The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1903, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISFCO CALIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 1903. PRAGERS LETTER DAY Ten Green Trading Stamps FREE! PRAGERS Given Away FREE! YS 00009006000000200000000000000000300000000000000084 FREE To Every Visitor to Ouyr Store TO-DAY! S’ RELIABLE 1238~1250 MARKET ST s MAG. GOOOMAN'S WILL 15 FILED Leaves Most of Large Estate to Two of Her Children. The will of the late Loulsa J. Good- man of Napa was flled for probate yes- terday. It is a holographic document and s of an estate estimated to be h more than $100000. It was made According to its terms the ve distributed as follows: $20,000, in trust for her som, t, the latter to receive the income $10,000 and jeweliry and to her daughter, Julla N F. J. ané J. G. James G. Mud $500 each to Ela Cod Maria C. Hale of Towa residue of the estate is bequeathed a R. Noyes and James G. Mudgett in addition to the special bequests of $10,000. Mrs. Goodman accounts for the ness of the bequest to E. H. Mud- y the statement that she has cared for him for the last fifteen years. J. C. Noyes is named as executor of the will e without bonds. late Sarah Poett's will was also She leaves her estate, which is sald large one, to her half-sister, M. Poett, providing that in the of bher death it shall go to Jose- hine Poett Brown and W. L. D. Brown jece and nephew. In case they should die the estate is to go to Julia Reding- ton. Arthur H. Redington is named as executor. An authenticated copy of the will of the late Alice Skae, who died recently in New York, was received from the Sur- rogate Court of that State yesterday and placed on file. Her estate is worth $100.000, In her will she provides that the sum of $20,000 shall be expended in the erection of & vault in the Oakland cemetery where the remains of her husband, John Skae, and her two children are buried, and that the remainder of the estate shall go to the Mercantile Trust Company in trust for Alice Skae, her daughter. The will also provides that in the event of the death of the last named, her hus- band, provided she has one, shall receive | | | CARD SHARPERS TRICK ] VISITOR FROM MERCED Were Operating at the Ocean Beuh' When Arrested by Police- man Greggains. P. 8. Croop, a visitor from Merced, went to the ocean beach yesterday and was accosted by Guy St. Claire. The two strolled along till they met J. O'Brien | and St. Claire, pulling some business cards of a cigar store on Larkin street out of his pocket, bet O’'Brien that he could not pick out one on which the word “cigars” was written on the back. Croop became interested, and St. Claire suggested he should try his luck. O’Brien offered to bet $100 that he could pick out | the ‘card and Croop gave St. Claire $650 | and his silver watch, all the valuables | he had, to help him in making up $100. | O'Brien, of course, won, and when Croop | became suspicious O’Brien showed a star | and threatened to arrest him if he did | not hurry away. Croop met Policeman Greggains and the officer placed St. Claire and O'Brien un-| der arrest on a charge of petty larceny. They are strangers to the police. Greg- gains says they tricked a stranger out of | $20 last Friday In Golden Gate Park in the same way. — e Shoes 214 to 8 for 50c a Pair. Never before in the history of the shoe | business have such bargains been offered as will be put on sale to-morrow (Thurs- | day) at 9 o'clock: 3000 pairs ladies’ high | grade shoes in vici kid, black or tan, up- | o-date toes, swell in every particular, y pair guaranteed to wear and made | of choicest kid, for s0c a pair. We guar- | antee the sizes from 2% to 8, in widths | from B to EE. | A tull line of men’s shoes for 75c a pair. | made by such firms as Johnston & Mur- phy, Banister, Kelth_etc. 1t 'you want shoes be sure and give us | a call Thursday at 9 o'clock. We posi- | tively guarantee to sell every pair at the prices advertised. Busy Bee Shoe Co., 1028 Market street, above Sixth. Sale § o’clock. . —_———— During the last seven years Germany | has laid 7375 miles of cable at a cost of over $7,000,000. | | @ i=irimimivinieiiieiiieieieli ek @ | $50,000 and her children the residue. In the event that she should die without | children the following bequests are to be paid out of the trust fund: To the Children's Hospital for the endow- ment of & bed to be known as the Alice Skae bed, $10.000; to Jeannette Ekae Temple of To- ronto, Canada, $5000; to Mary Skae, a sister- in-law, also of Toronto, $10,000, and $10,000 to the Museum of Art of San Francisco. ADVERTISEMENTS. ing, August 25, 1903. l l Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company. SAN FRANCISCO, August 25, 1903. $5000 Reward. A Reward of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5000) will be paid by