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8 BENEFIT TO AID WAIFS WILL BE GIVEN TONIGHT Entire Proceeds Will Go to The Call's Fund for Alt. St. Joseph's Orphans Battling Nelson and Other Stars of Fistic Arena and the Stage Will Be Seen All is In r*aflinr>Fs for this evening's jcreat benefit athletic ' enti vaudeville Fhow at the Auditorium. Pac 1 © eond.Flll moro str«>Ptf». Promoter James 'TV. Cof froth. trho Is in charge of the under 'tßk!ng. has completed his varied pro gram, the flnftst of Its kind ever pSanned for h like event in San Francisco- There 3s nothing lacking ia tbo makeup, and nil those who attend aro assured of an evening of entertinment well worth UoJnu many miles to see and hear. The entJro proceeds of the show will .be turn«»d over to the sisters of charity, •who ar" making such a brave struggle to rebuild The Mount St. Josephs or \u25a0X/hnu asylum, which was destroyed by V.re- more than a month ago. Tfar sale of tickets has been very heavy, and it 1s expet'twd that the exhibition tonight "win a<3d a l&rg* sum to the fund al ready raised by The Call for the benefit of the home-lei's children. INTEREST FOR EVERYBODY There will be eomethins on the pro graim to Interest everybody, young and old, men. women and children. The theatergoer, the baseball fan, the ad- Tnlrer of amateur athletics and th* boxing: follower will have a treat In etore. Just as fast as one number has been disposed of another will be put on. so there will be no waiting and no intermission. It willbe one continuous carnival of fun and amusement for three hours. Battling Nelson premise* to do his test when he makes his bow to the rrowd. The famous lightweight has entered into this benefit with all his pride and spirit and he has done a whole lot toward aiding promoter Cof froth in rounding out his program. ~BAT~ ,\ELSO\ TO BOX Nelson will box with Kddie Dennis and Martin Kan?, as clever a pair of Voys as have donned th<? gloves for a long time. It probably will be the final jocbl appearance of Dennis, for Nelson intend* to take the littl» Missionite •vrtth him when he leaves for the east. T>ennis" fame has spread so rapidly that the New York and Philadelphia promoters are anxious to stage him. One Round Jack Hogau. the sensa tional local lightweight, who has been clamoring for a match with Nelson and oiher top liners, will appear this •veiling in a three round skit with Johnny Frayne. the local boy, who has *hown that he can "come back." It has been whispered about that both these boxers will challenge Nel son from the state of the Auditorium. Hogan issued a challenge to Nelson on the night of the La Grave contest and so did Frayno, but as neither recoived recognition on that occasion, each has resolved to try his hand again and the chances are that the Durable Dane will quickly accept both defies. He has nev«r been known to back out. OTHF. RMATCHES O.V BILL Frayne recently returned from New Orleans. wher«» he boxed 10 round draws with Owen Moran and Harlem Tommy Murphy, two of the best known lightweights in the country. Since then Frayne has be*?n quite a card in tj|e boxing world. It is likely that he will be matched again with "jther Nelson or Moran within the next few months. In addition to these, stars of the reped arena. Antone la Grave, tlie boy from Butchertown, who made such a \u25a0wonderful stand against Nelson less than two weeks ago. will also appear. The* four \u25a0wrestlers, who are to com pete for the welter weight and light weight amateur titles of the Pacific coaet. have been carefully trained and conditioned by George Mehling. the veteran instructor of the " Olympic club. Two very interesting contests are looked for. WELTER WEIGHTS SEEK TITLE Herbert Duncan and Carl Thias will compete for the welter weight title, \u25a0with John A. Hammersmith of the Olympic club as the referee. In the lightweight class. H. F. Kolb