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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
EXTRA SESSION
GOSSIP AGAIN
Supreme Court Decision
knocks Out Railway
Legislation.
Non-Partisan Convention In
dorses Eugene e. Schmitz
for MayOralty.

The supreme Court in upsetting the re-
Vssed codes rendered void many choice
specimens Of railroad legislation, and as
a result cloud of sorrow hangs over the
Law department Of the Southern Pacific
corporation. This blow, coming on the
heels Of the ruling of the Railroad Com
missioners touching the oil rates. creates
a surnise that something has happened
10 cause a loosening Of the company
grip.
The Supreme Court decision has set the
politicians TO gossiping about the proba-
bilities of an extra session Of the Legis-
lature. 1t is claimed that the county gov
eminent act was passed in the same faul-
" manner as that which rendered the
code legislation unconstitutional The
prospects Of IS a day and promiscuous
Junkeung ct the expense of the public
IIeaSury afford delight to Senators and
Assemblymen. Many of the lawmakers
would be pleased to return TO Sacramento
and devote six weeks considering a new
county government act.
When interviewed on the subject Of an
extra session the members of the Legs
lature SAID that the neglect Of business
affairs incident to the session would cause
great hardship on them; yet if duty de-
nsanoed they would go to sacramento
again and serve the people.
The Non-PartiSan Convention, OF winch
Nathan BibO is chairman ana ex-senator
@. Maggie are the bright lights, met ar
B'nai Birth Hall last night ana Endorsed
Eugene E. Schmitz. the Union Labor par
TVS nominee, for Mayor. Norman w.
Hall whose name has been mentioned as
one Of the Non-Partisan delegates, is not
q member Of the convention. He says the
use Of his name was unauthorized.
He was q delegate from the Thirty
ninth District in the late Republican Con-
vention- The story that Joseph Fassler
had failed TO accept the Democratic nomi-
nation for Tax Collector is not authentic.
Mr. Fassler states that he sent his letter
OF acceptance 10 the secretary Of the con-
VeutiOn on October Z.
The campaign TO date has not been
marked by excessive enthusiasm. The
Bear Club ratification of the Republican
ticket was adjourned, as only seven voters
assembled last Wednesday evening to
TaCify.
The Fremont Republican Club will re-
ceive the Republican nominees this even
ing at the rooms Of the club in the His
tory building.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
CALEDONIANS ENJOY
TRIP THROUGH CANADA
Interesting Lecture Delivered by
Chief A NJ Macpherson, With
Stereopticon Views.

Every seat in Scottish Hall was occu-
pied last night and many people had to be
turned away. 50 great was the crush to
hear the lecture given By Chief A. 81.
Macpherson Of the Caledonian Club Oh a
trip from sthe Atlantic to the Pacific
through the Dominion Of Canada, with
stereopticon views. about 80 in number
The chief had spent considerable time
and expense in getting his collection Of
views but he was fully recOmpensed by
the great pleasure he afforded the large
audience
Views were shown of prominent points
In the provinces Of Nova Scotia, cape
Breton Prince Edward Island, New
Brunswick. Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba
and the Northwest territories, finishing
with British Columbia after exhibiting
several splendid views Of Rocky Noun
tain scenery. As a large proportion OF
the audience was born and reared IN can
ada. when their native places were shown
their JOY was unbounded. The chief gave
some interesting information ana Stalls
tics in the course Of his lecture.
During the intermissiOns in the lecture
al interesting programme was rendered,
consisting of highland dancing by Misses
Virginia Schultze, Elaine Duhem, Lizzie
Ferguson and Frances Dougherty; selec-
tons by Neil Lindsay. the club piper;
and The Burial Of General Wauchope.
by Mrs. Barry Mckay. and songs by Miss
Zena Roberts. Dancing was kept up for
two or three hours after the CONCLUSION
IF the literary part OF the programme
Andrew McNair, James h Duncan ana
tee and Andrew McNair, J. z. Mcdonald.
William Mitchell. ]. z. MacCormac, kod
Chisholm and Neil Lindsay the reception
committee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
CHILD EMULATES
BAD HIGHWAY MAN
Matilda Isenberg Takes
Another Girls
Bicycle.
Entire Detective Force Is
Employed to Run Down
the Offender.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

