The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1897, Page 5

| | | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 27 1897 LUCREFOR | * QUMPEL'S | POCKETS Attorney Foote Wrings an Admission From the Expert. HOW HE WAS TO0 GIVE| TESTIMONY. Extra Pay if His Opinion Be Favorab'e to the Fair Es- tate’s Executors. WOULD GET $2000 T0 DECOY THE DEEDS. This Witn-ss Was Subj:cted to a Har- rowing Ordeal Yesterday While Under _Cross-Examination. Those who attended yesterday's session | that were hot wri of the Fair-Craven trial cannot echo the | you will swear toit?” asked Mr. Foote, insinuatingly. The attornesson the other side were all standing up again now with new protests, Mr. Mitchell argued against the test once more, and Mr. McEnerney quot-d from somebody on ‘““the rules of expert evi- dence.” “'On, let's not waste so much time,” fina'ly interrupted Mr. Foote. *“1'll with- draw the book.” Counsel for the estate breathed a sigh | of relief at this and resumed their seats. Gumpel when on direct examination testified that Senator Fair never left the letter ““a” open at the top, as it ap eared to be in the disputed deeds, and Mr. | Foote row reminded him of that fact. Gumpel in repiy said he still adhered to that opinion. The attorney then handed bim a letter written by the dead million- aire in 1894. “Is the letter ‘a’ in Fair's signature to that document open or closed?'’ asked Mr. Foote. “It's open,’ * replied Gumpel. hen you will have to change your ovinion - about Senator Fair's alleged habit of wriling closed ‘a's’ exclusively, won’t yon?” This” was objected to by the other side and the exper. was pot compelled to an- swer. He was, however, permitted to demonstrate on the blackboard bis theory that even in writing an open *a” the Sen- ator used the same stroke and pen move- ment as he did in executing the closed ones, The capital letter “F” which begins the word “Fair” was next referred to by Foole, and the expert’s atieution called to iae fact that he had testified that the letter was invariably written in two pieces by Fai A number of the deceased’s let- | ers were then shown to him, in which the “F” did not to all appearances bear him out in his opinion. Gumpel's expisnation of this discrep- ancy took a new turn, being to the effect that Fair really was addicted to seven dif- ferent habits relative to the execution of the letier “F.” At the request of counsel he illusirated these varieties on the black- | board. Butin doing so he fell into a trap and got quite a gruelling from the merci- less Foote before he got out of it. It appears that he had already testified that in making his comparisons ot Fair's writing _he n..a rejected all letters or “exemplars,” as they are called in court, ten around or about the time the millionaire is sa.d to have old complaint that their greatest effort was to keep awake. It was without doubt the liveliest day that this long-drawn-out proceeding has yet experienced—made so primarily by the cross-examination sles between opposing counsel own in to lend spice and zest to the day’s doings. The baitin w. has been being familiar Foote for, e with the exasper- Foote a witness, everybody knew that act of the drama would g of more than ordinary itdid. not emerge from the ordeal As has been the case somet And who knew his business, he lost rtradicted himself aiarmingly. admissions were wrang from will doubtless supply the k for some scorching allusions nents are reacted at the close ; re sdjournment. Mr. e was curious to know what the other Gumpel for his services the case. The expert was inclined to evasive at tirst, and vouchsafed merely at he had a contract with the executors of But, being pressed, he said he was to get $3000 for his scrutinies of the d will and deeds and for his opin- 1d is that all?” asked Mr. Foote with uiiar smile. Well,” said Gumpel, hesitatingly 18 also understood that it my opin srable to them I am to get more.” t what I was trying to get at,” said triumphantly. i be | sel d them nothine. have the right to show this witness’ his case and why he is testify- ing here,” was Mr. Foote's retort. *Itis tinent that the jury should know that s man is here for the puipose of filling ockets with lucre.” The court ruled the questioning on ths | point to be proper, and Mr. Fgote then the