will meet E. F. Baraty. with Charles T. Kreling, also of the Olympic club, as the third man on the mat. Thr bouts will be decided on the best two out of thr^e falls, and handsome sfl-ver cups will go to th«* winners. . Through the kindness of John Mor- Tlsey. manager of the Orpheum, Gilson and Tolan. the Bestyet trio. Arthur Loftas and Raymond, the acrobatic jug gler, will appear, each In a new act. The "W-jgwam theatre has kindly given the services o f two of its star performers. Rice and Provost, the fa mous knockabout clowns whose act is "well known all over the country. The famous Leo Joe troupe of trick bicy cle riders will appear under the aus pice* of trje Chute* management in one of their daring acts* and Will iam Kldd Nelson, "the American Ca ruso." will sing. AUTO DONATED J. W. Leavitt & Co. have kindly do nate the uf» of an Overland auto to take .the performers to and from the performance and the Standard motor car company has tendered the use of a V>)ie oar for the same purpose. The sprinters who are to run in the 73 • yard contest are all primed anfl ready for the occasion. The list includes Snedigar, Rogers, Claudius, £tarrett and Meding. five of the best short distance men on the coast. In the shot putting contest Snedigar, "Wallflsch and Pcott will vie for hon ors, while the members of the Olympic club rugby football team will take part in the potato race PRIZES TO BE GIVEY The Kllery arms company has do nated two regulation athletic sweaters to go as prizes to the winners In two of the amateur contests, which will be refereed by Joseph R. Hickey and Frank Foran of the Olympic club. The Oakland and San Francisco base ball players who will take part In the JOO yard dash and the accuracy throwing contest have" been practic ing since the close of the season and promise to be in fine fettle tbis even- Ing. Vitt and Madden of San Fran cisco and Hogan and Maggart of Oak land are to line up In the running event, while these four playerjs,-, to psther with McArdle and Bodle of San Francisco and Mitze and Thomas of Oakland, are to take, part in the ac curacy throwing contest. x BH.iLY JORDA.V IS AXOIXCRR All the performers w.ill go through a rehearsal at 2 o'clock this afternoon under the- supervision of Coffroth and Kreling, who has been aiding the pro moter in arranging •, the program. .. Billy Jordan,, the veteran master of ytttezzczlc^ will scnouscc t£e . jptoi es-. Tournament of Athletics Will Vie for Honors With Monster Vaudeville Bill Some of those who rv ill take part in benefit tonight to swell The Call's fund for Mount St. Joseph's orphan asylum. sional events, while H. Keegan Mona han, the well known local clubman, will do the . honors for the amateurs and the theatrical folk. The show will start promptly at S o'clock and the box office and doors will open at 7 o'clock. Tickets at 50 cents each may be had at The Call of fice, the St. Francis and Palace hotels and Gunst's. S OO Market street. Seat ing arrangements have been completed to accommodate 5,000 persons and Cof froth loks .for a full house. Follow ing is the program: THEATRICAL — (Kindness John Morrisey} — GILSON and Tolon, sketch team: AKTHUE LOFTUS. tenor singer; IXSTEB UAYMOND, ac robatic jur&ler: THE BEST YET TRIO; RICE ana PREVOST (kindness Wigwam theater); WILLIAM KIDD .NEISOU". "the American Ca ruso." LEO JOE TROUPE of famous cyclists (from the Chutes). ATHLETICS — Bas«ball players (kindness Pa cific Coait iMLgTJC). 1 100 yard race for cvp — Magg-trt. Vitt, Madden and Hogan. Accurate throw contest ( prize for winner)— Thorn**, Bodie, Ka?rart, Vitt, Madden, Hogaa, McArdle. Wrestling 1 , consisting- of best two out of three falls, cups fcr each — 145 lb. class, Herbert Dun can ( Pacific cast champion) vs. Carl Thiu; 185 lb. class, H. F. Kolb vs. E. F. Baraty (Pacific co«.st champion). 