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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
PERFECT WEATHER
FOR AN OUTING

Yesterdays sunshine came as boon
to man with a day of. 1t was the
first pleasant Sunday in six weeks.
Even the unfortunate whose duties in
these strenuous times kept him at his
work did not begrudge the others their
outing And the staid old Berkeley
Hills looked better for a little bright
ening up and managed TO get rid or
their cloak OF snow.
Some one had told the weather man
that the present coolness in interna-
tional relations had taken the warmth
from the Japan current, and there was
a fear that the climate OF san FRAN
cisco had changed. But the rumor is
false. Japan never intended 10 turn
on our warm water supply.
At the park in midwinter foliage,
clear cut against the blue OF a cloud
less sky, was a fitting background for
a California winter holiday, and the
crowds were there TO appreciate the
genial influence Of a few degrees rise
in temperature. The sunshine on the
beach sands permitted no touch Of
frost and hundreds lounged about the
dunes and were happy.
More. persons took their regular
weekly holiday at the park and beach
yesterday than went on excursions to
Marin County and across the bay to
Berkeley, for the weather OF late has
not encouraged excursions OF length.
The only drawback 10 a day OF
Measure was the inadequate service
OF the United Railroads. Thousands Of
people were forced 10 wait for hours
at the park and beach to catch cars
to their homes Car after car heavily
laden whizzed by the waiting thrOngs.
Darkness came before the last Of the
pleasure seekers reached their homes.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
SPECIAL PRIZE SHOOT

OAKLAND, Jan. 2o.-The shooting
committee of the Shell Mound Pistol
and Rifle Club held a special meeting
last night at the Park and decided to
have the Stirns special prize and the
Manti rife shot for under the follow
ing conditions: Targets viii be open
on the ffty-yard range, three shots
for ten cents, re-entry allowed, and
bullseye target to be used. The special
prize will be given to the member max
ing the three best centers during the
year The member making the next
best three centers will be awarded the
Manti rife. The club will give a five
dollar prize to the member having the
most entries during the year. The fol-
lowing organizations will shoot next
Sunday: The San Francisco Schuetzen
Verein, the Germania Schuetzen Club,
the Golden Gate Rife and Pistol Club,
the Norddeutscher Schuetzen Club and
the Redmen Schuetzen Company.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
IRISH AUTHOR To
LECTURE HERE

AT the celebration of the one hun
dred and twenty-seventh anniversary
of Robert Emmett, to be held by the
knights of the Red Branch at Wal
toms Pavilion, Sunday Afternoon. Feb
ruary II, Seamus McManus, the dis
tinguished Irish author, will deliver an
address entitled, How Is Old Ireland,
and How Does She Stand Politically?"
In addition to the lecture there will
be general musical and literary pro-
gramme. The following committees
have charge of the arrangements.
General committee-Joseph P. Kelleher. J..
Waters. ]. ]. Sullivan, T. ]. Shea. William
Murphy, Thomas Desmond. Michael Casey, Fran
els Dugan, J. s. Mccormick, p. J. Reilly, Rev.
p. organ, Thomas McNabol, Colonel ]. G..
O'Connor, Richard Corbett John Leonard, NJ.
O'Neill, d. Harnedy, Frank ]. Kierce and VII
liam Hudson.
Press committee-Rev. p 0Ryan, Joseph P.
Keleher, F. J. Kierce, ]. F. Walters and Colo
mel J. G. O'Connor.
Printing committee-Thomas McNabol. NJ
O'Neill, T. ]. Shea and z. ]. Reilly.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
To CELEBRATE ST.
PATRICK DAY

Preparations were begun at meet
ing held yesterday at 1888 Mission
street for the fitting celebration OF St
Patrick's day. Representatives from
all the Irish societies were present and
a preliminary organization was per-
fected. Another meeting will be held
February at the same place. when
definite plans will be considered.
After the election of officers it was
decided to authorize the chair to ap-
point an executive committee to con-
sist of a delegate from each Irish or
ganization in the city. and when this
COMMITTEES Is named the members will
arrange the general plan of celebra-
ton. The following officers were
elected: J. P. Allen. chairman Mrs.
william Molloy, first vice president;
NJ. C. Graham. second vice president;
c. Herlihy. recording secretary; ]. S.
o'Hara, financial secretary; William
Boyle, treasurer. and NJ. Reagan, SER
geapt at arms
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
GRAND JURY WILL
SUMMON DAVIS
Death-Trap Theater Run
in Violation of Fire
Ordinance Provisions
MENACE TO PATRONS

