The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1903, Page 9

(" THE D FRANCISCO CALL,” WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1903. SLLANEOUS, PATTOSIEN’S Corner Sixteenth and Mission MORRISCHAIRS forris Chair selection fixed lower than ever shions Have Our Cluaranteed Construction This Fine Morris Chair Highly finished quar- tered oak; heavy llegs; just as shown in picture. Massive Claw Feet Every detail of construc- tion of the highest grade l o L B QI}[II_‘I.'_ 1F Il & o y 3 our price /,“‘ $10 75 Would cost you $15.00 or more elsewhere. £ ien oak Sohd Panel Eide n fi quarter- : ’ _$16.50 | yed ok Mossive carv-$52 () Pitmt Ad]\lltfl‘mt to raise or low- ck wh seated mahogany, k weathered $|0 75 Wel.tflerc(‘ OIK en oak; good ERGGSI09 v $7.50 Arobe box in $54.00 | === $45.00 Shaped Corner Chair- 2".\ ith i @ S reen £$22.50 | , Overstuftea :cevp )ovn air— Parlor Rocker— y or oak K . . ss 50 Three Piece Sunit—Pattosien’s guar- Davenport and Arm Chair— In ".wflvr ot e Re(e)’ on Cha‘d Gold Corner Chair—Dainty yet & tantially ec Cor. Sixteenth e and Mission DATTOSIEN C( SUES ASTLIM |APPLIES TORCH FOR DAMAGES| T0 HIDE CRIME St. Lounis Woman ( l1n||~ Thul. \ Des \lunuw Woman Found Dead | Though Sane, She Was (“"'i in the Ruins of Her Home i | fined With Idiots and Cranks| the Victim of a Strangler | B ‘ ST all i DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 22.—An in- s 22. %rs, Clara| . by the Coroner reveals the T ard M. Taylor, filed | fact that Mrs. Charles W. Graves, who t i s County Circuit|¥2® found dead in her home in Eas: u " damages | DS Moines on Friday last, burned al- s beyond recognition, had been | st | strangled. It also deyeloped at the in- > was con- | : n- | quest that the n’s husband had previously th ooblontd S and had been restrained by the court frofn entering | her home. wom juest of her Miss Winnie Reider, a member of the 1 Opera Company, and a daughter f Mrs. ves by a former husband, was expected home from Chicago on the day of her mother’s death to spend Gr t ¥ consent onverted and | the holidays, but has not arrived. All t r to the Louis ‘Trust | efforts to locate her have failed and it | a agement. After her |is fe may have met with an e demanded her re-|accident s of the asylum SRS R Al her to depart ! A Paso Robles Opportunity. lidays, round trip tickets to Paso 20. Famous Hotel El Paso de its res#ful air and air of rest, d service unsurpassed and baths | er, hot from famed medicinal c country surrounding has finest d the is bathed in glorious Just the r reservations, Manager, The Mary Garratt Appraised. St Commtssioner George report yesterday in District Court in the petition to limit the lia- steamer Mary Garratt, | A man 105 years oid has started a 1 with and sank the 'rmrflu)n business at Long Beach, Cal., re San Joaquin River in |and the California papers are making He reports the value of | much of the incident as an advertise- att to be $32,900 1nd ment for the climate, which keeps a man in good health at that age. es place to pass the apply to W. Paso Robles Hot Sprlnxl; | California e e——— ADVEBTISEMENTR. g Handsome Christmas Present In not only handsome but useful, Necessary to any lady'’s room: appropriate for ‘any home. Comes in Birdseye Maple and den Oek. Our price until 2 818.50 Don’t fail to see our fine line of holiday Chairs and Rockers for children; very attractive and well made; some .‘8'050 low-priced as We've also lots of attractive things at reasonable Prlm in holiday Leather s. Open evenings till Christmas. % z | E o HIS MARRIAGE S A SURPRISE plseilib ey James A. Brent Makes Public a Matrimonial Event Which Was Solemnized Last April | e | BRIDE Well-Known Mining Man Care- fully Guards His Secret Until | Wife Is About to Join Him | T | James A. Brent, the well-known mining man, who has resided at the Pulace Hotel for several years, gave | the clerks of that hostelry and his many friends about town a pleasant | surprise yesterday, when he quietly an- | nounced that he had been married, and that Mrs. Brent would arrive from | Chicago to-day. The most interesting feature of the news is that the mar- rlage was celebrated last April, abroad, and was followed by the tend to important business matters and incidentally arrange for the future home of himeelf and bride. his secret until yesterday, when he | found it nccessary to make confession of his matrimonial tie in