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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
ROYAL ARCH MASONS IN
ANNUAL CONVOCATION
Grand Officers Elected at Yearly
Gathering

The grand chapter of the state of
California, Royal Arch Masons, assem-
bled in fifty-fourth annual convoca-
tfon in Golden Gate Commandery build
ing yesterday, Grand High Priest Fred
erick William G.. Moebus and all the
other grand officers in attendance
From the address of the grand high
priest it appears that during the term
42S members were added making the
total membership at this time II 0oS
distributed In 81 chapters. During the
same period the grand high priest,
assisted by Henry. Ascroft, grand lee
turer, constituted four chapters. These
are located at Orange, Alhambra, Re-
dondo beach and San Rafael
In his address the grand high priest
said:
To my mind we have duty to perform in
the restoring to normal conditions, at least, the
body polite the civic status OF our local govern
ments, and uplifting and maintaining higher
tone of public sentiment and sense or duty. We
are unmindful of our duty to our order, our
selves, our families and our country IL we permit
to continue the deporable condition OF public and
business life-the buying and selling of private
and public men; the ignoring of any standard OF
rectitude; the looking over of any delinquency
devfating from honorable, honest dealing be-
tween man and corporation. corporation and
public servants; the prosecution of officials and
the selling for money of public trusts and public
service. The time to act is now; to act and
continue TO act until the good is accomplished.
The reports of the officers were pre-
sented and referred to committees,
after which the following elective Of
ficers were chosen for the ensuing
term:
George H. Munroe of Fresno. grand high
priest; ]. R. Tapscott Of Yreka, deputy grand
high priest; Charles ". Norton of Stockton.
grand king; Franklin Henry Day of San Fran
cisco, grand treasurer. and William Abram Da-
vies of Alameda, grand secretary.
At the meeting today the appointive
officers will be named and all will be
installed.
The grand commandery knights Tenn
plar will meet in annual convention in
Golden Gate commandery hall tomor-
row morning. In the evening of that
day California, Golden Gate and Mis-
sion communicates of this city, Oak
land commandery and Berkeley COM
mandery will give a reception to
Grand Commander w. D. Stephens in
the Coliseum. During the evening
there will be a concert and exhibition
drill and dancing.
Islam temple of the Shriners will
have an exhibition drill at the Chutes
Saturday night.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
SUICIDE OF BOAS
WILSON'S DEFENSE
Without Specific Statement,
Attorneys Seem to Suggest
SeIf-Slaughter

Several important links to the chain
OF circumstantial evidence by which
the prosecution expects to convict John
Walter Wilson of murder in the first
degree were forged yesterday in the
presence of the jury in Judge Dunne's
court With the object of proving that
Wilson had a motive in mailing strych-
rari and Duke called to the witness
stand Roy A. Morey. a hardware dealer,
who told of a conversation in which
Wilson said that within two weeks he
would own the Pennant electric works,
or which Boas was proprietor.
No statement of the lines of the de-
fense have yet been made by Attorneys
T. n Harvey and Mercer Farrer but in
the cross examination of Morey ques-
tipns were asked that seemed to indi-
cate that the theory of suicide will be
advanced. Morey was asked if Boas
was not very respondent and down
hearted because of business worries.
WILSON PROMPTS LAWYERS
The defense also makes a consider
able point of the fact that ii can not
be proved that Wilson bought strych-
nine Wilson himself is taking a
prominent part in the conduct of his
derenSe, prompting many OF the Ques-
tions asked by his lawyers.
What the prosecution regards as a
significant circumstance was brought
out in the testimony of Richard Ger
agility. the elevator boy at the williams
building. and Detective Gallagher
Geraghty said that on the morning
following Boas' death Wilson said to
him. Isn't II hell about Harry2, Will
son then went upstairs to the office of
the electrical company. Martin Boas
asked him IL he had heard about
Harry's death and he answered No"
SIMILARITY IN LETTERS
Gallagher also told of debating to
Wilson the letter which accompanied
the poison In the poison letter. and
in the copy Wilson wrote from dicta-
tion the words until" and already
We're spelled until" and "allready."
James A. Buchanan, a reporter, tes-
titled that he found in Wilson's room
a piece of paper that exactly tailed
with the paper in which the poison was
wrapped.
Mrs. Florence Karl. chambermaid at
the Netherlands hotel, and Martin Boas
introduced eXemplars of the handwrit-
ing of Wilson. Fred Haley, chief of
police at San Jose, testified that there
was no physician in that city named
Charles Hawes, which was the name
signed to the poison letter.
Handwriting Experts Theodore Kyt-
ka, Carl Eisenschimmel and Gumpe4
Will testify today.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
JEWELS, BEEFSTEAK AND
. OTHER ARTICLES STOLEN
Thieves Show Wide Range in
Their Petty PiIfering

