The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1901, Page 12

12 HELPS HINSELF DANIELS” SLAYER 10 THE FREIGHT) BOUGHT WEAPON Southern Pacific Com- pany Robbed by an Ex-Convict. Most of Stolen Property Is Recovered by Detec- tives. O——— Sam Clements, a notorious ex-convict, was arrested on Saturday afterncon at the corner of Bush and Kearny streets and his name was placed on the small book pending the investigation of Detec- tives Ryan and O'Dea and Speclal Offi- cers Dewin and Kindelon of the Southern Pacific Company. The officers in charge of the case have since secured sufficient evidence to warrant the making of three charges of grand larceny against Clem- ents. His alieged accomplice, Daniel Cur- tin, a second hand dealer at 1123 Market street, with receiving stolen goods. For some time past packuges of freight have been missing from the delivery sheds of the Southern Pacific Company at Fourth and King streets. Suspicion was directed agalist “Clements and a watch was set upon him, When the strike commenced Clemenis obtained a position with Schussler, the drayman, and learned the ways of the shed. He was the first man severely beaten by the strikers, but be returned to his work as soon as he was able to be about. The detectives who have worked up the | case against Clements are satisfied that had it not been for the presence of the ofticers who were detajled to watch his truck he would have secured considerable more property. As it is, however, the detectives have recovered property val- ued at $300 and have woven a net of evi- cence around Clements and Curtin tnat may result in long terms of imprisonment zor both. prisonment for both. Thefts Committed by Clements. Clements’ series of thefis which the de- tecuves have s0 far tastened on him are &s foliows: On November 16, from ine local delivery shed, where he obtained all the stolen property, he got two cases containing respectively 50w and 10,000 | cigars. Un November 1§ he secured 1w dozen pairs of socks. On November 2 he got a crate containing four cases of vaseline and two cases of wine bitters. On iriday last he attempted to take 30,000 cigars contained in two cases, but @s a speclal omcer was detailed to watch him he left the cases ostensibly to get & shipping receipt for the goods. Whue be was going arter the allegea shipping receipt he incidentally picked up two rolis of matting in another shed. Al the prop- erty has now been recovered and Clem- ents admits all the charges made against him. Curtin, who received the property, | | | | | | also admits’ his participation in the ements’ methods were very simple. | ed a truck and drove to the sheds. As he was well known | delivery there but little attention was paid to him. He would fold a shipping receipt in his | mouth, take a hand truck and run the merchandise cut. Then he would drive : sell the property to Curtin for whatever amount the latter was willing to give. Sometimes he received as mucn as §150. Has Long Criminal Record. Clements is about forty years of age and has a long criminal record. He goes under the aliases of Frank Fuller and | Frank Willlams. He was first sent to | San Quentin on October 7, 1883, for six | years for burglary. On July 18, 1889, he was sentenced to four years on a similar | In August, 189, he received a | rtence of two years and a half in Fol- som on a burglary charge. On Nu\'emberl 10, 1893, he was sentenced to thirty days | in the County Jail on a conviction for petty larceny. On February 15 of this year he was arrested on a charge of burg- ary. but it was reduced to petty larceny and he served a sentence of six months. In the last case a woman known as Ethel Griffiths, and who posed as his wife, was also convicted and served the same time. | Southern Pacific Company will | lly prosecute the case against Clem- ents. Great credit is due the officers who made | the arrest for the manner in which they worked up the cases agalust, Clements and Curtin. Detective Ryan went to Cur- tin’s place a few days ago to recover some property which he learned was hidden there. He was bitten on the leg by a bulldog belonging to Curtin. Later, on the same day, Special Officer Lewin saw 2 bargain sale of socks in a furnishing goods store on Seventh street and pro- cured a search warrant, recovering all but a few pairs that had been sold. Last night the officers in the case recovered @ large quantity of the stolen cigars, which had been hidden in a cellar in the Mission. | Curtin has been arrested several times | before on charges of recelving stolen property, but has generally got off with ight sentences. He is a graduate of the | ‘Whittier Reform School. | ADVERTISEMENTS. ' T0 MOTHERS ° Mrs. J. H. Haskins, of Chicago, 1L, President Arcade Club, Addresses Comforting Words to W Cl:l.l = omen Regarding " “DEax Mgs. Prxxmay:— Mothers teed not dread childbearing after they know the value of Lydia E. Pink- Vegetable ham’s Compound. While I I dreaded the ordeal, for it left me weak and sick for months after, and at the time I umng:(z death was a welcome relief; but before my last child was born a E:od?e bor tz:lb\—lisulc‘l;ydhE.l-"ink- m’s Vege e mpound, and I used that, iy and Sanative V;gct.her with your Pills 2sh for four months before the child’s birth ;—it brought me wonderful relief. I hardly had an ache or and when the child was ten days old I left my bed strong in health. Every dzn andfall I now take abottleof Lydia E. m’s Veg- etable Compound and find it keeps me in continual excellent health.”— Mzs. J. Efiflumu. 3248 Indiana Ave., Chicago, I11. — §5000 forfeit if above testimo- il fs not genuine. sty Care and careful counsel is ‘what the expectant and would-be mother needs, and this counsel | not find a lrflc? she can secure without cost by writing to Mrs. Pinkham at -~ Lynn, Mass, Mrs. Coarum Purchases Pistol on Night of Shooting. Officers Rodiger and Ward Describe Scene at the ° House. The trial of Mrs. Catherine Coarum for the murder of Charles Danlels was re- sumed in Judge Dunne's court yesterday. The woman killed Daniels on the night of April 9 last at 1138% Clay street, Mrs. Coarum was in court, but seemed devold of any Interest in the proceedings. She kept her eyes on her attorney, Rob. ert Ash, occasionally shifting her glance to Assistant District Attorney Graney, who is conducting the prosecution. The first witness called for the prose- cution yesterday was Patrick Clancy, the was also arrested and charged | worohmas Y watchman who, a short time ago, shot and killed J. N. E. Wilson. He sald that on the night of the shooung he saw the accused woman leave her house about 11 o'clock. He sald she was gone about fif- teen minutes and that when she returned she entered the house by the basement. Dr. L. V. Bacigalupi, autopsy surgeon at thé Morgue, was next called. His tes- timony was a description of the wounds which ended the life of Daniels. One of the wounds, said Dr. Bacigalupi, entered Daniels’ right tmigh and came out on the inner side of the limb. Either one of the other two bullets would have caused death, said the physician. One entered Daniels’ right suouider, passing between the third and fourth ribs, and then through the upper lobes of both lungs, lodging against the thurd rib on the left side. This bullet perforated the aorta. The third bu..et entered the victim’s back | on the left side, on a level with the ninth rib, perforated the base of the left lung and lodged in the cavity of the right ven- tricle of the heart. Heard Prisoner Confess. Mrs. Louisa Maurer of 1133 Clay street, a neighbor of Mrs. Coarum, testitied that she was with the policeman who, the day after the tragedy, forced his way into Mrs. Coarum’s house. The witness said that as they entered the prisoner’s house they heard her say: “Yes, I killed himk I killed him! He is dead down there in the cellar.” Samuel L. Lipman, a pawnbroker, testi- fied that on the night of the shooting he sold Mrs. Coarum a revolver. He identi- fied the weapon with which the woman did the shooting as the pistol she procur- ed at his place. John Rolide, a grocer at the corner of Clay and Taylor streets, testified that he sold Daniels” beer and whisky at 10: o'clock on the night he was killed. Policeman O. H. Rodiger, who arrested Mrs. Coarum, testified as follows: “I was summoned to the house of Mrs. Coarum at 8:35 a. m., April 10. Policeman J. E. Ward was with me. We tried to get into the house, but could not, so we went next door to Mrs. Maurer's. From the kitchen of her house we could see into Mre. Coarum’s kitchen. We saw the wo- man sitting there at a table on which there were several bottles and glasses. We called to her, but she did not answer. We then searched the house for a means of entrance. We finally found a window open and crawled through. When she saw us coming she rose from her seat and walked toward us. She raised her hands and said: ‘I shot him. He is dead down cellar.’ “Ward and myself then went down- | stairs and found the body of Danieis propped up in a sitting position against a bulkhead. He had no coat nor cap on. Police Find Revolver. ‘“We then went upstairs, and as we picked up a five-chambered 3S-caliber re- volver from the kitchen table Mrs. Coar- um said: ** “There is thre pistdl I killed him with. His coat and cap are hanging on the hook." ““There were four discharged cartridges in the pistol and a loaded cartridge was lying alongside the weapon on the table. ““We found the coat had two bullet holes in it. We searched the house, but could of the other bullets. A few days ago went to the house and fcund a bullet hofe in the steps and a bullet underneath the steps.} Policeman J. E. Ward corrdborated Rod- iger's testimony. He said he took the woman to the Hall of Justice, and that on the way there she said she did not mean to kill Daniels. “She said,” continued Ward, “that she expected her husbsnd home and had told the watchman to keep away from the house. She told me that Daniels had threatened to kill her and her husband. She also said that Daniels came to the hotse that night and forced his way in.” Both the officers testified that the house showed no sign of any struggle and that the woman's clothing was not disarranged in.any way. They testified that they fornd blood stains in the kitchen and on the steps leading to the basement. George Pottler, who was Daniels’ land- lord at 421 Powell street, testified that the defendant visited the sooms of the watch- man three or four times a week ‘while he was rooming there. The case was then continued until this morning. WESTERN UNION BOYS WALK OUT ON STRIKE Three Messengers Are Discharged and Others Resign Out of Sympathy. There was a strike among the messen- ger boys employed at the main office of the Western Union telegraph office on Montgomery street yesterday. The com- pany worked yesterday with only half its staff of boys. An official stated last evening that if they could not secure enough boys to-day to fill the vacant places they would empioy men tem- porarily. Delivery Clerk J. Regan says that the trouble is all owing to three messengers, who are a disturbing element. He says that these three boys have been making too much money. Two of them showed u}) for work Sunday under the influence of liquor. They were promptly dis- charged. These boys used their influence and twelve others resigned. The locked out boys attempted to force the rest of the boys to quit, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The strikers succeeded in inducing four of the boys who are employed on the night shift to quit their positions last night. For a time this desertion of the night shift seriously embarrassed the ser- vice. The clerks in the office, however, were vressed into use as Mercuries and succeeded in disposing of all the mes- sages. The management of the Western Union Company confidently asserts that boys, or if necessary men, will be secured to-day to fill the places of the strikers. ———— Sailor Badly Battered. When Oscar Smith, a saflor, appeared before Judge Conlan yesterday on a charge of battery with his head swathed in bandages he was anxious to know how the other man looked. It appears that Smith had been boarding with Mrs. Felix Wyttebrod, on Mission street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets, during the strike and owed her $0. He went there Bunday, and when she asked him for the money he struck her. She complained to Special Officer J. H. Switt, who atlemg{ed to place Smith under ar- rest. Smith made a motion to draw his sheath knife, and Swift used his club on his head. A charge of disturbing the geflce against Smith was dismissed. The attery,charge was continued. —————— Colored Soldier Steals. Detective Thomas J. Coleman arrested Edwin L. Knowles, a discharged colored soldier, yesterday for stealing a check for $145 from Edward W. Davis, a white sol- dier, and a check of smaller amount from Everett E. Prince, also a discharged white soldler. The checks were stolen at .S“ on board the Government transport h returning from Manila to th ?o:t.mgzowlel confessed the theft to D ectiye Coleman and was handed over int; the tody of United States n.’r-_?ufi’ P THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901. NEW LINE AND SHORT TIME TO SANTA ROSA SouTHERN PaciEic PRESENT . RouyE Sanva nos:? S - _ PROPOSED DIRECT LINE OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC FROM SANTA ROSA TO THE BAY. EXISTING ROUTE VIA OAKLAND AND VAL~ LEJO JUNCTION TO SONOMA VALLEY TOWNS. 