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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
YOUNG ADMITS He
FACES SENTENCE

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Albert Young
former president of. the Transfers
Union and present head of the United
Teamsters of America, was again called
to the stand to-day when the trial of
Cornelius P. Shea, president of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Teamsters,
was resumed.
DO you remember any occurrence
that took place during the teamsters'
strike in 1905, near the Washington
street tunnel?v asked Assistant States
Attorney Miller.
Il do
who was there at the timer
Jerry Mccarthy, business agent of
the Truck Drivers Union, and myself.
What happened there?"
II saw man hit a driver employed
by Franklin MacVeagh & Co. and
knock him down. When the man got
up hit him myself"
Young remained on the stand the
entire day and will continue tomorrow.
On cross-examination he testified that
in turning States evidence there was
no personal en7nity against Shea.
Young declared that he had pleaded
guilty because he believed he had not
| been treated fairly.
DO you expect to go to the State
Penitentiary as a result of your con-
fession?" Young was asked on cross
examination.
He promptly replied:
Yes sir"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
To APPLY RELIGION
To DAILY LIFE

OAKLAND, Dec. 3.-The Rev. Dwight
z. Potter. pastor OF the Union-street
Presbyterian Church, announces a Sc
ries of sermons on Everyday Chris
tianity." the first to be given on the
evening of Sunday, December 8, on
Store Religion" The others will fol-
low in the order given below: January
13, 'Street-Car Religion; February 10,
Telephone Religion; Ma h 10. Hos
pital Religion"
To secure frst-hand information on
these topics a list OF questions is sent
to persons engaged in the different
lines of work and the answers will be
read. with the names omitted, and de-
ductions drawn from the average OF
points thus made.
The difficulties under which store
clerks work during the holiday rush
season makes a problem in which
everybody is at this time interested
the clergyman says, and he has asked
clerks to answer the following:
What considerate and what incon-
siderate things do some customers do1
How can customers show more con-
sideration, and how can the public
make your work easier and more pleas
ing?
What peculiar temptations and trials
are clerks subject to?
What suggestions to Christmas shop
pers would you offer?
Can a clerk practice the principles oi
Christ?
About what per cent of clerks arc
pfofessing Christians? Why not more
What can the church do to help -ou
If a summary of the answers and dis
cussions is printed shall we send yor
a copy?
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
BUSINESS HOUSES
PREY Of FLAMES

Fire broke out in a wooden block at
the corner OF Front Market and Bush
streets at midnight last night and a
large number Of stores and Offices were
burned. The loss is estimated at about
500 000
It is thought that the fire was start
ed by an incendiary, for it broke out in
two places at the same time. It was
first noticed in the lower floor of the
]. Werlin Coffee Company and min
ute later flames were seen in the sec
ond story. The alarm was turned in
by H. Schaffner, a wacthman for
Morse's patrol, but the building
being of wood, it was impossible to
keep the flames within bounds until
the fire engines arrived on the scene.
Naber, Alfs & Bruno suffered heavy
loss OF liquor stock.
The l. Werlin Coffee Company had
little else but samples; thus 1t is not
believed that their loss is heavy. Among
the other firms that were losers are NJ
P Detels. -four and grain merchants
Lake, Hall & Co. machinery; Bulls
head OIL Company and American In
surance Company. The building IN
which these stores and Offices were
located belonged to G. W. Emmons &
Co.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
PART OF NEW FOOTHILL
ROAD ACCEPTED BY COUNTY

OAKLAND, Dec. 3.-The Board of
Supervisors this morning votedAto mod
fly the contract with the Ransome
Construction Company relative to the
foothilI road now being constructed
from Fruitvale to Hayward, and the
contractors can now turn over to the
county the five miles OF road already
completed without waiting until the
whole is finished.
The construction company com
planned that the public is using the
portions Of the road completed and
that the company has to keep it in
continual repair.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04

Berkeley Women Students
Organize a Fencing Club
Members Will Receive
instruction in the
Use of Swords

BERKELEY, Dec. 3.-Women stu
dents of the university have organized
a fencing club, to be composed of CO.
ed members exclusively. The project
has received the sanction of Professor
Walter Magee Of the department OF
physical culture.
instruction In sword practice will be
given the members by Professor P1uho
an assistant in the department.. inter
class fencing bouts are planned. to
add to the interest in the sport among
the college women. Miss Reba X. Gal
vim, a member OF the junior class, mas
been elected president of the CLUB.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
LOOKING FOR MISSING YOUTHS

