The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 27, 1900, Page 5

FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1900. ' IMPORTANT MATTERS AFFECTING THE CITY UNDER CONSIDERATION PLEA FOR A RIVAL |WILL IGNORE BOARD TELEPHONE COMPANY | OF PUBLIC WORKS | Board Urged to Pur-|Suparvisors to Order! ‘ \ [ Its Franchise. authorizing the Mayor to written contract with the Telephone Company to the right and option to ¥'s franchise was referred to by the Board of The City S reets Improved. ref of the Board of Public s to recommend the best pavement downtown s of the Street Committee t but little. Supervisor Curtis solution at yesterday's rd providing that as > Works objects to rec- aving of Washington, nd Pine streets from with asphalt on dation the work accordance with the on the Board of Super- The L] w wi law id Reed, possibie for one tel at the Street Com- become a rival to with several reliable kes $1.500 06 per yea 1d be the best pave- It w exorbi customers b; ly. We >ut on! r- t for all ndation T heavy favored ption could mall that the cf acquire it. B chise of the Pe. duty of the tion and npanies t0 | on its own acc best e rates,” | pavement be Reed c tention to the ¢ pro- ring tion of the Boar street work, an escap he written recommenda- Public Works for all :ld that there was no Curtis, however, quoted uced a resolution which on of the er . t s requested ard of W X ard whether | any str W €O ith | been m of article IV of t an affirmative vi e to the Pacifi Reed desired tc improv Company on was on file, and ish the board with | p ated that a general appli ounts of money d been filed by the Merchants’ ¢ named telephone | ciation and the North Central Im ociation for the repaving the downtown 3 ved to ame stituting for asphalt salt blocks of the same h asphalt, but ector was authorized to to complete his annual ent with the Auditor. The Treasurer was authorized to em- ploy one additional clerk for two months. The Auditor was empowered to emplc temporarily ten extra clerks. The be 4 to meet this even- n rate investiga- em- set- rly | Treasurer in the | pted by this boa: ARE DOWN TO ISSUES IN THE POTTER CASE Witnesses Testify as to the Services Performed for Deceased by Claimant. fon instituted by Mrs. Annie i estate of the late Jesse . Potter to recover for services rendered has been stripped of its sen- al features, and the attorneys are now reaching into the merits of the case. eph Malfante, proprietor of Delmon: . A. Noble, who attended the rles W. Constley, his bar- Kelb and William La France, Mrs. Pro MAUD M. NOLAN BY A DIVORCE DECREE FREED Court Finds Her Charge Was True. Other Unhappy Couples Seek end Are Granted Relief. » lan granted a ai- | m Joseph F. Nolan by | | | N k. were g Malfante stified as to their knowledge of the services rendered by Mrs. Pronk, both agreeing that she was unusually attentive to the deceased g his last illness and added much to is comforts. C testified 2s to hav- received $10 a shave from the deceased or two occasions, and was as sure t Mrs. Pronk had been as generous in to the deceased as he was been determined she was of sor_of services. Kelb and at they had served suite frequently, and al- . Pronk in att the last witness of the as to her attendance on Potter, and gave to the jury her . te of the value of her services. When the claima left the stand the defense made a motion for a non-suit. 1 T was denied by Judge Daingerfield. mon L. ¢ rman has sued Kaelie produce its witnesses to- deser- —_——————— ILLEGAL CRAB-CATCHERS ARE TO BE PROSECUTED Chief Deputy Babcock Discusses the Value of Shell Fish as a State Product. SECRETARY GAGE ON MEANING OF “STUDENTS” Those of the Chinese Variety Must | Be Above the Grammar School Grades. It is against the law to catch or have In o Ok & r Jackson re- ! your po ion a female crab. The State om Seors ard of Fish Commissioners Is enforcing al of Yip | the law and offenders are being verely an_unusually Bartolomes was taken into g = Chinese eX- | custody yvesterday, and on Friday last An- - ic ¢ of A. Paladini’s ther from China @ few | tonio Espo, foreman steam fishing hoat, was arrested for hav- ing female crab in his possession. | " “The necessity of enforcing this law. £aid Chief Deputy John P. Babcock, * much more tant than the public gen ppreci; There are at the pres. thirty-thre; sline crab boats € two men each who fish along the a certificate as a student 2 t was found an_elemen: hat he had ¢ of receiv His s:at as ord Secretary from ten miles north of the Heads udents” i1 | 1o six or eight miles south. These boats to & Chi- | are worth about $600 each, and the owners e. assume: the purpose of learn ite merely or to stu iy | ons or any other of the el mentary branches. The word was to lLic taken in its broad sense, and therefore Yip was not & student and should be de- ported. fish on an average of five days a week