3 Southern Pacific Company Surveyors in the Field Lozating Di- rect Route Paralleling the Northwestern, Which Will Con- nect With Speedy Ferry Transit. From McNears Landing S P PRoPOSED Roure To. SaNTA Reoga. HE old route of the Southern Pa- cific around Robin Hood's barn from San Francisco to Santa Rosa is to be supplanted by a new line, which will materially shorten the distance and time between the two cities mentioned. The passenger taking the present Southern Pacific route from this city to Santa Rosa gets on the ferry- boat at the foot of Market street, crosses the bay, boards the train at the Oakland mole and rides to Vallejo Junction. At the station last named he leaves the train, boards another ferry-boat and crosses the bay or Straits of Carquinez to South Vallejo, where the Santa Rosa train is in waiting. This train, however, goes up to Napa Junction, on the main line, thénce across the branch road from the janction to Santa Rosa. The distance by the roundabout way from San Francisco to Santa Rosa is seventy-five miles. The time consumed in making the run is three hours and twelve minutes. By the Cali- fornia Northwestern Rallway route (the old Donahue line) Santa Rosa is only fifty-one miles distant from this city, and the time used in making the trip is two hours and thirty-three minutes. Will Land Near San Quentin. The Southern Pacific now proposes to construct a short line and cut out one fer- ry transfer. Surveyors are in the fleld es- tablishing a direct line from Santa Rosa via (Petaluma to some point on the bay near San Quantin or McNears Landing. It is proposed to make quick transfer of the passengers from this point by ferry-boat o this city. In effect the proposed new route will parallel the California North- western, and probably reduce the time from San Francisco to Santa Rosa to two SECRETARY GAGE PUTS ON BRAKES Not Ready to Apply thé Coastwise Rule to Shipping. The Treasury Department seems to be very much at sea over the recent deci- sion of the United States Court in the Philippine cases to the effect that those islands are a part of the territory of the United States and that it is therefore a forfeitable offense for a foreignh\'ess:l ort merchandise from them to Sy ther port in the United States. Tate last week the Secretary of the Treasury instructed the Customs Collec- tor at this port to remit whatever pen- alties might have been incurred by the Nippon Maru of the Japanese line for carrying twenty cases of hats from Hong- kong to San Francisco, the hats having. been conveyed from Hongkong to Manila by a British vessel. The reason givenbythe Secretary of the Treasury for this order was that the shipment had been made before the Supreme Court of the United States had rendered its decision. Yesterday the Secretary of the Treas- ury suddenly put on the brakes by the foilowing telegraphed order to Collector Stratton: Fat ment has been notified by the S ot War that you have held that the recent decision of the “Sudreme Courteof the Tnited States makes it compulsory in order to obtain through bills of lading with merchan- dise for Manila to conform to coastwise ship- ping rules. The department has not authorized Tuch @ ruling, and if you havé made it you Will hold it_in abevance pending specific In- Structions, The department has under consid- eration the bearings of the decision in -the fourteen diamond rings cases upon the coast- wise shipping laws. You will be promptly ad- vised of its conclusicns. or Stratton sald yesterday that hec ggfic:m made any rulings at all in the matter, and that he had simply obeyed the instructions of the Treasury Depart- ment. e Christmas Holidays in Mexico. thern Pacific special train leaves s‘s:u Francisco December 18, Los Angeles December 19, reaching Mexico in time for ihe holiday celebrations. Round trip San ucted. : . Low side trip . Limit 60 days. :'.‘:'3’ "OJxfllunnl itineraries. Make reser- vations Market street, S8an Francisco, 1 261 South Spring street, Los Ang s LR His Fall Was Fatal. Samuel R. Hunter, the traveling sales- z ho fell down a light well in the Oc- e tal Hotel last Sunday, died in Bt Luke's Hospital at 11 o’clock on the same evening. JOSEPH FIGEL, MERCHANT TAIL- OR. The latest styles to select from. Suits from $20 upward. Overcoats, fancy yests, etc., at nutlfi reduced pri nd floor Flood building, Fourth streets. ices. and Market | can get Jesse * places? o] hours. The competition will doubtless spur the Northwestern to the adoption of Plans to hold the business. The people of San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma coun- ties will hail with delight the assurance of frequent trips, quick runs and the in- troduction of all the modern conveniences of transit. ‘Will Shorten Napa Route. It is reported that the Southern Pacific is planning to shorten the time and re- move some of the annoyances of travel between this city and towns of the Napa Valley. There is talk of putting on a ferry-boat to ply between Rodeo and South Vallejo. It is proposed to move the train aboard