The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 13, 1903, Page 25

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1903. S 0 CFYING HOW 10 GAOW-TML ™ WILL RECOER Will Revolutionize the Physical Condition of Mankind. e 1 Small Boy Who Was Wounded by a Bullet Intended for a | TFootpad Is Given Good Care Why Rem:in Short and Stunted When You May Learn Free the |poy opMEN ARE GENEROUS Secret of How to Grow Tali? No Matter How Short You Are or s i What Your Age You Can | Omcer Skelly’s Co-Workers increase Your Helght. Subscribe Money to Save the Life of Little Fellow —t— The prospect for the recovery of lit- | tle George King, the boy who was| | accidentally shot by Police Officer | | Skelly while in pursuit of a burglar, ! | grows brighter every day and the doc- “mr in charge says that it i{s almost | certajn now that George will be re- stored to healith. This has brought| | Joy to Policeman Skelly and his fel- | | low officers of the Southern station are also jubilant. The big hearts that | beat beneath the blue coats of the { peace guardians have been stirred to | | all their charitable depths by the un- | usual case and hearty aid will be giv- en the boy by the sympathetic police- men. Everything they can do to u-l | sist his recovery will be done by them. | | The chase after the robber, Harry | Howard, during which the boy was | | shot, was a sensational one. Howard | | entered a saloon on Howard street, | | held up a crowd of men, relieved ! them of their valuables and started to | un toward Fourth street. Skelly was | of the robbery and pursued the | Howard siipped down and | a revolver snapped it at the The latter fired a shot, which 10t take effect and Howard ran | a doorway. Skelly shot at him | he did so and dodged into a door- | v himself. The bullet struck How- in the leg, then hit the cement | dewalk and, glancing, struck young King, who fell. Howard ran again | and was grabbed by Police Officer Murphy, whom he also tried to shoot. | CHARITABLE POLICEMEN. | Young King was removed to the Cen- | tral Emergency Hospital and given close attention by Dr. James D. Mur- | phy. Littie hope was given for his re- | ery, and brave Officer Skelly wa! greatly troubled. The following day,’in company with | Captain Spillane, Policemen Skelly and | Murphy appepred before Chief Witt-| man. The latter had been informed that the lad had died, and told Skelly so. Skelly burst out crying and Mur- turned as white as a sheet. Cap- . Spillane tried to comfort his brave ght | men and Chief Wittman acted splen- | didly. He told both men they had per- formed their duty and need not fear | censure for doing so. He commended | them for their bravery and succeeded | in relieving the anxiéty of the pair. Later on it was learned that the boy was alive, and immediately the fellow officers of Skelly and Murphy at the Southern statiom took an interest in his welfare. They not only visited the , but sent him flowers and . They learned that the family boy was poor and lived In their rict. The mother of the Jad had died | - | three months ago, but an aged father | prepaid, and two smaller children relied on the If you want to gmaj) pittance George earned, and the policemen did everything they could to I the old man and the little ones. mmittee from the assembly-roonr ed upon Captain Spillane and asked " | that the officers be allowed to subscribe {a sum to be used in bringing the lad back to health and strength. The cap- V\/l’ight | tain was delighted to see his men act . E so nobly and he approved the plan. He N'(‘(ilcai |nst|tute’ : ;skelaiu!eaxe xf: sruhsr‘rlllnl, ;na: was 305 KEARNY ST. | followed by the officers next in com- | mand. | GIVEN EVERY COMFORT. The boy was removed to the McNutt Hospital yesterday and two nurses | swere given him. Dr. Murphy has taken | charge of the case and is receiving as- | | sistance from the hospital staff. Dr.| Nutt, who was once a Police Com- | ner, has also interested himself in t case. The nurses are enthu-| siastic and are doing their share to save the lad. No money will be spared | in bringing the boy back to health. Dr. Murphy has been directed to call in} consulting physicians. | Officer Skelly is happy that the lad | was not killed. He is anxious for the! | youth’s recovery, and his fellow work- | |ers are joining him in strong hopes, 5 “that the boy will pull through. Captain | ement from the first g Spillane is highly pleased with the rec-| ror i You ‘}.‘.{,:Z;""-,‘.“fi?.‘;‘,‘;',’?’,’,f\‘_";{g;' |ords of Skelly and Murphy and has| trvd 'u-rd for any case we can- | recommended them to Chief Wittman. | This secret reme y -m\rllonl wasted o s RIS 22 SRR strictures, kidneys. The last two concerts of Ellery's Ital- | ian Band will take place this afternoon | and this evening. Distinct and novel ¥ ion. and among the numbers will be 4. 