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Evening journal., 1910-02-19
FOREIGN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY

The fertieth anniversary of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will be cele-
brated by the Wilmington district at the
second quarterly meeting of the Woman 3
Foreign Missionary societv Of the dis
trict
This will be on Tuesday afternoon and
evening, March 8, in St. Paurs NJ. e.
Church. Miss Susan C. Lodge Of the
Philadelphia branch, will be one of the
evening speakers. a number of Whining
ton women. active workers in the aux
iliaries Of the w. +. M. s., will make
addresses, and there will be several mu-
sical numbers on the program.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
SENATOR TILLMAN
SLIGHTLY BETTER TO-DAY

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia slight
improvement in the condition Of Sena-
tor Tillman, of South Carolina was
reported this morning following a fair
~ restful night. He seemed able TO
recognize members Of the family. though
his power of articulation Is now com
pletely suspended and probably de-
stroyed Almost complete paralysis
of his right side has followed a cere-
bral hemorrhage of the LEFT SIDE OF the
brain
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
NeiIl Rurnnas. Aotor pead.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-After an i'll
ness Of more than a year. Neill Bur
CESS, the famous old actor died az his
home here early today.
Burgess won his greatest fame in
his impersonations Of Abigail Prue in
'eThe County Fair At one time he
had himself independently wealthy by
the County Fair" but he lost most
of his fortune on unsuccessful theatri-
cal ventures. The funeral of Burgess
will be held on Monday and IL viii be
private. Burgess was born ia 1916.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
BISHOP KINSMAN
AT CONFERENCE

Bishop kinsman, Of the Episcopal Dio-
cese, will leave on next Friday TO al
tend the Episcopal Conference to be held
at Pittsburg from Friday until Sunday.
Eposcopalians from an the principal cit
les Of the country will attend. The con-
ference is an effort on the part of Epis-
copal aymen TO spread the gos~el.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
CHANDLER-FOSTER
CASE IS CONTINUED

Argument in the certiorari case OF the
State VS.. Foster has been postponed until
the March term Of the Court Of General
Sessions Mahlon b. Foster last fall was
sentenced to thirty days Imprisonment on
a charge OF assaulting Lilburne Chand-
Ter in the attorneys Office
Attorney-General Gray appeared in the
Court of General Sessions this morning
and asked for continuance until tho
March term. The application was grant
ed.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
UP GOES CITY'S
DEATH RATE

Secretary Joseph wigglesworth, of the
Board OF Health, reports SO deaths. Il
births and 5B marriages this week. For
the corresponding period Of last year, 2s
deaths. % births and 81 marriages were
recorded.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Divorce For Mrs. Bowen.

In Superior Court this morning a
decree nisi was granted in the divorce
case Of Laura z. Bowen VS.. Samuel
T. Bowen. Desertion was the ground
upon which the decree was granted.
The couple were married in 1909. Mrs
Bowen told the court her husband left
her in 1906.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
JOURNAL lad" BRINGS
BACK LOST BAG

A few days ago Mrs Mary Mercer. of
No. COS West Sixth street, advertised in
THE EVENING JOURNAL the loss Of
handbag. Yesterday she received a note
nom Paul smith, Of No. sO7 West Fifth
street. saying that he had found the bag
in an alley. and the bag was accordingly
replaced in the hands of the owner.
This is only one instance in which THE
(VvENING JOURNAL has brought about
v bs recovery of lost articles.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
WEATHER,

WASHINGTON, Feb. ts.-There viii
+. rsin toniqht and Sunday along the
sonth Atlantic coast and in Florida,
SSJ' SJ s,o,y IN the upper lake region;
sl.a,.,bsre 49, here east Of the Mississippi river
a." 49, ,..sther will be generally faiT to-
Eor.oast till .. m. tonorrows
Eor DsIaware-Fair tonight; Sunday
nartly cloudy and warmer.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Horse Wandered Away.

A horse belonging to f. Stroud, a
milk dealer. wandered away from
Fifth and Madison streets yesterday
and the owner reported his loss to the
police. Fifteen minutes later, the team
was recovered several squares away.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
phiIadaIphIsns We Hsre.

ana kathryn Garvey. both OF Philadel-
mia were married here today by the
Rev. Ell 6. Kliese. pastor Of the Ger
man Baptist Church. They obtained
the license at Magistrate Rohertson's 5
adice.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Church Supper.

A variety and oyster supper win be
given by the women OF Eastlake Pres
byterian Church. Twenty-seventh and
MarBt streets. on Washington's Birth
day, February 20, from $50 TO o'clock.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Tb.v Get Marriage License.

