The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1905, Page 49

» b | ‘ \ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1905, 49 330 ner the correct number rizes in the ord v Departmen Tzhe‘ Worry of To away most for 1as stoc ilverware. Bra to person sending he neatest a To the nd While Eating Your Christmas Dinner i most o a Fur Boa, CHOICE p THE e KNABE PIANOS anc o answers, 3 In Prizes and Cash 1 A Prize From Bvery Department To the five persons sending to us in the neatest and most at- and office supplies, we offer either an en- Index you compris All the World Loves a Love to the ginal manner we will present FOR A LIFETIME for $50.00 to be applied on the order for /$25.00 each of our package on the tree, We er named: t, where we carry the largest ounted Marshall Foun- utfit. Leather Goods stock we will wherein we carry a Artists’ and Architects Picture Department, es, beautiful to look ph frame. will give an we album on in front of our store a Christmastide sure of giving. e We have taken special k the largest and most varied 1g as it does the best of . it Glasg, Watches, Dia- We have two stores over- from—therefore the e choose of our package on manner we will pre- Brush and Comb, for. You have 2 5 ar W ced for the novelties thought of what an appropriate and acceptable gift a bath robe makes? IN OPTICAL WO Christmas Reunion, in Ties, Shirts and Underwear. If your huisband or sweethea ‘We handle nothing valued at $5.00. WHEN PAY DAY COMES RK We say it modestly—we are the foremost firm in San Fran- cisco. We take special care in the grinding of lenses, for we do all our own grinding. If you asked our opinion, we would without hesitation recommend the “Toric” lens. on the eye, gives a much larger field of vision, does not touch the eyelash. It is easier and, above all, When all the members of the family are present, is incom- plete without a photo or kodak picture. many tender memories in the years to come. quarters on photographic goods of every description, and noth- ing makes a more acceptable gift than a kodak or camera. To the person sending us the number of our Tree in the neatest and most artistic manner we will present with our Christmas compliments a Flexo Kodak, 8%x3%, value $5.00. 1T KEEPS A WOMAN GUESSING What to Give a Man for Christmas We have solved the problem for you with our stock of Ex- It may bring back We are head- ackage on the clusive Men’s Furnishings, comprising. as it does, all the latest Have you ever rt is particular in his taste come to us, for we have just what you are looking We are the largest exclusive haberdashers in town. QUALITY! NOTHING BUT QUALITY, Is what you get when buying knitted ware consisting of under- wear, hoslery, gymnasium goods, bathing suits, jerseys, sweaters d bath robes from us. AR in all fabrics for man and woman. There is something about Irish Linen Mesh Underwear that ap- peals to_most people—once tried you cannot get them to use any but GOOD UNDER- Prices from $1.50 up. er he nicuring being other. ~Besldes three suits will last from two to three vears. In do it perfectly, in one-half the Ladies’ Knit Blouses, we carry an immense variety from $2.00 to $10.00. Hosiery in siik, lisle and cotton, our own selected impor- e King Vibrator—the only ra- tations, from 25c up. s new in you makes Quality, Fit, Comfort and Values are our four mottoes—upon them we have built the reputation of our store—the finest knit- package on the ting establishment in the city. we will present To the person sending us the correct number of our package r facial, scalp or on the Tree, in the neatest and most attractive manner, we will next two best an- present with our Xmas compliments a handsome bath robe Can you honestly say you have eatned more than your salars? It 11 feel. whether you are dinin you have, it's the best Investment you ever made. Remember, the | fecl, whether you o man comands the position—the more business - education, the now that you are gowned more salary. There ar; plenty of positions in the world waiting gt for clear-headed, activé young men and women, with _business natty “chic” air that one of educations, to flll them. Ours is the largest, best equipped and e oldest Business College on the coast, with over 22,000 graduates. iful stock for you to select in S , Coats, Skirts and in price may be, we can action mber of our package on the , valued at $5.00. lifetime. , whether it does or not. tty and sell—they suit t's the