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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
LEND HELPING HAND
TO EX=PRISONERS
Object of Woman's Auxiliary Is
Stated at First Annual Meeting

For their first annual meeting the
members of the womans auxiliary of
the California prison commission gath
cred yesterday morning at the Califor-
MIA club house in Clay street, and after
hearing reports of the years work
elected officers for the coming year.
Mrs. l. Lowenberg, the president,
read her annual report, which con-
tanned many interesting facts. Mrs.
Lowenberg said the purpose of the
auxiliary is to use every means to pre-
vent crime and to protect society.
The primary consideration of impor-
tance thus far has been to provide for
the equipment of the home for dis
charged prisoners, which is being
erected near Third and Silver streets
by the prison commission. Nearly
$4,000 has been raised for that pur-
pose, and it is expected that the build
ing will be ready for occupancy early
in May.
Mrs. Lowenberg defined the policy
of the auxiliary in regard to the secur-
ing of pardons. saying that they wished
it distinctly understood that they de-
sired the protection of the society as
ardently as did the officers of the law,
and that they were not emotional
women wishing to Interfere with the
DEGREES of justice.
Charles Montgomery, president of
the prison COIlIulSSiOH, was present
and made a brief address. He said that
the support of the auxiliary had proved
of great value to the cause to which
he has devoted his life, as the mere
mention of the names Of the women
interested is guarantee of it's purity of
purpose. Montgomery told of some of
the difficulties encountered in raising
funds for the new building, and prom
ised TO give some interesting facts re-
garding some Of the interviews he has
had with prominent men to whom he
applied for aid on opening day.
Mrs. Dorothea Klumpke Roberts also
spoke. The nominating committee of
which Mrs. Gaillard Stoney was chair
man, nominated the following ticket.
which was unanimously elected-or,
with one or two exceptions, reelected
most of the officers being the same
as last year.
Mrs l. Lowenberg. president; Mrs. Sidney
Smith Palmer, first vice president: Mrs. j. w.
Burnham second vice president; Mrs John F.
Merrill third vice president; Mrs. Edward de
W. Scott fifth vice president; Mrs. Gaillard
stoney corresponding secretary; Mrs. A. p.
Woodward recording secretary; Mrs. California
Newton, treasurer: directors-AIrs. e. S. Brey-
fogle Mrs G.. J. Bucknall, Mrs Aylett r. Cot
ton Mrs Marcus s. Koshland. Mrs Frederick
D. Marsh Mrs. William Ford Nichols, Mrs.
Florence Porter Pfngst Nine Emilia Tojetti
urs ID. F. Ragan, Mrs. J. H. Robertson, Mrs
lanes Coker Sims Mrs Pardee.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
CIVIC LEAGUE FAVORS
HETCH HETCHY PLAN
Improvement Club Indorses the
Course of the Supervisors

The Civic league, an organization
having in its ranks representatives
from almost every civic improvement
club in the city. officially indorsed the
board of supervisors in its stand in
the Hetch Hetchy project at a regular
meeting Thursday night at the st.
Francis hotel. The board of supervisors
had requested the league to send a tel
egram to Washington approving of
house bill No. .223 and the only dissent
ing note throughout the discussion
was that there was not a copy of the
bill forwarded to the league.
This. however. was a minor point,
the general feeling being that mas
much as the members had fairly good
conception of the meaning Of the bill
its best policy under the circumstances
was to indorse the action taken by its
representatives in Washington.
One Of the points on which great
stress was laid was that the Civil league
was by no means a political organiza-
tion. 1t seemed that an erroneous i'm
preston had developed confounding it
with the Civic League of Justice and
1T was decided TO use every effort to
correct the mistake. Because of its
nonpartisan character the league re-
fused Ito discuss the Wright primary
bill and tabled a resolution calling for
an opinion on it.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
SMELL TO ANSWER
PERJURY CHARGES
Police Judge ShOrtalI Refuses
to Dismiss Case, as Request
ed by District Attorney
Attorney Barclay Henley Asked
to Appear as Prosecutor
for the State

