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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-23
THE LOCK TRICK.
Helen Noah Loses Her Gold Watch
and Diamond Ring.

Helen Noah. 402 O'Fatren street. ap-
peared before Judge Joachmsen and
swore out warrant for the arrest of Joe
Taylor and another young man named VIII
liams on the charge of grand larceny.
About two weeks ago Mrs. L. Ecker a
friend OF the complaining witness, and a
prominent member of the Companions of
the Forest, " as introduced to the two
young me after leaving a meeting of the
order. A few days afterWard she intro
duced them TO Mrs. Noah.
The young men called upon Mrs. Noah
yesterday morning, and after chatting
pleasantly for an hour or so one of them
pulled lock out of his pocket and showed
her how easily IL could be unlocked. Then
he playtully suggested that she could not
unlock 1t. She did so at once and laughed
at the young mans ignorance.
While she turned her attention awav
from him for an instant he substituted
another lock for the one she had so easily
opened ard told her he would bet e15n
against her gold watch and diamond ring
that she could not open it again. Sbe en-
tered into the fun of the thing. as She
thought the pleasant young man was
merely trying to amuse her. and deposited
her gold watch and ring on the table. She
could not, OF course, open the lock. and In
her amaZement and CONSERVATION me
young man picked up her watch and chain
and with his companion hurriedly left the
house.
She Immediately put on her bonnet and
cape and hurried TO police Headquarters
where she was advised 10 swear out A war.
rant for the arrest of the two young men.
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perance, she said. was making such head
way In this and other nations that some
thing had TO be done, There were So
called institutes and cures for the
awful habit, and though they did
not prevent millions of human beings
from taking the downward path, they vet
were beneficial in their way to the suffer
Ing victims of the drink demon. She urged
all who had the welfare of the cause at
heart to remember themselves on elect on
day ana not cast their ballots in the box
with the rumseller, or in behalf of any,
thing that is to his interest. She also
urged that the Christian men of the nation
organize body similar to the w. c. Il. u,
and then there would be a sanctified army
of men and women to go forth crying no
quarter to intemperance.
Kew. j. q. A. Henry spoke upon the re-
sponsiblity of the Christian EndeaY0r
societies concerning the evil of the LIQUOR
traffic. In his opinion a great responsi-
bility rested upon the societies to take
steps against these colossal crimes of our
day and civilization. As the members of
the societies represented the highest and
best of our lntelle ctual manhood, they
must aid the cause by education and CO.
operation. Educating a generation of
boys and girls to have conscience about
drinking would be powerful method of
suppTeSsing it.
Letters were then read by the chairman
from various Christian Endeavor societies
located in the interior counties, and in
which the purposes of the congress were
heartily Endorsed.
The closing features of the evening we're
the reading of two papers by members of
the Christian EndeavOr Society. One was
entitled the "Creation OF Right Feelings
and Sentiments in the Christian Endeavor
Society,"" by Miss Susie Ward, and the
other on the subject, Advantages which
the Christian Endeavor Society possesses
in proceeding against the evil of intem-
perance."
To-day will be set apart for the Inde-
pendent Order of Good 1emplars They
Will hold their session at Union-square
Hall on Post street, morning, afternoon
ana evening. The programme is as follows:
ForenoOn-Music; invocation; what Is the
Most Prolific Linz of Temperance Work ?''
Mrs Lucy S. Blanchard OF Los Angeles
Rev. ). ii: MacOmber, e. U. S. A.. Angel
Island; The Value of Organized Effort"
II. p. Shedd OF San Francisco Afternoon
Music; invocation; 'Chidren. Their Perils,"
Rev. Ray Palmer of Stockton; Children.
Their Education" Mrs. NJ. E. Richardson
q. S. of j. W., Oakland; recit ZION, Miss
Annie de Woody OF San Francisco; "The Seen-
tine Test OF Moral Action" Hon. X. Thomp-
son. Z. q. C. T., of San Francisco; music
EVenlng-Music; Invocation; 'Uant," Thee
dore ID. kanouse, q. C.. l.; SALOONS VS.. State
ana Nation" Hon j. NJ. Mailing P. c. T..
Nevada City; The Basis of Brotherhood"
Rev. j. b. Hester OF Santa Rosa; "Cranks and
Their Uses," Robert 5. Burns of auburn |;
music.
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TESTIMONIAL CONCERT.
The Last of the WiIkie Ballad
Series.

