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12 NEAR ELITE FLAYED IN RING CASE Attorney for Firm Suing Dr. R. J. McAdory, Says "Preda tory Class" Exists AUK lhr«f contentions correct* In there a elan* of people of -near aristocracy" In our midst f Does this "predatory elaaa*' nmUp tradesmen their legitimate nod recounised preyT In it man liable for tats wife's purchases* Judge Graham has been asked to decide these questions. What do you think f "When pretty Josephine McAdory bought a $750 diamond ring at a Los Angeles Jewelry store while her hus liand, Dr. R. J. McAdory, was losing $50,000 in Wall street operations, she ■did not dream that her little purchase —a birthday surprise—would raise the question with Judge Graham as to ■whether there exists a "predatory class." Attorney 11. TV. Glensor, represent ing the Los Angeles firm ln their at tempt to collect 'from the society physician and his wife, today filed a brief in the superior court, in ■which he declares that there has grown up a class of "near aristoc racy" which "makes tradesmen their legitimate and recognized prey." PHKW; HOT STIFF! is what Attorney Glensor says In his attempt to convince Judge Gra ham that Doctor McAdory is liable for his wife's purchase: 'There has grown up and attached Itself to the body politic a class that, as a class, is just receiving recogni i I refer to the 'near aristocracy.' an increasing; group with tastes run ning to monkey dinners or equivalent nssinir.it ie*. who. lacking the where- I to be what Is commonly termed IB*,' indulge in a mad scramble t" pc near, enough the higher circles at indefinite .jroup to at least en joy the rarified atmosphere in which they are supposed to hav> their being. The true sycophant to which we refer golfs at Del Monte, polos at Bti: lingame, plays tennis at Coronado, i v.-s on the best the land affords and -well, proceedings supplement ary to execution may bring some th;ng en account. "TRAnESMEX ARK PREY** "Tradesmen are their legitimate pi it is not the plumbers, brick . r.«. carpenters, stevedores, prac g doctor**, lawyers and other peo tto really work, who fill our it is this same 'would be aristocracy' rushing from one field'of en <lit to another. ■ The idea of a mechanic, laborer, doctor or lawyer coming into court In an action of this kind and trying to ~i.:.- behind the skirts of his wife to evade an obligation Incurred by her for his benefit and of which he has admittedly received the benefit, is In conceivable." Glensor charges that Mrs. McAdory had her husband's consent to pledge iiis credit and the court should make him pay. Nurses to Get Their Diplomas Monday Eve This program will be presented at the graduation exercises of the Ger man hospital at Fourteenth and Noe etreeta Monday night: Potpourri Orchestra ICtsry remarks Max Schmidt president German Benevolent Society. M Fritz Hagemann Director German General Benevolent society. Vocal solo, "In the Garden of My Heart" lira C. Dcfcrmann. accompanied by Mr. Werner Boeul. Recitation Miss Caroline Day Gipsy duet from "11 Trovatore" Mr«." Emllie Neubert-Aehullcb. and Mrs. Henry Hagemann. I Dr. Frank Dray Vocal solo. "If I should Plant a Tiny Seed Mrs. C. Doorrnann, accompanied by Mr. Werner Roebl. Class Will Misa Frieda Fisher Vocal solo, • Kennat dxt das land aus Mlg non " Mrs. Emllle Neubert-Aehnllch. Cla«s prophecy Mies Lorefta Klernan Musical selection, ending ln a visit from Santa Clans, and distribution of presents by tOm M. Gallagher and George Schvrarz. Hose Too Short, Fire Destroys Two Homes Two houses and a barn were de stroyed, two cottages were badly damaged and two firemen severely in jured in a fire at Lakeview and San .Jose avenues last night. The blaze was caused by a candle left lighted following a religious service. The fire was 2,500 feet from a hy drant, and the crew of engine No. 38 had to return to their firehouse and • ■Main 900 feet of additional hose. The loss of time made It impossible to save the burning structures. Fireman Arthur Wormuth stepped on a nail and Fireman Arthur Sutter fell from one of the buildings upon a spike. The owners and occupants of the houses were: J. Mahler, 24 Lakeview; J. D. John son, 28 Lakeview; P. L. Rogers, 30 Lakeview: M. Gikos, 2596 San Jose avenue; M. Merideth, owner of barn at 2598 San Jose avenue. Christmas Day Opening For Vallejo Church The parishioners of St Francis church in Vallejo 6treet will worship In the temporary