The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1904, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1904. CIVIL SERVICE WINS A POINT i ol Health Board to Revoke Ap- pointments of Elizibles Who Displace Some Higher on List RIGHT TO ABOLISH PLACES Among Temporary Employes in Works Depart- ment Will Take Place To-Day Shake-Up —_—— E f Health will meet to- W mor at 11 o'ciock and prob- some acti looking to a with the civil service rule service eligi- hall be in the in- standing on the when civil T i ugh inadvertence exclusion of igher on the eligi- m of the Civil nce was Dr. James Ward, Health Board, who sion that the error as the to violate adopted by the Civil In that event ments made will be ire of certain who were re- Board has no sitions, the holds to the ntion control and may City At- jesires t when the to appoint a under John ith i contention held and The ition of the sec- Health the char- r the appoint- it has the right to sed investigation pervisors fhto the 1 service by the teen jan- e man from took an z's on good t gone forth } rked for the Mayor d gt ATLL NOT ASSIGN ROOMS TO JUSTICE OF THE Building Committee Re- fuses to Give Isidore Golden Quarters in the City Hall. Judg ky has de- at 1 Golden is the de Jrstice of the Peace appointed the Supervisors’ Committee yesterday apartments to Gold- Supervisors Br d on the pretext no rooms vacant at the City Hall and that for m» courts to decide Dorn or Gallagher to quarters as Jus- he committee w: IS g Golden to oc- n find one, untfl ided by the courts. appeared before the E »d that his _ofl‘h'tx - a T ed. The com- nittee eed to he work. el MANY NEW BUILDI ERECTED DURING YEAR Revised Figures Show 1611 Structures Were Projected in 1903, Costing Sum of $15,254,762. s furnished by ings the yesterday show were 1611 new buildings during 1903, most of which . The estimated cost tion is fixed at $15,- old buildings a total cost of $2,009,- ye.»c collected for permits erection and alteration of ings aggregated $18,992 5 There were 162 fire permits issued uring the year for alterations costing each instance less than $500, the 26,568, s wggregate cost b RS v Commends Work of Inspector. ymen's Association sent a ation yesterday to the 30ard Supervisors in which In- ctor of Stone Pavements C. J. Gal- of the Department of Public Works is commended for his work in spervising the repairs done on stone avements in this city. nanager of the association reported hat while the traffic has increased Grape-Nuts § for breakfast T ommur teeeeeeos ket inspectors | others | ted to places. PEACE The business | GETS CUSTODY OF DAUGHTERS AT e ST vl Irene Wadleigh Is Entitled to Guardianship of Little —— CHILDREN ARE DELIGHTED Supreme Court Says Officer of Charitable Society Has No Legal Interest in Case Sl o The Supreme Court declared yesterday for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- custody of May and Sarah Wadleigh, whom he separated from their parents and each other nearly a year age. The' | little girls were told to go With their mother. mon, | who were taken away by White in much the same manner as the girls, |are in the custody of the Boys' and | Girls’ Aid Society, and an attempt will | be made to have them returned to their | parents through a writ of habeas cor- pus. When the decision of the court was Ones Aeccording to the Law | that M.J. White, secretary of theSocietyI dren had no right iwhatsoever to the | i | MRS. LAWRENCE APPEARS ON CHARGE OF FORGERY Prosecution Is Weak Against the Smartly Gowned Woman Accused of Cashing Bad Checks---Henderson Must Suffer for Theft Mrs. Maude Lawrence, becomingly gowned in gray and looking five vears | younger than the 31 years she claims, was in Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday to answer to the charge of forgery. She is accused of writing checks on the Co- lumbian Banking Company and sign- ing the name of J. W. Laymance, a prominent real estate dealer of Oak- land, to the instruments. Specifically she is accused of the for- gery of a $100 check. although there are several other pieces of white paper which Laymance claims he did not sign on which she obtained good, hard money of the United States