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Of r>wi.-H. Annie unci K!«ie«-Fink. a native of
A'l.-tris. ;!£<•<! :::; ffiw S WMItIH Mβ -'•■' ■■»■• ;
FLETCHEB- Iγ. tsmn Meeker , . Sfioma county. ]
January 11. l!? 1". .Tame* I>aniel Fletcher. *M
r-and of the late Anna Fletcfcer, helovci M>n OC
the late Henrr end Hannah Fletcher, am) Wnj
helored brother rif Mr-. Mary .T. Thomson. Mrs.
Annie Flynii and Mr*. Mario H. Bankor jnrt
the late iidSVr and WMHain Fletcher anil Mrs.
Km ma Banker, a native of Sydney. Australia,
aped 55 years 10 months and in .lavs. A laeni
li'T of Mil!n)rnV sakw. lncal «*.
Fronds *nd arc r-■sportfully in
rite« to attead th« !.:neral services loday ■
• I'ridaii. a< 2 e'rfec* i>. "■•• »< ,llp chapel of i
< ralz t orbnra & * .... ties Valencia atreet near ;
Cwontr-tbiv!. Interment Cypress Lawn ttmt ,
ttry, by eoteaseMl*. <»
GtAFEH -In tkta city. January Iβ, IW3, Hβ- ]
hurt. belore.i bwabawi of Irene <;. 0 aser. and ;
lOTin« f.ithor .if (Jlaser Jr.. brother of
William <;iaser bb4 son la la"' < ,f Mr. ana
Mrs .1 Johnson, a natite of Toronto, tan.,
re-vl "J* rears. A incmliT of Oakland tent No.
:: Ms'-<-'ar.oP* (Canadian papers pipes.- copy-)
Friends ao<J acquaintances arp respectfully
invited to att-r.,1 the funeral tomorrow Natur
dav. »t 1f a. in. from t!io funeral parlors of
Samuel >Wad<len & Co., 1070 Haieht street
Baker. 1 hence to St. Arm** church, where
a hlffc UJaae will >>c celebrated for the
vrp,*,, n f bis MWI nt m::'.n ». m. Interment
Hoij cr*u etwttwy. by eMWf*-
HOAGLAND In this oily. Jjnunry IT-. 101?,
EltMbetta Worth IlnaKland. beloved wife of
Fllery >1 Ilnaslanrt. anO mother of Aim* h.
a t>4 GladTl D. Honjland, a native of Cali
fornia.
PriMlda are T*epe<*tfelly invited to*otlend the
funeral acrricea winy (Friday. Janr.Hiy XT.
at 1u:.;o a. ni . at Gray's chapel. Geary and
I. ißterflMßi private. _
HORTON— In Oakland. January 16. IOTS. U <*.
Morion, helmed brother 0* Mrs. James Hams
rkelcy and the lute C. H. and .1. A nor
i-'ii and Kn. at. A. Smith of Salinas and Mrs.
V T Anwar of Ilaywmd, a native of N*W
York, aged 74 ytmrn ami ."« days. UJilroy and
Salinas papers please copy.*
The foaenl eerriee will be held tomorrow
.Tannsrr 18. 1813. at U o'clock
«. m.. at thr rliapol of .lauifson <k N'ieliau".
2484 Telegntpll eWIW*, Rerkeloy. Kenmins at
ihe riiap.-l of asnieison & Xiehen*. B*B4 Trjc-
Kr-jph sreniie. Vterkelpy. Interment Sunset
Virw wnyfry, Berkeley.
HTTESTED In (Ml 'iiy. January 1". 1013. Or=on
- Hoesttd. ■ nntive of K. T.,
i>;e<l i"C years U month* and 27 days.
Friend* nnd arqi':i> lianas ar" reapeCtfOlly in- |
Ttwl to attend th<- funeral services tomftimw
'. : at 1 ;30 o>look p. m.. at Albert
rke Memorial temple. 1 «i. _ »Q Geary ttnet, nuder
the Kosplees of California Tommandery No. 1.
X T. interment CypreM I.ann ccmeterf, by I
plrctti' , <ar from Turk and Steiner streets.
KEARNEY- lit this city, January 15, I»M. Mary
KurnfT. helorrtl mother of thp late Nellie
Kearney. ■ natir.- rf County Cork. Ireland.
Friends ami mtinsintaneen are respeetfnlly in
tl'o.l to att-Mi.i the funeral today tFridnyi.
hi S:4."> f.Vlcrf-k a. Iβ., from tbt ebapel of Hal-
& < ■ . 1122 Slitter street, thence in ${t. j
cbnrcb, Thirteentl-. KTvaee and Irrlag
WWrv a. re<iuiem ti ill lio ■ riebrated
far tue r p pose of her soul, commencing at o:T><>
». m. Interment Hc-ly Cross .emetory. by au
'omobtle.
KEILBAR— In Murphys. ralarera* county. Jan- j
i.cry t5, IPIT.. Rp«sie. beloved wife of the late |
A(Mpo Keilber. and lo\j|ic mother of Ida M.. j
i>b'v. Ali<-f. Rriith. Theodore. I.eland C. and '
Ciarep-"- Kf>Hhnr and Mrs. F.ffto Ba.-U and Mrs. ]
FWrenc* Tat«cc« ffd the late Minnie J. Keil- j
Mi. ■ u;itiT.. of New York, aged 58 rears Sj
montlus and IS itays.
KELLER An enidT*T*arj solotiin roqnleni hifrti j
ma>p will h" celebrated. In St. Brisrld - ? clmn-h. \
i Saturday i. laniinry 18, at !> o>look i
( m.. for thf repo*=i> of the mvl of Her. Then- !
•'•or.- A K«Ber, lutt assistant priest of ft. j
Hripid's parish.
KELLER— In this rity. January 15. 1913. ,Tam"s j
i:.. l><Mnvf>(] husband of Emma Keller, and lor- |
:nc father of Ruth J. Keller, a Mtire of Term- j
-■irunia. HCPd 58 yr>sr« and 10 months.
The funeral will lake plaec today (Friday , '. !
