The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 17, 1897, Page 3

{ A m—— Y THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1897. BATTLE OF THE STATE PRINTER Must Secure More Money or Tie Up Routine Work. Earages Controler Colgan by Refusing to Print Some Warrants. Further Complications Grow Out o the Fefusal of the Governor to Sign the Appropriation. SACRAMENTO, Car., Feb. 16.—The employes of the State Printing Office and the State Bookbindery, who, by reason of being disciarged the other day, found time to attend the morning session of the e sorely disapvointed, for ssembly, w the battle of the types and presses, the statesmer i the lawbooks was again deferred to-morrow morning at 11 There was only a slight skirmish to-day by the advance pickets just outside the | majority trocha, the first gun being fired by the ( ttee on Printing, to which h been referred Dibble’s two bills, al- | win 0,000 in one and $35,000 in the other to the State Printing Oftice. The co ittee reported a substitute for both > shape of a bill appropriating ). The committee reported back Caminetti’s resolution, asking the State Printer to furnish the House with a list of the names of the persons discharged by Printer, together with the names s upon whose recon employes had been a and the comm the reference of the al committee on invest resoluti tion. Caminetti’s resolution was intended for the manufacture of political tt to h pon the head of the printer for hay- ed Democratic oyes and ed Republican ones when he was by reason of little Sacra- of funny e is actia lesired in this matter as to prove that the State 1id discharge all the Repub! cans only the Democrats on rd, because, forsooth, the Democratic G r and the Democratic lexislators 1sed to furnish the office h suf- ds to keep the full force em- ¥ Now, if that isn’t funny this worid is a revolving fune The funpy man, of course, raised an ob- jection. He thought 1t was funny that tbe committee should recommend that resolution shouid bo referred to a not yet in existence, and vious of the joke, in- d been made that the d attempted to intimidate sof the Assembly by discharging bad been unpointed at their the resolution should e The report of the committee was ignored and Caminetu’s solution cilling for an nvestigation was pui to the vote and de- feated, the vote being IS ayes and 39 noes. Then the whoie subject matter was laid over unti! 11 o'clock this morning. Controller Cof next after the ais- charged employes, was the first to feel the ){ the shortase of funds in the State office. He sent down yesterday 00 warrants and 500 vouchers. urned to the Controller lorsement: *Re- declined for lack of funds. A. J. by H.” troller was an s the hat anything of t nad and the top of his head ation. The result e following letter aminers: bile the State Board of Ezaminers, iENTLEMEN: 1 beg to iaclose Superint necess; e pro- de, consider 1t of State 1 of an order naiter to t ch board shall ecision of the Printing 1 consider ed, against public policy the proper conduet of the erefore refer the atonce. State Printer Johnston, when asked by a | CALL reporier this afternoon as to reasons why he had cut off the Con- troller’s yrinting, replied that he had given instructions only wolk as was Gbsolutely running of the Siate to do such State necessary for the government until the Legislature made some provision for paying the hands employed in bis office. 1 hiave been compeled by reason of the lack of funds,” he said, “to cut off some men nd to phalanx others. I houid cut of laree number more, only for the fact that I have a very large quan- | tity of legisiative work on hand. 1 must do the work for the Legisiature and for the Supreme Court at all hazards, be- cavse these departmen:s must go on no matter what the cost or trouble may be. 1 shail do the best I can under the cir- cumstance Eugene S. Hadley, bookk<eper for the Stute Printing Office, said that Cami- netti's statement that the accounts of the Controller did not tally with those of the Stiate Printer was unfounded. The state- ment also that neither Hadley nor Jobnston couid explain the discrepancy was denied. “Whnat I did say,” said Hadley, “was: *1 will not atitempt to make any explana. tion of a shortage such as you claim.’ Caminetti said: ‘If I come to you to- morrow morning. will you try to explain?’ and I ssid, ‘I will.’ "I will say furtier tnat our books and those of the Controller balance correctly to a cent.”’ The explanation made by *Hadley is In the report of the State Printer m July 1, 1594, to June 30, 1896, ap- on page 22 a table of expenses of the such as composition employes, $14,- engraving employes, $10.090; re- eic., the whole ageregating $146,000. ler the heading, “Printing for Depart- nts. Institutions,” etc., beginning on e 28, is a statement of the cost of work done for each department by the Priniing Office. In this statement the items of in- surauce, plumbing, etc., do not appear, d therefore the total does not foot up $116.000. Caminetti, whose forte js doing politics and not bookkeeping, jumped to the conclusion that there was a shortage ©of $50,000, althongh how this counld have happened when the State Printer neither receives nor disburses a dollar the gentle- man from Amador cannot explain. = Had- Jey presenis the foltowing as explaining the mare's-nest shortage discovered by the ex-Congressman: Total expenditures from appropriation ticor elected by | required to furnish | discharged by him. to the rescue, He said | for forty-seventh fiscal year, §146,000 59, | distributed as follows: Printing for de- | partments, etc., $52,257 80; lithographing for departments, etc., $4558 20; stock and labor for thirty-first session of Levislature in excess of thieir appropriation, $28,008 63; permanent _material, $6950 32; repairs, plumbing, fixtures and improvements, | $9048 56; vaiue of stock on hand. $15,69848: | insurance, $1342 40; total, $143,564 39, leav- inga balance of 20, which was for expenses incurred in making the change of the bindery and composing-room. The | entire expenditure of $146,000, however, | is made by warrant drawn on the Treas- urer by the Controller after approval by the Board of Examiners. This supervi- | sion extends to all payrolls, as well as to | all bills, no matter how small. S ontrclier Colzan said that what | the Governor wanted the State Printer to | show wus when Joun Doe, for instance, la for composition what amount of id he et up for thatamount of This would be impracticable in ividual cases, but the aggregate num- ver of ems, etc., could be shown on each | payroll. “‘Perhaps the trouble with Johnston is that he is not charging enough for his printing, and is not including repairs, wear and tear and other necessary ex- pense in the cost of his work,” added Col- gan. Colgan denied that he had used swear words when bis order was returned to him as “‘declined with thanks” ana “not avail- able.” He said be never swore except when giving testimony in ccurt. The refusal of the printer to do his work had not hampered him any as he always kept a stock on hand, but if an_aporopriation | was not granted very soon his work would | be seriously cripyled, se he was obliged to compietely ch 11 his books | on the 1st of July. Considerable feeling is bemng_developed in the controvers, and some of it croped | out to-day when Assemblyman Hull offered | the following resolution: Resolved, That the Governor of this State be | requested’to inform the Assembly within five duysof the amount of his pitrouage in State Printing Oftice snd of number and been employed uest. | numes of the persons who bav in said printing office at h sinstance or re Speaker Coombs declared the resolution | of order. It broke in upon that| inly which doth hedge in a Governor | and was not considered respeciful. The Republican caucus this evening decided to withdraw the bill appropri ,000 for the State Printing Office and to -ubstitute D.bble’s two bills. for §40,000 and the other for $35,000. majority will thus force the minority fo eat crow whi ng the devil around the stamp. embers of the caucus were sworn to secrecy —— PURCHANE 4 70 L4ILEOA4D. An Amendment to the Ciril Lecommended, SACRAMENTO, Car., Feb. 16.—In com- | | pliance with the request made by Juage Sterry on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe the Judiciary Committee of | the Senate agreed to recommend the | passage of an amendmet to the Civil Code which will give the company mentioned the right to purchase and operate the 2 lantic and Pacific Railroad when it is | sold under a decree of foreclosure. The | mendment is to section 165 ol the Civil | Code deLining powers of raiiroad corpora- tions and is as follow. | To purchase any railroad or part therao lands, franchises, rights, privileges, pow and immunities of any raiiroad corporation created by or under any law of the ted s, or of any State or Territory situated in | Code 1Is whole'or in part in the State of California, | which may be sold by virtue of any mortgngc or deed of trust, or pursuant 1o the judgment or