75 yard dash — Snediyax (0. C.). Rogers (Lick), Claudiu* (U. C), St&rrett (St. Mary's), Medins (IT. S. Aarmy). Shotput— Snediffar (0. C), Wallfisch (0. C), Scott (U. C). Potato race — By members of the Olympio club Ruffby football team, consisting -of Gocdell. Xc- Kenzie, Wallfisch. Webster, Miller, Dolan, Sharp, Lunt. Laumeister. Trowbridso, Haley, Ekov, Meyrr, Pcrket Agnirre. Wreatline bouts refereed try John A. Hammer smith and Charles X. Krelin?. Joseph R. Hicker and Frank Foran referee and judge of all field tnd track events. ' Boxinr— Battling Kelson vs.- Eddie Dennis, thre» rounds; One Round Hogan vs. Johnny Frayn*, three rounds ; Eddi« Smith and John T. Clark, referees. Masters cf Ceremonies—Billy Jordan and H. Keegan Koaahan. Two Aged Sisters Return All the sisters and orphans of the Mount St. Joseph's asylum gathered yes terday to welcome into their midst again Sifter Mary Agnes and Sister Cecilia, the two' oldest sisters of all who were with Sister Frances when the orphanage was In Market street on the. site of the Palace hotel. These two Bisters, each "almost 90 years old, have- been staying at the St. Francis; infant shelter in South San Francisco" since fire destroyed the or phanage. It is only' within the last few days that it was decided to bring them to the temporary home at Frank lin «and Ellis streets. , Comforts have .been developing elowly, however, and two little rooms have -been fitted up on the* sunny side of the house for them. So yesterday they came-bome, beaming -with smiles and radiant with Joy at being -In. the heart of. affairs once more. Their lives have been devoted for so many years to the orphanage that their absence from it during the excitement' of rehabilita tion has been trying- to them. Another blessing has come to the home within the last day or two in the gift from Mrs. Alexander Loughbor ough of a beautiful piano. Music has always "b'eeii -an* important factor lin the - lives of the i children and its ab sence has been a great deprivation. The first night the piano was in the house was* given over to merry making and an impromptu concert, continued until bedtime. . \u0084. ''•..';' To counterbalance these causes for rejoicing, however, the , plumbing has been a real. woe. The house was. for so long unoccupied that the plumbing. has become sadly out of order. Although the sisters have had to spend about $1,000 of the money from The Call's fund in an effort to make everything thoroughly sanitary, one pet of burst ing or clogged pipes* has developed after another," and - a's fast as repairs are made others are needed. STABBED DITRIN& BRAWL— In a drunken brawl early. ; yesterday morning '.Tim. Photos.a laborer," war slabbed *in> the *: l«f f, »ld« v \ at Fourth and : Folsom street* •by George Foulm, . -jriOTras Jircfted. v -:•- — ~u— I — :-i- -. \u25a0, \u25a0 v -,-•-.:\u25a0'\u25a0•:-:\u25a0\u25a0'• r-,.v- \u25a0 s.-',r' ".-.•>•.. - • - -.-'—\u25a0; -\u25a0.:\u25a0-. •• \u25a0\u25a0 - >:> '•\u25a0 \ \u25a0 - ..\u25a0\u25a0•• \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.-..•-\u25a0\u25a0- .--„..,«., -.. . . THE SAN ERA^CISCO CALL. -THURSDAY, yOVE]\LBEB. 10, 191 Q. DEMOCRATS PLAN TO SLASH TARIFF Revision Downward Gradually and Scientifically, Says Champ Clark BOWLING GREEN, Mo., Nov. 9.— Downward revision of the. tariff at once is the pledge made for the new democratic house, by Champ Clark, congressman from the ninth district, who is a candidate for tho speaker ship. "The landslide is in line with, my predictions of months ago," said Clark today. "The people are tired of the present administration and . are pro voked to just the extent that the re turns indicate with the tariff deception. The first and greatest proposition the democrats should stand for is a re duction in the tariff to.a revenue basis. I would reduce it scientifically and gradually and put into it a sliding scale mcuh like there was in the tariff bill of .1863. ; For and Against Clark SEATTLE, Nov. 9.