The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 4, 1904, Page 14

THE - SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDA Reliable Black Silks (¥iret Wioor Bearmy Street) % We place on sale to-day four of the best values our Silk Department has ever offered. It would be difficult for you to find better silks for waists, gowns or coats—and you can buy them now much under the regular prices. 21-inch Black.Peau de Soie, light | 27-inch Black Taffeta—all silk, firm weight for summer wear; worth weave, an- excellent wearing $1.00 yard, special at 75¢ quality; $1.10 yard, sale price 85¢. 21-inch Black Peau de Sole, beauti- | 36-inch Black Taffeta Silk, heavy ful quality, in a soft rich quality with a_very rich lustre; finish ; worth $r1.25 yard, gur worth regularly $1.25 yard, pri 0 | special at Handsome Robes Reduced (First Floor Kearny St.) We don’t think you’ve ever seen more beautiful Lace Robes than those we show to-day —some are on black, white and cream net grounds—a few on chiffon and silk crepe —and there are also some beautiful combinations of white and cream and black and white with applications of motifs, medallions and lace. Waist, gleeves and skirt comprise: the complete robe. They are reduced as follows: 4 Robes of Renaissance Lac were § 40.00 now § 15.00 Robes of Handrun Lace were $§ 75.00 now $ 57.50 Robes of Chiffon ». were § 85.00 now § 57.50 Robes of Spangled Lace were $110.00 now § 80.00 Robes of Hand-made French Lac were $175.00 now $130.00 Also exceptionally fine values in LIERRE LACE ROBES at $12.50, $17.50 and $22.50 each R R N ey A Superb Glove Special ( A new importation just arrived and we hurry to tell you of them, for you will want a pair or two. They are made of fine quality kid, neatly embroidered and have one clasp. We have them now in all sizes in pretty shades of Tan, Mode, First Floor’ Kearny St. Beaver, Red, Gray, Navy and Brown, also White. Every pair guaranteed and fitted — real value $1.25 pair, 3 our price Co $| .00 Second Floer Kearny St. Stamped Waist Patterns ) Another supply of those handsome Shirt Waist Patterns offered to-day. They are stamped on fine white oxford, ready to be embroidered. Designs are Wild Rose, Pome-’ granate, Butterfly, Oriental, Scroll and Conven- $I 50 tional, exquisite patterns. Special at...... Shestereciin . Whisk Brooms 25¢ Each (First Floor Sutter St.) Hundreds of fine quality Whisk Brooms go on sale to-day— some with braided handles, others with handles of wood asd bone —all are good, strong and serviceable — sold regularly at 35¢, 40c and soc each, Your choice of them while they 250 last at ssessssessasasnses o Excellent Corset Values Two New Models — unequaled for comfort, ease and per- fection of fit. Bias Gbred Erect Form Corsets, made of heavy sateen in white, gray and black, with low bust, princess hip and garters attache per pair. onves ANAD 4 Sheets and Pillow Cases ¢ Bed Sheets and Pillow Slips at old prices, to-day. We bought this lot before the advance in cotton — you had better lay in a supply now, for we doubt if we will ever be “able to duplicate these figures: Bed Sheets, size 63 x go inches, at. Bed Sheets, size 72 x 9o inches, at. Bed Sheets, size 81 x 9o inches, at. Bed Sheets, size 9o x 9o inches, at. Pillow Slips, size 45 x 36 inches, at. Pillow Slips, size 50 x 36 inches, at. Third Floor Kearny St. Handsome Erect Form Corsets, made of pretty figured coutille, with low bust, long princess hip and front —excellent value, per pair. $3.00 ‘Second Floo: Sutter Street, Bell Sstate Case Decided. An appeal by creditors of the Thomas Ewing and Osborne Convicted. William B. Ewing was convicted vesterday morning by a jury in the |Bell estate from a Superior Court order Unite es Dist Court of having | allowing decedent’'s wife $20,000 as used the United States mails with in- | family allowance was dectlied in favor tent defraud He was or Saturday Osbor correspondents. appear at 10 a. m itence. pleaded gui'ly to an of the former by the Supreme Court vesterday. This particular feature of the litigation over the property left by the capitalist has been in the courts for about ten years. Numerous other cases have yet to be decided. e The overworked Eye, the faded Eye, the red and inflamed Eye, the Eye that needs care, relieved by Murine Eye Rem- | edy. At ail druggists’. . ————— Is Arrested for Cruelty. rec to ¢ for senter ———— Take a Rest at Del Monte. Monte is very beautiful, bosting, riding. golfing and place is famous. A first- «n San Francisco and Los | n, including two days’ Monte, only § of thirty da: you wish. Southern Pactfl you particulars —_———— “Lucky” Baldwin Renews Mortgage. at Del was arrested by Officer McCurrie of the Humane Society yesterday for using a crippled horse. Listman was released on $10 cash bail. e E. J. Baldwin, better known as| ADAMS' Irish Moms Cough Balsam the safe, “Lucky” Baldwin, yesterday filed a re. | " 2¢ £uaranteed cure. 25c, §0c. Druggists.