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WILLS REMEMBER
TRUE SERVANTS
Rich English Leave For
! tunes to Their Faithful
Employes
MAID INHERITS
HOME AND $10,000
King Edward Bequeathed
$25,000 to Trusted
S Valet
•LONDON. Sept. s.—For helping 'to
smooth life's difficulties," to quote the
•words of the testator, $2,500 was re
cently left to Annie Norman, a serv
ant of F. C. Wardale of Bognor, who
considered that trrose who minister to
one's comforts "are more entitled to
such recognition than blood relations
one seldom sees."
This is but one of the many in
stances of gratitude being displayed
.In a practical manner by generous
employers. When the will of W. T.
C. Pardoe of Hove was proved a few
days ago it was found that he had
left $15,000 and all his wearing ap
parel to his butler and $10,000 to his
valet.
The late Lord Llangattock. who
died last >ear, made handsome pro
vision for several of his servants. He
left $5,000 and a life annuity of $250
to hia butler, $5,000 to the agent of
his estates and $500 each to his valet,
bead gardener, fireman, coachman and
engineer.
A remarkable will was that left by
Rowland Ward, the well known taxi
dermist of Piccadilly, who left an es
tate to the gross value of $735,555
when he died a few months ago. and
. bequeathed his business to the mem
bers of his staff, contingent on the
lepatees continuing ln the employ of
the firm. There were seven legatees
altogether. Including a porter.
WILLED $10,000 AND HOI'SE
In December last scores of servants,
Tearly all mentioned by name, were
legatees in the will of the late Rich
ard Harwln of Norfolk, whose be
quests ranged from $2,000 to his farm
steward to $50 to each of his lads and
to each man or lad in his service not
mentioned in the will.
In recognition of her faithful serv
ice, Mary Ann Morris was left $10,000,
a? well aa plate, furniture, pony, ye
.hides and harness and the use of his
house for life by Mark Walker of
Warwickshire some time ago, other
servants being equally generously
treated.
Many generous bequests were made
to servants last year by Dame Louise
Williams-Wynn of Denbigh, who left
$25 4 000 to her stud groom, one year's
wages, all her horses and* dog 3 and
half of her furniture. The other half
of the furniture she bequeathed to
her maid, together with $15,000 and
one year's wages, equally generous
sums being left to the rest of her
Servants.
Among other remarkable bequests
rpight be mentioned the property,
worth $35,000, left four years ago as
a reward for zealous service to Fred
erick Westall, a coachman, by Sid
ney Meyrick; the $100,000 which
James Jameson of Arbroath left In
1910 to his two housekeepers, and
the annuities of the capital value of
$200,000 which the late Lord Burton
left to his servants and retainers.
(.IVES SERVANTS $50,000
One of the largest of recent be
quests to servants was that made ln
favor of her maid. Miss Mary Hinch
cllffe, by Miss Elizabeth Stringer of
Hollington Park, St. Leonard's-on-the
Sea. It was fixed at one-eighteenth
of Miss Stringer's residuary estate,
which amounted to about $40,000, as
well as a sum of $5,000.
Baron Schroeder, who died three
years ago, left behind him a fortune
of more than $10,000,000, and be
queathed more than $50,000 to his
servants, of which his housekeeper,
Charlotte Hasphan, received $10,000
and his butler and valet $5,000 each.
King Edward left some extremely
arenerous legacies to his old servants.
His late majesty's personal valet
t>eneflted to the extent of $25,000 un
der his royal master's will and sev
eral other old servants received sums
varying from $5,000 to $1,500 each.
It is doubtful, however. If any em
ploye ever benefited under his em
ployer's win to the same extent as
did Mr. Pelly. an assistant to a
wealthy architect in the city, named
Orunnor. Mr. Grunnor, who died
worth $940,000, bequeathed the whole
of his business us a going concern to
Mr. Pelly-
British Opinion of
Yankee Polo Stars
Captain E. D. Miller, manager of
the British polo team which failed to
- "lift" the Westchester cup in the in
ternational* series on the field of
Meadowbrook in June, who was more
or less reticent while on its recent
visit to this country, has written his
Impressions of the international match
for the Field of London. He discusses
frankly the individual and team work
•of the American players, referring to
them as "four superlatively good play
ers." Mr. Whitney, he thinks, played
quite as well as in lilt, and better
than ln 1909; the Waterbury boys are
Just as fast, but lack a little of the
old power and accuracy of earlier
days, while Mr. Miiburn ' has improved
beyond belief."
