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

2 THE SAN FKANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 LARYER PROFTS B COMPROMISE Princess von Hatzfeldt to Pay Her Attorney a Fortune. J. D. Redding Will Be Hand- somely Rewarded by His Titled Client. ——— The exclusive announcement in The Call that Princess von Hatzfeldt is to re- ceive $6,000,000 for relinquishing all claim to a daughters full Cellis P. Huntington's estate was ciub and railroad circles yesterday. positive announcement that a settlement had been agreed upon and the story ‘of the manner in which it had been effected was & morsel of gossip ~which soclety greatly enjoyed. Friends of the Hatzfeldts and Huntinz- tons were aware that negotiations were pending, and now that it is known that @ compromise has been reached are inclined to congratulate both sides. It developed yesterday that Attorney Joseph D. Redding, who represented the | the_settlement of her claim | Princess in against the estate of the dead raflway Croesus, is to receive the munificent sum of $300,000 for his valtiable services. No one begrudges worked indefatigably tions to-a successful issue. ed the continent a number of times, has had repeated interviews with all parties concerned, and it is chiefly due to his di- plomacy and legal acumen that a settle- ment was finally brought about. Recent Visit of the Princess. to bring negotia- Readers of The Call have been aware | contemplated | that Princess Hatzfeldt bringing suit to recover a share of the immense estate. remembered that by will the Princess was to receive $1,000,000 only. Dissatisfied with this small portion of the estate, she came to California for daughter" It will be share of the late| the | principal topic of conversation in society, | The | him his fee, as he has| He has cross- | her foster father's | the purpose of securing documentary or | cumulative evidence of her adoption by | the late Collis P. Huntington. Princess Hatzfeldt, accompanied by her husband and a retinue of servants, ar- rived in this city on Sunday, June 16, and 100k quarters at the Palace Hotel. Thelr coming was unheralded and their entry into the city would have been unnoticed hed not the Princess been recognized by old friends. The following day The Cail exclusively told of her arrival and gave the first indication that her visit was due ing to the distribution e of the late railroad ving day the Princess was be- | v newspaper men, who -were de- i whether she intended vill of her foster parent. news gatherers an audi- ted for Sacramento on_ the the depar t r to visit her mother, Mrs. « 2 e, who resides at Four- teenth and L streets in the capital city. The Pr out _the impression iting the State for the evidence that would claim to a bigger por- Her presence in the revived interest y after the death | a search was usty archives of Sac- ¥ by some one represent- | ngton interests for a record | adoption of the Princess but though the search | carried_on the document nd. This search was ged, In the interests of the d 'as a preliminary step | a possible attack to| On June 18 The Call told of the pres- this city of Joseph D. Redding. H. Mills and H. E. Huntington. Mr. Redding h come from New York a week bef the Princess reached this city d evidently knew of his client's s he went up the road to meet | e was in constant consulta- 2 the Prince and Princess during | and also conferred with other | varties. W. H. Mills, who about the estate of the late | other man T‘T’r‘:—‘d g Saturday an Exposition. and | ther evidence that a el | been pending for now at last a settie- en reached. By this compro- Hatzfeldt is to receive $6.- is amount the widow of the nagnate is to contribute $4,- 000,000 and H. E. Huntington $2,000,000. SA; stated in these columns yesterday nce and Princess have departed pe well satisfied with the result to be paid Mr has created no end of One well-known club hat he knew it as a t st sum would be e attorney just as soon as ha2d been consummated. McKenzie Case in Court. A demurrer to the petition of Margaret | McKenzie for a writ of mandate ‘to com- Board of Education to reinstat. her old' posi p well and submitted ‘for- decision - yester- day. Assistant City Attorney Brobesk Iepresented the Board of Education. Miss McKenzie's case belng presented