The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 30, 1902, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO. CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1902. SALT TROUBLES TAKEN TO GOURT Injunction Is Obtained to Restrain Opposing Directors. Coward Says He Was Un- justly Voted Out of His Position. attorney for the Continen- Mupasky yesterday for an to restrain W. J. Dingee, H. ( ‘ Oscar T. Weber, W. G. Henshaw | wcis J nd their ering ! £ works or the company’s em- injunction issued and will - come for heaxing Heney up Tit and is said in regard,to the proceedings: charges of bsolutely baseless. The min- n kept in a proper and der the supervision of very competent ‘secre- ds the charges of the muti- of the minute book, there is no whatever. The the directors-were elect advertised, byi the con H Coward attend. 1 cannot say who the stock are outside of books show. T cannot say who g interest. They are s rega divulged deal to ventilate when ore the courts. He said ositing - 40,000 figures, he was voted out sger and vice pr in every un- Coward eral Salt Company is transaction and to whole statement says his Oakland the gthen hi niner salt works ‘ompany, have been f the Federal Salt Company k. He also states that the nental Salt Compan of the sco POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO EXPERT THIEVES Storekeeper’s Attention Is Attracted While the Cash Register Is Being Ransacked. The p are looking for two expert | crooks who have been operating in the West Adition for the past few days. morning Gideon P. Wood- conducts a -general notion comner of Sacramento and eets. lost $14 from his cash A n came into the store and dward to give him a gold in exchar for twenty silver dol- Tt s complied with ked Woodward v of questions 2 the price of the windows. was in front of the a confederate rear door and ran- h register. A small box in gold was overlooked. Covere his loss shortly to the store, but by that accommodated ight the man as being age. weighing 140 en and dressed in a s nd black Fedora hat \ Lol ar s Laundries Sign Agreement. wi nournced last night at the reg- f Laundry Drivers' Union that thé demands which were re- been adopted i cade & ndries have signified their inte n s ng it during the coming week. demand that the sent time shall not the laundries sh; mbers Y the of B.KATSCHINSKI PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO, 10 THIRD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, Laund Don’t Overlook BARGAINS LIKE THESE. Don’t delay if you require Shoes, but come at once. We are selling LADIES’ TAN and BLACK KID LACE SHOES for §1.15 A PAIR that formerly sold from $2.50 to $4.00, Good Shoes that have style and 1 be guaranteed for fit and wear, Hand-wejted and turned soles, nch &titched and leather heels, kid and cloth tops, broken lines ali bunched together, sizes 22 to 5, widt Remember, we on you, o you are sure to satisfied. SHOES FOR DRESS — Nob les in LADIES' PATENT LEATHER and VICI KID LACE SHOES. French stitched or leather heels; shoes that fit well and are the acme of fashion. REDUCED TO $1.95 A PAIR. Regular price from $ to %. Sizes 2% to Ti: widths AA to E We cannot guarantee to fill country orders on above goods. New Tllustrated Catalogue just out Send for one. B. KATSCHINSKI, PHILADELPHIA SHOE GO0. 10 THIRD STREET, San Francisco. and: Chemical :Cempany, applied ; in- | agents | with the possession of | | fraud against stockholders’ and | i do not care to have | id yesterday that there | shares as a | he would make and refine | that all the | ed over to the Continen- | tored in the | Federal Com- Judge Mogan and WINE AND WOMEN LEAD CASHIER WHITE TO RUIN Commissioner Marsden Manson Goes Before Swears to Complaint Charging Him With Felony Embezzlement ROM cashier of the Board of Pub- lic Works to a fugitive from jus- tice is a short road to travel when the route is paved with the alluring pleasures of the tender- loin. The money William J. H. White filched | from the side sewer funds he squandered in the cesspools of the red light quarter and now the male and female compan- | ions who lighted his way along the road | to ruin scorf at his foliy, but vote him | fame of “‘another good fellow | & 4 White's aownfall is a repetition of \hc} , old story of wine, women and song on | an income that only gave him license to | “just get along.” When Wiiliam J. H. lic life he was backed 1 of honesty signed by more than 2600 at the Union Iron Works. Yes-| he was accused in the Police Court | of the crime of felony embezzlement and | a warrant was accordi issued for his White entered pub- | by a recommegda- arrest. Commissioner Marsden Manson who, on an occasiop when Mayor Schmit was