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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
SHE DID NOT RUN AWAY.
The Oakland Story That Laura
Fusch Had Eloped Was
Entirely Untrue.
CRUEL SENSATION EXPLODED.
Church Friends Will See That the
Unprotected Young Woman Is
INDICATED.
CRUEL SENSATION EXPLODED.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL


9OS BROADWAY, Jan. 10.
The leaders of the First Baptist Church
held an investigation into slanderous
story published last Thursday in a San
Francisco paper regarding young lady in
good standing in the church. They feel
that an almost irreparable injury has been
done, and they have decided to do all that
is possible to secure for her just redress.
The statement was made that Miss
Laura Fusch, who had been waitress at
the Hotel Wilson, had eloped with dis
charged cook and another man last Sun
day. 1t was further stated that Miss
Fusch had gone with the two men to
Stockton.
81 have never been out of Oakland, :"
said Miss Fusch to a CALL man to-day,
land 1 cannot think what reason the paper
had for publishing the story. Although 1
am not yet 10 L have been doing all L can
to help my father with a big family, in
which 1 am the eldest, at Santa Barbara.
The story said that my parents were es-
tranged, but the fact is my poor mother is
IN an insane asylum. Last Sunday, when
1t is said that / eloped to Stockton with
two men, I was attending the Sunday
school as usual in this church. l have
never been in the company Of the dis
charged cook and the porter, and have
not been out of Oakland.
81 left the Hotel Wilson OF my own &C.
cord, because I was not satisfied with my
place. l had previously made arrange
ments to go and work with the family in
East Oakland with whom l am now stay
ing. / went there the same day l left the
hotel and did not know that should have
given my employer notice of my intention.
[ heard of the false things that were
printed but did not know what to do.
This morning l came to church as usual.
| was asked to tell all about it, and, when
the truth was known, several of the mem
bers undertook to see that was set right
before the public. ] do not know what
they will do, but L suppose they will go to
the paper tomorrow and make it tell the
truth"
The members of the First Baptist Church
speak il the highest terms of Miss Fusch
and are very pleased to find that the cruel
scandal had no foundation in fact. She is
a hard working girl and has suffered much
mental torture and shed many tears over
her great trouble.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
Native Sons Of the Golden West,

Grand Vice-President Gesford visited Santa Cruz
on the 14th and Jacksonville on the 18th. To-
night he, accompanied by Grand Secretary Henry
Luntstedt, will visit Livermore TO attend the an
nual banquet of Los ParCitOs Parlor.
Grand Trustee Milton D. CARAT will shortly
VISIT all the parlOrs in Humboldt County.
Hydraulic Parlor installed its officers in Nevada
City last Tuesday.
National Parlor installed its officers last Thurs
day.
The following officers OF California Parlor were
Installed by Merton c. Allen D. D. G. P: w. D.
shea, Z. p; o. L. Blackman, P; Michael Selig-
Sohn, +. v. P; James O'Dwyer. S. V. p; DR..
HoWord Harrington, T. V. p. Frank B. Ryan, r.
>; b. I. Hanlon, f. s.. II. F. Pernau, T.: Eugene
GaCthier Jr., NJ; Emile Gauthier l. S; A. f.
Holmberg o. s.; r, II. Morse. o.; trustees-F. P.
sherman, Il. H. Folsom and r. H. Morse. This
parior has membership of nearly 450 and has
$4,000 in it's treasury.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
A NAVAL MANS LECTURE.
Commander Wadhams Tells About ia
pan, China and Turkey.

oIIB ABOUT y n
pan, China and Turkey.
Commander A. V. Wadhams, U. s. N,
lectured in Bethany Congregational
Church on Bartlett street last night upon
Foreign Missions as Seen by Naval
Officer"
He drew interesting comparisons be-.
tween Japan of twenty-five years ago, as
he first saw it, and the modern, Anglicised
empire of to-day.
Referring to China and describing the
rescue OF missionary's family by United
States naval officers at the time of threat
ened murder by natives, he took occasion
TO pay the Chinese high compliment for
their commercial integrity.
In China, he asserted, there are SO 900
converts to Christianity.
Turning to the Armenian atrocities he
said there are 100000 students in the
Christian schools in Turkey, and that their
influence should be great lever in lifting
that prejudiced empire where $4,000 Ar
menians have been put to death for be-
lleving in Christianity.
In conclusion he said: "Do not go aWay
With the idea that missionaries are ordi-
nary men and women. The majority of
them possess more grit, more grace and
more gumption than any other class of
people on earth, and though the churches
OF this country. annually give foreign mis-
missions IS 600, 600 it is not enough,
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Cnmnaninna nf the Pnrast