the SUNSET TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COM- PANY for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man or men who maliciously cut twelvé underground cables in the company’s manhole at Twelfth and Clay Streets, Oakland. Four hundred and six wires were cut and the cables otherwise seriously damaged. The cutting of these wires took place on Tuesday morn- In addition to the above Reward, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (8$500) will be paid for private information which results in the arrest and conviction of any one of the perpetrators of the above named of- fense. Such information will be treated as confidential. Similar rewards will be paid for the arrest and conviction of any person engaged in a like offense hereafter. JOHN 1. SABIN, President. | Wrote Endearing Let-| |of times something arose that necessitated ONATHAN WHITE LED DUAL LIFE ters to Wife While ’ Getting Divorce. ‘When Mre. Jennie White takes the wit- | ness stand in Judge Troutt's court this| afternoon her attorneys will hand her a | score of letters to identify in order that they may put them in evidence to prove that her hsband, the late Jonathan Liloyd ‘White, who was killed while trying to res- cue some women when the Baldwin Hotel was destroyed, led a dual life. At the very time White was taking steps to secure a divorce he was writing her endearing letters. According to the attorneys for the wife the divorce was se- cured by fraud, and the wife, who is now striving to secure a portion of the big estate, never knew that she was a di- vorced woman until many years after the decree. | So clever was White in his deception that the wife might not have been ap- prised of the divorce proceedings had it not been for the untimely taking off of her husband. The evidence shows that the “'hlle!’ were married in San Jose on the 31st day of May, 1883, by the Rev. Dr. Sims, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. White secured a divorce In November, 1884, while his wife was in New York. | ‘While the divorce proceedings were under | way he wrote her endearing letters.” Th following is an extract from one of the many letters sent Mrs. White: The truth is, I am tired and disgusted with | everything here, but thank God. twelve months | won’t be long passed until I am where every | honest home is happy. Another letter contains the following paragraph: I wish you would try to make something out of brother Joe and make a good sensible boy out of him. I know one man in this city that when you took hold of him you made a good man out of him An effort will be made this afternoon to show that when Mrs. White married she was possessed of an independent fortune of $20,000, and this money was used by ‘White in building his own fortune. The lawyers will claim that when White mar- ried he had nothing—that he was ‘em- ployed In C. C. Curtin’s dry goods house as clerk and never had a penny. They will attempt to prove that White induced his wife to go East in order that he might go Into the soclety of other women. The attorneys say they will not mention the women who lived with White at the time, as they have since married. They will show that while his wife was away he secured a divorce from her on the ground of desertion. The case will be remarkable. Six months before his death ‘White bought an annuity policy from the New York Mutual Life Insurance Company, for which he pald $50,000. He was to have re- ceived $3000 a year so long as he lived. He died before the payment of the first an- nuity. In the letters to his wife White asks for the loan of thousands of dollars. It will be proved that Mrs. White lent her husband large sums, which wefe not re- turned. The case has been hanging fire for four years. Depositions have been taken all over the East, and when the case was set for hearing here a number a postponement® pam ke S The San Francisco Eye Is almost constantly irritated by wind and mineral-laden dust; inflammation, redness, !tching and burning, followed by granulated eyelids, are the results, MURINE EYE REMEDY gives quick re- lief. Doesn’t smart; soothes eye pain; makes weak eyes stron, Your druggist or optician sells Murine 50 cents. * ————— Must Return Furniture. Justice of the Peace Daniels gave judg- ment yesterday in favor of Paul Brede, who sued Julla Claussen for the return of furniture which he bought for her to open a lodging house. Miss Claussen tes- | tified that Brede had given the furniture ' to her and had been an ardent but un- successful wooer. The furniture is valued at $100. g —_———— Reduced rates on household goods to & from. the East & South. Bekin's, 11 Montgomery, * COMMISSIONERS NGAIN AT WAR Schmitz Vigorously Ob- jects to Suspension of Plasterer. Attorney Complains of Tac- tics of Casey and Manson. —— The war clouds are again