investigating Grand Jury competency made against another membe of the Board of Public Works, openly ted that he had the ut- | most confidence in the integrity and hon- | esty of Cashier White, was_the man who | went before Police Judge Mogan vester- | day and swore to the complaint which | may send White to the penitentiary | i ONLY FORTY CENTS IN SAFE. When _the members the Board Public Works appeared at their office | vesterday morning they at once took | steps to proceed against their missing | White left his post of | duty Willlam Ison, a master plumb- paid Deputy Donohue the sum ot k r some work performed by the | Public Works. The payment | was made after 3 o'clock in the atternoon, | the hour which White alwa eposited with the treasu: 1 the money he re- ceived during the day. Donohue gave hier. The Qa v this money to Cashier White, who should Lave locked it up in the e until the | following day. It through his fail- | ure to do this that suspicion was first di- rected toward him. Wnen his mysterious | telegram came. from St. Helena, announc- | ing that he could not show up at the of- fice on account of his wife being danger- ously ill, was received, an effort w to locate the money deposited &y An investigation.w commenced z which revealed wholesale fraud: covered White's peculations. H clung to the belief that White had locked up tne money in his cash drawer in the | office safe, but when the strong box was cpened terday by an expert from the | Hermann Safe Company only a plain gold ring and the sum of 4 cents were found | therein, ! LOOSE BOOKKEEPING. Commissioner Manson then v:sited the | Hall of Justice and swore out the war- | {rant for White's arrest. It is now | thought that White's defalcation will per- | haps run into five figures. The members | of the board are imclined to believe that | he bhas been systematically robbing the city for a long period. The side sewer | | fund in the city treasury isaoverdrawn | some $2300, and "this_amount, in addition to numerous sums which no doubt White pocketed, swell the amount he has stolen to fully $5000. | | "The time book and material _account | was never balanced up with White’s cash | account and in that way he had carte | blanche "~ to ~ appropriate - considerable | money to his own use. | 'This loose method . of bookkeeping in | vogue at-the office of the Board of Pub- lic Works, White's weakness for small | bottles and hot birds and Sue Irwin, a | blonde butterfly of the tenderloin, are re- | Eponsible for the missing cashier’s down- | fell. White became infatuated with the Irwin woman some time ago and upon her he is said to have squandered much | of the money which he is accused of stealing from the city ! | The warrant for White's arrest has| been placed in the hands of Captain of | Detectives. Martin. White’s whereabouts | are still unknown. Several detectives are | bot on his trail and they hope to have him in the tofls before long. | BOARD OF WORKS TO BLAME. Now that it is definitely known that White has been systematically taking the cf funds by pocketing fees deposited by contractors and others for the con- | struction of side sewers, the Board of Public Works js coming in for much un- favorable criticism for its failure to es- tablish a proper system of checking in the office of the Bureau of Streets. It is | asserted that the board has been crimi- nally negligent in this respect and this regligence will be made the basis of a new charge against Commissioners Men- dell and Manson, along with the many others which the Mayor has now under investigation. The slipshod way in which the affairs | of the board have been carried on was | discovered by Auditor Baehr when that | official first assumed office. Baehr learnea that Cashier Wehite was not depositing moneys received by him daily in the city treasury, as the charter provides. Baehr requested that the law be complied with, but the Board of Works demurred. Finai- Iy Baehr insisted and the - board ac- quiesced with rather bad grace. Again Baehr found out that special deposits pald to Cashier White were being de- | reach. | merning. -3 CASHIER OF THE BOARD OF 1‘ PUBLIC WORKS WHO IS ‘i MISSING, posited in Wells, Fargo & Company's Bank. Baehr was obliged to issue a per- emptory ‘order to the board that the de posits ‘be placed in the city treasury. where they belonged. WHITE TOOK EXCESS FEES. pert Williams, who began an exami- nation of White's books yesterday, does not expect to complete 'his labors for two months. It is not believed that any | shortage will be found in the accounts. | White was too cunning for that. - His | method was to pocket any additional amount exacted for side sewer work af- ter the first deposit