with Henev back in the city and
Judge Dunno determined that Ruef and
Ach shall not further hinder Justice or
Keep the Grand Jurors engaged In
court, IL in believed that the jury will
meet this week TO continue its investi-
Saions into the crimes reputed to
mayor Schmitz and his manager Ruef,
ooth OF whom have been indicted
among the matters pending when Ruef
p"ttied up the jury n December were
the relations of the boss and the Mayor
to the theaters In this city. The extent
OF ohcfai culpabiiity is plainly shown
lr the utter contempt for the law rrac-
ueed at the Davis Theater, which IA
SHid 10 he owned by Supervisor Sam
Davis and HIS brother, Mo Davis.
The Grand Jury is said to be in pos
session OF evidence to show that Ruef
ana Schmitz had a third interest in the
oeatn trap which had been officially
sanctioned by the Mayor, who issued
the temporary permit for the place.
That permit had never been revoked,
though the place was a continual men
ace TO It's patrons.
Davis has been called before the
Grand Jury twice to tell of the deals
consummated by which the playhouse
has been allowed to operate, and the
result Of those Inquiries may be a sum-
WAS sCHMIrZ wILLING.
There was a stir of discussion in ad-
ministration circles yesterday through
the publication in The Call of the plot
nursed by Ruef and Gallagher whereby
Schmitz was to be decapitated while he
was in Europe. Some of the gang were
Of the opinion that Schmitz was to 60
to the guillotine of his own volition. 1t
was said that he had tied himself UP
with Eighteenth of April Friends y
which were inimical to the Ruef ma
chine and interfered with the little prf-
vate mint operated by the Mayor for
his boss. So the Mayor was going TO
submit to losing his job. and Gallagher
was to become the pliable tool under
Ruefs hand.
That IL pays to be witness for Ruef
in a monetary sense, at least-is
proved by the fact that practically all
the witnesses who have testified for
the boss at the hearing in Judge
Dunne's court have found soft berths
at the States expense Samuel Beck
EFT, the Assemblyman, was repaying
past favors, of course. when he testi-
fed, and at Sacramento he has been put
on the committee on public morals.
William Cans. who is no relation to
the clever Joe. has job about the
Statehouse; Mike Dunno, whose word
was given as proof that one OF the
grand jurors had expressed himself as
displeased with the Ruef-Schmitz gang,
is a gardener on the Capitol grounds
at 81 a day; the son of Joe Brachman
has a place at Sacramento, and Martin
Tiedemann, another witness. has such
a refined job in the Board of Super
visors' office that he can spend part of
the working day tending bar In his sa-
loon.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
SCOTTISH THISTLE CLUB
GAMES FOR THE FOURTH
Committee ArranEes for the Twenty
sixth Annual Gathering nj Shell
MOund Park

OAKLAND, Jan. 2O.-The games COM
mittee Of the Scottish Thistle Club OF
San Francisco journeyed to Shell
Mound Park this afternoon to arrange
for the clubs twenty-siXth annual
gathering on the Fourth of July. AS
today Is the birthday OF Captain Siebe
a dinner was given and there were
speeches and singing. Many OF the
committee members were accompanied
by their wives
The committee included Royal Chief
George Dow, Chieftain Charles Nc
Donald. Recorder David Girdwood,
Treasurer George w. Patterson, Finan-
cial Secretary John A. Hannay, James
Maitland. J. II. McGregOr, James Pat
ferson. Malcolm S. Morrison and J. W.
Davidson. Oficers and trustees Of the
club were further represented by Alex
ander Nicholson, Robert Murray and 7.
j. Johnson.
The plans for this years gathering
are 10 be such that the club expects to
make up the deficit in the treasury
caused by donating the entire proceeds
OF last years affair to the San Fran
cisco relief fund. About forty events
are provided for, beginning at 10
o'clock in the morning and lasting until
night II was voted as the sense of
the gathering that Captain Siebe and
his son, william Siebe, be voted hon
orary members OF the club at its next
regular meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
HORSE SALE LEADS
TO STREET ROW