notwithstanding the fact that United
States District Attorney Robert T. Dew
lin had asked for the dismissal OF the
seven charges OF perjury against
Charles P. Smell. alleged to have been
committed at the trial OF Dr. E b
Perrin and John A Benson. charged
with conspiracy TO defraud the United
States government out OF lands in
Tehama county, Police Judge Shortall
held yesterday that he had jurisdic-i
tfon in accordance with the opinion OF
Judge de Haven and the opinion OF
Justice Field in the case OF Schumann-i +
The judge asked Attorney Barclay Hen
ley to appear as prosecutor .
A. p. Black. assistant district United
States attorney, and Attorney Louis p
Boardman, representing SMELL took ex%
eeption TO the judges decision.
Despite his objection 10 being ques-
toned by an attorney not representing
the attorney general, Black was ex-
amined by Henley about an af1davfr
which formed part OF a report by
Special Agent @. c. Hunt on the Perrin
and Benson case, so as to lay the
foundation for secondary evidence
Boardman made several objections. but
was overruled.
Black admitted there was such an
affidavit, but said that TO the best OF
his recollection il had been sent with.
other papers TO Hunt He declined to
say whether a copy made by Dr. Per-
rim of the affidavit was a true copy.
Black was questioned Is to Shells
/ testimony that a map produced at the
/ trial was made in BensOn's ONCE BY
( Benson's clerk. 1t was alleged that
I the map was made by Smell
4 Robert Perrin, brother OF DR.. Per-
rim, who swore 10 the perjury com
plants testified that he heard Smell
give the testimony at the trial regard
/ ing the map. and Theodore Kytka testi-
I fed to making a report which was pro-
duced at the trial that the handwrit-
! ing; both in pencil and ink, on the map
was done by the same person.
The judge agreed to reduce SHELLS
bonds from $1,000 to $4,000 or 81. 400
cash. The case was continued until
| Wednesday afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
MILES T. BAIRD MAY BE
RESTORED TO CAPACITY
Mother Says He Is Fully Ca
pable to Care for Himself

Miles T. Baird. whose free spendin &
proclivities and responsibility IN
money matters caused the superior
court to declare him an incompetent. is
to be restored to capacity il a petit
ton TO the court filed yesterday by his
mother, Mrs Veronica c.. Baird, be
granted. Baird was adjudged incom-
petent December 20, 1904, and his
mother was appointed guardian OF
both his person and his estate
Miles It. Baird is now a competent
person. is fully capable Of taking z
care of himself and is of sound mind.
Mrs. Baird says in her petition.
Baird is a brother Of the late David
J. Baird. whose estate is the subject or
a bitter contest between the Baird
family on the one hand and "Dod1e
Valencia and her two year old son, Da-
vid J. Baird Jr., on the other.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
BIG PROFIT NETTED BY
POSTOFFICE FOR YEAR
Receipts Exceed Expenditures
hy More Than $I,OOO.OOO

The annual report of Ike Wertheim-
er, cashier of the San francisco post
office, rendered to Postmaster Fisk
shows that the last year has been
the most profitable in the history
Of the department, $1,096 ,091.77 having
been netted over all expenses. The
gross revenue was $2,000,399.39 and the
expense 1904. .307.62.
The salaries of railway mail service
clerks, rural carriers. substitutes and
the expenditures under transfer drafts
and refund postage reached total of
s1.426,5S4.43. The postmaster's salary
of $4,000, the salaries of clerks amount
ing to S475,96417 and that Of the car
riers s371 $3.50, together with the dis
bursefmenfs for transportation of for
eign mail. expenses of canceling ma
chimes, light. fuel and other office ex-
perses. reached the total, S964,3O762
The receipts included s1.SSs, 400 for
stamps, 6,SS4.0S for postage due. S91,-
32S.37 for newspapers, S16,956.99 for
third and fourth class matter. together
with the sums for box rent and the
sale of waste paper.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
PARK RICHMOND. CLUB
GIVES SOCIAL AND DANCE
Businessmen of District En-
gagged in Improvement Work

