The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1905, Page 4

NEW THIEVES SHOW EARTLESSHESS Woman Returns From Hos- pital to Find Her Home Looted by the Neighbors HER PLIGHT IS PITIFUL Yuletide Merriment a Mock- ery to Mrs. Kirch, Who Is Vietim of Wretches he fact a p AR W rry- erness of Christmas ~gif| 11 her the Mar- lankets be to the be made which was of Mrs. she is a of money was sup- »me. They created by her cover. Falling the vandals ch included and Marshal determination g and to punish the the lone woman —_————— CAPES FROM ASYLUM. Dec. 24.—Louis Lux, & e dealer of Berkeley, was and other delusio u t city. informed will the itted of h d was Lux been of int m an un- even dangerous per- e at large. e n bt GG ACTOR SENDS GREETING Dec. 24.—Richard a telegram from dressed to President extending “Christmas greet- t wishes” to President the university faculty. several weeks ago dis- the student body ana ‘Talking vs. Act- of the event pebple and = actor, whose an undemonstrative per- e his greeti: Ariz. San Fran- d_the members try Club by shoot- eir preserves. They were rem. ¢ an gave Ch of California Manager John H. Har- dvancement Association talks on this clty o Sciences in San INNERS 3 of Alame- the Catholie y direction of gher, distributed thirty tur- degerving and needy families ———p———— George Fletcher is believed to be the oldest subject of King Edward. He was born on April 2f, cottage in Kiley, near Pomeroy, in County Tyrone, Ireland, and has lived in it for more than 100 years. ——— e can always judge a man's brains by his salary,” said Arnold White, lecturing to workingmen in London re- cently. “Togo gets £648 a year, while Ad- miral Rotjesvensky’s salary is £11,000. “¥ou Cures Sore Throat A Harmless Antiseptic. Endorsed by the medical profession. One 25c. Bottle, Free to any one sending this advertise- ment with 10 cents to pay postage. Sold by Leading Druggists. Not genuine unless label bears my sig- nature : Good until sample to sfamily. 610 PrinceSt,N.Y. ‘Write for free booklet on Rational Treat- ment of Disease. Only one the Christ and | 1788, and lives in a ' rerems ents, is held at the County on charge of having shot and killed Chrystal | Anderson, aged 12, this afternoon. | ward course. 1 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1905. L | BOY WHO AOCIDENTALLY SHOT | AND KILLED A PLAYMATE IN | | OAKLAND TERDAY, i\ - — OAKLAND, Dec. 24—Willilam Dorffel, aged 17 years and son of well-to-do par- Jail a William was fooling with a gun and says he thought it was not loaded. Sher- iff Frank Barnet, who investigated the shooting, says he thinks it was an acci- dent. The youth’s father recently bought the 014 Middleton home, at Twenty-third ave- nue and East Twenty-fourth street, just outside the city limits. He left the son in charge when the family went away for the holidays a week ago. This afternoon Chrystal Anderson was visiting George Rasmussen, son of O. H. Rasmussen, gar- dener of the place, and Mrs. Rasmussen sent the two boys to the Dorffel house for some bread. George Rasmussen took a 22-caliber rifle with him and when they neared the house Willlam met them and demanded to see the gun. As he held it in his hands he accidentally pulled the trigger and the bullet went crashing into Anderson’s skull. The boy fell and Dorffel says he ran to the telephone in the house and notified Dr. Beckwith, who, when he arrived, or- dered Chrystal taken to Fabiola Hospital. Dorffel was arrested and taken to the City Prison, but later Sheriff Barnet re- moved him to the County Jail, where he made the following statement: 1 was standing in front of the houss when I saw George Rasmussen and Chrystal Ander- son spproaching. George had a gun and I asked him to let me examine it. When he gave me the weapon I didn't know it was foaded and 1 sccidentally pulled the trigger. There was a loud report and Anderson cried, “Oh, I'm hurt,” and fell to the ground. 