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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
MARRIES MAN
OF Her CHOICE
Bride Leaves Fiance on Eve
of Wedding and Gives Her
Heart and Hand to Another
MOTHER HAS MYSTERIES
Discounted Groom Threatens
Vengeance and Arrest of
His Rival for Perjury
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1915 Broadway. Jan. 21.

oakland OltCee san FRANCISCO Cdils
1916 Broadway, Jan. 21.
Leaving a prospective bridegroom
preparing for his wedding tomorrow,
Katie Shenson, daughter of Harris
Shenson, proprietor of a dairy produce
establishment at 951 Folsom street, San
Francisco, ran away this morning with
Sam Greenberg, the man of her choice,
and was married here by William r.
Geary. Justice of the Peace.
As a sequel to the elopement, the
girls mother, accompanied by the dis
appointed lover, arrived at the County
Clerks office this afternoon in a state
CT hysteria and great excitement. When
the fact that her daughter was really
married dawned upon her the mother
fainted. The discounted suitor, ashen
hued, went to the District Attorney,
threatening to have his rival arrested
for perjury on the ground that the girl
was not yet of age. The mothers con-
dition, however, demanded his atten-
tion uatil after the time for closing up
af the Office. and he will have to wait
until Monday for his tardy revenge.
The explanation made by the young
couple at the time of the ceremony was
that the girls parents had arranged a
match for her with j. Lenko, business
partner of the father in his shop on
Folsom street. For years the girl had
been keeping company with her present
husband, and when she had approached
to within a day of the time set for her
marriage with Lenko she gave way to
the entreaties of Greenberg and be-
came his bride.
The news of the elopement was tele-
phoned to the parents by Mrs. H. Levin
Of ALI Fifth street in this city, a sister
of the bride, who this evening said:
Il am sorry for my sister and sorry
for my parents. They are old
fashioned with their ideas and
believed they had a right to
make my sister marry the man they
wanted. She has known Mr. Greenberg
for many years. and while he is con-
siderably older than she that is no
reason why they should not be very
happy. i did uaessame sthing apd mar
ried the man Sk my choke against my
parents consent, and have never re-
GREETED my act; and / don't see why
she should not be equally as happy.
Mr. Lenko is r1y fathers partner, and,
of course, 1t viii make matters rather
unpleasant for them, as he has as much
say in the business as father has, but
it cannot be helped"
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
PERSONAL.

w. A. Beasly of San Jose is at the
California.
DIR. Orkay Eckstein of Chicago is at
! the st. Francis.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Caine of Seattl
are at the ST. Francis.
State Senator c. W. Pendleton OF
Los Angeles is at the Palace.
E. M. Cox of Santa Rosa was among
yesterdays arrivals at the California.
w. Pinxton, representative of the
Kong and Hankow Railroad, is at the
Palace.
L. S. Garnsey, president of the Re-
| dondo Railroad, and wife are at the st.
Francis.
man of Tacoma. and wife are at the st.
Francis.
w. E. Sharon, superintendent of the
Comstock mines, and wife are at the
Palace.
H. S. Kirk, a member of a we'll
known Sacramento drug firm, is at the
California.
Former Railroad Commissioner E. B.
Edison is down from Gazelle and is reg
istered at the Occidental.
Acting General Manager w. H. Ban
croft of the Southern Pacific Company
returned yesterday from Salt Lake.
E. ThedoroH, an engineer in the
Italian navy, who is en- route to the
Orient, arrived at the Palace yester-
day.
DIR. James Hays of Dayton, Ohio,
who has large mining interests on the
Pacific Coast, is in the city on a short
visit.
W. j. Grier, who is prominently
identified with irrigation projects near
Palermo, and. wife are at the Occi-
dental.
Right. Rev. Richard Scanned and
Rev. P. A. McGovern of Omaha ar
rived here yesterday and are staying
at the Palace.
j. S. and e. P. Washburn of Wa
wona, who are interested in the Yo-
semitic Turnpike and Stage Company,
rare registered at the Palace.
Charles S. Fee, passenger traffic man
ager of the Southern Pacific Company.
went to Sacramento yesterday to de-
liver an address before the Sacramento
Valley Development Association on
colonization.
Charles S. Osborn, president of the
Currier- Herald Publishing Company of
Saginaw, and his wife and daughter ar
rived at the Palace yesterday. They
are on their way to Honolulu, whence
they will go to Australia, where Osborn
will make a study of economic condi-
tions. Later the Osborns will visit the
Orient.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22

