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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
They AVOID THE ISSUE,
Supervisors Arraigned by the
Union for Practical
Progress.
Municipal Ownership of Water and
Lighting Plants Discussed Last
Evening.

The Union for Practical Progress held
a largely attended meeting last evening, at
which were present numerous advocates
of the municipal ownership of water and
lighting plants.
John M. Reynolds, who presided, read
the petition recently presented to the
Board of Supervisors asking that special
election be called to give the voters of the
City chance to pass upon the PROPOSE
ton.
He stated that the various committees
of the board had shown an inclination to
avoid the issue in spite of the fact
that they had been: shown the vast
advantages of municipal ownership and
also that in every city in the United States
where special election was held on the
issue the people had voted in favor of it.
He stated, however, that the committee
of the union was not going to let the mat
ter drop, but would push on by every
means in its power until the tight was won
or the battle was seen to be hopeless. He
called attention to the municipal owner
ship clubs that are being formed through
cut the City, and predicted that even
tually, through their influence, the Board
of Supervisors would be compelled to listen
to the voice of the majority and call the
election, which must result In victory
He spoke of the attitude of the press in
the matter, and commended The CALL for
the stand it had taken and for it's liberality
in giving the news of its movement.
Taylor Rogers was then introduced to
speak on the question. His address was
| devoted principally to the effects of COM
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
CYCLIST IN TROUBLE.
c. G. Sparrow Charged With the Deatl
of Frank Williams.

c. G. Sparrow Charged With the Death
of Frank Williams.
G. 6. Sparrow, confectioner, living at
531 Alvarado street, surrendered himself
at police headquarters yesterday, and was
booked at the City Prison for manslaughter
in causing the death of Frank Williams
by knocking him down with his bicycle on
Geary street last Thursday.
Sparrow made the following statement
to Detectives Gibson and Reynolds:
left my place of business about 400 P. NJ.
on the afternoon of October 81 to go to the
corner of Morton and Kearny streets to get
shaved. The route l took on my bicycle was
along Geary street, going in the direction of
kearny street. AS | came to Jones street,
about 100 feet from that street, a car was com
ing from the direction of Market street. A
man jumped out of the way of the Car and
came directly in front of my wheel. At the
same moment my elbow struck the man, and
he fell to the street and l was also knocked
from my wheel by the shock / assisted in
placing the man on the sidewalk, and from
there we took him to the drugstore at Geary
and Jones streets then went to the express
office at $50 Jones street, and telephoned for
the ambulance, and, thinking the man was
not very badly hurt, l went on my way. |
knew nothing further about the accident until
| read about it in the papers this morning, and
at once came to this Office.
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AUCTION SALES.
At 6SS Market Street, Opp. Palace Hotel.
Pacific Heights Residence Lot.

Pacific Heights Residence Lot
North line of Vallejo 10 feet west of Cough ST.
This large and handsomely located residence lot
elegant residences. street in bituminous rock
Lot 3Ox12O feet.
improved Property, Mason St., near
Jackson.
West line (Nos. 1219-1223) of Mason, % feet
south OF Jackson st.-Improvements consist of
11oht ana rear house of and rooms and bath
Bltuminized street and cement stone walks Rents
oouDie frontage, 45x57:6 to Vernon place.
Western Addition French Flats.
North line of Hermann, 80 feet east of Steiner
ST. building consists of two French flats on the
fern. Germanla-street front lNos 125 and 1251s) of
rooms each; rents $23: Haight, Castro and Fill
more-street cars; lot 26:3x120 to Germania st.
Probate Sale.
Northwest line (No SOY of Tehama sos feet
residence of rooms; this location must soon he
ABSORBED by business; this property is worthy the
stone walk. street in splendid condition: lot 22:6
Hoo with right OF way over 212 feet to the west.
Probate Sale.
Northwest line ono. 4s) of Tehama st. $50 feet
residence of rooms; the location must soon be
In demand for business; examine for an invest
ton; lot 25xS0 feet.
Probate Sale
west line (No. 1879 OF Leavenworth ST., ia
two-story building on Leavenworth st. of rooms:
also small house on of lot. Rent -. HYDE
and Jackson-st cables Lot 80 :6xl62:6 feet.
Western Addition Residence Lot
North line of Hermann ST.. 13l g feet east OF
Stelner-This Is handsome residence lot. Loo
all ready for building: pleasant surroundings
Haight, Fillmore and Castro-st. cars. Lot 2bxl2O
feet to Germania st.
Castro Heights Cottage.
west line SNo 500 Douglass St, 1873 feet south
or Twenty fourth-This pretty cottage has six
rooms and bath; bay-wfndow; basement brick
1ounoation. Street macadamized and severed.
Iwenty-fourth and Castro-st. cables. Rents
$lS so. Lot 25x125 feet.
RincOn Hill Property
Southwesterly corner (Nos. 1923 and 325) OF
Bryant ST and Rncon place (No. 126)-Front
house, two tenements of three rooms each; rear
cottage, three rooms. Rents $27. Electric cars
Corner lot, 25xS0 feet.
For further particulars inquire of
EASTON. ELDRIDGE & Co.,
63S Market street. Auctioneers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
HEALTH LAWS.
DAILY.

