The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1903, Page 26

THE SAN FRANCIECO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 1, Spring is making its Fashion Salon. The well dressed woman of to-day looks to distinctiveness, character and pretti- § and these are the attributes of the gar- which are now arriving by every train. ncess ments Every one especially exclusively for us. The very highest standard of excellénce will always be maintained and the e £20.00 tailor-made suit must be ‘as cor- rect and right in every detail as the pretentious <impl £200.00 costume before 1A our 1ioor. here The favorite materials Voiles, Aolian Cloth,Veilings, Chev- iots, mixtures. moriow and duiing the week OF INTEREST.TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST mber of New Postmasters Aie Ap- pointed and Army Orders Are d to Departient. » % —Postoffice @iscon- Tillar ook N Californta— %1 Oregom—Lou nas - %. “McClel few Swa 122304 n, | Smith ihe city, and fired 0 ™ok ef- and. ore in the n's wounds dre - will recover. | or of the Twen- g, owned by Clerkifi, | the proprietor. ed. —_—_— e - THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL. Few People Know How Useful ItIs in Preserving Bealth and Beauty. Nearly everybody kncevs that Charcoal safest and most efficlent disinfec- nd purifier-in hature, but few real- ts value when taken into thée human #ystem for the sanmie cleansing purpose. narcoal is'a remedy that-the more vou e of it the better; it is not 2 Arug at t simply absorbs. the gases and im- always present in the stomiach StMes and carries them out of the | tie and system | C coal sweetens the breath after| drinking or after eating onfons 2nd other odorous vegetables, Charcoal effectually clears and improves 1he complexion, it whitens the teeth and cts ag & natural a < hcts & 4l and eminently absorbs the injurious gases ¢ the stomach and boweis; i'("gf;}f the mouth and throat from the poison_of catarrh, All aruggists sell charcoal in. on or another e form coal but probably the b : | 2d the most for the momer ",’;‘,’,}’ Absorbent Lozenges. They are posed of the finest powdered Willow | wrcoal and other harmiess antiseptics in jet form, or, rather, in the form of | arge, pleasant tasting lozenges, the char. coal being mmeo'_w#h hlaney. E | use of these lozenges wi uch improved mudmon“c‘,rs‘zg? a .1 health, better complexion, sweeiis | i pirer blood, and the Deees | result | con- | speak) i of charcoal, says: “I a.dnfluursttl&f e ulfaio physician, in ‘s Absorbent Lozenges to all patients cuffering from gas in_the stomach | bowels and to clear the complexion and | purify the breath, mouth and throat; o believe the liver is greatly benefited the daily use of them. They cost but % 1,cx;ls‘a box at drug stores, and, al- though in some sense a patent prepara- tion, yet 1 believe T get more and better chercoal in Stuart's Absorbent ihan in arv of the ordinary charcoal tab- Special attention is directed to our new tailoy-made suits and demi costumes, of which quite a few are now ADMITS CHARGE MAKE REOUGTION IN WATER RATES Supervisors Effect Cut of Seven Per Cent to Consumers. initial appearance at the Majority Report to Re-enact Existing Ordinance Is Defeated. RS o et The Board of Supervisors last night passed to print an ordinance introduced by Conner providing for a horizontal re- duction from the ordinance now in force of 7 per cent in fixed and meter rates to be charged consumers for water by the | Spring Valley Water Company, other than for shipping. The majority of the Water -Committes, | consisting of Comte and Boxton, reported {in favor of readopting the existing rates | to be charged for ‘water during. the fiscal year 1903-1%4, but the report was rejected by the following vote: Alpers, Bent, Boxton, Comte, Eggers,§ designed and tailored it can find a place on for your inspection. re