the year round. They catch about seven dozen crabs a_day, and some days make a heavier catch. In addition to the gaso- e boats there are forty-nine sallboats engaged in this business. The latter alued at $75 each and are frequently ned by two men. Their catch aver- four dozen per da: The figures for the full catch for 1509 are interesting. One hundred and eleven thousand and twenty dozen crabs were caught during that year. The average welght is about thirty pounds to the dozen. The total welght was 3,330,600 pounds, which at 70 cents per dozen gives a total value of $77,140. This is an Increase over the catch of 185, when the total catch was valued at 361,760. The small catch in that year was due to the fact that there were no_ gasoline boats usea. There is no doubt the crab is on the de- crease. This line boats are used, and they are able to cover more territory than the sail boats. “Thus it is absolutely necessary that the female crab should be left undisturbed. The Board of Fish Commissioners Intend prosecuting every offender of the law, as the fishery industry is one of the most im- portant in the State.” i ————————— CLAIM HIS YOUNG BRIDE THIS AFTERNOCON Miss Lucie May Jackson and Dr. Max Rothschild to Be Married To-Day. Only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties will be present at the wedding of Dr. Max Rothschild and Miss Lucle May Jackson, which will be cele- brated at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Jackgon home on Sutter street. ‘Th fair young bride-to-be is the daughter of the late John P. Jackson, and } it is owing to her father's death that the marriage will be such a qulet affair, in- stead of the brilliant social function that was nal]!l' planned. Rev. Dr. Hemphill will perform the ceremony. The bride will wear a simple white Swiss gown and her only ornament ;ml o & wpras of range blosagma: sent 'rom Soda Springs. oun i take his bride to e——— Registrar’s Official Canvass. Partial results of the officlal canvass of returns made vesterday by Registrar | Waish show that McKinley carried the | city by 999 votes. The pool selling ordi- nce vote was 2263 for, %52 against. e total vote cast was 65161, & very heavy onme. In the Forty-first Assembly District Dibble's vote was 1613, Sutro, his opponent, beating him by 585 votes, Su- tro’s total belng 2198 | WILL | i i ! Moncy 414 not buy the testimonlals which tell of the worth of Sohmer Planos. ’ The young doctor wi The praises come from the home, where rey, where a week will be nt. merit f."m only consideration In plano m‘f'mm'e‘;n;e of Dr. and Mrs. h- selection. The Sohmer Plano Is usad and commended in 30,000 American homes to-day. Sohmer Pianos Byron Meauzy, Sole Agent 308 PostStreet, San Francisco schild will be at the Hotel Richelieu. A Woman Insolvent. Florence N. Reed of S8an Francisco filed ‘a_petition in insolvency yesterday in the United States District Court. Her Habid- 327,70, mostly due in Buffalo, N. 2 ; district in accordance | 31 ndance. | due to the fact that gaso- | ELLERT SEVERELY ARRAIGNS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Declares His Fear That the Mayor Would Appoint a \Weak | | Ex-Mayor L. R. Ellert has opened up on the local Civil Service Commission | and . expresses opinions that are very| uncomplimentary to the men comprising | that beard. Mr. Ellert says among other | things that the commission is meet- | ing with trouble because the members | | are inexperienced, use bad judgment and ref to accept the advice of better in- formed pecple, able to post them on how they should proceed. Mayor Ellert says he fs an ardent advo- cate of clvil service and that as a Free- holder his only fear was that the Mayor | would appoint to the Civil Service Board theorists who would not carry out the| €pirit of the charter. Those fears have been realized, the ex-Mayor declares. Some politicians who are interested in the welfare of certain members of the Phelan-Fey push, now holding jobs at the City Hall, are criticizing Judge Hebbard's recent decision and saying it was rendered | police ofticers, led them into many errors. For instance, the charter provides that the Commis- sioners shall make rules to carry out the purposes of the article on civil service, but it does not empower the Commission- ers to make changes in tne rules to suit inaividual cases without some reasonable notice to the public, which they have | aone “several times. The position the Commissioners assume in their construction of the law as set forth in section 4, article 13, “that all ex- aminations shall’ be practical in their character,” is very peculiar to say the least. The recent examination for for instance, was to my mind a clear violation of the spirit of, the | charter. A good police officer should be in perfect physical condition when he is appointed; ne should also be intelligent and have good judgment. But