The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 12, 1902, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 ARTICULATE WINS, FIRST TIME OUT, DEFEATING THE SHIFTY CORRIGAN Brown Mudiark Has Burns in the Saddle and Finishes a Hgad in Front of the Burns & Waterhouse Colt—Four Favorites Laid Low at Ingleside-—Evea G Sadly Disappoints the Talent gsene el 0 V8L L RESH from His Eastern conquests the crack mudlark, Articulate, made his first appearance this season at Ingleside yesterday and acquitted himself admirably. Trainer Bob Smith had the brown fel- low in grand fettle and the track ankle deep with mud was just tg his liKing. Everybody seemed to know that Articu- late had been taking kindly to his work and when Tommy Burns was flashed as the rider that settled it. From 6 to 5 the 0dds gradually fell to 17 to 20, while the price about Corrigan, the dangerous look- ing contender of the five starters, length- ened from 6 to 5 to 2. To his credit it can be said Corrigan had more than his | share of ill racing luck. At the start Beau Ormonde, in receipt of quite a bunch of weight, set the with Articulate and his 117 pound ond and Corrigan in third position. Three and a half furlongs from home Corrigan stumbled. On the suretch turn, as Ransch thought he saw a chance to get through on the rail, Troxler,, astride the Ormonda horse, cut in, compelling Ransch to take up. Then, when it looked as if the fa- vorite would win “throwing the bit away,” Corrigan came with a rush, send- g Burns to work again, and losing by a bead only ARTICULATE'S FINE SHOWING.‘ If the winner can beat such a horse as Corrigan t time out it does ot pre- ge much success for those horses which try conclusions with him in future. espite the threatening condition of the weather there appeared to be no falling off in the attendance and business in the 1ing was goc While Harry Thatcher, Digby Bell, E all first choic curing the Gt be said that any overlooked. Arthur Ray, with Ransch in the saddle and 7 to winner of the opening six s in the betting, grounded of the winners were and a half furlong sprint, was the longest | priced winner of the afternoon. About the only one of the ten starters possess- ing any speed, the three-year-old slipped awey from the others at the start, win- ning at leisure. Jim Brownell downed Harry Thatcher, the favorite, a neck for e place. “Bill” Waldo, on Barney Schreiber's colt Deutchland, took the two-year-old dash, starting a 6 to 5 favorite. It was no cakewalk, however, for the son of Sain. Burns, astride Iridius, outbroke his company at the start and in a long drive lost the decision by a head. Harry Coch- £n finished third with Fossil, a 10 to 1 shot EVEA G IS BEATEN. Waldo also had the mount on Digley Bell, favorite for the seven furlong rum, decided under selling conditions. The little Al Farrow gelding appeared outrun from the jump, finishing unplaced. Bat- tiste rode a patient, waiting race with Sunello, the second choice, and gradually wearing' down the lead of Goldone, won at the wire by a neck. Chorn, on Im- perius, finished in the show. After two-thirds of those whé have been watching his races had figured that Stuyve was stale and a fit subject for the drydock he jumped out and took a purse. Evea G, the Crocker selling stake winner, was such a pronounced favorite for the mile selling affair that in the hurry to get aboard most of the others were forgotten. The odds-on choice seemed as much at home in the going as 2 Chinaman would be on a pair of rolier skates, and in the stretch retired alto- gether, after having been indulged with the lead for six furlongs. When Don- nelly gave Stuyve his head that three- vear-oid took command, winning ridden out from Dunblane, piloted by Burns. The show fell to Autolight. Apprentice Hewitt had the leg up on Bedner in the last and proved. a shifty mechanic. Five to one in profusion could be had in the ring about Frank Doss' horse and he won all the way. Johnny Dely, on Golden Cottage, ‘the favorite, probably took matters a bit too easy, for while the last named horse closed strong- ly the distance was too short, Bedner scoring by a neck. St. Sever secured show honors after displaying considerable speed. St NOTES OF THE TRACK. Digley Bell bled from the nostrils, which in & measure accounts for his disappointing show- ing Charley Bowerman, the well-known Eastern poolseller, was a visitor