The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 5, 1903, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANUISCU CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1903. NEWHALL RAISES | FINDS SHORTAGE ATTORNEY'S IRE IN ANNUITY FUND Livernash DoesNot Like | Expert Reports Sum of His Style of Giving | $300Remains Unac- Testimony. counted For. Teacher Holds Receipt Signed by Ex-City Treasurer ; Widber. Carmen’s Arbitration Pro- czedings Are Nearly | 1 ~ | Completed. ! | Expert Cyril Willlams of the Board of | Supervisors filed a report yesterday with | Mayor Schmitz to the effect that there | shortage of $3%0 in the teachers’ an-‘ y and retirement fund. | ppy talk by the street car m and some of living some nu Williams - finds that the amounts re- | ceived by the Treasurer and credited to | is yesterday morn- all, a director of he e to a nuity fund agree with those desig- | s of the nated in the minutes and entered in the | at the Union- | annuity books, with one exception. At , \& to pay its plat- the meeting of the Commissioners held | 27 on Jar 7. two teachers were re- | wh estified that he belleved that | tyreq, each g instructed to pay $300 s Srothe, Chand earlier |\ e credit of the annulty fund, name- | Iy, Mrs. Joseph Gerichten and Miss | | Elizabeth M, Molloy. Mrs. Gerichten's | subscription was paid and placed to her credit on January 19, 1897, | due from Mrs. Molloy, the | inues, does not appear on the boc but on inquiry Miss| Molloy stated that she holds a receipt for $200 from the then Treasurer Wid- | by Deputy M. de la Montanya | ber, sig r date of January 26, 1897. Willlams ras written to Montanya, who is not in | the city, to ask If he can throw any light on the subject. The report says thé fol- lowing matters concerning the fund re- | quire tion | | A proper accounting of the contributions by teach The recovery of the amount of $300 depos- | M Molloy »f annuitants to be made out and quarterly ent of the permanent e with the receipts. iry as to whether the depositing of the | in savings banks is legal, and 1 any banks should fail what A be the lability of the annuity Commis- | fund in ac- ; annuity pe s and balance, $25210 12, of 11 is deposited In four savings 718 01 In the city treasury. Settled Out of Court. United States Clrcuit Court yes- the sult In the terday Judge Beatty dismissed o2 Katherine S. Gordon, as administratrix, against the Employe Liability Assur- ance Corpors Limited The case wasl | settied out o art HONEYMOON TRIP WILL BE MADE IN~ AN AUTOMOBILE S 7535 £ SO ANN S | T Bl £Lr7E PHOTE 5 b ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG WOM- AN WHO IS 'TO BECOME A BRIDE TO-NIGHT. - G ik OSEPH HOLLE, who has been prominently identified with the Cycle Board of Trade since its or- | ganization and who has been its president for two vears, is to join the ranks of the benedicts to-night. The bride-to-be is Miss Johanna H. M. Bar-| ner, the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Barner. The ceremony will be performed in the presence of many friends of the contraot- ing parties in Hinman's Hall, Twenty- first and Howard streets. Miss Emma Barner will be the bridesmaid, while Ja- | cob Holle will be the groomsman. The groom is a member of the Auto- mobile Club of California ana the honey- moon will assume the form of a pilgrim- age in an automobile. The happy young couple will join the automobilists who are going to Del Monte and will spend some time there. They will visit various points of interest before returning. ADVERTISEMENTS. We Have the the the We Make the Freely shown, freely sold. Every IapeStry pattern a good one—it only remains to suit your taste and match the room its going in. You have the assistance of courteous experts here. SOC Sewed, lined and laid on your floor— ]’anestry If you have a carpet you are tired of, even if not worn out, it would pay to replace it with one of these. This season’s designs, Oriental and floral 65 In popular colors. We Make the price. C Rooms measured, sewed, lined, laid— If you like East India or Persian de- signs these will please. The quality isequal to the demand for “something Tapestry good.” Take the room you are most particular about as a test— it is none C too hard for this — on your floor for The all around carpet in all 80('}’ Br"ssels around ya:tems—mz;-n,mh:" and stair. With or withoutl Linoleum in ors and difficult Matting , rolls. and strong. age room. Kensington borders. The Best Mills make our carpets, we MAKE The Price Sewed, lined, laid on your floor— and small. Col Those 1.25 Scotch Net Lace Curtalns In pretty patterns, three yards 750 Pflil‘ long; now selling at 4 1.75 Grade, a little finer net 1.00 Pair Ecruand white. Great Variety, 4,50 Tapestry “The Credit House” Quality, Quantity, Variety, Price. Notwithstanding the great increase in our Carpet Sales we are prepared to Measure Your Rooms, Sew, Line and Lay Carpets even more expeditiously Than Ever, And At These Prices Genuine Cork Article, well to look ahead regarding necessi- ties, luxuries will take care of them. selves. 