Charters for new circles of the Companions Of the
Forest, A o. F.. are issued from this City "A char
has been sent to Philadelphia for the organza-
ton Of circle there. New circles In process
of organization in Colorado Springs and WaIla
Walla
Last Monday Mrs. Minnie Asher, G. c. c., In
stalled the officers OF Mazzini Circle.
On Wednesday Mrs. Asher, assisted by Miss VIVA
Norton, d. D., installed the officers of Ivanhoe Cir
Gle. The same night the officers of California Cir
Gle were installed by F. d. Brandon, d. ID.
Oakleaf Circle has made preparations for grand
reception to be held in NJ aSonc Hall, South San
Francisco Friday evening.
Queen OF the Redwood Circle and Court Redwood
had joint installation at Ukiah recently and the
ceremonies were followed by a banquet
Sherwood Circle installed its officers Monday:
Supreme G. c. Mrs. Asher presided, assisted by the
following deputies, Mrs. Corwin, Mrs. Goodwin,
Mrs. Davis, Miss Finn Mrs. Uphaus and Mrs Har-
denburg. Mrs. J. Hartley, the retiring G.. c., was
presented with an elegant jewel, and P. C. G. Mrs
Howard, was the recipient of P G. G. certificate.
Sherwood Circle will fgive butterfly partyn in
Social Hall on SATURDAY. evening
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SITE FOR GLASS WORKS.
A Large Concern Anxious to
Locate Near Livermore's
Coal Mines.
A Meeting Will Be Held Tomorrow
Night to Consider the Offer
in Detail.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
908 Broadway, Jan. 49,. I
The development of the coal mines and
the building of the Corral Hollow Railroad
from Livermore to the San Joaquin has
caused Livermore to become a center OF in
terest. Recently overtures were made
looking to the establishment of pottery
there, and large firm OF glass blowers
is anxious to locate there.
H. H. Pitcher, president of the League
of Progress, has received the following let
ter from w. S. Boodr, who represents one
of the largest glass manufactures in the
United States:
H. H. Pitcher: am in receipt of commu-
nication from j. NJ. McComas in which he sug-
gests that write to you concerning location
for glass factory which ! propose establish
ing somewhere in the State. We expect to
erect plant which will give employment to
100 persons.
Our product for the first year will be princi-
pally fruit jars, jelly glasses olive bottles and
beer and wine bottles / have made a nrettv
les and breweries in different parts of the State
ana find sufficient business awaiting US TO war
rant the conclusion that within the next three
years, at iarthest, our force will have increased
to between 300 and 400. This means an in
crease in your population of from 100 to 500.
and an increase that is desirable from every
AS soon as practicable we will establish a
flint factory for making fine grade of bottles
and general line Of high grade work, which
would be entirely Independent of our first
plant and would furnish employment for
about 100 additional persons.
We will require from three to three and a.
half acres of land, high enough to have abso-
lutte immunity from an overflow of water and
sufficiently high for us to provide pit six feet
deep without having water in it. Provision
must be made for railroad siding to be To-
Gated subject to our approval upon the prem
ises. Exemption from taxes for a period of
five years and cash subsidy of as much as
you may feel able to offer, but nothing less
than $1,000. Yours very truly, w. S. BooDY
A very encouraging reply has been for
warded to Mr.. Body. Among other
things it stated that Livermore's advan-
tages over other points under considera-
ton would be its nearness to merchant
able coal supply; it would have better
access to certain kind of glass sand, and
crude oil would cost no more there than
anywhere else.
The whole matter will be laid before the
league on Tuesday night, and it is ex-
pected that Mr.. Body will be present and
lay his plans in detail before the mem bers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20