Lack of judgment on the part of
their sons caused George Donaldson
and Hector Brodie to get into trouble
yesterday, and as a result the former
is under arrest on q charge of having
made an assault with a deadly wea-
pom and the latter is suffering from
two knife wounds. in the back. The
unwise act of Brodie's son, Frank.
who sold a horse belonging to his
father without first getting permission
to do so, caused the trouble.
The Donaldsons. father and son,
were walking along Douglass street,
between Nineteenth and Twentieth,
yesterday morning, the elder man lead
ing the horse he had bought from
young Brodie. when the elder Brodie
appeared and insisted that an imme-
diate explanation be made regarding
his possession of the animal
When young George Donaldson
heard his father severely criticised
for buying the horse his blood began
TO sizzle and he made a charge on
Brodie. The elder Donaldson is not a
pugilist, and he knows it. He did not
attempt to bring the fight to an end.
but stood at a distance, anxiously
awaiting the result
Donaldson Jr. overestimated his
pugilistic ability, and soon was get
ting the worse of the encounter. At
that critical moment the penknife
was brought into play by his father.
Donaldson Sr. made a rear attack on
Brodie infiicting wounds that are
more painful than serious. Patrolman
Suttman then took a hand in the af-
fair and arrested Donaldson.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
NOTICE TO TRAVELLING PUBLIC

Owing to the trouble at Franklin
tunnel, Contra Costa County, the Santa
Fe Company will, beginning Sunday,
January 90 make some temporary
changes in schedule OF trains TO and
from San Francisco. The following
win govern until further notice;
The Bakersfield express train No. 6,
due TO leave San Francisco at a m,
will be consolidated with the California
Limited train No. and leave San Fran
cisco at 9:20 a. m. Train No. 80, due to
leave San Francisco for Stockton and
Sierra Railway points at 10:45 a. M,
and train No. AZ, due to leave San Fran
cisco at p. m. for Stockton, viii be
discontinued. The Overland Express
for stockton, Fresno, Bakersfield and
the East will leave at the usual time, 8
D. m Train No. 81, from Stockton and
Sierra Railway points. due to arrive at
San Francisco at 2:45 p. m, and train
No. Il. from stockton, at 10:45 a. M,
will be discontinued.
Overland train No and California
Limited No. 3. from Bakersfield and the
East, will be consolidated and arrive
at San Francisco on No. 5's time. 7:50
a. m.
Train No. 5. from Bakersfield and
way stations, arriving at San Francisco
at 7:IO D. m, will be run as usual.
Trains as above will leave from and
arrive at Santa Fe waiting-room, ferry
building.
Call upon agent. 67s Market street.
OF ferry building. for any further infor-
nation desired. Prompt notice will be
given OF resumption OF regular service.
Santa Fe trains will proceed over
Santa Fe tracks to San Pablo. Southern
Pacific tracks San Pablo 10 Bay Point.
thence Santa Fe to Stockton and ths
East.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
oHurEs rHEArER OPEN TONIGHT

The Chutes Theater will reopen to-
night with splendid programme of
vaudeville and burlesque to which a
number OF the cleverest artists in the
theatrical profession will contribute.
Among those who will appear will be
Joe Belmont, phenomenal bird mimic;
The Alpine family. a clever troupe of
English acrobats; AL Jolson. an exceed
ingly funny blackface comedian; the
Cnff-Dean Company, Sketch artists, and
the Original Gaiety Girls, in the up to
date and novel travesty. Fun in a
Greenroom." This delightful travesty
will be magniicently staged and cos
tuned. 1t will be rich in novel songs
and dances and 100 pretty girls will
be among its chief attractions. An
other popular feature will be new mo-
tion pictures. There will be matinees
daily beginning tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
Art Association Shrouds It's
Intention in Deep Mystery
BY Hanna Astrup Larsen