Burglars entered the residence of
Miss Helen Sacreideir, 1902 Golden Gate
avenue. through the front door Mon
day afternoon and stole a gold ring
set with rubies valued at $500 and $40
in coin George w. AIillers residence
at go Stanyan street was entered
between noon and O'Clock Mon
dsy through z rear window and jewel
~ Of the value Of &2oo.75 stolen.
A thief stole a purse containing $50
from under the pillow in John Thomp-
sons stateroom on the steamer George
". Elder at Vallejo street wharf Mon
day. a foreloin Of beef. Iour hind
quarters Of lamb and a piece of porter
house steak, valued at $50 were stolen
from the butcher shop of J. Petriat.
Geary and Laguna streets, on Monday
night DR.. VI. y. Coney's dental par
iors at 1905 Fillmore street were en-
tered Monday night and four pieces of
cold and a revolver stolen
Henry Morris, a cook living at IL
TayIor street was held up by two men
at Sutter and Kearny streets early
yesterday morning and $3.50 taken
frnr1 him
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
ORDERS ARRIVE FOR
STATE GUARD CHANGES
Four Companies of Infantry to
Handle Artillery

The orders from general headquar-
ters at Sacramento. by which the four
local N. G. C. companies--H. Captain
j. c. Nagel; K, Captain Mund; L, Lieu
tenant Young, NJ, Captain Hyde-cease
to exist as infantry and are converted
into coast defense artillery. arrived
yesterday.
There will be no ceremony in con-
nection with the change, but the COM
panies lose their letters and will here
after be known by numbers from l up.
Hewes, with the rank of lieutenant
colonel, has been assigned to the gov
ernors staff pending the selection of
the other companies that are to wear
the red stripes instead of the white,
and the formation of the new COM
panies that are to make the quota of
1e.
After the first meeting of the bat
talon. details for the new drills will
be arranged.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
WANTS AN AGENT AT MARE ISLAND
Vallejo Trades and Labor Coun=
cil's Legislative Committee
Would Watch Navy Yard

The Vallejo trades
g7F15E l5MosSsSSs51 and labor council
sRT6Jss has been advised
that its law and
legislative committee favors the coun-
eli appointing a business agent to look
after the interests of the union men in
that city and at the Mare island navy
yard. In the presentation OF this
proposition it was stated that at the
yard laborers were put on TO do me-
chanics' work and that they were
working outside the proper rating
Matters of this kind. it was stated.
could be taken UP by the business
agent and discussed with the yard au-
thorities and IL things were not salts
factory he could lay the matter before
the authorities at Washington, d. c.
The suggestion has been referred to
the individual unions for Endorsement
or rejection.
The committee on annual entertain
ment of the mattresses union recon-
mended at the meeting Monday night
that the union give an outdoor picnic
at Schuetzeh park Sunday, July 4. The
report was indorsed and the following
was named as the committee to make
all the necessary arrangements. Mary
Beck. Anna Fisher, Georgie Hennes-
sey, Lulu Drake. Bessie Blodgett.
Laura Maledia, Bertha Cooper and
Maude Younger. The union initiated
a. class of Is applicants for member
ship. Eleven petitions were presented
and passed to the committee on investi-
cation.
Monday night bar tenders union, To-
cal No. IL, was visited by committee
from the box makers and sawyers'
union. members of which are still on
strike. The visitors explained the
situation and expressed the hope that
the union would win, but that in the
meantime the men on strike were in
need OF financial assistance. The local
decided to give $40 a week for five
weeks 1t was reported that last week
the local had reinstated 21 members
Forty-nfne dollars was paid to men,
bers on the sick list, six applications
for admission into the local were pre-
sented and three elected candidates
were initiated.
Carpenters union No. 4s3 at it's meet
Ing Monday night initiated six candi-
dates and received several apphca-
tions. The union was notified that
the international would pay the death
benefit claims in the case of j. w. Car
stenbrock, who, with his wife, is sup
posed to have perished in the confia-
grafton of 1895. as soon as certain
affidavits were prepared and forwarded.
At the regular meeting of the bar
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
BLIND PIG" SEARCH
BRINGS MANY ARRESTS
Store Keepers Charged With
Illegal Sale of Liquor