-— William E. Hum phrey, re-elected to congress from the first Washington district and a staunch supporter of Speaker; Cannon in the flght made. - against him by the in surgents at the last- session of con gress, tonight sent the following tele gram to ' Congressman Champ Clark at Bowling Green,. Mo.: > •"You ehould.be elected speaker. Will fight for you, talk for you.%, anything but vote for you. ., "Tif ter March; 4 am agianst the rules, • Calrk " and Clarkl6m up to the hilt. From present symp toms am certai nthat in ; next' congress I will believe in freedom of speech as cnver before." . : . y6ice r of the People ' V WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 9.— Victor Mur dock, who yesterday was re-elected . to congress : from the ejghth district, : said today: - -'-'''*'''*?\u25a0}!/> \: : \ii : \ . "I read in the congrresslonal election news -a plaln;'and unmistakable-com mand of t he people to congress ; to take more power away ; from the "'speaker. ..Virtually. " every classed' as an insurgent who was running for re election .- ..t0 the: house './has "-been , re turned.' All. were returned, in my opin ion," because, the^ people their activities in correcting: ,the: tyrannous system "of control in the hpu.se. ' : . ' "The " people^ know : : that i correction has.n ot > been completed. ; The .power to; appoint commit tees i should {be -taken from vail speaker*; arid; put back in i the k house, i where? it- belon'gsp a.nd-1 GAYNOR'S HAND UP TO HALT STRIKE Blamtffc One Company for Con= tinuance and State Inter* vention Threatened NEW YORK, Nov. 9.— Mayor Gaynor issued two letters tonight which prom ise ta bring r the strike of express com pany employes to a head tomorrow. Briefly, he forbids the operation of wagons by unlicensed drivers,; thus eliminating the strike breakers. May or Wittpenn of Jersey City has already taken this stand and a test case Is now in the Jersey City courts. John \u25a0Williams, state commissioner of labor, is due here from Albany tomor row, and with Mayor Gaynor's action and a threat of state- intervention it Is" hoped , that a settlement 7 will, be reached. The mayor's letters are addressed to the American express, company and Mayor Wittpenn of, Jersey City, respec tively. To the company he wrote: "The.sight of the city protecting hy police escorts wagons driven by un licensed drivers in violation of the law is exciting Just .criticism." In his other letter Gaynor said; "At my earnest reauest the men withdrew their demand for recognition of\the' union and also agreed to leave the settlement of hours and wages un til after they had resumed .work, but the companies refused, at the instance of one company, or one man, to accept it. : They rejected what is v called the open: shop." The "one company" is the. United States express company and the, "one man" is Frank H. Platt. its president. State to Take Hand ALBANY, N. V., Nov. -9.-r- Unless the express companies of I New York city show an inclination to settle the strike of their employes, the state will in voke'its power to effect a settlement, according to State Labor Commlsioner Williams, v He sent telegrams to this effect tonight to the officials of the ex press companies involved. *.*;\u25a0' , Agreement Drawn Up CHICAGO, Nov. 9.^-Forty thousand striking garment workers, today rati fied an agreement drawn ~up. by the Chicago, federation of. labor. The agree ment will be presented tomorrow to all manufacturers- affected.- ; .v^ ':\u25a0•"'--\u25a0'\u25a0 ; The agreement stipulates - that i; the concerns hire Tonly • union : cutters and tailors.