kind we find most ne power and tone durability Knabe Pianos are soulfully uch . ber of our package 1al manner we will nt st orig in our mammoth stock; to Some say “Save a little each week that ours is the better plan, Co-operative partner. stock in our store, stock will pay not less than 6 per cent, in addition to which you can purchase groceries, furniture, dry goods, thing, at less prices than anywhere every day and we share the profits with you. ly mutual and co-operative and you are one of our partners in the strictest sense. To the person sending us the number o Tree, in the neatest and most attractive mawner,s we will present one share of stock ($10.00), with our Christmas Compliments. References—Our 10,000 customers, everywhere. We have more demands fer competent office help than possibly supply. ber 1st, and yet we could not supply the demand. mean a lot to you. Our School of Mines and Engineering comprise a curriculum of Mining, department complete in every detail. booklet we would like to send you. Find our name on the Christmas Tree and you will find the business college that will lead you to success. ‘How Money Grows 514 positions filled from Jan Electrical, Civil, and Gas We ha Steam We thi Fifty Dollars will pur making you, therefore, a else. Smiths' Cash Store wants we can uary 1st to Decem- That should Engineering; every ve an interesting nk you will agree ou for a chase five shares of D: owner. This in fact most every- housands buy here Our store i3 pure- THE CALL’S CHRISTMAS TREE CONTEST |$300 ) . The Best New Year’s Resolution You can make and stick to is to eat at:Tait’s Cafe. If perfect appointments, congenial environment, unexcelled service and finest cuisine pleases you when dining, WE BID YOU WELCOME. The largest dining-room in the world, the handsomest din- ing-room in San Francisco. The finest dinner in San Francisco on Christmas Day will be our special dinner, $1.50 with wine. Tables reserved. Tel. Main 3201. To the person sending us the number of our package on the Tree in the neatest and most artistic manner we will pre- sent an order for Christmas Evening Dinner for four plates. We wish our many friends and patrons a MERRY CHRISTMAS, and beg you to remember that we are THE HOME OF THE EPICURE. The Store of Dependability Have you ever stopped to consider that a neat appearance is “business capital” to any man? It is false economy to look otherwise. Our line of ready-to-wear garments is dependable in quality, perfect fit and excellent workmanship—tailor-made garments in every respect except the price, remember that. Suits from $14 to $35, half of what a tailor would charge you for the same quality. We are also “little men” tailors; in fact, are complete furnishers for both men and boys. Our stock is the largest in the city—qur prices are worthy of your consideration. TSAKB A POLAR BEAR’S ADVICE... Wear Furs . There is nothing that is so conducive to genuine comfort in winter time as a Fur Garment, Stole or Boa. Our stock of Furs this year is the best and largest assort- ment we have ever shown, and our prices are a strong induce- ment for your patronage. . To the lady sending us the number of our pkg. on the tree in the neatest and most attractive manner we will present with our Xmas compliments a ~handsome Squirrel Four- in-Hand Scarf valued at $12.50. Two Good Things To Tie To Your OWN home and a savings account. We can supply you with both. In our Savings Department we pay B per cent on deposits. In our Building and Loan Department we will either build your home for you, buy the home you.are already in, or help to bulld up. your income. In other wordS, we enable you to STOP PAYING RENT. B It's all right to like your landlord. He may be a mighty good fellow, but at the end of 10 or 12 years paying rent, you ave had a roof over your heads and a bunch of rent receipts to show for {t. In other words you were supporting the landlord. Pay us the same amount or less and at the expiration of a simi- lar period we will hand you a deed for your home. Paying rent was all right a century ago, but not in this age of progress. We have an authorized capital of $20,000,000.00. LADIES WHO KNOW Say that TILLMANN'S Coffee, Spices, Flavoring Extracts, Teas, etc.,, are the best obtainable anywhere. We can prove and verify this truth, but after all The Test Is the Thing. LADIES WHO USE TILLMANN'S goods always endorse them hecause they are the s00ds of quality.and ecoriomy. ! vy “Experience is the best teacher.” Why not try and fest T NN'S goods—the results are bound to be satisfactory and pleasing. In Prizes and Cash Tinere Is One Package on the Tree That contains an excep!ion;ny appropriate present for Chr mas. It’s the finishing touch to an otherwise perfect toilet— an order for a pair of Sorosis shoes. We will present it with our compliments of the season to the lady sending us the number of our package on the Tree in the neatest and most original manner. Our advanced styles for winter show the latest exclusive de- signs in Sorosis Shoes and Oxfords. It is a pleasure for us to show them. All staple styles $3.50. Special styles from our Custom Department, $4.00 and $5.00 per pair. " HALFMOON BAY LOTS FORTY MINUTES TO WEALTH That is the time that it will only take from San Franciseo to our Ocean Boulevard Tract at HALFMOON BAY when the Ocean Shore way finish their road, of which over 30 mile¢ are aiready Our lots there are over half sold, for they are the sus v Investment in the realty world to-day. Our large lots now sell $150 to $400, according to location. Lots simflar to ours at Los . Santa Monica and Huntington Beach are selling for $2000 to $3000, because they are easily reached by electric railfways. merely you see the point? To the person sending us the number of our package on the Christmas Itee, in the neatest and most artistic manner, we will present with our Christmas compliments an order or rebate for $25 to be deducted from the purchase price of any lot you may select. 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IT WILL BE NO PUZZLE To your friends how you dress so well when they know that your clothes are made from the famous BLARNEY TWEEDS BY THE IRISH TAILORS They Make Clothes That Fit To the gentleman sending us the correct number of our package on the Tree in the neatest and most attractive manner we will present with our Chgistmas compliments a suit pattern of the famous Blarney Tweeds, valued at $15.00. Qur name is the solution to “T. O. I. T.” Forget your troubles, but don’t forget our name. " IF YOU LOVED YOUR WIFE You would make her happy at Christmas by presenting her with an insurance policy in the oldest and largest life Insurance company in the State; one which issues-a policy that s the strongest, best, and most liberal Insurance ever written. To the man of légal age, residing in or employed in San Francisco, sending us the number of our package on the Tree, with this cou- pon properly filled out, in the neatest and most original manner, we will present with our Xmas compliments, ten dollars in gold. Name . Package No. on Tree. To_each of six ladies sending us the number of our package on the Xmas Tree in the neatest and most original manner, will present with the compliments of the Season, a fancy and useful Kitchen Cabinet containing fourteen cans of TILLMANN'S Spices, a can of TILLMANN'S “Trophy” bottle each of Tillmann’s Flavoring our package on the Bakin Powder BRUCERE WIN MANY ADMIRERS gt Arrest of Military Command- er of French Army Causes a Big Sensation in Paris —_———— HIS COURSE INDORSED People Believe He Was Jus- tified in Refusing to Sa- lute an Inferior Officer I Special Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, Deec. 16.—General Brugere, com- mander-in-chief of the French army, who was ar'e’fri for a difference with a sub- went scot-free, has nce of imprisonme Just ninent position and his record ke the peculiar situation more remarkable. He has won the head of the French army but by his rec- During the Franco- al Brugere was pro- grasp of artillery which won a number of impor- victories for the French. He was d in the E Iy from one rank to another. He attended the same school as the late President Carnot, and they were timate personal friends. When Carnot became President Brugere was appointed f of his household military staff. General Brugere was born in 1841 and, he will be 6 years old next year, he 11l go on the retired list. When the scandals about spying on pri- vate political and religious convictions of army officers began under General Andre Minister of War it was found that e’s right hand man at the Ministry. 