1 was badly frightened, but I carried him to the office in our house and immediately summoned Dr. Beckwith by telephone. I didn't know the gun was loaded or 1 would not have been so careless, Sheriff Barnet telegraphed to Dorflel's father, who 1s In Seattle, immediately after the arrest. Anderson died at 6:20 o'clock this even- ing at Fabiola Hospital, after Dr. Beck- wilh had unsuccessfully probed for the bullet. The missile entered the head in the middle of the forehead and struck the rear of the skull, taking a slightly up- Anderson was a schoolboy and lived near the Middleton homestead, on Twenty- third avenue. MINER'S HEAD BLOWN OFF BY DYNAMITE Another Man Senseless ™ for Several Days as Result of Explosion. Special Dispatch to The Call, TACOMA, Dec. 24—Floyd Huddle's head was blown from his body by an accidental discharge of dynamite which he had been | thawing in a tent on mile 47 of the Alaska Central on December 13. By the explosion A. D. Norlin, who was just entering the tent, was knocked senseless and injured about the head. He has not yet recovered consciousness, but may live. Huddle was 2 member of a firm having a sub-contract on the raiiroad. —_—————— Storms Delay Liners. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The American line steamship New York, from South- ampton, and the Cunard liner steam- ehip Caronia, from Liverpool, were de- layed on the passage by stormy weather on December 19 and 20. The New York was under reduced speed for eight hours. SIS L B S PR TR HOLOAS HAVE LTTLE EFFECT Preparations for Christmas Cause No Lull in Aectivity of the Real Estate Market OAKLAND, Dec. 24—Although every one has been busy with preparation for the Christmas holidays during the last week, there has been no appreciable lull in the activity of the local real estate market and Oakland and Alameda Coun- ty dealers have had their hands full to take care of the business which has been coming in steadily. The month of De- cember has been far in advance of the same month last year as far as sales of real estate are concerned, and there is no doubt that all past records for local bus! ness will be broken by that of the pre: ent year. One of the most important deals of the last week was the purchase of the Cordes tract, on Athens avenue, between San Pablo avenue and Market street, by H. B. Belden, a well-known real estate deal- er, from Ohlandt & Buck.- The price paid for the property was about $40,000, and the purchaser will at once improve the property and place it on the market. On the north side of the tract Mr. Belden wili at once begin the erection_of a num- ber of handsome residences, the total cost of which will be in the neighborhood of Another Important transaction was the sale of the gore block at the junction of Broadway and Telegraph avenue by George Roeth, who recently.acquired the property at a cost of $40,000. The property has been purchased by the directors of the First National Bank and will be used as a site for a handsome new bank build- ing, the plans for which have already been drawn by D. H. Burnham & Co. of Chicago.. The directors of the bank are P. E. Bowles, L. G. Burpee, W. H. Chick- ering, E. A. Heron, V. H. Metcalf, L. C. Morehouse, Wallace Everson, E. W. Run- yon and W. H. Taylor. ‘It is expected that the cost of the new bank buflding will be $125,000. John H. Spring has just purchased eighty acres of land in Claremont from Mrs. Ma- tilda Dunn. The property is known as the Dunn tract and contains some of the best residence property in that section of Oakland. It is near the site of the pro- posed Claremont tourist hotel. The price paid for the tract was about $100,000. Equal activity has been shown in real estate in other sections of Alameda Coun- ty, M‘td there is little doubt that the present year will be the banner Alameda County. idsiosis WATER KILLS A MAN WHO WAS ON A SPREE Takes a Drink While Sober- ing Up and Drops * Dead. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Dec. 24.—Albert Sandy, a railroad man, fell dead on the sidewalk in Main street, at Colville, yesterday, as the result of heart disease. Sandy had been drinking heavily for severr' days, and ‘was sobering up when he called at the bar of a saloon for a drink of water. He drank the water and a: he stepped out into the street he threw his hand to his heart and sank down without uttering a word, expiring in less than a minute. Sandy came from Oregon to Colville about a year ago. ——li e Death Enters at Banguet. EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 24 —Mexican Central passengers arriving to-night re- ported four dead and one dying as the result of a banquet at Torreon, Mex., | among the leading inhabitants of that city. It is believed that wgood alcohol was drunk in some of the refreshments. JURIST PLEADS FOR PURE LIFE Berkeley Judge Urges Young Men to Eschew Evil and Strive for Cleanliness DARK PICTURE PAINTS Courtroom Experiences Pro- vide William H. Waste With Telling Material