Policeman James J. Nyhan was espe-
cially detailed to locate blind pigs in
the Mission district last week and as a
result of his Investigations he swore
out warrants before Police Judge We'll
lowing store keepers on a charge of
selling liquor without a license: "John
Doe" Murphy, 101S Bixby street; John
Doe Kokas. 80 Raymond avenue;
John Doe" Karahalios, SO Holloway
street; John Doe" Rattaro, 1920 Mis-
sion street; John Doe" Reinhart, Bur-
rows and Berlin streets: John Doe"
Koren, 123 Bacon street; John Doe"
Rapadakos. 1T2 Golden State avenue: !:
"John Doe Nelson, Twenty third and
De Haro streets, and John Doe" De-
vota. 1927 San Bruno avenue
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
CALIFORNIA EDITORS TO
VISIT THE YOSEMITE
Excursionists Leave on Trip TO
the Valley May 13

The annual excursion Of the Cali
f6rnia Press association, the state edi-
torial organization, viii be TO the
Yosemite valley this year, the execu-
tive committee arriving at this .deci-
sion at a meeting held in Berkeley
yesterday
The excursion will leave San Fran
cisco on the morning OF May IL and
will spend the first night at FL Portal.
The tourney TO the valley viii con-
expected that 100 editors and their
wives will make the trip.
Those present at the meeting yes
ferdav were: Friend W. Richardson,
6azeffe. berkeley; Orsn A King, Her
sid. Benicia; @. B. Daniels. Enquirer.
GA kland; S. II. Olmstead, Journal San
fllu W. A Shepherd, Herald. Auburn,
wallace c. Brown, Review, Pacific
Grove; l. p. Hathaway, Citizen, Paio
Alto.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
Northwestern Pacific R. r. Co.

SOUTHERN DIVISION, JAN. IS, 1909,
VIA SAUsALITo
For SausalIto, Mill Valley, San Ra-
faei-Daily except Sunday-Every 40 minutes
from $40 a. m. until 10 a. M; hourly until
p. NJ, then 4:40 and every 40 minutes until $40
On Sundays every 40 minutes from $40 a. N.
to 500 p m, then 9:45 and IL NJ
For Fairfax-Week days-6:4O. 7:20. $780,
IL 100 a. m. $500 p m Saturdays only. AGO.
Sundays-s:OO 9:26 IO:Oo 10:4O IL 20 a. m.
12 m, 12:40. 1:20, 300. 2:40. 800. 400. 4:40
For San auentin-DaiIy-s:Oo a. m. and 900
500 a. m daily for Cazadero and way sta
tions.
500 p; m. Saturday only for cazaderO and
VIA TIBURON
For Tiburon, Belvedere and San Ra-
fnel-T:35, s9:l0 HOO q. M: (s12:30 D. m.
Saturdays only, $3.50. 5:10 $3.50 p M daily
On Sunday additional trips at 500 a. m.
1890 and $50 p M, for San Rafael and inter
7:35 a. M. daily for PetaIuma. Santa Rosa
Healdsburg. Cloverdale. Ukiah. Willis, Sher-
wood. Sebastopol and way stations
Ellen. Guerneville. River Landing and way sta
tio1s.
500 a. M. Sunday only-Petaluma. Santa
Rosa; Healdsburg. Cloverdale. Glen Ellen: Guer-
200 a m for Petaluma, Santa Rosa and
$3.50 p. m daily for Petaluma. Santa Rosa,
Healdsburg, Cloverdale. Ukiah, Guerneville, Sc
bastopol and way stations.
$40 p. m. daily for Petsluma, Santa Rosa,
Glen Ellen and way stations.
ITO Tiburon only
Pacific Transfer Company's agents are author
ized to check baggage direct from residence.
Ticket Offices, north end Ferry Building and
STA Market street. Flood Building.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
ADDITIONAL COAST sHIPPING