at the track veste day. Charley intended to play Ransch's mounts, but was touted off them by John Hickey, who has “scalped” winning tickets so long on the grand circuit that he is known as Sitting Bull Jr. Beau Ormonde had speed for a short piece, but evidently muddy going is not his best suit, The presence in the saddle of Hewitt made the price against Bedner. The little fellow rode a cracking good race, and his employer, P. Ryan, bad a swell bet down on the Doss horse Before the Crocker selling stake, Jimmy Cof- fey said Evea G was not partial to mud, but she fooled him. The filly made good the as- sertion yesterday and fooled a whole lot 6 of other people.. Joe Gavin, a widely known sporting man of Denver, i= @ daily vigitor to the track. Joe is an extensive speculator at times. ea G and Golden Cotiage, | erent voyages, it could not |- THE CALL'S RACING FORM .CHART. INGLESIDE RACETRACK, Thursday, Nov. 11 .—Weather showery. Track sloppy. FIRST RACE—Six and a halt furlongs; selling; 3-year-olds and up; value 1st, §325. under restraint. any speed. Tulare ran a fair race. Second and third driving hard. Rey Hooker away poorly. 23 Buck Taylor off badly and no chance. in Horse and Owner. WeBt %- % %. s Fin. | Jockey | Op. CL ¥ Clay 112 4 R 3952 [Arthur Ray, 3 (Clayton) 7 3n 1%1%12 12%Ransch ... 5952 |Jim Brownell. a (Hickot) § 23 3121 23 2 (Heavenet 1| 3 1 3950 [Harry Thatchier, § (Hastings)|113| 1 64 54 4n 43432 [Bell ........| 3 &8 .... |Tulare a (J. H. Robbin)....[119(3 §2 64 63 52 43 IBattista ... 2 3928 |Rey Hooker, 6 (T. E. Latta)..|114/ 9 8% 74 75 78 5n [Minder AT 3904 |Jack Richelieu 4 (Quick).|114/2 1h 21 33 8h 64 ;l:mxlur H 7 8)|Buck Taylor, 6 (N [119(10 10 10 83 85 74 [Chorn . = P* 665 (Haralamb, 4’ (8. ¥. Brown). (19| 6 7 2 i.«;‘ 8293 % R%‘“i&';u;{y 13 9 50 |Lexingts Pirate, a (Cooper). 117| 4 o 2 =4 | 3567 [William F, 5 (3. Kans)ere-..119|§ 9106 610 10 10 |Groves ....| 20 60 | . 50y, 1:18%, 1:25%. At post 8% minutes. Off at 2:04%. Arthur Ray pl : shotw, 7-5. -Brownell place, 13-5; show, G-5.' Harry Thatcher show, 3-5. Winner, b. by Nomad-Violetta. (Trained by V. Powell.) Start good except Buck Taylor. Won Arthur Ray the only one possessed of Too far for Richelleu. Won first three driving. near being nabbed. Corrigan was cut oft Ormonde gave it up. 3965. SECOND RACE Pive furlongs; purse; two-year-olds; value to first, $325. x| Jiorse and Uwner, WSt %. %. %. ou. Fin. | Jockey | Op. CL I = it N - 6 |Deutchland (B. Schreiber) 84 2% 1n 1h |[W. Waldo..| 1 68 Iridius (W. B. Jennings) 11123 25 Bums .../ & 4 {Foseil (J. Touhey] 24 35 34 36 |Cochran 6 52 51 42 46 |Ransch . 8 9 6% 64 638 55 wley . 20 30 85 85 7 % 62 |Bozeman .. 15 30 |Brennus (F. Edwards). 72 74 86 T4 Aflnder . 15 0? 6 |Orosius_(Macdonough) 4h 4% 63 85 [Troxler ....| 6 9-2 y_Listo (El Primero) 10 . 9 BB =9 Donovan 100 300 , :51, 1:03. At post 3 minutes, Off at 2:32. Deuichland place,: 9-20; show, 1-4. place, 1; show, 2 Fossil show, 6-5. Deutchland .outstayed Iridius in a long Fossil outfootes Orosius slow to get away. 6G. THIRD RACE—Seven furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and up; value to first, §325. Index| Horse and Owaer. \wv‘s:. %. %. %. Str. Fin. | Jockey, Op. CL |Sunello, 6 (M. Storn) 5| 4 n_ (Battiste 7-2 Goldone, 5 (Mrs. Coffey). 1 31| Donnelly 8 Imperioue, 8 (H el 3 {Chorn . g 12 The Miller. 5 |Minder iz 1 Digiey Bel 2 |W. Wal 7-5 7-5 Osmond, a T n |Waterbury 50 10_? ing, 5 (G. F. 6 14 |Troxier .... 6 15 H. A. Cotton) 8 Cochran ... 156 15 3 :32. At post 2% minutes. Off at 2:50%. Sunello, place, 6-5; show, 1-2 Goldone, plece, 3; show, 6-5. Jmperious, show, 2. Winner, b. g by Morello- Sunlit. (Trained by W. Delaney.) Scratched—Ingo, Lecturer, “Constable, EI Karn. Start straggling. Won cleverly. Second and third driving. Suneilo probably best and well ridden. With clearer sailing Imperious would have been dangerously closer up. The Miller is stale. Digley Bell bled. 2967. FOURTH RACE— Futurity course; 3-year-olds and up; value to first, $3: index| Horse and Owner. Wit %. ®. %. Sw. Fin. | Jockey, 3387) | Articulate, 4 (G. A, Davis)..[117) 4 ... 2% 2% 11%1h |Burns (2626) |Corrigan, 3 (Burns & Watrhs)|115| 2 ... 31343 % 3 h 22 [Ransch 32 7 |Hainault, 3 (Burrows & Co.)|104| 6 . 42 45 29 34 |W. Wald 12 31 |Beau Ormonde, 4 (McDflnflugh)‘lW 3 11%1 % 44 46 |Troxler 4 11-2 5923 |Hesper. 5 (M. J. Daly. 108| 1 5 5 5 5 |J. Daly. 50 1.