had been made and to make no entry in the books. It was White' work, and he generally fixed it at a ver low amount in order to collect a larger sum later. Although he receipted for the first deposit on the official blanks, which are made in triplicate, he always signed for the remainder he collected on any piece of blank paper that was within Several clerks were continually at White’s side and it is peculiar that none of them ever noticed that he was giving | irregular receipts or ever questioned the proceeding. The full amount of White's shortage will only be known should all such irregular receipts be returned to the board. Auditor Baehr has all along realized the dequacy of a system that requires the writing of three receipts, for, while the given to the patron might be cor- rect. there was nothing to prevent White from entering a lower amount on the stub which went to the Treasurer and on the one which remained in the office. Whether White used this plan to .enrich | himself only a comparison of the stubs with the receipts will show. COMMISSIONERS LIABLE. Although White had for his_superior of- ficers Chief Heath and Chief Deputy Don- ovan, neither of these ever concerned himself with the work of the subordinate, and for that matter, they were not in- structed to do so by the board. White was a sort of chief himself, and on one occasion allowed Grant avenue to be torn up for a distance of forty-five feet to per- mit E. F. Burns to lay pipes to furnish steam to a restaurat. The Mayor in his investigation of the board intended to fol- low this matter further and his intention no doubt hastened White's departure. It is not unlikely that the members of the Board of Works will be required to make good White's peculations should the latter'’s bond of $3000 be insufficient to cover the shortage. On t point the charter, in section 6, article 15, says: Every officer shall be liable: on his official bond for the acts and omissions of his depu- ties, assistants, clerks and employes, appoint- ed by him, and of any and each of them, and P\"E‘_ official bond shall centain such a pro- vision. Town Talk’s Special. Judging from the advance sheets Town | Talk’s special edition of over eighty pages, dedicated to the building industries of Sap Franeisco, will be one of the most | sumptuous magazines ever issued on the ccast. It contains superb photogravures of thé handsomest buildings in the city and special articles in which are discussed the architectural awakening of San Fran- cisco, the wonderful development of ijts commerce and its prospective advance- ment. The issue will be the largest ever made by a San Francisco weekly, the purpose of the publishers being to mail ten thousand free copies (in addition to the regular issue) at the direction of the special advertisers. It will be a notable achievement in weekly journalism even for Town Talk, whose growth has been phenomenal. The special will include the regular number, with all its bright de- partments of lfve news and crisp com- ment which have spelled success for this courageous weekly, and yet the price will not be raised. It will be out Saturday . ./] s duty to estimate the cost of such | POLICE BOARD ~ IGNORES MAYOR Friction on Slot Machine Question Occurs at a Meeting. Lieutenant Mooney Is Made Captain and Others Are Fromoted. The strings of harmony between Mayor Schmitz and the Police Commisgioners were strained to the limjt at a meeting of the board last night. The 1o the Hall of Justice to express his dis- approval of the recent action of the Com- ! missioners in refusing licenses to saloons ng nickel-in-the-slot machines, after a license shad been issued by the city and .county to run‘the machines by virtue of { an act of the Board of Superyisors. Sev- ieral of the Mayor's remarks on the sub- ject were in the nature of mandates and expressions of authority over the Com- ! missioners, and before the discussion end- c-rl’a ve nt half hour had been | passed parties concerned. The | Mayor's visit was for naught. A motion to recognize his recommendation did not | even receive a second, and President New- i hall broke the tension by calling for a continuation of the routine business. | "The matter came up in the nature of a communication frem the Board u‘f Super- visors on the slot machine question. Its text is as follow SAN FRANCIS To the Hororable Board ico Commis- rs of the City and County of San Franci | co—Gentlemen: The G Jury of the city | and county of San Francisco beg leave to call | your attention to the violation ot the State law, { to wit: Chapter 10, section 330, of the Penai | Code, relating to gaming, and ask that you take | such’ steps as wnl immediately stop and pro- | hibit