completing arrangements for the welcoming Mrs. Brent. About ten months ago the mining man gave out the information that he was going abroad for health | and pleasure, and a few weeks later witnessed his departure for the other side of the world, whence he frequently made his presence there known to his friends here thirough the medium of the postal-card fad. It is now developed that one of the pleasures contemplated | by him in the preparations for his for- cign trip was his marriage to a hand- some and well-known young woman of Chicago, who, with her mother, | started for Europe about the time he left San Francisco. They met in Lon- | don early in April and their marriage | quickly followed, and then began the | tour which finally ended in Chicago, where, as stated before, Brent left his | wife for a few weeks, in order that he might transact some business | matters in this city. Mrs. Brent is being accompanied to | the city by her mother, who will in | the future share the home of her | | daughter and son-in-law. | e e ‘-\'l'lT AGAINST EPPINGERS ! DISMISSED BY CONSENT Action Is Taken Pro Forma Pending Declsion as to Ownership of | Pledged Wheat, By stipulation yesterday the suit of the American National Bank against H. Wadsworth, receiver of the Ep- pinger. Bros., was dismissed in il nited States Circuit Court by Judge | | Hanford, sitting for Judge Morro\\' | The dismissal of the suit of the American National Bank for $67,000 .\g.nn:l the receiver appointed by the Federal courts for the Eppinger Bros. and to rumors that the insolvent grain | brokers, who are now under indict- ment for embezziement and other fel- nies, were trying to effect a settle- [menl with their creditors in the hopes of staving off criminal prosecution. The dismissal of the suit of the 4 American National Bank proved to be but a mere routine legal proceeding. Various banks brought suit to deter- | mine the ownership of the wheat in the North Pacific Coast Warehouse, the wheat having been pledged by the Eppingers to the banks in considera- tion of loans secured on the fictitious warehouse receipts. Pending the determination of the suits in the Superior Court as tg which | bank was entitled to the wheat, the | attorneys for Receiver Wadsworth and | the American National Bank decided that litigation in the Federal courts would be useless and it was deemed best to dismiss the suit in the United States Circuit Court, which was done yesterday. —_————— Camera Club Jinks. The Camera Club had a jolly time last night in celebrating its Christmas Jihks. The club rooms weye crowded with members and guests. F. C. Banks | | presided and a pleasing vocal and musical programme was rendered by | Misses Cummings, Baldwin and Day and Mrs. W. C. Hostetter. There was | lots of fun when J. W. Erwin present- ed humorous views of club members | by means of the stereopticon. A fine Christmas tree, lighted with electric ‘bulbs, was enjoyed by the members and Dr. E. G. Eisen as Santa Claus distributed the gifts in a humorous manner. The club attaches were well remembered with substantial presents. —————————— Entertain at Kindergarten. There was a happy crowd of chil- dren Monday at the Occldental Free Kindergarten School at 214 Second vided for the little ones. Miss Jennie A, Moore, the principal, assisted by a ROSRRDNINOSIS000500500% number of ladies, entertained the chil- | dren and then presented them wuh | the gifts that were on the tree. Many {of the presents were donated, while the bulk of the gifts and candies were | secured through the efforts of the teachers. —_————— Son Must Keep Promise. Dorathea Becker of Sacramento thought she was about to die on Sep- tember 2, 1898, and gave property worth $4,000 to her son, John she should receive $20 a month in case she should recover. She got well and married again, but the $20a month was not forthcoming. She brought suit against her son and the lower court decided against her. She appealed to the Supreme Court, which reverses the judgment of the inferior \tribunal and orders a new trial —_————— Street Inspector Seriously Il Thomas F. Clark, inspector in the Bureau of Streets, lies seriously ill at St. Mary's Hospital, to which he was removed from his home yesterday. On Monday evening he was seated playing with his children, when he fell back unconscious. Clark+had only just been convalescent from kidney trouble, from which he has been a long