pretty scenes from the beach of Mont
Grey with it's blue sweep Of bay ana
its snOw-white sand that has tempted
SO many artists.
Del Mue's exhibition is intere-ting
as being his first and for the promise
that il shows. He is one of the young
est, II not the youngest, Of the artists
of San Francisco, and many will hear
of him for the first time in connec-
tion with this exhibition. He has
studied here and in Paris. and has been
doing newspaper illustrating. but he
gave il up in order to strike out as a
painter of pictures he has been
painting in Lake County lately and has
turned out a great deal OF work, some
Of which is good. Some of his
more ambitious canvases show A
very good treatment Of the mag
nifcent liveoaks Of California; Gey
are done with softness and strength.
Another Of mis- favorite subjects is the
low marshy lands with perhaps a pool
Of water among the rushes and with
varied light effects He knows how to
draw. and in his newspaper work he
has learned rapid handling. He has
also a gift of atmospheric effects. One
cannot help wishing that he would re-
alize that nfe is long enough-and may
his be long-to do things little more
thoroughly. In looking at his pictures
one feels their charm and thinks how
much more of depth and strength there
could have been added; feels also that
the gifted young artist has II In MIN
to add what is lacking.
The Guild OF Arts and Crafts OF Cali
fornia has been temporarily housed In
the residence of one OF its members,
Mrs. Meyer. 1925 California street The
guild expects after this to have an ex-
hibit every month. This month there is
the exhibition OF paintings. Next
bition of needlework, the following
month one OF copper work. A course
Of lectures will be inaugurated very
soon. The guild owned about a hum
dred stereopticon plates, which were
DESTROYED in the fire with the rest or
the property. The president OF the
association is F. H Meyer. There are
about one hundred members, Of which
two-thirds are active.
The designs for a poster announcing
the exhibition of the Sketch Club, be-
ginning on February 2l. have been sub
mitted TO the Judges. The prize or
$50 was awarded to Mrs. Lucia Mat
thews, whose design was considered
the best for originality and beauty or
/ lettering. Mrs. z. Baton and William
Wilke were given honorable mention.
A prize OF SIS has been offered for
the best design for a cover for the cat
alogue Of the Sketch Club. The de-
signs must be submitted before the hrst
of February. The competition IN TINS
case very naturally is open only to
members.
The members Of the Sketch Cluo re-
3oice IN a donation of 500 given by
/ Mrs. Henry Crocker for a beginning of
the new library which they are anxious
10 acquire instead Of the one that was
lost.
Gertrude Boyle is engaged in model
I ing a bust Of Joaquin Miller.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21

The Art Association is a body that
loves TO shroud its intentions in mys-
terry. even where mystery has ceased
10 mystify. or is the murkiness Of the
atmosphere intended to hide the fact
that there had been so very little move
ment2 Fogs are handy for making
small objects loom large While most
Of tho smaller organizations OF the
city with much less backing than the
Art Association have been able to pull
themselves together and continue their
work in some shape. even in the face
Of many difiicultes, that august body
has been with those that are not dead
but sleeping. In all these nine months
the School Of Design has been out of
commission, because IL could not find a
place 10 hold it's classes The asso-
cation has simply had an office at
the home Of its secretary. John Mar
Tin. Martin has been the secretary Of
the association for the last thirty
seven years and knows more about the
affairs Of that BODY than any one else.
but when asked for information there
was nothing more remarkable than
the things he did not know.
II is a matter Of common knowledge
that the Art Association holds its prop
erty only So long as IL maintains an
art school on the premises Falling
in this, the lot reverts to the donor.
Nevertheless, even this important fact
seemed obscure in Martins mind. Rob
ert Howe Fletcher. the managing di~
rector of the association, has been
east since the fire for the purpose IF
getting some agreement with Searles
ia regard 10 the property, the right
Of which has. Of course, been forfeited
by the failure OF the association to
keep a school OF art on the lot since
~.
IN the city and the results OF his jour
ney are still a mystery. Nevertheless,
II appears that Searles was willing 10
overlook the delinquencies OF the as
sociation, in view OF the difficulties CT
the times, and the Art Association VIII
proceed TO build before very long. The
plans for the building are not yet per-
fected, but il is known that II viii be
a temporary structure and that il viii
be for school purposes only.
The exhibition held by the Guild Of
Arts and Crafts OF California from
the 18th TO the 81st OF this month was
announced as an exhibition Of the
works Of four artists, g. Cadenasso,
Maurice Del Niue. Xaxier Martinez and
Mrs. Bertha Stringer Lee. Cadenasso
and Martinez are, however, very slim
~ represented as far as quantity is
concerned. Martinez having contri buted
only one and Cadenasso two. It is A
privilege 70 see anything by Cadenasso,
and one is thankful for small favors.
One OF his paintings shows a summer
landscape with some Of the magnfi-
cent cloud effects such as are some
times seen in nature, but which it re-
ouires a master like CadenassO to por-
tray. Mariners one contribution Is
an exquisite little thing. Mrs. Stringer
Lee has a number OF charming scenes
charmingly reproduced. Two pictures
showing a busy corner OF the water
front IN different lights should appeal
to all who feel the never-ending and
ever-varying charm Of this part Of our
citvs life. She has also done some very
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
BARLEY LEADS RIFLEMEN
OF THE CALIFORNIA CLUB

