The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 21, 1904, Page 16

16 THE: SA FRANCISCO CALT THURSD!/ NUARY 2 JA 1904. The ADVERTISEMENTS. Pulling POWER OF OUR SHORT LOTS 20% 20c¢ till Feb. 1st RETAILING DIRECT TO YO SAVED IS made on every dollar you spend with vs is a reminder they won’t last long. The Men, Boys and Children who realize what a 20% discount on Brown’s Clothing means aren’t waiting for you to get wise. It's willful waste to buy clothing before you have seen the garments included in our short lots. The money’s yours as soon as you save it. chance at Brown’s, —/MILL TO MAN BROWT 516518 MARKET ST; MONTCOMERY Now’s your BROS. & CO Motorman Censured. 1 on | of 618 Sans esterday e Insoivent Petition Petit solve filed Di were States liabili- k 85675 75, | ADVERTISEMENTS. ‘GUNN’ DESKS $15.00 8375 ¥ 14 at Lowest Prices. Good work, prompt deliveries and prices are lower than those of anybody else dre what make my Kodak ting in demand., Here Tw rs promptly filled. AT MAN PITTS TH ¥. W. PITTS, the Stationer, 1008 MARKET ST., Above Powell. SAN FRANCISCO. HOME FOR OLD PEOPLE "bis home for the aged, conducted by the ters of Mercy, is_situated at San Diezo, Cal.. on_University Heights, overlouking the ocean. The climate is considered the finest in the world, free from extremes of heat or cold, Azed couples are also received. The charges for & home for life vary from $1500 upward, ing 10 age and requirements. For further snformation apply to Sister Suberior St Jo- sepl's Banitarium, San Diego, Cal. | Company | street. | proposition, her gas was shut off and | | to the manager of the Southern Pa- CAS COMPANIES WIN AND LOSE Judgments Are Rendered b_\" Supreme Court in Favor of | One and Against the Other Sl S A John P. Gallagher, formerly pro- prietor of the Langham Hotel, won a suit against the Equitable Gas Light vesterday in the Supreme Gallagher was using elec- ity in his hostelry, but yielded to the persuasions of a representative of the illumination company to substi- tute gas. He was informed that the rate would be 65 cents a thousand feet. At considerable expense he put in new fixtures. Everything ran along smoothly for about four months and then the com- pany wanted to give Gallagher his gas at the rate of $1 for a thousand feet. He paid under protest, because he had to have illumination for such of his guests as did not retire at sun- down, and commenced a lawsuit. The Supreme Court reverses the lower tribunal and declares that the plaintiff should have his gas for 65 cents a thousand feet during the life of the contract. Emma C. Baker did battle with the Francisco Gas and Electric Com- and came off second best. The Supreme Court says that she did not comply with the letter of the law and hence the judgment must go against her. Mrs. Baker lived at 124 Fulton She paid $5 in advance for gas and subsequently moved to 301 Grove street, owing the company $3 85 for the monoxide burned at the first named address. At her new home she 1 up a bill of $2 45 for gas. She offered to pay the company the $2 45 and told an agent to deduct the $3 85 from the $5 originally advanced. The company refused to entertain this| Court. tr she brought suit for damages. The Supreme Court decides that her offer to pay the two bills was not | sufficient and says that she should have deposited the money in a bank to the credit of the concern. —_—— MONTGOMER DUTIES HAVE BEEN MULTIPLIED Chief Clerk to Manager Agler Takes Up Work Performed by N. " H. Foster. Robert E. Montgomery, chief clerk cific Company, was yesterday assigned to the work heretofore performed by N. H. Foster, manager’s assistant, who resigned several days ago. It was stated by Manager Agler that the po- sition of manager’'s assistant had been abolished and that Montgomery would retain his title of chief clerk, although his duties would be greater. Montgomery has been with the Southern Pacific Company for many vears. He served as chief clerk un- der the late Manager J. A. Fillmore and is regarded as a very capable man and is exceedingly popular among the officials of the company. ———— H To Extend Electric Lines. The United Railroads has decided to extend the Central avenue and Eighth avenue electrie line, which is part of-the old Sutro road, to the Chutes, and the work will be begun during the present week. The line now has its terminal at the corner of Eighth avenue and Fulton street, and |in the Federal courts some time ago it is purposed to extend it three blocks