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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
LOCAL RED CROSS SOCIETY
JOINS NATIONAL BRANCH
Association Reorganizes, Bringing
Separate Districts Under Control
of One Set OF Officials.

Association Reorganizes, Bringing
Separate Districts Under Control
of One Set of Officials.
Inasmuch as the American National
Red Cross Society has been reor-
ganized under an act of Congress, the
members of the Red Cross Association
of California, at a meeting held yes
terday adopted resolutions to reor-
ganize under the national society," Mrs
Willard B. Harrington introduced the
resolutions. Henceforth the local So
ciety will be known as the California
Branch of the American National Red
Cross Society, retaining the present
officers and transferring the property
of the old society to the national.
The following are the officers who
will be transferred to the new organi-
zation: Mrs. Willard B. Harrington,
president of the State association;
Mrs. L. P. Dunbar. secretary: Mrs M.
F. McGurn, treasurer; Mrs. ]. F. Mer-
rill. president Of San Francisco assoe
citation and vice president of State or
ganization; Mrs. w. B. Harrington,
treasurer San Francisco association
Mrs. E. r. Dimond, assistant treas
urer; j. F. Merrill advisory counsel;
Mrs. Isaac L. Requa, chairman Of hos
pital committee; Mrs. Oscar Long,
second vice president; Mrs. E. Abbot,
president Oakland Association; Mrs.
j. r. Clark member of executive com
mittee; Mrs. A. w. Scott, manager of
reading tent.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
MEDICO obi AIMS
DIVORCE DECREE
DIR. G. r. Hubbell Estab-
fishes Claim That His Wife
Was unreasonably Jealous
GRIPMAN STAYS IN JAIL
William Heyden's Petition
for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Is Denied by Hebbard

The troubles of DR.. G. r. Hubbell
as the husband of DR.. Harriet H. Hub
bell are at an end, for he was granted a
divorce yesterday on the ground of ex-
trene cruelty. Judge Hebbard granted
the decree and found that Mrs. Hub
bell had been guilty Of unreasonable
espionage upon her husband and her
great jealousy caused him much men
tai suffering.
Maud c. Potter, whose husband,
George H. Potter, contested her suit
for divorce, established to the salts
faction of Judge Trout that he struck
her and otherwise mistreated her and
she was granted a decree. Potter was
ordered to pay her SIS a month. The
Potters formerly resided in Hawaii.
Suits for divorce were filed by Grace
Twombly against Ray Twombly for
cruelty and Mabel V. Ware against
Charles r. Ware for willful neglect.
William Heyden, gripman on Nc
Allister-street car, who was committed
to jail by Judge Trout for refusing
TO pay alimony to his wife, Marie Hey
den, pending the determination of her
suit for divorce, made an attempt
yesterday to get out Of jail on a writ
Of habeas corpus. Judge Hebbard
heard the writ and promptly denied it,
the custody of the Sheriff
Because, she alleges, her husband
hit her on the head with a can of Gin
namon, Mrs Elizabeth Filipelli sued
for divorce yesterday. She says this
assault on the part of her husband.
Giacoma, was accompanied by the
bravado statement on his part that he
was immune from punishment for his
act because "a woman cannot be a
witness against her husband" Mrs.
Filipelli further says that on several
occasions her husband threw their sup
per out of the window and otherwise
acted in an inhuman manner. The
couple have several grown children.
The wife asks for SIS a month ALI
mony.
Alleging that her husband was in
sane at the time she married him, Mrs.
V. Hass filed suit yesterday to annul
and make of no effect the ceremony
that Joined her to E. Hass on Novem-
ber Is, 1903. Mrs. Hass says that while
her husband was insane at the time
she married him he concealed 1t so
well that she did not discover his con-
dItion until some time later.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
ST. PATRICK's PARISH WILL
TAKE ANNUAL EXCURSION
Large Committee Has Charge of Pro-
gramme Which Will Be En-
joyed at Camp Taylor.