edifice, built after 1906, for the last time tomorrow. The new church will be used for the first time Christmas day, and will be dedi cated later. It is one of the largest in the city. Tomorrow evtening the Rev. T. Cara. her will preacn on the late Cardinal Rampolla. SCOTS' MEMORIAL Clan Fraser No. 78. Order of Scoi tlsh Clans, will hold Its memorial service Monday afternoon at 3:80 o'clock ln Knights of Pythias audito rium. The committee ln charge of the celebration is composed of Donald H. Sim, James Sinclair and J. A. I* MacKinnon. ENTERTAIN LONELY GIRLS Open house for lonely girls will be kept Christmas aftrrnoon at the Y. W. C. A.. 1249 OFarrell street. There will be music and holiday festivities. MISSION SERVICES A Christmas cantata, "The New Born Kins," will be given by the cho rus choir et Urn Mission Baptist •huxoh mi fcfijaarraw al£ht'« gfirvicss. 337 of 380 Applicants In Civil Service Test For 1 Lonesome Job Five Extra Clerks Help Keep Would Be Wharfingers, One With Long Whiskers, in Line Jo!>k open. one. Halnrj, 9150 a month. "Number ot" applicants. 3KO. Number taking; examination, 337. , That is the record of an examina tion held today in Lowell high school by the state civil service board to pick out one wharfinger. It was the biggest examination yet held by the state. Fifteen applicants came more than 200 miles for the tests. One came from Humboldt county and another from Siskiyou county. One applicant, SO years old, had whiskers 18 inches long. The applicants included half a dozen policemen, sea captains, marine engineers. politicians and former politicians and a sprinkling from nearly all the typical occupations. The harbor commission had to lord five clerks to help keep order in the , classrooms. Santa Fe Takes Over San Joaquin Line By Associated Press. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 20.—Local Santa Fe officials announced today that beginning on January 1 the operating department of the Santa Fe will take over the Little Minkler tnd Southern railway, which taps the San Joaquin valley citrus belt. SIERRA ENGINEER GUEST HI DINNER Frank G. Baum, Who Built P. G. & E. Co.'s Great Dam Honored by Officials California today has hydro-electric power plants valued at $150,000,000, according to John A. Brltton, vice president and general manager of the Pacific Gas and Electric company, who presided at a dinner last night ln honor of Frank G. Baum. It cele brated the completion of the Lake Spaulding dam and Beaver river power plant under Baum's super vision. The dinner, given at the St. Fran cis, was attended by 200, Including many of Baum's assistants in the Sierran work. The speakers Included E. C. Jones, chief gas engineer for the company; Eugene de Sabla and John Martin. The latter two, directors, were the world's first experimenters with long distance power transmission. Baum delivered an illustrated lec ture on the development of power in California. FORM NEW ORCHESTRA A, new orchestra of 40 amateur musicians, under the leadership of Camillo d'Andrea, has been organized and will give its first concert ln January. CHRISTMAS SERVICES There will be special Christmas services at St. Charles church to morrow. The sermon at the 10:30 mass will be preached by Rev. T. P. Moynihan. BETHANY CHURCH SERVICE Henry Van Dyke's story, "The First Christmas Tree," will be read by Miss Blanche Brookes at tomorrow even ing's services at that Bethany Congre- THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL AND POST, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1913 METEORIC CAREER OF VIRGINIA BEAUTY IS CLOSING IN SORROW Florence Schenck (upper), as she appeared at 17 and as she looks today. Seven years ago she decided she wanted to see life. She ran away with C. S. Wilson, trainer of the Vanderbilt stable of thoroughbreds and went to New York. In seven years she has seen all there is in life, both the grided and the seamy sides. Now she is dying in a sanatorium. MYSTERIOUS EDNA IS DISPOSSESSED ; Mrs. Marks to Take Posses sion of House Where Divorce Letters Were Written Mrs. Mildred Marks will take pos session Christmas eve of the house from which "Mysterious Edna" wrote the letters read at her suit for di vorce from Alfred Marks, proprietor of the Mercantile Guide. Judge Gra ham today granted the -wife an inter locutory decree, which, however, will I not be signed till after the holidays, when it will be presented by Attorney Ernest Pagnuelo. The house