1| Percin, was responsible for the tive part the work ordered by the When Andre fell Percin removed from the Min- sugh retained at the head ision. No love was lost and his brother officers, d numerous snubs have been him ever since. Finally, got tired of this atti- ately, he selected the commander- of the army from whom to demand cordial recognition. TRIES TO AVOID PERCER. General Brugere had carefully ab- stained from any comment on the Andre- Percin incidents, and had observed the regulation relations with his subordinate, General Percin: but he made no secret of the fact that the more completely he could avoid Percin when off duty the more agreeable it would be to him. Sus- pecting this, Percin rode out to the Bois de Boulogne at the hour when General Brugere usualy took his morning ride, and tried to cross him. Brugere, how- ever, pretended to take quite accidentally to a bypath. Percin then spurred up to ie generalissimo and said, “General, I uted and you did not answer.” I n't se¢ you.” replied Brug see me no retorted Percin, as if 1 didn’t see you,” said Brugere, rid- ing away. Percin then wrote to the Min- ister of War, complaining of the incident, major General Minister. same | yand asking either that the Minister de- | mand reparation or else authorize him (Percin) to challenge his superior officer, | General Brugere. | But while the letter was going through | the post a change had come about in the | Mintstry; Maurice Berteaux, the Soclalist Minister of War in sympathy with the spying business, had fallen and was re- | placed by Etienne, formerly Minister of the Interior, a moderate and liberal mind- ed man. enne called both Brugere and Percin to his cabinet, and all that was known when they came out was that | they had exchanged salutes and the af- | fair was ended. CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. Then it was that the real trouble be- | gan. Although there had been no wit- | pesses to the scene, the official agency, Havas, came out with a story which | practically branded the generalissimo as |2 coward. Brugere, the agency stated, bad apologized to Percin, saying that he had not seen him: and so Percin had come forth with flying colors. The pa- pers published indignant comments on the commander in chief, who said noth- ing until a prominent politiclan and newspaper editor, Ernest Judet, published a personal attack on him. This the gen- eral could not ignore, and a challenge followed. But the seconds demanded to | know the full truth of what had passed, and then, in response to the demands of his seconds, Brugere sald with great sim- | plicity that he had net apologized, that | he had stated the facts as they were, that had he seen Percin he would have had to salute, first because the army reg- ulations required it, and, secondly, be- cause Percin as his inferior could not de- mand reparation of him; that he had tried his best to avold seeing Percin, whom he did not want to salute, and that when Percin had forced himself forward demanding recognition he, Brugere, as in honor bound, had ignored this and squarely refused to salute, as he would in dealing with any other man behaving thus toward him. The Minister had de- clared himself satisfled with this expla- nation and had asked if Brugere would then salute Percin, which Brugere pro- ceeded to do. The Minister asked if he would shake hands with Percin, and this Brugere declined, as it was not required by the regulations. With matters placed in this light no further reproach could be made against General Brugere, and the frate journalist publicly apologized to Brugere for having misjudged him on the strength of an inaccurate agency note. KEPT UNDER ARREST. It was the following day that the Coun- cil of Ministers met and amazed the army and the public generally by condemning | Brugere to two weeks’ arrest for having | “allowed himself to repeat what passed in the cabinet of the Ministers.” For supplying inaccurate news on this same subject to a newspaper agency General Percin, a simple staff officer, had been left ajone; but-for telling the truth to his seconds in a duel arising from the inci- dent the generalissimo was put under arrest. The only result of this has been to make Brugere the most popular man in the army and Percin more scorned than ever before. The generalissimo’s arrest consisted in not leaving his house for the space of fifteen days except to go on official busi- was placed outside the generalissimo's door in the Avenue Rapp to see that he obeyed the Minister’s orders. e The London milkman covers his route on foot, pushing a hand cart with three wheels, which carries his cans of milk and his different measures. —_————— It requires the workmanship of twenty men and the