BERKELEY, Dec. 24—In eloquent words and with the fervor of one who de- clares himself a disciple of the Nazarene, Judge William H. Waste of the Superior Court of Alameda County this afternoon discoursed to a great crowd of men in the Y. M. C. A, Hall upon “The Value of a Clean Life.”” Allying himself unequiv- ocally with those who bow to Jesus Christ as supreme authority, Judge Waste de- clared that in him is the one perfect ex- pression of a perfectly clean, holy life, whose example it is men’s duty to follow and whose ald is to be sought in the un- dertaking. The horrors of an unclean life, its dreadful consequences and the penalties paid by the unclean were pictured by Judge Waste, the material for his word paintings being taken by him from his experiences as a lawyer, State legislator and Superior Court Judge. He sald: I wish that each man I address to-day might have, for his soul’s good, to impress him with the value of a clean life, a glimpse of the wratched beings who pass through the courts, through my own court, almost every day. Those unfortunates, though they remain silent, would be a more eloquent appeal and a more startling warning than any words of mine could be. They would warn against unclean- ness—against excesses of every kind. They would appeal to your imagination, and could not but serve to inspire you with a determina- tion to avoid the sins that brought them there. Idiots, maniacs, insane persons of various de- grees of madness, whose misfortunes are the result of sinful living, of unclean practices— these are the beings who have utterly failed 'to appreciate the value of a clean life. They are bankrupt in morals, in will power, in physical and mental soundness, And In the prisons at San Quoniin and Folsom are thousands of other men, wretched convicts, whom Wwe are not likely to think of at' this happy holiday time, but whose lives are examples of what un- clean men pay for their uncleanness. Their terrible condition is a natural ‘end of an unclean life. Three boys have been in our courts during the last few weeks—Schnei- der, Pembroke, Crowhurst—whose attack upon a man they ivied for his gold has brought upon themselves and their familles untold mis- ery. They were not clean, as little boys nor as young men. The result has been in evidence in_our courts. Be warned by their end. Look for a moment upon another picture, the plcture of such a man as Theodore Roosevelt— noble, clean, manly, a Christian:gentleman and President of the United States.. His inspira- tion is Jesus Christ. “The' Nazarene is his pat- tern, as he is of every. Christian. - Strive to be of the clean of. , *the pure, the disciples of Jesus Christ, and:at each step of the way you shall be apprised of the vale of a clean Iife, and when" your- translation to another aphere comes. you shall know,\more fully and pertectly, the inestimable, immortal value and glory of a clean life: BELIEVE “JT).CROW” ANG KILLED BOY Parentsiof ‘Missing Harry Wageneét Visit Sehneider in Prison. - | OARLAND, : Dec. 24.—Was ' the “Jim Crow’’ gang, that murdered Thomas Cook at Fruitvale last July, responsible for the disappearance: of ‘Harry L. Wagenet in 19027 The palice are doubtful, but the mother and father of Wagenet, who disappeared August 24, 1902, believe that the boy may have been murdered, and to-day they called upon young Schneider, who has been sentenced to life fmprisonment, thinking that after being sentenced for the murder of Cook the boy might tell gsomething of their child. But Schneider declares absolutely that he has no know- ledge of Wagenet's disappearance. Mrs. Wagenet, who was accompanied by her husband, said to-day, after inter- viewing Schneider: Harry L. Wagenet is my son and left home August 24, 1 He was the oldest of six children snd was an exemplary son. He orked @s a_machinist’s apprentics at the ulcan Iron Works and In 1901 he was in- timidated by the union men when there was a strike of the iron workers, He told me that he was often threatened and followed to our home at 1226 East Twenty-second street. The day he left us he was very careful to ask me sbout my condition, for 1 was in poor health at that time. He told me then that he had been followed by two men the night before, but he said he would take e bloycle ride, no matter what happened. That was the last time I saw him. We thought then that he had been_ shanghaled, but since we have learned of the *Jim Crow' gang in Fruitvale and since it was on