^provide for 4S ? hours' "work io. week for cutters and 54 for ; tailors and time-aiid a half for* overtime, j No men tion is made of wages. I Several arrests .were made for" riqt- Ingr at the shop of : H. H. Marks & Co. LOCUSTS DESTROYING YUCATAN CORN CROP Locusts have appeared throughout the cultivated- regions of;, Yucatan fin large numbers during- the present year, writes ConsulG. ; B.lMcGoogan: of ;Pro greso, Mexico.; AV large per cent of the growing corn; which.: is one of the?pfin cipal products, of. Yucatan,;has been 'de stroyed. '-I Largo quantities ;of corn will be /imported because of' the failure :of the crop; Since the general destruction of jcorn an»i, -other l'yegetationi'".. tho lo custs jj; have attacked j in ;fii6meS places henequen* flelds,"" ; causing* i: considerable damage %o \ the '*growin>; plants, j*.£c The .man who is entirely satisfied with himself is a freak. 111 swallow is indica- \d^s'*^s& \. li ill ted by a circle of >, \ll foam on the inside • J^fiv^^^§L i !Si of the glass. This is Mi IWlVj^ jll evidence of its high food ''mUIW\Jy-w- §1 has met every test for purity and high food value- known to I || scientific men and pure food experts, and has captured the |I * II World's "Blue Ribbon" for quality. |j j HI It comes to you in a graceful and inviting bottle, its rich I| | 111 mellow fl^ I Ill^l expectation aroused by its appetizing appearance. I 1 \ S^^lLs2»sEESsta^ Made and Bottled Only by Pabst at Milwaukee \1 ! %^^M^^^~^^^. Pabst Blue Ribbon ' the most healthful and choicest of if W *$r^-^^W^^^S+t^^bi ' bottled be< =rs, is the beer for the home. Why not order a I BLACKBURN CASE TO BE PRESSED Re=election of Indicted San Mateo Supervisor .-Will Not 'Halt Prosecution Arrested, indicted ar.l while charges of corruption. still hung over his head elected to office. Dr. Uaniel E. Black burn, supervisor of San Jlaieo county, will be Introduced to another of II?** « peculiar^, phases this rooming when, with his companions. Joseph M. Fran cis,' Joseph Debendetti and Carl J. Co burn, he will be arraigned In Judge. Cabanlss' court. Events moved rapidly and strangely for Blackburn. "Whll* yet h© was in the depths of sorrow produced by his ar rest and Indictment he was suddenly hoisted to the topmost reach of the pole of political delight by being elected a aupervlsor of Fan Mat'o county. And while he found himself perched thereon, waving both hands In Jubilation at his aucews. Assistant Dis trict Attorney E. A. I*ane kicked the pole from unJer him, bringing him to earth with a thud. PROSECUTION* TO GO OX .-•\u25a0> ! V/hen I.*na heard that Blackburn had been elected a supervisor of San Mateo county, he 1 chuckled rrlmly. • "The election will not make an iota of difference tn the prosecution of Blackburn." ha declared. "That is going to be carried to a finish." "The present arrangements are that Blackburn. Francis. Debendettt and Co burn will be arraigned In Judge Ca baniss' court Thursday morning. They should'have been arraigned before this time, but for some reason or other their cases were not .marked for trial. "Blackburn's election in Pan Mateo county has nothing to do with the in dictments returned in San Francisco county, i do not care to discuss his election except to emphasize the fact that it. will not deter the district at torney's office from continuing with the prosecution." In the face of the Indictment returned by the grand jury the warrant charg ing Blackburn with accepting a bribe and on which he was arrested was dis misseJ in Police Judge Shortall's court yesterday. DEXV CHARGES Francis and Debendetti are being represented by the law firm of Bour dette & Bacon. \u25a0 , <\u25a0:-•\u25a0,,\u25a0 < \u25a0\u25a0<<. v; "Both of them." said Attorney Bacon, ''appeared in 'Judge Van Noatrand's court Monday on learning that the in dictments were returned against them and gave $2,000 cash ball each. Both deny the charges Debendettl has not been a supervisor for many years and Francis is a new man there. He is emphatic In his declarations that he never asked ' for nor received any money. The indictment charges them with a misdemeanor and,' as far as