is at 1751 Page street. According to the testimony, Marks lived there, having for housekeeper Mrs. Burrls, the latter's daughter, also >ccupyin6T the house, being the "Mys terious Edna." Mrs. Marks also gets $1,000 worth of furniture and $40 a month alimony. Alarks' cross complaint was stricken from the record. In that he charged his wife with visiting cafes and de nied throwing her downstairs. Thousands of Trees Moved to Fair Site The transplanting of thousands of trees from India, Africa, the Philip pines and troplo America to the grounds of the Panama-Pacific expo sition has been one of the gigantic tasks which confronted the landscape gardeners. Most of the trees are scores of years old and all well ma tured, but the number that have died as the result of the transplanting has been so small as to be negligible. The plan of "fevering" the trees for six months before taking them up, by cutting first the side roots and later the bottom roots, has been used al most entirely by John McLaren, the landscape engineer. This method is known as "the six months sidebox" syeteav J»v»aj,«4 b Z Mcl«usjtt. Florence Schenck on Death Bed After Seven Years of Tragic Living NEW Volt';. Dec. 20. — Florence Schenck la dying. The life of the Virginia beaut.--, wi.ose meteoric ca reer startled Broadway, is ebbing fast as the season of peace and good will spreads over the land. She was operated upon for a tumor under her heart, and the end of a ca reer that was so rapid that even the great white way had to breathe la' short gasps Jn order to keep up with it is expected at any moment. Miss Schenck is now Just 24 years old. Her career began when she was 17. BE.ll TV OK VIRGINIA In Norfolk she lived in the house of her father, l_>r. Powhatan S. Schenck, formerly a surgeon ln the United StatM navy and one of the foremost medical men in the Virginia city. Her I grandrather was a governor of Vlr | gtnia, and she had many admirerr among the social set of Norfolk. She was tnen a perfect blonde, slender of figure, wttli clear cut features, big, blue eyes and a wealth of beautiful golden hair. She was talked of alb "the most beautiful girl in Virginia,'' and she was. Then Alfred Vanderbilt's private car, the Wayfarer, arrived in Norfolk for the horse show. With it came Charles S. Wilson, trainer for the Vanderbilt stable of equine aristo crats. The pair met. WANTED TO SEE LIFE When the Wayfarer left Norfolk, according to the story told by the beauty at the time, she went with it. She wanted to see life, and she said Wilson promised to show it to her. Whether he did or not is another question. At any rate, she has seen it now, and, having seen it all, she is about to give it up. After her arrival in New York the news of the day began to sizzle with the doings of the little Virginia beauty. The reports of her extrava gances, her late suppers and her en tertainments were sensational read ing. Then she and Wilson went abroad The reports from London of the beau ! ty's doings also created a stir in New ! York. Then Wilson and the girl came back on the same boat, and the city was treated to a fresh sensa tion every hour for several days. DISOWNED BY PARENTS About the same time the father and mother of the girl disowned her and refused positively to come to her aid. Then .Wilson went to Newport and the woman who said she was his wife en tered the chorus of a Broadway mu sical comedy. She was next heard of ln Paris, where her excesses brough her Into the limelight once more. Friends tried to make her reform and sent her to sanitariu its, but she did not appre ciate the attention, escaping from chcli of the hospitals where she was sent. She always reverted to her old ways and when asked why she didn't behave she would reply: "What's the use, anyway? My fam ily doesn't want me, though God knows I would crawl back to my mother and father on my hands and knees If they would receive me. No-> body cares for me. I'll Just go on the best I can, and the finish—well, it'll be the finish, that's all." Buy Road Bonds to Put Idle Men to Work By Associated Brest. OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 20.