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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
DUEL WITH THIEF
ON HOUSE TOP

Los ANGELES. Dec. 23.-At an early
hour this morning policeman and y
burglar fought an exciting duel with
revolvers on the roofs OF the buildings
adjoining lodgfng-house at 423 East
Third street The place has been en-
tered several times of late, presuu-
ably by the same person. and Patrol
man Humphreys was detailed to watch
for the burglar. Shortly before day.
light he detected man on the roof. TO
which he Immediately ascended The
policemans demand for surrender was
answered by shot Humphreys re-
turned the fire and the two. lodging
behind chimneys and skylights as they
ran. crossed several buildings before
they emptied their revolvers- The fu-
gitive finally plunged through a glass
skylight and made his escape.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
NEW ST. IGNA7 |US
DEDICATED
Ceremonies Are Held at
the House of Worship at
Hayes and Shrader Streets
ATTENDANCE IS LARGE

The congregation of st. Ignatius
Church assembled yesterday morning
at 1890 o'clock to dedicate their new
temporary house of worship on the
corner of Hayes and Shrader streets
and held solemn high mass in their
own building for the first time since
the destruction of the old church and
college. The services. which were held
by Archbishop Riordan and Archbishop
Montgomery. were attended by many of
the former congregation, who came
from all parts of the city.
Archbishop Riordan in his dedication
sermon said the congregation was
about to start anew The old church,
with its associations of fifty years, was
destroyed and all was in ashes. He
said, however, tnat in the spirit of the
people was the foundation for greater
church than was the old edifice. He
warned members of the congregation
against allowing desire for wealth to
overstep observance of Sunday. Also a
word Of caution was spoken against al
lowing pennance in it's various forms
to be discarded.
| The music of the services was i'm
pressive. Although only recently in
! stalled, the huge organ harmonized
beautifully with the choir. Gounod's s
Mass in G Major was rendered by the
| choir, as was the offertory of Nell
vile, "Beati qui Habitant in Domo in
Domino; the prelude, .Marchi Pontifi-
cale," by the same composer, and the
postlude, "Marchi Pontificale,'' by Toum-
bell. The choir was composed of j. b.
Lane, j. Walsh and E. E. HILBERT, ten
ors. and r. ]. Kern and G. v. Wood,
/ bassos.
The ceremonies were in charge of the
| following members OF the clergy: Most
Rev George Montgomery, celebrant;
Rev. j. P. Friedan. S. j., assistant priest |;
Rev. John Ford, deacon; Maurice JOY,
S. j., sub-deacon; Rev. J. Cantwell, first
master of ceremonies; Rev. j. Laherty,
second master of ceremonies; Revs.
Robert Kenna, S. j., Joseph Sasia, S. j.,
deacons of honor to Archbishop Rior-
dan; Rev. Joseph Sullivan, inter- bearer,
and Rev. NJ Keany. bookbearer.
The Christmas services will be: SOL
| emn high mass at 5 a. m, solemn high
mass at 1890 a. M, and solemn vesper
and benediction at 1880 p. m. Rev.
Henry Wood will deliver the sermon in
the morning and in the evening Rev. G..
Mahoney.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

A comparative weighing of the seven
vaudeville acts collectively titled the
Orpheum Road Show has not served to
alter my primal impression that the
first OF the series, performed by mon
location on the programme Indeed,
my opinion was fully voiced by the
gentleman seated behind me. who con-
hdently whispered to his lady COM
panion:
Say. this is goin' t be a corkin' show
-th' alwus put TIL wust act fust, ye
know"
The succeeding act impelled me to
turn to him and bestow the nod sympa
thetic.
Jessie" which is the stage name of
the simian whose performance incon-
siderately eclipsed its Immediate sue
cessor, is an acrobat and an equili-
brist and a gymnast and a comedian,
and all her feats are accomplished with
such ease and grace and agility as to
make the very best human workers in
the same line of endeavor regret that
their species ever evoluted. After her
comes Claude and Fannie Usher in a
slang classic entitled Tough Love"
which is elaborately Staged and stuffed
with fiat dialogue and Intellectual SEN
timent 1t is the weakest spot on the
bill. and while it is in evidence "Jes-
sizes" exit is deplored.
But then come Work and Over, COM
edy acrobats, and the monkey is for
gotten. They labor both strenuously
and ludicrously. and finish their act
amid storm of applause and laughter.
Mr.. Reynard. ventriloquist, also is
aided and abetted by a wealth of scenic
and mechanical effects, and ventilates
his vocal art through new lay mediums,
including the inevitable precocious
small boy His manipulation of the
automata Is very well done. but his
voice lacks the variety of expression
that made Trovollo's ventriloquism a
favorite feature on the same stage
throughout three consecutive weeks.
"Menetekel." the headline act, is a
very ingenious illusion To large
paper-covered board suspended perpen-
dicularly from the flies by two ropes
and having no other attachments what
ever a ball saturated with ink adheres
and writes whatever words the operator
commands or the audience desires. Such
a complete baffier is it alone that the
employment of thought transference"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
BLAME THE COMPANY
Firemen Say They Have No Grievance
Against Engineers