the boat and convey the passengers across without a change of cars. oing to Napa by the present line the traveler must cross the bay to Oak- land, then go by rail to Vallejo Junction and ‘at the last named point leave tha cars and take the boat to South Vallejo, Wwhere the Napa Valley train ig in wait- ing. It is possible that a route may be established that will utilize the short line from Santa Rosa to McNears Landing to accommodate Napa Valley travel. The country immediately north of San Francisco and a little beyond the creeks and estuaries of the grea¢ bay is famed for scenic beauty and productive capac- ity. The charms of natural scenery and the agreeable climate have always been appreciated, but the inconvenience of travel from these regions to San Francis- co have been a drawback to the develop- ment of the country. The proposed new route of the South- ern Pacific from Santa Rosa to this city will be at least twenty-four miles shorter than the existing liné around by Vallejo and Napa Junction, as the California Northwestern line, which is to be paral- leled, is not as long by twenty-four miles as the Southern Pacific’s present route. JTART IN LIFE fa A POOR BOY Now Cannot Count Vast Wealth He Has Ac- cumulated. Ex-Congressman Charles D. Haines of New York State, who is touring the coast for his health, arrived at the Palace yes- terday, accompanied by his wife. He is a most distinet tigure in politics and prides himself on being the only Democrat ever elected from the Nineteenth district of New York. He served in the Fifty-third session of Congress and presented the famous ‘“‘collar and cuft’ petition, which was signed by 40,000 workingmen of Troy, N. Y., who wished to see the tariff remain unchanged. . Ex-Congressman Haines started out for himself when a boy of 14 as a telegraph operator. At the age of 17 he was nresi- dent of a small railroad. To-day he owns several small railroads In New York State and is sole owner of eleven street car systems. He is the owner of a kaolin mine in the SoutherntStates that is worth a small fortune, controls one of the largest Jumber combinations in this coun- try, and also prides himself on being the em lolyer fl 1},000 men, e Is only 44 years of age, yet he admits that he does not know how much money he is worth, But the struggle to amass his princely fortune has told on his health and his physicians have commanded that he retire from active life for several years. He says that when he can again return from his enforced rest he will use his wealth and energlies to bring about the ownership of all raiiroads by the Govern- ment, r. Haines said: From my short observations of the Pacific Coast I have reached the conclusion that the railroad companfes are to blame for this ssc- tion not belng more densely populated. You have products here that are of great value in the Bast, but you cannot send them there be- cause of the high freight rates. Give the pub- lic cheap rates, both in frelflht and passenger business, and the rallroads will be more helfiy patronized. The only way to bring this about s for the Government to own the roads and make the low rates. —_— e Settle Family Differences. With the consent of all partles inter- ested Benjamin Healy has appliea for let- ters of administration unon the estate of Margaret O'Dwyer, who died on Novem- ber 26. Mrs. O'Dwyer left a small estate, consisting of a house and lot at Folsom and Twenty-fourth streets, besides some money supposed to be in a safe deposit vault, Her brother Daniel first applied for letters of administration and for pa- pers of guardianship over the two minor children. His petition was filed on No- vember 27, but has not been acted upon, It is said by relatives of the deceased that it will be withdrawn and that there will be no opposition to the custody of the children being given to Mrs. Mary Gleas. on, an aunt, in whose charge they are at present. —_—— ‘Why experiment with other brands when you Moore Whiskey at all times and . BARN FURNISHES FAMILY SHELTER Parents and Little Ones Suffer From Cold and Hunger. Neighbors Hasten With Food to Relieve Distress of Unfortunates. A sad case of destitution was brought to the attention of the authorities yes- terday and steps were at once taken to relleve the sufterers. Merritt 8. Hum- phrey, his wite and five children, the youngest a baby six months old and the oldest a boy of nine, were found on the verge of starvation in an old barn on Balmy street, a small thoroughfare run- ning off ‘I'wenty-fourth street, between Foisom and Harrison, The story of the mistfortunes and trials of the unnappy tamily is a particularly sad one. Up tu Iive years ago rumphrey managed to eke out a livennood n Ure- gon. 1hinking to better his condition, he sturted overiand with his tamiy in a covered wagon, ana after many weeks ot weary traver reached Los Angeles. ‘rnere he rouna oad jobs at iaboring work, but instead of vettering nis condidon ne was much worse oft. Work was not steaay. 