The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 12, 1901, Page 24

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDA MAY 12, 19Y01. ADVERTISEMENTS. Kindly Gree to Our President Honored Guests. Standing now upon the thresho!d of the Presi- dent’s receplion, an event for which we have been preparing jfor months, we can review with pride the beaw!iful ideas, ihe beautifu! things that we are showing in our juvenilz department. The products of this departm=nt have been our study and care for months. We have been prepar- ind. America’s best desicsners- have beenn at work | upon our apparel for juveniles—chaste, refined American jashions for big and little chaps. tings | 1894 in the pos The fined Am rican fishion shown in both swits and martest desisners of men’s fishions—chaste, pure, re- , wp-ti='l-e-minute fashions. are being s for mon. The swell ideas berdashery; cxslusiv: styles, exc - sive fashions in shirfings, neckwear and the thin mkz up good dressing are in owr haberdashzry d priment. ha ¢ ideas iv Hauts. A ready for wou Monday. i~ will b G e e 2l ) Tow picture the Howse th it is known and favor- y known to the smartest dressers throwshouwt the land. Scnd for Our New Catalogue. that go to | 'HOTEL CASHIER ACCUSED OF STEALING THOUSANDS Major Joseph Knowlton of the St. Nicholas Is Accused of Embezzling $23,000. 3 T — MAJOR JOSEPH KNOWLTON, LATE OF DOLLARS. HOTEL, WHO IS ACCUSED OF HAVING STOLEN MANY THOUSANDS PHOTO BY BUSHNELL. CASHIER OF THE ST. NICHOLAS % fr AJOR JOSEPH KNOWLTON, /\{ cashier and confidential man of the St. Nicholas Hotel, at Mar- ket and Hayes street. is ac- cused of having stolen §23,000 belonging to the Doolittle corporation dur- ing the last seven vears and a. warrant was sworn out vesterday for his arrest on the complaint of J. H. Doolittle, manager of the hotel. Knowlton is a brother-in-law of Doglit- tle, being married to the latfer's sister. In Grand Army circles and in railroad of- fices Knowlton is well known. When Colonel Ira W. Doolittle took pos- . Nicholas Hotel in July, aced his son-in-law, Knowiton, on of cashier. Knowlton for many was_ connected with the Southern Railroad Company_and was at one time ticket agent in the Bald- | Win Hotel and also traveling passenser agent. When his relations with the road Were terminated he was given a position by Colonel Doolittle at the latter's hotel |in Woodland and afterward came with Doolittle to the St. Nicholas. | “For s nowlton has handled | all the . Nicholas and not | until ten ago peculations come to light. Knowlton was fond of high living, but his honesty was never qucs- Toward the end of last month Knowlton tioned } nt on a prolonged spree and his broth- | w must leave the hotel. Doolittle re- the consent of his mother, Mrs. Ira olittle, Knowlton should be dis: On asking Knowiton for & settle- ounts Doolittle was 1n- t there might be a slight.short- vas the clue that books and the made that the [W. I missed. { ment of | formed tk | age. Knowlton's hi | led to the experting o ng discovery was cashier had c | lation’ for seven ve: the total of defalcation reaching $23,000. Refused to Leave the Country. The books showed that K. | more than $8% in “‘bar tags’’ 2 was asked to make this good he refused | When Mrs. Doolittle and her | ed of the gross dception played | | by Knowlton it was decided to giv. | a chance to leave the country, but He de- fiantly decided to remain. He went to Watsonville, where his relatives live, and | negotiations were carried on between At- torney Mever Jacobs. representing the | Doolittles, and the acensed man. Knowl- ton admitted his crime but refused to tuke any steps toward restitution. He refused to turn over to his wife and daughters his interest in his father's an er's cstates, wunting to $2000, but deeded these inter- ests to other parti Again Knowlton w leave the country, but he refused to do q, v_Mrs. Doolittle and her som he should be arrested and | A for his offenses. The system by which Knowlton defraud- ed the St. Nicholas Hotel was to make false entries in the cash book when post- ing the items of receipts from the daily | cash blotter. The experts have so far | discovered more than 1000 false entries, | ranging from $20 to $120. The difference between the genuine ~and false entries | went into Knowlton's pockets and it is | known to his relatives that the money was | spent in_riotous living. | "Mrs. Knowlton is prostrated with grief | hi ried on a system of pecu- his giveri a chance to | punished at the disgrace brought upon her by her husband and her brother and mother also bitterly grieve over the offenses of their relative | Tt was stated at the St. Nicholas Hotel | yesterday that Knowlton's defalcations | might reach the sum of $50,000 and until a | | cluding eight end men in r Defaldation May Reach $50,000. | complete examination of the books was made it would be impossible to tell the exact amount of the shortage. Knowlton married in 1869. He has two daughters living, his only son having re- cently died. One of the daughters is mar- ried: to Captain Lyman Welch of the reg- ular army and is now with her husband in Manila. The other daughter, Miss Grace Knowlton, resides with her mother at the St. Nicholas Hotel. The business of the hotel was fincor- porated two vears ago_owing to the fll- ness of Colonel Ira W. Doolittle, who died to months ago. The stock was owned by Colonel Doolittle and his son, J, H. Doo- ittle. When_the complaint was sworn to by J. H. Doolittle yesterday before Judge Mogan bail was fixed in the sum of $2000. The complaint charged Knowlton with having embezzled $120 in June, 1300, this sum being the largest single amount he is alleged to have stolen. Captain of Detce- tives Seymour, on recelving the warrant, telegraphed to the police authorities at Watsonville to arrest Knowlton. Knowlton.is well known in this city and was formerly captain of the Veteran Guards. At one time he held a position in the local mint. COLUMBIA MINSTRELS IN Popular Amateur Organization Suc- cessfully Begins Week’s Run at Alhambra. Applause was frequent and encores nu- merous at the opening performance last night of a