additional confession from t his extra allowance for giv- favorablz to the estate’s inst Mcs. Craven will tue morning session Gumpel at_ne pronounced the so-called will genuine at a time when the heirs were anxions document probated in_preference to the trusi” will. The defense also desired question him regarding scme blunders said to have made in other cases in h he_sppeared as an expert, but the urt declined to admit the evidence. Gumpel acknowledged that he had been in frequent consultation with the other | perts employed in the case, but assured | the a eys that he did not permit them | to_influence him in forming his opinion. Mr. Foote had & new piece of bait on his houk for Gumpel when court reconvened for the afternoon session. He handed the expert his court note- book, and, pointing to' some writing on | one of the pages, asked him to diagnose it | then siate whether or not it had all en written with the same pencil and all at the same time. This brought the entire line of attorneys or the plaintiffs to their feet with a | chorus of protests. Mr. Mitchell declared that evidence of this sort would open up collateral issues and encumber the case. Mr. McEnerney’s rail was that the other side had no right to trip up the expert with catch questions, and Mr. Wheeler said that all of the courts had tuled against this style of testing & witness’ ability as an expert. Tudge Slack could see no harm in the que-tion, however, as he deemed it simply | preliminary, anyhow. Gumpel, being directed to answer, said that in his opinion Mr. Foote had written | those notes with one pencil and at the sume time. ow, vou aresure about that, are yo FOOD COFFEE. COUNTERFEITS. U. S’ Court Checks the | Distribution of Imi- tations. About 400 counterfeiters have been mak- ing imitation Cereal Coffees and working them off on buyers. Tney generally use at part of the wording on the origi- nal, and some take the red seals of the geauine Postum Cereal Food Coffee. The U.'S. Court nhas laiely enjoined Grain-O s0d ordered them fo avoid further in- frinzement, Postum is the original palatable Cereal Coffee, and is made of selected parts of the cereals which give the elements needed for the rebuilding of the gray matter 1n the nerye cells. Tue counterfeits are made of—well “just any old thing” to look like Postum and get people’s monev. Does ny one expect the maker of a counterfeit to care how much food value he gives? Buyers can get from 1wo to five times as many pounas of counterfeit for the same price as one pound of the genuine Postum Cereal Food Coffee. All right for those who **have money to burn.” If a procer offers you an imitation *Ce. real Coffee” send his name and address to us please. Postux CEREAL Co., Lin. Battle Creck Mich. of Handwriting | Expert Gumpel and with numerous tiffs | g of Gumpel by | Joo. o looked | written the *‘pencil” will and deeds. He | had said he coula not form any opinion | from writings that had been executed several years before 1894 But now, in picking out those different habits of writ- ing the letter *F,” e resorted 10 one letter written as far back as 1880. “Dian’t you swear that you could | not get along with writings unless they were contemporaneous with the date of the disputed documents?’ asked Mr. '\\el. Ididn’t look at this letter be- fore,” sputtered Gumpel, who was now ty of the expert when | grn\\mc quite excited. “An to tha “This latter was not—" +Didn’t you swear to that, I say?” I don’t remember—maybe I did.” “Don’t you know you did 2" I guess so.” “Well, then, what do you mean now by wer my question—didn’t you swear | making ‘use of a letter of 18802"" umbled and groped, and at | as an expert when the de- | The most interesting of these | for tue estate objected stren- | o the bringing out of his evidence, | | | | | signature to the wiil. to have that | | | characteristics,” said Mr. Foote. | Gumpel hesitated and then said that he bad only picked up this particular letter by accident. This did not satisfy Mr. Foote, either, and he wanted to know whether or not the expert had not assisted himself with tuis letter to form a general opinion. umpel’s reply was that he bad only searched it for peculiarities in the let- | ter “q.” | “Then why didn’t you tell us about that before?” asked Mr. Foote. “Because I thought you would ask me about it,” replied Gumpel. “I can't re- | member everything.’ *On, you thought I would tumble to it, did you?” Mr. McEnerney objected to Mr. Foote's tumbling propensities, and that gentle- man’s last question was stricken from the record. Before the letter ” was dismissed, the | plainuff's attorneys were permitied to ask Gumpel s few questions the answers to which would'tend to put him in a better | light peiore the jury. But they only | served to make more trouble for him. He | was demonstrating again with the capital | “F” on the blackboard, when Juuge Den- | son of the defense’s line suddenly broke in with a declaration that Gumpel was purposely exaggeratiug certain cnaracter- istics of Fair's writing for the purpose of bolstering his own evidence. ““This witness is resorting to a trick to | deceive the jury,” ®aid Judge D:nson warmly in conciusion. This charge was objected to and charac- terized by Mr Wheeler as *‘misconduct,” but the court permitted it to stand. Judge Denson then stepped up to the blackboard and pointed out the exaggera- tions he had referred to for tha benefit of the jury. Mr. Foote also called attention to an “F"? that Gumpel had drawn on the board in imitation of the one appearing in the He wanted to know if it was a correct reproduction, and Gum- vel said it was. “Now you have testified here that the signature to the will possesses no lite or *Don’t you know as a matter of fact that that ‘F’ on the board is the liveliest one of the | whole band you have drawn " Gumpel admitted that it was pretty lively, but said that liveliness in a writing | did not show *“life.” “Well, is that ‘F’ alive or dead?” per- sisted the attorney. IU's neither,” said the expert. ‘‘As a matter of fact it's a good, lively fat letter, now isn’t it ?” “I's fat ecough,’” said Gumpel, “but it has no life.” The expert was released after this, but there is some more of the witness-stand in store for him to-day. RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH | Judge Joachimsen says It Is the Pre- rogative of All Citizens. Police Judge Joachimsen vesterday dis- missed the charee of disiurbing a public | meeting against M. J. Haverty. The latter is a resident of the Richmond district and the owner of a plat in the Laurel Hill Cemetery. On the 21st of this month President C. H. Hubbs of the Richmond Improvement Club called a meeting 1o fariher the club’s plans of opening up the cemeteries in the district. Haverty was in attend- ance ana denounced all measures calcu- lated to disturb the dead. He would not down at the command of | President Hubbs, and the living were given un exhibition of rgther lively times. | Some women fainted ana others ls?neke? :hlle Haverty kept the male element busy until he - e was finally ar. Judge Joachimsen declared { hat the de- lexndum }llxvnd avery bit as much right to express himself at the meeti other citizen, Bl ————— Money in the Sutro Tank. Amusement Manager McQuade of the Sutro Baths has evoived a noveity for next Sunday’s entertainment which-promises to furnish no end of sport for swimmars, old and young, snd the spectaiors as well. At a st 4 on that day he intonds to tossa handins oy $5 gold pieces in'o the main tank and then a hatful of silver dollars and haiédoliars & big gong wiil sound the signal for fortune: hunters to dive, end whatever anybody re. covers from the bottom he or she keeps, There promises o be a great scrambie. e el Employes’ Outing. The committee of arrangements for the an- nual outing of the employes of Sanborn, Vail & Co. have completed their programme for a very extensive day’s enjoyment. It will take place this yenr on Monday, May 31, at San Ra. inel Park. Refreshments provided by ihe iady ‘empioyes will bo served to all free throuchout the day. The party will leave o the 9:45 A. 3 Sausalito ferry, returning home on the last train from San Rafael at 6:45 b . Lk bl balg ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. 