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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
WOMEN TO HOLD
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Alameda County Prohibition
Committee Will Convene
Next Friday

ALAMEDA, May 24.-The third an
county women's prohibition committee
will be held Friday, May 2s, at the
First Christian church, Park and San
Jose avenues. The exercises will open
at 10 o'clock with a devotional hour
and music. led by Mrs. Elizabeth
Moore, state chaplain.
At IL o'clock will be heard the re-
ports of the officers of the county COM
mittee. among them Mrs. Stewart Ham
ilton. chairman: Mrs. Ellen Tooker
Kerr. secretary, and Mrs. Minnie Sny-
der Tyler treasurer.
The following local chairmen will
make open reports:
Mrs NJ P Morris, Alameda; Mrs. e
G. Autsin. Berkeley; Mrs. ]. w. Rees
Frnitvaie; Mrs. George Mansfield. Hay
ward: Mrs K. L. Bliss, Oakland: Mrs
M. Yeager. San Leandro.
This will be followed by a social and
lunch hour, and at 1 o'clock the county
executive meeting will open.
The afternoon session, to begin al
2 o'clock, will begin with devotionals
led by Mrs r. T.. Burns of Berkeley
The program follows
Annual address by Mrs. Stewart
Hamilton, Alameda; solo, Mrs. X F. NJ
CleaveS: mothers hour and conSecra-
tion of children, Rev. c. p. Moore Off
ciating; music; address. Relation Of
Motherhood to the Work of the State,
Rev. It. j. Bauder, paper, The Differ
ence Between Local Option and Local
Prohibition" Mrs. S. P. Meads, Oak
land; question box, conducted by Rev
Emma Power Bauder, Oakland: coIlec-
ton; election of officers.
Several addresses will be delivered
at the evening session, which will be
started with song service led by
Rev. T. j. Bauder of Oakland, with
devotional services Immediately after
ward, over which Rev. Franklin Rhoda
of Fruitvale will preside Mrs. H. ]
Loken of Alameda will deliver a reel.
tation, and Rev. II. j. Loken will fol-
low with an address on Local Pro.
hibition."
Rev. c. P. Moore of Oakland will
speak on Our National Outlook"
Rev. F. w. Floyd of Fruitvale of THE
Prohibition Party: Rev. @. Morris OF
Alameda on Christian Citizenship.
and H. B. Land of Oakland on "Finance
and It's Use in the Work of Prohibit
tion."
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
NEW POLITICAL
CLUB LAUNCHED
United Republican Clubs"
Opens Headquarters and
Elects Officers

Headquarters have been opened by
the United republican clubs OF San
Francisco in room I'll. Merchants Ex-
change building Republican clubs
from seven assembly districts.it is as
serted, have formed the association and
the following officers have been elected:
President, Robert w. Neal. president
Pacific Underwater; first vice president.
Patrick Broderick. Association OF Mis-
sion improvement clubs; second vice
president. Robert A. Roos. merchant:
secretary. George w. Owen, POtrero
commercial manufacturers association
depositary. the Crocker national bank.
The members say that the Organi Ia
ton represents no faction or side is
sues. but has for it's object the united.
harmonious and concerted action OF all
republicans for a republican victory in
November"
The club asserts that it will pledge
it's candidates to support certain pub
lie improvements. including the follow
ing:
Systematic repair Of accepted streets:
abatement of the dust nuisance: i'm
provement and maintenance Of the Mis-
sion road to the county line; improve
ment and maintenance of San Bruno
avenue to its junction with Bay shore
highway; construction and maintenance
OF Bay Shore highway to the county
line: construction and maintenance OF
roads connecting the Sunset district
with Richmond and the Mission with
the Western addition; the construction
of sewer system IN the city and tbe
extension of sewers into the outlying
districts; construction OF the Mission
street viaduct; purchase and extension
by the city OF the County Line water
company; improved fire and police pro-
lection; granting OF crosstown fran
chises and the development of car
service into rapidly growing residence
districts OF the city: the encouragement
of rebuilding OF the business center
and OF Improvements Of other municipal
works.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
NEW DUTIES REQUIRED
OF QUARTERMASTERS
Officers Will Not Only Inspect
but Also Instruct

