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BISHOP SCORES "CLAPTRAP" IN RAISING FUNDS Deciares Church Members May Impose on Themselves With . False Pretenses Admits That Many Religious Planes of Progress Have No Spiritual Momentum <"lapt.rap schemes to raise -money for the churoli v»re scored by Bishop Wil- Han? Ford Nichols yesterday morning in his address at the opening of the sixteenth convention of the Episcopal diocese of California, held in St. John's Nl"""IWWlll'i'lnl" laVjiMT'Mp r mLTipnHlii MhMflinn^ " r 'MF ' \u25a0 '"mmMmß '\u25a0 "1 church, at the corner of Fifteenth street and Julian avenue. His stric lures came in the course of an address that had the nature of a spiritual "To tell the honest truth, a church member is much b^set in these days to impose on himself with false pr<> t^n^es." said Bishop Nichols. "It al ways has been so. In the new science of aviation there seems to be first the start to get headway and then the test \u25a0 whether the airship will rise or stay r >n the ground; whether there will fol low flight or Hop. Momentum is the thing keenly watched.,- The moving machine vises laws of gravity which Mould simply make the dead weight <Jrop if it were still, just as the bicycle wheel topples when it stops. Ti pi:s of m;i.k-i)k*:i2Ptiox "Now. keeping up the momentum from « good Christian start is ofi-e of th<- critical points of our spiritual progress in relipion and in the church. And. unfortunately, just there is one "f thp most serious types of self doo*>ptsori of spiritual dishonesty with ourselves. Our current Christianity will nfvi>r 'mount up with wings as fitsrhs" urtil it sustains its initial mo tn<:otum and catcher the upward glide. "If one and all wo are to rise above <-:..-;;. :>- of the earth earthy the deli <-ateiy adjusted spiritual, planes of our ':\u25a0 < s must be kept moving, the spiritual • \u25a0ugin.'.-y of the church must be all :iv.-'r."ii. Two calls for an awakened spiritual honesty s<-em just now im jit .-ativr- and :n.<isK-nt. « AI>K Ol*"cyMC*S SMII.KS t First, v.p must frankly admit that many of our religious -and urch planes of progress have little m«r n« spiritual momentum about them ;:! all ar.dso keep to the ground. 'Our religious nfoney raising, for ex ampl<v/»-hScn might rise to planes of t!t-:': - vision about owing God sotne tli:n;< <if What h<e giv^s us as a debt of tn«- most saorod honor and'so sivc high rnonientuni to treastir\- in the i hur<-h. H<-.undcr. c: down into hopel<->s , groundinjf. as all sorts of claptfapj x<-ii«>ni*s jiiid purveyance to' the public'-j ih.-U oftrntim*;}; lakos the tickets with! .-. protect and a s< ntiment of 'plaguo j <"» all your church entertainments' — ! ::itd that not infrrqu«^ntly to patch out I •:"•\u25a0 fund ill': paltriness of which causes the smile to the cynic." M.VT MACHIVKS OIM'OSLZI) Dr. George S. Baker of San» Fran- | - is... called the attention of -the' con- I vcrition to the published report that' the present municipal administration was considering the proposition of al- j Jcv.ing tiie oporation of slot machines j ascafn: h<. offered the following reso- ! hit ion, which was referred to the social j Irvlce committee: Whereas, it Is currently report r-il chat the board of supervisors of t!-f> city and county of San Fran cisco is about to rescind the ordi n^n»v prohibiting slot machine, be il Resolved.' that this convention •implores the possibility of said re peaJ and that the said situation be referred to the commission on so • •ial service. --'\u25a0"*> ::<?