MARTINEZ. Dec. 3.-No trace of the
two companions of Edwin Booth of
Benicia, who was thrown from a
launch near Bay Point Saturday has
been found A party OF searchers has
secured the lower Sacramento and San
JOAQUIN and the shores of Solano and
Contra Costa counties. but cannot To-
cate the missing youths. 1t is feared
that the boat found at Bay Point is
the one TO which they clung when
washed ashore and that they sought
to make the trip to Benicia IN the
storm of Saturday morning. The craft
was found by James Allen and con-
tanned two pairs OF boots and two shot
guns.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
JAPANESE SKETCH
MONTEREY BEACH

WATSONvILLE, Dec. 3.-R. r. Smith,
overseer at Port Watsonyille for the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey, reports the presence at the beach
last Thursday of three well-dressed,
educated Japanese. who busted them
selves making sketches OF Monterey
Bay and it's surroundings. Undoubted-
ly 1t is of value to the Japanese Gov
ernment to know the exact conditions
of the beaches along the Pacific Coast
in relation to their accessibility as
landing places for troops.
For a long time the beach in this
vicinity was used as landing place
by smuggiers and as a beaching place
for boats. and it has advantages which
the Japanese appreciate. All of the
freight shipping from this valley at
one time was loaded through the surf
at Camp Goodall. and all of the ma
terial for the Transportation Company's
wharf built at this place three years
ago was fioated ashore from steamers,
which facts show the ease with which
troops could be landed within 100 miles
of San Francisco and in the very CEN
ter of rich section OF the country.
Robert Christy, a clam digger at
Port Watsonvilie, saw the Japanese
engaged in drawing maps and under
took to engage in conversation with
the evident leader of the party On
three occasions when he approached
the Japanese made haste to move their
position, finally occupying the brow OF
a hill where he could find no excuse
for following them.
This report coupled with the visit
| to watsonville at about the same date
| of a San Francisco lawyer known to
be sometimes engaged as an attorney
for the Japanese Consul at that place,
may have great Significance, In view of
| the recent stirring up of feeling over
the school question in the metropolis.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
TWO DEATHS OCCUR
ON MOORED SHIP
Peter Lebannic, First Mate
Of Alice Marie, Drowned
and Sailor Killed by Fall
CORONER KEPT BUSY

OAKLAND. Dec. 3.-Within the last
forty eight hours death has hovered
over the ship Alice Marie, which is
moored at the wharf OF the Western
Fuel Company, at the foot Of Market
street. Two members OF the crew have
met with fatal accidents since yester-
day morning, and already the ill-fated
vessel has gained the reputation or
8 "hoodoo ship"
Shortly after l o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon Peter Lebannic, the first mate
OF the vessel, slipped as he was step
ping from the ship to the wharf and
fell into the estuary, where he drowned
before assistance could reach him.
Hardly had the body Of the mate
been placed on a slab at the morgue
when the Coroner was again sum-
naoned 10 the Alice Marie TO remove
the body OF George Walsh, one OF the
sailors on the vessel who had fallen
from a yard and was instantly killed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04

pany-All work for two-story brick on f line Of
Dupont street 20 S of Jackson, A. e 10,
30, w 20 \ Is " to beginning; $SIo0
Patrick c. and Maggie Connolly with K. o..
Beach-To erect a two-stery frame building 1.-TWO
fats at 20 Rich street: $500
Elizabeth Buckley with Adolph Hennings-To
erect two-story and basement frame building
(resfdence1 on EIina Of Shfader street, S2:G S
of Grove S . by Il liO: $o95e;
Jehn Woebcke with Spencer & Co.--Plumbng
and sewers for fonr-s,or,y and basement brick
streets. $3.50 by : 5-.g: S3310
Mrs. "a r., Cadenssso with Isaac Penay-To
erect a three-storv frame building on " line OF
Dupont street. 81 sG II of Vallejo. 20 by w
6s:9; $3.50.
Mrs. Marcela Besiet with Williamson & WI Wi,
building an line Of Lombard street, 10 W. OF
DIpont " ~ l,s s 30;s S5433.
Henrietta Bresiauer with I. A. Oates-Tp
erect a three-afory building ON line of
Howard street i75 y of Niath. Z 80 by so;
SlJ.600.
Joseph Lenornand with Brandt & Salomonson--
To erect a 6ye-story and basement bfick build
jihe on s line 81 Howard street. 1896 oil
Third S 1876, L 20 $ 22i6, S. 16o, Gs;
( $52.As0. H.
John and Elizabeth Aict'arron with Philip Rine
To eject ~ tw,-stsry fraIne building on lins
I Of FONT Lobos averye Il3:S " - Seventh. W
2h hr 1ao. S7c-P
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
AvERALL IS FOUND
IN OAKLAND