10 CELEBRATE LINCOLN DAY Good Progress Made by the Local Monument League. Grand Army Veterans to Speak in the Public Schools Tec-Morrow. A Special Entertainment for the Grown Peopl: Will Be Held in the Evening. Everything is progressing favorably for the local celebration of the first Lincoln day, which will be held in this City to- morrow. In the afternoon over sixty veterans, members of the Grand Army posts, will visit the public schools and take part in the exercises. The exercises of the day will culminate with Lincoln night exercises in the Girls’ High School on Scott street. An outline of these several features was given last evening at a special meeting of the President Lincoln Monument League that met in B'nai B'rith Hall on Eday street. Treasurer C. Mason Kinne revorted that $1031 has come to his hands for the erec- tion of a monuwment to the memory of the martvred President. Besides this the quartermaster holds $300 more, and a large sum is now in the hands of the officials of the School De- partment. All this shows that the people are united in this one purpose. President W. W. Stone statad that the Superintendent of Schools nas taken an earnest interest in the movement, for on Tuesday he issued the following notice to the principals and teachers: Ladies and Gentlemen: The edition of nm CaLL, dated Sunday, May 23, contains an ex- celient paragraphic biography of Abraham Lincoln, admirably adepted for class use in the commemorative_exercises 10 be held Fri- sy aiternoon, May 28 Veterans of the G. A R. will gratefuly re- ceive contributions of flowers.at Metropolitan Temple, on Fifth street, near Market, Monday morning, May 31, from 8:30 to 9:30 by the clock. These flowers will be placed on the graves of soldiers who battied for the Re- public. 1 trust that teachers and children will unite to make these floral offerings as liberal as crcumstances will permit. At the request of Mrs. W. W. Seamap, Siate manager, N. E. A, please send’ to this office, on or before Friday, the 28th inst., the names and Postoffice addresses of those teachers who propose to atiend the thirty-eighth annual meeting of the National Educational Associa- tion to be held in the city of Milwaukee, July 6-9,1897. Respectiully yours, R. H. WEBSTER, Superiniendent of Schools. Mr. Stone read an_encouraging letter from the State Superintendent of Pubiic Instruction, located av Albsny, N. Y., which is as Tollows: W. W. Stone—DEAR SiR: Piease accept my thanks for your letter of the 9:h inat., inclos- ing & page of your Sunday’s CaLL, dedicated to the memory of Lincoin. You are certainly doing a great work and I hope that the resuits may more than meet your e: pectations. 1shali gladly encourage a similar movement in the Empire State. Yours very respectiully, CHARLES R. SKINNER, State Superintendent. The remainder of the meeting was de- voted to rearranging the propramme of the different scncols. The announcement made by President Sione explains all, and it reads as follows: Lincoln night—There will b a meeting of the Lincoln Monument League at the Girls, High School, on Scott Sireet, near Geary- Friday, May 28, at 8 o'clock. The public gen. erally are invited to atiend. Admission free Mayor James D. Phelan, chairman of the advisory boerd of the league, will presid-. General W. H. L. Barnes, Colonel Henry C. Dibble, Hon. Charles H. Barrington, Judge M. Cooney, Superintendent R. H. Webster and others will deliver short addresses. Vocal and instrumental music wili vary the programme. This meeting is a culmination to the exer- ctses of Lincoln day. In view of the board’s prompt action our City teachers should as- semble en masse to give 10 Lincoln night that professional tone which the occasion would seem to require of them. W. W. £TON, Presiaent Lincoln Monuuent League. F. J. PcK, Recording Secretary. In addition to the foregoing there will be presented a unlnu repre enting army camp lite, entitled “Tenting To-night, in which a quar:et will take part. Follo ing are some of the new members of the Lincoln Monument League: Agassiz School. Pros er L. Wolt Wanda Horaa Willie M. Luug Norm.n Nelson Miss 5. M. Jones Gladys Houpt Geoigine Hunson G eorge G. Lunt Howa d Lee Dietterle Frank Muyer Mary Wepfer C. Fink Jack Hiliman Miss E. Holngsberger W. Frank W bi:tler otita B. Whitter John Kaymond Flynn Howard Swift Mowatt Mitchell Alice Gnrdner Oliie L. Crim Pesrl G. Deiger Maggls Delger Mrs. H. C. Jensen Joseph T. Kielty Standish Mitchell ‘Annie ) oung Elwer N. White Mrs W. F. Cordes C. F. Meyer Albert Schumacher J. McAlister M. Louise Crim ¥red k. Deiger Edw. F_Deiger Gladys Iverson Antafnette Mil er guire, two cer- ptaim John Roberts