by the gift of fleet-footedness, so man, on q
hlgher scale, by wagging of tongue squirt of
quill, presses on along the path of progress and
civilization. Through grip and strain of op-
posing forces truth grows clearer and more
pronounced. NO matter how sharp may be
the quest into systems OF dogma or polity,
righteousness has nothing to fear from more
light
Better be q determinate something than q
mush-headed nothing or an elegant kid-gloVed
cipher. People respect an out-and-out devil
more than Janus-faced Pecksniff, with all his
bland smiles and velvet arts and graces.
II the letters and eloquence that are now
swiftly and with no few sparks of electricity
group of Protestant divines shall bring forth
the honest truth and silence lying oracles,
Christianity shall be the gamer thereby IN the
last analysis.
While watching the gladiators in their agile
movements, do not forget that no cut-anu.
thrust style, no feer of satire or clever turn OF
phrase, no pedantry of learning or sleek
sophfsm can ever make up for the lack OF logic
or facts. To battle over doubtful .proof-texts
or non-essentials is only piece OF unseemly
pickering between Kites ana crows.
No cause is much advantaged either by In
Producing personalities that attack each other
with tooth and claw and chatter IN the arena
q fish-wife's jargon. To brsndlsh the ak OF
execration over name or lnslltuIlol' WlInout
just or adequate ground, is to weaken ones
side. Hard words never succeed IN hldlng de-
tectiveneSS OF argument.
Honest Haywards.
OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 19.-Haywards
will have no delinquent tax list to publish
this year, according to the Journal. OF
the $1,000 levied all of this amount except
SIS or Sc has been paid, and the small
amount outstanding will be settled before
the time to publish the delinquent list
arrives,
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Native Daughters of the Golden west

The officers of Buena Vista Parlor were installed
in an impressive manner last Thursday night by
Mrs. c. S. Baker, D. ID. g. P. Miss Mae Tower
full pin.
The officers Of Juanita Parlor of Amador were
installed by Mrs Mary Clark, D. D. G. P.
Inc officers OF Las PaImas Parlor. Ventura
were publicly Installed by Mrs. Cora Sifford, D. D.
q. p This was the paror's first public instala-
tlon and 1t was greatly enjoyed by all.
By It's New Years party Forest Parlor cleared
SSU, and since then the parlor has purchased all its
paraphernalia, is out of debt and has a good
treasury. 1t starts the new year with good pros
poets.
tomorrow evening EschschOltza Parlor OF Han
ford Will give a leap-year party and on the 27th
inst. will be rendered a benefit by the Hanford
Dramatic Club. The members of the paror are
working earnestly to the end that both enter
ta1nments shall be financial successes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
MRS. WOODS IN CUSTODY,
The Reckless Confidence Operator
Arrested by the Alameda
Police.
Her Scheme Was to Go to Residences
and Make Women Think She
Was Insane.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 19.-Mrs Woods,
whose operations were reported in THE
CALL last week, was taken into custody
Saturday night on the charge of vagrancy.
She came TO Alameda five days ago and
secured a room on Park street. Then she
went about town, visiting residences and
adopting a unique method of getting
money. She would go up 10 a house and
knock, and, the door being opened, she
would at once enter. Then assuming a
fercely confidential tone she would con-
fide in the lady of the house that she had
but recently been discharged from an
asylum for the insane, and that she was in
hard circumstances and would like fnan-
cial assistance. Generally the lady of
the house would be very much frightened
at the woman and her story, and would
adopt the plan that would the soonest get
her out of the house. which would be to
give her money. On Saturday the woman
operated in that quarter of the city border
ing the park and on streets ad iace mt. She
visited Trustee Forderer's house and
he notified the police, and soon she
was lodged behind the bars. Her in
genious confidence game seems to have
yielded good returns. The woman is rec
'ogniZed as having visited Alameda be-
fore, some four or five years ago, on con-
hdence operating tour.
Clubmen and Religion.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 19.-Rev. Henry
Victor Morgan, minister of the First Chris
tlan Church, has been interviewing some
OF the prominent citizens of Alameda to
ascertain their reasons for not attend ing
the churches. Saturday night, in COM
pany with one of his deacons, he attended
FL Nldo Club and received cordial recep-
ton from the members. In his sermon
Sunday evening Mr.. Morgan said:
do not believe the majority of the men
have interviewed stay away from church be-
cause they are bad or because they hate the
church, but rather because they find the
church service uninteresting.
Nearly all are church contributors and are
anxious to have their, wives and children at
tend the churches and nearly ali pay to sup
port the preachers. Not single man have
interviewed but said the churches are doing
good and that badly as they are conducted
Alameda could not get along without them.
The trouble with the majority OF those whom
interviewed is this: they look upon Chris
uanlty as weak and sentimental-a woman's
relglon and not intended for strong men.
Temperance Lecture.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 19-The Ala
media w. c. T. U. will hold its first parlor
meeting of the year at the residence of
Mrs. A. FL. Mories, 1929 San Jose avenue,
this afternoon at O'Clock. Plans of work
will be discussed and an interesting pro-
gramme Will be rendered
Lecture Postponed.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 19.-The lecture
on Real People," announced for Saturday
night in the Park-street Methodist Church
by Rev. Mr. Canine, was postponed on &C
count of the storm. 1t will be given on
Thursday evening, January %.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
HIS VIEW OF HEREDITY.
DR.. Allen Griffths Argues
Against the Beliefs of
Scientific Men.
Thought and Action in Past Lives
Responsible for Present Indi.
vidua1 Conditions.

