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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
MERCHANTS PLAN
ORNATE LIGHTING
Permanent Downtown Ass0cia-
ton Secures Handsome
Pole for Streets

The Permanent downtown association
Of merchants, property owners and
other business men in the triangular
district bounded by Sutter, Powell and
Market streets has presented to the
board Of supervisors plan for lighting
the retail section Of the downtown dis
trict. The association. through a com
petitive test among the leading archi-
tects, has secured a handsome design
of pole which will adorn the streets in
the daytime and furnish brilliant
light in the evening. The plan pro-
vides for 160 poles, averaging eight
poles to long blocks and three to short
blocks. The board of supervisors has
accepted the plan and the city will fur
nish the electric current for lighting.
Los Angeles, San Jose and other coast
cities have adopted lighting systems on
similar lines, but the new San Fran
cisco will have a lighting system supe-
rior to any. Electrical experts have de-
vised plan for procuring the greatest
amount OF light possible for the amount
Of current allowed by the city
The members of the association are
cooperating with the works board and
have succeeded in having removed
many street distractions which are in
violation of the ordinances. From now
on merchants will continue to come
downtown and open up their establish
ments, and it is the desire Of the asso-
citation to have the new district re-
habilitated as quickly as possible so
that the purchasing public may visit
il with little inconvenience. The asso-
citation is arranging to assist the city
in sprinkling and sweeping the streets
in order that the summer trade winds
Will not blow the dust and dirt on the
streets, as has been the case each sea-
son since the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
MISS ELKINS TO WED
ABRUZZI IN OCTOBER
Correspondent in Rome Declares
Formal Announcement Will
Be Made
SPECIAL CABLE no TILE cALr

LONDON, May 15.-The Rome corre-
spondent Of the Evening Glote tele-
graphs:
The date of the wedding of the duke
of Abruzzi and Miss Elkins is not vet
officially fixed. but l have excellent au-
thority for stating that it will take
place toward the end of October. The
duke is expected to leave the battleship
Regina Elena about September 80, and
simultaneously a formal announcement
of the betrothal will be published
through the Stefani agency and in the
Gazzetta Ufficiale.
Very shortly afterward his royal
highness Will leave for the United
States in company with his brother, the
count of Turin, and his cousin, the
prince of Udino. Prince Nichols of Mon
tenegro has been chosen to be one of
the witnesses at the wedding. Though
should it be decided at last that the
ceremony shall take place in Washing
ton, he will send either Prince Mirko
or Prince Peter as his proxy"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
TAKES SUPPOSED THIEF
AWAY TO SET HIM FREE
Patrolman Sustained by Biggy
When Citizen Makes a
Serious Charge

Jacob Schuler, contractor. 2422 Full
ton street, complained to Chief Rieev
yesterday that Policeman Harry r..
Cook had allowed supposed pick
pocket to go free after Schuler had
given him into Cooks charge at Fiji
more and Sutter streets. Schuler said
that he and his wife boarded a car at
Sutter street and Grant avenue. and.
aIter his wife had entered the car. a
young man closed the sliding doors
Schuler took hold of the handles to
push the doors open. when he felt a
hand in his pocket. He grabbed tba
young man nearest to him, he said.
and held him until the car reached Fill
more street, when he handed him over
to Cook. He and his wife then went
IN search of special officer whom
they knew. When they returned
Schuler says he learned that Cook had
taken the young man round the corner
and had allowed him to go.
The chief sent for Cook yesterday
morning. and Cook explained that aft
er Schuier and his wife had left him
ne walked the young man to Webster
street to avoid a crowd gathering at
Fillmore street, and after waiting for
some time and SchuIer did not re-
turn he allowed the young man to go
He admitted that he failed to get the
young mans name and address. but
said that no effort was made by the
prisoner to escape, but on the con-
trary he expressed his willingness to
go wherever he was ordered
The chief said he was satisfied and
so was Captain Gleeson that Schuler
had made mistake in supposing that
the young man was a pickpocket. at
tributing Schuler's excitement to the
fact that he had been robbed on
car on a previous occasion. The only
error made by Cook was in not taking
the young mans name and address.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
Personal Mention