82 tions from Puccini's “La Tosca. $5. Guaranteed to | The Ellery Itallan Band created a . most pleasant impression, and there dreee CEers wHALL'S MEDICAL | ghould be large atten afternoon and thi ful if we shall ever have an opportunity earing them play again. At any rate, | time will elapse, as the! s elsewhere extend ove iod of time. The box 1 be at the Alhambra ts can be secured b; ances both this ng. It is doubt- | George Weiler has bee Pasadena on a warrant | complaint of Donald E. Perry, charg- | ing him with grand larceny. Weiler is |accused of removing furniture from ' iis city and county while theré was mortgage upon it. Detective Whit- ker will leave this morning to bring Weiler ‘back, Weiler was arrested | | 2bout two weeks ago for passing fic- | itious checks in this city, but as his | mother paid the value of the checks | | he was not prosecuted. It is said that | | nis wife and child are very sick in | | | [ LS 122 0n the Cons. Est. 36 year DR JORDAN—D'SEASES OF MEN Comsultntion free ard st g‘ Weller Again in Trouble. i SOoOce o Pasadena. i R | Printing Firm in Trouble. ‘ { The members of the Western Print, | | ing Company of 25 Geary street are at ! i outs and the courts have been appeal | ed to settle their differences. Yester- Jofioa/; and 00110]04‘. | day Charles Glisczinski, a member of et the firm, sued his partner, L. E. Cum- | inings, for an accounting, alleging that ! he refuses to give him his share of rammes will be presented on each | Sketched from Lite. A smoking jacket is a very acceptable gift for a man because it is so useful. There is sentiment too in such a gift—-if you stop to think about it. Every time the recipient puts on his jacket he is pleasantly reminded of gift and giver. A man enjoys laying aside his every day coat ig the evening and donning a smoking jacket. In fact the comfort of a smoking jacket will encourage his staying home evenings. All our smoking jackets and dressing gowns are made by us in our own workshops from material bought direct from the weavers. customer from $2.00 to $5.00 on a garment. Through these facilities we save every Our assortment of smoking jackets, dressing gowns and bath robes is the largest on this coast for variety of patterns, scope of colors, assortment of materials, style of gar- ments and range of prices. Where a size is not known to the giver, or where it is preferable for the recipient to choose the pattern, style or color of the article, our “Merchandise Order,” issued for any amount, will be found convenient. An_vthmg purchased here may be exchanged after Christmas if desired, either for goods of the same or of a different character. In every instance an equivalent in value will be given in the exchange or if preferred money will be refunded. anta Claus is here with gifts for the children. Any child accompanied by an adult will be given a present. Open evenings until Christmas. - Smoking Jackets Smoking jackets made of double-faced ianus cloth in oxford, biack, navy, brown, silver gray, garnet and purple, and also in check or figured stripes, at $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, $7.50. $8.00, $8.50 and $10.00; made of extra heavy mercerized mate- lasse in black, brown and navy at $5.00; made of silk matelasse lined with fine silk or satin at $10.00: made of velveteen, lined"™ with plain or quikted satin in green, tan, black, brown, navy and gar- net at $8.00. The above pictures were sketched from life from a group of models wiho had put on some smoking jackets and a dressing gown taken from our stock for the purpose. \Vhile the sketches are accurate and are well drawn they fail to give a correct idea of the garments. You must see the harmony of colors in the )ackets themselves to properly appreciate their beauty. In selecting a smoking jacket as a gift the chest measure is all that is required in determining the size. : Mail Orders Dressing Gowns The dressing gowns are made of double-faced Janus cloth. The plaid inside of the cloth folds over and forms the trimming; the gowns are fastened with two loops and have a heavy gir- dle with tassels around the waist: the garments are cut extremely _long and come almost to the ankles. The prices for dressing gowns are $10.00, $12.50 and £13.50. The standing figure at the right end of the table shows what an elegant dressing gown we make for $10.00. The bath robes are made of eiderdown flannel - in - stripes, checks and figures, in colors that harmonize with the ground color of the garment. Almost any color can be secured, so enumeration is not necessary. We have an excellent line of these goods which we are able to sell at very reasonable prices because we made a fortu- nate purchase of the material. A bath robe of equal quality to ours usually sells for $1c.00 or $12.co, but our price is $6.00. Merchandise Orders Mail orders filled for anything in men's affairs of the firm, through his mis- | or boys’ clothing, {furnishings or hats. the profits of the business and that the O O D In selecting a Christmas present where ; the siz2 ot the article 1s not known, buy one - of our Merchandise Orders, issued for my 740 Market Street .azount for any kind of goeds. management, are¥in a bad state. - ' PRI~ R Little gold clocks, candlesticks, can- ' delabra and trays. A dainty line for Poat st Established ¢ Christmas. Pleases everybody. Banbo "'# x:f .'fi.‘.m... e T, | e AT Sarier Biveey. Ba g Customers served as well by mail as though they bought in person,