the use bf all slot machiones. | _We turther question the authority of the | Board of Supervisors or any public official to | issue a license to any party or parties, giving | them the right to use said machines in deflance | of the State law. The law prohibiting the use | of slot machines has been declared to be valid | and constitutional by several of the Superior Judges within the State, and as your honorable has prohibited the use of machines in sa- we claim in justice to all that the same hould apply to all classes and Kinds of | businese. . | By order of the Grand Jury of the city and | county of San Frarcisco. ' SONNTAG, Foreman, & i i | . CULIN, Secretary pro tem. [- MAYOR IS OUTSPOKEN. ; This gave the Mayor an opening, and H | h to expr disapproval of the action taken by the board at a recent { meeting. You gentlemen deprived slot | machine men of a right to use their prop- jerty shortly after licenses had been paid | for by them. On July | they paid a tax of $10 for a three months' privilege. Tw ks afterward you threatened to close | the doors of any saloon using the ma- chines. Your actipn was hasty and ill- advised and 1 wish it rrected, as it | places the city in the position of taking | these men's money without giving any re- | turns.” “Our action was perfgetly an- swered Commissioner Hutton. have { had sufficient trouble with these machines {and we propose to put a stop to it &l We take the view that the State law is alid and that the machines are run in violation of that law. If people pay li- censes for something that is illegal and then lose their money that is their own | look out.” “That is ot the question,” retorted the Mayor. “The city 1ssued the licenses in good faith and vou were derelict in your duty in not notitying the Tax Collector to | recéive no more money, as you were about to take, such action. Yoy have compli- | cated matters badly. Theke people want their license money back and we have no authority to give it to them.” “We contend,” interrupted Commis- sioner Howell, “that a saloon-keeper who runs an illegal game in his house is not a fiy, person to run a saloon. That is the only position we take.” /2 this juncture President Newhall called for a continuation of unfinished business. SCANT COURTESY FROM BOARD. | “Nothing goes on until this is settled,” | said the Mayor. “I want this question i settled right now. And I'll tell you this,” he { continued, with emphasis. “I don’'t | want to see this board come in conflict | with the License Collector or the Tax { Callector. When it does so it does wrong. | Now, as chief executive of this city, I make a recommendation that you po: | pone your action until tie licenses ex pire at the end of September. I .don't want to see the city placed in the po- | sition of taking the saloon-keepers' money, then sending them notice that it will close their places for something they haye been authorized to do.” | Commissioner Mahoney put the recom- | mendation in the form of a motion and u silence ensued. Commissioner Newhall was in favor of the Mayor's recommenda- tion, but, he being chairman, was not in a position to offer a second. Commission- ers Hutton and Howell remained obdurate | and refused to even let the motion come to a vote. “Continue with the routine busines: called President Newhall, and the Mayor sank back in his chair, a look of disgust upon his face. The board held an executive session af- terward, at which a motion was made that three of the most prominent saloon- keepers having the tabooed machines in their places be cited to appear before the board at the meeting next Tuesday night and receive warning. The Mayor opposed this, but the motion was carried by 3 votes, Mahoney refusing to put himself on record. Several officers were promoted in rank. { Lieutenant John Mooney was made a captain. Sergeants James Colby, Bernard McManus, Joseph J. Burnett, John C. Ay- ers and Michael Joseph Conboy were made lieutenants, Patrolmen Martin Ly- ons, Thomas L. Tobin, Charles M. Jaynes, Marcus Anderson, D. A. Sylvester, Eu- gene R. Wall, William E. Dinan, George 8. Eastman, David W. Boyd and Fred P. | Greer; were made corporals. | The appointments were made from the clvil. service list and were caused by a recent increase in the appropriation. Lieu- tenant Mooney is the last of the four eli- gible for captain and the flve sergeants are thq last eligible for lieutenants. The ten patroimen raised to the rank of cor- poral will act as sergeants, During theMiiscussion of the Newman- Choynski matter some sharp language Wwas used. _The argument arose when Choynski intimated that Attorney Baker, representing Newman, knew nothing of the facts of the case. Baker