The first invitational social and
dance of the Park Richmond improve
ment club was given at Star of the
Sea hall al Ninth and Point Lobos ave-
nues Thursday evening. The commit
tee in charge consisted of the follow
ing:
Social committee r. Spahr. chairman; j. Gut
field, F. Hoescher. Floor manager-Louis f.
Erb: assistants-F. l.. Cotton. f. E. Wagner.
Reception committee-Fernando Nelson, r. E..
Sullivan, C. Cocker W. III. Pyburn.
President r. Z. Sullivan made few
terse remarks on the aims and bene-
fits of the Improvement club.
The personnel of the club is made
up of businessmen and property
ers Of the district bounded by Stanyan.
Fulton. Point .Lobos and Fourteenth
avenues. The officers are:
r. T.. Sullivan. president; 6. W. Morse vice
president: George R. Meyerderks secretary: ]
Gleeson, treasurer: executive committee--F. L..
Cotton tchairman). S. Graf. 0rron Knox F.
Hoelscher, II. Spahr. s. w. Molkerbuhr s. A.
Cotton, f. E. WAGNER.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
ROUGH RIDERS OF
STATE TO BANQUET
Perfect Arrangements for En-
Pertaining Guests

The Rough Riders of California will
give their annual banquet tomorrow
evening in downtown restaurant.
The committee in charge of the af-
fair. consisting of Colonel Charles H.
Murphy and John ]. Sweeney, has ar
ranged to have a. continuous enter
tainment during the spread.
Prominent men have been selected
to make brief after dinner addresses.
Among those VINO viii speak are the
following: William Fl. Crowley, DR. j.
p. Mccarthy. James @. Mcguire, James
s. Sims, George 3. Benham. Colonel A.
3. Treadwell $. M. Shortridge Thomas
V. Gator, Chaplain John R. Jones,
Harry /. Mulcrevy. Marc Anthony. c.
T. Curry and D. w. Burchard.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
SOLDIERS SUBSCRIBE
TO DEFENSE FUND
Thousand Dollars Already
Raised to Aid Jordan

One thousand dollars in cash has been
raised for the defense OF Private
Thomas ]. Jordan. who is accused OF
the murder of Police Sergeant Noting.
This sum has been contributed by the
officers and enlisted men at the army
posts.
Presidio $500 cash was put up yeSter-
day, and from the officers and clerks
at the department headQUarters $50
was raised. The subscriptions at Fort
BAKER Fort Barry, Fort Ailey and Fort
McDoweu swelled the amount to $1,000
Major Bethel. judge advocate OF this
department, with the approval or tne
to help the accused soldier. The trial
is set for next Tuesday
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
SATIN, SILKS AND sPANGLEs

Mrs. Jack Spreckels wore a Spanish
costume with rare embroidery in white
silk on the pretty gown
Mrs. Laurence Irving Scott was in
white satin and Mrs. George NewhalI
was in white satin with silver en-
bellishment
Mrs. Worthington Ames was attired
as a sixteenth century maiden and Mrs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
Miss Bessie Zane was Madame Por
padour.
TARANTELLA COSTUMES WORN

