The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 27, 1903, Page 14

14 THE S8 AN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1903 VETERANG' HOME ASSERTS RIGHTS Napa County Court Stirs Up Trouble by Nam- ing Guardian. Authority to Strip Soldiers’ Institution Is Ques- tioned. few weeks ago Thomas McDonnell Veterans' Home, Napa was taken to the hoss ution He had in his he medical director, not amount in the of- | how g $500 | . When | that | ste, 8 ntville ney that COURT WASHINGTON, F. OF A., CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Treats Its Members and Guests to Banguet, Music, Songs and Oratory. is| | SILENT REAPER ADDS TWO VICTIMS TO THE DEADLY MONOXIDE'S LIST Unfortunate Family of Solomon Chavez, Ignorant of Use of Gas Burners, Overcome at the Inter- national Hotel, and Wife Alone Survives Ordeal CA33/r7/R0 CHAYEZ CHAVEZ 3 - % UNFORTUNATE WOMAN WHO WAS LEFT ALONE AND DESTITUTE IN A STRANGE CITY BY THE ASPHYXIATION OF HER HUSBAND D HALF-BROTHER, WHOSE PORTRAITS ARE SHOWN. i B = WO lives went out yesterday as shoes and coat and had evidently retired the result of carbon monoxide poi- ' that way, preferring to #leep on the foor e thab et s B ol ;ndut-(':x]p_\'mr: the ‘;n‘d Across the other bed and ne ¥ nude was th ) ) rificed to the inS_l:”":‘s husband, gasping frlahl!’l‘xll)'\’lgli};rr ::? f a partly cpened gas Jel. | efiects of the deadly. fumes.- On the floor vi s of the, tragedy were Solo- | at his feet was M Chavez, partially ~assimira Chavez, his wite, | conscious. idently she had discovered R the tragedy and tried to gain an exit | from tkh fateful room but had sunk to e ooy the floor in the effort. il Hotel o arn Dr. Elliot was called and did what he esterday mcrning by Mrs. hotel. could for the survivors. the boy dead and th. He pronounced at the e body was removed the housekeeper iy ‘was dead, the b | to the Morgye. husband was hurrfed poisoned and the wife partly overcome by !{; lh{ Harbor Emergency Hospital, where the noxious fumes that poured from a | DT: Millar did everything possible to re- sussitate him but the effort proved futfle, 1 gas jet in the room. | He expired at § o 5 n t rtain what | expired at § o'clock last night. 2 upied and rieeded at- | \‘:"OBFAN REVIVES RAPIDLY. Mrs. Mitchell tried the door of | .-%® Chavez was taken to the Central AR : “mergency Hospital and within a few ,- which © was -occupied by the ' po,. =)o K 1 /. d 3 v ey s had recovered from the asphyxia- > discovered that the body | tion. She is still suffering from the shock occupants impeded the | and the e of her husband and nalf- of the door. She notified Mana- | brother are being mercifully witheld from | her until she £ | | ger F. J. Walker, who forced aside the [ "¢T " g i ne body of Mrs. Chavez and gained | 4 'il l?n ortunate family, who appear to |2 fy S boal x\l‘(;:xul:: («gfl:)n» ‘low:r class, arrived | ALL WERE OVERCOME. night. and: engaged (e rosne pne o ; L gt e floor between one of the beds | tragedy occurred which they occupled up cheers for ued prosperity of s lay the dead body of the | to yesterday. The husband has been em. Canrt Wash and American For- -0ld boy, - Cassimero Chavez. | ployed by the San rallroad as a sec- estry s dressed with the exception of his | tlon foreman and s given a pass for | himself and family to come to San Fran- =R —— — = | cisco for a visit ADVERTISEMENTS. Mrs. Chavez is unable to speak English, . o n o SRR, - 8he told what she knew of the tragedy o through an interpreter. She sald that YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD. LIBRARY TABLE-Quarter-sawed oak, weath- ered; Spanish leather artistic in every line; work- manship and finish of the best. Price Cordes 245-259 @, cearvsy ONTHE SQUARE ¥ and Monday night she had turnead out the gas, but that on Tuesday night she retired before her -husband and was asleep before the light was put out, She | garding the occurrences of the night until | she found herself