® 000 in the Recorder’s | The security given is the Bald- Annex property, haldings in the ern Addition and hf home in Los | Angeles. newal of a mortgage to the Hiber: Bank for $1 s office. Customs Appointments. Customs Collector Stratton has ap- | pointed William Phoedovius assistant weigher at $4 per day and ¥ank R. Hanaley assistant weigher at $1100 per annum. UNN DESKS SECTIONAL BOOKCASES Convenient and dust proof, with disappearing roller bearing glass doors, guaranteed not to bind. Special Reduction On Our Entire DE S K s 4 Line of 25 per cent for February ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES, eo.HFullerDesk Co 646-50 Mission St. S AN FRANCISCO. 2| Louis Listman, a coal wagon driver, | SOEDER MUST | FACE JURORY Leon Soeder Will Be Tried in‘[ the Smperior Court on the Charge of Murdering Blaise A CABANISS GIVES L Extra Time Is Allotted to the Defense in Which to Attempt to .Rebut Prosecution’s Case L B g Judge Cabaniss will bind Leon Soe- der over to-the Superior Court for trial. Yesterday's session of Judge Caban- iss’ court was opened by the closing argument of the defense by Attorney Salomon. He reviewed the evidence of | the prosecution and attempted to show | wherein a great portion of it was ir- | relevant; that the police had no chain | of evidence, merely a chain of suspi- | cions. He assailed the veracity and character of the tenderloin witnésses for the prosecution, and said that the | police had distorted some peculiar cir-| cumstances into evidence. He stated | that the testimony of Frank Cannon and Miss Catherine Flatley had no con- | nection with the raurder case, and re- ferred to the landlord as “the voluble Mexican, who testified to one thing one moment and denied it the next.” Salomon showed by the testimony of the women whe keep the Mexican res- | taurant and the statement of Dr. | Bothe, the city chemist, that Blaise must have been killeda between the hours of 7 and 8 o'clock on the night of January 10. The attorney attrib- | uted the issuance and application of so many insurance policies to the vigil- ance of insurancg solicitors, who, he said, swarmed after Soeder and Blaise. | Salomon then cited a story where an innocent man was_hanged by a chain | of circumstantial evidence, in an at- | tempt to show the court the danger of | acting on such evidence. HANLEY MAKES ARGUMENT. Assistant District Attorney Hanley, | who has handled the case for the prose: cution, replied to Saloman’s argumen |and went over what points the prose- | | cution “ad attempted to show by the introduction of so much apparently ir- relevant testimony. He spoke of the | plot that Soeder had presumably con- | ! cocted, his trip to France, the persuad- ing of his brother-in-law to accompany him to San Francisco under the pre- text that he would sectre for him a good position and the many attempts by Soeder to secure Jife insurance soon !after his arrival in this country. He | fold of the straitened circumstances Soeder was in, how he was compelled | to pawn everything of value he pos- | | sessed to get money to pay the prem- iums on the policies that he applied | for on the life of Blaise. He told of | the desire of Soeder to make Miss | Flatley his wife, his representing to | her that he was to receive a legacy of $10,000 from an estate in Germany, and his attempt on his return to this city to keep his presence unknown to his expected bride until he should be in a position to say, “Now I have the money that I promised you to have when I married you.” Attorney Hanley told of the suspi- cious circumstances which pointed to Soeder as the murderer; of Soeder’s at- tempt to establish an alibi by going to the residence of his German friends in the Mission and writing a letter to him- self, so that his' receipt of it might im- press more firmly on the minds ofshis German friends his visit to their place | when he pretended to be searching for | his brother-in-law.