| the Merchants Exchange, who for
nearly forty years has followed the for
tunes of the grain market, then gave a
brief outline of the history of the ex-
change and the work of obtaining new
quarters for the present organization.
He was following by Colonel John P.
Irish, Naval Officer of the port of San
Francisco, who spoke as follows
Il was present at the opening of the
old Produce Exchange and remember
with what pride the speakers at that
time referred to their organization. The
doings of the soldier or sailor, the
statesman and ecclesiast, are recorded
In history, while the producer, the NOV
ing factor, figures but little in the an
mails of the world. The producer is the
founder and promoter of the world s
civilization and peace.
THE relation of the prosperity of the
Pacific Coast to the future trade of
Asia depends on the integrity of China.
and treaties made with that nation
must and will be respected The mag
nificent place in which we are gathered
bears testimony to the enterprise and
pluck of the present generation and is a
monument in the furthering of the
prosperity of the world
President A. A. Watkins of the Board
of Trade expressed the congratulations
of that body and it's members over the
entrance of sister organization into
new quarters, and expressed the hope
that its usefulness and power may con-
tinue to grow and be an instrument in
spreading the commerce of the country.
He said that commerce now demanded
the best brains and that its tendency
to preserve peace was inestimable.
Fairfax Wheelan in short speech
told of the influences the exchange
would have on the 10000 homes through
out the State where dwell the sturdy
farmers of California.
After the speechmaking came refresh
ments, and the celebration closed with
the band playing THE Star-Spangled
Banner
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
GREAT BUILDING STANDS
FOR PROGRESS OF TRADE
Merchants and Produce Exchange Celebrate

AT the stroke Of IL o'clock yester-
day morning the last business transao-
ton of local brokers took place in the
dingy quarters on the second floor of
the old building at Sansome and Sac
ramento streets that has served as the
home OF the Merchants and Produce
Exchanges during the construction of
the handsome building at California
and Leidesdorff streets Immediately
thereafter the traders formed in line,
and. headed by a band, marched into
the magnificent new structure. There
speeches were made and refreshments
served.
The formal speechmaking concluded
with a presentation of a gold watch
and chain to L. B. Dutton, who, as
representative of Architect Burnham,
did much toward hurrying the COM
pletion Of the building. In his reply
Dutton thanked the members and
made an appeal to the wealthy men,
bers of the exchange to give money
toward the decoration of many bare
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22

retired from active pastoral work. TIs
has for years been an ardent worker
in the cause Of the Chinese and Jap
anese missions, and he will continue to
labor for their benefit as long as his
strength holds out. He has accom-
plished much in this line, and at pres
ent has work of Importance laid out
that will occupy great deal Of his
time.
DR.. Ponds two sons are prominent in
professional life. One, Professor James
H. Pond, is principal of the Oakland
High School and one of the most prom
inent educators in the State. Another,
DIR. Gardner Pond, is an oculist of
note, having practiced in this city for
some time.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
RETIRED ACTOR. PASSES
AWAY IN SQUALOR
Leon Foster, Formerly of Booth Bar
rett Company, Dies Almost Friend
less at Age of Seventy.


rett Company, Dies Almost Friend
less at Age of Seventy.
Following closely upon the death
of Ellen Cummings, once a stage IA
vorite in the Booth and Barrett COM
pany comes the death of Leon Fos-
ter, another relic of the same organ
ization. Like Miss Cummings. Fos-
ter ended his days in poverty and mis-
cry.
Clad only in a shirt his dead body
was found crouching on the floor in
his room at 131 Montgomery street
the left leg resting upon a demijohn
that had contained wine and his head
resting against the stationary wash
stand. Foster came to the place sick
two months ago and was being treat
ed by physicians from the French
Hospital. He told persons in the
house that he was receiving pensions
from the French and American gov
ernments. The poor fellow lived most
abstemiously and was noted for his
fine. unobtrusive manners He had
been assisted by a few friends. who
had known and admired him in the
old days. He was about 20 years old.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
GENERAL MOORE is DUE
FROM HONOLULU TOMORROW
On Arrival Will Immediately Resume
His Command of the Depart
ment OF California.