lib Broadway, Oct. IL.
Burning with a desire to Guido BLACK
Bart and other highwaymen Matilda Is
enberg, aged 10 years, turned road agent
yesterday and "stood up another little
girl for her bicycle. She rode away with
could make it go and enjoyed the extreme
pleasure of riding about the streets until
to-day, when she detected and
brought to bay by Police Detective Kyle.
Miss Isenberg lives with her mother ano
brothers and sisters at 1865 Grove street.
Yesterday afternoon she wandered down
toward Tenth and Clay streets. She saw
Margery Ryan. aged six years, who llVes
with her parents in the neighborhood,
riding around on bicycle. She i'm
m me made e pD her mind nd that fa1
the cyclist as she sped by her and then
ensued fight for the possession OF the
wheel. After a struggle of several mini
utes the would-be highway girl came out
victor and mounting her prize soon dis
appeared in the distance, to the discom-
future Of the victim of the hold-up
When little Miss Ryan'S parents We're
informed of the robbery they notified the
Police Department and detectives were
detailed on the case The sleuths did not
meet with any success until this after
noon. when Detective Kyle located Miss
neighborhood of her home. She denied
that she had stolen the property and IN
sisted that her uncle gave it to her for
Christmas, but the proof was too conclu-
sive. The officer took girl and wheel to
the City Hail. There, when confronted by
Miss Ryan and her mother, the highway
girl broke down and confessed.
Miss Isenberg told her mother when
asked where she got the wheel that she
had won it in a drug store rattle She was
sentenced by her parent to an acquain-
lance with slipper and bread and
water diet for twenty-four hours.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
rNDoRsE sCHMITz FOR MAYOR.
Eon-Partisan Convention Organizes
and Names Some Candidates.


and Names Some Candidates.
The Non-Partisan convention met last
night at B'nai Birth Hall.
Nathan Bibo was elected chairman, H.
Y. MOrehouse vice chairman, Captain Lo-
reno secretary. Walter Parker and
Thomas B. GOldin assistants, A. H. Beck
er, H. B. Mcpherson, Louis Hirschbaum
and William Hemingway sergeants-at-
arms. The convention proceeded seri-
Ously to business by the election of the
following committees:
Credentials-Chsrles c. Nagle, J. D. Thomp-
John Esenes.
Perrnanent organization and order of bust
Mesa B. Treadwell. William Thompson, A
o. Kleinert John T. QugIey, W. H. r.
Brown. T. J. OConnor and Al Jacoby.
Platform AID resolutions-H. Y. Morehouse.
A. 3. TreadweIl. Al JacOby, W A Dubois,
Peter StoIberg. W. Z. Dubois, Charles Taylor,
2. R. Peace, Dr. F. c. Cook, William J. Hen
Freedman, Joe Resy. George Winant, Frank
Sweeney, ". l. Coles, George Momer and
A recess Of twenty minutes was taken
TO give the committees time to report
Magic reported a list Of $50 names az del
egates; whom he said he had caused to
sign the roll as they entered the DOORS
Some objection was made to reading the
names, but the list was accepted as cor
rect and later utilized for the roll call.
The committee on order of business
made the following recommendations as
10 the order Of nominations:
Mayor. District Attorney: eighteen Super
T1sors, and that committee OF eighteen be
selected by the chair to present before this
convention at its next regular meeting the
names OF eighteen eligible citizens to be in
COrsed or nominated by this convention; County
Clerk. Sheriff. auditor. Tax Collector, Public
-Adulinisrratoc. Recorder. Treasurer. City and
County Attorney Coroner. two Police Judges,
q county committee to consist Of eighteen per-
sons. members Of this convention. one from
each Assembly district.
The committee on platform was not
able TO report, but expects to have a draft
ready for submission to the convention
tonight.
Eugene Z. Schmitz. Union Labor party
candidate for Mayor, was indorsed- Philip
Rodgers placed him in nomination. More
house and Tom Cunningham, who said he
had slept under the same blanket with
Schmitz for two years on the Yukon"
secOnCing- Other candidates were placed
in nomination, the vote standing: SchmitZ
s.. Wells Z, TODin 3, O'DOnnell 2.
The following candidates were named
for Supervisors; Jacob Neustadter,
Charles F. r. Klein. Sargent W. l. Coles
end Henry c. Lander. Further nominal
tons viii be made tonight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
NIGHT SCHOOLS
MUST NOT CLOSE
Mayor BarstoW Takes a
Firm Stand on the
Subject.
Declares the Pupils Shall
Not Be Deprived Of
Advantages.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