Hyou are subject to colds wear the same
weight underwear at all times. Wear
flannel.
No matter how slight the cold, give it
instant attention.
To keep your respiration perfect and
your body in good health use the herb
remedy, joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
A cold in the head is the forerunner of
serious catarrh. Use joys Vegetable Sar-
saparilla as constitutional remedy.
much in the fall and winter as it is in the
spring.
A cold in the bowels will lead to catarrh
of the bowels. Be sure to use hot applica-
lions and drink joys Vegetable Sarsa-
parilla.
A cold in the kidneys leads to Bright's
disease of the kidneys. Don't be alarmed.
and recover from the cold.
When you have cold in the throat
apply dry hot fannels at night to the
throat and use joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla
as constitutional remedy.
When your constitution is all run down,
your bowels in bad order, your digestion
impaired, you are more likely to take cold
than at any other time, and you can avoid
the danger by putting your system in per-
feet order with the use of joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla.
~
Hundreds of druggists sell JOYS Vege-
table Sarsaparilla and never say a word
about a substitute. Some druggists try to
get you to take something which yields
big profit. Don't let them substitute you.
~
Take care of your health, but don't fret
or fume about it. When you don't feel
well use q herb remedy-Joy's Vegetable
Sarsaparilla.
A hacking cough is the result of neg
lected cold. This should be remedied, and
you ought to take joys Vegetable Sarsa-
parilla as a constitutional remedy.
~
When you have bad cold, walk, ride or
sit in the sun as much as possible and re-
new your system with joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla.
~
Don't be substituted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
CHEATED MRS, GARCELON
The Defense in the Big Trust
Case States It's Line of
Argument.
Philbrook Declares the Deed Is Will,
Fraudulently Obtained and
Void.

I he defense in the Garcelon trial has
outlined its case. Attorney Philbrook be-
gan his opening argument yesterday fore
noon at the close of Judge Williams com
prehensive review for the complainants
and Bowdoin College.
AS a preliminary statement Philbrook
declared that not scrap of testimony had
been offered in proof of the compliments
that there was conspiracy in the ranks OF
the defense by which Mr. Dargie and others
were IN league with the real defendant,
James ?. Merritt He further declared
that IN case like the one at bar it is al
ways lncumbe upon the plaintiffs to
prove their title to the property they wish
to have others restrained from interfering
with. Even though the defendants have
no claim, said Philbrook, if the plaintiffs
came into possession by fraud a court of
equity will grant relief.
Then, forecasting his line of argument
he divided it into three parts. First, that
the trust deeds were really testamentary
in character, and were only a shift and
a continuance to get round a statute of this
State which says only one third of ones
property can be left by will to charity.
Second, that the disposition of property
obtained from Catherine M. Garcelon was
by fraud, and is consequently void. Third
that the proofs show one general scheme
to defraud Mrs. Garcelon of her property.
Expanding at great length upon his first
point, and citing numerous cases, Phil
brook claimed that the Garcelon trust, I'M
like the James Lick trust, was tesla
mentary in fact, If not in form, and that
there had been no delivery because the
deed remained in possession of Mrs. Gar
celon's agents.
The second and third points will be en-
iarged upon to-day, when the introduction
for the defense will close.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
IT AIDS THE CHILDREN,
Charitable Work of the French
Christian Union of Cali.
fornia.
Annual Meeting of the Organization
and Election of Executive
Officers.