Magistrate GluclSman today issued
a marriage license to Harry w. Snider
and Jeanetta Carleton both OF Phil
adelphia.
Evening journal., 1910-02-19
Rnoovers From MeasIes.

Walter d. Sawdon a student at Del
aware College, has recovered from an
attack Of the measles. Sawdon has oeel'
confined to his room for several we1NS>
Evening journal., 1910-02-19

Advertising in The EVEN
INC JOURNAL is a lever that
will lift your business into
prosperity
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
southern Pacific Train Changes

Effective May sth. train No. So will
leave Market Street Ferry Depot at
500 p. m, instead of 4:40 p. n., for
Niles, Livermore, Tracy, Newman and
Fresno. Train No. S6 will leave Mar
ket Street Ferry Depot at $40 p. M.
instead of 1900 p. m, carrying Yosem-
ite sleeper for Ell Portal, via Merced,
and will run to Bakersfield instead of
Fresno, as heretofore, affording good
and other oil districts. Northbound
(No 87) will leave. Bakersfield at 800
.. M, arriving San Francisco Ferry De-
pot at S:2S a. m. Train No. 1873 will
leave Ferry Depot at II 100 p m. for San
Leandro, Niles and San Jose. Train
No. 8, Sunset Express, due at Third and
Townsend Streets heretofore at 11:40
a. M, will arrive at 1856 a. m. Train
No. Is will leave Third and Townsend
Streets at sos p. m. and Train No. 4,
The Lark, will leave at 500 D. m.
Ticket Offices: Market Street Ferry
Depot, Flood Building, Third and
Townsend Streets, and Broadway and
Thirteenth Street, Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
license PAID FOR;
THINKS HE IS We'd
Arrested for kidnapping After
ElOping With Is Year
Old Girl

Vincent Maggie, "a, and Camille Maj
fna, 1S, eloped from San Jose to Oak
land yesterday morning, transplanted
themselves to this side of the bay and
set up house keeping in the SIENNA
hotel, Broadway and Montgomery ave-
nue.. Charles Fiegler, Camille's broth
er in law discovered the elopement and
swore out a warrant charging Vincent
Maggie with kidnapping. Sergeant
Thomas Ryan received the telegraphed
warrant. Detectives Sullivan and Dro-
lette discovered Vincent and Camille,
laid the iron hand of the law upon the
near bridegroom and bore him to
prison.
why is this outrage?" Vincent de-
manded hotly in his cell. II paid 50
and 1 was married. have the proof"'
where is the proof?" demanded in
his turn Sergeant Thomas Ryan with
three snorts and an incredulous air.
Tackled UP LICENSE
"on the inside of the door at the
SIENNA hotelw Maggie shrieked wildly.
1--WE knew we would be followed and
we tackled the license up on the inside
of the door so that we could point it
out quick to our relatives before they
lost control of themselves"
But that is only a marriage license;
you are not married, Iom Ryan
averred
Il paid s2," scornfully replied Vim
cent. "Of certainly am L married. See,
I had $40 when l started; so much for
car fare so much for lunch, so much
for room rent. There, / should have
81 more to make the $40. Where is it?
1t is gone for the marriage. Sure /
am married."
You have the right to be married,
but that is ALL" Ryan answered pa
tiently.
"All right" said the cheerful Maggie.
you marry me then. Sor'
Tom was wild with rage. Me marry
you" he cried. Insult me, will you?
I've wife already, and beside how
dare you propose that I marry myself
to an uncivilized wretch like you?"
Maggie was weeping with fear by
this time and he mumbled incoherently
for some one to marry him.
So Ryan simmered down and led the
youth and his maiden to the kindly Of
fees of Father John Rogers, where
they were made man and wife.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
BalIinger's Tour Traced

Brandeis then began questioning Bal
linger about what he did when he re-
turned here fro mthe west last sum-
mer. He showed surprising familiarity
with the secretary's movements from
the time he arrived here until he
reached Beverly, where he went to
see the president, even giving tn names
of those who met him, the hour of ar
rival, the hour of departure and the
hotel where he stayed in Beverly.
II am a little curious to know if you
had a detective shadowing Ballinger?"
interrupted Senator Root, addressing
CLAWS attorney.
NO." replied Brandeis.
He added that he would be glad to
tell Root later how he happened to be
$50 we'll posted, but the latter said he
was quite satisfied.
The committee then adjourned until
tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06