Rather than see the evening schools
close l would go up and down the
streets myself, hat in hand to solicit the
money necessary to keep them open. And
there would be jingle in the hat before
1 approached the first man.
Such was Mayor Arson Barstow's dec
iaration to-day when he was apprised OF
the situation pertaining to the night
schools of this city, where hundreds of
pupils, unable to attend school during the
daytime, receive the rudimentary educa-
ton so important to their welfare.
The announcement that under a Su-
preme Court decision the night schools
can no longer receive support from the
State school fund allowance, has created
much discussion in official circles. The
existing condition of Oaklands finances
renders the solution of the problem very
difficult. The interested officers are in a
quandary concerning the outcome. They
do not know what steps to take to pre-
vent the shutting down of the schools.
Mayor Barstow insists that something
shall be done to maintain what he de-
clares 10 be one of the most important
departments of the public school system.
Regarding the conditions he said:
Although L am not in a position yet to give
official expression upon the subject 1 have
private opinion, and l told Mr.. McClymonds
the Superintendent of Schools what I thought
the fancy frills at the Central High School
and turn the money that could be saved over
to the night schools. But before had finished
my story / was met by the superintendent
statement that the money now set aside for
High School purposes could not be used for
any other department
There is no question that the night schools
with their hundreds of pupils. old and young,
who struggling to get some education, are
immensely important. We can Ill afford to
dispense with these schools, which are pro-
viding training for pupils who could get il in
no other way.
1 trust that the Board Of Education will
promptly take this matter in hand and fnd
way out Of the difficulty
Superintendent of Schools McClymonds
has called for opinions from District At
torney Allen and City Attorney Johnson.
A special meeting of the Board of E,du-
cation will be called for Monday night
to discuss the situation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
BUTLER INCURS
BRITISH WRATH
Confession About Lady
smith Causes Storm
Of Ire.
London Papers Fiercely At
tack the Military Com
mander.

LONDON, Oct 12.-The storm caused
by General Buffers remarkable outburst
continues to grow. The speech is the one
topic of discussion and there is general
anticipation that disciplinary measures
awill follow unless General Butler him
self takes the advice of such conscrva-
tive supporter of the Government as the
Standard and resigns.
The tone of the press IS generally one
of surprised amazement at his indiscre-
tiOns. The people of England, generally,
stuck to him throughout, and his and his
wife's social influence has been most
powerful and has even reached the court
It had been decided that he would be ele-
waited to the peeraGe on the next honor
list, but II is now doubtful il, after yes
lerday's confession that he advised the
surrender of Ladysmith. "a humiliation
compared with which, the Standard
Gays, all other reverses of the war
would have been trivial even the King
ana the people will continue to favor
him.
General Buffers speech, pathetic in its
weakness, is the Spectator asserts the
best possible justification for the declara-
lions that he is not fit to command an
army corps"
The Saturday Review refers to his
adding: The mysterious cOnspirator
who issued threats at Aldershot might
have come from De Quincey's 'Confes-
sions The demand that he be shown a
better commander than himself savored
OF the challenge of a NAVY in the ring.
Sir Walter Peace, Agent General for
Natal, speaking in London tonight re-
1erred to the unfortunate utterances of
Sir Redvers Butler and said:
1t must ever be remembered to Gen
eral Buffers credit that he saved South
Africa for Great Britain. But for his
change in the plans on his arrival al
cape Town there is no doubt the Beers
would have gone down to Durham, and in
that case, in the light of what has since
happened, there is no doubt the Cape
Dutch would have risen and the British
have been driven from South Africa"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
FooTPADS BEAT AND
ROB AGED GARDENER
Victim Wanders About in a Dazed
Condition for Several Eours
After the Assault.