—T0 as sist King county and Seattle ln pro viding work for Idle men during the winter, the state finance board yester day decided to take up within 10 .days $50,000 worth of King county road bonds recently contracted for by the state, and withlng a short time thereafter $50,000 more. THEOSOPHIST TO LECTURE Mrs. Marie B. Russack of the Theo sophical society will lecture tomorrow evening in Native Sons' building on "Idfe as Seen by the Dead." WEATHER FORECAST For San Francisco — Unsettled weather tonight and Sunday; probably rain; light southeast winds. GHOST POET IS SEEN ON "HIGHTS"? Come her* when I em fax away, Fond lovers of this lovely land. And ait quits still and do not say, Turn right or left or lift a hand, But sit beneath my kindly trees And gaze far out beyond yon sea of seaa; These trees, these, very stone* could tell How Ions; I loved them and how well— And maybe I shall come and sit Beside you, sit so silently you will not reck of it. —JOAQUIN MILLETS. Has the ghost of the poet of the Sierras returned to his home on "The Hights"? "Yes,'' declare those who say they have seen the unmistakable figure of the tall poet walking for a moment about the cairn, which he erected and where, in compliance with his wishes, his ashes were scattered to the winds. At other times his form is said to have been discerned in the shadows, pausing beside the monument which he built to Fremont, and gazing as if in meditation at the distant Golden gate. Mrs. Abbey Miller, widow of the poet, who Is living at "The Hights" with their daughter, Juanita, says that she has many times felt the pres ence of the great man, although she has not yet seen his apparition. To Mrs. Miller there is nothing unusual in "this phenomenon. Between the rugged soul of the warrior poet and his wife she said there existed a per fect understanding and to them death is not an impassable barrier. $400 MONTH TO PICKARD'S WIDOW Mrs. Clara E. Pickard of Burlin game, widow of Orson 1* Pickard, inventor of the detachable auto tire rim, got a Christmas present from Judge Graham today when he grant ed her $400 a month from her hus band's estate. The other heirs had opposed her ap plication, former Congressman Wil liam Gordon of Ohio, an old friend of the family, saying $50 was all Pickard gave while alive. Mrs. Pickard said he used to give her $600 a month. She was also granted title to an apartment house at Pine and Leaven worth streets, where she lives. This was recently declared a homestead, though the other heirs held It was 13 dwellings, as it contained that many flats. Judge Promises to Aid Wayward Boys J _ _ J _ There are two boys in this city who are convinced that Christmas is al ready here. Although charged with having broken into the postofflce at Klamathon, they have been invited to dine with Federal Judge Maurice T. Pooling if they fail to get work and are hungry. The lads are John Davis and John O'Connor of Portland. "Boys, you should never have com mitted this crime," said the Judge. "I want you both to turn over a new leaf. Try to secure honest employ ment ln this city. If you fall and get hungry, look me up and we will have a few meals together. T want you both to promise that if you can't get work you will come right back and tell me." The boys filed out of the courtroom with appreciative backward glances at the judge. Sells Boy Morphine And Gets Six Months To make a profit of 5 rents from the sale of 25 cents worth of mor phine to an 18 year old hoy. Fred .Smith got himself a job at hard labor in the county j-iil for six months, given him today by Police Judge Sul livan. In passing sentence Sullivan scored Smith. "I have more respect for a thief and robber than for a man, who for 5 cents will help to murder a young life and soul." The judge told Smith he would per sonally see to it that hard work was jiven him in jail. The boy's name was Joseph Moonlight. Junior Exposition Approved by Board The board of education has approved the plan of holding a Junior exposi tion in June of next year similar to that held last summer. Circulars have been sent to teachers and principals informing them of the scope of the exhibits, which will include all sorts of arts and crafts work, model avia tion apparatus, specimens of literary and musical skill and anything else that a San Francisco, boy or girl can do or make in the way of educa tional and industrial training. Mission Arch Will Be Dedicated Tonight The $2,000 electric arch at Twenty fifth and Mission streets will be dedi cated tonight by the Arch Light Im provement club of Mission and Twenty-fifth streets. There will be an auto parade, a band concert and speeches by Supervisor-elect Fred Suhr, F. R. Webb, William Stelllng and Thomas E. Curran. Hillsborough to Be Healthiest City Hillsborough's new board of health Is working today to make it the most healthful municipality in the world. Dx. "W. C. Chidester has been elected president. 