< Time—To %, :21; to %, :46%; last %, 1:03; Futurity course, 1:13. At post % minute. Of 3:25%. Articulate place, 1-4; show, out. Corrigan place, 1-3; show, out. Hainault 1. Winner, br_ h. by St Andrew-Utter. (Trained by R. A. Smith). Start good. Burns on winner was inclined to draw it close and came very on stretch turn. Halnault ran a nice race. 3968. FIFTH RACE—One mile; selling; three-year-olds and upward; value to first, $325. mothing much to beat after Evea G flunked. Index Horse and Owner. IWHEtL %. %. %. Bu. Fin. | Jookey | Op OL 3053 |Stuyve, 8 (P. M. Burch)......|1 81%23 22 11 12 [Donnelly ... 11-2 (5945) Dunblane, 5 (Jennings & Co.).[110( 4 43742 3 2 2h 2% (Burns ..... ] 3037 |Autolight, 4 (Ketcheman)....(111(3 6 6 4% 44 3 % |Minder .... s 3943) |Evea G, (Mrs. Coffey). %l 6 1ns11%1 1343 3% 46 ewitt 7-10 3853 ill Massie, 4 (McAllister) 9 1 54 5h 6 55 510 |C. Kelly - 15 3949 |Nonie, 3 (Gar. City Stable) 85/ 2 2% 31 6 %6 6 L. A. Jcksn 40 . 50 1:17%, 1:44. At post 1% minutes. Off at 3:53%. Stuyve place, 3-2; show, . Dunblene place, 8-5; show, 1-2. Autolight show, 7-10. Winner, b. g by Stuyvesant. atle B, (Trained M. Burch,) Start good. Won first three driving. Stuyve had Latter slipped and stumbled as if deep mud was not to her liking. Too far for Nenie. three driving. Bedner showed improvement. distance. Hungarian was backed. off a dczen times. VIVA. FIFTH RACE—JIM GORE, MA SIXTH RACE—WARTE NICHT, Nilgar retired early. 8969. SIXTH RACE—Six and a half furiongs; selling -year-olds & up; value to 1st, Index Horse snd Owner. &w: Bt. 8. %% 3949 (Bedner, 4 (F. W. Doss) 7 4% 11% (3940)|Golden Cottage, 3 (M. J. 1282% 3867 |St. Sever, 3 (H. E. 311 38% Y n [ |Louwelsea, 3 (Western) 2 5%4n €144 % 6 arian, 8 (G. W. 67 6n 51 5 24[T. O'B; 7 T, 6 (Mrs. P. E Junes).\lll‘ 4 3%5% 7 65 |Burlingme [ 10 o , 4 (Stevens) 9l 5 6% 7 4% 7 |Donmelly ..| 10 Ti :2435, :50%, 1:17%, 1:243. At post 2 minutes. Off at 4:221. Bedner, place, 2; T o g, Cottage, piace, 1. show, 1190, 8t. Sever, show, 2. ‘Winner, b. & by Babin. Starlight. (Trained by F. W. Doss) Scratched—Kickuml Start good. Won first Cottage would have won at a trifle longer Assessment pocketed and cut THE SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY. FIRST RACE—MALASPINA, RUBINO, BLACKTHORN. SECOND RACE—LITTLE MARGARET, MR. DINGLE, ORO THIRD RACE—DUKE OF YORK, DAGMAR, MIKE RICE. FOURTH RACE—KENILWORTH, GOLDEN LIGHT, SAD SAM. TT HOGAN, FLORINEL. , BESSIE McCARTHY, ESHERIN — Assessment was well played to win the last event on the card, and Donnelly rode one of his swell races. Almost from the time the barrier went up Green Morris' lightweight o was kept busy pulling his mount out pockets. Tulare, a starter in the opening number, raced here four seasons ago in the colors of Pat Dunne. Battiste, the colored rider who is here with the Arnold & Co. stable, scored his first win- ning mount with Sunel ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY’S RACES. The entries for to-day’s races are as follows: First Race—Six furlongs; selling; three-year- olds and upward: i | 109 3831 Dwight Way.100 109| 1974 Pepper Sauce.109 109 09 3954 Malaspina 12 3856 Sir T. Tidd Pt oo 09 3942 Estado 3954 Phyllis .. Second Race—Five furlongs; selling; year-olds: it Dingle. ve: O ive <1108 | 3959 Sir Pre (3%94)0ra Viva | 3937 Maraschino ————h 3059 Lit. Margaret105| 3911 Nabuco .. ... Oynx IT .....105| .... Pal Jack . 8901 Clarinette 3905 Ed Lilburn . 3901 Step Around.. 3878 Action ... Third Race—Steeplechase; handicap; short course: 8955 Rainier ......1301 3941 Flashlight ...132 .... Dagmar .150| 3841 Mike Rice ..186 (3955) Duke Yorl 154 Fourth Race—Six and a half furlongs; han- dicap; all ages: (395T)Sad Sam ...110] .... Virgie d’Or ..105 3961 Watercure 08 (3953)Byronerdale . 