HOUSTON, Dec. 23.-About three or
four hundred men are involved in the
railroad strike. The trouble has been
In the air ever since the Southern Pa
cific Company. according to the firemen.
abrogated the agreement with the men
several months ago by signing an
agreement with the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers. which terminated
the privilege of the firemen to regulate
the seniority list of switch engineers
and to represent engineers and mem
bers of the fremen's brotherhood on
grievance committees.
A large percentage of f1remen becom-
ing engineers maintain their member
ship and insurance in the firemen's or
ganization instead of Joining the en-
gineers' brotherhood. and this fact
seems to be at the bottom of the pres
ent trouble. Notwithstanding this a
specific declaration has been made by
the fremen that their grievance is
against the company and not against
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers.
The full effects of the strike will not
be apparent for several days, and no
announcement of the intention of the
company relative to the filling of the
places of the men who have gone out
has yet been made.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
FREIGHT SERVICE
IS PARALYzED
General Strike of South
ern Pacific Firemen a
Hard Blow to Company
PASSENGERS MOVING

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 23.-A general
strike of fremen on the Southern Pa
cific Railroad was started at 4 o'clock
this afternoon and Mt $3.50 o'clock to-
night reports sent to Dallas are TINT
the freight service the entire sys-
tenn, from Eel Paso to New Orleans, is
paralyxed.
Timothy Shea, second vice president
and grand master of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, sent out this
message this evening:
I'VE have freight matters all tied up
on the Southern Pacific system.
Through passenger and mail trains are
moving, but locals will probably be in
terrupted soon. We hope to be able to
leave passenger and mail services un-
disturbed, but are not prepared to say
how long passenger trains may be
exempt from the strike"
bulletin from Ell Paso to union fire.
men in Dallas says:
All out here. Everything stopped.
We are standing firm, and intend to do
so until we win
The trouble is due to the objection of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
to an agreement between the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and the
Southern Pacific as to grievance COM
mittees. The strike has not yet affected
the Houston and Texas Central line of
the Southern Pacific system at Dallas
and other North Texas points or the
Texas and New Orleans line from Dali
las to Beaumont, but fears are felt to-
night that these lines may become in
volved tomorrow. There are large
quantities of cotton and merchandise
to be handled in the territory of these
lines, and a general tie-up would be
very annoying, if not disastrous.
1t is stated tonight that 400 firemen
are SO far involved in the strike.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
.1F CHRIST HAD NOT GOMEZ
Rev. j. George Gibson Tells why Christ
mas Is a Cheerful Day

There was a large congregation
morning and evening in the Emmanuel
Baptist Church yesterday to listen to
the musical service and sermon At
the evening service the Rev j. George
Gibson preached on IF Christ Had Not
Come the text being John. xv-22- He
said in part:
There are many IFS In this chapter Ths
most important is In our text. 1t suggests
possibility world without Christ and Christ
mas. Now. IL we try to picture this kind Of a
has on humanity. No Joyous time IN December
for old and young. No presents for the little
ones as they wake up on the 25th. No Christ
mas tree No family gathering or looking for
Then as we walk the streets we see no
churches, no dispensaries. no hospitals. We
titute and the fallen No pity for the poor.
Why what Is the matter7 Why is the world
so hard. cruel. so pitiless? Because IT Is
not comet
There are strange gaps in our book shelves.
and just strange gaps In the books them
selves. Some, Of the finest passages in Milton.
cause Christ had not come. there could be
no reference TO him. The picture of the Good
Shepherd had dropped from the wall. for. OF
the lost sheep until he found 1t.
We visit the dying. but we have help to
give We have no such words. Il am the res
troubled I'm ny Fathers house are many
mansions" for of course. Christ never came into
the world to speak them
No wonder that Christmas Is the gladdest day
Of the whole year to those who believe IN God
coming to dwell among in Jesus Christ
Dark, indeed. would be the world without him.
without his spirit. his words and his hopes This
would have been the most awful thing-if he
had
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
NO STRIKE IN WEST
Pacific System of Southern Pacific VIII
Escape Trouble