\. Clifton Macon of Oakland ob jected to the tendency toward muck raking in the church in discussing Vincent Xeale'? amendments to change tlie timo of holding the parish meet ins* 5 from the first Tuesday *n Advent :<< Ku^ter Tuesday, and th« time of holding th« diocesan 'convention from the last Wednesday in January to some <-!.'^> in May.. :-J \],'l After Nealo' had spoken in favor of tl)- proposed changes, W. A. M. Van Bokkolen called attention to the fact that wh^n parish meetings were for »!i«riv hold at Easter some of the clergy spent nearly all their time during that Ji'>iy season in electioneering. The convention voted down the proposed Th<» proposition of divi<Jing the dlo (L'fsV'of California by creating the dio <'osc of San Joa.juin, consistili^ of 14 • ountifs In the San Joaquin valley, jind the diocese of San Francisco, con sisting of the r*»st of the present dio < *Ff of <:alifornia. \vai> made a special «ird<»r for this afternoon. MiXV PARISHUS KKPRESKVTED There were 35 parishes represented a»d 54 clergymen in attendance yes terday. . Bishop Nichols was the cele brant in holy communion, Bishop J. H. Johnson of I>os Angeles read the gos pel and Bishop W. H. Moreland of Sac ramento the epistle. Rev. David Evans, Jlev. J. W. Gresham, Rev. E. L. Par sons and Archdeacon Emery assisted. In the organization of the conven tion Rev. M. D. Wilson of Fruitvale was chosen secretary for the fifteenth time. W. R. H. Jlodgkin and George Hooke were named as assistants. There was a missionary mass meet; ing in St. John's last night, at which Jiishop Partridge of Kioto; and Rev. John XirJiols of China spoke. TUBERCULOSIS .SOCIETY TO ELECT OFFICERS Nominees for Board of Direc- Ptors Chosen annual meeting of the San Fran „ Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will be held" tonight at 1547 Jackson Btreet, arid re ports concerning tlie work of the last year will be made. The, reports of re tiring officers also will be read and the election of officers for the ensuing year heldJ < The* nominating committee, consist ing of John F. Merrill. Arthur S. Hol man. Dr. W. R. P. Clark, Mrs. L N. \Valter - and Dr. W. O. Voorsanger, has uubmitted the following names as.nom inees for the4>oard of directors: 3 J. Rakewell Jr.. William Watt Kerr. li<MM» Bine, M. D.. M. D. H«-ury U. BraixJenrtcin Charle* . O. LeTlson, Jfs«* W. Mlientbal M. I). Mr«.' llarriette CarlßOD W«It«- Macarthnr, William Fitch Cb^ney, Mies Laura M#;;\insirj- M D. \u25a0'. Mm. John F. ..Merrill "Ualtm- Ji: Coffpy. M.*T>. Herbert .C. Moffitt. Itr. W.-J. Tliom<» M..D. •;'. : M r ». William H. Charlrs C. Moore \ \ Crocker Mm. S. S. P«lm«r-. Mra S. VT. Dpnni* Mm. ll^nrj- I'nyot <;*orßp H. Eraim. M. D. <»ssorxl rutnsm Jaro«>« J. Fasrnn , A.W. Scott Jr. Mlm Kutherin" C. Fcl- Hrnrr M.- ' Sherman, ion • M. !>.' Will 3. French : Mr*. M. C. Flcmr „ 3 B. Orimwood ' WilJlflin tV Voorsanser. Tliomß* E. Hay<i»>n M. D- : .\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-,- - k. . . - .•;*...\u25a0;"> Prelate Warns Church Members Against False Pretenses in Spiritual Matters Men who are prominent , in the. Episcopal diocese of " California. From left *to right they are: •...-. W. .• A. Van.Bokkelen, .treasurer of diocese ;: Bishop W. H. Moreland of Sacramento; W.F. Nichols, bishop of California; Bishop J. H. Johnson of Los Angeles; Lieutenant Governor Warren Porter. The medallion portrait is of- Mrs. George H. Kellogg,* who was re-elected president of the house of •churchwomen. . ' '•"••' ' • WHOLE COUNTRY IS ROUSfD TO ACTION Fifty Thousand Colorado Men Agree to Refrain From Eating Meat Cnnlinned from l"s«u:c 1 fresh" at high prices are no longer 'put out as. such, the big wholesalers say. 4i Qo on Vegetable Wagon" DENVER, Jan. •.