1.6 was among strangers and everything he tried his hand at seemed to go againsc him. Disheartened, but not discouraged, he declaed to set out agan and witn s tamuy In an oid, broken down wagon he Journeyed to Saunas. 'There he accident- ally broke his leg and his trials began to increase. Reach City in Rainstorm. . Before he was hardly able to get off crutches Humphrey made another start, this time intent on going back to Ore- gon, where he has relatives, who, al- though almost as poor as himself, would willingly share their crust with him if necessary. Tuesday night the family reached this city in the midst of a terri- ble wind and rain storm. There was no covering on the wagon and the occupants were drenched to the skin. To get out of the storm they went into the old barn and up_to last evening made it their home. ~Without a bit of furniture or a blanket to throw over them they slept on the barn floor. A small coal oil stove furnished them with what heat they had and that was but little, for the wind whistled heartlessly through the cracks in the barn wall and the cold, frosty night alr found its way inside to add to their misery. A few vegetables cooked in an old can on the oil stove and occasionally a loaf ot bread composed their food sunply. Hud- dled together in the barn in the daytime they waited and dreaded the coming of night. They were also continually haunt- ed by the fear that they might at any minute be ordered out of the place. Poor and uncomfortable as it was, the barn furnished them some slight shelter from the rain. Humphrey would start before daylight in the hope of finding something to do, only to return at night with the sad, dis- couraging report that he had not met with success. The poor parents were often forced to listen to their babies,crying, both from hunger and cold, and were ui able to aid them. The nursing baby suf- ferad most, for the mother was too weak to furnish it sufficient nourishment. Neighbors Begin Work of Relief. It was not until yesterday afternoon that the neighbors learned of the presence of the starving family in their midst. ‘When once they heard the facts there was no time lost in making arrangements for the temporary relief of the sufferers. Policemen Brown, McKenna and Lycett were soon on the scene and they directed the rellef work. A supply of bread, milk and cold meat was secured from kind- hearted neighbors and the half famished children ate voraciously—for many hours. yes, days, had passed since meat had assed their lips. The goor mother re- ‘used to touch any of the fdod until the children were first satisfled and then she wanted to eat but little. She wanted, she said, to “save something for the children after awhile.”” It was only when she realized that she must eat to nurse her baby that she consented to appease her hunger. In the meantime the neighbors were hurrying to the barn with contribu- tions of beds, bedding, food and clothing. The policemen stated the case to L. . Cull, a real estate agent on enty- fourth street, and he gave the family the use of a cottage at the corner of Twenty- fifth and Utah streets. The polieemen next pressed into service two wagons and had the donations of bedding and cloth- ing taken to the new home. Another nefghbor contributed a stove and at night- fall the unfortunate family was sheltered and relieved from temporary want.. fficer McMurray of the Humane So- clety was also notified and to-day he will look after the further relief of the family. He says the case is one of the saddest called to his attention in many months. MRS. M. FERGUSON SAYS HER HUSBAND IS BRUTAL Sues for Divorce Because He Threat- ened Her Many Times to Kill, Margaret H. Ferguson, in a complaint for divorce filed yesterday against Theo- dore Ferguson, charges him with treat- ing her in a cruel and unhuman manner ever since their marriage in 1897. She claims he gets intoxicated every chance he gets, and that when he is under the influence of drink he beats and abuses her. Mrs. Ferguson says her husband has threatened to kill her and that on one occasion, because she screamed when he struck her, that he brandished a large knife over her head and commanded her to_“'stop her noise.” Ferguson is an employe of Oliver J, Olsen of 121 Mission street and enjoys a salary of $1%0 a month. Mrs. Ferguson asks for a divorce, $50 a month alimony and permission to resume her maiden name, Margaret Turney. The Fergusons live at 334 Golden Gate avenue. Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by Helene Johnson against Peter John- son for cruelty, Rosa J. Probst against Henry B. Proost for cruelty, obert Jakes against Emma Jakes for desertion, Dealr Worsdale against Harry Worsdale for cruelty and James Trethaway against Kitty Trethaway for desertion. Divorces were granted yesterday to Louise E. Shinn from George Shinn for neglect, Hermine Jacobson from Adolf Jacobson for failure to provide, Helen Sutherland from Fred B. Sutherland for desertion, Alice Edith Randall from Charles E. 8. Randall for cruelty, Albert ‘Weber from Helen Weber for intemper- ance and Louisa M. Hellbacka from Ed- ward C. Hellbacka for cruelty. —_—— P. C. Kelly, Assignee Of tHe Boston, is to-day the busiest man in town. The A. Brick bankrupt cloth- ing arrived yesterday precisely at 3 p. m., thanks to Mr. Milton J. Greene, referee in bankruptcy, through whose kindness the stock arrived in time. Everybody is busy and working hard to get this large stock in order for the opening on Thurs- day. There will be on sale at the begin- ning 1000 all-wool men’s suits and over- coats worth . The sale price will be $465 at the clothing bankrupt sale of the Boston, 7713 Market st., near Fourth. # —— e Fishermen Win a Suit. United States District Judge de Haven yesterday decided in favor of the plain- tiffs in the suit of Farce Dominico and “streets. eighty other fishermen against the Alaska Packers’ Association for each, bal- ances alleged to be due on a salmon fish- ing contract. —_— Sudden Death of Otto Koepper. Otto Koepper, a salesman for Palmer & Rey, was stricken suddenly yesterday aft- ernoon ~while eating lunch in the Mer- chants’ Exchance, at 21 L ide:dorff street, He was taken in a city ambulance to the Harbor Emergency Hospital, but dled on the way. P ST SR Stenographer Appointed. Herbert F. Ward has been appointed clerk and stenographer to the Federal Board of Civil Service Examiners, vi Ernest J. Mott, who declined the honee ‘after having passed a brilliant examina- tion. i e ATVERTIMENTS, ool e CUPYAIGNT 1908 BY THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. CINGINNATH l THE PROBLEM. w‘ price of Ivory Soap per cake, but it would For time, labor, and materials. | take a mathematical genius to calculate its he must take account of He must deduct from the apparent cost the saving in the longer life of the cake, in the longer life of the washed fabric, in the labor required, in the time consumed, in the strength ex- pended, in the results obtained. When all is finished, Ivory is the cheapest soap in the world. It floats. S5 HE TOOK NOTE T0 SMITH Arthur Wilson Testifles in Kershow Will Con- . test Case. —_— Arthur L. Wilson, a messenger boy em- ployed by the California Special Messen- ger Company, pointed out J. Morgan Smith yesterday as the man to whom he delivered a note at the apartments of Max Kershow at Tortoni’s on the morn- ing of April 6, 191, the morning on which the disputed will was signed. Wilson said he went to the rooms in response to a call at 10 a. m. on April 6. He said the man whom he afterward identified as Smith came to the door “in a_bath robe and a black eye,” and that after waiting for a few minutes he was given a letter to deliver at the office of A. B. Forbes & Son, insurance agents at the corner of California and Montgomery Wilson said he delivered the let- ter and returned to the restaurant, and gave the answer, which was contained in an envelope, to the same man who sent m. Wilson said he saw no one In the rooms but Smith and a colored woman, Alice Kennedy. He said also that he went into the bedroom and dining-room, and that there was no one in the apartments but the two persons he named. A. W. Forbes was then placed on the stand. He said that he remembered the messenger boy coming to his office with a written request for a check for money due J. Morgan Smith. Forbes says he gave the boy the check, but that he had no idea where Smith was at the time. A. J. Meadows, the second subscribing witness to the purported will of Max Ker- show, told practically the same story as Smith and was not shaken in his testi- mony by the severe cross-examination he wag subjected to by Attorney Rix for the contestants. He described in detail the means Smith had taken on April 5 to in- form him that Kershow wanted him to come up to his rooms on a matter of im- portance, and told how the next morning he visited Tortoni’s ana signed the will