OAKLAND, Dec. 23.-The Pacific
system of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, comprising the lines west of Ell
Paso and Ogden and south of Portland,
have not been affected by the locomo-
tive firemen's strike ultimatum which
was given yesterday by Grand Master
Hanrahan of the Locomotive Firemen's s
Brotherhood. The order applies only
to the Atlantic system, which operates
the Southern Pacific lines east of Ell
Paso.
Local railroad officials say they do
not look for a spread of the strike, as
the trouble is to a great extent local
and is not primarily question of
wages or hours of labor. So far as
has been learned here the difficulty
grows out of internecine disturbances
among the brotherhoods on the Allan
tic system.
Railroad men today explained that
the engineers and the firemen are in
a controversy concerning their respec-
tive spheres of influence, that the two
organizations are struggling for SUI
premacy and that an effort has been
made to induce the Southern Pacific
Company to take hand in the contest,
one way or another. The claim has
been set up by the firemens brother
hood, which includes the switch engi-
neers on the Atlantic system, that there
has been discrimination against their
brotherhood in favor of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers in the
matter of agreements between the
brotherhoods and the company
Questions at issue now on the At
lantic system have not yet been raised
on the Pacific system. Whether they
will come to a head is question which
neither officials nor employees will at
tempt to answer at this time. That
the disturbance might spread is pos
sible, according to well-informed rail-
road men, but this is as yet only in
the field Of possibilities.
So far as the local lodges of flremen
are concerned, and the switchmen as
well, satisfaction with the existing ar
rangements is expressed by the leading
officers of the organizations. Questions
touching new schedules of hours and
wages for the conductors and engineers
are now in allegiance. pending concert
of decision by the Eastern railroads
which have the demands in hand from
many roads throughout the country.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
DIR. HADLocK's SERMON
Uses Faith of Children as Example for
Grown People

At the First English Lutheran Church
the beauty and innocence of childhood
was the theme of Rev. Harvey Had
locks discourse. He referred to the
influence of faith upon life and dwelt
at length upon the joys of the season
that is the childrens own. Dr. Had
lock chose his text from the second
verse of the eighteenth chapter of ST.
Matthew. He said in part:
Called child unto him. thus placing be-
fore his followers the emblem Of purity, truth
frilness and love; showing them and us that
there is more in life than the mere scramble
for money. position and fame-the whole world
is frightened by the presence of children, and
it has been said ''the hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world" and we all know the child
sways the mother.
What are the things that make childhood so
fascinating? Why do we say Backward, turn
backward, oh time In thy fight-make me a
child again just for tonight. 1t Is that we
may once more experience the Joy of anticipa-
tion which is so strong in children and the
sweetest thing in life. Children are bundle
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
HARTMAN IS SILENT
President of Road Refuses to Discuss
the Strike

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-E. H. Harri-
man, president of the Southern Pacific
Company, who was slightly Ill today,
would not make statement on the
strike on the company's lines. Mr.. Lew
itt, counsel and a director of the COM
pany, however, described conditions as
they appeared to the company. He said:
"The strike will only affect the lines
In Texas and Louisiana between New
Orleans and Ell Paso, and through
transcontinenta1 commerce will not be
hampered in any way. l do not think
that any portion of the system will be
tied up altogether. The engineers are
not going out, and no doubt it will be
possible to operate in some way or
other.
The company has absolutely no dis
pute with the men. They are, so far
as we know, entirely satisfied with
hours and wages. The strike is caused
by dispute between the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers. To
the management Of the company 1t
does not matter with which organiza-
tion it makes its arrangements. but 1t
does want to be able to make them
with one or the other.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
By James Crawford