A successful testimonial concert was
rendered to Alfred WilkIe yesterday even
ing in Metropolitan Temple. the vocal part
of the programme in particular being
above the average.
Miss Efie Stewart was the performer
who did the largest share of the work and
who was undoubtedly the chief attraction.
She sang a varied assortment of songs and
encores, ranging from an aria from Mas
senet's "HerOdiade" to little Spanish song,
"Miuguillo," which was perhaps better
calculated than any of her other efforts to
display Miss Stewards vocal ability. In
the heavier dramatic work this really
gifted young singer Is apt to work a little
too hard and TO breathe in a somewhat
Iabored manner, defect which is particu-
larry unnecessary for any one with such a
well-pIaced voice, every tone of which
carries.
Miss Mary E. Webster's fine round
meZzo-soprano voice was heard to excel
lent advantage in "The River of Rest"
The almost exaggerated expression with
which Miss Anna Selkirk sang appeared
to give unlimited satisfaction Alfred
W!lkie himself gave good rendering of
"Adieu, Marie" and MY Pretty Jane"
the skill with which he concealed the
breaks being really remarkable. His duet
from GOun0d's "FauSt with Miss Stew
art was ODe of the chief successes OF the
evening. One is so accustomed to hear
operate music sung in the cOncert-room in
the lackadaisical style OF a sentimental
ballad that it was treat to hear the duet
given 'cOn BRIO"
Mrs. Ii. j. Stewart and j. II. Rose valid
played violin and piano sonata by Rubin
stein. }. c. Dunster performed two organ
solos, Thomas Ricard sang, and glee hy
Bishop, in which Mrs. Martin Schultz sang
the solo, as we'll as a quartet from rig.
olettO," were also rendered.
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CLEVER ARTISTS.
Work of the Commercial
School Children.
A MeritoriouS Exhibition Rejecting
Credit on Teachers and
Scholars.

This is exhibition week at the CONNER
cia High School for the purpose of show
ing 10 the interested public what the pupils
of the bookkeeping and the industrial
and free-hand drawing departments caa
10 in their respective lines of study.
Three rooms have been fitted up in the
old school building, corner of Bush and
Stockton streets. Tor the purpose, under the
direction of the department teachers. and
the display which has been made is more
than ordinarily creditabie to the industry
and ambition of the scholars and the
methods of the teachers.
The pupils of Miss +. P. Bradley's class
have large collection of their work, in all
several hundred specimens. Some Of the
most pretentious are mounted on easels.
and others are pinned around the walls.
The finest specimens are acknowledged to
be those by Miss Irene Muller. high
school girl, who has been devoting two
years to this special work. She is equally
good in water-ccIor painting and architect
ural drawing as in free-haDd skeicbing.
She also has on exhibition some fine sam
pies OF original tile designs, and very
pretty wallpaper pattern.
Among the work of the other pupils
there is fair average OF merit. The sam
pies of their skill consist principally IF
flower pieces. tile designs and object draw
ing in charcoal and pencil.
In the senior class Clara A. Heslep,
Gertrude Luckhart aud Claus GeicS are
deserving of special mention, while among
the juniors Frank 0'Brien. E. Hegler,
Bertha Furer. Mamie Kelly. Gertrude Sor-
man, James Morgan, Mabel White, George
Poultney and Nellie Julius have some
meri.orlous specimens.
In the department of industrial and me-
chanical drawing there is large array Of
samples of the pupils skill in drawing
from models OF machines, and in designing
plans and fronts of buildings. Miss Muller
also has some architectural drawings here
which show her versatility as a pencil and
crsYOn wielder. Others among the pupils
who are looked upon by their Instructor,
Frank a. Gardiner. as promising are: Otto
Falch, G. II. Robertson, j. j. Cullen, II. G.
MathewsOn and Ernest Livingstone
Besides technical work in the book
keeping department ara shown specimens
of typewrltiDg and shorthand skill.
Three years are supposed 10 constitute a
course in drawing, but owing 10 The
cramped facilities of the school for accom-
mOdating the pupils they are given only
two years instruction. The first wear is
given up to drawing from nature and out
line sketchiDg. and the second year to per-
spective drawing from solids. Last term
Miss Bradley had seventy-ive pupils.
The exhibition will remain open all this
week, and it is daily visited by the teach
ers and scholars of other schools, who take
deep interest in the exhibits
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COMBINED EFFORT
The Element Needed to
Fight Saloons.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR DAY.
Papers Read at the Temperance
Congress.
SOCIAL INFLUENCE OF YOUTH.
Speakers Think the Fault of the
Liquor Traffic Lies With the
People Themselves.