from Paul Mertz, who alternates with the paying The two boys, John and Solo- | tejjer of the banking institution during lunch hours. The check on which the charge of forgery was based was largely in evi- | dence and a big bale of other checks, admmedly genuine, were also pro- | duced. Mertz posed as a handwriting expen and pronounced the disputed check spurious. At the same time he announced by Chief Justice Beatty yes- | ‘ admitted that on its presentation he terday the children joyfully ran to their | ‘ had passed | mother, they showing unmistakably how felt about the matter. Horace Philbrook represented the Wad- | leighs. White acted on the strength of an order by Judge Coffey. The court ly \u:d ah Wadleigh has been living at White’s home since she was taken from h mother. She states that she was compelled to renounce and to 11 herself “Florence White.” She also, it is alleged, was instructed to call White and his wife “papa” and “mamma.” respectively. declared that this proceeding was whol- | the signature as that of Laymance. He told Judge Cabaniss Attorney | that the president, the cashier and the paying teller of the bank believed the signature to be genuine, but -he alone stood out for the forgery charge. He managed to find certain delin- quencies in connecting the letters of | the signature and also thought that the her own name | Philbrook stated to the court yester- | day that the Whites took from the child sterday morning everything that \n»\ had given her since she went to their house. He also asserted that Mrs. White gave the girl § cents and in- structed her to run away from her mother if the court should decide ags White's claim. The girl subsequently corroborated these statements and made further al- legations against her temporary guard- ians. White makes a general denial of the charges of Attorney Philbrook and the | Wagleighs. Attorne society says that nothing further will be done to keep the children from their ts. The Wadleighs have a home pa Alaska Excursions. Those contemplating excursion trip the coming summer should at- tend the lecture to be given by Mr. E. urton Holmes in Lyric Hall, 121 Eddy evening January 19 (v» S«,ntlv Ta- 31, July 5-19, including illustrated may be obtained v st. e or 4¢ General Passenger Agent. ———————— AMINE Dunann, LAWYERS CROSS-EX | B | Dr. John Hemphill Sticks to His State- ment That Miss Clark’s Mind Was Unsound. The hearing of the contest of the | will of the late Isabella D. Clark was | resumed yesterday in the Probate | Court. It was restricted to the cross- examination of the Rev. John Hemp- hill, who testified Monday that in his opinion the mind of Miss Clark was not sound when she made her will At the hearing to-day Jerome Hart, husband of Alice Ann Hart, one of the contestants, will be examined. Dr. Hemphill's testimony was not changed by the cross-examination. He stuck to his assertions that Mi Clark was mentally unsound and nar- rated add al incidents in proof of his statement e —— stevens for the | { | | compasses. | other deep-sea vessel, uplines were heavier than was usual in Laymance’s signature. The defend- ant’s counsel accepted him as a hand- writing expert and succeeded in mak- ing him uncomfortable. Then he was shown other checks signed by Lay- mance and found the same differences that he complained of in the disputed check. Then he told the court that he was decidedly uncertain about the gen- uineness of the contested signature. Laymance was called to the stand and strenuously denjed ever "signing the demand for $100 which Mrs. Law- rence had presented to the bank and » which she had secured the money. His testimony occupied the better part of the afternoon and his relations with the woman were fully developed. It was not a pleasant story to listen to and it showed Laymance up in rather a bad light, albeit that h: has a bank ac- count. The further hearing of the case was continued until to-morrcw, when the defendant will take the sta d in her | {own behalf. The stout ship Olivebank from down Yarmouth way lay becalmed in the fdir bay of San Francisco. The hull shone with new paint and the rigging was as taut as an undershirt on & prize- fighter. Everything