retorted, calling Choynski a_saloon-keeping lawyer and said he was full of “hot air.” The case was postponed for two weeks. fa=r Praises Fire Department. The following report of the committee on Fire Department was adopted by the Grand Jury yesterday and forwarded to the Board of Supervisors: We.commend the efficiency of the Fire Depart- ment in every particular and congratulate. the people of the eity and county for having such an able man at its head. We recommend that | the horseshoeing now done by members of the | department be given to the blacksmiths of the city and that firemen be called upon to do fire | duty only, We urge that all companies be re- | cruited to the full standard in order that the | men may have more ‘‘off time’ without injury to the service. \ We recommend better fire facilities for the rapldly growing outside districts. especially | Sunnyside and Richmond, and the purchase of a first-class fireboat of light draught, —with heavy pumping capacity and rapid speed; also the laying of many water mains of larger size, together with the setting of hydrants at points designated. We commend the excellent service of the Fire Marshal and fire alarm system. E. P. FARNSWORTH, D. B. FAKTOR, LOUTS ROSENTHAL, Committee, Dies Suddenly in Bed. Mrs. Nellle Logan, the wife of a house decorator, was found dead in bed at 13 Turk street yesterday morning. The body was taken to the Morgue and an au- topsy developed the fact that she had died of valvular disease of the heart. The stomach, however, was sent to the city chemist for further examination. 4 LEAGUE CLUBS DISPLAY ZEAL Gratifying Increase in the Registration of Voters. Indications That Gage Gang Will Be Routed at the Primary. The registration to date in San Fran- cisco approximates 43,000. As the number of registered voters increases the danger of boss success at the primary diminishes. In the light of recent events the machine politiclans have revised their calcula- tions. A few days ago the Gage gang claimed everything in this ecity. The claim is now reduced to the Assemb'y districts south of Market street. The boast of oversnadowing Gage strength in San Francisco is a bluff plain and sim- ple. The boast is made to brace up the despondent push gang in the country. The Gage forces were completely routed in Menaocino County. Indications point 1o a defeat of the Gage forces in Sacra- mento. It is by no means certain that the *gold brick” campaign in Solano County will not be frustrated by the anti- machine farmers of the Twentieth As- - ) st Assembly District Club of the Republican Primary League held a meeting ldst evening at Steimbke Hall, | at the corner of. Union and Octavia streets. It was the largest political meet- | ing ever held in the district. The meeting waus called to oraer b b Son, presi- dent ot tne club, who lintroduced the fol- lowing named speakers: Normann Hall, Mark Anthony, C. E. Arnoid, D. W. Bur- chard, Mr.® Perazzi, Frank Schmitz and Major H. T. Sime. ‘I'he greatest thu- siasm prevailed. ‘I'he meeing adjourned with turee cheers for the Republican party and the Republican Primary League. The Central Executive Committee of the Republican Primary League clubs | of all the Assembly districts will meet rext Friday evening at 8 o'clock at B'nai B'rith Hall, 121 Eady street. This will be an important meeting. -~ The strength of the league is so well recognized and its organization so very neariy perfect that aspirants for office are begging for representation on the league tickets, Permanent headquarters for the leag fave been established for the Thirty- eighth District at 1106 Golden Gate ave- nue; for the Thirty-third District at ti corner of Thirtieth street and San Jo. Nenue, and for the IKorty-second Dis- trict at 1017 Larkin street. The Twenty-eighth Assembly District Democratic Ciub was organized last night at Becker’s Hall, 14 Third street. The tol- lowing officers were elected: A. Osborn, presigent; B Lacy, S. Licht, Dr. Ki ; J. Mahone: . _Kowan, corres secretary; ph Kelliher, treasu J. Kavanaugh, sergeant at arms. Addresses were made by 1. Lacy, J. J. | Greeley and M. J. Brown. The Democrats of the Twenty-ninth mbly Dis(glct met at Pythian Castie rer, and | lzst evening akd organized a club by the election of the\ following officers: Pres- ident, J. J. Sweeney; vice president, J. I. Walsh: " treasurer, J. Martin; secretary, | William M. Pratt. A committee was ap- | pointed to report a number of names tv | | | be selected as delegates to the State and local conventions. The committee will re- port at a meeting of the club to be held next Friday evening. A meeting of the Thirty-seventh As- sembly District Democratic Club was held last night. The following