w II. Hile of Philadelphia is a guest
at the Fairmont
Count and Countess de Saint Seine
are staying at the Fairmont.
Mr. and Mrs. III. D. Wells of Chicago
are staying at the Fairmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Graves of Seattle
are registered at the Fairmont
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Yerington of Car
son are guests at the St Francis
M. ]. Olsen of Sacramento and James
Burns of San Jose are at the Blair.
w. H. Hagadorn of Los Angeles and
J. Kearney of New York are at the
Dale.
E. ]. Mitchell of Minneapolis and ].
II. Bland Of Fresno are at the Won
Dorm.
B. w. Wilson and wife of Reno and
j. S. King of Tacoma are at the Co
lonial.
H. T. Arnold of New York and DR..
William Burr of New Mexico are at the
Hamlin.
J. B. Sanford and wife of Ukiah and
Mrs. E. Wilber Of Yuba City are at the
Audubon.
Mr.. and Mrs Luther L. Kountz and
family Of Omaha have apartments at
the St Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Anderson of Chi
cago are among the new arrivals at
the St. Francis.
e. L. Brady and wife of Chicago
and ]. S. Bond of Fresno are at the
New Lick house.
Mr. and Mrs. F. ". Miller and Miss
Eugenia Miller of Fresno have apart
ments at the ST. Francis.
ID. R. Hamil of Rio Vista and J. T..
Davis and wife of Chicago.
c. NJ. Logue, accompanied by his
family, is staying at the Fairmont.
The party is registered from Pitts
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
DROWNED IN RUSSIAN
RIVER WHILE BATHING
DR.. c. w. Bond, Recently Grad
uated in San Francisco,
Loses Life
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

HEALDSBURG, May 14.-Dr. Carl W.
Bond was accidentally drowned in the
Russian river near town while batn-
ing. With his cousins Rollo and Miss
Leila Wheeler and Miss Ruby Anthony
he went around the base of Fitch
mountain. Finding the water rather
deep he directed the others to walk
down stream some distance and he
would swim down. This was the last
seen of him alive.
The party entered the water some
distance down stream, but were noti-
fed by James Turner that a body was
in pool JUST above them. Young
Wheeler dived for it and found lit to
be his cousin. Miss Wheeler ran home
in her bathing suit barefooted and
notified her father. DR.. Wheeler, but
life was extinct when he arrived on
the scene DR.. Wheeler gave it as his
opinion that the young man died from
heart failure.
Deceased was about 35 and had only.
recently completed his medical course
in San Francisco. He was a nephew
of Mrs. T. ]. Davis of San Francisco
and Mrs. Herbert Wright Of Santa
Rosa. His father is here under treat
ment by DR.. Wheeler.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
MANY ACTORS AID
. MECHANICS BENEFIT
thousand Dollars Added to
Funds by Performance at
Princess Theater
Treasurer of Lodge Thanks All
Who Helped Theatrical Me-
ChanicaI Association

considerable sum of money poured
into the funds Of San Francisco lodge
No 21. theatrical mechanical associa-
ton, yesterday through the benefit per-
formance given at the Princess theater.
Every playhouse in the city sent it's
volunteer talent to make up a pro-
gram of unusual variety and inter
est. There will be $1,000 added to the
associations funds through the benefit.
Most important among the bigger
acts of the day was the curtain raiser,
The Van Dyke" from the Novelty
theater. That amusing and exciting
playlet provoked a tornado of chuckles
and laughs from curtain to curtain
Among the individual acts the "Pret-
ty Girl" song, from Wang" and the
Honey Boy" chorus, Miss Zoe Bar
netts contribution to the entertain
ment; Miss Cecilia Rhoda's songs, and
the exceptional talent of Rinaldo, the
violinist, won the greatest favor from
Prince, midget only 20 inches high,
made tremendous hit with the women
of the audience.
Among those who contributed to the
program were Miss Flo Russell from
the Victory theater, Phil Godfrey from
the Empire; Alma Tuchlet and Eliza
Andersen, Princess; Shields and Rogers,
Orpheum; Bertram Lytell, Alcazar; Leo
Cooper and company, National; Ernest
Glendinning. Alcazar; May Boley, Or
pheum; Harold Crane, Princess; Win
Douglass and the Mosscop sisters
Chutes; John Goldsmith and Mario
Majeron of John Drew's company. Van
Ness; Frederick Harvey Wilson, Mis-
sioni Tilly and Dan Dunbars.
J. c. Braendlin, treasurer of San
Francisco lodge No. q, theatrical me-
chanical association, was the master of
ceremonies at the performance. In a
brief address he heartily thanked all
who had aided the benefit.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
THOMAS w. LAWSON HAS
BAY STATE GAS CONTROL
Boston Man Becomes President
of Company and Adopts
New Methods