Herman Schumacher Cnarles Pfeider ¥rans Sawyer Cnarles Levinson Harry Levinson Chester Levinson Ciara Schroeder Pansy raiterson Mavel Mcally Hazel Frost Miss Sankey Flossie Ulaire Foster Herbert Gou d Earl boud Mrs. F. A. Stewart Frank Costello Clarence Hobbs Bella Carnegie ¥iossie Gardiner Mrs. J. Dobnelly CUherile Bir-hoim Bertha Schroeder Kobert 0'Connor Bessie Gardiner Rober. Ashion Gardiner Anoa Jessup irs. Beaumont Edofe Suillvan Alice McGilt Albert McGill Etnel Irvine William B. Irvine Freddie Barg Hazel Wis T Wi lle Byrne Tsabel Schioss Larnedi Kimmerle Irving Moigan Auvert Mcbougall Nelia Dickson Mirs. L. Torrey Lens Weepman Marguerite Morgan Donald Day Tjaimer Jorsenson tenrge Mcurother J. Hencke M. ~ims Fred Hadiey Geriruae Peterson M. R B'ey Hazel Heliwix Mry C. Hel.wig Miss M. A. Glidden Miss . Gl.dden Longfellow Primary. Willie Les Henry Kohn Warran Gallagher Adol{ F. Heins Francols ~auvaire H. Muiler ndrew Johnson August Bellnaer Frank A. Johnson H. X klliott . Neumann 1 homas Leach kaith Llavche Carl J. Johnson Andrew L. Johnson Andrew Samuels N. 8 Nelson Honorel Sauvaire W. A, Newell biarie Sauvaire Miss M. Hoiden Alice Corcoraa L. H. Foote 1da Corcoran I L L.dd Louts N. Ethier Root Eife Ethfer M. Mazazer Loui eG. Meyer A. Brown William C. Meyer M. Swerisen Johanna H. Meyer C. Swertsen John H. Aeyer Albert Nelson ¥. K. Glesmunn Mary Nelson Miss Kay Wililams Miss Ella Feely lle Hoyes fe Kearaey T. Conro; ot sle Buckiey T. A. Collins William McCord Ces_re Masoero Hearst Grammar School. Clarence W. Hall Charles Huyck Luln Hall Marguerlte Linn Tne dore L Ha'l William F uzgerald Flor-nce Cloak Rudoiph Bue.tler - Fstella Ruddock Milton Liucoln Linc.in ‘Alice Banner M Luian Walsh mivh Charles Vo.z Mrs. Burrosor Thomas Simnite Liliian Hurney Albia Mahn Lilian Lincoln Miss L. F Bray Luly Akmunn Henry Glindeman Mrs. A. K. Converse Florence E. Converse Laura McCarthy llly Flizgerpid Varn+cke E m udden Lucille rou seau tusanne Jepnneret ‘Aibert Krumeyer Char es Huber Stella Gebunrdt H.6. Dahler Beh 'ena Jorst Bernard Kearns Georye K. Bavhas eorge Goodall J. McCaruali Thomas Dyvidion Charles Jeanneret Jr. Wiiliam Conrad Charles Jeanneret W. H. Matthews A A Wilis P B Johnson Anita Boger H. oz Norman Short George Crowell Noonan Frances Dodd Alma Petersen Henry Peiersen Xthel Ste:son ‘Auron Murks Meta Petersen Carrie short Harry Gurfield Noonan Alice Sullivan Edna Prosek Fiorence A. Daves | ucille Tucker Edwin W. Tucker Wliber S. Strawbridge Belvia T. Strawbridge Chester W. Strawbridge Madeline G. Smith Alma D. Bogar Gertle Freese Annie Barnett Book of H. Col. Matthew Slaudecker Lewls B, Reld, N. York ‘W It Thomson Mra. A. k. Cogswell, Oak- Wiilie Fiynn Wrattan 1and J. ). Cogswell, Oakiand Mary Sch.audrcker 1da Hol fogsworth Ray Hollingsworth eorge C. Gue Charles A. Goe Charles D. Haven Jr. Frank 8 Mortimer Vera Edmie Lanskin Dat Selleck Mortimer kred L Brewer William D. Tillinghast & V. Calp Mrs. k. Saunders Fred U, B atton Mascer Frederick Sum- Robert A. Theobald er. Oakland Jessie E. Selleck, Los An- Edward J. Burke geles Marvin M. Selleck, Los Benjamin Co lius Angeles Mrs. J. 5. Manley warien Manley. Samuel B3 H n Behrend Joost Jr. Cinr ¢ Bessle Huyck Mrs. Sarah Robertson Grace Angelo Nirs Mary Barlage Mrs. Allce Carroll Biss M. A. Bargge Miss A. M. Bar.ag: H. D. Barlag Mary Hetchcox Bessle Stetson Mrs. J. . Effinger Rena R. Effinger Mrs. Charles Quaiman Alma Trezallls I Cariyle Anaerson Abrabam Anderson Arthur E. Anderson Charies E. anderson Fdna Smith Ralph Hoover En Egzers Willlain Short Francesca Eggers Joun H. Moore Bertha Boger May Kobertson W. Mortimer. Joseph <. Manley Selma C. Palma, Osk- 1and Walter A. Sherman A. Sparrow, Alameda David A. Baum Wil lam M. Dye John « hamberlain Pond Ca der Innis 8. Broemmel R H. S Kimmings, Perkeley Temple Watson 1defonse Cuenfn Ropbla F. Cuenin Carlos F. Montealegre Laura D, Arnold Susan Stint T. omas C. Conney . W. Shzonon Jona W, ‘I'hornley Frank Harris PUPILS TO HONOR BUNKER HILL DAY [ &5\ e \j/ Exercises Will Be Held on the Morning of June 17 School Director Head Wants Teachers’ Back Salaries Paid. Estimate of the Amount N:eded for the Department Submitted at Last Night's Meeting. The Board of Education decided last j evening to recognize Bunker Hill day with more than the ordinary mark of