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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
SCREAMS Of EIGHTEEN
GIRLS ROUT BURGLAR
Stanford University House
Is Invaded by Robber
and Panic Ensues
ESCAPES IN THE DIN
Plan of Maidens to Drive
Thieves Away Works
Successfully
ESCAPES IN THE DIN

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Feb. IL
A daring burglar entered the house of
the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at
an early hour yesterday morning. but
unaided the eighteen girl residents of
the house gave their unexpected visitor
such a scare as he probably will never
receive again in the course of his
career. For once in his experience this
burglar had not calculated on has hosts,
or perhaps hostesses would be more
proper. The university campus was un-
guarded. trusting in the tradition that
burglars never disturbed the solitude
of the female students.
An open window furnished the rob-
ber an easy means of entrance, and he
had just commenced with the eye of a
connoisseur the selection of the soror-
ity silver when down the darkened hall
came an uneathly screech entirely new
to his ears. In an instant the whole
house was awake with screaming girls
scurrying about in night dress. Mr..
Burglar had heard enough. Out the
window he went in a hurry leaving his
booty untouched.
AS for the sorority girls, they cannot
restrain their admiration for each
others daring. we just had it all
made up said one. when we read
about the robbery at Mills College, that
we would all get in the halls and
scream at the top of our voices, and
you see how successfully it worked"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
j. c. STUDENTS ARRANGE
FOR COMMENCEMENT
Extravaganza, Pilgrinages,
a Dance and Banquet
to Be Features
LARGE PLANS MADE
Graduating Class Intends
to Outdo All Former
Events of the Kind
LARGE PLANS MADE

BERKELEY, Feb. 17.-Work of pre-
pairing the commencemt week exercises
has begun in earnest, now that A. j..
Hartley, president of the senior class
of the university has named the com
mittees who will have charge OF the
various events of the last week of the
| college term. Elaborate arrangements
are now being made for the senior ex-
travaganza, the various pilgrimages
to points on the campus, the senior
ball. the mems banquet and other fea-
lures of the week. so dear to seniors.
Especial effort will be made to make
the senior extravaganza notable for
brilliancy and spectacular display. The
graduating class last year was obliged
to dispense with the extravaganza be-
cause of the San Francisco disaster.
AS 1t is two years since the students
have had a chance to take part in an
extravaganza, their apettite for that
particular form of exercise is now un-
usually keen. The committees at work
on this affair and OF the other events
of senior week, as named by President
Hartley, are as follows:
General arrangements-A. R. Galloway Jr.
chairman. j. D. Fletcher, Claude Wayne Misses
Cecil Harold. Edith Rickley, Ruth Sainger-
Morning pilgrimage-C. W. Haffey (chair-
mani. Harry Leach. R. R. Rankin. R. L. But
eilsses AdrlOn Sralgy hdpe4 ruWdius, ahHd
Tucker. Alice Berry.
Extravaganza committees: Finance and ar
rangements-R. H. Van SAINT (chairman). AL
Salisbury, H. E. Sherman Jr., Misses Zoe Riley,
Mabel Goddard Margares Lynch.
Staging-Gurden Edwards (chairman). H.. A.
Clark, Grover 0'Connor. Misses Isabelle Nc
Reynolds, Hazel Lyons, Bess Markle.
Senior ball committee: Miss Reby BARLEY,
general chairman Arrangements-R. E. War
ner (chairman), J.. G. de Remer, H. N Hall,
Misses Amy Fischer. Carmel Riley, Ora Lucas.
Decorations-A F. Sherman (chairman), L.
Evans, X. Avery, S. L. Hamm, W. T. Lundy
Misses Dora Burdorf Gertrude Neeley, Ethel
Meredith. Hazel Hogan.
Reception-E. v. Daveler (chairman), W. B.
Weston, X. A. Hawley, H. H. Kelly, Misses
Juliette Levy. Julia Greenfield, Berntce MeNeal,
Frances Hughes.
Mems banquet committee-Julius Klein (chair-
mani, G. c. Jones, Frank McInnis. C. L. Sulli-
van D. H. Parry, G. B. Blanckenburg.
Permanent organization-J. F. Pullen (chair-
mani, II. ". Stanton, c. V. Craig, Misses Efne
Smile, Kate buckingham.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
STRIKE OF THE LUMBER
HANDLERS IS AVERTED
Union Decides to Accept the
Is Per Cent Raise
Offered