as a witness. He saild Kershow told him that the matter must be kept stricily secret, as he was afraid his folks would hear of it and prevent him from doing what he wanted. Attorney Rix endeavored to show dur- ing the cross-examination that Meadows | spent a great deal of his time in jail, but his questions were stricken out by the court. The case will go on to-day at 11 a. m. T News in Army Circles. Some dimiculty is being experienced by the military authorities in paying off the discharged soldiers who arrived on the Sheridan because they represent so many organizations and payrolls have to be made out separately. Four paymasters are at work and the men will be free in a few days. Meanwhile passes to San Francisco from Angel Island are to be had for the asking. The Sheridan_ is scheduled to sail for Manila again on De- cember 17, the day after the departure of the Hancock. Major Robert J. Gibson has been appointed sanitary_inspector of the department. Captain J. Penn, Seventh Infantry, has been assigned to duty on Angel Island. —_———— Eligible for Draughtsmen. As a result of the recent examination held for draughtsmen for the Board of Public Works the Civil Service Commis- sion has certified to the following list of eligibles: Harris DeH. Connick, %.6; Frederick C. Herrmann, §7.6: John W. Parker, 84.1; Wil- liam C. Fidge, $2.8; John Burrage, 82.6; Smith, 77.2. o. James M. Owens, Willlam A. Wants Trial by Jury. Robert S. Macbeth, H. M. Park, J. H. Josselyn and five Chinese charged with practicing medicine without being dul; regxstereg. appeared before Judge c;l baniss yesterday. They all intimated that they would demand a jury trial and would probably test the constitutionality of the act. The cases were continued tiil December 21. B — Little Rain Falls. A very little rain fell in San Francisco yesterday, but as much as .24 of an inch was registered in two or three towns in the northern part of the State. The weather was clear in Southern Califor- nia. Forcaster McAdie predic Weather for to-day. e e —_———— Baldwin Is Suing Flood. E. J. Baldwin is sding James L. Flooa to recover 38983, which he alleges he was compelled to expend in erecting props and supports for the west wall of the Observe this blue signature building known as the “Baldwin Annex,” adjolmr:f the site of the old Baldwin Ho- tel. Baldwin alleges that Flood, in ex- cavating for the foundation for the new bullding at the corner of Powell a ar- ket streets, so weakened the fo n of the Annex that he was compi.M to spend the amount sued for to preveut the destruction of the Annex. ———— U. S. Civil Service Examination. The United States Civil Service Com- mission announces that on January 21, 1%2, an examination will be held at vari- ous places throughout the United States for the position of assistant in the di- vision of entomology, Department of Ag- riculture, at a salary of §1200 per annum, and for other similar vacancies as they may occur. Persons who desire to com- ete should at once apply to the United Btates Civil Service Commission, Wash- ington, D. C., or to the secretary of the local board of examiners, Postoifice, for application forms 304 and 315, which should be properly executed and filed with the commission prior to the hour of closing business on January 1l Ve Violated Barber Law. John J. Calish, State Bagber Commis- sione¥, secured a warrant from Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the arrest of Neil _ Nelson on the charge of falsely repre- flnm‘g that he was a qualified bar when applying for a certificate. It is al- Jeged that when a test was made Nelson did not even know how to hold a razor properly. fi ADVER DOLLS FREE sAT THE .o “NO PERGENTAGE,” Tuesd ay’llaeumbor 10h, Our Christmas Gift Day. We present free to our patrons on the above date an elegant doll, 3 inches long, real kid body, genuine bisc head, every purchase of &0c or over. 3 SEE THE DOLLS IN OUR SHOW WINDOW. EVERYBODY WELCOME. For Stomach Disorders. Cout and Dyspep sa DRINK VICHY CELESTINS Best NATURAL Alkalinej Water — 220 BROADWAY, N. Y. WHIPS, ROBES, BLANK. J§S FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Novelties—many of them im- ported—all new—most any price. STUDEBAKER BROS.COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA. Market and Tenth Sts. BITTE A PLEASANT . LAXATIVE NOT INTOXICATING DR.MCNULTY. 0 RIS WELL-RNOWN AND RELIABLEG D Strieboce, o) Weakhor, Fapoteee, rete Siifea Disorders. ook on Diseases of Meny fres. Over20years' experience. Terms reasonabie. Hours, 9to3daily;8:0t08. Vev'gs, 1010 12, Consul- tation and couflden address P. ROSCOE MeNULTY, M. D. 26} Kearny St., San