>."). — "Whereas, the price of meat has soared far beyond -the reach of the laboring man; therefore "Resolved, that we, the individuals o-f organized labor in Colorado, refrain from eating meat until the price thereof centers somewhere near what it should be." This is the substance of resolutions passed today by the Colorado state federation of labor. Beginning 'tomor row, 50,000 laboring men in Colorado, it is estimated, will be on the vegetable wagon. Local meat dealers profess to be' not alarmed, and assert that they are do ing better than a normal business in the sale of meats. Government Hampered WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. — Charging that unnamed, sinister influences had accomplished the* repeal of the law relating to enforcing efficiency in the cold storage food products. Dr. Har vey W. Wiley, the government's pure food expert, declared today that the elimination, of the appropriation for this work had greatly hampered . his department in protecting j the public from deleterious food products. v "What ; is the most certain method of assuring, one's self, that an egg is absolutely fresh?" asked Representa tive Pearre, a-meniber of the subcom mittee before which Wiley, was testi fying. • * "Watch the hen," replied Doctor Wiley,, . \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 . . . __ . •-'\u25a0 •. "I want to know when an egg seems to be fresh and starts verging on the passe." explained Pearre. - \u25a0 "I'll answer it." replied Doctor Wiley," "if you will tell me when a pig. ceases to be a pig; and begins to become a hog.". ,•. '- \u0084,-... : /:/ :r j-'^' z ':' :^i Conspiracy Not Cause LOS ANGELES, JanJ 25J"— "If all .the meat barojis in theicountry were put in jail, it would not remedy the high price situation. Present conditions re sult from a worldwide economlcevolu tion,' not from' any conspiracy, upon>the part of individuals to control prices.'.' This was the assertion "made today by Charles Edward Russell, who pro cured, the first indictments against the Chicago in ,1903, as thetresult of the exposure of alleged Insanitary conditions In the packing houses. Russelladded that thepresentagita tion would only* result in injury to the farmer and the small dealer. .He : »aid that the prices of meat were but keep ing pace with. th»se' of other -neces sities, and that it- would be as" reasona ble todeclare a boycott upon eggs, milk or clothing. • • cc > -»c' ? * ' * "'"\u25a0\u25a0 ' v.' ' ' " . He attributed - present conditions in great part: to the increase'e production of gold* and to the overcapitaliza.tion of corporations : in all branches of~'in dustry. : " \u25a0 . ", ; ;C* , " Causes for Prices^ ', CHICAGO, Jan. 25.— -Roger W. Babfio'n in an address before the Chicago adver tisers' association, yesterday /declared, that- prices in 100 Jeading commodities have doubled';or tripled since- the- time of the- Chicago .world's \ fair.^ "He. gay« these six'reasons as the .cause: .Trusts,' tariff, overproduction ; of <> gold! "over spending—waste, from buying more than is needed, wholesale desertions': of ; the farms . for the- city -and . the great^ in^. crease in money spent for luxuries' .