the same corner where Cook was murdered that my boy was last seen, we feel that he might have met the same faie and that he and his bicycle were thrown into the estuary to be carried out by the tide. John Schnelder, one of the “Jim Crow" gang, who has recelved a life sentence in the penitentiary, said: 1 knew Wagenet only casually, but I am sure the *“Jim Crow” gans, if you wish to call them that, bad nothing to do with his disappear- ance. 1 have nothing to lose now, since I am in for life, and hereafter I shall fell only the truth. Wagenet disappeared suddenly, but I don’t think the “‘bunch’ had anything to do With it. He was glder than we and pald no attention to us. My opinfon 1is that he “skipped”’ on his wheel. RABBIT MEAT THEIR FARE FOR MANY DAYS Miners Who Make Trip From Fairbanks to Valdez Have Hard Time. Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Dec. 24—Charles Diliman and filve other Tanana miners have ar- rived from Valdez after a hard trip from Falrbanks to Valdez, in which they were snowbound at the summit for three days and nearly ran out of provisions. The en- tire party remained together on the trip over the trail. For a distance of 200 miles they had practically nothing to eat ex- cept rabbits which they were able to kill with their revolvers. They had expected to find the roadhouses open. Instead, for 200 miles they were closed. PRESIDENT INQUIRES ABOUT ENGLISHMAN Seeks Information of Briton ‘Who Froze to Death in Far North. e intainny Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Dec, 24.—A telegram has been received at Fairbanks, Alaska, from Gov- ernor Brady saying that President Roose- velt wants information about James Kill- ington or “Tom” Moulden, of Enfield, England. It is believed the telegram re- fers to Tom Walden, who was frozen to death in November, 1904. Walden came: from Riley Roads, Ralston, London. He owned an interest in a claim at the mouth of Cleary VETERAN OFFIGER OF OAKLAND GOES T0 HIS FINAL BEST e VETERAN DETECTIVE OF THE | OAKLAND POLICE _DEPART- MENT, WHO DIED YESTERDAY. | e Detective Albert Shorey, Retired, Passes Away. —_— OAKLAND, Dec. 24,—Albert Shorey, a veteran retired detective of the Oak- land . Pollce Department, died to-day at his residence, 572 Seventeenth street, from typhoid pneumonia. Shorey was one of the best known characters in Oakland. For thirty years he had been a member of the Police Department. He was born in Winslow, Me., February 7, 1837, and came to Cal- ifornia with his wife, who was Miss Harriet: Wardwell, thirty-seven years ago, Before coming to California they spent two years in New Orleans. Shorey engaged in teaming in the mines for two years and then located in Oakland, where he joined the police force as a special in 1870. He served in that capacity for a year and was made a regular officer, After two years in that position he was appointed, with Denny Holland, a detctive In 1875. He served continuously in that position until he - was retired ‘last July, with the excep- tion of two weeks in 1879, when he was removed on-account of politics, but quickly reinstated. Shorey’s wide acquaintance and his knowledge of the methods of the pawn- shops and second-hand stores made him a valuable officer. It was he who re- covered the jewelry and silver plate stolen from the home of Major C. C. Clay at Fruitvale two years ago. Since his retirement last July Shorey had conducted a private detective agency. Deceased leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs. Eva Shorey Corson, the well-known soprano. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternon at 2 o'clock from the First Congregational Church under the direc- tion of the Masons, of which the de- ceased was an honored member. The Rev. C. R. Brown, pastor of the church, will deliver the eulogy. WELCONE NATAL DAY OF SAVIOR Oakland Church Members _Celebrate Opening of the Merry Yuletide Season OAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Christmas services were held this morning and evening in all the churches of this city, and in almost all special music was rendered by aug- mented choirs. At all the large churches in the central portipn of the city the morning and evening services consisted almost entirely of the rendition of special Christmas music. At the Catholic churhes of Oakland special services appropriate to the Christmas season were held. Holy communijon was celebrated in the Episcopal churches this morning, followed by