in the Emergency Hos- | pital. She is utterly destitute and unable | to_speak. English. - The doc.ors fear the effect upon her tfl she awakens to a realization of herWouble loss. In.appear- ance she is only a girl, although she gives | her age as twenty-two years, and le re- markably pretty. Her husband, she says, was twenty-five years old. They had been warried less than a year. SMALL VOLUME OF GAS. A remarkable feature of the case is the small volume of gas that is supposed to have caused death. According to the em- ployes of the hotel, several people entered the room after the giscovery of the trag- edy without noudng the odor of escaping gas and the key was only slightly turned on. Mrs. Chavez withstood the asphyxia- tion without any particularly serious re- sults and her life was not endangered, while her husband - and brother suc- cumbed. a From the investigatfon made by Detec- -tive Freel and Deputy Coroner Meehan the officials have concluded that the deaths were due to accidental asphyxia- tion by gas and that the Lotel manage- ment was not to blame in the matter, —_——— STUDENTS PREPARE FOR COMING YEAR’S STUDIES Large Freshman Class Attends Open- ing Session at the California College of Pharmacy. The thirty-second annual session of the California College of Pharmacy opened yesterday in the halls of the Affiliated Colleges on Parnassus avenue. The larg- est class of freshmen that has entered the college in the last several years was present, eager to commence its work of learning. After words of greeting by President G. E. Bacon an-entertaining address was delivered by Professor Albert Schneider, who has been appointed pro- fessor of botany and pharmacology at the college. Professor Schneider's address, which was entitled “The Point of View," was the source of much thought for the beginners. top; OIld Mission design; $16:23 the laboratories, where they were fitted out with apparatus with which to begin the year's work. 7 does not remember anything furthsr re- | Before leaving, the students repaired to | STILL PROBING Finance Committee In- quires Into Reasons for Increases. Supervisors Differ as to the Legality of the Inves- tigation. —— The Supervisors' Finance Committee re- sumed its inquiry yesterday into the many, increases in the salaries of employes by the Health Board and Board of Public | Works. | At the outset of the inquiry Chairman | Brandenstein explained that the commit- | tee has no power in the matter except to recommend that in cases where the in- | creases” are -regarded as unwarrantable | the salaries be reduced to their original figures. “We have recelved assurances from | | President Casey of the Health and Works | ! boards,” said Brandenstein, “that the rec- | ommendations of the Finance Committee | will receive proper attention.” Regarding the raise of salary of Leon- | ard Leavy, chief bookkeeper, Casey said that the new system introduced had ! | necessitated an incre | and made it impossible for any defaica- | ! tion in the office to occur, as in the case | {of W. J. H. White, who absconded with | $5000. | Casey said that John B. Gartland, who had been increased from $125 to $130, was | the legal adviser of the board and had | been in the board's employ for nearly four vears. " Casey sald Head Janitor Syron’s salary | bad been raised to $125 per month owing to increased duties, and that former Head | Janitor Bawyer received $100 per month, | | and Assistant Head Janitor O'Brien had | been raised to $100 per month by the Board of Supervisors i Superintendent of § reet Sweeping Cow- i | den, whose salary had been raised to $175 | per month, was a clerk at $100 per month |in 1900, and Brandenstein thought $150 | would be ample compensation for the work done by him. WILSON OBJECTS. | At this point Supervisor Wilson char- | investigation as puerile, | acterized the | since the Finance Committee had no con- | cern with the actions of the ‘Board of Works after the