Mistrels, Braunhart, nor, Curtls, Toughery, McClellan, Payot, 11 1 Etamines, . Brandgusteid, W { The report follo unt gilowed by the present ordinance r cent—after paylng operating xes—upon the valuation fixed by this board in preparing rates for the cur- itnt fiscal year. We therefore feel as a matter of fairness and | justice to the stockholders and allowing for all fairness to theorate pevers that the presen ordinance should be re-enacted. Comte urged that the present rates be r&@dopted, claiming that the company last year had received $75,000 less thar it | should have. Comte argued that the val- | vation of last year should stand and new construction gmounting to $735,000 should, be added thereto, making a total valua- tion of $26,235,500. INCOME OF COMPANY. Comte said the company would receive under his ordinafce the sum of 32,004,175, to which he claimed the Spring Valley Water Company ‘was entitled. D' Ancona took the stand that under the preser:: | Tates the total income of the company durhi®; the next fiscal year would be $2,088,452 76, Connor stated in his minority report that his reduction should recei¥® the sup- port of the board and said that he would produce in detail the figures to show that | the company weouid be receiving its just | Que under its terms when the ordinance was finally passed. Brandenstein | ! 4 thought the 7 per cent cut was a little in $30.00, closing out price excess of the natural Increase of business. “The Connor ordinance would allow $450,000 for operating expenses and $242, | 006 for taxes,”. said Brandenstein. *“Under . it the items of franchise and established | 4 business have been elimirated in the | property valuation. I deprecate the pay. | ing of dividends by“the Spring Valley Wa- tes Company while its floating debt re- mains unpaid and we should not be held responsible if it fails to pay- dividends. I consifler the reduction a just one.” | Braurhart said he favored a 10 per cent | reductign on the shewing made by, the ! company, but was willing to accept the 7 per cent cut as a compromise. He quoted | Broadcloth and fancy § We offer for to- § tailor- made dresses ## elaborated "through j novelty of cut and ap- plication of trimming § at- $20, $25, $30 and $3835. A Special Offer We fini that we havegot the necessary space to devote to the display of Cashmere Teagowss znd will therefore clcse out all rem: Ining at these unprecedented pric $7 5o Teagowns to close at $2.95 H $0.50 Te gowns to close at $3.65 $11.50 Teagowns to close at $4.95 Colors Cardinal® Old Rose : nd®Roval Blue Also 10 Velvet Shirt- walst Suits have bes out of thelr surplus profits. Braunhart ! thought the operating expenses of the | company could be reduced by $200,000 and sald ten officlals ¢ the company were paid $74,000 considered eXxcessive, The ‘vote by which Connor’s ordinance was adopted follows: Ayes—Booth, Brandenstein, Braunhart, Con- nor, Curtis, D’Ancora, Loughery, Lynch, Mc- 15 GROUNDLESS Clellan, Payot, Wynu—11. EN Noes—Algers, Bent, Boxton, re Wilson—6. T Lo IR, KELLOGG MAKES ARGUMENT. { Clerk Retracts Accusa-\ At the afgernoon session M. B. Kellogg, | (8 | attorney for the Spring Valley Company, | was heard in argument as to why the rates should not be reduced. | ““The present ordinance has been criti- | cized,” said Kellogg, “because it is al- | leged that it has produced more revenue © | than was contemplated. I deny that such jan assertion is true, and declare that mexe there is an apparent surplus it ls’ | tion Against Oroville Pastor. Speidal Dispatch to The Call. OROVILLE, Féb. 28.