by Henry E. Highton A —_————— Change of Time and Place. The lecture on “Alexander VI and Sa- vonarola,” a subject of absorbing interest by Rev. J. L. O'Neil, O. P., and the con. by Rev. Robert J. Sesnon will take e 1ot in St. Dominic’s Church, but in Redding is so | ion in the School De- | nt was argued before Judge Sea- | HE preliminary examination of Walter N. Dimmick, the former chief clerk of the branch Mint in this city, on the charge of em- bezzling $498 37 on April 7, 1900, was begun before United States Commis- sioner Heacock yesterday. This is but one of 2 fseries of similar charges pre- ferred against Dimmick by the Federal auvthorities, all of which have a tendency to connect him with the robbery of $30,000 from the Mint vaults several months ago. Dimmick, pale from his short confine- ment and nervous from the strain to which he has lately been subjected, came into the stuffy little courtroom In charge of United States Marshal Shine and Depu- ty United States Marshal Gamble. He sat near his counsel, George D. Collins, Methods Employed by the F cused by Treasury Department Officers of the $30,000 Robbery and frequently conferred with him. United Then my bookkeeper entered up the it.” amount of the other bills.” Cole's examination at the morning ses- sion was very slow, as he had not pro- vided himself with the books of the Mint, but this was remedied at the afternoon session, the most important point brought out for the Government being that at no time during the month of April, 1900, was tkere any shortage in the funds against which these amounts should have been charged to have necessitated their being carried from day to day as ‘“‘cash.” Cole read off the daily balances in each fund and these were entered in the record. On_cross-examination, Attorney Collins directed his efforts to ascertaining the substance of the conversation between Cole and Dimmick at the time of the monetary transactions. Cole testified that D'mmick was nervous, and that his hand shock. About half an hour after he left, | | | | | WALTER N. DIMMICK’S EXAMINATION ON EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE BEGINS W. K. Cole, Chief Clerk of the Mint, Testifies to the Peculiar ormer Chief Clerk, Who Is Ac-|Chicago Man Sends Pis- FORMER CHIEF CLERK OF THE BRANCH MINT IN THIS CITY, WHO IS BEING EXAMINED ON THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF CHARGES OF EMBEZZLEMENT BEFORE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER HEACOCK, AND THE CHIEF WITNESS AGAINST HIM. o 1901. ENGINEER TAIES - TOKILL HIMSELF tol Bullet Through His Head. Walter B. Noble and Wife Quarrel After Spree and Shooting Follows. ‘Walter B. Noble. a locomotive engin- eer, and a recent arrival from Chicago, shot himself through the head with suici- | dal intent shortly after 6 o'clock last evening in his room in the Brooklyn Ho- tel. Noble and his. wife registered at the hotel on Thursday afternoon, since which | time both have been considerably under the influence of liquor. Yesterday after- noon the couple, according to the story told by Mrs. Noble, quarreled, each ac-/| cusipg the other of being unfaithful. The | woman says Noble forced her to drink several glasses of liquor, and then secur- ing a revolver from his valise, placed it close to his head and fired. In pulling the trigger the would-be suicide lowered the revolver, and as a result the shot struck | him in the face. Policeman Frank Engel was immediate- ly notified of the shooting, and had the wounded man and his wife taken to the | Receiving Hospital. An examination by | Dr. McElroy showed that the bullet had passed through the jaw and had come out near the corner of the eye. While on the operating table Noble com- plained of his poor marksmanship, and said that he was sorry that he had not killed himself. Mrs. Noble said that they had been married about six months, and that they had come to California for a vacation. The woman showed the effects of her de- bauch and was put to bed in the hospital. Noble’s wound is not serious and though he claimed that he could see perfectly, Dr. McElroy thinks that he will lose the sight of one eve. Noble is an engineer on the Northwest- ern Railroad. His brotherhood card gives his address as Jamesville, Wis. OBJECT TO TRAINS BEING RUN THROUGH MISSION