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ALICE NIELSEN WILL HAVE A NEW BACKER Thomas H. Williams Jr. and the Singer Will Sever Business Relations at THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1901 Hale’s. 1 Hales. ! |Spring sale now. The most important value-giving movement in our history. The whole energy and influence of the HALE organization is concentrated in it. We went straight to the manufacturers, so as to get the very latest and best of everything. Hardly one of them but who had a big lot of something he was only too glad to give us in a lump at nearly actual cost, rather than dribble it out to many. Quarter of 2 million dollars (in round figures) was gathered for your choosing. It means to you savings—real, large, interesting. the End of the Present Season! —_— ag 2o . ' Next Thursday, Friday and Sat- i Child S StOCklngs 8c. urday, March 14, 15 and 16, occu-s As good as you ev:gbought our for 12'c. In fact ¥hey are 1235 stockings, but we got so many of them; we got themn at a price'to help along this sping movement—fast black, seamless, fine gauge, close ribbed, splendid weighr, full Tength and elastic—sizes 5 to 9%. spring opening of millinery and cloaks. You are invited. It's to be a style-display of great importance. Z ck, fine gauge, 5 Sheets and p:llow cases. Ribbons. Our new hats .5, | "5 AT etk 0 18 Embroiderres P Are attracting much attention. There's a “something” about their style—a modesty, a refine~ Shirt waists 95c. And why ? "Three bi g bargain subjects Another maker wants the biz trade of = F : [fment ‘to them that's quite| Iia]c's California stores. He s:hw ; Fittingzly treated by Hale’s this week. 2 2 i his output—withont | g 3 4 % ; fetching. ! x(n:rrlf‘csivt‘?; ;::r::;(e “‘i’\,’hy." says he, “1 | Three powerful demonstrations of what we can do and what this spring The most radical and & ! gular offers we ever made. Taste in selection is a point in which | could afford to drop_ten smaller cus- ¢ ! we claim precedence. tomers for you, giving you bette . Thost w86 w0 a1z | o e W i 14,500 yards ribbon at sharp savings. Seem to be most interesting. They are perfect | t0 them. . > 5 i omier ot Fremen, modenan s 0% Hiver | TEESE Am 05 | Not a yard that's more.than three months old. not a common style. not a bad shade, not an imperfect weave see’In them a chance to have (hree Trosh hats | eunoe tumen e, | No, not a bit of this or a snatch of that, but enough of everything for e Finest, prettiest ribbons we could for the price of one, EXAMPLE. hello; all ‘sizes 22 to 44. Our inside bu prices Table linens. The quclities ars true. The savings sharp—real, Good, perfect, sturdy tabling such as| only allowed within the ‘“good goods” It is selling now under newness, quality or colored polka dots, 4% inches wide—1200 makes these inside yards comes to us for this sale. Maybe you want a walking hat—maybe you | h o) get are yours now at lesser prices than u 3 : ant the nobbiest and smartest, then see this (A 5‘(1‘7“41;51:_ Iysg}t short | 23¢ yard—Pillow ribbons, o 1 D WARP RIBE 1Sc. 35¢ | OTHER FANCT RIBEONS at 18e, 18e e L R R R blouse front, soft collar; all sizes Yetiow, ‘cardimat, pink: "4 as high as TBe—Patterned in the | ound floor. Plsnlrzclfi;l’;g Yfl;{?"&ik?!’h h]};‘"!lfg","(: piurauolse, full 4 inches’ wide—gT5 yards. = | newest Dresden and Persian effects. The soft cuffs, light blue, pink, oxblood and | 23 yard—Newest neck ribbors, Louleine swellest, catchiest ribbon of the season I | weave, soft and heavy, with bright self- 1 Chi'd’s 20c vests ioc. Medium weight, Egyptian ribbed cot- ton, covered seams, sizes 2 to 6 vcz\ri_—l 50 dozen of them are making quite a stir | | at this spring sale at half price. 