padour.
TARANTELLA COSTUMES WORN
Miss Dorothy and Miss Elsa Draper
and also Mrs. James Abbott wore their
tarantella costumes.
Miss Amalia, the pretty leader of the
tarantellas came in her costume from
the kirmess.
Mrs. John McAIullin was gowned in
black chantilly lace over white satin.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin was handsomely
gowned in black lace with a scarf Of
rare lace. and had as her guest Miss
Janet Won Schroeder.
Miss Anna Peters was a valentine
covered with tiny red hearts and a
large red heart on her jaunty cap.
Miss Lucy Coleman was gowned like
a flower in pink and green, with pink
slippers.
Mrs. Grant selfridge wore an empire
gown Of pale blue satin embellished
with lace.
Miss Anna Weller was a vivacfous
Carmen, and her cousin, Miss Eliza Nc
Mullin, was a dainty French doll with
wide blue sash on her white frock
Mrs. W. B. Tubbs wore a white satin
gown with embroidery of gold.
Mrs. Robert Chester Foute was
gowned in black lace over white satin
Miss Hannah Dubois was in Folly
NOFlAAHC VI Oluc ana silver.
Mrs. S. II. Palmer was a French maid
in gray costume and conventional black
velvet bows.
Miss Leslie Page was a radiant water
lily in green and white.
KIRMEss MATRoN IN COSTUME
Mrs. Russell Bogue was a kirmess
matron in her costume from the swing
song"
Mrs. Edgar Peixotto was a dashing
Carmen in white and brilliant red.
Mrs. A. w. Foster was gowned in
black lace over white satin and wore
a scarf Of old lace.
Mrs William Boericke was in pale
blue net over blue satin.
Mrs. Katherine Eland wore a gown
representing a lavender orchid and
wore orchids in her hair.
Mrs. Parker Whitney wore a gown
OF white satin and Mrs Jack Wilson
was gowned in blue satin.
Miss Gertrude Perry was a Folly in
yellow satin.
Miss Belle c. Clements was a Span
ish senorita, and Mrs. Sterling Postlev
Adams was a Mandarin girl.
Mrs. Vincent Whitney was a study
in polka dots in her black velvet dotted
with real dominoes.
Mrs. Robert Woods was eowned in
mauve satin. and Miss Elizabeth Woods
was effective in a black satin Pierrette
costume.
Miss Virginia Joliffe was Dresden
shepherdess.
Mrs. Perry Eyre was in lavender
satin. Mrs. Edward Eyre was in a
pink satin gown, with lace embeIlish-
ment.
Miss Marian Miller wore a NeapoIitan
costume.
Mrs. James King Steele was robed in
black satin and lace
Mrs. Z. R. Dimond was gowned in
white satin with silver embellishments.
Mrs. Louis T. Monteagle wore a gown
OF black lace over satin.
Miss Maude Wilson wore one OF the
attractive Folly costumes
Mrs. +. B. Anderson wore a hand
some evening gown Of black lace and
satin.
Miss Eva Smith was gowned in
canary colored satin and Wore orchids
at the corsage.
Mrs. Alfred Tubbs was gowned in
white satin.
Miss virgilie Bogue was gowned in
a Spanish costume
SATIN, SILKS AND sPANGLEs
Mrs. Jack Spreckels wore a Spanish
costume with rare embroidery in white
silk on the pretty gown.
Mrs. Laurence Irving Scott was in
white satin and Mrs. George NewhalI
was in white satin with silver en-
bellishment
Mrs. Worthington Ames was attired
as a sixteenth century maiden and Mrs
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
CADETS WILL ENTERTAIN
AT A MILITARY DANCE
League of Cross Arranges Hop
for Washingt0n's Birthday

Company L. First regiment, League
of the Cross Cadets. will give mill
tary hop on the evening of Washing
tons birthday. Monday. February %, at
Hendricks hall, 456 Valencia street,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth. The
cadets promise splendid time to all
who attend.
The committee in charge of the af-
fair is composed of the following ca
detS:
Floor director-Sergeant William J. Casey: as
sistants-Corporal ]. Griffin, Private William
Baumister.
Floor eommittee-Privates E. Sullivan. T. Me-
Inerny, II. Fagan, F. O'Leary. NJ Struiza w
Watt. S. Brenshaw. F. Nulcrevy.
Reception committee-Private Leo Kane (chair-
man) and Tembers of Company L.
--vIURES ON ITALY-.CentraI and South-
ern Italy was the title OF an illustrated lecture
delivered by the Rev DR.. Hough of Grace Meth
odist Episcopal church before the California
camera club at Christian Science hall last night.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-02