-f 1:80 oYloek p. ni., from his late residence. j
FetMMB street. Interment Ho'.y Cross ;
• eraetery. hy antoni'ibiie.
MARTNB F.M,!NKr:n< - BFNFFierM. AJ9BOCIA
TFON No. ?■'■ — Offleere and members ar«- re i
oiie»ted to attend the fupernl of mr late j
brother. Jaws E. Keller, today iFriday>. Jan- !
•try 17. 1918. at 1:30 p. re., from 2R20 Fol<om j
, ifnirt. F C MAISSUAnPI. President.
VrNCENT CARROLL. Re.-ordiup Secretary.
KILLILEA In San Mateo. January Ifi. 101".;
Matthew !•.. beiovpd husband of the late Anni«
M. Kiililea. «nd father of ttmrph T. and Qcorge
' Kiililea and Mrs. W. Colrmap and Mr<. |
Charles FlemiiiK and the Ute John T. and
MattheTv A. KUiilen. a native of Nova Scotia.
fgna'la, aged IS yeata and 10 months.
LATJINGER -In this city. January 1". 1013. Bar
hara I.auincer. beloved mother of Mary. Ooor.ce
P. and Herm!ne I.auincer. and Mn. Frank J.
Senmitz of PHsadetia nnd thp lat« Frank C.
Lauinger. a native of Gt-rmany. aged 7i years
in months and 19 days.
Friends and Bnjttaistmfwet are respectfully Jn
vitpd to attend the funeral today (Fridayt.
January 17. 1013. at 0:30 o'clock c. ii.. from
be;- lato residence, fi.;2 Cole strepf. thencP to
Br Aztiee rhnrrh. wher rt a hich mas*
will be eelelirated for the repose of her soul,
i r»nii»ti«!i»g at 10 o'clock a. m. Interment
Holy Cro«s couietery.
LETTZRBJ— Tn this elty. Jamiarr Is. l:»ir,.
Margarrt dearly beloved wife of the latn
rbanee A. T.ettrrin. loTinsr mother of Mrs. A.
'olomho. Mrs. F. C. Moepner and the I.itf
Chiirlts W. T.ptterin. >fr>-. Mary Uafin and
John J Collins, grandmother of Marparet P".
Uavin, "John Cβ AU.rr! A. and WHMam J. Co
'oinlKi and John K. Baepmr, a native of the
parish of CmyjawelL, County Galway, Ireland,
jigrd ;>4 years.
Frieo'ls rivl MqaahttMK«l are respectfully
inrited to attend the. fnneral tomorrow (B«twr
il«ri gt S:4"> a. m. from the parlors of Bhe
T'nifd Tndertak<-rs. 2fV>« lloTrnrd street ftr»r
Twenty-serowiv th»nee to St. John's ehurrh.
n-herr n rtqiiiPtn hlch iti!!» will be celebrated
for the repose, of her soul, commencing at 9:30
». m. Int'-rmeiit Holy retnet"ry.
LINTJER—In this <ritr, January I- , . UM.".. Charlrs
Linder. a native'of Sweden, acetj 7." fean
Tlic funeral tw]l take place tomorrow (Sntur
rttT), at 11 a. fir, from the parlors of Suhr &
Wfeboldt. ISBS Valencia street, near Twenty
flftli. Intermenf Mount Olivot ceiirMery, by
11 a. m. train from Twenty fifth and Va
lencia streets.
LOWE— At Pasarir-nff. Cal.. January Iβ. ]!m.
Tbaddeus S. C: 1/mr. husband of the late
I/eontine A. I/owe, ami father of 1,. T". Lowe.
ThaddP'n Lotto arid S. C. Lowe and Mrs. John
ll:.uc. Mrs. Hinry M. Brownli«i-k. Mrs. Warren
A. 'vW.eht. Mrs. E. L. Wiieht and Mr«. Her
bert C'ltlor P.rwn. a native of Jffferson.
N. FT., aged SO years 4 months and 1« days.
FuDeral sev and interment at Pasadena,
• al., toiuorro-.v (Saturday*. January IS.
HcCUE— In this fity. January V>. 101.1. Tlio ma s,
beioverl hoat>sed of Ellen V.. McCue. and lot
in? father of Thomas 8.. Vera H.. (Icirfr" J.
and Alice, K. MeCuo and the late Mary. John
and Harold McCue. urid hroth<-M of Timothy
sad Slephpn McCbp and Mr*. I>elia Doran an<T
lafe Patrick and team MrCue, a native of
Gatway, Iroi.tnd. >cad •"" years. A inomber
of St. Patrick s Mutual Alliaiwe of America.
Frler.ds and Hcquaiiitanccs are r<spe<tfiilly in
rft'd to attend the fun'ral tomorrow (Saturday.
January IS. mi.- ? . at B »'cl*r* a. m.. from bis
late residence, 6fl Doairiuta street near Seven-
then<-r- to Uμ Church of the Most Holy
where a solemn requiem hieh mass
will l>e celebrated for li; , " , wpaot of his soul.
• •omnvneing «t fl:S0 *• ni. Interment Holy
CroM cemetery, by carriage.
KcXINNOK— In Oakland. Ca!.. Jannary Iβ.
1913, M'ies A. McKinnon, son of Miles and the
late Nellie McKinnon. and brother of Mr!=. A.
1 , .. March, of San Francisco, a native of Cali
fornia, aged 23 years and 0 months.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral serrices. which will be held from tbe
parlora of the James Taylor Company, north
east corner of Fifteenth and Jefferson streets.
Oakland. Cal., tomorrow fSaturdayK January
IK. IMS, at - o'clock p. m. Intrrment Moun
tain View ceraetf-ry.
MaeGR-EGOR— •Iμ thi« city. Januarr jr., 101?.,
William J. Mac<Jre|ror. a native of Scotland,
need 41 y-ars. A member of Masonic Lodge,
Pundpe. Scotland.