2 yds wide; on your floor, bright, fresh, smoothe as glass; sq. yd Axminster Parlor Rugs attainment in rug making is reach ed in Axminsters. ble in other fabrics. This week— By the 20 yard R_oll nother shipment of these special 20yd Small patterns, red, blue, or green on natural color. 20 yds for the aver- It pays to by a roll at latest designs, on each side; large lightest shades. Big enoughto take the place of a carpet—wool— See in the Drapery Department 3.00 Gride that you ’Il not hesitate putting at the parlor windows; selling at I 75 rair . Satin finish, heavy fringed ends 233 235 237 Post Street Floral and Figured gesigns. Itis C 3x6 Feet The highest 2.95 Delicate col- patterns impossi- Thick 2.95 3 x4 Vards Distinct pattern, in the 1.15 Rugs lors from dark to Portieres 2.50 Pair BOARD PRAISES - GIVIL SERVIGE Files Annual Report of Work With Mayor Schmitz. ISR, Calls Attention to Tax Col- lector Smith's Economy in Office. ——— The Civil Service Commission filed its GHINESE OATHS NOT REGARDED Commissioner Heacock Says That They Perjure. - White Men Transacting Ml-xch Business With Them Not Reliable. N In an exhaustive written opinion read annual report for the fiscal year ending | vesterday United States Court Commis- June 30, 1903, with the Mayor vesterday. sioner Heacock expressed his opinion of | The report says that since January last the worthlessness of Chinese testimony | nine examinations have been held, mak-'and the unreliability of the testimony of ing ten for the fiscal year. The commis- | persons connected with Chinese in busi- sion points with pride to the saving of | ness matters. The opinion was delivered | 86000 per year in the expenses of the Tax | Collector’s office, which it claims is due | directly to the employment In that office | of none but civil service men. On this | point the reports continues: without the excellent business management of the Tax Collector, but he admits that if his | clerks were the product of political patronage { not only is it certain that the saving of $6000 | would have been absolutely impossible but tha | increase of his appropriation rather than its | reduction would have been probable. The report also directs attention to a letter from Registrar Walsh, who says | that since the operation of civil service | the average cost of elections has been | reduced from $200,000 to $113,000. The re- | port tells of the litigation in which the | commission has been involved by persons ; | who oppose the merit system and con- | cludes: | The public investigation conducted by the Mayor showed that J. R. T. Mershon and he alone was gullty of gross fraud in connection with the examinations for firemen and milk inspector. The indictment against him is based upon his actions in fraudulently aiding an applicant as fireman. The classified service is made up as follows: jons recelved, 7153; examinations plicants examined, 5161; applicants passed, 3173; applicants falled, 108; papers now under examination, 163; appointments made (including 150 temporary clerks), 1006; ppolntees now working, including 11 tempo- ry clerks, 643; separations for various examination papers canceled un- | caures, 363: | markea, 116. Labor service—TLaborers registered, 2769; la- | borers appointed, 144. | Fred Snook, William T. Wilson and Thomas Parkinson were selected by the Civil Service Commission yesterday to act as a special Board of examiners for the examination to be held soon for Chief Plumbing Inspector in the Health Depart- ment. The two bodies will meet to-day to decide on the details and scope of the examination. -~ BLAMES MAYOR FOR SUPPRESSING REPORTS Health Board Says His Honor’s Action Is Unwise and Adopts Condemnatory Resolutions. The Board of Health adopted resolu- tions yesterday condemning the action of the Mayor In causing the suppression of the bulletin of vital statistics of the Health Department. The resolutions con- clude: Resolved, - That _this the Mayor's course as unwise, inexcusable and dangerous to the interests of this city, and now declares that upon him must fall the re- sponsibility for the consequences which his act may have in arousing the prejudice and in incurring the lll-will of sanitary offices Eastern States. In accordance with the City Attorney’'s opinion that the Civil Seryice Commis- sion must certify more than one name from the eligible lists for positions, the board made a requisition for certification of at least two names for night watch- man, two clerks and messenger at the City and County Hospital' and clerk at the Almshouse. The board suspended R. O. Burnett, assistant apothecary at the City and