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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
INJURED BY CARS
Three Persons Seriously Hurt
and Treated at Hospitals

Three persons, one of whom may
die, were seriously hurt by two of the
United Railroads cars last night.
Richard Tobias and G. w. Smith, both
of 625 Minna street, were thrown from
an inbound McAllister street car short
ly after o'clock. when the controller
box blew out.
The ear was proceeding along Nc
Allister street, and as it neared Bu-
chanan the box blew out, bringing the
car to sudden standstill. Tobias and
Smith were thrown to the street The
former sustained a fractured skull,
which may result in his death. Smith
was treated at the central emergency
hospital for a broken ankle.
Alfred Hoffman. whose address
into St. Luke's hospital shortly after 10
last night suffering from a fractured
skull. Hoffman was struck by out
bound Mission and Polk street car No.
154l, in charge of Motorman Wilson
Beckelheimer He was crossing Mis-
sion street between Brazil and Persia
avenues when the car. which was run
ming at great speed, hit him.
Mounted Policeman Ohnimus wit
messed the accident and Immediately
went to the injured mans assistance.
The motorman states that he did not
see Hoffman until the car was within
six feet of him, and although he ap-
piled the brakes 1t was too late to
prevent the accident. Hoffman's in
juries are serious and he may die.
Beckelheimer was arrested and charged
with battery.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
ENTERTAINERS WILL
AID CHURCH CHOIR
Program Arranged by st. Peters
Sodality Members for the
Evening of October 7

With comedies, dancing and music,
the members of the choir of st. Peter S
sodality will entertain their friends at
st. Peters hall, Twenty-fourth and
Alabama streets. Wednesday evening,
October Z. Many of the popular en-
tertainers of the city will take part in
the program.
Two dramatic sketches will be given.
A farce, In the Wrong House. will
be presented under the direction of
Francis Y. Flood by the members OF
the Sacred Heart literary society. An
amusing comedy entitled The Great
Convention" will be given by the mem
bers of ST. Peters choir. john A.
O'Brien is coaching the cast, which is
composed of NJ. R. Harlan, Irene
Holmes, Nj. L. O'Malley. Agnes Rea.
William D. Hughes, Celia Manton,
Frank O'Brien, Teresa Mcnamara,
James McKeever, Charles Butterworth,
Miss Benn, Frank Mannix, Gertrude
O'Donnell, James P. Riley, Ed Barrett,
William Flynn, ]. Flynn, P. Mcdonald.
John Coughlin. Clara Mcnamara, Harry
Fox and George McKeever-
There will be a tenor solo by Harry
A. Fox, a song by Master Walter Gro
min. Gaelic dancing by the Misses Con-
molly and specialties by Charles But
terworth.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
BOARD IS ASKED TO
BAR NICKELOD[ONS
Priest Makes Appeal to Shut
Out Resorts From Shadow
of Church
Commissioners Hear Protests
Against Granting Amuse-
ment Places Permits

This is a case of money against
morality: of wrong against right; OF
vice against virtue"
In ringing exhortation to the board
of police commissioners. begging them
TO shut out the nickelodeons from the
shadow OF ST. Francis church walls,
Father Terence Caraher used language
both plain and pointed yesterday aft
ernoon. The commission, after hearing
Father Caraher, William A Kelly and
representatives Of the North End i'm
provement club, who had come TO watch
the proceedings wherein there was fear
that their district might be infested by
more of the nuisances than already ex-
ist, put of decision on the matter un-
til Thursday afternoon.
In the proceedings Kelly started TO
make the accusation direct that Com
missioner KeiI and a J. Rich, who
applied for the building permit on the
property, own the building in which
the Charles Bush nickelodeon is situa-
ted These charges, which were made
public in The Call, were sufficiently
known TO make the crowded room tense
when Kelly started speaking. But he
had hardly gotten beyond an intima-
ton of what was coming than Commits
sioner Cutler promptly shut him off. 1t
was a call to order officially admins
termed swift closeting of a skeleton.
Three nickelodeon permits were up.
That of Bush, at the corner of Vallejo
place and Montgomery avenue, is di-
rectly opposite the doors of St. Francis
church. The others were Hartwig A
Cohen, 53S Montgomery street, and E.
Fried, at the corner of Stockton and
Green streets.
The Fried place is right against the
First Methodist church. The other two
are close to St Francis church.
That the Sisters of Mercy passing
down Montgomery avenue, already
running daily danger of insult from
drunken soldiers and civilians, would
incur grave danger of this in case
another nickelodeon were installed in
Montgomery avenue, was Father Cara
hers main argument.
There are said the priest. ten of
these nickelodeons now TO where there
was one before the fire The men
who sign petitions for them do not
live near them. The priests of st.
Francis live at the church and are
disturbed by their noise The children
of the parish are tempted by them.
The women are insulted by men who
loaf in front of them.
Assert your manhood in this" he
cried, and stand out for decency
against vice"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
GRAVES BODY FOUND
Wife Believes Californian COM
mitted Suicide