along the latter thoroughfare to the Chutes. —_—— Do you wear glasses? Properly fitting lasses and Murine Eye promote ye comfort. Murine makes weak eyes strong. Druggists and opticians. SALT WARFARE GROWS FIERCE | Greatest Battle in History of | | the Trade on the Coast at| Its Height and Prices l)rop} SRS The greatest fight in the history of | the salt trade on the Pacific Coast is! Conflicting interests | |a renewal of acquaintance with the now at its height. are warring for the control of the maf- ket. old combination known as the Federal Salt Trust. The name of this remnant is known as the Imperial Salt Company. On the other side is the Amalgamated | | Sait Company, which includes in its membership the owners of many salt works around the bay of San Francisco. The battle has not been raging long, but it has been hot from the outset. | Its intensity may be judged from the striking fact that the market price for salt has fallen so low by reason of the war that no more quotations are made | in the open. The extreme has been reached in this respect, but still the war spirit was dominant yesterday. Solid men in both of the combating ccmpanies had on their war paint, fig- uratively speaking. Already the price of salt is known to have' fallen off frcin the old trust prices to the extent of | $10 to $14 per ton and the end is not yet. One example shows the extent to which the warring salt men have gone. A cargo of salt was brought from Mex- ico. The market in the north had some of this salt. That which was sold in| San Francisco is reported to have cost $9 per ton, including duty, freight and al! charges. It was put out at a rate of $150 per ton. The parties who brought it from Mexico lost heavily. Whether this costly experiment will be repeated is a question. As to the extent of the endurance of the salt warriors it is reported that the Amalgamated Salt Company has on hand something like 100,000 tons of sait | and that the Imperial Company has| remaining of the old Mission Rock sup- ply about 30,000 tons. This is all going at prices that will enable the fish deal- ers and others who have to use large ouantities of salt to lay in at least a season’s supply at a rate that is sure to net a profit at some future time when the agreement is again perfected and the consideration soars accordingly. When the case against the Federal Salt Company, known as the trust, was parties who were identified with that company formed the Imperial Com- On one side is what is left of the | Jvoiq. | phone of her whereabouts on her re- | turn from New York and he visited her | for the purpose of avoiding her. pany. For a time after the adverse decision in the Federal court there was harmony. The Imperial Company, per- haps not in name, but in fact, had in- terests identical with those of the Amalgamated Company, so the salt men say. The old magnates of the Fed- eral Salt Company, going to the Im- perial, tried, so say the people of the Amalgamated Company, to control everything. This caused dissatisfac- tion ‘in the Amalgamated Company’s camp and ultimately led to open war and the present condition of the mar- ket —_——— Save $10 50. Buy a Richmond Range at PATTO- SIEN'S_for $27 50; regular downtown price $38. . —— e Cold Wave Coming. According to the Weather Bureau of- ficials the Western coast is to get a taste of the cold wave which has been causing so much inconvenience in the East. A special forecast has been is- sued to the effect that a cold wave is due in Northern Arizona, California and Southern Arizona. —_——— Gas heaters, formerly $4.50, now $2.50, at San Francisco Gas and Electric Com- pany, 415 Post street. ) RENOUNCEMENT IS HIS PLEA Laymance Tells How He Tried to Break Long Acquaint- ance by Renewed Intimaey EXAMID ATION IS TORTURE On the Witness Stand Miss Lawrence Gives Version of Forgery Charge Against Her s e J. Walter Laymance, the Oakland real estate dealer, who claims that a woman of the name of Maude Law- rence forged his name to three checks aggregating in value $250 and cashed the same with the Columbian Banking Company, spent an entirely uncomfort- able hour and ‘a half on the witness stand in Judge Cabaniss’ court yester- day. It was the continuance of his cross-examination, and the grilling he got from the defendant’s attorney Monday did not seem to enlighten him that for a man in his position the saf- est course was to let his words be “Yea, vea and nay, nay.” It was drawn from him by force that on December 31 he