were nominat- ed as delegates to the State convention: | Gould, Charles A. Sweigert, P. B. | Wilbur, J. H. Bloom, H. M. Black, James | B. Feeham, Stanley J. Fay and 5. Em- maruel. Delegates to the city and coun- ty convention were also nominated as fol lows: Andrew G. Maguire, James E. “ampbell, John T. Cosgrove, George Hil- debrandt, P. H. Reardon, T. C. Cleary, E. T. Minnehan, William Breen, John W. Riley, J. H. Dillon, John E. Brannan, W. H. Mead, P. J. Joyce, H. J. Mcintyre, Charles Kerrigan, Kdward F. Moore, D. Moriarty, J. J. Connolly, J. K. Bulger. Primary Election Day. D. W. Burchard, Chairman of the Cen- tral Executive Committee of the Republi- | can Primary League, has appointed a | committee to visit banks, business houses and manufacturing _establishments and quest observance of Tuesday, August 1 s provided by ordi- nance. 1 be suggested that business | houses close for at least half the day so | that all employes and attaches may have | an opportunity to vote. The visiting com- | mittee consists of I. J. Truman, Charles | Sutro Jr., Thomas R. Bannerman. A. | Sbarboro, David Rich, D. W. Burchard | and T. P. Woodward. | The Republican Primary League an- | nounces the following meetings this week. hirty-fourth District—Friday evening | at Twin Peaks Hall, corner of Seven- | teenth and Noe streets. | Thirty-fifth District—Friday evening. Thirty-seventh District—at Devisadero | Hall, 817 Davisadero street to-night. | Forty-fifth District—Thursday eveningat ‘Washington Square Hall, corner of Union | and Stockton streets. A. Ruef, L. A, Rea, D. W. Burchard and N. W. Hall will ad- | dress the meeting. It is the purpose of the Forty-fifth Dis- trict Republicans to make this occasion a ladies’ night. There will be an excellent | programme of vocal and instrumental mu- | sic. All signs point to an uprising of the | good citizens of this important district In the campaign to overthrow the bosses. The Primary League urges every unreg- | istered voter to go to the City Hall at once and attend to registration. - Voters | Who have not yet registered and who shall | fail to register before midnight next Sat- | urday will forfeit the privilege of voting | at the primary election August 12. The | sure way to down the bosses is to register and vote. Union Labor Party Club. Members ?f the Union Labor Party of the Twentyninth Assembly District held a meeting last night at 832 Howard street and organized a club, with the following officers: E. Zant, chairman; J. Mc- Dermott, vice chairman; J. M. Walsh, secretary: Thomas Finn, treasurer; Ed- ward J. Higgins, sergeant at arms. The club decided to send delegatés to both the State and local conventions of the Union Labor party. A Wonderful Surprise. ‘Mr. M. J. Keller, who has gone East, surprised the public of this city by the balf-price sale which he announced a few weeks ago. The prices are so low in fine goods that it kept the salespeople very busy. Attention should this week be giv. en to the $125 shirts selling at 50 cents, and the men's silk stripe underwear, $1 50 for 75 cents. 1028-103) Market street. * —_—————— Water Main Causes Flood. A water main connecting with a fire plug at Nineteenth and Dolores streets burst yesterday lafterncon. Before the water company was able to fix the leak the streets named appeared as if a “‘cloud- burst” had occurred over them. No damage was suffered by any one but the water company. ——— Friday’s Furniture Surprise. ¥f you can afford to wait a couple of days, there Is going to be an offer in fur- niture next Friday and Saturday by the Pattosien Co. that will put all past “‘good things” in the shade. You will see it truly pictured in this paper Friday morn- ing. Sixteenth and Mission streets. s —e—— Democrats to Organize. The Democrats of the Thirty-fourth As- sembly District will meet this evening at Duvenickis ~ Hall. Twenty-fourth and Church streets. The meeting will be held for the purpose of organization and a large attendance is requested. - — el Leibeld Harness Co. X /Has just received ‘a large assortment of dog collars. License put on free.” 211 Lar- .kin street, opposite City Hall. | TOWEL SALE. This week we will place on sale a large ship- ment of FINE IRISH PCINT LACE CURTAINS, in Cream and Pure White; both single and double borders, with the new fast lockstitch edges. These Curtains are in about twenty { different designs. Price $7.50 Pair. We will also offer this waek 175 dozen extra large BLEACHED HUCK TOWELS, pure, soft finish, with white damask borders. These were a special -purchase from a large Irish manufacturer and will be sold at $4.00 Dozen. 