I can understand, the accusations grow from a letter written by Blackburn." . At police headquarters there was a belief that the Indictej men were to surrender themselves there yesterday, but having given ball in Judge Van Xostrand's court there was no necessity for any such action on their part. FATAL ELECTION FlGHT— Muskojee. Ok!t.. Not. 9. — J. c. ilcßrayer. treasurer of Haa^ell reiinty, was nhot and killed by A. I* BeeSert. judge of Hasktll county, as the reanlt of the elwtion yesterday. Both men were democrats. Mcßrayer attieked Beckett with a hoe. ROLLING MILLS BTiaH— Laramie. Wje., Not. f> The L*ranaie rolling mills, operated br the Union Pacific ra'.lroad. company tor tfce manufacture of railway materlaU. were de nrroyed by flre thin morning. Lakh, $75,000. LEAGUE OF CITIES WILL MEET NOV. 15 Annual Convention to Continnc at San Diego for Four Days The lsagu* of California municipali ties, an organization of 125 incorpor ated rltl-s ard towni In th* state, will hold Its annual convention beginning Tuesday, November 35. and continuing to ~FrUlnr, November If, at Pan Piego. At 'the *am* titr>» and place th« health officers will nioet In conferenc*»^under the auspices of the California state board of health. The league, of California municipali ties was organized In 1898. and has con tfhued !n existence ever since, prox-fng to t>«» a drefded factor !n the upbuild ing of small communities. The program for the. week embraces the discussion of many* Interesting and Important problems !\ffe<*t?njr the uf> and business of c!t!«s and th« various fwbjects presented for «]lscusi»ton 'will be har.d?f»<l b>* men prominent In the state. Th<» convention "will be opened by the president of the league, S. C. Evans, mayor of Tllversfde. Mayor Grant Conard of San Diego -will weT con» fh* d^'^ETstes to the southern city. Mayor A. R Orr of Vijalla will respond ft>r th*» associitlon. _J>urincr the session th« topics to T>* considered will be the commission form of city government, health matters, the- flre. hazard, municipal light. wat«r and sewer problems. municipal ac counting: and other questions. During the week the several departments of city government, including the audi tors, the »»iclne*»rs. councilmen and street superintendents, the city's at torneys and the clerks, auditors and as sessors will meet in separate conven tions. Dr. Martin Reg«»nsburger. president of the California state board of health. will preside over the California health officers' conference. Among: the topics to be discussed hy th* health officers will b» those of quarantine, report able diseased garbage disposal, muni cipal abattoirs, needed health legisla tion, the health of the school child and pure food regulations. The citizens of San Diego are plan ning many forms of entertainment for the official visitors. LABORER LOSES MONEY AND ATTEMPTS SUICIDE A. D. Brisolese §ays He Lost $10,000 Betting \>n Bel! A\iolph P. Brisolese, a laborer living at 47 Harrington street, tried to commit suicide yesterday afternoon by shoot ing himself 5n the left cheek with a .22 caliber rifle. Brtsolese had be^n drinking end told Policemen J. H. Bea mer and Louis Pi3to!ese that he had lo?t a $10i000 bet on Theodore Beil. candidate for gox-ernor. He was taken to the central emergency 'hospital. His story is not credited. Gas Inhaled by Suicide Andrew Maekey, a cabinet maker liv ing at 1293 Xoe street, ended his life yesterday afternoon by inhaling gas. His wife returned from shopping at 3 o'clock to find his body on the kitchen floor and a gas tube In his mouth. MAN JUMPS FHOM 'WTinJOV— Kassas Cltr. Not. ft. — A man who registered as A. D. Fair of Mo»re»Tille. Mo.. Juiapad fwm the third floor of th» Blowom bonae la riits'eity tcrtar and referred probable fatal Isjortt*. Ha !* about 25 year* old and cards f<wad ta ht* porkets iEdt^ated that he had recently Tts tted San Francisco.