suf: ferer. | . IS FROM CHICAGO usual wed- | ding trip on the Continent, after which | husband and wife parted in Chicago, | | while he proceeded on to this city to at- | Although Brent has been in this city | for several weeks he carefully guarded | ot | the | street, when a Christmas tree was pro- | Schwerdtle, on the understanding that | CLAIMS COURT WAS DECEIVED J. R. Lewis Asks for Revo- cation of Appointment of Mrs. Woodward's Guardian e i WARD A WEALTHY WOMAN Petitioner Claims Statements About Her Residence Were Known "Be Falsehoods ERRe i H. J. Parkison, & grandnephew of | Mrs. Sarah Woodward, who was re- cently appointed her guaridan, has | been cited to appear in Department 9 of the Superior Court Friday, January 8, to show cause why his letters of guardianship should not be revoked. He is also ordered to bring to court ‘hl: aged ward. The citation was is- sued yesterday on complaint of J. R. Lewis, a lifelong friend of Mrs. Wood- ward and one of the trustees of her large estate, who, in an affidavit, charges that Parkison, in crder that he and several other relatives of the aged woman might benefit themselves finan- cially, have spirited her away from her | comfortable and peaceful home in the Santa Clara Valley, enticed her to this city, and by making false statements | to the court concerning her residence, | secured legal control of her person. | According to Lewis’ affidavit, Mrs. ‘Woodward was visited by Parkison and J. R. Hamlet, another relative, at her cozy and pretty home in Cottage Park, Santa Clara County, last November. They pretended, he says, that a grand- niece of hers was very anxious to have her come to this city to spend Thanks- giving with her and by this means pre- vailed upon Mrs. Woodward to leave her peaceful abode and come to this city. A few days thereafter Parkison filed a petition to be appointed her guardien, claiming in his petition that =h(‘ was a legal resident of San Fran- sco and that she possessed an estate Yh'\t needed better attention than she, because of her extreme age, could give. Continuing, Lewis claims that there was no necessity for any such proceed- ing. He sa that her estate is under the care of himself, Dr. Eli McClish and Jeremiah Leiter, and has been icared for by them for the last two vears, or ever since Mrs. Woodward dr-(«]o(l it to them to hold in trust for Her every want is provided for, Lewis, by the trustees out of the | income from the property and from an annuity of $600 paid her by Henry French. Upon her death, avers Lewis, by the terms of the trust deed the re- | mainder of her fortune is to go to the irmvnrsity of the Pacific. —_——e————— Congregational Church Festival. A Christmas festival and enter- tainment was held last evening by the members of the Fourth Congrega- tional Sunday School at the church at Green and Stockton streets. There was a large attendance and the pro- gramme was keenly enjoyed. Those who took part in the exercises were | Eva Hawkins, M. Crist, Miss McIn- | tyre, Alma Morris, Dorothy Oalder, | Miss Tibbetts and an orchestra made | up of members of the Sunday school. | The gramme closed with the can- tata, anta Claus and Uncle Sam,” which was creditably rendered. A Christmas tree, loaded down .with gifts, was a feature of the evening and the children were made happy with substantial presents. —_—e Damage Case Dismissed. he suit of George A. Pierce to re- cover $37,146 from the Southern Pa- cific Company for personal injuries al- leged to have been sustained by him in a railway collision at Gibsons Switch, in Shasta”County, on July 11, 1900, was dismissed yesterday in the United | States Circuit Court by consent of counsel for both parties. The case was settled out of court, the terms of the settlement not being stated. —_———— Estelle Takes Notes. N. B. Estelle, United States Immi- | gration Inspector at Seattle, Wash., is visiting the immigrant office at this port for the purpose of observing Com- missioner North’s method of damming the stream of undesirable immigra- tion. BLE JURIST LAID T0 REST Funeral of Judge John Haynes Takes Place From St. Nich0<f . las Hotel, His Late Residence ey ! SERVICES ARE SIMPLE| e e iR Last Rites Are Attended by‘ Many of the State’s Leading Men in the Legal Fraternity Loeadpini Ll The funeral of the late Judge John | Haynes took place from his late resi- dence at the St. Nicholas Hotel yes- terday. The funeral