PORTLAND, Ore. Sept ga spe-
cial dispatch from Hood River, Ore.
says.
Through letter received by Justice
of the Peace a. C. Buck here it is
learned that the body found floating
in the river near Wyeth July is that
of Henry Graves of Cotton, Cal. The
been trying to trace him for the last
three months. and identified him
through effects found in his pockets
and also through description fur
that Graves was 20 years old and that
his wife believes he committed sui
eide. as he had been respondent
through Ill health and money losses
Leaving Cotton the latter part of June,
he came to the northwest looking for
a new location. and when last heard
Hood River from Caldwell, Idaho. The
fact that his hands were tied together
and weighted with a heavy stone led
to the belief at the time the body was
found that he had been murdered.
Graves body was buried at wyeth
after .coroner's jury had rendered a
verdict to the effect that he had met
his death by foul play.
COTTON, Cal. Sept. 29-Relatives of
light on the mystery of his death They
have just received from the coroner of
the northern state some of the per-
which convince them beyond doubt
that Graves is the man found in the
Columbia river.
Graves lived here several years and
q. w. Dearmond, wife of a local mer.
chant. is his daughter She was noti-
fed in July of the finding of a body
which might be that OF her father, and
ever since has co-operated with the an
thorities in their efforts to estabIish
the identity of the man.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
ORCHARD|STS MEET
IN KANSAS CITY
California Fruit Growers Ex-
change Assemblies in First
Convention

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 29-Two hun
dred fruit growers, coming from nearly
every state in the union. with one from
London and three from Canada, at
tended the first convention of the Cali
fornia fruit growers exchange, which
began here today. California sent 80
members, who came from the coast
on a special train.
The California fruit growers eX-
change is cooperative company which
represents 1000 growers Up to ii years
ago the only men who found much
profit in the fruit business in California
were the commission brokers. Prices
finally were cut to pieces by the brokers
in their struggle for orders and from
this condition evolved the growers ex-
change, now meeting here for a three
days session.
Today's session was active and
Mayor Chittenden welcomed the dele
gates
President storey of the fruit ex-
change delivered the opening address.
P. j. Dreher of Pomona. Cal. fol-
lowed with paper on THE Growers,
Their Fruit and the Market" which
was discussed by Reed of Waterloo,
Ia, and Adams of Upland. Cal
c. L. Rumsey of Riverside, Cal, read
a paper on Picking. Packing and
Shipping" the discussion being by A.
B. Wright of Wichita, Kan, and A F.
Call of Corona, Cal.
At the afternoon session '"The Grade,
the Pack and the Package was treat
ed by Dana c. King of Azusa, Cal,
the paper being discussed by Van Luz
ven of Cotton. CAL, and C. L. Bragg
of Kansas City.
The next subject was Distribution
and Sale at Auction by r. P Burton
of Los Angeles; discussion by f. NJ.
Dunbar of Riverside and W. L. Moul-
ton of Baltimore.
The afternoon session closed with
the reading of paper on The Euro
pean Market for Citrus Fruits by F..
S A Maude of London, European rep
resentative of the fruit exchange: dis
cussion by ]. w. Brownlow of Toronto,
Canada, and A T. Hamilton of Uplands,
Cal
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
infant MANGL[D
BY SPEEDING CAR
Leg Is Amputated to Save Life
of Elsie Rosenthal, Aged
Seven Years
Child Sent on Errand by Mother
and Is Struck Down While
Crossing the Street