hovering above the Board of Public Works because of the suspension of J. J. Connolly, a plas- terer, by President Casey for alleged neglect of duty. Commissioner Schmitz is mad clear through because he was naf | consulted about the matter, although as Superintendent of FPublic Bulldings he has immediate supervision of the plas- terers and mechanics employed by the board. As a consequence Schmitz threat- ens to make things warm at this morn- ing’s meeting of the board when the sus- pension will be considered. On Monday last Head Janitor Syron was making his rounds in the City Hall oorri- dor and discovered, according to his story, that Connolly was not working as he had been detailed. He called for Con- nolly, who was supposed to be on a high scaffold, but received no reply. Syron immediately went to President Casey and reported that Connolly was neglecting his work. Casey at once ordered the follow- ing letter to be sent to Connolly: SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 1903. J. J, Connolly, Plasterer: You are hereby no- tified that you have been suspended from fur- ther duty and ordered to &ppear at the meeting of the board of Public Works on Wednesday morning next at 11 o'clock. N. JORTALL, Secretary Board of Public Works. Commissioner Schmitz now comes for- ward with Connolly’s story that when Sy- ren called out to him, Connolly was In reality working on the scaf- fold, but refused to answer because Syron is not his superior. Schmitz de- clares that Casey is agaln doing politics by, attempting to discharge a man simply because he is a friend of Mayor Schmitz, nd he will interpose a Vvigorous protest against ousting a man who he says is competent and faithful. Henry Ach, attorney for the Pacific Au- tomobile Company, has a grievance against Commissionars Casey and Man- son over the latter's refusal to issue a permit for the construction of the founda- tion of a buflding at the corner of Oc- tavia street and Golden Gate avenue. The Board of Supervisors granted the com- pany a permit to erect a bullding four feet in excess of the legal height, but the Board of Works refused to approve the permit. Sult was then brought by the company and the matter is being argued in the courts. Then the company desired to secure a permit to build the foundation of the building only, but was met with a stern refusal on the part of Casey and Manson. The contract had been let and the con- tractors are out some $600 on account of the action of the two Commissioners in refusing a permit, which Ach claims they have no right to deny, as it does not in any way concern the height of the bufld- ing. Ach was compelled to sue out a writ of Injunction against the board so that he can proceed with the work. Ach par- ticularly objects to the remarks of Casey and Manson when he was seeking his sec- ond permit. “You'll get no kind of a permit,” said Casey, and “We'll give you a rattle on this injunction,” said Manson. —_———— To Visit"San Francisco ‘Without seeing the Diamond Palace would be like visiting Europe without see- ing Paris. It is a leading feature of San Franc and is conceded to be the most beautiful jewelry store in the world. Vis- jtors or purchasers are equally welcome. 221 Montgomery st., bet. Bush and Pine. * —_—e———— Anniversary Banquet. Court Washington of the Foresters of America will this evening celebrate the fourteenth anniversary of its institution by a banquet to be served in Union Square Hall. Preparations have been made for a large number of members and their lady relatives. Syl8haben has been selected as the toastmaster. T0 PREVENT RAID ON THE -~ URGENT FUND Auditor Baehr Calls a Halt on Custom of Supervisors. SRR Holds That Necessity for All Expenditures Must Be Shown. —_— City Official Withholds Payment on Twenty-One Demands Pending Settlement of the Dis- puted Point. Pt b ¥ i Auditor Baehr has made up his mind to prevent further raids on the “Urgent Necessity Fund” for the payment of de- mands which he holds cannot be legally drawn on the fund named. To that end Baehr has “pigeon holed” twenty-one de- mands against the fund which have been passed by the Board of Supervisors pend- ing a written opinion from' his legal ad- viser regarding his interpretation of. the section of the charter relating to the subject. The section referred to provides that “the Supervisors may appropriate thirty- six thousand dollars a year for ‘urgent necessities,” not otherwise provided for by law. No money shall be paid out of this appropriation unless authorized by a five-sixths vote of all the members of the Board of Supervisors and approved by the Mayor.” There appears to be a difference of opinion between the members of the Su- pervisors' Finance Committee, which au- thorizes the payment of demands on the fund named, and Auditor Baehr. The committee holds that it