in conveying the words to be written
seems superfiuous.
But the real headliner in the favor
of the audience is Walter C. Kelly, a
dialect comedian, whose act, THE Vir-
ginia Judge" made him locally famous
two years ago. His mimicry of the
Judge and defendants in a Southern
police court is not only dialectally ac-
curate and amusing. but also reflects a
keen aptitude for character study and
portrayal. To initiate the speech of an
everyday negro or Italian or Cockney
or 1rishman is less of accomplish
ment than to catch and illustrate the
variant psychological operations that
prompt the speeches.
Ned Wayburn's Rain Dears" is an
other girl act" with greater pictorial
establishment than any of its prede-
cessors Through four realistic scenes
Miss Neva Aymar sings, and eight
young and shapely maidens prance, the
sketch concluding with a rainstorm in
the performers, all of whom are attired
in waterproof hats, coats and boots.
The finale is what the showfolk term
"a sure-fire curtain bringer.''
Hyams and Mcintyre, who are held
over from last week, present their
sketch, Two Hundred Wives" in which
they lose no caste when mixed up with
the Road Show people
"YON YONsONc AT THE NOVELTY
"Yon Yonson." which promises to at
tain the classicism acquired by Uncle
Toms Cabin" commenced a weeks en-
gagement at the Novelty Theater yes
terday afternoon, and, of course, the
attendance was both big and bolster
ously applausive.
Since its previous presentation here
last season at the Grand Opera House.
the play itself has undergone little or
no change. depending almost exclusive
ly upon the ability of the actor in the
title role and its sensational logjam
scene to retain it's popularity. But the
man who plays Yon-his name is
George Thompson-makes the character
more interesting than it has appeared
since its creator, Gus Heege, relin-
quished his mantle.
1t takes a Simon-pure Swede to faith
fully perSonate a Swedish-American,
and Mr.. Thompson combines with the
advantage of Swedish birth and educa-
tion an ability to act and sing and
dance that serves to promote his sue
cess.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
SKILLED WORkMEN
To COME WEST

The California Promotion Committee,
through its Eastern bureau, predicts
that the severe weather along the At
lantic coast will force an early exodus
to this State. This will mean much for
the prosperity and rehabilitation of the
city next year. The abundance of work
and the mild climate of California ap-
peals to the skilled artisans, who are
idle during the Eastern winters except
in very urgent instances. Many capi-
talists who were formerly residents of
San Francisco have made known their
intention to return.
In order to induce the skilled labor
ers of the Atlantic and Middle West
States to seek work in the local field
information as to the mildness Of the
climate and the demand for workmen
has been widely distributed AS a re-
suit the committeeman state that hun
dreds are coming with their families to
locate here.
The committees report is in part as
follows:
The demand for labor is constant
and urgent in all parts of California.
and this is especially true Of the men
In the building trades, and 1t is to this
class of iaborers especially that atten-
tion has been devoted. In Los Angeles
and San Diego the demand for skilled
labor far exceeds the supply, and the
same conditions obtain in all the cities
In the northern part of the State.
Through its Eastern bureau the com
mittee is placing these conditions be-
fore the people, and alongside of the
bulletins announcing the need of labor
are to be found the bulletins showing
weather conditions, which are especial
is registering near the zero mark and
the air is filled with sleet and snow
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
CHRISTMAS THE THEME
Rev. HI. e. Mines breaches Sermon
Appropriate to Season

Rev. H. Es M1lneB fTcucne8 ScHmou
Appropriate to Season
The theme of Rev. H. E. Mines, pas
tor of the California Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, yesterday morning
was "The Shepherds and the Christ
Child" the text being from Luke ii-20;
And the shepherds returned glorifying
and praising God" He said in part:
The Bethlehem story and the Bethlehem babe
form the fact of which Israel had had a
cherished vision for centuries. No more surely
did the star guide the wise men than did the
star of prophecy and promise lead Israel on.
So of Israers long deferred hope this first
Christmas day brought the glorious and eternal
fulfllment.
to see the vision blend into fact. The angel
carol on the plain of Bethlehem awakened
them ana the wondrous story moved them
to haste to the manger. there to find the Christ
child. The vision had become a fact. So God
ever leads the world on, stimulating through
vision granted TILL Fastening to prove them,
we find them issuing in blessed certainties which
become to us more than life itself.
It was with a new experience that they re-
turned Beyond all their dreams it had hap
pened to them. Joy filed their hearts, power
thrilled their being, afresh had they been as
sured of Gods falthfulness. Through the CEN
turtles he had not forgotten The promise to
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