OAKLAND. Oct. 1.-two footpads at
tackled Michael Girger. an aged gardener,
al Valdez and Twenty-fourth streets last
night, and, after rifiing his pockets, es-
caped before the carmen on an electric
car could catch them. Girger was found
bv Deputy Sheriff Hitchcock and Police
man Hahn at 2:30 o'clock this morning
at Forty-seventh street and Piedmont av-
enue wandering about in half-dazed
condition. The highwaymen had choked
and beaten him.
During the night the police under the
direction of Captain Peterson, arrested
two suspects, one of whom is an ex-con-
vict and the other a hard-visaged man
who had a loaded pistol in his pocket. The
prisoners are being held pending an in
Vestigation-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
ON THE PACIFIC CAST
Changes Made in the Postal Service
and More New Pensions
Issued

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Postotfice
Department to-day issued the following:
Postmaster commissioned: California
Lewis A. Sprague, GAINESVILLE. Postmas-
tiers appointed. California-G. F. Smith,
Bergman Riverside County. vice H. F.
Berg nan, removed: N NJ. Knight, Capt.
tola Santa Cruz County, vice NJ. r.
Stansbury resigned.
The gross receipts Of the San Francisco
postoftice for September, 1901. were $S9.Sf1,
against ST., 961 in September, 1900.
These pensions were granted: Califor-
ia-Original-Horatio Pool, Clipper Mills,
Sc; john Fitzpatrick, Colusa, Sc; John
Lehman. San Francisco, &c. Increase
Charles J. o'pennel Vallejo IS; PANEL
]. Herman, Red Bluff, So; Lee K. Janney,
San Francisco. $12. Mexican War-Gard-
ner Ramsey, Les Angeles. SO. Widows
Cinthy A. Lucas, San Jose, So.
Oregon-Increase-J Eari, Albany.
S..
n-Increase-William Deeter,
Sumas, IS; Frederick Casner, Fruitland,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
MORMONS WILL MEET
AT IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL
Elaborate Arrangements Made for
the Services Over Remains Of
Lorenzo Snow.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. u.-Arrange-
ments for the funeral of President Lor-
EMO Snow of the Mormon church, who
died in this city yesterday, were perfected
at meeting of the church authorities to-
day.
The funeral will take place on Sunday.
Committees commenced working on the
details of what will be one of the most
Imposing funerals ever held in this State.
Special rates on all the railroads will be
made on the day of the funeral, and many
thousands of visitors are expected from
The body will lie in state at the Bee
Hive Sunday from z to 10 a. M, when the
funeral procession will start for the Tab
ernacle. where the public services will
take place. The Twelve Apostles will act
as pallbearers. Upon the conclusion OF
the Tabernacle exercises the remains will
whence on a special train the body will
be taken to Brigham City, where the in
torment will take place.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
SETS ASIDE DECREE
GRANTED THE AVERYS
Judge Hall Takes Ground That Liti-
giants Should Fully Present
Their Cases,

OAKLAND, Oct. 11-Upon the showing
of Mrs. Eliza c. Avery that her husband
had obtained decree of divorce from her
through fraud and deceit Judge Hall set
the decree aside this morning. She
charged that she had made no contest Of
the case because she had been led to be-
Iieve by her husband that it was not nee
essary to appear until after a certain
date. After the decree was granted to her
husband she says she awOke to the real.
ization that she had been deceived. Judge
Hall took the ground that the courts
should take a broad view in such matters
and give Divorces every opportunity for
a full hearing
Emile Fritz was ordered by Judge Hall
to contribute $25 for the support of his
wife pending the outcome of her suit for
divorce against him, desertion being tha
cause of action.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
EBELL SOCIETY
IS TO EXPAND
Raises Limit Of Member
ship to Five Hun
dred Names.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,


111S Broadway, Oct II.
At the general business meeting of the
Ebell Society this afternoon the proposed
amendments to the constitution, which
were defeated at the last assembly, were
carried by small majorities. The amend
ments were: First, to increase the mem
bership limit from 400 to 500; second to in
crease the initiation fee from $40 to $25
The arguments pro and con were many
and the contest was quite a lively one,
great many of the members desiring to
keep the list within its present select lin
1t and others deerning it wise to increase
the membership and initiation fees with
the end in view that the club may be en-
abled in a shorter time to purchase a loE
and build more commodious quarters.
The question of furnishing the children's
room in the new public library was dis
cussed, but no action could be taken In the
matter. A two-thirds vote of all the
members is necessary before the commit
tee can fulfill the pledge which, it is stat
ed, was made to the library trustees that
the Ebell Society would be responsible for
$4,000 toward furnishing the juvenile de-
partment. The required number was not
present to-day so another special meet
ing will have to be called.
At the close of the business meeting this
afternoon the doors were thrown open to
the clubs guests and programme was
given under the auspices of the Shake
speare section, of which Mrs. j. r. Soup
ham is curator. Mrs. James Allen was
heard in two artistic vocal selections and
Mrs Paul IIohse gave a brief account of
how the Shakespeare chairs came to be
in the possession of the club. The three
articles of furniture are made of the pew
ends from an old church at Stratford-on-
Avon and one chair and the settee will
eventually become a portion of the fur
nishings in the children's room in the
free library.
The principal feature of the programme
was a Shakespearean sketch done by four
young ladies. Miss Dolly Chapman of
Alameda was an entertaining Ophelia and
Miss Lillian Quinn of San Francisco was
clever in the role of Portia. Lady Mac
beth and Juliet We're imRersonated by
Miss Josephine Chapman of Alameda.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
NUMBER OF CoNSTABLEs
MAY LOSE THEIR PLACES
New County Government Act Re
duces Force in the Towns and
Cities