County Hospital, for two weeks for dere- lction of duty Auxiliary Fire Alarm System. The Fire Commissioners referred yes- terday to the Board of Supervisors the board condemns | of | in the matter of the habeas corpus writ issued on behalf of Wong Sew Tai, a &irl claiming to be a native of San Fran- cisco. The putative father is Wong Lin, | manager of the Oro Fino Cigar Factory. | his result would not have been possible : The mother is Lum Shee, his second wife. Wong Lin has three wives, the first liv- ing in China, the third in this city. The mother, Lum Shee, took the girl, Wong Sew Tai, to China, leaving here April 10, 1894, and returned on May 6, 189, with the same girl that she had taken away. According to the birth certificate on file in the Chinese bureau, the girl would be 18 years old now. The father went back to China and returned a few weeks ago with a boy and a girl, which he Tai that the mother took away in 1834, | She is only 13 years old. | George McGowan, attorney for the par- i ents, produced Chinese and white wit- ! nesses to prove that the 13-year-old appli- cant was the girl that went to China with | her mother in 1894 and never returned un- | til a few weeKs ago. He attempted to show that the records of the Chinese bu- reau had been falsified by Dick Williams, at one time a Chinese interpreter con- nected with the bureau, and who was afterward indicted by the Federal Grand Jury for crooked practices, and fz for the purpose of bringing in the girl that arrived on the same steamer with | the mother in 159. DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE. | The following are extracts from the | opinion: In order to support the claim of the con- spiracy we must belleve: that the following steps were taken by the conspirators: | First, that Dick Willlams, having been em- ployed by Wong Lin to prepare the papers for i the departure of his wife and daughter to | China, “and having learned from the parents that_the mother intended leaving said daughter in China and returning alone, conceived the scheme to fraudulently import into the United States a girl as the daughter of these people; | that, in pursuance of such scheme, he caused | the words “‘accompanies with her daughter, Sul | Hi, about 9 years,”” to be written upon the pa- | pers which he prepared and which were to be used by the mother in securing her landing at San Francisco upon her return. * ¢ ¢ The next step to be taken by Willlams was at the Mail dock upon the salling of the vessei upon which the mother and daughter departed; that Willlams, acting as Chinese interpreter, caused the entry of departure of the girl to | read *'0 years of age’ and bearing certain large | scars on’ the neck, instead of about 3 years and | 5 months and no such marks of identification { Why did Dick Wililams cause an entry to be | made containing particular marks of identifica- | tion? This forces us to the conclusion, if we are to maintain the theory of conspiracy, that | at the time Dick Williams wrote in the false | writing _upon the atfidavits aforesaid, and | cuused the false entry and identification marks | | to be made on the departure record, and pro- | | cured the fabricated birth (for it appears that the birth certificate was procured before the departure in 1884) that he iIntended to import laims to be the identical Wong Sew | sified | ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL SALE FINE MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. ‘ Commencing THURSDAY, August 6th, and | continuing all this month, we will offer an { elegant assortment of LADIES’ FINE MUS- ‘ LIN UNDERWEAR, consisting of GOWNS, SKIRTS, CHEMISES, CORSET COVERS and DRAWERS. These garments are very handsomely trimmed with lace and embroidery of the newest pat- terns, are well made from the best qualities of Cambric, Muslin and Nainsook, and will ba sold at EXCEEDINGLY LOW PRICES. GLOVES! GLOVES! On same day, August 6th, we will have a Special Sale of LADIES’ FRENCH KID GLOVES, including the celebrated Reynier and Trefousse brands, in both Suede and Glace. They are in dark colors and evening shades, full assortment of sizes, from 5% to 7. The former prices of these Gloves were $1.75, $2.00 and $2.50 pair. The entire lot will be sold at 90 cents 0222208, s W es2. per pair. | ’ 111, 118, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. into this country a girl who would answer these particular identification marks and age, so that we must conclude that the description of the | girl he intended to so import was known to him | before the departure of the mother, although | the mother remained in China for more than | one year. He must aleo at the same time | ADVERTISEMENTS. SUMMER | 1anding of the fictitious daughter. have procured the information from the paren: contained in the birth certificate, which, it claimed by counsel