programme Of. speeches and music.
Tuesday night the Christmas tree of
the club will be put in position and
from that time until Friday night the
members will be permitted to hang
such presents on it for each other as
they may see fit Friday night there
will be an informal jinks, when the
presents, which are expected to be
largely in the form of jokes, will be
distributed
The Cosmos Club held it's annual
Christmas dinner on Saturday night,
with full attendance. The club is un-
usually prosperous and it's membership
is full, with a long waiting list. W.
B. Bradford, who has been president of
the club for many years, presided at the
dinner and H p. Dimond acted as toast
master. Brief addresses were made by
Eugene de Coulon, P. K Gordon, j. K.
Armsby, Admiral Farenholt, w. L. B.
Mills and others.
After dinner the customary Christmas
tree festivities were had, at which
Frederick Myrtle officiated as Santa
Claus and Illuminated the occasion
with humorous and pleasant comment.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
SERVICES roR CHRrsrMas

Midnight mass will be held at the
Episcopal Church of st. Mary the vir-
gin, at Steiner and Union streets, to-
night, to be preceded by carols begin
ming at IL o'clock This service will be
followed on Christmas day by low mass
at 7 a. m. and high mass at IL a. m.,
at which latter service appropriate mu-
sic will be rendered.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

yardmen today by which the latter will
receive an increase from the present
wage scale of 8 y to 4 u cents an hour.
This action removes the Long Island
road as factor in the demand for a
five cents an hour increase which the
roads involved agreed yesterday to
submit to arbitration
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

When serpent is about to strike an
intended victim it raises its head, Jaws
distended and fangs protruding. With
lightning rapidity it directs the fangs
to the point of attack. The fangs are
hollow musclar tissue growing from
two glands placed on either side of the
head
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
sTOPs FREIGHT RECEIPTS

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23.-Announce-
ment was made today that the Southern
Pacific Company will receive no more
freight from intersecting lines to points
in Texas until further notice.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

The labors of Sir George Murray
Humphrey proved that there is about
one centenarian to every $4,000 people,
and that of seventy authenticated cases
not one reached 10 years, three only
are said to have been 108 and one 106.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

Abraham, to David. was at length fulfilled. The
Christmas babe IS the evidence The Christ
joy deepened by the realization that the
days of Gods seeming separation from man
were over. That far remove of God from his
children is more God is near at hand In
Christ we see, find and know God. He. who Is
with the finite and the infinite. and God and
man ever more hold sweet fellowship with
each other.
The shepherds returned as vision bearers.
They had story to tell TO others and well
did they tell it. else had not known Of
their vision, their visit and their return. The
spirit of Christmas is of unselfshness, one
of sharing with others the good things we
the means whereby others shall be helped to
see him whose life is the great fact OF
present salvation and future hope to all man.
kind.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
Christina. Holidays

The week end tickets sold by the
California Northwestern Ry. and the
North Shore R. R. will be good to re-
turn on Wednesday, December &c.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

Of potentialities and we see in them the possi-
bilities.
true life principle. which is love, we may as
age comes live In anticipation as does the
child and throw out this atmosphere OF love.
Age may be in its best second childhood;
we may trust manfully, anticipate joyfully and
love more deeply.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
LONG ISLAND DODGEs

Five-Cent Controversy
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Oficials of the
Long Island Railroad signed an agree
ment with representatives Of their
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
LEASE FLOOR FOR
NEW CAFE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 23.-Announcement
was made today that Albert Bettens.
manager of the Hotel st. James. had
formed a partnership with C. c. Crane
a prominent railroad man.. and that the
two would open UP the restaurant un-
der the Flood building formerly known
all over the United states as "Taits. -
The name will be changed to the
Flood Building Restaurant" and it
will be run on much the same lines
as the old ''Taits."
1t is the intention of the new lessees
to open the restaurant in May. They
have a lease of five years on the prem
ises Bettens will retain his position
as manager of the st. James.