General Francis Moore, in command
of the Department of California. Is
due to arrive Tomorrow on the steam
ship Sonoma from Honolulu. where he
has been inspecting the troops sta
toned at Camp Mckinley. He will at
once resume his command here. He
is accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter and his aid. Lieutenant Greed f.
Cox.
General Macarthur will not start
for, the Orient until the latter part of
next month. This will bring him to
the seat of activities in plenty time for
the resumption of hostilities, which
are now quieted down because of the
cold weather.
Captain John j. Bradley. who has
been stationed here on detached duty
for the last eight months will leave
tomorrow night for Vancouver bar>
racks, where he will act as judge ad-
vocate of the Department of the CO.
lumbia. He will remain in that po-
sition until the return from Samar of
the Fourteenth Infantry, which is to
be stationed at Vancouver. He will
then join his company in that regi-
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
OAKLAND HOTEL-KEEPER
TURNS ON GAS AND DIES
Thomas A. Griffin Becomes Dcspond-
ent and Ends Life in Room of
International Hotel.

The lifeless body of Thomas A. Grif-
fin, formerly proprietor of the Ridley
House, West Oakland, was discovered
in a room of the international Hotel
yesterday afternoon. Griffin turned
on the gas and had been dead several
hours when found. He rented the
room in the house the night before
and made deliberate plans to end his
life.
n Griffin failed in business several
months ago and was respondent He
was well-known in West Oakland
where he had lived for several years.
He is survived by a wife, Mrs. Fannie
Griffin. and three children. Fred and
Maud Griffin and Mrs. e. B. Simonds,
all of Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
Fashion i'm Champaene.

Speaking of champagnes. our New York
correspondent writes that the predomi-
nance Of Moet & Chandon White Seal at
all fashionable functions is remarkable,
The present vintage appears to have
caught the taste Of the bon vfvant, II
being pronounced not too sweet but me-
dunn dry, of an exquisite bouquet, and is
said to agree best with a constitution
taxed to the utmost by a strenuous 30
ciety 1ife.-The Caterer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
A New Banking House

The Importance Of San Francisco as one a,
the worlds financial centers is nowhere moro
manifest than in the marked growth Of her
banking institutions. Many new banks have
been established by local capitalists and j.
number of large Eastern banking houses he We
opened branches here. The latest addition ,s
the private banking firm Of N. w. Haiscy q.
Co OF New York and Chicago. who have dfted
up elaborate offices at the corner of Cafffornia
and Ssnsome streets. The business Will be IN
charge of Mr. Cyrus Peirce who for MANY
years has been engaged In investment banking
In Philadelphia
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
sues for ReinI,ardt Check.

Otto Lemcke. administrators OF the
estate Of j. B. Reinhardt, yesterday
sued Hattie Ward for $4,000 and $500
interest and costs. alleging that while
Reinhardt was in his last sickness she
fraudulently procured $4,000 chack
from him and cashed 1t at the Ger
man Savings and Loan Society.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
WILL INSPECT ROUTE OF
PROPOSED ELECTRIC ROAD
Supervisors Street Committee to In
quire Into the Petition for Iron
Poles and Flat Rails.

The members of the Street Commit
tee of the Board of Supervisors were
to have inspected the route of the
MIA street to the Cliff House yesterday
afternoon, but deferred the inspection
until next Tuesday at 1880 p. m. ow-
ing to inclemency of the weather.
Property owners have appealed to the
board that the United Railroads be
compelled to install ornamental iron
poles and fiat rails for the recon
structed road and the Supervisors de-
sire to acquaint themselves with the
conditions prevailing along the pro-
posed route before taking action on
the petition.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22
JOHN p. IRISH TALKS.