—Fearfl of con- finement in a prison, a punishment which eppeared imminent, James Myers, a rail- way maifl clerk and.a leader of the Anti- Saloon League in Butte County, to-day signed a staterdent in retraction of his charges against a prominent clergyman. a small one. | ““The ordinance of 1502193 contemplgted ' an Income of $1,915,755, of which $1,275,009 was to have been recetved from rates. | We were allowed $431,000 for operating ex- penses and §210,755 for taxes. Now, in réality the taxes amounted to $442,499 5l, | On Febryary 21 a warrant was served | - | upon Myers, sworn to by the Rev. E. W. ; | Johuson, pastor of the Oroville Christis: ADVERTISEMENTS. | | from the Civil Code to the effect that cor- | i poracons shall not pay dividends except | § yearly in salaries, which he | i | $430,000, leaving a loss or deflcit of $43.- | of the Christian | ministrator, Church, charging the former with crim | inal libel in having-made faise statements against the minister’s morality. The of- fensive acts were the writing and sending oi letiers tq the Oroyville and Gridley chusches accysing the-Rev. Mr. Johnson of having visited saioons and sharing in t¥e hospitality of drinks. Through the compassion of the ministey Myers goes free, though to gain fofgiveness he makes written acknowledgment of the ground- lessness of his charges. The statement which Myers signed and through which a dismissal of the charge against him is gained is as follows: “To whom it may concern: 1 did make a formal written charge egainst the Rev. E. W. Johnson, pastor Church of Oroville, wherein I accused the sald Johnson as feHows: That while a minister of the Christian Church and in the course of .sccial recreation he visited saloons with the ‘boys’ and shared in the hospitality of drinks supplied therein, and when re- moving from Gridley he was indebted to | Baloon-keaper C. W. Miller for an amount of not leis than $50; I new openly and fuiiy state that said charge is and_ was false and untrue, and ‘I now retract the saii cikarge, and I do hereby withdraw the same {rom the local Chrisdan Church at Oroville and from the Christian Church at Gridley, to whick the same was re- ferred. “Dated at Oroville, Cil, Feb. 28, 1903. JAMES MYERS.” The statement conciudes with an ac- knowledgment to6 his signature before | Notary Public Boynton of Oroville. ADELLA DUNCAN’S BODY STILL LIES UNCLAIMED | Valuable Trousseau Left by Her Will More Than Cover the Fu- neral Expenses. The remains of the late-fdella D. Dun- can, or Darice Justice, tife young woman who was asphyxiated last Thursday af- ternoon at 1608 McAllister street, still lie at the undertaking establishment to which they were sent by the Public Ad- awalting a cla‘mant. The official named has taken charge of the personal effects left by the young wom- an and unless the body i& claimed by rel- atlves will order its burial. The property left by the decesised-is worth much more than the funeral ex- penses will amount to, though she had pawned §700 worth of jewelry. Proprietor Cass of the hotel where she died says the eluborate trousseau she had _purchased “would bring $1000 if 1d fe g e sold for 5 cents on Detective Coleman says the girl and truthfull lived at 340 Stockton street. I{";l ':'1‘4’5 mmfi T am she lived for a time at the Gotham O'Farrell street. Letters among fects show she lived in 1801 at street. he; &n T ef- 404 Ellis ‘Whereas, | Cured Free ~ Weak Men Send Name end Address To-Dny—Yo'u Can Hldve It Free and Be Strong - and Vigorous for Life. INSURES LOVE AND A HAPPY HOME. | How any man may quickly cure himself after years of suffering from sexual weakness, lost vitality, varicocele, etc., and enlarge, small, iy i Health, Strength and Vigor for M:n. weak organs to Tull eize and vigor. Simply send your name ahd address to Dr. Knapp Med. ical Co., 1516 Hull Bldg., Detrolt, Mich., and they will gladly send the free receipt with fuil directions o any man may easily cure himseif This is certainly a most generous offer and the following extracts taken from their mafl show that men think of their generosity: “Dear Sirs:—Please accept my sificere thanks \ for yours of recent date. I have treatment a thorough test and the ‘r;‘evn‘:m’:x been extraordinary. It