OAKLAND, Dec. 81. S. Averall, the
Berkeley capitalist who was missing
from his residence. 1922 Bancroft way
has been found. Patrolman Gardner
located Averall this afternoon at Sew
enth and Pine streets and sent him to
the Central police station, whence he
was taken home.
Ayerall was not at all communicative
concerning his whereabouts since his
disappearance on Saturday. He had
been under severe strain from at
tending his wife, who has been Ill
for weeks. The police believe that he
simply wandered away to seek relief
from the pressure upon his nervous
system. Saturday morning he drew $50
from an Oakland bank.
Averall is a relative of Mrs. E. III.
Hartman, wife of the railroad mag
nate.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
CONTRACTOR HAS
DISAPPEARED

OAKLAND, Dec. 3.-Friends Of W.
B. Smith, a member of the Columbia
Construction Company, the offices of
which are located at 71S Golden Gate
avenue, San Francisco, have reported
that Smith has been missing from his
home, 1926 Fell street. since November
o. The Oakland police were this
morning asked to aid in locating the
missing man.
]. Story, residing at 1927 Webster
street, reported to the police this
morning that Fred Grant, 10 years of
age, had run away from the Beulah
Orphanage on November and had not
since been located
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
Clubwomen Will Convene
in Santa Clara Today
Interesting Topics fol
Annual Meeting
of District

Most of the prominent clubwomen of
this part of the State will journey to
Santa Clara today to attend the con-
vention of the San Francisco district Of
the State Federation of Women's Clubs,
which will meet there at the invitation
of the Women's Club of Santa Clara.
Forty-two clubs will be represented,
and reports of the years progress In
each of these will be given in brief and
concise manner. San Francisco clubs
will tell of their rehabilitation, how
they reorganized after the fire, where
they are now located, and. in many In
stances, of the relief work they have
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
Don't Let Your
Piles Grow
Every Hemorrhoidal Ulcer is Fertile
Field for Cancer and Other
Deadly Diseases.
TRIAL PACKAGE FREE.

Constipation unchecked brings In
fiammation, Inflammation begets piles,
and piles too often superinduce tumors
Of malignant nature.
II IS utmost folly to allow this condi-
tion to continue. II you have piles the
veins OF the-rectum are congested, and
the excessive straining of the abdom-
inal walls te force a passage In many
cases leads to rupture and cracking Of
the tissues.
There is no greater suffering than
this. II you are a sufferer from piles
you know II. IT is foolish to think that
any amount of cathartfcs will relieve
you. On the contrary, purgatives are
favorable to the production OF hemor-
rhoids. Do not be deceived, either, by
the illusion that an operation always
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
WILL FIGHT FOR HARnoR

OAKLAND, Dec. BE. c. Sessions
Jr has gone to New York to represent
the Oakland Chamber OF Commerce at
the National Rivers aud Harbors Con-
gress which will be held in that city.
Sessions with Edwin Stearns, secre-
taTy of the Chamber of Commerce. will
attend the Congressional rivers and
harbors committee sessions. They
will assist Senator Perkins and Repre-
sentative Knowland in the fight for an
appropriation for the Improvement of
Oakland harbor along the lines adopt
ed at the recent conference held in this
city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
WORLD ABHORS THE
NON-PRODUCER

LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec s-wi1liam ].
Bryan made an address at the opening
of the Union Labor Fair tonight, In
which he said In part:
There is a great gulf existing be-
tween the toiIing masses and those
who live without toiling, but at the
present time brain and muscle are
working in closer harmony than they
have for many years Today the world
does not care for the non-producer, and
the laborer ranks much higher than
the idle man who lives on the income
left him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
BUY A PIANO NOW
FOR CHRISTMAS
A Rare Opportunity to Save Money in
Piano Purchase