93 3957 Golden Light.105| 3961 Kenilworth ..12§ Fifth Race—Futurity course: selling; three- year-olds and upward: 3969 Gold. Cottagel07 3962 Florinel II ..109 3908 Ragnarok II..10: 3308 Greyfeld 3042 Jim Gore II..109 Sixth Race—One 8953 Platonius 8963 B, McCart] 3947 Bucolle @ oo oo oo ettt ettt leledet @ CLEVER PUPILS GIVE GOOD ENTERTAINMENT Students of Yerba Buena School pear in Operetta and Show Talent. The pupils of the Yerba Buena School, a department of the San Francisco State Normal School, gave their closing enter- tainment at the Normal School rooms, Powell street, yesterday afternoon. The room in which the main programme was carried out was beautifully arranged with evergreens and bunting and the plat- form was made to represent an old fash- ioned, snow-covered street. Even though it was sprinkling without the stage set- ting was so realistic that one could well imagine the time-honored yuletide of those parts not so well favored by nature as California. The whole of the surroundings were 8o arranged as to be in thorough keeping with the season. The - programme, which was most en- joyable, consisted of vocal and instru- mental selections and an operetta, in which the following scored a success: Graham Richardson, Lillian Niggle, Loris Dickman, Charlotte Green, Clarence Zowell, Stella Howell, Frank Tippet, Harry Bell, Ray Spring and Wentworth Searight. —_———— Prisoners Are Sentenced. Francis Stevens was sentenced to serve five vears in San Quentin by Judge Law- lor yesterday on a charge of robbery. He was convicted of forcibly taking 82§ from Morris Aaronstein in_his room, 765 Market street, on August 16. ‘William A. Minor pleaded guilty before Judge Cook to a charge of burglary. As he is only 17 years of age, the Judge sus- pended sentence and ordered him sent to the Whittler Reform School. He broke into Cooper’s book store on Market street. —————————— Wents His Deposit Back. Patrick Norton flled " suit yesterda: against the San Francisco Gaslight Com- peny to recover the sum of 315 paid as deposit before service was introduced. in his premises. Norton alleges that the company refused to return the money af- ter the gervice was discontinued. A BARBER'S WIFE FILES A SUIT FOR SUPPORT Charles Dedomenico Withdraws Ac- tion for Divorce After Learn- ing of Her Act. Rose Dedomenico, wife of Charles De- domenico, a barber at 122 Third street, filed a suit for maintenance against her husband yesterday. She asks for $50 a month. Immediately after the complaint was filed Dedomenico appeared at the City Hall prepared to file a suit for di- vorce, in which he charged his wife with cruelty, but he did not file it when he learned that his wife had commenced an action to compel him to support her. The suit for divorce commenced against Andrew Anderson, the well-known. ship chandler, by Blizabeth Anderson was heard in Judge Kerrigan's court yester- day. Owing to the nature of the charges made by Mrs. Anderson, the case is be- ing heard behind closed doors. Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by Mary E. Smith against James Smith for desertion, Albert King against Mary King for desertion, Annie Lyman against Maurice Lyman for cruelty and Loretta Cunningham against Joseph Cunningham for babitual intemperance. . Divorces were granted to Joseph Thompson from Isabella Thompson to:l desertion, Kate R. de Motte from Edga M. de Motte for neglect and Catherine Losekan from Richard Losekan for de- sertion. ————— Sneak Thieves at Work. . George Pearson, who lives at Four~| teenth and Belcher streets, reported to\ the police yesterday that some one had entered his room Wednesday and stolen a coat and vest valued at $27. Edgar Goldsmith of 1802 O'Farrell street reported that about noon Wednesday his raglan overcoat, valued at $20, had been stolen from the Lowell High School on Sutter street. Mrs. Norton, 1623 Bush street, who owns a house just completed at 2240 Mission street, reported that a thief had entered the house and stolen all the keys and a lot of tools from the carpenters’ chests. p : YAMANAEKA CONVICTED OF A SERIOUS CRIME Japanese Cabinet Maker Engages in 8 Nefarious Business and Is Stopped Short. I Yamanaka was convicted yesterday by & jury in the United States District Court of having imported. two Japanese women to this State for Immoral pur- poses. He was ordered to appear for sen- tence next Saturday. Yamanaka is pro- prietor of a bamboo work and carpenter shop on ghe southeast corner of Sacra- mento and Stockton streets. The con- tract by which Matsu Takagi, a married woman, bound herself to do his bidding for four years was produced in evidence. The woman and her husband were sent here from Japan by H. Terada, an agent of Yamanaka. Matsu was placed in a disreputable house at No. 7 Brooklyn place, out' of which she was taken next day at her husband’s request by people from the Japanese Christian Mission. The defendant introduced several police scrgeants and patrolmen, and about a Gozen Japanese friends, to swear that his reputation was good, but the