questions should not be submitted to him that would necessitate the education of a professional man to answer correctly. “Another instance was the examination for the Tax Collector's office, which un- on polftical grounds as part of a plan to break down the charter. There is being wn into the face of these persons the sions rendered by Judge Seawell, who is a Democrat, in the Assessor Dodgg and Treasurer Brooks, both Demeerats, in regard to fees and the suit of the shorthand reporters, also brought by a Democrat, to have nullified the in the charter providing that the criminal Superior Courts receive but $200 a month each as 1 compen and the statione: blo scribing were harter. st if the Supreme Court sustains awell, will profit to the extent of $50,000 during his four-year term, though he pledged hir cept ces whatever should the him Assessor. Brooks will profit 1f to the people to ac & el. rgely in the action wherein rded the fat plckings from ; s Gavin McNab, Democratic 1 The matter was submitted on briefs as agreed to by City Attorney Lane, attorney Democrat It is said that Dodge tried very hard to have action regarding fees brought into court without his appearing as a party and that a strong effort was made to tnrow Breoks to the front in the mat- ter. The Treasurer had set aside the ount of the poll-tax commissions at Dodge's request and when affairs were reaching a focus he told the Assessor that if he did not do something pretty quick the sum to set aside would be turned into the general fund by the Treasurer. Then the action was begun. Ex-Mayor Ellert said yesterday: “The troubles of the Civil Service Com- Jners, in my opinion, are due princi- pally to their inexperience and bad judg- ment, as well as to the position th sume in being unwilling to accept advice or suggestions from éitizens, who, from their experience, are competent to give them advice. None of the gentlemen of the commission, 1 belleve, have had any practical experience in municipal affairs, action instituted by | tion and pay out of this the | aer the charter includes the license de- partment. In place of providing for two or more examinations to conform to the law for this part of the municipal govern- | ment, “one examination only was given. | Nearly au the questions submitted applied to the duties of the tax department, which was unfair and unjust to the employes of the license office, whose dutles are en- tirely separate and distinct from those of the tax department. The excuse of the Commissioners for violating the law in this case is, I believe, that it would be | impractical to do any different, which is not a fact. “The Commissioners also assume the | position, and a very unreasonable and un- businessiike one it is, that the clerks in | any department should be competent to do the work of any other clerk in the | same office. That contention is, of course, simply absurd. As well assert that in a | large department store a clerk in the hat | department should be able to go into the | hardware department and be perfectly | familiar with the duties; that one in the boot and shoe department should be cap- able of performing the duties required or one in the toy department. I hardly think if the principles advocated by the Civil Service Commissioners were applied to a | large business house, that the business | would succeed for any length of dime. | “I have always been an ardent advocate | of civil service reform, and from my ex- perfence in public life I realize the neces- sity of having some such system of ap- pointment. As one of the Freeholders 1 took @ very active interest in advocating the article applying to civil service. The only fi that 1 had was that the com- mission to_be appointed by the Mayor would be “composed of theorists, who wonld not earry out the spirit of the char- ter, and I regret to say that my fears have been realized. I have kept in close touch during the past few months with | the work of this Civil Service Commission, and- It is my belief that the clty govern- ment has been seriously demoralized by | their theoretical rulings. I believe to-day that nine-tenths of the City Hall em- ployes would be more than willing to take the exzminations applying to their posi- tions if they thought they were going to Board Has Been Realized---Democrats Were the First to Break Down Charter. have fair play. I do know that a number of heads of departments are in favor of their employes taking the examinations if they could receive the examinations provided for by the charter, but they object to hav- ing persons thrust upon them, who, while they may be highly educated and pass the scouting of the Civil Service Commission, will be Soiiesuniconpat U perform the duties of the positions to which they may be gssigned. “The mmissioners must not forget that their bonds as public officlals are very small as compared