Friends aid acqnaintsnees are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral scrvii.-* today
'FTidayi. January 17. 101?,. at 2 o'clock p. m.\
at Swedisb-AroericaD hall. 174 Market Ftreer.
under the auspices of Balder Lodire No. 883,
r. in A. M. Interment Mount Olivet cemetery.
by aiitoraobi!' , . Kfuiains at tbe parlors of the
Western Addition Funeral FMrertor«, 1724
Tiiri-ffdero street, between Stitte r nnd Bujsh.
MAHLER— rawed away at his late residence,
11 \H Stanyan street, in tbi« city. January ]•>,
ion Henry, beloved huFband of Mamie Mah
ler and lovinjr father of M»tta M. Mahler,
brother of William F.. Arthur J. Mahler and
Mr«. J. T. Preddey. a native of Charleston.
S. C, aged 65 year* .", months and r> days. A.
member of Acacia lodge No. 92. F. & A. |fj
CoU>ma. El Dorado county, California. (Sacra
mento and PiaeervUl'' papers please copy*.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
MAHONEY— In this city. January 14. 201 r:,
Mary, beloved wife of tbe late Jeremiah Ma*
honey, lorlnj: mother of John Maboney, Mrs.
Sarah MeDonougb. Mrs. Joseph <Jarr, Mr?.
Kllen OUajjhy and Mrs. Katberine Weldon,
»nd sister of Bridget Early, a native of
Anthenrr. County (Jalway, Ireland, aged Sβ
years.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully in
vited to attend tbe funeral today (Friday),
al S:3O 0.-lock a. m.. from the residence of
her dauchter. Mrs. Joseph Carr. 8944 Twenty
first ftrect. theme to St. Ji,nies cUiirrh. where
a requiem hlith m:iss « ill i,e celebrated for tbe
j-ppof nf her soul, commencing «t !t a. in.
Interment Holy Cross cemetery, by elivtric
funeral far. Please omit flowers.
O"DONOGHUE--Kntered into rest In this city.
January 16, 1018, Mary P.. dearly l*»lnved wife
if the ifltc Jfremijh I. o'Dooonot and loving
mother of Mary Ignatius and Joseph, O'Dono
irhiie, a native of (.Munty Coi k, Ireland.
(MerVwlUe nnd Yi-ek« papers please copy.)
Notice of funeral hereafter.
RANDALL —In Fruitvaie, Cal.. January IC. 101.1,
t her late residence, iJW , } I'ruirvale avenue,
Kmmii •'.. dearly beloved wife of Ute lat<-
Charks K. Randall, and daughter of the late
T. C. Jeiijien, a native of California, aged 46
ye«i> 1 month and 8 days.
Friend* and acquaintance* »re roprct fully
Jnvited to attend the funeral service* Sunday.
January Iβ. at 1 p. m., at her late
tbi"6 FruHvale aveuue. Fruitvaie, Cai. luter-
nient Mount Olivet cemetery. by electric
funeral car leaving ferry building, foot of
Market street, at 2:45 n. m.
ROBINSON In this city. January 14. 19K!. **•*•
i irk Hrhinsoi). beloved husband of Isabelle l>.
Kobinsoa. and lovinc father vt Dave. Sarah.
Mamie, Philomena and Manuel Kobinson. a
native of Kentucky, ajted 3.% years.
Frfeeda are respectfully invited to attend the
fiinernl services tomorrow (Saturday >. January
IS. at 10 a. m.. at Gray's chapel.' Geary and
l>ivlsadero streets. Interment private.
SIMON— In this city January 16. 101". Met*,
daughter of the late Ilcury and Matilda Simon,
nnd sister of Fred.t. Josephine. Cora. Kiifrene
snri l-red !<imc'ii, a native of Sao I'raucisco,
Cγ I.
Funeral and interment strictly private.
INcase omit flower*. Remains at the chapel
of Ilalsted & Co.. 1122 Sutter street.
SNYDER—in Berkeley. January ]0. lOin. Grace
H.. beloved wife of Earl B. Snyder. and lovinfc
mother of Marion H. and Grace Elizabeth
Snyder, and beloved daughter of Mrs. Mary K.
Jaques. and sister of KJizalwtb. Goodwin
jß(]iies. a native of Cleveland, 0.. aged 27
years and 9 months.
SPENCXH— In this city, January 16. 101". Min
nie C. loving mother of Victory end Richard
Spencer, devoted daughter of J. and H. Uior
dan. lorinj: sister of D. J. Kiordan. a native
of San Francisco. CftL, aged S8 years.
STANGE In thio Hiy. Jnnrary 1.".. Wir , ,. Caro-
Hae. Staage, dearly' bclovrri vrife of the late
John l>. Stance, and beloved mother of Walter
and the late Arthur A. Stance, a native of
Germany, aped t>o year* and 6 days.
Friends and acquaintances arc respectfully in
viied to attend the funeral services today
(Fridayi, January IT. lOt;;. Nt 2 o'clock p. in.,
nf the funeral parlors of Peter T. Rohde. r>os
Divisadero street near Fell, thence to Cypress
l.awn cemetery, by carriage.
VANDERLIP—In this .ity, January 16. 1013. at
his late residence. 244 Cl'ment street. Dr. John
Tagcart Vanderlip. beloved husband of Kllen
K. Vanderlip. and father of Mrs. Übbie Ket
11< well and Dr. George U. Vanderlip of San
Kafael. a native of New York, aged 77 year*
7 months and 20 days.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral services Sunday, January 10. 1913, at
1:90 o'clock p. m., at his late residence. 244
Clement street near Fourth avenue. Interment
(privet*) Woodlawn cemetery, by automobile.
VAN WINKLE--In Oakland. January 16, 1913,
James 1,., hmfeand/bf Myrtle K. Van Winkie.
KBd fntlKr of K.iwrn C,i:y Van Winkle and Mrs.
Ki'a Sottas, a native of Illiuois. aged 02 years.
WILEY -In this city. January 16, 1913. at his
liite residence, 26 Landers street, James 11.
Wiiey. beloved husband of Martha W. Wiley.