Colonel Robert R Stevens, chief
quartermaster of the department of
California, will start on his tour of
inspection and instruction tomorrow.
He will first visit Fort Mason, then
Fort Miley,. and then the bay posts,
Preside win come next, then San
Diego, and last, Ord barracks.
This is the first examination to be
taken under the new system required
by the recent regulations adopted by
the war department.
Heretofore the quartermasters have
made their trips at their own discre-
ton. Now. according to the rulings,
these inspections must be made so that
the reports shall reach Washington by
the end of the fiscal year, June 80.
Under the new rulings the quarter
master is not only required to make
inspection Of the work in his depart
ment but he is also expected to in
struct the different quartermasters and
their forces in a thorough system of
accountability.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
VILLAGES OF SEEZACH
TO STAGE PASSION PLAY
Fourth Production Like Ober.
ammergau's This Year

Some is years ago the people Of
SeIzach, q Swiss village situated be-
tween Soleuse and Bienne. emboldened
by the success of the Oberammergau
plays, decided that they would produce
similar representations every four
years. These people are engaged either
in agricultural pursuits or in watch
making Their morning plays are
taken from the Old Testament. and
those OF the evening from the New
Testament, the latter being the mys-
terry Of the passion of Jesus Christ and
his glorious resurrection. The success
which has attended the three previous
performances leads them TO announce
a fourth season for this year, begin
ming on June 20. The other dates no
uned are June p, July 4, II. l6 and
rs, August /. s. Is. 22 and 29. and Sep
tember 5. u and 1e.-London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
WEDDING TO TAKE
PLACE IN The FALL
Miss Linda Meyer to Be Bride
of Well Known Berkeley
Contractor

ALAMEDA. May 24.-One of the most
interesting announcements of we'd
ding in this city is that of Miss Linda
Meyer, who is shortly to become the
bride Of Leland Stanford Lewis. The
wedding IS to take place in the fall.
Miss Meyer is very well known in this
city. She is a graduate of the Ala
media sanatorium and numbers her
friends by legion. Her fiance is sue
cessful contractor of Berkeley A
pretty home for the bride is now being
constructed in that town.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
COLLEGIATE ALUMNAE
PLANS UNIQUE AFFAIR
Arranges Elaborate Celebration
for Close of Year

The California branch Of the col
legiate alumnae Will close its year
with an elaborate and unique cele-
bration Saturday. when the members
accept the hospitality OF Mrs. George
two or three hundred guests will wear
q fancy costume suggestive of univer-
sity life. Following an al fresco
luncheon the pageant will move
through the grounds, returning to the
lawn in front OF the old Moss mansion,
where the program viii be given. Three
events have been arranged for by the
various sections OF the association
The Toy symphony OF 30 pieces will be
followed by the presentation of the
masque. "Pyramus and Thisbe" Mrs.
Frank Deering has planned a Maypole
dance, in which she will lead dozen
college women.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
MEDICAL SCHOOL TO HOLD
GRADUATION EXERCISES
Prominent Speakers Will Take
Part

OAKLAND, May 24.-The graduation
exercises of the Oakland college of
medicine and surgery will be held in
the common school assembly hall, Cha
bot observatory building, Thursday
evening. -
The speakers will be Supreme Justice
Henry A. Melvin, who will talk on THE
Doctor as a Witness; DIR. j. Wilson
Shiels of San Francisco, who will give
an address on The Modern Attitude of
the Medical Man Toward the. People"
and Rev Homer j. Vosburgh, d. d.,
whose topic will be The Physician and
the Community.
Music will be furnished by an or
chestra and there will be violin solos
BY Edward Chamberlain and Kenneth
Fox.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
NATIVE SONS PARLORS
GIVE UNIFORM BALL
Elaborate Decorations in Hall
Prove Feature of Affair

OAKLAND. May PA large number
of members of the Native Sons parlors
of the bay cities ATTENDED the uniform
ball given tonight at Maple hall. Four
teenth and Webster streets, by the
members of Piedmont parlor No. 120,
N S. G. w.
The grand march was led by James
Barry president Of Piedmont parlor.
and Walter ]. Herkenham and ]. A.
Cosgrove acted as floor managers.
The hall was decorated with the ma
tional colors and the California bear
flag.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
ELKS RAISE FUND TO
BOOST SACRAMENTO
Will Entertain Delegates En-
Route to Los Angeles
Especial Dispofch 10 The Call