re- spect. Superintendent of Schocls Webster | introduced the following resolution, that was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That in addition to the raising of flags, as provided for in section 126 of the rules, teachers devote the first fifteen minutes | CYCLE MEET AT VALLEJO, Entries, Heats and Handicaps for the Races Decora- tion Day. All the Fast Rid.rs of the State to Compete—Hardy Downing Will Appear One of the biggest cycle race meets of the year will be that scheduled for Deco- ration day, next Monday, at Vallejo, un- der the auspices of the Ariel Bicycle Club of Vallejo. The meet is sanctioned by the California Associated Cycling Clubs, and will ba under the direct management of its officials. All of the best racing men of the State are entered, as will be seen in the follow- ing list of entries, heas and bandicaps: Half mile scratch. amateur—First heat— Charles Kroft, B. C. W., San Francisco; B. W. Acack, P. A. A. C., Portiand; J. A, Bruce, A. B! C., Vallejo; G. H. DePue, R. A.C., San Fran- ciseo. Second heat—P. ®. Mott, R. A. C.,0 kland; F. L. Morton, B. C. W., fan Francisco; Egery, A. B. C,, Valiejo; J. E. Malloy, L. San Fraucisco,’ Third beat—C' Sau Francisco; T. cisco; G. :}; L arles Goodwin, S. H. White, C. C. C., S Y, Valiej of the moring sexsion on June 17—Bunker Hill day—to such exercises as will appropri- ately commemorate that importaat historical event in the American Revolution—the battie of Bunker Hill. Chairman Waller of the Finance Com- mittee submitted a report in wnich he recommended that the May salary de- mands of teachers be given them in spite of the deficit that canfronts the depart- ment. Director Head offered a substitute strongly urging that the half month’s sal- ary of the teachers that was held out in November last be paid them immediately. He quoted figures from the Treasurer showing that the money was on band, the department had the money on hand, to deprive the teachers of their just dues. Director Waller raised a point of order that was sustained ty the president, and the coffmittee’s report was adopted. An estimate of the appropriation that will be asked at the hands of the Super- visors for the next fiscal year was submit ted by Director Waller. It calls for §2 021,458 87, distributed as foliows: Teachers’ salaries, §962.080 87; teachers’ unpaid sal- aries for 1896-97, $115,500; janitors’ sala- ries, $54,424 85; subplies, books, station- ery, repairs, $334,453 15; permanent im- provements, $555,000. The appropriation allowed for last year was $1,200,000, to which was added a “bal- ance o: $1.000, carried over from the pre- ;| vious year. There will be a deficit of $130,000 or more. The estimate was ac- cepted. The Committee on Health reported that during the month past the eyes of 1035 children had been examined with the fol- K, C., San ancmo. Wilson. A. B. C., Vallejo; W. C. Klotz, B. Vadlejo. cisco: cCauley, A. B. Eikhardt, unatiached, Oakland; George H. » Vailejo. €. Williamson, B. C. W., Santa R. A. Melvin, &. B. Sixth heat— Rosa; P. A. Deacon, Wincheli, A. B. C. attached, Napa. Seventh heat—E. F. Russ, 0, C.W., San Fran- cisco; C. D. Gooed, R A. C., Oskland; G, F. mm. AB. i M. Gilman, B. C , San Fi Tony "Alborelle, 0. C. Sen Francisco: Two-thirds ot s mile, open, professional— First_heat—A. N. Jones, 0, C. W., San Fron- cisco; Hardy Downing, G. C. C., San Jose; Ed Chapman, E. C. C., Napa; W. B. Piump, K. A. akland —Otto Ziegler Jr., G. C. C., San Second_h C. L. Davis, 0. C. W., 8an Jose; Bert El- , Oakland; R.G. ; John Farrell, uu- E. ‘A. C.’'Oakisnd; M. B.euler, unat- | hed, Paris, France. Third hear—C. K. Coulter, 0. C.; W. Mans- field, Ohio; H. E. McCrea, Los Angeles; A. M. Boyden, A.’C., Oakland; F. M. Byrue, 1. C. San Francisco. Five-mile club race for members Ariel Bicycle Club oniy—First heat—J. A. Bruce, George H. Me.vin, H. C. Wilson, R. G. Wincaeil. Second heat—C. F. McCauley, George F. Kutz, F. . Lee, John C. Egery. pJnird hew—G. A McKay, C. J. Daly, B. C. gery. Tuira heat—G. A. McKay, C. J. Daly, B. C. Egery, G. G. Halliday. One mile, professional hanaicap—First heat —Otto Ziegier, scrateh; H. E. McCrea, 35 yards; .M. Byme, 60 yards; W. B. Flumb, 120 yards. Second heat—A. M. Jones, scratch: Hardy D wning, 30 yards; Bert Eiford, 90 yards; Bieuler, 120 