has ample power to pay any demand provision for which has not been made in the budget. It has never concerned itself with whether the purpose for which the bill was, incurred was an urgent necessity or not, but sim- ply ordered the bill paid if it could not be legally drawr upon one of the other funds created by the charter and desig- nated in the budget. NECESSITY MUST EXIST. Auditor Baehr, after a long inquiry into the subject, has arrived at the conclusion that the demand to be paid out of the| urgent necessity fund must have some semblance of the name implied and be- lleves ft time to call a halt on the prac- tice of drawing on the fund simply be- cause it has an existence. Several months ago the Finance Com- mittee asked the City Attorney whether the Board of Supervisors could not estab- lish a ‘“miscellaneous fund,” upon which to draw when no other fund was avail- able. The committee realized that many of the demands passed did not come within the purview of an urgent neces- sity, and thought that other means should be taken to pay the demands legally. Lane held that the charter designated the varfous fundg of the municipality d that an additfonal fund could not be cteated. After the receipt of the opinion the Beard of Supervisors kept on passing | demands on the urgent necessity fund. | It has been the custom to draw upon the fund almost up to the last cent. Dur- | ing the fiscal year 1902-1%03 demands ag- | gregating $35,378 65 were drawn, leaving an unexpended balance of $621 3. Among ! the demands passed were one of $1000 far | a filing case for the Supervisors; one| for $1430 for plumbing in the Bush street | engine house; another for $80 for horse | hire and still another of $3125 for rat| traps. Clearly these items, according to | Auditor Baehr, are not urgent necessitles, | yet the demands were audited last year | because it has been the custom to do so. PASS MANY DEMANDS. | It appeared only to be a question of how much was left In the fund, and at| one meeting on July 13, 1903, the Board of Supervisors passed no less than thirty. ATCVERTISEMENTS. ROOS BROS. ANNOUNCE AN AUGUST SALE OF MADE-TO-MEASURE SHIRTS \ AT / REDUCED PRICES G Augustis a dull month. room must be kept busy. offer in made-to-measure shirts for the rest of this month. F Fine new.line of Scotch Madras Shirtings, latest Fit absolutely guaranteed. colorings and weaves. Anderson Scotch Madras Shirts, soft pleated bosoms, cuffs attached or detached. Regular price 14.00. At Anderson Scotch Madras Shirts, cuffs attached or detached. Regular price $3.50. At WHITE White Dress Shirts, best quality muslin body, cuffs attached, pleated bosom. Regular price:4.00. At White Dress Shirts, best quality muslin body, pure linen bosom, cuffs attached. Regular price $§3.50 At White Dress Shirts, heavy quality muslin body, linen bosoms, cuffs attached. Regular price $3.00. At White Day Shirts, superior quality muslin body, Regular price $2.50. White Day Shirts, good quality muslin body, linen linen bosom. bosom. Regular price*$2.00. F We have just op=ned a sp'endid new line of large The biggest tie for the smallest English Squares for 50c. price. See window display. ROOS The operators in our shirt Therefore this unparalleled $3.00 $2.75 soft or stiff bosoms, SHIRTS $3.00 $2.75 $2.25 $1.75 $1.50 At At BROS. - KEARNY AT POST. | did arise. -former say they serve the milk just'as it ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW . DRESS FABRICS This week we will show an elegant va- riety of New Dress Fabrics for Fall wear. These goods are from the best manufacturers and we ask the special attention of our cus- tomers to this displau. NEW DONEGAL TWEEDS—Fancy Cam- el’s Hair. Zibeline Mixtures, Zibeline Nopp3 and striped Tailor Suitings in the latest Fall colorings, all 54 inches wide.-.. 46-INCH ZIBELINE MELANGE—(French manufacture)suit- able for tailor suits 1-75and $225 ud. FRENCH ZIBELINE PLAIDS—AII the new color effects and 45 inches wide---- 1.50 and $2.0D pd. 47-INCH FRENCH ETAMINE VOILES— In all the new staple and fancu 1.50 ud. We have also received new trimmings, new ribbons, new laces and lace collars. Our mail order department is most com- plete. ’ » oo Write for samples of above goods. o700ty 111, 118, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STREET. four demands, aggregating more than $4500 on the fund. Now Auditor Baehr has consulted with his attorney, who agrees with him that the intent of the charter framers was that the fund should be used only for urgent necessities as the name indicates. Baehr is of the opinfon that an urgent necessity would mean, for example, the burning down of a city institution and he thinks there should be some fund to draw on in the event that such a thing were to happen. The expenditure of the | fund is not hampered in any way by the | one-twelfth