* | He showed that Soeder was not in | his room on the night of the murder be- fore 12 o'clock, as the letter received by | him at the Meienberg place in the Mis- |sion was mailed by Soeder after 12 | o’'clock on the night of the murder, as the stamp 5 a. m., January 11, indi- { cates. Another incident that went to | show that Soeder was mot in his room (rm the night was the testimony of Te- | resa King, who saw him in the O. K. saloon at 9:50 o’clock on the night of ithP murder. SOEDER WAS IGNORANT. Hanley stated that Soeder did not know to this day from any word re- | ceived from the Aetna Insurance Com- | pany that his application for a $5000 | policy on the life of Blaise had been-re- Jected, neither was he aware that he | was not to receive the $7000 policy from the Hartford Company. The fact, the attorney said, that Soe- | der wrote to Miss Flatley that his Ger- | man friend, Blaise, was going home soon shows that he was having diffi- culty in holding Blaise in the city until | he could secure heavy insurance on his | life. He had to kill him in San Fran- cisco, and so killed him on the night of January 10. The knife introduced in evidence Tuesday was seen constantly in Soe- | der's possession by the landlord, Nei- blas, and his wife, and it would have | DECISION | | | | | | | | } been suspicious for Soeder to remove it on the day that the murder was dis- | covered. Therefore he left it lying open |in plain view on the table, with the ! hope of having the police overlook it as an unimportant piece of evidence. Soe- | der cleaned the knife, but the blood re- | mained around the handle and the joint of the blade. . ‘When Hanley had finished Judge Ca- baniss stated that he was ready to deny a motion for dismissal on the part | of Attorney Salomon. He said: I shall have to deny the motion for a dis- missal of this case. I am not nearly so per- | suadea Mr. Hanley that all of the testi- mony is admissible. When I come to formally dispose of the case I shall ignore the testi- fnony of the Flatley woman, of Cannon and of some other witnesses whose testimony pur- sues the same general theory. CABANISS REVIEWS CASE. 1 am sitting as a coi et I 15 ot for e to find the dsfendant sullte 1t is enough that there is sufficient evidence to belleve him guilty. There are three or four pleces of evidences on which 1 base my dental of the motion. ,In the first place, Blaise was beyond a doubt murdered. The défendant was arrested, brought to the Hall of Justice, and the question arose: What motive could there have been for tl murder? We find that the life of Blaise was insured so that Soeder was the beneficlary to at least the sum of $3000. That circumstance alone, it seems to me, stands out against the defendant. The law generally frowns against transactions of this nature where one man makes himself the beneficiary in an insurance policy on another's lfe. The | law shows that where a man wishes to benefit = by the death of another he is under at | temptation to do just what the deefendant in | this case is accused of—killing his brother-in- ! Jaw, so that he might get the money repre- sented in the policies on his life. one fact that has been brought out, that the de- | fendant was of a penurious nature, fs borne ' out by the fact that immediately on recelving the awfu! news of his brother-in-law's death he at once thinks of the insurance, policies | and_the pecuniary assistance that he expected | to_derive from their payment. ! Judge Cabaniss at this stage of his address took a peculiar stand, when he stated that it was his belief that the gripman Vose saw Blaise, whom he de- scribed as an excited German, on Union street on the night of the murder at 8:30 o'clock. Testimony had been intro- ‘duced that gshows that Blaise and Soe- der left the Mexican restaurant at 6 or 6:15 o’clock on the night of the murder. City Chemist Bothe found from a mi- croscopical examination of the food in the dead man’s stomach that Blaise had been killed an hour or an hour and a half after the eating of the meal. This would bring the time of the murder at the widest interval not later than § | ject for a whipping post. “physical health and that ten months PARTED TWICE 1N TWO VEARS Bemurfiage of Chester and Ta- hoe D. Wright Results in Second Appeal for Divoree ——— MERCHANT BEATS HIS