BOSTON, May 14.-Thomas w. Law
son of Boston was elected president,
j. Frank Alice vice president and w. H.
Miller secretary and treasurer by the
Bay State gas company directors yes
terday.
Lawson, who appeared to be in entire
control. stated to the stock holders that
there would be no cut and dried pro-
ceedings In the company and that the
stock holders would have equal oppor-
tunities with the directors in keeping
posted as to the company's affairs
The following directors were elected:
Thomas w. Lawson and his secretary.
Z. A. McSweeney, J. Frank Alice, s.
John Abbott, Newell Ball, James V.
McCammons and w. Harry Miller.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
SHOWS JEWISH ART
PUR|F|ES HEARTS
Rabbi Bernard Kaplan Outlines
Development From Pottery
Models to Master ScuIptors
Paper Read Before Sketch Club
Defends Moral and Practical
Purpose of Artists

Jewish art in its relations to life was
the subject presented by Rabbi Bernard
Kaplan before the Sketch club yester-
day afternoon at its rooms on Califor-
MIA street In an interesting paper the
rabbi outlined the development of Jew
ish art from it's earliest stages of pot
terry modelling to the mighty works of
acknowledged masters-Oppenheim Sol
omon. Gottlieb, Kaufman, Israels and
the mightiest of them all, Mark Anto-
kolski, hailed by Stanov, the Russian
critic, as the greatest sculptor of the
age.
Whistler" said the speaker, "has
called art a tricksy jade, irresponsible
and highty,' but the Jews look on art
with other eyes. They are character
lied by the moral and practical purpose
which they attach to art in all it's
forms. Their works show the power of
esthetic beauty and moral grandeur.
Art should fortify the mind and purify
the heart, and if she be 'tricksy jade
she can do neither.
brief sketch of Antokolski's life
stated that he was born in wilma, Rus
sia, in 1912, and that, displaying pre-
cocious genius in childhood, he was
sent to the Imperial Academy of Fine
Arts, where his wood carving, ''The
Jewish Tailor" attracted great atten-
tion. His principal work, executed
while yet youth, is the statue of Ivan
the Terrible" displaying Ivan in one
of his moods of remorse after some
particularly atrocious deed For this
work, although a Jew could not be
made an academician under the law, he
was declared one by order of Alexander
Ii. 1sidor Kaufman has been called the
Ibsen of the brush: Oppenheim has
made specially strong and virile stu
dies of the ghetto; Solomon is known
by his classical works, "Cassandra," :"
"Niobe," Hercules; Edward Bendeman
by his Jeremiah at the Fall of Jeru-
salem,' and all Jewish artists are noted
for their differing expressions of the
beauty of form galvanized into life by
the spiritMal beauty of the artists soul
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
AGITAToRs MAKE TROUBLE

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE CALL
HONOLULU. May s.-A large number
of Portuguese families returned here
today by the Alameda and will go to
plantations by the first steamer leaving
here. Immediately after they arrived
some disgruntled agitators began stir
ring up others to consider going to
South America. A rumor has been cir
culated among the Portuguese colonv
that the South American republics will
send steamers here to transport those
who are willing to go there as laborers
for better wages than they are receiv-
ing here. 1t is not believed the move
ment viii amount to ANYTHING.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
PROPOSALS