for the petitioners, was not used until the retutn of the mother the follow- ing year, May 5, 1895, at which time it was presented by the conspirators to secure the Bunko Steerer Remanded. Judge Cook on Monday heard the ar- gument of counsel on the application for a writ of habeas corpus for the release of George Roberts, the bunko steerer, DENIAL OF PARENTS. who made such a prolonged fight against The opinfon then goes on to say that|Dhis extradition from the State of Wash- the father and mother denied ever having | Ington. It was argued by Attorney seen the birth certificate before. But the | George D. Collins for Roberts that the Commissioner found that the genuine | @vidence at the preliminary hearing was signature of Wong Lin in English was | Insufficient to hold the defendant, but attached to the certificate. Both parents, | the Judge ruled against him and remand- however, denied that the signature was | ed the defendant into the custody of the genuine. On the following day the father | Sheriff. Roberts was subsequently taken was recalled and admitted that he had | before Judge Lawlor for arralgnment, thought the matter over and that he had | but a continuance was granted till this petition of the American District Tele- graph Company to establish in this city its central office system of night watch, | signal and fire alarm service. Under this system signal boxes are placed In mer- cantile houses and factories, so as to com- pel watchmen to thoroughly patrol all| parts of the premises. The boxes are to | serve as fire alarm signals to be delivered | to the Fire Department through under- | ground conduits. S0AP For Summer Girls Disputes Board’s Power. The question of the legality of the ac- tion of the Board of Public Works in abolishing the office of Chief of the Bureau of Streets is to be tested in the @ourts. Yesterday Benjamin Heath, who formerly held the office, filed a suit for a writ of mandate, compelling the board to reinstate him. He clalms that the po- sition was under civil service and that |a®s no charges were preferred against him, his removal was illegal. _— ‘Will Print Municipal Reports. The Supervisor's Printing Committee recommended yesterday the acceptance of the bld of the Commercial Publishing Company to print 1500 municipal reports for the fiscal years 1%01-1902 and 1902-1903 at 30 cents per page and no charge for alterations. R S LADY EDITORS PETITION COURT FOR ACCOUNTING Allege That Aloysius Paskulich Has Retained Moneys Collected for beeri mistaken wheri he said that the | signature was not genuine. 1 The Commissioner added that in order | to assume that the story of the petitioners was correct it would be necessary to be- Heve that the Chinese Consul, the steam- ship officials and all others {nvolved were members of a conspiracy against the pe- titioners. The Commissioner drove the nail home by adding: Now this is what in fact actually took place: Inspectors Lynch and Boyce called upoa the father and from the memorandum signed by them at the time it appears that the father stated that “Lum Shee is his wife | ‘and Wong Sew Tali is his daughter, and they | are now on the steamer Gaelic.”” This In itself exposes jthe entire fallacy of the ed_con- spiracy. On its face such a conspiracy is wholly unreasonable. The Commissioner next adverted to the | testimony of D. J. O'Leary, who made the | entries upon the departure record and | who swore positively that the entry con- | cerning the scars on the girl's neck were | made by himself, and that Dick Williams acted only as interpreter. PERJURY ALL THROUGH: The opinion then proceeds in the fol- lowing strong language: In fact I am strongly Impressed that the entire case on behalf of the girl Is perjury from its inception, and illustrates what I | have had occasion to remark from my experi- | ence in a large number of these Chinese cases, that any number of Chinese witnesses can be | procured to testify to apy fact it is desired | to establish; and that the testimony of white witnesses Whose principal business is transacted among Chinese must be received with great caution. { If we take the records as reciting the truth | in this case the matter is very simple. The mother did take back her daughter. who was at that time § years of age and had the scars as recorded by Mr. O'Leary at the time morning. Roberts will appeal to the Su- preme Court. % —_———— Attorney General Approves Title. Attorney General U. S. Webb, in re- sponse to a request from Governor Par- dee, has rendered an opinion approving the title to the Steffens residence property in Sacramento, which the Capitol Com- missioners propose purchasing for a Gov- ernor’s mansion, in accordance with a re- cent act of the Legislature. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Require the Most Careful Attention & ‘Well as Good Soil. Did you ever see a rosebush which—de- spite the most beneficent environment of soil, of sunshine and of atmosphere— seemed never to achieve a healthy growth? A ton of manure will not help a plant that has a canker eating out its heart. You must destroy the cause before you can remove the effect. You cannot cure dandruff and baldne: by rubbing on hair lotions and rubbing in vaseline, ete. You must look to the cause of the trou- ble. It's a germ at the roots of your hair which causes it to fall out. Newbro's Herpicide destroys the germ, and healthy hair is the sure result. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps for samiple to The Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Them From Advertisers. In the United States District Court yes- terday Rose L. Bushnell-Donnelly, Mar- tha P. Owen, R. H-McDonald Jr. and B. Donnelly of San Francisco filed a peti- tlon asking that the California Ladies' Publishing Company be declared a bank- rupt and that a receiver be appointed to supervise the edition now In course of preparation known as the Women’s Re- lief Corps edition of the California La- dles’ Magazine. They ask that Aloysius Paskulich be ordered to make an account- ing and that he be enjoined from interfer- ing with the publication in any way. The petition asking for the appointment of a receiveri is signed by Mrs. Owen. She alleges that Paskulich has recelved large sums for advertising and from other sources and that he has converted the receipts to his own use. The allega- tion is made also that he induced several of the directors and stockholders illegally to surrender their —————————— Forestry Engineer Wanted. A United States Civil Service examina- tion Is announced for testing engineer, Bureau of Forestry, to be held on Sep- tember 2. Minimum age limit, 20 years; salary, $1200 to $1500 per annum. Apply to the commission at Washington, D. C., or to the secertary of the Consolidated Board of Examiners, 301 Jackson street, for application form 1312. ————— Pleads Guilty to Burglary. Fred Herrman, 22 years of age, pleaded | guilty to a charge of burglary in the sec- ond degree before Judge Cook yesterday and will be sentenced on Saturday. On May 9 he entered the premises of M. Marcuse & Co., 125 Sansome street, and was discovered hiding under a box. For Every Irritation of the Skin and Scalp Is of their departure and that such girl returned with her mother and was duly landed on May 11, 1895; that the letter written by the sec- retary of the Chinese Consul was bona fide: that he was not a party to any comspiracy with Dick Willlams; and that in fact there was no such conspiracy and that these people are now fraudulently attempting to land this thirteen-year-old girl as the daughter taken to China by the mother on April 10, 1894, not expecting that the records, some eight years old, would bs discovered and produced against them. The Commissioner ordered that the girl The Kind You Have Always Bought e e (B Signature of The world’s favorite Skin Soap is Cuticura, assisted by Cuticura Oint- ment, for preserving, purifying and beautifying the skin, for irritations, rashes, eczemas, itchings and chaf- ings, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales and dandruff, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whiten- ing.and spothing red, rough and sore: hands, for sanative, antiseptic cleansing, as well as for all the pur- poses of the toilet, bath and nursery. Sold world. Cuticurs Otat- _..E"'fi.‘:' BTl ol “chocbiste s, per vial ‘Depots : London, 27 Charter- E:" lml .F‘IIMMI“I.I.N- ‘warSend for Cuiteurs Bxin Bow™ . German Eye Water, a remedy, 50c; b | Market, San Francisco, be remanded for deportation to China. Attorney McGowan stated that he would take the case to the United States Cir- cuit Court of Appeals. —————— Arrested for Driving Lame Horse. Officers McCurry and Unger of the So- clety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals yesterday arrested Patrick Rey- nolds for driving a disabled horse. Of- cer Unger also shot and killed the horse belonging to L. Cagnacci, who keeps a coal yard at 1625 Powell street. The ani- mal was in such a condition that it fell exhausted in the street and was unable to rise. ——— Leading business houses use Bank Stock pa- per. It pays them. Mysell-Rollins, 22 Clay, can show you a complete line of books, etc. =~ * —_——— Suffocated by a Collar Button. Julius Cesari, the 3-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cesari, residing at 2 Bar- tol street, died suddenly at 1 o'clock yes- terday afternoon from suffocation, after having attempted to swallow a metallic collar button. The button was found by Morgue Surgeon Bacigalupi lodged be- tween the vocal chords. —_—— Reduced rates on household goods to & from the East & Sauth. Bekin's, 11 Montgomery st.* pecialties Advertised by Responsible Firms of S.F.