At the session of the Temperance Con-
gress yesterday the morning opened with
paper by Mrs. Lillian Cole Bethel of Ohio
on the subject of ''Who Is Responsible for
the Saloon?" 1t was read by Major Scott.
Figures were quoted showing that $780,
O00,O0G is spent every year in the support
of the churches of this country ana $780,
COO. goo expended on the public schools,
while no less than S1,O6S. 600. coo is spent 10
saloons every year. The daily average
taken over each bar in the United States is
S23 10. The people, the speaker said. are
responsible for the state of affairs. He OPP
posed licenses, and concluded that the
only way to stop the traffic is for church
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the exhibit, who has done much to make
the display practical success.
The chief attraction of the day was the
prize hand drilling tournament on the
recreation grounds in the afternoon. a
procession of mining men. with the con-
testants at their head and preceded by
Cassasa's Exposition band, made the cir.
cult Of the grand central court and then
marched down the midway In front of
the grand stand blocks of granite had been
ranged along tho front OF the grand stand
and platforms built up 70 their top level,
so that the drillers worked as naturally as
iffin the mines
Notwithstanding the fog that blew across
the recreation grounds there was a very
good attendance on the grand stand during
the drilling and the rapid work done by
most OF the msn ELECTED applause. twas
particularly interesting in the double and
Triple team contests to see the holder of
the drill pull IL out of the hole and insert
new drlll without the strikers missing
stroke. Owing to the fact that the rocks
were not large enough to permit more
lhan one to drill at once, each single driller
oberated at the same time with a double
OF ulpie team. Each drilling occupied fif-
teen minutes
me ne first single driller was j. ]. Coan
VI HTass Valley, the second was T. l.
Hneatn oil Grass Valley, the third was Z.
Dhi IsLtin OF AmadOr, the fourth was A.
F. Durham of Grass Vaiev and nl' nv !" as -
Mas Mas D. T. McGOwan of Silver Creek, n.
In this contest there was very close
run for first place. E. F. Durham in bjo
fifteen minutes drilled h ols 10 31-S2 inches
qeep and won the first plize Of 5000. r
j. Ahearn of Grass Valley made rnooIt
of 10 9-16 inches, winning the second mr. ,za
of 500 The best record previously made
in siDgle-hand drilling was at DenveT
Colo, in 1891. when D. l.. Jones of Chez
Creek County made record of Is Ills
inches.
In the donble-team drilling contests Sam
Harvey and John Kilto of Amador sunk
a hole 80 21-32 inches deep ana won The
first prize OF $500. The second prize went
TO p. feeney and Jerry Lynch of Cyprus
Valley for hole q $50 inches deep. The
team in the double drilling contest com
posed Of J. J. Cnan and j. JeffOrd drilled
hole II inches deep in their fifteen min
ntes and, of course, failed to win prize.
In the triple team contests, three teams
were entered. but that composed of B. Jor-
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Swan Explains Matters.

The charge of assault with deadly
weapon against Captain c. f. Swan, late
of the bark McNear. was dismissed by
Police Judge Campbell yesterday. 1t was
said that he drew pistol on Captain II.
A. Thompson, managing owner of the
bark, and hit him on the head with it. 1t
was shown that Thompson was the first
assailant in the fight which occurred be-
tween the two men, and that Swan simply
defended himself. Swan also proved that
be did not attempt ''tn run" things on the
bark, but that in fact Thompson deceived
him. and when ne tried to get an explana-
ton he was struck in the neck.
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Catholic Literary Society.