service was read by Rev. | ‘W. K. Guthrie of the First Presby- terlan Church, who also made a few appropriate remarks. A male quartet sang ‘“Nearer, My God, to Thee” and “Peace, Be Still.” Among the large number of members of the legal fra- ternity that wgs present to pay honor | to the memory of the dead jurist were his old friends, late Chief Justice John Currey and Superior Judge Coffey. Among the floral tokens was a beauti- ful broken wheel wrought in violets and white roses sent by the Union League Club and a wreath of violets from the Supreme Court Commission- ers. At the conclusion of the services the funeral party followed the remains | to Mountain View Cemetery in Oak- land, where the interment tock place. Following were'the honorary pallbear- ers: Chief Justice Beatty, Justice Van Dyke, Justice McFarland, Justice Hen- shaw, N. P. Chipman, Wheaton A. Gray, J."A. Cooper, George H. Smith, Judge Niles Searls and L. S. Shermen, e G May Succeed Late Judge Haynes. SANTA ROSA, Dec. 22.—Judge Al- bert G. Burnett of the Sonoma County Superior Court may be selected Su- preme Court Commissioner to succeed the late Judge Haynes. It is under- stood here that practically all of the members of the supreme bench desire | Judge Burnett to accept the high honor. He js being urged by messages from the metropolis to consider the matter favorably. At the urgent request of members of the Subreme Court JudgeI Burnett went to San Francisco this | afternoon to confer in regard to the matter. Many friends here will be sorry to lose Judge Burnett should he decide to accept the new position, but they will be glad to know of any honor that may be conferred upon him. Judge Burnett is an able jurist and is now entering upon his second term as Judge of the Superior Court. He is one of the most prominent members of the legal fraternity .in Northern California. —_————— Resumes Old Schedule. It was announced by the Southern Pacific passenger department yesterday that, beginning on December 29, the company will resume its former sched- ule for the operating of passenger trains between this city and San Jose. In August last, when the company be- gan to find its lines congested with freight trains that could not be moved owing to the scarcity of motive power, it took off a number of trains running between here and the Garden City. Since then the congested conditions have been greatly relieved and appre- ciating the need of a better service be- tween the points mentioned, where the local traffic has maintained itself in a surprising manner, it has decided to in- crease the number of trains. — e ‘Will Give Benefit Performance. 1t has been determined by Golden Gate Councll No. 80 of the Commercial Travelers' Association to dispense with its annual ball and banquet this year and instead it will give a theatrical benefit in the form of a minstrel enter- tainment which is programmed for De- cember 30 at the Alhambra Theater. The change of entertainment is dus to the death and sickness among mem- bers, which prompted the idea of a theatrical benefit. Numerous volun- teers are rehearsing under the diree- tion of Willlam Freeman and an inter. esting performance is anticipated. 8:30 a. m. to 12 o’clock noon o-Day= Double Green Trading Stamps Will Be Given With All Purchases After 12 O’Clock the Usual Number of Stamps Will Be Given AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA LAST ; i ess MAT. CHRISTMAS AND SATURDAY. F. C. WHITNEY Presents The Queen of Singing Comediennes, LULU GLASER In Stange & Edwards’ Dainty Comle Opera, DOLLY VARDEN. Presents A FRAACISCO'S LEADING THEATRE Monday—Charles _Frohman Clyde Fitch's Best Play, THE GIRL WITH THE GREEN EYES. Strong cast of favorites, including IDA CONQUEST, ROBERT DROUET, MRS. WHIF- FEN, GRACE HENDERSON and others, SEATS READY THURSDAY. Next FOXY GRANDPA L. meer Jogeph Hart o (iarrie De Mar NEXT—ARE YOU A MASON? G RAm“N‘pOPERA HOUSE Chrietmas Day and Satarday. I-olll in Aid of the WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS’ FUND SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT. | E. J. Carpenter Presents the Sensatibnal Mel- odrama, ALITTLEOUTCAST The Performance Will Conclude With the One- Act Drama, HOW TO FIGHT A FIRE. Characters by Members of the San Francisco Fire Department and Pelice Force. Beginning Sunday Matinee, W. B. PATTON, the Peculiar Comedian, in “THE MINIS- TER'S SON.” MATINEE TO-DAY. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23, t'2 Shary Parquet, any seat, 25c; Baleony, dren, any part except reserved, 10c. Great Orpheum Road Show. Merian’s Dog Pantomime and “Cae- sar,” the Mind-Reading Poodle; Elizabeth Murray; 4 Nightons; Ed. ¥. Reynard; Eckhoff and Gordon; Melani Trio; Albertus and Millar; Henry Humberty, and Ernest Ho- gan, Mattie Wilkes and Company. SPECIAL MATINEE CHRISTMAS. Pt Sald the doctor to the gloomy man, “It's hard to pull you through. There's one chance left to save your life, You must see 10c; Chil- Without loss of the sympathetlc quality. Tone is full, clear and even, never harsh but always melodious. The Behr Bros. and Baumeister pianos stand at the head and are the result of years of patient study. | We are sole agents for the Simplex, the only perfect piano player. As a special in- “ducement to holiday purchasers,we offer an excelient piano, mahogany, walnut or oak, thoroughly well made, @ piano that you ‘could not dupllcate for one- third more in any house on the Coast. Special price . Open Evenings Till Christmas, ENO MAUVA IS MuUSIC CO. = $185.00 “l'O'U s The Uproariously Funny Musical Comedy Still Delighting Thousands. Our ‘“‘Al-Star’” Cast, Including Kolb and Dill, Allen Curtis, Winfleld Blake, Maude Am- ber, Georgla O Ramey, Althea Twins, Bem Dillon, In Conjunction With Our Chorus of Fifty in an Entertaining Melange of Mirth and Song. Matinees Saturday and Sunday SPECIAL MATINEE CHRISTMAS ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENT! PATTI, | The world's greatest songstress, will lpmr n San Francisco, her banner city, on the night of January 7 and the afternoon of the 1ith. Popular Prices, One, two, three, four and five dollars, will pre. vail. Full particulars regarding sale of seats will be announced later. EVERY WEEK DAY, RAIN OR SHINE. NEW CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB INGLESIDE TRACK Commencing MONDAY, December 14. Six or More Races Daily. Races start at 2 p. m. AMUSEMENTS. TIVOLI?gse HOUSE. Corner Mason and Eddy Streets. GRAND OPENING TO-NIGHT | MATINEES CHRISTMAS AND SATURDAY. Magnificent Prod ot the Holiday Spe IXION Or “THE WHEELMAN.” A Mythologieal Musical Extravaganza hree Acts. | l e Bothwell Browne’s Beautiful Ballets, | AL POPULAR PRIC! c, S0c and 70 | P oo Seats....$1 00 | _Seats on wsale two weeks in advance. n Market St., Near Eighth. TO-NIGHT—CHRISTMAS WEEK. Phone South 533, MATINEES XMAS, SATURDAY SUNDAY. The Musical Extravaganza. ALPHONSE and GASTON Raciest, Cleverest of AllL AND Richest, MISS VIRGINTA u\qf\nl TH And Chorus of Forty “Birdie”” Girls, PRICES Evenines.... 10c_to 50 | Matinees eiiicesd0c, 15c, 28e New Year's Week, December 28— THE ! | | Belasco & Mayer, DAIRY FARM.' Provrietors. E. D. Price, TO-NIGHT—CHRISTMAS WEEK, THREE MATS.—SAT., SUN. AND XMAS. pital performance. on usually versatile company BLUE :‘”" GREAT CAST—WONDERFUL REALISM. The Brass Band. The Pet Bull. The Barbe- cue. The Santa Claus See: The Thrilling Buzzsaw Sensation. Order Seats in Advance. Evenings, 25¢ to 75c; Matinees, 15c to Sc. Monday, Jan. 4 -A LADY OF QUALITY. BIG CHRISTMAS SPECTACLE, THE BRITTONS. And a Great Show Every Afternoon and Evening in the HMeated Theater. TWIN SISTERS IN THE INFANT INCUe BATORS. AMATEUR NIGHT THURSDAY, PRESENTS FROM THE CHRISTMAS TREH FOR ALL CHILDREN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Admission, 10e. Children, Se. BAJA. CALI FC.)RN 1A Damiana Bitters ] 5, A GREAT RESTORATIVE, INVIGORA~ oyor and Nervine The most wonderful aphrodisiac and Spectal Tonle for the Sexual Organs, for both sexes. The Mexican Remedies for Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder. Sells on its own NABER, ALFS & BRUNE, Agents. 323 Market st., 8. F.—(Send for Circulars). W. T. HESS, Notary Public and Al Tenth Floor, Room 1015, Claus Spreckels bidg, Telephone Main 983. Reeidexce, 821 California st., Dllaw Powsil Restderce Telephene James 100L Sekools and Collozo.r. EALD LEADING BUSINESS COLLEGE OF THE 24 Po-l st., San Ffancisco, Cal. Established 40 yea Open entire yeal Write for Mustrated estalogue (tree). DIRECTORY OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. Catalogue and Pries Lists Malled on Application. FRESE AND SALT MEATS. JAS. BOYES & (0. 25 S\t 0I1LS. u.mnxcrrnm mu LEONARD & ELLIS, Front st.. S. Phone Maia 1719, E (. HUGHES, 513 Sammome s & B S ——————————————————— WEEKLY CALL, $1.00 PER YEAR,