Committee From Federated Improve- ment Clubs Wait on President Hays and Protest. President C. M. Hays of the Southern Pacific Company was waited vpon.yester- day afternoon by a committee of the Fed- | erated Improvement Clubs and asked to | make some statement as to when the | trains would cease to run through the Mission. The attention of Mr. Hays was called to the recent Superior Court decision which said that the Southern Pacific has no legal right to run trains on a considerable por- | tion of its Mission tracks, never having | been granted a franchise for the same. He was also informed that the application for a franchise for a second track now Lefore the Board of Supervisors would be | opposed by the peeople of the Mission and | defeated if possible. Mr. Hays in replying said_that he had | already informed_the New York office of the situation in t{he Mission and would do so again. He said that the construction of a road over the Valencia-street hill would be an undertaking of much expense which should he avoided if possible. Mr. Hays also called the attention of the com- | mittee to the proposed cut-off beglnnlngl at San Bruno and running through the | Potrero to Third and Townsend streets, | which is intended to take the place of the present track which the Mission people | are objecting; to. He said that he would | recommend that the company give prece- dence in construction to this piece of work. It is a job of much magnitude, however, and will take at least two years | to complete after it has once been started. | The gentlemen composing the committee were George E. Center, G. H. Roundley, Max Popper, W. L. Coles, A. B. Maguire and A. S. Lillle. To-Day’s News Letter. “To Whom It May Concern” is the title of a memorable poem on the cutting down of the *“'% oak” at Stanford University. The verse is by Carolus Ager (Charles K. Field), the well-known coilege poet, and | is published, illustrated, in _this week’s | News Letter. Among the stories of the | Looker On is sume very laughable comie | verse on this week's doings at Del Monte ! and Monterey. ‘“The Janitor’s Dream” is | a column of excellent satire on_the pres- ent strike situation in San Francisco. Lady Algy handles this week’s gossip as only she can, and Mrs. Chauncey de Wit has thrown a new light on the State's | most stunning seashore toilets. There are | three pages of timely editorial, and a | o States District Attorney Woodworth con- | ducted the case for the Government. | Superintendent Leach and W. J. Burns, a | secret service agent of the Government, | were present, but took no active part in | the proceedings. | W. K. Cole, cashier of the Mint, was the | only tness examined during the day. According to his testimony Dimmick brought to him on the date of the alleged | embezzlement bills of the Selby Lead and Smeiting Company and other firms aggre- gating $1348 50, and received the money for the same from the cashier. _Although { somewhat irregular, Cole at Dimmick's request accepted various receipted bills for the amount, carrying the vouchers as |-“cash” wuntil April 30, when Dimmick again called on Cole, and told him -to ““write off” all except the bill for $498 37. Dimmick put his hand in his pocket and drew out of a sack he carried the amount of this bill. “He handed the money over to me,” testified Cole, “‘saying, ‘there is | something T cannot explain about this bill, | and if I tried to you would not understand p! Metropolitan Temple, Monday, Sej tember 2 Tickets issued for August 21 and for | Jominic’s urch will be d - ropolitan Temple September Eoo At Mt DIDN’T NEED A JUDGE SO CASE WAS DISMISSED Charles E. and May Macy Fix Up Alimony Petition—Policeman’s ‘Wife Wants Divorce. Charles E. and May Macy tried their own alimony case in Judge Graham's court yesterday. Mrs. Macy's application for an alimony judgment was on Judge Graham’s calendar. When Judge Gra- ham took his seat on the bench he found Mr. and Mrs. Macy in the courtroom en- gaged in confidential conversation. Ad- dressing the couple, Judge Graham asked . ; | if the case was ready for hearing. is one thing. Fitting them [ | “We are now discussing the alimony | 5 . 