The first annual meeting OF the French
Christian Union of California was held
yesterday at the residence of Nine. Marie
Marshall at 151S-1520 Clay street.
At the morning session, which was &
business meeting, there was read the re.
port of Mrs. w. NJ. Searby, recording sec.
rotary; that of Miss Mecker, correspond
ing secretary; that of Miss Mcdonald OF
the committee of the work in the school Of
the union, and that Of Mrs. E. V. Rob.
bins, the treasurer.
The following named were chosen Off
GERS for the ensuing year: President, Nine.
Marie Marshall; vice presidents, Mrs. !
G. Clarke Mrs. NJ Burke. Mrs. w. Ever.
son, Mrs. r. Cratic Mrs. Harrington, Mrs.
Pomeroy; recording secretary, Mrs. w. NJ,
Searby; corresponding secretary, Nine. J.
Osborn; treasurer. Mrs. E. V. Robbins.
AT the afternoon session Mrs. J. G.
Clarke followed the Rev. Mr.. Duprey. who
opened the meeting with prayer, with a
short address In which she dwelt upon the
work That had been done by the union in
the year that it had been organized in be-
half of the children of French residents.
and closed with an appeal to the charitable
TO assist the union in its grand work.
Mrs Marshall, the president, occupied
some time in delivering a review of what
the union was established for and of its
purposes. She said that the union is for
the care and education of little ones OF
French parentage, who are brought up
under the kindergarten system on Satur-
days when the other schools are not in
session. The union has also established
an employment office for what is called
the industrial section for girls of any re.
Iigion who are without home and need
the care of Christian people to watch
over them and save them from
snares set for them by men with evil de-
signs. She said that many of these girls
have been assisted to places and that the
system of placing them is different from
ordinary employment offices. The union
furnishes reference and requires reference
from employers, and it also requires a
formal visit from those who wish to en-
ploy girls.
The primary department, she said, has
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
THE GERMAN POETS FETE
All Preparations for the Big
Goethe-Schiller Festival
Complete.
Special Instructions to the Participants
Regarding the Reception of
the Guests.

Nearly all the arrangements for the
grand Goethe Schiller festival to take
place in the Mechanics Pavilion have
been completed, and the success of the
event is already assured. Some idea can
be had of the interest in the affair from
the attendance at the last and final meet
ing, which was held in Beethoven Hall in
the Hotel Savoy. The hall was packed to
the doors and even standing room was at
a premium. Those present were nearly all
ladies, who will take part in the festival or
else are on the committees. Nearly all the
gentlemen who accompanied the ladies
were obliged to remain outside the hall.
Theodore Vogt who was engaged as the
musical conductor to lead the choruses, re-
ported that he is busy every day and even
ing with rehearsals, and he promised that
he would present a grand musical pro-
gramme for the entire season, which Will
last five days.
The committee on decorations stated
| that palms, ferns and flowers enough to
| fill the big pavilion to the roof have been
offered. Many offers of this class have
been received from Fresno, Santa Cruz and
other parts of the State. Not a few viii
| be accepted.
At a previous meeting it was decided to
eAtenQ INVITATIONS TO the faculties OF stan
| ford and Berkeley colleges. Professor
| Putzker OF Berkeley stated that at the col
| lege across the bay there are fnlly SOC
| students of the German language and Ger
man literature. He was sure that there
| are as many more students of this charac-
| ter at Stanford. 1t was decided to extend
a special invitation to the students of both
| universities, and particularly to those who
| are interested in German.
| A CarI Sob
elected much applause. The ex-Secretary
of the Interior sent his congratulations
and good wishes for the festival and offered
| to make a contribution to the souvenir
| that the committee will issue.
In conclusion the instructions to the
participants were issued. AS the man
ayers desire to make the festival a socia
success particular stress was laid upon the
following rules:
! to booths and for articles to be disposed o.
must be charged, and correct cash change
must be rendered in all cases.
The best way 10 make the festival a financial
and social success is to treat visitors so that
| they will take pleasure in coming again and in
| bringing their friends with them. For this
reason it is recommended to do everything tc
make their stay pleasant and not to press
them to spend more money than they desire
Consideration in this respect must also be
shown to members of committees and other
PARTED pants who sacrifice much of their time
and money for the benefit of the festival
Members of committees and represen tatiYes
OF the press, wearing proper badges, must be
admitted free to all the booths.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
MISS KEANE PURSUED.
Ihe Little Actress Complains OF False
Marriage Notices and Anony-
mons Letters.