was chip-shape, except that a vandal had stolen her All that remained to steer by was the Northern star and the Southern cross. A merciful providence has sequestered these from thieves for the benefit of mariners. Also there was missing from the ship a deep-sea mariner by the name of Willlam Henderson. The bold captain put the compasses and the missing sai- lor together and complained to the po- lice. When Henderson was caught he was on the point of departure on an- bound for the coral shores of Tahiti. An investiga- tive policeman found that Henderson had pledged the compasses for a paltry sum and spent one glad night on the proceeds. Before Judge Conlan yesterady the | captain of the ship was on the bridge for a few minutes. He told the court | that one of the compasses was worth “fully 4 pun,” and the other cost “15 pun.” Jack Rice, the clerk, who has dealt in all kinds of money during a brief but eventful career, figured out that both were misdemeanor charges, and so advised the Judge. Accordingly Henderson was consigned to the tender | care of the Sheriff for six months on each charge. It was really necessary for him to get his bearings without the aid of the ship’s compasses. William Robinson, who stole a beau- St. Louis has been selected by the|yiny pajr of lavender trousers from | Charles Landeau, who keeps a saloon Democratic committee as the place in which to hold the Presidential conven- tion, and July 6 is the date selected. From now on the candidates will work overtime. If you to it- that your kitchen is provided with a gas range your cook won't have to work overtime to get your meals. For sale by the 8. F. Ges & Electric (‘-l , 415 Post st. s Sl it Charged With Murder. Two verdicts were returned yester- day by a Coroner’s jury in the matter of the inquest on the body of Vincenzo Lavagnio, a scavenger, who died on January § from the effects of a beating inflicted by Giovanni Fossa, Antonio Tassa and Francisca Rossi several months ago. Eight jurors decided that death resulted “from an assault committed by Glovanni Fossa, Fran- cesca Rossi and Antonio Tassa, whom we charge with the crime of murder.” Juror A. F. Hing returned a verdict of voluntary manslaughter, but this verdict was not approved by the Cor- oner. P 4 300 per cent in the last three years, | Gallagher has kept the streets in the downtown districts in better condition and has done more work with a small- er appropriation than has been don» in the interval of ten years before. Copies of the communication were also sent to the Mayor and Board of Works. ———————— Fire in a Restaurant. Fire broke out in the kitchen of the Epicure restaurant on Ellis street shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, but the flames were extinguished be- fore a great deal of damage was done. The occupants of the Hotel Ellis, in which building the restaurant is lo- cated, were greatly excited by the smoke that filled the hallways, but the flames were confined to the kitchen. ————— Swallows Carbolic Acid. | | Emma Albin, 19 years old, swal- ! 'lowed the contents of a vial of car- P or lunch Enecrgy fora/day. “Ther: a reasoi -—— | bolic acid in her room in the Prescott | House, Pacific and Kearny streets, at ,l o'clock this morning. She died an | hour later at the Central Emergency Hospital. The girl had been employ- ed in the Cape Nome saloon on Pa- cific street. Her parents live in Fresno. » on Pacific street, and also took along an overcoat that was a poem in dun and purple, with big mother-of-pearl buttons down each side, was convicted of petty larceny yesterday by Judge Conlan and sentenced to three months in the County Jail. The original charge ! was burglary, but the Judge thought the temptation to own such raiment was sufficient justification to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor. ‘Wade Cabenhover told a story to Judge Fritz yesterday on how it feels to be a human fish. He parted with $1500 to a trio of bunko men, who prom- ised to secure for him nearly all the southern part of the Btate of Califor- | nia, with theaters and such things dropped in. Cabenhover was the only | witness vesterday, and Prosecutor Ike | Harris took him