On next Thursday evening. May "A, there
will be held At st. Joseph's Church mass
meeting. to which all Catholics are cor
daily invited. At this meeting an execu-
tive committee previously appointed Will
report on a plan which has been drawn up
for the purpose of arranging regular
monthly meetings of a literary and social
nature. AS result OF the rep port perma-
nent organization will be effected. The
executive COMMITTEES in charge Of the re-
pert is composed of prominent Catholics,
and was appointed on motion of Frank ].
MuraskY, grand president of the Y. Nj. |.
The big Washington monument sways
with the wind.
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your teeth. Eschew the cigarette. II does
me good TO think that there are 1900. COO
young people who have engaged in the
movement against this sort OF thing; that
there are million young ladies who Will
not permit dude to call upon them VINO
smokes cigarettes. Oh, what field there
Is for the young people to regenerate So
clety! Not alone society. but also poll
ties. The EndeavOrers should go Into
politics. The young men should think as
much OF the primary and the caucus as OF
the Sunday-schO0I, and L hope some day To
see women in politics, too"
Mrs: Annie K. Bidwell of Chico con-
Guided the afternoon session by reading
paper on Our Boys"
Mrs. Bidwell said that the lite OF the ma
tl0n Is In the young people and that they
should be trained right. The Govern
ment is giving attention to matters of
hygiene In all its training institutions and
10 tact the nations were awakening TO the
necessity of teaching the children. The
essayist prophesied great things for the
young peoples movement and mentioned
the tact that Ontario. Canada, has de-
clared for prohibition, ana the vote was
much affected by the young voters. She
advocated the same standard of morals
for Goth boys and girls, and deprecated
the bad example often given to the boys
by their fathers
The first speaker at tn evening session
was Professor Elmer E. Brown of the
State University. He chose for his sub
Ject the relation of total abstinence to in
tellectual development. No man, the
speaker said, could hope to sow his wild
oats and not feel any after effects. His
intellectual faculties were bound TO be
impaired. He instanced John b. Cough,
whose naturally strong mind was affected
by his early designations.
Among those on the platform was Mrs.
Carrie Judd Mon tgomery, a member of
the Salvation Army. She was attired in
the simple garb OF that body, including
the poke" bonnet. She mas very sweet
and sympathetic voice, and, after being
introduced, delivered what was more of
touching appeal in behalf of temperance
than an address. The leprOsy OF intern
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TIRE PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
IL M.-ArrivaI of butchers procession
at exposition grounds.
p. Machining of the bells in Liberal
Arts tower.
P. M.-Butchers' day exercises in
Festival Hall.
$3.50 z. NJ. Weitzman on the high
wire In central court.
2:45 p. M.-Concert by CAssasa's Mid
winter Exposition band in Liberal Arts
building.
3 P. M.-COncert by Mexican band on
building.
4 r. M.-ButcheTs' athletic games on
recreation grounds.
p. M.-EveninG chimes on the bells,
by Professor Holt.
7:30 p. M.-Grand i'll umin alton of m ain
exposition buildings and central court,
including steel tower and Firth wheel.
?:45 p. M.-Wsitzman's evening per-
Torrance on high wire, between electric
tower and Liberal Arts building, with
fireworks accompaniment.
8 P. M.-EVening concert by Mexican
band in Vienna Pratsr. Admission free.
$40 and $50 p. M.-The wonderful
electric fountain.
General admission during the day, SO
cents; after +. NJ, % cents.
Bits of ribbon, colored precisely as the
gold OF CALIFORNIA; richest mines, were
WORE by thousands yesterday as badges Of
Miners day at the Midwnter Fair.
These yellow strips Of silk had vastly
greater significance than the celebration
Of any county day or fTaternal outing,
because they symbolized the metal to
which was due CALIFORNIA; sudden fame
in the days OF 40 and which still consti-
tUtes much Of her undeveloped wealth.
Silver had many champions yesterday, but
the mining men on the grounds were
devotees of the yellow rather than of the
white metal.
In view OF the many discOuragements in
the past two years 10 the mining men
the collection Of minerals and ores made
by the State Miners Association ia the
Mechanical Arts building is highly credit
able. Those chiefly interested in securing
the exhibit maintain that it is the most
complete and comprehensive exhibit of the
mineral wealth OF California that has yet
been made.
The mining section was thrOnged yester-
day morning by men who nave been iden-
tilted with mining enterprises in Califor-
MA Tor forty years and by their suns and
successors. A reception was held bv E H
Benjamin. the efficient superintendent of
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Mrs, Ellis .Joke

