. Wells read a letter from Depart- ment Commander S. P. Ford offering to issue a charter free to Lyon Post, and also.containing the promise to pay the expenses of a camp fire in order to interest the veterans on this side of | the bay in the organization. During the evening a picture of Abraham Lincoln, framed in burl red- wood, was presented to Lyon Post by | the members of Colonel E. D. Baker | Camp No. 1, Sone of Veterans. On a brass plate on the frame was the in- scription: “Presented to Lyon Post No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, on its twenty-fifth anniversary by Colonel E. D. Baker Camp No. 1, Sons of Vet- erans.” The presentation speech was | made by A. 8. Ormsby, captain-elect of Baker Camp. —_—————— FORESTRY WORK IN | ) NEW MEXICO Timber Lands on Big Cattle Ranch to Be Put Under Man- | ¥ agement. A party of foresters from the Bureau ! of Forestry, under the direbtion of-A. | F. Hawes, has been employed all sum- mer on the William H. Bartlett ranch | in Colfax County, New Mexico. The field work has been completed and a | system of administration for the lands ! is now in preparation. l The Bartlett tract lies at the south- | ern extremity of the Rocky Mountains in the Varmejo River Valley and in- | cludes 210,000 acres, part of an old Mexican land grant. The owner of the | tract, who resides in Chicago, uses it |ln part as a cattle ranch and summer residence. The former owners of the ranch re- tain the right to cut the timber for a definite period of years and is Mr. Bartlett’s desire that a young | forest of the possible quality | cover the tract when these cuttings shall have ceased. Much of the pine land has .aiready been lumbered, though in most parts a sufficient nam- | ber of seed trees remain to insure re- production. About fifty years ago ex- tensive fires swept over the mountain- ous parts of the tract which were then covered with ‘a mixture of spruce and | fir. These burned areas have since | grown up to a dense stand of aspen | under which, in most cases, there.is a good reproduction of the native coni- fers. The bureau will recommend that fire patrols be established and fire lines be constructed: that those ports of lands covered with young reproduction be lex:ice& l:\ 80 n to bmh out the cattle; an at consideral tree planting done, chiefly of Western yellow hlm-‘ie - The plan will be accompanied by a map showing the location of forest types, proposed fire lines, areas to be lpnnud, etc.—Bureau of Forestry Bul- ——— | Arrange to Take Up Pure Food ‘Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The House Committee on Interstate and take up the pure food biil at the first meeting after the holidays. Sin is not cured by calling it names. - i theater, $200; orchestra, $363; | $100; accompanist, $50; advertising and rallroad tracks when he was struck. Railroad men found Avery dying by the tracks. He was removed to the receiving hospital, but died on the way. His body was taken to the morgue. Two minutes before the accident oc- curred Avery had left a group of fel- low employes near the machine shops at the West Oakland railroad yards and had started to cross the tracks at Cedar street, on his way out of the vards. The railroad people were not sure whether the train or a switch en- gine had hit Avery. Examination showed that Avery's | skull had been fractured, his right arm and right leg broken and his right hand severed at the wrist. There were also internal injuries. Avery has been in the railroad’s em- ploy for twenty years. He was about 55 vears old. His wife and twochildren | are in Seattle. A son is in the lay department of the Northern Pacifie Railroad in that city. A brother, A. W. Avery, is a Southern Pacific Com- pany passenger conductor. The dead man resided at 726 Fifteenth street. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Dec. 15.