^;- Labor Opposes Boj'cott OAKLAND, Jan. 25. — The central la bor council last, night refused to, adopt a proposed resolution "to establish. a SO days', boycott lon meat . .Tliis :} negative actionwas based. on ! the contention- that the proposed '% boycott would Iwork"; rip hardship oh the trust,. but' would!merely result in!, deprivation, and discomfort -to' tlje'producers'and consumers. . . ' 1; I -J IV- was jalab; suggested "that 'the boy cott idea might 1 have emanated ' from, tlie .nicat trust; itself,^ with, thq idea .of S^ €A^ sending the high pripes lfc *to a still higher mark. , , . . .' ' . .. '\u25a0.-., •'• The council went oriireiord as 'favor-' inpr fjovornment' supervision. oi\ actual ownership of the meat trusts.' Woodmen Demand Reduction.' .OAKLAND, Jan. 2.">> — Preliminary steps toward organizing a" general cam paign among the. Modern 1 ' Woodmen* o l^ the bay counties against- the high cost of meat, and other food necessities were taken last night at the meeting .of l'raternity- camp No. , 11422,; Modern AVoodmen of America. After a general s discussion."'in which it was urged that the boycott be dis carded as a- weapon^ and that a crusade "of co-operation and awaJkening of pub lic sentiment be established to bring the, food trusts tn'a reali/atioiv of the dangerous ground upon which tlieyare standing, the following resolution was adopted: • •\u25a0Believing that the lowering of the prices of foodstuffs throughout the United States is a most vital national necessity. at this time. In order to keep the wage earners and.- their families from an impoverished and, starving condition which will surely, unless cheeked, lead to desperation and crime, we, the members of Fraternity camp No. 11422. Modern Woodmen of Amer ica., in-r egular, session assembled, '• do hereby resolve that it is the sense of this meeting that all Modern Woodmen of America - throughout : the United States, consisting of 1,000,000 members, be urgently requested to join In .the movement now on foot' to force 'the price of meat and other foods within reasonable bounds." . . A committee consisting of F..D. Mer rill, C. S. Smith and W. H. Edwards was appointed to confer with the other camps around the bay and urge their co-operation in a united effort to reduce prices of living necessities^ CITIZENS DIG WYOMING TRAIN OUT OF SNOW Drifts So High Snowplows ; Are Rendered Useless CHEYENNE. , Wyo., Jan.' '2d.—The Central Wyoming "snow "blockade ,was broken last night when 1 Casper citizens dug out a train', which /was the [first to. reach Lander ,in ,11 days. Three snowplows were -.disabled v arid. drifts were higher, thanHhe cars. .;,* :\ \u0084- : The train carried 300 sacks of mail, two cars of, 'express and many passen gers.: , i; ;. " . • ~'- : ' : ". \u25a0 ' ;__ ", ,' ; ";': . " Stock near* Lander it* .suffering from lack- of feed f| and* the, second train-"in carried \u25a0 sufficient " feed' ' to.' : save-"nxany head ,of, cattle and .sheep.'." \u25a0 '. •. [ ; GOVERNORS I Nv FAVOR ! OF NOISELESS FOURTH Seek "Safe 'and Sarie^Celebra tion' of I nde pendence • Day • . ; PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.-^Xlne?g6v ernbrs.have sent assurances; to. the \ safe and sane. Fourth of i July ''committee of the 'Civic club of " thisy ' that '.they will enter into* the ;crusa'de_to suppress all ' unnecessary. -noises •'Independence da^i Amorijg those sending affirmative :rep li es ' are -,; Govern or s Bra dy, : I dah o, Xorris,' Mon tana," >Vnd Hajv.Washlngtori. LATE SUGAR MAGNATE'S DAUGHTER/ TO MARRY Will Be Bride of J^ W. Webb, Vahderbilt's ; Grandson ' \u25a0" • " NEW YOKK.': Jan. 25.—^Jame5?..Watsori Webb," s.on "of « Dr. »W. r.'