yards. Third' heai—C. R, Coulter, scratch; C. L. Davis, 20 yards; Ed Chapman, 35 yards; A. M. Boyden, 65 yaras. This will be the first appearance of Hardy Downing, the crack San Jose professional, since the meets of last win- ter. He has forsnken the league and joined the C. A. C. C. The steamer Monticello has been char- tered to take the cyclers from here to Vallejo and return Monday. It will leave Mission-street whart at 9:30 A. M., return- ing at 6 p. M. ana midnignt. Tue lnre, in- cluding admission to the grand stand, has been placed at $1, which is very reason- able. The following will act as officials at the Referee—R. M. Welch; judges—F. H. Kerri- 1, Charies A. Adams, A. P. Swain; (Imers— :. E. Stoddard, George . Wetmore, George . Siraitou, H. D.'Haden:eldt; umpirés—Captain aptain E. F. Flinn, W. B. Mel~ vin, Leon K. Talley . F. Kose, George Trautiler, Herbert b, Giark; olerk of outsee George E. Dixon; assistant cierks of course—1W. L Loos, 5. A. Copper, Ea McGettigan Jr.; aunouncer—Willlam F. Koaop; siarter—Wal: tor B. Fawcett. OFFICER ROBL JUSTIFIED. He Did Not Make Any Change in the Cassino Warrant., Policeman F. W. Robl has apparently been made to suffer for the laches of an- other. He served a warrant for Manuel Cassino, wanted for betrayal, upon Manuel Casin, the erstwhile Central American politician. Then he was suspecied of having changed the warrant so as to co- incide with the name cf the man arrested. But it appears that Robl was not to blame. Casin was pointed out to him as Cassino and when the arrest had been made it was Prison-keeper Olen of the California-street station who in good faith made the name on the warrant correspond with the name given by the prisoner. It was & comedy of errors all round and as the name on the warrant was miserab.y indited the mistake was a natural one, reflecting no discredit on Robl or Olen. D itin hioy —George P. Fuller 0.C. W, San | % B.C. W, San ¥Fran- | Valiejo; Jacib | lowing result: | _Five hundred and sixty with normal vision, 61 shortsighted, 228 Iarsighted, 186 stig- | matic, 5 cros--oyed. 4 wall-cved, 8 color blind. Among the 475 with defective sight, 53 are provided with proper correcting glasses. The City Bourd of Examiners made the | foliowing recommendations: | _ R. H. Webster to be recommended to the | State Board for a diploma of the high-school | grade, and Mrs. Louise B. Deal, Miss Margaret F. Haussler. Miss Harriett E. Rademaker and frented s high- -sehool_certificate; Miss Spedding and Miss Tessie O'Farrel: granted grammar-grade certificates; high-school cer- uficates renewed for Miss Ada M. Goldsmith, Elisha Brooks and Charles H. Ham;primar wrade certificates renewed for Miss ‘Emtly M. Goggin and Miss Mary H. Slavan. There be- ing but eight mem vers present the report was laid over one week. The Committee on Buildings ana | Grounds reported in favor of pursnasing \ a lot for a school building to be located west of Baker street and north of Fell * street, as asked for by the Panhanale and Avhbury Heights Improvement Club. Also that u four-class school buiiding be erected on De Haro street, near Solano. The report was adopted. The positions of teachers of drawin g in the School Department, now beld by Miss Katherine M. Ball and Mrs. E. P. Bredley. were declared vacant, the action to take effect on June 1. This action was taken on the ground that the teachers are not necessarv for the conduct of the de- partment and that there is no law for the payment of tueir salaries. An attempt was_made to remit a fine imposed on Miss P. M. Nolan for failing 10 send in her regular report on time, but the measure failed 10 pass by one vote. Recommendations of the Committee on Classification were adopted as fellows: A new class to be formed in the Everett Grammar School, Miss M. E. Devine assigned to the Everett Grammar School; a new class to be formed in_the James Lick Grammar School, Mrs. M. L. Brown to be transferred irom the Franklin Grammar School to the James Lick School; Miss Eana Cadwalader as- signed as probationary teacher in the Frank- lin Grammar School, Miss L. V. Morgun signed as & probationary teacher in the Fair- mount School; that the study of humane education be introduced and made a reguiar course 1n the schools without extrs expense to the department. Superintepdent Webster was