Especial Dispofch TO The Call
SACRAMENTO, May 24.-Sacramento
lodge No. 6. B. P. o. E. proposes to
make the visit of thousands of Elks
from eastern states to Los Angeles
TO the grand lodge session this sum
mer an occasion for boosting Sacra-
mento and the Sacramento valley.
A fund is being raised which will
be used in entertaining visiting Elks
who pass through this city on their
way to Los Angeles. 1t is proposed
to keep open house and give automo
bile rides and streetcar rides to all
Elks and their families who stop off
in Sacramento, and an effort will be
made to get all of them to stop off
who come through here.
Literature will be on hand from all
the chambers of commerce Of the val
ley and the valley will be advertised
as extensively as the city of Sacra-
mentO
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
DECLARES SHE WAS
VICTIM OF ROBBERS
Woman Relates Remarkable Ex=
perience at the Hands
of Thieves

That she was attacked by gang of
eight men Sunday night. beaten into
unconsciousness, robbed of her money
and jewels, amounting to $3.50. and then
thrown into a vacant lot. was the state
ment made to the police yesterday by
Mrs. Sears. wife of saloon keeper. liv-
ing at the Cass apartments, Third and
Perry streets.
The story throughout is tinged with
a sensatfonalism remarkable even in the
annals of the police, one of Its most
surprising features being that the at
tack was made near Third and Harri-
son streets at o'clock at night-a
time when that section of the city is
usually crowded.
TELLS SENSATIONAL STORY
According to Mrs. Sears, she went out
with a friend Sunday afternoon and.
after calling upon her husband at his
place of business. near the Pacific Mail
docks, to find out when he would be
home. the two went to the park and
later to the friends home
'It was shortly after o'clock" said
Mrs. Sears, when / stepped off the car
at Third and Harrison streets and be-
gan to walk up to Perry street. L
noticed a group of men standing near
the corner, DuL L pdlQ io dtIcAIoH "
them. Suddenly I heard one say, She's
the one we want and then one of them
struck me on the back of the head.
From that time i have a very hazy
recollection of what occurred. | re-
member being dragged across the
street. and that is about all. When l
awoke found myself lying in vacant
lot near Fifth and Harrison streets 1t
was then about o'clock in the morn
ing.
oDOR OF CHLOROFORM
"a red handkerchief, having the odor
of chIoroform was around my face and
I was in intense pain from wounds In
my head and face and on my body.
my watch, valued at s125, pin
worth about $40 and a few dollars in
small change, were missing. l dragged
myself home as best 1 could and told
nv husband OF what had occurred. He
notified the police"
Mrs. Sears was Vallejo girl and is
a native daughter OF the Golden West.
Though considerably bruised and
beaten, she suffered no serious injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
CHANCE FOR BEGGARS
SINCE ONE "RETIRES"
Advertising Situation" for One
Legged or Infirm Person

Begging must be profitable in Paris,
judging from a recent advertisement in
a Paris paper: For sale. present holder
retiring to the country, good situation
for one legged man; neighborhood of
the Etioie; hours OF work. p. m. to
p. m. Receipts, from IS Cd to 12s.
Regular passers by, children and
strangers. Any infrmity would suit
London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25
oDOR OF CHLOROFORM

BIDS FOR EUREKA BUILD1NG-washing-
ron Nav 24-Bids were opened today at the
treasury for the construction of the public build
structlon company of San Francisco, $122. .9ST;
Pacific construction company of San Francisco.
$1S3, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25

The San Francisco labor council has
been asked by the Bay Shore Improve
ment club to assist it in procuring a
county line water system. This mat
ter will be brought up before the coun-
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25

SAWYER LOSES TWO FINGERs-Frank Mo-
ran of JBf2 Howard street, employed as sawyer
in the mills Of the Yates lumber company, had
his right hand torn by q buzz saw YESTERDAY
Two fnrers were cut OF and Moran may lose his
hand. He was treated at the central emergency
hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25

INJURED BY ExPLosIoN-Portland. Ore.
Nav 24.-An explosion of gas In an apartment
house at 763 Marshall street early today resulted
anartment house and three persons who lived In
an adjacent house at 245 North Twenty-third
street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25