has completely braced 1 am just as vigorous as when a boy eeded. l’:’w otrs wae ‘received and no trouble in m: use of the recelpt a ot Py tuy!til.dthooum straneth and '::n. sl e strictly _confidentia] matled {n plain seated en The A lnlockho]ders will lose two months’ inter- . PRAGERS. | 1903. PRAGERS. | ~ Econom Days For Friends. home. quality. . Nottingham 45¢ a pair. worth 63c 75¢ a pair. worth o8¢ -00 3 pair...worth $ $1.25 a pair. $1.50 a pair. Sheets $Pe—s54 by co...worth 43¢ -164)(:—63 by g worth 50c worth 6oc worth 65¢ worth 70¢ 50c—72 by go. 55¢—8r by go. 59¢—go by 0o... you. white elty. fered. Jar selling reduyced tion between *29¢ 39%¢ 45¢ 65¢ 85¢ yard. yard. yard... yard.., . $1.00 2 yard... $1.25 a yard... $1.50 a yard. $2.00 a yard. a a a a a These Are ur Lace Curtains Corded Arabians B$2.48 a pair.l. $£3,49 3 ‘?illow Cases 10e—45 by 36.. 13¢—30 by 36.. 15¢—s4 by 36...worth 19¢c) choose from later. Early buying will be pro: $1.00—s2-inch checked Etamine. 79¢, 835c, 8c, 83c. This is a remarkably good This giove a-yp(qmuwhz ali of the newest . Every pair fitted and guaranteed and kept in Tucked All-Overs Just, the thing to make beautiful walsts. They are of cambric, nainsook and swiss—dainty fabrics. Some are colid tucked and others tucked in clusters with valenciennes lace inser- and over 200 patterns to select from. Suitable for waists, etc. » e P Furnishings For the Home e Towels, Linens, Curtains, Blankets, Bed Spreads, Comforters, Rugs. Everything reduced to attractive prices. that will make the buyer a staunch friend of ours. : Something here may be just what you want to complete the equipment of your Turkish Towels 16c—Heavy large size Turkish towels. Regular 25¢ worth $3.25 worth $6.50 .worth $7.50 pair. worth 15¢ [} worth 17¢ '] New Spring Godcis Dress Goods: Black and Colored ‘l‘hu‘ehilhiam’n:hv;nrrlvu!s# nrs:nh;reat:;; For Women mand at this season of ear. so quic] ° mtmhkmwhivetbe u?:eusm-v::mto Gowns Black B0c—44-inch Hopsac king; spring weight. $1.00—44-inch Etamine (Priestley). $1.00—42-inch Voile (Priestley). Colored 90c—4s-inch Voile in complete assortment of new colors. 2 $1.00—42-inch Etamine; black and navy with flake. Silks: Black Grenadines, Novelty These prices are considerably less than they 9hou1_d be at this time of the year and with the quality of- 49c—24-inch plain black Grenadine. o pgc $1.25 and $1.50_gg-inch plain, striped, checked and fancy weaves. The new- est ideas for spring. $1.25 Glove for 83c This Is a Special d . popalar 123 glove o glove at the regu- and an exceptional “mm-dq of embroit | ), One row id- im and perfect in fit and finish. In colors. Sizes 5} to 8. An unequaled variety s .regular 50c quality s .regular 65c quality .regular 8sc quality .regular $1.25 quality -regular $1.35 quality | ° .regular $1.50 quality .regular $1.75 quality .regular $2.00 quality .regular $2.75 quality t ficable to A real now bargain at the|we will offer as soon as all of the Spring “This lot of skirts was brought, by our buyer, just, returned from New York. There aren't. a great. many skirts but what, there are are of excentionally good value. greatly reduced prices have been not possibly be made for o8c. We bought 100 —the whole lot—from a manufacturer and we w are made of Oxford gray homespun, seven gore flare of all-wool inaterials, plain and fancy weaves. large variety of styles Worth $7.50. ' $7.95, $8.95 up to $25.00. \ PRAGERS | Promptly and A bargain is every article and a bargain Bed Spreads Heavy double thread bedspreads; full size for double bed. $1.10—Regular $1.50 value. $1L.50—Regular §2.00 value. $1.89_Regular $2.25 value. Comforters Silkoline covered. Pure white cotton filled S 75c.. worth $1.00 35,0 .westh $1.78 e, .. .. worth $1.25 $1.50. yr Ginghams Be a yard—Pink, blue, gray, striped sad checked ginghams.