@. w. McNear, the oldest member Of
the exchange, a charter member Of the
Produce Exchange, from which sprang
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-22

panels on the south wall and urged
that only the best painters be engaged
to decorate them with typical Cali
fornia scenes.
:. Friendly rivalry was indulged in by
the members to see who would be the
last to make a sale in the old exchange
s. building. The honor fell to Emil
Waterman and William Baer, who
jointly effected a sale of wheat. A. j..
Cove, for fifty-four years engaged in
wharfing, warehousing and shipping,
sent the first two kilograms in the new
exchange.
While the affair in the big building
was going on party of twelve
brokers, representing many firms in
the Grain Exchange, met at Del
monico's and had banquet and cele-
bration of their own. This was caused
by the failure of the Merchants Ex-
change to send them invitations, al
Though the men had been doing busi-
ness on the floor of the exchange for
many years. The invitations were sent
out only TO members of the Merchants
Exchange. These representatives were
not members, and, not caring to ask
for admittance, and feeling hurt at be-
ine ignored, held their own jollifica-
t;dn.
IN THE NEW BUILDING.
AS the brokers filed into the pit that
will hereafter be the scene of their
struggles the band that had preceded
them into the hall ranged in semi
circle eRround the bulletin boards and
discoursed popular airs.
President William Babcock, the
beard of directors and the guests of
honor took their places OH a temporary
platform erected near the center of
the south side of the hall. President
Babcock told of the work of the or
ganization, its influence on the life of
the community and the work involved
in the construction of the building.
Judge w. w. Morrow of the United
States Circuit Court was the next
speaker. Judge Morrow has just re-
turned from Washington, where he
prevailed upon the Carnegie Institute
to give an appropriation of $4,000 per
annum for five years to aid Luther
Burbank, the horticultural expert, in
the development of his work. Judge
Morrow spoke in part as follows:
Through my knowledge of the ways
of the small merchant, the butcher, the
baker and the like, / expect wonders
from these merchants here, who have
at their command the telegraph and
the cable, and whose actions, fgurative-
ly speaking, move the world.
This building marks an epoch in the
history of San Francisco, which is on
the eve or great commercial grown.
The Pacific will be the carrier of COM
merce in the future, and the next twen-
ty-five years will see such growth as
the world has never witnessed before.
The war In the Far East must soon
cease, and Japan and Russia will be
rivals only in commercial life. China
will soon awake and create a great
market for our goods, the Philippine
trade will reach great proportions. the
Panama canal will he omen and the
United States will see that all contro-
versies on the Pacific are settled by ar
bitration."
JOHN p. IRISH TALKS.
G. w. McNear, the Oldest member of
the exchange, q charter member of the
Produce Exchange, from which sprane
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-02

HH ANAGER JOSH HAPGOOD busIs
III IN on the Alfalfa House smok-
in room one night, where we
was tellin' stories about remarkable
games won an lost. an says:
Did any o. you guys ever hear of
the Big Stick league of Swat county.
Texas"
Nobody whooped. Josh set down and
took a letter from his pocket.
We're famouser. then, than l
thought we was says he. Here's
some one knows US an we don't know
them. IL must be that the challenge
We sent to the New York Giants last
year has got i'm the papers. IT any
rate. here's a guy named B. steele
Bait who writes that he'd like to have
US DO our spring practisin' at Swat
the Big Stick circuit He's the man
ager o the Swattburgs. We're goin
down there this spring because l think
well De up against a good game"
Nobody liked to butt IN while the
manager had the floor. but when he
quit l says:
oh. ! don't know. In what bloom
in particular do you think these
SWattburg guys have got il on u.s.
In battin'. if you want TO know,
says Josh. Il know itll bust your big
good natured heart to hear it, but
there's ball players down in the Big
Stick league who can put it all over
even the famous Haggerty i'll KILN
ball"
Did any of EN- ever break ten
shillin' ball into three pieces?"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-02