—Librarian Rowell has been informed by the State Librarian that the circulating system of the State Library, which was authorized by the last Legislature, may now be made use of. Through this system the students of the university will be largely profited, as the State Library will supply any books that the university library does not com- tain. It Is intended that only books that ecan be duplicated will be used in this new system, not books that-could not be replaced if lost The Christmas vacation will begin after next Saturday, when the last examinations wiil be held. It will last until January 4. A great many students have already left town, having | and it is estimated l | during the ys the population of Berkeley will be decreased by 2000. The annual meeting of the Cordilleran sec- tion of the Geological Soclety of America, which will be held in South Hall on January 1 and 2, will be addressed by a number of weli- known men. Professor Andrew Lawson will read a on the ‘‘Geomorphogeny of the | | | had opened. Thaver Gray, the president, be- | for a note now due and f1 o|tenced to pass the remainder of her 2 Vi vay home from ) 4 : o e wigninng B ot ¥ S g B MYy, Nas) aB Bis WAl First-street | The girl, who is employed in the shop, S joy e unless the money is paid. | da work and was crossing the Firs came upon the ugwelcome callers just as they had grabbed the contents of the money drawer. With a coolness and presence of mind that would have done credit to much older heads the child demanded that the thieves yleid their plunder. Miss Jorgensen ran to the front door, blocked the way out and repeated her orders. So unexpected was the firm stand of the youthful shopkeeper that it took the pair off their guard and they sim- ply surrendered to the show of moral if not superior physical foree. With an oath one of the men who had the money dropped a bunch of small coins he had in his hands back into the till and then the child stepped aside, allowing the thieves to depart. Telling the story of her adventure the little miss said: “Two men came in the store at 7:30 o'clock this morning, shortly after we They asked for a loaf of bread. While they were talking about the price I was called out of the store by a telephone ring. When [ got back I saw the men at the till and one of them had his hands full of money. I ran out to the door and ordered them to put the money back. “‘If you don’t I shall have you ar- rested,” I said to them. “Orfe sald, ‘T guess you had better put it back, Bill,’ and then he did As soon as that was done the men ran away as fast as they could. They got only a dollar.” The police were notified, but no trace of the thie was found. Little M Jorgensen resides with her fathe Christian Jorgensen, at 1173 Twenty- third avenue. —_———— DEGREE, CONFERRED UPON CANDIDATES Scottish Rite Holds Impressive Ceremonies at Cathedral. OAKLAND, Dec 13.—The fifteenth degree was conferred upon the follow- Masons, " Professor John C. Merriam he Fauna of the Lower Miocene of Californfa’; Vance Osmont a paper on “A Cross Section of the Coast Ranges of Califor- | nia in the Vieinity of Mt St. Helena.” b- sides which there will he papers by Professor | W. S. Tangier Smith, Professor W. ght and F. M. Anderscn. Profeseor H. Mcrst Stephens, director of uni- versity extension, will deliver the first of a series of lectures on the French Revolution | to-morrow night in the Mechanics’ Pavilion in | San Francisco. His subject will be *Vergi- naud, the Orator of the Girondins." | Marius J. Spinello of the department of ro- | mantic languages, is the author of two trans- lations of storles by E. Perez Galdos, the | Spanish author. and Glovanni Verga. the Ttai- fan writer. which were recently published. The title of the Italian story is “The Christmas Le- | gend of the Tezza Castle.” and the Spanish story, ““The Mule and the Ox." i —_———— | FESTIVAL CONCERTS RESULT IN DEFICIT } Young Men's Christian Association | Must Make Up a Loss of | Nearly $300. | OAKLAND, Dec. 15.—Owing to the indifference of the public of this city 1o the best concerts given in Oakland dur- ing the year, the management of the festival concerts given at the Macdon- ough Theater in November is confront- ed with a deficit of $287 30, after paying | all expenses. > | The Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, for the benefit of which the con- | certs were given, will have to make up the deficit out of the funds in the treasury. Follpwing is the statement issued by those in charge of the concerts: Receipts—Sale of music, $115 50; sou- | venir programmes, $49; sale of tickets, ; $1116 75. Total, $1281 25. Disbursements—Music, $204 30; print- ing, $228 75; platform for stage, $114 85; soloists, | postage, $155 60; extra help, $49; inci- | dentals, $33 05; chairs, $10. Totai, | $1568 55. R~ S IRON TRADES COUNCIL R ORGANIZED IN OAKLAND OAKLAND, Dec. 15.