2 | question,” said Macy. to the eyes is quite another. “Very well,” answered Judge Graham. IW’s very easy to buy | “I_hardly think you need the services of a Judge. Case dismissed.” glasses; but it requires the Mr. and Mrs, Macy looked bewildered services of the expert to fit them. We have buit ADVERTISEMENTS. for a moment, then slowly made thelr way out of the courtroom. Decrees of divorce have been granted to | Albert Weber from Helen Weber for ha- bitual intemperance, Margaret B. Hart- rup from Willilam A. Hartnup for crueity and Katie S. Casebolt from Jacob T. Casebolt for willful neglect. Rose M. Potter has sued Henry N. Pot- ter, a member of the local police force, for divorce, alleging cruelty and infidelity as causes of action. Mrs. Potter avers that her husband is an habitual drinker and gambler and for some time past has | inflicted great mental cruelty upon her. SmmOrnn®.| | e o Messenger Boy’s Choice. 217 Kearney St- S.F Frank McComb, a messenger boy em- up the large business we now conduct on the strength of our ability to fit any kind of eyes with the right glasces. ployed by O. Lewis & Co., 1033 Market street, swore to a complaint in Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday charging Mrs. Randhahn, 1611 Twentieth street, with pet- ty larceny. Mrs. Randhahn purchased | 84 % worth of goods from the firm Thurs- day and McComb was sent with the par- cel. Mrs. Randhahn having agreed to pay for the goods on delivery. McComb took the parcel and he alleges that when he recched Mrs. Randhahn’s house he was invited to enter. The parcel was taken frem him and he got the choice of ieaving peaceably without the money or being kicked out. He chose the former. NEW WESTERN HOTEL, JKEARNY AND WASHINGTON 'STS.—RE- modeled and renovated. KING, WARD & CO. FEuropean plan. Rooms, 50c to $1 50 day; 56 to 36 week: 3§ to $20 month. Free baths; hot The name is a guaranty of its purity—Jesse and cold water every room: fire grates in every night woom; elevator runs all ‘Moox‘e Whiskey is always right. Cole claims that he remarked to his book- keeper, Frank B. Washington, that he did rot quite understand what was the reason that Dimmick acted as he did. “As Dimmick was my superior offi dtd pot do anything more.” said “but some time later sent Washingtop to look into Dimmick’s books and see if he could find these entries. He reported that he cculd not.” After a long series of questions, in which Cole endeavored to' introduce his orinions as testimony, Collins succeeded in eliciting from Cole the statement that it was not until seven or eight months leter that Cole Informed Superintendent Leach of any irregularity. Cole found Dimmick making copies of Leach's sig- nature from a letter press copy book, and reported this matter and the previous trensaction, to Leach. Cole started out to tell what Leach said at that time, but was cut off on statutory grounds. After a brief re-direct examination, Cole was ex- cused. Many of the questions propounded by cer 1 Cole, e 2 T e e 2 o - OLD MINER ARRESTED FOR GRAND LARCENY Dispute Over the Location of Claims in the Alaskan Gold Fields. James Kelly, a miner 71 vears of age, was arrested by Sergeant Campbell Thursday on a warrant charging him with grand larceny. The complaining wit- ness is J. F. Wulzen, a salesman living at 4005 Seventeenth street. e charges that Kelly secured from him on July 15, 1899, $250 to go to Alaska to locate claims for h'm and James Gilleran, formerly pro- prietor of the Windsor Hotel, and that Kelly has never given them any' réturn | for the money. Kelly admits getting $200 from Wulzen and Gilleran, but says the agreement was that they were to ssnd a man along to work any claims with him that he might lccate. He located five claims, but the mzn never turned up to help ‘him. He came to the city two weeks ago and told them what he had done and they prom- ised to advance him money to enable him to go to Seattle till spring, when he pro- pesed to return to the gold fields and con- t'rue working the claims. He was inyited to meet them at the Windsor Hotel and wken he got there he was served with the warrant_charging him with grand lar- ceny. Kelly now contends that as they broke the agreement by not sending him a man to work the claims they bave for- fc'ted all right and title in the premises. The case was called in Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday and after Gilleran had giver his testimony it was