On the American team's methods
Captain Miller makes this interesting
comment: "They play entirely a game
uf their own at great speed, without
n pause or hesitation, and hit the ball
, across the ground much more than
our men do, the forward players hit
ting comparatively few backhandera.
• They keep their ponies going so fast
that on slower mounts they constantly
shoot past faster ones by starting
more quickly. They are very clever at
anticipating what their adversaries
mean to do, and always have their
mounts on their toea," , _,
Oriental Arrested
For Keeping Opium
Chow Chung of 60 Washington al
ley was arraigned today before United
States Commissioner Walter T. Maling
for having opium in his possession.
Chow was arrested at his home by
Immigration Inspector J. A. Robinson
Thursday night, when opium was
found ln the house. Chow was smok
ing opium when the officer entered
his room.
Low Hing, Leung Kow and Leung
Low were arrested at the same time
for being unlawfully in the United
States. They were unable to produce
certificates showing their right of
residence.
All four men were held on bonds
by the commissioner.
SEES MILLENIUM
IN NEW WAGE LAW
Dr. John Clark Outlines
Greatest Possible Reform
in Annual Lecture
0
"The largest reform that is possible
Is Improvement in the mode of ad-
Justing wages. They are now fixed
in a rough and ready way. though
not without some reference to what
labor actually produces and what
employers can pay. In the midst of
the violent contests and the hates
that they sometimes engender there
Is working a law that makes for jus
tice, and to get a glimpse of what
this law can be made to do is to get «
glimpse of the glory that can come
through the moral redemption of the
industrial system."
Thus spoke Dr. John Bates Clark
last evening at the University of Cali
fornia, delivering the annual Weln
stokc lecture on "Social Justice With
out Socialism."
Neither corporations nor labor or
ganizations, asserted Doctor. Clark
last evening, should be permitted tc
rob society by limitation of produc
tion. He "continued:
"If we can reform our politics in a
way that will give us a government
by the people, we can do many things
that will improve 'industry ln the
present and more completely redeem
it in the future.
"We can shorten the working day,
and if we make the labor of each
hour more fruitful we can prevent
the lessening hours from meaning a
shrinkage of pay.
"We can put an end to the graver
dangers and the serious Injuries of
the so called 'death dealing trades.'
**We can make a tariff that will not
much enhance the cost of living.
"We can have banks and a cur
rency that will mitigate and often
avert commercial crises."
How Boys Outwitted
Bali Park Police
This is the story of a bunch of boys.
It happened at Comiskey park, Chi
cago.
During a game one of the High
landers hit a foul. The ball sailed
against the screen back of the plate
and caught between the wires. It
was wedged in tightly and about 15
feet from the ground. *
Out in the bleachers a bunch Of
boys watched that ball and saw what
happened. After the game they ran
to the screen and one of them bejean
the dangerous ascent. Beneath stood
a white coated attendant. He didn't
dare climb up there after that ball,
but he knew what he would do when
the boy descended with it. He would
take it away from him.
Did he? Most decidedly he did not.
Because the boy with the courage
looked down, saw, guessed. And it
became a battle of wits. Instead of
picking the ball from the screen he
knocked it down. Another boy
grabbed it. Then the boys spread.
The attendant chased the boy who
picked up the ball. He overtook him.
But the instant-that the bay felt the
hands of the attendant upon his shirt,
for he wore no coat, he gave the ball
a toss.
The officer, loaded down with coat
and helmet, with club and revolver,
may have thought that he was run
ning. And he may have been. But
not when you contrast his gait with
that of the barelegged boy who
clutched a real league baseball in his
grimy hands.