Thou contest, Autumn, heralded by the
rain,
With banners, by great gales inces-
SAINT famed,
Brighter than brightest silks of
Samarcand
And stately oxen harnessed to thy
vain,
Thou standest, like imperial Charlie
magne,
Upon thy bridge of gold; thy royal
hand
outstretched with benedictions Ger
the land.
Blessing the farms through all thy
vast domain!
Thy shield is the red harvest moon,
suspended
So long beneath the heavens Ger
hanging caves;
Thy steps are by the farmers pray
ers attended;
Like flames upon an altar shine the
sheaves;
And, following thee, in thy ovation
splendid,
Thine almoner, the wind, scatters the
golden leavesI
u ODpfeIlOyv
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-02
Ashamed of Mother.

It is a sorry day for the girl when she
feels herself superior to her mother,
and considers herself called upon to
apologize for her bad grammar, msi-
pronounced words, foreign accent or
slips in her speech. When a girl be-
comes so small and contemplate that
she is ashamed to appear in public with
her mother, because she is old-fashioned
and dowdy in appearance, her hands
brawny, her face prematurely wrin-
killed. and her form bent by long years
of drudgery for her children, she is in
deed to be pitied. She has fallen below
contempt.
The girls who are ashamed of their
Woodworking mothers are few, happily,
compared with the vast number who
appreciate and eGdeavor to repay their
mothers sacrifice. Still, there are too
many of them-girls who do not even
darn their own stockings, mend their
own clothes or make their own beds.
l have in mind a mother who is con-
stantly making sacrifices in order that
her daughter may make a good appear
ance. She wears her old cloak and
shabby bonnet another year; she re-
models for the second time and tries
to freshen up the gown which should
have been discarded last year.. so that
the young girl may have new ones and
appear to as good advantage as other
girls of her age. She drudges from
morning till night, and often far into
the night, so that her daughter may
have more leisure to practice accom-
rlishments or to have a good time.
Anything is good enough for the slave
mother. When the tired hands should
be at rest they are busy working with
some dainty laundry work, or plying
the needle on some pretty thing for the
girls adornment when she shall make
her next appearance at a dance or a
The daughter, meanwhile,
is gossiping about the neighborhood, or
is at the theatre or some other place of
or perhaps she sits by read
ing a silly story or stunning on the
piano.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-02
HELENE vALEAU,s ANswrpc

tions ss,. 5eau will reply to all ones.
fbe 1 asheo by the feminine readers -,
know 8, mountain Catholic The wei
n LOW. character and antbor,+-, ee w xaL
ALREADY To no Introduction to those
VaIea,I La, familiar with her ability. Miss
interaS+ W va take kindly and personal
will S~ -. "A those who write to her. and
fno,,i,toI no pains in seeing that their
frIlI- les are answered fully and care
na,1o. write only on one side of the
VaIo Address letters to Miss Helene
4htermountain Catholic.
,,l me rlnslng clothes take those that
may nave spots of rust wring ont div,
egaf,, nhger in oxalic acid and rub
ne,. -+ +o. iIolo on a warm f1atiron or con-
&C., "a, Seelhettle and the spot will imme-
Lately iy disappear. Rinse again rmb-
Oiils the place a little with the hands.
Mt, X X :,
=, Moisten the stain with cold wa+ar.
men pour boiling hot vinegar over if
GINS - inns stand a few minutes: then soap
thoroughly and put in the sun until al
-Ilost ury. Wash the soap out with luke
warn warm water and the ink stain will en-
tirely disappear.
10 remove kerosene spots from a
SdrPet, sprinkle the place with corn
meal brushing 1t out when it has lain
Few hours. The kerosene will all
come out by repeating the application.
Wnlch VIII have to be done if much has
been spilled.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-02
a Pair to Beware of.