The meeting was addressed by James
Weir grand valiant commander Of the
Washington state grand lodge. who
compllmented the California jurisdfc-
tion on what it had done. ond for its
assistance in making the grand body he
represents a possibility
Resolutions Of thanks to The Call for
its fun and fair reports of the proceed
tngs Of the convention were passed.
Then followed the installation of the
new officers by Past Grand Valiant
Commander Theodore Lunstedt, assisted
by l. G. Blumberg as grand master of
ceremonies. and the closing Of the
grand lodge.
The session of the organization came
10 a close last night with a banquet
given 10 the new and the outgoing
officers OF the grand body and repre-
sentatives by San Francisco lodge No.
2 IN the Argonaut
The main dining room was decorated
with the emblems OF the organizat ton
American flags. eTergreens and roses.
About $50 persons, including about 100
members Of the fair sex, were present.
After a delicious menu had been dis
-cussed there was short address of
welcome by J. Harry Daley. who in
tro6uced John Hoist. past grand valiant
commander the POSTMASTER
Past Grand Valiant Commander
Lundstedt on behalf Of the grand
lodge, presented retiring Valiant
Commander Hoist a handsome diamond
pin in token of appreciation of his
services for the organization.
Acting Mayor John A Kelly re-
sponded to The City Of San Fran
cisco" referring in eulogistic terms
10 the city and the knights of the
ROYAL Arch.
The other speakers were: W. c.
Woods. the new commander; James
Wier Of the grand jurisdiction Of
Washington: Colonel Herbert Choynski.
John L. Herget. +. c. Lefin gwell, Den
mis- Mcmahon, Judge George II.
Cabannis. oscar Hooks and 1. H.
SpirO.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
Determined to Kill Snake

Questioned as to when he first learned
of CLAWS charges against him, Mr.. Bal
linger replied From the presidents let
ter
But you started out to kill the snake
CLAWS before that, didn't your
Il had made up my mind that CLAWS
ought to be killed as a snake before
that
Reading from a letter written by
Schwartz to one of the special agents
of the land Office, Brandeis quoted a
statement by Schwartz that he would
quit the service If a man could remain
in it who had been unwilling to accept
the judgment of the president as final.
Doesn't that letter represent the
departments attitude toward all who
won't accept the finality of the presi-
dent?''
No There sits one over there now"
pointing to Special Agent H. 7. Jones,
one of the prosecutions" witnesses,
who did not do so, and who still re-
IS
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
Committee UphoIds Witness

In an effort to get Ballinger to am
plify his answer Brandeis asked IL
there was any other reason why Hitch
cock was consulted.
"I have said all 1 am going to say
unless the committee directs other
wise," Ballinger curtly retorted.
Brandeis again appealed to the COM
mittee and Representative Graham
made motion that the witness be di-
rected to answer the question satisfac-
torily. The motion was lost, 5 to s, Rep
resentatives Mccall and Madison both
voting with the democrats.
Having failed to secure an admission
from the secretary that Postmaster
General Hitchcock dictated the appoint
ments in his Office, Brandeis took up
another line. He called the witness at
tention to letter written to Commits
sioner of the Land Office bennett last
August by Special Agent McEnery. stat
ing that Senator Guggenheim had called
on the president in behalf of Dennetts
rafa ,y,oie e-ia
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
ROYAL ARCH Will
60 south in 1911
Los Angeles Chosen by Grand
Lodge for Next Meeting
of Knights
Entire Coast Is Urged to Boost
and Aid the Exposition
Financially

Los Angeles is the Mecca to which
the knights Of the Royal Arch will
journey in the-third week in May, 1911,
behind the banner bearing the words
''Fidelitas ad Alias" for the grand lodge
by ? unanimous vote selected that city
- the one in which 10 hold the next
session.
The important business OF the ses-
sion yesterday was a conference with
the wholesale liquor dealers, brewers
and bottlers about the blind pig" res
olution adopted at the previous session.
After the resolution had been fully
discussed it was decided to refer the
matter TO the new governing body,
which will decide on the best course
10 be followed in order TO check the
furnishing OF supplies 10 the many
blind pigs" OF this city and state.
II was also decided that in future
no member of the organization will
purchase supplies from any person not
IN possession Of a card Of associate
membership.
preamble and resolution offered by
p L. Wagner and l. H. Spiro was
ADOPTED unanimously It recites that
san Francisco lodge No. 2 having
shown its loyalty 20 California and gen
-eros1ty by subscribing S25OO00 to in
1lV IAS success OF the Panama-Pac1flc
international exposition, TO be held in
1nis city, and believing that the opening
Of the canal Will not only be of great
commercial and financial benefit TO the
state. but 10 the entire Pacific coast
Frank G. Roney. the grand recorder
was directed Ito correspond with the
recorder Of each subordinate lodge in
the jurisdiction and ask the individual
moral and financial support of each as
sociate member Of the lodge CORE
sponoed with IN this great undertak-
ing"
The following additional subscrip-
rfnrS were announced- q
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06