use of much costly machin- ery to make that dainty article of the household, the thimble. ness to the Ministry of War. A sentinel | EAGER T0 SING N WATHE LAND Geraldine Farrar, Who Has Won Fame in Berlin, Is Anxious to Return Home el FAVORITE OF EMPEROR Gifted Young Massachusetts Prima Donna _ Receives Many Costly Royal Gifts Epecial Dispatch to The Call. BERLIN, Deo. 16—Geraldine Farrar, the gifted young Massachusetts prima donna, who has just been engaged by Director Conreld of the New York Metro- politan Opera Company, s one of the most talked about young wom- en In Germany and in European artistic circles generally. Bhe owes her fame chiefly to her talents, for in four years she has risen from the ranks of theu nknown to the pinnacle of operatic glory in this mecca of great singers. But what has made her name a household word everywhere German is spoken is the friendship. she has long en- joyed with the Kaiser's family—principal- ly with the young German Crown Prince, who before his recent marriage was her avowed admirer. Berlin's yellow press about a year ago indulged in sensational stories about the relations of the slender brunette Massachusetts soprano with the Kaiser's promising. heir. One report was so circumstantial as to credit young Frederick Wilhelm with a desire to re- nounce the imperial throne rather than Icse the opportunity of making Miss Far- rar his bride. What is witheut doubt nearer the truth is simply that the Crown Prince, like any impressionable youth, had concelved a genuine fondness and ad- miration for the American singer's tal- ents and charms, and exercising his princely prerogative showered upon her such attentlons as prima donnas from time immemorial have been accustomed to receive from royal appreciators. The Kaiser himself has paid Miss Far- rar homage. She sang at the Berlin schloss at a private imperial dinner par- ty two years ago. Next day a court chamberlain arrived at her home and left, with his Majesty’s compliments, a mag- nificent brooch representing the initial ““W”” set in dlamonds and rubies and sur- mounted by a tiny imperial crown of pearls. Miss Farrar’s face is familiar to milliong of Germans because of the post- card likenesses of her distributed broad- cast throughout the empire. Since the Crown Prince stories cropped out she has become little short of a national charac- ter, and a secretary has been kept busy answering requests for autographs and signed photographs. Miss Farrar lives quietly and modestly with her parents in Berlin. Her mother is her constant companion and has at- tended every performance Miss Farrar has participated in, always sharing her dressing-room with her. Mr. Farrar, who is known to thousands of American base- ball “fans” as “Sid"” Farrar, the light- ning first baseman of the former Phila- delphia brotherhood team, is Miss Geral- Gine’s business manager, so that thé whole family—father, mother and daugh- ter—are actively wrapped up in the young woman’s career. Miss Farrar miade her debut at the Royal Opera in erlin in November, 1901, as Marguerite. Since then she has ap- peared In roles, her greatest successes being in “La Traviata” and ‘“Manon.” She commands German, Italian and French repertoires and is gifted with un- | nsual dramatic ability. She has sung at Monte Carlo, Stockholm, Warsaw and Paris, and wears the magnificent “Wasa" diamond medal awarded by King Oscar |of Sweden for excellence in the vocal art, a distinction coveted by many and won by few Huropean artists. Miss Farrar is a natlve of Melrose, Mass., but came to Burope early in her teens, and has never sung publicly In her native land except as a ‘‘wonder- child.” She looks forward with girlish enthusiasm to the prospect of appearing before American audiences as a full- fledged prima donna with an established reputation in the most critical centers of European art. Her triumphs in Ber- lin have been won in the face of many real obstacles. Prejudice against her na- tionality has continued. Older women singers have openly insulted and annoyed her during performances at Berlin. On one occasion, during the premiere of “Manon,” they attempted by loud talking to drown out her prettiest aria, the mani- festation of hostility and jealousy being so pronounced that the audience made its protest audible. Miss Farrar is still a very young woman. She will celebrate her twenty-third birthday early in the new year. Her most intimate friend and companion in Berlin is Mme. Liza Leh- mann, who is enthusiastically interested in her future career. —_—————— PRINCESS MARY OF WALES A MISCHIEVOUS YOUNGSTER Drives Nurse Into Hysteries by Setting Of Fireworks Under the Table. LONDON, Dec. 18.