The annual excursion and reunion
of st. Patrick's parish will be held at
Camp Taylor, Marin County. on Thurs
day, June s. The following committee
will be In charge:
Thoras J. oBrien chairman Miss Kate Nc
erStr. HSnn secretary r,onh gonn Sen mam ssn
John Corey. John Cronin. John T. Green,
1horaas Trodden. James Hughes. Timothy
shaita n D. ). Muapsy. Dsy Niehoas Lennon. s John
T.. Glover. Thomas Fuller, William Gunton.
cock. Thomas Leach, F. j. sullivan. W. T.
Fitzgerald. John Henessy. John Mulhern,
James Smith, Daniel Mccoy. stephen 7 Hughes res
Frank O Brien. John T. Brady. Arthur suili-
van. William Christmas. Louis Valentine. H.
Z Rssr rraTsas Shirley F9ys
ard Kingston. Thomas Gibney. Patrick Tighe.
James Oconnor. John Weir. John Hughes.
James Mullins. David Barry. James Dempsey
John Rowe. p: Muicare. II: Landreville. James
tin tenancy. Mart Fenion. John Holland. Ed
ward Graham, T. J. Buckley, John Devinney,
George Dougherty.. Michael Boden, D
Joseph I, Walsh, w. a. Sullivan. George
Mears. n; Murphy. Joseph Logue. Michael
Donohue, John Farrell. Hugh McGonigle Pat
salmon. James Kane. Michael Lee, Thomas ].
Burns Lillian Hughes. Agatha Glover. Mary
McDermott. Nellie Sheehy, Kate Fuller, paniei
Ryan Michael Warren, James Sheanon, James
Madden, Joseph Barnes, Joseph Rice. r. j.
McKiem, NJ. j. Dempsey. Nellie o Brien. Mar
Earet McDernott. May Fuller. Katherine Rob-
inson, Frances McDavitt, Gertie Cronin. Monte
Sullivan. Mollie Glover, May Kingston, Mel
lie Pratt. Marguerite ORrien Kate Connell.
Mary Neyland, Genevieve sullivan. Mary
Short Kate Cusck, Norah OBrien. Rose
quinn. Norah Coughlin, Josie Sullivan. Lille
Downing. Katie Broderick, Mary McKeon, H.
Dhue, Lillian Byrnes. Teresa Lamey. Kittie
Hogan, Josie Brandt Sarah Dougherty. Rose
Hussey. L. Hoye Maggie Regan, Annie Finn,
Nellie Tenancy, Nellie Kearney, Gertrude
HalIinan, Ella Neyland. E. Fuller, Teresa
Sr.ith Josephine Burns Loretta Garretty
Frances Conlin. c. Rosenblatt. Sadie Dwyer
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
TRIES TO ENTER
WHITE HOUSE
Spirit Tells Crank His
Murdered Wife Is in
the Presidents Mansion
TUGS AT A REAR DOOR
Efforts of Six Men Neces-
sary to Hold the Man
When Caught by Police

WASHINGTON. May PA man who
said his name is Daniel Constable, an
Italian, was arrested by Policeman
Hopkins while trying to force an en-
trance at the rear door of the White
House at about midnight tonight. He
was locked up at the police station.
When questioned as to the reason for
being on the White House grounds he
declared spirit had entered his head
and told him that his murdered wife
was to. be found in the White House.
The man was hatless. He was first
seen by negro climbing over the iron
fence surrounding the grounds of the
White House. and attention was then
attracted by the sound of an attempted
entrance at the rear door. He was tug
ging frantically at the door and shout
ing:
Francesca, 1t is ="
Policeman Hopkins rushed UP and
hurled him to the ground. and when he
made q dash for liberty six men were
necessary to hold him.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
IMMENSE GAS
HOLDER BURSTS
Four Men Are Killed and
Two Score Injured by
Rather Peculiar Disaster
SCORCHED BY FLAMES
Every Building Within a
Radius of Half a Mile
Shaken by the Explosion