Postmaster General Hitchcock should
be consulted
Ballinger said that there might be
a number of candidates and he thought
Hitchcock might be able to assist in
choosing the best men.
Ballinger resented the suggestion
that he wanted to consult Hitchcock
merely to make political appointments.
When he refused to make a fuller an
swerBrandeis appealed to the commit
tee to request the witness to do so.
A long argument ensued between
Brandeis and members of the COM
mittee as to the propriety of political
appointments. Senator Sutherland said
that if it was wrong to make political
appointments he intended to get out of
politics
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06

referendum vote is being taken
BY carpenters unions in Los Angeles
20 increase wages from $3.50 TO 81 per
day II is said the contractors will
seriously object to this raise.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06

At the Monday night meeting of the
Triggers protective association the of
fee of secretary made vacant by death
was filled by the election of G. n.
Brown. Business was reported poor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06

You can have a family picnic OF over
beach at Tunitas Glen-a lovely ride of
sS miles on the Ocean Shore Railway
excursion rates, leaving S. F. $3.50 a. m.
daily.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
EXPOSITION BOOM
SCARS TO SUCCESS
Washington Is Covered With
Posters Boosting San Franz
cisco for 1915

(The finance committee Of the Panama Pacific
international exposition begs the indulgence OF
those subscribers whose names have not yet ap-
pesred in the lists published in the daily news
papers. There is a vast amount of detail neces-
ssry in connection with the collection of sub
scriptions and the large corps Of clerks has
not been able TO keep up with the work All
ef the names will be published and if yours has
not it viii be within few days.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
SCHOOL CORNERSTONE
TO BE LAID IN AUGUST
Board of Education Postpones
the Ceremony

The laying of the cornerstone of the
Holly Park school was, at a meeting OF
the board of education yesterday, post
poned to a date in August to be named
hereafter.
Miss Alice Power. having served a
probationary period, was. on recon-
mendation of Miss Low Ball. super
visor of primary grades, selected as a
first grade teacher and assigned to the
Edison school
Miss Anna j. O'Connor was elected a
first grade teacher.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06

The officials OF the joint board of
culinary workers wish to state that the
boycott on the Russ cafe has been de-
elared OF. The place has changed
hands and is now a union house.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
YVES
Cl AY
ARK

Over 4 sold in two
weeks-Only So lots
$4,000 sold.
West Clay Park is a
private residence park,
with magnificent ma
rine views - Building
restrictions, $1,000 res
licences only = Great
big lots-On Lake St.
and 22nd Ave, back to
the Presidio wall-Un-
obstructed marine
views-A continuation
of Presidio Heights.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
Anxiety of Guggenheim

"Why was Guggenheim so anxious to
have bennett retained%' Brandeis asked
Il don't know anything about 1t, the
witness replied.
Brandeis then read letter written
by Schwartz to Don c.. Carr, Ballinger' s
that 1T was the same as though written
to Ballinger.
THAT isn't true" Ballinger interrupt
ed hotly. II never saw that letter. You
are wrong, as usually you have been in
this entire hearing"
Brandeis smiled amiably.
I'll try to be more nearly right here
after, Mr.. Secretary" he retorted.
Attack on CLAWS
'In your direct testimony you used
the expression in reference to CLAWS
He had not been hampered, but on the
contrary had been pampered' in his
conduct of the Cunningham case. What
did you mean by 'pampered@
Simply that CLAWS had trif1ed with
the case. He was given every assist
ance, all the time he wanted and all
the men he asked for, but he did not
make the kind of progress he should
have made"
Il understood that pampered5 had a
different meaning"
Il can't understand what things
seem to you. CLAWS was too well
treated. He loafed on the job and did
not complete the work he ought to
have cleaned up
when you returned to Washington
last summer from the west, / believe
you gave out newspaper interview in
which you said, Incidentally, l propose
to kill a few snakes"
A flicker of smile crossed the wit
nesses' face.
Il believe I made that remark, but
not for publication"
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
PAIR OF QUEENS
SHARE RULERSHIP
Juveniles and Elders Loyal to
Respective MOnarchs at
Rose Carnival
Santa Rosa Festival Joyously
Opened and Visitors Flock
to Town
[ Special Dispatch TO The Call