10c. } | FLEECFE-TJNED VESTS. ]|8c~1n Jer- & | Demonstration | of this spring sale. 150,000 yards embroideries--half price. The m'll man clears up his surp’us at one stroke. gates, rificed to make thel -ribbed Egyptian cc made and | And there are none prettier. newer or choicer. We couldn’t give you better embroideries at full prices we are saving. It would be unworthy of our| Bhat., e able to cffer you now at half and less than half price. Broad statements: the occasion requires them. effort and your favor if they were. spring sale—si: Here's a pattern in the 18c lot that can’'t be matched in regular stock under 30c or another among the 23 ones—the 7Se for 81 q 72 Inches wide; bleached: in the regular way t! writer had to go to the 40c line In regular stock to find one like it—and yet our regular stock is known to be the most un- g f | 25 class, common one in the city. e linen; soft fintsh: 2 yards | z S They came from one of highest class makers in the land. He didn’t want to lessen his own standing or demor. s e e e e arket by Eiving everybo chance at the quarter of a million yards, so he quietly sought the outiet of fiaiys nd fir h: bea terns, | m seams all covered; 100 doz stores—150,000 yards our share. inch Napkins to match, $4 per dozen, ments, sizes 4, § and G—also pants, Every yard as parfect and fresh as it can be. This is the first time in the hist of the business we've had such embroldery values. The five thousand pieces are In six lots— Lot 1.—2 1-2¢ YARD—Regular 3c to 7c values—up to 3 inches wide. Lot II.—5¢ YARR—Regular 7c to 12 1-2¢ values—up to 4 inches wide. g Lot ITL.—9¢ YARD — Regular 12 1-2c to 16 2-3c values—up to 8 inches wide. Lot IV.—13¢ YARD—Regular 16 2-3¢ to 25c values—up to 12 inches wide. Lot" V.—18° YARD — Regular 25c to 30c values—up to 10 inches wide. Lot VI.—23¢ YARD—Regular 35c to 40c values—widths up to 10 inches. | Demonstration Il of this spring sale. 27,600 Sheets, Pillow cases, under value { Hale’s, the muslin kings of California, are always doing big things in sheets and pillow cases. Now for the big gest: More money to be saved, bigger choosing to be had, better qualities. to be offered than ever before. Our first 2im years ago in muslin was to get your confidence. Quality, then, not quantity. As you began letting us have more and more of your money, we began giving you more and more for it. Thes=> pillow cas=s 10c each, | This collarless eton | jacket suit $12.75. | Our new suits are attracting much attention. There's a touch to them, a tone about them, | wholly their own. No woman wants to buy a dress that hundreds of others may be apt to get, too. That's why ours are Different from all others. To do it we must have every suit made to our order. Stitching is added here, the collar is taken off there, or in another heavier lining is used, or shoulders must be padded, maybe the skirt doesn’t flare enough, and so on. Our cloak man won't tolerate stereotyped stock pat- terns. After he has decided about the style he ory. ed first enabled the opera singer to engage | In the theatrical venture which has netted her a world-wide reputation, and Frank L. Perley, her business manager, have s of their own concerning the man- | 1t of a theatrical venture; and so The ideas of the man- r and those of the 3 the result is that of the present season the fair star under These sheets now 44c. manage other than her pres- | wants he says: “Now, I've six stores to sup- 45x36 inches hemmed, quality which gotten in the ordinary way | Fifty-cent values—S1 inches wide, 9 fnches . umbleached, 68 5 k. 58 ol T enough Y e “ could not possibly be sold at this price—2400 of them for the sale. 1 are all we could get to sell at price. | Mr. Wil was seen yesterday, and | Py Yoaie ya byl s TR CER e | / 2 e | — . re 4 In answer to questions concerning the ru- | the order.” That’s how we beat everybody else | These pillow cases 14c each. | These sheets now 42c. Miss ) theatrical bu as before.” vS are £0 at variance ss and intend to continue gation and occupled in styles and prices. Here’s a tailored suit, $7.50. ~ They are all bleached and made i sized—all 2% yard: Mr. Willlams 81d not care to discuss any Made from homespuns—black and light N 20¢ for cases worth 235¢ each pr ks s hagd ",‘f‘h"[ the question of the proposed | double-breasted reefer jacket, lined with Ro- | The first are 45x3 iches—the next 54x35 inches—they are hemmed €1 inches wide, 62e Caliee’ N maine silk. | " with the new spoke stitch, too, which leaves both sides finished. T2 inches wide. ca 63e Alice Nielsen s here last December 50336 inches, they are worth Ifo. We conidered them the best & = g x 4 A > : t that price we could find. How quickly, then, the 600 | Are bleached. 