-Fe'wara^W.pbb; obtained a "license . today. ;to;> marry 'Miss Electra • Havenieyef, Va: daughter^ of I the lateiH. O.; Ilavemeyer.' president; of the American {/ sugar 4 \« reft ni rig • • company. Webb;';who>is. a,j grandson v of .tlie late William ":H: Variderbilt, gave^his "age as,2s;years. %<; :T/; ;' T !, 1;; .'-.<""\u25a0•; '\u0084 Sp<iri« ; of, Winter ' Exhilarating/ and enjoyable.* Jofn the Southern- Pacific's 'Yosemlte- in -.Winter Excursions, leaving Hhe San ' Francisco Ferry Depot; every : Friday.vg:2o a. -m;, returning*: following -Monday.^^ may be - extended : forlonger . outings on application. "," Personally ; / conducted: Round-trip $22.35.; See \u25a0Agents:.?'? Flood J3uilding; -Market\ Street Ferry .^ Depot," arid ' Broadway Thirteenth". Street, Oakland. ;.->; ?\u25a0 \u25a0:\u25a0 "\u25a0-,- \u25a0\u25a0:'\u25a0. ?\u25a0:\u25a0-\u25a0;< -v- -..-'• ';"\u25a0 -.: ' \u25a0,r, r" *, > - TO •, REOPEN CHEERY \u25a0'. illKE— LaSa'lle 111 i ~- J«n.i2S.— Afrer an tnspectioa hy.gtafp Inepeet :- or« today- it .was stated Uhat,tli«" St.'- 'Panl'tnine" : at Cherry: prohably^ wonld be open«Ki on;. Monday i " to s al low the > recovpry •of ; t he ?21 fi v bodieg h re- B mainliii: In it asa; result, of, ; the firn 'lnst fall.' SONG - WRITER ; INa POORHOUSE-i-bftMH. :' •\u25a0 Jf fch.i" Jan. \u25a0\u25a0' 25.— Ilnitli |- Cannon.'i' who « wrote ! ;."Ooo;.; ."Ooo ;. iioo : Bypn.'f } :.'JAln't AThstS «£ Shime?". . "Bill -^Bailpj"'* and ;. otiwiHa soles *,ot<' ragtime," -.' wns i sent. to Klolse ' poorhouse .toflay fat* the " ace FLOODS IN TRANCE CAUSE DISASTER Architecture of .\u25a0 Paris Under* mined by Waters and Build= ings Are Crumbling (Out iimed from I'ajte 1 to generals in- the provinces. to J Hurry pontoons, bedding and. sappers j to points where the floods are most se vere,- and the minister of marine -has ordered authorities of the ports to send lifeboats and crews to Paris.- -, v A steamboat pontoon was . • swept against'one of the arches of the Pont de ,I'Alma, completely, obstructing the river at that- point. It probably will j have to be blown up. \u25a0 . ;.-. . At Oonflans 14 houses have collapsed. | The Aube canal; has burst, flooding Saint Justand several other village's., • " « Fiftj' thousand, soldiers, comprising the garrison of Paris,' were placed at the disposition of the municipal author ities to fight the Mood. ' j ' The disaster is due chiefly to the fact that': the .whole'marvelous underground architecture of the city, which; is hon-' eycomb^,'! with labyrinths. Is filling up with- water, causing the sewers, to burst and the streets to cave in and threaten ing the foundations of buildings. ; : Streets'" Are Rivers * The scene on the river front is ma-j jestic but 'The stream has broken its, barriers; at several .points and is pouring its yellow torrents 5 into the V surrounding streets, converting them into veritable rivers. At any min ute it may" be necessary to- blow' up the Alma bridge,' where the .pontoon is Jammed and where: the water ;is x but a few. inches from .the keystone of the arch, "as a. dam 'there .might turn- the course of the Seine in^sxich a way. as to' flood several of the most fashionable 'sections of the. city. • r ' '\u25a0'-"\u25a0\u25a0 " ' .- \u25a0^t ,noon;, noon; yesterday s Paris ( was the center (if.'an area of • low pressure : and bitter cold; and. rain ;and sleet : ,were falling, throughout the, Hooded regions^ adding to the suffering of the; poor arid : homeless.