received from the bank a bundle of his checks which had heen cashed by that institution. Among them were three made payable to bearer and on the back of each was indorsed the signature “M. Lawrence.” One of these was for $10 and he adm ted having given that to Miss Law- rence in order that she might pay her room rert at the Bay State lodging- house on Stockton street. But the other two checks he found to be forger- fes and he illustrated the dramatic manner in which he told his stenogra- pher of the discovery. The defendant’s attorney had a lot of fun making him go through the motions until the court checked the proceedings. Laymance testified that he was not certain at the time who the forger was, although he had an admittedly genuine | check and two alleged forgeries all in- dorsed in the same handwriting by “M. Lgwrence.” When he took them to the ‘bank he said he told the presi- dent of the institution that two of the checks were forged, but refused to have the alleged forger arrested for fear that he might be doing some one an injustice. At that time he said he had only “suspicions” regarding the identity of the alleged forger. He claims to have told President Swift of the bank that he wanted to “give the calf more rope” and that probably an- | other check would come in that would fix the guilt positively. Laymance was a picture of uneasi- | ness during his examination. squirmed and ground around the chair, twisting his hands convulsively, and ~t nearly every other question he at- tempted to make a confidant of the Judge until he had to be admonished that the hearing was public and that the defendant and her attorney were entitled to some of the information that was heing so rudely forced from him. HE HEARD THE SIREN. Unwillingly he was forced to tell of woman he claims to have attempted to She notified him over the tele- That same night there was a beer party at the Oberon, in which Laymance and the defendant occupied the center of the stage. This also was in the way of keeping away from the woman. In the early morning hours an automobile ride to « roadhouse was undertaken, with | Laymance as host and Miss Lawrence and three others as guests. This also was done in the way of side-stepping a former intrigue. Other collateral mat- | ters were gone into, and finally, to the great relief of Laymance, he was al- lowed to leave the stand. When he stepped down he gave one big, gulping sigh of relief. During the examination the defend- ant’s attorney once called him “Mr. Lawrence” inadvertantly. Quick as a flash he turned to the defendant and apologized for his mistake. So rigorous was the examination by { defendant’s counsel that several times Judge Cabaniss warned him against humiliating the witness and finally threatened him with punishment for contempt if he persisted in his attacks. After Laymance had been dismissed the prosecution announced that its case was closed and the defense called Miss Lawrence to the stand. Under direct examination she told how Laymance had met her in accordance with an en- gagement made over the telephone. Their tryst was held in a private box in the Bay State restaurant and on that occasion she testified that Laymance sent the waiter out for pen and ink and wrote out for her a check for $50, which is now said to be a forgery. The following morning, on their return from the automobile drive narrated by Lay- mance, she said“he slipped a $10 check into her hand as she was alighting from the machine. BANK TOOK CHECKS. The check for $100, the genuineness of which is disputed, she claims to have received in her room, where she says Laymance penned his signature and the body of the document in her pres- ence: All of these checks were readily accepted by the bank on which they were drawn and'no question was raised when they were presented for payment. Some dags later she said she received another check for $100 by a messenger, which was delivered to her in her room, with the name of J. W. Laymance signed to it. The following day she took it to the bank and handed it to the paying teller. He invited her into the president’s office and gave thne check to the latter official. The presi- dent told her that Laymance had com- plained that his name had been forged to two checks and showed her the $30 and $100 checks that are in evidence. Then he handed back to her the $100 check which she had last presented and she left the bank. She claimed that during the conversation with President Swift he said: “T know what Laymance is, and you had better go to see him personally.” . She says she went to Laymance's of- fice, but there were several men there and she did not wait to interview him. When she reached her apartments she tore up the check. The Prosecuting Attorney began a cross-examination of the defendant,' which was cut short by the adjourn- ment of court. It will be continued Saturday. 