over the many hurdles he crossed while in the possession of his pseudo friends. The accused men are Ben Michaels and William Harvey, but according to the testimony of the complaining wit- ness neither of them received any | money. There is a man named William Stanton, who so far has outreached the long arm of justice. He actually re- celved the crisp roll of greenbacks from Cabenhover, and until he is found the, prosecution of the case seems hopeless. Ah Lung possessed himself of a new hose, and the pride of it led him to vio- late the law. He insisted on wetting down nearly every sidewalk in China- | town. So thoroughly was he infatuated ! with his new acquisition that he turned | the stream on Policeman George Doug- lass, who was quietly patrolling his beat. Douglass remembered about an | ordinance prohibiting wetting the side- walks after 8 o’clock in the morning, so | he haled Ah Lung before Judge Mogan yesterday. The Chinaman was fined $5 | for his liberal use of water and told to never again sprinkle a policeman. Ah Wing was a defendant in Judge | Mogan's court yesterday. He has been | in the habit of sweeping the sawdust | out of his fish shop in Fish alley and | carefully depositing it on a wagon fur- nished by the Board of Public Works. It is a law enacted by the Supervisors | that all garbage must be carted away at the expense of its original possessor, and there be many from Sicily who are | glad to take the job for a small re- muneration. Ah Wing had a sample of nice, clean sawdust which he was anxious to make | “Exhibit A” for the defense. Through | an interpreter he told the Judge that\ |-everything he had loaded on the wag- | ons of the Board of Public Works was as sweet as the cedar grindings he of- fered as evidence. “I don’t believe I care to look at sawdust,” said the Judge. “For four- teen years I have gazed at it during| campaigns, and, besides, I .don't like steam beer. You are adjudged gullty | and must pay a fine of $5. Why don't you hire a scavenger of your own and let our scavengers alone?” Peter M. Bargones was before Judge Mogan yesterday on the charge of as- | sault with a deadly weapon. He heaved a large and heavy rock at a rival driver | down near the sea wall Monday even- ing. The rock missed its mark, but| landed heavily on the head of Thomas | Curtis, an innocent bystander. Curtis' is resting under the care of physicians | at St. Mary’s Hospital, and the charge | against Bargones was continued until the result of his Injuries can be ascer- tained. —_———— Sallor Hughes Drowned. Boatman J. Gately at 10:15 o’clock | amined by Attorney Frank G. Drury. | attended Bowers in July last and hav- | w Chemist, testified to having found ar- { President, Philo Jacoby; vice president, yesterday morning found the body of a sailor floating in the bay near sec- | tion 1 of the seawall. When the body | was searched at the Morgue several, letters addressed to Mr. Hughes and a | seaman’s certificate in the name of‘ Patrick M. Hughes, a native of Bel- fast, Ireland, were found. The fea- | tures were decomposed beyond recog- | nition, but there is no doubt that the | body is that of Hughes. A harp and | shamrock were tattooed on the back | of the right hand and a bracelet! around the left wrist. These marks | were also described on the certificate. —_—— i { | Constant Gets Six Months. United States District Judge de Haven yesterday sentenced Manuel | Constant to imprisonment in the So- noma County Jail for six months and to pay a fine of $500, he having been convicted of distilling brandy without paying the revenue tax thereon. ADVERTISEMENTS. EST. All in the case of women). For pains in the region of the kidneys, or for a Weak Back, the piaster should be B spply Alicock’s Plaster. elsewhere, or Stiffness size ai COL POROUS PILASTERS Are a universal remedy for Pains in the Back (so frequent They give instantancous relief. Wherever there is a pain apply a Plaster. DIRECTIONS !