with those of other officers of the city governmeat, such as the County Clerk, Tax Collector, | Sheriff or Assessor. These officials are responsible on their bonds for errors made by Incompetent deputies and consequently should have some consideration shown them as to the employment of their dep- utles. It Is certainly unfair‘to thrust per- sons into their offices and compel them to teach them their duties for an indefi- nite period. Indeed, I unlerstand that threats have been made that ii certain officials do not do this the Mayor will be appealed to to remove them from office. Coercion by the Clvil Service Commission is no better, to my way of thinking, th that of the’ political bosses, The princ ple is exactly the same in both cases. “In conclusion, I desire to say that I dv not question the integrity of the commis- sion, but their power §s so enormous for good or evil under the charter as they construe it that I belleve thev have lost their heads. In attempting to excuse their actions the statement has been made that the fault les with the system. Such is not the case, however. The merit system provided for by the charter is like many other sections of the chartes all right; but the trouble has been with the officlals who have construed the pro- visions of the instrument to suit thelr own ideas and whims. ““While the Supervisors have amend- ments of the charter under consideration, I belleve they could not utilize their time to better vantage than by devising some way by which this important arti- cle, if constitutional, can be carried out as the people of this city expected and the freeholders Intended it should be carried out. “Under all the circumstances of this controversy I think the Civil Service Commission should unite with the heads of departments of the city governmen: and obtain an early decision as to tha constitutionality of the charter artlcles, as was done In the cases of Assessor Dodge. who 1s sulng for his poll tax com- mission; Treasurer Brooks, who Is suing for his collateral inheritance tax fees, and the stenographers who resisted the article fixing their salaries. In none of these instances was resistance made to the decree of the courts. but courts and officlals joined in an effort to settle the law. “I regard the course row belng pursued by the commission as ill-advised and cal- culated to cause additional trouble. The danger is that a fight involving partisan politics will tend to degrade civil service reform and deprive it of a fair trial before the people. “The statement has been made that T am the attorney for Sheriff * Lackmann. This is untrue.” | and the very lack of that qualification has HOTED CRODK CAUGHT WITH IS PLUNDER James Horton, a Daring Bur- glar, Again Behind Prison Bars. " James Horton, allas Gray, allas Murray, an ex-convict and all-around crook, was arrested yesterday morning by Detectives | Wren and Diran end locked up in the tanks. who hes been operating with considerable success” in the Western Addition during | the past week. In his room the detectives found several pleces of jewelry and some silver ware which are known to have been stolen. Horton first came under the eve of the | police about five years ago, when he was ted in Oakland while in the act of breaking into a house. He was convicted | after a short trial and sent to Folsom. | On being discharged about a year ago he | came to this ecity and committed a serles of daring burgiaries. Before the podice could arrest him he and another crook named McCallum had a row over a div sion of spoils, which resulted in the latter shooting Horton in the foot. McCallum was arrested and sent to San Quentin tor three vears. While in | nized as ‘the pal of a noted counterfeiter, | who was beirg anxiously sought for by | the Secret Service officers. Herton’s room | was located after considerabie trouble, and _a _complete counterfeiter's plant found. Subsequently the confederate of Horton, who proved to be an ex-convict named Gray, was arrested while about to leave the city. They were both charged with having counterfeiterls tools in their possession, but were acquitted after sev- | eral trials by a jury in the United States court, A short time afterward Horton was dis- covered in the act of breaking into a house in the Western Addition, but through some {nfluence he was reieased on his promise to leave the city and never return. After leaving here he went to Sacramento and committed a number of I bold burglaries. He returned here about | two weeks ago and at once got back to his | old tricks. | The detectives have sufficlent evidence | #gainst him to land him in the peniten- tiary for a long period. FIVE BOLD CROOXS LANDED IN PRISON Visit the Arctic Oil Works and Get Away With a Quantity of Brass. Five bold crooks, Frank Donnelly, Rob- ert Taggart, Thomas (alias “Irish”) Joseph Collins and John (allas ") Carr, are