4 MASTER, DISABLED, IN ARGENTINE PORT The four masted ship Edward Sewell, bound from Philadelphia to Seattle, Captain Quick, commander, put into Bahia Blanca, on the Ar gentine coast, with its masts and rig ging gone. The report was received by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, lodaoe. , „ PSYCHOLOGICAL CLINIC WILL AID CALIFORNIA CHILDREN WITHOUT FEE Is Your Child Exceptional? ♦#* Give Youngster These Tests HERE are some of the tests used by experts of the California Society for Exceptional Children in the exhaustive examinations to determine in what the patients are above or below the line of normality: Tbe A teet: Give the child ten lines of large print and have him strike out all as. See how many he misses. Tbe picture interpretation tr*t: Give a black or colored picture and see how long he takes to de scribe it and how accurately he does it. Tbe motor 00-ordlaation teet: Show the child for 10 seconds (longer for a young subject) a drawing of a simple geometrical figure. Have him copy it from memory and note the accuracy. The unexpressed and even formu lated thoughts of the children of Cali fornia are being read by ingenuous scientific methods in the clinic of the California Society for Exceptional Children. Leaders in the society to day outlined its aims to produce a generation 100 per cent efficient —an end similar to that sought by the eu genists. In the clinical laboratory in room 1067 of the Phelan building studies are going on daily under direction of a European trained psychologist. Arthur Ritter, to pick out the chil dren of these types: Tbe misfit. Tbe badly fed. The physically or menially de fective. * The genius. The child whose class studies are too severe or too easy. Each child is different from all others. It Is to find his specialty, to discover how he can be made of the greatest value to the community and the race that this work is being un dertaken by some of the foremost res idents of San Francisco and of Cali fornia, ""including many doctors* Ultimately vocational advice will be given and the children influenced toward the careers for which they are best adapted. According to Dr. Arnold Gessell of the National Bureau of Education at Washington, 12 per cent of the public school children of the country are "mentally unusual." It Is to find these, to make the most of the super normal and correct of alleviate the subnormal that the California society was founded last summer. Its ciinic has beeji open since September. (. ASKS TREATED FREE All cases are welcomed for free treatment. Several societies are now sending all their unusual cases to the clinic. On the results of the investigations, which are made in conjunction with those of the National association, legislation will eventually be sought, the chief end now being the establish ment of psychological clinics and hos pitals in connection with the public schools, thus solving the problem of retardation and reducing the per centage of delinquents. The California society—the only one in the west—was founded through the efforts of Dr. Maximilian P. E. Grosz matin, head of the national organiza GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIPLOMAS ISSUED Fall Graduating Exercises Held in Local Insti . tutions The graduating exercises of the Adams grammar school were held on Friday, a literary and musical pro gram by the pupils preceding the dis tribution of the diplomas. Walter Mayrhofer and Myrtle Bush were the medalists. Miss H. F. McFarland is principal and Miss E. Levison vice principal. Those having: special numbers on her program were Grayson Rogers, Myrtle Bush, Louise Oraner. Wilbur Zeigler, Joel Nelson, Amaurie Mars, Helen Cheraklan. Elsie Rulfs, David Citron and Walter Mayrhofer. The graduation exercises of the Lincoln evening school were held on Thursday. J. F. Fenton Is principal. The address to the class was made by Judge Cabaniss. Charles Weyrauch was valedictorian. Thirt«-nve pupils received diplomas at the graduating exercises of the Hancock school Friday. Dr. Mariana Bertola and Miss Gallagher, the prin cipal, made addresses. The medalists were: Bridge Geerfi Cohen: DeMttn. Norms Se menzn; "Hancoek. Antoinette Peearlcb Ida Perazzo Norma T. Baclgsltipi. Mary Marrs. Dora OarlbaJdl, Teresa Ftgone, John Sehlaf