sermons at 11 o'clock, and special music was rendered in the evening. At the Church of the Advent in Bast Oakland the entire service was arranged by Tours, the great composer of church music, and it was rendered by a largely augmented cholr, under the direction of Lowell Redfield. The Rev. Dwight BE. Potter conducted the services at the Union Street Presby- terian Church, preaching this evening on “The Prophet Isalah. “Messages of Christ's Birth” was the subject of a sermon this morning by the ! Rev. O. E. Hart, pastor of the Centennial Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Griffith Griffiths took as the topic of his Christmas sermon at the Market Street Congregational Church “Glad Tidings.” At the First Christlan Church the Rev. Thomas Boyer preached “A Christmas Sermon” this morning, and took as the subject of his evening discourse, “In the Footprints of the Padres,” The members of Oakland Lodge of Elks distributed their annual offering of Christmas dinners to the poor of Alameda County this morning, thirty-five wagons being emploved in the delivery of the boxes of yuletide cheer in Oakland, Ala- meda, Berkeley and Fruitvale, Each of the boxes distributed by the lodge con- tained a prime roast of beef, vegetables, soup, fruit and nuts, and candy. In sup- plying the Christmas dinners there were used eleven beeves, 1500 loaves of bread, 1000 cans of soup, a ton of tea and coffee and other provisions in proportion, MANY LODCES ELECT GFFICERS Eagles, Red Men and Masons | of San Mateo Seleet Men to| Lead During Ensuing Year| ot TO SERVE TWELVEMONTH ey Laurel Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Confers Hon- ors on Its Lady Members e Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SAN MATEO, Dec. 24—The Fraternal Order of Eagles of this city has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: B. Sheehan Jr., W. B. P.; Charles Wescott, W. P.; John Ross, W. V. P.; W. Knapp, W. C.; James Keegan, W. secre- tary; J. G. McCarthy, W. chaplain; C. J. Hatch, W. T.; J. Silva, W. L. G.; P. J. McGovern, O. G.; Dr. Seéibert, W, physi- cian; N Harrison and J. rlinn, trustees. Dolaniano Tribe No. 120, Independent Or- der of Red Men, has elected the follow- ing: Sachem, F. Johnson; senior saga- more, W. McLean; junior sagamore, L. E. McLellan; prophet, Charles Lorton; trustees, A. Roussel and T. Secker. The newly elected officers of Tonawan- da Tribe are: Sachem, W. O. Booth; se- nior sagamore, Joseph R. Gittings; junior sagamore, W. B. Oliver; prophet, Alex- ander McIlwain; chief of records, Dr. E. K. - Sisson; keeper of wampum, Henry Thiel; medicine man, Dr. N. D. Morrison; trustees, H. F. Gittings and A. D. Geft. The chairs of San Mateo Lodge No. 225, | Free and Accepted Masons, will be filled by the following: John A. Soule, W. M.; D. W. Donnelly, S. W.; W. Johnstone, J. W.; F. G. Sanderson, secretary; Ford Levy, treasurer Laurel Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, has chosen the following officers: Mrs. F. Levy, W. M.; Mrs. F. G. Sander- son, W. P.; Mrs. J. B. Peckham. A. M.; Miss M. Edwards, C.; Mrs. B. C. Murray, A. C.; Miss E. M. Tilton, secretary; Mrs. Jury, treasurer. ——————— PEOPLE OF EL CERRITO PARK MAY BOND DISTRICT FOR $350,000 Election on January 9 Will Determine Vote of Plan to Bulld Modern Sewer System. SAN MATEO, Dec. 24.—The people of El Cerrito Park have decided to hold a bond election on January 9 to de- termine whether the district shall be bonded for $50,000 to establish a mod- ern sewer system. This locality is ex- ceptionally prosperous-and a great deal of substantial improvenfents have been made. The proposed bond issue has practically the support of every resi- dent in the district. SOCIETY PLANS FESTIVITIES FOR CHRISTMAS BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. QAKLAND, Dec. 24.