Electrical workers union No. 404
voted at its meeting last night 10 sup
port the movement of the musicians
union for municipal music in the city
parks.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25

Anna lgamated carpenters branch &
voted at It's meeting last night to ANAL
gamate with branch g.. An election for
officera Will be held in two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25

PAY 8, $500 FoR PrTCHER-New York.
May 24.-The Cincinnati baseball club today
secured the services OF Pitcher ". II. Chapella
from the Boston Nationals for the waiver price
Of 81 500.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-25

COAL STRIKE sETTLED-winnipeg Man.
Nav 24-The coal miners strike Of southern AL
berta and eastern British Columbia was settled
today.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-26
SUBWAY IS TIED
UP DURING THE
MORNING RUSH
Short Circuit Stops All Trains
From the Bridge to the
Grand Central.

During the height OF the rush down
town and across from Brooklyn this
morning there was block Of all sub.
way trains south o! Forty.second street.
which began al AS o'clock and contn-
ued until S.
The block was caused By a short cir
cult somewhere below Forty-second
street Trains on both express and local
tracks up and down town suddenly came
to a stop. Some OF them were In be-
tween stations. and those bound down.
town were jammed to the platforms,
While the circuit below the bridge was
working the block Of trains above the
bridge kept the Brooklyn trains back.
and there was a tremendous jam at the
Atlantic avenue and Borough Hall sta.
tons In Brooklyn. Many OF the pas
sengers left the subway stations and
crossed over to Manhattan on the sur
face and elevated trains.
The biggest brushes In Manhattan
were at Grand Central Station, Four
teenth street and the Bridge. Although
the ticket takers were aware no trains
we're running, they continued to admit
passengers until the pln,iuIms at these
places would hold no more. Then the
crowds gathered outside and fought 10
be admitted.
When the trains did get a start they
moved slowly for time.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-26
TWO HEROES SAVE
CHILDREN At FIRE
AND RUN AWAY
No One Knows Men Who
Brought -Four Young Ones
From Burning House.

Two modest heroes rescued four small
children from blazing apartments on the
second and third floors Of three-story
tenement at No. 325 East E!ghty.fourth
street. this morning, and then dlsap.
peared before any one could learn who
they were.
At 10 O'Clock Mrs. Bertha Isaacs. who
occupies the second floor OF the building,
saw smoke coming into the dining room
from the front OF the house She
screamed with fright, for few minutes
before she had left her two children,
in the parlor to play. Mrs. lsaacs tried
to get to the front rooms, but the smoke
was so thick that 1t stIned her. She ran
downstairs and out into the street,
screaming Fire
Two young men who we're passing
dashed upstairs, and making their way
through the smoke and flames got hold
OF the lsaacs children and soon had
them In their mothers arms. The youths
then learned from neighbor that Mrs.
Alice Hess. who occupied the top floor
also had two young children. and as
neither the mother nor the Youngsters
had been seen or heard from the men
bolted UP the stairs again, and In a
short time reappeared with the Hess
youngsters, who are about the same
age as Mrs. Tsaacss children. Once they
had reached the sidewalk and had put
the Hess children in safe hands the two
young men vanished No one in the
HcIghborhood had ever seen them before.
Before the blaze was finally put ont
It had completely destroyed both the
Isaacs and Hess apartments, entailng
a loss of probably 5000.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-26
FIGHTS As HEAD
IS FC..C::O UNDER
GULL07GIE: BLADE
Prisoner Dragged to Execution
While Crowd ClaInorS
to See Him Die.

CARPENTRAS, France, Jan. B,-The
second execution in France under the
revival OF the law Of capital punish
ment took place here to-day, and al
though the scenes accompanying II
were not so violent as those attending
the Quadruple execution al Bethune
Jan. II. nevertheless they were OF such
a character as will probably hasten
parliamentary action toward making
future executions private
The guilloiine was erected on public
square alongside the prison. The local
ity was cordoNed with soldiers, who cf.
fectualy blocked all the streets bu, an
impatient crowd of people who had as.
sembled durlni the Hight demanded
that they be given chance 10 witness
the beheadinG
Some Of the people climbed up on lad.
dcrs, from which they kent the others
Informed ~ the details Of the proceed
ngs. while the windows OF the houses
OveTllOkink he square were damned
with spectators. The condemned.
man named Remy Dnnvers, who had
shot m aged farmer and his wife. was
first made aware NJ his fate bv the wells
Of the crowd that surrounded the
prison.
He came out Of the prison yard with
liyid face and staring ewes. and II was
necessary to use force to get him to the
gulllotIne ard hls head In position for
the fall Of the blade.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-26
Committee on Laws and Legis-
lation Reports Fayorably on
Evening Worlds Ordinance.
ASK FOR DIVERS VIEWS
Chief of the License Bureau
Requested to Make a Re-
port on Measure.