SEATTLE, April 20.-Steamer Argyll arrived
from San Francisco with OIL
Steamer Charles Nelson, from the same port
via Dupont.
Tacoma.
steamer Bertha sailed tonight with IT'S pas
sengers and big cargo for Valdez via ports.
Steamer Seward left at p. m. for Cordova
with heavy cargo of railroad material, includ-
ing 200 tons locomotives on deck
Steamer Jefferson is due from Skagway tomor-
row morning.
Before entering the Nome trade the steamer
Senator viii be equipped with wireless.
The journeymen tailors' union at It's
big meeting Monday night initiated a
class of 20 applicants for membership
and placed in nomination several mem
bers for the office of representative to
the international convention.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21

Office Constructing ouarternaster. Fort Ma
son. San Francisco. Cal. March %. 1902 Sealed
proposals. In trplieate. for constructing four
l4) Stone Jetftes at the Presidio Of San Fran
cisco. California. win be received here unril
IL n. NJ. April %. 1903. aud then opened In
formation and blank proposals furnished on an
plication. A deposit Of $1,000 will be re-
quIred to insure return Of plans etc. Pro
posals to Be enclosed in sealed envelopes marked
proposals for Jettfes'' and addressed to Major
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
PROPOSALS

NJ, aoo -. Xua1
Francisco Cal. March %. 1909 Sealed propos-
ais in trpicate. subject to the usual conditions.
will be received here until 10 c'clock A. NJ.
Pacific Time. April 23 1909. for furnishing 100
Cavalry Horses for shipment to the Philippine
or other prominent railroad points Deliver at
Seattle, Washington. to commence June 1, 1909,
and to be completed not later than June 25,
1902 and il deliveries MADE at other prom
inent railroad points. delivery must be made In
time to permit shipment TO and arrival at Seat
loao I fSnitsd states reserves me r1ht -
accept or reject any or all proposals or any
part thereof Blanks for proposals and full in
formation will be furnished application TO
this office Envelopes containing proposals
should be marked Proposals for animals, No.
5000. 10 be opened April %. 1900" ]. b. BEL
LINGER Depot Quartermaster. U. S. Army.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21

PROPOSALS FOR GYMNASTIC APPARATUS.-
san Francisco April 20, l9o9.-SeaIed pro
posals. in trIplicate, win be received herr
until IL a. M. May 20. 1909, and then opened
for furnishing all material and labor re
auired to properly install certain gymnastic
apparatus in the Post Exchange and Gym-
nasium at Fort Rosecrans, Cal, according TO
plans and specifications on Gle in this oface
and office OF Post Quartermaster Fort Rose
Grams Cal. Preference given to articles OF
American production, conditions OF price and
quality (includinE IN the price of foreign pro
information furnished on application to the
Chief Quartermsster. Department OF Califor
MIA Chronicle Building. San Francisco or
Post Or. Mr.. Fort Rosecrans Cal u II
BELLINGER- Acting Chief O. M.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
FAMILY TROUBLES DRIVE
BAR TENDER TO SUICIDE
Blows Out Brains While in a
Despondent Mood