100 dozen LADIES' FINE 'EMBROIDERED SWISS BAND COLLARS, 40 different stules. Reduced to 10c Each. Former Prices 25c and 35¢c Each. N 13, us, U, U9, 121 FOST STREET. PRISON CELL AWAITS GOOPER Notorious Offender Is Found Guilty of Perjury. ‘omplains Against Peanut Trust. arles Benson, a peanut vender at the Clift House, appeared before Judge Con- lan yesterday on a charge of disturbing the peace. Benson explained that there was a “trust” among the peanut venders at the Cliff'and he had been trying hard to break it without success. On July 7 Ihe made a determined stand against the “trust” and in a fit of anger used the language complajned of by Constantinos Calomirez, a prominent member of the peanut octupus. The Judge said he would continue the case till Monday to see how Benson progressed with the nut ecom- i ADVERTISEMENTS. “Sir” Harry’ Wéstwood ‘Cooper, alias Ernest Moore - Chadwick, ex-convict, bigamist and all-round rascal, was con- victed by a jury in Judge Cook’'s Court yesterday on a*tharge of perjury and will appear for sentence on Saturday, when a stay will probably be asked to enable an appeal to be taken to the Supreme Court. 2 When court opened yesterday morning the Judge denied the motion to dismiss made by Attorney Murphy for the de- fendant and certain evidence was intro- duced for the defense which was followed by the addresses of counsel to the jury. The jury was out nearly two hours. The crime for which Cooper has been convicted consisted of testifying at his trial before Judge Lawlor on a charge of forgery, of “which he was convicted, that certain telegrams which were al- leged to have been sent by the mother of Norine,Schnelder, the girl he duped Into marrying him, had been received by him in the jail at Ogden, after he had been arrested. The facts were that the bogus telegrams were written by Cooper while on the train with the young girl on their way to Ogden. Cooper_will now have to serve a term on the forgery charge and also on the perjury charge, and In view of his past record he will probably get the limit on each. Wien the verdict was rendered yesterday the pallor of his face deepened and he appeared disappointed. The po- lice have used every effort to. convict him and send him back to State’s prison and are gratified at their success. “COAST LINE” WILL BE DIVISION’S NEW NAME President MpI:y of_ Santa Fe Makes Announcement Affecting Com- pany’s California System. President Ripley of the Santa Fe has issued a circular stating that on and af- ter July 1 the properties of the Santa Fe | Pacific and of the San Franciseo and San Joaquin Valley roads will be operated un- der the name of the Coast Line. & Shepard has been appointed general su- perintendent of the new division, R. B. Burns, chief engineer, and G. R. Joughins mechanical engineer. Circulars have been issued by Assistant Trafic Manager W. A. Bissell, announc- ing the appointment of BEdward Chambers to be general freight agent of the Coast Line, W. B. Barnwell to be assistant general freight agent, F. B. Houghton also assistant general freight agent, John Byrne general passenger agent, and H. K. Gregory assistant general passenger agent. ———— LEAGUE OF CROSS CADETS TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT Vaudeville Show Will Be Presented at Native Sons’ Hall and Danc- ing Will Follow. The members of Company D. League of the Cross Cadets. are making active prep- arations for a grand vaudeville show and | dance that bids fair to rival anything of its kind seen in this eity for a long time. The entertainment will take place on i*ri- day evening next at Native Sons’ Hall. Judging from the advapce sale of tick=ts. standing room only will be the rule when the talented artists begin to do their stunts. The committees in charge of the event, have spared no pains to per- fect all arranzements and have secured the Lest amateur talent in the city. Elton . the renowned blackface com- edian, has consented to appear and Thomas Prices. An unusual op- portunity due to our fortu- nate purchase. Loose sheet files, arch files, vertical files, document flles and card index cabinets. Al rightup to the hour, at prices that will ap- o peal to you. Don't let this chance pas Come and see these goods an y;m‘ll appreciate this oppertu- nity. GEO. H. FULLER DESK €O., 646-648-650 MISSION ST., SAN FRANCISCO. 00900009900000609000000 3 We have a tunnel 500 ft. long that crosscuts the ledge—a drift that runs 221 feet. Width of vein on drift averages 5 feet. 350 ft. of backs. Small amount of development stock for sale. GRAY BEAGLE CONSOLIDATED MINING CO. 408-3 Sprecksls Annex, 72, LASHS §8) ERS ('luum will "f‘ heard mA;. new m;(lilecl!on Sostncs. Wy :‘hlrm B evating o ustrated songs. splendi ro- gramme ‘has been arranged and dugm‘ GEORGE JATERLE. will follow. . 3 d