Mrs. Jane E. Ellis was held to answer
charge of criminal libel by Judge Camp
bell yesterday. After she had been dis
charged by Christopher Chisholm, in whose
house she bad worked as a domestic, she
had an adver tisement publlshed In a daily
paper In which she stated that Miss Clara
Chisholm was anxious to marry. The
woman's attorney tried to induce the court
to believe that it was all joke, but his
Honor failed To see the humnr of pubIi
cation that made young lady ridiculous.
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gate from the Twenly-eighth Assembly
District to the committee of eighteen of the
general committee, appointed 10 draft rules
for the regulation of tue primaries, and
Thomas +. Maher was selected to repre-
sent the Tweniy-elghta on the committee
rrria
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Want q New Trial

The Emerald smugglers were not SEN
fenced yesterday morning. At the reduest
OF their attorney Judge Morrow grained a
stay Of proceedings until next Tuesday. in
order that they may prepare motion for
new trial.
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In Support of Sutro.

A mass-meeting will be held in Odd Fell
lows Hall Friday evening in reference to
securing Scent fare from the ferries to
the Cliff
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A Democratic Committeeman

AT meeting held in Drew's Hall last
evening John Rafferty, was elected as dele
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RED white and blue. registered trademark f.
warmer Co.'s wines. ALI bars and groceries.
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TIRE PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.

Through Turmsttles Testerday.......7475
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GRANITE DRILLS.

Contest Among Practical
Mining Men.
GOLD AND SILVER DEVOTEES.
HoIiday-Makers From the Meat
Markets.
BUTCHERS DAY AT. THE FAIR.
The Great Celebration of the Ger
mans on June l0-A Statue to
Schiller and Goethe.
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A separate apartment for Ladies, and s physi-
clan always In attendance
ap2l If Save
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19
THE PEOPLES PLATFORM.
Adopted in National Convention n.
Omaha, July q, 1892.

Assembled upon the 10th anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence, the Peoples
party of America in th,ir first national con,
vention, invoking upon cir action the bless
ing of Almighty God, puA forth in the namc
and on behalf of the people If this country the
following preamble and declaration of princi-
pies:
The conditions which surround us Justify
our action; we meet in the mids. of nation
brought to the verge of moral, political and
material ruin. Corruption dominates the bal
lot box, the legislatures, the congress, and
touches even the ermine of the bench. The
people are demoralized; most of the states
have been compelled to isolate the voters at
the polling places in order to prevent universal
intimidation or bribery. The newspapers are
largely subsidized or muzzled, public opinion
silenced, business Frustrated, our homes COW
cred with mortgages, labor impoverished and
the land concentrating in the hands of the
capitalists. The urban workmen are denied
the right of organization for self protection;
imported pauperized labor beats down their
wages; a hirelng standing army, unrecog-
niZed by our laws, Is established to shoot them
down, AID they are rapidly degenerating into
European conditions The fruits Of the toll of
millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for few, unprecedented in the his
tory of mankind, and the possessors of these,
In turn, despise the republic and endanger
liberty. From the same prolific womb of gov
ernmental injustice we breed the two great
classes-tramps and millionares.
The national power to create money is ap-
propriated to enrich bondholders; vast pub
lie debt, payable in legal tender currency, has
been funded into gold bearing bonds, thereby
adding millions to the burdens of the people.
Silver, which has been accepted as coin stree
the dawn of history, has been demonetized to
add to the purchasing power of gold by de-
creasing the price of all forms of property as
well as human labor. The supply of currency
is purposeiy abridged to fatten usurers, bank
rupt enterprise and enslave industry.
A vast conspiracy against mankind has been
organized on two continents, and 1t is rapidly
taking possession of the world. If not met
and overthrow at once it forebodes terrible
social commissions, the destruction Of civilza-
ton or the establishment of an absolute des-
potism.
We have witnessed for more that quarter
of a century the struggles of two great politi-
cal parties for power and plumber, while griev-
Gus wrongs have been inflicted upon suffer-
ing people. We charge that the controlling
Influences dominating both these parties have
permitted the existing dreadful conditions TO
develop without serious efforts to prevent or