decree ou execution of any court o com- | nt jurisdiction. | en a purchase is made of any railroad, or | 1ds, franchises, Tights, priv- d immunities of auy railroad to any sale under any mor bf trust, or pursuant to any = decree of any court of on, or execution issued the same may be operated by the purchasing uader the franchise, | rights, privileges. powers and immunities o the company whose perty is so.d and | purchased as aforesaid. Any railroad com- | Pany may buy and sell, or ‘lease, the whole or y portion of any railrosd situuted in this lieges, powers ax | sold pursuant gage or deed under a jud compete thereunae company however, that no railroad com- have the power or be easbled, b nything in this section or by virtue of any law, t hase or lease any railroad track or trac rosdway or portion thereof { which parailels such railroad company’s ii | or lines, or any portion thereof which reason of its o; ng lines or lo n cc into direct ¢ ition with its line or lines, | or enter into any contract by which any rail | road compa way, wheihe or indirectly having a franchise or right of operative or not, shall directly vent competitic TACOMA LAWYER'S GRIEVANCE. | Brings Suit for D:mcgss Because He | Was Attacked i an Answer to a | Complarnt. | TACOMA, Wasi., Feb. 16—In the| United States court to-day the trial of Attorney Jesse Thomas’ $10,000 damage | | suit against the Union Matual Life Insur- | ance Company, which is reprosented here | through a San Francisco insurance firm, was commenced. In 1894 Thomas was as- sociated with Leroy and Georze Palmer in ths practice of law. At that time the Palmers were engaged by Johanna C. Martin to begin suit | against tne Union Mutual for the collec- | tion of a $1000 policy on the life of her | | busband. ~The case was won by the com- | pany on a technicality, and the present | suit of Thomas for damages is based upon matter contained in the company’s| nswer. The language objected to by Thomas is quoted as follow “At ahout the first day of S prember, | A. D. 1594, the said Johanna C. Martin, plainuff in this action, and Palmer & | Thomas, attorneys for the plaintiff, en- tered into an agreement and conspiracy to carry out the agreement formerly made between the snid Jonas Martin and the said Johanna C. Martin_to defraud this defendant of the sum of $1000."” It was further alieged by the company that Palmer and Thomas had no knowi- edge of Martin’s death, but claimed him 10 be dead for the sole purpose of carrying out the nileged conspiracy. The court ordered thisportion of the answer stricken out, and th company is now endeavoring to show that since the allegation was con- !funwl in a lezal document Attorney Thomas bas no right to recover damages. Thomas claims that the publication of the derogatory matter about him has embarrassed and crippled his law prac- ce; hence his request for heavy damages. Should be win, it is considered probuble that the Paimer brothers would also be entitled to damages, 1f they desired to bring suits against the company. S iogins ol | SAN DIEGO MAIDS OF HONOR. | Setections Announced by the Goddess of H the Water Carmiral, | SAN DIEGO, CaAL, Feb. 16 —Mrs. | Lewis R. Works, goddess of the coming | water carnival, has selected the following | as her maids of honor: Mrs. T. Morris | Flower, Miss Vyne Bowers, Miss Luce, | Miss Mary Luce, the Misses Fairchiid, Miss Ward, Miss Florence Ward, the Misses Frost, Miss Pauly, Miss Myra Pauly, Miss Sefton, Miss Haves, Miss Katherine Hearne and Miss Kirb, Dr. W. W. McKay cf the Marine Hos- pital zervice has been selected to att as grand marsbal of the water pageant on the night of Febroary 22 The fireworks arrived on the Mexico to- night from San Francisco and the various commilttees have begun alreaay the work of decorating the barges that are 1o take part in tbe pageant. The gunbcas Pecrel is expected Lo arrive in a few days, Sk B RS Passed the Washington House. OLYMPIA, Wasn., Feb. 16.—The in- itiative and referendum bill afier taking up the forenoon passed the House by a vote of 63 10 12. Marshall Gold, Republi- can, voted for the bi Williams and Wolf, Free Silver Republicans, voted against it. The House applauded when e vote was announced. | form the measure would receive his s | advisability of conferring upon | peop.e, within the confines of GOVERNOR BUDD VETOES TWO BILLS Objzcts to Giving Increased " Powers to Trustees of Towns. Thinks the People Should Vote on the tubject of New Improvements. In a Second Me:ssage the Chisf Ex- ecutive Says That No Money Should Be Sent to Nashvi:le, SACRAMENTO, Cawn, Feb. 16.