At the Theosophical Society meeting in
Red Mems Hall on Post street last evening
DIR. Allen Griffiths lectured on sHeredity -
He discredited the modern view of hered-
ity, which blames the parents for the sins
of their children. and held that every in
aividual shapes his own destiny.
According to our thoughts and actions
in past lives, and according also to the
evolutionary needs OF our own souls, or
real selves, we are born into the present
life amid pleasant or unpleasant sur
roundings, said the doctor. And SO as to
our future existences-they would be con-
trolled entirely by our thoughts and
actions in this life. He based his remarks
on these three propositions:
First-The existence, immortality, infinite
capacity and evolution of the soul, the thinker.
in man, which has its origin and goal in Deity
the supreme. The thinker is eternal. not
only as to the future. but as to the
eternity of only one dimension. Only that
which never began can have an endless future.
Second-Reincarnation or repeating and suc-
cessive lives OF each individual thinker, as the
natural order of its existence on this planet.
Reincarnati0n Is the process by which the
souls capacities are developed amid the op-
portunities and environment afforded by life
on this earth.
Third-Karma, the law of the conservation
of energy, the law OF cause and effect, which
connects all the many earth lives of each in d.
Yidual thinker in an unbroken series.
Progeny usually resemble parents simply be.
cause there is q mental resemblance existing
between them. chronological and physiog-
nomical expressions are not determining fac
tors in the constitution of the soul but exist
only as external indications of internal mem
tai states. Hence mental resemblances of the
thinkers of parents and progeny would re-
quire bodies of like appearance to express
that resemblance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
Ancient Order United Workmen,

Past Grand Master w. H. Barnes delivered a
memorial address before Oakland Workmen in
Fraternaf Hall Saturday night. Past Grand Mas
ter Jordan had been selected to deliver the address,
but he could not be present.
Franklin Lodge No. A installed its officers with
impressive ceremonies last Friday night.
Bernal Lodge will hold open meeting to-
morrow night
Last Tuesday Unity Lodge installed its officers
and at the close OF the ceremony Samuel Waller,
retiring master workman, presented with a
beautiful diamond ring in appreciation Of services
he rendered during his term.
On the second Tuesday in February Past Grand
Master Jordan will address Unity Lodge and tell
about the land OF the Incas.
The following officers of San Francisco Lodge
were installed by District Grand Master Daywalt:
j. Hagan M W.. c. EhIuan, F.: H. Bohn, o.. J..
Lyons, r. J. Biumentha, F.; N p. Peterson, re-
ceiver; g. Mosbacher, G.; A Afroidsen, 1. W.. A.
Nichols, o. w. The lodge is doing well and has
the present term.
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Independent Order of Red Man.