Prompt action has followed the intro
duction OF The Evening Worlds pro-
posed city ordinance providing for an
official inspection and regulation OF tax.
Icab meters.
The Aldermanic Committee on Laws
and Legislation. which held a public
hearing yesterday, to-day reported IA
vorably Tho Evening Worlds ordinance,
and 1t was at once forwarded to Chief F.
V. S. Oliver, OF the License Bureau.
In presenting the report OF his COM
m!,tee, Chairman James W. Redmond
said.
The proposal 20 place taxioab meters
under official inspection and regulation
Is an important one and requires much
consideration at competent hands. IL
taX!cab rates are to be passed upon by
this board. the proposed ordinance will
pave the way for q Reimbursement OF
charges. But what Is most important
now is that all taX!cab meters be In
spected and regulated under official su-
p?rvis!on.
1T is the desire OF the committee that
there shall be simple meter-one that
bears 10 complicated figures on It's face,
and one which can easily be read.
The Need o. Inspection.
Thousands OF taXlcabs are coming
into use, and /. is high time, the com.
m,,tee believes, that their meters be in.
spected officially.
Il. is the purpose OF The Evening
World authenticated D. Alder
man Dowling-to prevent overcharges
At present the public Is at the mercy OF
the tayicab meter. We have received
evidence that ,ax!cab meters vary great.
~ and that they Invariably vary In the
interests OF the owner OF cabs.
THE object OF sending this resolution
TO the Chief OF the License Bureau is to
obtain solution OF the problem con.
fronting us. We want an ordinance
that will be eftective-one that will pre-.
vent overcharges, and compel restitu.
ton where overcharges can be traced.
In the matter OF adjusting the taxi.
cab meter connection TO the front In.
stead OF the rear wheels, the adv!sab!l
lily Of establishing an Independent bu-
reau OF inspection and supervision and
other aspects Of the situation must be
fully considered. We shall request a
report on these and other phases OF the
question from the Chief OF the License
Bureau before fnal action"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-26
NJ ADOO
TUNNEL TUBES
NEARLY FINISHED
Connection Will Probably Be
Made Within Next Twen-
ty-four Hours.

The second pair of tubes OF tho Hud-
son and Manhattan Railroad Company
under the North River were with!p
fourteen feet OF n connection to-day,
and President Wilbur c. Fisk an
nounces the completion OF the Cortlandt
street terminal within twenty-four
hours. Trains for Newark, Jersey
city and Hoboken will be In operation
by July out OF the Hudson Terminal
building at the lower western ledge
OF Manhattan Island.
The headings OF the lower tubes will
come together under the river ut 4
point 800 feet on the Manhattan shore
al Cortlandt street. The event will be
celebrated by the company In the dis
tribution of prizes among the. workers,
followed by trip through the tunnel
by President w. G. McAdoo and his
stat, after which there will be a
luncheon and some speeches
The Cortlandt street terminal set of
tubes has Il length OF about 600 feet :"
said Vice President Fisk when seen 10
day at the Hudson Terminal Building.
No 30 Church street. Yesterday the
shields from the New Jersey shore
we're within thrty-four feet OF those
working from the Manhattan side Of
the river The New Jersey workers
have come the greater distance-sone
400 feet-as the Manhattan shields are
now a little less than 100 feet rom
our terminal building | expect we
shall be able to get off the final blast
tomorrow some time between and IL
o'clock.
"Our trains when the new tubes are
equipped with tracks will run first to
Jersey City. one branch continuing out
to Newark and the other proceeding to
Hoboken, near whore connection will be
made with our sixth avenue, or upper
paIr OF tubes. under the river. The
trains Will make this round trip before
their return. As the lower tubes are
still under compressed air. to-morrow's
party will he, limited to those who can
stnrd such 1rip'