Miss Mae Keane, the pretty little actress,
living 723 Twenty-third street, who filled a
ten weeks engagement at Growers Theater
last winter and will play at the enter
tainment for the benefit of st. Patrick S
Church next week, would like to know
VINO her secret enemies are.
few weeks ago a notice of her mar
rlage to young man. whom, she says, she
has never seen. was sent to the morning
papers, the notice being signed with her
mothers name. The account was pub
lshed, greatly to the surprise and chagrin
OF the young lady and her mother. This
mistake was rectifed, but since that time
she has been annoyed almost daily by
anonymous letters, ridiculing her personal
appearance and her acting.
The latest attempt to place her IN a
false light has been the sending to the
papers for publication, over her name, a
notice that she had tired of stage life and
was about to abandon it. Miss keane
pronounces the letter a forgery and says
leaving the stage is the farthest thing
from her thoughts.
Meanwhile she is bordering over the
problem as to the authorship of the
letters. That there is more than one
person interested in the plot is evident
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
FRAUDS AND SCHEMERS."
Charges Made by Improvement Club.
Against Each Other,

Charges Made by Improvement Clubs
Against Each Other,
A very pretty row is under way between
the Western Addition Improvement Club
under Charles II. Hubs and the Western
Addition Improvement Club under James
Bowlan.
So far the evidences of war have not gone
further than one side calling the other
frauds and schemers, and limiting at worse
things in print.
The trouble grows out of several ideal
ways of developing the value of property
in the Western Addition. Last week the
Hubs wing of the Western Addition I'm
provement Club petitioned the Board OF
Supervisors to pass an ordinance fOrbidding
the burial of any more bodies in the
county except in such lots as were already
sold Tor the purpose.
The petition has provoked the following
reply from the Bowlan wing of the West
ern Addition Improvement Club. Incl
dentally it may be mentioned that the last
named wing claims to be the ''oulY and
original bona tide' Western Addition I'M
provement Club. "Offshoot" is the kind
est name it calls the other SIDE.
At a special meeting of the Western Addition
Improvement Club, held Monday evening AT
that this communication be forwarded for
your consideration. 1t has been reported that
a phantom club calling itself the Richmond
District Property Club has forwarded
a petition TO your honorable board soliciting
that you take action and prevent by resolution
further burials after the year 1900 within the
corporate limits of the City and County. Such
club exists III imagination and if it does exist
claims among its officers men who are not
property-o wners. Charles H. Hub is the same
gentleman who agitated this same matter be-
fore the Street Committee of your honorable
board some three months now past, making
unto them false represen tations ana using the
name of the club from which he was expelled
without the sanction or authority of the club,
and who went so far as to denounce the Board
OF Supervisors in not acquiescing to his re-
quest.
We, the members OF the Western Addition
Improvement Club, respectfully supplicate
that you deny the petition and prayer of these
schemers.
The matter will come before the Board
of Supervisors at its next meeting and be
referred to the proper committee for con-
sideration. At that meeting it is expected
that the representatives OF both wings will
be present to properly advocate their
rights
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
Artists Say 1t Will Not Be a
Serious Display Of Their
Works.
DANNAT PORTRAIT OF RAsCHEN
A Masterpiece by the Celebrated Painter
to Be Exhibited for the First
Time.

The artists are not all evincing enthu-
siasm over the winter exhibition at the
Mark Hopkins Institute of Art to open
November IA. They have been restricted
to two pictures each, which were never
publicly exhibited, and besides their efforts
will have to compare with the loan collec-
tons of masters OF painting There will
be a meeting of artists to-day at the Art
Institute to elect a jury of nine members,
who shall accept or reject pictures sub
mitted, but even on the eve of this event,
which on occasions of spring exhibitions
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
Seven Nurses to Graduate.