Back ln the stand stood a score of
men. They were boys many, many
years ago. The barefoot boy repre
sented plunder and the police repre
sented law and order.
Who were they pulling for? You
have but one guesa. Yes, you
guessed it. They were pulling for
the boy. Somewhere on the prairies
there will be a ball game, and it will
be contested more keenly than will
that between the Yanks and the Sox.
For the boys will be playing the first
and only league ball that ever
bounded upon their diamond.
CAPTAIN HELD FOR
MISTREATING BOY
Captain Ole C>- Aagaard. master of
the tramp British steamer Bellerado,
who was Indicted by the federal grand
jury for permitting Edward Gaberet
ski, a 17 year old Russian boy, to land
at this port without complying with
the immigration regulations, was ar
rested today by the United States
marshal. The lad, who shipped as a
messboy from Montevideo, said he was
miHtreatPr] on the vessel and was put
ashore here without hl6 pay.
CARMEN'S PRESIDENT COMIXIi
It was announced at the last meet
ing of Carmen's union No. 518 that at
the conclusion of the session of the
Amalgamated association, to meet In
Salt Lake City September 8, W. D.
Mahon. the general president, will
visit this city.
CHARTER MEMBER DIES
Local No. 7 of the Brick Layers'
union received notice this morning
of the death of Peter Goss, a char
ter member, who signed the roll
when the organization was instituted
60 years ago.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1913.
"I'LL NOT TRY TO IMPRESS
COMMISSION WITH FACT THAT
I AM SANE"-VIVIAN LYONS
'They Would Not Believe Me,'
Says Author of Alleged
Suicide Pact
A Chinese cook, a senator, an arch
itect, a nurse, a pawn broker and a
hair dresser are among those who are
to appear in behalf of Mrs. Frances
Vernon Lyons, known as Vivian
Lyons, at a hearing before the lunacy
commission today tQ determine her
sanity as an outcome of the alleged
suicide pact between the woman and
Robert J. Widney. now in a sana
torium near Livermore.
Mrs. Lyons will be represented by
John D. Rutledge.
Among the witnesses who were
served with subpenas today are Nor
man Sexton an architect; Sam Rafael,
a pawn broker; Miss Nellie Coglon, a
hair dresser; Miss Nell Dresser, a
nurse; Senator' Gus Hartman, Barney
Frankel and Mrs. Love, the city prison
matron. •
"When I face the lunacy commis
sion today I will not try to impress
them with the fact that I am sane; I
believe that the very second that you
tell a person you are sane, they begin
to doubt it," Mrs. Frances
Vernon Lyons, commonly known as
Vivian Lyons, as she sat on the edge
of her cot, fully dressed, at the de
tention hospital this morning await
ing a hearing before the lunacy com
mission.
Since her incarceration in the hoa-
Mrs. Frances Vernon Lyons, commonly known as Vivian Lyons, who is confident that the lunacy
t commission will not find her insane.
pital Mrs. Lyons had regained her
composure. Most of her solicitude is
directed, not at herself, but at Robert
J. Wfdney, confined in a sanatorium
at Livermore.
"How is 'Bob'? Is he happy? Do
you think he will recover?" she anx
iously asked. "I have not seen many
COLLECTOR SCOTT
TO OUTLINE POLICY
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
L. J. Snavely, recently appointed by
Revenue Collector J. J. Scott, is ex
pected to take office today. The new
deputy's home has been In Woodland,
but he will be stationed ln San Fran
cisco.
Collector Scott will meet the dep
uties of his office stationed at Sacra
mento, San Jose, Stockton, Santa Rosa,
Fresno, Eureka and Reno Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. He will at
that time outline to them his policy.
COMMISSION DISMISSES FIREMAN
Charles Urab, a fireman in the Oak
land fire department, who was sus
pended about a month ago after
charges of intoxication had been pre
ferred against him, was dismissed to
day by Commissioner Turner. James
Govan was dismissed for nonattend
ance to duties.
PROGRAM OF ATHLETIC EVENTS
A program of athletic events is be
ing prepared by the Berkeley play
ground commission for the play
ground celebration September 9. The
arrangements are In the hands of
G. C. McDonald, director of boys'
work, and. Miss A. Persons, girls' di
rectress.