PHILADELPHIA, May IL. = -Four
men were killed and two score were
more or less seriously burned to-day
by the collapse of an immense gas
holder at the Point Breeze works of
the United Gas Improvement Company
in the southern part of the city.
The dead: George H. Waheln, tin
roofer; James O'Gilbie, his assistant;
Owen Brady; Robert Fleming, employee
of the gas company.
The gas holder collapsed from some
unknown cause and the great volume
of gas which the holder contained ex-
ploded with such force that buildings
within a radius of halfmile were
shaken. 1t is believed that when the
gas escaped from the holder 1t was ig-
nited by the timers furnace, causing
a great flame.
There were more than fifty men a
short distance from the tank and near
ly all of them were. either badly burned
or scorched.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
AFFLICTED CHILDREN SUING
RICH PARENTS FOR SUPPORT
Two Blind Sons and One Invalid
Daughter Seek Judgments for
Maintenance.

Two Blind Sons and One Invalid
Daughter Seek Judgments for
Maintenance.
Superior Judge Graham has taken
under advisement a demurrer inter-
posed by Blitz w. Paxton and Bessie
E. Paxton, who were divorced years
ago, to the petition of their blind son
and invalid daughter for maintenance
pending the determination of their
suit for permanent support. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paxton contend that as they have
applied for a change Of venue to So
noma County the court has no juris-
diction to determine the petition for
maintenance until after the question
OF venue has been decided. Should
the court determine that Sonoma
County is the legal residence of the
parties the question of maintenance
must be left to the Superior Court Of
that county. The children are John
A. and Roma Paxton.
Judge Hebbard has overruled the
demurrer entered by Peter Bacigalupi
to the suit brought by his blind son,
Lucien p. Bacigalupi, for maintenance.
Bacigalupi's counsel contended that
the son, being Of age, must first be-
come q charge upon the county and
then IL there was any right of recovery
1t would rest in the county. Judge
Hebbard held that this point was not
we'll taken and decided that. although
he Is of age, the son can maintain di-
rect action against his father.
In an affidavit filed Bacigalupi says
that the reason he does not take the
blind son into his home is that he has
no moral training and is not a f1t asso-
cistA for his wife and two daughters
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
KNEISEL QUARTET GIVES
AN INTERESTING CONCERT
Master Violinists Enchant a Large
Audience of Music Lovers at
Lyric Hall.

To listen to music of the best char
acter, written by those best able to
write it, and played upon the noblest
of all the instruments, by those best
calculated by education and experience
to play such works.. was the privilege
OF those present last evening at the
Kneisel Quartet concert In Lyric Hall.
The opening movement guaranteed the
enthusiasm which was spontaneous
and genuine. To the real music lover
the opportunity was rare one.
The first number was the Brahms
Quartet in A minor Its most inter-
esting movement is the minuet. which
is a bewitching mixture Of mystery
and playfulness.
The novelty of the performance was
the rarely heard Bach Concerto for two
violins in D minor. with piano ac-
Commandment 1t is Bach in his best
mood. 1t begins in the usual fugue
form with stately, almost pompous
regularity. The andante second move
ment of elegant limpid periods was
encored almost to the point OF a repeti-
ton. The finale is interesting in its
variety 1t begins with ensemble play
ing with a trick of heightening the
speed in a passage already almost at
the speed limit, by a curious introduce
ton of triplets in two-four tempo. then
comes a duo for the two vielins alone.
ending in the most fanciful legato
arpeggios followed by a song of ex-
ouisite beauty for the first violin with
pizzicatti accompaniment. The Bach
number was so we'll received that Mr..
Kneisel and his fellow artists were
compelled to bow their acknowledge
ments again and again in response to
the applause. ~
The last number was the more fa-
miliar Beethoven Quartet in B fat ma
jor, which, like the others, was Deauti-
fully rendered. The last concert VIII
be given this afternoon. the most at
tractive numbers being the' Mozart
Quartet in c major. and the Locatelli
Sonata for violoncello.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
FOUR. HAIRY MONKEYS
CAUSE OF CONSERVATION
Custom House for the First Time
Feels the Want of Menagerie
for Captiyes.