72 inches wide—80 inches e from a splendta WHO HAS with those of Mr. Perley and myself that We've plctured our collarless eton jacket | will be snamsen op bt 1o ( . true quaitty of in this prospect of anmy ABOUT OP- we have determined to sever our business sult that's making a hit at 1275 made brom oh mere when t Connection at the end of the present sos wool homespuns, grays, blues and black: ja. i i son. A mutual agreement was resched ets £ilk Iined, cdged with stitehed tffstn: o New kind hemstitched pillow cases Best W tta Sheets ast December when the opera company has a smart, stylish flare, lined and bognd | es amsu was here Perley and 1 are in the stylis § x : At less than you pay for the old kind. Baing at about mill cost. 15¢c for cases worth 18c each ol for two weeks. d hit with her produc- ortune Teller” and_the It is said that Miss Niel | £0 to London with her troupe. | What American doesn’t like croquet? Now is the time to play. The season for outdoor sports, as you know, Croquet Sets' opened the 4th of March. We are ready to give you all the advantages of choosing and day evening. The economy possibl gramme will be the sin ble. CROOVIFY Ri7 9(e—4 hardwood balls and mallets In a box. Kavanagh, a noted barytone, Iy resided in this city. Other memb: 8-BAT.T, SET $1.25-Hardwood, § mallets 28 inches long, stakes and of the troupe are Henry B. Ron wickets. A POV T=T7TNn T R].69—8 balls and mallets, stakes and wickets cert organist: Master Jamie < mezzo soprano; harry Cockrell, bo Y7ale: prano; Harold Maurer and Tracy Hol- brook. —_——— SCHULTZ TO LECTURE-De N. X altz will lecture in the Academy of Soi- ences Hall to-night at § o'clock. Subject, “A - | Revolution in Disguise.” MORE POLICEWEN (CITY WAY EVADE 1S JUST DEGTS ARE NECESSARY Henry’s Eight-Hour Service Bill Has Gone Into Would Be Eepudiation, Effect. Auditor Says. \ The bill introduced into the Assembly | Auditor Wells is of the ovinion that | by Henry limiting the time of daily ser should the most recent opinion of City ice of members of the Police Department Attorney Lane in regard to the payment | to elght hours and which received the |of the city's old indebtedness be followed Governor’s signature Friday, will necessl- | it will be tantamount o a repudiation by tate an Increase to the force at once, as | the city of the back claims, the payment the bill provides that the law shall take { of which Is made possible by the adoption effect immediately. of the constitutional amendment. In his Attempts have been made in the past t0 | oomic: Tane holds that. the. oraime neod have the force increased to the number (yZ "R AT Jjudgment and that the in- provided by law in accordance with the | o € FUL M must be paid at the race | povulation, but . without .result, as the | .z g'o . TIo0 IOEEL e B from the ti: Boards of Supervisors always ~pleaded | g liabilities were incurred, The Aud economy. The effect has been that men takes issue with Lane. He unbosorned have had to work overtime, and even then [AX°S Iss 5 s} gves » himself yesterday in the following signed the city was not patrolled as it should be, ¥e the outlying districts being the sufferers, Statement: | _1n speaking of the new law Chief Sul The purpose of that opinion on its very face van sald yesterday that he roughly esti- ! is to monopolize as large » portlonsof that sur- mated it would take about 200 additional plus as possible for street fmproverents, re. xfxen to meet the requirements. He sald: gardless of the claims of creditors. The valid ;: :\:“\;edv‘x;tw Dg\verl to mcreur}: ‘};ia'r?