1ing at 10 o’clock. He | ARGUMENT OVER WOODWARD ACT Lawyers for Commission Men and Harbor Commissioners Appear Before Judge Sloss! CASE WILL CLOSE TO-DAY Attorney General Webb Says That Middlemen Violated the Permits on Many Occasions SR The arguments in the suit of Wet- more Bros, commission merchants, against the State Board of Harbor Commissicners for an injunction re- straining the board from revoking the | permit of the firm to do business on | | State property on the water front came | {up in Superior Judge Sloss’ court yes- | terday morning. The Judge has al- | ready granted the commission men a | | restraining order, and the present is- | sue at stake is to decide whether or not their permit shall be permanently withdrawn. The Harbor Commissioners were rep- {resented by Attorney General Webb | and Judge Davis and Attorneys Garret | McEnerney and J. B. Reinstein ap-! peared for Wetmore Bros. The enure} day was taken up with the arguments | of the attormeys, and while Attorney | General Webb was still in the midst | of his discourse Judge Sloss adjourned | the case. It will'be resumed this morn- The morning session was given over | to the arguments of Attorney Rein- | | stein and Judge Davis. When the case | was called, Réinstein began his argu- | | ment, which lasted for nearly two | hours. He tried to show that the Har- bor Comumissioners acted illegally i1 | revoking the permit of Wetmore Bros., and cited several reasons to substan<} tiate his claims. | | Reinstein stated that the Harbor Commissioners were at fault In sev- | eral instances when they revoked the | permit of Wetmore Bros. He said that | no specific charges were filed, and that | therefore, according to law, the Com- | missioners had no right to revoke the | permits. He also insinuated that the firm had not been notified directly that | its permit had been revoked, and this in itself was illegal. FIRM NOT NOTIFIED. According to Reinstein, the Harbor Commissioners only notified the sec- retary of the firm when the permit was | taken away and failed to acquaint the | | members of the action. He also claimed | that due notice was not served on the { firm requesting them to appear before | the Commissioners on December 3 last, | as required by law. As to the specific charges not being mentioned, Reinstein spoke at length. He stated that the charges were filed as a whole and that in the entire com- plaint not one specific charge of where the firm had violated its permit was brought out. Reinstein asked the Judge to pay particular attention to that phase of the case and added that in his opinion it proved conclusively that the board was in érror when it revoked the permit of Wetmore Bros. Reinstein was followed by Judge Da- 1 vis, who delivered a long and tedious address to the court regarding the statutes and legal points of the case. According to Davis, the various com- mission merchants, including the firm | of Wetmore Bros., had combined to! fight the Harbor Commissioners and | they would leave nothing undone to | { win their point, no matter whether the | | board was in the right or not. | | Davis contended that the board had | acted strictly within the requirements of the law when it revoked the permit of Wetmore Bros. Davis tried to show | | that the commission men had violated | the law time and time again and that this was shown at the investigation | held on December 3. AGREEMENT IS VIOLATED. Judge Davis added that it was not necessary for a specific charge to be I made, as the evidence at the inquiry in- stituted by the board showed conclu- | sively that Wetmore Bros. and the | other firms violated their agreement | with the board and when their permits | were revoked the board acted !lrictlyJ within the law, as it had ample evi- dence to show that the commission men were not living up to their agree- ment. Davis was frequently interrupted by Attorney McEnerney, who wanted to | know why specific charges were not | made against the firms and why the | board refused to go into details when | the charges were filed. Davis replied | that it was not necessary, as