«,H loving father of James F.. WilHam W. and
>';>l(la W. Wiley, a native of Canada, aged
r>2 year« 8 months and 'jr. d*y«. A mem
ber <.f Court Golden Gate No. Mβ, I. O. F.,
and Haven Camp No. 740. W. 0. W.
Friends are respectfully Invited try attend the.
fnnmi services today t Friday i. January 17,
at l:::0 o'clock i>. m.. at Central Methodist
Episcopal clnrri'h. corner of I,eavenworth and
O'Farrell streets. Interment iprivate) Cypress
Lawn cemetery, by automobile. Remains at
his late residence, 2« Landers street.
HAVEN CAMP NO. 740. W. O. W.— Neighbors
are respectfully requested to attend the funeral
of Jarne" H. Wiley, today (FYldav. Jan
nary IT. ISIS. FRED J. SEIFERD. Clerk.
FLOBISTS
BROWN ft KENNEDY. FLORAL ARTISTS. .-VMH
let* nr. Valencia—Union store: funeral work a
apfcldlty at lowest prices. Phone Market 5725.
DARBKE, FLORUIT— No* the oldest ur- tlie larjj
est, but th*» VEBV BEST IN TOWN. 1038
Hyde at. near Cal. PHONF. FRANKLIN Mβ.
l/MON FLORISTS, phone Market Funeral
work a specialty. 3017 l*Uh et. near Mission.
PARK FLORAL. 1437 Halpbt ft.: phone Park
• lit flowfis. plants, f-tc. R. GroTM, Prop.
I'AKK 36.>— Artistic floral designs specialty. Cleis
& Jacobean. German florists. 942 Fillniore et.
J. J. O'CONNOR. 27.-6 Mission *t. bet. 2"d and
24th: tel. Mi-sinn :>9sS —Funeral tvork specialty.
SHIBFLEV MANN CO:, the leadlnp florists, 1C0. , ;
gutter. Franklin 2004. Frank Shiheley. Mgr.
LOVE MARRIAGES ARE
FAST BECOMING RULE
Members of Royal House Ig
noring Traditions and
Suiting Themselves
(Special Cable (o The Calh
VIKNNA. Jan. 16.—Tx>ve marriages
are becoming the rule and not the ex
ception among the Hapsburgs. Only an
absurd convention which has survived ,
from barbaiian days seems to stand
in the way of the imperial family ex
f chanKinpr the phrase, the "Unhappy
Hap?burg" for the "Happy Haps
burgs."
The archduchess Elenore, eldest
daughter of the Archduke and Arch
duchess Karl Stephan, became engaged
in the course of September last, aa a
result of mutual affection extending
over several years, to Naval Lieutenant
Alfpns Van Kloss, with the knowledge
of the emperor and consent of her par
ents. The archduchess has, of her own
accord, renounced all rights - and claims
to whirh she may be entitled. Themar
riage will take place very prolijfljjk-.
News has reached Vienna that (Jueen
Olga of Greece intends to visit the 21
monasteries on Mount Athos, thus
breaking the rule forbidding a woman
to set foot on the holy mountain—a
rule which has been observed with
out a single breech for 1,500 years.
By a constitution drawn up in the
year 1045 female animals, as well as
women, were excluded from the moun
tain.
Through the chances of war the
peninsula of Chalcidiee (which lies to
the southeast of Saloniki) has come
into the possession of the Greek troops
and the inhabitants are now Greek
subjects. The republic of monks who
live on Mount Athos have already dis
tinguished themselves by their want
of courtesy to crowned heads, excus
ing their uncouthness by their statutes
and by the legend that the Virgin Mary
came bearing the Infant Jesus in her
arms to indicate the site of the mon
asteries—since when no other woman
has been permitted to set foot where
she had trodden.
These arguments were put forward
when the late Empress Elizabeth of
Austria wished to visit the monasteries
and she was not allowed to land, while
a German prince accompanied by his
wife was refused permission to visit
the monasteries unless he left his>- wife
behind him.
The announcement that the king and
queen of the Hellenes proposed to visit
th* mountain caused a great flutter
among the monks, who hurriedly sum
moned a council and decided that there
was no course, open to them but to
alter their statutes and welcome their
queen.
BAY STATER'S PREPARING
At a meeting of Massachusetts peo
ple now living in San Francisco, at
the Palace hotel last night, arrange
ments were partially completed for
the reception of the Massachusetts ex
position commission which arrives in
this city January 25. Scott Smith,
president of the New England asso
ciation of California, presided, .ludge
M. H. Hyland was appointed chairman
of the committee on entertainment, and
Dr. W. P. Southard will be at the head
of the reception committee. A delega
tion from Kan Francisco will meet the
visitors at the Oakland pier. Follow
ing their arrival at the Palace, a lunch
eon, for which already nearly 100
tickets have been sold, will be served.
WILL VOTE ON STRIKE QUESTION
(Special Dispatch to The Call)
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—President
William S. Carter of the Brotherhood
of L.ocomotive Kirernen has issued an
order for the firemen to vote on the
question of ordering a strike. If a
strike is ordered 2,.000 firemen will
Etop work as well as 10,000 engineers,
who still retain their membership in
the firemen's organization.
The votp on the will continue
until February 1, but th« result will
not be known until February 10.
THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1913.
WOMEN SLEUTHS
OPERATE AMONG
"BLIND TIGERS"
Government Has Two Fair
Detectives Employed in
New York to Gather
Evidence
THEY LAND GUILTY
BY ORDINARY RUSE
Disguised Like Sex in For
eign Quarters They Buy
Contraband Goods
(Special Dispatch to The Call)
NEW YORK,' Jan. 16.—"Blind Tigers"
and New York do not naturally group
themselves in the mind of the citizen.
In fact, from the number of licensed
places where drinks may be bought it
would seem to be a pretty sort of
jungle, but in this, as well as in many
other matters, popular opinion does not
always square with the facts. For in
stance, more than 100,000 gallons of
contraband liquors were consigned to
the gutter in New York during the last
year.
A conservative estimate of the value
represented by this liquor is $250,000.
In New York city alone 150 raids
were made in 1912.