Run down by a heavy speeding beach
car of the United railroads in Cali
fornia street, near Sixth avenue, in the
Richmond district, little Z year old
Elsie Rosenthal was rolled under the
wheels for many feet and so badly
mangled that her right leg had to be
amputated. The child now lies IN the
Children's hospital, lowering between
life and death.
Little Elsie, who is the daughter of
Ernest Rosenthal. butcher. Of 441s
California street, had returned to her
home during school noon recess. Her
mother sent her on an errand and when
she was returning she was struck
down almost at her own gate. The
car swept along at terrific rate of
speed and when it struck the child 1t
rolled her over and over before the
motorman. Harrison Foster, could
bring it to a stop.
Mounted Policeman Pidgeon, who
was witness to the accident, leaped
from his horse and rushed to the tiny
victim. The child lay bleeding and un-
conscious where she had been ground
under the cruel iron wheels of the
heavy coach. Pidgeon tenderly lifted
the child in his arms, boarded the car
and ordered the motorman to drive at
top speed to the Children's hospital.
When the hospital was reached it was
at first thought that the child was
dead, but DIR. Emma Willis revived the
injured child. 1t was then decided to
Immediately amputate the badly
crushed limb in the hope of saving the
childs life.
The parents of the little girl were
notified and heartrending scene was
enacted when the mother was first per-
mitted to see her child after the opera
ton. Doctor Willis stated that, though
very seriously injured, she had hopes of
saving the life of the little one. After
his arrest on a charge of battery, the
motorman stated in the city prison that
he did not see the child crossing the
street until his car was within a few
feet of her, and that he then made
every effort to stop the car, but all to
no avail
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
SPINELESS CACTI FRUIT
is SERVED AT BANQUET
Burbank Gives Novel Dessert to
Santa Rosa Chamber of
| Commerce Guests
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SANTA ROSA. Sept. 2s.-The Bur
bank spineless cacti fruit was served
as a dessert late last night at the ban
quet of the Santa Rosa chamber of
commerce, at which the directors of the
North of Bay Counties association and
number of prominent people from San
Francisco and the cities in the north
coast counties were special guests.
This is the first time since the scien-
tist announced the result of his expert
ments with the cacti that the fruit OF
the plant has peen utilized as food al
public function and brought forth
considerable favorable comment. The
fruit was donated by Mr.. Burbank.
There were representatives present
from Calistoga, st. Helena, Napa. Eu-
reka. Willis, Ukiah Cloverdale,
Healdsburg. Sebastopol, Petaluma and
San Rafael.
The gathering was mainly for the
purpose of advancing the interests of
the north coast counties and to arouse
interest in the work of the various
commercial bodies which are united in
the work of making known the re-
sources of this territory to prospective
settlers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
CARMfLITE NUNS
TO OPEN CONVENT
Five Sisters on Way to Occupy
Former Home of Mrs. Robert
Louis Stevenson
Daughter of Donors Among
Those Who VIII Establish
New Institution

High upon the slope of San Francis
co.'s most picturesque hill. commanding
a wide view of the city and the bay. is
the new convent home that awaits the
arrival of the Carmelite nuns in this
city tomorrow. The five sisters who
are coming from Boston to establish a
branch house of their order here will
take possession of the house built by
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson in Lom-
bard street 10 years ago and for a
time her home. which is remodeled and
rearranSed to suit the needs OF a clois-
ter.
The house was presented TO the Car
melite order by Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
). sullivan of this city, whose oldest
daughter, Ada, became a member OF
the slsterhood two years ago. 1t was
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivans hope that this
GIT might be the means of bringing
their daughter back to her native city,
which will be the case as the young
nun Is one of those selected for the
work of founding the new home here
30 rigid are the rules governing the
order that members are permitted to
speak TO relatives and guests only at
long intervals. on important matters,
and through double grating
After their arrival here three days
Oh relaxation will be permitted the
and such friends or kinspeople as they
may have here may visit them. After
that the convent doors VIII close and
an absolute seclusion will enfold the
newcomers. Utter silence is the rule
OF the order, as are frequent fasts and
midnight devotions. but 1t is one that
always finds ready and eager recruits
nevertheless and one from which the
novices rarely return to the world.
very little change was made in the
stevenson house for the reception of
Its new tenants. The various secret
passages and panel doors that had been
whim of its late owner were sealed,
but the low ceiled large rooms proved
admirably adapted to converts needs
just as they stood. The drawing room,
the largest room in the house, has been
turned into a chapel. an altar being
built on the dias that filed the west
end OF the room. Even when in the
chapel, the nuns OF this order must
have their places behind a closed graf
ing. The large gardens have been sur
rounded for years by a high evergreen
hedge, and their paths will form ideally
sheltered walks for the sisters Ar
rangements will be made between Mrs
Lloyd Osbourne. whose home adjoins.
and the superior. so that the exterior
beauty of the two houses will be pre-
served.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