OAKLAND, Oct. n.-There is dispute
tude among the consta bulary of the coun-
tv en- account of the discovery that the
new county government act, which super
sedes the present one after the election
one year from next January, will reduce
their number in the townships of the
county. At present there are two consta-
bles connected with each township court,
but the new law provides that there shall
be but one in cities and towns where there
are city justices and recorders court with
city marshals to do the work Of the con-
stabulary.
As there is some question about the
,7,aa ming Of the new la W If is prOnahIe tina +
a judicial decision will be sought by the
District Attorney before the law goes into
effect
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12


III debut into professional life of
VI Miss Edith NJ Cook, a charming
Oakland girl, who recently turned
toward the theatrical stage as way to
give her natural talents their best express
sion.
Miss Cooks decision to adopt the stage
came as a great surprise to all but mem
bers Of her family and few intimate
friends who were let into the secret of
her ambitions. Very quietly she took up
q course of study in San Francisco to pre-
pare herself for her chosen profession,
and for several months she gave careful
and painstaking effort to the work which
had been mapped out for her. 1t was
only a few weeks before her strong pre-
election for the fOotlights compelled at
tention She received favorable letters
from several Eastern managers VINO had
learned of her work, ana then she decided
to go to New York City
Within short time Miss Cook was Of
fered position as leading lady in large
company which had been organized for
tour of the Middle, Eastern and border
States. The letters which have come to
the folks at home since Miss Cook COM
menced her professional career Indicate
that the ambitious young lady is realizing
q full measure CT success.
Miss Cook is with the ANA Lea COM
pany and at last writing was playing at
Cumberland. Nd.
The young lady is a daughter OF Mrs
Harriet Cook Of this city and is a sister
of Mrs. Henry D. Gushing, who was
formerly Miss Edna Cook.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
INDIAN AGENT ASKS
FOR MILITARY AID
Oklahama Official Demands That the
United States Deputy Marshals
Be Elected.

ANADARKO, o. T., Oct. 11.-Colonel
Radlitt, the Indian Agent here, has ap-
piled to Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock for troops to eject United States
allotments.
There were 200 claims jumped on the
night Of October 5. The persons settling
on the Indian allotments assert that the
allotments are fraudulent and that a head
right of 800 acres is not legal Frank
Farwell, chief of the Indian police, has
Instructed his men to proceed at once to
serve notice upon all who have settled
upon Indian allotments to vacate at once
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
Fireman Falls Off Burning Building.

OAKLAND, Oct. I.-Charles Harring-
ton. an extraman with Engine Company
No. |. had a narrow escape from death
this afternoon at a fire on Fifth street.
Harrington was handling the end of a
rear porch of the burning building when
It suddenly gave way beneath his weight.
He fell to the ground a distance of about
twenty feet and landed on his head. The
concussion rendered him unconscious for
a short time and his fellow fremen
thought he had been killed. When he re-
yived he was taken to his home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-12
A Human InSecticide.

Clyde, N, Y, stands in no terror of mos
qutoes or kindred pests. The instant that
a fly, mosquito, bee other insect
bites or stings her it drops dead The
bite leaves only a small red spot, without
the usual swelling or Inflammation. Doc
tors have a theory in every such case,
of course. In regard to Miss Emmerson
they say that her condition is due to a
peculiar condition of the blood, which at
some time has been poisoned by insect
bites, these acting as an anti-toxine or
Virus.-Chicago Daily News.