Dependency due to family troubles
prompted Jay Gleeson, a bar tender, to
commit suicide yesterday afternoon by
shooting himself in the mouth in the
corner of Ellis and Larkin streets.
Gleeson was 40 years old. He WIS.,
tied the saloon where he was en-
ployed yesterday morning and asked
Z. r. Harding, one OF the proprietors.
for his salary Gleeson told his en-
ployer that his wife had left him and
that they had quarreled. While Hard
ing's back was turned Gleeson reached
over the bar and picked up revolver
belonging to Harding.
Harding saw his former bar tender
place the muzzle of the revolver in his
mouth and before he could interfere
Gleeson pulled the trigger and fell
dying almost instantly.
Gleeson lived in a refugee shack in
Point Lobos avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
Complaint Made That Laborers
Perform Mechanics Work
Under improper Rating

bers' union local No 14S. Monday in
clerks building, there was a large at
tendance, but not much of Importance
was transacted It was announced that
the next place of meeting of the inter-
national body is to be selected by ref
erendum vote by all the locals. Three
five. applications for membership pre-
sented.
The next, session of the international
union of printing presSmen is to be
held in Omaha Neb.. next June. The
delegates from California Will make
a fight to secure the succeeding con-
vention for this city. An effort viii
be made 10 increase the salary OF the
international president from $3.50 TO
$500 q month
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21

The brotherhood of book binders has
given notice to the local union that
the assessment for the continuation
of the eight hour fight against unfair
shops has been reduced to n per cent
and that the only place yet to be con-
ouered is Akron, 0. The local union
will give a picnic at Fairfax park
Nav 30.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21

Millmen's union No. 42S met IN the
RuiIdine Trades temple last night and
donated $40 to the hatters on strike.
appoinfed William II. Beniss press
agent, and admitted eight members by
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
BISHOP O'CONNF[L
GUEST OF HONOR
Members of Caedmon Club Greet
Prelate at Home of Mrs.
Eleanor Martin

Monsignor Denis j. O'Connell, D. D.,
auxiliary bishop of San Francisco, was
the guest of the Caedmon club at the
home of Mrs. Eleanor Martin, 2040
Broadway, last night. The members
of this cultured society, together with
their friends, gathered in large num-
bers to extend to the new auxiliary
bishop of San Francisco the hearty
welcome which this city always pre-
pares for newcomers of distinction.
The residence of Mrs. Martin was
elaborately decorated for the occasion
and the formality of the reception was
delightfully."- Offset by a tastefully Sc
lected musical program.
Monsignor>O'Connell commended him
self to the members of the Caedmon
club by his ready sympathy with their
aims and his admirable grasp of the
subjects to which they have devoted
themselves, and although it was not
within the purpose of the gathering
to have the new bishop address the
assembled guests, his expressions to
the officers of the club in private con-
versation were received with peculiar
pleasure.
In the receiving party were:
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21

California Limited through to Chicago
leaves mt 1000 p. IN.
OFFICES:
673 Market Street and Market Street
Ferry Depot, San Francisco
1ll2 Broadway. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
OCEAN SHORE RAILWAY

18th and Mission) Daily ex. sundsy-Lv.:
s:soa, 1:45p. t5:4op. Ar: T:35a. te;loa. 5:Iop.
Ar: t9:IOa, IL :5oa, '4:35p. 5:10py sGranada
Express-no stops. tsan Pedro Terrace only.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21

The concrete and asphalt workers
union was addressed last night by
William French of the structural iron
workers on his efforts in organizing all
Jobs at the city hall. The union re-
ceived 81 applications for membership.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21

Mccullough. 2o2s Market street, says
that he will have both apartment
houses inclosed and rooted before the
next rain. Watch and see.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
ceiving party were

Mrs. Eleanor Martin
Mrs. j. NJ. Driscoll
Mrs. Frank J. Sullivan
Miss Florance Murphy
Miss Louise Sprague
Mrs. NJ. J. Fottrell
Among those pr
Very Rev. J. J. Prem
dergast
Rev. J. Cantwell
Rev. Francis NJ. Harvey
Rev. John Sullivan
Rev. Father Redahan
Rev. f. p Mulligan
Rev. J. B. Hanigan
Rev. Jos. Sasia, S. j.
Very Rev. H. II. Wy
man
Rev. Robert Sesnon
Mayor and Mrs. EDWARD
Robeson Taylor
Baron and Baroness von
Schroeder
Miss Won Schroeder
Miss GeDevieve Walker
Mrs. NJ. A. Tobin
Judge J. v. Coffey
Mr.. aud Mrs. Joseph
8. Tobin
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
STATEMENT
OF THE CONDITIONS AND AFFAIRS OF THE
Globe and Rutgers Fire
INSURANCE COMPANY