continued till Tuesday. The Judge fixed Kelly's bonds in $300, or $50 ca: — e Have You Read the Great Midsum- mer Number of “Sunset”? Deals with San Francisco and Califor- nia as the greatest summer resort in tha world. Finest illustrated magazine in the ‘West. Send it East. Call at information bureau for it, or send 10 cents to the pas- senger department of the Southern Pa- cific Company, 4 Montgomery street. ———— An Insolvent Painter. E. Rey, a painter, residing at Hay- wards, filed a petition in insoivency yes- terday in the United States District Court. He owes $745 and has no assets. Urited States District event of Dimmick being held to answer. The examination was adjourned unti! ergagements o Aftorney Collins do not interfere. T RIBBON SPECIAL All Silk Fancy Cord- ed _Wash mbh’omo?}e ;:lches wide, 20c qual- ¥, 10¢ vara. — facturer charges to the regular retailer. more T @mpting MERCERIZED SATEEN UNDERSKIRTS. BLACK and WHITE STRIPES, flounce lined, deep ruffie of accordion plaiting; trimmed with double rows of solid black nked ruching, sold all over at $1.50. Our price to-day. 980 Latest style MERCERIZED SILK SKIRTS in all the latest shades—looks like silk— will wear better than silk, sold at $£2. Our price to-day $l.35 Good News to Intending Buyers of \SILK WAISTS. On sale to-day. Regular $5.50 SILK WAISTS, made of fine quality taffeta silk, front, back and sleeves of finest tucks, il bishop sleeve, small inlaid 1abs of closely stitched silk over an ex- tra portion of tucking give a pleasing Walits, To-aay's pricer-ors, DOp €O WOBMEN’S WAISTS. Q5 For cholce of many odds and ends in SHIRT WAISTS; many worth Tse. For cholce of §1 50 to §2 00 SHIRT 95¢ Wi BLACK MERCERIZED SATEEN - WAISTE, ficked fingana back; sold all ver af our price to- ik e el 8¢ CHILDREN’S DRESS SALE. Prices quoted on Dresses to-day mean a great saving. 19¢ for e Percale Dresses. 39c for G White or Colored Dresses. 69¢ for $1 00 White or Colored Dresses. 85c for §1 % These Dresses are trimmed with Lac Insertions, Embroideries and Hemstite OPEN TO-NIGHT 3 Attorney Wood- we rth were objected to by Collins, and the basis lald for a technical fight in the this morning at 10 o’clock, with the under- { standing that it will proceed if the court { the District Attorney and Everything we sell In the line of WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S WEARING AP- PAREL is made in our own factory on the premises. your own factory—it means a saving to our patron€ of the middleman’s profit—for we can and do s:ll goods just as cheap and often cheaper than the wholesale manu- 1212-1214 MARKET STREET, BETWEEN TAYLOR AND JONES. Town Crier exceptionally full of lampoon | and criticism. . —e————— | Soldier Commits Suicide. Charles Holton, a private in the hospi- tal corps, committed suicide at the Pre-| sidio guardhouse yesterday morning by | cutting his throat with a pocket Knife. | He is said to have been drinking to excess | lately and a_ fit of temporary insanity probably led him to commit the rash act. KS [= Novelty Veiling Sals Day, 25c Yard. Newest shades in Complexion and Silk Golf Veils, Silk Che- nille Dots and other effects; regular prices 35c to S0c yard. D You know the result of owning Our prices have always proved this. Prices To-Day 11! CORSETS!!! This guarantee goes with every Corset we sell. Buy a Corset from us, wear same 30 days, if not satisfactory bring us the old Corset. We'll give you a new one or return your money. SPECIAL PRICES TO-DAY ONLY. 38c for our regular 50c Corset. B0¢ for our regular _75c Corset. 75c for our regular $1 00 Corset. $1.00 for our regular §1 25 Corset. $1.50 for our regular §2 00 Corset. And so on up to the best. These reductions are in all the popular makes, including R. G., P. & N. and Thompson’s. Time Has Come t» Close Cut CHILDREN'S P QUE CAPES. HERE THEY GO. $1.15 for §2 White Pique Capes or Coats. 81.75 for*$3 White Pique Capes or Coa $2.50 for $4 White Pique Capes or Coats. § These won't last through the day—so call early. A Few Great Bargains Taken From Many " Departments. 