—Merry Christmas everybody! The very air seems'to tingle and thrill with the happy message. It seems to bubble up from the heart into the eyes of every one you meet and makes the Whole world kin. Giving, which is “more blessed than re- ceiving,” Is the keynote of the season’s Joy- ousness and the lack of formality that prevalls at Christmas festivities tends to equalize the world’s happiness and even the rich may en- joy themselves with the abandon of children or with the unconventianality of the poor. Seldom, It ever, before has the social set participated in Christmas affairs to such an elaborate extent as it is doing this year. In nearly every one of Oakland's wealthy homes the Christmas tree will be a center of big fam- fly gatherings or some ssasonable function. At Arbor Villa, the beautiful home of the F. M. Smiths, 1t is always the custom to entertain at Christmas and for the first time & baby— the Bernard Miller heir—will give zest to the preparations. The Wheatons and the Palmers will be at the Edson Adams tree, and at the home of the Harrison Clays will be Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bast Miller and family and Mr. and Mrs. Guy ‘Waterbury of Sacramento. The Hushes—Mr. and Mrs, Valentine Hush, Miss Florence, Walter and Valentine Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Tom Magee and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Magee—will be in the family party that will make merry to-morrow at the home of the Will Magees. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Lynham Shiels, the Edward M. Walshes, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew WONTHT 1SS Y SHUSALITO Beautiful Christmas Service in St. Mary's Star of the Sea Chureh Across the Bay LARGE CONGREGATION SS Marin County Pastors of All Denominations Arrange to Honor Christ’s Natal Day e Special Dispatch to The Call. SAUSALITO, Dec. 24.—Christmas ser- vices were Meld at midnight in St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church. The high mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Valentini A large number of Catholics and non- Ca!hq"('! Were present. For the last twen- ty years or more midnight mass has been said in this parish and the attendance has always been good. Mercadente's mass in B flat was sung by the choir, the soloists being Mrs. Whyatt and Miss Kate Hannon. The choir consisted of Mrs. Belle McNeill, Mrs. Whyatt, Miss Florence Wosser, Mrs. J. W. Harrison, Mrs. J. R. Hanify and Miss Marguerite Hannon. Miss Mabelle Wosser was the organist. After the conclusion of the mass, Rev. Father Valentin! was presented a purse, which was collected by Miss Eva Jack- son, as a Christmas remerhbrance. Christ Episcopal Church, the pretty lit- tle church overlooking the bay, will cel brate the anniversary of the hirth of Christ by special services to-morrow. Rev. George Maxwell, the rector, with the assistance of the ladies of the church, has arranged a splendid musical programme. Miss Edna Murray, a well-known local musician, will be the organist. SAN RAFAEL. Dec. 24—Masses will be said at 7, 9 and 10:30 o'c morning in St. Raphael's Father Egan. At the 9 o'clock mass the children’s choir will sing. The 10:30 mass will be a solemn high mass, with special music by the cholr under the leadership of Professor John Drew and Miss Kath- erine Kinsella as organist. The choir con~ sists of Miss Ada Green, Miss May John- son, Miss Martha Hyams, Mrs. Frank 8. Holland, Miss May Ryan, Mrs. J. Marti- nez and J. B. Boranda. St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Rev. Er- nest Bradley, will hold its Christmas ser- vices at 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. An excellent musical programme has been arranged. An augmented cheir of twent five voices under the leadership of . Goldfrap, the organist, will sing “Jubi- late Deo” and Monk's “Te Deum Laudau- mus.” There was a Christmas eve ser- vice this evening for the children. The First Presbyterian Church of th city, Rev. David James pastor, held Christmas Services to-day. The music by the regular choir—Miss Gibs Miss Shaven; Mrs. Vanderlip, Miss Fos- ter, Mr. Preston, Dr. Vanderlip and Pro- fessor Buck. The organist was Miss Phoebe MacKenzie. MILL VALLEY, Dec. 24—A solemn high mass will be celebrated at the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel at 9 o’clock to-morrow morning by the Rev. Father Valentinl. A special musical pro- gramme has been arranged. Giorza's Sec- ond Mass in F will be sung by an aug- mented choir, with Miss Maybelle Kelly as organist. Miss Anita Parker will sing the offertory and Mr. Kilmer will sing the “Ave Maria.” Christmas services will be held at the Church of Our Saviour to-morrow morn- ing at 11 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Howitt will deliver the sermon. The Sunday School children will sing Christmas ecarols. “Noel” will be sung by Mrs. T. F. Kelly. Christmas hymns will be sung by the choir. F. F. Bostwick will preside at the organ. The Congregational Church held its Christmas services his evening. Rev. Lr. Yarrow officiated and delivered a very interesting sermon. Five beautiful an- thems were sung by the augmented choir under the leadership of Alfred W. Bush, Mrs, W. T. Price being organist. Miss Jeanne Hurst sang the offertory. The Solojsts were Mrs. J. J. Newbegin, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. T. F. Kelly, S. H. Roberts and Mr. Mason. Three Killed at Rallway Crossing. ALMA, Kans., Dec. 24.