Tor CaptiveS.
Four monkeys caused CONSERVATION
In the Appraisers Office yesterday. The
simian ring tails were not present in
person. but the contingency that they
might be taken there disturbed the
peace and quiet Of Appraiser Dare and
his well trained young men. The mon
keys had been entered by Customs
Broker Mattoon at a total valuation OF
$40, but Appraiser Dare, who could fix
price upon the head even of a Gov
ernment agent were he called upon to
do so, thought that the ring tailed
creatures were worth $40, or 100 per
cent more than Broker Mattoon's esti-
mate. so they were ordered seized. and
United States District Attorney Devlin
was requested to bring an action for
the confiscation of the human carica-
lures. There being no menagerie at
tached to the Custom-house. and Jake
Shaen having peremptorily refused to
act as keeper, the Office was In a
quandary until the matter was settled
by Broker Mattoon, who fled bond
to cover the value of the little hairy
men that had come over here in the
rigging Of the Coptic.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
POSTUM CEREAL.
COFFEE HEART
Very Plain in Some People.

A great many people go on suffering
from annoying ailments for long time
before they can get their own consent
TO give up the indulgence from which
their trouble arises.
A gentleman IN Brooklyn describes
his experience as follows:
L became satisfied some months ago
that I owed the palpitation of the
heart, from which / suffered almost
daily, to the use Of coffee q had been
a coffee drinker for thirty years., but I
found it very hard to give up the bev-
erage.
I realized that I must give up the
harmful indulgence in coffee, but / felt
the necessity for a hot table drink. and
as tea is not TO my liking was at a
loss for while what TO do.
'fOne day 1 ran across a very sensible
and Straightforward presentation of the
claims Of Postum Food Coffee and was
so impressed thereby that I concluded
TO give it q trial Ny experience with it
was unsatisfactory till learned how it
ought to be prepared-by thorough
boiling for not less than fifteen or
twenty minutes. After I learned that
Food Coffee proved to be a most pala-
table and satisfactory hot beverage,
and have used il ever since
The effect on my health has been
most saiutary. 1t has completely cured
the heart palpitation from which used
TO suffer so much. particularly after
breakfast, and never have return of
II except when I dine or lunch away
from home and am compelled to drink
the old kind of coffee because Postum
IS not served. 7 find that Postum Food
Coffee cheers and invigorates. while IL
produces no harmful stimulation" 4"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich.
There's reason.
Ten days trial proves an eye-opener
10 many.
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellville." in every pkg
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
Barons ordered Out of Palace.

For breach of rules that the Palace
Hotel rigidly enforces two German
globe-trotters. the Barons Porgrell of
Berlin. who arrived here two days ago,
were compelled to vacate their apart
ments at the big hosiery last night.
Miss Z. Fox of London, who arrived at
the Palace Hotel about the same time
as the German noblemen, was subject
ed to a similar humiliation, owing to
the fact that she was IN the Barons'
rooms when the management saw fit
TO ask them to quit the hotel The trio
later in the evening registered at the
California Hotel, where they took good
care not to refer to their experiences
AT the Palana
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
Death Causes Inquiry.

% years old, was asphyxiated last
Thursday night in his room at ISL Fol-
som street. He was found dead In his
bed yesterday morning, the gas escap-
Ing from an open burner. The sum of
Se2 IS was found in a belt around his
waist. He was laborer. employed at
Hanford by the Southern Pacific Com
psny, and leaves a wife there.
This is the third death from gas
ssphyxiation that has taken place in
this lodging-house within a year 1t
is kept by Louis Charter. Captain
spillane VIII report the facts to the
Coroner to-day after he shall have
made e thorough investigation of the
matter.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
CONDEMNATION SUIT FOR
PARK EXTENSION HEARD
Real Estate Men Differ as to the
Value of Block Owned by
John Benson.