week’s run to be given by the Columbia Minstrel Company in the Al- hambra Theater. A clever programme, replete with the inevitable coon songs, was rendered cy a number of well-known amateurs, who have achieved some dis- tinction in their sevefal lines. The first part was well staged. and was composed of thirty boys dressed in “Tommy Atkins" costume and twer five young men, in- ays of four, in the circle presided over by George Cheney interlocutor. The end men are W. W. Brackett, Elton Lambert, Lloyd Spencer, C. H. Callene, Clare; Freed, Ed Hogan, Denny Jordan and G. H. de Pue. Some of their jokes are original and others aboriginal, but they are all well told. Lloyd Spencer won the’ with his singing of a comi Oft_the Top. ingers are George Che- . Walter Wilson; Walter Kneiss and ."A. Dunworth, and their selections are all pieasing to the ear. The second part was/made up of banjo selections b J. Appleby, Forrest and Montague in a cakewalk, Al Heslop in aracter studies, Higgins_and Fletcher n buck and wing dancing, William Stern, the phenomenal barytone; Elton Lambert in “La_Paloma’ and J. Warren Keene, the modern wizard. There will be a matinee this afternoon and performances every night for the rest of the week. Famous Institution Making | | | WILL PRODUGE PASSION PLAY Santa Clara College Pre- pares for Impressive Ceremonies. S Ready to Celebrate Founding. The first week In June will witness very impressive ceremonies at Santa Clara Col- lege in honor of its founding fifty years ago. In connection with this a local cele- bration was held last March, but the June celebration will be of a wider scope and more important character. Great prepara- tions have been made for it and strong committees appointed, covering different departments. On the opening day Arch- bishop Riordan will celebrate mass and there will be other religious ceremonies. The second day will be devoted to those who were graduated from the Institution in years past, and there will be a banquet and addresses by distinguished men, past graduates. It is hoped that the corner- stone for the new college will be lald. This depends on the securing of the nec- essary additional land by Father Mec- Kenna. On the third day the students will have a fleld day, and a capable committee is at work on this, preparing a fine pro- gramme of athletic events. All these things are attracting great attention and it 1s expected there will be a very large attendance. Excepting the plans for a new college, the greatest interest is being taken in the production of the “Passion Play.” Father EXPERT OPTICIAN. 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Children’s shoes constructed “orthopedic lasts start your child aright bring 107-111 Hearny ST~ Kenna early entered Into carrespondence | with Clay M. Greenq on this subject, and that well known playwright at once be- came much interested in it. As the | pians he enthusiasm grew, so th resolved to give the | sible manner, although | vlay in the b Only by | t p it would involve a large outlay. a visit to the college theater can ize the magnitude of the work. atory stage it occasioned no | rprise at the costly scemery and | ies. And the mental effort to| train more than 1% people so as to per- | form their parts with sufficient pnwer.i dignity and impressiveness is far greater than would be required in the production | of an ordinary play. Mr. Greene is giv- | ing the preparation his personal attention | and is greatly assisted by the enthusiasm | of all wno are to take par{. | Michael O'Sullivan, a weli-known scenic artist, has already been two months upon | the paint frame and his department is al- most ready for public approval. The en- tire stage of the theater has been remod- eled, so that there will be no delay in| shifting, and to accommodate the many scenes all the modern improvements in stage mechanism were rendered neces- | sary. The electric lighting arrangements | to enhance scenic effects are thorough, | In a recent first exhibition of the first | scene, now completed, the curtain rose | upon 'a view of the plains of Bethlehem, | with the city of the holy nativity sleep- ing in the distance on the hillside. A bright moon shone out and gradually sank | away behind the hill; a pale blue light suffused the stage like an afterglow, and | then the stars came out, and the star of | Bethlehem, with almost majestic realism, | grew in power and seemed to cast rays | over a tiny cottage in the far distance, | proclaiming the birth of the Savior. This | scene ho'ds ore spellbound. Owling to the scove of the work and the interest it has excited there has been a | great demand for tickets. It was at first intended to issue complimentary tickets, | but the cost has been so large that a smali | admission_fee will be charged. In fact, the recuests for tickets would have re. | quired a house many times the capacity | of the theater. In order to add strength | to the cast several of the graduates of ll'tlfi i institution have been prevailed upon take part. The District Attorney of Santa | Clara County, James Campbell, will create the character of King Herod; Clay | M. Greene, the author, will enact the part | of Dathiah, the tempter of Judas, and | others now prominent in business and pro- | fessional life, whose names will be an-| nounced first on the programme, will take part. There will be special train service from this city during the jubilee and on | the evenings of the ‘‘Passion Play.” Trapper's Oil cures rhezmatism and neuralgi: Druggists, 50c flask. Richards & Co., 406 Cla; —_— An old bachelor says that warm love melts fewer feminipe hearts than cold cash does. ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIALS s RO IR HIS WEEK 45-inch ALL-WOOL CREPE GRANITECLOTH, a new fancy weave for summer wear; all the fashionable shades; Price $5.00 Dress Pattern. Best quality ALL-SILK WASHABLE FLAN- NEL, in all the leading shades, also polka dots; full 21 inches wide; Price $1.00 Yard. 47-inch SILK AND WOOL CREPE DE CHINE, in shades of Mode, Reseda, Pastel Blus, Violet, Old Rose, Grap and Garnet; Price $2.00 Yard. 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