DR.. F. H. Stable has added four new nurses
to the corps at the City ana County Hospital.
Two of these are undergraduates of the San
Francisco Training School for Nurses, and will
graduate with the class in December.
1t is a busy time with the young women
students in the art of alternating pain. They
are attending several lectures week, delivered
by Doctors Kreutzman, Mclean, Ellinwood,
Rixford, Hirshchfeld, Hubbell, Hopkins, Bur
ton, Kerr, Shells or Van Hoffman, besides the
active duties of their respective wards.
There will be rigorous examinations, written
and oral including the dreaded "ouiZzes," the
hrst week of December. and on the following
tuesday the graduation exercises will take
place, probably at one of the churches.
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SUED FOR INSURANCE.
Captain Woodside of the Bawnmor
Wants His Policy Paid.

Captain Woodside of the Bawnmore
Wants His Policy Paid.
Captain Alexander Woodside of the
wrecked steamer Bawnmore and his wife
Isabella Woodside have sued the Canton
Insurance Company for $4,000. On March
II last, previous to sailing on the fatal voy-
age, Captain Woodside and his3wife in
sured their personal belongings, alleged to
have been worth $4,000, in the Canton con-
Germ for $4,000.
After the disaster the company re-
fused to pay the policy, on the ground
that the goods had not been a total
loss. The Woodsides claim that every
thing was either lost or SO badly damaged
as to be useless, and began suit in the
United States District Court yesterday.
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THE CAPTAIN ExONERATED.
skipper Edwards of the Wrecked Hum
boIdt Free From Blame.

okIPper Edwards of the Wrecked Hum
boldt Free From Blame.
The United States Inspectors of Steam
Vessels have completed their inquiry into
the loss of the steamer Humboldt that was
wrecked at Point Gorda, on the Mendo-
emo coast, on September %. The testi-
mony of Captain w. f. Edwards was to
the effect that he had had his compasses
adjusted before leaving this port, had taken
al possible precaution, and that the acct
dent was due TO some unavoidable cause.
The Inspectors exonerated the captain
rom all blame in the matter, and found
that the wreck was due to "chan ges in the
known variation of the com pass or to some
unusual set of the strong easterly current
at Point Gorda."
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Hale & Norcross Appeal.

Notice has been filed in the case of NJ. W.
Fox against Hale & Norcross that on Monday,
November 4. motion will be made to dismiss
the appeal taken from the judgment OF the
lower court, and that damages will be asked TO
be awarded as part of the costs The motion
will be MADE upon the ground that the appeal
is from judgment entered by the Superior
Court by direction OF the Supreme Court and
that the appeal is taken solely for delaying the
payment OF the judgment and is frivolous and
VeXatious and without merit
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
Editor and Printer.

The souvenir OF the town of Redlands, Cal,
recently issued by the Chamber of Commerce
OF that town, is very creditable piece of work
me work was done by Scipio Craig, editor of
.ne Redlands Citrograph, on two-roller press
MT. Cralg deserves great credit for the manner
In which he turned out the souvenir. Heis an
up-to-date printer who knows how to make q
halt-tone picture fairly speak
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E-E William ShieIs' VIII,

The will of William Shells was filed for pro-
bate yesterday. E. Peterson is named as
executor The estate, consisting of real and
personal property in this State and in England,
is estimated as worth several hundred thousand
dollars, all of which is bequeathed to his
children, George F., Charles H., John w.
Edward and William L. and Belle Shiels and
Mrs. Jean E. L., wife of Robert |. Allen
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ambition come with perfect health, but
vanish before sickness and despair.
American women are, unfortunately,
particularly subject to those painful fe-
male diseases that are the cause of so
much hopelessness and misery.
Could all women realize the undeni-
able fact that they suffer unnecessarily,
how much brighter life would be!
lydia E. Pinkham devoted her life to
the study of female diseases and their
cause and she discovered in the Vege-
table Compound an absolute remedy. 1t
succeeds in removing the cause of the
trouble.
Women who rely more upon their own
natural common-sense, rather than on
the theories of their physicians, write to
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass, and are
soon restored to health.
Hara 10 IiviDU ayoup1as Fnup
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ent hand-writings. Mrs. Keane is saving
the communications and hopes to be able
to prove that the chief culprit is the man
she suspects, former admirer of her
daughter.