The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-18
MINISTER MAY Be
UNFROCKED BY
vESTRYME.N N
Charges Made Against the
Fighting Parson" of
Woodland

NOO0A1tA4< II. Adi-, Dec. 4h.--EIOTlS
viii be made by the vestrymen of the
st. Luke's church here to unfrock the
Rev. Edward John Baird. Episcopal
minister of Woodland, according to
formal notice served on the clergy
man through Archdeacon Holt Baird
has been given so days in which to
answer the charges OF misconduct and
INSTRUMENTATION. For the last few
weeks Baird has been preaching his
Sunday sermons to an empty church.
Under the canonical law. Bishop W.
II. Moreland names IL clergymen who
are entitled TO sit as a jury in the
church trial. There are three gen
eral charges. The first declares that
be has violated his ordination vows;
the second that he has disobeyed the
lawful orders and decisions of the
bishop and standing committee. and
the third. that he has been guilty of
immortality and conduct unbecomins a
clergyman The clergymer who are
mentioned as eligibles for the Jury.
i've OF whom will be selected by
Baird, are: Rev. w L Clar, Benicis;
-ef~f- n W &TOCk. OAld0s Kew r. Ia
MacFarlane, Hesldsburg; Rev. III.
Perks, S0e4 Orange avenue, Sacra-
mento; Rev. T. f. Baxter, Naps; Rev.
r n Cockcroft, Redding; Rev. 7. T.
Denhardt. Fort Bragg; Rev ". B.
Belliss, Petaluma; Rev. Z. B. Brad
ley, Santa Rosa
This trial will be the first held in
the diocese in IA years.
ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED
Marlowe, an esca ped convict from the
Oregon state penitentiary at salem.
was captured here by detectives and
admitted. the police said. of planning
several holdups. Marlowe escaped
from the Oregon penitentiary after
serving three years OF a Ave year
sentence.
HOLDS Up sTREETCAR
FRESNO, Dec. 1s.-Shortly after 9
o'clock last evening a highwayman
called on the conductor OF a suburban
car TO hold up his hands The con-
ductor grasped for the mans pistol.
and in the scufle the weapon exploded.
cutting off the end OF Conductor Nc
Csrthys right little finger The
highwayman escaped.
GIVES CosIIssIoN POWER
PETALUBIA, Dec. 1s.-This city has
by vote of 1s4 70 SO decided TO turn
over the control Of it's public utilities
to the state railroad commission.
MINISTER CONVICTED
SAN BERNARDINO. Dec. 1s.-The
Rev. Charles Lawrence OF Pasadena
retired Presbyterian clergyman. was
found guilty last night OF swindling
his offense consisting in securing
wrongfully $4,000 and an orange grove
from r. A Welsh OF Ontario. His
wife faraz afrnflar
ABUSING POSTAL PRIVILEGE
SACRAMENTO. Dec. 1s.-Complaints
that eastern mail order houses have
been abusing the c. o. d. provision of
the parcel post has led Postmaster
Fox to make an investigation, and
many packages are being held. from
delivery. II is said the senders have
been sending unordered goods TO
postal patrons and then notifying
consignees II they did not desire TO
keep the goods their money would be
refunded. although Il is stipulated the
latter must pay return charges The
postal department will be asked for
6 decision.
OPPOSES HIGHER RATES
STOCKTON, Dec. 1s.-At a meeting
of the Stockton Chamber of Commerce
a decision was reached to oppose the
proposed increase of rates between
this city and San Francisco both by
water and rail. The chamber is pre-
pared to take the matter before the
state railroad commission II neces-
sary-
INsUREs BIG PEAR TREE
Los ANGELES, Dec. is-H A.
Woodwork of Whittier, who owns an
avocado, or alligator pear tree which
last year netted him s3,z0s in fruit
and budwood, has insured the tree
with Lloyds OF London for $40. 900.
The tree is years old and was
planted By q rancher who secured
the seed in q Mexican desert
WOULD RECALL BLISS
SACRAMENTO. Dec. 1s-Forty
agents of the Socialist club are circu-
latIng petitions for the recall of CITY
Commissioner Bliss. who is charged
with refusing adequate police protec-
tion TO the city and in retaining
Chief Johnson, who is alleged to be
incompetent
HARD LUCK FOR sACRAMENTAN
CHICAGO, Dec. 1s.-John Ohnian of
Sacramento told the police here he
had been held up and robbed OF ,7s
and his ticket home. He was given a
collar with which to telegraph his
sister in California.
NEW SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
SACRAM ENTO. Dec. Is. - superin-
tendent Edwin r. Snyder of Santa
Barbara has been named state COM
missioner OF vocational training by
the state board OF education at a SAL
~ Of $4,000. and Miss Margaret Schal-
lenberger of San Jose, principal of
the training school of the state nor
NAL. commissioner of elementary