~ Sold regular at toc. Special for Monday aud Tuesday. Qxford Waistings 15¢ to 85¢ a yard—White and colored waistigs— one of the finest lines in the city. New Spring Underwear $1.00—Made of Lonsgale cambric; empire style, trimmed with embroidery insertions and finished neck and sleeves with wide torchon lace. ° Also many uther ‘styles. Drawers BOc—Made i cambric with wide umbrella flounce of lawn and trimmed with one lace insertion and two-inch lace edge. Corsets $1.25New erect form model made of imported Italian cloth; extra heavy boning, rust proof steels, low bust and long over hips. They have extra bust supporter attachment. Something en- tirely new. Sell regularly fo- $2.00. All corsets fitted by experienced fitter. b Unprecedented Bargains in Women’s Skirts A fine lot just brought from New York by our buyer This sale will give a little idea of the great, bargains goods arrive. who has Afew of the Yest. of an cld stock at added for ths sale. 98c—This skirt is a regular $2.00 value and can- Ji give you thir opportunity for a genuine bargain. They cut and stitched eight times around the bottom. Bound seams. Worth $2.00. $1.89—Black or biue all-wool cheviot skirts, even gore flaregcut; plain or strap trimmed, near- ilk lined. Worth $3.50. $2.95Stylish walking and dress skirts made A None worth less than S.*oo. ome worth $5.00. $3.95_Nobby skirts in erials{ neat styles of flare mixed and plain ma- and flounce effects. Other good values at $4.93, $5.95, $6.95, which, with allowances of $200,000, leaves the sum of $31,744 51, which should be de- ducted from the income. “The operating expenses aggregated $473,338 06, and yet we were only allowed 858 06. The actual production of the or- dinance more than calculated by Mayor Schmitz is only $8048 52. “The testimony here discloses that est, amounting to $120,000, because the revenue will not permit their payment. Youy expert has examined the books and DVERTISEMENTS. RLOOD POISON Inherited or Contracted, Primary or - Secondary, Permanently Cured. There 1s no human disease, hereditary or contracted, that requives more heroic treat- ment than' Specific or Contagious poison m the blood. Hot Sphing Baths, Specific Rem- edies, Potash, Mercury and other Poison- ous mMixtures ‘may efther boil out or drive in the externai symptoms for a time, but they do not eradicate the mercilese, killing, all-consuming taint any more than the fabled fountain of Ponce de Leon produced perpetual youth. My treatment for Syphilitic Blood Polson contains no dangerous drugs or injurious medicines. It has been thoroughly tested in the most severe cases, and has never failed to exterminate the germ of disease £o that a sign never reappears. It com- Dletely ‘reorganizes the blood corpuscles, eliminates the infectious matter and forces out every particle of impurity. The blood, the tissues, the nerves, the bones and the whole sysiem are cleansed, purified and restored 'to perfect health, and the patient prepared anew for the duties and’pleasures of life, I ALSO CURE :‘.'m Manhood, Nervous Del "y ness, Etflnem“.'vuuudm fi:’ Contracted Ailments, rrespondence confidential. - f Consultation and B\ 1 files ‘advice fre, K. Holsman M. Wh.l‘fll{'hum. SERIOUS CHARGE GHINST LAWYER Hibernia Bank Brings Charges Against G. D. Collins. In an answer and cross-complaint filed yesterday in the Superior Court, George | D. Collins, the well-known attorney; C. | W. Purrington and others are charged | with conspiring to defraud the Hibernia Bank, which is represented by Attorneys Tobin & Tobin. Y Collins is charged with having violated his obligation and duty as an officer of the court. According to the answer and cross-com- | plaint, Collins, while acting as attorney for C. W. Purrington, administrator of the estate of Caroline:A. Robinson, which consists-of a large plece of property at Fourteenth and Howard streets, inggitut- | ed an action against Purrington ob- tained a default judgment. - ¥ Collins