—Two veto messages from the Governor varied the monotony of the Senate proceedings | to-day. Oue of the bills disapproved by Gover- nor Buad is Senate bill 9, introduced by Senator Beard and relating to the powers of the trustees of the cities of Alameda, Berkeley and others in the same class, The Governor is of the opinion that ihe powers conferred by the bill are too broad 10 be sately placed in the hands of a board of trustees. He suggests some amend. ments, and intimates thatin the amended nature. The text of this veto message follows The amendmert made by this bill to the existing laws governing municipalities of the class therein designated, adds 1o section 3 the fol.owing words: ~ +*To purciase, lease or con- struct water works and eleciric plants, and all machinery, conductors and appliances neces- sary therétor and 1o supply such city with and tosell to the inhabitants thereof, water, light heat and power, ete.” thus giving to th Boarl oi Trustées of such city greatly increased powers. 1 very seriously doubt the Boards of rustees the power, eic., ‘o purchase, .case or construet water works and electric plauts, and all the machinery. conductors and appliances Dec uniess the proposition 0 50 purchase, iease 'or constiuct be submitted 10 tue legal voters of such ciiy at el ther a gen- eral or special election, and their approvai of such proposition be given by such vote. It will be recognized that while this power isin some cases fimited by the constitution and by other sections of the law, still there o limitations in the section itself. Itis be latest expression of the legislative will upon tne subjsct, and the other limitations might be often easily overcome by governing The purpose of the act is tndoubtedly & most commendable one, but the extent of the cost should first be ascertained and the question submitted 10 the people as to whether they di sire 10 50 build, or purchase, or lease, and & assume tne additional tax necessary for said purposes. A limitation bn this sec Proviso that the water works, electric plants nd all machinery, conductors and appliances ssary tuerefor shall not exceed in price of from $10,000 to §15,000 would un- aoubtedly relieve the bill of many of its objec- tionable features. 1f & further proviso was added that in all cases where the estimated cost and expense necessary for the purchase, lesse or construe- tion of such plauts or the erection of such works exceeded said sums the proposiiion should be submitted to the people for thei votes, the act womid be further improv Withiut such safeguards it can be easily what temptations will be offered person corporations owning water works, el piants or similar property, to influence trusices or cilmen to purchase or lease said works or plants for the City. at an ex(rav- agant cost or upon the conditions which the taxpayers, who will have o psy for them, would not sanction, and might vigorously op- pose. To give the power conferred by thix bill 10 boards of trustees op- Councilmen, without Xpress sanction of & vole of the prople, who will have to meet the cost of the conte plated jurchase or lease is dangerous and would prove unsatisfactory, and in many ip- stances oppressive. With the amendment sug- d 1 can see no objection to the bill, and in mended form would be pleased (o see it Motives of economy prompted Governor Budd to write his veto on Senate bill 138, roduced by Senator Smith. This is an 't appropriating mobey to pay the ex- penses of collecting, preparing, forward- ing, installing and maintaining, 1aking down and returning an_exhibit of the { products of the State of California at the Tennessee Centénnial Exposition to be held in Nashville in 1897. This is the Governor's lunguage disapproving the | measure: I seriou doubt the advisability of ex- penditures of the character contemplated by th's biil. Exhibitions of a similar nature to ushville Centennisl Exjosition are held with comparative frequency within the United States, and whiie their purpose is laudable and their maintenance advantageous a State appropriation to mai each of them wculd result in a great aggre- | gat expenditure without a resulting general nefii. 