—Little Princess Mary of Wales will, unless she changes very much during maturer years, be the “tomboy” of the family. In this propensity she is taking much after her aunt, Princess Maud, who is now the Queen of Norway. It is well known that Princess Maud was the least con- ventional of the daughters of King Ed- ward. When things were dull'at Marl- boroygh House or at Sandringham the Princess would quite spontaneously change the whole aspect of the situa- tion by singing the latest comic song or doing a skirt dance in the most ap- proved music hall fashion. She was not even above dressing herself In her brother's Highland costume and doing a sword dance or a Highland reel. Princess Mary’'s greatest ambition is to do conjuring tricks with which to confuse her brothers. When they are completely absorbed in trying to solve the mystery she has frequently started a display of fireworks under the table. This so frightened her nurse on one occasion that the poor woman went into hysterics and threatened to give up the job if the Princess persisted in playing such tricks. The little Princess is a fearless cyclist and enjoys getting her brothers into tight corners when they are out together. She usually rides her Shetland pony “a la clothes peg” and without a saddle. Naturally she is the Queen of Norway's favorite niece. . —_——— Freedom from dirt and preservatives is insured in your milk supply by ob- tain] Horlick's Malted Milk. Pure milk from healthy cows and sanitary dairles. Ask for “Horlick’s,” E ract of Vanilla and Lemon we and a Seely. 4015 TO HONCH VERNE'S HENORY !Sehool CHildren of France Will Ereet a Statue of the Famous Story Writer sl R GALILEO RELICS FOUND Thumb and a Finger of the Great Scientist Discovered in Possession of Woman Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Dec. 16.—Jules Verne was a favorite story-teller, not only with the boys of his own country, but with youngsters the world over, so it will be rather a pity if the youths of America and England especially are not allowed to contribute to the statue of the ro- mancer which the lads of France are now planning to erect at Nantes, where Verne was born. It really would be more appropriate if this memorial to the creator of Captain Nemo were raised at Amiens, the his- toric French city in which Verne spent practically the whole of his life, but the idea of the statue originated with the boys of the “lycee,” or grammar school of Nantes, and so at Nantes the statue will have to be. It is practically certain to be erected, for the appeal for aid which the boys at Nantes have addressed to those of the “lycee” all over France has just been indorsed by the French Department of Education, and it has also been decided that designs for the monument will be exhibited in the Government School of Fine Arts. As most people know, Jules Verne was practically an untraveled man, in spite of the fact that almost every one of his stories dealt with travel of ona kind or another. Few are aware, how- ever, why the novelist stayed at home S0 continually. Early in his career Verne was severely wounded by a pistol-shot, which put a stop to the yachting that had previously beguiled his leisure and raade him more or less a cripple. The shot was fired by a member of Verne's own family, but the incident was forgiven, if not forgotten, long be- fore his death, so there is no need to dwell upon it. : RELICS OF GALILEO. After havirig been missing for over sixty vears, a thumb and finger of Galileo, the famous discoverer of the carth’s rotation and victim of the In- quisition, have just been discovered in the possession of an old woman in Flor- ence. Moreover it is rumored that a rich American is trying to buy these precious 1f rather grewsome relics, and patriotic Itallans are greatly disturbed lest their Government should fail to act in time, and the historic digits be allowed to leave the country. The story of this thumb and finger and of Galileo's other thumb are uncommonly interesting. It seems that after the Italian scientist’s body was exhumed and re- buried in 1735 both of the thumbs and fingers were removed to be kept as Address. ... Do you carry Life Insurance Cut this ad out, fill in complete and mail to Walter