SPECIAL DlSBAItH IHE CALL
NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-The following
Californians are registered in New
York:
From San F'rancisco-F. Anyrs, Hoff-
man house; 4. |. Gerland. Hotel Ma
Mrs. w. j. Casey. Miss r. Casey, Hotel
Wolcott; z. T. Jones, Grand Union; T
G. Palmer, Hotel Victoria; Mrs. f. j
Byers. Miss A 4. Davis: st Denis hotel
Mrs. A. r. Wells, Hotel Latham; A. d
Wilson. Grand Union; c. thinner, Herald
Square: Mrs. G.. James. Plaza; II. D
Richards, Belleclaire;. w. J. Reardon
Broadway Central; j. Rose Holland
house: FL. l.. Taylor, Plaza hotel; Mrs
Tewksbury, Hotel Belmont; Miss s. NJ
zeile, Hotel Netherland; j. w. Ames
Mrs. j. W. Ames. Hotel Bresln; Mrs
A. n. Burke. Mrs. j. N. Burke. Abe
marie; P. Cawler. Gerard hotel; j. P
David, Mrs. J. P. David. Grand hotel
E. Dillon. Miss E. A. Dillon. Cadillac
D. B. Drenaike, Hotel Breslin; J. A
Hooper, Hotel BELMONT; y. c. Keating
Hotel wellington: Mr.. Mcneil. Hotel
Belmont; A Nardini. Hotel Albany; O
c. Pratt. Holland house.
Los Angcles-C. P. Smith, King Ed
ward; D. Z. Stephenson. Hermitage; L
V Curry, Mrs. L. V. Curry Hotel AL
bany; II. Frost Mrs. II. Frost. Park
Avenue; Or. J; r. Hayes, W. Hughes
H. L. Servass, Hotel Gerard; d. P
Smythe, Marlborough; Miss Campbell
Broadway Central; E. NJ. Comes, Hotel
Cadillac: G. H. Landers. Astor house
john, Broadway Central. w. p. Pam
Hotel Victoria; T. Best, Belmont; {,
Entermann, Belvedere.
Oakland-S. T. Kentworthy. Mrs. S
T. Kentworthy. Hotel Cadillac; A. w
Hit. l.. Kent. D. Kent, Herald Square
Pasadena-Dr. Newcomb, Astor house
L. Z. Worrell, Mrs. L. E. Worrell. Grand
union.
Sacramento-F. L. Thierkeld. Mrs. F
L. Thierkeld, Ashland; Miss A. H. Han.
chett, Hoffman house.
j. A Laselle of San Francisco regis
tered last week at the Broadway Cen.
tral.
San Francisco-Iawrence Newman
of Pasadena is at the Waldorf -Astoria
for a few days. Other San Francisco
arrivals are: Lionel Sutro. Hote
Netherland; Miss Q. Pierce. Cadillac; J
Adamson, Grand Union: c. W. Dorr
Holland; B: Brokhqrst, Grand Union
Reardon, p. Roeniga, Grand Union, S
+. Slade, Hotel Belmont; B. I. Bill AL
bert; H e. Bostwick. Hotel Breslin
Netherland.
oakland-H C. Frandsen, Cont.
mental.
San Diego-H. Alexander, c. D. Col.
lier, Hotel Pierrepont.
Santa Barbara-E. A. Danielson
Mrs. E. A. Danielson, Murray Hill.
Los Angeles-W. H. Holiday, Plaza
Mrs nrs.S;. y H Miner Miner Hotel Victoria; 6 F
Latham; w. E. Waddell, Park Avenue
r. H Blakely, Park Avenue
PARIS. Sept. 2s..Californians regis.
and Mrs. Louis D. Bondeli, Misses Low.
ry, DR.. and Mrs. Milan Soule, Sau
Francisco: D. r. Baumgart, Eugene P
Clark and Mrs. ]. w. Hopkins, Los An
geles; H Monsaliier and Louis P. Selby
Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
HARTMAN is NOT ILL,
SAY MEMBERS OF FAMILY
Report That He Went to Boston
to Consult a Physician
Is Denied