WIFE —_— Judge Sloss Gives Relief to Woman Who Testifies That She Was Cruelly Abused e The /For the second time within two years have Tahoe D. Wright and Chester F. Wright, the wealthy corset manu- facturer, been, separated by a decree of the court. Judge Murasky, about the 1st of June, 1902, gave Mrs. Wright a divorce on the ground of cruelty. Ten days later they were remarried and went abroad. After ten months they returned and Mrs. Wright, a few days after reaching home, filed a suit for divorce, practically repeating the| charges of cruelty made in her first suit. This suit was heard yesterday by Judge Sloss, who awarded Mrs. Wright a decree after listening to testimony that showed that Wright is a fit sub- Their prop- erty rights were settled out of court, Mrs. Wright having asked for $350 a month alimony. The only witnesses examined were Mrs. Wright, Mrs. William Pomin, her mother, and Robert McNeil, a boy about 13 years of age. The latter testified that one night when he was passing Wright's Ellis street store he heard a commotion inside, and on peering through the door saw Wright cruelly beating his wife. “What did you do?” Sloss. “I tapped on the window,” saild the sturdy little fellow, “and when Wright came to the door I told him that any man who would beat a woman ought to be arrested, and then I ran away.” Mrs. -Wright's testimony was to the asked Judge effect that Wright had treated her in| an inhuman manner during /the eight months that preceded the filing of the econd suit for divorce. She said that e struck her with great frequency, constantly called her vile names and | times that she | kicked her so many could not gpecify the dates. She said that once he threw a lighted cigar in her face and told her “that if he fol- lowed his inclinatiens he would kill her."” Mrs. Pomin testified to the effect Wright's treatment had on his wife. She said that at the time of her second | marriage her daughter was in prime later she was a mental and physical wreck. At the time Mrs. Wright secured her first decree of divorce she was awarded $15,000 as her share of the community property. Fee e THE CARPET + | AND FURNI TURE. CON- BINE TORAISE PRICES The fact that nearly all the hotel and housekeepers are now laying in a supply of Carpets, Furniture, Draperies, Plc- tures and Stoves leads the public to be- lieve the rumor is true tha is now afloat regarding the combine's intention to raise prices from 25 to 50 per cent as soon as PATTOSIEN COMPANY, corner of Sixteenth and Mission streets, closes its doors. ———————— Reduction Works Sends Check. The Sanitary Reduction Works yes- terday sent a check to the Board of Supervisors for $1069 97, being 2 per cent of the gross recefpts, $53,498 .85, for burning garbage ‘during 1903. —_————————— Public Speakers use Piso's Cure to strength- en the voice and prevent hoarseness. Druggists* | g o o'clock, and the man seen by Vose was seen at 8:30. Prosecuting Attorney Hanley at the time of placing Vose on the stand said that his testimony was unimportant. Detective Gibson said the same, and that they merely placed Vose on the stand to satisfy his clamoring to be heard. ACCU_..D MAN’S ANXIETY. Judge Cabaniss narrated the attempt on Soeder's part to display anxiety at the absence of Blaise, and dwelt on the fact that Soeder tried to impress on every one that Blaise had been robbed, that he had $90 on his person. He said: That is just precisely what I should expect the murderer to do. The defendant was evi- dently very anxious to show that Blaise had n robbed. This was, of course, in keeping with the turning inside out of the dead man's pockets. Now, this part of the work was over- done. A robber might accidentally leave a man's pockets turned inside out, but would never take the time nor tend to leave any- thing to show that robbery had been com- mitted by turning carefully Inside out every pocket in the trousers. It appears to have ‘been the work of some one who desired to con- vey the robbery theory to the police. Soeder treated the news of his brother-i 's death very lightly by saying, ‘‘Go on; ,'" where but an hour or so before he on the landlord and in the Mission that feared tha had met foul play. ‘The man has placed himself under suspicio and 1 shall have to deny the motion for a dis- missal of the case, Attorney Salomon objected to the Judge's decision and asked that he be given an hour