act of the charter, so that| the money could be expended in one lump sum if a real case of urgent necessity Baehr is now waliting for the written opinion of his attorney and upon | its receipt he will send a communication o the Board of Supervisors explaining his attitude on the question. The demands already passed by the | Board of Supervisors on the fund of | $36,000 for the fiscal year 1903-194 are in- | dividually for small amounts, but Audi- tor Baehr wants the point as to whether the urgent necessity of the bill incurred should govern in its payment to be set-| tled for all time. The demands, payment of which have been withheld by Baehr, are: | H. White, fees incurred by City Attorney in court proceedings, $37 50; J. L. Holland, re- | porter's fees, $if Bancroft & Co., law | books for Bond and Warrant Clerk and Judge | Lawlor, $7 Anderson, car fare f. July, $2 80; City Treasurer McDougald, trav- | eling expenses during July, Bishop, Sheriff Alameda County, subsistence | of prisoner, $6 45; Sheriff Langford of Santa | Clara_County, subsistence of prisoners, $4 50: | Sherift Grace of Sonoma County, subsistence | oners, $4 80; Gong TYyng, Interpreting. $52 50; H. R. White, fees, $10; filter for 0 Lucy L. Kate Hol- Deputy Tax of pi July, Treasurer, Sheriff and Assessor, Johnson, telephone operator, $8 leran, telephone operator, $36 Collector Poultney, car fare, $4 45; A. Carlisle, | code of civil procedure for Auditor and Super- ! visors, $8: Captain J. B. Martin, transportation | of Mrs. Julia Klein, $00; C. H. Westphal, vet- | erinary services, $7 50, —_——————— Milk Below Standard. Warrants were sworn out yesterday by the health officials for the arrest of D. Swanson, 8 Jackson street; Albert Evan- son, 57 Clay street; J. Schmidt, 108 Fourth street: Paul Viautin, 629 Davis street; A. antke, 706 Montgomery street; William N. Sohl, 117 Second street, and F. Mazzetti, Bay City Ranch, for having in their possession milk found be- low standard. There is a war on between restaurant keepers and milk dealers. The 1s supplied to them, while the latter com- plain that the water Is put in the milk after it leaves thelr possession. —_————————— Will Appoint Policemen. The Civil Service Commission yesterday certified to the Police Commission the names of Thomas D. Daly, Francis J. Kerr, Frederick P, Suttman and George ‘W. Francls for appointment as police of- ficers from the eligible list. The Regis- trar has made requisition for ten ordi- nary clerks for work in his office, begin- ning September 1, 1903. e e Stockton Judge Holds Court Here. Superior Judge F. H. Smith of Stockton occupied the courtroom of Justice of the Peace Van Nostrand yesterday. He lis- tened to argument in the suit of Charles F. Doe against Henry T. Pierce and George Spalding. The suit is to foreclose a mortgage on Victoria Island, given as security for six promissory notes aggre- gating $317,000. The suit was tried in Stockton, argument being heard here for convenience sake. e — Army Officer Needs Guardian. Leonora W. Wright, wife of Major Hen- ry H. Wright, U. 8. A., retired, applied to the Superior Court yvesterday for letters of guardianship over the person and es- tate of her husband. She relates in her petition that because of sickness contract- ed In the Philippines her husband’s mind has become weakened and he is unable to care for himself and his property. —— Day and night the big printing Louse by the ferry labors for ycu. Mysell-Rollins, 22 Clay. * WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SAT- URDAY. Did you ever stop to think why we sell good groceries and liquors at lower prices than other stores? It is because we re tmporters aad PURE TABLE SALT, 50-1b sack, 40c. { BUTTER, Finest Creamery, sq. 40c Full size. Market is advancing. Wednesday. PKGS. GRAPE NUTS, 25c. FITE'S GELATINE, Pure and Wholesome, 3 packages.... ...25¢ Made by Knox Gelatine Co. ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA, cial Price, pound mples worth from 50c to $1 25. while quantity lasts. INE MARSHALL'S SAUCE, 2 25c .- 25¢ 25c. HIRE'S ROOT BEER, 3 Large Bot- p 25¢ tles AMONIO-BENZILENE SOAP, § BARS, 25¢. GOOD EGGS, 25¢ PER DOZ. 25c CANS OF SOUP, 1Se. COFFEE, Java and M Best, Ib Wine, Gal 4 years old. Oug regular 35¢ Regular price T5c. ocha, Very ...25¢ UND 10c | AATEL ICOTS, | 100 RIESLING—A Pure, Unadulterated ....50e SEEDED RAL PKG. be. MARQUETTE PURE RYE, bot.9Sc The Whisky of the Home. Regular price $1 25. OLD CROW WHISKY, pt. bottle, 0. PORT OR SHERRY, gallon “‘Elsen’” vineyard; 6 years old, mellow PET CREAM, CAN fe. SATURDAY NIGHT SALE. 20 lbs BEST SUGAR... On all orders amounting_to T5e over. There's double saving at.Faber's. 1001 FILLMORE ST. 119 TAYLOR ST. rters, TRUNKS SAMPLE TRUNKS TO ORDER. REPAIRING, RTY. 22 TURK Factory 26 Howard ST. st GUNS Ammunition, Hunting and gy A