locked up in the City Prison. They were arrested yesterday by Detectives Ryan and O'Dea, Railroad Detective Lewin and Polize Officers Orr and Koegel and charged with grand lar- ceny. A few days ago the men stole a WB( and rowed to the Arctic Oil Works, here they stole about a thousand pounds of brass, valued at $200. The brass was taken away in the boat and sub: juentl: sold for $75 to a junk dealer ox:.gn.mog street. With the exception of Collins and Carr all the men are ex-convicts, Donnelly having served two terms in the peniten- tiary for burglary and robbery. Last evening Donnelly and were identified as the men who entered the store of a Mrs. Patterson and stole :bout % worth of silver I:l&lv:fi and orks. ey are also suspect being the men who broke into a house at Sis- son and stole a lot of siiverware. John J.\Barrett to Speak. John J. Barrett will deliver an address before the Chamber of Commerce at 2:30 E . H » &mpo—dny :n dllcal- “Trade Con- The public 18 invited. He is supposed to be the burglar | the hospital Horton was recog- | TEACHERS WILL GET THEIR BACK SALARY Wells Finds a Way . to Pay Creditors. When the merchant and school teacher creditors of the city sign “paid” to their warrants they will, or should, thank Auditor Asa R. Wells for their bcing able to do so. The Auditor after consultation with his old and much tried friend, the new charter, has evolved a way in which bills against the city owed since 158 will be paid. thanked in the cause. Now the charter in its entirety and de- tall is known to the Auditor as well as his Bible, perhaps better. The question of how to pay the teachers and merchants | whose hopes of seeing the city’s money | had been on the point of d | & very blue beyond, has welghed on the | Auditor's mind for some time. | thought of many a plan, many a time, { | | | | | | | | but all had “gone agley” until that use- ful instrument, the charter, offered itselt as a stepping stone out of the difficulty. The charter states that ail money re- maining in the City Treasury at the end of the fiscal have been liquidated shall be disbursed among those (be they teachers, merchants or what not) who have judgments againat the city. This provision applies with equal force to judgments obtained for indebtedness encountered before the charter went into effect. Now the teach- ers and merchants, with patience which approached near to being a virtue, have walted for the distribution, long promised | and equally long delayed, among them of a sum of $129,70 due from the city. Till the Auditor and the charter stepped in the money had looked like what insur- ance men call ““a bad risk.” . The close of the present fiscal year, hewever, beheld in the City Treasury a snug surplus of $225,000 accumulated from | the Increased assessment. It appeared to Auditor Wells that some of this should be devoted to awarding the | Job-like patience of the teachers and merchants. Attorney Lloyd gave the matter careful consideration an | the same conclusion as the Auditor. He;e is the wa; Attom?y Iiloyd liletl up the matter: e surplus is open to I.Pllck from Il:iy creditor who had or could secure judgment against the city. The question of devoling some of the sur- plus to street repairs does not !l;'\n-ea as the charter provides that outstanding claims must be satisfied before the sur- plus can legally be devoted to any other purpose. Now, what will have to be done to get the money is for the creditors to assign all their claims to one man, who will”sue the cltfr and secure judgment. The surplus will pay everybody in_ full and yet leave some thousands of dollars for street rurpo!&!. The sum due the merchants is_$5000, while the teachers claims for November, 1898, salaries are $25,750, and for December, 1808, $96,000. The ne’ that the Auditor has solved this vexed question in a_manner which seems i | everybody should, he thinks, make pleas- ant sauce for the teachers’ Thanksgiving birds, and be a source of llc)‘y to every citizen in that the municipal ntegrlty of San Francisco has been redeemed. Write fornew catalogue of Watches, jewelry & sliverware. Hammersmith & Field, 3 Kearny. * D S — They Seek Lower Rates on Oil. President L. P. Crane of the California Miners’ Association has nppc:lnted the fol- lowing_named a committee to wait ‘upon %he traffic men of the Southern Pa- cific Company to ask for a lower rate for the transportation of crude petroleum from the points of production to the noints of consumption ?on their lines: W. H. H. Hart. & A, Jacobs, E. D. Berrl and G. W. Terrill of San Francisco, and C, AT e o e with the railway authorities. Bee the display of diamond and pearl brooches &t Rudolph Barth's, jeweler, 141 Post street. * e —————— Will Lecture in Temple Emanu-EL The San Francisco Council of Jewish Wmnwfllmmt;l—mulwnnn in Temple Emanu-El, Sutter street. Henry Weinstock of Sacramento