‘OR USE e‘(" d for eic. and o fed 1847. K's Bl"lchltll for and for painful and sensitive parts of the abdo- « men, apply to part above. Rheumatism, Colds, Coughs Weak Chest, Weak Back Lumbago, Sciatica, &c., &c., l!:::lln—wmk'. M —'-' been absolutely safe as hatever. &qdflnfiwflnm‘aplnnw - the and genui are original mm | B. J. Beardsley, of Champaign, Ill, DOCTORS TELL OF SYMPTOMS Medical Testimony Given at the Trial of Mrs. Martha Bow- ers on the Charge of Murder N X OLD ADAGE * EXEMPLIFIED Eoiegbl Drug Clerk Identifies Defend- ant’s Sister as the Woman Who Bought the Arsenic S P The trial of Mrs. Martha E. Bowers, charged with the murder of her hus- band, Martin L. Bowers, by adminis- tering arsenic to’ him, was resumed be- fore a jury in Judge Cook’s court yes- | terday. Several witnesses were exam- ined, but their evidence was the same as given at the preliminary examina- tion. They were all sharply cross-ex- Dr. John F. Dillon testified to having | ing\diagnosed the case as one of gas- tritis. Dr. John Lagan, who had also beeh called in, testified he had treated Bowers for a weak heart, fever and | paralysis. Dr. Frank T. Green, the city senic in the deceased’s stomach. Dr. Alfred McLaughlin, who attended | Bowers up to the day before his death, | testified as to his condition during that | time. When Bowers was removed to| the Waldeck Sanatorium he improved, | and at the request of the defendant he | was taken home again, when the bad | symptoms again prevailed. The wit-| ness denied having signed the prescrip- | tion of “McLaughlin, M. D.” for ar-! senic, which was filled at a drug store | at Fifth and Folsom streets. J. C. Peterson, the drug clerk who filled the prescription referred to, testi- | fied that to the best of his knowledge | and belief Mrs. Zylphia Sutton, the de- | fendant's sister, was the woman who | brought it to the store and got the ar- | senic. She assured him that it was for| Dr. McLaughlin. There was no quan- | tity mentioned in the prescription. It| was filled a few days before Bowers’ | death. Caxl Schmidt, steward at the Ger-| man Hospital, testified to Bowers’ con- | dition when he was taken to the hos- | pital, where he died in a few hours, and Alfred Voligny, a member of the Odd | Fellows’ lodge to which Bowers be- | longed, gave similar.testimony. | Chief Wittman identified specimens | | of the defendant’'s handwriting, which she had written in his presence after her arrest, and they were admitted as evidence. The case will go on this morning. : —— e W Hold Annual Election. At the general meeting of the Cali- fornia Schuetzen Club, held last even- ing, the following officers were elected to serve during the ensuing year: A. Rahwyler; secretary, T. J. Carroll; second secretary, Louis Reubold; treas- urer, Otto Bremer; first shooting mas- | ter, J. C. Waller; second, William F. Blasse: third, Emil Woenne Jr.; trus- | tees, L. C. Babin, F. A. Kuhls, H. Gum- | bel; directors, F. Levers, M. Reubold, L. Reubold, A. Strecker, L. C. Babin, | O. Bremer, Philo Jacoby; finance com- | mittee, A. L. Ott and Charles Simon. | r—— NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SCIENCE SETTLES IT. Dandruff Is Caused by a Germ That Saps | the Hair's Vitality. It is now a settled fact that dandruft | is caused by a germ. Falling hair and | baldness are the result of dandruff. Dr. got | hold of the new hair preparation, New- | bro's Herpicide—the only one that kills | the dandruff germ. He says: “I used | Herpicide for my dandruff and falling hair and I am_ well satisfled with the ! result.” Dr. J. T. Fugate, of Urbana, I, ! gays: “I have used Herpicide for dan- | druff with excellent resulu 1 shall pre- | scribe it in my practice.” Herpicide kl]]i‘ | the dandruff germ. Physicians as well as | | the general public say so. Sold by lead- ing druggists. Send 10c in stamps for ;:'rn)]‘fle to The Herpicide Co. Deroit, ch. $ CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought | Bears the Z z ! Signature of DON'T FAIL TO}! bea | | i Ammunition, Hunting and Sporting Goods. Largest stock. Lowest prices. Send | for_cataiogue. SHREVE & BARBER CO., 739 Market st. and 521 BUNS & Sehools and Ca!leye:. Cal. Open entire year. ‘Write for llustrated catalogue (free). Established 40 years. Racing | Racing! OAKLAND RACE TRACK Racing Each Week Day, Rain or Shine. Six or More Kaces Daily. commence at 2:15 p. m. sharp, ins Ing at the track take t lflm at 12, o'clock. No lmkin‘ in are ladies escorts. ing trains leave track at 410 and 4:45 and immediately after the THOMAS H. WILLIAIB m mw mA Secretary. 