contract and the other evidence were conclusive as to his guilt. —_——— Widow Wants Her Allowance. John S. Reld and T. E. Collins, execu- tors of the estate of the late Alexander Martin, were yesterday cited to appear in the Probate Court and explain why they bave failed to pay to Martin's widow, Mirs. Mabel Martin, an allowance of $75 a month as they were ordered to do by the court. In an affidavit asking that the citation issue, Mrs. Martin states that ;he executors owe her $300 under the or- er. = —_————— Monsen Will Lecture, The regular winter season of lectures of the Mechanics’ Institute will be open- ed to-morrow night, to continue during the winter months. The lecture to-mor- row night will be on “The Monuments of a Prehistoric Race” and will be delivered by Frederick 1. Monsen, the well known explorer. The lecture will be illustrated by stereopticon views. | American League; BASEBALL WAR - SEEMS IMMINENT Seattle Manager Op- pcsss Move of Cali- {crnia League. Threatens to Spend Season's Profits in Fighting Invaders. R PORTLAND, Dec. 11.—The Portland Baseball Club has not left the Northwest League, but a new organization, known as the Portland Baseball Association, has been formed, which has secured, a lease of the grounds of the Portland club. Some of the directors of the two or- ganizations are the same, so there is lit- tle probability that the Portland Base- ball Club will offer serious opposition to| the Portland Assoclation. Contiriuance of | the Portland club in the fleld may serve | two purposes. It may pave the way| toward securing the forfeit of $1000 which the club does not desire to lose and it may serve to keep out an opposition team should the Northwest League desire to enter into a baseball war. A. H. Devers, prominent in the move- ment to join with California, sald to-day: “I wish it understood that the old club is going ahead and will probably put a team in the field. The people who have taken up the California matter intend forming a new association entirely dis- tinct from the old club. We intend to run it and-are going to spend monev to have the best possible club.” F. A. Spencer, who returned from Seat- tle to-day with Henry Harris, manager of the San Francisco geam, said: “The schedule of games has not been arranged, but there will be six games a week in- stead of five as last year, making thirty moré games played in Portland and Seat- tle than under the Northwest League. The season will close in California.” SEATTLE, Dec. 11.—D. E. Dugdale, manager of the Northwest League team in this city, said to the Times to-day: “I will not enter the California League. 1 made $23,000 out of baseball last summer and will spend it all if necessary in fight- ing these invaders. We have organized baseball back of us, while this North- west League is an outlaw of the worst type. I will not be wiped off the map.” GEORGE GARDNER WINS FROM STIFT OF CHICAGO The Lowell Man Takes Matters Easy for Three Rounds and Then Tries to Stop Opponent. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—George Gardner, the middle-weight boxer, defeated Billy Stift of Chicago in a six-round contest here to-night. Stift was decidedly out- classed and would have succumbed to a knockout had not the bell saved him in the last round. Stift was knocked down elght times during the round and was barely able to walk to his corner when the fight ended. Gardner took matters decidedly easy during the first three rounds and Stift appeared to have a good chance to break As soon as the men came up for even. the fourth round, however, Gardner changed his tactics and began rlaying _for his opponent's stomach. He landeéd his blows without much diffi- culty and before the end of the round he had Stift in trouble. The fifth was a rep- etition of the fourth round. Gardner tried hard to finish Stift in the last round, but the time was too short and Stift escaped a knockout. National League Meeting. NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—At the National League baseball meeting to-day matters of minor detail were discussed, includ- ing the Manhattan field difficulty. The members of the committees ap- pointed by the National and the Ameri- can leagues for the purpose of effecting a peaceful termination of the baseball war will meet to-morrow. President Ban Johnson's reply to the request for a peace conference sent out Wednesday evening by the National League was favorable. Those who will take part in the confer- ence are Ban Johnson, president of the Charles Sommers of Cleveland; J. F. Kilfoyle, president of the Cleveland American League club; Au- gust Herrman of Cincinnati, James Hart of Chicago and Frank de Haas Robinson of St. Louis, the three last’'named repre- senting the National League. e New Orleans Race Results. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 11.—Crescent City summary: First race, six furlongs, Suburban Queen won, Fading Light second, Verna Fonso third. Time, 1:20. “Second race, six selling—Optional ‘won, Bummer third. Time, 1:17 2-5. Third race, one mile, selling—Pearl Finder e Swordsman second, Alfred C third. Time, furlongs, second, Andes Fourth_race, handicap, one mile—Honolulu ¥om G, B. Campbell eecond, Ray third. Time, 48 . Fifth race, one and a sixteenth miles, sell- ing—Latson won, Optimo second, Prince Blazes third. ~Time, 1:57 4-5, Sixth race, ‘seven furlongs—St. Tammany won, Brookston second, Kiss Quick third. Time, 1:36 3-5. —_—————————— Bansbach to Captain the Cardinal. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 11.— L. P. Bansbach, '04, varsity quarter-back, was to-night chosen captain of the var- sity eleven for next year to succeed How- ard 8. Lee. Bansbach played this year as regular quarter. In the freshman year Le went into the game in the second half. He was quarter-back and captain of the 1904 freshman team and is a man of sev- cral years’ football experience. Bansbach is a member of the Sigma Nu and Sigma Sigma fraternities. e Occidental Club Election.. . The annual meeting of the Occidental Athletic Club was held on Monday. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: President, F. Flynn; vice president, G. W. Kelly; treasurer, F. J. Lydon; secretary, Wil- liam 'A. Collins} board of directors—C. John- son, F. P. Haynes, V. Hayes, F. Robertson and August Ficke; delegates to the Pacific Athletic Assoclation—J. C. Griften, J. D. Mahoney and James Hanley; captain, J. Condon; vice cap- tain, J. H. Kennedy. During the evening Frank Haynes pre- sented a fine gold watch to J. Condon, the club captain, on behalf of the mem- bers. —_———— Ariel Club Boxing Bouts. The monthly boxing exhibition of the Ariel Rowing Club will be held to-night in Mechanics' Pavilion annex. The prin- cipal bout will be between Frank Weak- lin and Casper Lamphier. The other men matched are: Chick Bowman vs. Joe Crowley, 105 pounds; Dick Cullen vs. Dick Murry, 105 pounds; Joe Carroll vs. Henry Faclo, 115 pounds; Kid Parker vs. Joe Reilly, 118 pounds; William Stewart vs. H. Haines, 135 pounds, and Peter McGee vs. George Braun, 135 pounds. —_———————— All-American Bowlers Win. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 11.—The All- American bowling team won four games and lost one here to-day. Following is the record of the All-Ameriecans up to date: Games won, 246; games lost, high score, 667; high indiyidual score, 279; SEIZE FORTUNE IN DIAMONDS Customs Officers Swoop "Upon Very Valu- able Jewels. ‘Palmist Leaves a Texas City at Order of a De- tective, Special Dispatch to The Call. EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 11.—Henry Sil- berberg, alias J. Coleman Drayton, alias J. J. Craig, the El Paso palmist, left town \suddenly for Mexico City after having been notified to go by Detective Dan Riley, to whom he surrendered a pawn ticket for $25,000 worth of diamonds which had been brought from London by Craig’s wife, formerly Mrs. M. A. McHatton, a rich and aged widow, who redeemed them for her young spouse from a broker’s shop in England by paying $10,000. To-day three customs officers swooped down on.the pawnshop where Craig had left the jewels and seized them to collect the duty due at the port of New York, where they were brought into this coun- try. No explanation was offered except that instructions had been received from ‘Washington to take possession of the jew- els and collect the duty, and they were deposited in the custom-house vault. Mrs. McHatton, who married Cralg at St. Louis on their return trip from Eu- rope, sued for g divorce and was granted it in two hours after the original petition’ was filed. She is 60 years of age and has a married daughter, Mrs. Peale, wife of a publisher in New York. She claims that the young palmist hypnotized her. CUSTER COUNTY PAYS MONEY TO CATTLEMEN Corporation Recovers Taxes Collected on Stock Pastured on the Crow Reservation. MILES CITY, Mont., Dec. 1l.