-. The - - price ; of i bread and other food has :; Increased; in conse^ querice 'of y the : fact that; communication .with -the" provinces-is- crippled. . /•'• * ; » t ' Tliedepleted supply cif .drinkingywater has 'caueed^the 1 greatest alarm.- 'With .the rise of the j flood -but ( a .few, inches highe r ,; the "pumping ;_ stations ; still" ln | "operation Vmust -stop *arid ' Paris, y in the ': midst- of ;>; miniature;" ocean, will .. be !-without' : Lwater-flt;to "drink." :" ' : ' \u25a0 j ; : , Physicians;fear. an epidemic,.when the flood Subsides,. as^the* overflowing, sew ers *: are •\u25a0 'likely to contaminate the drinking', water and. .rajs <] riven .: out > of Mieir "underground; li'omes are" invading \u25a0 residences.' » '*.',' v- '<: '-'l' V ."\u25a0•_? .-.;;\u25a0 .•; . .-,- :*..:.• ..The-report, -that ;.; the Eiffel- tower should perpendicular when ' undis i turbed is -\ erroneous. ; -;~ It ;>; > is/..- Vcplaihed that the; tower was} built', with ; a i water "base and Uts -'support* supplied ' with >a \u25a0hydraulic ;Mif ting apparatus "which i.works automatically. \u25a0-',*. -..'. ' - ; j Life, Savers Drowned " A great '.-fissure* has. -opened" in the' grpurid.'f cutting: off the lighting^ supply \u25a0 from^therPlace de.Clichyaridrthe neighr boring i streets.; Last nighty the >elec-! tricHyvf^lA^d^^i^nr^^nce.of.Arher'.; ican "Ambassa"dor f ßaco|iland; the;farnU>! :was'obliged:.to v depend;on v candles. . A boatload-bfjlifQ savers was caught in; the, mad (current of the ; river 7 Marne and" all-wereldrowned. ;; ; .; . v^iThe'Jßenault * factor y' below; Paris has : been*.: abandoned, '.<\u25a0_ throwing V L,500 men • out/of ; work: :' ; - ; . :.-..-' /. \u25a0 '-.': ;•.."\u25a0\u25a0 ; ."« ;; :*S Several aeroplane; shops oti the ;banks of |the ; Seine^ where machines wire ;be hrigi? built J'forl iis'esatj:? the.; meeting {fat* iHelidpolis.fEgypt^have^beenMestrpyedy £ J.The Juppercwa ters > of >the •' Loireiwere" [risingirapidlj'Jy^sterddy, threatening: fa new; disaster.." '-" j-*;. >•\u25a0 '\u0084 .-''"; '\u25a0 ; ; "•/• \u25a0 . - ':.''.;' .Tempest orr Chahnelv : ;'BpiJLOGNE-SUR-MARNEi France, Jan/ ;2i%.'— A tempest lis, raging >over';thfe 'Eng lish channel :- The cross ; channel!? boat 1 service-' has -beeriJsuspended.*^ « i" • v r \u25a0Gale Balks: Liner" ,;! - ; ,1 Jl V E R POOI V : ..J a n . i 2 5 .-—The V C u n a"rd ] liner liusitariia,'_which?arrived -irere" from": New, York atj noon" today, ;» was Junablc to 'j land .its 'passengers/ and mails at Fish suard in consequence of the fierce gale. Storm Cuts Communications . BERLIN, -.lan. L's.— -£n6w continued to fall . throughout, northern Germany; to-" day. Many large towns have been cut off from communication by railway, tel egraph and telephone with the outside. GRAFT INDICTMENTS TO BE RETURNED TODAY San Mateo Grand Jury, to Sub mit Report [Special Dispatch to The Call] ' - REDWOOD CITY,^ Jan. 25.— That* the accusations heard against two bankers and three; public officials, at the last meeting of tlie'grand jury, wiir be con T firmed by indictmentsUomorrow is the general belief here. It is understood that the papers .were drawn" up by \u25a0,& private lawyer and" not by . the attor ney generkrs office. . Those .who .'have been accused of malfeasance by <; the., inquisitors are i District jAttorneyJ. J. Bullock, County Treasurer \u25a0P/ p. Chamberlain and Jus tice of, the. Peace-. -W.G. Loveland of .San MateoV President J. L. Ross and Cashier'U P. Behr'ens of the First na tional bank of - San Mateocounty -have ; also been involved in the grand Jury's 1 inquiry. " : \ '. ': ,\ - \f/;.-, ?'