OAKLAND, Feb IA strike of
lumber handlers scheduled for tomor-
row, which threatened to tie up the
water front indefinitely, has been
averted by efforts of the Building
Trades Council of Alameda County
The lumber handlers, who demanded
an increase of 90 per cent in wages,
have rescinded their demands and at a
special meeting today the union voted
to accept the counter offer of the Lum-
Der Dealers Association of about %
per cent raise. This increase will go
not only to the lumber pliers, leaders
and rollermen, but to the lumber team
sters and clerks, or tallymen.
The Lumber Handlers Union met in
special session this afternoon. the
meeting having been called at the sug-
gestion of the executive board of the
Building Trades Council, with which
the union is affiliated. After discus
sion of the situation the union was
informed that the associations offer
approval of the councils executive
board and that the board could not
countenance a demand of so per cent
raise ar this time, in view of the fact
that the Lumber Dealers Association
had granted voluntarily an increase
shortly after the fire.
Virtually a unanimous vote of the
500 members present carried the motion
to recede from the unions demand and
TO accept the associations offer. The
association voluntarily increased the
wages of the lumber teamsters and
clerks and about the same ratio of
raise now goes to the Lumber Handlers
Union.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
TELECRAPHERs' union
HOLDS MASS MEETING
Nearly One Hundred and
Fifty Operators Apply
for Membership

OAKLAND, Feb 17.-An enthusiastic
mass meeting was held by Local No,
"a of the Commercial TeIegraphers'
Union of America in Sunset Hall, 1884
Seventh street, this afternoon, with the
result that nearly $50 applications for
membership were received from oper-
ators who have heretofore been outside
union circles Nearly 200 attended the
meeting from both sides of the bay.
II. G. Walker, a retired telegrapher
who has been practicing law in Oak
land for several years, called the meet
ing to order and stated the purposes
of the gathering He consented to act
as chairman at the request of President
John Ufford, who was obliged to leave
before the close of the proceedings.
An address was made by ID. w. Kop-
pikus, general secretary and treasurer
of the Southern Pacific Division of the
Order of Railroad photographers, in
which he forcefully pointed out the
advantages of organization among
operators. w II. Lester, general chair
man of the same body, followed on
similar lines
George e. Secour, who has charge of
the Postal Telegraph office in the ferry
building in San Francisco, and who
was formerly recording secretary of
Local No IS in New York City. sup
plemented the preceding efforts with a
talk on the principles of unionism.
1t was hoped to have present H. B.
Perham chairman of the conference
committee of the Order spf Railroad
photographers, which recentM completed
arrangements for the arbitration of its
differences with the Southern Pacific,
but he was called to Santa Bar bara
early this morning and for that reason
was unable to attend.
The recruiting of members this
afternoon resulted in the enrolment of
80 per cent of the employees of the
Western Union about the bay in the
brotherhood. The operators stated
that their relations with that company
were the best possible and the recently
granted increase of 10 per cent in their
salaries was very much appreciated.
The Postal Union employees have been
entirely unionized for some time past.
John Ufford is president of Local No.
ga and A. w Copp is secretary and
treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
LOVE FOR TICKLE MISS
DRIVES MAN TO SUICIDE
James Shelton, Foreman OF
Street Sweepers, Takes
Fatal Draught
TRAGEDY IN SALOON
Wearies of Life When His
Affections Are Not
Reciprocated
TRAGEDY IN SALOON

James Shelton believed that his
sweetheart, Rose A. Solarf. was hckle
and untrue to him. so last evening be
went into the New Majestic saloon. 1 :
Ninth street. and drank vial OF car
bolic acid. This was at o'clock. He
died tweny minutes later. while being
taken in an ambulance to the Central
Emergency Hospital
Shelton was foreman OF a gang OF
street sveepers in the employ or the
Board OF Public Works. The girl for
love of whom he is said to have sndsI&
his life had. previous TO the fire. coH-
Quoted a fruit store for her father at
Third and Folsom streets. shelton 5
friends could not give her whereabouts
when questioned last evening; nor
could they say just when the fatal es-
arrangement occurred All they knew
was that Shelton loved the girl and she
did not love him.
Shelton entered the Majestic saloon
late in the afternoon with W. ]. Hayes
OF 777 Minna street. The men had
drink. and then Shelton. addressing
himself to the proprietor. Carsten
Luhrs, said that he wished to leave
some money for his father. John Shell
ton, an aged man, who lived with the
son IN a refugee cabin in Columbia
Park. Then Shelton swallowed the
poison.
The despondent man wrote no fare
we'll note. He was "a years OF age and
had been supporting himself and car
ing for his father ever since he was
II. He stood especially high in the
civil service examinations he had taken
TO obtain his position with the city.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
"JIM. DAVIS APPEAL