to-day in which to in- troduce some more evidence for the de- fense. This was granted, -and this morning at 11 o’clock Salomon will at- tempt to rebut some of the prosecu- ! tion’s testimony, but Judge Cabaniss’ decision will in all probability hold good after he has finished. Soeder has sat throughout the hear- ing during the last week and tried to appear unconcerned as the testimony piled up against him. During the last few days the crdeal he has been under- going has shown plainly on his face. ‘When the Judge was reviewing the case yesterday Soeder watched him intently, but whenever Judge Cabaniss looked directly at the accused man Soeder hung his eyes. He never looks any one in the face and his eyes are constantly shifting. As Judge Cabaniss made known his decision to hold him for trial Soeder's frame shook visibly and then seemed to relax into a resigned state. As he was being led back to the prison his eyes ‘were upon the floor and did not attempt to meet the curious gaze of the crowds that lined the corridors. DUEFY TELLS ON WONG DI the Chinese Schemer Who | Planned Ma Foo's Esecape, | IS A WILLING WITNESS Owing to the Vigilance and% Honesty of Deputy Marshal Burnham, Plot Is Exposed — ‘Wong Din was placed on trial before | a jury yesterday in the United States District Court on an indictment chaig- ing him with having conspired with John Duffy to secure the illegal land- ing of Ma Foo, a Chinese coolle, by substituting another Chinaman for him. The case will be argued this morning. United States District At- torney Marshall B. Woodworth and Assistant United States Attorney Ben L. McKinley appear on behalf of the Government and Bert Schlesinger for the defendant. The testimony was to the effect that on January 30, 1902, John Duffy, em- ployed by Herbert Creighton, express- man for the Pacific Mail S!eamshlp! Company. took a Chinese immigrant | named Ma Foo from the detention shed | at the Mail dock to Brown's - photo- graph eallery on Kearny street to get | his portrait taken 1efore handing him | over to the United States Marshal in obedience to a writ of habeas corpus served upon the master of the steam- ship Gaelic, on which vessel Ma Foo | arrived from China. After the pic- ture had been taken, Duffy brought| Ma Foo downstairs, and in the door-| way facing Kearny street, on the ground floor, he foung Wong Din and an elderly Chinaman. Duffy handed Ma Foo to Wong Din and brought the | elderly Chinese coolie to the office of the United States Marshal. Had it not been for the vigilance of Deputy United States Marshal George A. Burnham, the substitution would never have been discovered. Burnham happened to be in the gallery on an- other case when Duffy arrived with Ma Foo. An hour later Burnham re- turned to the Marshal’s office and | found an elderly Chinese in the pris- oners’ room. On being informed by Clerk Farish that the old' man was Ma Foo, Burnham replied that the Ma Foo he had seen with Duffy at the photog- rapher’s was a young man and was not the prisoner then in the Marshal's office. An investigation followed, with the result that Duffy was convicted and served a two months’ term of im- prisonment in the County Jail and the pretended Ma Foo served a like sen- tence. Duffy was a willing witness for the Government in the present trial. He testified that Wong Din had/ made an agreement to pay him.$100 for each Chinaman whom he might succeed in substituting, and that wong Din had given him the false Ma Foo in ex- change for the genuine one at the pho- tograph gallery. He said he had not been paid by Wong Din for the Ma Foo substitution, but that Wong Din had paid him $220 for other substitu- tions, the names and dates of which he could not remember. ‘When Duffy was on trial two years ago he refused to reveal the name of the Chinaman with whom he had been connected in the affair, but after Wong Din had been arrested for complicity with Deputy United States Marshal Gamble and Jailers Dasha, Dempsey | and Burnett, Duffy told the prosecu- | tion all he knew. ——————————— REDDING, Feb. 3.—Passengers on the train arriving here at midnight bound from Portland to San Francisco report that a woman was robbed of $60 on the train. The local raflroad officials say they know nothing of the allezed robbery. MARKS BROS. BIG SAVINGS AT MARKS BROS. 49c 49c "0 LOW- NECK MUSLIN C GowNs, reveres and yoke prettily trimmed in lace and insertion. 