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CHILD REPULSES
MOTHER IN COURT
Little Robert Van Der Nordaa, over
whom Mrs. Ethel Everett and her for
mer husband, W. R. Van Der N6rdaa.
fought for possession yesterday in
Judge Graham's court, was given into
the custody of the father. Mrs.
Everett said in her petition for a writ
of habeas corpus to get the child that
he was being illegally imprisoned at
the home of Mrs. Foster, 1160 Guer
rero street.
Judge Graham discharged the writ.
Mrs. Everett sought to embrace the
child in the courtroom, but the little
one turned from her as if she were a
stranger and clung to hia father's
hand. •
The baby was given to the father
originally when Mrs. Everett was
granted a divorce three years ago by
Judge Upton. Mrs. Everett was given
permission to have the child with her
at stated periods of not more than
two weeks' duration.
Judge Widney and his son to appear
at the trial.
Mrs. Lyons evinces*no apprehension
and frankly expressed the belief that
she will be able readily to convince
the lunacy commission that neither
she nor Widney were laboring under
any delusion when they attempted to
end their lives last Friday.
DECLARES MUSIC
HINDERS STUDYING
CHICAGO, Sept. 5. —The soulful
strains of waltz music and the synco
pated notes of ragtime do not mix
well with mathematics, nor do they
add to the conviction that "omnis
gallla in tres partes divlsa est."
With such reasoning David Rosen
heim has sued for an Injunction, al
leging that his three children, Ethel.
19; Robert, 16, and Richard. 14, were
unable to study while the music
crashed Into his back door.
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PIEDMONT DAMES
TO DANCE BALLET
Club Organized With 12
Members, Who Will
Learn All Fancy Steps
Twelve society women cf exclusive
Piedmont are learning; all the latest
steps of the ballet. Except for the
absence of the conventional ballet
costumes, the stage setting for the
dances, which will be held Wednesday
mornings ln Plymouth center, Oak
land, is said to be complete. Miss Ger
trude Evans, pupil of Charles Gilbert
of New York, acts as instructress and
'cader of the ballet, and the women
aid that they enjoy it, both on ac
otmt of the beauty of the dances and
the "beneficial effects on their health.
The gathering of the women in
bloomers and blouses will be called a
class in aestheth- dancing, and while
other dancing will be engaged in. the
club, which will be organized next
Wednesday morning, according to the
call isKiied by Mrs. Dennis Searles,
Is partial to the dance of the stage.
% The memberahip of the club is:
Mrs. Dennis Searles, Mrs. Herbert
Brown, Mrs. William Ede, Mrs. Ed
ward Hume, Mrs. Irving Lundborg,
Mrs. George Lackey, Mrs. Jack Brit
ton, Mrs. Harry Farr, Mrs. Dan Bel
den. Mrs. William Knowles and Mrs.
Percy Murdock.
LACK GEOGRAPHIES
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
Children in Ignorance of
" World's Topography,
Says Roncovieri
There is a famine of geographies in
the school department.
Superintendent Roncovierl declared
today that the children are suffering
from a lack of text books and that
their education regarding the topog
rophy of their own country and the
world nt large is jpelng sadly neglect
ed because of the failure of the state
to send a much ne*6ded supply. A
shipment of 7.000 text books arrived
from Sacramento yesterday, composed
of reader s and spellers, but no
geographies.
"We must have geographies." com
plained Superintendent
have made repeated requests upon the
state for these free geographies and
if I do not get them the school de
partment might just as well eliminate
the study of geography from our cur
riculum."
Navy Officer's Wife
To Get $834,000
MARK ISLAND, Sept. 4.—Naval
Constructor and Mrs. Thomas F.
Ruhm, U. S. N., have arrived in Se
attle from Mare island, where they
will remain for the next two months,
according to advices received at the
local naval station today. While in
the north Mrs. Ruhm will receive an
estate valued at $834,000.
In all $5,000,000* will he distributed.