—Custer County through its legal representatives to-day paid into the Federal courts $12,- 500, the amount of a judgment which has been obtained against the county by the Western Ranchers’ Company (Limited). The plaintiff corporation several years ago ranged cattle on the Crow reserva- tion. Custer County taxed the cattle and enforced collection. The company con- tended that the county had no right to impose the tax, since the cattle were on Federal and not State soil. On this con- tention the company sued for taxes that had been pald and secured judgment in the State courts. The county attempted to take an appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals, but failed to perfect the appeal. 0ld Portrait of Luther Found. BERLIN, Dec. 11.—A hitherto unknown portrait of Martin Luther, painted by Lu- cas Granach, the celebrated artist and burgomaster of Wittenberg, has been un- covered in the town church of Witten- berg. It is pronounced to be the best por- trait of Martin Luther In existence. “Spike” Sullivan a Winner. LONDON, Dec. 11.—In a fight at the Adelphi Club here to-night for $1000 and the lghtweight champlonship “Spike” Sullivan of Boston defeated Bill Chester of London in the fourteenth round. HOLDS SECRET FOLLES HEIRS GOAL PRICES| . SUE COLLEGTOR Operator Flatly Refuses to Enlighten the Miners. Prospect That Strikers Will Soon Conclude Tes- timony. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 11.—The repre- sentatives of the miners during to-day’s proceedings before the anthracite coal strike commission called one of the in- dependent operators to the witness stand to tell the exact price he received for his coal, and the mine owner refused, giv- ing instead, after much questioning, an average of the price he received. The operator was L. N. Crawford, pres- ident of the People’s Coal Company, which operates the Oxford colliery, in Scranton. The request for him to take the stand was a surprise. The Oxford colllery during the strike managed go get enough imen to operate the plant, and for one month, according to Crawford, his company Tecelved $20 a ton for its coal. Objection was raised to the miners’ law- yers trying to get him to tell what he re- ceived from the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company for the production of his company, but the examination was permitted to proceed for what it was worth, the commission stating that the exceptionally high price of coal during the strike was not pertinent to the pres- ent inquiry. The miners announced that they expect- ed to close their case on Saturday, and thus gave notice to the other side to be ready to proceed with their testimony. In reply the companies’ attorneys announced that they may have to ask for a short re- cess in order to properly prepare their case. Judge Gray for the commission in reply said he hoped there would be no in- terruption In the proceedings and he hoped the companies would be able to proceed as soon as the miners have con- cluded their case. From the large number of witnesses yet to be called by the min- ers. it is not likely they will finish their case on Saturday. Nearly the entire day was taken up in hearing witnesses who had some specific complaint to make, among other things the price pald per mine car and the size of the cars. Bank Robber Arrested. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—"“Toronto Jimmy,” said to be the leader of the gang of six men who entered the Exchange Bank at Gardner, Ill, October 28, and robbed it of $4000, has been arrested in Chicago. The prisoner is thought to be the last of the gang, Edward Houser, Hugh Blake, Charles Mitchell, John Freeland 'and Samuel Ritchie, the other members, hav- ing recently been arrested and sent to Morris. el Judge Hedges Improving. HELENA, Mont.,, Dec. 11.—The condi- tion of Judge Cornelius Hedges is some- ‘what improved to-day. He has not had & sinking spell for several days, and his physicians and the family are beginning to entertain hopes of recovery. Royal Bethrothal Is Announced. » BERLIN, Dec. 11.