—Chris Ander- son, his son Morton and his mother-in- Moseley ‘and Mr. and Mrs. Charies Miner Goodall are also among those who will enter- tain large family parties to-morrow. The most brilliant affair of the day will be the dinner dance at_the Claremont Club house that Mrs. A. L. Stone is giving. Over 100 guests will enjoy the elaborate menu and the subsequent dance. Farlier in the day the an- nual tree and family reunion will take place, when the Egbert Stones, the Havemevers, the A. S. MacDonalds, the George McNears, the Horry Meeks, Mrs. Tucker and Miss Jennie Stone will form a merry party. Other homes where elaborate preparations for & happy celebration are in progress are those of the D. W. C. Gaskills, the M. J. Lay- mances, the Henry Bulls, the Prentiss Selbys. the Brace Haydens, the Willlam Plerce Johns sons, the Robert Lee Stephensons and the H. B Sfehrmanns. The Laymances' treo is al- Ways a very beautiful affair, lighted with doz- ons of tiny electric bulbs of various colors. The W A. Behrocks are also among those who al- bave a tree. Waliss Adele Scott, the small daughter of the 7. Walter Scotts, had a Christmas tree last night and & unigué festure was the presence ot six little girls Who have been Miss Adele’s Queats every Christmas for the last six or seven years. They always dine with their lit- %o hostess and then the jolliest of evenings is spent about a gorgeous tree. Adele’s little fHends are Marion and Margery Laurie of ! Alameda, Grace Vesper, Berita Fisher and Adele and Elizabeth Walker. The Scotts’ fine new white steamer arrived yesterday and they christened it in company with Dr. and Mrs, Mehrmann. NORTHWEST INDIANS PREPARE FOR FEAST Potlatches of This Year Promise to Be Record Breakers. a—— Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMa, Dec. 24—Great preparations are being made by the Indians of North- ern British Columbla for their annual se- ries of potlatches. Already many feasts | are ip progress in the north, and farther south’the aborigines are preparing a great feast to celebrate Christmas. At Smith Inlet Chief Takush expects to hold a ban- ner cclebration. He already has his large ! house built and is now collecting his blankets, sugar, fish and silver to make a great distribution, the value of which will amount to $4000. This is expected to be the largest gath- ering of Indians on the coast for years, as the tribes from Alert Bay to Millbank Sound are all invited, and each tribe will furnish one Indian band. These bands will enter into a music competition, for which Chief Takush has offered e prizes. Potlatches are becoming less fre- quent of late years and it is expected that within five years the custom will die out. —_———— ‘When a man really belleves God he does not dle of worry over the stock law, Mrs. L. J. Woodward of Alta Vista, Kang,, were killed here to-day while crossing the railroad tracks, their car- riage being struck ang demolished by an engine. Mrs. Woodward was the wife of ex-Probate Judge Woodward of this city. DR. PIERCE’S REMEDIES. Eminent Doctors Praiss its Ingradients. ‘We refer to that boon to weak, Favorite on. Dr. John Fyfe the Editorial Staf? olmowwn:nl:gw:n of Unicorn root (Helondaa Diofea) which 5 ong of the culef Ingredionta of I'T: vorite tlon” : m:Ahmndrw ic _tx;vm-bk;;flu-n:: Hvii 3 lw&fl system.” He guunn‘eb:": we h-: 3 medica- ment g £ | 3 3 27 2 the rej luctive organs un-tmda! heat in the neys: ened condition of the reprodi or absen! the his most faithfally oy 01 Golden Seal 5 o, o e e neté Medical College, Chicago, says: B the womb. In all catarrhal ] and %, 1t is useful.” I:I..Pchna sayn;t. Seal root : o i, 5, e T e is el as the tonic useful in all debilit: states.” Prof. Bartholow, M. D.. of Jefferson M College, says of Golden 3 “Valuable in n%m lemm-r. menor- A hvuflhh;rlwn Dr. 'S all above in- and cures the diseases o S OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY- SCHOOLBOY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED WITH-RIFLE BY HIS FRIEND. ‘William Dorffel Sends Ball Into Head of Chrystal Anderson in Oakland. b