OFFICE Constructing Quartermaster. Fort
Mason. San Francisco. CAL May IL. 1905
Sealed proposals. In tripncate. will be received
here until IL a. m and at Office Constructing
Quartermaster, Honolulu. III. T.. until a. m. /.
June 10, 1905. and then opened for the con-
structiOn. plumbing and electric wiring OF ten
buildings at Fort Shafter. H. t., in accordance
with plans and specifications on file here and
in office Constructing Quartermaster. Honolulu.
H. T. For further information and necessary
blanks apply to Constructing Quartermaster.
Honolulu. H T., or to the Undersigned Enve-
Iopes containing proposals to be indorsed PRO
posals for public buildings Fort Shafter Fl.
T. - and addressed to Constructing Quarter
master Honolulu II. T.. or Major Geo Mex.
Williamson, Quartermaster, U. s. A. Fort
Mason, Cal
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
coAcHmAN' IS ARRESTED

Thomas Mullane. a coachman. was
arrested at his shack, "a South Eleventh
street, Lobos square, early yesterday
morning by Policemen Reinlfnger and
Hughes. His daughters, Ruth, Is years
of age, and Aileen. 10, were also ar
rested and sent to public institution.
Mullane was charged with vagrancy.
but a more serious charge may be made
against him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
SISTER IN LAW OF LORD
ROBERTS DEAD IN HAWAII
Mrs. Miller Went Walking, Be-
came Lost and Died From
ExD0Sura

HONOLULU, May 9.-Mrs. T. Snow
Miller. an elderly woman, sister, it is
said. of the wife of Lord Roberts. the
British field marshal, was found dead in
the woods near Kalakaua bay on the
western side of the island of Hawaii.
May 6.
She had gone out walking the day be-
fore and had evidently lost her way in
the forest trails and died from exposure
and hunger.
search party had been looking for
her for many hours when her body was
found.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
born IN $500. STILL LIVING

HONOLULU, May 9.-It has been dis
covered that Hawaiian woman born
In 1900 Is still living. She remembers
the reign of Kamenameha the Great
and was young woman grown when
the missionaries came. She is still in
good health, both Of mind and body
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

PROPOSALS for Fresh and Frozen Beef Nut
ton. etc-Offce Purchasing COmmissary. 1905
North Point ST., San Francisco. Cal. May IL
1gOs-Seaed proposals for furnishing and dev-
ering on beard L. $. A. transports, hung up
In storage rooms OF Transports this city. Of such
quantities of fresh and frozen meats, as per cir
cular to be seen at this office, will be received
here until IL O'Clock a. M Friday June -. 1908.
and then opened. Information furnished on aDpli-
cation. Envelopes containing proposals should be
fndorsed Proposals for Fresh and Frozen
Meats" and addressed to c. R. KRAUTHOFF.
Major. COmY.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
LECTURE By DIR. EDwoRDs

DR.. Clarence Edwords, secretary of
the California promotion bureau, will
go to Stockton today, where he will
deliver an address at the annual con-
-vention of. the San Joaquin valley COM
mercial association. His subject will be
Cooperation" Delegates from all the
counties in the San Joaquin valley will
attend the convention.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
APpLY FOR City FIrNn

The French bank made application to
Mayor Taylor yesterday for 100000 of
the surplus municipal funds, agreeing
to pay per cent interest on the
money and deposit bonds as security.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
"Excursion to santa Rosa,

Rose Carnival Parade Saturday. Nav
10Th. in which officers and men of feet
trip this day. Tickets good leavinc
here 1855. 500, 900 and 1900 a. m.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
office Of the Light House Engineer. San Fran
CISCO CAL, until II o'clock NJ, June IL 1905.
and then opened. for furnishing material and
labor Of all kinds necessary for the construction
and delivery OF three frame keepers dwellings
frame light and fOg-signal building and barn at
Point Cabrillo Light-Station. MendocinO County
California, In accordance with specifications.
copies OF which. with blank proposals and other
information may be had upon application to the
LII House Engineer. San Francisco. CAL
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

If all the skyscrapers in New York
were piled one atop of the other a
building of 6,563 stories would rear it
self toward high heaven.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

OFFICE of Constructing Quartermaster. Fort
ROsecrans. Cal. May IL, 1S0S-Sealed proposals
in triplcate. win be received here until June
1908. and then be opened for construction,
plumbing. heating. electric wiring and fixtures
for post exchange and gymnasium building at
Fort RoSecrans, Cal. Information furnished on
application. Plans and specifications can be
seen at this office and at office Of Chief Quar-
termaster. Chronicle building. San Francisco,
Cal. First Lieutenant Earl Mcfarland, Quarter
master.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