\u25a0 .The five members of the board" of supervisors will appear before the. in- I quisitors on Thursdaj'. and . it is un- I derstood that they will be asked to \u25a0explain why; the meeting on January 17 has never been properly adjourned. The grand jury_ had several matters which it intended to "bring' up at. the meeting, and its plans were: frustrated ! by.. the sudden "departure! of .Thames T. \u25a0 Casey, 'one' of ; the'three supervisors present. The application of- Sid *tes ter for. aya v fight permit was." to have, been passed upon at. this meeting. . ASSOCIATES REGRET REMOVAL OfV PASTOR Ministers' Association Honors I^ev. W; G. Temple [Special Dispatch lo The Call] :\u25a0_- SACRAMENTO. Jan. 25.— The mem bers \of \ the Pastors' 'association of Sacramento have taken issue with the trustees .of •' the Oongregrational .church foe forcing Rev. W. G. «Temple to re sign at 'such, short. .notice. :.'• ". '. % .. .' ' \u25a0 After a long discussion as , to. the tr.us tees'.-action the association" at its meet ing '.. last 'night | passed .resolutions > of regret" at the. 1 loss \u25a0of Rev. -Mr.".Temple. 'j>The, ; resolution .;.'spoke -'of '-the . fine character, of Rev. Mr.../remple .and his work here, v'and, although, the" trustees were 'nott named in : the ;.regrets, !the action^ is considered :a : slap .at: them. ; \u25a0 KATHERINE GOULD MUST ; y PAYvBILL FOR FINERY Divorced >Wif e of Howard Gould Loses $3,165 Suit\ NEW /YORK. Jan. ; 25.— Katherine Clemmons' Gould will have tof' pay $3,165 Vforj the f furs' arid; millinery she purchased^fromone/flrm,- although she Insisted that* theipurchasestwefe, made before, j the ' separation :a nd ; that f Gould should'pay theibill.'-. " *\u25a0• '; \u25a0 '\u25a0 - " '• ; r court jury.found a' verdict today,,.againstvMrs.VGould*for the[eri tireiamourit claimed: with 'interest. .' : \ '\u25a0, Mrs. ; Gould- receivesT?3o;ooo; alimony a, year -from Howard; Gould. \u25a0 V'-*. • Mil 11 ill Bill \u25a0 . Let us have your name on -B • '. -i our/ books,*.^, whether, v ;you JV ",^a \u25a0', \u25a0\u25a0' live*;in ; 'the s cityi'or coun-^'B,; '\u25a0^^'-\u25a0" try. Will be glad .^B..\' • *^^. . to "open an account -\u0084'mW',' ':\u25a0>*^^^*^c- "'".-with '\u25a0 you. " ,'\u25a0 Call v or 'j'mW-' .-Tik-'" write .for par- ; ''£7';- ' , : Vw^^ \u25a0 ticulars. ''j^BK' \u25a0' *' : ''" HOUSE OF CHURCH WOMEN CONVENES Mrs. George. H. Kellogg Is Re» elected by Acclamation ,as Nominations Are Made for New Officers to Be Voted Upon Today '< The House of ChurcbTVomen of the diocese -of : California- opened its fifth annual- meeting yesterday afternoon in the' guild hall 'of St. John's church, 47 parishes • being represented. The excitement of the afternoon was occasioned -by, the suspension of "the rules, to- permit of the. re-election ; by acclamation {of Mrs. George H. Kellogg as president.- The. election .of .is scheduled- fbr^ tomorrow" afternoon, but 'SO enthusiastic were Mrs. Kellogg*s admirers that they" insisted that her election follow immediately upon her unanimous nomination". ' -"-, ; ?" V -^The opening^ prayers were made by Rev. . J. .Wilmer Gresham.. after which ; the'president read -her- annual address, j >,in which she commented upon the .in- i creased 'membership and attendance of the .^Jouse, > which -has become a power in the diocese. ' \u0084 . . -Resolutions of respect were passed for those "members': who have v-died dur ing | thei year. 'Miss Carrie. Owin, Mrs.' Charles ' Gibps and Mrs." Lucy. M. Slauson. ' X.