will Jecture on “The Educatfon of the Jewish Past and Present.”” The public is Reuben H. Lioyd may also be | solving Into | He has | year after all valid debis | came to | likely to yleld satisfaction and dollars to | The 'commiites | DUTY CALLS THE SENIOR SERKTOR 10 THE EAST Listens to Delegations on the Eve of His Departure for Washington. | George C. Perkins, United States Sen- | ator, expects to leave Alameda County | this evening for Washington, D. C. Dur- | ing the past week he has listened to | many delegations who have favorites to | recommend for the office of United Statés District Attorney. The place, however, | will not be vacant until the resignation of | Frank L. Coombs, the incumbent, Is ac- | cepted. Mr. Coombs wlil eriter upon his | duties as Represcntative in Congress from | the First California District on March 4, 191. Among those who are willing to succeed him in the office of District At- torney are: Thomas L. Carothers, Mar- shall B. Woodworth, State Senator J. J. Boyce, General E. 8. Salomon and D. E. | McKinlay. Washington a day or two beforé Congress | convenes and will doubtless obtain the | views of the United States Attorney Gen- | eral regarding the appointment of Mr. Coombs' successor. Clem Perkins, who is slated for the po- sition of cashier of the custom-house, to | succeed W. B. Hamilton, is not a son, but a nephew of Senator Perkins. The Sen- | ator has three sons, but the only one in | the Federal service is the youngest, who | gained appointment to the naval acad- | emy by competitive examination, in which forty applicants competed for the prize. It is no secret that Senator Perkins is a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate. His present term will ex- pire March 4, 193. The Legislature to con- vene In January, 1903, will elect his suc- cessor_unless another deadlock shall en- sue. The opponents of Senator Perkins are spreading the rumor that he has en- tered into a bargain to retain in office | John C. Lynch, Collector of Internal Rev- enue. At the next session of Congress Califor- nia will be represented by a solld Repub- lican delegation. The members of the House will fin1 on the calendar a bill which has passed the Senate authorizing an appropriation of §2,500,000 for build:ng a new custom-house in San Francisco. |, Doubtless Representatives Loud, Kahn, ! Metcalf, Needham, Coombs, Woods and McLachlan will unite their effotts to se- cure early and favorable action on the | bill in_the House. The fact that the city gave President McKinley 10,00 plurality will not handicap the Congressmen in their efforts to cbtain the needed allow- ance. MAY WILTON HELD FOR ASSAULT TO MURDER In Open Court $he Threatens the Spe- cial Attorney With Violence. The preliminary examination of May Wilton, dressmalker at 117 Taylor street, charged with assault to murder for stab- bing her landlord, A. Sanderson, with a ir of scissors, ':‘%l congluil:d bell'arlz udge Mcgan yesterday and she was hel odn‘:-wer bel.yore the Superfor Court in ‘bonds, During the examination of one of the witnesses for the "nl:fied :urn% prosecu Mack, special prosecutor, her onaneoeculm:mddmdam had not thrown a flatiron at her, and on another occasion taken five shots at a man named Martin, who used to her. The wit. ness 4 Mlntle GM':MM who was seated close to Mack. “If I had you outside I a for de- 11 z ; ‘soak with a your quick. Tendant mof b | Plague Senators Bard and Perkins will be in | FUNDS VOTED FOR ST. BARY’S SQUARE Ordinance for a Park Is Passed to Print. The ordinance providing for the appro- priation of $100,000, in two installments of $50,000 each, for the acquisition of land for St. Mary's square was passed to print yesterday by the Board of Supervisors, after a motion to postpone it indefinitely had been lost by the narrow margin of one vote. The ordinance also provides for the release of the $125,000 oniginaily appro- priated for tne park and now neid iatact in the city treasury pending the outcome of hitigation, G. L. shacburne, president of St. Mary's Square Associatign, made & SUrong appeal zor the appropraftion. “'I feel satisned,” said Shadburne, “that if you assure us of $10,00 for the park we will raise whatever more will be neces- sary by private subseriptions. The Police Department favors the establishment of the pavl Il wipe out = veritable crdinance, if adopted, | Wit release the §125,00 now tied up, which can be uitlised to pay creditors of the aty.” “I dcn't believe a squaré is necessary in said McCarthy. “l cannot that localits,” 100,000 asked for. must be suvmitted tc a vote of the people. | the aistrict which fited by the rark. “1 am in favor of parks,” sald Hotaling, “but not too many in one district. 