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. Thames
Davis. who for several years has been
denied the privileges of the tracks. ex-
cept those racing under the jurisdic-
tion of the American Turf Association.
Will leave within the next few days for
California in an effort to have his case
reopened by. the Pacific Coast Jockey
Club. Davis has been very successful
in his bookmaking ventures during the
past two years, and no doubt could con-
tinue to make money were he TO re-
main here. but he has decided to quit
the game until he can do business with
the full sanction of all turf bodies.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
YOUTH SHOOTS MERCHANT
IN FIGHT OVER A BILL
Man Probably Will Die, as Bullet
Passed Through Lung and Lodged
Near Heart

Attacked by Harry ODel. a man
twice as large as himself. Frank La
Russs. a nineteen-year-old newspaper
carrier, fred two shots at ODell yes
terday morning. One OF the bullets
took effect in O'Delrs shoulder and.
passing through his right lung. lodge1
near his heart. His condition late Ia
night was critical.
The trouble occurred in the store
owned by O'Dei1 at Thirteenth avenue
and California street. La Russa says
he presented his bill for papers in the
presence of a customer and was or
dered out Of the house by ODeu. On
refusing to leave he was struck in the
face by the proprietor, who attempted
to put him out forcibly. In the scuf1e
which followed the youth drew a re-
volver and fired twice at O'Dell-
La Russa was placed in detfnue at
the Park Police Station pending the
outcome of the wounded mans injuries
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
PoLYGAMY IS SCORED
Prominent Divine of Washington
Denounces Mormon Leaders

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Polygamy
was scored and President Joseph Smith
and the leaders of the Mormon church
In Utah were denounced by the Rev.
DIR. William NJ. Paden, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake
and president of the Ministerial Asso-
citation of the Northwest. at ar anti
Mormon mass meeting held at the Met
ropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
in this city tonight under the auspices
of the National League of Women's Or
ganizations. DIR. Paden devoted most
of his speech to reviewing the minority
report submitted to the Senate in the
Smoot case, and declared the stand
taken by Senator Knox of Pennsylvania
was nothing more nor less than a plea
to the American people to acquiescs in
the polygamous practices in Utah.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
KILLING HER MOTHER
Wife of Rich Importer Said
to Have Poisoned
Wealthy Parent

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Mrs. Lottie
Waulla, wife of Leopold Waulla, a
wealthy importer of bronzes. was ar
raigned before Coroner Acritello today,
charged with murder in the first degree
in having caused the death os her
mother, Mrs Ida Binge, by the use Of
poison. She was held without bail.
Mrs. Binge, a wealthy widow. who
lived with her daughter, died FEBRUARY
s, three weeks after an operation for
cancer.
Following the receipt of an analysis
of the contents of the dead woman's s
stomach, the Coroner late last night
desired the arrest of Mrs Waulla.
1t was on the report of Doctors Witt
haus and DECAY, who had examined
the kidneys and liver OF Mrs. Binge,
that they had found therein bichloride
of mercury, that an information was
drawn up by Assistant District Attor-
ney Corrigan on which the warrant
charging murder in the first degree
was issued.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
To TURN SAN RAFAEL
INTO SEAPORT TOWN
Board of Trade Working to
Secure Water Trans
portation

SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 1.-THE San Ra-
fael Board of Trade and the citizens in
general are anxious to have San Rafael
made seaport town. The Board of
Trade has issued call for a special
meeting to be held Monday night for
the purpose of discussing and devising
some unanimous line of action. Presi-
dent Martens of the Board of Trade
has certified checks payable to the
Commissioner of Public Works of the
State of California, amounting to near
ly $4,000, the contributions of business
houses and progressive citizens. The
z. X. Wood Lumber Company and the
San Rafael Gas and Electric Company
head the list with checks of $3.50 each
1t is expected that at this meeting the
subscriptions will be increased tok$10,-
600.
According to an estimate made by the
Commissioner of Public Works in 1905
when a Government survey of San Ra-
fael inlet and canal was made. over
269, 900 cubic yards viii be eXcavated in
making the canal and inlet and 215, ,0O0
tons of rock viii be required in the jet
ties. The cost is approXimated al
$294.790.
The Board of Trade estimates that by
the expenditure of $4,000 on the canal
would be navigable, which would en-
able them to make a large tonnage re-
port TO Congress. At present the creek
and bay approach is not navigable al
low tide.
San Rafaers population is rapidly in
creasing. There is a healthy increa Sc
in the building of homes and business
structures, and as several large tracts
of valuable building sites wilk shortly
be placed on the market better water
transportation is needed. as railroad
transportation is congested. With a
canal navigable by schooners and
barges at low tide lumber. coal, build
ing materials. feedstuffs. fuel oil and
other heavy and bulky freight could be
cheaply and quickly handled from ships
or docks 10 this city, saving two OF
three landings and delays occasioned
by shortage of cars. Local lumber deal
ers estimate saving of over $3.50 q
thousand over railroad transportation
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
CL0VERDALE PREPARING
FOR BIC CITRUS FAIR
Directors Report Unprece-
dented Demand for Space
in Pavilion
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

CDONERDALE. Feb. 1.-THE prena
rations for the opening OF the fifteenth
annual citrus fair in this CITY nex,
Tuesday evening are rapidly approac ch-
ing completion. Director General
Thomas =. Wilson states that the
amount Of space allotted exhibitors far
exceeds that OF any former year. and
there are number yet to be provided
for The exhibits viii excel in point az
numbers, and in artistic display and
gorgeousness Of design there will be
nothing left lacking
The pavilion has been enlarged and
decorators are transforming the inte-
rior into a mass Of green, gold and
white. the fair colors. A large force Is
at work getting the designs into shape
and decorating the allotted exhibition
quarters Business houses as well as
residences and private grounds in the
city are being decorated. and a general
air Of something doing prevails.
The fair viii open Tuesday evening
Members Of the California Promotion
Committee. officers OF the North of Bay
Counties Association and the local
chambers Of commerce in Sonoma Coun-
~ VIII be in attendance The address
Of the evening viii be delivered by Rob
ert Newton Lynch pastor Of the Peta-
luna Baptist Church and secretary OF
the Petaluma Chamber of Commerce
as well as OF the North of Bay Counties
Association. The week will be devoted
70 the various sections as follows:
"Wednesday. February 30-Cioverdale day
Thursday. February 2l-ElkS day.
FRIDAY. Fcbru2ry 22-Sonoma. Napa and
satnrdsr. February p Mendocino and Lax,
CalntF faT.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
DEFENSE LEAGUE SETS
DATE FOR ALTERING
Plans for Demonstration
Meeting of Society Are
Discussed

Delegates of the various unions COM
prising the local division of the De-
fense League, organized in behalf of
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone. met
yesterday morning in the headquar-
ters of the Industrial workers of the
World, 280 Jessie street, and made ar
rangements for a big demonstration
meeting. The gathering will take place
March at Walton's Pavilion. Vincent
st. John, one of the miners taken into
custody with Meyer. Haywood and
Pettibone for the alleged killing of
Governor Frank Steunenberg of Idaho
during the miners strike, and who
later was released, VIII be the orator of
the occasion. Speakers from the Labor
Council, Building Trades Council and
Industrial Workers of the World will
also address the audience
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
Los ANGELENOS ROBBED
BY BERKELEY BURGLARS
H. c. Whitney's Temporary
Home in College Town
RanSacked