and his client, the administrator, defendant in the action instituted by Col lins, then, it is alleged, permitted Co! lins, the plaintiff, to obtain a judgment against the estate for the sum of $2760. The administrator, Purrington, then ab- | tained an order in the Probate Court for the sale of the estate for the purpose of satisfying the judgment. The HMibernia Bank has acquired the interests of all the heirs of the estate by foreclosure and the object of its present procedure is to have the court declare the judgment and order of sale fraudulent and to vacate them, and also to have Collins’ client removed as administrator. It is fdrther charged by the bank that the other claims alleged in the petition for the order of sale to be outstanding against the estate are fraudulent. . The estate of Mrs. Caroline A. Rpbinson went to five heirs and C. W. Purrington was made administrator. .H*H*H*l—H—H—PH—I—I—H-l—H-l-.\ accounts aind he has not found one fota of fraud or deceit, and therefore the fig- ures I produce are correct. The net loss of the company amounts to exactly $111,- | 951 48 under the present ordinance. | ““The inckease of business during the next fiscal year has been figured by our | bookkeeper at $63,600, and last year it was $91,000. The increase will be less owing to the small number of vacant houses and el | Henry Herting Takes Strychnine ALLEGED JEWEL THIEF IN THE CITY PRISON Thmuduflgmfiawm!hn Stolen Diatonds, Is Landed Behind the Bers. , PER ENDS LIFE WITH POISON SALOON- While Under Arrest for Beat- | ing His Daughter. | Henry Herting, a saloon-keeper at the corner of Geary street and Central ave- nue, died on the operating table of the Central Emergency Hospital yesterday afternoon. He took a large dose of strychnine while on the way to jall in Custody of two policemen and died be- fore medical aid could do him any good. Herting has been in the habit of beat- ing his wife and 16.vear-old daughter. Yesterday afternoon he began to beat the girl, and some of the neighbors telephoned to the O’'Farrell-street police station. Two officers went to the place and arrested Herting. While on the way to jail he drank the deadly potion and died on the operating table. The body was removed to the Morgue. Detective Harry Bralg arrested a man who gave the name of Thimas Costigan | lacl night and placed him on the detimie book at the City Prison pending an ii- vestigation. Costigan 1s an old-time pickpocket and is believed by the police to be one of the two men who were connected with the | robbery of" the diamonds from two men on a McAllister-street car a few nights ago. The prisoner answers the descrip- | tion of one of the thieves by the men | robbed. His record is a bad one and Cap | tain Martin hepes to fasten other crimes on him before the investigation is fin- ished. ——— What some men live on Is of less inter- est to the world than why they live on. § PACIFIC CLOAK HOUSE Has the Confiden Our special suit for this week merit, made in both zibeline and tion will give you a slight idea of latest creation of high art tailoring, THE PACIFIC - = THE - - NEW TAILOR MADE SUITS s75.55 cacn New Cioth and Silk Coats $6.50 to $20.00 each. New Cloth and Silk Dress Skirts $3.50 to £35.00 each. SEE GUR WINDOGW DISPLAY. cloth, elaborately trimmed on skirt and jacket with heavy cream lace, fancy black braid and silk orna- ments, Wovelty combination Monte Carlo and blouse jacket with stole front and postilion back; the illustra- where but at the Pacific—our price, An extraordinary value in black trimmed with black braid, silk medallions and small buttons: skirt;"you can equal it for double the cost elsewhere—our p‘ri‘ce. £10-00. MAKER TO WEARER—NO MIDDLE PROFIT. 1142-1146 Market Street. ce of the People $12.50 to is one of unusual smooth venetian the beauty of this a $35.00 value any- peau de soie skirts, beautifully drop under- CLOAK HOUSE