'THE MOTH l PATTOSIEN’S. PATTOSIEN’S Great Odds and Ends Sale While people are taking advantage of our ODDS AND ENDS SALE, We wish to get in a word about our STOVE DE- PARTMENT. We have nineteen different patterns of Stoves and Ranges. One of the best sellers in our De- partment is the well-known REGAL RANGE pictured and de- scribed in this ad- vertisement. ..THE REGAL RANGE... Built to last half a century—consumes less fuel than any other range on the Coast and its baking facilities are the very best. The downtown price for this Range is $36.50. PATTOSIEN’S PRICE vt o veem $25.00 YOou WILL‘ NEED A STOVE BEFORE ANOTHER THIRTY DAYS Don’t Walit Until This Great Odds and Ends Sale Has Passed You Will Save About Ten Dollars on Any Stove If You Buy of Us at Once. The same chance is daily being taken advantage of by hundreds and hundreds who are buying furniture, carpets, lace curtains, portieres, etc. In the Mission, PattosienCo. = "o wusion 16th and Mission Sts. ever before. It pays to trade ANY CAR IS A CAR FOR PATTOSIEN'S AMUSEMENTS. TIVOLI52 | GRAND PRAISED BY PRESS AND PUBLIC! MATINEE SATURDAY. When Johnny ‘Comes Marching Home. | A Minitary Spectacular Comic Opera by Stan- OPERA HOUSE Matinee -"l‘"'—A" This Week Miss Vivian Prescott “THE BOWERY WAIF” In the Postoral Southern Melodrama IN CONVICT STRIPES A Story of Life tn the Hills of South Carolina. NEXT SUNDAY MATINEE ONE NIGHT in JUNE A PMY FOR THE PEOPLE. Usual Popular Prices. COLUMBIA 2= Nightly, Except hnm Matinee Saturday. islaus Stange and Jullan Edwards. Martial Music! Picturesque Scemery! North- ern Soldiers and Southérn Sweethearts! 25¢, 50c and 75¢ ¥ .00 MRS, CH“_\‘,HAETQXYQ;; I-A N GT RY lmmu. THEATER COMPANT of London. In Percy Fendall's Modern Comedy, MRS. DEERING’S DIVORCE. Next week—Las: Nights of MRS, LANGTRY. sleclis g IN POR A RUN A HIT, A TREMENDOUS XIT. “THE BEAUTY SHOP” Has already captured the city. Crowds are pouring in. No more “standing room.” Get your seats quick or stand. A strictly orizinal musical comedy. Full to the core with mov- eities. Our “All-Star” Cast, including Kolb and Dill, John Peachy, Bem T. Dillom, Allen Curtls, Helen Russell, Georgia O'Ramey, Althea Sisters. Augmented Chorlis of “Thirty Beautles.” CR e “THE ETERNAL CITY.” with EDWARD MORGAN and entire original New York cast 10-Big Acts-10 Howard Thurston; Wallno and Mari- nette; Asra; White and Simmons; Fred. Hallen and Molly Fuller: Dumitrescu, Van Auken and Van- nerson; The Sa-Vans; Charlotte Guyer George; The Tobins, and Orpheum Motion Pictures. Regular Matinees Every Wednesday, Thurs- -d‘:{ Saturday and Sunday. Prices 10c, 306 Matinees Saturday and Sunday. Belasco & Mayer, ALCAZ PR E. ID. Pfice TO-NIGHT—THIS "It m caye rueews | DEAVES' MERRY MANIKINS Strongest Play And a Great Show Every Afternoon and > 8 Evening in the Heated Theater. ..and... wh A CHINESE nxv;xgo;;_: INFANT INCU- THE FLAME.z....... Visit the Mystic Mirror Maze. —_—————————| Wedding. Eves., 25¢ to 75c. Mats. Sat.and Sun.15c to 50c. NEXT MONDAY—First time in this city, The Wallack Theater's Hit of Last Season, The_Cyclonic rican_Comedy, MRS. [ JACK, 100 NIGHTS IN NEW YORK. | GENTRAL*2¢ Market st., near mnm Phone South 533 * Take a Trip Down the Flume. INSPECT “CABARET DE LA MORT® AMATEUR NIGET THURSDAY. Admission, 10c; Children, 8é. LYRIC HALL, To-Night BURTON HOLMES sioar ST. PBTERSBURG. Magnificent Colored Views and mmmew- TO-MORROW EVE., YELLOWSTONE PARK. SPECIAL MATINEE SATURDAY at 3 *“YOSEMITE VALLEY." Reserved Seats at Sherman, Clay & Co.'sm 50c, 75¢ and $1.00. . MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. First Time Here of the Eastern Success, The Moonshiners = A comedy drama of the Virginia Mountains. Thr.lling! Entrancing! Sensational! First appearance in this city of TOMMY SHEARER, The new comedian .f the Central Stock Com- pany. PRI Evenings . 10c to S0c Matinees. . 10c. 15c. 252 Week of Jan. IS—THS BOWERY GIRL. ASTHMANOLA BAJA CALIFORNIA Is the only cure for Nervous and Damiana Bitters| = == e = Tonle f-—uu'll‘llll Organs, for Joth