Oh, old Mrs. Gossip and Miss little
tattle
Are pair who can more mischief dc
Than is oft done in battle, when big
cannon rattle
And the smoke dims the sky's white
and blue.
Through town and through city, Ger
grass and DER heather,
With unwearied footsteps they stray;
Apart or together, in all kinds of wea-
ther
They're seen both by night and by
day.
Dear friends have been sundered by
nod, glance or story,
By laughter or sigh or the twain:
And youth in its glory, and age gray
and hoary,
Have alike at their hands suffered
pain.
These ladies discourse in the tongues of
ali races,
The garb of all nations they wear.
If you e'er see their faces in high or
low places,
OF them and their mischief beware.
E, Beck
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-10-02

Pedestrians on a prominent street
yesterday were treated to a funny in
cident, in which the wit of a ragged
newsboy turned the uppishness of a
richly dressed woman to chagrin.
The woman was shopping where the
sidewalks are occupied in part by ven
ders of small mechanical toys. She
led a poodle beside her and the dog
continually pulled at the leash. The
dog finally remained motionless, when
its mistress gave a particularly vigor-
GUS and vicious tug at the tan-colored
strap.
Just then the newsboy came along,
and joy could be seen in his squint-
ing eyes. Watching the dog for mo-
ment, he said:
lady?"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-11
THERE is NO TIME FOR FooLlNG.

Have an ambition to get busy and always be doing some
thing
Get busy doing good. Why not?
Never weary in we'll doing found in the Bible in some
form,
Satan finds mischief still for idle hands to do"
Go to work at something useful you have to DO 1t for
nothing.
if you get busy on other lines il may hurt your reputation
here are no dividends at anything but doing good
II you express only good will toward your fellow man or
sister woman no harm can result
You will reap what you SOW and good deeds will return
you good deeds from others,
Doing good work-Sawing wood and saying nothng-s
an irresistible argument.
II you do good TO Others express good will hold good
thoughts say good things you will be happy and successful
II is not necessary to swallow frauds promote humbugS
push ShamS and worship unreaIieS,
They to exist but only potent realities we make
them so.
# IS better to hold good thoughts and hold your tongue
than to utter folly,
small silent good Decd if is only to throw loose rock
out Of the public highway better than volumes of preach
ING and Scodng at conditions but doing nothing
The knocker and the deprecated don't get anywhere,
He may crafty his own ears by the sound OF his own voice.
but there II stops,
He may others to smile but they discount his utter
anceS.
kind word quietly said for another goes farther than
any amount of iI-wlI fuenty expressed,
In order to get busy doing good you don't have to join
church, lodge, push club or political party,
You begin right at home, in your own family, among
your neghborS.
You don't have to advertise or brass band the fac. for
everybody will find Il out and there no ConCeaing single
i0ta OF goodness,
Il lives forever while its opposite perishes while il is being
born.
Some people will call this Christian Science but even the
Scientists have no monopoly on the religion OF goodness
There is absolutely no time for 0Oing or to waste on any
thing but getting busy on affirmative lines.
ne world has passed the point Wnere knockng Ul-WlI
and negaiOnS generally accomplish results for the indvd-
ual or society,"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-11
LONG NIGHT RIDE
WITH A DEAD MAN
LrNIrEp rnrss LnAsnp wInE.l


North Yakima, Wash. Sept. II. -
After many miles along a deserted
mountain road with the body of q
dead man as his companion, Deputy
Sheriff Jack Coffman is recuperating
here today from the effects of his
grewsome journey
"It is the last time that I'll take
such r'de." declared Coffman,
striking a never again" attitnde.
That mans body was found in Yak
ina canyon in desolate, almost in-
accessible region. / wrapped the
corpse in blanket and placed II on
the seat OF my buggy had to hold
the body with one arm, while drove
along rocky road, just wide enough
for the buggy. There was drop or
100 feet into a rushing river threat
ening us in case the horses missed
the trail
when we forded the river at Po-
mona in the dark narrowly missed
quicksands. ! tell you, don't want
any more OF IT,"
Incidentally the man. whose iden-.
tity is unknown. has been dead
month.