40c Sailor Collar MUSLIN GOWNS; regular price, €5 50c Eor,, WOMEN'S WRAPPERS: regular price, 98c For WOMEN'S WRAPPERS; || regular price, $1 25. For WOMEN'S FULL _FIN- 20C THED FAST BLACK HOSE: ‘white or black feet; regular price, 33c. 121c For CHILDREN'S HEAVY or 2C FINE RIBBED BLACK HOSE: recular price 2c. QO For WOMEXN'S HEAVY or M- DIUM WEIGHT LONG SLEEVE VESTS; regular price, c. - O8C o, NOMENS PINK ALL. WOOL IMPORTED VESTS; long & sleeves; sold elsewhere §1 50. UNTIL Il O'CLOCK. | floor was the dead body of the vouthful Hale’s. Market €treet, near Sixth, opp. Golden Gate Ave. ale: G00p Goor>. The 20th Stone: safety ! Security! No sale is so small but that this entire estab- § lishment stands back of it to redeem it. Your money is as sa‘e § here as if you'd put it In a savings bank—and it's wiser ofttimes to leave it here than to plant it in some vault. ~ | Take table linens:- You're safe. We don’t give you part cotton. Or ribbons—none but pure silk: or muslin underwear—none but wholesome, healthy made garments. You're safe!—if you buy here. s50c Metal Belt Buckles 25c. To-Day for the F'rst Time. Half-price! The most popular kinds! They are in gilt with large jewel settings. The same are in regular stocks at soc, but we picked up a few scant dozen from New York a few days ago, which we decided to put on sal to-day for half what you paid yesterday or will likely pay Mon- day. Our notion business is booming. Maybe you don’t know why, so to make it worth your while to come and find out we are going to make these belt buckles so cheap you can’t help. but buy them. Then you will see how much more we can do for you in notions than any one else and come back again. After all we don’t lose in the end. do we? Men's Collars 3¢ Oneof Saturday’s _ Good Things. Three styles—the band turn-down, the straight standing or the white wings. A good, serviceable collar, one that sells regularly at 12cc. But a size or two may be missing in one or two styles; you may not get just the size you want in the style you want, but your size is here in one of the 5¢ instead of 12%c. g Hose 12%c—Natural gray wool mixed Stockings, strong, comfortable. Women’s One—ifa Union Suits 45c. Hesvier Than Ususl—Mors Desirable Thaa Us Now, don’t get this mixed up with cheap garments, they are just as good and as perfectly made in every way as any you can buy from regular stocks. It's giv- ing you more than you pay for that'll make you stick close to us. Other as good offers: CETLDREN’S ONFIT A UNION SUITS. 50C— Heavier than usual; jersey ribbed, fleece lined, pear! buttons, covered seams, They are the new season's garments, perfect fitting, highly desirable in every fea- ture; sizes 3 to 15; 1200 of them. UNDER' R. W4% *N’S FLEECE LINED WEA ests or pants, very heavy. ribbed and in ecru: the vests have silk shell edges, gusseted arms, long or short sleeves, covered seams; two styles in pants— French bands buttoned down’ the side, or string band caught at the back: the ankles are shaped: as good a 50c garment as we know of. To-day, and while the 200 dozen last, 40c. CHILDREN’S FLEFCE UNDERWEAR. 25C. Vests or pantalets, ecru and ribbed; the “vests have French necks, buttoned down the front, covered seams, pearl buttons; they are the best kind made, in sizés 20 to 34—2sc. WOMEN’S FALL UNDERWEAR. 50C—Nat- ural gray and jersey ribbed, wool mixed vests and pants; they are the kind that won't shrink: the vests have pearl buttons, covered seams; the pants have French vokes, shaped ankles sizes 4, 5. 6: 200 dozen of them on and until sold, 3. NFANTS UNDFRWEAR. 25C—Wrapper sty garments, buttoned down the front, = silk trimmi about the front and neck. pear] buttons: sizes 1 to 6. LIQUOR CAUSES SUICIDE OF BOY Asphyxiates Himself by | Turning on the Gas in His Room. flaps on the back; sale this morning, SPECIAL BARGAINS SATURDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY. GRANULATED Best Cane SUGAR, 21 s $1 xtra special. Saturday. only. FAIRBANKS GOLD DUST, 31 pig. . . . 152 Reg. 20c. FINEST CREAMERY BUTTER. square ..40¢ Good Butter is a delicacy, and can only be obtained at big prices. e give the best and ask the least. Rex. 50c. BEST MISSION EGGS, dozen. .......25¢ Gathered daily. Reg. 30c. Cooking Eggs, good. 20c doz. CHOIGE FAMILY FLOUR, 50-Ib sack . . . 80¢ Rezular 9. MOCHA and JAVA, our best GOFFEE, Ib 25¢ We have.the:best coffee in the world: our friends say so. sziinfl and El;um, stone Jug, gal 75¢ ixtra choice, eg. $ 00. Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate, I-Ib can 25¢ Rez. 10c can. PORT, SHERRY, ANGELICA, gt hot. . . .25¢ GRAPE-NUTS, pg .12 TEAS, new arrival, 6 kinds, Ib. .