OF NEW YORY. in the state of New York, on
the 31st day OF December, A. ID. 1908. and for
the year ending that day. Published pur-
suant to the provisions of Section Gil OF the
Political Code and complied from the annual
statement filed with the Insurance Comnis-
soner Of the State OF California.
CAPITAL
Amount of capital stock, paid up In
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-30
3. No. 2. ~ SAN MATEo, FLA, OCT. 80. 1909.

the body had apparently fallen back
from a sitting position.
Following instructions from her
attorney, Joseph II. Valley, the body
of Mrs. Beauchain will be shipped to
Boston tonight. A telegram receiv-
from Mr.. Valley last night addressed
TO DIR. Banker, said:
"Dreadfully sorry. Ship body to
Bosom at my expense. BE sure to
come yourself"
DIR. Banker VIII accompany the
body. Mrs. Beauchain's personal eff
fects have been left i'm the keeping
OF the hotel, where they will be held
until advices are received from Bos-
ton.
Evidence showed that Mrs. Beau
and DIR. Banker had formed a warm
personal friendship, which the doc
tor admitted might have ripened in
to love. DIR. Banker Is a married
man, but is separated from his wife,
there having been a tacit under
standing that he and Mrs. Beauchaln
would some day be welded. This
he admitted modestly, after ques-
tiOning, although Ii was not consid-
cred as having any bearing on the
case.
Papers showed that Mrs. Beau
chain had been separated from her
husband before his death i'm a private
sanitarIum near Boston last May, an
agreement having been drawn up be-
tween them regarding the division
of property. The papers also show
ed that Mrs. Beauchain's life had
been insured for $1,000. the policy
being made out TO her husband, and
In event of his death, to her estate.
DIR. Banker says she has made will,
but that the will is in the possession
of her attorney, Joseph III. Vahey,
a prominent lawyer of Boston, and
now in a campaign for election as
Governor Of the State of Massachu-
setts.-Jacksonville Metropolis.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-10-30
Published Weekly, $500 a Year.
Death of Rev. W. E. Stanton.

Miami, Oct. 27.-Rev. w. e. Stan
ton, pastor of the First Baptist
church of this city, died yesterday
at 1880 o'clock. DIR. Stanton has
been in feeble health for some time,
and for the last two Sundays was
unable to fill his pulpit. The Inn
mediate cause of his death was an
accute attack of pneumonia. Rev.
w. +. Stanton came to San Mateo
from Lowell, Mass, about 1871 and
resided there until going to Lemon
City i'm 1896 and purchased tract Of
land, built n home and planted an
orange grove and pineapple plant
alton. In 1897 he came to Miami,
preaching In tent. and through his
kindly manners and deep interest In
the cause he soon gathered a num-
Der Of faithful followers. About two
years after largely through his con-
secrated work a society was formed,
and steps taken towards the erec-
ton Of n fine church building. Both
DR.. Stanton and his devoted wife
labored unceasly for this, and after
a time they saw the fruits Of their
labor, fine church building, dedi-
Gated to the worship of God, also a
cOmmodiOus parsonage. His church
membership has grown from few
until now 1t has something over 300
actual members. DIR. Stanton would
have been II year years old IL he had
lived until December. He Is sur
vived by a widow, one son, Rev.
Arthur Stanton, a Missionary I'm In
dia; a daughter, Mrs. Theo Houser,
who resides in this city, and one
brother, Avery Stanton. The fU-
neral services will be held Thursday
afternoon In the Baptist church, and
the remains will be sent TO Norwich,
Conn, for interment. The remains
will be accompanied by Theo Il.
Houser. DIR. Stanton came TO the
end "like a shock OF corn fully ripe
for the harvest" and has gone hence
TO reap the reward OF his faithful
stewardship.-Times- Union.