the board had evidence. enough In its possession | to show that the firms had violated their agreements without mentioning | specific cases, Davis went on to say that the com- mission men discriminated against cer- tain buyers at every opportunity and | that this was in direct violation of their agreement and good cause on which to revoke their permits. He also inti- mated that there was not enough e dence on ‘which to grant the commis- sion men an injunction. The commis- sion men, he claimed, sought to show that their business was being willfully injured by the board, but added that they failed to show any instance of this. Attorney General Webb began his ar- gument when Davis had finished. The Attorney General began by reviewing the case and telling just why the Wood- ward act was passed. He stated that the act became a law with the under- standing that it was to be a benefit to the producer, commission man and consumer. According to Webb the commission men were the only ones who profited by the law. ' He tried to show that as soon as it went into effect the middle- men combined for their own benefit; A R T e FREE TO WANT ADVERTISERS IN NEXT SUNDAY'S CALL. De Witt's Guide to San Fran- cisco, Street Car Lines, Hotels, Boarding, Rooming and Apart- | map of the city. v BRING YOUR WANT ADS TO THE CALL. —-- M e —_— i HALE’S. | HALE'S. éateen Petticoats, 75c¢ Others 9sc and $1.25 (of special interest to-day). Few $1.75 ones reduced to $1.50. Then at $2.50, $2.75. $3.25—plenty sateen petticoats at Hale's; plenty good reasons for buying now. T5c—Mercerized sateens with lap- ped seams, 10 in. flounce and dust ruffle; bottom of flounces with accordeon pleating; black. On sale first time to-day $1.25—Several styles, all ex- 1 $1.50—Reduced from $1.75; mercer- ized sateens, black and white plaids with double ruffles and dust ruffle. $1.95——Mercerized sateens with deep flounces, trimmed with folds of the same material and dust ruffle. 95¢, Her Ladyship Corsets and Miss McCauley, the Corsetiere, to fit them. Double corset attractions this week many are taking advan- tage of. oflo' 72-Inch Table Linens, 48c One of the features of this table linen store: It's a cloth we can't sell regularly under 65c. Heavy; sturdy. Other widths— 54 in.—34c instead of 40c. 72 in—85c instead of $1. 90 in.—$1.50 instead of $1.75. Unbleached Table Linens—Espe- cially this one at 4oc. It’s a pure linen, 58 inches wide an@ in many nice, choice patterns. This is some- thing that doesn’t happen very often. When it does, and by a house with a table linen reputation Hale’s has, it creates a stir. Qther widths— 56 in.—20c instead of 25c. 58 in.—35¢ instead of 40c. 64 in.—45c instead of 53c. 64 in.—43c instead of §0c. 72 in.—65c instead of T3c. Towels are selling, too, as they never sold before. All kinds, ail new, all good, all under the mar- ket prices. Why shouldn’t they sell? Women’s Vests ‘Warm underwear for women, who will be thinking of it to- day. —And who want to pay as little for it as they can. Here are natural gray wool mix- ed vests, high necks and long sleeves, 39c¢ (regular Soc quality). Full - finished seams, silk stitching at the neck and down the front. A natural gray Australian wool mixed vest 75c. High necks and long sleeves; silk stitching at the neck and down the front. (Pants to match.) More of Those Gloves 80c To-Day Lambskins—Good, sturdy, dressy. It’s a better glove than we can sell for so little money all the time. It's as good a glove in every way as can be had for a dollar. We even give you the same guarantee against imperfections as we do with $1.00 gloves. On the back is a row of embroidery. Shades tan, mode, brown, red, gray, white and black. Sizes 5% to 8. They're on a bar- gain table. 8oc. that they paid the producer the least possible price for his goods and sold them to the merchants. They in turn sold the wares to the consumer, who was forced to pay an unreasonably high price. Webb, continuing, said that the com- mission men agreed to live up to all the provisions of the Woodward law when they were granted their permits. | Instead of doing so Webb insinuated that they immediately began to violate their privileges in every instance and disobeyed all the provisions of the law. He said that when the commission men were granted their permits they agreed to allow the Harbor Commissioners to be the judges as to whether or not they were living up to the agreement. He | contended that they consented to allow the commissioners