1 would faver a park south of Market street, for instance. for tkere children Lcould romp end play, but they will not do €0 in St. Mary's Park, even hough flow- 1 move th ordinar.ce. Brandenstein opposed the ordinance on | indefinite postponement of the charter. “Father Otis told me once,” said Bran- wanted in the locality was on account of the lack of police surveillance haunts of vice. This Is a sad commentary and certainly calls for some action.” Tobin favored the establishment of a park, but contended that as the illegality of the appropriation was obvious he would vote against it. as It would be keeping falth with the park promoters =nd release the $125,000 to pay an army of creditors of the city. Hotaling's motion on indefinite postpone- ment of the ordinance was lost by the fol- earry: Ayes—Brandenstein, D’Ancona, ing. McCarthy, Stafford, Tobin. Noes—Booth, Boxton, Braunhart, Comte, Connor, Curtis, Dwyer, Reed, Wilson, The motion on passage to print of the ordinance was carried by the following vote: es—Booth, Boxton, Braunhart, Comte, Conno1, Curt's, D'Ancona, Dwyer, Reed, Wilson. Noes—Brandanstein, McCar- thy, Stafford, Tobin. THEY DEPLORE DEATH OF COLONEL JACKSON Hotal- Hotaling, ory Drafted and Presented by Customs Employes. A meeting of the custom-house em- ployes was held yesterday morning and the following resolutions of conduirnes to John P. Jackson Jr. were artistically engrossed and bound in morocco covers: To the family of the late Colonel John P. Jackson: We, the employes of the customs service, of the Collector's department, deepiy deplore the death of Colonel John P. Jackson, and, in- spired by an affectionate regard for him, offer to you our sincerest sympathy in your be- reavement aad beg at the same time to conm- vey to you our appreclation of his exalted character. o ‘These are not formal words, but are the hon- est ex fon of a respect and admiration for his character, which we eariy felt and shall always maintain. It may be gratifying to you to know that his attitude to his subordinates was characterized by the gentlest courtesy and unfailing kindness. He bore himself In his high office with the dignity befitting his station, without austerity, yet was accessible to all under his control. We felt that If ever contention arose even justice would be meted and that without re- proach. We take a pride In having served under one | who, ‘in every activity of life in which he | took a part, and in every office, civic and mili- | tary, with which he was honored by an ap- preciative country, he bore himself In the front rank. His integrity .was conceded, his intellectual capacity was admired. He was honored as a citizen and officer and loved as a man. *“Whatever records spring to light, His never shall be shamed.” ‘We shall cherish his memory with tender regard and your grief shall take counsel with our love. You and we have been bettered by his life, | and_hts death shall not be without good, for “Sorrow always is and ever has been A power to virtue friendly e e SECURING JURORS FOR HOFF MURDER TRIAL Two More Accepted, Making Nine Altogether, and Another Ven- ire Issued. The work of selecting a jury for the second trial of Albert Hoff, charged with the murder of Mrs. Mary A. Clute, is pro- gressing slowly in Judge Cook's court. Yesterday forty talesmen were examined. Their names follow: J. §. C. Thompson, Fred Velegar, C. S. Warner, George Covert, C. O. Horwits, James M. Patrick, Otto Schratt. E. P. Overton, E. er, E. H. Mitchell, W. H. Roussel, . J. W. Leavitt, W. Wallace, C. C. Muore, L. F. Gejssler, J. J. Affolter, F. Bu- chanan, G. A. Fleishner, Prank Titu: Darker, Charles Elliot, W. G. Seppich, N. C. Lindelcy, Isidor Meyer, James A. Desmond, F. Baumel, H. Schmulian, D. W. H. Lohsen, Henry Lackmann, M. Hammersiag, Peter Jonnston, Daniel Kelly, James Otis, Willlam Pardy, M. Toolitsz, E. C. Young, W. J. Pat- tosien. Of the number two only were ted —D. W il Lohsen and W. J. Pattosten— making nine accepted altogether. The others were excused for cause and one, E. H. Mitchell, was peremptorily chal- lenged by the defense. This makes six remptory challenges for the defense and our for the prosecution. Another venire of 100 was issued returnable this morning. —_———————— MILO WALDRON WILL PROSECUTE WALKER Assailant With Assault to Milo Waldron of the Majestic saloon court Liam Walker, the saloon-keeper, of Los ‘Angeles, with assault to murder. Walker ap] in court and was Instructed and arr: ed. vflznwn Te] - Attorney Percy V. Long, an rter Ashe ;pp.ms as special prosecutor. .The case was by consent continued ior a week. At time Waldron was stabbed by ‘Walker in the Leepalmer House, Novem ber 17, in the room occupled by May Wal- ker, a woman who formerly lived with the Los Angeles man, Waldron declared positively, that he would not Prosecute er, but he has apparently changed his mind. May Walker, the cause of the trouble, was in court. ——e——— Civil Service Examinations. The Civil Service Commissioners have set examinations for positions in the offices of the County Clerk, Assessor, Sherift, Recorder and Coroner, as follows. and_assistant reg'. cler] e ek Decombae 18, T+ "or - clerks, Courtroom clerks, County Clerk, Janu- 3. .g:filg:.