NEW YORK, Sept. ga published
report that E. II. Hartman is ill was
denied at Harriman's residence here to-
day. Persons close to Hartman ridi-
cule the attempt to make a sensation
of his alleged Illness. Hartman had
gone to Groton to visit his son. who
is at school there. and on his return to
New York was delayed for a short time
in Boston. He seized the occasion to
consult Dr. Lovett. who once treated
him for rheumatism. The call was
purely incidental and he had not seen
the doctor for a year. Any statement
to the effect that he is seriously Ill or
that his journey to Boston was for
the purpose of seeing the doctor is
without foundation.
Hartman was at his office as usual
today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
MRS. LILLIAN ZAHN TO
WE'D Los ANGELES MAN
Oakland Woman Will Be Mar
ried to l.. r. Wisehart in
San Jose
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SAN JOSE. Sept. "a marriage OF
more than ordinary interest to San Jose
society folk is to be solemnized here
at high noon tomorrow. when Rev. ].
Wilmer Gresham will unite Mrs. Lillian
Zahn of Oakland to L. r. Wisehart OF
Los Angeles Mrs Zahn was formerly
Miss Whitman and was one of the most
prominent figures in Oakland and San
Francisco society The groom is a
oils. -'''e' : me Op
Both the bridegroom and bride to be
arrived in San Jose Monday and regis
tered at the Hotel Vendome. Mrs Zahn
is accompanied by her mother Mrs w
W. Whitman of Oakland Her brother
Z. ". Whitman. who is to be best man
Joined them yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs G,
W. Fisher and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Dahlen of Oakland are expected tomor-
row to be present at the ceremony The
marriage viii take place at the Trinity
Episcopal church. Immediately after
the vendome to wedding luncheon.
line OF Seventeenth street. 22e:6 W Of Mission.
" 1876 by S 100; SO.
Rose r. Lewisof TO Eben ". Ferguson LOT In
line Of Clay street, 74:e Of Kearny. E 10 by
Building Contracts
BaIfour Gutherie company with Herman Safe
company. Lindgren- Hicks company ct aI.-vault
Innings etc. masonry, granite, cut stone
marble electric wiring plumbing elevator. etc
plaster sheet metal. etc, and ornamental iron
and bronze for building on line OF California
street. 1874 " OF Battery. n 4s:S 20.
E 23:S. 81. 25. more or less s to begin
ming: $50. $50.
vestry OF St Johns church and parish with
Citizens Construction conpany-To erect 3
story frame on " line OF Julian avenue 147:oIL
Of Fifteenth street; slo.es4-50.
Edward O'Neill with Holm & Sons and E. G.
Curtis-An work for 3 story frame on line
of Grove street 1876 W Of Devisadero: s.. .aa5
California Title Insurance Trust company
with John r. Hax company-Offce fixtures for
Offices at 40 Montgomery street: s.. 2o5
Thomas NJ. Hart with Y. SteifeI-To erect a
2 story and basement frame e fats} on SW
corner OF Twenty-third avenue and California
street: $z-3s5.
Henry Larsen with W. J. Black-To erect p
story frame and moving building to rear of
lot on line Of Twenty-third street 1914 y
OF Sanchez. 1876 by W 25; $500.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
TOWN MARSHAL PAYS
FINE FOR DRUNKENNESS
Man Wearing Star of East San
Jose Is Rounded Up and
Reprimanded
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SAN JOSE. Sept. 2e.-Ross B. Parkin-
son, marshal OF the prohibition city of
East San Jose, who was found lying
in the gutter asleep by the police of
this city late this morning was ar
raigned in the police court today with
other drunks rounded up during the
night Ross star was prominently dis
played on his coat when arrested, and
a pistol was found in his pocket
Police Judge Dougherty took occa-
sion to deliver a long lecture to the
marshal, informing him that he had
disgraced his Office and that he was a
menace instead of a protection to the
public. Parkinson was sentenced to pay
a fine of SIS or to serve five days. He
paid the fine and left
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-30
TOURIST YACHT is
SUNK IN COLLISION
Argonaut Lost Near Dover and
Steamer kingswelI Is Run
on Beach

DOVER, Sept. 29.-The tourist steam
yacht Argonaut. which left London
yesterday bound for Lisbon with $50
persons, including passengers and
crew. went down between Dover and
Dungenness this morning, after hav-
ing been in collision with the steamer
Kingswell in fog.
All on board the Argonaut took to
the boats and came ashore here in
safety. The people on board the Ar
gonaut lost everything they possessed.
One woman lost jewelry worth $50. 1000.
The Kingswell was beached at Dun
genness to prevent her sinking.