Housesmiths' union No. IS will at it's
next meeting take UP a number of
amendments TO the constitution In
order to have a full vote on the matter
it announced at its last meeting that
the penalty for nonattendanee will be
enforced.
e. A. Clancy, business agent for this
union. was thrown from his buggy on
Market street last wednesday and was
badly bruised.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

A. J. Gallagher, international vice
president of the photographers
union, has received a copy of the re-
port on the proposition to establish a
sanitarium for and the payment of
benefits to members of the craft who
may be suffering from tuberculosis,
with request for his opinion of the
project. A similar request has been
made of each of the higher officers.
The matter will come up at the next
meeting of the international body for
discussion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

s-EALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
office OF the Light House Engineer San Fran
cisco. Cal, until u o'clock NJ. June Q, 1908.
and then opened for constructing one two story
frame dwelling at Fort Point Light Station,
California. in accordance with specifications,
copies of which. with blank proposals and other
information. may be had upon application 10
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

OFFICE Constructing Quartermaster. Fort Ma
son. San Francisco. Cal. May II. 19OS.-Sealed
proposals for constructing seawall and repairing
roadway at Fort Winfield Scott. Cal. Will be
ceived here until IL a. m. June 10 1908. and
then opened. Information furnished on applica-
tion- Envelopes containing proposals should be
endorsed Proposals for Sea Wall etc" and ad-
dressed GEO Nick. WILLIAMSON. Or. Mr..
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

During the session of the district
council of carpenters last Wednesday
night in the building trades temple de-
tails for the picnic by the unions affiI-
lated with the council were discussed.
1t was announced that among a number
of athletic events there will be a tug
of war between teams of the district
council. of the San Francisco building
trades council, the Alameda building
trades council and millmen of San
Francisco. The longshoremen's union
gave notice that it had selected team
that will challenge the winner to a tug
on the same day.
The picnic will be Saturday, June s.
and on that day no work will be done
by members of any of the unions that
comprise the building trades in San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

The secretary of the local labor coun-
Gil and the other members of the COM
mittees appointed to wait on the Mis-
sion French laundry with a view to
unionizing it fully had a conference
yesterday afternoon with the managers
of the laundry and will make known
the result to the labor council tonight.
J. ]. O'Neill. ex-supervisor. and now
editor of the Labor Clarion, the official
organ of the labor council, has. on ac-
count of serious illness, been granted
vacation, during which time George
A. Tracy, president of the state fed
Grafton of labor, will act as editor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

Local No. % of the upholsterers'
union will hold its eleventh annual out
ing and picnic at Ell Campo Sunday,
May "a. Three boats will leave on that
day for the grounds, two in the fore
noon and one in the afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
SAN FRANCISCO IS
STILL HEADQUARTERS
Cement Workers Union Votes
Against Proposition to Re-
move to indianapolis
Athletic Contests Will Liven the
Picnic of Carpenters and
Affiliated Workers

/NE6 MI71es At the meeting
Gs465sIIg IgsGs Iss2S coGEcT] of cement workers
adfs5Nclsso union, local No. 1.
last Wednesday the
reports presented by the business
agents showed that trade is good at
this time.
The report of Treasurer Henry Ullner
shows that the referendum vote on the
proposition to remove the headquarters
of the brotherhood of cement workers
from San Francisco to indianapolis,
Ind, was against removal Couse-
quently there will be no change, but 1t
is probable that an effort will be made
at the next convention of the American
brotherhood of cement workers to be
held in Milwaukee. Wis, September 3.
to have the subordinate, locals vote
again on the proposition
The local will at it's next meeting
name committee to arrange for an
entertainment and ball in the audito-
rum of the building trades temple on
the occasion of the ninth anniversary
of the institution. June II, Bunker Hill
day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15

The projecting operators union, COM
posed of persons who work moving pic
tures an organization that has been in
existence about four years, will apply
to the labor council tonight for ad-
mission to that body.