-U^" . : ' . Bishop Johnson paid ti brief visit to t!ie house and: said that he hoped for " >c establishment "of a like institution . \u25a0'. his own diocese. " llev. '.Dr. "Shields' gave a comprehen .'.ve address fen the Emmanuel raove '.nent,/and Rev. E. L. Parsons told of "tlie ne.\v Deaconesses' training j school, St.' 'Anne's house, in -Berkeley. - Mrs. 7 F.: 11. Abbott made a* report . on the -rest room .for businesswomen, es tablished' last February at 126 Sutter street, telling of .its, growth and start ling her hearers by the announcement that since 'February 15 last "7+.519 women had, been there" for; lunches. Nominations were then made as fol lows -to be voted .on tomorrow: Vice president, one to be elected,- Mrs. J. D. Ruggles «and Mrs. J. O. Lincoln; far board .of ' missions, two to be elected from "eaich -convocation,. San Francisco, Mrs. D. O.\ Kelley, Mrs. H. M. Wlllett, Mrs. J. G.- Clarke, Mrs. C. A^ Tibbitts, Mrs.. A. L. House; San Jose, Mrs. O. N. Wright, Mrs.' J. P. Pry or; San Joaquin, Mrs. G..W. Mordecai, Mrs. X E. Hughes, Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. J.H. Hough and Mrs. G. R. Sherman. : / v The hotise will convene again this morning at .10. o'clock and at 11 o'clock will adjourn to the-generaf" convention to hear the. social service committee report; \u25a0 • -•,^~- SULLIVAN'S CONTEST IS DISMISSED BY MURASKY Judge Follows Ruling of Appeal x Court in O'Dowd Case The contest of the election of Police Judge Conlan instituted by John J. Sullivan, who polled but two votes less than the winner, was dismissed? by Judge Murasky - yesterday. Following the ruling '-of; the appellate court in the O'Dowd case. Judge Murasky said It was mandatory upon him to reverse his previous decision and dismiss "the con test- because. Conlan had not been served personally' with the citation. • Sullivan will make an attempt to in duce the district' court of appeal to re verse Itself. • - \u25a0' .- •"\u25a0\u25a0* 'M .'. The contestants. also propose to ask the appellate court to \-acate Judge Murasky's dismissal of the contest as against Supervlsoif O'Dowd. BOY CHASES CONDUCTOR WITH LOADED SHOTGUN Dispute Over* Transfer Leads to ' Serious Trouble - /Ernest - Lorenzen. 17 years of age, had a dispute with Cornelius Ryan, conductor of-a Six Mile house car, as to a transfer late Monday night, and Jie ran to his home for a shotgun, which was loaded. • He ran" back to the car and attempted to shoot Ryan, . who took refuge .in flight. ' Policeman William Quintan later arrested Lorenzen on a charge of assault- with a deadly weaponj. Lorenzen carried a telescope basket filled' with soiled clothes, .which he ad mitted" he had from a -Mission street car.." He was sent to the juvenile detention home. A. H; liOCHBAUM^CO;, 125 KingiStreet. : ! Many $20 to $25 lines of -Suits and Overcoats will be sold at #12 50 During the Bidwinter Sale by j. M; Jaepbi & Co. Corner jlontsromcrj aud Sutter Sts. Some $3o to $45 lines will be sold at Immense Keductions on all OTercoats and Chin Coats HABEUDASHERY j at sayiuars of from 25 to .">0 per eeut •.•»-\u25a0'." \u25a0 II )2 l~^ " «iiiiKT.s */3 Immense ss,s off Kednctioas 4 $2.50 vai.pi.sr, W^4l O n Fane? $a.OO val.Sl-V. _„ - uu and'DresH soe vai. a«. &mOK " Waistcoats, . sJ-o va ! :? mg 11.i>9 vaL iKiv y \u25a0• $2.00 vai.»i.43 J3-CK- _jßups', * • $2.50 vai. *!•*,- -f _ ,-. .. „ $3.00 vai.*u»r. etS Saitiase*. $5.60 vai.stjw House » n <l Bags,: -.sweaters (JownS Underwear, AND COATS _ k nin $2.75 •ral.Hl.-TT. TeiTy AOt f . 'f^Robes t;iOTCS - J. M. JACOB! & CO. 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