49 for MERCERIZED SATEEN C pETTICOA TS, flounce made with 2 ruffies. 49c o7, FLANNELETTE PETTL C (CoaTS, in pink, cream and blue; deep flounce, trimmed in inser- tion and finished with rufile of linen torchon lace. 49 for MUSLIN DRAWERS. Lot C 1—Flounce trimmed with ruffle of embroidery and insertion. Lot 2—6 hemstitched tucks and deep ruffle of embroidery form the flounce. = 4 9 for FLEECE-LINED WAISTS, C jn all the seasonable stripes; front gracefully flares in a pretty pouch effect. Just Received—CHILDREN'S CHAM- BRAY DRESSES, in all the 1904 effects. SALE PRICE TO-DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 75c VALUES ——— Dainty Dress, as pictured, sells to-day for §9¢. Just think of the price! Comes in good washable colors of pink and blue. Sizes 1 ta 6. —_— Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention. Send In your name and address and we will mail you FREE OF CHARGE our Mail Order Book No. 3 for 1904 MARKS BROS. HONEST VALUES, 1220-22-24 MARKET STREET Bet. Taylor and Jones. HALE'S. “I like Hale’s. I always feel -HALES WHI o 60c White ‘E’.‘« at 49c. HALE'S. ”» so free and easy there. et Sheets Fliers in sheets. * An economy move folks are taking advan- tage of, and as long as it comes from the good goods store they know it’s safe economy. Hale's double warp sheets, 50c, 55¢, 60c, 88c, economy eheets, 8&c, 60c, 65c, T0c. Pillow Cases A All sizes, all qualities. These at_ Pequot_sheets, 35c, 60c, €3¢, T0c; Wamsutta sheets, 60c, Sdc, Unbleached sheets, 39¢, 4dc, 49¢. re Low Priced. 11c are less than you can get the sheeting for by the yard: regular size, 45x36. 12%c ones include different lines—a manufacturer’s clean-up. that we can’t sell regularly under 15¢ Other cases at 135¢, 17%c¢, 20¢, 227 Pick out your valentines you want now before some one else picks them out. New Go-Carts Are Attracting Attention. Any number of new styles, each with any number of new improvements. -Take . This Reclining Cart at $8.70 It has the new automobile gear. patent springs on the wheels,-all enameled green, footbrake, uphol- stered cushion, parasol with deep ruffle, pretty scroll sides, cloSely woven; rolling swell front. Reed reclining carts, $12.50 ones at $I1. Extra high sides_ scroll spring gears, patent epring, rubber-tired wheels, up- holstered cushfon, ruffled parasol. Carriages at $6.50. Reed, upholétered in India cloth, with hood top, padded and 1ined. New Folding Carts, $2.75. Perforated backs, wooden arm rests, foot rest, strong axles, heavy wheels. They fold up close and Snug. Cases and 17%c. 4¢, 25¢, 27%¢. Still a few of those reduced waists. Détted Sateeg Waists $1.00 White mercerized waists $1.29. A few mercerized cheviot wafsts $1.50. The waists for present wearing The lipes are incomplete. These dotted sateen waists at $1.00 sold formerly at $1.50. They have pleat- ed fronts and backs. 3 large fancy -buttons, pleated sleeves that are ex- tra large; stock collars with tabs. $1.20 Walsts, were formerly $1.50. $1.50 Waists, were formerly $1.75, It's a_decisive move—one entirely in you favor. EXAMINATION | SET FOR JUNE Board of Edueation Will Hold Another Test for Applicants; for Positions as Teachers! R S | The Board of Education will shortly | begin preparations for the holding of | another competitive examination of applicants for positions as teachers in, the school department. The examina- tion will be held on some day in June vet to be selected, and as formerly will | consist of a written and oral test. | The necessity for holding another ex- amination will become apparent when | it is known that of the successful com- petitors in the last'one fifty-five stand- ing highest om. the list have been as-| signed to w@sitions. The board is of the opinion that at least fifteen more | will be assigned from the eligible list | before the helding of the June exam- ination. It is expected that the nfimber of those who will take the June examina- | tion will be unusually large, owing to | the fact that additional teachers will | be in demand on account of the new school buildings being erected under the bond issue, the legality of which will be decided next year by the Su-| preme Court. | A statement prepared yesterday in the office of the board shows that there | are at present forty-two teachers on leaves of absence. Some of these will probably not return to resume teaching, and this will necessitate the