One of the largest hauls made by the
excise department was in White Plains,
where 4,800 quarts of costly wine,
mostly champagne, was destroyed the
day before Christmas.
WOMEN GATHER EVIDENCE
Women, disguised as inhabitants of
the quarter where illegal selling is
suspected, gather most of the evidence
against the "Mind tigers."
Under the watchful eyes of officers
of the excise department a gigantic
but useless cocktail is made of the
confiscated liquor.
Tiip two huntresses who tramp the
Jungles of a great city for the pur
pose of stalking these beasts of prey
that feed upon broken fragments of
i law are Miss Isabella Sanford and Miss
! Emma Batten. They never lose their
j quarry. The man engaged in the illegal
i sale of liquor who falls under their
I suspicion is as good as gone. Sooner
jor later they'll get him, and when they
I do, everything is over but tlie seizure.
Some rainy Thursday afternoon an
Italian looking woman, like any one
of the thousands of the district, will
leave a store with a bottle of red
wine tucked bpnonth her pray sweater.
The next day, or maybe the day
after, a party of officers from the ex
cise department vill drive up in an
automobile, and in less time than it
takes to tell it several wagon loads
of contraband refreshments will be on
the way to the state storehouse.
Then the store keeper discovers that
the perfectly harmless looking daugh
ter of the south of Europe was in
reality a brisk young American with
the nerve and go that make the women
of the new country wizards in what
ever paths their business acumen and
freedom may lead them.
You can't beat the American girl at
any game under the shining sun,
sleuthing included.
SLEUTHS "CO SHOPPING"
"How do you get into the confi
dence of proprietors who have not
taken the trouble to arm themselves
with a liquor license?" I asked the
two women who have made the excise
officers take off their hats and let
loose a chorus of "bravos."
"How do we get a proprietor's con
fidence?" replied Miss Sanford. "We
don't. We disguise ourselves to har
monize with the neighborhood, and
then what do you suppose we do? Why,
the most natural thing in the world,
of course. We go shopping. With
the aid of a plaid shawl and a gathered
gingham apron we drop into the sus
pected place and ask the price of a
certain wine. Sometimes we haggle
over prices, but eventually leave with
a bottle bulging from beneath the
plaid shawl. The department of ex
cise does the rest."
"And if you should be suspected—
If the proprietor 3hould penetrate the
disguise—"
"Ah! That's part of the game, you
know," smiled Miss Sanford, the flush
of battle mantling her brow, where
determination had penciled three
straight lines.
•'There is nothing in the world more
fascinating than chance. It's all a
play in which the player never is
sure of the climax until the final exit.
"We hope to get our evidence and
leave without trouble, but if trouble
comes we are prepared for that, too.
The arm of the law is long and its
grip certain. Few care to place them
selves beneath its crushing thumb, for
resistance means a tightening of the
thumbscrews.
"The 'blind tiger , is a harmless lit
tle animal, gentle as a pet kitten once
it is caught redjawed. It just lies
down and rolls over and purrs for the
officers. All the scratching is done
when the law is not on hand to see
its claws."
GOODS 3VOT SAMPLED
"Do you sample the goods on the
premises?" I asked. "The petticoat
sleuths looked anything but official
! samplers of the cup that cheers.
•"Most decidedly no,l laughed Miss
Batten. "We are not given to red
paint or any of the more exalted
varieties of red thirst reducers. Our
specialty is family wines and bever
ages and we appear to be perfectly
acquainted with anything under this
caption.
"Would I recommend detective work
as a suitable field for womanly en
deavor?" asked Miss Sanford, in re
sponse to my leading question. "Well,
I should say it all depends upon the
woman. If she is unafraid, able to
adapt herself to her surroundings,
quick to note the smallest sign point
ing to a catch," a keen student of
human nature, a good actress, there
is no doubt that the role of detective
would prove extremely interesting ac
well as fairly remunerative."
SULLIVAN'S ORDER WAS
TAKEN AS AN INSULT
Water Front Walter Said to Have
Attacked Customer and Robbed
Him of $37
"Ham and egrgs and coffee in the
dark," ordered Michael Sullivan, living
at 228 East street, addressing a waiter
in an East street reetaurant early yes
terday morning. The waiter, accord
ing to Sullivan, attacked him after he
gave the above order, an,d, grabbing
him by the throat, took $37 from his
trousers pocket. Sullivan was then
kicked out of the place and he told his
troubles to the police.
A purse containing $32.65 was stolen
by pickpockets on a streetcar from
Hyno Casper, 418 Valley street, yes
terday. The money was to be used to
pay off his hired help.
Pickpockets in a downtown depart
ment store stole a diamond pin from
Mrs. J. W. Enquell, 006 Fourteenth
street.
GOLDBERG'S GUY
TAXICAB REFORM
IN LONDON BASED
ON MILEAGE RATES
That Is the Solution of the
Problem There as Well
as in the Various Cities
of America
tOBW YORK, Jan. Iβ—Five thousand
taxieab drivers in London quit work
as the result of the raising of gaso
line rates which they are compelled
to pay by the companies comprising
the Ijondon Motor Cab Proprietors'
association. The rate by which the
men were to pay for gasoline at 16
cents a gallon was. fixed last March,
and the companies agreed to give
them gasoline at this price.
Now they have raised it to 26 cents
a gallon, which would naturally be a
hardship on the drivers who receive 25
per cent of the takings. The drivers
want the owners to pay for the gaso
llno.
It would seem that the cab proprie
tors hope to raise the taxicab rates
in London, which they have several
times tried to do; but every investigat
ing committee appointed by parliament
has found it unjustifiable. It has been
the effort for a long time by the Jjon
don cab owners to raise the rates even
four cents per mile, resorting now to
the present point of putting burdens
on the drivers. This would make the
London rate only 20 cents a -mile, as
compared •with 80 and 90 cents in New
York.
The recent hearings on the New York
taxicab question developed the fact
that the companies would not volun
tarily lower their rates from 90 cents
and SO cents per mile, claiming- that
the city did not even have the right
to lower those rates a penny.