budget had been once | fixed. “I think we are wasting our time in this investigation,” said Wilson, “and I want | to understand its purport. The Board of | Works has disregarded the recommenda- | tions of the Board of Supervisors, and ' that ends the matter so far as we are concerned.” “1 want | sala Loughery, *be Board of Works i sing salaries not recommended by the Supervisors.'” “There is a moral if not a legal obliga- | tion to inquf he matter,” sald Brandenstein. » can do nothing else we can bring in a resolution denouncing the actlon of the Board of Works. The press has criticized the board for the in- this investigation to go on,” 1 felt sore at the creases in salaries, and it is our duty to | investigate them. “ “The charges were made by an un-| friendly press,” said Casey. *“We were blamed for the very increases ordered by | the Supervisors. Let the matter of all | raises of salaries be taken up, including | those requested by’ varlous organiza- | tions.” . Brandenstein desired to know if the committee wanted to go ahead with the inquiry, and Loughery's motion to that effect was carried. Additional work was the cause assigned for raising the salaries of Sewer Super- intendent Brandon and Superintendent of Street Re irs Gallagher to $175 per month, and nt Engineer *Morse’s salary A had been raised to $275 owing to his com- petency. | Assistant Engineers Connick and Her- | mann were raised from $150 to $175 on the | grour f efficlency, and six out of fif-| teen assistant surveyors had been ralsed from $80 to §100 on the recommendation of | City Engineer Grunsky, Casey sald. | | i | OPPOSES INCREASES. sed to raising the salaries of | “I am opy | men who have permanent positions from $150 to 817 sald Brandenstein, “‘as per- | manency is an important factor in the | { case. We will now take up the raises of | the Health Board, which ag-| % per annum outside of the | salaries b, gregate § recommendations of the Board of Super- visors.” A Regarding Health Officer O'Brien's in- crease from $250. to $275 per month, Assist- | ant Secretary Cameron said that O'Brien | had private office hours, but was always | at the call of the Health Board. O'Brien | was always at the health office from 10:: p. m., and from 4:30 to 6 p. 1s continually engaged in in- | | had been raised from $100 to | in the last three years. | Branden 1 thought the work of Cigar | Inspector Kelly at $100 per month should | be done by a regular sanitary inspector | and the position given to a civil service | eligible. The hearing was then postponed until | | next Wednesday at 2 p. m., and a resolu- tion providing for the reference to the | | joint Finance, Health and Street Commit- tee for investigation will be introduced at next Monday’s meeting of the board. The committee authorized the payment of 3363 for pensions for exempt firemen, and referred tq the City Attorney the de- mands for mathtenance of children at the Feeble-Minded Home for- an opinion as to whether the city is llable for the bills. Secretary McCarthy of the Fire Com- mission appeared before the committee to urge the payment of certain demands which Auditor Baehr refused to slgn be- cause it would overdraw the Fire Depart- ment funddin the sum of $1069 45. The com- mittee held that it could take no further action, as the board had authorized pay- ment of the demands. ADVERTISEMENTS. BUY BREWSTER'S MILLIONS SALARY RAISES| REGULAR SESSION | tute list to the Everett, to take effect Septem- | | toilet system that is desired by the Board | continue train No. i o'clock. The train was used as an 2ux- DIRECTORS HOLD Hale's Circle (1) Silk for Linings. New Teachers Placed on the Substitute List. Ready at Hale’s. Zibelines, Broadcloths, Chev- iots. 3 In the usual blouse with a skirt tail or the unusual mannish coat Board Fails to Decide on a New School Prin- cipal. P L At the meeting of the Board of Educa- tion yesterday the following teachers were placed off the day