1have but recently approved of an appro- priation for the maintenance of an exhibizion at Guatemala, but the cases are not parallel Guatemaiais'a foreign country, new and in process of rapid development, are fu a receptive condition, ready to be ap- ropriated by the most enterprising foreign countries. Our country is rich in the products nich her people consume; her markets are couvenient to our shores, and I believe it ad- visable State should expend s lim- jed sum in the development of & market so ivenient of access and s» rich in its prom. The N reon , is within the borders of a sister State, already familiar with our products and a pur- chaser of our commodities. That the con- sumption of Lhe products of our soil ard their | sale mas be promoted b hibitfons 1 do not deny; but when we consider the frequency with which such exhibitions are held, that they are conducted by our own bur own coun- iry, and that (0 appropriate money to exhibit at one would establish a precedent for an ap- propriation for all, I 1esl constrained to with. hold my consént to this bill. We have heretotore appropriated $300,000 for an exhibition of our various products and resources at Chicago and $10,000 for an exhi- bition at New Orleans. These exnibitions were International, and tho coaditions sur. rounding them were such as justified the ex- penditure. They resulted in' advertising our resources within the limi1s of the United States to an extent which renders unnecessary the ensctment of Senate bill 138. The proposed exhivition ut Nashville lacks the ' features which distinguished those at Chicago and New Orleans. In view of the great expenses which appro- priations similar to the one contemplated by this bill might ultimately entail I am conw vinced that the geueral weliare will be best subserved by leaving to private enterpriso the development of our domestic markets. —_——— IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY. this and similar ex- Matters of Importance to the State Duly Considered. SACRAMENTO, CaAn., Feb. 16.—The Senate at its morning session passed the following bills: The Stratton primary election law, which was ordered transmitted immedi- ately to the Assembly; the bill introduced by La Rue to prevent the adulteration of wine. . Dwyer’s bill for the segregation of con- tracts on municipal buildings as amended by the committee was defeated, but Dwyer gave the ususl notice of reconsideration., The Senate refused to reconsider the vote by which Mahoney’s bili was passed decrea-ing the rate of interest pawnbrokers may charge and extending the time for redemption of pledges. The Finance Committe by Chairman Voorheis reported in favor of the passage of the Dennis Jordan claim, and against the bill providing for the erection of a monument to the late Colonel Kdward D, Baker in Golden Gate Park. Senators Voorbeis, Shine and Prisk were granted leave of absence for the pur- pose of attending an executive meeting of the Miners' Association in San Francisco. Seawell’s amendment to the Assembly fixing the numoer and salaries of the em- pluyes of the Supreme Court, which re- n by a| tain an exhibition at | Her markets | hville Exposition, upon the con- | duaced the sa'aries of employes, was lost. the author, however giving the usual no- tice of reconsideration. The Assembly biil increasing the effi- ciency of fire departmenis in cities of the | first class was reconsidered, amended and | made special order for next Tuesday. Assemb.y bills, fixinz the number and salaries of the employes of future Legisla- tures, were passed as amended. A substitute was offered by Bulla to the Assembly bill relative to the husband’s control over community property, the sabstitute barring all persons who do not hegin suit with year from the time of having gift deeds declared void. Senate bill relaiing to the probate of foreizn wills was. passed and the Senate adjourned. At tnis morning’s session the Assembly | passed the bill appropriating $50,000 for the maintenance of a new Normal School at San Diego; also Assembly bill 607, amending section 1670 of the Political Code, relating to eaucation, Assemblyman Valentine presented peti- tions numerously signed by mercantile bodies of Los Angeles favoring the con- tinued maintainance of the State Mining Burean. The special urgency file was ordered for the session to-night. The Printing Committee presented Caminetti’s resolution eailing upon the State Printer to furnish the names of employes recently discharged by the State Printer, the reasons for Such dismissal and by whom appointees were recom- | mended. The Printing Committee recom- | mended that the resolutions be referred to a special iuvestigation committee, to be appointed. An attempt to pass the resolutions at once was lost, Dibble objectinz on the | ground that it was not understood. IThe Committee on Public Printine