The contrast is then certainly poig
nantly noticeable. When I talked with
Mr. Albert E. Hughes, secretary of tht>
London Motor Cab Proprietors' asso
ciation, in my recent taxicab investiga
tions in London, he said:
"I can not understand why you can not
have twice as many taxicabs In New
York at half your rates with profit to
your companies. For three years we
have been trying to get less than half
your rates without success. The gov
ernment decides against us. Only as
late as last June Mr. Winston
Churchill's committee, which has gone
into the Investigations of both owners'
and drivers' licenses, etc., recommended
the rates were Just for all parties con
cerned, and now we would be pleased
if we could get only four cents more on
just the initial rate —16 cents.
"In deciding against us the commit
tee, after investigation, made points
which proportionately must apply to
any city of similar size, such as New
York city, since the complete revolu
tion of rates here is but a matter of
five years."
OWNERS AXD DRIVERS AGREE
Mr. Hughes then gave mo his report
of his association, as a result of the
findings of the investigation committee,
with chief items agreed to by owners
and drivers as follows:
"On the assumption that the exist
ing fares remain unaltered.
"The extras to belong to the drivers.
"The drivers' proportion of taking: to
be 25 per r^nt.
"No rank or station charges to be
allowed by the employers.
"The employers to supply the drivers
with gasoline at a fixed price of 16
cents per gallon for the current year
and either to allow mileage at the rate
of a gallon for 18 miles or to give half
a gallon per day free.
"In the event of the price of gaso
line varying more than 12 per cent on
January l, either party may bring the
matter before the ei>nclliayon board
hereinafter mentioned, who shall vary
the price to be charged to the drivers
for the ensuing year, so that as nearly
as may be it may bear the same rela
tion to the average price at which the
employers have contracted for their
gasoline as 16 cents per gallon bears
to the present average contract price."
The violation of the last item pre
sumably is now the cause of the pres
ent strike. Further, many small con
cessions were decided between owners
and drivers for the economic good of
all, even to the point of the price
that the drivers should pay for leg
gings, and to what clothes the owners
should furnish the drivers. That tho
adjustments were satisfactory to ajl
parties concerned the report further
says:
"The reference to the court was
without prejudice to either party be
ing entitled to show that improvements
might be expected if a change In fares
either by increase or decrease were
made." The departmental committee
of 1911 on taxicab fares reported
against an alteration of the tariff, and
the court, not being authorized by the
PRESIDENT OF SANTA FE
ATTACKS POSTAL SYSTEM
Says Government Lacks Effi
ciency and Has No Right
to Telegraph Lines
fSpWial Pispfttrh to Th«» CaU)
SANTA BARBARA, Jan. 16.—Presi
dent E. P. Riplcy of the Santa Fβ rail
road, who is spending the winter at
hta home here, tonight gave an inter
view concerning government owner
fshfp of telegraph lines, in which he
I also took a rap at the postoffice sys
tem.
His sißripfl statement, which was in
answer to an editorial In a local news
paper, follows:
The bugbear of the postal deficit
still is with us, and there never has
been a year when the postofflce de
partment has come anywhere near
paying its expenses. Last year
there was a nominal though very
small surplus, but when it is re
membered that the postoffice de
partment does not pay its own
rents it becomes apparent that the
real facts have no place in the
financial n»port of the postoffice.
As a matter of fact the manage
ment of the poßtoffice department
has little to recommend it. Such
efficiency as It possesses is derived
entirely from thp services per
formed by the railroads, for which
they are very poorly paid.
There is no question that a pri
vate corporation could handle the
malls more efficiently and at less
cost than under present conditions,
so that there certainly is no war
rant for the taking over of the
telegraph lines by the government
in expectation of the improvement
or the cheapening of the service.
It is a matter in which I have no
interest except as every citizen is
■ interested, but there should be no
extension of government activities,
whether state or national, in the
expectation that the work will be
done as well or as cheaply as by
private parties. It never was and
it probably never will ho.
MURPHY'S MONEY PAYS
FOR MORPHY'S DEBTS
Mlxup in >amr« Cost Rank of Italy
$350 Pnld to SHtlNfy
Judsmrat
Because Habornlcht & Howlett ac
cepted $350 that the Bank of Italy had
paid through a mistake from the ac
count of W. IT. Murphy when the firm
had obtained a judgment against one
W. H. Morphy, J. M. Latimer, their at
torney, and former Sheriff Thomas F.
I Finn were made defendants in a suit
yesterday before Judge J. J. Van Nos
trand to recover the money.
Two years ago Habernicht & How
lett obtained a judgment against W. H.
Morphy for $350. The execution was
rightly written, but the sheriffs writ,
served on the Bank of Italy, read W.
H. Murphy. The bank had a client
named Murphy, but none named Mor
phy. Complying with the sheriff's writ,
the bank paid out the money from Mur
phy's account.
When the mistake was , discovered the
Bank of Italy promptly returned the
money to Murphy and then demanded
its refund from Habernielit & Howlett.
The firm had received the money from
the sheriff, and on the advice of La
timer refused to give it up, declaring
that it had no means of knowing from
what source the satisfaction of judg
ment had been made.
sec-retard of state to deal with tho sub
ject, considered that it could not prop
erly make an award increasing or de
creasing the fares or do anything more
than report any evidence received on
the matter. The representatives of the
parties, on being informed of this, ten
dered no such evidence, reserving their
right to communicate with the home
office if they considered it necessary."
COULDN'T SHOW CAUSE
Thus it will be seen that the com
panies, at that time, could not show
any reason why their state of business
necessarily justified raising of rates.
That London is trying to continue sys
temitizing their system to a point or
highest economic degree for drivers,
owners and public is further accentuat
ed by this strike, and expressed in
the above deduction of the same report.
Therefore owners and drivers haa
agreed the condition of payment and
service was seemingly satisfactory. But
now that the companies want to raise
the gasoline to 26 cents per gallon, in
contrast to the price paid here for
gasoline, it is evident that, though the
drivers have been satisfied with tho
adjustment of the investigating com
mittee, this raise would jeopardize their
business and put a hardship upon them
which, in lieu of the low rate of 16
cents per mile as the basis of theh
earning, certainly presents some semb
lance of justice for their demands.