instructed to carry out the nrovisions of the medal trusts, by which Messrs. Bridge and Dan- man provided $4000 for the purpose of giving rewards for meritorious work in their classes. Soclely The curront iesue of “Socfety” s espectally attractive. It couiains s supplemental por- trait of Claus Spreckels as No.1 of a series ting “The Fortune-builders of Cali- There {5 also a variety of other me: torious pictures. Perhaps the most frscinat- ing is a viznette on the first page of Miss Laura Leigh Gashwiler, whose egagement to Sam- uel M. Shortridee has recenily been a: nounced. The work on this portraitis to all appearances perfect, the bright, {rank face, with its intellizent expression, constituting a notable ornament to the page. Other por- traits _are: President David Starr Jorasn, Mme. Barrios, Mayor Phelan, who contributes a special article; Professor Lowe and Mrs. Sey- mour. The typographical work is pariicu- larly creditabie, and the department of adver- tising is attractively managed. The whole is comprised in an artistically tinted cover of snrimp pink and goid. e e —— Smashed Pippy’s Buggy. George H. Pippy hassued the X L Dairy Com- pany for $150 for the wrecking of his buggy on March 20 by & milk wagon belonging to the defendant. Pippy was driving along Fol- som street when the wagon struck his ve- Taost entirely demolishing it. George ttorney for the plaintiff. NO MORE DR DENTAL TEETH WING TO THE SUCCESS Wi HAVE MET A = Filled Extracted Without Fain. NEW TO-DAY. EAD OF THE CHAIR. iy Without Pain. Crowned Without Pain. Bridge Work Without Pain. WITH IN OBTAINING BUSINESS AND THE many requests from patients living at a dis ance who have not been able to avall them.elves of the low prices we have given the public the past thi. rate until June 20 on all work done 11 our offices Our pavients are fally protected againsc the overators are skilled svecialists and eraduvtes of the best collezes of America. Nostuden: ity days, we have determined to extend the present evils of cheap work and inferior materials. Our mploye.t. We are not compe.ing with cheap dental estab.ishments, but with ficst-class dentisis, 8: prices less than half those charged by them. FULL ST OF TEETH for GOLD CROWNS, 22k 4 00 up BRILGE WORK, per Toot) 400 up By 1-aving ycur order for Testh in the morning 00 up SILVER FILLING. GOLD FILLING.... CLrANING TEETH. ¥ou can get them the same da. No charge for xcrac.in: Tceth when p.ates are ordered. Work done as weil at night as by daylight by the modern elestrical devices used here. VAN VROUM ELECTRO-DENTAL PARLORS, 997 MARKET STREET. CORVER SIXTH., TELKPHONE JESSIE 1695. Kight Skllied Overn 08 Lady Atiendants. German and Frencs spoken. Open Evenl elock: Bundays, 8 il 12 AlL SUrgical Work one by G. W. Wil iamuog. ALD. T Y RInes til 10 and declared it was an outrage, as long as | Miss Flora Van den Bergh for life diplomas of | the grammar erade; Mirs Evelyn L. Sheppard te | T 2R QT 222 Al G2 R e e e ) S S i R e Qe e ST R et Qs e Qs e s e G222 ) | /// NEW TO-DAY — CLOTHING. 7 This great sale of damaged clothing posi- tively stops Saturday night. Simply because all the damaged goods will be gone by that time. Until then you have your pick of hundreds of Suits, Overcoats and Trousers, only slightly damaged by smoke and water, at a trifle of their real value. These garments are every bit as good as new so far as wear and looks are concerned. The money paid us by the insurance com- panies goes into your pockets. Scores of people carried away their arms full of these bargains last week. Every day counts now ; every day lessens your chance of being lucky enough to get your size among these snaps—so take warning and hasten. SACRIFICE PRICES. Several hundred sv and $15 All-Wool Suits at......oooiiviieenin.......95.00 and $6.00 A number of All-Wool Overcoats that lay where the smoke and water were thickest, slightly damaged, worth $15, at.......$5.50 and $6.50 Some excellent $3, $4 and 55 Trousers, all wool, damaged only slightly, at ceel. 8125 A few of those $1.25 Pants left. Odd sizes, but if you can find a fit among them you’re welcome. All-Wool Vests as low as.....................65¢c ISN.WO0O0DsC? (COLUMBIAR WOOLEN MILLS), 541 MARKET STREET Directly Opposn.e Sansome. Open Evenings tilt 8 o’clock. Satyrdays till 10, | | % ) i | fi | | § 2o