The fortune was left by John Collins,
Mrs. Kuhm's father, in a noninterven
tion will, equally to the widow, their
children, Edna Collins Ruhm, John
Collins Jr., Edward Bertrand Col
lins, Catherine Collins and Emma Col
lins Downey.
BODY OF SCHWAKE
TAKEN FROM LAKE
The body of Fred I.*, Schwake, the
31 year old draftsman drowned in
Lake Merritt Oakland, when his canoe
capslaed, was recovered late yester
day by Patrolman Charles Gannaw
after the lake had been dragged for
several hours. Schwake was em
ployed in the office of City Architect
J. J. Donovan and lived in San Pablo
avenue near Rust street with his
brother, Charles Schwake, and sister
in law.
CEMENT WORKERS' CONVENTION
O. A. Tveitmoe, Henry Ullner and
Michael J. 4Celly of the Cement Work
ers' union will depart this evening for
Springfield, 111., to attend the tenth
biennial convention of the American
Brotherhood of Cement Workers,
which will open next Tuesday.
PHONE YOUR WANTS
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receive prompt and careful attention.
POLICE BREAK UP
A LITTLE WALDORF
The police last night surprised the
lodgers in the Mentone hotel, Jones
and Ellis streets, when they raided a
room occupied by Harry A. Miller, a
member of the old Waldorf club, and
arrested Miller and four other men
fo r gambling. Since the Waldorf club
was closed, the police allege. Miller
has maintained a game in his apart
| ment. Cards, chips and $203 in cash
, were seized by the police as evidence.
RATES FOR INCOME
TAX AGREED ON
From $2,000 to $20,000 a
Year, 1 Per Cent Must .
Be Paid
WASHINGTON . Sept. s.—After a
long debate in caucus the democrats
agreed to the following rates for the
income tax: Incomes from $2,000 to
$20,000, 1 per cent: from $20,000 to
$50,000, 2 per cent: from $50,000 to
$75,000. 3 per cent: from $75,000 to
$100,000, 4 per cent; from $100,000 to
$250,000, 5 per cent; from $250,000 to
$500,000, 6 per cent; in excess of
$500,000, 7 per cent.
RECORDER MAKES REPORT
Recorder Kdmond Godchaux, in his
report for the month of August,
states that 3,833 documents were
filed, among which were 876 deeds,
148 deeds of trust. 493 marriage cer
tificates, 127 builders' contracts, 195
notices of the completion of builders'
contracts, 552 mortgages of real prop
erty, 325 releases of mortgages of
real property, 144 liens, 59 leases and
92 decrees establishing title.
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Treasurer.
OAKLAND TO BLAZE
IN ELECTRIC GLORY
Myriads of Lights Will
Twinkle Welcome to Na
tive Sons and Daughters
Mayor Mott of Oakland has issued
a proclamation to the people of the
state announcing the opening of the
celebration of the Native Sons and
Daughters of the Golden West in Ala
meda county tomorrow.
The executive calls attention to the
unusual preparations made for the
celebration of the sixty-third anniver
sary of the admission of California
to the Union.
The program will open with a grand
street illumination tomorrow even
ing. Huge searchlights will throw
their rays from the city hall. The
giant bears on the shaft of the struc
ture will be brilliantly outlined in in
candescent globes. Lake Merritt will
stand out from the background of the
hills with Chinese lanterns and elec
tric lights. During the evening the
arriving delegates will be welcomed.
Sunday there will be concerts in
Lakeside park during the afternoon
and evening.
Monday the school children will pre
sent an elaborate pageant ln Lakeside
park. The San Francisco parlors of
Native Sons and Native Daughters
will arrive by boat at 9 o'clock in the
evening and will participate in an
electric parade. Fireworks will h*
set off at Lake Merritt. T
The carnival will close Tuesday
with the Admission day pageant, the
eighteenth annual track and field
meet of the Pacific association of thf
Amateur Athletic union of St. Mary's
college, championship regatta on Lake
Merritt, literary program at Lakeside
park and fireworks on the lake in the
evening.
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Vallejo street, San \
Francisco, previous to \
fire, April 18th, 1906.
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San Francisco.
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