The last investigating committee ap
pointed by Mr. Winston Churchill, af
ter adjusting the various points be
tween owners and drivers, stated that
still further economy might result In
the future and that the question was
by no means , entirely settled.
HOWARD SEES A
GOOD YEAR SOUTH
Buick Distributer Believes
That Cold Snap Damage
Will Not Hurt Trade
Crop Loss Appears to Have
Been Exaggerated —Notes
for Motorists
LEON J. PINKSON
Charles S. Howard, president of the
Howard Automobile company, coast dis
tributers of the Buick line, returned
yesterday from a hasty visit to south
ern California, where ho went to make
a personal Investigation of the ;-eported
crop damage following the recent cold
snap and to study out to" what extent
the automobile industry would suffer
as a result. Howard spent several days
interviewing Buick dealers in the prin
cipal centers in which the frost king
is supposed to have put in a short and
injurious reign and summing up the re
sults of his investigations he feels that
the motor car trade in the southern sec
tion of the state will not fare as badly
as might have been anticipated from
the first reports of the damage.
In discussing his Investigations
yesterday, Mr. Howard said:
"My trip to the southern end of the
state was made solely for- the purpose
of making a careful investigation as to
the extent of the crop damage and
what influence it would have on the
automobile trade in general. From what
I learned I believed that the crop dam
age was exaggerated, and, while some
of the citrus fruit sections suffered se
verely, others are not as bad off, as the
continued cold and the rain have al
lowed an easy thaw. This will lessen
the crop loss materially.
"In Santa Barbara and Ventura coun
ties, where lima beans and sugar beets
constitute the bulk of the con
ditions are most promising for good
yields and our dealers fear no trouble
as to a falling off in the demand for
cars. In San Diego county our agent
is not as enthusiastic; in fact, he be
lieves that his sales will show a 25 per
cent decrease as a result of the frost,
fn Los Angeles and Riverside counties
the Buick representatives are not an
ticipating any serious decrease in busi
ness as a restilt of the cold snap."
* # *
< tanpninn <>|T on Vocation— S. G.
Chapman, northern California distrib
uter of the Hudson, Hupmobile pleasure
cars and the Stewart delivery wagons,
accompanied by Mrs. Chapman, left
yesterday for a week's vacation trip
In southern California. Chapman has
put In a busy season and is taking a
few days off for rest in anticipation
of a sharp revival of business early in
the springr.
* * *
Johnston to Vlelt tbloajro Show — W.
R. Johnston, coast representative of the
Stewart-Warner Speedometer corpora
tion, is preparing to visit the Chicago
automobile show. The Stewart people
have now taken over all the Warner
business here, and in Angeles,
and following Johnston's return from
the east he will establish branches
in Portland and Seattle. The local
branch of the corporation will soon be
located in new and larger quarters in
Van Ness avenue near Pine street.
* * *
Haynes Owner <o Tour Hawaii —En
route to the Hawaiian islands, where
ehe. expects to use her car in an ex
tensive tour which will cover every
available road in the big: group, Mrs. C.
B. Shaver drove her Haynes <"ar up
from Fresno this week arid sent It to
the docks to be shipped. The car is a
new one and Mrs. Shaver has? had it
equipped especially for this trip.
* # #
Local Lumber Dealer Take* YVinton
Six —H. 1* Owesney. manager of the ]<>-
' cal branch of the Win ton Motor Car com
pany reports that Charles R. McCormick.
of the McCormick Lumber company,
has taken delivery of one of the latest
1913 five passenger Win ton Six touring
care. His machine is finished In dark
blue with a gray streamer, nickel trim
mings, and is completely equipped, in
cluding dynamo electric lighting sys
tem.
ELECT PRESIDENT
OF FRANCE TODAY
Assembly to Cast Ballots in
Close Contest—Pams
Leads Caucus
PARIS, Jan. 16.—A president of
France will be chosen tomorrow by
the members of the chamber of depu
ties and of the senate sitting- together
as the national assembly in Versailles.
The eve of the election finds the situa
tion regarding the candidates as in
volved as it "was at the beginning.
The joint caucus to nominate a can
didate for the presidency ended today
without giving , an absolute majority to
either Premier Poincare or Jules Pams,
minister of agriculture, and it is im
possible to forecast tomorrow's result,
although apparently the election lies
between these two officials.
The third ballot this afternoon gave
Premier Poincare 309 votes, while M.
Pams received Hl3. Five votes went
to the three other candidates.
It is thought, however, that the radi
cal left may bring forward a new can
didate, or revive the candidacy of An
toinin Dubost, president of the senate,
or former Premier Felix TUbot if Pams
does not win on the first ballot.
SOCIALISTS FOR POINCARE
It is explained that the uncertain
situation is due to the fact that many
of Poincare's supporters would refuse
to vote for Pams if the premier with
drew, while none who support the can
didacy of Pams would vote for Premier
Poincare if the minister of agriculture
retired.
There are more than 100 right and
conservative republicans, who were not
present at the caucus, most of whom,
it is believed, will vote for Poincare.
And there are 75 socialists who might
vote for the premier on a second ballot,
on account of his championship of pro
portionate representation.
A large meeting of the members of
the republican left was held late to
night under the chairmanship of for
mer Premier Combes. The opening dis
cussion was exceedingly stormy, M.
Clemenceau characterizing Ferdinand
Buison as a "miserable liar."
POIXCAIRE WONT WITHDRAW
Calm having been restored, the delega
tion, including M. Clemenceau, Caillaux,
Combes and Monls, which had been sent
to ask Premier Poincare, in the inter
ests of the republican party, to with
draw, if M. Pams did likewise, reported
that M. Poincare absolutely refused to
do bo.