appoint- ment of new teachers to their place: as soon as their resignations are pre- sented and accepted. | The Board of Education will meet to- day and assign several teachers to the evening substitute list. Thaattendance at the evening schools is constantly on the increase and substitutes are often pressed into service. The board will also make arrange- ments for the installation of a uniform gong system in all of the schools. Ths | gongs will be utilized in the holding of fire drills in order that pupils may ac- custom themselves to act coolly in cases of emergency. The members of the board visited the schools in the North Beach district yesterday. The Cooper, Hancock and Jean Dwyer schools were inspected and were all found to be crowded with pupils. The attendance is so large that the board feels that additional class rooms should be established in the three schools, but owing to lack of funds will be prevented from doing so. The Chinese Primary School was also visited, its attendance being compara- tively light owing to the observatiom of Chinese New Year. After the cele- bration is over the school will have an increased attendance. ———— CLAIMS WILKINS IS TRYING TO DEFRAUD HIS CREDITORS John Sroufe Accuses Bankrupt Lessee of the CHff House of Attempting to Cheat by an Assignment. As a result of the recent transfer by John M. Wilkins, the® bankrupt lessee of the Clff House, of his interest in the furniture and fixtures to the J. M. ‘Wilkins Company, a suit has been filed in which Wilkins is charged with at- tempting to defraud his creditors. The action was commenced yesterday by John Sroufe, who forced Wilkins into | bankruptey, in his capacity as trustee of the effects and estate of Wilkins. The complaint recites that Wilkins, after giving his promissory notes for more than $30,000 to plaintiff, deliber- ately assigned to the corporation bear- ing his name all his right, title and in- terest in the valuable fixtures and fur- niture at the Cliff House. The plain- tiff alleges that Wilkins is the prin- cipal owner of the stock in the J. M. ‘Wilkins Company and as such devised the scheme of transfer for the purpose of defrauding him. —_———— Worthington Gets His Pay. The Auditor of Alameda County must draw a warrant for $3799 99 in favor of John Worthington according to a Su- preme Court decision -rendered yester- day. The plaintiff furnished planking for the Oakland wharves and Auditor Breed disallowed the claim on the ground that his employes had labored more than the eight hours a day pre- scribed by law for public work. The court holds that the law in question does not apply in the case at bar. | HaZs RATHJEN 2BROS 39 STOCKTON STREET. Telephone Main 5523. We offer unusual bargains for this three days’ sale. Choice goods sold at very low figures. We wiil make it worth your while to call and see us. . Thursday, Friday and Saturday SPECIALS. Creamery Butter, per sq...... .42%4¢ Fresh sweet butter. Fresh Ranch Eggs, per doz.......80c The very best Eastern Sugar Hams, per Ib.......14¢ Regular 16c. The Ideal brand. Always reliatle. Victoria Blend Tea, per Ib 45¢ Superior quality is proven Regular 60c. by increasing sales. English Walnuts ..2 lbs for 25¢ Regulgr 15¢ per 1b. Quality guaranteed. Macaroni, Spaghetfi and Vermicelli Small bmsl 20c; large boxes 35c Regular 25¢ Regular 50c A good domestic article. .36 French Mixed Candy, per Ib The same kind you pay 50c candy stores. Japan Rice, per fb..............5¢ Regular 7c. Cooks just right. French Satdines in 0il. . .2 cans for 25¢ Regular 15c a can. The Monk brand. Family Bourhy . '&UM 60c; ‘:um S.Ia.gg Regular A fine whiskey at a popular price. Hermitage Rye, per bot..........90¢ Regular $1.25. Something very old. Watson's Scofch, per bt $1.00 Regular $1.25. Just the thing for a High- Ball or a Hot Scotch. . Plymouth Gin, per bot l;.pgul.r $1.10. Contains medicinal q‘nul- ties. Riesling, per gal............. . 40c 51““1" BS0c. A light, refieshing table e Lemp's Beer, Exira Pale, r doz qts $2.15; per doz pis $1. s =apne fold the world over. Sweet sleep comes to the baby who is properly fed with a proper food. Mellin's Food babies sleep well. will bring a sample of Mel tal request A e et o your Betme. MELLIN'C FOOD CO., BOSTON, MASS. «KATONAH” IN CLUETT BRAND QUARTER SIZES, 25 CENTS CACH CLUETT, PEABODY & CO., MAKERS OF CLUETT AND MONAACHM SWIRTS ——g— Cures aCold inOne Day, 6 2oz