the field on an eTrand. ] mentioned
that with ali the home runs the day
before the boys must a won some
prizes.
You see. the merchants o this town
support the nine all right. but they
amt takin' what you'd call a desp'rate
chance. When they had these grounds
built they put the fence back 100 feet
or so an then plastered up them signs
They did it to encourage battin they
said, an it does for the boys are al
ways tryin' to earn something. But
they don't get much It's a longish rap
YOU see II makes home runs an wins
games. but it don't get the players
much in the way of graft
Right then an there 1 decided that
I'd try an help the Swattburg breth-
eren out in their attack on the mer-
Zen out in their attack on the mer-
with the signs
Lamp went in TO pitch. the Swat
burgs taking first rap at the ball and
explainin that they wanted to have
some fun while our outfieIders were
fresh. But Hennessy and Sam Merritt
an Rufe Gibson. layin' far out on the
CRASHES plain. didn't have to exert
an pitched the first ball so high il
looked like it'd fetch up in the grand
stand. and the audience started a yell
o laughter. But the yell ended in a
!! choke. for the ball suddenly took a
dive down with q noise like a mowin'
Tachine an tipped over the plate.
| Three o. them an / pushed the dazed
Swattburger away I'm the plate vile
some little boys sobbed through knot
I holes in the fence, an you could cut
the gloom IN the grandstand. You
could see II was new 70 them. an they
didn't like the medicine.
The next batter hit shoulder high
with terrific force, at three balls that
] scooped eff the plate while ne was
swinging. More sobs. The third man
hit on three more.
! Lamp held 'em there all through the
/ game. In the seventh he got careless
/ and fed the red-headed left fielder ar
outshoot. and it streaked over Hennes-
1 sy's head for a homer the next min
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-02
Home Run Haggerty. me '' e. .: 's.s s:. Tea"
By George William Daley

OF Al sluggers run through a weeks
play maxim a home run every time
they come to bat A man is a weak
hitter who can't make two home runs
a game, an he gets his release at
once"
Fences must be awful close in"
says Pete Brown.
That's just it," says Josh. That's
what makes me think we got to work
The fences is all at least half a mile
FIN the home plate. one place. L
think it's Hittville. Bait says, the river
runs ruther close to the grounds. and
the left field fence is only eight hun
dred yards out You can get a two
Dagger for putin II over that"
a low whistle of amazement come
I'm most of the feliers but Pinch. he
just took chaw, folded his arms. an
says:
pieces I'll allow they're in Hays class"
says he. It'll then it's the old story
you got TO show me-.
Four days later the Alfalfas bag, bag
gage and bats. reached Swattburg. A
big, red-haired guy met US at the
station introduced himself as the left
fielder of the Swattburgs and led US to
our hotel.
"Old man Bait, our manager. had to
hustle down into the country TO look
up a player" says he There come a
rumOr that a rube on some farm about
an hours ride back was knockin' a ball
a mile every time he got up. an with
hoe handle for a club. 50 the boss
thought he'd run down an see &c he
was worth nailin'."
After supper the left fielder took US
into the barrOOm o the hotel an intro
duced us to "A lot O. the first citizens
O. the town who were interested in
baseball.
These people look anxious says he.
"an' they have cause to be. We had
an exhibition game today with the
| Slughursts- and our side only got
| twenty-fOuT clean home runs in the
| hull nine innins. There was a couple
| o scratches on losin' the bail. but them
| don't count. We got beat, 80 to Sc. be
/ cuse they punched, five hOmerS an two
| triples in the last innin'. Our trends
| are gettin' anxious for fear were gOin'
/ to loose the championship this year
We were introduced to couple o
| the pitchers on the Swattburgs. OF all
| discourag ed, hunted. faded out an tired
J lOokin guys they was the limit They
! looked like they'd been dragged
| hundred and sixty-five days in the
| year.
! NO use tryIn'" says one of 'em to
| Lamp Hymes. wen Lamp sympathized
/ with him mo matter how you pass
! 'em in-slOW. fast. up or down. OF
| mixin' 'em-they eat 'em alive. If il
wasn't good money it'd be back to the
| National league for mine tomorrow
! You have good support. but what does
| that get when eight out o nine men OF
| the other side are liable to push IL SC
| hard at any minute that ii looks like
| a piece o. bird shot gOin' into the blue
| vault o the heaVens2 1t gets yOJ
nothin'- An you can't fan EN-
| Every try the spit2' says Lamp.
! 1.-The wot2 % says the pitcher.
! THE spit says Lamp. 1.-The spit
ball, the galivated globule, the dewey
| pellet, the tObacker-juiced horsehide
| Ever feed that to emp"
| ''Oh. they all eat tobacker," says the
! pitcner. Hunks of it. But wOt's thai
| got to do with basebaU?'
| Lamp. with a panied look, told the