Grand Chief John Mangels has Just concluded
the work Of installing the officers of the different
lodges in this City and vicinity. The MANY lodges
he visited show that all are prospecting There ba.
been some loss by death, but on the whole the
membership well as finance has increased Vac
During the visits the grand chief was accornna
MED by Past Grand Chiefs G. F. Fahrnbach .
Polaek, Jacob Rumtsch and c. r. Rode ,.iho
greatly assisted him. W.
AT the last meeting OF Red Mems Schuetzen seq
ton Past Grand Chief Rode was made an honorary
member.
The new officers OF Oakland lodge have lighted
. new camp ire and they assert they will Initiate
at least twenty new strangers in the next six
months. %
Concordia Lodge under the supervision of VII.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
WILL ENTER MANY SUITS,
The California Bridge and Con.
struction Company VS.. Berk.
eley Delinquents.
Endeavor to Collect the Balance fer
Building the South Line Sewer.
News Notes.

BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 19.--Next Fri.
day about 150 suits will be brought against
Berkeley property owners by the California
Bridge and Construction Company. The
claims of the company are for assessments
for the construction OF the south line main
sewer. The amounts involved have long
been due and the company has given
notice that suits against delinquents will
be commenced before January 25, as the
time limit within which suits may legally
be brought expires on that date. Many of
the suits are for sums as small as So. The
cost OF suit will be 81, and attorneys fees
81. 80 that many property owners who
have refused or neglected to pay the So
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
FRESHMEN ORGANIZE.
A New Division of the Ancient Ord or of
Hibernians Formed in the Mission.

A New Division of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians Formed in the Mission.
Yesterday afternoon new division was
formed OF the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans at Rolando's Hall, corner Twenty
eighth and Church streets, at which about
nifty applicants were initiated.
Officers of the various divisions through
out the City were present and dwelt upon
the benefits derived from membership in
the order. Statistics were read showing
the rapid increase in membership through
out the United States and Canada.
The following named temporary officers
were chosen by the organizing committee:
President, P. Broderick; vice president,
M. O'Mahoney; recording secretary, P. ].
Mccormick; financial secretary, J. Fl.
Reilly; treasurer, R. Shepston; medical
examiner, Dr. G. c. Mohun; chairman of
standing committee, P. j. Silk.
Permanent organization will be effected
Thursday evening next at Rolando's Hall.
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Ancient Order of Poresters,

High Chief Ranger William Cashan installed the
officers of Court Star of Suisun last Saturday even
ing and will install the officers OF Court Persever-
ance of Sacramento this evening.
During the nine months ending September 80,
1895, 2073 new members were initiated in the
Pacific Coast jurisdiction. % 200 days sick bene-
fits were paid. so members died, 692 members
were precluded for non-payment of dues and the
combined treasury of LA courts contained the
sum of $63, 800
The Picnic Association will hold its first meeting
Thursday evening, January 81 at 102 O'Farrell
street, when the officers for 1896 will be elected.
Court Franklin will have an interesting good and
welfare" tomorrow evening. Its membership is
now 81, with 1896 in its treasury.
Court Justice initiated four candidates last Tues
day evening and received eight applications for
membership.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20

Evans Council will have its installation cere-
monies in Concord Hall, Alcazar building, Thurs
day evening. The ceremony will be followed by
arrange
Last Wednesday DR.. Tod, D. D., installed the
officers OF Samaritan Council and on Friday he in
stalled those of Bradford Council at South San
Francisco The same night W. n. Brunt, d. D.,
installed the officers of California Council.
During the past week Grand Recorder Wallis
visited the councils at Nord Chico and Red Bluff
ana found Two of them in good condition and pros
porous, but the one at Chico had been allowed to
run down, and the officers mad failed to instruct
the members as to the recent changes in the law.
At a meeting of the members the grand recorder
explained the changes and revived an interest in
the council.
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Junior Order of American Mechanics.

The committee of arrangements is at work pre-
pairing for the celebration of the anniversary OF
the birth of George Washington. The several
councils of this City and the commandery will as
semble at the ferry landing, receive the councils
from Oakland and vicinity and form milne. They
VIII march to Odd Fellows Hall, where the e1er-
clses Will be held None but members Of the
order VIII be allowed to take part in the parade.
new cou Gil having already thirty five names
on the Toll will be organized in Oakland this week.
AS yet no arrangements have been made in the
matter OF transportation for the representatives to
The state Council that is to meet in Oakland early
in March, but the State Councillor expects to make
arr angements with the railroad company by the
LIST ofsMarch
instituted council at Helena and one at Mssoula,
Mont and Is about to organize at Boise, Idaho.
de reports that before the end February he will
institute State councils in Montana, Wyoming and