The premier made several rfforts to
day to induce l<eon Bourgeois to re
conelder his decieJon and accept the
candidacy, but without avalL
BOSTON ORGANIZER
URGES LABEL USE
Boot and Shoe Workers'
Leader Tells How to
Get Results
Woman's League to Be Re
formed to Boost Union
Made Goods
**" ii ■m <T - T , Hogan of th«
union was installs!
Wednesday as president of tlic label
section of the San Francisco Labor
council for the six months' term. The
other new officers arc: Mrs. M. Mi
loney, vice president; J. P- Griffin, sec
retary; E. Guth, financial secretary; C.
!M. Erickson. trustee.
J. E. Donnovan of the International
Union of Boot and Shoe Workers ad
dressed the meeting, telling how the
label league in Boston brings results in
favor of union mado goerfls.
E. Guth, W. G. Desepte and Benja
min Schoenhoff were named a com
mittee to work for the reorganization
of the Women's Union Isabel league nl
this city, which recently went out or>
existence because of lack of support.
The president was empowered to ap
point a new committee on agitation for
the union label and instruct it in the
methods of interesting workingmen
and women in union made products.
* * *
Frank E. Maxwell, for many years
secretary of the Bay Counties District
Council of Carpenters, has retired from
office. He said he prefers shoving
jack planes to pushing pencils. N. IT.
McLane of local No. 453 was elected
his successor. The other officers
elected are: J. T. Greenwood, president:
A. MacPherson. vice president; W.
Charleton, treasurer: George Butz
bach, warden; E. J. McCarthy, William
Seagrave, C. C. Campbell and Frederick
Fewster, business agents for San
Francisco, and L. Newton and P. John
eon, business agents for Alameda
county.
* # #
Lodge No. 25 of the Boiler Makers'
association Wednesday night had for
consideration several amendments t>
its constitution, and after a
discussion net ion was deferred until
the next meeting.
It was reported to Business Agent
M. J. McGuire that a firm which for
some time has been doing business In
Sacramento is about to .start an estab
lishment in South <Mty, for the manu
facture of sheet iron rifpe, and that It
proposes to make th*» men -work nin«
hours a day. The agent will call on
the managers with a view to hay*
\ thorn live up to the eight hour day.
* * ♦
Branch I of the Amalgamated So
ciety of Carpenters and Jolrfers lias
elected D. P. Pomberton and K. Dux
bury as its delegates to the San Fran
cisco Labor council.
The Milkers' union has elected as
delegates to the same body Oscar Toss
and Paul Eichenberg, and local No,
r>lo of the Sign and Pictorial P»tnters
has elected as its representatives J.
Doran and C J. Peterson.
The Journeymen Stone Cutter--
union of San Francisco has notified
the council that It has voted to affili
ate with the Labor council and h*s
selected J. T. McConville as its
sentative.
* * *
Secretary Nolan of the LaKor coun
cil received a communication from
the Central Labor council of Los An
gelas yesterday inclosing a copy of
resolutions adopted by fhe system
federation and asking that these
indorsed by the local council. These
call upon President Taft to have en
forced In the strictest sense the laws
relating to the inspection of boilers nn
the Harriman lines, and to advise ways
to prevent the railroads from forcing
strikes or having lockouts to Increase
financial gains or for stock trans
actions.
* ♦ ♦
Local No. 4S of the Waitresses' union
on Wednesday night was addressed by
International Organizer Frank Resma
on matters connected with culinary
crafts in this city. Lena Hopper.
Lizzie Bryant and Blanche Malltz were
named as the committee for 30 days
to visit members of the local reported
sick. Five candidates for membership
were admitted into the union and 12
new applications were presented. .
» * *
The meeting of local No. 3g. 'Wait
resses' union, was visited last Wednes
day night by A. Robinson, former sec
retary of the Stockton local, who spoke
on the work of the culinary organiza
tions in that city and in the principal
cities of the San Joaquin valley. The
death of F. Kirshner was reported.
Five candidates were obligated and
eight applications were reported.
•# ' «
Liocal Xo. ?, 16 <ff the Carpenters* and
Joiners' union has elected as officers:
President, J. M. Keith; vige president,
William Aver; recording secretary, TT.
A. Bridges; financial secretary, John
Harding; treasurer., L. E. Yates; con
ductor, l>. C. Reod: warden, Thomas
Callahan; nrustees, WT D. Whitehead,
E. 1C Woodford and Bert P. Ward.
General Organizer J. E. Dnnnnvan.
representing the international union of
boot and shoe workers, has come tf>
this oity to try to settle a strike at tlisfc
Frank & Hyams shoe factory.
five members of the union struck be
cause the firm gave notice that it
would reduce pay for a certain class
of work.
* * *
The District Council of Carpenters of
Santa Clara county has elected those
i officers: F. Arbing, president; O. G.
I Forbes, vico president; ,\. M. Smith,
secretary; (). Tleadstroni, treasurer; H.
W. Nice, warden; Bert P. Ward, busi
ness agent.
* * *
IXK-al No. 16 of the International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Kmployes
at its last meeting increased its mem
bership by admitting 16 apprentices in
order to meet the demand for stage
help.
TREATY DINNER FEB. 8
California Society in Washington, D. i.,
to Celebrate Guadeloupe Compact
(Spe*>*al Dispatch to The Call)
WASHINGTON, Jan. IC.—The Cali
fornia State association has arranged
a banquet February 8 for the organi
zation's annual celebration of the
treaty of Guadaloupe. An illustrated
lecture on California lias been ar
ranged by the association at the public
library Friday night and another lec
ture has been arranged at the library
February 1 on George Washington and
his times. The association is taking
the lead in Washington in boosting the
Panama exposition.
CHINESE COOK SENTEJNCED-Ywvn- Sinr „„,.
lor Captain William Collier of ]*tfj P.VTfi
avenue, for the last 13 year*, was im| j~ \
to 15 months in McNeil Island iH»ui£ n Vu
for films gold coins rctfrd.j la Th. Un h *
States district court. * L »lt*.
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY-Fred T o«rk ,
laborer, wan arrrsted yesterrtar by rolWm.
M. J Cullin.n and with
Uallegertto ba?t stolen a knife, woctii |i»