Hofr relics. What became of the other digits no one seems to know, but the right-hand thumb and finger, which have just turned up after being lost for so long. were taken charge of by Canon Vincenzo Capponi. The thumb of the left hand was removed by Franc Gori, an antiquarian, who willed it to an ecclesiastic, Canon Maria Zandini, but on his death it was not to be found. It was eventually discovered among some waste papers, however, and was at once put In safety in the Mediocoe- Laurenziana Library. Meanwhile the other thumb and finger had disappeared. Canon Capponi, their original possessor, bequeathed them to his heirs, who treasured them until 1845, when they were lost sight of. Writing from Paris in October, 1899, however, the Marquis Pier Capponi said, “I remember to have heard in my youth of these pre- clous relics, and believe them to exist.” So the researches were not dropped, and it was vaguely said that the relics were in the possession of an old woman, who had been intrusted with the documents of the Capponi family. In fact, they were found in her house In Florence. They had been kept for sixty years by the old ‘woman, now 84 years old. They were found under crystal, lying on antique Florentine yellow satin, the frame heav- fly carved and bearing an effigy of Gali- leo. CORELLIS NEW NOVEL. At her home in Stratford-on-Avon Miss Marie Corelli is hard at work on a new novel, of which an Intimate friend of hers tells me the authoress has especlally high hopes. It is a love story, and Miss Corelli has chosen for her hero a charac- ter which she belleves is unique in mod- ern fiction. The authoress has published one or two short storles recently, but does not expect to haye her forthcoming book ready for several months. Apropos of a new illustrated edition of “King Solomon’s Mines” which has just been published, it is announced that over 300,000 copies of that lively story have been sold in England alone. Considering that it was written by Rider Haggard in three months during his spare time, and withjno serious belief that it would ever be published, the record is not such a bad one. —_———————— MISSIONARY TO PREACH. STANFORD UNIVERSITY,, Dec. 16— Professor Samuel Sattianadhan, a native of India, has accepted the invitation of- fered to preach in the Memorial Chapel of the Stanford University to-mor- row. The learned missionary will choose as his topic “What the Christian Missions have done for India.” Dr. Sat- tianadhan has been engaged recently in delivering a series of lectures at Harvard and Yale. He comes to the coast to give a course gt the Pacific Theological Semi- nary at Berkeley. Dr. Sattianadhan will occupy the pulpit at the regular 11:30 ser- vice. The vesper worship in the afternoon will be omitted this Sunday to allow the third and last of the cratorios, which will be held at 8 in the evening. Handel's sacred oratorio, “Messiah,” will be rendered by Dr. Blodgett and several soloists. —_———— VALLEJO MAN WEDS NAPA GIRL AND KEEPS SECRET A YEAR VALLEJO, Dec. 16.—William Decarteret, the district manager of the Paclfic States Telegraph and Telephone Company, and Miss Helen Booker, who has been the chief operator in the Napa office for sev- eral years, were wedded at Redwood City on January 9 last. Their secret became known only a few days ago to their many friends in Vallejo and Napa. MYSTERY SURROUNDING DEATH OF AN EDITOR IS CLEARED Evidence at Inquest Shows That He Was Murdered by Negro, Whe Afterward Committed Suiclde. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—A Coroner’s jury to-day inquired into the death of J. FL Thompson, an editor on the New York Times, who was found dead in his room at the St. James Hotel in this city on September 8 last. The jury returned a verdict that Thompson had been mur- dered by R. H. Hamilton. a negro, who was an elevator operator at the hotel, and who committed suicide some weeks ago. The principal witness at the Inquest to-day Was a negro woman who told the police the negro had confessed to her that he had murdered the a~ed editor —_—— Under the auspices of the University of Freiburg, Switzerland, a business acad- emy for women only has been opened in thai city. ————— The London Graphic suggests that the British educational authorities set up pho- nographs, “with a “standard accent” In all the schools of the empire. Everything ; in Paper A, TELLERBACH & SONS J. R. McGUFFICK & CO. 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