SANTA ROSA, May 5.-Santa Rosa,
the City of Roses, is now under the
rule of two queens, Queen Jeffreys, who
rules the juvenile population, and
Queen Lillian, who rules the elders.
Thousands of loyal subjects bend will
ing knee to the fair young queens and
joy and pleasure are reigning supreme.
The weather is perfect, the flowers are
magnificent and everything is working
to make the annual rose carnival a
great success.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
"KILLING SNAKES"
SECRETARY WORK
Ballinger Admits Having Made
Statement Regarding CLAWS
''N0t for Publication"
Inquiry Develops Fact That Pin
chOt's Policy Was Reversed
After His Removal

Continued From Page One
The Washington herald., 1910-11-22
RAP CROWDED CARS.
East washington Citizens Want
Traffic Conditions Remedied.

Chief Justice Shepard should have
ridden In the new East Capitol street
cars before he invardated the recent act
OF Congress against the overcrowding OF
cars. by stating that the word crowd
was indefinite. and could not be salts
factoTily understood" said A. Girouard,
speaking last night before the East
washington Citizens Association. Then
lie would have had no difficulty under
standing a certain definition of the
word" he continued, for such cars were
certainly made for standing and crowd
ing. rather than sitting comfortably, as
should be the case"
The universal transfer question was re-
ferred to the committee on steam and
street railroads The Eastern High
School problem and the deepening OF the
Anacostia River were discussed at
length a. F. Sperry. for many years
secretary of the association, but now re-
tired because of I'll health. was elected
an honorary member. Other honorary
memberts are W. c. Dodge. S. w. Cur
riden and Hugh T. Taggert.
Chairmen OF committees for the COM
ing year we're chosen as follows: Exec
utive committee, T. II. Smith: Anacosua
River. NJ /. Weller; streets and alleys,
Capt w. NJ. otter; charities and correc-
tons, S. w. Curriden; steam and street
railroads, J. L. Parsons; light water,
and sewers, Charles A. Shields, schools
ana libraries. d, NJ ffildreth. member
ship. r. E. Herrell; public order and
comfort, G. F. Donohoe; public health,
DIR. Charles NJ Emmoas; taxation and
assessment. NJ. I. Weller: public buiKd-
ings and parks. - N Fouts.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-22
FRAUD CASE BEFORE COURT.
Testimony in Trust Company Trial
DiScIOses Some Surprises.

The government tried to show yester-
day in the trial OF James n. Huston,
Harvey NJ. Lewis. and Everett Dufour,
charged with conspiracy to defrsud, that
there existed a mutually OF interest and
action between the National Trust Com
pany, OF which Huston was president
and Lewis general manager. and the
Mutual Securities Company. which Du-
four conducted IN Baltimore
John F. Derrick. OF New York. testified
that in 1907 he received a letter from
the National Trust Company, Offering
TO guarantee any stock he might have
for sale. The agreement guaranteeing
the stock was obtained. but Derrick said
no stock was ever sold by the Mutual
Securities Company.
telegram sent by Derrick was offered
in evidence, and on cross-examination il
was brought out by Attorney Henry F..
Davis that the telegram had been al
tered. Derrick. however. denying any
knowledge thereof
The Washington herald., 1910-11-22
ARREST OF LAP ROBE THIEF.
Police Apprehend CoIored Youth on
Number of Charges.

In the arrest of George Banks. q negro.
nineteen years old, OF no fixed place OF
abode. yesterday afternoon. the police
think they have the perpetrator Of a
number of cases OF petit larceny reported
during the last month.
Owners Of automobiles. buggies, and
carriages have made complaints 10 the
police of the loss OF valuable lap robes.
During the last two weeks the complaints
have been more numerous than usual.
Capt Charles Peck. of the Second pre-
cinct. instituted an investigation into the
missing lap-rObe mystery" and assigned
Detective FOurtney TO the case.
After "A protracted search, Detective
Fourtney arrested Banks The negro at
first declared his innocence. lie told
the detective he was a driver and lived
az e86 T. street northwest. When he was
taken there in the hope that some OF the
missing goods would be found, the police
learned that there was no such number.
At the Second precinct three lap robes,
which the police had recovered, were
shown the prisoner. Banks admitted
Sealing r valuable buffalo robe belonging
20 DIT. Harrison Crooks, of the Sherman
apartments, Fifteenth and l. streets
northwest. about a week ago.