The suit of the city and county of
San Francisco against John Benson to
condemn his property for park pur-
poses in the extension of Golden Gate
Park to the Preside between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth avenues was
submitted to Judge Lawlor yesterday.
Benson owns the block bounded by
Thirteenth and Fourteenth avenues
and Point Lobos avenue and Clement
street The city has offered s4T.75o
for the block, but Benson asks $685.
900.
Among the witnesses called to tes-
tify as to the value Of the block were
j. r. Howell of Baldwin & Howell,
o. B. Martin of Madison & Burke. w.
"A. Magee of Magee & Sons and Will
liam Shadde, appraiser for the Hiber-
MIA Bank. They all said that the
block was not worth more than the
city had offered for it. Magee said 1t
was not worth more than s45. 900 and
that $4,000 would be a good value
for it as a whole and not as cut UP
into lots. e. s. Leigh Of Davidson &
Leigh A. J. Rich, Benson's agent, and
two or three agents in the Richmond
District said the block was worth
$4,000.
The question of admitting bills for
sewering and grading will be argued
a week from to-day. City Attorney
Long and Assistant John P. Coghlan
appeared for the city and Henry C.
McPike for the defendant.
The city has already purchased
about one-third of the property need
ed for the proposed extension. The
block adjoining Benson's on the south
between Point Lobos avenue and A
street was purchased as a whole for
s39,750. 1t is not graded and for that
reason was considered worth less than
Benson's block.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
CLUB FESTIVAL
DRAWS EAGER
SIGHTSEERS

twenty-five cents to get in. How
much TO get out?" asked an anxious
man as IL peered into the California
Club festival at the Palace last night.
Just as you please, sir'-just as you
please, and change back" too, so fear
nCt t5 venture within.
There's a lot of pretty maids within.
ard wen worth the price you pay for
the fowerets they sell. or the cigars or
tsc cigarettes.
= opening night was a success. last
night was q sweep, and to-night-well,
tonight VIII be a fit climax to the big
gest affair ever attempted by women
IL san Francisco.
And here's to them for their pluck!
And here, too. 10 the dear men who
Helped
As for the special features of the
night, there was the Egyptian booth.
with AIr. and Mrs. j. B. Schroeder,
Mrs. A W. Scott. Miss Evelyn With
row, Mrs. Florence Richmond, Mrs. l..
r. Ellert. c. H. Lombard, Jules Mers-
fielder and Mrs. L. B. Powers in charge.
here Delroy and DIR. Betiero, the
psychics. held forth in the shadow of
the Sphinx. while sinuous maidens
from the Nile danced the weird dances
OF the temple.
Now. as an antidote to the solemnity
OF the mysteries of the Nile was Mrs
Jarley's waxworks, represented by the
following: Miss Bumstad, musician;
Miss Fremstadt, giggling girl; Mrs.
McMssters, Joan Of Arc; Mrs. c. Riedy
Widow Bedott; Tat" Riordan Of the
Olympic Club, boxer; Eugene Fritz,
Simple Simon; Albert Peters, Sandow
Miss Alice May, French doll; Miss
Graham. Patti; Nina Frellesem, dane
ing girl; Miss Agnes Marie Noonan,
Topsy. All the characters were admir-
able and sustained with a necessary
painful stiffness. The boxer, Sandow
and Topsy were particularly notice
able for their adaptability Of delinea-
ton. This concession was under the
supervision OF the Outdoor League,
hrs. farley, represented by Miss Whit
aker, and the property man, by
Dodge Riedy, conducting their puppets
In excellent style.
booth enticed many a stroller by rea-
son OF its attractiveness. as well as the
heightened temperature and laudable
desire 70 help place bricks In the new
clubhouse.
The cardroon. filed with tables. was
tested to its capacity. prizes for bridge
whist going to Mrs, Rideout. Mrs.
Myer, Mrs. Leap and Mr.. Harbour.
The fve-hundred trophies were borne
DR.. Wier.
The men sought out the Turkish
booth. under the supervision OF Mrs
washington Irving Marion, and
shocking,-played the machine fol-
cigars.
Here Fosseh. the palmist, revealed
much OF hidden lore, under the Turing
light Of a ruby lamp. And what think
you 2-the men were the heaviest pa
irons.
Tonight promises the greatest stunts
Of the great three days festival-a
baby show in the afternoon, a baby
show at night, where the babies viii
come from grown-up land, and thou
sand and one things that viii make
history for many days TO come.
You'd better drop in-25 cents to get
IN and whatever you please to get out
The matinee promises a lurid lot of
beautiful stunts for the little ones
bring them, every one.
And come yourself, good friend, to-
night.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
Personal.