filiated dealers. we are enabled to Sc
cure prices which no ordinary dealer
could hope for. Shipping practically
in trainloads by the most modern meth
DDS, which enable US to get more pianos
into each car, we save tremendously
on freights. Our expense OF selling
is distributed over 100 pianos where
the ordinary dealer must distribute ie
over a dozen. and. in this way the SELL
ing cost is reduced TO an absolute
minimum. This is illustrated in the
fact that we are now selling regular
$3.50 styles for $412 and s41s, s45O
styles at S31S and s345. s40O styles at
s273 and $2SS. and regular $3.50 styles
at s21S and s256.
With every new agency that we have
accepted we have reduced the price OF
the instrument substantially below the
figures at which II had previously been
sold We have now been chosen as the
coast distributors for another favorite
piano. the Hobart VI. Cable" which
the former dealers graciously acknowl-
edged In Sundays papers was one
''noted for it's exquisite tone" but the
prices at which we will sell this piano
will bring it within the means OF many
people who could not hitherto have
considered it's purchase.
A VALUABLE GUARANTEE
Better than all else in buying a
piano from the EILERS MUSIC CON-
PANY you buy with that sense OF Sc
curity which adds to the pleasure.
Every piano we handle carries with
it the EILERS guarantee. which not
only means that it is free from defect
Of every kind. but which also means
that we make it our particular bust
ness to see that the piano gives the
utmost satisfaction. We have learned
too well the value OF a satisfied Gus
toner and IL Is our constant aim to
see that we have no patrons who are
not satisfied
UNTIL DECEMBER 9TH
Our Great DEMONSTRATION SALE
continues until the night of December
5th. IL you can't come in during the
day. come at night. You will receive
the same careful attention and the
same courteous treatment. All mail
and telegraphic orders receive the
most painstaking and conscientious at
tention and some Of the most enthu-
siastic endorsements we have received
are from people who have ordered
their pianos by mail. trusting to the
reputation of the house for square
dealing. EILERS MUSIC COMPANY.
the Big Piano Store, 1870 Van Ness
I ave-, 1920 Fillmore ST.. San Francisco:
1875 Clay ST.. Oakland; Mail Building
Stockton. California. Other stores at
Portland. Spokane. Tacoma. Seattle and
/ other points.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
WOMAN ARISES FROM SICK
BED AND EXTINGUISHES FIRE

BERKELEY, Dec. s.-Mrs. z. M.
Howe arose from q sick bed at her
home, 2o27 Hearst avenue. this morn
ing, when the smell of fire reached
her and unaided extinguished q blaze
that threatened the destruction Of the
house. The Fire Department was called
out, but when the men arrived the
building was found TO be safe
Mrs. Howe was injured recently in
a street car accident in Oakland and
has been confined to her bed for several
weeks
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
PANAMA CANAL CHIEF CUTS

PANAMA, Dec 3.-It was reported
here tonight that John G. Sullivan, as
sistant chief engineer of the Isthmian
Canal Commission, has resigned. He
was appointed in October 1905.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
PLANS COURTHOUSE
IN REDWOOD CITY

REDWOOD CITY, Dec 3--The Board
of Supervisors OF san Mateo County
met to-day and decided to invite archi-
tects to submit plans for a new court
house to replace the one destroyed by
the earthquake. The plans will be ex-
amined on the second Monday in Janu-
airy. at which time the successful archi-
tect will be announced. The second
successful architect vii receive S400,
while the third will receive 800.
The new structure viii be OF steel
frame, two stories high. OF brick and
stone veneer and built throughout OF
freproof materials. The cost OF the
building. except the foundation. base
ment walls and dome, which still re-
main standing. will be S125,0e0.
of Attorney General William H. Moody
TO be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, despite the fact that ii was de-
termined to refer these nominations to
committees for report The reason ad-
vanced for the delay is that no message
of any character had been received
from the President, and therefore IT
would not be proper TO transact bust
ness. ~
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04