{“é clalms amount to about $300,00, while ths sur- evolves upon o vill not exceed $250, 0 iake the pre- ooy e left he felt red and weak. He | Supervisors, which - has to supply the | Bl il Tot exceed 25000, 1 make the pre: | went to a drugstore and procured a stim- | funds. The’ board refuses to do anything, ' among the creditors at the end of the fiscat ulant, as he had an engagement to meet | as there are no funds, so I do not Know | year. The schoolteachers wiil get a portion of some friends at dinner in the evening. He | what is to be done. Putting on the addi- | that, and they probably will never be pald the kept his engagement and left for Oak- SCULPTORS LOST BEASON RETURMS Douglas Tilden Pronounced Sane by the Lunacy Commissioners. —— Douglas Tilden, the well-known sculp- tor, who was taken to the Oakland Re- celving Hospital Friday night to be held | pending an examination before the Com- | missioners of Insanity, was discharged | yesterday and returned to his home at 1545 Webster street, Oakland. Mr. 71'ilden has fully recovered his mental faculties, and on Tuesday next will resume his du- | ies as Instructor of modeling at the Mark | Hopkins Institute of Art. The aberration was only temporary, and when Tiiden | awoke yesterday morning he was greatly | surprised to learn that his sanity had | been questioned. “All this unpleasant and unnecessary notoriety\is due to the misapprehension of a servant employed in Mr. Tilden's home,” |sald A. H. Brown, a half-brother of the sculptor, yesterday. *“Mr. Tilden was with | his class at the Art Institute Friday, and With the Flowers and Springtime Our new designs in furniture, rare colors and pat- terns in carpets, rich and novel effects in lace cur- tains are ready for your inspection; your pleasure. Metal Beds from a plain, though a strong good one for 150 to brass, bronze and nic- kel creations of art,and clegance worth $185.00 In The Greatest Vlrlety. WHOLESALE PRICES: WILL PREVAIL AT THE GOLDEN GATE CLOAK o SUIT HOUSE, 1230-1232-1284 MARKET STREET. Dining Tables Many, many kinds. One to seat and satisfy ten for 6.85. Solid mahogany, carved goldenand Flem- ish Oak up to $75.00 ~— That would satisfy Royalty 1200 Strictly Tailored Suits will be offered at WHOLESALE PRICES, thus making competition an IMPOS- tional men would increase the payroll by | balance. Co land on the 10 o'clock boat, accompanied | over $200,000 pos @ 1¢ the Supervisors would consider these clalms o uch { By Theedore H. Grady. an’attorndy and | “Thets are 3t ALaui o men on ench | now o aerers BT s (Lprider these clalm: SIBILITY. We import our cloth Comfort | poreqnal friend. When e rsached home walsh. and it would require at least If; | line and e end thets permL. AbgAmant 5 . t discovered chat he had forgotten a onal m P v elahe e or more parties for the purpose of E . : latch Key. Not caring to wake the family | hours, besides ’é’.fu““‘«"e'i”i“ni‘:“ér‘.’fi I8N | ing’ judgment, the Supervisors Walving Appen), du'ect f!‘om the mx.la, empIOY one Of that will keep a2 at as high price as | by ringing the doozbell. he gently forced | tenants. The pmoimcneernts, Such demands would have a direct claim on the $100 per | month, sergeanis $125 per month and lieu- | tenants $140 per month, so that the in- | creased expenditure can readily be esti-| I can see nothing fn the constitutional amend- mated. ment that requires the pa: The act under which the new order of | the ciiv's cld indehtedness things is provided reads as follows; *In | mandatory about any part ef it | open 2 window and In that way gained en- | trance to the house. The servant, who had been employed in the house only a few days, met him in the hallway. He thought that Mr. Tilden was acting in a E(—cullar manner, and went with him to surpius fund under the charter pro L this is not done, 1 repeat, no man can tell when they will be paid. | man home even- ings for as little as § 6.70 anv one wants, Sone for $20 to $35 please most. the best expert designers, and finish and fit our garments in a superior way. $7.00. $17.50. GRAY CAMEL'S HAIR ETON STYLISH BLOUSE SUITS. in SUITS, with Pean de Soie Re- black, navy and tan. silk lined veres, new style, perfect hanging throughout, reliable material, a skirt, good lining: honest value swell garment; real