‘mu. .h'n'l‘nn ;"4 Bt e o n fimul:?‘ nmm'n ® | at an esttmated cost of 33005, | tended | % cents to workingmen, said tickets, ho' | fled hours of the day. see how we can legally appropriate the | demeanor. ‘I'ne charter says that | to the Jud any purchasc of land in excess of $50,000 | its legality. 1 think an assessment should be made in | ed to enter Into a supposed to be bene- | struction of bunkers ers may grow where sin has flourished. | present investigating the re REDUCED FARE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN Another Ordinance Before Supervisors. The futile efforts made In the fast Board of SBupervisors to secure a reduced car fare for workingmen and school children are to be revived by Supervisor Braun- hart, but with the workingmen left out. Braunhart introduced an ordinance at yesterday’'s meeting of the board provid- ing for a half-fare to be cha-ged school children going to and from _school braunhart is not dismayed by the fact that an ordinance introduced by ex-Super- visor Maguire providing for a balf-fare standing rate, which was introduced as far back as last April, has been quietly slumbering since then in the Street Com- mittee, to which it was referred, and on which no report has ever been made. Bvington's ordinance, which was re- jected by the last board, provided that the street railway companies should be required to sell seven tickets for 25 cents to school children and eight tickets fo ever, to be good only during certain spec! Braunhart’s ordi- nance ignores the workingmen and con- tains a clause making its violation a mis- The ordinance was referred iciary Committee to ‘determine The Board of Public Works was direct. contract for the con r street sweepings g It {8 in- to make a specific appropriation next year for the Park Commission to r move the sweepings to Golden Gate Parl The resolution condemning the Alia Theater was deferred until the next meet- ing. The Board of Public Works is at rs neces- | sary to be made in the building to make |1t afe. The ordinance authorizing the Board of the ground that it conflicted with the | Public Works to enter Into a contract for | cleaning and sweeping the public streets denstein, “that the only reason a park Was | an estimated cost of 390, in the | sire to see from January 1, 191, to June 3, 191, at 0, was lald over for one week. McCarthy expressed a de- the specifications which are on file in the office of the Board of Public on the etficiency of our Police Department | Works. The Police Com: on was authorized to employ a cook for the City Prison at a salary of 360 per month. The chief of the department of elec | tricity was directed to extend the electric Reed urged the passage of the ord'nance, | Jighting system to the copyists’ gallery in_the Hall of Records. The roadway of McAllister street, be- tween Broderick and Baker, paved with | bituminous roex was fully accepted. It was resolved that the printing and lowing vote, ten votes being necessary o | furnishing of transcripts on appeal in | et vil cases be done b: The City Attorney was competitive bidding. authorized to | place the Widber orchard, in Santa Clara Resolutions of—'nrlm_ to His Mem- | | was finally passed. were unanimously adopted and presented | The resolutions | Swears to a Complaint Charging His swore to a complaint in Judge Mogan's | esterday morning charging Wil- | by | 132500 will be contributed by property ow: .ers, was finally passed. ounty, In the hands of agent for sale. The Tax Collector was authorized- to cancel erroneous poll-tax assessments of persons who have paid the tax or who a real estate | were under age on March 1, 1300. The ordinance providing for the paving of Grant avenue, between O'Farrell and push street. with bituminous rock on a basalt base at a cost of §7 of which The ordinance providing for the com- letion and furnishing of the Morgue uilding and inclosing the elevator shai in the Hall of Justice at a cost of 3k The picture shows an enamel shoe for ladies that is growing more in their favor as the sales in=( crease. It sells for $3.50, i and is the equal of many § a shoe sold for $3.00 right in this very city.g We have it also in kid, § box calf or patent leath- er. All of the four styles have heavy extension soles. This shoe is sure % to please you in style, price and wear. Boys' vici kid lace shoes, fine quality, zood thick soles— prices: sizes 9 to 13. ..%1.50 sizes 2% t0 2...... 1.78 sizes 2% to 5%..... 2.00 Ev¢ pair guaranteed—a new e;-yur free if they don’t wear well. Ab: Rocour S-F id orders. Extensive cannection with all fashion centers. Prices Reasonable. Mai: Orders Filled. 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