Attorney w. E. Winnie of Los Ange-
les is at the Palace.
W. e. Cook, well known lumber
man Of Klamathon, is staying at the
Occidental
Calvin B. Brown, manager of the
Stockton Chamber Of Commerce. is a
guest at the st. Francis.
w. S. Mackeller, manager of an in
surance company of Hartford, Conn,
is staying at the st. Francis.
James w. Van Osten, a member of
Philadelphia's City Council, is among
the latest arrivals at the Palace.
George A. Schroter of Denver, a
mining expert for the London Venture
Corporation, is at the ST Francis.
]. B. Lippincott and L. K. Chase
of the United States Geological Sur
vey are registered at the ST Francis.
L. Loeb and H. Levi. two of Los
Angeles well known business men, are
among the latest arrivals at the Pal
ace.
Commander M j. Biddlecombe of
the British navy arrived here yester-
day from Victoria and is staying at
the St Francis.
c. w. Hinchcliffe, general manager
Of the Consolidated Telephone and
Telegraph Company of Tucson, is
staying at the Palace.
United States Senator Frank p.
Flint of Los Angeles arrived here yes
terday from Southern California and
is registered at the Palace.
Howard e. Huntington, son of H.
E. Huntington, of whose electric roads
in Los Angeles he is general manager,
is late arrival at the Palace.
A. H. May, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company's interests
at Salt Lake, is in this city for a few
days and staying at the Palace.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
BADLY HURT WHILE RIDING
ON A SWITCH ENGINE
Frank Baroni. a Southern Pacific
Employe, Receives Injuries That
Nav Prove Fatal.

Frank Baroni, an employe of the
Southern Pacific Company, was fatal
ly hurt last night at Third and Town
send streets while riding on the front
of switch engine on his way home
from work. He was removed to the
Central Emergency Hospital, suffering
from a possible fracture of the skull
and internal injuries. Both his legs
and one ankle were broken.
While he was riding on the front Of
the engine wagon of the Pacific Box
Company was run into and Baroni
was knocked from his seat. He fell
beneath the wheels and his terrible In
juries were the result. He was living
at 6 Henrietta square.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
CaIifornians i'm New York.

NEW YORK, May 12.-The following
Californians are in New York:
From San Francisco. Cunningham.
at the Breslins Mrs. A. Older, at the
Victoria; G. NJ. Perine, at the Herald
Square; d. s. Richardson, at the Hol-
land; B. Ross, at the Hotel Imperial;
K. Uyano. at the Holland; Miss Il.
Bender, at the Bristol; s. Davidson, at
the Hotel Imperial; A Lockman and
wife, at the Ansonia; M j. Clifford, at
the Sinclair; Mrs. NJ. Healey and r.
McCibbon and wife, at the Spalding:
Mrs. ]. Schweitzer and the Misses
Schweitzer, at the Netherlands.
From Santa Rosa-L. =. Jack, at the
Park Avenue.
From Los Angeles-G. Grimes, at the
Herald Square; L. A Raurchousen, at
the Bartholdi.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13
LABOR COUNCIL BOYCOTTS
NORTHWESTERN BREWERIES
After Hearing Complaints of the Men
Employed in Three Concerns
Action Is Taken.
C6s5 Go 6s5:::3l'55I55D

At a meeting of the Labor Council
last night it was decided TO boycott the
Olympia. Bellingham, Tacoma and
Aberdeen breweries. The boycott was
ordered at the suggestion of the Pro-
visional Trades Council and the ma
tional body of brewery workers The
latter bodies have been after the
Northwestern breweries for a long
time and the matter was brought be-
fore the Labor Council last night. A
committee was appointed by the coun-
ell to further examine into the con-
dition of affairs existing between the
proprietors of the breweries and the
brewers.
The annual picnic of the District
Council of Painters will take place to-
morrow at Schuetzen Park, San Ra-
fael