substitute list and ordered to report for duty at once: Gavin James Telfer, Miss Mabel O. Benja- min, Miss Josephine M. Hopkins, Miss Marie d'Erlach, Miss Joanna M. Mullens, Miss Jose- Dhine White, Miss Alice Louise Marsh, Miss Mary Cahill, Miss Carolyn E. Hortop, Miss | times as long as a sack coat, some- times as long as a Prince Albert. In blacks, blues, greens, browns and mixes. Ina full range of styles up to $75.00. But these two particular ones this morning. This Suit $15.00. It's etamine cheviot; & new blouse, with skirt effect, full sleeves, capes over shoulders, collarless, front in the Duchess style, trimmed with covered buttons, silk ornaments. Jacket is silk lined. (Like this picture)—This Suit $18.75. It's etamine cheviot; with one of those coatish Jackets, 32 inches long, single-breasted; lined throughout with taffeta. Collar is vel Skirt bas 7 gores; lap seams; stitched; bls and blues, Notion Notes. Of special importance. Because they are good. And not as expensive as you would expect. Pearl Buttons, 2 dozen 5c—Lines 16, 18, 20, 22. 24; good pearl; white only. Children’s Hose Supporters, Se—Biack, 3 s, metal clasps. sizes, with safety pin u.‘-{v Supporters, 10c— Kathryn Parker. The following transfers were made: Miss Minnie Maher from the Columbia to the Sutro; Miss E. R. Manning from the Sheri- dan .o the Columbia; Miss Anita Martin from the Lincoln Evening to the Horace Mann Even- ink, new class. | The following assignments were made: Miss Julia F. Sullivan {rom the day substi- | ber 1; John A. Lenahan from the evening sub- stitute list to the Lincoln Evening, and Mrs. | M. M. Steugrt trom the evening substitute list to the Hamilton Evening. | Owing to the increase of classes in the | Richmond Evening School the salary of | the prinicpal was fixed at $65. | Director Walsh was authorized to place | portable schoolhouses schools: in the following One in the Monroe, two in the Sheridan, one | in the Sutro, two in' the South End and three in the Sunnyside. ! Nominations were accepted for a new | principal of the Jefferson School and the | three following names were presented: Miss N. M. Sullivan, Miss Eliza .Kelley and Miss Martha A. Galloway. The elec- tion of a new principal was postponed, as three ballots were taken, but no selec- tlon could be made. Woodward gave his vote to Miss Galloway, Roncovieri to Miss Kelley and Walsh and Mark for Miss Sul- livan. | Superintendent Langdon filed his annual report, which was accepted. The resigna- tion of Miss Bertha Fahrenkrug of the evening substitute list was accepted. { It was resolved that Director Walsh be authorized to explain to the Board of | Public Works the kind of fmproved mod- ern sanitary flushing and ventilating Women's Side Hose Of fancy frilled elastic; in colors. Stockinet Shields, Sc pair—Sizes 3 and 4. Safety Pins, 3c dozen—Nickel plated; sizes, 2, 24 and 3. Finishing ~ Braid, white. Tape, lc aplece. Cube Pins, 5c—100 count, jet or colored. Stock Collars, 10c—Straight and pointed. Women's Check Cuffs, 10c palr. ¢ plece—Colors and ally low price. 25c. PLAYING CARDS, Sc package. LIBRARY PASTE--In tubes, 5c and 10c. JUVENILE STATIONERY, Sc box—Plain velopes. of Education for the improvement of the Noe Valley School. The board passed the following resolu- | fons: which buttons up snugly. Some- | 5 Silk Cords with Silk Cords for pillows, such as sell Rug Fringes, 10oc a yard. McCall's September Patterns Here. The Art Section. Indian Beads, all styles, all new, are sc a box or 5c a string. The large ones are 2c. 3c and 5c each. New Battenberg patterns, some of the latest ideas for collars, rexeres, and handkerchief borders or scaris, up to 4oc each sels, 4c each. for 22c are here at 15c a yard. Mercerized Cords in beautiful color- ed effectslare but 10c a yd. Deep double yles in all good colers. headed Bill Files 25c. They're board backs with patent clasp; letter e. This is an exception- BONE DICE, . le—Round or square