re- vorted back the substitute for the bills of | Dibble and Shanahan appropriating $75,- | 000 for the support of the Public Printing Bureau for the forty-eighth fiscal year. The substitute went over until 11 o’clock | to-morrow. The concurrent resolution for a special | House and Senate commitiee to investi- gate the State Printer was passed. | _ The Senate bill makirg the first Monday in September the only State holiday was | ussed. P'This’ afternoon the Assembly finally | passed the following bills: Senate bills | adding a new section to the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to voluntary dissolu- tion of corporations; relating to the sale | of franchises and to collect toll. Senate bills, as heretotore amended by | the House, were passed as follows: Limii- | inghto technical points tue reversal of | jud gments by the Supreme Court; relat- | { ing to the record of conveyances; Trequir- | | ing that judgments be carried into execu- | tion aftera lupse of five years from the date of entry. | The House went into committee of the whole for the consideration of Senate bill ating a commission for the promotion of uniformity of legislation throughout the United States, with the result that the vill, as amended, was reported favorably. Assembly bills were passed relative to the granting by municipalities of | franchises for the construction of bicycle paths ana roads; providing for translation of laws into Spanish and their distribu- | tion. At the evening session of the Assembly | the following bills were passed: Bill ap- | | propriating to pay the claim of R. J.| Broughton for transportation of prison- | ers; designating persons who are incom- petent as witnesses; anthorizing boards of health of municipalities and counties to | 1s5ue subpenas for witnesses and compel | their presence, the taking of oaths, etc. conferring power upon boards of health | | to pass ordinances not in conflict with the | board of supervisors; conferring upon | municipal corporations the power to con- demn lund under eminent domain ana to | erect buidings for municipal purposes. On motion of Chynoweth the ruies were suspended and the following bilis were read a second and third time and passed: | Making an appropriation to pay James H. | Barry of the Star Publishing’ Company, | McClatchy & Co. of the Sacramento Beé | | and the Herald Publishing Company for | | | the printing of constitutional amend- ments; appropriating $2000 to cover the expenses incurred in quarantining against smailpox; conferring on the State Fish Commission the power to sell the hatch- ery at Battle Creek to the Federal Fish | Commission; appropriating $20,000 to sup- | port the Southern California insane A ium for the remainder of the fiscal year; bill relating to the construction of build- ings for the University of California, and | the bill regarding the submission of plans of competition for the Hearst prize. Ad- journed. | PO \’ IMPORTANI LEGISLATION, Contempt Froceedings and Other at- ter Considered in Committees. | SACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 16.—Several | important measures were considered and | acted upon to-night by the Senate Com- mittee on Co itutional Amendments, Most of the session was occupied with | listening fo the arguments of V. S. Me- | Clatchy of the Bee in favor of and of Judge Catlin against the constitutional | amendment providing as follows: o speech or publication reflecting upon or concerning any court or any officer thereof shall be treated or punished as a_contemp: of court uniess made in the immediate_presence of such court while in session, and in such a | manner as to actually interfere with its pro- ceedings. The matter was taken under advisement | | and Cisirman Bert of the committee was elected a committee of one to learn from the Supreme Court whetier itsdecision in the McClatchy contempt case would be | handed down before the close of the ses- | sion of_the Legislature. as on the decision | of the Supreme Court in this matter will probably depend the action of the com- | mittee. I the Supreme Court deciares what is known as the Barry contempt law unconstitutional! it is believed the com- mittee will favor the proposed constitu- tional amendment. Otherwise it will be | disapproved. A ! | The committee decided to report back | without any recommendation the amend- | ment providing that the clerk of the As-| sembly and the secretary of the Senate | sball appoint all ‘the legislative attaches, | and that the per diem of such nttaches | | shall not in the aggregate exceed $200. The code commission amendment pro- viding for the im position of a State license | tax of $300 a year on every saloon, regard- less of city and county licenses, will be reported with s favorable recommenda- | tion, | The Senate Committee on Corporations | to-day decided to report favorably the bill giving gas companies the right to demand deposits from tenants before supplying such tenants with meters and gas. —_———— Anticipates a New Charter. SACRAMENTO, CAv., Feb. 16.