value $22.50, 5 1 is room. all cities (of the first class) and cities and | prevent the Supervisors from settling the "“The servant then became possessed of | counties of this State where 4 regular po- | CIAImE on a percentage even. Saracen, Boukara, Bagdad the idea that Mr. Tilden had become sud- denly fnsane, und locked him up in the room. Naturally enough, Mr, Tilden be- came excited at receiving such treatment and commenced hammering on the door | to have it opencd. The servant thereupon became greatly axcited and rang in an alarm for the police. They soon arrived with an ambuiance and Mr. Tilden was | taken to the Receiving Hospital. He was | greatly excited and incensed over the ill- If Lane’s opinion Is adhered to It seema to me ' that the city has no intention of paying fits debts; that It may pay & portion of what it owes, but reither the schoolteachers nor others who have waited for years will be settied with n full, lice department is maintained patrol cap- ! talns, lieutenants, sergeants and regular officers shall be required to serve on duty not longer than eight haurs in every | twenty-four hours; provided, that in case | of riot or other emergency every attache of the police department shall perform such duty and for such time as the direct- | giux":x‘x_\hurny of the department shall re- and other Oriental patterns in the new Portieres just opened. Nice ones as low as $2.75 a pair. The Newest Lace Curtains The completest in designs, quantity and range of Park Music, The Golden Gate Park Band will render the following programme to-day at the _— m. 2 : $10.00. i treatment received. but being a mute was park, commencing at 2 p. m. ¥ nolésale Wholesals 5 . Sia lain himself, FL Money Saving. Overtira i Festival® 3 ‘Wholesal $7 . price. Good ones for $1.25. Some up to $125.00. 3 Quisting Dotion and afver & ton He| The SHios Trust dale Tt Sfasket street, | Reverie, “Sur 1e Lac eliemic Price. ... .00 Price. ..... $ X sleep was as well as ever.” Drs. Bradiey and Webster, who made an examination into the matier, yesterda; morning ordered Mr. Tilden discharged, and, accompanied by his wife and several { friends, Le returned to his home. There | will be a_change in the help in the Tilden | household. * Selection, *"The Singl) “T1 Nind Bolero™. Themes from “II Barbi Overture, “‘Die Irrfahrt ums Giuck’ he Holy City", Solo for Barytone renade’” Will sell this week ladies' and men's $3.50 | shoes for $1.85 a pair. These shocs are guaranteed to wear. In regard to style, come around and look for yourself. They are stylish, made of the very best ma- terial by the leading manufacturers. | “Se Everybody is welcome to a pair of either ladies’ or'men’s $3.50 shoes, vici kid, tan NEWEST STYLE SKIRTS from $4.50 to $i7.50. NEW AUTO BOX COATS, silk — TRIMMED The Carpets You Want are carpets that wear well and look well. Just the idea we had in selecting our immense new stock. " $10.00. NEW ETON BOLERO SUITS, | . . e dian Song,” (c) ‘“‘Lover’ @ - . ( Eligible Building Inspectors. Truet Kate g?r(hil‘:as,: NG Bnoe® Come | Dnge of the Teed Men.” (@) “Fropaa: ] "-\Ck%’r '\;11[1),,21( Iil:;l'k.e:: =:nt|§ Saat = “THE CREDIT HOUSE ™ —— An Account with us The Civit Service Board announced #he | PADY, TI7 Market strect, near Third, ¢ LLe ol o e B : $8.50 to §25.00 Six Stories Migh Free delivery Oakland A'ameda Berkeley g Foonomy with you following list of eligible building inspec. —— eI ol MR s e < lining: positive - T o WALTE] H. 2] V- a - ~gr arasar M rm an AN & (| terday: Jonn b 3 ublic Works yes- | gN(\ S SANES ARRESTED DY REV. Boys’ Concert Company. TAFFETA ETON JACKETS, Post b s Pmu.gcn' inge James H. Jordan, §1. Hayes & Co. of £33 Market street was arrosted Blatchford Kavanagh & Roney': Concert: Company will give an ente; ment In this city at Association rium, Mason and Ellis streets, ne B a De, Internal Revenue Col- ‘ ) fector Waner Tor thatine 1o R nice a broker. States license as on ball. mons, 8.7, and Michael Horgan, Jordan and $12.50 to $25.00. Fitzst employed as inspectors at present, pay the United He was released