Yesterday we sold five pianos for
delivery at Christmas time. The large
number of pianos we now have in stor-
age for Christmas delivery Is a good
indication that, in spite of the calamity
which San Francisco has seen this year,
there Is to be a Yule-tide as joyous
as any that California has ever known.
And what could be more appropriate
for a Christmas gift? What present
to your wife. sister, or daughter will
bring more joy than beautiful piano
or Auto-piano? We are now denied many
of the pleasures that hitherto were
ours, and what can better take the
place of the old pleasures than an
abundance of musio-fn the home? What
will better shorten the long winter
evenings?
THE PIANO FOR THE FAMILY
II you do not play the piano your
self If no one in the family plays.
get the Auto-piano. II will enable you
to have the finest musical compositions.
as we'll as all of the popular airs Of
the day. at any time you are disposed
to hear them. 1t will mean untold
pleasure for the old -olks and will be
a constant source of delight to the
young.
If you are too busy to devote any
time to a musical education, if you are
unable even to strike the simplest
chords on a piano, you will still be
able to render the most difficult selec-
tions in your own way and according
to your own interpretations and. at-the
same time, you will have all OF the
advantages of the ordinary piano as
WELL 1T is really two instruments in
one. You miss none OF the possibilities
that the ordinary piano affords, but. in
addition to this, you have the most
infinite variety of high-class music.
The demand for this instrument is
becoming truly remarkable, and many
people do not hesitate to declare that
in few years there will be no piano
but the Auto-piano. n your own piano
is silent for want Of any one TO play
it, we will take it in exchange and
make you a liberal allowance towards
payment on an Auto-piano. During
this Great DEMONSTRATION SALE
you have an opportunity to get one
of these wonderful instruments at a
! remarkably low prize.
ECONOMIC METHODS.
! Every day we are asked over and
over again how it IS possible for us
to sell such high grade pianos at the
prices at which we are asking. This
Great DEMONSTRATION SALE has
certainly been an educational one, but
/ it Is not hard to see how we can
offer such remarkable values. Buy
| ing in tremendous quantities for
fifteen large stores and for many af-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-08
ALL IS ENDED
cHAs. c. MElR DIES RATHER
THAN ANSWER TO CHARGE
OF ENLIGHTENMENT.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Charles c.
Melr formerly a trusted employee of a
San Francisco wine merchant and
who is wanted in that city to answer
Ia charge of ~embezzling $4,000 com.
mitted suicide this morning on board
the cunard Line steamer Carmanla
as the vessel was entering this port
from Liverpool. Melr was arrested
in London on November Sth last at
the request of the State Department
at Washington and was ordered ex.
tradlted. Detective Reynolds was
sent to London and was bringing the
prisoner back to this country when
Meir committed suicide.
The tragedy occurred at 1880 this
morning as the Carmania was ap.
preaching Quarantine. Detective Rey-
nolds, Of San Francisco, and Melr, had
gone to their state room to prepare
for breakfast. Reynolds left the
room in advance Of his prisoner, wait.
ing for him at the companion way. A
moment later he heard a revolver
shot. Melr had put the bullet square.
.ly into his brain and died shortly af'
terward.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-08
captaln shrOyer,s House surns.

The men at the Central station herl
sea- cely returned to their quwters
Sunday morning when they were again
summoned, this tine to the residence
of captaau j. W. shroyer, on Cherry
avenue. The house was occupied by u
family named Hudghns.
This alarm came in about 6:15, The
house was totally destroyed. but tae
content we're saved, The house is on
q high pressure gas line and the cook.
ing stove IRE being on, the wood work
was som ignited. Captain shroycs
has not estimated his loss.
The third one was reported shorty
after 1 o'clock tbs morning. On ac'
count of tie miserable fire alarm sys.
TEN the men at the central station
were urable,toiocate the blaze at first.
They were asked by a telephone
central to keep a watch out for a fire
but she didn't know where it was.
Chief Reed climbed to the roof Of the
station, but could see nothing, The
whistle was the first accurate and def.
mite information they had. The de-
tails Of this fire will be found in an.
other column.
Very little damage resulted to the
pumps and machinery at the water
station aud the officials have hopes Of
getting the plant in operation BY morn.
ihg. The reservoir on Log Cabin hill!
is nearly full, so there is no danger of
a water famine. Should the dam,
ago be lnole than Is now thought, the
supply Of water win last a long time
and there Is no chance Of a shortage.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-08
Glnntn md nMnrfn.

In life giants are usually weakmlnd-
ed, as well as frail of body, and as a
rule they do not live long. Dwarfs, on
the other hand, are often nlmble wltted
and stand a good chance Of longevity.
An Austrian empress In the seven.
teeth century took the whim to round
up, all the giants and dwarfs in her
empire and turn them in together. Ap.
prehensIon was expressed that the big
ones would terrify the small ones, but
1t was the other way. The giants were
compelled to ask for protection from
the implsh tricks Of the dwarts, and
they had to be separated before peace
reigned among them.-Philadelphia
Telegraph.