—In an- ticipation of the adoption of a new char- | ter by San Francisco, Mayor Phelan for- warded to Benator Braunhart a constitu- tional amendment to article XI which will give San Francisco absolute home | rule under the proposed charter. The | measure was introduced by Braunhart| to-day, and exempts San Francisco from the operation of the county government | act. Its text follows: The provisions of sections 4 and 5 of this article eaall not. nor shall any legislation | passed pursuant thereto, apply 10 any consoli- dated city and county government now exist. ing or hereaiter formed which shall have be- come organized under section 7, or secure a charter under section 8 of this article, e el Signed by ihe Governor. SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 16.—The Governor this afternoon signed Assembly bills authorizing Justices of the Police to call in othsr Justices 1o sit on casesin their stead; increasing the number of Judges of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, appointing one additional Judge; amending section 389 of the Code of Civil Procedure; authorizing the em- ployment of couvict labor on roads ap- proachitg San Quentin, S Against a Free Market. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Feb. 16.—The Assembly Committee on Commerce and Navigation to-night reported unfavorably upon Assembly bills 562 and 619 to estab- lish a free market in San Francisco. Challeng NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. [occ'cioooc) Masterly [CooC0oo0Ccoo000Clo0Co0000b0000000IC0000000I00000) J o0 [00001000DI000000K {CCCO000 2000000k Our competitors have never put up, but have always shut up when we have challenged ‘em to equal our prices and equal the class of doods of- fered during our challenge sale. This time the challende represents a higher grade of doods than we have ever offered during any of our sales. The first floor is alive with ‘em, alive with the handsomest of Overcoats, the most fashion- able of tailor-made Suwits, Swits and Overcoats lthat haven't their equal in town under $15 and $18. Challen mer prices, de price for pick, irrespective of for- We’ve Neve [S000 500000 0000000000000 D0 CCOCOCTO0 andzs You’ve Never (0000000000000 SEEN HIGH-CLASS CLOTHING SOLD AT SUCH A FIGURE. THIS IS NOT A HALF- HEARTED AFFAIR---WEVE CUT WAY DEEP. It’s for four days, bedinning to-day and end- ing Saturday night. Of course yow know the choicest is the first to be selected. This is for a fact the dreatest sale of high- class clothing we have ever held. It’s made up entirely of fine Suits and Over- coats, the very cream of our stock, the very latest of fashions in Suits, the very cleverest of Over- coats ; it’s a massive collection of truly high-class garments at NINE DOLLARS. RAPHAEL’S INCORPORATED), Frisco’s Biddest and Most Popular Store, 9,11, 13 and 15 Kearny Street. Marvels of Grace . ARE THE OVERCOATS. We've placed some two thow- sand of ‘emv in this four days’ offer at Nine Dollars. Sparing not even our cleverest of Royal Kerseysin biue, black and brown shades, darments possessing a wealth of tailoring & 10 —valwes up to $18. Our Cleverest of Nobby Top Coats In tan shades, awfully swell garments, are in this great four days’ offer, darments that yow have paid readily $18 for. CHALLENGE PRICE, --$9.00-- Not for long—just for a few days. Can’t stand prices that long, but just to make the other fellows put wp or shut up. We Simply Can’t Begin to describe the number of fashionable Swits that're in this four-days’ sale. There’s too many to attempt to describe ‘em. Ouwr window tells the tale better than we can. 4 Yow'll find all our mnewest fashions in fancy switings, in pretty plaids, dressyworsteds in blue and black—Cutaway Swits in dressy coloring Double-breasted Sack Swits in plain and fancy coloring: Single-breasted styles with fly front vests. Suwits that yow can’t find their like in this city under $18. CHALLENGE PRICE, --$9.00-- Just to make the other fellows put wp—but they won’t; they know they can’t equal the val- wes,