The members of the California
Schuetzen Club met on the rife range
near San Rafael yesterday in their reg
ular bullseye shoot. The competition
resulted as follows:
G. NJ. Barley 154. Captain F. A. Kuhls 2l5.
r. ]. Bertelsen 2Ss, T. /. Povey 277. j. Free
SIS, L. Thierbaeh 622 George Tammeyer 702.
9ll. r. J. Fraser 915, II. Diehl 936, E. Woenne
$50, c. Meyer 1922, A. Won Wyl I16s, r Fink
ing 1905 J. Boiler 1924, A. Hennings 1884, F.
Attnger 1900, W. Weiss 1911, A. Hintermann
1920. l. Citizen 1929. /. While 1898, l. Tornotzy
1873. T. Riede 1664. A. Studer 1923 J. Straub
Iten 1920.
cadets-A. willie sl5. W. Thierbach s7s. r.
Strecker 1875.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
PAY TRIBUTE TO MEMORY
OF ARCHBISHOP MONTGOMERY \
Members of st. Anne's COnfraternitS
Hold Special Devoffons I'm Respect
TO Memory of Dead Prelate

The members Of st. Anne's Contra
ternity Of ST. Francis Church, Vallejo
street, held special devotions yesterday
for the repose Of the soul of the late
Archbishop Montgomery. Members
present were deeply affected, feeling
that in the death OF the Archbishop
they had lot a father and a friend.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
KNIGHTS ELECT oFFICERs

At a recent meeting of St. Aary's
Branch No. 437, Catholic knights of
America, the following officers were
elected. President, DR.. j. F. Gibbons;
vice president, NJ. J. Gavan; recording
secretary, James ". Kane; financial
secretary, Charles J. Nicholas; treas
urer, Thomas Moore; trustees. t. ].
Cleary, Charles Dillon and John Burke.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
FIRE IN VAN NESS AVENUE
DOES $4,000 DAMAGE
Blaze Caused by Broken Wire Results
In Considerable Loss From
Smoke and Water

Fire broke out at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon in the building ad-
joining the store of l. Magnin, Bush
street and Van Ness avenue, and while
the flames were put out before serious
damage resulted, smoke and the water
destroyed about $4,000 worth of prop
erty.
The places damaged were the hair
dressing parlors of Miss D. Honig, the
book store of M. H. Fay, the millinery
store of Mary l.. Sweeney, the mil
linery store of Isabel Gilliland and the
Teacup confectionery store. The FIRE
was caused by broken electric light
wire.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
ARR LEAGUE mo- ,IEEr

The Outdoor Art League of the
California Club will meet in Calvary
Church tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. AT o'clock Miss Nellie
Blessing Eyster will lecture on out
door Art in Maryland"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
BOLD THEFT OF COPPER PIPES

Five copper pipes valued at 1925 were
stolen yesterday from the Western
Sugar Company at Sansome and Union
streets by two men who told the
watchman they had been sent for them
by the Western Machinery Company of
230 Main street. While the watchman
was consulting another watchman
about the matter the men loaded the
pipes into a wagon and dEove off.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
MISSION PRoMoTERs TO MEET

A regular meeting of the Mission
Promotion Committee will be held this
evening in Rolphs Hall, Twenty eighth
and Guerrero streets.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21
LETTER CARRIERS TO GIVE DANCE

The san Francisco Letter Carriers
Mutual Aid Association will hold it's
annual ball IN Greater Cotillon Hall
15e Church street, on January 26, the
eighteenth anniversary Of the forma-
ZION of the organization. The arrange
ments for the affair are IN charge OF
samuel f. Stevens, c. i. Nell, r. Golfer
and James ]. Donahue Michael J.
Wbalen will be floor manager and G.
p Nell and Thomas Mahoney his as
siStants.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21

A supreme test Of Anthony Hopes S
gift would be to build a romance to fit
the facts available for a new histr -ical
novel yclept The Bomb Thrower of
Warsaw" -
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21

GOOD tea and coffee are almost good
eating-Schilling Best.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-21

Saturday Night
AH-Star Casts in the Great Double Bill;
Cavauerfa Rusticana and IPaEiiacci-
Next Week-CARMEN, CHOPIN
PRICFS-S2 90 81 so. 81 90 zoe and soc
Box Seats $3.50 each
Uptown Office. KOhleF & Chase's, SHtter and
Franklin sts-