—The betrothal is an- nounced of the Grand Duke of Saxe- ‘Weimar to Princess Caroline of Reust. Demand That Eleven Thousand Dollars Be Refunded. Commissioner c¢f Internal Revenue Raises ' the Figures Thrice. The inconvenience and inconsistency of departmental rulings on matters of Fed- eral law are well lllustrated by a suit filed yesterday in the United States Cir- cuit Court by the Union Trust Company of San Francisco and James H. Follis as trustees and other beneficiaries under a trust declared by the last will of Richard H. Follis versus John C. Lynch as United States Internal Revenue Collector. The suit is brought to recover $11,375 95/ alleged to have been collected wrongfully by the Government through Collector Lynch. The complaint alleges that in ac- cordance with the law governing inherit- ance tax there were paid to Mr. Lynch the following sums: Margaret de Vecch, $173 02;: James H. Follis, $178 34; Richard H. Follis Jr., $346 03; Lillian Mary Griffin, $321 46, and Clarence G. Follls, $331 03, making a total of $1249 88. Subsequent to that payment Mr. Lynch notified the plaintiffs that the United States Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue had made a second ruling to the effect that the rate to be collected as the tax should be fixed on the total amount ultimately distrib- uted to the legatees, his former ruling be- ing that the tax should be paid at the rate which had been fixed on the value at that time of the annuity. Collector Lynch thereupon demanded $634 20 addi- tional. This was also paid. Then Lynch made another announcement that the Commissioner had made another ruling requiring the plaintiffs to pay $9841 87 ad- ditional. On November 14, 1901, the plain- tiffs paid this additional sum demanded. The allegation is made that all these taxes were collected upon the contingent beneficial interests of the beneficiaries, me of which interests had become vest- ed prior to July 1, 1902, and none of which have at any time become vested in pos- session or enjoyment. It is claimed that under the provisions of the act of Com- gress of June 27, 1902, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is compelled to re- fund all of said taxes. Prior to July 1, 1902, all that the beneficiaries received was $8000 each. PUBLIC RECEPTION WILL BE GIVEN GENERAL BOOTH It Is Expected Mayor Schmitz Will Greet Salvationist in Name of Citizens. Preparations are under way for the re- ception of General Willlam Booth on his arrival in the city on Saturday, December 27. In reply to a telegram asking him whether a puplic reception would be agreeable to him on his arrival in San Francisco the general wired back yester- day that he would accede to the wish of the Salvation Army officlals and many of the citizens who had joined them in mak- ing the request. It is not improbable that General Booth will be escorted to the City Hall, immedi- ately upon his arrival, where he will be formally introduced to Mayor Schmijta, who, it is eXpected, will give him wel- come In the name of the people of San Francisco. rial is soft and the garments $12.50, $13.50, $15.00, .$22,50 and $25.00, \ Our general “assortment of $t6: ciate. Out-of -town orders filled. (e 1 highest total, 2089. The contest for the Schmelzer silver loving cup -closed to- night and was won by the Oklahoma City team, with & score of 2849, Write for catalogue. Cravenette Rain Coats For Gifts If you are giving him a present give some- thing useful-—something he will appreciate— something that will remind him of the giver every time he uses the article. A rain coat or a smoking jacket will fill the bill. In selecting the goods here you are buy- ing direct from the makers, at fully a fourth less than is customary for equal quality goods. The Cravenette is a worsted material secretly treated with chemicals that renders it water- proof. It isimpervious to water, yet the mate- made as to be worn for overcoats any time. Ours are made from the genuine Priestly English Cravenette cloth. The colors are black, tan, olive, oxford and seal brown; the prices are $17.50, $20.00, Smoking Jackets We also carry a large assortment of Smoking Jackets, which for variety of patterns, scope of colors, assortment of materials and style of gar- ments is the most extensive ever shown here. cloth, tricot, corduroy, velveteen and mate- lasse; colors brown, blue, green, garnet, oxford, tan, navy, olive, black and mixtures, prices $4, $5, $6, $7, 88, $9, $10, $12, $1350 and Buy him a sensible gift—one he will appre- are so stylishly materials is golf 1 718 Market Street. SN'WO0D 5 (0 A merchandise order for any amount makes a good Jift. )