- Scotch, Finest Imported Whisky, gf hot 90¢ From Edinburgh. Reg. $1 15 Reg. 15c package. GHIRARDELLI’S GOCOA, 3-1b can. . ... 20¢ TOMATOES, best pack, 4 cans........ 2508 Rexz. 6)c 2nd T5¢ pound. % "uc BROMANGELON Dessert Jelly, pkg. . . .10¢ BORAX FLOATING SOAP, § cales. ... 25¢ John Herold, aged 19 years, who was formerly employed in Ferguson’s cigar store on Market street, committed suicide last evening by inhaling illuminating gas at 514 Taylor street. Herold, notwith- standing his tender years, had been on a protracted spree and his relatives, think- ng that he had met with foul play on ac- count of his long absence. notified the police. Detective McMahon was detailed on the case, and while he was engaged in searching for the'boy word was received at police headquarters that young Herold had committed suicide. Just what caused Herold to end his ex- istence is unknown, except that he was | temporarily insane from the effects of liquor. The landlady of the house says that Herold did not return to his room until a late hour yesterday morning. She detected the odor of escaping gas last evening and at once telephoned to the of- fice of a_gas company to repair the leak. One of the employes of the company was dispatched to the house, and it did mot take him long to discover that the gas was escaping from the room occuvied by Herold. Failing to get a response to his repeated knocking on the door he forced an entrance to the room, and lving on the occupant. He immediately notified the Coroner, who took charge of the remains. An .investigation disclosed that Herold had turned on the gas after stuffing the keyhole with paper. Coroner Leland will hold an inquest on the body to-day. MO1THER SAVES MONEY AT COST OF CEILDREN Charitable Society Unearths Pitiful Case of Deprivation and Neglect in Italian Family. A sad case of deprivation and careless cruelty was unearthed by Secretary White f the Societv for the Prevention of Cru- ity to Children at the home of John Sor- tano, 2237 Powell street, yesterday. Sortano is an Italian sailor, who 1is at present on a fishing expedition in Alaskan waters. Previous to his departure several months ago he gave his wife several hun- dred dollars with which to care for her- self and the five children during his ab- sence. Mrs. Sortano, who is of a very frugal disposition, at once reduced housc room and the food allowance to a mini- mum. She then secured work in Fon- tana's canning establishment, leaving her children to care for themselves. | The little ones were insufficiently fed and clothed, but managed to get along | with what the neighbors gave them dur- ing their mother’s absence. To add to the family_funds out of which so little was taken Mrs. Sortano bought hens and eggs and started to raise chickens in the bed- room in which she and her five children slept In company with numerous cats and a do=. When the nine-month-old baby was scalded badly a few days ago and nothing was done to relieve its sufferings it was thought time to interfere. and Secretary White was called upon. His investigation has satisfied him that the avarice of the mother is resulting most disastrously for the children and immediate steps will be taken to relieve their condition. The con- dition of the two rooms occupled by the Sortanos is said to be filthy beyond de- scription, while the children are positively suffering’ from similar neglect. | _———————— 2 4 | Accidentally Cut an Artery. Charles L. Shilling, a soapmaker em- ployed at Fischbeck’s soap factory, on Seventeenth and Rhode Island streets, had an artery of his right arm cut yes- terday by a sheet of castiron falling on it. Shilling was removing some obstruc- tions from a bench when the iron fell on his wrist, cutting into the bone and sever- | ing the artery. He was hurried to the City and County Hospital, where the ar- tery was tied and his life saved. —_— Smuggled Cigars on the Gaelic. CARNATION CREAM, 3 cans. ... 25¢ Fnsflsfi SHRIMPS, extra uaty, can. .. I0¢ I W. HARPER'S WHISKY, gal....$2.50 Extra special. Reg. $4 00. Our Country Customers Can take advantage of the » P nales. We Ship fres of chargs within 100 miles, on all orders exceeding $5. 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