to call for an in- vestigation when that body saw fit and that if in the opinion of the board the permits should be revoked they would consent. Webb said that if the board ordered an investigation and the commission ‘men refused to testify or bring w‘xt-: | nesses to testify in their behalf it was within the power of the board to re- voke the permits of the firms. Mec- Enerney interrupted Webb on several oceasions to inquire into details regard- ing minor incidents. The Judge adjourned court when | Webb was in the midst of his speech. | The case will be resumed this morning | at 10 o'clock, when Webb will conclude | | his argument, and McEnerney will then { make the closing speech. after which | | the case will be taken under advisement | by Judge Sloss. — e Pawnbrokers’ Ordinance Valid. By sustaining a demurrer yesterday to the suit brought by J. L. Schimmel, a pawnbroker, for an injunction pre- venting the city officials from enforc- ing an ordinance passed by the Super- visors last January, Judge Murasky practically decided that the ordinance was a valid one and that its provisions violated the constitutional rights of no one. The ordinance in question pro- vided that all pawnbrokers shall, at 10 a. m. each day, furnish the Chief of Police with a list of all articles pledged with them, the name of the pledgor and his or her description and . resi- dence. The ordinance further provides that all articles so listed shall be held for a period of eight days in order that the efforts of the police to locate stolen goods shall not be balked. —————————— ' Officers Elected. The Geographical Society of the Pa- cific held its annual meeting and elec- tion last evening at the library, 419 California street. The following were elected directors and councilors for 1904: Directors—Professor George Da- vidson, Charles L. Taylor, E. J. Bowen, Henry Lund, Louis L. Nelson, John Partridge and Charles Holbrook; coun- cilors—Ralph C. Harrison, Thomas Price, George C. Perkins, A. P. Wil- liams, Gustave Niebaum, William Al- vord, Eusebio J. Molera, Henry J. Crocker, ‘Charles Nelson, Dr. P. de Vecchi, William Hood and George W. Hooper. { Lecture on China. The second lecture in the series of | five under the auspices of the Channing Auxiliary will be given in the audito- rium of the First Unitarian Church to- night. Professor John Fryer, head of the department of Oriental languages in the State University, will be the speaker, and has chosen as his subject “The China of To-Day.” Professor Fryer spent many years in the Orient and is thoroughly familiar with his sub- Ject. . —_————— Wanted in Los Angeles. Mrs. Margaret West was arrested yesterday by Detective Whitaker on a warrant from Los Angeles. The charge is defrauding a furniture dealer. It is alleged that she sold her furniture for $60 when there was a chattel mortgage on it. With the money she and her husband and five children secured pas- sage on the jsteamer Centralia for this city. All druggists sell ADAMS’ Irish Moss Cough Balsam under a positive guarantee. 25c, 50c. * | ADVERTISEMENTS. | | | } ‘ \ ' Telepbone Main 5523. carry only good goods and our re always the very lowest possible ~class stoek, s0 we fear mo com- Here are our petition. THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY SPECIALS CREAMERY BUTTER, 2 squares for. . 85¢ Marin Co. choice butter. best the market affords. ugar-Gured Bacon, per 1b. .18¢ Eastern Re, 22c. ¥y quick; Righer prices expected. LAUNDRY STARCH, in 8-Ib boxes. . . . 40c Reg. 50c. Archer's Liberty brand. Elsflh BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, 10-Ib sack.55¢ eg. 75 New shipment from Pennsylvania. LOG CABIN MAPLE SYRUP s yu1. qts 2ta. 3Se, 20e. | | | | F | Suckwheat Cakes. loyuy': &Sruud Chocolate, 1-Ib fins . 25¢ Reg: S0 stglil. per package .. 20¢ eg. 25c. The ideal breakfast food. EERIIAI LENTILS, 3 lbs for eg. 2 for 25¢. Genuine imported. IDEAL COAL OIL, 5-gallon can....$1.20 Reg. $1 A high test, odorless oil. JAPANNED COAL HODS— No. 1§ No. 18 No. I7. Z3e. Be || GERMAN LENTILS, 3 bs for. ... | | ] i | Reg. I8¢, 40c, 45c. A seasonable special | 0 K BOURBON. . . . per bot 75¢, gal $3.00 Res..$1 and $4. You can always depend on its purity. FINE OLD RYE, full quart botfles. . . . 90c Reg. $1.35. An exceptional opportunity to orocure a well-aged rye. M wi ines. Liebig's Exiract of Malt, per dozen.$1.85 Reg. $2. A universal tonic. Used the world over. Deliveries made at ® a. m. and 1 and 4 9 m WEEKLY CALL, $1.00 PER YEAR.