—The Iron| Trades Council of the Central Labor body was organized in Kohler & Chase Hall last night and John Martin of the Iron, Steel and Tin Workers' Union | was elected president. Officers for the ensuing term were nominated by the Laundry Workers® Union last night and the election will be held on the evening of December 25. The union will give a dance on New Year's eve in Foresters’ Hall The San Francisco locals of the Teamsters’ Union are dissatisfied be- ing candidates last night by Geth- semane Chapter No. 2, Knights of Rose Croix, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite: Ray Black, Harry R. Brown, J. 0. Gallagher, Alex Gautsch, Julius C. Hammel, Herman C. Hermansen, Ed- mond H. James, Abraham Jonas, Na- thaniel E. McDonald, William H. Phil- lips, Samuel- J. Platt, Aubrey R. Slaughter, William Clay Smith, Her- bert G. Shaw and Lester Clay Me- Nulty. The degree was conferred by the staff of the chapter, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral on Fourteenth and Har- rison streets. On next Saturday even- ing the same staff will confer the fif- teenth degree upon a class of candi- dates for Palestine Chapter No. § of Sacramento. The members of the staif of Gethsemane Chapter are: F. H. O'Donnell, wise master; T. I. Miller, grand master of cavalry; Eugene Van Court, grand master of infantry; J. L. Robinson, high priest; Fred Crouse, seribe; C. H. Miller, grand master of chancery; C. L. Marais, grand chancel- lor of the treasury; L. L. Nelson, Ze- rubbabel; H. H. Haight @nd J. G. Ra- phael, stewards; E. B. Smith, captain of the guard of the palace; H. W. Adams, captain of guards of the temple, ‘with the following as_guards: I Griffith, B. Dalerup, J. A. Hill, P. Du Bois, L V. Ralph and F. K. Lea; captain of the guards of the court of Cyrus, F. V. Keesling; guards, C. K. Smith, W. A, Clark. J. L. Nield, J. McCully, W. B. Logan and A. G. Rhodes. —_———————— Must Answer Charge. LIVERMORE, Deec. — Edward Donohue, a well-known farmer of this neighborhood, was to-day held to an- swer before the Superior Court for as- sault with a deadly weapon upon Charles O'Brien, a farmhand in his employ. Donohue accused O'Brien of stealing hay from him and marched him into Livermore at the muzzle of a shotgun and turned him over to the authorities. O'Brien then had Done- hue arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and Donohue retaliated by having O'Brien arrested for vagrancy. The feud between the two has been a source of much interest in this neighe borhood. —_————— Fitzgerald's Condition. OAKLAND, Dec. 15.—There has been no change in the condition of City Councilman George Fitzgerald, who is geriously ill from typhoid pneumonia. Dr. D. D. Crowley, the attending phy- cause the international officers, Frank Markey and Albert Young, have in- formed them that unless they obey the constitution in regard to issuing and accepting transfer cards, their char- ters will be revoked. The matter will be taken up at the next convention. ———— Old Actor Is Helpless. ALAMEDA, Dec.15.—William Lans- ing, an actor, who played with Edwin Booth, was conveyed from a local lodging-house to the County Infirmary to-day. He is a sufferer from rheu- matism and his condition has reached a critical stage. Lansing came here a year ago from.London, where he was forced to cancel a contract by reason of his affliction. He has a ter on the vaudeville stage. Lansing has been cared for by a fraternal organi- zation with which he is affiliated. S — i i OAKLAND, Dec. 15.—An order was made by Judge Hall to-day granting the widow of the late Orestes Pierce a monthly allowance of $750 from de- t's estate pending the final set- flement of the probate proceedings. The estate is valued at about $750,000. siclan, does not feel alarmed concern- ing his patient. ADVERTISEMENTS. Skin Diseases Eczema, Salt Rheum. Pimxles, Ringworm, Itch, Ivy Poison, Acne or other skin promptly cured tro can be by