corners. cream paper, 24 sheets and M4 en- Hale’s on Market Street, Near Sixth That high school certificate be granted to Miss Jessic Anna Nicholson. That a spectal freehand drawing certificate of | the high school grade be issued to Aaron Alt-' 15 EXORBITANT to Miss rachael Harris and Miss Ida Manley. That the special high school certificate of the 1ollowing be renewed: Architectural draw- ing, Harvey E. Harris. A That the grammar school certificates of the | following Le renewed: Miss Alice Taylor, Mrs. | Eleanor Theresa Swan (nee Small), Miss Anna | : That permanent grammar school czrllncnu—s: he | jssued to the following: Miss Genevieve z Carroll, Miss Florence Davis, Miss l'hnrlt'liu"Dufl‘y Brothers Object E. Parks, Miss Martha A. Latham, Mrs 8- resa F. Spencer, Mrs. Clara Mundt Dola That permanent special certificates of high school grade be granted to the following: | to City Building the Stenography, Mrs. Theresa F. Spencer; type- i | writing, Miss 1da Garbarino Side Sewers. ! —— e | e ah Ulcerations and sores of all kinds cured by Dr. Kgenigsteln's Red Salve. . Duffy Bros., plumbers, filed a formal | S it complaint with the Board of Public| Works yesterday that the charges for the | | construction of a side sewer in Fourth! 14, which leaves this | street, between Folsom and Clementina, every night at seven were exorbitant. On that account the | firm - petititioned that the board invite | bids tor the construction of another side sewer running from the St. Francis Hotel | along Geary street to Powell, represent- | ing that the work could be done by pri- - vate contract at a less figure than that charged by the Board of Works for !lm{-‘ i lar work. | When Duffy Bros. some time ago asked | that the sewer in Fourth street be con- | | structed they deposited the sum of $250 | to cover the estimated cost of the work. After the work was completed a bill was | | rendered the firm showing that the work | cost $300 82, leaving a balance due the oty of $5082. The bill as itemized fol- lows: Train 14 Taken Off. The Southern Pacific Company will dis- city for Reno illary to train No 6, which leaves at six o'clock. The traffic department decided that it would be more advisable to run simply train No. 6 in two sections. ADVERTISEMENTS. STRIKING SPECIALS TAKEN FOR.... Labor, 578 hours at 81%c......... .$180 62 ’ | Bitumen paving, 1501 ‘square’ feei. ... 34 62 | 5 | Paving (basalt and asphalt and setting | VO Cartage (12_hours Inspection, $4; cribbing, $1 NOTE OUR LITTLE PRICES FOR THESE «....BIG VALUES. Less deposit, February 10, 1902 Balarce due city and county.... | Duffy Bros. demurred to the additional charge,_on the ground that they had re- celved a bid from the City Street Im-| provement Company, which agreed to do the work for $1 15 a running foot, which for 182 feet would amount to only $209 30. Dufty Bros. claim that the cost of the Work should have been only $182 and have put in a counter claim for 368, the balance | of the deposit of 3250, which they allege | is due them. The Board of Works decided, however, to advertise for bids for the new side sewer for the St. Francis Hotel. It is the intention of Duffy Bros. to put in a nomi- na! bid and do the work themselves, with | a view to expending less money than the board would. The case of J. J. Connolly, a plasterer, who was suspended by President Casey on the report of Head Janitor Syron that Connolly was not at his post of duty‘ when he should have been, was partially considered. Connolly was present with several witnesses to prove his side of the case. - Syron made a statement in which he referred to some trouble which he and Connolly had had in Commissioner Schmitz's office. Syron sald he had been ordered to take the time of the mechanics in the board’s employ. Schmitz insisted that Syron should have reported to him and Syron stated that he tried to do so, but Schmitz was absent from his office. | Connolly frequently rose to interrupt | Syron, but was finally pacified by being | told he could go back to work at once. The matter will come up again this morn- ing for final action on the suspension. _ E. L. Forster, attorney for R. Dalzell, who was awarded the contract for install- ing the heating and ventilating plant In the Noe Valley School building, desired to know if his client would be permitted to enter into his contract. The board in- formed him that as it had neglected to furnish the Board, of Education with a cost estimate of the work the proceed- ings in the matter were defective and new bids will have to be invited. The map showing the asessment for damages and benefits for the change ot grades on Masonic avenue, between Fred- erick and Pledmont streets, was ap- proved. C. F. Young flled a claim for damages in connection with the grade changes on Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth ave- nues. The board decided tp recommend to the Supervisors that ntgomery avenue, between North Point and Bay streets, be paved. A majority protest having been received against the laying of stone sidewalks on ‘Washington streets, between First avenue and Cherry street, the board set Septem- ber 10 at §0 a. m. as the time for hearing the prot nts. No bids were received for the keeping in repair of Point Lobos avenue and new bids wiil be invited for the work. - B Important Closing Out of Petficoats. 50c Final Clearance Sale of Fine White Lawn Tremendous Price Cuts of Percale Wrappers 58¢ Hosiery Special. 18¢ Children's Summer Dresses Must Make Way Made of an excellent quality of PERCALE, fancifully trimmed with . LINEN LACE and. fancy brald, ruf- fled bretelles, extra full skirt with deep hem. Mercerized SATEEN PETTICOA’ with width and length. TS. WAISTS neatly tucked full Bishop sleeves, tucked stock, all sizes. Come in pretty strip- ed and figured designs, colors red, navy blue, black and’ white, bre- telles over the shoul- ders, prettily trimmed in soutache braid. Ladles' HOSIERY, excellent quality of lisie, /high spliced heels and double toes, regu- lar 26c value. Price placed upon our $1 GOWNS, made of an_ excellent quality of muslin, square yoke trimmed with insertion and tiny tucks, sleeves and yoke finished with ruffles of linen TOR- CHON LACE. PETTICQATS made of high-grade flannel- ette, yoke belt, deep flounce, finished with scalloped edge, em- broidered in whi Send for Qur Fall Catalog. Will Soon Be Ready for Mailing. 1220, 1222, 1224 Market St. BET. TAYLOR AND JONES. ADVERTISEMENTS. RATHJIEN 39 STOCKTON STREET. Telephone Maln 5533. You needn’'t walt for speefals, for our prices are low. all Still you will find be- low “decidedly lower prices for our Thursday, Friday and Saturday SPECIALS. CREAMERY BUTTER, per square. .40c Quality same as last week. Reg. 48c MINNESOTA EGGS, per dozen. . . . 25¢ Equal to California ranch eggs. FAMILY MIXED TEA, per Ib.. . . .35¢ Rathjens Celebrated Blend. Reg. 5 NEW HOLLAND HERRINGS, 7 for. BOE Reg. 3¢ each First of the season—fine stock. Fine Lucca Ofive Gil . gt hat 50c, pts 30c Our own importation. Reg. 53¢ and 35c. L0G CABIN MAPLE SYRUP— Toe 25¢ 25¢ IDEAL LAUNORY SOAP. 7 cakes fo Reg. 6 for Equal to any. Home production, GALVANIZED PAILS— S 10 12 Mg Special—20e, 20e, 25¢, .'Ilbe“s Reg 25¢, 25e, 30c, 0c Chicken Cock Bourben. het 75¢, gn; $3 Splendid value. Reg. $1.00 and $4.00 MARYLAND CLUB RYE, per hot. .85¢ Distillery Bottling. Reg. $1.23 PORT AND SHE=RY . per bot 25¢, gal $1 Reg. 35c and $1.50 wines. Just arrived. Well aged sweet RIESLING, per gal. A ught Thin babies become plump babies when fed with Mellin's Food. Mellin’'s Food nour- ishes. ‘Whether you nurse your baby or use Mel- lin's Food you will find our book, “The Care and Feeding of Infants,” very useful. Simply write for it. It will be sent free. MELLIN'S FOOD CO., BOSTON, MASS. Duplicates and Replaces Broken Eye Glass Lenses for 50¢. Factory on premises. 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