fl-in. William Scbnoitzer, Frank V Hale and William I.elsnrr. Receiving diplomas were: George Benoro, Victor P'Acqulsto. Antone Ferrari Harold Gallatin, David Goger. George Goheen, William Leaner, Harold Magglo. Al bert Ollva, John Schiaffino, Herbert Schuler, William Schweitzer, Frank Vltale. Ernest Welter, Norma K. Baclgalupl. Norma T. Bael galupl June Blanchl, Evelyn Cavaglla. Mildred Ooppelloftl. Margaret Farrell, Amelia Ferrettl. Teresa Flgone. Amelia Gallo, Dora Garibaldi. Theresa Llbonatl, Mary Marra, JulU Martlg none, Hilda Mlenle. Antoinette Pecarlch, Ida I'erazxo, Margaret Pfeffermann. Edna Rittore, Alblna ' Salvarezza, Norma Semenza, Jennie Valenza. Following: are the graduates of the Pacific Heights grammar school who were given their diplomas Thursday night by Miss A. M. Sttncen, principal, and her assistant, Miss F. M. Bllven: Arthur Boertcke. Henry PeUn*T, George Krutlger. Edgar Goldstein. Thomas Jennings. Arthur Kahn, Henry Mulryan. Hamilton No lan Harold Raphael. Joseph Brandensteln, Joseph Flguelredo, Ormond Flood, Arthur Hoppe, Irwin Kaufmann, Samuel Lehrberger, Martin Mlltau, Lester Nicholson, William Swain. _ , _ Harriet Allison. Olyneth Boatman. Vera Eisner. Rosa Isaac, Eleanor Llringstou. Agnes O'Neill Grace Rising. Palay Burhaupt. Ollre Brooking. Eleanor Jackson, Mlgncn Locke, El sie Leicester, Margaret Perkins, Carmen Sprague. SERMON FOR LITTLE PEOPLE "A Little Sermon for Little Peo ple" will precede the regular sermon of Pastor Burlingame at tomorrow's services at the First Baptist church. In the evening the choir will sing the hallelujah chorus from Handel's "Uleaaiah." The repetition of numerals testi Recite numbers at varying speed and check the child's accuracy in repeating them. The color tests Show the child colors and test his recognition and memory pf them. The discrimination test: Xame two common things, such as paper and cloth or wood and glass, and have the child de scribe the difference between then as well as he can. In these and the many other tests the age of the child must be given due consideration. tion, and prominent in the interna tional movement. His classifications were recognized as long ago he 1903 by Cesare Lombroso and other world famous psychologists. The national society has been in dorsed by William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Helen Keller, Dr. C. W. Eliot and others. Its vice presi dents include Dr. A. A. d'Ancona and Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur of San Fran cisco, and one of the trustees is Jesse W. LHienthal, who is president of the state society. Mr. Ritter (who came from New York to direct the local clinic, with the collaboration of the interested San Francisco doctors) said today: '"Strict co-operation by medical ped agogical and psychological workers is imperative in this movement. SAVE CHILD FROM ASYI.I M "I received a case the other day." he said. "A school teacher had de clared the child an idiot. It was ex amined here and found normal, ex cept for neurasthenia. There is only one case ln which our work prevented the probable waste of a life. "This research work was found necessary in California and lias been taken up independently along similar lines by Stanford and the state uni versity. "The main object is to save the ex ceptional child by treatment and sug gestion until proper schools can be provided." Assisting ln the work are the fol lowing physicians, surgeons and dent ists: Doctors Max Magnus, A. J. Gottlieb. Mariana Bertola. Ernest B. Hoag. R. L. Wilbur, Walter F. Schaller. E. C Flelschner, I. W. d'Evelyn. Milton B. Lennon, Annie G. Lyle, Joseph 11. Adams, Julian Mast Wolfsohn, H. C. McC.lenahan, Langley Porter, C. S. Nagle, M. Cosgrove. Edith Lamoree. Roger W. Wilson. Philip Rahtj'en and Byron W. Haines. OFFICERS A.