BERKELEY. Feb. 17.-Burglars en-
tered the residence Of H. c. whitney.
25l9 Parker street. last night. and stole
from $500 TO $1,000 worth of jewelry.
including three watches The family
was absent at the time
When Whitney returned late in the
evening he found much evidence of the
thieves hurried but thorough search
Tor valuables. Entrante had been
gained by forcing a window open with
2 chisel or jimmy Evidently the
house had beer kept under surveillance
by the thieves. for they worked as
though having knowledge IF the habits
of the occupants.
The Whitncys arc prominent resi-
dents Of Los Angeles. but are living
temporarily in Berkeley while MEM
bers Of the family attend Miss Heads $
SchOola
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
STARS Of THE JAPANESE
STAGE At GEiRY HALL
Comedy, Tragedy and Song
Please ell-Groorned
Sons of Nippon

Out of the hooks to which they fed
when fire ragged through the city. the
stars of the japanese histrionic world
have been coaxed to gather in Geary
Hall, 1540 Geary street Each night in
theater so small that it seems it were
for dolls or fairies the crowd goes to
laugh with the comedian, to applaud
the children and to shiver at the tales
of hara-kiri.
Last night the theater was crowded.
Rows of raven heads, white collars
and black suits, every man of them
spick, span and clean, pleased the eye
that delights in uniformity, but the
play, vaudeville, an American would
say, bewildered the mind. Out of the
jargon of sound there emerged no note
familiar to the Caucasian ear, save
when one of Nippon's sons drew trem-
bling bow over unsteady violin and a
weird war tune was born.
No more intensely pagan scene could
be conjured than when dainty maid
en-, Shizuke, and an elderly woman,
Katsu-hana, sang the Joruri song-a
song of history CARRIED in the kami-
shimo, the ceremonial costume of fifty
years ago, great, starched wings stand
ing out from the shoulders, they kneIt
on the stage. While the plaintive voice
of the child told the story of Japan's
valor the woman strummed a native
banjo and uttered cultural cries that
rang like a challenge.
Down in the pit tiny drum beat
dismally and the picolo warbled like
a bird--a strange, unnatural clash Of
sounds. And the little men in the
audience applauded. They moved
noiselessly in and out. ate ice cream
and oranges and joked with the two
women present 1t was an audience
of tiny men in a tiny theater. but each
man of them a unit of that great force
of strife that swept Russia from Man
churia and a unit in that great force
of the arts of peace that has reused
California's labor to It's own defense.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
ONLY A SIDE ISSUE

TOXIC, Feb. 1s--The Nichi Nichi.
which is looked upon as an autborit-,
In displomatie affairs, discussing the
San Francisco school incident, saws
that the placing of restriction by the
United States on the admission of Jan
anese immigrants from Hawaii. which
virtually seems unavoidable. appears
to be too high price to pay for the
solution of the school trouble, which.
1T says, is only a side issue.
The whole question, it SAYS, hinges
on the admission of laborers. and II
suggests the removal of the disability
of the Japanese to become naturalized.
If this be effected the Nichi Nichi be-
lieves the last source of diff1cuIty be-
tween Japan and the United States will
have ceased to exist.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
SOCIETY GoSSIPS BUSY
Say That Mrs. Nathalie Scheniek-
Collins Is to Sue for Divorce

NEWPORT. R. l., Feb. 17.-Society
gossips here refuse to divert their at
tention and tongues from Mrs. Nathalie
Scheniek-Collins, who, it is understood.
is preparing to secure a divorce from
her husband, Captain Glen Collins Mrs.
Collins, who is well known in San
Francisco and Honolulu. is said to be
engaged to wed Tommy Suffern Tay-
lor of Tuxedo Park. New York, and
Newport. He is most attentive to her.
and he is very wealthy.
Society thinks it would be IAN ideal
match" and if society has its way the
divorce Will be followed by speedy mar
riage.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
MAJORITY WILL FIND
BAILEY NOT CONVICTED
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 1.-THE Joint
committee investigating the charges
against Senator Joseph W. Bailey is
expected to close Its labors this week.
1t was said today that there would be
two reports to the Legislature, the ma
jority finding that the Senator was
proved not guilty. The minority will
report, 1t Is stated, that Senator Bailey
was proved guilty of some OF the mis-
deeds charged against him.
The evidence adduced has changed
no votes In the Legislature, 1t is said.
and the inquisition has served only to
widen the breach between the Demo-
cratic factions.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18
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Worn-Out

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to force the life-giving blood
through your veins; the ston-
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kidneys lack power to filter
impurities from the blood, and
the poisonous waste remains IN
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