\D TRI'STEES The officers, besides Ijllienthal and Dr. d'Ancona. include Doctor Bertola, second vice president; Henry Slnshet mer. treasurer; Mrs. Mary C. Bell, sec retary, and these trustees: Professor R. U. Booue. F. W. D'Ereiyn. >Ir«. Krnest K. Poster. Ivw Angeles: Bean J. Wilnier Cresbam. M;«* Ruth Haber. Mrs. C. A. Hawkins. Mrs. I/Miis Herti. Adolpb Koshland. Walter Macarthur. Dr. H. C. Mr Clenahan. I>r. Max Magnus. Rabbi Martin A. Meyer. Judge F. J. Murasky, Dr. Laofrlcy Porter. Rev. Charles Ramtn. Arthcr L Rlt ter. Dr. Walter K. Sehaller. Mrs. Bert Srbles lnger; Judge Fred H. Taft, Los Angeles; Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur. PHONE STOCKS IN EXCITED JUMP Voluntary Trust Dissolution Announcement Causes Rise in N. Y. Markets By Allocated Preis. NEW YORK. Dec 20. —The an nouncement from Washington that the American Telephone and Tele graph company had reached an agree ment with the department of justice whereby it would relinquish control of the Western Union and avoid a suit under the anti-trust law caused ex cited advance ln the stock of the tel ephone company at the opening of the stock market today. The first transaction ln the stock was a block of 2.000 shares, one of the largest blocks of that stock which has been handled on the exchange for years. Prices ranged from $120.50 to $124, a gain of 6*r 4 points. Later the advance was run up to 7 points. Western Union stock, while less active, was bid up 2 points and Pa cific Telephone rose 3 points. FHOXE BILL Dl HOUSE WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. — Repre sentative Lewis of Maryland, author of the parcel post law and active in the movement for government owner ship of telegraph and telephone lines, introduced a resolution today to di rect the house postofflce committee to go ahead and report a bill for govern ment ownership of telephone lines, to he operated by the postofflce depart ment. CHRISTMAS SERVICES Rev. John R. Braeuer will preach on "The Eastern Star" at the Christmas morning; services of the First English Luthern church. 'Hie Best of N Christmas Gifts Is there any gift for man or woman so acceptable, so much to be desired or so permanently valuable as a tine diamond? The stock of fine diamonds, watches, jewelry and silverware is larger and more varied than ever, at A. ANDREWi f DIAMOND PALACE 50 Kearny St., San Francisco Particular Attention to Orders from the Interior J FLIES ARE FOUGHT BY NURSES Nine girl nurses, calming panic stricken patients, formed a fire bri gade and helped fight a blaze at the isolation hospital—the pesthouse— early today. The new cottage of Or. Arthur A. O'Neill, medical superin tendent, was partly destroyed. a»d the flames aroused the 40 patients in the main building. 15 yard? away. The flre was discovered by Mr?. O'Neill, who helped the nurses' bri gade pass buckets of water and save the cottage's contents. Here are tbe nurses who prr>»-ed heroines: Miss E. Drmange. Miss A. Perron. Miss Ellen Murphy. Miss I* Meeter. Miss I. l cc. Miss G. Levy. Miss M. McKwen. Miss G. Christiansen. Miss Roae Kenny. Before the firemen reached tbe hos pital, at Army and De Haro streets, Joseph Ryan, a male nurse, and J. J. King, watchman, had got a hose intojf 'he cottage. The building, of four rooms, fin ished two weeks ago, was badly dam aged, the loss being $1,000. A defec tive flue started the fire. It had gained headway when dis covered, a falling timber's crash awakening Mrs. O'Neill. The alarm was turned in at 1:11 a. m.. and the fire was not put out for an hour and a half, smoldering be tween the walls. Finds Jail Fugitive Eating in Tracy Cafe Fouv days of freedom, after his mysterious escape from the county jail last Wednesday, were all that fate allotted to John Riensecker, who was recognized and caught yesterday tn the railroad eating house at Tracy by Deputy Sheriff Fred H. Classen. The deputy was on his way to lone with a prisoner when he saw the fugitive calmly eating at a near by table. Riensecker was a trusty. He disappeared under the eyes of six deputies l»y hiding in the coal bunk ers of a motor truck which had un loaded coal for the Jail. Funeral of Crocker Sec'y Fixed for Monday The funeral of Duane Hopkins, who died yesterday at Adler's sanitarium at the age of 48, will be held Mon day morning at 10:30 o'clock from St. Luke's church. Hopkins was associated for 14 years with Charles Templeton Crocker as confidential secretary and business manager, having before that been private coach to Crocker while the latter was at Harvard. He was a bachelor and leaves one sister. Miss Fannie F. Hopkins of Somervllle. Mass No Cut in Rates for Amador Central Line The railroad commission today <l la missed the complaint against the Amador Central Railroad company in which the commission was Hiked to reduce all rates on the line. *>x tending from lone to .lackson, a <! >- tance of 11 miles. The commission found that the rates have been merely sufficient to yield the company be tween o and 6 per cent on its invest ment. I 111 Eh? Whit? 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